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Media Days: ’Bama, Auburn major title contenders, p. 5 Tuesday, July 26, 2011 • Volume 115, Issue 153
CRIME
Suspect arrested in 2007 homicide Kaitlin Torke Contributing Writer
Sweet Stuff
LSU Dairy Store plans repairs, Kaitlin Torke
Contributing Writer
The Dairy Store, a popular on-campus destination with varied, high-quality products, will soon undergo renovation. Dr. Gary Hay, interim director of the School of Animal Science, said administrators will remodel and expand the store. “We’re in the really early stages of planning,” he said. “About a month ago, we asked Facility Services to give us a work estimate for
on-campus, student-based production of high quality food items. Hay said the main labor force is students. Students control all facets of the process, including feeding livestock, processing animals and cashiering. “Our main goal is to educate our students and the Dairy Store is a great teaching tool,” he said. “Animals raised on our farms are not used for selling purposes; they are used for research and
LSU Police Department officers made an arrest Monday morning in the 2007 double homicide at Edward Gay Apartments, according to an LSUPD news release. Casey Jermaine Gathers, 23, of 6420 Buckeye Drive, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder. The release said a grand jury indicted Gathers on July 21, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Gathers turned himself in without incident, according to the release. Gathers was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish jail at 9 a.m., according to Capt. Cory Lalonde, LSUPD spokesman. Gathers is one of three suspects to be charged in the killing of two University graduate students, Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma, 31, and Kiran Kumar Allam, 33. A Nextel cell phone and $120 were taken from the two graduate students. Komma and Allam were found
DAIRY STORE, see page 11
ARREST, see page 11
ADAM VACCARELLA / The Daily Reveille
LSU Dairy Store employee Brandon Snerling scoops ice cream for a customer Monday. The Dairy Store, located on the south end of the Dairy Science Building, is planning future renovations, as well as a possible branch in the Student Union.
possible expansion into Student Union
cost of the renovations and repairs. But expanding the facility is in the future.” Also in the future is a possible Dairy Store ice cream shop in the Student Union. Hay received a call from David Heidke, director of LSU Dining and Concessions, about the venture a few weeks ago. “We have a great working relationship with Dining Services, and we appreciate all the business they’ve given us. I think it’s a great idea,” Hay said. The Dairy Store’s popularity stems from the
FOOTBALL
Media Days talks surround struggling quarterback play Jefferson ready to lead Tiger squad Mark Clements
Contributing Writer
HOOVER, Ala. – Few would consider LSU’s 2010 campaign an unsuccessful one. An 11-win season capped off with a 41-24 stomping of Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl and a top10 finish is a feat some schools can only imagine. But with preseason polls and All-Southeastern Conference squads touting the Tigers as national contenders, the team is setting high expectations for itself this season. “Last year we really felt like we
had a down year,” said senior linebacker Ryan Baker. “We were 11-2, but it really didn’t feel like we were 11-2. We know we have expectations now. We want a national championship year.” Baker, who earned second-team All-SEC honors in this year’s Media Days poll, takes the defensive reins as the Tigers say goodbye to three first-team All-SEC players: defensive tackle Drake Nevis, linebacker Kelvin Sheppard and cornerback Patrick Peterson. Defensive coordinator John Chavis enters his third year with the Tigers, returning with seven starters from last season’s stout squad. “John Chavis again gives us great leadership,” said head coach Les Miles. “We’ll expect that [the] defense will continue to have
great production.” Chavis’ defenses finished last season ranked No. 12 in total defense and No. 11 in scoring defense. With the defense and special teams proving bright spots for the Tigers last season, blame for midseason struggles fell on senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson and the offense, which finished 86th in total offense and 107th in pass offense. “There has been a lot of negative press and a lot of criticism thrown Jordan’s way,” said senior center T-Bob Hebert. “Jordan has just kind of taken it in and risen to a whole other level. He’s gotten better, he continues to improve and he’s flourishing, not only as a player but as a leader. He is the definite leader JEFFERSON, see page 11
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LSU coach Les Miles talks Friday during Southeastern Conference Football Media Days in Hoover, Ala. Preseason polls are predicting the Tigers to be national contenders.