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With LSU’s 30-27 win against Florida on Saturday, LSU coach Les Miles became the second coach in Tigers history to win 100 games. Miles is second on the all-time wins list behind Charles McClendon, who won 137 games while coaching the Tigers from 1962 to 1979. Here are a few of Miles’ other notable achievements during his tenure at LSU:

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100-26 LSU record

The only coach in LSU history to beat Auburn, Florida, and Alabama in the same season — and he did it three times:

55-24 against SEC opponents 35-14 against SEC West opponents 60-8 at Tiger Stadium

2005, 2007, 2010

7seasons with 10 or more wins

Became the first-year coach in SEC history to lead his team to the Conference Title Game in 2005, which LSU lost to Georgia.

Miles is with Bear Bryant (13 at Alabama), Steve Spurrier (9 at Florida), Philip Fulmer (9 at Tennessee), Mark Richt (8 at Georgia) and Vince Dooley (7 at Georgia) as the only coaches in SEC history with seven or more 10-win seasons at the same school.

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Napoleon’s death mask travels to BR’s Capitol Park Museum The mask to be featured the exhibit ‘Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn’

BY SAVANAH DICKINSON sdickinson@lsureveille.com This October, Halloween will take on a new face as French leader Napoleon Bonaparte’s death mask goes on display in Baton Rouge’s Capitol Park Museum.

Napoleon’s death mask left New Orleans for the first time in more than 100 years to travel to Baton Rouge.

The death mask is one of four in the world; one in Louisiana, one in France and two

others in private collections, “It was one of those things said Capitol Park Museum divi- you would do to help remember, sion director William Stark. like portraits of children who “Francesco Antommarchi, passed away before they were one of Napoleon’s physicians buried,” Stark said. at the time of The death his death, is bemask came to lieved to have Student tickets are $5, but New Orleans crafted the in 1834, Stark during the Louisiana Book original mold said. The mask for this mask Festival the museum is free to has been housed 40 hours after the public the entire day. in the Louisiana Napoleon died State Museum’s on May 5, 1821,” Cabildo since according to the 1909. press release.

The Cabildo was the site of Other notable figures of the the Louisiana Purchase transtime had death masks produced, fer ceremonies, and Napoleon’s including Thomas Paine, whose death mask complemented the mask also is featured in the see MASK, page 3 museum’s exhibit.

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Napoleon Bonaparte’s death mask is to be displayed at the Capitol Park Museum.

This is the first time the mask has left New Orleans in more than 100 years.

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Health worker 2nd in U.S. to contract Ebola THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS — A Texas health care worker has tested positive for Ebola even though she wore full protective gear while caring for a hospitalized patient who later died from the virus, health officials said Sunday. If the preliminary diagnosis is confirmed, it would be the first known case of the disease being contracted or transmitted in the U.S. Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the diagnosis shows there was a clear breach of safety protocol and all those who treated Thomas Eric Duncan are now considered to be potentially exposed.

The worker wore a gown, gloves, mask and shield while she cared for Duncan during his second visit to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, said Daniel Varga of Texas Health Resources, which runs the hospital. Frieden said the worker hasn’t been able to identify a specific breach of protocol that might have led to her being infected.

Duncan, who arrived in the U.S. from Liberia to visit family on Sept. 20, first sought medical care for fever and abdominal

pain on Sept. 25. He told a nurse he had traveled from Africa, but he was sent home. He returned Sept. 28 and was placed in isolation because of suspected Ebola.

He died Wednesday.

More than 4,000 people have died in the ongoing Ebola epidemic centered in West Africa, according to World Health Organization figures published Friday. Almost all of those deaths have been in the three worst-affected countries, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Texas health officials have been closely monitoring nearly 50 people who had or may have had close contact with Duncan in the days after he started showing symptoms.

Varga says the health care worker reported a fever Friday night as part of a self-monitoring regimen required by the CDC. He said another person is in isolation, and the hospital has stopped accepting new emergency room patients.

“We knew a second case could be a reality, and we’ve been preparing for this possibility,” said David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services. “We are broadening our team in Dallas and

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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Chief Clinical Officer Daniel Varga [above] said the afflicted worker was in full protective gear when they provided care to Thomas Eric Duncan during his second visit to the hospital. working with extreme diligence to prevent further spread.”

But Frieden on Sunday raised concerns about a possible breach of safety protocol and told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that among the things CDC will investigate is how the workers took off that gear, because removing it incorrectly can lead to contamination.

Investigators will also look at

dialysis and intubation, procedures with the potential for spreading infectious material.

Officials said they also received information that there may be a pet in the health care worker’s apartment, and they have a plan in place to care for the animal. They do not believe the pet has signs of having contracted Ebola.

Some Mormons pushing church on gay marriage THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY — Court decisions this week paving the way for same-sex marriage to become legal in dozens of states, including Mormon strongholds like Utah, Idaho and Nevada, have emboldened a growing group of Latter-day Saints who are pushing the conservative church to become more accepting of gay members.

The church’s stance toward gay people has softened considerably since it was one of the leading forces behind California’s ban on gay marriage in 2008, but high-ranking leaders have reiterated time and again the faith’s opposition to same-sex unions.

Some Mormons hope to change that or at least work to make congregations more welcoming places for LGBT people.

Erika Munson, co-founder of a group pushing the faith to be more accepting of gays, said she worries about losing younger Mormons because of the church’s stance. One of her five children, an adult son, has chosen to not to practice Mormonism, in part because of the religion’s stance on LGBT issues.

“People under 30 all know somebody who has come out.

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they are just like them,” said Munson, whose group Mormons Building Bridges stays neutral on gay marriage because they want to work within church doctrine.

“So that’s really hard to reconcile with a Christian church where we follow the teachings of Jesus.”

On Monday — after the U.S. Supreme Court unexpectedly rejected appeals by Utah and four other states trying to protect their same-sex marriage bans — the church said in a statement that the decision will have no effect on church doctrine or practices, while acknowledging that “as far as the civil law is concerned, the courts have spoken.”

Still, church leaders are not ready to accept gay unions. Dallin H. Oaks, one of the church’s highest-ranking leaders, told a worldwide audience last week at a Mormon conference in Salt Lake City that legalizing same-sex marriage is among the world values threatening Mormon beliefs.

Yet he also urged members to be gracious toward those who believe differently in what many gay advocates in the church saw as the latest example of the softer tone leaders are taking.

The majority of Mormons will stand behind church teachings on the topic, said Scott Gordon, president of a volunteer organization that supports the church.

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BR teen launches goal to land on Mars

BY Kaci Cazenave kcazenave@lsureveille.com Most 13 year olds combat puberty and study for middle school classes, but Baton Rouge teen Alyssa Carson is training to be the first person on Mars in 2033.

At age 7, Alyssa began attending NASA’s Space Camps, a program where aspiring astronauts are assigned missions to complete and can incur a large capacity of space knowledge. Alyssa is referred to as NASA’s “Blueberry,” a nickname she was given at her second Space Camp because of her small size and blue flight-suit outfit.

“It wasn’t until I started attending Space Camp in places like Huntsville, [Alabama,] and Canada that people started taking notice of me and my Mars mission,” Alyssa said. “Then, when I became the first to complete NASA’s Passport Program in 2013, I really grabbed their attention.”

The Passport Program requires visiting all 14 NASA Visitor Centers in the U.S. Since she was 3, Alyssa’s dream has been to journey to Mars, though she said she also was intrigued by other celestial objects like the Moon.

