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Tuesday, September 24, 2013 • Volume 118, Issue 21

As the Muslim Brotherhood is dismantled, Egyptian University students struggle to ascribe meaning to its place in Egypt today

Updates to ease parking dilemmas Fields to convert into parking lot

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ow would America’s vot- as the new, Brotherhood-backed er turnout change if they constitution be entirely rewritten. thought heaven depended on it? Or how would the legacy of DIAGNOSING A COUP the Occupy Movement be different Started in the 1920s as an opif participants were greeted with posing force to British colonialism, bullets instead of broadcasters? the Brotherhood is an Islamist orIn numerous ganization that has Clayton Crockett countries today represented the Senior Reporter — most notably most organized opSyria and Egypt position to dictator— millions of people struggle with ship in Egypt since the group’s inthe implications of questions like ception, though it was banned from these. Native Egyptians, whether politics until Egypt’s former dictain Tahrir Square or the University’s tor Hosni Mubarak fell in 2011.

Parade Ground, have seen their Ahmed Mansour, an LSU country, family and friends suffer Ph.D. student who attended protests in the latest standoffs between the against Mubarak as well as against military-led interim government Egypt’s current interim government and the typically maligned Muslim could hardly contain his emotions Brotherhood since former Egyp- as he discussed the most recent viotian President Mohamed Morsi was lence against the Brotherhood. ousted July 3.

“If the nation’s request is to Try though they may, pre- kill a person, do you just go and senting an unbiased depiction of do it? It’s still a crime!” Mansour the Muslim Brotherhood’s place said, remembering the friend he in Egyptian society is almost im- lost in one of the latest crackdowns. possible. Even after a month of “This guy didn’t even belong to the violent crackdowns and extensive Muslim Brotherhood; he was there arrests, an Egyptian court man- because he is against cruelty.” dated the Brotherhood be completely disbanded Monday, as well BROTHERHOOD, see page 4

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Gabrielle Braud Contributing Writer

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Egyptian protesters ransack the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in the Muqatam district in Cairo on July 1.

Although parking seems to be evaporating on campus due to various construction projects, there are plans to provide relief in the coming year.

The University Student Recreational Complex’s expansion and redesign project will help bring about a solution, according to Laurie Braden, director of University Recreation.

As part of Phase II of the UREC renovations, some of the fields behind the main facility are currently being converted into a 360-spot parking lot that will be limited to two-hour parking.

The new lot is under contract to be completed by Jan. 3, 2014.

“This is very positive,” Braden said. “There is always a little inconvenience on the way to the good things.”

PARKING, see page 15

ACADEMICS

Student enrollment on the rise Numbers up by 300 from last year Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer

Every academic semester, the University conducts its official headcount on the 14th day of class, and this year the University saw an increase in total enrollment of 300 undergraduate students from last year.

Lesa Jeansonne, applications consultant in the Office of Budget and Planning, collects the enrollment data and said to gather

14th day enrollment numbers, the team that compiles the information looks at the University Registrar’s information to see how many are enrolled in courses and University fees that have been received and processed.

The University exceeded its 5,500 new freshmen target with a freshman class of 5,984, bringing total enrollment for undergraduates to 24,931.

Stuart Bell, executive vice chancellor and provost, said the larger freshman class could be attributed to hard work and strategy from recruiters.

Additionally, he said the quality in this class is represented in

academic growth with its cumulative higher ACT score than last year’s class.

This fall, the University also saw an 8 percent increase in new transfer students.

Bell said this number is set to increase given the new Tiger Bridge Program. The program allows students from Baton Rouge Community College to live in McVoy Hall on campus and use other University facilities, take courses for one year and transfer to the University the following year.

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INTERNATIONAL About 30 large dolphins beach themselves in Brazil, at least 7 die RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Around 30 large dolphins beached themselves in northeastern Brazil over the weekend, and news reports said Monday that at least seven of them had died.

The dolphins, known as false killer whales, ran aground early Sunday on the shallow sands of Upanema beach in Areia Branca, roughly halfway between the cities of Fortaleza and Natal.

The paper said it was not immediately known why the animals beached themselves, but biologists were examining whether the pod leader might have been ill.

Kenyan officials claim last push to end mall seige that claimed 62 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan security forces battled al-Qaidalinked terrorists in an upscale mall for a third day Monday in what they said was a final push to rescue the last few hostages in a siege that has left at least 62 people dead.

While the government announced Sunday that “most” hostages had been released, a security expert with contacts inside the mall said at least 10 were still being held by a band of attackers described as “a multinational collection from all over the world.”

Nation & World CARLOS JUNIOR / The Associated Press

A dead dophin is carried Sunday with a tractor on Upanema beach in the Areia Branca municipality of Rio Grande do Norte state, Bazil.

Iran frees prisoners as president heads to United Nations TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Monday it had freed 80 prisoners arrested in political crackdowns, offering another potential diplomatic boost for the country’s new president and his outreach to the West at this week’s U.N. gathering.

The announcement of the mass release came just hours after Hasan Rouhani departed for New York for the annual U.N. General Assembly, where he is expected to seek Western pledges to restart stalled negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

The West suspects Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons. Iran denies the charge.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Anti-social Dallas Zoo gorilla being shown door, heading to S.C.

Louisiana receives $1M federal grant to aid foreign investment

DALLAS (AP) — There will be no rose ceremony for a 430-pound bachelor gorilla that failed to form any meaningful relationships with fellow apes during an 18-year stay at the Dallas Zoo. Patrick, the 23-year-old Western lowland gorilla known for being gregarious with zoo staff and the public, while being ambivalent toward his female counterparts, has been handed his walking papers.

S.C. man wins $400M powerball jackpot, keeps identity private COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The winner of a $400 million Powerball jackpot cashed in his ticket Monday in South Carolina, but he told lottery officials that he wants to remain anonymous.

The lottery released a few details about last week’s winner, who lives in Columbia.

He stopped to get gas at a Murphy Express gas station in Columbia the day of the drawing last Wednesday and his wife told him to buy some hot dog buns.

The store didn’t sell buns, but after seeing the $400 million prize advertised, the winner bought $20 in lottery tickets instead, lottery officials said.

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The Dallas Zoo announced Monday its plan to transfer the anti-social gorilla to the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, S.C., for a more solitary existance.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect’s lawyers want more time BOSTON (AP) — Federal authorities plan to recommend whether to seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev by the end of next month and expect U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to decide early next year whether to pursue it, prosecutors said Monday.

But Tsarnaev’s lawyers objected to the timetable and asked a judge for more time to make their case against the death penalty.

Judge George O’Toole Jr. took no immediate action on the request.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Commerce says Louisiana will receive $1 million from the federal government that will help fund a plan aimed at increasing foreign investment and international commerce in the state.

State officials tell The Times-Picayune the grant will go a long way toward funding the state’s first Master Plan for International Commerce, and will be used for marketing and technical assistance.

Prosecutor faces internal review for online posts NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A veteran prosecutor didn’t violate any laws or ethical rules when she anonymously posted comments on a newspaper’s website during the trial of five former New Orleans police officers convicted in deadly shootings on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina, her lawyer said Monday.

The Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility is reviewing the online posts

by Karla Dobinski, a Washingtonbased attorney in the department’s civil rights division.

Her lawyer. David Laufman, expressed confidence that the review will clear her of wrongdoing.

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ENVIRONMENT

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Cloning University’s live oaks preserves history, legacy

Gabrielle Braud Contributing Writer

With more than 1,200 southern live oaks on campus, the image of those “shady oaks and broad magnolias” are enshrined in the University’s history, students’ memories and will now be preserved for future generations like never before.

By tapping into a specialized technique – tree cloning – the University’s landscape services department can make genetic replicas of live oaks that once thrived on campus.

Assistant director of Landscape Services at the Office of Facility Services Fred Fellner said the biggest threat to the live oaks on campus is lightning strikes, which cause an average loss of one tree a year.

One oak in particular, the 80-year-old Steele Burden Live Oak – removed in 2011 – was the first live oak from the University to be cloned. The oak, damaged and eventually killed by a lightning strike, was named after Steele Burden, the principle grounds man for the University from 1932 to 1970.

Fellner said Burden’s main effort was planting live oaks on campus. Burden managed to have about 1,000 oak trees planted during his time at the University.

A particularly severe lightning strike hit the Steele Burden Oak in

May 2010, Fellner said. The lightning traveled all the way through the tree, essentially sending an electric shock throughout the tree’s core and surrounding limbs.

