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Thursday, October 3, 2013 • Volume 118, Issue 28

CRAWLY COMBAT Alumnus to lecture on insect warfare

JONATHAN OLIVIER · Contributing Writer

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rmies have gone to extreme lengths to create weapons of destruction over the past few thousand years, sparing few natural resources from human manipulation.

Insects are no exception.

Professor of Natural Sciences and Humanities at the University of Wyoming Jeff Lockwood explains just how insects have been used in warfare in his book “Six-Legged Soldiers: A History of Insects in Torture, Terrorism, and Warfare,” and will present a lecture about his work Friday in the Life Sciences Annex at 2 p.m.

The book chronicles the long history of how humans have used insects as weapons of war, terror and torture, something which the public may largely be unaware of, Lockwood said.

“The rarest example and best documented was a Japanese biological warfare unit in World War II,” he said. “They used Bubonic

NATIONAL

Students protest gov’t shutdown

Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer

courtesy of TED BRUMMOND / UW Photo Service

Jeff Lockwood, professor of Natural Sciences and Humanities at the University of Wyoming, will lecture in the Life Sciences INSECTS, see page 15 Annex on Friday about his book “Six-Legged Soldiers: A History of Insects in Torture, Terrorism, and Warfare.”

Congress’ recent inability to pass a new budget has halted several government services and stirred up protest from some University students.

Nutrition and food sciences sophomore Lauren Guillot and mass communication sophomore Aryanna Prasad watched the government shutdown on television and talked about how they thought the situation was “ridiculous.”

Starting Wednesday, Guillot and Prasad started protesting the shutdown in Free Speech Plaza, holding up signs reading, “About 9 million pregnant women and children are out of [Women, Infant’s and Children] aid,” and “Australia (Securities and Investments Commission) had a government shutdown in 1975. The Queen fired everyone in Parliament and they held a new election.”

Both signs also featured the PROTEST, see page 15

MUSIC

Local Natives perform live at Tipitina’s in New Orleans Guitarist discusses New Orleans, tour Taylor Schoen Entertainment Writer

Rising indie power group Local Natives took to the stage Wednesday night at Tipitina’s in New Orleans for the first time in years on its lengthy international tour.

The Los Angeles-based group has exploded in popularity since its inception in the late ’00s. After opening for the likes of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and

performing at South by Southwest, the band has fast-tracked to indie fame and garnered rave reviews in a few short years.

Ryan Hahn, guitarist and keyboardist for Local Natives, said the band has been on tour since February after releasing its sophomore studio album “Hummingbird.”

Hahn said the group is excited to be playing in New Orleans and giving a “proper” show that’s been a long time coming since the group’s last soirée in the Big Easy.

“We ended up going out all night and it was our drummer [Matt Frazier]’s birthday,” Hahn said.

“And we did that thing where you

pin a dollar to someone’s shirt. We had never heard of that before, but I remember Matt being so stoked, he had so many dollars by the end of the night.”

Hahn said the group is excited to venture out into New Orleans once again because they will have some time between tour dates to take in the Cajun culture.

Later this week, Local Natives will travel to Texas’ capital for renowned music fest Austin City Limits. Hahn said he’s eagerly awaiting the festival and the city of Austin in general.

After caravanning around the LOCAL NATIVES, see page 15

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Local Natives performs Wednesday night at Tipitina’s in New Orleans. Guitarist Ryan Hahn said the band is excited to explore the Big Easy once again because they will have some time between tour dates to relax in the city.

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INTERNATIONAL Designer Marc Jacobs says farewell to Louis Vuitton collection in Paris PARIS (AP) — What was likely designer Marc Jacobs’ last readyto-wear collection for Louis Vuitton looked like a show in mourning Wednesday — black, black and more black.

A dark fountain and a nightmarish carousel with inky horses were the backdrop for a universe of clothes all in black. Maids cleaned away dust from the steps of the disturbing set, which traced Jacobs’ influential 16-year reign at Vuitton.

The visual metaphor was explained: French luxury conglomerate LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton announced that Jacobs was stepping down as creative director of its flagship brand.

Germany asks U.S. why NSA critic was denied entry into country BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Foreign Ministry says it has contacted U.S. authorities over their decision to deny a German author entry to the United States.

Ilija Trojanow says he was refused permission to board a flight from Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, to Miami on Monday without explanation. He told the Spiegel Online website that the denial of entry might be linked to his criticism of the U.S. National Security Agency.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

‘Red October’ novelist Tom Clancy dies at age 66 in Baltimore

Woman arrested after wreck kills her 8-month-old son in July

Device explodes in Spainish cathedral Wednesday, no one was hurt

NEW YORK (AP) — In 1985, a year after the Cold War thriller “The Hunt for Red October” came out, author Tom Clancy was invited to lunch at the Reagan White House, where he was questioned

by Navy Secretary John Lehman.

Who, the secretary wanted to know, gave Clancy access to all that secret material?

Clancy, the best-selling novelist who died Tuesday in Baltimore at 66, insisted then, and after, that his information was strictly unclassified: books, interviews and papers that were easily obtained.

Also, two submarine officers reviewed the final manuscript.

Amid probe, one arraigned in New York motorcycle-SUV brawl

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans mother faces a negligent homicide charge after police say she caused a wreck that killed her infant son, who was not strapped into a car seat.

Police say 23-year-old Jamie Mathis was driving with her 8-month-old son in the back seat when she lost control of her car and collided head-on with a pickup truck on July 26. The boy died in the wreck.

The Times-Picayune reports Mathis was jailed Tuesday after investigators determined the child was not in a car seat and that Mathis allegedly was driving recklessly, causing the collision.

MADRID (AP) — A small device exploded inside a cathedral in northeastern Spain on Wednesday that is one of the country’s most popular religious and tourist attractions, causing some damage but no injuries, an official said.

The blast occurred at about 1:50 p.m. in a central aisle close to the main altar of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pilar in the city of Zaragoza, and people were evacuated, said a spokesman for the Interior Ministry’s office there.

NEW YORK (AP) — A motorcyclist accused of touching off what evolved into a bloody confrontation between an SUV driver and a throng of bikers was charged Wednesday with reckless driving while investigators searched for key players in the driver’s beating.

Investigators and prosecutors, who held off charging another person, faced the task of trying to track down and talk to dozens of helmet-clad motorcyclists seen in an online video of the encounter.

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Fashion designer Marc Jacobs acknowledges applause Wednesday following the presentation of the ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2014 fashion collection he designed for Vuitton.

DAVID BURNETT / The Associated Press

The bestselling author of “The Hunt for Red October” and other wildly successful technological thrillers, has died. He was 66-years-old.

Jury rejects case linking company to Michael Jackson’s death LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury cleared a concert promoter of negligence on Wednesday in a case that attempted to link the death of Michael Jackson to the company that promoted his ill-fated comeback shows.

The panel rejected a lawsuit brought by Jackson’s mother claiming AEG Live was negligent in hiring Conrad Murray, the doctor who killed Jackson with an overdose of a hospital anesthetic the singer used as a sleep aid.

$150 million Baton Rouge port facility expansion to provide job opportunities PORT ALLEN (AP) — Officials have dedicated a $150 million expansion and modernization of the grain facility at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, which will provide 37 additional jobs and more opportunities for Louisiana farmers.

Louis Dreyfus officials said the company is looking at further expansions of the Port Allen facility, including rail capacity at the facility and more storage space.

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STUDENT LIFE

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Minority DKE pres. apologizes at SG meeting group returns to campus Camille Stelly

Contributing Writer

Olivia McClure Contributing Writer

After six years of inactivity, the University’s chapter of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) is making a comeback with a kickoff event 6 p.m. tonight.

MANRRS is a national nonprofit organization for minorities who work in agriculture and related sciences as well as students in those disciplines. It partners student and professional members with companies, government agencies and nonprofits to foster academic excellence and professional development among minorities.

Victoria Cleveland, textile and apparel design sophomore and MANRRS public relations committee chair, said the University’s chapter “faded out” a few years ago because its advisor left and few students were involved.

Cleveland said interest in reviving MANRRS grew recently, so the group secured College of Agriculture Coordinator of Diversity and Retention Bianca Teats as its new advisor.

The event’s keynote speaker is Jewel Butler, branch chief for the Balanced Workforce Program in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Strategic Workforce Planning and Analysis. Butler was national president of the National Society of MANRRS from 2006 to 2007.

