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BURYING THE BLUNDER Crucial blown assignment during 2012 Alabama game haunts Mills

REDEMPTION, see page 11

La., China team up on improving wetlands Scientists to trade research, resources

LAWRENCE BARRECA · Sports Writer It was second down and 10 on the LSU 28-yard line, and the Crimson Tide trailed 1714 with one minute remaining in a rivalry game riddled with national title hopes.

Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron took the snap out of the shotgun, dropped back, and with a Tiger defender in his face, tossed a screen pass to then-freshman running back T.J. Yeldon. Yeldon rumbled forward into the end zone, proving to be the dagger in a 21-17 victory for the Tide.

After the game, LSU coach Les Miles said there was a “young player” who blew an assignment on the touchdown.

That player was then-freshman cornerback Jalen Mills, and it is a memory that still burns deep in his brain as Saturday approaches with his first chance at redemption.

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Former LSU defensive end Barkevious Mingo (49) attempts to stop Alabama running back T.J. Yeldon (4) on his game-winning touchdown run Nov. 3, 2012, during the Tigers’ 21-17 loss against Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

WEEKEND MATCHUP No. 10 LSU vs.

No. 1 Alabama

Who: Tigers (7-2, 3-2 SEC) vs.

Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC) When: 7:00 p.m. Saturday Where: Bryant-Denny Stadium Watch or listen at home: CBS, 98.1FM

ONLINE CONTENT Stay connected with LSU-Alabama coverage all week at lsureveille.com.

University and AgCenter scientists will soon be able to exchange wetlands information and resources with a Chinese institute thanks to a recently signed agreement.

The goal of the agreement is to join forces to learn more about how wetlands systems work and determine the best, up-to-date practices for protecting those fragile environments.

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell and Vice President for Agriculture Bill CHINA, see page 11

EDUCATION

U.S. Dept. of Education to hold forum on campus Forum focuses on college affordability Camille Stelly Contributing Writer

AARON SHOWALTER / The Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks Oct. 25 at Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) in Brooklyn borough of New York where he highlighted the importance of education in providing skills for American workers in a global economy.

The U.S. Department of Education will hold a forum on LSU’s campus on Nov. 21 to discuss ways of making college more affordable.

The U.S. Department of Education will be holding a forum on Nov. 21 at the University to gain input on President Barack Obama’s education proposals about solving rising tuition costs and implementing ways to make college more affordable.

DOE representatives will visit four universities across the nation: California State University, Dominguez Hills; George Mason University; the University of Northern Iowa; and LSU. LSU was chosen because it ranks on top of the Department of Education’s College Affordability and Transparency

Center’s College Scorecard in terms of students graduating without debt, overall costs of tuition and fees and outcomes, said LSU President F. King Alexander.

“LSU is the only school in the South that identifies to top ranks on the College Scorecard,” Alexander said.

Obama announced a threestep plan in August during the College Affordability Tour to ensure college will become a viable option for students by connecting financial aid to school performance, supporting academic innovation and competition and making college affordable, according to The White House Blog.

“One of the best ways to address the challenges to our higher education system is through shared input,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a

news release. “We plan to engage as many stakeholder groups and individuals as possible to help us develop proposals that are useful to students and take into account the diversity of America’s colleges and universities.”

Reforming college costs is not the only item on Obama and the Department of Education’s agenda. According to a news release from the Department of Education, experts will gather data and research to develop a college rating system. Three metrics will be used in the rating system: access, affordability and outcomes.

Access is the percentage of students receiving Pell Grants and other forms of aid, affordability is the average net price of tuition and the average loan debt and outcome is defined by graduation and transfer rates, earnings FORUM, see page 11

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INTERNATIONAL Toronto mayor admits crack use, plans to keep his job regardless TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that he smoked crack “probably a year ago” when he was in a “drunken stupor,” but he refused to resign despite immense pressure to step aside as leader of Canada’s largest city.

Ford said he loves his job and “for the sake of the taxpayers, we must get back to work immediately.”

Later at a news conference, he said acknowledging the drug use made him feel as if he had “1,000 pounds off my back.”

Thieves steal 160 sheep near UK town of Wool, police appeal for help LONDON (AP) — Police in southwest England appealed for help Tuesday in tracking down thieves who made off with 160 sheep from a field near the village of Wool.

Police say the sheep were stolen between Saturday and Monday, and the thieves would have needed a large vehicle.

Constable Adam Taylor says all of the sheep were electronically tagged.

He is urging anyone who has witnessed suspicious activity to come forward.

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Toronto mayor Rob Ford addresses the media Tuesday at City Hall in Toronto.

Ford acknowledged he smoked crack, but he refused to step aside as mayor.

Russia sending Sochi Olympics torch into space for the first time BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — For the first time in history, the Olympic torch will be taken on a spacewalk.

The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics torch will be sent to the International Space Station on board a Russian spacecraft this week and astronauts will then carry it outside the station.

The torch will travel into Earth’s orbit with the next space station crew, who blast off early Thursday from the Russian-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Calif. man arrested for selling stolen cow costumes on Craigslist

Nearly 93,000 Louisianians face cancelled insurance policies

REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Police in Southern California have busted a cattle costume rustler after he tried to sell the stolen suits online.

Redlands police say the two 7-foot cow costumes created for the Chick-fil-A chain were nabbed in separate restaurant burglaries.

The costumes turned up for sale for $350 apiece on Craigslist on Oct. 30.

Forty-three-year-old Robert Michael Trytten of Riverside is being held for suspicion of possession of stolen property on $275,000 bail.

New Jersey governor re-elected with more than 50 percent of vote

Illinois lawmakers vote to allow gay marriage after months of lobbying

(AP) — Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon’s office says nearly 93,000 people in Louisiana won’t be able to keep their current insurance coverage because of the federal health overhaul.

Donelon asked insurance companies doing business in Louisiana for a tally of how many customers had existing plans that can’t continue under President Barack Obama’s health care law.