“This was his tree, and it was very ironic that his tree was hit by lightning, and we lost it,” Fellner said.

Fellner said two major limbs were lost on the tree immediately, and despite efforts to revive the tree, its health continued to decline.

“Trees don’t heal like our skin does. All a tree knows how to do is grow,” Fellner explained. “It can grow over a wound, but it can’t heal from within.”

Once it became apparent the tree wouldn’t survive, Fellner and his colleagues decided to propagate, or breed, the tree any way they could.

“We did gather some acorns and grow some young trees, but genetically that is not an exact replica. The trees are always a mixture of other trees,” Fellner said.

Fellner said the advantage of cloning, in this case, was more iconic and representative of Steele Burden.

“We didn’t want to physically loose the tree forever. So now we have the actual tree,” Fellner said.

In order to preserve an exact replica of the tree, Fellner reached out to GreenForest Nursery in Perkinston, Miss., which Fellner said is skilled at cloning trees. Fellner

invited the nursery to the University, and it took samples of the Steele Burden Oak. By gathering little twigs that still looked viable, the nursery’s propagation manager, Hiram Baldwin, was able to save living parts of the tree and regrow the tree under controlled conditions.

“It was not a good time of the year to be taking cuttings,” Baldwin said.

Baldwin said he was uncertain whether the samples would work for cloning because of the climactic conditions at the time and because the tree had deteriorated significantly.

“Live oaks are not an easy product to clone. You are looking at usually a 50 to 60 percent chance of survival,” Baldwin said. “ With most of the stuff I deal with, I am looking at an 85 to 95 percent range.”

Although about 10 cuttings were taken from the tree in hopes of producing that many clones, Baldwin said only five trees were produced.

“We were very happy to see the five considering the condition of the cuttings, and we are trying to grow them all up to size,” Baldwin said.

When the oaks are viable enough, they will be planted on campus and designated as being Steele Burden Oaks, Fellner said. The original Steele Burden Oak was located in the Natatorium field, but Fellner

FACULTY

Prof. puts students on the moon Renee Barrow Contributing Writer

Most students don’t take the time to get to know their professors.

But then again, most professors can’t put students on the moon — virtually at least.

Electrical engineering and computer science associate professor Robert Kooima isn’t like most professors.

After growing up in Rock Valley, Iowa, Kooima obtained a bachelor and master’s degree in computer science from the University of Iowa.

Kooima took his degrees to Hampton, Va., where he worked at the NASA Langley Research Center.

Working in a government lab taught Kooima that he didn’t want to spend his career working on someone else’s research.

“I realized that, unless I got a Ph.D., I would always be working for someone else determining the direction of the research,” Kooima said.

Kooima decided to go back to college at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. in four years.

“When we met, I saw him conducting highly impressive display research,” said Brygg Ullmer, associate professor with a joint affiliation with the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Center for Computation and Technology. Ullmer met Kooima during their postdoctoral activities

said he is not sure if a clone will be replaced in the exact geographical position as the original.

Baldwin said it would be at least another three years before the young oaks reach the proper size for replanting — about 2.5 inches in diameter and 3 to 4 feet tall.

Although plant cloning is a common but specialized practice, Fellner said it is much more difficult to clone larger trees like the live oaks.

Baldwin said there are not a lot of nurseries that do this kind of propagation of plant material with live oaks.

When Auburn lost its famous Toomer’s Oaks two years after being poisoned by a rival fan, they

contacted Baldwin, an Auburn alumnus, for help.

Baldwin said Auburn’s hope was to replace the oaks and to genetically replicate the famous Toomer’s Oaks to sell to alumni. However, Baldwin said it was too late to save the oaks.

With the new cloning technique employed by the University’s landscape services department, the legacy of each oak on campus – whether threatened by bugs, fungus, poison or lightning – can be genetically preserved forever.

Contact Gabrielle Braud at gbraud@lsureveille.com

SEPTEMBER

EVENT CALENDAR

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 11:00 AM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM

Hispanic Heritage Week - The 459 Commons and The 5 Youth 360 - Gus Young Park Andy Forest - The Spotted Cat Music Club Drama by Design - Gus Young Park

5:00 PM

The Mississippi River, Louisiana's Anchor State Capitol-Baton Rouge

6:00 PM

Antoine Diel - The Spotted Cat Music Club

7:00 PM

Yellowcard - House of Blues New Orleans Tracey's Trivia Night - Tracey's Bar & Restaurant Unstoppable - Cinemark Baton Rouge Brandon Routh Acoustic Music - Capital City Grill

7:15 PM 7:30 PM

Team Trivia - George's Place Clybourne Park - Claude L. Shaver Theatre

8:00 PM

Kocktail Karaoke - Goodfriends Bar Comedy Beast - Howlin' Wolf Shannon Powell - Preservation Hall

9:00 PM

Tikioki Karaoke - The Saint Bar & Lounge Treme Brass Band - D.B.A. Why? - One Eyed Jacks Tom Fischer and Friends - Fritzels Jazz Club

10:00 PM

Snarky Puppy - Howlin' Wolf Shotgun Jazz Band - The Spotted Cat Music Club

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Robert Kooima, LSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science assistant professor, is a faculty member at the Center for Computation & Technology.

because of the collaboration between the University’s CCT and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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students enrolled in this program, which will provide more transfer students next fall, Bell said.

As for improvements, Bell said this year’s out-of-state enrollment number is lower, decreasing from 4,687 in fall 2012 to 4,419 this fall.

He said this could be because of substantial tuition increases, but overall, the numbers in enrollment are stable.

Several colleges saw a shift in enrollment numbers this semester, from reductions to increases.

The School of Coast and Environment saw the most substantial change, with a 27 percent increase from last fall, amounting to 13 additional students to the 62 total enrolled in their fifth year at the University.

However, many departments have not been as fortunate with retention. The College of Art and Design saw the biggest decrease, losing 8 percent, or 63 students.

Dean of the School of Coast and Environment Christopher D’Elia said the increase in enrollment within the five-year program was great news. D’Elia said word

BROTHERHOOD, from page 1

Mansour was born in Egypt and moved to the United States in 2001, but he has frequently returned home to Cairo, most recently this August.

Despite the typical us-versus-them portrayal of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s military council, support and opposition to the Brotherhood vary monumentally. Like his deceased friend, Mansour does not call himself a member, though he has participated in the group’s sit-ins and laments the recent removal of Morsi, the Brotherhood’s candidate in Egypt’s first democratic election in decades.

While Mansour decries what he calls a coup against a democratically elected president, others find themselves struggling to maintain a moderate viewpoint of Morsi’s ouster and the military takeover, made all the more difficult after the imposing military killed hundreds — allegedly thousands — of Brotherhood protesters.

“I hate stereotyping because there are so many circumstances that happened and it was very special. I cannot call it a coup, and at the same time, I cannot not call it a coup,” said Ahmed Hegab, a University master’s student who also grew up in Cairo, leaving in 2010 to get his degree. “The coup was supported by 20 million people — it didn’t happen until people really demonstrated that they wanted change. But Morsi refused.”

Both Mansour and Hegab agreed the adherents of a group cannot be defined by their leaders, and as Hegab describes it, the Egyptian people had to decide between old and new in the voting booth.

“They basically were choosing from the best of the worst,” Hegab said.

And despite the media’s blackand-white portrayal of the Brotherhood, Hegab pointed out that the leaders cause the problems, not the supporters.

of mouth is one of the key ways the program has grown.

Additionally, this semester a general education oceanography course is being offered online, D’Elia said, and an environmental science online course is in the works, further strengthening and getting word out about the college.

He said the school is research-intensive and requires undergraduate students to complete a research internship.

The college is also volunteering itself as a test bed program and model for different Quality Enhancement Program trials regarding undergraduate research for the University’s reaffirmation of accreditation in the spring.

“We offer a small college experience in a major research university with a world-class faculty,” D’Elia said.

Though the program is small, he said this increase in enrollment also shows the high caliber of students and quality at the University.

Contact Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez at fsuarez@lsureveille.com “Some people, they had so much passion and sympathy for [the Muslim Brotherhood] because they had so many slogans from the Islamic ideologies and principles, but it was proven by time they were wrong — they were just slogans, they were just trying to get people on their side,” Hegab said, adding that this bait-and-switch has been utilized by many politicians who used the Brotherhood’s, and Islam’s, creeds to win political support. “The religion card was used by politicians very recently to play games — divide and conquer. But the Egyptian people are moderate.”