Interim Vice Provost for Equity, Diversity and Community Outreach Kenneth Miles and College of Agriculture Dean Kenneth Koonce will also speak at the event.

Koonce, who will retire Monday after 16 years as dean, said MANRRS is a valuable tool for promoting agriculture to minorities. About 30 College of Agriculture students are involved in MANRRS, he said.

Diversity in agriculture and associated education programs is important, Koonce said, because those are fields that reach all citizens through the college’s and AgCenter ’s teaching, research and extension missions.

“The more diverse the programs are ... the better they’ll be for preparing our students for those activities they’ll be involved in when they graduate,” Koonce said.

Contact Olivia McClure at omcclure@lsureveille.com

Nearly a month after the University’s chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon hung controversial signs from their fraternity house, chapter president Spencer Crane addressed members of Student Government Senate Wednesday expressing his and the fraternity’s apologies.

“On behalf of Delta Kappa Epsilon and myself, we owe you an apology,” Crane said. “I apologize for the negative light we brought to the University. I, as the Delta Kappa Epsilon president, take full responsibility. It was a bad judgment call on my part. I am sorry.”

Crane said if he had the opportunity to change the situation, he would not have allowed the sign to be hung at all.

As DKE is working on improving their integrity, SG passed a resolution that attempts to raise the academic integrity standards of University students.

This resolution is the first step toward incorporating an honor code and honor board in the University Code of Student Conduct.

If a student is caught cheating, an honor board comprised of students can determine punishment before the student meets with the Dean of Students.

Senator Brian Rees said there’s hope that the honor code could be incorporated into course syllabi and posted in classrooms around campus.

SG passed a second resolution — SG Resolution No. 4 — supporting the establishment of guidelines for gaining class credit for internships, co-ops, practica and fellowships in all academic colleges.

The guidelines for receiving class credit for internships varies from college to college. Some have stricter guidelines than others. Resolution No. 4 ensures every student who receives credit for their internship is held to the same standard,

President Emeritus Taylor Cox said.

The guidelines require one hour of credit will be granted for every 50 hours worked.

Student Government also passed Finance Bill No. 1, which will help students further their search for internships.

The bill allocates $3,300 from the student contingency fund to Career Services’ Going Global Program, which gives students and alumni access to a database of internships across the world.

Contact Camille Stelly at cstelly@lsureveille.com

RICHARD REDMANN / The Daily Reveille

Student Government Speaker pro tempore Trey Schwartzenburg speaks before student senate Wednesday in the Capital Chamber of the LSU Student Union.

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4:00 PM

Sarah McCoy's Oopsie Daisies The Spotted Cat Music Club

5:00 PM

Tom McDermott - The Three Muses Erin Demastes - The Maison

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Miss Sophie Lee - The Spotted Cat Music Club Micah McKee and Little Maker - Blue Nile MANRRS Fall Kick-Off - LSU Student Union

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The Soul Rebels - Louis Armstrong Park

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EVENTS Rockstar Racing “League Night” Get your team of 4 and race every month for a trophy & bragging rights! Not into the league game? Come in and get your 3rd race free? Come be a rockstar at Baton Rouge’s premiere indoor kart facility, Rockstar Racing!

Sigur Ros - Champions Square Newsboys - Celebration Church Trivia Night! - The Station Sports Bar and Grill Southern Lab vs. Plaquemine Football Southern Lab High School Tara vs. Pointe Coupee Central Football - Tara High School Some Like It Hot - The Maison Michaela Harrison - Cafe Istanbul Open Mic Blues Jam - Phil Brady's Bar & Grill

7:30 PM

Little Shop of Horrors - Independence Park Theatre Little Green Cars - The Spanish Moon 9 to 5: The Musical - Baton Rouge Little Theater Red Bull Street Kings - Prytania Theatre Luke Winslow King Blues and Jazz - The Three Muses

8:00 PM

Jerrod Niemann - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge Comedy Gumbeaux - Howlin' Wolf The Tornado Brass Band - Preservation Hall The Mumbles - Old Point Bar

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Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas - Rock 'N' Bowl

9:00 PM

The Soul Project NOLA - Cafe Negril Ill Nino - The Hanger Tom Fischer and Ben Polser - Fritzels Jazz Club John Morgan - The Funny Bone Comedy Club

10:00 PM

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The Soul Rebels - Le Bon Temps Roulé Barry Stephenson's Pocket - The Maison Jumbo Shrimp - The Spotted Cat Music Club Yellow Claw - Republic New Orleans Ponderosa Stomp Hip Drop VI - D.B.A. Reggae Night with DJ T Roy - Blue Nile Matt Scott & Otto - Blue Nile Blake Amos - Cafe Istanbul TheJon Spencer Blues Explosion - Chelsea's Cafe Cat's Ass Karaoke - George's Place The Red Eye Tour - House of Blues New Orleans

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FACULTY

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Professors from Korea, Jamaica bring unique view Culture intrigues both teachers Michael Tarver Contributing Writer

Two new professors have joined the University faculty this semester from different walks of life, and both have experienced a change in culture.

The School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development welcomed assistant professors Sunyoung Park and Petra Robinson, who hope to use the camaraderie of the University and the unique culture of Louisiana to aid in their research.

Park is originally from Korea, but prior to working at the University, she did post-doctoral research at Indiana University. Her teaching at LSU includes instructional design, distance learning, research methods and human resource development.

Park said she experienced a slight culture shock coming to the University in comparison to Indiana and especially in comparison to Korea. One of the key elements Park said she enjoys about the University is the amount of support and kindness she receives from her colleagues.

She said she had never been to a tailgate before September and was a bit taken aback by the extreme dedication students and

faculty had toward their football gender and color. She especially team and University. focuses on colorism and internaHer research interests include tional adult learning. Robinson is organizational culeager to work with ture, learning in ‘Louisiana has a good the community the workplace and of Baton Rouge sharing knowl- diversity that will be a and further her reedge. Park said she hot bed for my work.’ search in colorism, is also interested she said. in the integration “Louisiana Petra Robinson of human resource has a good diversiassistant professor development, huty that will be a hot man performance technology and bed for my work,” Robinson said. instructional technology.

Similar to Park, Robinson Originally from Jamaica, Rob- has experienced great changes inson received her Ph.D. from Tex- in culture coming from Jamaica as A&M University and worked to Texas then to New Jersey and as a research associate at Rutgers finally landing in south LouisiUniversity in New Jersey. ana. While these changes in scenRobinson said her research ery have aided in her research, pinpoints issues of race, class, Robinson believes “people are

people everywhere.”

She has been met with supportive and encouraging faculty at the University and has already taken up mentoring University students.

Focusing herself on adult education locally and internationally, she hopes to get involved with the local community of Baton Rouge to expand her research and extend a helping hand, Robinson said.

While the two new assistant professors come from different backgrounds, they agree the willingness of University students is exciting, and the support they receive makes their research that much easier.

Contact Michael Tarver at mtarver@lsureveille.com

SAFETY

Consent, communication discussed at ‘1000 No’s’ event Desiree Robertson Contributing Writer

Differences between consent and coercion were the focus of the “1000 No’s and One Yes” event Wednesday night in the Student Union.

Communication studies sophomore Peyton Cacioppo was inspired to create the event when she realized most of the women in her life had been affected by sexual assault and.

The goal of the event was to have an open conversation with students about consent, communication and what sex is.

“No one talked to me about [sexual assault] and what coercion is or what to do,” Cacioppo said. “No one should have to figure it out on their own.”

Consent is an active and enthusiastic “yes” that is both physical and verbal, Cacioppo said. Otherwise, the act is sexual assault, and you aren’t respecting your partner or yourself.

The most important thing people should walk away with from this event is knowledge — especially about the free resources that are available on the University’s campus and in the Baton Rouge community, such as the Student Health Center’s Lighthouse, the Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response Center, the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center and the Rape Abuse Incest

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Sexual assault is an issue in our community and all around the world, and the first step in changing that is to talk about it and give people the skills to have conversations with their partner, according to STAR Director of Education and Outreach Rebecca Marchiafava.

It is important to have open communication because 80 percent of people who are a victim of sexual violence knew their attacker, Marchiafava said.

Students who attended the program responded positively.

“It doesn’t matter who you are, what gender you are or where you are from,” said mass communication sophomore Jonathan Brown. “Everybody can be assaulted.”

Psychology sophomore Nichole Fasilier said events like these are important because it lets students know that if they are uncomfortable with what they are doing then they have the right to just say no.