When deciding which rocky, otherworldly place to travel, she asked her father, Bert Carson, for advice.

She asked him about the 1969 Moon landing, but Bert claimed her generation was the “Mars Generation,” and someone from her generation would be the first to land there.

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Alyssa Carson, 13, is planning a mission to land on Mars in 2033. there,” Alyssa said. “That’s when I said, ‘I’m going to be an astronaut and go to Mars.’”

Alyssa credits the Nick Jr. show, “The Backyardigans,” for her intrigue with the Red Planet.

In one episode, the Backyardigans went to Mars, which Alyssa and Bert believe sparked an interest.

“We don’t know this for sure,” Alyssa said. “But we think this because I still have their ‘Mission to Mars’ poster in my bedroom.”

Alyssa said her Mars mission’s primary goal is creating another Earth because Mars has Earthlike qualities, but it’s frozen over.

Her plan is to heat the planet and reform the atmosphere, something that will take up to 300 years.

“It sounds like a long time,” Alyssa said. “But in the lifespan of the Earth, it’s hardly any.”

Until her 2033 mission, Alyssa said she will continue researching

the water and other favorable life signs on Mars. By then, she hopes to solve the mystery — or perhaps just coincidence — of Mars’ volcanoes, which are believed to be in the same alignment as the Orion’s Belt constellation and the Three Egyptian Pyramids.

“Part of this next step is also me starting to learn how to scuba dive so I can get my certification,” Alyssa said. “The main reason this helps is because the astro simulators I sit in at Space Camp and during training use the same technologies.”

Between training and completing missions, Alyssa said she serves as a motivational speaker to middle school classes and 4-H camp attendees in Alexandria.

“I go there and inspire kids to follow their dreams,” Alyssa said.

“What I say to them is find a subject in school and a career skill

that complements it and make a dream out of it, then follow it — and don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t achieve it.”

Since announcing her plans to travel to Mars, Alyssa has earned a lot of publicity but little Baton Rouge support. She has written scholarship essays for Space Camp while also making college plans.

“My plan is to attend Cambridge University in the U.K. for my undergraduate degree,” Alyssa said. “I’ll take the sciences there then attend the International Space University in France to obtain my master’s and finish it off at MIT.” Though Alyssa is young, some University students have taken notices of her goals and big plans.

Mass communication freshman Brenna Vial said she commends Alyssa for her big dreams at 13 years old and is eager for her Mars landing success.

“I think [Alyssa] Carson’s love for space is clearly evident, and I feel like she can do anything if she puts her mind to it,” Vial said. “We need more people like her in this world.”

Vial said as a Baton Rouge community member, she hopes Alyssa gets the support, guidance and materials she needs from locals.

“I hope our community is following her throughout this incredible process and cheering her on,” Vial said. “And I hope that she remembers where she came from and will pay it forward by visiting Baton Rouge and sharing her once in a lifetime experience with its residents.”

mask, from page 1 history of the building because of its strong ties to Napoleonic France.

“It was really a landmark within a landmark,” Stark said.

The exhibit, “Revolution!

The Atlantic World Reborn,” focuses on the American War of Independence, the French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution in a span of 52 years.

“It’s really a relatively quick series of changes that happened and really sets the world into motion towards what we’ve come to know as the modern western world,” Stark said.

Napoleon is a commonality among these three world-altering events.

Stark said the Louisiana Purchase under Napoleon enabled the U.S. to become a continental nation instead of being confined to the Eastern seaboard.

“You really don’t get anything that is much more unique, much more rare and much more personal to a historic figure like that than one of four known death masks,” Stark said.

The death mask will be prominently displayed near the end of the exhibit, according to Stark.

Other notable pieces include original copies of Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” and “Rights of Man.” Stark said he expects to see an uptake in attendance especially in students and school groups when the exhibit opens Oct. 24.

The museum is offering educational programs to the public to draw parallels between the late 18th century and early 19th century to now.

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CATS adds new routes downtown CATS routes to connect LSU with the Garden District and downtown

BY Kelsey Bordelon kbordelon@lsureveille.com Students who want more public transportation to downtown Baton Rouge may see new Capital Area Transit System, CATS, routes added this semester.

CATS will implement three new routes by late November to maximize service and efficiency for students and the LSU area community.

The new routes will include Route 104 — ­ LSU Express, a direct connection from the University campus to the CATS stop on Florida Boulevard, Route 15 — Garden District Trolley, a circular route connecting the Garden District homes to the downtown area, and Route 73 — Nicholson Limited Stops, to connect downtown and the University campus with south campus residential areas.

Route 104 — LSU Express and Route 15 — Garden District Trolley will run weekdays,

while Route 73 — Nicholson Limited Stops will run seven days a week every hour.

Hub connections for Route 15 — Garden District Trolley and Route 73 — Nicholson Limited Stops will include the Old State Capitol, while Route 104 — LSU Express’ hub connections are set to include LSU Union Square and the CATS terminal on Florida Boulevard.

CATS CEO Bob Mirabito publically said that the new routes represent the system’s growth adding that they can “make adjustments in the schedules based on the actual demand we’ve had.”

CATS welcomes the public’s opinion and suggestions at public forums throughout October.

The final “public input opportunity” is Monday, Oct. 13 at Bluebonnet Reginal Branch Library from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Some of the routes may not be useful to students for afterschool hours, such as Route 73 — Nicholson Limited Stops, which will stop running at 9 p.m.

“I think the buses should run later at night so that students have more options to get to bars

and such, prevent drunk driving,” said psychology sophomore Dustynn Smith.

Demand for the new routes will be observed after the routes begin in November.

Petroleum engineering sophomore Maxwell Robbins does not plan to utilize the new CATS routes.

“I would rather use the LSU Transportation because the drivers are consistently punctual and friendly,” Robbins said.

The University Transit System is not threatened by CATS and will offer transfers from CATS free with a valid LSU ID. With so many options available to University students for transportation, the deciding factor seems to come down to convenience.

For mechanical engineering sophomore Marc L’Hoste, a lack of route stops near his apartment prevents him from using CATS. “If the CATS bus routes and locations were more available to me I would probably ride them, but they don’t come near my apartment,” L’Hoste said.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014 6:00 PM

Weight Loss Surgery Support Group - Baton Rouge General Bluebonnet

7:00 PM

Andrew's Extravaganza - George's Place EBR Libertarian Parish - Louis DeAngelos

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Bluegrass Pickin Party - Hi Ho Lounge-LA

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South Jones - Banks Street Bar & Grill Janky Karaoke - Artmosphere

10:00 PM

The Panorama Jazz Band - Gasa Gasa Chromeo - Republic New Orleans

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Ancestors Are Watching Series - Southern University Visual Arts Gallery Children, Youth and Civil Rights, 1951-1968 - Dillard University Art of the Cup Exhibition - The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Associated Women in the Arts - Louisiana State Archives

For more information on LSU events or to place your own event you can visit www.lsureveille.com/calendar

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NEDA walk raises eating disorder awareness in La. BY deanna narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com For nutrition sophomore Anna McKay, recovering from her eating disorder means choosing not to count calories, going out with friends without worrying about what she eats, only exercising for fun and stopping body bashing.

On Saturday, McKay participated in Baton Rouge’s first National Eating Disorder Association Walk — just a few months after she made the decision to start her recovery after years of suffering from anorexia nervosa.