A PLACE FOR RELIGION Herein lies the predicament in which countless moderate Egyptians find themselves: Voicing support for or against the Muslim Brotherhood inevitably entangles religion, and after the intense violence that befell them, many who oppose the Brotherhood struggle to find the line between condemning and condoning the crackdown.

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Why do you think there’s a decrease in the number of science majors at LSU?

Ray Jefferson English sophomore

Chris LaBauve

‘If people choose other majors besides science, I don’t think it reflects badly on the school because there are still enough who stick with it.

Those are hard majors, and the people who stick with it really dedicate themselves to it.’

‘I don’t think people are going away from it as much as they are just picking something they like better or find more interesting.’

history freshman

“The majority of Egypt, in my opinion, thinks Islam is a very good religion — in the mosque. If you insist on taking your religion outside of the mosque, then you are a fascist,” said one student, who, because of the tensions that have arisen for him when voicing opposition to the Brotherhood, chose to go by the pseudonym Sayed.

“Religion is something very good in the mosque, in your morals. The Muslim Brotherhood take it to the next level, and they insist on taking religion outside of the mosque.”

The coup, he said — and he does call it a coup — was not a public revolution, and the military that conducted it does not possess a vision or dream for Egypt. “Even assuming these bad things, I have no choice. Who to choose from: theocracy, or military dictatorship?”

“At least in a military dictatorship, you have no choice in politics.

But nothing else. I can have a girlfriend, go to bars. … In theocracy, it’s not only public rights, or political rights, it’s personal rights, and

Jessica Pyles mechanical engineering sophomore

‘I notice that people get into the harder classes and realize that it is different than they thought it would be. People think science classes will be fun and it gets hard and they lose interest.’

‘I would just think that people go for science and get bad grades and just change majors to something else.’

Lucy Harrison

mass communication sophomore

they will interfere with your way of life. I would choose military dictatorship over theocracy.”

Still, Sayed and Hegab speak of the leaders, not the regular members of the Brotherhood who, as Hegab put it, tend to be just as wellspoken and moderate as the rest of Egypt.

A NEW ERA Though Mansour sees the brighter side of the Muslim Brotherhood’s recent popularity in Egypt — namely, the outpouring of sympathy for their loss at the hands of the military — Hegab and Sayed seem to agree the Brotherhood’s political future is over.

“People who are supporting them are against what is happening to them right now — because they are human beings, not to have them come back to power,” Hegab said.

“If presidential elections were to come, I don’t think by any means one of the Brotherhood’s candidates, if there is one, would win.”

Sayed said he sees the latest

coup as a transition, and hopefully one toward a more moderate, educated and relatively secular Egypt.

“What people are happy about right now is that it’s the end of the era, the end of imperialist, fundamentalist ideologies,” he said.

“Christians, Muslim liberals and moderate Muslims in Egypt are very happy about it.”

For the foreseeable future, it is unlikely religion will cease to both define and distort the political struggle in Egypt, but Mansour, Hegab and Sayed each testify to Egypt’s predominately moderate population.

“I think people are worried the religion card would be pulled and cause more tensions [because] it’s part of the Egyptian identity to be moderate,” Hegab said.

Contact Clayton Crockett at ccrockett@lsureveille.com

Sports

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

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Seeing Red LSU’s 2013 85.7%

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Success rate Touchdowns Field goals

SEC Top 5 squads for red zone conversion percentage:

2012 - 84.9% (53 attempts) 2011 - 93.4% (61 attempts) 2010 - 86.3% (51 attempts) 2009 - 87.8% (41 attempts) 2008 - 89.6% (48 attempts) 2007 - 93.3% (75 attempts)

1. Ole Miss (92.9%) 1. Auburn (92.9%) 3. South Carolina (88.9%) 4. Missouri (87.50%) 5. LSU (85.71%) 5. Alabama (85.71%)

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LSU sophomore running back Jeremy Hill (33) celebrates after scoring a touchdown Saturday during the Tigers’ 35-21 victory against Auburn in Tiger Stadium.

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Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

When LSU’s offense failed to capitalize twice deep in Auburn territory in its first Southeastern Conference game of the year, fans saw two rare occurrences for the

first half of the 2013 campaign.

Under new offensive coordinator Cam Cameron and with the early improvement of senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger, the Tigers offense has been RED ZONE, see page 8

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Tiger offense seizing scoring opportunities

MLB wild card changes damaging CHIN MUSIC Cole Travis Sports Contributor Over the course of a season, baseball is a fairly predictable sport. Some players will be good, some will be bad and the umpires will generally make the right calls.

But when confined to one game, all that goes out the window.

Last season, Major League Baseball added a second wild card team in each league and created the wild card round, a one-game showdown to decide which wild card team goes to the actual playoffs.

In doing so, it opened the door for chaos and fluke performances to decide which teams reach the postseason.

Not only does a one-game playoff put too much emphasis on the randomness of the sport, but it also numbs much of the buildup to the postseason.

Since the first wild card was implemented in 1995, the team that won it was an average of two-and-a-half games better in the National League and almost five games better in the American League than the next closest team.

In the 36 wild card races, only twice did the season end in a tie, necessitating one-game tiebreakers in 1998 and 1999.

The bizarre history of single-game tiebreakers had a new WILD CARD, see page 8

FOOTBALL

LSU preps for first SEC road game against UGA Miles confident in Tigers’ poise Tyler Nunez Sports Writer

The LSU football team will play its first game in a hostile environment Saturday when it travels to Athens, Ga., for a top-10 showdown against Georgia.

LSU coach Les Miles told the media Monday his No. 6 Tigers can’t wait for the opportunity to play between the hedges.

“Our guys are looking forward to it,” Miles said. “Know it is going to be a great environment. We will

do our part to prepare and give us all a great game.”

The matchup features two teams that have shown similar patterns early in 2013.

Contrary to recent history, LSU enters the week prepared to go toe-to-toe offensively with the high-powered Bulldogs, led by senior quarterback Aaron Murray — who will be starting in his 45th straight game — and sophomore running back Todd Gurley.

“I don’t think you rattle a guy like [Murray],” Miles said. “You pressure him with coverage and disguise. ... Todd Gurley is a physical back that can run with deception ROAD, see page 7

LSU senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) looks downfield for a receiver Saturday during the Tigers’ 35-21 victory against Auburn in Tiger Stadium.

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ALUMNI

Players bond over handshakes Shaq’s golf classic aids Life Skills program Unique pastime adds individuality

Taylor Curet Sports Contributor

Trey Labat Sports Contributor

Fist bump. Blow it up. “Slap hands,” as Adam Sandler from “The Waterboy” would say.

Everyone has their own go-to move with a friend for a handshake.

The LSU football team probably just works on their handshakes a little more than most.

During pre-game warm-ups, many players can be seen doing CHARLOTTE WILLCOX / The Daily Reveille elaborate handshake routines after Anthony Johnson and Ego Ferguson shake hands Monday in the Charles McClendon completing drills to hype them- Football Practice Facility. selves up.

“I actually think me and Odell “It helps us get hyped,” said manifest themselves in the way have the best handshake,” Mills junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry. they design their handshakes.

“We wanted everyone to know said. “Everybody else’s handshake “It gets that game feeling running that we’re all about power,” Neigh- is kind of old; Odell and I kind of through our bodies.”

Watching senior fullbacks J.C. bors said. “I don’t know how it created a new thing. I would say Copeland and Connor Neighbors’ came about, we just wanted some- me and Odell’s is kind of a more raises questions about the two’s thing that wasn’t too flashy though finesse handshake. That’s the style safety. A violent armbar is followed because neither of us are flashy we play so that’s the type [of] handshake we have.” kinds of people.” by some improvised dance moves.

Another of Beckham’s handTwo of the more powerful “Our handshake, I mean it kinda hurts when we do it,” Neighbors players on the team — junior de- shakes perhaps has the most meansaid. “I don’t know if it hurts him or fensive tackles Ferguson and An- ing behind it – his one with Landry.

The bond between the two thony Johnson — have somewhat not though.”

The handshake might impress of a different approach to their wide receivers isn’t just on the field. Off the field, they are close handshake. some, but not Landry.

“Odell and friends and their handshake reflects “Man, all Check out this Jarvis have a pret- that, Beckham said. those dudes do is story online to ty cool thing, but The handshake is a little more dance,” Landry said. “There isn’t see a video of Freak and I have energy-based than anyone else’s on the this little 2 Live the team, according to Landry. anything unique the handshakes in action. Crew thing we do “The meaning behind our about that.”

