The Daily Reveille - February 19, 2014

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Family Matters

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Coach, players remain hopeful

David and La’el Collins make family proud

Taylor Curet Sports Contributor

La’el and David Collins shook hands like old friends.

“What’s up,” La’el asked his younger brother, and a fond conversation between the two ensued as if they hadn’t seen each other in months.

It would be understandable with the pair’s busy schedules. Besides being LSU students, La’el is an offensive tackle on the football team and David’s season is in full swing as a weight thrower for the track and field team.

Two brothers playing different sports at a Division I university isn’t an anomoly for to the Collins family. The siblings’ mom was a basketball player, dad was a boxer, sister ran track at Southern and they have cousins in the NFL. But for the Collins brothers, collegiate athletics is more than just a way to pass the time. Achieving their goals also fulfills the dreams of their parents.

“Our mother and our father are very proud of us just for living out our dreams and doing something that we love to do,” La’el said.

David said more important than sports, his parents are happy to see them receiving a college education. The importance of obtaining a degree is a value the Collins’ children were instilled with at a young age and was one reason that on Jan. 14, La’el announced he would stay at LSU for his senior season rather than entering the 2014 NFL draft.

But there were other signigicant factors that played into that decision.

COLLINS, see page 11

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Mike Gegenheimer Sports Writer

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Brothers David [left] and La’el [right] Collins have been athletes their whole lives, each supporting the other along the way.

After four seasons with the LSU basketball team, senior guard Andre Stringer has slightly more than a month to reach his first NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers haven’t been to the big dance since 2009 — a year before Stringer was on the team — and following five consecutive conference losses on the road, it isn’t looking like 2014 will be any different.

The Tigers have six regular season contests left to change the mind of the selection committee, starting with tonight’s home game against Mississippi State.

LSU’s RPI fell to No. 72 after an 81-70 loss at Arkansas on Saturday, putting them at sixth in the SEC, and in his latest Bracketology ratings, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has the Tigers in his “next four out” category.

Stringer described the process of outsiders making judgments about LSU’s capabilities BASKETBALL, see page 11

POLITICS

Claitor hopes to advocate for LSU in 6th District Quint Forgey Staff Writer

State senator and national congressional candidate Dan Claitor, born in 1961, will occasionally tell people he attended LSU in 1965 — and he’s not lying.

C l a i t o r ’s prolonged and ongoing relationship with the University did begin in the ’60s when he was sent to LSU preschool. Now, 49 years later, he represents part of the University in his state

senate district.

Claitor, 52, said he hopes to continue to advocate on behalf of LSU, as well as the entirety of Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, should he be elected to the United States House of Representatives.

Claitor said he did not have too much of a social life while at the University.

He was working throughout college in his family’s local business, a bookstore that published, bought and sold law books.

Claitor, who later received his law degree from Loyola University New Orleans, said his experiences working for the bookstore at a young age taught him that every dollar is important in a small family business.

Working at the bookstore helped Claitor develop a love of language and he initially pursued an English major, though he eventually switched to a degree in finance.

“It gave me an appreciation for how the economy works and how markets work,” Claitor said. “The classes that I had in finance and economics still apply to what I do today as

a legislator.”

Claitor said he registered early as a Republican when he was 18 in 1979, and acknowledged that, at the time, he did not fully comprehend what that meant.

“As I went through school and had a better understanding of the market and how it works, it made me more comfortable with my decision to be a Republican.”

Claitor said he now has a huge number of students and professors in his senate district, and expressed his disappointment with the amount of funding Louisiana has put

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Sen. Dan Claitor stands smiling inside Claitor’s CLAITOR, see page 4 Law Books & Publishing Div. on Perkins Road.

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TODAY’S FORECAST

Nation & World

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Utah mom buys ‘indecent’ T-shirts PAC challenges donor limitation The Associated Press

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mother upset about “indecent” T-shirts on display at a Utah mall found a quick if not especially convenient way to remove them: she bought every last one.

Judy Cox and her 18-year-old son were shopping Saturday at the University Mall in Orem, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City, when she saw the shirts in the window of a PacSun store.

The shirts featured pictures of scantily dressed models in provocative poses.

Cox said she complained about the window display to a store manager and was told the T-shirts couldn’t be taken down without approval from the corporate office. She then bought all 19 T-shirts in stock, for a total of $567. She says she plans to return them later, toward the end of the chain store’s 60-day return period.

The shirts cost about $28 each on the website for PacSun, which sells beach clothes for teenagers and young adults.

Cox said she wants her actions to clarify that these types of images are not acceptable for public display.

The Associated Press

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Judy Cox sits for a portrait Monday next to a stack of T-shirts with what she believes are pornographic designs in Orem, Utah.

(AP) — A super PAC supporting Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, challenging the state’s donor limits on political action committees as an unconstitutional restriction on political speech.

The Fund for Louisiana’s Future is asking a New Orleansbased federal judge to throw out Louisiana’s cap on contributions, which is $100,000 for each election cycle.

If successful, the decision could boost Vitter’s campaign for governor in 2015 by allowing his supporters to donate within limits to his campaign account and then pour even larger amounts of cash to an outside group pushing his candidacy.

INTERNATIONAL

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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Amid cries of “Glory to Ukraine!” and with flaming tires lighting up the night sky, thousands of riot police armed with stun grenades and water cannons attacked the sprawling protest camp in the center of Kiev on Tuesday, following a day of street battles that left 18 people dead and hundreds injured.

The violence was the deadliest in nearly three months of antigovernment protests that have paralyzed Ukraine’s capital in a struggle over the nation’s identity, and the

worst in the country’s post-Soviet history.

With the boom of exploding stun grenades and fireworks nearly drowning out his words at times, opposition leader Vitali Klitschko urged the 20,000 protesters to defend the camp on Independence Square that has been the heart of the protests.