Contact Desiree Robertson at drobertson@lsureveille.com

CHARLOTTE WILLCOX / The Daily Reveille

Peyton Cacioppo gives a presentation explaining sexual consent at “1,000 No’s and One Yes” on Wednesday in the Atchafalaya Room in the LSU Student Union.

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Soccer Sisters Sports

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Differences def ine the LSU siblings

Marcus Rodrigue Sports Contributor

At first glance, it’s easy to spot the differences between Nicole and Mariel McLaughlin.

Mariel’s a bit taller. Nicole smiles a bit bigger. Mariel plays in midfield, whereas Nicole defends the back line. But the contrasts go much deeper than outward appearances suggest, and everyone around the LSU soccer program knows it.

“They’re a combination of the best of friends but two very different people,” LSU coach Brian Lee said. “They’ve got a great sisterly relationship. Nicole’s a little more social, whereas Mariel is a little more academic. Nicole’s a little more serious, and Mariel’s a little funnier.”

The differences don’t stem from a need to prove anything — Mariel said being the younger sister hasn’t put a chip on her shoulder.

But Mariel, a redshirt freshman, has always been two years behind Nicole, dating back to their playing days at Melbourne Central Catholic High School in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Nicole, currently a junior at LSU, was a star at Melbourne, earning first-team All-State recognition in 2010. Mariel followed closely in her sister’s footsteps, garnering multiple All-State accolades while being named Melbourne Central Catholic’s most valuable player from 2010 to 2012.

On occasion, Mariel would even sometimes play for Nicole’s club team despite the age gap.

Nicole and Mariel anchored their high school squad during its 2010 regular season. But when Nicole suffered an ankle injury on senior night before the playoffs started, Mariel carried the squad on its deep post-season run to the state semifinals. “[Mariel] is very smart and knows the game very well, so she can read what to do and when to do it,” Nicole said. “She has a mentality where she’s not going to let someone beat her, and a lot of people could not beat her in high school.”

The sisters denied having any sibling rivalry because they never had to compete for the same position, but they did agree that having someone to train with made the work easier. Training for the McLaughlins was a family affair – they played soccer with their older brother and his friends while striking up a running regimen with their mother and older sister.

“It’s not like playing together affects our relationship,” Nicole said. “We’ve always worked together to be fit enough to do the running when we got to be here. Over the holidays and summer, we are able to work together and motivate each other in order to be ready to be here playing together.”

Mariel praised Nicole’s work ethic and said she was a constant source of motivation. “[Nicole] works really hard,” Mariel said. “All through high Sisters, see page 8

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Service academies deserve to play THE SMARTEST MORAN James Moran Sports Columnist

Charles Champagne / The Daily Reveille

LSU freshman midfielder Mariel McLaughlin (left) and her sister, junior midfielder and defender Nicole McLaughlin (right), deny having a sibling rivalry but enjoy having each other as training partners.

It appears the government shutdown’s list of casualties will not include tackle football.

The annual rivalry game between the Air Force and Naval academies will kick off in Annapolis at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday.

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Defense canceled all intercollegiate sporting events for all three service academies. However, it was announced Wednesday the Secretary of Defense had given permission for the Air Force-Navy and Army-Boston College games to be played as planned.

Given the current state of affairs, there may be some outrage to the news the government is allowing these games to be played.

Obviously, the government shouldn’t spend money on a game during a time when so many people are out of work; our national parks, monuments and buildings are closed down; and it is impossible to watch a live panda via webcam.

No one would argue those points, but the fact is no public funds are needed.

The Naval Academy’s athletic department is privately funded, and SHUTDOWN, see page 8

FOOTBALL

Tigers’ penalties remain a primary concern Offensive line to use hand signals Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

It’s third down and six at the LSU 13-yard line in Athens, Ga., as the Tigers look for a key stop against Bulldog senior quarterback Aaron Murray in the second quarter of a shootout Southeastern Conference matchup.

Instead, a pass interference call in the end zone on sophomore cornerback Jalen Mills gave the Bulldogs a free first down, and they would punch it in for six points two plays later en route to a 44-41 victory.

It’s a characteristic of the LSU program that has continued on into

2013: the Tigers commit their fair Tigers have ranked in the top five in share of penalties. the SEC in terms of penalty yards “You have to challenge your- accumulated per contest every year self,” said redshirt freshman since 2007, with the squad right tackle Jerald Hawkins. ranking worst in the SEC “There’s a lot of pressure, LSU penalty in 2007 with 62.9 penalty but you have to take a lot of yards per yards per game. responsibility for yourself “It’s just mental things game: to make sure that you keep with penalties,” said junior composed so you don’t hurt safety Ronald Martin. “Evthe team. You know what 2013: 59.6 erybody knows what’s right you did wrong, you know 2012: 57.9 and what’s wrong, so we try that you hurt the team, so you 2011: 50.1 to do the right thing at all have to take responsibility for times. All we have to do is 2010: 46.4 keep communicating better your mistakes.”

Through five games in 2009: 48.7 and understanding the game 2013, LSU leads the SEC in 2008: 49.9 better, and we’ll cut down penalties committed with 38, 2007: 62.9 on the penalties.” five more than the next highThe issue, though, is est team — Texas A&M. flags continue to fly, and The Tigers have lost 298 yards little improvement is being made as because of flying yellow flags, with of late. an average of 59.6 yards game.

PENALTIES, see page 8 With the exception of 2009, the

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A referee calls a foul Sept. 21 during the Tigers’ 35-21 victory against Auburn in Tiger Stadium. Through five games in 2013, the Tigers lead the SEC in penalties.

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MEN’S TENNIS

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Chris Simpson begins main draw as lone Tiger in Tulsa LSU freshmen see early eliminations Trip Dugas Sports Contributor

The LSU men’s tennis team’s hope for success at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championships is down to junior Chris Simpson after sophomore Boris Arias and the Tigers’ final remaining doubles pair were eliminated Monday and Tuesday.

Arias advanced to the final round of the singles pre-qualifier with three consecutive wins defeating Old Dominion’s Jonas

Kuwert, Nils Schuhmann of the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Kevin Metka of Ohio State.

Ultimately, Arias’ run ended in a fourth round 6-1, 7-6 (4) loss to Oklahoma’s Austin Siegel on Monday.

Simpson begins his run in the main draw of the All-American Championships at 8 a.m. today against Tulsa’s Daniel Santos. The England native needs a quarterfinal appearance or better for automatic entry into United States Tennis Association/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship.

“I think Chris is off to a great start just earning his way into the main draw,” said LSU coach Jeff Brown. “He did well at the SEC

Classic, and I know he’ll play hard and give it his best. Every match will be tough from here on out, so we’ll see how it plays out.”

The doubles pair of sophomore Tam Trinh and sophomore transfer Andrew Korinek made it past the first round of pre-qualifying play as the duo ousted Miami’s William Albanese and Diego Soto, 8-3, on Tuesday. But, the hot start ended quickly, as they lost to Clemson’s Hunter Harrington and Dominique Maden 8-5 in the second round, eliminating them from the tournament.

Arias lasted the longest among his singles teammates, as rounds two and three of the

tennis tournament proved difficult for the Tigers.

Sophomore Harrison Kennedy earned a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Bradley University’s Arthur Romanet and then cruised past Texas A&M’s Max Montague 6-1, 6-0.

Kennedy’s third round opponent, Nebraska’s Dusty Boyer, put an end to Kennedy’s hopes of advancing to the 128-man qualifying draw and took the match 7-6 (4), 6-1.

The freshman players faced similar fates as they were all eliminated in the tournament’s earlier rounds, with Justin Butsch falling in the second round to Arizona’s Kieren Thompson 6-3, 6-3. Redshirt freshman Eric

Perez lost 6-4, 6-0 to Wichita State University’s Ilija Cuic in the first round.

After advancing by default in the first round, redshirt freshman John Michael Busch lost 6-0, 6-3 to South Carolina’s Andrew Schafer.

“I think we got a lot accomplished,” Brown said. Boras and Kennedy especially played some tough matches deep in the qualifier. They’ll all be chomping at the bit to get back in there.”