By Tuesday, the insurance department said the companies reported just under 92,800 people will lose their current coverage because their insurance policies don’t meet federal requirements.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday positioned their state to become the largest in the heartland to allow gay marriage, finally pushing through the House after months of lobbying in President Barack Obama’s home state.

Under the legalization measure, which the state House approved 6154 before sending it on to the Senate for technical changes, gay weddings could be held in Illinois starting in June.

Fourteen states, plus Washington D.C., allow same-sex marriage.

(AP) — Louisiana’s Medicaid program that cares for the poor, elderly and disabled has a $50 million budget deficit that state health officials are asking lawmakers to close with more money, rather than cuts.

The shortfall for the 2013-14 fiscal year was detailed in a financial update this week to the Legislature’s joint budget committee from the Department of Health and Hospitals.

Medicaid forecast is due with the start of November each year.

ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie was re-elected with ease Tuesday, demonstrating the kind of broad, bipartisan appeal that will serve as his opening argument should he seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

While the final margin of victory over little-known Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono was still being tabulated, Christie was expected to become the first Republican in a quarter-century to receive more than 50 percent of the New Jersey vote.

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Redlands police say stolen 7-foot cow costumes created for the Chick-fil-A chain turned up for sale for $350 apiece on Craigslist on Oct. 30.

Louisiana Medicaid program has $50 million budget deficit

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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS A cutline in the Nov. 5 article, “University farmers’ market seeks improvement, insight” incorrectly listed Margot Carroll’s title as executive director of Facility Services. Carroll is the executive director of Auxiliary Services.

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Institute to increase research at the University Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer

Putting sciences and engineering fields under one roof, the new Institute for Advanced Materials was conditionally approved by the Board of Supervisors Oct. 25 for one year.

The IAM’s focus is to gather interdisciplinary science and engineering faculty and research to consolidate instrumentation for research and develop proposals for the center.

The center will be subject to approval by the Louisiana Board of Regents on Dec. 5.

The IAM will be on the first floor of the Chemistry and Materials Building, where the science

equipment and instruments will be available to students.

There are currently 92 faculty members from 13 different departments that will work in the center.

The approval allows the institute to prepare its long-term proposal, which will be reviewed to approve the center for five years, said Kalliat Valsaraj, vice chancellor for research and economic development.

This year will give the center time to develop a specific sustainability plan, Valsaraj said.

“This is the natural way of establishing a center at LSU,” Valsaraj said.

Additionally, the IAM will

oversee the new graduate certificate in materials science and engineering.

In half the times it takes to receive a master’s degree, students will be able to obtain a certificate in material sciences through the center.

Similar programs have been established at Ivy League schools like Harvard University and Princeton University, said physics professor Ward Plummer.

“I hope that in the future we can use this certification as a recruiting tool for incoming students,” Plummer said.

He said the idea for the center has been tossed around for about a decade, and now there is support from the Office of Research and

Economic Development.

Scientific instruments and lab equipment in the center can be costly and instead of charging an all-encompassing cost for everyone who uses the center and leaving faculty who can’t afford the cost behind, the University is subsidizing the price of the center, Plummer said.

The new center will be funded by the University, but will not request additional funding other than the University budget provided.

With the addition of the center, Plummer said faculty and students can take the next steps toward receiving more center and national grants.

The center will be a unique

resource for students and faculty alike, Valsaraj said.

He said this center will also help the University maintain a connection to the materials industry in the area.

For example, research found in the center can potentially be used by companies working in chemistry and applied physics.

“It is unique in the sense that there are so many applications to materials,” Valsaraj said. “There is no real one department that you can call a home for this.”

Contact Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez at fsuarez@lsureveille.com

NOVEMBER

TECHNOLOGY

ITS will discontinue support for outdated wireless protocol Current protocol to be dropped Jan. 1 Renee Barrow Contributing Writer

With fewer than 1 percent of University students, faculty and guests using an outdated wireless protocol called 802.11b, University Information Technology Services will begin phasing out the system.

On Jan. 1, 2014, University systems will no longer support devices using older wireless protocol.

While the changes should only negatively affect wireless users with older devices, the elimination of the older protocol will help make the University’s Wi-Fi more efficient for the majority of on-campus users.

Protocols that allow devices to use Wi-Fi for exchanging

Do you have

information via radio waves were first released in the late 1990s.

The current protocol, 802.11b, was introduced in 1999, according to a GROK Knowledge Base report.

ITS wants users to have an optimal wireless experience on campus, said Hector Rios, assistant director of networking for ITS. In the past, there were some devices in the Athletic Department and Tiger Card Office using 802.11b, but ITS Communication and Planning Officer Sheri Thompson said these devices have been recently upgraded.

The University’s wireless network has a great deal of traffic. If a user were to connect to a network with older protocol devices connected, he or she would notice a decrease in speed, Rios said.

According to the GROK report, most computers purchased in the past six years should have wireless cards that support the

proper protocols. If someone needs to upgrade their protocol, they can purchase a new wireless adapter, the report said.

It is becoming more and more common for students and faculty to have multiple devices, such as cellphones, laptops and tablets that are all connected at once, Thompson said. This contributes to the problem of slow Wi-Fi and places greater importance on switching to a more efficient system.

ITS is taking more efforts to increase the University network’s quality. At the last Student Technology Fee Meeting on Oct. 12, ITS was granted $140,000 for expanding the wireless network capacity expansion in the Student Union and Coates Hall.

Contact Renee Barrow at rbarrow@lsureveille.com

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Pennington Biomedical is looking for individuals diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes to participate in a research trial that is examining a new oral medication that will help maintain or improve glucose control.

