The Daily Reveille - September 25, 2013

CRIME: Student’s car stolen, totalled in ‘Grand Theft Auto’ copycat, p. 4

FOOTBALL: Senior safety Craig Loston studies theater, p. 5

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013 • Volume 118, Issue 22

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Where We’re From

East Baton Rouge Parish produces the most University students

Camille Stelly

GRAPHIC BASED ON DATA FROM FALL 2013 14TH DAY ENROLLMENT

Contributing Writer

EAST BATON ROUGE Men: 46,920 Women: 52,099 Total: 99,019

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series looking at enrollment data from LSU since 2001.

While the University released fall 2013 enrollment statistics last week, data compiled by The Daily Reveille

representing the past 13 years reveals that the number of students attending the University from smaller parishes has increased while the number of students coming to LSU has decreased.

Between fall 2001 and fall 2013, a total of 99,019 East Baton Rouge Parish residents have ENROLLMENT, see page 4

ST. TAMMANY Men: 14,493 Women: 15,054 Total: 29,547

East

Men: 7,244 Women: 8,709 Total: 15,953 ORLEANS

LAFAYETTE information compiled by TESALON FELICIEN / The Daily Reveille

Men: 15,370 Women: 15,803 Total: 31,173

JEFFERSON

Men: 5,519 Women: 6,639 Total: 12,158

GO ONLINE to lsureveille.com for exclusive interactive maps and content demonstrating where LSU’s students come from.

OBITUARY

Legendary football coach dies Tuesday Dietzel helmed ‘58 Nat’l Champ team Marcus Rodrigue Sports Contributor

In 1955, Paul Dietzel arrived in Baton Rouge to coach a football team without much to boast about.

Twenty-one coaches had come and gone in the previous 62 years, and LSU had only one bowl win in six postseason appearances. But when Dietzel departed to take the reins at Army Dietzel in 1962, he left behind a national championship, a Heisman Trophy winner and Chinese Bandits.

So when the news surfaced of Dietzel’s passing at the age of 89 on DIETZEL, see page 11

HEALTH

The Tiger Games addresses personal wellness Elizabeth Thomas Contributing Writer

University students tackled overall personal wellness through an afternoon of interactive games Tuesday at the University Student Recreational Complex as part of The Tiger Games hosted by the Student Health Center’s Health Promotions Team.

Styled like “The Hunger Games,” students traveled to nine different districts to learn about campus resources that can assist them with environmental, spiritual, intellectual, physical, social, emotional, occupational, financial and multicultural wellness.

“We want our students to be able to navigate campus, so we want them to come learn about all the resources they have here that

help them survive campus and be in complete wellness,” said Seirra Fowler, Health Promotion Coordinator.

When students reached a new district, resource volunteers stamped each student’s Tiger Games card. At the end, students dropped their cards off to enter a raffle to win a gift basket that contained gift cards, LSU paraphernalia, a free fitness training session and more.

Only students who traveled to all nine districts could enter to win a basket, as a way to encourage students to visit all of the districts offered, Fowler said.

Within the financial district, the UREC hosted the Student Financial Center and Campus Federal, who offered information on money management for

college students.

“If [students] can get good information at a young age about budgeting and the dangers of credit cards, it will help prevent some aggravation later about being too far in debt,” said Brian Ainsworth, assistant vice president of business development at Campus Federal.

The Student Health Center’s Medical Clinic and the UREC presented students with physical wellness information. The Medical Clinic administered cholesterol and glucose health screenings, and the UREC had students engage in fitness challenges.

The social district administered free Scantrons and blue books at one of its tables, TIGER GAMES, see page 4

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Health Promotion Coordinator Seirra Fowler discusses the Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Program on Tuesday at The Tiger Games in the LSU UREC.

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Nation & World

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INTERNATIONAL Kenyan president: Terrorists who stormed mall have been defeated NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president proclaimed victory Tuesday over the terrorists who stormed a Nairobi mall, saying security forces had “ashamed and defeated our attackers” following a bloody four-day siege in which dozens of civilians were killed.

President Uhuru Kenyatta said the dead included 61 civilians whose bodies have been recovered so far and six security forces, while some 175 were injured, including 62 who remain hospitalized.

Earthquake in Pakistan kills 39 people as houses collapse QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of Pakistanis ran into the streets praying for their lives Tuesday as a powerful earthquake rocked a remote area in the southwest, killing at least 39 people and possibly creating a small island off the coast.

The Pakistani military said it was rushing troops and helicopters to Baluchistan province’s Awaran district, where the quake was centered, and the nearby area of Khuzdar. Local officials said they were sending doctors, food and 1,000 tents for people who had nowhere to sleep.

courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta makes a television address to the nation Monday from State House in Nairobi, Kenya.

Welsh village of Varteg’s proposed name change causes controversy LONDON (AP) — A proposed name change is raising a stink in one British village.

Welsh-language campaigners say Varteg, in south Wales, should be rebranded with a more authentic Welsh spelling — Y Farteg.

The Welsh language has no letter v, though the sound is made by the letter f. Varteg is an anglicization of the original Welsh name.

Villager Sioned Jones told Wales Online, “Just imagine how embarrassing it will be to have the word ‘fart’ in your village’s name, never mind being followed by egg.”

Don’t be that gIRL

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

99-year-old woman gets high school diploma 80 years after dropping out

American Eagle plane lands at Monroe Regional after bomb threat

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A 99-year-old Iowa woman who dropped out of a high school more than 80 years ago despite needing only one credit to graduate has finally received her diploma.

Audrey Crabtree, of Cedar Falls, smiled Monday as she received an honorary diploma for her time at Waterloo East High School.

Crabtree, who began her education at a one-room school house in northeast Iowa, left high school in 1932 due to a swimming and diving accident that forced her to miss several school days.

Burger King launching 20 percent lower calorie french fry option

MONROE (AP) — An American Eagle plane has landed at Monroe Regional Airport after a note about a bomb threat was found.

The FBI, in a statement, said the threat was in a note found inside the plane’s bathroom. “The note stated that the bomb would detonate upon landing,” the FBI said.

FBI spokeswoman Mary Beth Romig said 15 passengers and three crew members were aboard the commuter aircraft that landed safely Tuesday morning.

“No devices were found on board the aircraft after a search by the Monroe Police Department’s bomb squad,” the FBI said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Burger King wants people to feel less guilty about gobbling up its french fries.

The world’s No. 2 hamburger chain is launching a new crinklecut french fry on Tuesday that it says has about 20 percent fewer calories than its regular fries.

The chain says a small order of the new “Satisfries” clocks in at 270 calories because of a new batter that doesn’t absorb as much oil. By comparison, a small order of its regular fries, sans crinkles, has 340 calories.