NEDA is an organization offering support to the estimated 30 million individuals suffering from eating disorders across the country. The organization aims to raise awareness about eating disorders, serving as a catalyst for prevention and access to treatment.

Lead walk coordinator Dani Crockett said she did her first NEDA Walk one year ago in Austin, Texas. Seven months went into planning the Baton Rouge event.

Crockett said the event surpassed its original fundraising goal of $5,000, raising more than $10,000.

Participants walked along the Baton Rouge levee near the historic U.S.S. Kidd. Their path was lined with signs depicting facts about eating disorders and motivational phrases against body bashing.

This Friday will mark the 11th anniversary of Crockett entering treatment for her eating disorder at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in Baton Rouge.

Crockett shared some of her own history struggling with anorexia nervosa to walk participants.

“I want to end my eating disorder story right here,” Crockett said. “I can’t think of a better 180-degrees story than to say that I helped to host the very first event for this disease in the same

city that it almost took my life in.”

She said the eating disorder treatment center closed after she finished her treatment, leaving the River Oaks Hospital’s treatment center in New Orleans as the state’s only inpatient treatment center.

The River Oaks center has room for 16 inpatients to receive treatment, said Marian McGavran, the treatment program director at River Oaks.

McGavran, who worked in family therapy prior to River Oaks, said much of eating disorders have to do with family interactions.

“It’s not about the food. The food is the vehicle,” McGavran said. “The eating disorder is just the solution to a pre-existing problem with a lot of negative consequences.”

During her sophomore year of high school, McKay slipped into her eating disorder after trying to get in shape and eat better.

She worked out for hours a day, sometimes running until her vision went black.

“I wasn’t eating enough to fuel my body,” McKay said. “Then I told my parents, ‘I don’t think I’m being healthy anymore.’”

She felt cold, rarely went out with friends and had trouble staying awake in class. After talking with her parents, McKay started to get treatment, but she continued to struggle with eating and couldn’t do physical activities for a while because of the damage anorexia nervosa did to her heart muscles.

“Freshman year of college, I got to my lowest weight. My parents threatened to put me in inpatient,” McKay said. “I wanted to get better for my parents. They spent all their savings on nutritionists and therapists. It’s not cheap, and insurance does not typically cover it.”

Recovery isn’t a quick process, McKay said. For some people it can take years, or their

entire lives, and they may never completely recover.

Crockett said eating disorders are called the “silent killer” because those suffering from them say nothing, those who recover from them want to move on and everyone else wants to avoid them.

“So then we have three groups of people and no one’s talking, and the behavior is not changing,” Crockett said. “An eating disorder places a war between your physical body and your mind, and that is a very loud and dangerous war.”

Many people who suffer from eating disorders are perfectionists, Crockett said, but perfection is unattainable because as soon as a goal is reached, a new one is set.

“Eating disorders are, for now, incurable. They are a psychological disorder,” Crockett said. “We have to be able to provide awareness. It will only kill you if you give it the power to do so. Do not be the silent person — ­ we have to stop that at all costs.”

After graduation, McKay wants to work in an eating disorder clinic. When she heard about the NEDA Walk, she got together a team of supporters from the University.

McKay said she didn’t go through sorority rush her first year at the University because she was too sick.

“I woke up one day, and I was like, ‘I can do this.’” McKay said.

“I’m still not fully recovered, but I’m there. I’m getting there. It’s a process.”

McKay said she is now making up for time she lost to her eating disorder, and as her health improves, she and her parents celebrate her milestones together.

“I missed out on so much of my life, so many good things,” McKay said. “I say yes to everything. I want to completely live life right now, and I don’t want to miss anything.”

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The National Eating Disorder Association hosts its first walk in Louisiana on Saturday at the Riverfront Plaza.

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Event organizer Dani Crockett [left] poses with “BeYOUtiful” team captain Kelly Boffone [right], whose team raised the most money for the National Eating Disorder Association walk at the Riverfront Plaza on Saturday.

Sports

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Fournette helps carry Tigers to victory against Florida The LSU football team pulled off a dramatic 30-27 victory against Florida, largely thanks to a freshman finally fulfilling his potential.

While sophomore quarterback Anthony Jennings and

struggling to get going, the freshman broke out of his early-season shell to carry the offense through the first three quarters. Fournette used his rare combination of power and speed to run by — and through — several Florida defenders.

Fournette performed like

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the star LSU recruited him to be, totalling career highs of 27 carries and 140 yards to go along with two touchdowns.

Even though the freshman was dominant in his first start, Fournette said he

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sophomore receiver Travin Dural stole the show — a habit they’ve exhibited throughout their short careers — freshman running back Leonard Fournette carried the Tigers’ offense through the first three quarters, keeping them within striking distance.

With the passing offense

THE CUBAN CANNON

On the first drive of the first game of his first season at LSU, Les Miles called for a fake punt pass out of the back of his own end zone. Like the many crazy Miles decisions that followed, it somehow worked for a first down.

Without missing a beat, my father turned to me after the play and gave the best description of Miles’ LSU career I’ve ever heard: “This is not Nick Saban,” he said.

There’s no point in asking how LSU pulled out a 30-27 win against Florida on Saturday night in The Swamp.

The unexplainable has always been the norm with Miles, and it’s worked too many times for fans to inquire about his operation.

Saturday was Miles’ 100th victory at LSU, and it featured fourth-down conversions, wacky turnovers, special teams miscues, questionable clock management decisions and enough momentum swings to put a Tigers fan in the hospital. As usual, people talked about how lucky Miles got and the mistakes he made.

Not many people will mention LSU still won the game, and even fewer will

LSU freshman running back Leonard Fournette (7) walks past injured Florida sophomore defensive back Vernon Hargreaves III (1) on Saturday.

BY brian pellerin bpellerin@lsureveille.com

Miles’ win epitomizes his career at LSU

soccer

Late-game struggles continue Inexperienced players grapple with learning curve

BY david gray dgray@lsureveille.com

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LSU sophomore midfielder Emma Fletcher (10) dribbles the ball Thursday during the Tigers’ 2-3 loss against Alabama in the LSU Soccer Stadium.

The LSU soccer team could only watch in shock and disbelief Thursday as Alabama stormed the field and celebrated a wild 3-2 overtime victory.

This wasn’t supposed to happen to a team with the Southeastern Conference’s top recruiting classes the past two seasons, but it did. Again.

The Tigers (5-8-2, 1-4-1 SEC) fell to the Crimson Tide in overtime largely because of their ongoing inability to close out games

in the final minutes.

LSU allowed Alabama to equalize the game at 2-2 off a corner kick in the 88th minute of regulation, and the Crimson Tide claimed victory a mere 3 minutes into the overtime period.

“You know, we have a really young team, and all of these SEC games are going to come down to the wire,” said LSU soccer coach Brian Lee. “We’ve got to get to the point where we can seal them off.”

Sealing off matches has been perhaps the biggest struggle for the young Tigers this season, and now LSU faces an uphill battle if it hopes to be among the 10 SEC programs competing in the conference tournament at season’s end.

The Tigers are 1-5 in

matches decided by one goal. In four of the five losses, LSU was tied after the first half, and three games were either lost or tied in the last 5 minutes of regulation or overtime.

Two of the Tigers’ losses in the final minutes came from goals scored off of corner kicks against Rice and Alabama. LSU’s 3-3 draw against Arkansas on Sept. 28 came after the Razorbacks scored a game-tying goal off a corner try with 7 seconds left in the match.