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The Goodnight Show with John Calhoun - Cafe Istanbul Michael Hebert - Buffa's Bar & Restaurant Hot Club of New Orleans - The Three Muses The Tin Man - D.B.A. Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters - D.B.A. Kung Fu Evangelist - Shadow Box Theatre

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Two Door Cinema Club - House of Blues New Orleans Open Mic Night - Buffa's Bar & Restaurant A Different Woman - Shadow Box Theatre Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott - Chickie Wah Wah

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Drag Bingo - George's Place

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St. Louis Slim - The Spotted Cat Music Club King Khan and the Shrines - Siberia

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Bottoms Up Blues Gang - Checkpoint Charlies

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EVENTS $10 Race Night Take advantage of $10 go-kart races all night!

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LSU plans Planning begins for La. Queer Conference change in LAQC is flagship event in the state selection ‘Having [an LGBT process conference] here at William Morris

Contributing Writer

Gordon Brillon Staff Writer

In the face of declining state funding and budget consolidation, the University is now looking to its own activities to find ways to streamline the budget.

After several construction projects have gone over budget in the past few years, the University is planning to change its selection process for architects of on-campus construction projects, said University President F. King Alexander.

The selection of architects for all state projects is currently handled by the Louisiana Architects Selection Board. The board places advertisements describing the nature of the work on its website, and architecture firms or freelance architects may submit proposals including blueprints and cost estimates.

Alexander addressed the problem after a project to renovate and upgrade patient rooms in three wings of the University Health Sciences Center Shreveport went over budget because the architect’s estimate undervalued the project.

Alexander said the architect did not account for 33 to 35 percent of the project’s cost, which resulted in a final construction cost about $1 million over budget.

The contract was awarded to LeBlanc and Young Architects, Inc., a Shreveport firm that has conducted numerous projects for the Health Sciences Center in the past.

In October’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Alexander said a new method for determining which architects and construction firms will be awarded University contracts is needed. He said a new selection process could also apply to other jobs the University contracts out.

Alexander said the University must be conscientious of its budget, especially because it has received decreased funding from the state in recent years.

“If we’re not getting accurate estimates from our architects, we can’t have an accurate budget,” Alexander said.

Mark Moses, director of the Division of Administration’s Office of Facility Planning and Control, which oversees the Architects Selection Board, declined to comment on the possibility of new criteria for selecting architects for University projects.

Contact Gordon Brillon at gbrillon@lsureveille.com

The University’s LGBT community is among the most active on campus. Clubs such as Spectrum host activities and meetings meant to reach out and find others looking to fit in.

Members of Spectrum and of the Baton Rouge community gathered Tuesday night to brainstorm a theme for their most important event of the year, the Louisiana Queer Conference.

Although they did not reach a final conclusion or theme, the meeting was the first of many that will eventually lead to the conference in April, which is the flagship

LGBT advocacy event in the state. it allows us to flesh out the entire Peter Jenkins, clerk for the conference,” Lewis said. “After Louisiana Democratic Party, said the theme is set, we find a keynote having a conference means a great speaker, and everything falls into deal to LGBT people across the place.” state.

Michael Bayer, political sci“I have been ence sophomore to LGBT conferand member of ences and they are Spectrum, said great, but they are they will look at rarely held in the past themes for LSU is invaluable South and if they inspiration and exto the community.’ are, they are very pand on what has far away,” Jenkins been done before.

Peter Jenkins said. “Having one “The theme Louisiana Democratic Party clerk here at LSU is last year was ‘turninvaluable to the ing education into community.” action’ and the year before it was Even though the conference is ‘It’s all of us or none of us,’” Bayer not until April, Spectrum member said. “Finding a theme is important Markita Lewis, nutritional science because it will set the mood for the senior, said finding the right theme whole conference.” and slogan months in advance is LAQC is an event for the enkey to the planning process. tire state and Bayer said the confer“When we settle on a theme, ence puts Louisiana on the map for

the LGBT community.

“LAQC is a networking event and allows people from the surrounding area to get together and learn,” Bayer said. “With this event, we get a national speaker and in Louisiana that doesn’t happen very often.”

Jenkins said finding the right theme and slogan for an entire conference may seem like a daunting task, but the importance of the issues facing LGBT people across the country makes it worth it.

“In many states, it is still legal to fire someone for being gay or transgender,” Jenkins said. “This conference will shed light on that and will go a long way to making equality actually happen.”

Contact William Morris at wmorris@lsureveille.com

LSU DINING

Food items move to permanent menu Students urged to fill out surveys Desiree Robertson Contributing Writer

As the semester draws to an end, LSU Dining will soon decide what limited-time offers will become permanent menu items.

Limited-time offers are temporary menu items that are piloted

by LSU Dining, said Auxiliary Services Executive Director Margot Carroll. The goal is to see how students, faculty and staff respond to the items to decide if they should become part of the menu the following semester.

Typically three new limitedtime offers are introduced per semester and are offered for a minimum of two weeks, but this trial period can last as long as a month, said LSU Dining Marketing Director Dean Samuels.

At Chick-N-Grill this semester, chips and salsa, queso and tacos were limited-time, Samuels said. The French Quarter Cafe also added a whole wheat Greek hummus wrap.

While some of the items piloted are added to the menu permanently, other limited-time offers are brought back each year at the same time, such as seafood during Lent, Samuels said.

LSU Dining decides what is permanently added to the menu based on sales, Samuels said.

The most effective way students tell LSU Dining what they want is with their purchases, he said.

Samuels said during winter and summer breaks, LSU Dining reviews its product movement reports to see how students responded to the piloted items.

Because of its popularity last

semester, a parmesan stuffed meatball sub was added permanently to the French Quarter Cafe after first being a limited-time offering.

Limited time-offers can also replace old menu items that are no longer popular, Samuels said.

LSU Dining staff create these items by following national and culinary trends and listening to what people are asking for, Samuels said.

LSU Dining is also able to get information about what students and others are asking for and ways to improve service with online surveys, Samuels said.

Students can also fill out the surveys in various dining locations on campus, such as the dining halls, Union Lair, the Magnolia Room, Bayou Burgers and the Design Building Atrium Cafe. Students fill

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out the surveys with laptops on loan from the library, so LSU Dining can constantly have the most up-to-date information, Samuels said.

