The Daily Reveille - November 25, 2013

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DETHRONED Scorned LSU defense delivers again vs. Aggies, Manziel Chris Abshire Senior Reporter

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LSU senior safety Craig Loston (6) tackles Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) on Saturday during the Tigers’ 34-10 victory against the Aggies in Tiger Stadium.

On the final Texas A&M series of LSU’s 34-10 bludgeoning of the Aggies on Saturday, quarterback Johnny Manziel defeatedly spiked an ill-fated screen pass into the Tiger Stadium turf.

LSU junior defensive tackle Ego Ferguson wrapped Manziel up and patted him on the head, like someone consoling a child who had just lost their favorite toy.

For the second consecutive year, the No. 15 Tigers (8-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) toyed with Manziel and the high-powered Aggie attack.

“I heard people saying that it’s not the same defense [that beat A&M last year],” said LSU junior defensive tackle Anthony Johnson.

“I wish those guys in the NFL now the best, but we’re still an LSU defense. You see who got the W today.”

If Manziel has been the superhero of college football for the last 15 months, it’s now obvious that the Tigers are his archnemeses, ones who are increasingly a step ahead of the foe.

LSU is now the only team to beat the 2012 Heisman Trophy DETHRONED, see page 11

CONSTRUCTION

Aster St. parking lot to open Dec. 13 Gabrielle Braud

Contributing Writer

Commuters may find it a little easier to find parking during the last week of school and in the spring with the Aster Street parking lot set to open Dec. 13.

The new parking area is an extension of the Hart Lot contracted by Residential Life to offset the spaces lost by the construction of Cypress Hall, according to Gary Graham, director of Parking and Transportation Services.

The new lot will be designated as a commuter lot with 210 parking spaces, said Steven Waller, the director of Residential Life.

“The concrete is all poured and we are waiting for the stripping, lighting and landscaping,” Waller said.

Waller said the construction is moving along on schedule for the Dec. 13 opening date, after being pushed back from its original September opening due to weather and other delays.

Contact Gabrielle Braud at gbraud@lsureveille.com

STUDENT ORGANIZATION

Students feed homeless, hungry through Kitchens on the Geaux Deanna Narveson Contributing Writer

Kitchens on the Geaux, a volunteer student organization devoted to bringing food to the hungry in Baton Rouge, spent Sunday morning outside in the chilly temperatures cooking breakfast under an overpass at Expressway Park.

Some of the breakfasters were jobless, some were homeless, some were with their families and some were alone, but all of them were hungry.

“Breakfast is only half of “Last week after we served what we do — the other is so- them, they just sort of walked cializing,” said off. We don’t reMorgan Hurst, ‘There are surprisingly ally know where nutrition and food they’re going,” sciences sopho- a lot of people in Baton Noto said. “There more. “The peosurprisingly Rouge who need help.’ are ple are just frienda lot of people in ly. They like to Baton Rouge who Kassidy Noto talk and laugh.” need help.” finance sophomore The food for Kitchens on the weekly breakthe Geaux Presifast is provided every Sunday by dent Scott Burke said that there one of two local churches that al- are more than 12,000 homeless ternates each week, finance sophKITCHENS, see page 11 omore Kassidy Noto said.

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University student Lindsey Gould hands out food to the hungry Sunday with Kitchens on the Geaux at Expressway Park.

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INTERNATIONAL ‘Hunger Games’ sequel scorches box offices with $161M opening NEW YORK (AP) — Moviegoers satiated their appetite for the “Hunger Games” franchise by making the sequel “Catching Fire” one of the year’s biggest hits.

“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” opened with $161.1 million at the domestic weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The result fell short of some expectations and failed to dethrone the year’s biggest box-office opening, “Iron Man 3” with $174 million. But the film opened massively worldwide, taking in a total of $307.7 million.

Vatican unveils bone fragments said to belong to St. Peter VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican publicly unveiled a handful of bone fragments purportedly belonging to St. Peter on Sunday, reviving the scientific debate and tantalizing mystery over whether the relics found in a shoe box truly belong to the first pope.

The nine pieces of bone sat nestled like rings in a jewel box inside a bronze display case on the side of the altar during a Mass commemorating the end of the Vatican’s yearlong celebration of the Christian faith. It was the first time they had ever been exhibited in public.

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“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” opened Friday in what’s expected to be one of the year’s biggest box-office debuts.

Iran agrees to historic deal, temporarily limits nuclear program GENEVA (AP) — Iran struck a historic deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, agreeing to a temporary freeze of its nuclear program in the most significant agreement between Washington and Tehran in more than three decades of estrangement.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani endorsed the agreement, which commits Iran to curb its nuclear activities for six months in exchange for limited and gradual sanctions relief, including access to $4.2 billion from oil sales.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Wintry blast hits West, kills 8; storms head toward eastern US

Northern La. could see ice today, forecasters say

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Stormy weather across the West blamed in eight deaths moved steadily eastward, prompting alerts of wintry conditions in New Mexico and Texas.

Forecasters said the storm system in the West would sweep across the South and toward the Atlantic coast the coming week, causing problems for holiday travelers.

The “Nordic outbreak” will “produce a mixed bag of wily weather that will end up impacting much of the nation,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Harris.

LAX returns to normal after chaos caused by car crash, false alarms

Texas ricin suspect cuts plea bargain with prosecutors, details unknown

SHREVEPORT (AP) — The National Weather Service has posted winter weather advisories for five north Louisiana parishes.

Forecasters are warning that ice could develop in Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Morehouse and Webster parishes starting in the early morning hours today and continuing until about noon.