But Lee said the team’s overeagerness and inexperience are at the heart of its late-game troubles.

“We’re certainly freezing up a little bit late in those games,

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Freshman Eugene emerges as hitter of the future BY brian pellerin bpellerin@lsureveille.com

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LSU freshman outside hitter Mimi Eugene (10) serves the ball during the Tigers’ 3-0 victory against Mississippi State on Wednesday in the PMAC.

Player development is crucial for any coach to maintain success.

LSU volleyball coach Fran Flory said she wants to develop and bring along another player each week of the season until her whole team is firing on all cylinders.

Last week, she got more than she expected from freshman outside hitter Mimi Eugene.

Flory experimented using Eugene in the back row against Florida and Arkansas on Oct. 3 and 5, respectively, but the freshman wasn’t a fan of the move.

“I think Mimi was concerned about her opportunities to swing because we used her as a defensive specialist or back row player for Gina [Tillis], and that frustrated her a bit,” Flory said.

So when LSU faced Mississippi State on Wednesday, Flory put Eugene back in the front row, and she responded with attitude.

“She played with a point to prove,” Flory said. “She wanted to say, ‘Hey, I’m not just a [defensive specialist]. I’m somebody who can finish for you

and terminate.” is making sure they underEugene set a new LSU sea- stand why the coach is rotatson high for kills in a three- ing them around, but Eugene match set, tallying 15 kills, and doesn’t let it bother her, Flory led the Tigers in kills every set said. of the match.

She said Eugene’s mental Senior setter Malorie Pardo strength is her most-improved said she saw a difference in Eu- asset. gene before they even took the “When [Eugene] first came court. here, she was easily frustrat“[Eugene’s] whole aura and ed,” Flory said. “She thought her energy was so different,” through things way too far and Pardo said. “I felt like I could allowed it to affect her perput the ball anywhere in her formance … We all said when range, and she would get a kill. she came back in the summer, For a setter to have that feeling she was the new and improved back and forth with an outside Mimi.” [hitter], it was Eugene’s ex‘She wanted to say, “Hey, periences in high amazing.

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LSU volleyball coach ing conference Since her arplay. The Tigers’ rival at LSU, Eufirst four SEC gene said she’s let games were against some of her self-described “goofy self” the best defensive teams in the show on the court. That goofy league. personality showed against Flory said Eugene Mississippi State on a service isn’t ready to face the big- error when the freshman put ger blocking teams in the her hands to her mouth and league, but when Flory sees giggled. a good matchup, Eugene can “I think I deal better with dominate. it if I laugh it off a little and The biggest concern with just get to the next point,” freshmen in this situation Eugene said.

volleyball

LSU earns second straight sweep with victory against Tennessee

BY Tyler nunez tnunez@lsureveille.com The last time the LSU volleyball team played Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena in 2013, the Lady Volunteers gave the heavily favored Tigers a scare in a five-set thriller that went down to the wire.

The Tigers kept this season’s trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, relatively drama-free as they began a four-game road stretch with a dominant performance from start to finish defeating the Lady Volunteers 25-19, 25-19 and 25-16.

“Tennessee isn’t an easy place to play, and this is a good win for us because they have very good athletes and a very tough environment to try and win in,” LSU coach Fran Flory said in a news release.

LSU (8-7, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) put together a solid performance on both sides of the ball, posting a .300 hitting clip while holding Tennessee (7-13, 0-6 SEC) to one of .158 in the victory.

The victory served as the Tigers’ second consecutive sweep against a conference opponent and extended their winning streak to three games.

LSU sophomore middle blocker Briana Holman led the Tigers on offense, tallying 12 kills and a .667 hitting percentage without committing any hitting or

blocking errors.

“The best part about [Holman] was that the balls she might not have had a quality swing on, she still made smart choices to keep the ball in play and put pressure on the opponent,” Flory said. “That’s another example of how these kids are starting to understand the game, instead of being great athletes playing the game.

Freshman outside hitter Mimi Eugene joined Holman as the only other player on the court with double-figure kills with 11.

She added five service aces.

Eugene has combined for 26 kills with a .365 hitting clip and 13 digs in LSU’s consecutive sweeps of Mississippi State and Tennessee.

“Mimi would probably tell you that she had an OK performance, but she played great,” Flory said.

“She [had] a slow start offensively, but she bounced back in a big way, and it was the first time she’s done that this season, so I was proud of her effort in doing so.”

The Tigers controlled a majority of the match but could never get comfortable against the young, pesky Tennessee squad.

In the first set, LSU took an early lead and never trailed on its way to a 12-9 advantage before the Lady Volunteers put together a 6-1 run to take their first lead of the match. But the Tigers responded with a 7-0 run of their

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LSU sophomore middle blocker Briana Holman (13) spikes the ball during the Tigers’ 1-3 loss against Florida on Oct. 3 in the PMAC. own to take a 20-15 lead they never relinquished on their way to a 25-19 first-set win.

Tennessee battled LSU early in the second, splitting the first eight points of the set with the Tigers before a 4-1 run allowed LSU to run away for another 2519 decision.

The Tigers powered their

way to an 8-2 lead in the third set before the Lady Volunteers battled back and diminished LSU’s lead to 14-11. But Eugene took control of the set, tallying backto-back points via a kill and an ace in a 3-0 run that all but put Tennessee away for a 25-16 match-winning victory.

“I was proud of how we

played, and our players set some high standards for themselves but are really beginning to understand the process and understand if they focus on the games within the game, winning will take care of itself,” Flory said.

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Jefferson honors family with interception in final minute Delahoussaye redeems missed point with game-winning field goal

BY TYLER NUNEZ tnunez@lsureveille.com Before the LSU football team took the field against Florida on Saturday, sophomore safety Rickey Jefferson made a promise to a few family members attending the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

“My aunt and cousin’s birthday [was Saturday], so I told them I was going to make it happen,” Jefferson said.

He made good on that promise in the final minute of the game when he intercepted a pass and returned it 23 yards to the Florida (3-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) 36-yard line to set up sophomore kicker Colby Delahoussaye’s 50-yard, gamewinning field goal.

But Jefferson honored more than just his cousin with the play. Jefferson said he ranked the victory among the most memorable he’s ever played in, not only because he made a game-winning play, but also because he did it in front of his family.

“I had an uncle pass away not too long ago in April, and I dedicated the season to him and my grandma, who passed in January, so it was good to have my family here,” Jefferson said. “His brothers and sisters and mom and my

immediate family were up there. It was amazing.”

The play occurred in the closing minute of a back-and-forth final quarter featuring big plays leading to two lead changes before the Gators tied the game 27-27 with 1:49 remaining.

After forcing the Tigers (52, 1-2 SEC) to go three-and-out, Florida regained possession with 54 seconds to put together a game-winning drive.

After completing two consecutive screen passes to put the Gators on LSU’s 45 yard line, Florida junior quarterback Jeff Driskel threw a pass up the middle to junior wide receiver Latroy Pittman. LSU junior linebacker Kwon Alexander collided with Pittman, sending the ball spiraling into the air.

JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ / The Daily Reveille “I saw the slant, so I jumped LSU sophomore saftey Rickey Jefferson (29) signifies the start of the fourth quarter Saturday during the Tigers’ 30-27 victory in it. I was trying to pick it, but I Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. hit the receiver,” Alexander said. “And it just flew up in the in Florida territory with 24 sec- close, and I just wanted to do booted the ball and immediair.” onds remaining in the game, anything I could do to help my ately put his hands in the air in That’s all Jefferson needed. setting up Delahoussaye’s first team.” celebration.