TIFFANY RUSHING / The Associated Press

Iowa native, Audrey Crabtree (left), 99, smiles Monday as Sarah Dierks pins a 1972 East High homecoming pin onto her jacket.

Cops: Eight inmates escape from van stopped at Oklahoma hospital WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) — Eight inmates being transported by a private prison company escaped in their transport van in western Oklahoma on Tuesday when their guards stopped to take at least one inmate into a hospital, a police chief said.

Two prisoners, Michael Coleman and Lester Burns, were at large following the Tuesday afternoon escape at Weatherford. Six were rounded up shortly after police put out a call asking for help. A shotgun aboard the van was also recovered.

“Somehow the inmates took control of the vehicle and drove off.

I really don’t know how they did it,” Police Chief Byron Cox said.

53-year-old woman accused in theft of more than $200,000 (AP) — Federal prosecutors allege a 53-year-old Baton Rouge woman stole $220,772 from her employer between August 2009 and June 2012.

The Advocate reports Theresa L. Gomez, a former escrow officer at a title company, is accused of wire fraud by Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Christopher Dippel Jr. in a bill of information filed late Friday.

The title company is identified in the charge only as “T.P.”

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Organization seeks to block DOJ voucher lawsuit Gordon Brillon Staff Writer

A group of parents and advocates threw their support behind the state of Louisiana in its fight to maintain a controversial school voucher program Tuesday.

The Black Alliance for Educational Options, a nonprofit organization that advocates for high-quality education for black children, and the families of five children enrolled in the program submitted a legal intervention to a federal lawsuit against the voucher program.

“We are here to stand with the parents of Louisiana once again to let them know that they are not alone,” said BAEO president Kenneth Campbell. “BAEO will fight to help ensure that our children and the options available to them are protected.”

The U.S. Department of

Justice filed suit against the state in August, saying the Louisiana Scholarship Program, which allows students from low-performing schools to attend private school at taxpayer expense, violates desegregation orders in place in certain Louisiana parishes.

Students enrolled in the program receive a voucher, valued at around $8,500, allowing them to attend one of a group of participating private or parochial schools.

Students must have previously attended a school rated C, D or F. The Justice Department’s petition would prevent the state from issuing vouchers to parishes still subject to Civil Rights-era federal desegregation orders — around half of the parishes in Louisiana.

Opponents of the lawsuit said the Justice Department doesn’t understand how the voucher program has affected the racial makeup of Louisiana’s schools.

“These are some of our most vulnerable students that we’re talking about,” said Stephanie Malin, spokeswoman for the Louisiana Federation for Children, a lobbying and advocacy organization that works with BAEO and parents.

“Ironically, the Obama administration supports [the Justice Department’s lawsuit]. He’s our first black president. He’s iconic to them.”

Ninety-one percent of the 5,000 students enrolled in the voucher program last year were minorities, and 86 percent were African-American, Malin said.

Jon Riches, an attorney for the Goldwater Institute, which is providing legal counsel for BAEO and the families, said compliance with desegregation orders is built into the law which created the voucher program. He said the state would likely enforce that part of the law, but the issue had never been pressed before the Justice

Professor addresses Bayou Corne sinkhole issues at Science Café Jonathan Olivier Contributing Writer

The steadily growing sinkhole at Bayou Corne was discussed Tuesday at the monthly LSU Science Café at Chelsea’s Café wth guest speaker Jeffrey Nunn, University Ernest and Alice Neal Professor of Geology.

Nunn addressed a mixed crowd of first timers and habitual visitors to the monthly LSU Science Café series, where guest speakers address issues in the science community and audience members ask questions.

The main topic of discussion was the evolution of the sinkhole that formed near the community of Bayou Corne at the beginning of August 2012.

Bayou Corne lies an hour south of Baton Rouge, where some residents have had to vacate their homes in the region for more than a year now, Nunn said.

While most sinkholes get shallower and wider, this particular one is getting deeper and wider, he said, and currently it encompasses 25 acres, is 750 ft. deep and is continuously emitting natural gas from the subsurface to the atmosphere.

Nunn said projects to drill deep into the salt dome that lies under the sinkhole are ongoing. People are still working to figure out the source of the leaking gas as well as how to stop it.

An audience member asked Nunn about placing blame on a particular department or company, but, Nunn said, the event is so unprecedented and the affected area lies so far underground that it is hard to tell what caused the sinkhole.

Work to understand the implications of the sinkhole as well as the source of the gas will be ongoing for many years to come, Nunn said.

The LSU Science Café series is held on the last Tuesday of every month at Chelsea’s Café. The talks began in January 2013 and have since been serving as an outlet to

bring scientific research of University faculty members to the general public.

“It’s not a lecture ... it’s meant for the average person who just maybe has an interest in what goes on at LSU or what goes on in the scientific world,” said Ashley Berthelot, University Office of Research and Economic Development director of Research Communications. “It’s a two-way conversation instead of just

a one-way lecture.”

People of all ages are invited to attend the free science cafés, where mingling is encouraged and all questions are welcome, Berthelot said.

The next LSU Science Café will be held on Oct. 29 and will highlight how dance can be used to understand biology.

Contact Jonathan Olivier at jolivier@lsureveille.com

Department lawsuit.

“It’s a little perverse that the Department of Justice would raise the question,” Riches said.

The official intervention came on the same day the Justice Department announced it received documents important to the case from the state. A Justice

Department official said the transfer of the documents could pave a way for an “orderly process for resolving” the dispute.

Contact Gordon Brillon at gbrillon@lsureveille.com

SEPTEMBER

EVENT CALENDAR

25

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 4:00 PM 4:30 PM

Ben Polcer - The Spotted Cat Music Club

5:00 PM

Free Swing Dance Lessons - The Spotted Cat Music Club LEAD HRE Meet & Greet - Coates Hall (Room 281)

6:00 PM

The Chee-Weez - Cajun Harley Davidson The Orleans 6 - The Spotted Cat Music Club

7:00 PM

New Orleans Rhythm Devils - Blue Nile New Orleans Nightengale Review - The Three Muses Corey Mack - Comedian - Belle of Baton Rouge

7:30 PM

Clybourne Park - Claude L. Shaver Theatre

8:00 PM

Alt-J - House of Blues New Orleans Hurray for the Riff Raff - One Eyed Jacks Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Preservation Hall

8:30 PM

Comedy Night - The Station Sports Bar and Grill Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys - Rock 'N' Bowl

9:00 PM

Karoke in Exile - Caf Lafitte in Exile Live Band Karaoke - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's New Orleans Jazz Vipers - The Maison Chuck Brackman & Barry Foulon - Fritzels Jazz Club Saul Conrad - Mud and Water

9:30 PM

Drag Bingo - George's Place

Chef Throwdown: Burrito - The 459 Commons and The 5

10:00 PM

Walter "Wolfman" Washington - D.B.A. Chris Mule and The Perpetrators - Blue Nile St. Louis Slim - The Spotted Cat Music Club

11:00 PM

Jet Lounge - House of Blues New Orleans

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

Contractors use a vacuum truck to clean up crude oil that has risen to the surface of an approximate 22-acre sinkhole June 27 in Bayou Corne, La.