“We will not go anywhere from here,” Klitschko told the crowd, speaking from a stage in the square as tents and tires burned around him, releasing huge plumes of smoke.

“This is an island of freedom, and we will defend it,” he said.

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Organization holds its first Diversity Day on Tuesday

PRSSA promotes student differences Rene Wren

Contributing Writer

Students celebrated their first Diversity Day with the Public Relations Student Society of America, by making T-shirts in Free Speech Plaza Tuesday.

PRSSA members gathered around a table in Free Speech Plaza and handed out flyers to passing students.

The members also encouraged students to take a white T-shirt from the table and to write “I am,” with colored markers on the front. The participants then wrote what makes them different from others on the back of the shirts. After finishing their T-shirts, participants were invited to attend a panel on diversity.

The panel was hosted by mass communication assistant professor Josh Grimm in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building later that day.

“If we can raise awareness and bring diversity to the forefront, we can all realize that we have so much more overlap than the things that make us different,” Grimm said.

The panel was composed of representatives of the Muslim Student Association, the African American Cultural Center, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Club, LGBT advocacy organization Spectrum and the Girl Gang, a women’s professional organization.

The representatives spoke on a variety of topics including the specific challenges they each have faced during their first semester. The speakers emphasized the importance of dealing with ignorance patiently while standing up for what you believe.

“The most optimistic thing I’m noticing is the conversations that are being had … and because of our crazy-connected social media, I think that we’re able to have decent conversations now on a much broader scheme,” said Monique LeBlanc, co-founder of the Girl Gang and editor in chief of X Culture magazine.

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Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) hosted a diversity panel Tuesday in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building.

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Man arrested for living in Patrick F. Taylor Hall receives felony charges On Feb. 13 LSU Police Department investigators were dispatched to the LSU French House after employees claimed they discovered a bag belonging to Scott Edward Michelli, 43, the man previously arrested in 2013 for squatting in Patrick F. Taylor Hall, said LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory La The bag was hidden in a storage closet and contained multiple papers belonging to Michelli as well as a laptop computer that officers believed was stolen, Lalonde said.

LSUPD investigators identified the owner, who claimed the laptop was stolen in July of 2013 from Patrick F. Taylor Hall, Lalonde said.

Michelli, who is currently detained in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, received one additional count of felony theft on top of pre-existing charges.

Two University students arrested for filing false public records In the past week, two University student workers for the Cox Communications building were arrested for attempted payroll fraud.

The students, Zachary Joseph Boudreaux, 20, and Jazmine Ariyan Wilson, 21, were both suspected by their supervisors of filing false public records, Lalonde said.

LSUPD investigators observed Cox building surveillance footage and discovered both Boudreaux and Wilson reported in to work at their designated times, signed in and then immediately left the building, Lalonde said.

Boudreaux and Wilson admitted to their actions on separate dates.

Investigators do not believe the two were working together, Lalonde said.

Boudreaux and Wilson were both arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for filing false public records.

Man issued a misdemeanor summons for a hit and run On Feb. 8 at 2:26 p.m., LSUPD officers responded to a traffic collision at the intersection of Nicholson Drive and Burbank Drive, LaLonde said.

Officers learned one of the drivers fled the scene after giving the other driver his first name and phone number only, Lalonde said.

Officers used this information to identify Joshua Thomas, 25, of 17253 Deer Lake Ave., as the suspected driver, Lalonde said.

On Feb. 12, Thomas admitted to the crime after being contacted by LSUPD investigators.

Thomas was issued a misdemeanor summons for hit and run.

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EVENTS RICHARD REDMANN / The Daily Reveille

Mass communication junior Alexa Arinder participates in Diversity Day in Free Speech Plaza by creating “I am” T-shirts to show how people are different.

FEBRUARY

EVENT CALENDAR 19 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 7:30 PM

LSU vs. Mississippi State Basketball - PMAC - LSU Open Mic Night - Buffa's Bar & Restaurant

7:30 PM

Poetry Tuesdays - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's Shen Yun 2014 - Saenger Theatre

8:00 PM

Delfeayo Marsalis Sextet - Snug Harbor-New Orleans Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott - Chickie Wah Wah New Orleans Rhythm Devil - Blue Nile Randy Rogers and Josh Abbott - The Varsity Theatre King Iasal's Power Ray - Artmosphere Jason Martin and Hannah Hart - Lava Cantina The Fake Carls - Gasa Gasa

9:00 PM

Cajun jam - The Blue Moon Band Karoke - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's Karaoke - Cafe Lafitte in Exile Band Karaoke - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's Lee Baines III & The Glory Fires - Mud and Water

10:00 PM

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Trivia Night - Half Moon Bar

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LSU Libraries Civil Right Film Series, Wednesday, February 19, 2014 The Abolitionists Noon – Hill Memorial Library Lecture Hall (Film clips and discussion) 6:30 PM – LSU Women’s Center (Film showing) Full film series details at http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sp/subjects/createdequal

Chef Throwdown: Mac & Cheese!

Dinner February 19, LSU Dining halls LSU Dining’s chefs are putting on their A-game to bring you the best Mac & Cheese of your life!

LSU 2014 MLK & BHM Commemorative Celebration Friday, February 21, 2014 at 3:00 pm LSU Student Union Royal Cotillion Ballroom, Room 250 Keynote Speaker: Kimberlé Crenshaw

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CONSTRUCTION

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

INTERNATIONAL

Pussy Riot members briefly detained The Associated Press

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The LSU Natatorium is one of several athletic buildings in need of renovation, which will begin this March.

Athletic facilities will see nearly $4 million renovations Construction is underway Lyle Manion

Contributing Writer

A little less than $4 million of athletic auxiliary funds this year will go toward athletic facility enhancements, including renovation of the Natatorium, replacement of bleachers in Tiger Stadium and expansion of women’s basketball locker rooms.