The defensive play call put career game-winning field goal.

After Jefferson’s intercepLSU prevented a touchdown him in the right The kick tion, LSU coach Les Miles asked on the ensuing kickoff to put place at the right the longest Delahoussaye which hashmark an end to the wild finish, some‘My aunt and cousin’s was time to make the Dela houssaye he would rather kick from, and thing Miles has gotten used to birthday [was Saturday], so has attempted he received a definitive answer during his trips to Florida. interception.

“We were in a I told them I was going to since arriving — anywhere but the right hash.

“If ratings weren’t boosted coverage where That’s exactly where he had in the fourth quarter, somemake it happen.’ at LSU, and it I had to come served as retri- to kick from, but it didn’t mat- thing’s wrong,” Miles said. “It down,” Jefferson bution after he ter. When Miles asked Dela- was a tremendously classic batRICKEY JEFFERSON, said. “Kwon was a missed an extra houssaye how confident he felt tle in The Swamp. We’ve been LSU sophomore safety great help on the point attempt about the attempt, the sopho- fortunate to be here a number play. Once he hit in the third more assured him he’d win the of times. This was just like the ball, I looked up in the air to quarter. game for the Tigers. many.” find the ball, and I was able to “He looked at me and said, “I hate the feeling of maybe make a play for my team.” letting my team down,” Dela- ‘I’ll make this one,’” Miles said. You can reach Tyler Nunez on The play gave LSU the ball houssaye said. “We were so Sure enough, Delahoussaye Twitter @Nunez_TDR.

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LSU sophomore saftey Rickey Jefferson (29) celebrates a defensive play Saturday during the Tigers’ 30-27 victory in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

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Nugent’s miss leaves Bengals, Panthers tied 37-all THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CINCINNATI (AP) — Cam Newton reemerged as dual-threat danger.

Andy Dalton missed on only one pass in overtime — a sack-saving throwaway, no less. Back and forth they went, rallying their teams through a pulsating finish.

Mike Nugent’s miss left it tied, unsatisfying and confusing.

And perfectly appropriate.

Nugent missed a 36-yard field goal attempt on the final play of overtime Sunday, leaving the Bengals and Panthers in a 37-37 tie — the NFL’s first this season.

A game full of big plays and big comebacks was basically a wash.

“It’s a weird feeling,” Dalton said. “I’ve never been part of a tie. You didn’t lose, but you didn’t win. We had our chances and when you don’t win, it’s tough.”

It doesn’t happen very often — at least, not outside of Cincinnati.

The Bengals and Eagles played to a 13-13 tie at Paul Brown Stadium in 2008, when Cincinnati’s Shayne Graham missed a 47-yard try with 7 seconds left in overtime. Four years later, San Francisco and St. Louis played to a 24-all tie.

The NFL changed the overtime rules to avoid having games end on a field goal by the receiving team. Minnesota and Green Bay finished 26-all last season

under the new format.

The crowd of 57,053 at Paul Brown Stadium was standing and ready to celebrate when Nugent set up for the final kick with only 2 seconds left on the clock. It was a good snap and hold. Nugent rushed his approach and sliced it wide right.

“That was the worst ball I’ve ever hit in my career,” Nugent said. “My plant foot was way too far forward. I think there was a little excitement. I was a little too quick.”

The crowd stood stunned. The players walked onto the field to shake hands, trying to figure out what it all meant.

“I’m treating it as if it was loss,” said Panthers running back Fozzy Whittaker, who had a 4-yard touchdown run. “We had many opportunities to win it. But it doesn’t hurt as bad [as a loss], I guess.”

A matchup of division leaders and impressive quarterbacks came down to the kickers.

Nugent made a 42-yard field goal that put Cincinnati (3-1-1) up after the opening drive of overtime. Carolina (3-2-1) tied it on Graham Gano’s 36-yarder with 2:19 left.

That was enough time for Dalton to maneuver the Bengals into position to win it. He was 8 for 9 for 87 yards with one throwaway in overtime. A

roughing-the-passer penalty on Panthers end Charles Johnson helped the Bengals get in position for Nugent’s final kick.

“On that last drive, I thought we’d go down there and put ourselves in a position to win it,” said Dalton, who was 33 of 43 overall for 323 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

“We did that. We were close.”

The game marked Newton’s return as a running threat. He had been mostly limited to throwing the ball because of offseason ankle surgery and cracked ribs from the preseason.

With their backfield depleted by injuries, the Panthers turned Newton loose on Sunday. He ran a team-high 17 times for 107 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown in the second half. He also completed 29 of 46 for 284 yards and two touchdowns, including a 13-yarder that put Carolina up 3124 with 4:50 left.

The drama was just starting.

Adam “Pacman” Jones ran the kickoff back 97 yards to set up a tying touchdown, and the kickers traded field goals in the closing minutes. Gano’s 44-yarder sent it to overtime.

There were other big plays, too. Giovani Bernard had an 89yard touchdown run — the second-longest in Bengals history — to help Cincinnati to a 17-10 halftime lead.

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Cincinnati Bengals kicker Mike Nugent (2) hangs his head after missing a field goal as Carolina Panthers’ Melvin White and Colin Jones (42) celebrate in overtime of an NFL football game on Sunday in Cincinnati.

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1. Mississippi State

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1. Mississippi State

(6-0)

2. Florida State

(6-0)

2. Florida State

(6-0)

3. Ole Miss

(6-0)

3. Ole Miss

(6-0)

4. Baylor

(6-0)

4. Baylor

(6-0)

5. Notre Dame

(6-0)

5. Notre Dame

(6-0)

6. Auburn

(5-1)

6. Michigan State

(5-1)

7. Alabama

(5-1)

7. Alabama

(5-1)

8. Michigan State

(5-1)

8. Auburn

(5-1)

9. Oregon

(5-1)

9. Oregon

(5-1)

10. Georgia

(5-1)

10. Georgia

(5-1)

11. Oklahoma

(5-1)

11. Oklahoma

(5-1)

12. TCU

(4-1)

12. TCU

(4-1)

13. Ohio State

(4-1)

13. Ohio State

(4-1)

14. Kansas State

(4-1)

14. Kansas State

(4-1)

15. Oklahoma State

(5-1)

15. Oklahoma State

(5-1)

16. Arizona

(5-1)

16. East Carolina

(5-1)

17. Arizona State

(4-1)

17. Arizona

(5-1)

18. East Carolina

(5-1)

18. Arizona State

(4-1)

19. Nebraska

(5-1)

19. Nebraska

(5-1)

20. Utah

(4-1)

20. Stanford

(4-2)

21. Texas A&M

(5-2)

21. Texas A&M

(5-2)

22. USC

(4-2)

22. Clemson

(4-2)

23. Stanford

(4-2)

23. Utah

(4-1)

24. Clemson

(4-2)

24. Marshall

(6-0)

25. Marshall

(6-0)

25. USC

(4-2)

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Monday, October 13, 2014 offense, from page 5 could feel the pressure of the tight game.

“I had nerves pretty bad,” Fournette said. “I was kind of nervous about how close the game was.”