They say precipitation is likely to begin as rain mixed with sleet, becoming freezing rain as temperatures drop. The icy mix is expected to switch back over to rain Monday afternoon as temperatures climb again.

TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors, a newspaper reported Saturday.

The terms of the deal have not yet been made public, and a Dec. 2 pretrial hearing has been canceled. However, it is possible that the terms of the agreement will be discussed at another hearing, the newspaper reported.

MARRERO (AP) — Feral hogs are rooting up levees on Jefferson Parish’s west bank, causing damage that could pose a threat to flood protection, officials say.

“We are working with the USDA to assess the situation in our jurisdiction before taking humane steps to eradicate the problem in an efficient and costeffective way,” board President Susan Maclay said.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Operations were back to normal at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday following a car crash and false alarms that evacuated terminals, stalled dozens of flights and panicked passengers jittery after a recent shooting rampage.

The panic started when a woman driving on the airport’s arrivals loop had a medical emergency and lost control of her SUV, hitting a woman before slamming into a parking garage across the roadway from Terminal 5, Los Angeles police Sgt. Mark Guardado said.

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Caltrans set a up a chains-required station Friday just south of Mountain High Resort in Wrightwood, Calif., in response to the heavy snow system.

Wild hogs responsible for damaging levees in Jefferson Parish

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ACADEMICS

Future projects address safety Majors don’t reflect students’ interests Gabrielle Braud

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When walking through campus or meandering down a corridor, students may notice but ultimately dismiss any irregularities in buildings or dangerous cracks in the sidewalk.

Luckily, a group of faculty and staff are accountable for the wellbeing of facilities on behalf of students and the University.

On top of their jobs as staff members, the University’s building coordinators volunteer to take on extra responsibilities in their departments to ensure their buildings — and everything within them — stays safe and runs smoothly.

Streamlining quarterly building inspection reports and additional landscaping work were among the upcoming projects presented at last week’s quarterly building coordinators meeting.

The building coordinator meetings are an opportunity for various campus departments to communicate about how to make campus operate more safely and efficiently, as well as for departments to receive essential feedback from the firsthand users of on-campus facilities.

Michael Hooks, assistant director for Environmental Health and Safety, said his department teamed up with Facility Services to present to the 70 building coordinators in attendance the new online process developed to streamline the quarterly inspections of buildings required by the state Office of Risk Management.

The University’s Office of Environmental Health and Safety is required by the state Office of Risk Management to complete building inspections regarding the conditions of the buildings, safety issues, fire protection and electrical safety.

Hooks said the online process was designed to help increase participation in the inspection on campus.

Fred Fellner, assistant director of landscape services, and Dennis Mitchell, assistant director of the University’s Department of

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Associate Executive Director of Facility Services David H. Maharrey Jr. answers questions Thursday during the building coordinators meeting in the Student Union.

Planning, Design and Construction, discussed various projects completed on campus as well as future landscape projects for students to look forward to.

“When you look back over the last five years, it is remarkable what we have accomplished,” Fellner said.

Just a few years ago, entire corridors like the one between Nicholson and Coates halls did not exist, Fellner said.

Other ongoing landscaping and design projects include adding trees in and around sidewalks, installing green screens around dumpsters and adding benches designed to create “intimate communication areas” all around campus to make areas more usable for students, Fellner said.

“For us, it is a gift,” Mitchell said. “We are very excited when we finish a project and see it being utilized.”

Building coordinators were also encouraged to be aware of trip hazards on campus resulting from drainage problems and sinking sidewalks and to call in work orders when they see them.

“However, if students see that, they can alert us to it, and I will make sure it gets to the right person,” Fellner said.

Tammy Millican, assistant director of Facility Services, said the building coordinators play an essential role in allowing Facility Services to manage the entire campus, by helping to do things like point out trip hazards or other safety concerns in buildings around campus.

“There is a lot of ugly still on this campus that we want to remove,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell said the goal of Facility Services’ landscaping and design work is not to put a bandage on the problems, but to do it right.

Looking forward, one area they are hoping to improve is the Enchanted Forest.

Mitchell said with the new residential community developing more heavily in the Hart Lot area, the goal is to make the necessary improvements in the sidewalks in and around the Enchanted Forest, making it a more comfortable place to be.

“The campus is for the students, and if we have all these building coordinators making it a safe and more beautiful campus, then we have a better and safer community,” Millican said.

Contact Gabrielle Braud at gbraud@lsureveille.com

Students are more often picking majors they are not interested in, according to the ACT’s 2013-14 College Choice Report.

Paul Ivey, executive director of University College for Freshman Year, said some students choose majors without information, and the UCFY is taking steps to challenge students to explore different options.

The comprehensive study evaluated the percentage of 2013 graduates who chose a major aligned with their interests. The results were sorted by gender and major.

The ACT gathered this information from its Interest Inventory, where students complete surveys when registering for the college entrance exam.

The study found 17 percent of males in engineering had a poor or moderate fit with their choice of major and interests, and 32 percent of females in health sciences and technologies also had a moderate or poor fit among their interests and planned majors.

Biological and physical sciences majors top the list for both male and female high school graduates with interests that fit with their planned major.

According to the study, 62 percent of students said they needed help planning

Contact Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez at fsuarez@lsureveille.com

NOVEMBER

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Sunflower City - The Maison Joe Cabral THRio - The Three Muses

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Family Force 5 - Rapides Coliseum Gary Clark Jr. - House of Blues New Orleans Alexis & the Samurai - Chickie Wah Wah The Preservation Hall Living Legends - Preservation Hall Charlie Fardella & Ben Polser - Fritzels Jazz Club Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor - Cinemark Baton Rouge

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academically, including anything from picking a major to planning for internships.