Expansions and renovations of athletic facilities around campus continue to ensure Tiger Athletics compete with other Southeastern Conference schools, said Emmett David, associate athletic director for Facility and Project Management.

The Natatorium on West Chimes Street housing men’s and women’s swimming and diving will close from March to September of this year for a $1.8 million renovation, David

CLAITOR, from page 1 toward higher education.

“I have always, when I meet with LSU kids, have asked them to make sure that their legislators, wherever they’re from, understood that LSU was important to them,” Claitor said.

Claitor credits his legal training with teaching him to read every bill and conduct his own research on legislation.

“People in the legislature know that I’m keeping an eye on what’s going on down there and that I speak up,” Claitor said. “A lot of people say that I speak up too often and draw attention to the various issues that we see with bills.”

Claitor also said he supports localizing the issue of higher

said. The project will address maintenance needs of the diving platforms and swimming lanes.

“Over time, pool facilities are breached by chlorine gasses and after 30 years, the deterioration here requires renovation,” David said.

At Tiger Stadium, bleachers in the east, north and west sections of the lower bowl have deteriorated and will either be replaced or reinstalled depending on their condition, David said. The south section will not be treated because maintenance was done two years ago.

The process starts with the removal of all bleachers in the aforementioned areas, David said.

The concrete where the bleachers were removed will then be cleaned and waterproofed. David said waterproofing involves application of a topical coating to the concrete. The replacement or reinstallation of the bleachers will complete the project, making for sturdier seating on gamedays while protecting the concrete

structure of the stadium for long-term use.

These precautions will be complete before the first home game of the coming season on Sept. 6, David said. They will amount to $1.6 million.

On a budget of $575,000, the women’s basketball locker rooms will undergo a renovation, which will include the addition of a team lounge and refurbishing of existing locker areas, David said.

These enhancements are meant to provide student athletes with a more contemporary environment and assist in the recruitment of prospective student athletes, David said.

Currently in design, the renovation will begin once the women’s basketball season ends this March.

education as much as possible.

“It’s a funding issue and it’s an issue of needing the federal government to stay out of our business and let the states handle their business on their own,” Claitor said. “They’re closest and best in a position to understand how to handle their own issues.”

Claitor also said the current state of Congress is grounded too much in extremism and said he plans to exercise “Southern civility” in the U.S. House of Representatives.

On the issue of gay marriage, Claitor acknowledged that “the government has zero business in your bedroom,” but he also said he does not believe there is a constitutional right to marriage between the same sex.

“I think my legal training

sometimes gets in the way of an absolute straight answer,” Claitor said. “I don’t think it’s a bad thing that I try to look at it from both sides.”

Claitor, who was a prosecutor in New Orleans in the late ’80s, said he saw lots of violent crimes during his experiences there.

“The supply of guns is huge; it’s unbelievable,” Claitor said.

“There is no legislation that would ever work, in my mind, to reduce the number of guns that are out there.”

Contact Lyle Manion at lmanion@lsureveille.com

Contact Quint Forgey at qforgey@lsureveille.com

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russian punk group Pussy Riot burst onto the Olympic scene Tuesday when two of its members were picked up by police in host city Sochi — and then ran away defiant down a rain-soaked street a few hours later, shouting and wearing their trademark garish balaclavas.

The police questioning of Russia’s most recognizable punk rockers, along with detentions of gay rights and other activists in recent days, brought political tensions to the fore at Vladimir Putin’s showcase Winter Olympics.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, along with seven others, were held by police near Sochi’s ferry terminal, a popular area for fans celebrating the Olympics.

Police said they were questioned in connection with a theft at the hotel where they were staying. No charges were filed.

“Putin will teach you how to love the motherland!” the women chanted on leaving the police station, their fists in the air and blue, pink and orange ski masks concealing their faces.

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Tolokonnikova and Alekhina were sentenced to two years in prison, but were released in December under an amnesty bill seen as a Kremlin effort to assuage critics of its human rights record before the Olympics. Both women called for the boycott of the Sochi Games.

Tolokonnikova said Tuesday’s detention followed three days of police harassment. She also said the two band members were detained for several hours the previous two days.

“We members of Pussy Riot have been here since late Sunday and we were constantly detained since then,” Tolokonnikova said after her release. “We are constantly surrounded by people, not you journalists, but people who are shadowing us, following our every move and looking for any excuse to detain us.”

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United states olympic medal count Gold: 6

Silver: 4

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Total: 20

Bronze: 10

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Renewed Rivalry

CLUB SPORTS

Ice hockey returns to University Tommy Romanach Sports Contributor

All-Americans. In last season’s Southeastern Conference championship, the pair tied for the event’s all-around title with matching scores

Dreams require constant initiative and an ability to change things so they can work in an unusual environment.

It was that type of mantra that kept Elle Schwartz persistent of her dreams. Now, Schwartz and her friends have made one of the most far-fetched dreams a real one.

Ice hockey is back at LSU. “I never imagined this happening,” Schwartz, LSU hockey club president, said. “Sometimes I just reflect and it’s just like, holy crap, this is actually happening, we are actually back.”

After meeting with committee members of the Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference on Feb. 8, LSU was reinstated to the conference following a six-year absence. The team will begin conference play this fall.

The process began last summer, when Schwartz and LSU hockey club Vice President David Clark went through the paperwork to make hockey a student organization again. The two spent the fall getting the word out about their club and finding people to join it.

As they gained enough followers, they began to work on their proposal for SECHC. The main concern from SECHC was consistent team attendance and commitment to the

RIVALRY, see page 7

HOCKEY, see page 6

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LSU junior all-arounder Rheagan Courville sticks her vault Saturday and receives a perfect 10 during the Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.