Contact Desiree Robertson at drobertson@lsureveille.com

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LSU takes on Xavier tonight in opener

Men’s team plays at 7 p.m. in PMAC Marcus Rodrigue Sports Contributor

Southeastern Conference this season has been tied to Hill’s production. In conference wins, Hill has accounted for no less than 25 percent of the team’s total offense, while in losses to Georgia and Ole Miss, Hill’s contribution has never reached the 20 percent mark.

“His instincts, his ability to know when to make a cut before it actually happens is his best quality,”

One glance at the LSU men’s basketball team shows just how big a difference a year can make.

The 2013 Tigers are the antithesis of last year’s squad, boasting a veteran core and a nationally ranked recruiting class along with height and depth at every position.

After an offseason marked by hype, LSU has its first chance to showcase its new look when it hosts Xavier (La.) in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. tonight in the PMAC. “We’ll start trying to work on our rotation here in the early part of the season,” said LSU coach Johnny Jones. “Defensively, we can try to work on a few coverages and some defensive schemes that’ll hopefully help us against some really stiff competition.”

Tonight’s matchup brings the return of junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III, who opted to stay at LSU for another year instead of declaring for the NBA Draft. A year removed from finishing second in the Southeastern Conference with 15 double-doubles, O’Bryant was

BACKS, see page 7

EXHIBITION, see page 7

[left] TAYLOR BALKOM / The Daily Reveille; [right] GERALD HERBERT / The Associated Press

Saturday’s game against Alabama puts two of the nation’s best running backs and potential first-round picks, [left] LSU’s Jeremy Hill and [right] Alabama’s T.J. Yeldon, head to head.

Hill, Yeldon two of nation’s best RBs Trey Labat Sports Contributor

When LSU faces Alabama on Saturday, two potential first-round picks will go head-to-head, and the winner could determine which team leaves victorious.

No, not Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron and LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger.

Instead it’s sophomore running backs Jeremy Hill and T.J. Yeldon, both of whom are key cogs in their teams’ respective offensive attacks.

Hill burst onto the scene during his freshman campaign, but has proven to be even more effective this season, averaging a touchdown every 10 attempts. He has rushed for 922 yards despite being

suspended for the first game-and-ahalf of the season.

More impressive, though, is Hill’s big play ability. He has 28 runs of 10 yards or more and seven runs of 20 yards or more through only eight games, which already exceeds his total from 10 games last season.

Senior fullback J.C. Copeland said Hill’s burst — especially once he gets to the second level — has helped him to produce the big plays.

The Tigers’ success in the

LSU-Alabama shouldn’t be called a ‘rivalry’ CHROME IS BURNING Chandler Rome Sports Editor It’ll be talked about all week in classrooms and at the water cooler, fretted about on message boards and dictate some lives for the next 96 hours.

Yep, it’s Alabama week.

The annual Southeastern Conference Western division matchup that’s determined national champions, created legacies and begged the question “Where is Jarrett Lee?” staked its claim as the premier matchup in college football the last three seasons.

On a primetime national stage, it’s delivered the top players from the best conference playing a sensational football game.

It’s must-see TV. The game

that can actually keep Tiger Stadium filled to capacity until the game clock reads 0:00. And a glaring example of why SEC football is and will continue to be the toughest conference in America.

But please don’t call it a rivalry.

I’m a Baton Rouge native and can proudly say I’ve attended LSU games since 1999, when the Tigers were so dreadful they had no right to call anyone but Tulane a rival.

Suddenly, 14 years and two supposed “rivals” later, LSU’s finally content with a “rival” and its game against Alabama has drawn comparisons to Ohio State and Michigan.

The proud Michigan man he is, Les Miles sidestepped the notion on Monday, only willing to “suspect some similarities there.”

I won’t suspect anything, Les. I’ll flat out say, there are no comparisons necessary. Not just to Ohio State and Michigan, but any true rivalry in college football.

For an LSU program that tried to latch on to a rivalry with David Greene and Georgia in four meetings from 2003-05, then moved on to Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow’s Florida Gators from 2006-09, it’s a familiar script.

Find a team with a nationally known figure, play it to a few close games, win once or twice, give away free rally towels at one home game and call the opponent a rival.

Except in this instance, Tiger nation relates too closely to the national figure.

Nick Saban’s departure from LSU to the NFL still irks fans. His subsequent pay raise and unparalleled success at Alabama now has them fuming. So anytime LSU can defeat its former coach, it’s billed as the end-all, be-all of games.

Therein lies the problem. A rivalry can’t spring from one person.

RIVALRY, see page 7

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LSU sophomore offensive tackle Vadal Alexander (78) blocks Alabama senior defensive tackle Ed Stinson (49) during the Tiger’s 21-17 loss to the Tide last season.

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LSU fans need to let go jealousy, hatred of Nick Saban THE SMARTEST MORAN JAMES MORAN Sports Columnist In 2003, Nick Saban delivered LSU its first National Championship since the duo of Paul Dietzel and Billy Cannon led the Tigers to their only other title.

Fast forward a decade and a lot has changed.

A year later, Saban left Baton Rouge for a two-year NFL experiment with the Miami Dolphins. Then he returned to the Southeastern Conference — only this time, he traded in the purple and gold for crimson and white.

Three BCS National Championships later, he is public enemy No. 1 among the fanbase he once led to the promised land.

LSU fans have labeled Saban everything from a traitor to the devil himself since he took over in Tuscaloosa. His likeness is burned in effigy at tailgates, and his presence has made Alabama not just the biggest game on the schedule every season, but elevated the Tide to the Tigers’ most hated rival.

Because of Saban, everything LSU does is measured against the Tide. And from the 2012 BCS National Championship debacle to falling short last season, the constant comparisons have whipped Baton Rouge into a jealous rage that led to the annual celebration of “Alabama

Hate Week.”