Additionally, the study states there is an important connection between a student’s interests and major. The study suggests that if students have similar interests to other students in the major, they are more likely to continue their education, stay in their chosen major and earn their degree on time.

Kinesiology senior Kiara Johnson wants to go to dental school, so her parents encouraged her to pick a medical major.

Johnson also said orientation helped her choose her major. There she expressed her career path and was told what major she needed.

Agathe de Mauleon, French foreign exchange student and political science junior, said students at the University are lucky to be able to change their majors at any time.

Mauleon said her French university does not transfer courses, so if students want to switch their major they must start over as a freshman.

The UCFY’s “True Colors” personality test helps students get to know their personality and try out career options in a lighthearted way, giving them something to think about initially.

Jazz Vipers - The Spotted Cat Music Club Glen David Andrews - D.B.A. Thanksgiving Turkey Make and Take Craft Day - River Center Branch-EBR Public Library Vaz With Shock Patina - Circle Bar

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COMMUNITY

Monday, November 25, 2013

Architecture students present ideas for marketplace, café Alexis Rebennack Staff Writer

LSU and Southern University architecture students headed to Letterman’s Blue Print and Supply in Mid City Friday night for White Light Night to present their ideas for giving the community a new marketplace and café.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an organization that provides services for the homeless in Baton Rouge, hopes to eventually establish a market and café as a workforce development opportunity for homeless persons, as well as a healthier food option for Mid City residents. Architecture students had the task of designing a building to meet those needs.

Those who participated in the event are fourth and fifthyear architecture students enrolled in Architectural Design VI, a six-hour service-learning studio course led by LSU School of Architecture Professional in Residence William Doran and Associate Professor Jason Lockhart.

Each year, the studio works with the Mid City Redevelopment Alliance to develop projects and find clients like the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. This year, the students also formed a partnership with the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority.

To figure out how to create the most engaging and inclusive building for the relatively lowincome neighborhood, students had to go to Mid City and talk to residents.

LSU fourth-year architecture major Terin Barrios said engaging the community was the most exciting part of this project.

“My favorite part about this project is the fact that the students are kind of out in the street meeting people and asking questions,” Doran said. “There are some real world implications of what they’re doing because most of the architecture projects are all theoretical and on

paper, and there’s never usually a real client.”

The partnership with Mid City stems from the need to improve the neighborhood that is home to several areas declared as food deserts, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture defines as any area with at least 20 percent of its residents making below 80 percent of the area median income and at least 33 percent residing one mile or more from a store that sells fresh fruit and vegetables.

Projects like this one tend to be tricky because the designer usually comes in as a third party, Doran said.

“The biggest challenge of this project was really understanding what the issues are in the neighborhood because you don’t live there,” Doran said.

“Coming in as an outsider, that’s a hard thing to understand and grapple with, so it’s really critical we spend a lot of time in the neighborhood. The local churches have been really instrumental in helping us.”

Southern University fourth year Bryan Raymond said his group made sure to incorporate in their design the things the community members said they needed.

“They wanted something that wouldn’t seem so out of place to where they would feel out of place,” Raymond said.

“They wanted to feel welcome, so that’s what we tried to incorporate into our design: more welcoming things, less fenced-in areas.”

While the designs the students submit won’t necessarily become a real-life creation, Doran said he hopes they will help prove the ability of the architecture school to serve the community.

“St. Vincent de Paul stays so busy just meeting the very basic needs of the homeless, they don’t have a lot of time to focus on future development,” Doran said. “So that’s where we want to

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A model of an architecture proposal for St. Vincent de Paul is put on display Friday at Letterman’s Blue Print and Supply.

help them push forward; we feel like we can serve a significant purpose.”

For this project, the students were divided into 11 teams of three or four, and according to LSU fourth year Carolina Rodriguez, the teams grew close over the course of the project.

“We are all really good friends on the team, so we have a lot of fun. Our work dynamics are pretty good, and we are all very focused, but also really chill, so it just works,” Rodriguez said.

To give the community a way to express their desires for this potential new marketplace and café, the architecture students hosted a community engagement event called Mid City Speaks.

LSU fourth year student Teresa Williams said her group had giant chalkboards out in the neighborhood where anyone could write what improvements they would like to see in their community.

Students asked questions

like, “Where do you currently buy groceries?” and “What is your primary means of transportation?” Many residents asked for things like more lighting and a safe place for children and families to play outside.

“The one thing we noticed was not only did people come and answer the questions we had for them, but little kids would come and draw crazy pictures all over the boards. So we wanted to use that and incorporate it into our concept,” Williams said.

Barrios, who was on the same team as Williams, said their project incorporates several outlets that allow the community members to express themselves because the group saw that as a community need.

“In between our buildings was an open green space,” Williams said. “So we pretty much recreated that idea that we had before and made giant chalk boards and what we’re calling expression space. We actually kind of transformed the

whole neighborhood to a place people can come and express themselves through art or music or anything,” Williams said.

The hope is that this event will raise awareness about this community and make somebody want to come in and do something about it, Barrios said.

Contact Alexis Rebennack at arebennack@lsureveille.com

Sports

Monday, November 25, 2013

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Crushing Rush

LSU proves Manziel human

LSU uses run game to dominate Aggie defense

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LSU junior running back Terrence Magee (14) runs down the field Saturday during the Tigers’ 34-10 victory against Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium.

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The LSU game plan was simple Saturday afternoon — keep Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and his Johnny Football magic on the bench.