Courville focused on team, not individual rivalry David Gray Sports Contributor

LSU coach D-D Breaux has a sign in her squad’s gym that reads, “the difference between winning and

losing is this much,” with two fingers nearly touching at the tips.

Perhaps no one understands that message better than junior allarounder Rheagan Courville.

The Baton Rouge native

finished her sophomore campaign as the national runner-up for the all-around title, falling to Florida’s Bridget Sloan by a mere .025.

But this duel doesn’t tell the entire story between the two

Beckham, Johnson have the most to gain at NFL combine THE SMARTEST MORAN James Moran Sports Columnist There’s still more than two months until the NFL draft begins on May 8, but draft season really ramps up today as the NFL’s annual

scouting combine gets underway in Indianapolis.

The combine is an opportunity for college football’s elite to be evaluated by NFL scouts in hopes of improving their draft stock.

Of the 335 invitees set to participate in workouts, examinations and interviews, 11 are from LSU. What happens during the next week will either make or break where a

number of those former Tigers end up on draft day.

Most to gain:

LSU sophomore running back Jeremy Hill runs for a touchdown Jan. 1 during the Tigers’ victory against Iowa in the Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.

1. Anthony Johnson, defensive tackle — Johnson showed flashes of brilliance during his time at LSU, but overall, his level of COMBINE, see page 7

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

HOCKEY, from page 5

Morton’s leadership crucial for Lady Tigers Joey Giglio Sports Contributor

As the LSU women’s tennis team continues its transition from off-season preparation to in-game execution, coaches and teammates always search for a voice to urge others to keep moving.

For the Lady Tigers, that voice is Ariel Morton.

“Ariel’s leadership is incredibly valuable from the aspect that she has the most SEC experience of anyone on the team and had a lot of success last year at No. 4 singles and No. 1 doubles,” said LSU coach Julia Sell.

For Morton, the leadership role comes naturally.

“I think everyone is used to the idea of me being an only senior because last year I was the only junior,” Morton said. “I joke around with the rest of my teammates about being the lone senior more than they do with me because I get to call seniority with everything.”

Morton credits former teammates for helping her transition to the college realm. Visiting as a high school recruit, Morton remembers meeting the now-graduated Lady Tigers who helped guide her around campus and introduce her to collegiate level tennis.

Now, Morton tries to pass on the knowledge she was given.

“I try to use my experience that I’ve acquired over the years by giving my advice to the younger teammates, whether it is better preparing them in tennis or in school,” Morton said.

Although Morton is the

single senior for the Lady Tigers, she doesn’t mind taking the court with a partner in crime. Stretching back to her high school career when she won the Texas 5A district championship as a junior, Morton has competed in both singles and doubles matches.

Entering the season, she has participated in 76 collegiate singles matches and 88 doubles matches.

“Doubles is faster paced,” Morton said. “You have a teammate right there on the court with you, [and you] have to communicate with someone else and work with your teammate’s strengths and weaknesses.”

Teammate Mary Jeremiah said Morton is not only a great teammate, but she is also a great partner for doubles competition.

“She does a great job of setting up her partner at the net. Her ability to keep the ball low in a cross-court rally gives her partner time to be successful at the net,” Jeremiah said.

As the season moves into full swing, Morton is excited to channel her senior leadership and convert the experience into wins. Despite the natural attention of being the only player experiencing her last season, Morton still places her full focus on the team.

“My team is very important to me, and I want to be the best senior I can be for them in whatever way I can do it,” Morton said. “I want to leave LSU tennis with no regrets, and I want to see my teammates shine in the way I know they can.”

Contact Joey Giglio at jgiglio@lsureveille.com

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LSU senior Ariel Morton hits the ball Jan. 19 during a match against Nicholls State University in W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium.

league, a lack of which contributed to the downfall of the club in 2008.

Schwartz countered by starting a system in which players are given ice time based on their meeting attendance.

The team also began off-ice workouts, which consist of dead lifts, cleans, runs and various form of cardio, said Clark. The workouts are meant to keep the team in good shape until they are able to get consistent time on the ice.

In early November, Stephen Musso, a member of the former team and a current University student, approached the team about the possibility of becoming their head coach. Although Schwartz told him he’d have to take the poANGELA MAJOR / The Daily Reveille sition on a volunteer basis, Musso The LSU club hockey team received reinstatement into the Southeastern Collegiate accepted immediately.

Hockey Conference earlier this month. The team will begin competition in the fall.

“Just to be around the sport of hockey meant something,” Musso tournament. They will have to much time and work, and these said. “It has been a part of my life make another proposal next Feb- members have put in too much time for 18 years, so a few more years ruary to be welcomed as full-time and work to see this club fail now,” participants.

Schwartz said. “As cliché as it is, wouldn’t hurt.”

The Tigers’ official season is failing is no longer an option for The team has also recognized the use of social media and mer- set to kick off in September, with a this club. There’s no sink or swim, chandise in spreading the word. possible scrimmage against Tulane just swimming.”

The team has created Facebook, in the works. For Schwartz, it’s all Twitter and Instagram accounts, about next February, and continuContact Tommy Romanach at and T-shirts for the team will be ing the dream she’s maintained for tromanach@lsureveille.com; eight months. available soon.

Twitter: @tro_TDR “I personally have put in too Schwartz, Clark, Musso and a group of players traveled to Pelham, Ala., during the SECHC playoffs to present the proposal they’d been working on for months. Clark said it was the seminal moment they had been working toward since the summer, and everyone was on edge.

The nerves disappeared once it was announced that not only had the team been voted back in, but the vote had been unanimous. Schwartz said it was the satisfaction from defying all of those who doubted the team that meant the most.

“Motivation definitely came from the naysayers,” Schwartz said.

