The Daily Reveille - November 26, 2013

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ENTERTAINMENT: Renaissance Festival showcases fantasy, p. 9

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 • Volume 118, Issue 63

Housing rates won’t change Residents

Students won’t see increase for first time since ’90s

SEMESTERLY COST TO LIVE IN A TWO-STUDENT DORM IN HERGET HALL $2,840

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Desiree Robertson Contributing Writer

For the first time since the early ’90s, students living in all on-campus locations for the fall 2014 semester will not see increases in the cost of housing, said Residential Life Executive Director Steven Waller.

Paying more for housing — around 4 to 5 percent more each semester for the past 16 years — is a product of heightened costs of employing staff, coordinating ResLife programs, upgrading technology and renovating existing infrastructure.

East Campus Apartments and West Campus Apartments are the only two exceptions to this rent increase, as they have maintained the same price for the past two years.

The cost of building new residence halls also adds to the total cost of on-campus housing that the University must pay for with student housing bills.

However, after nearly two decades of heightened costs and expansion projects, the University has opted not to approve any new debts,

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BUSINESS

urged to shop locally Alexis Rebennack Staff Writer

ACADEMIC YEAR

Baton Rouge residents who pride themselves on snagging bargain Black Friday deals have an opportunity to take part in the Black Friday weekend madness while also supporting the local economy.

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is encouraging residents to participate in Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30 by visiting locally owned retailers instead of big name businesses.

“Small Business Saturday offers us a chance to show our support for the small businesses here in the Baton Rouge area,” President and CEO of BRAC Adam Knapp said in a news release. “BRAC hopes that shoppers will make a

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RENT, see page 15 LSU Residential Life didn’t raise the cost of room and board for students for the first time since the early 1990s.

What are your Black Friday plans? Vote at lsureveille.com.

SATURDAY, see page 15

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Triumph Kitchen nonprofit to guide at-risk youths

Alexis Rebennack Staff Writer

A chef, a special education teacher and a tattoo artist are just three ingredients in Triumph Kitchen, a nonprofit aiming to help at-risk youths by teaching them to cook.

The project has been marinating for a while, but is set to open on Jan. 13, 2014 at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge.

During his 20 years as a professional chef, Chris Wadsworth received applications from people without any knowledge of how to appropriately carry themselves for a potential job. However, it was when he and his wife Sommer moved to Baton Rouge 19 months ago that they were inspired to help others — applicants and employers alike.

“I started thinking of ways that I could assist in that aspect,”

Wadsworth said. “Being in the business for so long and constantly looking for staff and having to resort to the newspaper or Craigslist, I wanted to be able to provide a way for kids to get off the street and have motivation and direction in their life, but also to be able to provide a great staff [for employers].”

Chris Wadsworth will educate students in every aspect of the back of the house in a brand-new kitchen, which is still in need of funding.

Sommer plans to teach life skills, mentoring and counseling.

Along with the couple, business people, farmers and other chefs such as Jay Ducote will encourage Triumph Kitchen students.

The application process includes an online form and a family interview so the Wadsworths can make sure the candidate will be invested in and benefit from

the organization.

“Triumph Kitchen isn’t just about teaching kids to cook, but motivating them to better their lives,” Wadsworth said. “It’s not our mission to create 15 to 20 chefs every semester, but to get these kids motivated to do something with their lives, whether it be becoming a chef or going to college.”

While Triumph Kitchen is receiving much of its financial help from sponsors like Whole Foods, Visit Baton Rouge and Taco de Paco, the LSU AgCenter also plans to be an integral part of Triumph Kitchen.

“Something we are extremely passionate about is using local products and teaching kids where food comes from, how its developed and grown, and the process of getting it from the fields to us, and that’s where KITCHEN, see page 15

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Baton Rouge artist Jiggy Johnson works on a mural Nov. 5 for the front entrance of what will be Triumph Kitchen.

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INTERNATIONAL People flee, deported from Dominican Republic to Haiti after couple is killed PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 100 additional people have either been deported to Haiti or left on their own accord from neighboring Dominican Republic after an elderly Dominican couple was killed, authorities and a spokesman for a migrant advocacy group said Monday.

The number of Haitians and people of Haitian descent who have been expelled or volunteered to leave had reached at least 350, said Lolo Sterne, coordinator for Haiti’s Office of Migration.

Collapsed Latvian supermarket search ends with 40 injured, death toll at 54 RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvia’s rescue service says it has finished searching the site of a collapsed supermarket in which 54 people died, including three firefighters, and at least 40 were injured.

The four-day operation was interrupted on Saturday when a large portion of the roof caved in, but no one was injured.

Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis on Monday called the supermarket collapse a “serious crime” and said it is not a case where there can be no guilty party.

Nation & World

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Louissien Pierra, 25, holds his two-yearold daughter Anita Pierra as they wait to board a bus to Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti on Monday.

Hollywood’s Arnon Milchan says he was Israeli spy and “proud of it” JERUSALEM (AP) — Stories about Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan’s alleged double life have been circulating for years.

Now, the Israeli businessman behind hits like “Pretty Woman,” ‘’Fight Club” and “L.A. Confidential” has finally come forth with a stunning admission — for years he served as an Israeli spy, buying arms on its behalf and boosting its alleged nuclear program.

“I did it for my country and I’m proud of it,” said Milchan.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Ho, Ho, No! NYC Santa Claus parade comes to an end, not most effective

More than 28,000 largemouth bass fingerlings released into Red River

NEW YORK (AP) — Santa Claus isn’t coming to town.

The group that puts on the city’s annual Sidewalk Santa Parade said its last bell has been jingled.

Volunteers of America-Greater New York said the parade and its Sidewalk Santa fundraising efforts have been retired and it’s using other ways, such as online giving and money from private donors, to raise funds for its Hope and Hearth food voucher program.

“It was just not the most effective way to raise money,” vice president Rachel Weinstein said Monday.

Unlucky sibling of pardoned turkeys meets Minn. governor Monday

Police: Yale campus safe, no gunman found after SWAT’s search

ALEXANDRIA (AP) — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has stocked the Red River with over 28,000 Florida strain largemouth bass fingerlings.

The Town Talk reports the Red River Waterway Commission agreed to a five-year plan to stock $50,000 worth of bass fingerlings annually into the five pools of the Red River.

The fingerlings were evenly distributed in the five pools of the river in order to improve fishing opportunities for the recreational angler. The fish range in size between 4 and 7 inches.

The Red River Waterway Commission purchased the fish from the American Sportfish Hatchery.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale University was locked down for nearly six hours Monday as authorities investigated a phone call saying an armed man was heading to shoot up the school, a warning they later said was likely a hoax.

SWAT teams searching the Ivy League campus did not find a gunman after a roomby-room search and the lockdown was lifted Monday afternoon. No one was injured, police said.

COVINGTON (AP) — Two Covington teenagers face charges of “terrorizing” after making verbal threats toward their high school.

WVUE-TV reports they were arrested late Friday after school administrators alerted police about the alleged threats. Police did not release the nature of the threat.

The teens were booked after an investigation revealed the 14and 15-year-old boys had access to weapons in their homes.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With two other turkeys ticketed for a presidential pardon at the White House, their brother met Minnesota’s governor Monday at a state Capitol ceremony featuring much of the same upbeat pageantry ahead of a far gloomier fate for the bird.

Jokingly dubbed “Delicious” by a farmer traveling with the 20-pound gobbler, the unfortunate turkey enjoyed only a brief stay of execution — not a reprieve — during a ceremony laced with gallows humor at Gov. Mark Dayton’s Capitol office.

JOHN MINCHILLO / The Associated Press

Charity workers dressed as Santa Claus walk up Fifth Avenue in New York on Nov. 25, 2011 during the Volunteers of America annual Sidewalk Santa parade.

2 teens accused of terrorizing for making threats against high school

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University to host city planning event Renee Barrow Contributing Writer

Baton Rouge will rejoin the collection of American cities to have represented themselves in the prestigious Mayors’ Institute of City Design workshop from Dec. 11 to Dec. 13.