Contact Trip Dugas at tdugas@lsureveille.com

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What’s in the bag? LSU golfers disclose favorite clubs Instead of good-luck charms and superstitions, LSU focuses on what’s really important in its PGA Tour golfer Jason Duf- bags: the golf clubs. ner packs a pinch of Copenhagen Although the Tigers’ apthroughout his round. Former pro proach to the game is straightChi Chi Rodriguez always marks forward and their Universityhis ball with a coin, head side up. provided golf bags are identical Though it seems like every to one another, player club prefergolfer has their ences differ. share of supersti- ‘My favorite club is my “My favorite tions, the LSU club in my bag is men’s golf team putter along with my my lob wedge,” keeps it pretty Superman head cover...’ Taylor said. “... simple.

And I have my When asked name stamped on Brandon Pierce about having any the back, which freshman golfer particular tendenis also quite nice. cies while on the course, most Ti- I like to have challenging shots gers responded in the same man- around the green, so I get to ner as senior Smylie Kaufman. where I play a lofted one or spin “I’m pretty normal when it it out the bunker and stuff. I quite comes to all the superstitions,” like that club ’cause I’m always Kaufman said. using it.”

Ball markers seem to be the Thompson favors his 2-iron, furthest the Tigers go in using which he often hits off the tee, and lucky charms. Junior Ben Taylor senior Andrew Presley’s choice always marks his ball with a giant club has always been a 7-iron. smiley-face poker chip that TayLewis said he opts for whichlor said “makes me smile when I ever club seems to be doing the putt.” trick at the time, while several Junior Curtis Thompson also Tigers look forward to the putting uses a poker chip, while junior greens.

Myles Lewis said he will mark his “My favorite club is my putball with any quarter he can find. ter along with my Superman head

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cover, which is pretty sweet,” said freshman Brandon Pierce. “It’s my favorite club just because I love putting. You drive for show, putt for dough. That’s what you do.”

Pierce’s head cover is one of the more distinctive on the team.

Most of the older golfers sport a tattered Tiger head.

As Kaufman pulls his driver from his bag, he tosses the purple, one-eyed rag doll on the ground — abuse that hardly affects the expiring head cover.

“They don’t make this model anymore,” Thompson said of the shaggy LSU head covers. “This is like one of the last ones that we have around. I mean, everybody’s is kind of worn down.”

LSU’s only tendencies are hard work and practice. Accessories and impulses on the course don’t garner much attention from the Tigers.

Getting the ball in the hole is the chief focus.

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Although the LSU men’s golf players carry identical University-provided bags, they each favor different clubs and head covers. As far as lucky charms, the Tigers use ball markers.

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Miles optimistic for Tigers’ defensive improvements Tyler Russell to start for Bulldogs Tyler Nunez Sports Writer

The LSU football team showed some telling defensive flaws in its 44-41 loss to Georgia last weekend.

LSU coach Les Miles told members of the media Wednesday night the Tigers have made great strides to fix these problems before its contest with Mississippi State on Saturday.

“Those kinds of things are gone over and gone over and gone over,” Miles said. “We’re optimistic that those things won’t repeat.”

The Tigers (4-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) will face a twoquarterback system in the Bulldogs (2-2, 0-1 SEC) headed by senior Tyler Russell — who will return after a three-week absence caused by a concussion — with sophomore Dak Prescott waiting in the wings.

The duo has combined for 828 yards and three touchdowns through the air, and Prescott presents a threat on the ground, as he has run the ball 37 times for 215 yards and five touchdowns so far this season.

“I think both of those guys have gotten enough reps to be very productive for their team,” Miles said.

“They use one guy in a set of circumstances and situations, and they use another guy that is, frankly, a pretty good egg in a number of spots.

I think it’s an advantage for them.”

After last season’s loss to Florida, the Tigers responded the following week with one of their

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LSU junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry moves around UGA defenders Saturday during the Bulldogs’ 44-41 victory against the Tigers in Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.

most complete performances in a 2321 victory against then-No. 3 South Carolina.

Miles said he expects a similar response this week.

“I think there is a personal response that takes place when a group of men finish second in a contest,” Miles said. “Everybody has a need to play well.”

The result of Saturday’s contest will likely depend on how the Tigers’ offense performs.

LSU junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry has become senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger’s go-to

option in third-down situations.

Landry’s unique skill set makes him a dangerous threat to any opposing defenses, Miles said.

“He has a rare combination of speed and quickness,” he said. “The combination is a problem. You don’t know where he’s going to be, and there is a great likelihood that he’s running it vertically.”

Miles went on to say he expects Landry to continue to play a vital role on third downs until defenses find a way to stop him.

Although the maximum capacity of Davis Wade Stadium is a mere

55,082 (compared to Tiger Stadium’s 92,542), Miles said the home crowd’s use of cowbells leads to a loud and distracting environment.

“It makes a lot of noise for 55 [thousand], I can tell you that,” Miles said. “We’re thinking that piping in the cowbells is something we need to do on Thursday. We pounded

the music pretty hard today, but maybe the cowbells need a little tuning up.”

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it’s hard to imagine the school isn’t willing to use those assets to keep the game alive. Considering the game will be played before a sold-out crowd and CBS is going to broadcast it across the country, Navy would actually lose money if the game had remained canceled.

Plus, Air Force is a member of the Mountain West Conference. Like every other FBS conference, it has discretionary funds it could use to help with the funding.

And if neither of those methods are plausible, then the NCAA, which makes billions of dollars without its athletes seeing any of that money, needs to step up to the plate and foot the bill.

Obviously the Department of Defense has more important things to deal with right now, but if no public funds were needed there was no reason to call the games off.

Football is not essential to life and can basically be boiled down to a fun distraction for the vast majority of collegiate athletes. But no amateur athlete deserves that fun distraction more than those at the service academies who won’t graduate to millions of dollars and an NFL career, but to years of heroic service for their country.

I was born across the river from West Point, N.Y. and attended a number of Army football games growing up. The level of football or athletes

PENALTIES, from page 5

This could pose a problem as the Tigers continue trudging through the meat of their SEC schedule, with Mississippi State, Florida and Ole Miss on the slate for the next three weeks.

In two SEC games in 2013, the Tigers have committed 15 penalties for 125 yards, or 62.5 yards per game. With the way the conference has played out in the past, more than 60 yards either given or taken away from a squad can be the difference in any game.

“Every Friday, we go over the penalties that we had in the previous game to make sure that we don’t mess up again the next week,” said senior linebacker Lamin Barrow.

“Myself, I had a personal foul, and

Thursday, October 3, 2013 SISTERS, from page 5

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Navy’s Marcus Thomas (26), Evan Palelei (58) and Wave Ryder (8) head onto the field Sept. 7 at the start of game against Indiana in Bloomington, Ind.

doesn’t compare to the Southeastern Conference, but for those intra-academy games, the passion is every bit as real.

Playing in those service academy games is a huge tradition at all three schools. Players, cadets and alumni all care deeply about the games and look at winning the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy like LSU fans look at a SEC Championship.

Canceling the first leg of that competition would have effectively ruined it for all three academies. That means an entire senior class of cadets would never have gotten to fight for their school on the gridiron before heading overseas for much more

serious battles.

It is important to keep things in perspective and understand that these are just games. But at a time when so many great American institutions remain frozen, waiting for Congress to sort itself out, it would have been a real shame to see another tradition canceled when it didn’t need to be.

I was sick to my stomach as soon as they threw the flag because I knew that was a chance for our team to get off the field. You never want to be that guy who’s getting called out in the team meeting on Monday.”

The Tigers are averaging 7.8 yards per penalty this season, meaning a solid portion of yellow flags are because of false starts by the offensive line.

When the team travels to Starkville and Oxford over the next three weeks, the offensive line will be using a new plan to keep itself in check.

In the loud atmosphere in Athens, several offensive linemen began using hand signals to coordinate snap counts and blocking assignments. According to sophomore offensive guard Trai Turner, the group

will be fully implementing hand signals against Mississippi State.

Cutting down on false starts could save offensive drives for LSU on the road, which could prove integral moving forward.

“It was very important because you can’t communicate verbally [in that atmosphere], so you have to use hand signals, so that kind of made it easier for us,” said junior offensive lineman La’el Collins. “Those penalties get you beat. Those are just mental things, and those are things we can control. It’s just a focus thing.”

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school, she was the hardest working player on the field. I had never played with somebody who worked that hard, and it’s really nice to play with her because you can tell that she cares and has a lot of passion.”

Senior defender Addie Eggleston, who lives with Nicole, said the sisters are total opposites. Eggleston noted the lack of hostility between the sisters, claiming that Nicole and Mariel balance each other out despite their differences.