EVENTS Hispanic Heritage Chef Throw down: Burrito A recipe throw down as part of Hispanic Heritage Week The chefs from both dining halls will battle it out over the best burrito recipe Come taste each burrito and vote for your favorite!

$10 Race Night CHARLES CHAMPAGNE / The Daily Reveille

Jeffrey Nunn, LSU Ernest and Alice Neal Professor of Geology, speaks to patrons about the sinkhole Tuesday during the LSU Science Café at Chelsea’s Café.

Come in to take advantage of $10 races all night Come be a rockstar with Baton Rouge’s premiere indoor kart facility, Rockstar Racing! www.rockstarracing.net

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CRIME

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

University student’s truck stolen, totalled in Tigerland Zach Carline Contributing Writer

University construction management senior Dalton McLain was picking up his friends from Fred’s in Tigerland when his 2006 gray Chevrolet Silverado was stolen and totalled by Zachary Burgess, 20, of Hoover, Ala. McLain arrived at the bar with his friend Monique Giarrusso a little after 2 a.m. Saturday morning.

It was raining when he parked in front of the bar and he did not see his friends, he said.

“Hold tight, I’ll be back in 30 seconds,” he told Giarrusso.

McLain said when he was approaching the entrance to the bar,

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Man charged with simple battery outside Student Union A man was charged with simple battery during an altercation over parking.

Michell Nunoz, 20, of 5750 Florida Blvd., was arguing with the female victim on the south side of the Student Union on Sept. 20.

LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said officers were called at 11:04 a.m. for a disturbance.

The victim was trying to park and Nunoz had his car parked in two

one of his friends told him someone was driving his truck wildly around the parking lot.

Meanwhile, Giarrusso, a predental junior, was still in the truck when Burgess entered the driver’s seat.

“Not even a minute [after McLain left] this kid jumps into the truck,” Giarrusso said.

At first she believed he was a friend of McLain’s, but he ignored her when she asked who he was.

“He had a rage in his eyes,” she said. “He was determined to get out and didn’t care what was in his way.”

She said he began to tear through the parking lot in McLain’s truck while she was in the passenger’s seat, hitting other vehicles and

three pedestrians.

“He was in his own world,” she said.

She said she managed to escape while the truck was caught on another vehicle.

McLain said when he found his vehicle, it was caught on the other vehicle. Moments later, the truck was freed from the vehicle, going into the road and hitting a Tahoe before striking a tree in the median.

The ordeal lasted about three minutes, but it “felt like a lifetime,” he said.

He noticed that the whole area smelled of burnt rubber, even with the rain.

Burgess then drove away down the road as McLain and about 15

spots. When the victim asked him to move, he refused, but moved when she called the police.

Nunoz grabbed the victim’s arm when trying to take her phone from her. He then ran to his car and drove away while threatening to damage her car.

He was charged with battery and issued a misdemeanor summons.

Alaska St., and Sabina Dabney, 32, 3835 Fairfield Ave., were charged with misdemeanor theft.

The victim filed a report with LSUPD that her card had been stolen July 19.

Lalonde said investigative officers reported Griffin and Dabney made three charges to pay a cell phone account on May 16, May 29 and July 18.

After being charged, Griffin and Dabney were given a misdemeanor theft and misdemeanor summons.

Two men arrested for theft of Campus Federal Credit Union card Two Baton Rouge residents were arrested for stealing a student’s Campus Federal Credit Union card Sept. 18.

Dwanaye A. Griffin, 34, of 2750

fall 2009.

To draw students from smallenrolled at the University — the er regions of the state, the Office most of any parish in the state. of Enrollment Management has This can be attributed to a focused heavily on its recruiting strong alumni efforts. One such network and the ‘With greater pressure way is through large number of on cost of attendance highly targeted high schools in and strategic mesand downward Baton Rouge, sages, Hoffman said Mandy Hoffsaid. pressure on family man, associate For example, finances, families are a high school studirector of Communication, Pro- making choices based on dent in Pineville grams and Tours. would receive economics.

Interim Asdirect mail feasociate Vice turing an LSU David Kurpius Chancellor of student from Pininterim associate vice chancellor of Enrollment Maneville. enrollment management agement David “This allows Kurpius said students from EBR students to picture themselves at Parish also have less competition LSU,” Hoffman said. between universities than stuIn 2009, 354 students from dents from the Greater New Or- Rapides Parish, where Pineville leans area, who are recruited by is located, enrolled at the Uniother schools like the University versity. Today, there are 370 stuof New Orleans and Xavier Uni- dents enrolled — a 4.5 percent versity. increase.

However, every year since Despite students choosing 2001, when nearly 10,000 EBR schools closer to home, more resresidents enrolled at the Univer- idents are coming to the University, there was a decrease in stu- sity because the in-state percentdents coming to the University age has gone up, Kurpius said. from the surrounding area. This Economics play a key role in fall, there are slightly more than regional students enrolling at the 6,500 EBR students enrolled at University. the University.

“With greater pressure on While the major metropoli- cost of attendance and downward tan areas of Louisiana have seen pressure on family finances, fama similar decline in the number ilies are making choices based on of students enrolled at the Uni- economics,” Kurpius said. versity, enrollment from smaller TOPS is an incentive for parishes rose with total num- Louisiana residents to choose an ber of residents each year since in-state public institution versus

ENROLLMENT, from page 1

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news an in-state private institution.

As tuition increases, TOPS also increases so students don’t feel financial pressure.

However, one thing that remains consistent in enrollment among Louisiana residents is the number of female students enrolled is higher than male students, despite a decline in the University female population.

In Lafayette Parish, which represents similar statistics of the majority of parishes statewide, the number of male students enrolling at the University has never risen above 48 percent between fall 2001 and fall 2013.

“That is a national trend, not solely an LSU trend,” Kurpius said. “More women are preparing for college. They are taking it very seriously. That trend is not continuing for men.”

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others chased after the truck, discovering it abandoned down the road, he said.

McLain said he saw Burgess running down the road and pursued him. McLain was able to trip him and pin him down until police officers arrived.

Baton Rouge Police Cpl. Don Copolla said Burgess was arrested and charged with theft of a motor vehicle, nine counts of hit and run and simple kidnapping because Giarrusso was in the car when it was stolen.

Giarrusso said although Burgess never touched her, he would not allow her to stop the truck or a chance to escape and he is deserving of his simple kidnapping charge.