Baton Rouge was involved in a MICD session in 2006, but the event was not hosted in the city or affiliated with the University.

This time, the University is directly involved with the workshop.

The University’s Coastal Sustainability Studio will bring together mayors and design specialists from around the country to discuss specific problems individual mayors are working to combat.

The University was selected to put together this event through a competitive process similar to that of applying for grants, according to Director of the Coastal Sustainability Studio and assistant professor of architecture Jeffrey Carney.

Carney said the Coastal Sustainability Studio’s unique proposal examined how to make cities more resilient to events like flooding and economic downturn.

“Resilience is about being prepared for risk,” Carney said.

Carney said the MICD provides professionals a chance to constructively work with mayors to heighten city planning progress to plan for those risks.

Baton Rouge has improved a great deal with the Plan Baton Rouge initiative in 1998 and its improvements to the downtown area, Carney said.

Mayors from Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Texas and Louisiana will attend.

The participating design specialists will represent Columbia University, Tulane University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Architecture and design firms like Unabridged Architecture, Biohabitats, Gensler and Sasaki will also be there.

Carney said people tend to think of the University and Baton Rouge as separate entities, but events like this show they are intertwined.

The MICD — with more than 900 mayors and 600 designers as graduates — is a leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the American Architectural Foundation and the United States Conference of Mayors with support from United Technologies Corporation, according to its website.

“The mayor has the power to shape a city’s look and how it works,” Carney said.

Contact Renee Barrow at rbarrow@lsureveille.com

AGCENTER

Prof. shares Thanksgiving sweet potato facts compiled by OLIVIA MCCLURE • Contributing Writer Sweet potato production is a $79.5 million industry in Louisiana, with nearly 10,000 acres farmed for the crop in 2012, according to the AgCenter.

Director of the School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences Don

1. Sweet potato acreage has declined in the past few years in Louisiana due to hurricanes as well as competition from crops that are more profitable for farmers to grow, such as corn.

2. Sweet potatoes are expensive to grow.

Even though most sweet potato varieties have a high yield, growing one acre can cost as much as $4,000 plus labor and infrastructure costs.

3. Americans’ sweet potato consumption has increased by one-third in the past 10 years because people began realizing sweet potatoes are a healthy food.

La Bonte is a sweet potato breeder who focuses his research on the development of new varieties that respond to the industry’s demands.

While La Bonte works with sweet potatoes year-round, Thanksgiving is when sweet potatoes make a special appearance on many tables.

Demand has also risen in Europe, where sweet potatoes are a novelty that people are beginning to incorporate into cuisines.

4. The most common variety of sweet potatoes grown in Louisiana today is the Beauregard, which was developed by AgCenter scientists in the late 1980s. It became popular with farmers because it has a high yield and produces a good quality potato. New varieties such as the Orleans may overtake it, however, because it tastes just like the Beauregard but has a better, more uniform shape and a slightly higher yield.

5. The AgCenter is working on a starchy, orange fleshed variety of sweet potatoes for growers in Africa, who prefer blander sweet potatoes. Having the orange flesh is important because that means higher beta carotene content, which is a key nutrient.

6. Sweet potatoes are the fourth most important crop grown in tropical areas such as Uganda. The top sweet potato producing country in the world is China, where they are used in animal food.

NOVEMBER

EVENTS Carver Library Branch Fit Club Adults and young adults are invited to the library to get fit! Come to observe and/or participate in monthly exercise demonstrations at 5pm. We’ll walk two miles each session and then cool down!

Call (225) 389-7450 for more.

EVENT CALENDAR

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013 6:30 PM

Scrabble Nite - Jones Creek Regional Branch-EBR Public Library

7:00 PM

Tracey's Trivia Night - Tracey's Bar & Restaurant Rebirth Brass Band - Maple Leaf Bar

Rockstar Racing “Student Night”

7:30 PM

"Memphis" the Musical - LSU Union Theater Cirque Dreams Holidaze - Heymann Performing Arts Center

Show your student ID and get half price go-kart races. Not a student? Tag yourself @rockstar racing for a free go-kart race. Come feel like a rockstar at Baton Rouge’s premiere indoor kart racing facility, Rockstar Racing!

8:00 PM

Kocktail Karaoke - Goodfriends Bar Comedy Beast - Howlin' Wolf Open Mic Night - Rusty Nail Trivia Night - Siberia Jon Cleary - Chickie Wah Wah

9:00 PM

Tikioki Karaoke - The Saint Bar & Lounge The Treme Brass Band - D.B.A. Daley - House of Blues New Orleans Tom Fischer and Friends - Fritzels Jazz Club

Thanksgiving Buffet @ The Club at LSU Union Square

10:00 PM

Enjoy a delectable buffet of all your favorite holiday flavors with all your campus family, colleagues and friends. Feast on a traditional Thanksgiving lunch buffet at The Club at LSU Union Square!

ALL DAY

Smokin' Time Jazz Club - The Spotted Cat Music Club ASAP Ferg - Republic New Orleans Right Here, Now - LSU Museum of Art

For more information on LSU events or to place your own event you can visit www.lsureveille.com/calendar

page 4 CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Four students arrested for trespassing at Huey P. Long Fieldhouse Around 10 p.m. on Nov. 19, LSU Police Department officers were dispatched to the Huey P. Long Fieldhouse in reference to a report of trespassing.

Upon investigation, officers located four individuals and arrested them for criminal trespassing, said LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde. One man, Alexander J. Spilman, 19, of 725 Thornington Drive, Roswell, Ga., was charged with simple possession of marijuana in addition to criminal trespassing.

The other three individuals, Blake L. Bilger, 19, of 6211 Willow Glen Road, Midlothian, Va., Andrew N. Nezelek, 18, of 5707 Long Cove Road, Midlothian, Va. and Hannah A. Jones, 18, of 425 Browning Loop Mandeville, La., were only charged with criminal trespassing. They were all issued misdemeanor summons and released.

Student arrested for four counts of battery, resisting officer On Nov. 23 at 4 p.m., LSUPD officers noticed a female passed out near the intersection of South Campus and South Stadium drives.

Officers attempted to wake her up, and she appeared extremely intoxicated, Lalonde said. When she woke up, she was unable to stand, and officers

asked her to remain seated, but she refused and struck one of the officers twice, Lalonde said.

Officers attempted to place her in handcuffs and she struck them again, he said. She was identified as Alexandria Klair Prosperie, 18, of 510 Cascade Drive, Houma, La. Prosperie was placed under arrest and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Two students arrested for simple assault after dispute, threats On Nov. 23 around 10:45 a.m., LSUPD officers were dispatched to Residential College West Hall for a simple assault complaint.

Officers met with the victim, who stated he had been involved in a dispute with Connier Cronin, 18, of 4821 Cottage Hill, and Samuel A. Hidalgo, 18, of 2785 South I-49 Service Road, Opelousas, La. The victim told officers the two had made threats the night before, Lalonde said.

When officers met with Cronin and Hidalgo, both admitted to making threats, but claimed they were not serious, Lalonde said.

They were both issued misdemeanor summons and released.

Lalonde said under Louisiana law assault is considered a threat, but if it is carried out, it becomes battery.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news

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Professor receives Chevron grant Renee Barrow Contributing Writer

For some students, math courses may seem more like a chore than a useful skill, but Blaise Bourdin, University Center for Computation and Technology adjunct faculty and associate professor of mathematics, is working with other departments to use math in combating renewable energy problems.

Bourdin’s research deals with geothermal energy, which comes from steam from volcanoes and other locations rich in heated rock.

When this steam is harvested, it can be used as a power source.

“The wealth of a university is not just what we own,” Bourdin said. “It’s what we can invent.”

Bourdin and his colleague’s geothermal energy research is now in its last phases, and Chevron plans to implement the final produce.

Bourdin said his research method utilizes linear elastic fracture mechanics and complex geometry to make more accurate predictions about how to access steam, along with thermodynamics.

The research remained purely theoretical until Bourdin secured a $400,000 grant from Chevron, the largest global producer of geothermal energy.

“You start in theoretical areas, but once you develop enough understanding, you can transition to having a direct impact on people’s

lives,” Bourdin said.