Nicole participated in seven games during her first two years at LSU, and she and Mariel have both played in three matches this season.

Though neither of the McLaughlins has made an impact on the score sheet, Lee raved about how well they embrace their roles.

“They’re both wonderful examples to their teammates of hard work on and off the field,” Lee said.

“Their demeanor and personalities are exactly what you need, whether it’s as a starter or a reserve. They give their best, and they’re smiley and happy, so they really help foster a winning environment.”

Through the years, Nicole and Mariel have always unflinchingly supported each other. Success for one means success for both, but there are some who don’t buy the absence of sibling rivalry.

“I think they have a little rivalry,” Lee said. “Mariel’s got a little younger sister rivalry in her.

So for the coaches, it’s fun when they compete against each other.

It’s something we get a little chuckle out of because I do think it raises their intensity a little.”

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LSU coach Brian Lee says freshman midfielder Mariel McLaughlin (bottom) and her sister, junior midfield and defender Nicole McLaughlin (top), are best friends but two very different people.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

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EVENT

Libra Ball to raise money for recycling Rob Kitchen Entertainment Writer

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Hayes, a pitbull, is housed at Capital Area Animal Welfare Society. The organization has focused on finding homes for “bully breeds” like pitbulls.

Samantha Bares

Pitbulls given chance at redemption by animal rescue centers

Entertainment Writer

Villalobos employee Armando “Mando” Galindo’s shirt sported the message “Pitbull advisory: My dog will lick your face,” in all caps. It was not an empty promise.

Galindo’s 2-year-old pitbull, Annie, made her rounds at local bar Slinky’s, licking whatever face came close enough.

Along with several other cast

members of Animal Planet’s “Pit- mastiffs need the most help. bulls & Parolees,” Galindo came to Not only are good homes Slinky’s for a hard to find donation drive Think pitbulls are dangerous? for these dogs, for blankets, Take the poll at lsureveille.com. Sandoz said, towels and toys but landlords for the dogs at the show’s featured discriminate based on these breeds.

Villalobos Rescue Center in New She said owners are quick to return Orleans. a dog in that case.

Pamela Sandoz, Slinky’s For the next two months, Sanowner and active local dog rescuer doz will be collecting toys, towels since 1992, said she has realized in and blankets for the Villalobos the past six years that pitbulls and Rescue Center at Slinky’s on West

Chimes Street.

According to Galindo, the Villalobos center — located in the Ninth Ward — is the largest dog rescue in the world, and winter is coming for its hundreds of rescues.

The “Pitbulls & Parolees” crew is in the midst of wrapping up their fifth season, slated to air in early November, which Galindo said will be one of the best yet.

PITBULLS, see page 11

An all-out birthday bash can be fun, but not many parties can match the 2013 Libra Ball.

The event, in its first year, is hoping to bring together Libras — as well as non-Libras — for one big birthday bash. The idea came about when a group of friends decided to come together for a big birthday celebration, but spiced it up.

“It started out with a party and became a big group party and we decided to do something with it,” said Christopher Suba, one of the party organizers. “Let’s not just make it about us. Let’s make it about someone else or something else.”

Money raised from the event will benefit the Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council. The event is also being held at the CACRC facilities.

“It’s at the loft at the CACRC,” Suba said. “It’s a big, open floor in a warehouse-style loft.”

The Libras have many options for refreshments during the events. Last In Concepts is providing the alcohol and several food trucks will be outside LIBRA BALL, see page 11

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MUSIC

Nitty Gritty Night to take over Chelsea’s Café Musicians connect through showcase Sarah Nickel Entertainment Writer

Sitting together like a couple of old friends, Denton Hatcher and Ryan Harris reminisced over the past year and a half of Nitty Gritty Nights at Chelsea’s Café.

From the nights that went a little past 2 a.m. to the not-so-great audience members, the one thing both men can agree on is that there’s no end in sight for the local musician showcase.

Gabe Daigle, owner of Red Star Bar in downtown Baton Rouge, was in charge of bookings for Chelsea’s when he

approached Hatcher about getting together some local musicians for a show. Since then, the every-other-month event has been known as Nitty Gritty Night.

“It’s kind of an open mic, but it’s not an open mic,” Hatcher said. “It’s good taste. It’s not like just some yahoos getting up on stage and burning out some cover tunes.”

After playing in many bands and now having his own, Hatcher — who describes his style as a mix of country and soul — is deeply involved in Baton Rouge’s music scene. Although there are often some repeats in the seven to eight people who play, Hatcher tries to get new singer- songwriters for each night.

One performance that stood out to Hatcher was when he let

two barely 18-year-old girls on stage, and according to Hatcher, they “killed it.” These undiscovered artists coming out and sharing their original music is what truly colors and defines Nitty Gritty Night.

Hatcher said this Friday will feature a huge style mix, with local musicians like Harris, Becca Babin, Ray Hudson, Benjamin Moore, Paul Emden and Liam Catchings. Each person’s taste is a little different, and the audience, as well as Hatcher, can expect to be surprised.

“It’s what you do, but it’s kind of also a part of you,” Harris said.

“So you’re gonna see people that are playing songs that are about hope, that are about pain, that NITTY GRITTY NIGHT, see page 11

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Local musicians Ryan Harris (left) and Denton Hatcher (right) have been putting on concerts every other month for local singer-songwriters, Nitty Gritty Night, for the past year and a half at Chelsea’s Café on Perkins Road.

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Danny Brown, “Old”

Fool’s Gold Records

Oddball rapper Danny Brown’s third studio album “Old” is streaming on Spotify one week before its release on Oct. 8.

The rock-rap album, arranged into a Side A and B, is distinct from “the old Danny Brown” he references in the title track. The production value is through the roof with producers like UK trap guru Rustie and Detroit’s SKYWLKR; every track is surprising and catchy, but still clearly a Danny Brown beat. The delightfully trippy “Wonderbread” features a cartoonishly dreamy beat overlaid by Brown’s euphemistic lyrics about getting some Wonderbread. Several tracks, including the sincere “Lonely,” sport a toned-down, mellow flow unlike Danny’s trademark screech. Some songs, like “Torture,” fall flat, but the “Old” experiment is an overall success. It’s an exciting reminder that hip-hop is not dead, comatose or even sleeping.

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“Don Jon”

Relativity Media

Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes his writing and directing debut with “Don Jon,” in which he plays Jon Martello, a porn addict.

It’s a funny, truthful and strangely sweet movie that delves into the world of single New Jersey men. Martello objectifies everything in his life: his body, his pad, his gals and most importantly, his porn. “Don Jon” focuses on the importance of human connections, reciprocating love and Martello’s search to understand why he enjoys porn more than sex. Martello ultimately learns lessons about love through his relationships with two very different women, perfectly played by Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore. It’s a daring movie with wit and honesty, and although frank, this fast-paced movie offers a real lesson for today’s sex-obsessed society.

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People may be apprehensive of rapper Nelly’s comeback album “M.O.,” but with a host of great beats and hooks on his songs this album seems promising. The first track “Get Like Me” featuring Nicki Minaj and Pharrell is a fun and feel good song. Nelly still has that St. Louis twang, but 10 out of the 12 songs on this album rely on features from other artists. Aside from the overwhelming amount of feature artists on nearly every track, “M.O.” offers a number of slower, borderline R&B songs in addition to a few more upbeat tunes thrown in for good measure. For the most part this is an enjoyable album with the exception of “All Around the World,” which comes off almost as if it were made for a teeny bopper crowd. If that was the goal, then well done.

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Haim, “Days are Gone

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‘Breaking Bad’ gives fans one final lesson in morality SEVEN MINUTES IN KEVIN KEVIN THIBODEAUX Editor in Chief

Editor’s Note: This column contains spoilers for the series finale of “Breaking Bad.” Atonement.

It’s a word that’s difficult to describe, and it’s even harder to say how one earns it.

But even harder is the task of taking a character so hated, so despised by a fanbase, a character whose moral fabric has been unravelling for six years while the writers slowly turn the audience against him or her, and in the span of two episodes, attempt to regain the sympathy for that character.

And that’s exactly what the writers tried to do in “Breaking Bad”’s series finale Sunday.

“Breaking Bad” has always been a show about morality — it basically says it in the name.

Walter White, the show’s protagonist, began as a mildmannered, every man, who, once he is diagnosed with cancer, begins to cook meth.