It seems play- ers not only that’s pretty special,” Ferguson handshake, the symbolism, makes it special,” Beckham said. “It symcompete with each other in football said.

Positional groups don’t matter bolizes our brotherhood and the skills, but also in their respective as much when creating handshakes bond we have together. It reprehandshakes.

Sophomore cornerback Jalen for junior wide receiver Odell sents us as people, it’s really classy Mills said his handshake with ju- Beckham. Not only does Beckham and simple.” nior wide receiver Odell Beckham have one with his running mate at Jr. was the best, while junior defen- wide receiver, Landry, but also with sive tackle Ego Ferguson said the Mills from the defense.

Mills wasn’t sure of any other defensive line definitely had the Contact Trey Labat at handshakes, but he was confident best handshake on the team. tlabat@lsureveille.com; Different players have that he and Beckham have one of different styles and those styles the most unique ones on the team.

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There wasn’t a cloud in sight Friday morning, but a rather large shadow emerged over the Carter Plantation in Springfield.

The 7-foot-1-inch silhouette belonged to former LSU great, NBA superstar, television analyst and perpetual entertainer Shaquille O’Neal.

The big man made a return to Louisiana on Friday for the Life Skills Golf Classic, which is held annually on the Friday prior to an LSU home football game. The tournament, presented

by Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital, raises money for the Shaquille O’Neal Life Skills Program.

While O’Neal claims he’s not a golfer, the tournament is something he looks forward to each fall, and he is never too busy to see old friends, make new ones and raise a bit of money, he said. Giving back to the University that provided so much for him in his developmental years is

photo courtesy of LSU Cox Communication Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Shaq holds an annual golf tournament to support his Life Skills program that benefits student-athletes.

I’ll get out of the friend-zone... eventually.

important to O’Neal, but the event itself is just about having a great time, he said.

“I have a lot of friends here ... just a lot of great people,” O’Neal said. “I like to help raise money for LSU and do the right thing by helping with scholarships. I don’t really call it giving back. I just like coming back home, enjoying the lifestyle, watching the football game and the tradition continues.”

Through the Shaquille O’Neal Life Skills Program, LSU student-athletes are prepared for success in life after graduation.

The program serves Tiger student-athletes by focusing on their academic and athletic excellence, community service and personal and career progress.

As a former student-athlete himself, O’Neal said he understands how important development in college is for what’s beyond campus. It’s pivotal to have something to fall back on once the playing field is no longer in plain sight, he said.

As stated in the Life Skills mission statement, the program prepares student-athletes for the “biggest game of all — the game of life.”

The event drew nearly 250 golfers while collecting a minimum of $1,000 for each group’s entry free.

Participants in the 2013 Golf Classic included a band of Baton Rouge familiars such as LSU basketball coach Johnny Jones, LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Caldwell and former Tiger forward Collis Temple.

However, no name or frame was bigger than O’Neal’s. He said he realizes a title as recognizable as his own provides a platform to attract sponsors, raise money and continue his charity.

Even if O’Neal’s generosity doesn’t surpass his gigantic stature, his beaming personality certainly does. “[The tournament]’s a great thing,” O’Neal said.

“Everybody loves Shaq and I love everybody.”

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FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

Saints start out 3-0 with Payton Tigers, Copeland return to Georgia The Associated Press

METAIRIE (AP) — For the Saints, it’s as if 2012 never happened.

After three games a year ago, they were 0-3 without coach Sean Payton and coming off an overtime home loss to Kansas City when they blew an 18-point second-half lead.

With Payton back from his oneseason bounty ban, New Orleans is 3-0 after a 31-7 rout of Arizona that resembled many of the games in Payton’s best seasons. New Orleans also started 3-0 under Payton in 2006, when the Saints reached the NFC championship game, and 2009, when they won the Super Bowl.

Payton dismissed the comparisons Monday, saying it’s the media’s job to “to reference all those things.”

But for the Saints, the coach says “it’s noise.”

He pointed out that Arizona “was 4-0 last year at the start of the season and ended up firing a general manager and a head coach.”

While that might sound like typical Payton, it is one of the reasons the Saints believe they are off to a fast start. They say with Payton back, the distractions of last season are long gone and the intense focus and preparation have returned.

“He brings back that leadership, that ultimate decision-making power for the team,” center Brian de la Puente said. “You come in to each week knowing that we have the best plan possible. We know what and how and why we’re going to do it and the reasons behind it.”

To get to 4-0, the Saints will have to beat the Miami Dolphins at the Superdome next Monday night in a matchup of two unbeaten teams. They like their chances if

Mike Gegenheimer Sports Writer

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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton calls out from the sideline Sunday in the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in New Orleans.

quarterback Drew Brees, tight end Jimmy Graham and a resurgent defense continue to play the way they did against the Cardinals.

Brees threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns against Arizona, also rushing for a score. Two of the scoring tosses went to Graham, who had nine receptions for 134 yards a week after catching 10 passes for 179 yards against Tampa Bay. The Saints defense allowed an 80-yard touchdown drive to open the game, then forced eight punts and had two interceptions on the Cardinals’ next 10 possessions.

A year after allowing an NFLrecord 7,042 yards, the Saints ranked fifth in total defense, fifth in pass defense and sixth in scoring defense before the Monday night contest between Denver and Oakland.

Payton’s decision to replace

that it is hard for me to figure it any other way.” and speed. We certainly recognize LSU has yet to play a game in his abilities.” an opponent’s venue this season, The Tigers have recorded more but Miles said he believes the Tithan 400 yards in each of their first gers’ season-opening trip to Dallas four games the season for the first was a good way to ease them into time in LSU hisroad games and tory, and senior ‘The young guys that preparation with quarterback Zach loud music and are developing with crowd noise has M e t t e n b e r g e r ’s play has him rat- experience understand them ready to play ed second in the in any environwhat it is going to Southeastern Conment. ference behind take to win in a tough He also said Murray.

LSU will rely on LSU sopho- environment. I think an experienced more running group of veteran it will be a great back Jeremy Hill players to keep the challenge to them. I team focused on has also exploded since seeing signif- think they are looking the task at hand. icant playing time “The young forward to it.’ in two games so guys that are defar this season. His veloping with Les Miles 350 rushing yards experience underon 42 carries puts stand what it is LSU football coach him at No. 4 in the going to take to SEC right behind Gurley, who has win in a tough environment,” Miles tallied 377 yards in 63 carries. said. “I think it will be a great chalDespite the similarities, Miles lenge to them. I think they are looksaid his concerns lie only with the ing forward to it. I am really kind of Tigers’ performance. looking forward to it myself.”

“I think certainly both schools have their similarities and their differences,” he said. “Yeah, I can Contact Tyler Nunez at imagine that somebody could make tnunez@lsureveille.com; some comparisons. I am just so comfortable in this purple and gold Twitter: @NunezTDR

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former defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo with Rob Ryan and switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4 scheme has worked wonders through three games.

“Any time you go into a situation where it’s a new defensive coordinator that’s installing a new defense, you always have the question of how you’re prepared,” said outside linebacker Parys Haralson, who the Saints acquired in a traded with San Francisco in late August. “Everybody was pretty confident in what they had, in what we have here. This is a defense full of talented players.”

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It was always LSU senior fullback J.C. Copeland’s dream to play for his home team at the University of Georgia.

Copaland said Mark Richt and the rest of the UGA coaches thought he wasn’t tall enough to be a Bulldog and his dream was short lived.

“You want to play for the home team,” Copeland said. “It’s my state, and I love Georgia to death. I love everything it stands for. I wouldn’t say I hate the team, but I hate the missed opportunity I had to play for them.”

Now, Copeland is bulldozing a hole for LSU’s stable of running backs, and he’s ready to return to his home state to prove he wasn’t tall enough.

Copeland, along with senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger, sophomore offensive tackle Vadal Alexander freshman quarterback Anthony Jennings and junior wide receiver Quantavius Leslie, return to the Peach State to take on Georgia for the first time in their young careers.

“I’m excited to play,” Alexander said. “It doesn’t mean anything different, it’s just exciting to me. … It’s an exciting environment.

I’ve been to a game in that environment, and it’s nothing we can’t handle.”

Bye Bye Beard Monday marked

the

first

time members of the media got a glimpse of Copeland sans beard.

Copeland shaved off his trademark facial hair prior to the Auburn game on Saturday for what he described as personal reasons. Copeland said he shaves his beard when he wants a fresh start.