Using SuperMike, one of the CCT’s supercomputers, Bourdin and his colleagues created a theoretical model outlining the flow of the cracking system.

After reading a 2006 research report from the U.S. Department of Energy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bourdin’s interest in geothermal energy grew.

There was remaining difficulty with how to generate fractures in rocks in order to harvest steam, Bourdin said.

The harvesting process requires drilling fractures into the rocks, so water may be injected to induce steam production.

Bourdin received a $314,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to help accurately predict how rocks will fracture.

In the past, researchers used classical mechanics in their geothermal energy studies, but they did not have enough equations to complete the problems and had to make assumptions about where the cracks would grow, Bourdin said.

Bourdin said he feels grateful to be at a university where different disciplines can come together to collaborate on real-world projects.

Contact Renee Barrow at rbarrow@lsureveille.com

LAUREN DUHON / The Daily Reveille

Blaise Bourdin, LSU Department of Mathematics associate professor and Center for Computation and Technology adjunct faculty, received an energy research grant from Chevron.

Sports

Tuesday, November 26 2013

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FAREWELL, FRIDAY LSU, Arkansas wrap up polarizing Friday series

MEMORABLE

FRIDAY GAMES 2002

Arkansas 21, No. 18 LSU 20

Matt Jones and Arkansas drove 81 yards in 25 seconds, including Jones’ 31-yard TD pass to Decori Birmingham with nine seconds left to send Arkansas to the SEC Championship Game instead of LSU.

2007

Arkansas 50, No. 1 LSU 48 (3 OT)

Houston Nutt’s final game at Arkansas included Darren McFadden’s four touchdowns and 206 yards rushing as the Razorbacks pulled a monumental upset that seemed to knock No. 1 LSU out of the BCS Championship, which the Tigers won six weeks later.

2011 TAYLOR BALKOM / The Daily Reveille

The LSU football team hoists “The Boot” on Nov. 23, 2012 after the Tigers’ 20-13 win against the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark.

Chris Abshire Senior Reporter

It’s become a Thanksgiving weekend tradition in Louisiana, but LSU fans will gladly wish it farewell.

LSU and Arkansas will play Friday this week — likely for the final time in the foreseeable future — ending a nearly two-decade run of Black Friday matchups.

Though the Battle for The

Golden Boot received its first prime Friday afternoon slot this year on CBS since 1996, it’s never been a popular playing time with fans or players.

Neither LSU coach Les Miles nor the Tigers were dripping with

No. 1 LSU 41, No. 3 Arkansas 17

With LSU down 14-0 in the second quarter, the Honey Badger took over. Tyrann Mathieu’s punt return spurred a 41-3 run as LSU wrapped up its first perfect regular season in 53 years, while former Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino fired choice words at Miles after a fourth-quarter field goal.

sentiment about the finale of the Friday series.

“I like the traditional week,” Miles said. “It’s one of those things that a coach can get used to — the schedule.”

With so few Saturday night

games already on recent home slates, the fanbase never embraced the set Friday slot.

Other than a top-5 matchup in 2011, the actual Tiger Stadium FAREWELL, see page 8

FOOTBALL

Blue unsure he will use fifth year of eligibility Chandler Rome Sports Editor

LSU senior running back Alfred Blue was given an early Christmas gift last week.

But now confusion surrounds how he’ll utilize it.

Presented with a fifth year of eligibility after a knee injury sidelined him for all but three games last season, Blue was coy Monday night as to whether he’d return to Baton Rouge for a fifth season or declare for the NFL Draft.

Nola.com’s Jim Kleinpeter reported earlier in the day that the Boutte, La. native wouldn’t return to LSU and forgo his extra year.

“I’m going to sit down at the end of the season with coach [Les] Miles, the coaching staff

and my parents and make a good decision,” Blue said Monday night. “I really don’t know. I’m going to see how it all plays out.”

Blue did confirm he’ll join the 15 seniors going through senior day ceremonies before Friday afternoon’s game against Arkansas, joking he could go through the ceremonies twice just as former Tiger offensive lineman Josh Dworaczyk did during his career.

Playing behind sophomore starter Jeremy Hill, Blue has appeared in 11 games this season, totaling 300 yards on the ground with one touchdown. He saw action in all 13 games in 2011, rushing for 539 yards and seven touchdowns and appeared the clear-cut starter headed into 2012.

A knee injury against Idaho

early in the 2012 season derailed those plans and Blue’s role in the running game has since become less defined.

While not asked specifically about Blue, Miles called the decision to return to school or declare for the Draft a personal one that he lends his opinion to.

“I have been as animated and as opinionated and as forthcoming as I could possibly be,” Miles said. “Frankly, it’s their decision.”

The deadline to declare for the NFL Draft is Jan. 15, 2014.

Trey Labat also contributed to this story.

Contact Chandler Rome at sports@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Rome_Chandler

RICHARD REDMANN / The Daily Reveille

LSU senior running back Alfred Blue rushes for a first down Saturday during the Tiger’s 34-10 victory against the Aggies in Tiger Stadium.

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Ties unfortunate but Tigers not taking three-win a part of the game Arkansas team lightly FOOTBALL

THE SMARTEST MORAN

James Moran Sports Columnist In a football game, like in just about every organized athletic contest, two teams compete. To quote LSU coach Les Miles, one team finishes first and one team finishes second.

Well, most of the time.

Sunday’s Vikings-Packers game ended in a 26-26 tie.

There was no winner but there were certainly losers — namely every fan who sat in the stands at frigid Lambeau Field through five quarters of football just to head home without the closure of a result.

For 60 minutes, it was a great game. Adrian Peterson and Christian Ponder built the Vikings a 237 lead early in the fourth quarter before LSU-alum Matt Flynn came off the bench to lead a feverish Packers comeback, as they scored 16 unanswered points and the game went to overtime tied at 23.

Green Bay won the toss and marched down the field but was forced to settle for a short Mason Crosby field goal. The Vikings then got their chance with the ball and responded with a field goal of their own to extend the game into sudden-death.

The good news is the new overtime rules work. Overtime games are no longer decided by the coin toss, and unless one team scores a touchdown, both teams get a chance to possess the football.

It’s a fairer way to decide a football game than one team winning a coin toss, driving 40 yards and winning the game on a field goal without the other team getting a chance to respond.

From the fairness standpoint, the Packers-Vikings game reaffirmed the overtime rules work.

But from the Blair Walsh field goal on, the game was just ugly. After a litany of stuffed runs, incomplete

passes, penalties and punts the clock expired in a tie.

Normally ties are few and far between. But if not for a muffed punt near the end of overtime in Sunday night’s Broncos-Patriots game, there very well could have been two within twelve hours.

There is nothing in sports less satisfying than a tie. The point of competition is there is a winner and a loser. A tie feels too much like everyone getting a trophy. From a sports fan’s perspective, I’d rather see my team fight hard and finish second than flounder its way to a tie.

Ties do nothing but look ugly in the standings and leave an unfulfilling taste in the mouths of players and fans alike.

But the answer is not more overtime. Double overtime is necessary in the playoffs because someone has to advance to the next round, but it isn’t feasible for a regular season game because of television schedules and stringent regulations about what games must be shown.

College football overtime rules eliminate ties, but that completely changes how the game is played and doesn’t fit the NFL style.

The NHL eliminated the tie with the implementation of the shoot-out, but there is no football equivalent for the NFL to use.

There is no way to get rid of the tie from regular season NFL games. Ties are terrible for all involved, but unfortunately there is nothing feasible that Roger Goodell or the competition committee can do to get rid of them.

All we can do is sit back and hope the tie remains as rare a phenomenon as it is now, if not more.

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

Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

When unranked Arkansas enters Tiger Stadium on Friday, it will be fighting to salvage a season that has seen a Razorback squad go winless in Southeastern Conference play.

The Razorbacks (3-8, 0-7 SEC) are coming off a 24-17 home overtime loss against Mississippi State on Saturday. First-year SEC coach Bret Bielema will lead Arkansas into an LSU team fresh off a dominating 34-10 victory against No. 19 Texas A&M and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.