Although she was not shaken

TIGER GAMES, from page 1

at the time, she said she will now be more cautious around the bars.

McLain said he feels like it a was a dream he was living.

He mentioned it was suprising to him that Burgess would act the way he did without being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, but Copolla said there was no probable cause that Burgess was under the influence of either.

McLain said he overheard officers saying that Burgess wanted to act like he was in the “Grand Theft Auto” video game.

Contact Zach Carline at zcarline@lsureveille.com O’Neal said.

Stress management tips were offered through the emotional district, as well as a “Jeopardy!”style game that provided students with information on sexual awareness.

“The Tiger Games made me aware of so many different resources and tips I can use to make my school experience the best it can be,” said mechanical engineering junior Jessica St. Julien.

and aimed to show students the resources Student Government has to offer and how First Year Experience can help transition freshmen into college life.

The spiritual district focused on involving students in campus ministry. Volunteers asked students to evaluate their personal happiness through their journey of achieving the American dream, said history senior Abigail O’Neal.

“There is something more than the American dream and Contact Elizabeth Thomas at that there is an opportunity to have a relationship with God,” ethomas@lsureveille.com FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

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Sports

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

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NO PLACE LIKE HOME DEFENSIVE STATISTICS HOME vs. AWAY

Tigers show decreased productivity on road

2009 - 2013

TYLER NUNEZ · Sports Writer Playing home games in one of the largest and rowdiest venues in the nation has its advantages. But the bigger the edge is, the harder a team must work to find the same success on the road in a hostile environment.

LSU is no exception.

The Tigers’ success at home is no secret.

They’ve lost just two of 31 contests in Tiger Stadium since 2009, both against No. 1 teams who went on to win BCS National Championships in their respective seasons (Florida in 2009 and Alabama in 2012).

Naturally, things get a bit tougher on the road, where the Tigers are 13-5 in the same time frame.

LSU’s stats take a hit as a whole on the road — the offense shows significant discrepencies in average points, yards and completion rates between games in Baton Rouge and those elsewhere.

Opposing offenses also tend to be more productive when the Tigers travel, running and passing the ball far more efficiently.

Yes, LSU tends to play far more games against cupcakes at home, but the stats continue to follow this trend when only taking games against top-25 opponents into account.

The Tigers’ average margin of victory drops from 11.8 at home against ranked teams to 2.6 on the road, a near 78 percent decrease.

They average almost 69 yards fewer in these situations.

Top-25 teams also gain almost 100 yards per game at home against LSU and run almost 21 percent more offensive plays.

Contact Tyler Nunez at tnunez@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @NunezTDR

* per game average POINTS ALLOWED

14.3 16.5

FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED

HOME

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15.7 18.3

AWAY

OPPONENTS’ COMPLETION % HOME

AWAY

AWAY

RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED

52.6 % 55.1 %

108.7 138.9

HOME

AWAY

PASSING YARDS ALLOWED

A GAINST A LL O PPONENTS 154.7

HOME

204.6

AWAY

AGAINST SEC OPPONENTS 170.2

HOME

181.2

AWAY

AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS 220.5

AWAY

THE SMARTEST MORAN JAMES MORAN Sports Columnist Last week was as weak a slate of games as there will be this season, so there wasn’t too much to be learned.

Offenses continued to put up points in bunches as defenses continue to be absent from the proceedings.

Here’s where the Southeastern Conference stands heading into the last weekend in September.

1. Alabama (3-0, 1-0 SEC) Glimpses of complacency appeared for the first time in the Nick Saban era, as the Tide sleep-walked through a 31-6 victory against a terrible Colorado State team. They’re not going to want to do that when an explosive Ole Miss team visits Tuscaloosa this Saturday.

Alabama appears more vulnerable than in recent years with the No. 56 ranked defense in the country, but until someone knocks it off, the top spot will belong to the Tide.

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FOOTBALL

Tigers’ safety pursues football and theater Trip Dugas Sports Contributor

For senior safety Craig Loston, afternoon practice can be portrayed as play rehearsal.

Memorizing the playbook turns into memorizing a script. “Action!” replaces “Hike!” and instead of walking out of the tunnel and onto the football field, the curtain rises and the limelight shines.

On Saturday nights, suited up in his No. 6 jersey, there is no bigger stage than Tiger Stadium. But for Loston — who doubles as a theater buff — there is a stage equally as important.

Loston is the only LSU football player minoring in theater and acknowledges that theater and football make an unusual pair.

“I don’t fit in,” Loston said. “I’d say I’m the outcast in the major.”

But Loston may be alone in that assumption. Junior defensive end Jordan Allen notices many of Loston’s acting antics.

“He acts out all the time, behind the scenes and whatnot,” Allen said. “He’s always just being Craig. Now I know where he’s getting most of his stuff from.”

Loston was introduced to the stage as a junior at Eisenhower High School in Houston.

“I kind of got into it for the wrong reasons,” Loston said with a laugh. “Every year, we used to take a theater trip to Corpus Christi for four days out of the school week, and I just wanted to get out LOSTON, see page 7

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Then-junior safety Craig Loston tackles an Ole Miss player Nov. 20, 2012, during the Tigers’ 43-36 victory against the Rebels. Loston is a theater minor and has been interested in the arts since he was a junior in high school.

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Inexperienced freshman kicker remains question mark Delahoussaye lacking FG chances

Chris Abshire

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Lost in LSU’s newfound red zone success is the relative absence of one of football’s most vital components: the kicker.

Freshman place kicker Colby Delahoussaye has been the forgotten man while the Tigers convert red zone trips into touchdowns at a greater rate this fall, with the New Iberia native still waiting to attempt a kick longer than 28 yards.

“I’m actually happy about it,” Delahoussaye said. “Not saying I don’t want to kick, but our offense is taking care of business. If someone asks, ‘How do you know you’re good? You haven’t had to kick.’

That’s understandable. If we’re scoring, then I’m fine with not needing to prove it.”

The redshirt freshman has only booted four field goals — two from 23 yards, one from 25 yards and a 28-yarder — through four games and just one since the TCU season opener.

That leaves the green kicker as a legitimate question mark heading into a top-10 showdown between the hedges at Georgia.

With both high-octane offenses likely to pile up points, a field goal could be the difference on Saturday.

The Bulldogs are familiar with the impact kicks can have, as a bobbled snap on a chip shot already cost Georgia the three points it lacked in a 38-35 loss to Clemson.

“I’m looking forward to it,”

Delahoussaye said. “I’m not taking it as a stress or pressure situation. I’m seeing it as an opportunity.”

It would be new territory, as he hasn’t seen many opportunities after beating out fellow freshman Trent Domingue for the gig.

With only four field goals to analyze, nitpicking becomes a natural reaction.

It still grinds Delahoussaye that his point-after attempt against UAB nearly fell short after it was tipped at the line.