For their own good, LSU fans need to realize that Saban is gone and he’s not coming back.

It’s time to get over the obsessive hatred and jealousy and appreciate the fact that they got an excellent football coach in Les Miles to come in and replace Saban.

Miles won his own crystal ball in his second season in Baton Rouge. Cynics will point out that Saban recruited most of the key players on the 2007 team and that the Tigers lost two games that season and needed numerous upsets to get them into the title game against Ohio State.

It’s debatable whether that devalues what Miles accomplished that season. However, his body of work at LSU can’t be questioned. Miles has the highest winning percentage of any coach in LSU history, higher than Saban or past legends like Dietzel or Charlie McClendon.

Saban should be credited with reviving a struggling program and returning LSU to national relevance. But Miles built on what Saban started, and his tenure has launched the program into the highest order of national powerhouses.

In little more than a decade, a 10-win season at LSU has gone from a pipe dream to a disappointment. The Tigers have become a perennial top-10 team and Miles doesn’t receive nearly as much credit as he deserves for that transformation.

The reason is his persona.

To the outside observer, Miles appears zany and borderline

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clueless, and when his teams finish second to an iron-willed disciplinarian like Saban, his player-friendly coaching style is pointed to as the reason.

A fellow Reveille reporter recently told me Miles would never win another championship at LSU because he’s too friendly with his players. That’s an asinine statement because Saban is the only true disciplinarian still having success in today’s NCAA environment.

The real reason Saban wins is he’s the most insanely driven coach around. He eats, drinks and sleeps football 24 hours a day, and doesn’t stop working to celebrate the National Championships he wins along the way.

But since Saban left and is now winning at Alabama, his relentlessness and cold demeanor is unfairly portrayed as Miles’ shortcomings.

The truth is that Saban is the best coach in the country and one of the greatest of all time, but besides him there is no coach proven better than Miles. The constant jealousy of Saban will lead to nothing but insanity. Instead,

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Alabama head coach Nick Saban (right) greets LSU head coach Les Miles (left) Nov. 3, 2012, after the Tigers’ 21-17 loss to the Tide in Baton Rouge, La.

appreciate how much Miles has done for this program.

Before typing out a “Fire Miles” thread on a message board if LSU loses on Saturday, remember that this program was worse off without him and would go nowhere but down if he left.

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

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 RIVALRY, from page 5

Rivalries are steeped in tradition and longevity. The hatred is brewed naturally, marinates and is fresh enough for even the young, novice fan to grasp.

Take, for example, Ohio State and Michigan. The two teams have met 108 times, dating back to 1897, when the Toledo War manifested a rivalry between the schools that was unmatched.

Or Army and Navy, where the rivalry is self-explanatory. Add interstate foes Oregon-Oregon State and Florida-Florida State and rivalry games become truly defined.

Such longevity fosters memories. Any Michigan fan could rattle off its victories against the Buckeyes by date and score during the John Cooper era. And Ohio State fans still curse the name Tim Biakabutuka.

I’d be willing to bet a seasoned LSU fan couldn’t tell me who Alabama’s coach was in 1997 when the Tigers throttled the Tide in Tuscaloosa. Or that the Tigers even won the game.

But Alabama fans would surely be able to fire back with one score from Mike DuBose’s inaugural season. An 18-17 loss in Jordan-Hare Stadium to the Tide’s one, true rival — Auburn.

It’s difficult for me to

BACKS, from page 5

said sophomore linebacker Lamar Louis. “He can look at a play and he’ll know where the defense is going to be before they get there.”

Yeldon is no slouch, though.

The sophomore back who tore LSU fans’ hearts out last season has improved upon his freshman season.

Yeldon has become a second half workhorse for the Tide, averaging eight yards per attempt, nearly three yards more than his first half average.

“If he breaks through the line untouched and you have him one on one, you better bring him down with proper technique,” said junior linebacker D.J. Welter. “’Cause he can spin off and break through arm tackles so you definitely have to have your technique sound.”

Louis said having Hill to go against in practice every week has helped the defense prepare for the challenges that Yeldon poses.

Yeldon has made his biggest impact in the third quarter. He’s scored four of his 10 touchdowns in the third and bumped his yards per attempt up to 10.

In both of Alabama’s wins against top-25 opponents, Yeldon has played a big role for the Crimson Tide. Against Texas A&M, Yeldon accounted for 26 percent of Alabama’s offense, and against Ole Miss he had similar numbers.

Junior fullback Connor Neighbors described Hill and Yeldon as the same person, just playing for two different teams.

And in most cases the numbers back Neighbors up. But Hill distances himself from Yeldon on third down.

Yeldon has struggled in third down situations, only rushing for two yards per attempt. He has picked up a first down on half of his 12 third down attempts, but when compared to Hill’s production, the Alabama back can’t compete.

On third and three or less yards

imagine another rivalry that trumps Alabama and Auburn. Aside from the talent, prestige and tradition between the schools, the vitriol shown by the schools is unlike any other.

You’ve heard the stories about the trees. About the trailer parks that remain divided. About the Auburn fan that allegedly robbed an Alabama fan’s car and left a War Eagle Christmas ornament as a reminder.

It’s a hate that can’t be imitated.

Even if LSU and Alabama move past the three-year rivalry period the Tigers have grown accustomed to fabricating, no revulsion could compare to the Iron Bowl.

So what’s the point of a rivalry if the hate isn’t fully reciprocated?

I’m not diminishing Saturday’s game. Or any of the previous four meetings. Take away that nippy New Orleans night in January 2012, and the game has proven to be the most well-played, hotly contested matchup in the country.

But if you’re looking for something to call a rivalry, it should be a hell of an Iron Bowl on Nov. 30.

Chandler Rome is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Baton Rouge.

Contact Chandler Rome at sports@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Rome_Chandler to go — when defenses are buckled down, expecting a run — Hill has been ripping big chunks of yardage.