Though Arkansas has struggled in 2013, the Tigers (8-3, 4-3 SEC) aren’t taking their final regular season opponents lightly.

“You know the history with Arkansas,” said junior linebacker D.J. Welter. “They can be 2-8 or 8-2 and they’re still going to play us the same. It’s the end of the year for them, and we have to really show up. They’re a good team, and they have great athletes, so we have to be ready for them regardless of their record.”

Last season, LSU traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., escaping with the Golden Boot in a 20-13 win.

In the past eight years, the Arkansas-LSU victor has won by five points or less five times. Junior defensive tackle Ego Ferguson said he knows how close this rivalry can be.

“Every year it feels like a close game with them,” Ferguson said.

“I feel like each year we’ve played them, it’s gone down to the wire.

We just have to take this game and build off of last week and come with it this week.”

near future.

Arkansas game] is all about them.

Ferguson, wide receivers [I’ll decide] after the season, after Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis we finish what we’ve got to do.”

Landry and defensive tackle AnMettenberger approaching thony Johnson, all juniors, will 3000-yard mark soon decide whether or not they want to enter the 2014 NFL Draft.

LSU senior quarterback Zach Sophomore running back Jeremy Mettenberger needs 74 yards Hill could also declare after the against Arkansas on Friday to beseason. come the third player in Tiger hisBeckham said the decision tory to throw for 3,000 yards. will be made afOnly forter he discusses it mer Tigers Rohan ‘I feel like each year Davey and JaMarwith his family.

“It’s crazy we’ve played them, it’s cus Russell have and a scary feeleclipsed the 3,000ing at the same gone down to the wire. yard mark. time,” Beckham The WatkinsWe just have to take said. “It’s almost ville, Ga., native like you’re about this game and build off said he would be to go out into the of last week and come lying if he’d be real world. People happy with a 73with it this week.’ think college is yard performance the real world, but against the RazorEgo Ferguson you’re still probacks, even in vicLSU junior defensive tackle tected here. It’s gotory. ing to be a growing “It would experience.” definitely be a nice moment for The same cannot be said for myself, but at the end of the day, the 2013 senior class, as Friday I want to win more importantly,” will be their last contest in Tiger Mettenberger said.

Stadium.

Ferguson said the squad will be playing for the veterans this week.

Contact Lawrence Barreca at “I know those guys don’t lbarreca@lsureveille.com; have a choice,” Ferguson said.

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LSU senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) throws a pass Saturday during the Tigers’ 34-10 victory against Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium.

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Miles talks Arkansas, Magee in weekly press conference Trey Labat Sports Contributor

LSU coach Les Miles addressed the media Monday at his weekly Lunch with Les press conference, following the Tigers blowout win against Texas A&M. SENIOR DAY ALWAYS A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

at Tiger Stadium, and it will be emotional for a number of guys.”

With the recent trend of underclassmen being lured away from Baton Rouge by the bright lights of the NFL, this might be the last game for more than just the seniors.

“I think it’s always going to be their decision, and I think their friends and family certainly have input,” Miles said. “I think that’s a personal decision and it’s one that, frankly, will be used as a recourse and we’ll certainly give our opinion. But it’s really their call.”

When No. 15 LSU seniors take the field Nov. 29, it will be the last time they step on the Tiger Stadium grass, and Miles has no doubt the experience will be emotional.

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MILES PRAISES MAGEE After rushing for a careerhigh 149 yards and a touchdown, junior running back Terrence Magee was named Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, and received heavy praise from Miles.

Miles said Magee has exceeded expectations at LSU, even though in high school it was clear he was a special player after the Franklinton product won high school player of the year.

Miles said Magee is the type of player that makes the LSU football team special.

“Basically what you ask Terrence Magee, is, ‘Hey, Terrence, I need you to do this.’ He says, ‘Yes, Coach,’ and he just does it,” Miles said. “And does it with everything that he has and every ability and talent.”

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

FOOTBALL

Miles finds success against first-year SEC coaches Mike Gegenheimer Sports Writer

LSU coach Les Miles is no stranger to the Arkansas football program after nearly a decade of playing the Razorbacks for Southeastern Conference bragging rights, but a new chapter in the schools’ rivalry is set to kick off Friday.

The Bret Bielema era of Arkansas football is in full swing, as the former Wisconsin signal caller travels to Baton Rouge in the final game of his inaugural season as the Razorbacks’ head coach. “[Bielema] has a little different slant on how he sees things,” Miles said. “You can tell he’s a very talented coach, very capable, provides very specific challenges to us.”

Miles claims a 11-2 record against first-year SEC coaches, with both losses coming in consecutive games against Ole Miss’ Houston Nutt and Arkansas’ Bobby Petrino in

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crowd has traditionally been far lighter for the Friday games.

The ire regarding the weekday kick mildly obscured what has been a meaningful and competitive series in the last dozen years.

LSU or Arkansas has represented the Southeastern Conference Western Division in six of the last 11 SEC Championship Games, with two of the meetings going to overtime and another four decided on the final possession.

“We know what Arkansas brings, and it’s not on the fans or anybody else to bring the fire to a rivalry game,” said junior receiver Jarvis Landry. “You saw how tough it was last year up there and we embrace a chance to play them whenever we can.”

At LSU, Miles is 5-3 against Arkansas and 6-3 in weekday games.

But the Razorbacks have recently used the short week to their advantage, playing above their pay grade in upset wins against LSU in 2007-08 and during close calls in 2005 and 2012.

Miles said the quick turnarounds are usually hard on his team’s health, which could be an issue after a physical 34-10 win against Texas A&M. “Obviously there’s not a lot of time to get health back, and if you’ve lost health in that game ... it’s tough,” Miles said. “[It’s a] new challenge. Our guys look forward to it. It’s a let’s-play-quicker kind of thing.”

Though Miles pointed to the physical aspect of an abbreviated week, Landry identified the mental side as the toughest facet of playing six days later.

“You have to embrace the grind,” he said. “Everyone knows about the physical side, but it’s getting to the video and getting in the film study that’s compressed for time. Sometimes, you have to study on Thanksgiving.”

2008. Nutt also coached at Arkansas before taking a job with the Rebels.

Miles initiated six of the SEC’s current coaches with a first-season loss during his tenure with LSU, including Alabama coach Nick Saban in 2007, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen in 2009, Florida coach Will Muschamp in 2011, both Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin and Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze in 2012 and Auburn coach Gus Malzahn earlier this season.

“The first time you see a coach, there’s some excitement,” Miles said. “But we’ve always kind of got more excited about how the team plays, and [Arkansas] plays pretty good.”

LSU outscored first-year coaches 389-255 since 2005, but junior defensive end Jermauria Rasco said the biggest difficulty in preparing for a first-year coach is not having the experience of playing them before and knowing the style of coach

they are.

“You never know what they’re going to bring to the table,” Rasco said. “Every coach has something different. We’re going to prepare for Arkansas like we did last week and make sure we do what we’ve been coached to do and hopefully we come out on top.”

Friday won’t be the first time Miles and Bielema meet on the gridiron — the two coaches squared off three other times at previous universities. The most recent meeting came in 2003 when Miles was the head coach at Oklahoma State and Bielema was a defensive coordinator at Kansas State. Miles was victorious on the day, winning 38-34 after losing 44-9 the previous season.

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In 15 Friday matchups, LSU the diversity of football and the owns a 10-5 advantage against different days people want to Arkansas. watch,” Landry said. “People The tradition goes the way of want to see LSU play in primethe old SEC next year, as Texas time, so sometimes that means a A&M becomes LSU’s final regu- Friday or a Thursday.” lar season game. The Tigers will But for now, no one’s crytravel to College Station for a ing about the final Friday finale, Thanksgiving Thursday feast in though the Tigers were quick 2014, and the Arkansas game to point out they’ll be sacrificshuffles up to an ing a little bit of earlier Saturday. hanksgiving ‘I think we’ll pass up Tdinner That means, for the at least every oth- letting turkey settle to sake of football. er year, a week“You’d rather day game will get a victory this week.’ be eating all that likely remain on turkey, stuffing Terrence Magee LSU’s schedule. yourself with all LSU junior running back The Tigers take a that food,” said bye week before junior running next year’s A&M game, but that back Terrence Magee. “I think may not always be possible in fu- we’ll pass up letting turkey settle ture seasons. to get a victory this week.”