“What happened was they ran straight through our center, which you can’t do on kicks,” he said. “It should have been a flag.”

But nitpicking is a better place to be than missing field goals. Delahoussaye’s mentor, former LSU kicker Drew Alleman, faced the reality of missed kicks often in 2012 after a stellar 2011 campaign.

Alleman was perfect from inside 30 yards last season. But beyond 30 yards, he was right at 50 percent, going 8-of-16 from that distance in 2012.

This year, LSU’s offense is making Delahoussaye’s job easier, or almost nonexistent. The Tigers only scored touchdowns in the red zone 51 percent of the time last season.

Numerous other 2012 drives stalled out between the 20- and 35-yard lines.

LSU hasn’t had one such drive through four games.

“We kicked a lot of field goals, and that hurt us toward the back end of the season in some close games,” sophomore running back Jeremy Hill said. “This year, I think we’re approaching it a lot different. Not that we don’t have faith in our kicker, but field goals shouldn’t be

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LSU freshman place kicker Colby Delahoussaye (42) attempts to score a PAT Saturday during the Tigers’ 35-21 victory against Auburn in Tiger Stadium.

an option.”

Delahoussaye appeared to finally get a decent opportunity Saturday in the third quarter against Auburn.

With LSU up 28-7, the offense stalled out at the 14-yard line, meaning he would finally get his chance at a reasonable kick. Never mind that it was from the dead center of the field in a three-touchdown game.

But The Mad Hatter had other plans as Les Miles dialed up a fake and holder Seth Fruge came up a yard shy of a first down on a rush up the middle.

“A headache is what I got from [the play],” Miles said. “I need to give thought to running those

things... Should we have executed it, we would have gotten exactly what we wanted.”

Delahoussaye said he didn’t take the fake as a slight or an indicator that Miles didn’t trust him.

“It was disappointing, because I was thinking, ‘Maybe this 20-something yard curse will get over me’ and then we run a fake,” he said. “I was more excited for Fruge because we ran on the field and looked at

Auburn’s set-up and I told him, ‘This is money.’”

The fake means everyone will wait another week to see if Delahoussaye is money in the bank, or a liability on lengthy kicks. If the LSU offense had its way, no one would ever find out.

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of school.”

Strangely enough, that ulterior motive to skip school sparked his spontaneous passion for theater and dramatic arts. Soon after his first experience in Corpus Christi, Loston designed sets for plays like “The Wiz,” “Grease” and “A Raisin in the Sun” in and around his hometown of Houston.

His improvisational reading of the play “Miss Evers’ Boys” landed Loston his first acting role, and his newfound hobby quickly rivaled his love for football.

Loston was a five-star recruit and widely considered the best high school safety in the country.

When the chance came for “Miss Evers’ Boys” to premiere in a statewide theater festival, Clemson University wanted to meet with him.

A shot to play at a premier football university seems to outweigh acting in a small production, but not for Loston.

“I had a tough decision,” Loston said. “I already had my trip to Clemson planned, but I didn’t know if I was going to go to Clemson or go there [to the play].”

Loston ultimately talked to Clemson but signed with LSU and contin‘[Theater is] ued explorhis thethe thing I ing ater talents love, and after beyond the football, it’s realms of what I plan acting and on doing.’ set design.

While at LSU, Loston Craig Loston even wrote senior safety his own play, titled “Jamaica, Jamaica,” and worked with classmates and fellow teammates to act it out in class.

“This was around the time [former LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne] was here,” Loston said. “[Former LSU linebacker] Josh Johns was also in the class.

It was just something to have fun with. It was in-class improv stuff.”

But not every teammate understood Loston’s career choice.

“I have a couple of guys that make fun of me. [Senior linebacker] Lamin [Barrow] always makes fun of me and is like ‘You think you’re an actor, huh? You’re going to be an actor, huh?’” Loston laughed. “[Former LSU wide receiver Russell Shepard] used to make fun of me, and a couple more other guys.

Claiborne used to make fun of me.”

Loston takes the playful joking lightly as his enjoyment in theater overrides his teammates’ ridicule. “[Theater is] the thing I love, and after football, it’s what I plan on doing,” Loston said. “We all have to be uncomfortable to be able to do the things we want to do in life.”

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POWER RANKINGS, from page 5 2. LSU (4-0, 1-0 SEC) Once the rain cleared, the LSU defense had trouble slowing down the uptempo Auburn offense Saturday night. After watching Nick Marshall and Tre Mason move the ball at will, the Tiger defense will have a world of trouble stopping Aaron Murray, Todd Gurley and the Georgia offense this week if it doesn’t improve its tackling.

The offense is elite and Zach Mettenberger can win a shoot-out in his homecoming between the hedges, but the Bulldog firepower may be too much for LSU to handle in its first true road test of the season.

Last Week: 2 3. Texas A&M (3-1, 0-1 SEC) Johnny Manziel reminded everyone that he is dangerous as ever running the football with 102 yards and two scores on the ground in a 42-13 laugher against SMU. He remains the sole reason the Aggies are an elite team in the SEC. Last Week: 3 4. Georgia (2-1, 1-0 SEC) Besides an ultra-explosive offense, the biggest advantage the Bulldogs have is being battle tested. Georgia welcomes LSU into Athens this weekend with two games against top-10 opponents already under its belt, while the Tigers enter the contest somewhat untested.

I see Georgia as even with Texas A&M, with only Johnny Football as the tiebreaker.

Last Week: 4 5. Ole Miss (3-0, 1-0 SEC) The undefeated Rebel Black Bears are a wild card in the SEC West race. Ole Miss is another SEC team with an explosive offense, but if it wants to be elite, it has to prove it against some conference heavyweights. Saturday’s trip to Alabama is an opportunity to do just that.

Last Week: 5 6. Florida (2-1, 1-0 SEC) It’s abnormal for a

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Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel (6) is looked at by trainers Saturday during the Gators’ game against Tennessee in Gainesville, Fla. Driskel’s ankle injury was later diagnosed as a broken tibia.

team to rise up the ranks after losing its starting quarterback for the rest of the season, but Jeff Driskel couldn’t produce an explosive play if he were handed gasoline and a lit match.

Replacement Tyler Murphy might not be a great quarterback, but he provided a spark to his team. And with one of the few good defenses in the league, that might be enough for the Gators going forward.

Last Week: 7 7. South Carolina (2-1, 1-1 SEC) The Gamecocks scored 78 points last week! Just kidding, it was an open week and 78 is what I imagine Steve Spurrier shooting for 18 holes these days. He said he planned on heading to the beach during his bye week. That is clearly code for “I need to work on my bunker game.”