An LSU tailback carried the

ball 55 times in the Tigers’ 34-10 win against the Aggies, as they dominated the clock with more than double the time of possession as its opponent.

“We wanted to take the clock away,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “I don’t know how many possessions they had, but when you have the ball

40 minutes, they have a difficult time with snaps.”

One of the nation’s quickest offenses, Texas A&M recorded just 59 snaps in Tiger Stadium, in large part due to the slow, methodical push of the LSU offense. The No. 15 Tigers (8-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) ran 75 plays on Saturday — the most

since the opening week against TCU — with the bulk of plays coming out of the power run.

Junior running back Terrence Magee said LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron challenged the offense to rush for at least 300 yards

Heading into Saturday’s game, I thought the only way LSU could defeat Texas A&M was in a shootout. I looked at it as a toss-up, with the only sure thing being that Johnny Manziel would put up points and LSU would have to score a bunch to win.

Short of breaking the reigning Heisman-winner’s arm or leg, the Tigers had no chance of slowing the Aggies down.

I was so sure LSU couldn’t slow Manziel down that I promised my deputy sports editor I’d write a column about how wrong I was if it did.

Well, here it goes — I was dead wrong.

The LSU defense rose to the occasion and stifled the seemingly unstoppable offense — again.

Defensive coordinator John Chavis knows something no one else does. In two games against Manziel, Chavis’ defense has intercepted Johnny Football five times and limited him to just one touchdown. Against everyone else, Manziel has thrown 57 touchdowns and 17 picks.

Twice now, Chavis has done

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VOLLEYBALL

Tigers sweep South Carolina after loss to Florida Win needed for NCAA tournament Dimitri Skoumpourdis Sports Contributor

The LSU volleyball team swept the South Carolina Gamecocks (25-19, 2521, 25-17) in Columbia, S.C., on Sunday as it continues to try for the postseason NCAA tournament.

The victory for the Tigers (17-11, 7-9 Southeastern Conference) comes after being swept by No. 7 Florida on Friday, which left the team with no margin for defeat if it wanted to accomplish its postseason dreams.

“We took the loss from

Florida and we learned from it,” planned and she said the Tigers said junior setter Malorie Pardo. made big steps in that regard on “We got back to the hotel after Sunday afternoon. that game and “We main‘We maintained our tained our comwatched film, worked hard in composure even when posure even when practice and that we did get down,” we did get down. We Flory said. “We carried over into the game.” hit the didn’t hit the panic didn’t Coach Fran panic button that button that we have we have been Flory credited her team with in other been hitting in other hitting being commitmatches.” matches.’ ted to their game Sophomore plan and staying outside hitter focused on their Cati Leak paced Fran Flory side of the net as the Tiger offense LSU volleyball coach the key reason as she smacked why the Tigers were able to score down a team-leading 13 kills the sweep. on an impressive .478 hitting Prior to the weekend, Flory percentage. stressed the importance of mainLSU’s efficient .946 serving taining composure within matches when things aren’t going as VOLLEYBALL, see page 7

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LSU junior setter Malorie Pardo (14) celebrates with her teammates Oct. 11 after the Tigers’ victory against Ole Miss in the PMAC.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Monday, November 25, 2013

Harden, Ballard ejected in second half scuffle LSU defeats La. Tech, 81-69 Tyler Nunez Sports Writer

The No. 15 LSU women’s basketball team extended its winning streak against in-state rival Louisiana Tech to nine Saturday, defeating the Lady Techsters 81-69.

A scuffle in the second half resulted in the ejection of LSU junior guard DaShawn Harden, sophomore guard Danielle Ballard and Louisiana Tech junior forward TyJae Chenevert.

“I was proud of our team for staying together,” LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said in a news release. “Our bench gave us a tremendous spark. We stayed poised when adversity hit. Our team will grow from this type of game. Louisiana Tech fought hard.”

The altercation began when Chenevert fouled Harden, who was gathering an offensive rebound with 13:00 remaining in the second half.

There was no lack of physicality in the contest, and the teams committed a combined 65 fouls.

“Just basketball, just both teams wanted to win,” Louisiana Tech coach Teresa Weatherspoon told the Monroe News Star. “It was a scuffle, that’s it.”

Louisiana Tech (0-3) struggled shooting the ball, starting 5-of-25 from the field and finishing the game shooting 30.8 percent from the field.

“Make some of those, and we have a great chance at winning,” Weatherspoon said.

“Unfortunately, those shots taking 11 fewer shots and grabdidn’t fall.” bing 10 fewer rebounds.

Senior guard Jeanne Kenney LSU freshman guard contributed heavRaigyne Moncrief ily to LSU’s 42nished the game ‘Our team will grow fiwith 30 halftime lead, a careerscoring 12 points from this type of game. ’ high 17 points in the first half after carrying the with two 3-pointLady Tigers with Nikki Caldwell ers. Kenney fina 13-point second LSU women’s basketball coach ished the game half. with 13 points LSU seand five assists. nior forward Theresa Plaisance The Lady Tigers took ad- added eight points, while Kenvantage of Louisiana Tech’s poor ney and senior center Shanece shooting performance, dominat- McKinney each grabbed a ing the Lady Techsters despite game-high seven rebounds.

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LSU sophomore guard Danielle Ballard (32) dribbles the ball down the court Jan. 20 during the 54-51 victory against the Vanderbilt Commodores in the PMAC.

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Louisiana Tech junior forward Whitney Frazier kept the Lady Techsters in the game, shooting 8-for-13 and tallying a game-high 24 points.

The Lady Tigers will spend their Thanksgiving holiday in Brooklyn, N.Y., as they take on Rutgers on Friday in the first game of the Barclays Invitational in Barclays Arena.