On seven runs in those situations, he is averaging a staggering 22 yards per carry and has picked up a first down on all seven attempts.

NFL general managers may have a tough time picking between the two when they decide to leave college, but LSU coach Les Miles knows who he would pick between the two feature backs, even if he is a little biased. “[Yeldon] is a big back that has nice touch, good vision. And to me he’s a very talented back,” Miles said. “I think our guy has a similar ability as Yeldon. But our guy seems to wear purple and gold, and I kind of favor those guys.”

Contact Trey Labat at tlabat@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @treylabat_TDR

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tipoff tonight.

The second-year coach asserted picked by the media as a preseason that the rest of the starting lineup will First Team All-SEC selection. fluctuate depending on how players Freshman forward Jarell Mar- perform at practice. Eight or nine tin, a Baton Rouge native, will make players should see significant playhis LSU debut against the Gold ing time against the Gold Rush, acRush. Martin is a former five-star cording to Jones. recruit, and the recruitThe Tigers have Next up for ing service Rivals.com eight active players pegged him as the No. who are at least 6-feetthe Tigers: 13 player in the nation Who: LSU vs. Xavier 6-inches, twice as many in 2013. as last season. Xavier’s “We worked really When: 7 p.m. tonight tallest player is 6-foothard in the preseason, Where: PMAC 8 sophomore forward and now it’s time for Listen at home: 107.3 FM Jarvis Thibodeaux, givit to pay off,” Martin ing LSU a size advansaid. “I’ve got to go out and do what- tage it seldom had in 2012. ever the coach wants me to do. I’ll “We’re not just big, we’re talenttry to make plays for the team so we ed with our post players,” O’Bryant can get the win.” said. “They each can go out and play, The only certainties in the so [the height advantage] will be a starting lineup against Xavier are big difference from last year.”

O’Bryant and freshman guard Tim LSU officially tips off the reguQuarterman, Jones said. Junior guard lar season Nov. 12 at Massachusetts, Anthony Hickey ran the offense most but the Tigers are aiming to prove of last season, and Jones claimed he themselves against the Gold Rush. will still be heavily involved in the “We’re going to play as hard rotation despite Quarterman getting as we can,” said senior guard Andre the start.

Stringer. “We want to play together, Jones said he had “things he had defend and rebound the basketball. to address” with Hickey, but he hint- We want to show ourselves that the ed the junior could soon find his way season is here and that we’re ready back into the starting lineup. Senior to play.” forward Shavon Coleman was held Contact Marcus Rodrigue at out of practice Tuesday for health reasons and will be reassessed before mrodrigue@lsureveille.com

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LSU junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III (2) shoots a field goal Feb. 6 during LSU’s 57-56 victory against Vanderbilt in the PMAC. LSU opens its season today against Xavier (La.).

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Future brain implant technology could go a step too far THE HIPPIE DICTATOR ALIX LANDRIAULT Columnist Within the next two decades, people will voluntarily implant microchips into their skulls — all due to marketing.

Researchers for Intel predict that by 2020, it will develop a microchip that will allow our brains to access the Internet without any kind of screen. That means you will be able to look through Wikipedia, YouTube and your professor’s PowerPoints at any given moment.

In fact, it seems Google has been looking into this possibility for some time. The company’s CEO Larry Page posed that “eventually you’ll have an implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you the answer.”

Of course, people have already been opting for technological insertions for medical purposes.

Scientific American published an interview in October about deep brain stimulation, a method in which doctors implant electrodes in the brains of patients with tremors, certain headaches or depression. When the electrodes pick up such a disturbance, they instantly give a particular pulse stimulation to address it.

Our generation’s love for

instant communication with the fear of growing old would be only too easy for companies to prey upon.

The stock market wouldn’t know what hit it, especially when we see a limitless number of “expansion packs” emerge that can enhance our abilities.

Really, who wouldn’t want to feel like a ninja by having keener senses? Nature Communications published a study on how a group of scientists successfully gave rats brain implants that allowed the creatures to see and respond to infrared light.

Such an ability would be perfect for a night walk around campus, letting one know if any potentially dangerous humans were nearby.

Getting this microchip inserted wouldn’t even be a hassle. At most, it might require the buyer to stay a night in the hospital. Because producers of this chip would be dependent on mass sales over time, its cost and availability will likely follow the same trend as those of laptops, smartphones and portable readers.

The scary part is, it will be difficult to tell just how secure these chips are.

For example, what happens when the chip needs a software update? If a tech doctor is physically looking into your skull, there is no guarantee he is not stealing your credit card number from the microchip’s data and selling it to a friend.

Likewise, if we upgrade over

shall be silently stripped from us because we did not consider how far the technology could go.

I am not saying we should hamper scientific progress. I fully support stem cell research, cloning research and sending people to colonize Mars in the future.

Nonetheless, we have to keep our wits about us as we explore our ever-changing interpretations of the universe.

History shows that when humans find a tool that makes their lives easier, they will use it. Such is logic. Yet when it comes to inserting a computer in your brain, I urge you to sit this new fad out. Your brain is the last frontier when it comes to the world of Big Brother.

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a wireless connection or Bluetooth, there is little telling if the connection is secure. The Board of Supervisors could be convincing students to want higher tuition over lsusecure.

Yet these are both relatively small-scale hacks when considering the bigger picture.

Such technology will be a prime target for mass hacks. Any government, terrorist organization or technologically inclined person with a fantasy of controlling the world could attempt to have wireless

control over these chips.

Consider that Americans have a habit of protesting just about anything the government does. Also consider how deep brain stimulation is being tested to alter the brain waves of depressed patients to make them less sad. Bring the two factors together, and our government has great incentive to figure out how to calm protestors down by communicating with their chips on a mass scale.

And thus, our freedom of mind

Alix Landriault is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from Natchitoches, La.

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LSU failing in university sexual health rankings THE BOX DOES NOT EXIST JANA KING Columnist This weekend LSU will face off against Alabama in the biggest rivalry of our football season, and things aren’t looking good in the rankings.