Landry said he understands the fan’s disdain for the games, but emphasized that it keeps LSU Contact Chris Abshire at in the spotlight. cabshire@lsureveille.com; “Watching teams play durTwitter: @Abshire_Chris ing the week, it shows a lot about

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LSU coach Les Miles (left) hugs former Arkansas coach John L. Smith (right) on Nov. 23, 2012 after the Tigers’ 20-13 win against the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark.

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Members of the LSU football team pose around “The Boot” trophy Nov. 23, 2012 after the Tigers’ 20-13 win against the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark.

Tuesday, November 26 2013

Entertainment

Hear ye! Hear ye!

Louisiana Renaissance Festival showcases fantasy, escape

STORY TAYLOR SCHOEN Entertainment Writer

Hear ye! Hear ye! All maidens, knights, wenches and peasants are invited to travel back in time at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival where harps are strummed, turkey legs are eaten and corsets are donned.

The fantastical festival has been running strong since 2000 in its arboreal Hammond location, according to Richard Hight, co-owner of LARF. Hight said he and his military friend Alvon Brumfield decided to start their own renaissance festival after becoming involved with a similar fest in Arizona.

“My family and I had gotten involved with visiting renaissance festivals, and we had Alvon come up with this idea,” Hight said. “I was approaching retirement from the Air Force and Alvon was about

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to get out the Air Force at the same time. Well, we were walking around one day, and said, ‘You know, we could do one of these.’”

Hight said the two decided to buy as much land as they could in hopes they would grow into the 100-acre site. He said when they initially opened the festival, they used only a small percentage of the land. Today, the festival has grown considerably.

“I’d say we’re about 10 times larger than we were our first year,” Hight said.

Every year, LARF expands and new features and attractions

Check out more photos from the festival at lsureveille.com.

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[Top Left] A performer points into the audience Sunday at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival in Hammond. [Top Right] A child takes the hand of a lady in costume during the final show of the festival Sunday. [Bottom] A juggler performs tricks while standing on a swing Sunday.

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Black Friday is killing the holidays The death of Thanksgiving is upon us, and we must mourn its loss.

Although many would argue that Christmas is this forgotten holiday’s killer, u l t i m a t e l y, Black Friday is to blame for Turkey Day’s demise.

Remem- KATIE DAIGREPONT Entertainment Writer ber in kindergarten, when you dressed up like a Pilgrim or Native American and gave thanks for the many blessings in your life? No? Well, there was a time when Thanksgiving wasn’t equated with shopping sprees, and the holiday was celebrated properly.

Long lines and door-busters are now overpowering a day that was once reserved for family. This is hardly fair for the employees who must now work on the national holiday.

This year, Macy’s will join Wal-Mart, Toys “R” Us, Sears, Staples and Target by opening on Thanksgiving evening, a time once spent catching up with family after entering a food-coma. After 155 years of acknowledging Thanksgiving, Macy’s has now done its part to make sure Thanksgiving is nothing but a corporate holiday.

Just days after Macy’s announced its premature opening, J.C. Penney followed suit and announced it too will open the night of BLACK FRIDAY, see page 11

FILM

Prytania offers a different movie-going experience

Samantha Bares Entertainment Writer

The single-screen Prytania is the oldest theater in New Orleans, clocking in at 98 years strong, but it’s not your grandma’s movieplex.

The theater has a history of moving with and often surpassing the movie experience through the years. It was the first movie house in the area to convert to digital cinema and has hosted film showings for several local film festivals.

Sociology sophomore Kira Hellmers said she has made it to the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” showing every Halloween weekend for four years.

The smaller theater experience is much different, Hellmers said, and

sometimes includes shadow casts performing in front of the screen.

“There’s usually more audience participation, and it’s … a more involved event than a regular movie showing,” she said.

But the Prytania Theatre has a lot more to offer than the odd Rocky Horror showing, a tradition most movie houses have embraced.

From special events to over-the-top concessions, it is a one-of-a-kind experience.

Charlotte Fournier has seen a great deal of change in her two years working there. In addition to the movie basics of popcorn, candy, soda (from Mexico, with real sugar, in old-fashioned glass bottles) and the like, the Prytania opened a coffee bar in 2012.

“We can do anything from regular coffee to cappuccinos to frappés … milkshakes and smoothies. It’s a pretty nice setup,” Fournier said.

Gelato is also served.

The regular crowd of customers have come to recognize Fournier— not difficult, considering the small theater only employs about 10 people at a time to work concessions, coffee bar and box office.

Matinee showings of classic movies at 10 a.m. Wednesdays and Sundays are followed by free coffee and cake in the lobby afterward for patrons, and children’s movies and specials play at 10 a.m. on Saturdays.

There are also late night showings at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

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The single-screen Prytania Theatre has continued to evolve with the times while keeping its magic.

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MUSIC

Zoso to play at The Varsity on Friday

Rob Kitchen Entertainment Writer

It’s said imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. In the music industry, this is perhaps best expressed by a tribute band.

Eighteen years into its run, Zoso remains one of these tributes, channeling the music and essence of the legendary band Led Zeppelin. On Friday, Zoso returns to Baton Rouge with a show at The Varsity.

Zoso was formed in 1995 by Matt Jernigan, John McDaniel, Adam Sandling and Greg Thompson, and the response they received sent them up the stairway to tribute band heaven.

“We thought about it for four months,” said Jernigan, lead singer of the group. “It started taking off and getting better and better and better. We started touring the United States and the rest was almost history.”

As lead singer, Jernigan channels the essence of Robert Plant, lead singer of Led Zeppelin and current solo artist.

“Playing music is one thing, but playing roles and parts is another,” Jernigan said. “It was a different thing to tackle.”

While the members of the band may look similar to their counterparts in Led Zeppelin, they never get mistaken for one another.

“Someone may say, ‘You look like Robert Plant’ or ‘You look like David Coverdale’ but I’ve never been mistaken for him,” Jernigan said.

While other bands like Rain, a tribute to The Beatles, may take up residency in a theater on Broadway or a spot on the strip in Las Vegas, touring was something important to Zoso, like any other rock band.

One of the band’s touring highlights included a spot on Bonnaroo’s lineup.

“We were going to tour,” Jernigan said. “To really do it full time is what you have to do if you want to make your full living at it.”

Many different tribute bands have singers or other members that get noticed by members for the original band. Unfortunately for Zoso, this isn’t the case, yet.

“I’d love [for them] to before they die, but unfortunately no,” Jernigan said of whether Led Zeppelin has picked up on their act.

When asked about the possibility of Led Zeppelin reuniting for a big reunion tour, Jernigan isn’t sure that the band would be the legendary band they were at one point.

“I don’t think they will, but it’s not going to be what anyone would want it to be,” Jernigan said.

“I kind of hope they don’t because I don’t want people to be disappointed. I don’t mean to say that in a bad way, it’s just the expectations would be too high.”

On Friday, Zoso returns to Baton Rouge for another show at The Varsity, marking its annual visit.

“We’ve played for about nine years,” Jernigan said. “We try to come through about once a year.

It’s always been a good audience.

Sometimes we sell it out. Sometimes we don’t. We love coming to Baton Rouge. It’s always been very supportive of us all the years we’ve been together.”

Tickets are $12, and the show starts at 8 p.m.

Contact Rob Kitchen at rkitchen@lsureveille.com Zoso, a tribute band formed in 1995 that pays homage to the legendary band Led Zeppelin, will return to Baton Rouge for its annual visit to play Friday at The Varsity. Tickets are $12, and the show starts at 8 p.m.

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Restyling the LBD Shamiyah Kelley • Entertainment Writer

With the holiday season upon us, there are tons of get-togethers and soirees to attend. While it would be nice to buy a new outfit for every occasion, on a college student’s budget, that is not always possible.