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Monday, November 25, 2013 DEFENSE, from page 5

what every other defense, including a pair of Nick Saban’s top-ranked defenses, has failed to do. His scheme has befuddled and contained the most explosive playmaker in the country.

Last season, Chief had an elite defense to employ his plan. He had current-NFL defenders Kevin Minter, Eric Reid and Barkevious Mingo at his disposal, so slowing down Manziel last year wasn’t so shocking.

But through 10 games this season, the LSU defense was anything but elite. It’s a young defense that was shredded in losses to Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss and didn’t seem to be improving throughout the season.

There was no logical reason to expect it to suddenly improve when facing one of the most explosive offenses in the country.

But it did.

The Tigers held the Aggies to fewer points than it allowed in games against TCU, UAB, Kent State and Furman.

The only team to score less than Texas A&M against LSU was Florida, a team that just lost to Georgia Southern despite the Eagles not completing a single forward pass.

The only way to explain the overnight transformation is that Chavis has the blueprint to stopping Manziel, and during the bye week, his defense learned it to perfection.

That’s quite the coaching accomplishment considering the defense has struggled with communication and positioning all season.

Chavis didn’t speak to the media after the game about how he did it. That’s fair. Nobody gave his

defense a chance against Manziel and if he wants to keep his secret to himself, that’s entirely his right.

The weather helped as well.

The wind and the cold combined with a stiff dew appeared to give Manziel problems throwing the ball, but to make that the focus is unfair to Chavis and his players.

The Tigers’ victory against Auburn can be directly attributed to the weather because Nick Marshall and company played so well once the rain stopped, but LSU dominated the Aggies from start to finish so the comparison doesn’t hold water.

The only explanation is that LSU went in with a good plan and played inspired defensive football.

The moral of the story is that Texas A&M’s numbers looked good before the game, but numbers, stats and perceptions don’t mean anything once the game begins.

There was no way true freshman Rashard Robinson could cover Mike Evans, until he did. There was no way LSU’s defensive ends could keep Manziel bottled up, until they did.

The Tigers physically imposed their will, and therefore they won the game. Sometimes football is that simple.

A cynical man would ask where the LSU defense that played yesterday was hiding during the first 10 games of the season, but that’s a question for a different day.

James Moran is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Beacon, N.Y. Contact James Moran at jmoran@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @James_Moran92

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LSU sophomore defensive end Danielle Hunter (94) sacks Texas A&M sophomore quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) Saturday during LSU’s 34-10 win in Tiger Stadium.

VOLLEYBALL, from page 5

percentage also keyed the Tigers to a strong serving performance which allowed them to control the match.

“We knew if we served tough and served to specific zones that would create some difficulty,” Flory said. “Our kids were spot on with their serving.”

The Tigers now have two games remaining on their schedule and must win both of them in order to have a realistic chance at competing in the postseason NCAA tournament, Flory said.

The next opportunity for the Tigers to step toward the tournament comes on Wednesday as they travel to Ole Miss.

“We need to be focused but have fun at the same time,” Pardo said. “There’s no pressure because we’re playing the game we love. We just need to implement what we do on our side, and we’ll end the season the way we want to.”

Contact Dimitri Skoumpourdis at dskoumpourdis@lsureveille.com

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— a feat it easily surpassed with about five minutes to go in the game, finishing with 330 yards on the ground.

“We knew it would have to be like that,” said sophomore running back Jeremy Hill. “Coach Cam said earlier in the week we’re going to need to control time of possession and contain their high octane offense and keep them off the field as much as possible.”

Magee and Hill tag teamed for 227 yards on 27 carries against the Aggies, highlighted by a five-play, 71-yard touchdown drive consisting solely of Magee runs in the first quarter.

LSU stuck to the run-heavy offense all game despite Texas A&M loading the box on certain plays in

page 7 the hopes of slowing down the Tigers’ effective, ground-and-pound assault.

Texas A&M defensive end and New Orleans native Julien Obioha said the Aggies fully expected the Tigers to run the ball all game, but nothing they did seemed to stifle the attack.

“I grew up watching LSU football, so I knew that they had a talented back,” Obioha said. “I know they do not have just one running back; they have a feature of running backs.”

Junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry finished the night with a team-high 87 yards and two touchdowns Saturday. The team’s leader in receiving touchdowns said he was surprised at how often LSU ran the ball considering the amount of attention the defense was giving to

the run.

LSU senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger went 11-for-20 for 193 yards and a pair of touchdowns — not his most prolific outing of the season.

But Mettenberger said it’s difficult to argue with the run-first game plan when it continues to work.

“There were opportunities to take shots down the field, and we took them every now and then,” Mettenberger said. “When you’re running the ball against 9-10 guys in the box like we were tonight and still able to get 7 yards a pop, why fix it if it works.”

Contact Mike Gegenheimer at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Gegs1313_TDR

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Monday, November 25, 2013

Baton Rouge lacks adequate LGBT protection laws 600 WORDS OF SOMMERS Annette Sommers Columnist This Saturday, thousands of people gathered to support our football team in Tiger Stadium.

Imagine if we had that many people supporting our LGBT community.

Instead, we have the Human Rights Campaign’s second annual Municipal Equality Index giving Baton Rouge seven points out of 100 for its lack of discrimination laws protecting the LGBT community. New Orleans received 91 points.

The index takes into consideration non-discrimination laws for people seeking housing or employment, among other things, and our city is drastically lacking in this category.