But those nerves didn’t seem to have much of an effect. Fournette’s 140 yards is the most for an LSU true freshman since Justin Vincent’s 201-yard performance against Georgia in the 2003 Southeastern Conference Championship Game.

Fournette said the college game is coming more naturally to him with each passing week, which contributed to his breakout performance.

“The game has slowed down a lot for me,” Fournette said.

“That’s why I can see the cutbacks. Coaching and help from [senior running back Kenny Hilliard, senior running back Terrence Magee and senior fullback Connor Neighbors] has helped me a lot.”

Fournette flashed his vision on a cutback run highlighted by video game-esque spin move to make a player miss in the open field. Fournette said the spin move is something he works on in practice.

“Coach says, ‘Don’t let one guy tackle you,’” Fournette said. “It’s my instincts, and I just hit it.”

Fournette showed his power, lowering his pads and burst-

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ing through a Florida defensive the quarter. back for his first touchdown Dural had zero receptions of the game, while using his at that point in the game, but athleticism to leap over the he said he knew his time would pile for a 2-yard touchdown come. Once the pass went in the run. air, he knew he had to make a But even after having the play. best game of his career, Four“Coach always tells us that nette needed some help at the it’s our ball and not anybody end from an LSU passing at- else’s,” Dural said. “Things tack that struggled to get going weren’t going the way I wanted for most of the contest. it to, and I couldn’t let that play Trailing 20-24 with less than pass.” four minutes to play, Jennings Saturday wasn’t the first and the rest of the Tigers’ of- time Jennings and Dural fense faced a showed solid third-and-20 at chemistry and ‘Coach says, “Don’t let hooked up for their own 38-yard one guy tackle you.” line. LSU coach some late-game Les Miles called It’s my instincts, and I magic. a timeout to setEarly in the just hit it.’ tle his young ofseason, Dural fense down. was clearly JenLeonard fournette, But the Tigers nings’ favorite freshman running back came out of the target, as the two timeout and were combined for flagged for too many men in the several deep passes. formation. Now facing thirdLast season, LSU trailed 24and-25 on the road, Jennings 27 against Arkansas with three looked to his old friend Dural to minutes to go. Jennings led the convert the biggest third down Tigers on a 99-yard touchdown of the LSU season. drive, which ended with a 49Dural broke free behind the yard touchdown pass to Dural.

Florida secondary for a 41-yard Miles said Saturday’s deep first-down completion. third-down pass play brought Two plays later, Dural made back memories of last season’s a one-handed grab in the back touchdown against Arkansas, of the end zone to give LSU a and he trusted his quarterback 27-24 lead. to accurately throw the long Neither Jennings nor Dural pass. had success prior to the fourth Jennings said while he quarter as the passing offense was confident in the throw, struggled. Jennings had only that confidence was aided 37 passing yards entering by throwing to a receiver he

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“He’s a great receiver,” Jennings said. “I just put up there, and he made a great catch. I have the utmost confidence in him.”

Sophomore defensive back Rickey Jefferson said the rest of the team knew Jennings and

Dural would come through because he sees it happen all the time.

“I see [a play similar to the 41-yard completion] almost every day in practice,” Jefferson said. “It’s expected. We expect greatness out of those guys because they work hard.”

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Monday, October 13, 2014 struggles, from page 5 but it’s not a lack of a want to or desire,” Lee said. “They just get nervous, but Alabama has a team with five or six seniors on the field. They’ve been through it, and they’ve been on the wrong end of these games a lot. There’s just a learning curve for us.”

LSU has learned some harsh lessons this season in the ultracompetitive SEC, and the Tigers’ late-game struggles have them on the outside of the conferencetournament picture looking in.

LSU is now tied for 11th with its next opponent, Tennessee, in the SEC standings. But a Tigers’ win combined with an Auburn loss against Texas A&M on Friday would catapult LSU into sole possession of 10th place with four matches left in the

regular season.

The Tigers may have received a steady boost between the net with the emergence of junior goalkeeper Catalina Rubiano, who recorded three saves in her first career start Thursday against the Crimson Tide.

The New Orleans native provides LSU with a more-seasoned presence on the back than perhaps freshman Lily Alfeld, who started the first 14 games of the season after arriving from the 2014 FIFA U-20 World Cup. But even Rubiano can’t accurately predict which way the ball will bounce on those frantic corner kicks at the end of games.

“On corners like that, the ball bobbles around,” Rubiano said.

“It’s almost 50-50 for whoever gets to it first. We should have gotten it out, but [Alabama] got to

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LSU head coach Les Miles celebrates his 100th victory with his team Saturday after the Tigers’ 30-27 victory against Florida in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

miles, from page 5 acknowledge how much they enjoyed the rush. Miles has won as many games as almost anyone in college football, and the victories are entertaining as hell.

In the final five minutes of Saturday’s win, there were 10 different times when it seemed like the Tigers blew the game.

LSU answered each score with a big play, as if divine inspiration had come to help players clean their messes. It’s what you get when Miles is your coach.

Most importantly, and like my father told me in 2005, he is nothing like the infamous coach who came before him.

Saban had his own close call Saturday, but his featured far less dramatics. Alabama won a boring 14-13 game at Arkansas with 15 punts and little to no dramatic plays down the stretch. It was everything you should expect from a Saban victory.

LSU fans could go on and on listing the climactic and memorable games Miles has coached during his tenure in Baton Rouge.

Ask an Alabama fan for the same thing during Saban’s career, and the list is far shorter.

For better or worse, Miles’ unconventional style of

winning has become LSU’s identity. It may be a little less successful than the identity Saban has built at Alabama, but it’s considerably more entertaining.

The LSU players have a similar affinity when it comes to their coach, just for different reasons. Miles tries to keep the talk about himself down and shifts the focus to the team, and players respect his lack of selfpromotion.

Reporters asked Miles about his 100th win a few times leading up to the game, and he made it clear he’d given little thought to the matter. His biggest issues are winning the next game and making sure his players are in the right mind, not how his legacy will be seen.

Only one other LSU coach has won 100 games, so any talk about Miles not being a great coach is foolish. There aren’t many other coaches who give that much production, and nobody carries the same style.

Les Miles has put LSU fans on a wild ride ever since he called a fake punt pass in 2005.

Some fans won’t acknowledge it, but it’s a ride they want to stay on.

Tommy Romanach is a 22-yearold mass communication senior from Dallas, Texas. You can reach him on Twitter @troman_92.

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it first and put it in.”

LSU junior midfielder Natalia Gomez-Junco said it’s up to the squad to match the intensity on free kicks its much older and more experienced opponents likely will bring, no matter what the score and game clock indicates.

“The free kicks are going to be 100 percent physical, so we have to have that mindset to be tough,” Gomez-Junco said. “It’s a mentality we have to take to be strong and get it out of the box. We have to manage better in those end-of-game situations and stay focused and don’t think we’ve won the game with 5 minutes left. It’s never won until the buzzer goes off.”

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Alabama celebrates its overtime victory Thursday after the Tigers’ 2-3 loss in the LSU Soccer Stadium.

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mind your own major Don’t shame others for their academic choices THE TAMING OF THE SHIRIN SHIRIN CHOWDHURY Columnist I love being an English major.

Not everyone enjoys school, but I often find myself thinking that four years isn’t nearly enough time for me to take all the classes I want to take. Call me a nerd or boring or whatever you want. At the end of the day, if I’m happy with my own life choices, getting criticized for them won’t make a difference.