While Southeastern Conference rankings put Alabama 10 places ahead of LSU, a new ranking is out that has us even further behind.

Trojan’s Sexual Health Report Card for 2012 put LSU at No. 37 in its annual ranking of the sexual resources and information available to students at 141 major universities across the country.

Tulane, coming in at No. 26 is the only Louisiana university on

the top half of the ranks, as ULL, ULM and Louisiana Tech rank well past No. 120.

And Alabama, while not on top, is on the verge of breaking the top 20.

Our hardworking students in organizations such as VOX at LSU and Spectrum are undoubtedly keeping us afloat with free condoms and information, but the University needs to make more of an effort to educate its students on sexual health.

LSU should take a few notes from Yale, which in 2006, became the first and only school to ever receive a perfect score from Trojan.

Toting its annual Sex Week, a 10-day sexual education program that is designed to get students involved through interactive and creative programs, Yale has been exploring sexuality with its students and seeing great results.

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Much more than preaching consent and handing out free condoms, the program explores sex, love, intimacy and relationships by discovering how sexuality is perceived in America and helping students handle these issues in their own lives.

Meanwhile, LSU freshmen take mandatory substance and sexual abuse online workshops.

Sure, we have Free Condom Fridays in Free Speech Plaza thanks to VOX at LSU, but are students really going to accept the contraceptives when angry pastors are shouting that they are going to hell for having safe sex?

In order for LSU to make any headway in sexual health for its students, it is important that we adopt a positive and inclusive sexual education program.

Sex positive vlogger Laci Green describes the sex positive

movement as being about informed choice. This means that any LSU student can be sex positive and be sexually active or choose to remain celibate.

“Sexuality and sexual health is an integral part of being human and relating with others. A healthy, shameless sex life is the right of all persons irrespective of their age, gender, or state of health,” Green says on her Sex+ Youtube channel.

In an article for Frisky Magazine, sex positive advocate Rachel White outlines the major beliefs of her fellow advocates.

She stresses it isn’t necessary to be overly sexually active or sexually active at all — both having sex and not having sex can be healthy personal decisions.

“Screw any pressure to do whatever you feel like you have to do in order to be a sex positive person. It’s all about finding out what

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works for you,” she wrote.

I am a huge proponent for the sex positive movement, as I believe education on how your body functions sexually will cause you to make positive and healthy choices for yourself and in your sex life.

LSU students would benefit from a school that refuses to settle for beating Alabama on the football field and works to improve all of its rankings — especially those that affect student health.

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

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

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10 clues you’re an Alabama fan List compiled by Professor J. Shelledy’s MC 2010, MC 2011 and MC 3002 classes

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The term “Crimson Tide” has a whole new meaning for you.

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Bronze statues on campus outnumber graduates.

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You believe Nick Saban is loyal.

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You were unaware that SAT scores exceed 900.

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“Roll Tide Roll” is an acceptable end to any sentence.

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Your diploma doubles as a handicap sticker.

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To you, The Crimson White refers to Greek Row.

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Paula Deen plans your tailgate parties.

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Your family tree is a vine growing up the side of a liquor store.

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You own more houndstooth than Sherlock Holmes.

Animal cruelty in food industry deserves more visibility Gates of Reason

Mariel Gates Columnist Imagine yourself waiting in line to make your order at your favorite burger restaurant.

You can already picture it, your tongue can almost taste it — the succulent juices and the tender texture of your favorite delicacy — a delicious burger. You’ve placed the order, and it is now just a waiting game.

A few minutes after you seat yourself, a worker approaches you. They inform you that their restaurant has the freshest food, which you already know. They then ask you to come around to the back of the restaurant and choose the cow of your choice and slaughter it yourself.

You pause for a moment and

ask if this is a practical joke. The worker ensures you with a genuine smile that it’s no joke — that they’ve just changed their policy for people ordering meat. Everyone must pick out and slaughter their animal prior to it being cooked.

You decide that you can’t deal with it, and you leave disappointed and frustrated.

Our society is run on the idea of convenience. Not many people would be comfortable with slaughtering the animal they intend to consume. We can walk into a grocery store and buy any meat we want, pre-killed and precut for us.

This convenience allows us to detach ourselves from the death involved in the meat industry. I’ve talked to many people about this over the years, and a few wouldn’t mind killing their own animals to eat. But the majority usually want me to

change the subject and don’t take the mention of slaughterhouse cruelty well.

Last week, PETA paid a visit to campus. It set up a dark tent that you had to walk through with grotesque images and lastly, a disturbing video revealing the truth behind the animal cruelty that goes on in many slaughterhouses.

I don’t agree with many of PETA’s approaches to this touchy topic, but I’m sure some of the people who walked into that tent left feeling a sense of guilt or disgust.

This isn’t aimed at making people feel guilt over their meat consumption, nor is it an assault to try to pressure people into the lifestyle of a non-meat eater. I just want to reveal some truths and clear some myths.

Too many people get uncomfortable or even irritable at the mention of slaughterhouse

cruelty. We’re Americans — we like our Big Macs and our ChikFil-A and our value meals. No one is complaining about buying a burger for $1, so there doesn’t seem to be a need to complain about the source producing it.

I find it interesting that one of the most consumed foods in America is also the one that people would rather not know the details about. When sitting down to a dinner with fresh greens, asking the cook where they got the delicious ingredients isn’t a rare thing. But how often does anyone question the meat they’re eating?

The sad and unfortunate reality is that chickens, cows, pigs and many other animals we eat are stuffed so tightly in tiny cages, pins and dark rooms that they can’t move.

They sit in filth and are force-fed hormone-injected food to make them fat so fast that their legs usually break under the

weight of their oversized bodies.

As college students, many of us survive on fast food and don’t have the time to think about where it’s coming from, but there are cheap ways to eat healthy, even if they aren’t as convenient as some of the options in the Union.