No worries, the style gods created a timeless piece that is universally flattering and available at all price points: the little black dress. Every woman should have one in her closet that fits her like a glove. You don’t have to spend a fortune either. Little black dresses are available everywhere from Cache to Forever 21.

Having a little black dress ready to take center stage at a moment’s notice will prove to be a style essential.

Eclectic This understated, yet chic look is perfect for casual get togethers with friends and family. The skater dress is in this season and would pair perfectly with a pair of combat boots and patterned semi-sheer tights.

Throw on a slouchy cardigan and a belt for a pop of color and you’re good to go. Bonus points if you wear the dress with a pair of Jeffrey Campbell Litas.

Dressy An A-line LBD is a timeless pick and looks lovely paired with chandelier earrings or a statement necklace. One or the other, don’t wear both. A chic pair of heels and an evening clutch will complete this simple, yet classic look. Throw your hair up in a chignon or any other simple updo and swipe a coat of red lipstick to give the look a little extra evening glamour.

Edgy The edgy look is perfect for a night out on the town. Look for dresses with perforations or cutouts if you’re feeling particularly daring. Otherwise, I’m a proponent for a sleek leather or faux leather dress. The bodycon silhouette is always a fun pick, but a loose-fitting shift dress adds a level of interest and is particularly forgiving to a tummy bulge. Choose whatever dress strikes your fancy, and pair it with sky high heels or thigh high boots. Throw on a faux fur vest for the diva effect and load up on multi-finger rings and arm candy.

There’s a little black dress for every personality. Gone are the days of dull, lackluster little black dresses. Consider this quintessential piece for the holiday season.

Tuesday, November 26 2013 BLACK FRIDAY, from page 9

Thanksgiving this year. It’s simple, really: business revolves around competition, meaning things can only get worse from here.

Best Buy will open at 6 p.m.

Thanksgiving evening, and Kmart is even holding a 41-hour Black Friday marathon starting at 6 a.m.

Thanksgiving morning.

In response to Target’s Thanksgiving opening, one California Target employee drew up a petition on Change.org asking the company to “take the high road and save Thanksgiving.” The petition, which has more than 186,000 supporters, joins more than 60 other petitions on the site calling on retailers to keep stores closed and employees at home with

PRYTANIA, from page 9 Recently, Fournier said, the theater started a series at 10 p.m. on Sunday nights centered on a theme or director. Right now, it focuses on Quentin Tarantino movies.

Especially popular at the theater was a recent silent movie showing with an accompanying live orchestra, which Fournier said will most

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Some of those attractions include an abundance of merchant shops which peddle a variety of handmade crafts like clothing, jewelry, pottery and glassworks.

Hight said that the festival is fortunate enough to have an experienced glass blower who loves his

their families this holiday.

In a battle for customers, these retailers are cutting into their employees’ family time and placing the blame on consumers. Yes, corporate greed essentially created Black Friday, but it is consumers who have been feeding the machine for years now.

Retailers will do whatever is in their best interest, and unfortunately, there are too many fanatic shoppers willing to forgo the holiday tradition just to finish their Christmas shopping a few weeks early. It’s not only greedy, it’s ruining an American holiday tradition.

But there is still hope for Turkey Day and those Americans who appreciate it. Some reports are finding that Black Friday will slowly face

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extinction as it loses its appeal.

According to research firm Accenture’s holiday survey, the percentage of shoppers hitting the mall on Black Friday has been on a steady decline. A Wall Street Journal article published last year indicated that shoppers can often snag better deals on days during the holiday period other than Black Friday.

Adding to this, a new report from Dealnews.com said that over the past two years, shoppers have been most likely to locate the best deals not on Black Friday or Cyber Monday but on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend.

Although the event is losing its importance in the marketplace, it is the cultural phenomenon surrounding the day that will most

likely keep Black Friday around for the foreseeable future. Some shoppers love the crowds, loud music and competitive atmosphere; shopping is their sport.

But all sports have their moment in the spotlight. If the Super Bowl were extended like Black Friday, there would be at least four extra quarters added to the game.

So when you really think about it, why miss out on family-bonding time only to stand in line and elbow your way through a crowd? With daily deal sites offering savings online, such as Groupon and LivingSocial, you can have your turkey and eat it, too.

For those who opt-out on shopping during this time because of the madness, there is even an

international day of protest on Friday they can participate in called Buy Nothing Day. Founded in 1992 by artist Ted Dave in Vancouver, the day was organized as a time for society to examine the issue of over-consumption.

So before you choose shopping over family, ask yourself: are the doorbusters really worth it? You may be saving a buck, but time with family and friends is priceless.

likely be repeated in the future.

All of these changes have only added to the Prytania experience, but customer Jared Black thinks the theater has kept its essence after nearly a century.

“To me, it feels like the spirit of the Prytania hasn’t changed,” Black, a New Orleans native, said.

According to Black, the Prytania’s patrons are people who are

passionate about film and the moviegoing experience.

“You don’t really see high school kids who are more interested in their date than the movie like you do every Friday night at the megaplexes,” he said.

Black often goes to midnight showings of movies like Tommy Wiseau’s cult classic “The Room.”

His friends ask why he chooses

midnight movies at the Prytania over streaming these movies online, but Black refuses to compare the experiences. He said it is like choosing between eating at a fast food or a fivestar restaurant.

His first memories of the theater date from high school, when he watched films playing there for the New Orleans Film Festival.

When Black was away to college in

Georgia, the only options were “poorly run cineplexes.” He said the time without the Prytania gave him a stronger appreciation for it.

Tickets to a Prytania showing can be bought on location or online at theprytania.com.

craft and enthusiastically teaches audiences about the art.

LARF is also home to a plethora of stage shows. According to Hight, it’s impossible to experience all of the stage shows in one day due to the number and conflicting schedules of the performances.

From kid-friendly to lewd humor, there are shows for all ages.

Many performers are dedicated to their roles whatever they may

be. Speaking with a British accent and using archaic terms, Lady Katherine Seymour, LARF actress and member of the royal court, discussed her daily royal duties.

“In the morn, about sunbreak her majesty does rise, and the ladies on duty for her majesty begin to help her get ready for the day by doing her hair, her makeup and dressing her,” Seymour said.

“Mayhap that day she need a bath

of some sort, we would help her with that.”

Although the festival is largely based on nods to history, Hight said the festival isn’t completely historically accurate and the experience is more about fantasy and escape.

“We don’t base everything on history,” he said. “It’s more of what people remember. We look at the fun aspects of it, but we don’t

confine it to a specific year. We create a playground for people to come and forget about the world for a day and just relax and enjoy themselves.”

LARF will be open Nov. 29 and 30 as well as Dec. 1, 7 and 8.

Katie Daigrepont is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Metairie, La.

Contact Katie Daigrepont at kdaigrepont@lsureveille.com

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Talking about sex with parents helps sexual health, safety THE BOX DOES NOT EXIST Jana King Columnist Teenage pregnancy is at an all time high. Sexually transmitted diseases are out there, and they are dangerous. Birth control is only 90 percent effective. The list goes on and on.

Our biology teachers drilled it into us during sex ed, when they showed the “Miracle of Life” video and we tried to situate ourselves so that the head of the football player in front of us blocked what was happening between the woman’s legs.

Sex ed was undoubtedly the most interesting and uncomfortable six weeks of 10th grade, and it has become a rite of passage for the American teenager.

Hermione Granger spoke the infamous words, “Fear of the name only increases fear of the thing itself.”

And that’s exactly our problem. We fear that talking about sex will ruin our innocence, so we don’t talk about it – at all.

It’s a three letter, one syllable word. It has no power over us, unless we give it power.

Admit it, you have, at one time or another, looked up sex in a dictionary. You were

probably in English class, listening to a teacher drone on about present progressives that modify some adverb, and then the idea struck you.

Reaching under the desk, you pulled up the big blue student dictionary. Stealthily, your finger tabbed down to the words beginning with S. Scanning the page, your eye finds it: “Sex [seks]- (noun) Sexual activity, including specifically sexual intercourse.”