Each season, Walter goes further and further, pushing his own boundaries and leaving the audience wondering just how far he’ll go (in the first season, he kills a man with his bare hands, so that should give you some

context clues about the scope of the final season).

It got to the point where the audience was rooting for Walter to die. But how would he go out?

After all of the scheming, the killing and the lying, would it be some universal act of karma (At the hands of Walt’s oft-tortured assistant Jesse? Would the cancer catch up to him?) that did Walt in?

But that’s not what “Breaking Bad” did. Instead of taking a half-measure, the show took a full-measure. Series creator Vince Gilligan didn’t solve all of his problems by simply having someone kill Walt or the cancer catch up to him in some remote cabin in New Hampshire.

Instead, Walt comes back to ABQ, sets up a meth-dealer trust fund for his son and kills a bunch of neo-Nazis using a MacGyvered assault rifle.

He ultimately dies from a stray bullet from the earlier gun spray.

Although Walt was ultimately able to die on his own terms, by no means did he get away scot-free. Walt is survived by a woman who is on trial for the

crimes he committed. He leaves behind a daughter who won’t remember his face and a son who begged him to die. He is responsible for his brother-in-law’s death.

For years, “Breaking Bad” was assumed to be a show about good and bad and the lengths that people would go to protect their loved ones, even if that means, you know, breaking bad.

But in its finale episode, the show became something more. It became about redemption, about atonement for one’s actions.

When Walt walked into Skylar’s house, saying he wanted the chance to have a proper goodbye with his wife, the woman he’d always claimed to have been murdering and drug dealing for, and then proceeded to acknowledge that no, in fact, “I did it for me,” well that was the most shocking thing Gilligan could have done in the finale.

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Haim has taken over. The group composed of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim have topped the charts in recent months, and after giving the band’s debut album a listen, I can see why.

While the band is young, the sisters have more than proved themselves — Danielle played guitar and percussion on Julian Casablancas’ solo tour, and she and Este appeared on “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” soundtrack. “Days Are Gone” beckons an even cooler version of Fleetwood Mac mixed with a modern pop sound with nearly flawless vocals and even better backing vocals. The band’s ’70s edge shines through on “The Wire,” and ’80s pop flair overtakes the listener on the title track, “Days Are Gone.” Altogether, the album showed both variety and consistency — two elements in the making of a nearly perfect album.

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Lorde, “Pure Heroine”

Universal Music

Indie pop darling Lorde’s new album “Pure Heroine” is an incredible debut that demands attention. While this is a great start from any artist, it’s incredible to realize that Lorde’s only 16. While it has all the qualities anyone could imagine from her debut single “Royals,” it still manages to surprise. There are some heavy tracks, but it doesn’t matter. It’s all just as good.

The album retains a floaty sound throughout, but each track has a different flair that makes it unique. The sounds all come together nicely to make one strong album. If the country’s love of “Royals” is anything to judge by, “Pure Heroine” is destined to be one of this year’s biggest and best hits.

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EDITOR’S PICK: “The 20/20 Experience — 2 of 2”

RCA

As expected, the second volume of Justin Timberlake’s “20/20 Experience” delivers another 75 minutes of smooth, soulful baby-making music. No, it’s not as good as the first installment, but that doesn’t make it bad. There may be no “Mirrors” or “Pusher Love Girl,” but “just OK” for JT is still better than most current pop music. Tracks like the Tennessee-flavored “Drink You Away” show that Timberlake’s more grown-up sound is here to stay, while the beatbox breakdown in “TKO” reminds us that he hasn’t given up his roots. “Amnesia” marries strings and production to bring together both sides, but I kept waiting for it to really take off. Though it doesn’t shock or awe, this addition to “20/20” brings the KACI YODER Entertainment and Deputy News Editor project to a solid finish. project to a solid finish.

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Fashion

Exhibit showcases historic styles Shamiyah Kelley Entertainment Writer

Lively photos of fashion trends and campaigns from decades past are taking over Hill Memorial Library during October.

The “Centuries of Style: A Retrospective of Dress” exhibit offers an insightful peek into the daily wear of people in the past from around the world.

Fashion photographer and University alumna Jane McCowan’s work serves as the paramount aspect of the exhibit. McCowan traveled between California, Paris and New York, shooting fashion advertisements and editorial spreads. The photos display another side of history and tell the story of American lifestyle in the past. While each photo is a posed advertisement, they offer a candid look at the values that our nation held highly at the time.

This photo exhibit shows how fashion was used as a method to further distinguish the rich from the poor. A few of the photos picture waspy-looking women clad in dollar bills with risqué captions

PITBULLS, from page 9

“Grab your Kleenex, sit down and watch. You’ll need a couple boxes,” he said.

The center moved to New Orleans from Los Angeles in 2011, bringing with it several employees and volunteers in the VRC parolee program, which hires both juvenile and adult parolees to work with the pitbulls, a breed wrongly accused of vicious natures.

“There’s a misconception about [the dogs],” said parolee participant and former Tulane football star Toney Converse. “In general, … I don’t find [them] to be bad dogs at all. ... They’re not peopleaggressive unless people teach them that.”

The newest season is Converse’s first on the show.

Galindo said pitbulls want to please their owners more than anything. The organized fighting culture and the stigmas associated with it are easy to perpetuate, he said, because the pitbulls will do

Libra Ball, from page 9 conducting business.

But the biggest attraction is the entertainment.

“Of Moving Colors is doing a performance,” Suba said.

“There’s a high school that’s coming to do this ‘Thriller’ dance performance. DJ Otto is spinning for the evening. It’s just a big cocktail party with some entertainment.”

While it may sound like something that a college-aged crowd would hesitate to attend, Suba hopes that students are willing to go.

“We wanted it to be approachable,” Suba said. “We wanted to bridge the gap between these younger people and the

LAUREN DUHON / The Daily Reveille

An image of women’s fashion from the 1800s is displayed Wednesday as part of the “Centuries of Style: A Retrospective of Dress” exhibit at Hill Memorial Library.

about fashion as a commodity.

There’s an everyday-dress history lesson on the second floor, with dates ranging from ancient times to the 1920s.

The worldwide aspect offers a separate dimension to the exhibit from African tribal war uniforms to Native American clothing’s effect on European fashion.

There is a wealth of knowledge in the upstairs exhibit that cannot be learned from run-of-the-mill

history books.

This exhibit will satiate the inner fashion nerd or history buff in anyone. “Centuries of Style” will be on display from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays until Oct. 19. It is free and open to the public.

their best to be as vicious as possible to please owners who taught them that.

Galindo said Louisiana’s dog problem lies more in neglect than dog fighting, no matter the breed.

He added that the oldfashioned thinking prevalent in the state makes it hard to educate dog owners about proper dog treatment. “They say, ‘You can’t tell me this! I’ve had dogs all my life,’” Galindo said.

Since the show features qualified people taking care of the dogs, Converse said, it shows another side of their natures. The parolees, trained by employees, are able to make the dogs comfortable so that they can be docile, if not friendly.

Converse also said socialization of dogs is important, citing pitbulls’ violent responses to other dogs, cats or children as a symptom of having been sheltered from these stimuli.

“Any dog can be taught to be vicious,” said Capital Area Animal

Welfare Society adoption counselor and intake coordinator Sabra Smith. “With any breed, not just pitbulls, you have to know how to socialize them.”

Smith said neglect cases tend to be more aggressive, but the shelter refuses to put them down.

“We just want the best situation for the animals,” she said.

CAAWS is a much smaller operation than Villalobos. Out of the 28 available spots in the program, 13 dogs can be kept in the facility. Even with such little space, the shelter takes care of all “bully breeds” until they can get a proper home.

As a dog owner of several breeds, Smith said her chihuahua would be quicker to attack someone than her pitbull, but the stigma associated with the breed causes problems when finding them permanent homes.

run-of-the-mill donors.”

The 2013 Libra Ball will begin at 7 p.m. tonight at the Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council on Main Street in downtown Baton Rouge. Tickets

are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

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page 11 and put on an impromptu performance as friends, including are about tragedy, that are about Hatcher.

While Hatcher tries to stay having a good time. You’re gonna get the whole spectrum. For out of the limelight of the show, he someone who writes a good song, will sometimes play two or three they’re putting themselves out songs. What he looks forward to most is watching there.”