Caught in my own bliss of being hopelessly in love with academia, there’s always that one awful, condescending individual who comes along and acts like I should be concerned about my choices.

“What’s your major?” they ask.

“English,” I say.

A little smirk or a roll of the eyes.

Maybe a narrow-minded comment such as, “Good luck finding a job,” or one question asked in the most slandering tone possible: “Why?” I’m aware that many of my peers consider their accomplishments more important than mine. I’ve even been told that studying English is pointless and a waste of my money and time.

There’s nothing wrong with being proud of your accomplishments, but it doesn’t give you the right to assert superiority over others. It’s possible to respect others while still recognizing your own strengths. Here’s a little unashamed self-commendation of my own: I work my ass off every day of the week to ensure not only that I get my schoolwork done, but also that I’m getting the most out of my education. If that means I have to spend my Friday night writing a paper, I do it.

Despite what some people may think, I don’t have an exceptionally high GPA because being an English major isn’t effortless.

Every accomplishment I’ve made since I started college has been a direct result of my hard work. Being an English major is in no way easy, and the people who scoff at me when I say I’m stressed out are, to put this delicately, some of my least favorite people.

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“You think you’re stressed? I’m an engineering major!”

Since when is being stressed a competition? Nobody gains respect for someone who belittles the endeavors of others.

If you’re an engineering major, congratulations! That’s really, really awesome.

But guess what?

For a society to function and thrive, we need people from all walks of life — engineers, business owners, journalists, scientists, teachers, artists, filmmakers, musicians — the list goes on and on.

However, society doesn’t thrive if certain groups of people look down on others. Nothing positive comes out of discrediting someone else’s education.

Being an English major has opened my mind in countless ways. The material I study is engaging, but most importantly, it makes me happy. Nothing, not an offensive comment or a statistic about lucrative careers, can discredit that.

Asserting superiority over others based on your own personal decisions is never acceptable, especially when it comes to college students belittling their fellow students. In case you haven’t noticed, we’re all on the same level here.

If you haven’t even graduated yet, acting like you’re guaranteed some perfect, attainable future is a seriously narrow-minded way to look at life.

You might see your future as a lavish paradise, one in which you get to roll around in piles of money as you boss your subordinates around. I see my future as a place where I can be passionate about what I do every day and make a difference in other people’s lives. Whatever my salary may be is just a side benefit of that.

Even if we all attain the futures we strive for, I will never be interested in comparing my life to someone else’s.

Not in terms of money, circumstances or happiness. My life and my choices are mine.

If you feel the need to shame others for their field of study, maybe you’re not as confident about your own choices as you pretend to be.

Shirin Chowdhury is a 20-year-old English junior from Manhattan, Kansas. You can reach her on Twitter @TDR_schowd.

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Craigslist posting demonstrates misogyny, supports harassment OUR LADY OF ANGST SIDNEYROSE REYNEN Columnist Craigslist has been a national institution for almost 15 years now. You can find everything from iguanas up for adoption and furniture for sale to setting up “casual encounters” of a sexual nature.

Last week, a local Chicago man posted his “advice” to the single women in his city in the always-awkward “Missed Connections” section of Craigslist.

This wasn’t something helpful like legal advice or stock market tips — it was something much worse.

It begins, “Fall is now upon us, bringing aspects that make it among my favorite times of the year: when you ladies break out the sexy boots, don

stylish flared skirts with leggings, and wrap yourself in lush wool or cashmere sweaters that coyly accentuate your bosom.”

Excuse me, I think I threw up in my mouth a little bit. But it doesn’t get better.

“I’m dying to stop you on the street and pay you the occasional compliment … But I can’t — because you’re always walking around with your damn earbuds in ... and your sunglasses on, even when they’re not necessary (which incidentally doesn’t make you look cool or sexy, only unapproachable).”

He even goes on to admit that his advice is “unsolicited,” even though his level of selfawareness apparently stops there.

After concluding his advice, he gives us a glorious postscript that reads, “P.S.: Oh, and by the way, it’d be nice if your

default expression was a smile — or, at worst, a merely neutral expression — instead of a scowl that says, ‘I’ll cut you off at the knees if you try to talk to me.’

C’mon, is life really that bad?

Just sayin’. ” So what this human fedora clearly doesn’t understand is that a huge majority of women do these things — put in headphones and eye contactblocking sunglasses — to avoid strange men talking to them on the street, which is exactly what he wants to do. I, for one, desperately attempt to look “unapproachable” because of guys like this.

While it might be easy for some to ignore this and call it harmless trolling, this guy’s so-called advice is nothing but misogynistic. It’s not wellmeaning, and it’s anything but harmless.

His “advice” is based on the idea that women are

nothing but objects. He thinks the women of Chicago are Barbies: The Autumn Edition, who will wear “sexy boots” and cashmere sweaters while accepting his unwanted compliments and glares.

Street harassment, whether it be catcalling or just downright-creepy moments of eye contact, is a very real, very scary thing affects women in ways that this guy and many other men will never understand.

And it’s certainly not a coincidence that this man is trying to get women to stop wearing earbuds, sunglasses and a perpetual bitch face.

These are all defense mechanisms that women as a whole have adopted to avoid guys like this — men who say they only want to compliment us.

But what happens when these women ignore or turn down these advances?

Earlier this month, a woman in Queens, New York, refused to speak to a man on the street in the early hours of the morning and ended up with her throat slashed. A few days after that, a Detroit woman was fatally shot because she refused to give a man her phone number after telling him she was engaged.

I don’t know if the author of the Craigslist posting — or anyone who shares a similar mindset — realizes this is a form of terrorism against women. My fellow women and I shouldn’t have to fulfill these checklists of how we have to act or dress if we don’t want to be hit on, or worse.

SidneyRose Reynen is a 19-year-old film and media arts and art history sophomore from New Orleans. You can reach her on Twitter @sidneyrose_TDR.

Multiple worldwide crises mandate closing of U.S. border BRACE YOURSELF RYAN MCGEHEE Columnist As though we didn’t have enough issues, stressing about midterms, LSU football and just what in the world am I going to do for money when I graduate, there is also a litany of international crises ensuing.

More specifically, the Islamic State group is rampaging across Iraq and Syria, threatening the West with violence on a routine basis, and Ebola has torn West Africa apart with new cases emerging in Europe and the U.S. Despite these crises, the U.S. still shares a relatively porous border with Mexico. Illegal immigration aside, the threats of both the Islamic State group and Ebola necessitate the immediate sealing of our southern border.

Just last week, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola inside the U.S., Thomas Eric Duncan, passed away in Dallas.

It’s now confirmed that a nurse working with Duncan has become infected, ostensibly because of a breach in safety protocols.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made numerous statements on just how difficult it is to transfer Ebola to another person, while in the same breath forecasting 1.4 million infections in Liberia and Sierra Leone by the end of January, with more than 60 percent dead.

That’s an exponential

increase from the roughly 4,655 lab-confirmed cases at present.

Without an international travel ban on West Africa, there is a real chance infected persons will slip through the cracks and travel anywhere on the planet, such as Central America. It’s reasonable to assume that outside of the U.S., the screening process to check for Ebola symptoms at airports would be far less stringent.

The threat is credible enough that Marine Corps General John F. Kelly, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, which has military jurisdiction over the Caribbean and all land south of Mexico, felt it prudent to talk at length on the subject at National Defense University last Tuesday.