Of course that is when your teacher chose to walk up the aisle and you flipped the page, playing it cool as you pretended to be enthralled over the definition of “silicon” or “sonnet.”

But why is this curiosity shamed? If knowledge is power, shouldn’t we be armed with the facts and figures to make our way through a society that is dousing us with sexual influences left and right?

Sex Positive blogger and host of the Youtube channel Sex+, Laci Green, recently dove into the subject of sex education in America, outlining its changes throughout history.

In the 1940s, the push for sex education was strong and teachers were required to be certified to teach medically accurate sex education courses. This was until the 1960s, when conservative family groups called sex

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education in schools a “filthy communist plot” against America by the liberals and the homosexuals.

From that point on, “Abstinence Only” sex education was the favored method in American public school systems, teaching fear and scaring teenagers into keeping their virginities.

I don’t have to tell you how effective that has been, just ask

the 30 percent of females who will become pregnant before their 20th birthday.

Keep in mind, these were parents who didn’t want to have an uncomfortable talk in which their 8 year old asks what testicles or labia are.

I’m not saying that we should swap tips and tricks over wine coolers with our parents.

But if your parents still spell

the word out in front of you the way my mother did until I was 18, something should change.

Sit down with your parents.

Explain to them that you are a young woman or man who has been going through changes. Tell them that it is natural and a crucial part of growing up.

Let them know that you understand the risks and preventative measures involved with being sexually active. Maybe throw in a anecdote or two about your sexual history.

Most importantly, let them know that you want them to be available to you for guidance.

They are your parents, after all.

If no one else has, let me be the first to tell you that sex is not a shameful desire embedded in the human heart to destroy America’s moral code. It should be celebrated, treated with respect, and most importantly, talked about openly.

So, LSU, let’s do it. Let’s talk about sex.

Jana King is a 19-year-old women’s and gender studies sophomore from Ponchatoula, La.

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

LSU grads qualified to tackle challenges in workplace, bar BRACE YOURSELF Ryan McGehee Columnist While it may be difficult securing a job in this economy, finding qualified people to work for you must be infinitely harder.

Your business is your baby; you don’t want to pay just anyone to help you take care of it.

You need a person that is educated enough, has a modicum of common sense and can handle the pressure of a stressful environment.

In short, you need a graduate of Louisiana State University.

There are huge benefits to hiring an LSU grad. Given the amount of partying we do, no amount of booze at any office party can render us impotent

for work the next day. Bourbon, vodka, gin or moonshine, we’ll be in bright and early to work the 9-to-5.

In fact, scientists speculate that completion of just one semester at LSU forces your liver to evolve to a higher state of being.

On the same note, we are able to deftly manage any embarrassing supply closet hook-ups with poise and grace, and by that, I mean deleting any newly acquired phone numbers and claiming to have blacked out.

Bullet dodged. Am I right, fellas?

When it comes to retaining important information, there are none that can compare to a Tiger. Some students skip most classes throughout the year, and once they do decide to attend, it is sparse and irregular, with inordinate amounts of cramming the

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two weeks before finals.

The change usually happens right after Mardi Gras during spring semester.

This Vyvanse-fueled process has conditioned us to be able to absorb weeks worth of coursework in as little as 48 hours, a skill that could prove most useful in the high speed, bustling corporate world.

You haven’t seen genius until you’ve watched desperate, twitchy slackers slam down three books on Balkan history in one night and then produce a quality paper.

As far as education goes, LSU may not be the best in the state, but you have to think, isn’t it much wiser to use the public funds available through TOPS than to take on student loan debt to go to Tulane? As employers, you should definitely take into consideration the enormous lack

of common sense it takes to burden oneself with a loan to pay back in a weak job market.

I know I’ll be laughing all the way to the bank whenever I walk out of here with three degrees and no debt.

And finally, imagine how passionate LSU students would be as an employee.

Let’s be perfectly honest here. LSU fans, especially students, are hands down the most passionate fan base in college football. Where else can you hear thousands of students chanting in unison for the other team to go fellate a 600 pound jungle cat?

Nowhere, that’s where.

We bleed purple and gold, and have a love for this place more powerful than the contract Nick Saban made with Lucifer to become the next Bear Bryant.

Who’s to say what businesses could accomplish with this

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kind of dedication.

The makings of a great employee are hard work, perseverance, loyalty and a sharp mind. LSU is a premier institution that can take young people straight out of high school, and mold them into quick thinking, fast adapting and possibly alcoholic adults fully equipped to tackle the challenges of any field.

Whenever you are reviewing applications, check to see if LSU is listed under education. If not, feel free to toss it.

Ryan McGehee is a 20-year-old political science, history and international studies junior from Zachary, La.

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Quote of the Day

“Medicine is only palliative, for back of disease lies the cause, and this cause no drug can reach.”

Silas Weir Mitchel physician Feb. 15, 1829 — Jan. 4, 1914

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The dog you choose to own says a lot about you My Five Cents Sarah Nickel Entertainment Writer Today is about dogs. Because, why not? They’re adorable and just the right amount of constant company to take students through their college years without having a mental breakdown.

To the cat people out there, I do not and will not ever understand you, so I don’t expect you to understand my irrational obsession either.

I have heard that dogs often take on the personality of their owner. I’m still praying that isn’t true, because my 7-year-old dachshund sure is a brat. I know, I made him that way. My lab, on the other hand – I’d take his personality any day.

When it comes to picking out a sidekick, though, it’s important to be compatible. Luckily, there are online quizzes to help out. Just for kicks, I took one, and supposedly I should be a golden retriever owner.

My lab, Jacks, will have to suffice.

Nothing upsets me more than seeing the ridiculous sight of a Saint Bernard being walked around the University Lakes. Did the owner know they lived in Louisiana when they made that decision? It may not be so pretty, but at least shave the dog.

Similarly, no Yorkie is going to make it on a 4-mile trek. They’re called lap dogs for a reason.

An active person is obviously going to look for a playful dog,

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Kennel Club and LiveScience.com partnered to measure and compare personality traits with dog owners’ personalities and their breeds of choice. Compatibility is an important factor to consider when searching for the right animal companion for you.

just as a homebody might look for a cuddly type. According to recent studies, the dog breed you pick says a lot about your personality.

In collaboration with the Kennel Club, LiveScience.com measured what psychologists call the “Big Five” personality traits, which are openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. One thousand dog owners answered a questionnaire, and the results showed a correlation between breeds and owner personalities.

People who own pastoral breeds, like collies and shepherds, were found to be the most extroverted dog owners. Owners of gun

dogs, like labs and golden retrievers, and toy dogs were the most agreeable of dog owners. Toy dog owners were also especially open and imaginative. The hound dog owners tended to be the most emotionally stable.

This got me thinking about the people I know with dogs, and it all made sense to me. Each breed supposedly appeals to different personalities. Dachshund owners, for example, are often bossy and stubborn. I concur. Lab owners are described as honest, carefree and active. Again, I’d agree with that.

Most pups out there, though, and especially those owned by college students, are mutts. According

to cesarsway.com, mutt owners are generally fun-loving, open-minded and carefree. In my opinion, this describes the age group more than the actual owner. Of course students have those qualities. This is the time to practice those qualities to their fullest potential.

My dogs may be purebred, but I see nothing wrong with an adopted mutt. First of all, some people say they make the best dogs. Who knows, really? Second of all, why buy when you can adopt?

I’ll be honest; training a pet from puppy-age is much easier than trying to break the bad habits of a 2-year-old that’s been shuffled from shelter to shelter. I admire those

East BR retake policy masks real problem THE UNRIDDLER Christine Guttery Columnist Grades and the way students are assessed has been a controversial issue from kindergarten to higher education.

According to a report by WBRZ, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System Central office recently endorsed a new policy, which grants students at certain schools, including - Tara High School and Belaire High School - the right to retake tests and assignments, regardless of their grade.

Can you imagine if the administration decided to incorporate this kind of policy at LSU? It would take massive amounts of red tape, and a second exam week wouldn’t sit well with some professors.

As it stands now, demanding my professor provide me the right to retake an exam wouldn’t go so well.

Retaking assignments and tests is a privilege, not a right.