As some- ‘... When you come in an attentive audione who has par- here and you feel that ence truly enjoy a performance. ticipated in the Although the show more than love, it’s a really good night consists of once, Harris said feeling.’ individual acts, he uses the night Hatcher and Harto get feedback Ryan Harris ris consider the on his work. local musician sequence of musiSelf-described as an “Americana” style, his cians to be the real show. If somepieces have a mix of sounds he one wants to slow down the mood listened to growing up. Writ- with a few soft songs, Harris likes ing original music can be diffi- to come in afterward and pick up cult, and Harris said hearing his the beat with a few good-time peers’ reactions is helpful as an pieces.

The music will begin at 10 artist.

“It may be a little solo per- p.m. Friday night on the Chelformance, but it takes a lot,” sea’s stage and will end when the Harris said. “There’s a lot of café closes at 2 a.m. time spent working on your song and making sure the song is just how you want to present it, and when you come in here and you feel that love, it’s a really good feeling.”

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We should replace it by moving off the grid How would you feel if you wrote some long-winded plan to help keep an entire nation healthy and satisfied, and three years after signing it into effect, the opposition tried to hold the government hostage to get some form of so-called compromise?

I mean, I’d bake you some cookies if this happened. Maybe even a whole cake.

That’s what’s happening with the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, aka liberals stealing my money, aka Hobby Lobby plans to shut down if we have to fund birth control.

On a side note, I really thought we’d have moved past the whole women shouldn’t have access to health care spiel at this point but apparently not.

There are so many trivial arguments about the current U.S. health care system that I sometimes want to grab my backpack and bike off into the sunset so I don’t have to listen to the complaints.

I’ve got a route all planned out, and it ends somewhere out West, deep in a national park so the health

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So on top of living off the land, I’ll be able to treat it well.

Plus, if I make it to my off-grid hideout, I’ll save the government so much money.

I’ll be a non-entity, with no insurance, no bank holdings, nothing.

If I disappear, I’m not a fiscal risk.

I’m not asking for grants or loans.

More likely, I’ll graduate college, scrounge for some decent job where I’m under fluorescent bulbs all day and continue scheming about independence.

And I’ll be insured under the Affordable Care Act because that’s what makes sense right now. At least I hope so, because no matter how hellish this plan seems, it’s a step in the right direction.

It’s a step the government decided on three whole years ago, and why most Republicans have turned it into a political play against Obama and the Democrats is beyond me.

The Republicans have turned this into a botched wedding, where they’ve been engaged to the Democrats via a working health care plan for three years and decided to leave

them at the altar Oct. 1.

On top of that, those nasty Republicans are telling everyone the Democrats didn’t consider an open relationship they never brought up after the engagement.

So it’s just a weird situation all around, and I’d like to take my chances without organized hospitals and salesmen doctors.

There are so many layers of who’s paying who and how much certain plans cost and the cost of emergency room visits that small communities working with a professional or so each would be much more efficient.

We shouldn’t leave basic cleanliness behind, but living off the grid would require much less hand sanitizer.

There are even quite a few swamps in Louisiana, and I’m feeling lucky about my chances with alligators.

I’ll build an extra room in my treehouse if you promise to bring me cookies.

Obamacare ultimately will do more harm than good President Ronald Reagan once said that the most frightening words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”

Well, Dutch, it seems you were right, because government intervention into the health care system is going to harm everyone while trying to insure just a few.

Signed into law in March 2010, the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was promised as a way to insure millions of Americans who didn’t previously have health insurance, while simultaneously keeping costs low for middle-class and low-wage earners.

Only those filthy rich, 1-percenters would see any increase in costs or new taxes.

Sound too good to be true?

If you responded “Yes,” I’d like to take a moment to thank you for engaging the higher thought processes of your brain.

What Obamacare will do is, firstly, tax anyone and everyone who does not purchase some form of health care. Who will that

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care-averse Republican bickering never finds me.

Maybe not, though, since we’re currently spending government money to keep people off of the land.

I’ll bring gauze, some Neosporin and a rifle and live out my days in peace, off the grid and unworried about health care.

The way I see it, when we die, it’s time to go. So if I end up dead from an 18-wheeler barreling into me 20 minutes into this plan, that’s regrettable, but I’m not exactly here to lament my decision.

I recognize this seems like a selfish idea, but it makes logical sense.

The globe is overpopulated anyway.

Instead of worrying about preexisting conditions, like my inability to see without contacts and being a woman (again, why this vendetta against half the population?), we can let nature take care of it.

If I can’t see the prey I’m supposed to eat, then I guess I’ll turn vegetarian, which is by some studies better for the world at this point.

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hurt exactly?

Young people, that’s who. Sure, we can stay on our parents’ coverage till we’re 26, but what do we do after? We’d still be pretty young, healthy and ostensibly broke from crippling student loan debt, but not quite impoverished enough for a government subsidy. Buying a health care plan probably won’t be in the cards for many of us, which normally would be fine, except now, we will be “taxed” for non-compliance at a rate of 2.5 percent of our income by 2016.

Employers have begun cutting workers’ hours now that they’re required to insure full-time employees.

This has caused 88 percent of jobs added this year to be part-time, and has the potential to kill the 40-hour work week — the lifeblood of the middle class.

Hold on now, it gets even better.

With this employer mandate, businesses will see an increase of $52 billion in additional taxes. Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf testified before the House of Representatives in 2011 that these

taxes would result in 800,000 fewer jobs in the private sector.

So if you think 800,000 nonessential federal employees being temporarily furloughed is bad, this should make you want to rip your hair out.

Seniors will also share in the collective misfortune. Obamacare cut Medicare, a program that covers 49 million Americans, mostly seniors, by $716 billion. Medicare is already on track to insolvency by 2026, but this cut to the program will only increase costs for seniors.

Don’t think the states are getting out unscathed. With the expansion of people that can enroll in Medicaid, nothing less than your standard entitlement program, roughly 80 million people will be enrolled by 2019.

At LSU, we like to give Gov. Bobby Jindal a lot of flak, but I have to give him credit where it’s due, and his decision to not expand Medicaid in Louisiana was the right one. That would have been either more money out of resident’s pockets, or cuts in the budget from other programs, like, for example, higher education.

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Aside from the federal income tax, in what has got to be the largest middle finger directed at U.S. citizens in history, Congress and their staffers will have their health care purchases from the Exchange subsidized up to about 72 percent by their employer: the taxpayers.

I’ll wait while that sinks in.

What we need is tax cuts in the medical industry to lower costs, tort reform to protect doctors from unnecessary lawsuits, portability of insurance so you can take your coverage with you when you change jobs and for insurance companies to be allowed to sell across state lines.

A maxim of free market economics is that competition drives down costs. Why not try it with health care?

Obamacare is set to increase the cost of health care across the board, kill jobs and penalize those that do not comply. It is a bridge too far for government intervention, and I applaud the GOP’s stand against it.

Quote of the Day “It’s easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate.”

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The problem lies with the people’s attitudes I have three problems with America and the Affordable Care Act. 1. The politicians are behaving poorly.

In 2004, an almost identical program was introduced in Massachusetts, only it wasn’t being packaged with President Barack Obama’s face. It was Romney’s, and he had very little Republican backlash.

Now, with health care reform on the liberal agenda, there is uproar over the supposed unconstitutional ideals behind universal health care, going so far as to encourage college students to choose the fine over an affordable government plan, saying that the government has no place in your body.

For some women, this might sound familiar — in fact it is a major argument against the abolishment of abortion rights.

And the Democrats aren’t completely innocent. Obama campaigned against mandatory health care, and then under threat of lobbyists, made it illegal to not have health care come Jan. 1, 2014.

To touch on the government shutdown: the Republicans are calling a time out due to a call in last week’s game. The Affordable Care Act passed through Congress, and was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court.

The government shut down on Tuesday, and 1 million Americans signed up for health care provided by the government before 7 a.m.

But we aren’t off the hook.

2. We are allowing the issues to be dehumanized in the name of the holy dollar bill.

In the current free market health care system, insurance companies are allowed to set their own prices and policies concerning human life.

Have cancer? You most likely won’t get coverage. If you do, you’ll be stressed to find a job that can pay enough to make payments.

Have health care for years and then get cancer? You can be dropped from your coverage, because you are sick.

So health care is not caring for the health of Americans.

Your tax dollars are not

yours. In order to become part of a society and to benefit from the protection and resources in the society, we pay a fee. Our buck stops there.

Then, it’s in the hands of the government. Our only right to that money is our right to vote for political leaders who will spend it the way we desire.