Senior safety Craig Loston also entered player interviews Monday sporting a new look that he described as a “palm tree.”

The hairdo featured Loston pinning his dreadlocks straight up in a type of bush. He wore the look with a smile as interviewers took pictures of his new style.

Hill named SEC Offensive Player of the Week LSU sophomore running back Jeremy Hill busted out Saturday for a career-high 184 yards and three touchdowns, earning him player of the week honors in the Southeastern Conference.

But the award isn’t just for Hill. Alexander said the offensive line takes as much pride in the award as Hill does.

“We’re the unsung guys, so whoever gets the award hopefully that means we played good enough for them to get that award,” Alexander said. “I’m so proud of Jeremy. I love playing with the guy.”

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installment — the 2007 NL West tiebreaker between the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies.

Leading by two runs in the bottom of the 13th inning, the Padres called on Trevor Hoffman— one of the best closers ever — to finish the game. Naturally, he gave up three runs and lost the game.

Hoffman had only given up three or more runs once prior to that game during the 2007 season and only 31 times in 1,035 appearances during his entire career. He retired as the all-time leader in saves, but even the best are vulnerable to baseball’s randomness.

In this year’s NL wild card race, only three teams have had a realistic shot since the All-Star break, and they are in the same division. So under the new rules, they will all get into the playoffs.

If one of these teams was bound to spend the playoffs on the couch, the end of the season would be a week’s worth of pseudo-elimination games for all three teams, instead of some half-baked fight for positioning.

While being in a one-game playoff is a tough draw, at least those unfortunate teams can pray to the chaos gods for some help.

The inaugural wild card round in the NL featured the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves. In seasons prior, St. Louis would not have been able to sniff the playoffs since it finished six games behind Atlanta.

St. Louis took an early lead in Atlanta, as the Braves looked like they were throwing themselves a pity party. Atlanta came roaring back late and looked like it might

soon take the lead when the chaos gods crashed the party.

A high pop-up into shallow left field dropped between St. Louis shortstop Peter Kozma and left fielder Matt Holliday, loading the bases with only one out in the bottom of the eighth and Atlanta down by three.

At least it would have if left field umpire Sam Holbrook had not called the play an infield fly, causing the batter to be called out.

The next batter grounded out, and the Braves went on to lose the game.

Not only was the ball nowhere near the infield when it landed, Holbrook didn’t make the call until just before the hit dropped between Kozma and Holliday. Turner Field was soon covered in debris as angry fans hurled bottles from the stands in protest of the awful call that played a role in the Braves’ defeat.

The lesson to take away from that mess in Atlanta last year is simple: Baseball is not designed to revolve around winner-take-all game.

The best teams almost always separate themselves throughout the season, and the MLB’s attempt to create parity in the league simply devalues the regular season by allowing too many teams into the postseason.

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scoring when in the red zone.

“We know we have to put points on the board,” said junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry.

“Scoring is key if we want to win some of those tough SEC games.

They have a lot of teams in this conference and in the NCAA that can score points, and we have to be able to match those points with touchdowns instead of field goals.”

Prior to the Auburn contest, LSU was 15 of 16 on scoring conversions inside the opponent’s 20yard line, scoring 11 touchdowns and four field goals in wins against TCU, UAB and Kent State.

LSU got five more attempts when Auburn arrived Saturday, and converted three of its five chances for scores. All three came courtesy of rushing touchdowns by the combination of senior fullback J.C. Copeland and sophomore running back Jeremy Hill.

Only four programs in the conference have been more successful inside the opponent’s 20: Ole Miss, Auburn, South Carolina and Missouri. LSU has the secondmost red zone chances in the conference with 21, trailing only Texas A&M’s 29.

“We get downhill,” Copeland said. “There’s no juking, no cutting. We don’t do any of that. You either go straight downhill, or we’ll get somebody else in there who will.”

The trend of having high success rates in the red zone is nothing new for the Tigers, though.

LSU has scored in the red zone at least 84.9 percent of the time in every season since 2007. The Tigers led the SEC in

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 conversions in both 2007 and 2011 with 93.3 and 93.4 percent success rates respectively.

Probably not coincidentally, the program also made BCS National Championship appearances in both of those seasons, taking home the trophy in 2007.

So the moral of the story remains: score when close to the end zone, and the road to the title game becomes a tad easier.

The key for the 2013 squad will be continuing to build off its early success.

In a three-loss 2012 season, the Tigers had their lowest red zone conversion percentage in six seasons — LSU converted 84.9 percent of the time in 53 red

zone chances.

The squad fared better against SEC competition last season, scoring 25 times in 29 chances (86.2 percent).

With the Tigers getting into the meat of their 2013 SEC schedule, they will need to stay consistent when scoring opportunities arrive if they wish to stay in the win column.

“When you score, you win games,” Copeland said. “The more points we score [in the red zone], the better chance we have.”

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LSU junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) maneuvers downfield Saturday during the Tigers’ 35-21 victory against Auburn in Tiger Stadium.

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Latest album showcases band’s new sound Rebecca Docter Entertainment Writer

Connie Britton Julianna Margulies (wearing Naeem Khan) (wearing Reed Krakoff)

SPOILER WARNING: This column contains spoilers for the series finale of “Dexter.”

Sunday night “Dexter” came to an objectively terrible close. One episode wasn’t going to be able to redeem a series that had been circling the drain since its fifth season, but many fans of America’s favorite serial killer stuck around until the bitter end Taylor Schoen to send off Entertainment Writer the characters they’ve grown to love or hate.

“Remember the Monsters?” has received possibly the most backlash of a series finale since “Lost” confused the hell out of everyone in 2010. While many loathed how “Dexter” decided to take its final bow, which was plagued with unforgivable flaws, it actually was a justifiable ending for the titular character.

First things first, here’s why the finale didn’t work on many,

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Dressed

Carrie Underwood (wearing Romona Keveza)

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B E S T This dress is just Connie Britton personified. Sexy, sumptuous, bold, rich.

This draping is such a nice visual break from starlet after starlet in mermaid gown.

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I wonder how all these women feel being outdressed by a 13-yearold girl on a regular basis.

Finale gave ‘Dexter’ what he deserved

“The underlying current has changed.”

Dan Callaway succinctly summed up just how much local band England in 1819 has changed in the past few months.

Composed of Dan and his brother Andrew, the band has been featured in Paste Magazine and has toured throughout the country. The England in 1819 of old was enormous, in sound and size. The group originally had nine members, including the Callaways’ father, and the band’s shows used to be a grand event, which, Dan Callaway said, was more suited for an art gallery than a venue. But with the burden of touring for long months, members continually left until the band was back to its original skeleton — the Callaway brothers.

The difference between England in 1819’s new sound and its old is huge — the band went from having slow, desperate melodies accompanied by synthesizers to having a massive synth sound with vocal accompaniment. But the band doesn’t see it that way.

Instead, the Callaway brothers see the transition as fluid change. And more importantly, the new sound is

Andrew Callaway, one half of England in 1819, plays synthesizer Sept. 16 at the band’s practice space.

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This is one of the least fashion forward dresses I’ve ever seen on a red carpet. It’s practically screaming prom 2004.

Emmys

Julianne Hough (wearing Jenny Packham)

I know you were going for sexy ice princess, but all I see is a dingy old bathing suit and a haircut that really doesn’t work.

Aubrey Plaza (wearing Marios Schwab)

This isn’t just a personal worst for Aubrey Plaza.

This is a personal worst for me.

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ART

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

LITERATURE

BR artist Erick Fields gets Middleton gives away free books, textbooks his start on local scene Rebecca Docter

Sarah Nickel

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Middleton Library is normally swarming with students, some with heads down, studying for their next test, some reclining and catching up with friends. But tucked away in a tiny corner on the opposite side of Community Coffee on a wall near the reference desk is a hidden treasure: the Middleton Library Book Exchange.

Deeming this school year a “year of change,” Mitch Fontenot, information literacy and outreach service librarian, counts the book exchange among a number of programs Middleton Library is enacting. The main goal of the exchange, according to Fontenot, is to give students a break from studying and a creative outlet to take their minds off the stress of classes.

“They might see that John Grisham book they haven’t read yet and want to pick up,” Fontenot said.

Books donated to the exchange aren’t the typical romance novels and dusty hardcovers. Among the collection sits numerous up-to-date copies of best-selling authors such as Dan Brown and Mary Higgins Clark.

