OPINION: Chivalry should continue to be present in society, p. 16
BASKETBALL: Players participate in dunk, free throw, 3-point contest, p. 7
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Tigers’ top-ranked offense faces off against Gators’ top-ranked defense
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Friday, October 11, 2013 • Volume 118, Issue 34
MAJOR MATCHUP
No.9 LSU vs. No. 17 Florida: Who: Tigers (5-1, 2-1 SEC) vs. Gators (4-1, 3-0 SEC) When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Tiger Stadium Watch or listen at home: CBS, 98.1 FM
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University adds 350 parking spaces
Michael Tarver
TREY LABAT · Sports Contributor hat happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Tiger fans will find out Saturday when its revamped LSU offense meets Florida’s Southeastern Conference-leading defense. Florida (4-1, 2-0 SEC) brings in a defense that combines size and speed, which might remind a few people of LSU (5-1, 2-1 SEC) defenses from the past couple of seasons. “It’s the No. 1 defense against the
GAMEDAY PARKING
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Sophomore running back Jeremy Hill (33) runs with the ball Saturday as he attempts to score during the Tigers’ 59-26 victory against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. Hill has scored nine TDs going into the Florida game.
The University has added 350 parking spots near the LSU Golf Course for those attending the LSU-Florida game on Saturday and for future games, the University announced in a news release. The spots will be free, but first come, first served, across the street from Alex Box Stadium said Associate Athletics Director Michael Bonnette in a news release. Tailgating will be allowed in the lot as long as the travel lanes are not being blocked, the Athletics Department’s Parking Manager Adam Smith said. The West half of the paved golf course lot, as well as a new grass parking area next to it, will provide the space — an attempt to EXTRA SPACES, see page 19
WORLD
Garment workers urge admin. to support fair trade companies
Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer
After years working in the unsafe garment industry, Yenni Perez and Maritza Vargas decided they were tired of constant physical and verbal abuse, pollution and low wages that only provided their families with one meal a day. That’s when their college clothing company, Alta Gracia Apparel, was born. Perez and Vargas’ company pays its workers nearly three times the local minimum wage and provides its employees with a safe working environment. They visited campus on Thursday to inform the campus community how students can be advocates for fair wages and human working conditions simply by checking clothing labels before making a purchase.
Amy Kessel, a representative for United Students Against Sweatshops, said the University bookstore carries a few of the company’s shirts and urged students to consider buying humanely made items rather than those made in sweatshops. With the help of a translator, the women described their plight for fair wages and better conditions. Vargas and Perez organized with other workers because working conditions were horrible, describing the factory as a “labyrinth.” The only option for workers to be heard was to unionize, Vargas said. Now both women are able to provide for their families and send their children to school. They said their whole town
feels the positive economic effects of the fair pay factory. Perez said Alta Gracia proves companies do not have to lose money for workers to get decent treatment and wages. “Alta Gracia was born out of a lot of sacrifices to see this industry change,” Perez said. The garment industry abuses women physically and verbally, and in some cases, women have also been tricked into going to foreign countries for better pay but are instead manipulated into selling their bodies, Vargas said. The women said students should ask University administration to create a reasonable space for Alta Gracia apparel and affiliate with worker rights consortiums. WORKERS, see page 19
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Maritza Vargas, garment worker from Alta Gracia Apparel, speaks to students about working conditions in the Domincan Republic. Amy Kessel, a representative for United Students Against Sweatshops, said the University bookstore carries some clothing items from Alta Gracia Apparel.