The actions of our leaders could be contributing factors to this problem. Earlier this year, it was reported that the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office had been arresting men based on an outdated sodomy law. Although the motives behind these accounts were never officially confirmed, the public is left to assume they were based on discrimination.

Undercover police were trying to expose gay men and made a string of questionable arrests dating back to 2011. The undercover agent would solicit sex to a man at a park, involving no

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money or underage participants, that allow the gay community has ever seen. It looks like we The hypocrisy here is killing and then arrest the man when to mingle in Baton Rouge. Only aren’t doing our part if the city me. they would agree. having a few designated areas is still forgetting to protect a porThe resolution wouldn’t The arrests for some of these where the LGBT community tion of its people. have given special rights to any men were made under Louisi- feels comfortable reinforces our There have been efforts to particular person, it was merely ana’s anti-sodomy law, which city’s stigma. improve equality in the past, such meant to give everyone the basic was struck down by the U.S. SuWe need to take steps to re- as One Baton Rouge, a resolution protection against discrimination preme Court more than a decade duce this stigma associated with proposed in 2007 that would have that they deserve. ago, according to The Advocate. the LGBT community in Baton enacted tolerance of all “colors, Opposing human rights like All charges were dropped af- Rouge, and it looks like our cam- religions, sexual orientations, na- this is what’s giving our city a ter no evidence against the men pus will have to lead the way. tionalities and people of all walks bad reputation. could be found.

Many residents may be older of life.”

The people that our city ap- and more conservative, but the It didn’t gather enough sup- Annette Sommers is an 18-yearpoints to protect us were targeting city is also home to LSU, making port to pass after attacks from re- old mass communication and humiliating citizens with no it a college town shaping thou- ligious and conservative groups sophomore from Dublin, Calif. valid motive. They were arrest- sands of young minds. shot it down in 2010. Groups oping men for crimes they weren’t That is why I’m shocked our posing the resolution, such as the Contact Annette Sommers at committing when they should score reflected so poorly on us.

Christian right, preach peace yet asommers@lsureveille.com; have been focusing on more imOur generation is supposed won’t allow simple resolutions Twitter: @AnnetteSommers portant things that actually were to be the most tolerant the world promoting equality. occurring.

If leaders in our community are contributing to inequality then hopes for improvement look dim.

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden has expressed his concern with the low scores from the Human Rights Campaign’s report, but has yet to make any major changes to instill anti-discrimination laws.

Baton Rouge has slightly improved our numbers since 2012 when we were awarded a whopping two points out of 100. But regardless of last year’s scores, Baton Rouge would still be getting an F if these scores were letter grades.

I like to think we can do a Mathew Sumner / The Associated Press little better than that.

So far we have about two The Human Rights Campaign’s second annual Municipal Equality Index gave Baton Rouge a score of seven out of 100 for LGBT bars, Splash and George’s Place, equality due to its lack of protection laws. be embarrassed.”

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In response to Chandler Rome’s column, “Tradition Matters campaign shouldn’t be necessary,” readers had this to say:

“Considering the fact that a good portion of the student section will be as drunk and ignorant as usual I don’t see this “keep it clean” campaign working. All year there has been an effort within the student section to deter people, but it hasn’t happened yet. Miles and company weren’t pleading or begging. They were asking because they know that’s about all they can do.”

- djohn89

“I know when we went to Kyle Field last year that the Texas Aggie fans were the classiest, most friendly, hospitable folks I’ve met. It would be a shame to repay their kindness with the rudeness I’ve seen some drunk LSU fans stoop to many times in the past. If they do, I for one will

“Personally I think they should take away the privilege from the student. If they can't act like mature young adult. Take it away. If I were the AD, I would take their tickets and sell it out to the public. Or even just leave a huge empty spot for the whole nation know what going on. Let

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the students know "Hey, if you are not going to keep it clean. We will just take away your tickets."

They are giving asking the student section nicely. Because they figure that student will grow up and act like mature young adult. But apparently keeping it clean is too much to ask. Way to Stay Classy Guys.”

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‘Academic doping’ is not a resonable solution NEUTRAL GROUND Eli Haddow Columnist Lance Armstrong, Alex Rodriguez and Mark McGwire are all pockmarks on our generation’s sports memories. But are we any better than they are?

With finals week fast approaching, it will become tempting and irresistible to many to break the law and use unprescribed amphetamines like Adderall to enhance brain function and help them study.

In reality, this is “academic doping.”

It is a problem in colleges across the United States that, for now, is going relatively uncombatted by administrations and law enforcement.

However, with the rise of drugs like Modafinil, there could be real changes in the way students use and hide their use of performance-enhancing study drugs.

Modafinil — known as Provigil in the U.S. — is like Adderall. It increases the alertness of the user, but it is not an amphetamine.

Users say that it makes previously mind-numbing tasks into veritable walks in the park.

One user told New York Magazine that the drug was like “The Wizard of Oz,” where everything that was black and white became colorful.

The difference between Modafinil and drugs like Adderall is their prescribed uses. Adderall is meant to combat ADD and ADHD, but Modafinil was approved by the FDA to treat narcolepsy, a much more serious sleeping disorder.

Its use has not fully proliferated to the college level yet, but in the fast-paced investment world of New York City, stockbrokers are ordering three-week supplies so that they can keep up with their work.

People who had little motivation before are now kicking it in gear and grinding out work like it’s their job.

This begs the question on whether we’ve become lazy or whether these drugs actually make a difference in the way we approach our work. If it’s the latter, then we are no better than the steroid users we admonish in the national media.

If students are using study drugs to get ahead, then they are cheating themselves and everyone else into thinking they are capable of doing something that they are not.

