SPORTS: Freshman golfer raises money for charity, p. 5
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MUSIC: Local funk band gains popularity, p. 9
The Daily
Thursday, September 26, 2013 • Volume 118, Issue 23
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Students struggle to find parking on campus, often resulting in getting tickets for parking illegally.
CRIME
Student charged with 2nd rape Zach Carline Contributing Writer
PARKING WARS LSU parking offers temporary solution to parking madness
Elizabeth Thomas Contributing Writer
Having to arrive on campus 20 minutes before class starts has become a common headache for commuters on campus. Students are having to fight to get a close parking spot so they don’t have to walk miles to get to campus.
LSU Parking and Transportation Services announced a temporary solution to students’ frustrations — the Hart Lot will open to both commuter and residential parking starting next week. However, even the Director of Parking Gary Graham believes that these 150 parking spaces will not make a huge difference in the
situation at all. “If I can create one more commuter space, that’s one less commuter complaint,” Graham said. The University lost roughly 600 parking spaces because of various construction projects happening around campus, causing havoc for commuters trying to
find parking on campus. “I stay less than five miles away from campus, and I have to leave 35 minutes before class PARKING, see page 15
Watch a time-lapse video of a commuter lot at lsureveille.com
A second woman claimed she was raped by University law student Abdellatif Devol, 25, of 2232 Terrace St. Devol was arrested on Sept. 18 for the forcible rape and sexual battery of a 26-year-old female that occurred on Sept. 14. Later, the woman filed another report claiming she was raped by Devol a second time. After Devol’s arrest, a second woman came forward. The 24-year-old female told officers she met Devol at a tailgate on campus last fall, and they walked back to his then-residence at 3000 July St. Once there, Devol became aggressive with her, throwing her onto his bed multiple times against her wishes, according to the arrest warrant. He then began to remove her clothes and became increasingly aggressive despite the woman telling him to stop and that she was not interested in having sexual intercourse, according to RAPE, see page 15
ENROLLMENT
Out-of-state numbers decline, overall numbers rise Camille Stelly Contributing Writer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series looking at enrollment data from LSU since 2001. As more Louisiana residents enrolled at the University, the outof-state student population fell below 20 percent for the first time in two years. While the overall student population at the University rose this fall, the total out-of-state population dropped for the first time since fall 2006, falling to 19.8 percent. “Students can’t overcome
the tuition increases and the cut to scholarships,” Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management David Kurpius said. Although the number of students coming from other southeastern states is rising, the overall outof-state student enrollment dropped from 6,084 in fall 2012 to 5,883 in fall 2013. Since fall 2001, every state and U.S. territory has been represented at the University. Texas consistently produces the most out-of-state students, enrolling 2,249 students this fall, a drop from 2,446 in 2012. Like Louisiana, a strong alumni base resides in the major metropolitan area of Texas, with
Houston and Dallas having the most alumni, according to Kurpius. Proximity to Louisiana helps feed Texas students to the University. “Sometimes students want to go away for school, and LSU is just far enough way,” Kurpius said. In the past, the cost of LSU has also played a large part in drawing out-of-state students to the University. “Out-of-state tuition used to be less than the top institution’s [in a student’s home state],” Kurpius said. But that isn’t the case anymore partly because tuition has increased ENROLLMENT, see page 15
2013 LSU out-of-state enrollment comparison OTHER STATES * SOUTHEAST Texas Mississippi Alabama Arkansas Georgia Florida
2,249 262 204 104 369 408
information compiled by TESALON FELICIEN / The Daily Reveille
California Illinois New York Tennessee
247 158 133 197
* states that have a greater 2013
enrollment compared to Arkansas
19.8 %
Out-of-state enrollment fell below 20 percent for the first time in two years.