Fontenot, an avid observer of the exchange, has come across many hidden treasures throughout his time at Middleton. His favorite find is a first edition copy of Steinbeck’s “Winter of Our Discontent.”

Among the combination of books waiting to be absorbed is an assortment of textbooks, both new

The sight when walking into Quarters off South Sherwood Forest Boulevard last Friday night may have seemed unusual. Vintage vinyl records were laid out on folding tables, while brightly colored acrylic portrait paintings of musicians like Kendrick Lamar and Miles Davis hung above them.

The event was called Painting Sounds, featuring a pop-up record store by Lagniappe Records, music by Matsy and art by Baton Rouge native Erick Fields.

No matter what Fields got himself involved in, family and friends always told him he would make his way back to art. And at 33 years old, that’s exactly what happened.

About two years ago, Fields decided to follow his passion and make a career out of what he loves — painting. He began doing shows at Gallery Bohemia, started his own website and was a finalist for the BR Walls Project.

But the road to this point has been long. Fields spent years working at nonprofits like the Delmont Service Center, where he volunteered during his high school days.

“It’s kind of hard because, I mean, you want to survive, so you end up doing other things. But I guess it’s kind of hard to get away from it when it’s who you are,” Fields said of his years moving between jobs before settling on art.

After taking art classes in elementary school, Fields never stopped doodling. He found inspiration in the Diego Rivera murals his mom showed him, as well as old stenciled horror movie covers that he would watch on lazy Saturdays. “[Rivera’s] stuff was so dynamic, so huge. To think one person could just get on someone’s wall and do that was amazing to me,” Fields said about the murals.

Fields later attended Southern University, where he took a design and a figure drawing class, but he kept telling himself art wasn’t something to make a living off of.

For Fields, there was never some major event or turning point in his life that told him to do what he loves — he had that support from his family and friends his entire life. What Fields needed was to become comfortable in his own artistic style.

Using acrylic paint, spray paint, charcoal and pencils, Fields does mostly still-lifes. His work includes famous musicians, major historical figures, animals and even some abstracts. Inspired by a graffiti style, Fields uses bright colors, especially for backgrounds.

The portraits also often include words, such as music lyrics or whatever is in his head, he

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Local artist and Baton Rouge native Erick Fields displays one of his favorite paintings, “B.I.G. Still Dreams,” at the Painting Sounds exhibit at Quarters.

said. With all the different layers of paint, though, sometimes the words can be hard to spot.

“There’s nothing like doing something that you actually enjoy,” Fields said of his vibrant style.

With friends in teaching and a history of work with the Love Your City program helping children paint a mural at Eden Park, Fields has considered teaching art if selling his work doesn’t pan out.

“I’d like to inspire kids like me,” Fields said. “See something and get like amazed. Like, ‘Wow, that guy really got paid to do that?’”

But Fields only wants to teach younger children — not teens.

“I know how I was when I was a teen,” Fields said with a laugh.

While some artists dream of moving away to bigger cities where the art market is more popular, Fields said he’s sticking around Baton Rouge.

“Baton Rouge is home. I feel like we can have stuff, so I want to see it develop,” Fields said.

For now, Fields is living life like many other artists: hoping to make it big. But unlike most of his fellow artists, he wants to keep it local and help a few kids along the way.

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and old, available to all students.

Located on the corner shelves of the ITS help desk are dozens of textbooks that would probably still be applicable to classes on campus.

The volumes that make up the book exchange are exclusively donations from students with extra books on their hands, alumni and people in the Baton Rouge area.

In addition to the stories written on their pages, some books in the book exchange carry stories of past owners.

One large shipment of books came from a woman whose father passed away, and while Fontenot was flipping through the boxes, he found an old Polaroid between the pages of a book.

After some research, Fontenot was able to locate the daughter of the couple in the picture and returned the Polaroid. He later found out that it was one of the only existing pictures of the couple during that time period.

According to Fontenot, many students have found an older version of the textbook required for a class still with usable information. And the best part is the price — all of the books are absolutely free.

The Middleton book exchange employs a donation policy: if you have extra books lying around, feel free to leave them for someone else.

But if you don’t, don’t worry about it. Enjoy your new book.

Contact Rebecca Docter at rdocter@lsureveille.com

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 root of who they really are as both musicians and people. Dan lends more suited for two people to physi- his hand by playing the French cally make. horn, among other instruments, and Both classically trained, Dan Andrew still performs vocals, but in French horn and Andrew in com- they’re much different than before, posing, the Callaways try their best with a seemingly emotional quality. to incorporate as many instruments Even the album artwork beckons to as possible, but the feat is difficult where the Callaways came from, for two people. with a childhood picture accompaBut as far as inspiration goes, nied by an English backdrop.

England in 1819 can find it any“We grew up in England,” Calwhere. laway said.

The Callaways spent the past But England isn’t the only summer in Asheville, N.C. — place the Callaways call home. The they’d originally planned to record pair went to high school in Baltithere, but after more, have friends spending some ‘We were kind of like in Montreal and time, they came only live in Baa depressed Arcade ton Rouge when across a factory that manufactures Fire, and now we’re an they’re not on the “Moogs,” or vinroad. England in tage synthesizers. upbeat Beach House.’ 1819’s travels can After becoming be heard in its Dan Callaway acquainted with the music as well — member of England in 1819 instrument, they there’s a certain decided to utilize it Canadian indie in the making of their new sound. quality to it that is displayed by The brothers secluded themselves bands like Stars and Final Fantasy, to a cabin to write and record, al- not to mention Arcade Fire. lowing them to work on their third “We were kind of like a dealbum, “Fireball Electric Tomor- pressed Arcade Fire, and now we’re row.” an upbeat Beach House,” Callaway With this album, it seems as if said. the brothers have truly gotten to the Even though many in the Baton

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The Daily Reveille Rouge scene can vouch for England in 1819’s place in local music, the Callaways are more humble.

“We don’t play a style that is represented much, and we don’t think we’re going to take over Louisiana or anything,” Callaway said.

The band always starts and ends its tours in Baton Rouge — these are the shows that commonly have the best turnout.

“We still kind of do everything ourselves, figuring out how to write and tour, the business and organization aspect, the logistics,” Callaway said.

Those logistics include a light show to accompany England in 1819’s music, something that the band brought back from their larger days. The band sees its live show as an integral part of the England in 1819 name, and the Callaways work hard to cultivate an experience for fans.

England in 1819 will begin its fall tour at The Spanish Moon on Sept. 27. Their latest album, “Fireball Electric Tomorrow,” is available for download on Bandcamp beginning Sept. 24.

Contact Rebecca Docter at rdocter@lsureveille.com

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many levels: the real killers of this show were the writers. They were flat out lazy. They recycled plot lines over and over again without any semblance of character development, i.e. Deb dates someone who is toxic for her time after time. Dexter, who was once an intriguing, calculated sociopath, nosedived into a watered-down, emotionally compromised, boring character.

The series spiraled with bizarre story arcs (Vogel appearing out of absolutely nowhere), abandoned and pointless plotlines (Quinn and Jamie’s relationship, Masuka and his mysterious stripper daughter) and overused clichés (one of the main characters must die). Gaping plot holes and unresolved issues left this season as one of the show’s weakest.

The final episode was just a nail in the coffin for many fans.

One specific personal gripe: Deb’s death didn’t do her character justice. I had accepted that a central character was going to die. I was mildly surprised it turned out to be Deb, but that’s not my issue. She was honestly one of the strongest characters on the show. Many fans will disagree with that statement, but she’s bounced back from a lot.

For her to just suddenly slip into a vegetative state without an actual proper goodbye was infuriating. She was then used as a prop/ sacrificial lamb to motivate Dexter to finally kill Saxon and then cast away his old life. For such a strong character to wind up as fish food because of a stroke doesn’t feel right. Debra “motherf***king” Morgan deserves better than that.

Now onto the most divisive part of the episode: the final minute or so. After the fake ending of Hannah and Harrison walking off into the sunset, it’s revealed that Dexter inexplicably survived a hurricane

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England in 1819 incorporates a “Moog,” or antique synthesizer, into its new sound showcased by the band’s latest album “Fireball Electric Tomorrow.”

and now works as an honest, lonely lumberjack à la “The Dark Knight Rises.” Many fans wanted Dexter to pay for his crimes with his life, but I honestly think this ending is a far worse punishment than suicide.