Amphetamines help students

stay up the night before a test to cram. But if we have to obtain prescription drugs just to stay awake the night before an exam, doesn’t that mean that we have not been able to manage our time well enough?

Maybe we’re looking at this the wrong way.

It all seems harmless now, but when Modafinil and its future versions reach campus in a large way, then there will be real questions as to what is fair and what is not.

If there is a drug comparable to the one from the film “Limitless” floating around, how are we supposed to measure the actual merit of students?

One answer is that we have no base merit anymore. That’s to say that we’ll all be tweaking on Modafinil. If we take away sobriety, then we are still on the same footing.

But we could be facing a much bigger problem.

What if our universities note that there is an unfair advantage given to those using the drugs?

Does LSU become like Major League Baseball, where we have to give drug tests to prove that we are not cheating?

It’s quite possible that with drugs like Modafinil, this may be the road we are heading down.

The academic world has become

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so competitive that a school or government — after all, acquisition of prescription drugs is illegal — may have to come back in and level the playing field.

This plan would, no doubt, undermine what trust remains between students and the administration. But with prescription drug use skyrocketing, they may have no choice but to curb student use.

This is only, of course, if our generation continues to use narcolepsy medication to get

through daily tasks. You wouldn’t think we would need something so strong, and there’s always the possibility that we give it up.

But the odds are against us.

Eli Haddow is a 20-year-old English and history junior from New Orleans.

Contact Eli Haddow at ehaddow@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Haddow_TDR

Students should support efforts of Walmart workers Mr. Fini Joshua Hajiakbarifini Columnist This Thursday, we will chow down on turkey and drink enough beer to ignore our problems. While we enjoy the riches of the holidays, many at Walmart won’t be having much to be thankful for.

Recently, there was a food drive at an Ohio Walmart for

the store’s employees to enjoy Thanksgiving. Nothing says “not paid enough” like a food drive for employees at the workplace.

On top of that, this Black Friday we all will be further exploiting these workers by participating in one of the biggest shopping days of the year, and Walmart will be at the center of it.

Many students can’t wait to take advantage of the Black Friday sales for an Xbox One, PS4, computer, or video game. While we may want to go make our

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A protester chants her slogans as she is taken into custody after participating in a protest outside the new Chinatown Walmart store on Nov. 7 in Los Angeles.

purchases, we all need to take a moment and think about the millions of people who work at Walmart and are not paid a livable wage.

Students should stand in solidarity for the workers of Walmart who need and deserve a livable wage by supporting minimum wage increasing efforts in the state.

Walmart is not only the largest retailer on earth, but the largest company in the world in terms of revenue and employment. Last year, Walmart’s revenue was $469 billion, while their labor force was around 2.2 million. With revenues that high, it is a wonder why they cannot raise the wages of their employees.

Today more than half the company is still owned by the six heirs of the Walton family, whose combined net worth is more than $150 billion. This means they have more wealth than the bottom 30 percent of Americans, yet they don’t want to pay their 2.2 million employees a livable wage.

Last year, hundreds of Walmart employees across many stores went on strike on Black Friday and received the support of unions and Occupy Wall Street. Although the strike itself didn’t amount to many nominal benefits, it sparked a movement across the nation for minimum

wage increases.

A few months ago, the movement spilled over into fast food restaurants including McDonald’s, which faced walk-outs and strikes by employees seeking higher wage. Meanwhile several states raised minimum wages this year due to activism and ballot initiatives.

Earlier this month, voters in New Jersey voted to increase their minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.25 per hour. On the other side of the country, voters in Washington made their state the highest minimum wage state in the country at $9.32 per hour. On top of that, Seattle elected its first openly Marxist Socialist to the city council on a platform to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.

The biggest sign of change came from the top office of the land. President Barack Obama mentioned in his State of the Union address that minimum wage should reach $9 per hour. This is an important step for the federal government to take.

Recently there was a press conference of Walmart workers, labor leaders, and community organizers who called for a large mobilization of workers to strike on Black Friday. The President of the AFL-CIO Richard Trumka stated that Walmart employees can count on the support of millions of

union workers.

Walmart’s wages and work conditions are so poor that 70 percent of its workers leave within their first year. This turnover rate protects Walmart from their workers unionizing.

Walmart is known for being anti-union for obvious reasons.

Since the manufacturing industry had been chopped up and sent overseas in 1980s, the unions of the country have lost a lot of their power and influence. The only major industry left that can’t be shipped overseas is the retail industry. If the workers of Walmart are able to unionize, it will be a game changer for not just the retail industry but for the service sector.

So for this break, students should start supporting the efforts of workers at Walmart in getting a living wage and unionizing. The standard of living for the working poor hasn’t risen in 30 years, and it’s time for a change.

Joshua Hajiakbarifini is a 24-year-old political science and economics senior from Baton Rouge.

Contact Joshua Hajiakbarifini at jhajiakbarifini@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @JoshuaFini

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people in Louisiana, and about 20 percent of the state’s population is food insecure, meaning that they don’t know where their next meal is coming from.

“There’s a lot of people in our own backyard that go hungry, and there’s a lot of food that gets thrown away on campus,” Burke said. “It just makes sense to me to take it and use it for those who need it.”

Last week for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Burke built a 7-foot-tall fork, and he and other Kitchens on the Geaux volunteers stuck 12,000 white plastic forks into the Parade Ground in front of the Student Union.

Burke, who plays the guitar, said he also tried to raise awareness by submitting multiple songs with Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week-themed titles to KLSU. “I don’t think any of them were played, but it was worth a shot,” Burke said.

Burke said he has seen national statistics which states that close to 40 percent of food in the U.S. goes to waste every day.