“I knew after they doubted me that I had to prove everybody wrong.

And now look at where we are; look at the progress we’ve made in such a short amount of time.”

The biggest help LSU has received has been from a school most students consider to be their enemy: Alabama. The “Frozen Tide” gave the club two complementary hotel www.ebrpl.com rooms when the team traveled to Alabama and are helping the team pay for a trip to Tuscaloosa next season.

But the Tigers’ dreams have not been filled yet. They will spend this year on a probationary basis, unable to play in the SECHC

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So while the Tigers and the defending national champion Gators prepare for a battle of top three teams this Friday in Gainesville, Fla., much of the excitement surrounding the meet will be focused on the two rivals going head-to-head once again.

But don’t expect Courville to listen to the hype. She’s had one goal on her mind from the moment she walked onto campus, and it has nothing to do with showing up Sloan.

“Since the day I got here, my goal has been to help win a title for the team,” Courville said. “It’s something that feels so real to me that it’s all I think about.”

To Courville, the only thing that matters is helping to bring championship prestige to an LSU program that’s still seeking its first gymnastics title, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t proud of last season’s accomplishments.

“It’s important to understand how well you finished and use that as confidence, but it’s also good for me to understand what I need to do to get better and use that as motivation,” Courville said.

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production never matched the natural abilities that made him one of the top five recruits in the nation out of high school.

Because of his unspectacular stats, Johnson currently sits relatively low on NFL draft boards. He has the size of a prototypical defensive tackle, and individual drills like the bench press and cone drill will give him a chance to showcase his rare combination of power and speed.

“Johnson has to nail this,” said NFL draft evaluator Mike Detillier. “He hasn’t been that dominant player we expected him to be at LSU, but as an athlete, he is at the highest step of the ladder. He has a high upside and can do himself a tremendous service by working out well.”

From Vernon Gholston to Darrius Heyward-Bey, NFL teams have a long history of overlooking a player’s lack of productivity because of an impressive workout.

NFL coaches believe they have the secret for translating raw physical ability into production.

Johnson may not be able to leap all the way into the first round, but if he can have a massive workout, he’ll likely shoot up draft boards.

2. Odell Beckham Jr., wide receiver — Beckham can cement his status as the highest-rated LSU player on draft boards with a quality showing in Indianapolis.

He grew drastically as a player and had a productive junior season with Zach Mettenberger at quarterback, but compared to teammate Jarvis Landry, Beckham is still more of an all-purpose playmaker than a polished receiver.

The combine is an opportunity for him to wow scouts with his explosive speed and athleticism.

“I think a great workout would solidify Beckham as a top-20 pick in round one,” Detillier said.

“I think at times Beckham and Landry’s abilities kind of overshadowed one another last season,

The University High product knew the first step toward helping her team reach its lofty goals would come in the offseason, and last year’s second-place finish meant there was still room for improvement.

“Oh, I definitely used [last season] as motivation,” Courville said.

“I was .025 away. So in everything I did, I had the intentions of being a little bit better.”

“I focused on making every turn count. I treated the offseason like an actual competition. I didn’t want to miss a beat because we had so much to do this year. I focused on landings and watched tape over and over again to make everything look better.”

Courville’s dedication in the offseason has shown through her performance thus far, and her efforts have helped the Tigers show the nation that last season’s Super Six finish was no fluke.

LSU is currently in the middle of its best start in school history, posting an impressive score of 197 in six of its first seven meets.

Individually, Courville’s tireless offseason preparation has paid dividends this season. The junior has already claimed five all-around crowns and this Olympic-style running and jumping gives Beckham a chance to shine.”

MOST TO LOSE: 1. Jeremy Hill, running back — More than any of the other LSU players, Hill needs to sell himself to scouts at the combine.

The issue has nothing to do with Hill as a football player — he’s a powerful runner with good speed who will be considered among the best backs in the class regardless of

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after leading the nation with nine last “As much as I can do for the year. team is all that matters because it’s Her renewed focus and energy going to take so much to win a chamhas been apparent to her teammates, pionship,” Courville said. especially fellow junior all-aroundFor a team with such lofty er Jessie Jordan, goals, LSU’s meet Courville’s former against the Gators ‘They aren’t better than on Friday will be roommate.

“There’s still perfect measurus and they don’t have the that competitive ing stick to deteredge in her that one member on their mine how much wants to keep pushthe squad and its team that’s better ing for the title,” star gymnast have Jordan said. grown from last than us.’

The reigning season, and CourSEC Gymnast of ville is undaunted Rheagan Courville the Year has been by the challenge.

LSU junior all-arounder especially zoned in “There’s not as of late. In last one aspect of that weekend’s Metroplex Challenge, team that we think is better than Courville tied her career-high mark ours,” Courville said. “I think that’s of 39.750 to lead the Tigers to their one of the major things this season best performance in school history, has done for our confidence: It’s with a final team score of 197.875. built it up to the point where we Her score is tied for the highest know that it’s an equal playing field. all-around score of any gymnast in They aren’t better than us and they the nation this season. The other is a don’t have one member on their team familiar face: Miss Sloan of Florida. that’s better than us.”

Yet Courville hasn’t given much thought to how she compares with Sloan because helping her team Contact David Gray at win a championship is a merciless challenge itself. dgray@lsureveille.com how he works out at the combine.

Hill must impress in the interviews and convince scouts his legal troubles are a thing of the past and that he will not have a third run-in with the law.

“He’s jammed in there with Tre Mason from Auburn, Ka’Deem Carey from Arizona and Carlos Hyde from Ohio State,” Detillier said. “Jeremy needs to sell everybody on the fact that he’s a changed guy and can stay out of trouble off the field.”

Similar to the situation with

former Tiger Tyrann Mathieu last offseason, Hill must convince an NFL team it can trust him. He’s an NFL-ready player, but if he can’t establish that trust, there is no telling how far he could tumble.