Last Week: 6 8. Auburn (3-1, 1-1 SEC) After the rain cleared, Auburn was able to move the ball well against LSU. The Plainsmen lost but don’t drop because that could have been a totally different game if the chance of rain in Tiger Stadium was actually never. Coach Gus Malzahn has this

team going in the right direction.

Last Week: 8 9. Missouri (3-0) Indiana is no powerhouse, but the Tigers went on the road and took care of business with a comfortable win.

Missouri is undefeated but has played an unbelievably easy schedule. Ninth is about as high as it gets until the Tigers start playing and winning SEC games.

Last Week: 10 10. Vanderbilt (2-2, 0-2 SEC) Vanderbilt only held a 10-7 lead against UMass heading into the fourth quarter.

Against one of the worst teams in the FBS, that is close enough to a loss to get dropped in the rankings.

Last Week: 9 11. Tennessee (2-2, 0-1 SEC) If Jeff Driskel never gets hurt, Tennessee might have pulled the upset against Florida. The Vols defense plays hard, but they have two quarterbacks and neither one appears remotely ready to play in the SEC. Last Week: 12

12. Mississippi State (22, 0-1 SEC) Dak Prescott accounted for three touchdowns and led the Bulldogs to 62 points against an FBS school. No, that isn’t a typo.

Last Week: 13 13. Arkansas (3-1) Bret Bielema’s boys allowed 21 unanswered points to lose in hilarious fashion at Rutgers. When SEC schools lose at tackle football to schools in the Northeast, they must be dropped in the rankings. Pretty sure that’s a law.

Last Week: 11 14. Kentucky (1-2) Glasses were raised around the greater Lexington area as Wildcat fans celebrated an undefeated bye week.

Last Week: 14 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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Playboy should promote consensual sex practices THE BOX DOES NOT EXIST Jana King Columnist Last week, Playboy released its 2013 Top Party Schools, and alongside it, the Ten Party Commandments — a positive reference guide on consent in hookup culture.

“Over the years, it has been brought to our attention that some of our long-standing party picks have a not-so-toast-worthy, rape-ridden side to their campus life,” the iconic franchise in pornography and sexual culture said.

Touting the slogan, “Rape is only a good time if you’re a rapist; consent is a good time for everyone!” the graphic continued on to list the ways to ensure a good time: verbal, sober consent during intimacy, respecting each other’s bodies and sexuality and the importance of teaching not to rape instead of just not to be raped.

I was impressed by Playboy, finally using their status as a sexual culture icon to spread this sort of anti-rape message while still celebrating hookup culture and

sexual expression.

And then I found out it wasn’t Playboy that released the graphic.

Turns out, students from 25 schools across the nation got together, and with the help of FORCE, an organization aimed at bringing an end to rape culture by promoting consent, they created and released the graphic under the Playboy name.

This genius hoax consisted of a fake Playboy site, partywithplay.com, which featured the graphic. The site was backed up by fake news coverage from the Huffington Post, Upworthy and Brobible.

It also featured an interview with Hugh Hefner, entirely fabricated and posted on an unaffiliated website, playboyco.com. The fauxHefner spoke fondly of the benefits to be reaped when speaking up about consent.

“I’ve never manipulated my way into sex,” they wrote for Hefner. “The only sex that is good is when it’s good for everyone. And I’ve only ever had good sex.”

The reaction was immediate and positive. Even people who were longtime opponents of Playboy’s scantily clad females in bunny ears

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Hugh Hefner sits with the original Chicago Playboy Club in 1960. The false Playboy message online gives him the opportunity to promote a positive sex platform.

praised Playboy for using its position in sex culture to promote safe, consensual sex.

“It is campaigns like this that are changing the way feminist issues are portrayed,” said Meghana Kulkarni, one of the students involved in the hoax. “We aren’t just naysayers who get upset over everything! We want everyone to have happy and healthy sexual relationships.”

The genius of using a sexual

icon like Playboy should be applauded, as those college students have now put Hefner in a tight spot.

A representative for Playboy came out the day of the hoax and said that Playboy had nothing to do with it. This allowed consent activists behind the website to take center stage, as the conversation about consensual sex practices continued.

Hugh Hefner has a potentially

excellent platform to promote sex positive messages about hookup culture, consent and respect in sex.

Unfortunately, an online search of playboy.com returns zero matches for articles featuring the words consent, consensual, rape culture or rape.

From a business standpoint, I would say it is in Hefner’s best interest to begin a campaign featuring that infamous bunny and a few words on consent. The message of respect and safe sex practices has the opportunity to change Hefner’s seedy image as a perverted old man to one of a caring, but fun sexual icon. I’m sure that many media outlets would love to publicize that side of Playboy.

There is only profit and positive image to be gained with the choice to follow faux-Hefner and take a stand for consensual, safe sex, and I hope they will.

Jana King is a 19-year-old women and gender studies sophomore from Ponchatoula, La. Contact Jana King at jking@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @JKing_TDR

Transitional works are just as valuable as masterpieces ’Dam, Girl Morgan Searles Columnist The work of a master painter was exposed for the first time yesterday to crowds wielding iPhones, tablets and a wide spectrum of digital cameras.

“Sunset at Montmajour” by Vincent van Gogh hung Tuesday on public display at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum, where it will continue to pose for a year as tourists and art admirers examine its twisted trunks and light-reflecting leaves.

But while excitement still lingers over the new discovery, critics have described “Sunset” as clumsy, fussy and a failure. Van Gogh himself wrote to his brother 125 years ago that the study was “well below what I’d wished to do.”

Even the wall of words accompanying the museum display acknowledge the brushwork “lacks precision in some places” as a result of the unforgiving terrain.

I found the criticisms unsettling at first. Though I’m an advocate of

critical thinking and constructive assessments in art, it doesn’t seem right to belittle the painting for being a transitional piece.

Whether it’s art, sports or skipping rocks, the work we produce in the developmental stages of success is important, even if it doesn’t compare technically to the heights of our eventual peaks.

There’s the artist’s rut, the writer’s block and the player’s slump.

Creative wells run dry and ideas evaporate before taking shape.

Dreaded dry spells threaten productivity and send uncertainty creeping into our thoughts when things seem to be going well.

It’s the pressure to constantly make masterpieces materialize and the fear of criticism that keeps people from embracing these influential transition periods. What comes after these begrudged phases are the golden ages and the innovative eras that we desire.

Just one month after painting “Sunset” on July 4, 1888, Van Gogh created “Sunflowers.”

“I am hard at it, painting with the enthusiasm of a Marseillais eating bouillabaisse,” Van Gogh optimistically wrote to his brother

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about the multiple paintings of the flowers. “So the whole thing will be a symphony in blue and yellow.”

In 1888, Van Gogh spent the summer days developing his signature style in the bright sun rays of southern France. He began some of his most famous paintings in this year, leaving behind realism and learning to be an impressionist. He was injecting motion, light and a new color palette into his work.