“So about twice the amount of food that we would need to feed every‘So about twice one is thrown away,” Burke the amount of said. “People food that we are surprised would need by this when to feed every- I tell them.” urke one is thrown said BKitchens away.’ on the Geaux has been colScott Burke lecting leftpresident, Kitchens on over food the Geaux from Chipotle and Lod Cook Alumni Center on campus this semester, totaling 1,400 pounds of food so far.

The dining halls at LSU are contracted to a company called Chartwells, Burke said, and he has met with the regional district manager of the company multiple times to ask about using the excess food from the dining halls to feed the hungry. Burke said he was repeatedly rejected.

“We should and are able to help people,” Burke said. “We can really make a big difference.”

Contact Deanna Narveson at dnarveson@lsureveille.com

LSU is not a smoke-free campus.

I’m not sure where you all started getting that idea from. The world isn’t smoke free, so get over it.

It’s not like we walk up to you and blow smoke in your face.

DETHRONED, from page 1

winner twice, the first one to hand him a road loss and the first one to hold him below a 50 percent completion percentage in a game.

In fact, Johnny Football — assuming he’s off to the NFL after this season — will finish his career with a 46 percent completion rate on 97 passes against LSU. “You’d be lying to yourself if you said Johnny Football isn’t special,” said LSU sophomore cornerback Jalen Mills. “You have to respect that, but we were mad people didn’t give us much chance. We had [stopped him] before.”

Against all other opponents, Manziel averages 9.98 yards per pass attempt. Against LSU, that number plummets to 5.05 per throw.

This year’s shutdown method varied only slightly from last year’s 19-point performance.

Instead of switching from a nickel package to the predominantly 3-2-6 Mustang formation after struggling early — like the Tigers did in 2012 — LSU seamlessly rotated between defensive looks.

Blitzers swarmed on third downs, only to peel back during the next series. Much-maligned LSU linebacker D.J. Welter, in particular, harassed Manziel on several rushes.

The pass rush Manziel so routinely eases away of stayed in front of him as the biting cold of a blustery afternoon rendered his pocket passing erratic.

“It’s not like [LSU] played one defense the whole night,” said Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin.

“That’s why you have to give them credit. They were mixing up things and playing man-to-man [and] challenging receivers.”

The passing struggles, combined with six rushes for 21 yards

by A&M running backs, left Manziel behind the first-down sticks all game. Texas A&M converted a combined five of 16 third or fourth downs.

Throughout the first half, LSU’s surprising defensive success felt unsustainable. After all, the Tigers entered the game allowing 27 points and more than 400 yards per game through six conference contests.

The Aggie offense that hadn’t scored fewer than 41 points in a game this year and led the SEC in nearly every major offensive category seemed a step away.

Two A&M drives in LSU territory ended on downs, including an 11-play, 89-yard march that was masterful until the Tigers hunkered down inside the 5-yard line.

Manziel’s 51-yard touchdown pass to Derel Walker before halftime appeared to set the stage for the shootout everyone expected.

Instead of resting on an admittedly solid 10-point first-half effort, the LSU defense got mad.

“We had some guys hot about that last touchdown, including myself,” Mills said.

Johnson said the game plan involved physically containing Manziel, but that wasn’t the overall baseline goal against Manziel.

“At halftime, we said they were getting no more,” Johnson said. “That was our expectation for the game — to allow nothing. We gave them that one touchdown.”

LSU coach Les Miles said the second-half shutout — just the second scoreless half of Manziel’s career — wasn’t based on defensive coordinator John Chavis’ adjustments or the scheme itself. “[Chavis] talked to the defense at halftime and here’s what he said: ‘It’s not the scheme. It’s the great effort and energy of the guys that are playing for LSU on defense,’” Miles said. “He said, ‘You’ve got 30 more minutes, and you’ve got to play just like that.’ Hats off to the defense. They did exactly that.”

The drive chart for A&M’s four second-half series read: Interception, punt, interception, punt.

During those drives, Manziel was 8-for-19 passing with two interceptions while taking a

page 11 rare sack.

Even as the quarterback’s shot at another Heisman waned, LSU said Manziel’s performance wasn’t the only thing that failed to match expectations.

“Some guys may have been frustrated around him, but he never showed it,” said LSU senior linebacker Lamin Barrow. “... I don’t know what people say about [Manziel], but he doesn’t really talk a lot, act up or lose composure.”

Though his college career is likely ending in two games, the question was omnipresent after the game: What is LSU’s secret to stopping Johnny Manziel?

“I have a personal feeling for that, but I’ll keep that one to myself,” Miles coyly said.

Maybe it’s as simple as lining an LSU defense across from him.

“If I could tell you the plays, I would,” Barrow said. “I can’t give out the secret, because I don’t fully understand it.”

Barrow and the LSU defense may not fully grasp it, but they put the secret on display Saturday for all to see again.

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Abshire_Chris

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DOWN “All roads lead to __” Pinnacle Eat Ms. McArdle Say again Thread holder Roaring beast Mont Blanc, for one __ up; botches Set of rules of conduct Review of the financial books Stow away Tear to bits Actor Jeremy Fervent Pub game Family member Had debts 49ers or 76ers Doesn’t __ the situation; isn’t proper Like a threeminute egg

by Jacqueline E. Mathews

Saturday’s Puzzle Solved

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Piece of china Delight Facial features Most unsafe Peddles __ and that Glowing Bury Skin picture

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__ T; early Ford On top of Snouts Vital artery __ up; confined Smidgen Small bills Robin’s home Compete

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The Daily Reveille

Monday, November 25, 2013