Reassessments should be up to teachers, taken on a case-by-case basis. The new policy puts more

pressure on teachers and further takes away their autonomy.

Teachers shouldn’t have to set aside their valuable time to re-administer tests to any student who requests it, regardless of circumstances.

Some students found the policy unfair to students who already apply themselves, and I agree.

Several students voiced their support of the policy and said they were happy with the ability to retake an assignment or test, “especially if they were busy with other things the first time or just had a bad day,” according to a report by The Advocate.

I’m sure they are happy with their right to redo assignments. Now they can put off studying to go out with friends the night before a test.

When they do poorly on the test, they can exercise their “right to a fair grade,” according to the policy, and request to retake the exam at a time that better fits their schedules.

Schools should encourage mature, professional behavior, responsibility and work ethic, but this policy does the opposite. It gives students an unrealistic view of how the real world operates.

EBR Associate Superintendent Orlando Ramos disagreed,

comparing the new policy to professional exams: “In the real world if you failed the bar exam, you can retake it.”

Yes, people can retake a certification exam, or other professional exams, just as high school students can retake the SAT and the ACT. But these are the exceptions. In the real world, people rarely get doovers, and they certainly don’t have the right to them.

Demand your right to redo a job interview or a professional assignment or assessment at your workplace, and let me know how that goes.

“When teachers have observations, they can’t just say, ‘I want to redo that,’” said Danielle Berner, an English teacher at Dutchtown High School. “That’s because what we are doing impacts people’s lives every moment of every day. You can’t redo that impact.”

In support of the new policy, Ramos said grades often do not line up with what students know.

If this is the case, perhaps officials should focus on making assessments more holistic and fair in the first place, instead of just telling students they have the right to redo assignments.

John Griffitt, a teacher and chairman at Tara High School, said the students’ rights policy arose from a Tara think tank that looks at ways to improve the school and lower the number of F grades teachers were giving.

The new policy may lower the number of F grades, but just because a student gets a better grade the second take, doesn’t mean they have mastered the material. He or she may have just figured out the test, and while our school system rewards that, it is not true education.

The new policy is a superficial political fix that ignores the real problems, like why these students are failing in the first place.

If the number of F grades decreases, the policy will likely improve the prestige of the schools, but will it actually improve the learning conditions at the schools? I think not.

Christine Guttery is a 20-year-old English junior from Baton Rouge.

Contact Christine Guttery at cguttery@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @theunriddler

who do have the patience, though.

To the students feeling the puppy fever, I suggest doing a little research. A dog should never be an “on a whim” decision. But, the right one at the right time could pretty much be the best thing ever.

Sarah Nickel is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from Crowley, La.

Contact Sarah Nickel at snickel@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @SarahNickelTDR

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Come support the Biological Engineering Student Organization (BESO) at the 32nd annual SWEET POTATO AND RICE SALE!

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.

Tuesday, November 26 2013 commitment to support local businesses as part of their holiday shopping and throughout the upcoming year.”

Small businesses in the area are being urged to participate in this event by increasing customer incentives such as free gift wrapping, giveaways and food tasting.

Some local retailers already have plans for the upcoming day.

Local clothing retailer Bella Bella plans to have an additional half-off all sales merchandise sale

this Saturday, said Bella Bella Sales Associate Meredith Decoteau.

However, some stores that had yet to hear about the Small Business Saturday initiative still planned on having Black Friday deals.

Massey’s Outfitters Store Manager Jonathan Thomas said the Massey’s Northgate location will be having a storewide 20 percent off sale on all clothing, gear and shoes Friday through Monday.

Louisiana Business and Technology Director Charles D’Agostino said he is a huge supporter of buying locally.

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the AgCenter comes in,” Wadsworth said.

Wadsworth also said Triumph Kitchen is working to create a living herb garden downtown. The garden will provide a place for students to taste the food and see how it grows.

Additionally, Triumph Kitchen is working with Slow Food Baton Rouge to start a movement dissuading people from buying frozen or bulk products because Louisiana has more than enough to offer, Wadsworth said.

Wadsworth said his passion for this nonprofit stems from his past and knowing what it’s like to overcome adversity, especially because he was a high school dropout.

“The definition of triumph is self-explanatory, victory, conquering, rising above,” Wadsworth said.

“Lots of these kids come up in families and environments that have been a struggle and where they have had to fight to the top, and we want to take that on with them.”

Wadsworth said although he doesn’t have his diploma, he has been able to achieve most of his goals in life.

“I am going to be able to relate to these kids,” Wadsworth said. “We don’t influence dropping out, but a lot of the kids we will be dealing with probably will be drop outs.”

Combining the forces of his desire to help young adults and his wife’s passion for teaching is what helps them conquer their goals, Wadsworth said.

Every wall of the 5,000-squarefoot building will be saturated with graffiti art created by the couple’s friend and tattoo artist Jiggy Johnson, who was an underprivileged youth and overcame many obstacles to succeed, Wadsworth said.

To thank the companies sponsoring Triumph Kitchen, each room in the building will boast the sponsors’ logos.

“We are kicking them back all the media coverage they could possibly imagine by having their logo on the walls,” Wadsworth said.

Johnson will redesign the individual logos in his own eyes, adding an artistic flare and incorporating it into the Louisiana-inspired themes of each room.

While creating art for every wall of the building is a job, Johnson also sees it as his way to give back to Triumph Kitchen’s students.

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or bonds, until 2015. This decision has allowed housing costs to remain stable until then.

Unfortunately for students living on campus in 2015, housing costs are expected to resume rising to meet the demands of more ResLife projects.

Although ResLife could have chosen to continue upping the cost of on-campus digs, ResLife Associate Director of Communication Catherine David said the department kept the costs stable to make LSU living more affordable.

With so many convenient offcampus options, David said the University should do what it can to stay competitive with surrounding complexes.

This increased flexibility in setting rental rates satisfies budget-conscious students but puts extra pressure on ResLife to make ends meet, Waller said.

Current spending won’t be affected much because costs aren’t technically decreasing, but the department must be more frugal when deciding to hire more staff and add new programs, Waller said.

Despite ResLife’s commitment to curtail spending, the department is still able to continue with its plan to provide pay raises for staff members with money already allotted from

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“Our local entrepreneurs, or incentives. friends, families and small business D’Agostino said some econoowners in the commists report that munity should be ‘We all should seek out a local dollar is supported as they spent four times our small businesses in the community keep and spend the dollars in the state, and that these local owned by our local thus creating a sales taxes pay for huge multiplier for residents and support our schools, roads, every dollar spent,” police and other those businesses.’

D’Agostino said. amenities that resiCharles D’Agostino Additionally, dents count on.

LBTC director businesses located “We all should near one another seek out our small are encouraged to work in tandum businesses owned by our local resion Saturday through group activities dents and support those businesses,” student rent.

David said the funding for the raises depends on residential halls reaching full capacity.

While students might think oncampus costs are high — and in fact, LSU ranks in the top third percent of universities in the Southeastern Conference with most expensive housing — the prices reflect the University’s extensive renovations and expansions, Waller said.

Most other schools that don’t rank in the top percentages haven’t renovated their facilities yet, Waller said. He said LSU is simply ahead of the curve.

Not raising student rent in fall 2014 will help the University move to the middle of that list, Waller said.

Despite already leading many other schools in on-campus housing costs, Waller said ResLife is planning even more renovations, starting with Acadian Hall in 2019. McVoy Hall, Herget Hall and Miller Hall are also expected to be renovated and returned to service no later than 2027, according to ResLife’s Comprehensive Housing Master Plan.

These renovations are in addition to the new residential halls, such as under-construction Cypress Hall and another residence hall that Waller said is in the works.

Contact Desiree Robertson at drobertson@lsureveille.com

D’Agostino said. “I also like to see what I am buying and that gives me great satisfaction to know that I am supporting the community and getting what I want.”

Small Business Saturday was founded in 2010 by American Express to support small businesses and keep communities thriving. The goal is to help small businesses increase their exposure during the post-Thanksgiving shopping.

Contact Alexis Rebennack at arebennack@lsureveille.com

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