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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In response to Justin Stafford’s column, “Opinion: Luxury apartments too extravagent for students,” one reader had this to say: “You’ve hit the nail on the proverbial head.

Unfortunately, these developers are only responding to a demand. It appears there are less and less students attending college from blue collar and working poor families.

This is probably due to sky-rocketing tuition and increased debt after graduation. Let me qualify my response by saying that I dropped out of LSU 10 years ago. Tuition was $1700 per semester and a one bedroom apartment on State St. was between $230 and $300 per month. At the time, most students I came into contact with were paying for school with grants and living off students loans, part-time employment, ramen noodles, and Milwaukee’s Best. 10 years later, I’ve returned to finish my degree to find that tuition has increased 125 percent, and rent in the area has increased over 200percent.

Yet many of students I know today are driving $20,000 vehicles, have $500 phones, $250 headphones, yet have never had a job.

As state funding for universities continues to fall, LSU will have to raise tuition more, and the trend of upper-class saturation of the university will continue.”

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Justin Stafford Columnist The modern college female slays the distressed damsel ideology of yesteryear, but with knights behaving not so chivalrously, I encourage the ladies to practice a few chivalrous traits to strengthen their position.

The world has changed as gender roles have shifted from what they were in the past. This is magnificent. However, with all this progress, some of these potential ladies are behaving like girls.

It’s the choices that create the women. Some choices appear insignificant and others are big decisions from the start. Both of these have consequences.

Women can hold doors just as easily as men, and should. There is no need to worry about which is the stronger sex when a lady can be the stronger person.

Women can also display a more chivalrous nature by refusing to display foul vocabulary.

It’s common to stroll through the Quad and hear young ladies using profanity and making vulgar statements.

There is no double standard here, because it’s not beneficial for anyone.

However, since I’m addressing this to women, it’s you who grab my focus.

It is disrespectful to those who pass by and disrespectful to yourself. Obviously, cursing does no physical injury, but just because you can do it does not

mean that you should. If you make an effort to avoid dirty words in your everyday conversation, you won’t have to worry about letting the F-word slip with someone on a polite level.

On the subject of outward politeness, I understand fashion trends come and go. The proper dress of Victorian women consisted of five layers. Women shed the uncomfortable clothing for short skirts and trousers in the 1920s.

Today, a college female is free to attend class in the most comfortable clothing thus far, such as athletic shorts and a tank top. However, this apparel is only appropriate for the UREC and physical courses.

A professor dresses appropriately for instructing students. Therefore, it’s our responsibility to be courteous and dress respectably as students. A night in Tigerland shouldn’t be the only time to spruce up one’s wardrobe. The chances of meeting a possible important network aren’t at a college bar, but more likely while being attentive in class and around campus.

It is quite possible to look and feel attractive while still dressing in a modest manner. Skirts of various lengths are fashionable these days. For the men, kilts are all the craze too, if a guy wishes to opt out of sweatpants.

The key is wearing clothing that fits comfortably and properly. While we all enjoy gorgeous bodies, revealing cleavage and crack are not ideal for either sex in any public environment.

A young woman should not behave immaturely or dangerously when

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it comes to the college male population in bars. Make smart and safe choices.

If a fellow at a bar insists on buying you drinks all night, don’t let him.

Oftentimes, there are wrongful expectations. Allow him to buy you dinner instead. A true gentleman will not decline the proposition, and it will spare the need for Gatorade and Aspirin in the morning.

Most importantly, an independent, respectable and kind female is an ideal to aspire to, just as the knights of old aspired to the highest levels of chivalry.

This description isn’t the old “Suzy Homemaker” notion, but that of the kind of woman with a good heart.

It’s these chivalrous traits and common sense that construct a determined woman, and I have yet to meet a University woman who does not aspire to the highest character traits of humankind. I just wish I could see more on the surface.

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

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Concealed carry policies require more thought OFF WITH HER HEAD Jana King Columnist Since George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin in February of 2012, the two have become household names, resulting in political discussion regarding “stand your ground” and concealed carry laws.

Students for Concealed Carry at LSU is a student organization that advocates for the right to carry concealed firearms on campus. This right, they state, should only be given to those who are “licensed, of-age individuals.”

The idea of students being allowed to bring firearms on campus makes me extremely nervous, but I have minimal issues when those students are fully informed of how and when to use them.

Concern arises from students not knowing who is carrying a gun, whether they have a license to do so and how much they can be trusted to follow their firearm education.

This is where things begin to get a bit messy.

Hypothetically, a student argument could break out on campus, and one student could pull out a gun, fatally shoot the other and then claim self defense.

The Zimmerman trial did not involve “stand your ground” claims, but Zimmerman’s supporters cited it as reason to believe the man was

defending himself.

On Saturday, a jury in Jacksonville, Fla., found Michael Dunn guilty of three counts of attempted murder because he shot at a vehicle of teenagers who refused to lower their music at a gas station.

The shooting resulted in the death of seventeen year old Jordan Davis, though the jury cannot come to a unanimous decision on the degree of murder.

Dunn pleaded not guilty on all charges, claiming he thought he had seen a gun in the teenagers’ vehicle.

If the University allowed the concealed carry of weapons, we could see cases in which a student has reason to believe another student is carrying a gun and feel threatened to the point of acting violently in self-defense.

In an in-depth review of Louisiana’s “stand your ground” laws in July 2013, NOLA.com | The Times Picayune reporter Lauren McGaughy uncovered the history of the “castle doctrine” — the law that allows Louisiana citizens to defend themselves in the event of an attack on their own property.

This law allows you freedom from persecution when an intruder is on your property, given that the force used is equal to the threat perceived. Louisiana expanded the right to self-defense in 2006, passing its own “stand your ground” provision.