“Sunset at Montmajour” is an ambitious and experimental piece from this time, but criticisms have described it as somehow less than a worthy work of artistic brilliance.

Christopher Knight, art critic for the Los Angeles Times, called it “blandly pretty.” Jonathan Jones, an art blogger with The Guardian, said it was “just not that wonderful” and an “uncharismatic daub.”

If an unraveling and mentally ill Van Gogh were alive to see these responses, would he have continued painting? Would he have bothered to lay down the tedious strokes in “Starry Night?” Or would he have shot himself that much sooner?

Maybe “Sunset at Montmajour” doesn’t compare to “Cafe Terrace.” It isn’t “Vincent’s

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“Sunset at Montmajour” was put on display Tuesday at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. The painting was declared this month as a genuine work by Van Gogh.

Bedroom in Arles,” and it won’t grace as many dorm room walls as “Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette.”

But the newly discovered painting was worth more as a learning experience for Van Gogh than the tens of millions of dollars of its material value today.

We should similarly value our transitional works as million dollar masterpieces. It’s the slack, the slowdowns and the internal

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Thoughts on a more streamlined, centralized gov’t BRACE YOURSELF Ryan McGehee Columnist As students of LSU, we have the right to a strong voice that can further our interests on our behalf: a voice that can do what is necessary to have our goals and agendas met.

We need someone who can root out the gridlock of Student Government and effectively carry out the collective will of the majority of students at the University — minority voices and special interests be damned.

It is with this in mind that I call upon SG to amend its constitution to enable the office of Student Government President to craft, pass, and sign legislation without interference from the Student Senate, along with its new ability to appoint justices to SG’s judicial branch.

On Sept. 11, the SG met for a third time to discuss amending the constitution in regards to judicial appointments and adding term limits to the offices of president and vice president.

It took three separate meetings to discuss something as rudimentary as term limits.

Even still, the new amendments will not come into effect until students vote on them in this election.

I thought we had a student government to take care of this sort of thing for us?

Under my proposed system,

Letter to the editor

Food chains can afford to up wages This letter is in response to the articles covering the “Fast Food Forward” campaign which is seeking to increase the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour at restaurants such as McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s.

I recall when I was in high school that it was time to seek my first job opportunity, and so, following in the footsteps of my brother and sisters, decided to apply at McDonald’s. The first time I applied the store manager asked me the proverbial question: “Why should I hire you?” My response: “Because I need the money.”

Wrong answer.

The following year I applied to the same place, and this time when asked the same question answered “Because I can get the job done.”

Result: hired.

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the president would be able to draft such measures, and have them enacted before the day was out.

Think about it. If John Woodard was enabled to act without restraint, he could single-handedly fulfill every campaign promise and bullet point in the course of a week.

Skeptics, of course, will scream their heads off about the president having no effective checks to his power. To those skeptics I say this: Why should we fear Woodard, or any other SG president?

He clearly has our best interests at heart, as demonstrated by the return of free Scantrons and blue books. We should applaud him for such generosity, and granting him more authority would only help us in the long run.

Now, let’s talk about the constitution for a moment. In the United States, our Constitution is only seven articles long, with 27 amendments. It details in a short space how the government is to be set up, the powers of each branch and what it is and is not allowed to do.

The SG constitution is a mind-boggling, 129-page quagmire that details every contingency, plan and procedure that SG could ever contemplate.

With just one executive office and the judicial branch, they could scrap the whole thing and rewrite it so short and simple that it would make the Founders smile.

There is the added benefit that no considerations would have to be made for the individual senior colleges and their

respective interests; it would be a constitution benefitting the whole of the student body.

The representatives could instead be organized as an advisory committee, a de facto educational politburo that could assist the president in deciding important matters while not standing in the way of initiatives.

Hell, I don’t see how such a system could ever go wrong.

With one autocratic leader at the helm, any sort of gridlock would be eliminated overnight, the most qualified persons would occupy any posts within the executive branch and he could act with near impunity, with the judiciary checking his power in regards to the SG constitution.

Imagine it: complete order, cohesion and efficiency in SG. Maybe then it would

be the useful intended to be.

particular franchise for one summer because another store closer to home was opening, and it was owned by the franchise owners who had employed my siblings. With the small amount of experience I had attained at the previous store, I was actually able to take charge of the rookie grill team and pull order out of chaos.

This eventually resulted in my promotion to “swing” manager when I transitioned from high school to college in 1981.

A “swing” manager is essentially someone who will manage any shift, oftentimes with little or no notice.

Exploitation of my services was the furthest thing from my mind, as the goal was to earn enough money to pay for college.

My coworkers were all my age with the exception of the “day ladies” who worked the morning shift.

The commonly accepted idea was that this was a temporary stepping stone to better career opportunities once you graduated from college. I would certainly agree, however, that

my experience at McDonald’s allowed me to utilize some of the talents and abilities I possessed by exercising various skills in particular situations. In other words, it wasn’t all just about “flipping hamburgers.”

One time the owner of the franchise put his hands on my shoulders {while I was seated} and stated “I want this man paid $4.00 per hour.” It never happened, and I spent the remainder of my time there earning just a smidgen above what the crew earned.

Today, we recognize the dramatic demographic changes that have occurred in the fast-food industry over the last 30 years, with most positions being filled by adults rather than their teenage counterparts. Consequently, the industry has transformed from being a “temporary stepping stone” to a full time career opportunity that still pays very little relative to the profits posted

by McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s, now comically referred to as the new “Big Three.”

One could argue that there is very little opportunity in our

economy for someone with a high school diploma, or perhaps no diploma at all. It could be further argued that economic opportunity has been so slimmed down that these types of retail jobs are the only ones available, and it will in all likelihood be that way for a long time to come.

In the meantime, people employed by these companies still qualify for public assistance because of the low pay and lack of medical benefits. We also read daily of the failure to teach people to read and write upon graduating college not to mention high school. If this whole situation doesn’t smack of a deliberate and carefully planned booby-trap, then I don’t know what does.

Accordingly, I am in favor of increasing the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour at restaurants such as McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s as well as the provision of medical benefits. There is no evidence that doing so will cripple these major chains in any form whatsoever. It may reduce the amount of money flowing into the top of these companies,

but it is doubtful that it would alter their lifestyles.

Of course there are those who will argue that the price of the food served will increase and result in less business and therefore less employment, but this is the accepted thinking of a outdated paradigm. Even Henry Ford was wise enough to pay his workers more so they could afford to buy his cars although, in this case, a diet consisting primarily of fast food has been proven to be unhealthy.

No, the major chains can “afford” to increase the pay of its employees without having to increase the price of its food.

So let this be written, so let this be done.