Unlike other antihero shows, “Dexter” never fully owned up to how deplorable its main character is. The writers excuse his selfishness time after time. His terrible parenting barely has any repercussions. His refusal to walk away from his addiction has led to the deaths of countless innocent people. And yet we’re supposed to root for a happy ending?

At least with “Breaking Bad,” the writers don’t try to make Walt seem like anything other than Satan with a fedora. Don Draper has gotten his comeuppance a few times. Nancy Botwin wasn’t portrayed as mother of the year. But, Dexter was never directly punished — only those around him. That is, until the last scene.

While I still suspect keeping Dexter alive is mainly a ploy to keep the possibility of a spinoff or movie open, his solitary existence (and that awful flesh-colored beard) is the ending he truly deserves. He now has no contact with any of his friends, acquaintances or remaining family members. He likely can’t keep feeding his Dark Passenger in a small town. He is condemned to a lonely life of reflection or the kind of regret that keeps someone up until 4 a.m.

This consequence is truly more fitting than suicide, running or lethal injection.

Michael C. Hall plays Dexter Morgan in a scene from “Dexter.” The series’ final episode aired Sunday to negative reviews.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

A View of Utopia The core of humanity’s desires are similar no matter the culture complex, you head over to your true home: the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

This is the building that brings forth your blood, sweat and tears.

The bouncing of your basketball and squeaking of your sneakers on the court floor thrusts you into mind-numbing concentration. This is your daily temple.

And once outside of it, you join the crowd of people gathering around its North side.

“Members of the LSU community,” Coach Rosenthal greets, “after this long, tiresome war, we have finally extinguished the last strong resistance movement in the state ...”

After much elaboration on Pilot Peterson’s noble kamikaze attack in the swamps of New Orleans, and on how much he will be missed by the basketball community, a sheet in the middle of the throng is pulled away to reveal a 901 pound statue of the man. With this unveiling, every student and teacher attending raises a small flag of red, white and black, proud of the swastika that symbolizes their goal for a better humanity.

Had the Nazis made certain strategic alterations, and had Hitler sired a line of children just as charismatic and strong-willed as he,

this could have been the future of LSU — and the world.

Yet, is this picture so different from the future U.S. citizens would like to have? Minus the last paragraph, you were shown to be the American ideal: an intelligent, caring and driven individual.

It cannot be under-stressed how different the Nazi regime was from us; I am sure most Americans would agree the murdering of millions of non-Aryans by bullets and gas is vile. Still, if one looks at the most basic essence of what Hitler strove for, it was not all that different from what Americans, and people of other cultures, want.

In general, people want people to be happy and healthy.

Collectives want people to help each other. Families want people to be strong, intellectual and creative.

This core is what we must explore, both inside our country and out. Too many Americans are opposed to immigrants of different heritages and customs integrating with communities here, yet we claim to be the “land of the free.”

Additionally, it is easy to make enemies in international affairsbecause leaders and their civilians do not reach for peace by looking at the base roots of issues, but rather

being sick and missing class, how about you come your a$$ down to the student section and blog in the rain with us."

-LSUfan20

In response to James Moran's column "Tiger fans' early departure Saturday night a disgrace," readers had this to say:

The weather is great and the Stadium had a retractable roof for when it does, rain. Vancouver has lots of rain. I left out of sheer boredom.

Maybe Stadiums need to realize that when you take people who are used to watching something on tv on the comfort of their own sofa and put them in seasonally cool wet weather you need to give them something to keep warm. Maybe the league should start using Merino Wool in their T-Shirts instead of cotton. It's warm when it's wet…"

-Haarski

"I'm not really a football fan, so but since this article made it into my facebook feed somehow I guess I'll chime in. I once went to an outdoor game in Vancouver to watch the BC Lions Play the Edmonton Eskimos, it was a pretty big rival game in between two CFL teams. Maybe Canadian football is boring but I left halfway through because it just wasn't interesting.

"You're from New York, SO FRIGGIN WHAT?! This is the SOUTH, 70 to you is 40 to us!

You're sitting on fanny in a nice warm booth while the rest of us real students are be drenched in wind and rain, once that rain stopped the wind was like an A/C fan on high with no clothes on. Next time you wanna knock students who don't particularly like

THE HIPPIE DICTATOR Alix Landriault Columnist

The year is 2113.

Soft, bright sunlight falls from the sky, along with what oak leaves have been taken by the chilled wind from nearby trees.

You can almost taste the enthusiasm around campus, for tonight LSU will unveil its latest honor to a war hero and former LSU athlete. Until then, you must attend to your daily activities.

A quick bicycle ride brings you to Himes Hall, where you dutifully take notes for 80 minutes on Western Civilization since the 1900s. 3 hours later, and you have explored the subjects of Human Anatomy and Architecture of Ancient Cultures.

With a bologna and cheese sandwich in one hand and your bicycle’s handlebar in the other, you pedal over to the campus’s Youth League complex. Today, you volunteer to lead a group of 6- to 8-year-old boys to the veterinary school, where they will play with animals for three hours. Once the children are safely back inside the

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"The fact that you use the idea that you're from NY and have sat through snow in a game is very showing of how disconnected you are. Being from NY, you're used to cold weather. Those of us from the south are not. Granted, some people from here probably could stick out the weather but faulting those who couldn't is ludicrous. While the temperature may have been in the 70s, people had been walking outside in the rain for hours before the game or even sitting in the rain in the stadium with the wind blowing. You go jump in a pool and then get out in 70 degree weather with a fan blowing on you and tell me you don't shiver. The rain and wind is going to make it feel way lower than 70 degrees. Fact is that

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The PMAC would likely serve a similar function in a utopian future — but its use would incorporate several different cultures.

focusing on the imminent practical ideas and actions of the other political body.

How one thinks the universe works, or where a human’s DNA comes from should be afterthoughts to the understanding that you are like me. We can disagree on every note of politics, spirituality, family, etc., but we are both are still people trying to survive in comfort. An

individual’s utopia lies in understanding humanity as a whole.

you don't know what it was like sitting out there as someone who isn't used to cold weather in the wind and rain so don't talk down to everyone else like you do."

-Xena2shoes

It's half time and while the lead is definitely not guaranteed to hold, it is pretty safe to say the it won't change much. The fact that it did shouldn't be held against the fans that left early. Auburn is a decent team and an SEC rival, but they are not the powerhouse they once were at the height of our rivalry with them. Merely disclosing you were in the press box doesn't give you the right to be holier than though in decrying everyone else for leaving.

If you are going to write a story like this again you better have your butt in the student section for every second of the game."

-Spartan089

"Overall it was a very down college football week and many other stadiums slowly saw their fans leave just like LSU's. Hell, Stanford couldn't even fill up their stadium on a rainy night last year for the PAC-12 Championship."

-domopom "The reveille never miss an opportunity to find something that is a disgrace or a scandal. This is the biggest non-story and an unjustified attack on school pride and tiger spirit. Who wouldn't leave a rained out game when you are up 21-0 at the half?? You are cold, wet, miserable and drunk.

Your team is playing awesome and shutting out the other team.

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Quote of the Day

“Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”

Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor August 15, 1769 — May 5 1821

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Body shamers: Stop shouting and get a better argument THE BOX DOES NOT EXIST Jana King Columnist Merriam Webster’s definition for the word fat is, “having a lot of extra flesh on your body; having a lot of body fat.”

I carry my weight evenly on my body. Love handles, thunder thighs, stretch marks, baby face, cankles — you name it, I have it.

At 5-foot-10 inches, I am 195 pounds, and I am fat.

But I am also a writer for The Daily Reveille, student in communications and gender studies, sophomore at LSU, daughter, sister, worker, roommate.

People are so much more than simply fat.

But in a large number of responses to a column I wrote earlier this semester, I was reduced to the fat girl from LSU. I was told I couldn’t have an opinion on something, or be

taken seriously, because I was fat.

I was told that I was wrong, not because I didn’t get a fact right, misquoted someone or took something out of context, but because I was fat.

It feels ridiculous that anyone would feel so affected by the amount of surface area on the human body that they would feel necessary to point it out when arguing against an opinion.

Ad hominem, or attacking the persona behind an argument rather than the argument itself, is one of the most ludicrous logical fallacies.

Sadly, it is also one of the most common.

For those of you who are quick to spout off that you care about the person’s health — stop fooling yourself.

Health is not entirely indicated by body size, and you don’t really care. If you did, you would take time to talk to that person about the problems having excess body fat can cause.

If you really cared, you

wouldn’t use it as an argument while you sit behind a computer screen, miles away from the person in question.