The provision states that in any situation where one individual has the right to be, public areas

included, they have the right to refuse to retreat, and instead match force with force. It also states that a judge or jury may not consider whether the individual could or should have retreated from the scene.

So a student argument that turns into violent force, in which each student has a right to be on the University’s public campus and reason to believe the other is carrying a gun, it is difficult to conclude whether concealed carry would solve any campus violence issues we have.

And in the event that the argument results in death, we could be left with only one witness — the shooter.

Because of the nature of the “stand your ground” cases, like a man shooting a teenager for having loud music and another man shooting someone for texting in a movie theater, provisions like “stand your ground” have gone too far.

Yes, we have a right to be in public areas, whether a gas station or a movie theater, but our right to defend ourselves only extends as far as the force used against us. In the cases mentioned above, the shooters had little, if any reason to believe their lives were in danger.

Concealed carry and “stand your ground” laws are issues that directly affect University students, and they each come with their own set of pros and cons. But the conversation has to start with the facts, and it has to consider the rights of all individuals on campus.

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Protesters march with their signs in a circle Feb. 4 in front of the Duval County Courthouse before the Michael Dunn trial for the shooting death of Jordan Davis.

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

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AIDS and civil rights intertwined in discrimination and death OUR LADY OF ANGST SidneyRose Reynen Columnist It’s no surprise the Rev. Al Sharpton is traveling to Baton Rouge this Friday to speak about the relationship between AIDS and civil rights.

Baton Rouge has the highest number of AIDS case rates per capita in the country, with New Orleans following at the fourth-highest, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As it turns out, civil rights and the HIV/AIDS epidemic are intertwined in many different ways.

In a 2012 blog post for The Huffington Post, Sharpton addressed the key correlation between location, economic standing and race in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. “Some studies even suggest that a person living in Mississippi with AIDS is 50 percent more likely to die from it than a person living in New York with AIDS,” Sharpton wrote. “This is a travesty.”

One of the sources Sharpton

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The Rev. Al Sharpton and Aisha McShaw arrive for a State Dinner on Feb. 11 in honor of French President François Hollande, at the White House in Washington, D.C.

used for his post also mentioned that black males in Mississippi are actually 10 times more likely than white Mississippians to die from HIV/AIDS. In addition to the disproportionate diagnosis of HIV/AIDS in the black community, the Department of Health and Hospitals reports that men who have sex with men are the primary risk factor for

new HIV diagnoses in Louisiana.

These statistics suggest already stigmatized and oppressed groups don’t have access to the proper education and materials, such as condoms or sterile needles, that could thus prevent them from infection. Then, once they are HIV positive, there is an inadequate effort to treat and provide health care to these individuals.

Well, this is the case. Why else would it be less likely for heterosexuals and white men and women to receive HIV diagnoses?

In my research, I stumbled upon an online comment that bluntly stated HIV/AIDS is popular amongst African-Americans because of “single-parent homes and lack of personal responsibility.” Aside from being racist, this is also completely untrue.

Although black men and women don’t necessarily partake in riskier behaviors, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states there were 486,282 African-Americans compared to 435,613 Caucasians who were diagnosed with AIDS in 2011.

Our neighbor state, Mississippi, seems to be especially bad at caring for its HIV/AIDS-infected citizens. Out of its nearly $5 billion budget, Mississippi only dedicates a morsel of that to HIV/AIDS programs. Representative John Hines commented on his state’s view of individuals living with HIV/AIDS, saying, “Legislators in Mississippi don’t see it as a public health crisis; they see it as a punishment for an unhealthy lifestyle.”

Unfortunately, a big portion of HIV-positive individuals are

unaware of their infection. Testing and treatment centers need to be placed in areas regardless of the neighborhood’s socioeconomic status or racial makeup.

Ample health care should be provided to all sick people, regardless of class, race, gender or location. It is outrageous to know that if I were HIV-positive, I would have a better chance of survival if I moved to San Francisco or New York, where this type of prejudice doesn’t infiltrate the state’s health care system.

We have the tools and technology to eliminate the spread HIV/AIDS. The state you live in, the color of your skin and your choice of sexual partners should not have anything to do with your chance of contracting HIV. SidneyRose Reynen is an 18-year-old film and art history freshman from New Orleans.

Contact SidneyRose Reynen at sreynen@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @srosereynen

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as frustrating.

“Obviously, we’ve taken losses that make people say, ‘Well, we don’t think they can do this.’”

Stringer said. “Everybody has their opinion, and they’re entitled to it.”

But Stringer isn’t ready to wave the white flag yet.

“I’m not going to quit until my last game of the season,” Stringer said. “We’re not counting ourselves out. I’m not counting myself out.

I’m not saying it’s over for me.”

LSU coach Johnny Jones said his team still has a chance at the NCAA Tournament and can control its own destiny through the remainder of the season.

The Tigers still have to play No. 18 Kentucky and No. 2 Florida on the road before heading to the conference tournament where the chance to improve stock and an automatic qualifier bid is up for grabs.

“I think the last week of the season you’ll start to see teams play their way in or out,” Jones said.

“Then you have the conference tournament where a team that’s really close can go in there and get hot at the right time regardless of what their final record is.”

LSU has wins against Kentucky and Missouri, both top 40 RPI teams, but losses against Alabama (118), Texas A&M (135) and Rhode Island (175) are sure to hurt its chances.

Mississippi State is last in the SEC for RPI at No. 190. The Bulldogs have lost six straight games and have yet to win on the road.

“Everybody is mad at the situation, but we have to do something about it,” said LSU junior guard Anthony Hickey. “This situation can either motivate you, or it can break you.”

Hickey promised to motivate LSU back onto the winning track, saying the Tigers need to “cause trouble” throughout their remaining schedule.