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Weekends off. Email LJOBS-L@ TIGERS.LSU.EDU _____________________________

Full-time Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager Needed at Smoothie King in Zachary, Gonzales, and Siegen Lane.

Requirements: • 2-4 Years Management Experience • Willing to Work 45-50 Hours Per Week Compensation: $11/hr and up, depending on experience.

Email Resume to samantha@ skmanagers.com _____________________________ Capital City Grill Sherwood is looking for professional servers with a great attitude and high energy.

Please apply in person M-F 2-5pm at 3535 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd. _____________________________ Early Childhood Education Student to work 5 days from 8:45 am to 1:15 pm. Email resume’ to rayner-center@ earthlink.net or call 225-924-6772. _____________________________ Part time counter clerk needed!

Flexible hours and great for students. Welsh’s Cleaners at the corner of College Dr. and Perkins rd.

Apply in person and ask for Megan. _____________________________ Servers and Banquet Staff needed.

Daytime availability between 10am3pm preferred. If interested please contact cateringrestemployment@ gmail.com _____________________________ Students needed to work with individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Great job for Comm D, Psych, Social Work and Kiens Majors.

Several shifts available. Apply in person at St. John the Baptist Human Services 622 Shadows Lane Suite A BR, LA 70806. _____________________________ Behavioral Intervention Group in Baton Rouge is hiring line therapists to implement Applied Behavior Analysis programs one-on-one with children on the autism spectrum. Applicants must demonstrate ability to interact and play with children. Benefits, flexible hours, and a fun working environment. _____________________________

Looking for a fun part time job? We got it!!

We are looking for recreational gymnastics coaches.All you need to know is basic gymnastics/tumbling!

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Flexible schedule. Please fax letter of interest/resume with contact information to: 888-839-1987 or Contact David at 225-644-8389.

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Off LSU Bus Route..

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Need a CAR? Bad or No Credit?

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Why are they calling it a “pedestrian corridor” when really it’s a “construction parking and dumping area”??

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013 Dear LSU, what’s the point of Moodle when each professor has a different website for homework and quizzes?

Doing homework on webassign and other websites as such is for the convenience of the PROFESSOR! It saves the professor time from having to grade hand-written homework. So, if it’s for the convenience of the professor, WHY ARE WE PAYING! It isn’t right! Quizzes are FREE through Moodle, so why not just assign them to us there? A student should have the option of doing handwritten homework if they don’t want to pay for a homework website. Plain and simple. Submitting homework that way doesn’t even help us. We simply click random answers for the ones we don’t know until we guessed the right one.

First they make these “class specific” book packages to prevent us from buying cheaper alternatives online, and now THIS! Get it together LSU! If your professors are too lazy to grade handwritten homework, make THEM pay, not ME! You guys are taking everything natural out of the learning process.

Everything has become computerized!

It’s a disgrace. We don’t learn that way.

Sincerely, Ashli Auguillard.

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DIETZEL, from page 1

Tuesday, the Baton Rouge community mourned accordingly. Dietzel is survived by his children, grandchildren and wife, Anne, but the entire LSU fanbase felt the blow of his death.

“That man was a serving person,” said LSU coach Les Miles after practice Tuesday. “He was as supportive a man as anyone I’d ever been around. He loved this school and loved his association with our team. He will be missed.”

Miles said the team will likely honor Dietzel with some sort of uniform or helmet decal as the season moves forward.

After serving in the Air Force during World War II and earning All-American accolades as a center in college at Miami University of Ohio, Dietzel, a native of Fremont, Ohio, made several two-year stints as an assistant coach from 1948 to 1954. He jumped from Army to Cincinnati to Kentucky, and he spent another year as an assistant at Army before accepting the LSU job at 30 years old.

Dietzel failed to achieve a winning record during his first three years in Baton Rouge, but a stroke of genius in 1958 propelled the Tigers to their first national championship of the wire era.

In a time when many players started on both sides of the ball, Dietzel devised a three-team system to keep his players fresh. Dietzel dubbed his second-string defense the “Chinese Bandits,” and the unit

largely contributed to LSU’s 11-0 season and national title in 1958.

“The more we looked at our squad, the more we came to the conclusion we had players, after our first 11, who could play one way,” Dietzel said in his autobiography “Call Me Coach: A Life in College Football.” “Finally, we decided to put together two units and work them one way about 80 percent of the time in practice.

The Tigers continued their success under Dietzel in 1959, finishing the season with a 9-2 record and a second-consecutive Sugar Bowl appearance. That same year, running back Billy Cannon won the Heisman Trophy and remains the only Heisman winner in LSU history.

After a down year in 1960, Dietzel closed out his tenure at LSU with 10 wins and an Orange Bowl victory in 1961. Army came calling in the offseason, and Dietzel became the first non-graduate head coach at the school that kick-started his career.

“It was tough leaving,” Dietzel told the Concordia Sentinel of Ferriday, La., in 2005. “I never considered going anywhere else because I thought LSU was the best coaching job in America. I loved the LSU fans. They are crazy and passionate about it. I had never considered West Point because they had never had a non-graduate coach. When they came around and asked me if I would be interested, it opened a door I thought would never be opened.”

Dietzel managed to win 21 games through four seasons at Army before his hiring as South Carolina’s head coach. Through nine seasons with the Gamecocks, Dietzel won 42 games while qualifying for only one bowl game.

Following short stints as the commissioner of the Ohio Valley

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Dietzel died Tuesday morning after a brief illness at the age of 89.

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Conference and athletic director at Indiana, Dietzel found his way back to Baton Rouge in 1979 when LSU hired him as athletic director. During his tenure, Dietzel created the Varsity Club, which eventually became the Tiger Athletic Foundation.

Dietzel hired Bo Rein to succeed Charles McClendon as football coach, but Rein’s sudden death in a plane crash less than two months later forced Dietzel to hire former LSU running back Jerry Stovall.

Senior Associate Sports Information Director Kent Lowe, who was a graduate student at the time of Rein’s death, recalled covering the tragedy for various media. Lowe also conducted one of the final onair interviews with Dietzel at the unveiling of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame building in June.

Following a reassignment within the Athletic Department in 1982, Dietzel assumed the athletic director position at Samford and built the program until his retirement in

1985. Dietzel and his wife, with whom he would have celebrated 69 years of marriage this year, eventually returned to Baton Rouge, where he produced watercolor paintings and penned an autobiography.

Dietzel is a member of both the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame, and his accomplishments and innovations as coach and athletic director changed the face of LSU football forever.

“He was an amazing man,” Lowe said. “He was a great ambassador for college athletics. He had a love for the school, there’s no doubt about it.”

Services will be Friday at First United Methodist Church, with visitation from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the funeral service beginning at 11.

Contact Marcus Rodrigue at mrodrigue@lsureveille.com

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