I urge people to look into this issue of animal cruelty and the gross processes our meat goes through before it reaches our plates.

Mariel Gates is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Baton Rouge.

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Richardson signed a letter of intent on Oct. 29 in Baton Rouge with Xingyuan He, director general of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Northeast Institute of Geography and Agro-ecology (NEIGAE).

Richardson said the exchange will establish a channel for AgCenter faculty who specialize in wetlands to work with their Chinese counterparts as well as students.

This will be valuable, he said, because both institutions are home to high-quality scientists dedicated to studying wetlands, which face significant problems in China and the U.S. “I think we have a lot to gain from working with them, and they have a lot to gain working with us,” Richardson said. “It’s a true joint venture.”

Carl Motsenbocker, horticulture professor and program director for LSU AgCenter International Programs, said this agreement came about through faculty grassroots efforts rather than administrative recommendations, meaning University faculty can pursue the relationship with NEIGAE

REDEMPTION, from page 1

“I didn’t [want to get over it],” Mills said. “It’s like going to your dream job and getting fired for something. It’s something that sticks with you to motivate you to get back to the spot you were at.”

Before the snap, Mills showed blitz, but he was also responsible for Yeldon coming out of the backfield. McCarron recognized the package, and the Alabama offense made the perfect play to silence the Tiger Stadium crowd.

In a season where both Mills and then-freshman cornerback Jalen Collins were thrown into the fire early in the schedule, the play displayed Mills’ inexperience.

Mills took the mishap to heart, and two people helped him cope following the loss.

“It was actually [former LSU safety] Brandon Taylor and [LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis],” Mills said. “Those guys really came to me at a time when I needed them most. They really just loved on me the way I needed to be loved — tough love.”

A year has passed since the blown assignment, and the sophomore and his teammates are looking for redemption when they battle the top-ranked Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday.

Mills has contributed to a defensive back corps that ranks third in the Southeastern Conference in pass defense, and he said he wants to continue to be a force against the eighth ranked passing offense in the SEC. The DeSoto, Texas, native said last season’s game is over, and he won’t have the missed assignment on his mind Saturday.

“I’m actually controlling my emotions going into this game,” Mills said. “I don’t want to go into this game thinking about that one play or any play that happened in any game. Then it turns into something else. I just have to play my ball. When any play comes to me, I have to be ready for it.”

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relative to their needs and interests. NEIGAE invited University faculty who research wetlands to a forum this summer, where the date to sign the letter was set.

University students and faculty — particularly those in the School of the Coast and Environment and the School of Renewable Natural Resources — will eventually have the chance to study and research at NEIGAE on exchanges.

For students, this is valuable because they get to function in another society while learning about issues that are important at home, while faculty benefit by having those experiences to bring back to classes at the University, Motsenbocker said.

NEIGAE, located in Changchun in northeastern China, specializes in advancing wetlands science internationally as well as studying strategic demands on wetlands and resources in view of modern agricultural and environmental issues.

NEIGAE’s website states that it has cooperative research and academic arrangements with universities and institutes in more than 30 countries. Motsenbocker said NEIGAE also has an two more LSU freshman corners who will get their first taste of the Tiger-Tide rivalry.

Both Tre’Davious White and Rashard Robinson stepped into primary roles this season, and Alabama could try to expose their inexperience as they did with Mills in 2012.

LSU’s veteran defensive backs have spent the week offering White and Robinson advice, and senior safety Craig Loston said he thinks the freshman duo is ready.

“Those guys have played in a lot of games, so you can tell them to approach it like any other game,” Loston said. “Don’t get caught up in the Alabama-LSU [rivalry] and how big it is. Just go out there and do your job and have fun with it.

The Daily Reveille agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, La. Motsenbocker said this partnership helps bring together not only the U.S. and China, but it also unites University and AgCenter resources and talent to solve issues in which they both have interests.

Combined with the agreement with the Wetlands Research Center, Louisiana’s relationship with NEIGAE represents a good way to coordinate work between two places where a specific type of research is in demand, he said.

“There’s a great need for collaboration and also exchange of scientists to come and visit how our issues are being investigated and being resolved,” he said.

China is the only other place facing wetlands issues similar to those in Louisiana, Motsenbocker said. Louisiana is already developing resources, technology and education methods that will prove valuable in exchanges with NEIGAE, he said.

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of graduates and completion of advanced degrees, according to the Department of Education website.

Alexander said the White House and the Department of Education’s plan to reform the higher education system is the first step in measuring universities in new ways that don’t matter to private magazines.

The rating system will be published annually beginning in 2015 and will coincide with the College Scorecard.

While the Obama Administration is working diligently to reform higher education, Alexander said it would be wrong to politicize this issue and that students should not be biased against the White House releasing a ranking system in spite of their political views.

“The talk about college affordability started with the last administration, not President Obama” Alexander said. “More

information about college affordability and transparency is a good thing. The fact of the matter is, students will pay attention and parents will listen.”

Specifics about who will be speaking at the University is yet to be released, but it will be a senior administration official, according to the Department of Education. The forum is free and open to the public, but attendees must register at least three days in advance if they wish to provide comments and feedback for the Department of Education.

“It is an honor [the Department of Education] is coming to LSU. It highlights that we are doing the right thing,” Alexander said. “It is important for [LSU] to be a player in the national discourse about higher education.”

Contact Camille Stelly at cstelly@lsureveille.com

Contact Olivia McClure at omcclure@lsureveille.com Just be loose.”

LSU sophomore linebacker Lamar Louis said he expects Mills to be fired up and redeem his mistake Saturday.

“We told him to have a shortterm memory,” Louis said. “I remember that game [last season], and I remember what it did to him.

He took it to heart. He had a chip on his shoulder since the beginning of this season. He remembers it.

I’m pretty sure he won’t make that mistake again. Jalen is ready.”

Contact Lawrence Barreca at lbarreca@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @LawBarreca_TDR

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