LSU is currently tied for fifth in the SEC with a 6-6 conference record along with Missouri, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.

“It’s about getting wins right now,” Hickey said. “If we’re winning games, it’s going to cause trouble, and we’re going to move up. … We have to separate ourselves right now.”

Contact Mike Gegenheimer at mgegeheimer@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Gegs_TDR

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“I wanted to make the best example for my younger brother and my younger sister that’s up and coming and every kid around the state,” La’el said. “Just to show them that once you make a commitment to something, you stick to it, be loyal to it and fulfill it. Get everything that you can out of the whole experience.”

Throughout the decision process, David was by his older brother’s side. But they didn’t discuss football, the draft or La’el’s decision. They exchanged stories, just like old friends would.

Although just 14 months apart, there wasn’t any sort of sibling rivalry between the two growing up in Baton Rouge, but David admits he once felt overshadowed by his 6-foot-5, 315 pound brother.

“It’s no big deal to me now because I know how hard my brother worked to be how big he is,” David said.

The brothers garner mutual support and respect from one another, which David said comes from their shared desire to be the best they

can be at everything in life.

That encouragement ranges from the track to the football field and everywhere in between. Before La’el straps on his helmet and pads before every football game, he gets a text message from his brother. The words of inspiration put La’el’s mind into a different perspective about playing football for the Tigers.

“For me, when I’m out there in Tiger Stadium playing, I play for both of us,” La’el said.

La’el said he knows how much David loves football and wishes he could run out of that tunnel with his brother into Death Valley. In 2012, as David played football for Broadmoor High School, he watched La’el play on Saturday nights and aspired to do the same.

But college football wasn’t in the cards for David, so he found another way to become an LSU athlete.

“I never even picked up something to throw for track and field until my senior year,” David said.

“I liked it. I did pretty good for only doing it one year. I made it all the way to state. Thought I’d give it

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Two years later, David has broken his indoor personal best in the weight throw four times in his sophomore season. Most recently, David set a best-mark of 59 feet, 2 1/4 inches on Feb. 8 at the Aggie Invitational.

The 19-year-old has established his own identity. He’s no longer just La’el’s brother.

While La’el blocks Southeastern Conference defensive ends, David throws the hammer, a skill La’el acknowledged would give him trouble.

“I’d probably throw out my shoulder,” La’el said. “I just stick to football, I don’t do track.”

The brothers have witnessed success in one another both on and off the field. But no athletic accomplishment can match the pride they bring to their mother, Loyetta.

Raising David, La’el and three other

siblings as a single parent, she taught her children values unlearnable in sports.

After the final whistle blows or the hammer touches down, La’el and David’s ultimate goal is to represent the Collins name.

“Watching her work two to three jobs just to take care of us really put us in the mindset of, ‘We’re going to do everything to make this woman proud because she sacrificed everything for us,’” La’el said. “She raised us to be the best that we can be as men and go out there and earn everything that we want to do. Stand for something.”

Contact Taylor Curet at tcuret@lsureveille.com

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Cody Glenn makes first start against Southeastern Lefty adds new pitch to repertoire

Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

After a weekend of scouting his squad’s starting southpaws, LSU coach Paul Mainieri has one more left-hander to evaluate when the Tigers travel to Hammond, La., on Wednesday to play Southeastern.

Last weekend, junior college transfer Kyle Bouman and freshman Jared Poche’ combined to toss 11 innings of one-run baseball, allowing a total of seven hits and walking none.

Now junior Cody Glenn will get his chance to bid for a weekend rotation slot.

“I just want him to go out and pitch the way he pitched last year,” Mainieri said. “He needs to mix his pitches up and field his position well.”

Glenn’s 2013 campaign ended with a loss in the team’s final contest – an elimination game in the College World Series. It was the first game Glenn had started since May 22 against Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Tournament because of his suspension for a violation of

team rules.

Glenn added a curveball to his repertoire over the summer, and now that he has had the offseason to prepare for 2014, he said he expects to return to his former self.

Prior to his suspension, he compiled a 7-2 record with a 2.41 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 82 innings pitched.

Now that Bouman and Poche’ have already impressed in their debuts, Mainieri will have to decide between the three lefthanders for two possible rotation spots.

Glenn said there isn’t any added pressure when he takes the mound on Wednesday.

“I feel like if I’m doing what I need to do, then I’ll be taken care of,” Glenn said. “With these two other lefties doing well I actually think it takes the pressure off of me because I know that if I’m not doing well, then our team is going to be fine with the other two guys.”

Southeastern’s offense boasts junior infielder Jacob Williams, who enters the matchup with a combined five hits in his previous two games. Junior catcher Sam Roberson leads the squad with a .615 on-base percentage through three games, including a .444 batting average.

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LSU junior left-handed pitcher Cody Glenn (24) prepares to throw the ball to home plate Sunday during the Tigers’ 6-0 victory against Grambling State University in Alex Box Stadium.

Being that Hammond is roughly 50 minutes from Baton Rouge, LSU fans are expected to make the trip out to Alumni Field, creating an atmosphere that could make the Tigers feel very much at home.

“Every time you play a team in-state, especially at their place, fans can be crazy,” said junior outfielder Jared Foster. “Southeastern has a lot of great players,

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and so it’s going to be fun and electric. I can’t wait for it.”

Mainieri said he’s expecting a good crowd at SLU, and he is expecting a scrappy ball club to take the field against his squad.

“The competition this week gets ratcheted up. We always have great games at Southeastern Louisiana,” Mainieri said.

“They play to what their ability is. They have a bunch of little

guys … who get hit by a lot of pitches and do a lot of sacrifice bunting. I’m going to tell our players that it will be like playing UCLA.”

Contact Lawrence Barreca at lbarreca@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @LawBarreca_TDR