Or even across the quad, when a heavier built person dares to wear shorts.

This argument is used against men, but not nearly as much as it is used against women.

Women are shamed for being overweight, and told to strive for skinny so that we can be nicer to look at. There is a theory in feminism that says the need for women to be fit and thin is to keep us weak, so that we don’t worry about larger issues at hand.

When I was facing backlash for my body, I found it difficult to defend my argument.

In an effort to end fat shaming, several campaigns have proven to be catchy, but also dangerous.

Dove’s campaign for real beauty promotes the saying, “Real women have curves.”

Let’s not turn the tables. I’m no more of a woman than any of

the thinner girls walking campus. The only requirement to be a woman is to have a heartbeat.

There should be no inflicted shame felt for your body. While to some this may seem like a motivation to improve your health, it’s more often just hurtful, as it affects people of all body types.

Shame on you, any of you who have ever made a person feel bad for the amount of space they take up. We all have a right to be on this planet, and to feel comfortable in our physical bodies.

The fact is, I take up more space than some people, but that doesn’t warrant disrespecting me as a human being.

Jana King is a 19-year-old women’s and gender studies sophomore from Ponchatoula, La. photo illustration by CONNOR TARTER / The Daily

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

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Many people feel inferior because of their size. Body acceptance does not mean promoting an unhealthy lifestyle.

The fight with radical Islam is nowhere near over BRACE YOURSELF Ryan McGehee Columnist As we slept off our hangovers in preparation for game day, people in Nairobi, Kenya, faced unspeakable horror at a shopping mall. Marked by the rapid staccato of automatic gunfire, militants of the Islamic terror organization al-Shabab stormed the Westgate mall seeking slaughter and mayhem.

With reports of as many as 69 dead, and dozens more injured, this was the worst terrorist attack in east Africa in more than a decade.

Along with the litany of other jihadist attacks, it has become painfully clear that the fight with Islamic terror organizations is not yet done, despite President Barack Obama’s campaign rhetoric leading up to the 2012 presidential elections. The president claimed the struggle was almost over, and that al-Qaeda was on the run.

We, the American people, were fed an outright lie to suit the president’s campaign message that he single-handedly won the War on Terror.

With U.S. security forces all but removed from Iraq and withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan set to be near completion next year, our major involvement in the fight against organized Islamic jihadists is winding down.

As a result, Iraq’s “democratic” government is rife with corruption and nearing collapse while Afghanistan will likely fall to al-Qaeda- and Taliban-backed warlords once we are out of the country.

Mission accomplished, indeed.

What’s more? The former relatively stable nations Libya and Egypt are now in states of flux.

Egypt, our poster child for Middle Eastern democracies, is now in the hands of a military government that had no choice but to oust the political wing of the jihadist movement from government.

In Libya, after the U.S. gave aid to allegedly pro-Western rebels in their fight against Muammar Gaddafi, the American consulate in Benghazi was attacked en masse by well-armed, welltrained militants and we lost four brave Americans, including our ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens.

At home, during the annual Boston Marathon, two homemade bombs were detonated in the crowd, killing three and wounding roughly 264 others.

The perpetrators? They were recently radicalized Chechen jihadists who wanted to bring their holy war to America. Even with the sweeping powers of the National Security Agency and its PRISM program, the administration was not able to stop these two men from attacking us in our own backyard.

If this is what success looks

like, failure must be horrifying.

The president’s strategy of droning suspected militants to death in Pakistan and Yemen has failed; it has only acted as a recruitment tool for extremist groups.

His plan to bring democracy to Libya and Egypt has failed.

With the withdrawals nearing completion, our pains and labors in Iraq and Afghanistan will soon have been for nothing.

What President Obama fails to understand is that his efforts have done nothing to halt the spread of radical Islam.

We should consider ourselves blessed that Secretary of State John Kerry shot his mouth

off, allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to broker a chemical weapons deal in Syria, otherwise, we would see U.S. forces going to directly aid al-Qaeda and the Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant.

The reason for all of it? Most likely it’s a deadly mix of sheer incompetence in foreign policy and an overwhelming desire to earn political favor, all on the part of the president.

During the 2012 campaign, Vice President Joe Biden proudly proclaimed, “Osama bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive!”

While that was, in fact, true, I would direct the vice president

to take note: Detroit has filed for bankruptcy and 69 people were just murdered while out shopping. The radical Islamists are not on the run, they are expanding their spheres of influence.

This is what happens when a community organizer tries to play commander-in-chief.

Ryan McGehee is a 20-year-old political science, history and international studies junior from Zachary.

Contact Ryan McGehee at rmcgehee@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @JRyanMcgehee

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A soldier holds a RPG Monday near the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, as smoke rises from it.

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

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

Call Elvira for more information.

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Morturary Transportation Company seeking individuals to assist in death calls and pick ups. On-call basis.

Flexible schedule. Please fax letter of interest/resume with contact information to: 888-839-1987 or Contact David at 225-644-8389. ____________________________ Looking for student help in setting up and teardown of corporate tailgating area for all home games at the Old Alex Box Stadium. If interested, contact Patrick at 318-779-5482. Needed starting with 9-7 game! ____________________________ P/T assistant/receptionist needed.

Great opportunity for those interested in the dental/medical field. Fax resume’ to (225)766-2122. ____________________________ Gymnastics recreational and team coaches needed. Looking for energetic and friendly people. Great staff and work environment! Send your resume to cgsgym@gmail.com _____________________________ Veterinary Assistant needed. Acadian Oaks Pet Clinic 15 min. from LSU-387-2462 _____________________________

Hungry Howies Pizza is looking for Delivery drivers. Must have car,good driving record and insurance. Our drivers make $12-15 per hour, get cash nightly and have very flexible hours. Apply in person at Nicholson location. _____________________________ Cafe Americain Now Hiring Part/Full Time Servers Apply after 2:pm M-F at 7521 Jefferson Hwy _____________________________ 50 New Donors Needed!

New donors can donate life saving plasma and receive $90 compensation in two donations.

Student ID receive a $10 bonus on first two donations with ID Biomat Plasma 5906 Airline Suite 101 225-354-0965 Grifolsplasma.com Walk ins welcome Current picture ID, Proof of Social Security Number required _____________________________ Work Where You Love To Shop!

The Royal Standard - Highland is now hiring for Part-time Seasonal positions. Open positions include: Sales, Merchandising, and Warehouse Associates. Drop by our 16016 Perkins Rd. location to fill out and application or email your resume to kpetit@theroyalstandard. com. _____________________________ Lawn care position. Thursday and Friday help needed $10/ hr, 8-9 hrs each day.

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

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Apply in person Mon-Fri 11am – 6pm @ 2901 I-10 Frontage Road, Port Allen, LA. Located less than 10 min from LSU. Must be at least 18 y/ o to apply. _____________________________ Seeking LSAT Tutor for 2-4 hours a week for recent grad. Please text or call me at 228-216-2009.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

_____________________________ AFTERNOON HELPER Looking for Education Major to help with homework after school. Monday through Thursday 225-756-6485 _____________________________ MATH TUTORS NEEDED Mathnasium is looking for K-12 math experts for both area locations (9-12 hrs/week). 7440005 or ascension@mathnasium.com

_____________________________ Part time counter clerk needed!

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Why are they calling it a “pedestrian corridor” when really it’s a “construction parking and dumping area”?? _____________________________ Dear LSU, what’s the point of Moodle when each professor has a different website for homework and quizzes?

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 written homework, make THEM pay, not ME! You guys are taking everything natural out of the learning process.

Everything has become computerized!

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

Sincerely, Ashli Auguillard.

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

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As part of the UREC expansion and redesign project, some of the fields behind the main facility will be converted into a 360-spot parking lot. Phase I of the UREC renovation is currently underway.

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Also, as part of Phase I of the UREC expansion and redesign project, two of the new fields that will be on River Road will be used for game day parking.

Braden said the two easternmost fields — the ones that will be closest to Alex Box Stadium — are being constructed with a special fiber solid that will reinforce the turf.

Braden said this fiber solid will allow the fields to accommodate parking without being ruined.

“This way they don’t become a rugged field and can still be played upon the next day,” Braden said.

All of this Phase I construction is already underway. When Phase I is complete there will be eight multipurpose fields and four softball fields along River Road, nine new tennis courts and 360 new parking spots at the UREC facility.

The two fields will be open for parking by the fall 2014 football season.

Contact Gabrielle Braud at gbraud@lsureveille.com

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