Pressure your leaders to be better leaders by denying them your blind support. Educate yourself on the issues, and we won’t have any issues. And for the love of God, stop being selfish.

3. The Affordable Care Act is not a big bad wolf coming to ask for sugar, only to dismantle your house.

Eighty-five percent of Americans are currently paying for health care, and because of this, they will not have to lift a finger.

They will, however, reap the benefits: companies can no longer drop you when you become sick, or deny coverage if you already are sick. This is great news for women, as being female was previously seen as a pre-existing condition.

Some in that majority will find themselves paying slightly

higher bills, but that’s an even smaller population than the Americans who are without health care.

For the 15 percent of Americans who do not currently have coverage, there are now affordable options. If you do not sign up for one of them, you will be fined.

Twenty exemptions are outlined on the healthcare.gov website, including: not having health care for less than three months, notice of termination from a utility company or even if the lowest coverage available to you is more than 8 percent of your income.

And rest easy, all you believers, if you have religious inhibitions to health care, you cannot be required to sign up for it, or pay the fee.

I want to leave you with the assurance that this, like every other American issue, will be mulled out over time. We will see the policy go into effect, find the bugs and then fix them.

But for now, the Affordable Care Act is doing more good than Congress has done in decades.

The government needs more socialized plans I supported Obamacare in the beginning when health care reform was under debate, but due to the lobbyist and corporate contamination of the bill, I lost my support for this most recent version of the overhaul.

Ninety percent of the law contains policies which I support, such as eliminating pre-existing conditions, providing a subsidy for people to afford health insurance, expanding Medicaid to the lower middle class, allowing youths to stay on their parents’ health insurance until 26 and the elimination of means testing for Medicaid.

Even with all of these great changes to the health care system, my main reservation is still the individual mandate, which forces citizens to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty tax for not doing so.

President Barack Obama campaigned against the individual mandate, but as soon as he came to office, it was on the table.

The Democrats these days trust “experts” and modeled the healthcare overhaul after Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts plan and the Heritage Foundation plan.

Although this alienated many liberals such as myself, Obama went forward and excluded the public option from the bill.

If Obama was going to force the people to buy health insurance, he should have at least given us a public option. Obama shouldn’t just force everyone to buy insurance and call it “universal health care.”

The insurance industry couldn’t imagine a better world than the government forcing people to buy their product.

On a systemic level, Obamacare fails to address the problem of inflation in the health care system. There is no control over the price of procedures and pharmaceuticals. This law is a complete giveaway to the health industry.

There was one other major program that Obama dropped without much of a fight that didn’t get coverage much — the government’s right to negotiate the price of drugs. Ever since Medicare Part D, Big Pharma has been racking in profits to a higher degree and this health care overhaul has exuberated their earning even further.

Universal health care has been a top public concern for decades, but it didn’t become a campaign issue until 2008 because big businesses decided to support it. Corporate America, primarily from manufacturing companies such as General Motors, supported and began pushing for an overhaul of the health care system because it was costing many firms too much on health coverage.

The health industry was the second largest sector to support the Democrats in 2008. This isn’t a coincidence. The top three candidates, Obama, Hilary Clinton and John Edwards, supported universal health care, and one of them was going to win. After Obama’s victory, as expected, he put into motion a health care overhaul that mimicked the Heritage Foundation’s pro-business plan.

Medicare works for seniors and it is a single payer government system. If it works for seniors, then we should expand it for everyone.

As a result, this will free businesses from covering employees and boost the economy and everyone will get covered while costing less.

If France can cover everyone for

half the cost of the United States, then how can we not?

The reason the United States has the most expensive health care system in the world is because we have so many different ones. If you want the British model, which is full scale coverage for all medical expenses by the government, you would need to be in the military or Native American. If you want to have the German model, work full time for a company that covers their employees which now under Obamacare includes all businesses with 50 or more employees. If you want the Canadian model, we have Medicaid and Medicare. Finally we have the Kenyan model, which is if you have money, you get covered.

The American people need to stop settling for corporate sponsored laws and calling it reform.

Although Obamacare does benefit those in poverty and the middle class, it hurts the youth. It’s time for change, not Obamacare. We need Medicare for all. We need change, not Obamacare.

Watch these four columnists debate Obamacare in this week’s Opinion Vlog at lsureveille.com.

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Mass communication sophomore Aryanna Prasad and nutrition and food sciences sophomore Lauren Guillot hold signs Wednesday protesting the government shutdown.

protest, from page 1 hashtag, “furleaux.”

Guillot said she and Prasad had a problem with the government shutting down instead of solving the problem.

The pair said they noticed students didn’t understand what was happening and some didn’t seem to care.

Wednesday, Guillot said about 20 to 30 students spoke with them.

The students will be protesting in Free Speech Plaza throughout the week, and they said anyone is welcome to bring a poster or sign and join them.

Guillot said the protest isn’t to draw party lines, but to present students with facts and start discussions.

LSU President F. King

Alexander said the shutdown is not likely to affect students at Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting.

Additionally, since Federal Pell Grants have already gone through, Alexander said student aid will not be affected either.

Guillot said even though students many not be affected now, they could one day in a situation where they needed government assistance, an area of government the shutdown is heavily affecting.

As for political action, Guillot said right now, the group is just looking to spark discussion.

“All action starts with an idea, and because it’s the national government, it needs to be a big idea,” Guillot said.

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continental United States, the band will be heading overseas for the European leg of its tour in midOctober.

Hahn remarked the similarities between American and European audience behavior.

“When the language barrier is there, less people know the words, but I think it’s kind of funny how you notice crowds behave in similar ways almost everywhere you go,” Hahn explained.

He then went on to point out some differences in crowd etiquette.

“When we went to France for the first time, we were kind of blown away by how quiet people are,” Hahn said pointedly. “No one talked. No one was loudly talking between songs or whatever. They were really attentive, and that’s really awesome.”

As the tour goes on, Hahn said he enjoys synergizing with his bandmates to become like “a welloiled machine.” He believes the band is at its best on tour and can tend to lose cohesion after being home for some time.

Cohesion is essential to Local Natives, which has a unique songwriting technique.

The group has a democratic and collaborative process when it comes to making music. Hahn said everyone in the band has a part in creating the songs.

“I think our band’s a little different than most bands due to the fact that we have multiple

insects, from page 1 Plague-infected fleas, produced them by the tens of millions and tested them on prisoners and used them in combat.”

The Japanese also created a specialized bomb that contained house flies fused with a jelly cholera concoction, which was responsible for nearly 400,000 Chinese deaths during the war,

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Local Natives performs Wednesday night at Tipitina’s in New Orleans. The band will be able to spend some time in the city because of time between their next show.

songwriters in our band, and each of us kind of brings an idea for a song to the table,” Hahn said.

“We’ll compare ideas for hours and hours on end and just toss ideas back and fourth.”

He went on to say that this system does sometimes lead to arguments, but when the group runs into an issue with a song, a compromise is made or a vote is taken

to settle the dispute.

Hahn said as the band travels around the globe performing for dedicated fans, they’ll continue to hash out new music on the road the only way they know how.

Lockwood said.

“The Japanese killed more Chinese with entomological weapons than [the U.S.] did in Japan with nuclear weapons,” he said.

Lockwood, a University alumnus, said he will use Power Points to elaborate further on issues in the book as he reads excerpts and takes questions.

The lecture is a part of the Jerry B. Graves Distinguished

Seminar Series presented by the University Department of Entomology, according to Lane Foil, University entomology professor and Pennington regents chair for wildlife research.

The Entomology department hosts one speaker a year to lecture on interesting topics in the particular field of science, Foil said.

“When you get the opportunity to sit and get a lecture from somebody at that particular level, the story they are telling is one thing, but you actually get a mentorship on how to do science,” he said.

Lockwood said while he is excited to be back on campus to sample Louisiana food and connect with professors, he is mostly looking forward to sharing his two lifelong passions: insects and military history.

“I grew up in a time when you watched the lottery system for the draft during the Vietnam years,” he said. “I grew up with Life magazine and images of war and it stuck with me. I’ve just held these two fascinations for the nature of warfare and the nature of insects.”

Lockwood’s latest work, “The Infested Mind: Why Humans Fear, Loathe, and Love Insects,” will be available in November, he said.

He said he is currently working on producing another work on the politics of energy production, especially in the Western U.S., to examine the way the energy industry is shaped.

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