He spoke about the possibility of an outbreak in Central America, particularly in Guatemala, Honduras or El Salvador. The punch line is that there would be mass migrations in our direction as people flee from the disease.

“They will run away from Ebola, or if they suspect they are infected, they will try to get to the United States for treatment,” Gen. Kelly said.

When a high-ranking, decorated Marine with a major theater command says something is likely to happen, it’s typically wise to listen. If we are so reluctant to impose a travel ban, then the threat of a massive influx of a partially infected population should make any rationally thinking government want to seal its borders.

If that wasn’t enough, the JV team of radical jihadists, the Islamic State group, continues to

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Cleaning Guys hazmat team members put up a tarp to shield the view in the alley near the residence of the Dallas woman who’s the first known person to have contracted Ebola in the U.S. terrorize the parts of Iraq and Syria they occupy and has, for all intents and purposes, issued a help-wanted ad for killing Westerners. Just last month, the U.S. had its first homeland terror incident since the emergence of the Islamic State group. In the same vein as the Fort Hood shooting, it’s being called an act of “workplace violence.”

In Oklahoma, a 54-year-old woman was beheaded by a former coworker who had recently converted to Islam and had

taken to writing anti-American posts on his Facebook page.

This came on the heels of the beheadings of several Western journalists by the Islamic State group and smacks of radical jihadism.

While there are no confirmed border crossings by the Islamic State group as of yet, one can imagine it’s not that difficult a task, taking into account approximately 11.5 million people have illegally crossed into the U.S. between 1980 and 2010.

Considering it’s the

government’s primary role to protect us, it seems entirely reasonable to secure our southern border — you know, the thing that defines boundaries between sovereign states.

These threats are credible.

This administration might want to start doing its job.

Ryan McGehee is a 21-yearold political science, international studies and history senior from Zachary, Louisiana.

You can reach him on Twitter @JRyanMcGehee.

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LSU Library Apts. 1 & 2 b/r flats & t/h.. Gated, pool, crown molding,wood floors, some have w/d, laundry on site.Some units across from Mellow Mush.& Walk-Ons, $450 to $675 per month. 225-615-8521 __________________________ 1 block from LSU lakes. Efficiency with kitchen and bathroom. W/D. All utilities, cable & internet included. 225-921-3222 __________________________

LSU 2 BLOCKS, HIGHLANDER CONDO, GATED & POOL 2 BDRM $775 mo

I-Catchers Hair & Body Spa is looking for 2 part time salon coordinators. A must have is an out going personality with great phone skills. I-Catchers is a fun place to work with great people to work with.

Stop by or call 225-296-0795. __________________________ Need person with excellent customer service skills. Willing to learn insurance basics.

10124Jefferson@gmail.com __________________________ Luxury Auto Detailing Are you are car enthusiast? H2O Auto Spa is the leading provider of professional detailng services to high-end commercial and retail clients. Earn from $400-$900.00 a wk. Part and full time positions available. Training provided. www.h2oautospa.com Apply in person at 9860 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, 70809 __________________________ Weekend Leasing Agent wanted.

Great for students with a major rent discount. Must be available Saturdays (10-4) and Sundays (1-5). Previous customer service experience a plus (service industry). Must be drug free and pass criminal check. Email resume to jfarr@pm-br.com __________________________ Baton Rouge doctor’s office is currently searching for part time help. Job duties will include filing patient information, answering phones, taking supplemental orders, filling orders for shipment and assisting any tasks

that may need help throughout the office. Hours are flexible and we are not open FridaySunday. Pay is $10 dollars an hour. Please contact Courtney Langlois at (225)767-7433 ext 18 or Vitashoppe@yahoo.com __________________________ Wanted male student as PCA (Personal Care Attended) for a 36 year old Down Syndrome male. Work 10 to 15 hours a week taking Michael to gym, bowling, movies, and other entertainment. Some flexibility in hours.Call (225) 921-4568, __________________________ Spice Bistro and Bar is currently looking for experienced servers, hosts, bartenders and managers.

If you are interested, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@spicebistroandbar.com. __________________________

Attention Marketing Students!

QuickLiens.com seeking to fill a part time position running our marketing department ASAP! Must be highly organized, detail oriented, with great computer, written, and verbal skills. Please email resume to caroline@ quickliens.com with subject MARKETING for more info. __________________________ Will pay $15/hour plus gas money or flat fee. Zachary/ Central area. 225-279-0545. __________________________

Complete of Baton Rouge is looking for outgoing and energetic personalities to add to our team of DJs. Our DJs provide the best entertainment for private parties such as wedding receptions, proms, birthday parties and everything in between.

Prior experience is welcome but not required. Training will be necessary and provided by Complete to ensure all of our DJs meet expectations. Please visit mycompletela.com and fill out the Join Our Team link at the bottom right of the page. Applicants must have weekend availability and reliable transportation for the position. Training pay is $50/event. Once training is complete, pay starts at $100/ event plus possible gratuity. __________________________ Company: MANGO’S DAIQUI-

RIS MANGO’S DAIQUIRIS is now accepting applications for Bartenders & Barbacks. Please apply btw 12-5pm Mon-Fri at 10330 Airline Hwy Suite B-3 __________________________ Immediate opening in outside sales for an exciting new social media marketing concept . Base salary + commission, car allowance and health benefits after 60 days. Must have reliable transportation. Email resume to angeloamos@computerheaven.com __________________________ This is a part-time (20 to 30 hours/week), year-round position and we are willing to work with student schedules. Candidates must have 4 to 6 hours of availability daily during normal business hours. Candidates must possess a strong ability to keep our small office network of PCs functioning, and be able to patiently and competently assist our clients by troubleshooting browser issues over the phone.

Strong attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must.

Additionally, candidates must be punctual, reliable, and trustworthy. Generous compensation, commensurate with experience and ability. Please send resume and cover letter outlining schedule availability (Monday through Friday) and salary requirements to: Jeannie@Legiscon.com. No phone calls please. __________________________ helper wanted for child care,flexible hours.education student prefer.225-678-2107 __________________________ The Melting Pot Restaurant is now hiring servers and hostess for all pm shifts. Please apply in person: 5294 Corporate Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70808 __________________________ Gino’s Restaurant is seeking part time evening hostesses.

Please reply in person at 4542 Bennington Avenue between 2-5pm, Monday - Friday. __________________________ Coordinator (Part-Time) (QEP Part-Time Coordinator) Office of Undergraduate Research Louisiana State University The LSU Discover Coordinator will be responsible for assisting the Office of Undergraduate Research Coordinator by interfacing with the assessment effort and compiling results from the four main thrusts of LSU Discover.

The Assistant is responsible for program support, including tracking student participation and gathering supplementary

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data from program participants; reporting this data to the Coordinator for triangulation with other program data; assisting with the organization of program events and activities; and assisting with publicity and website updating.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and one to three years of university administrative or office work experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in analogous coordination activities in a university setting; experience using Microsoft Office products, Wordpress (or other web software), and Moodle or a similar educational platform.

An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory preemployment background check.

Application deadline is October 22, 2014 or until a candidate is selected. Apply online and view a more detailed ad at: www.lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu. Position #038264 LSU is committed to diversity and is an equal opportunity/equal access employer Quick link at ad URL: https:// lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=58332 __________________________ Local country club seeking part time fitness attendant to work early morning hours Monday Friday. Please email resume to fitness@batonrougecc.org or apply is person 8551 Jefferson Hwy Baton Rouge, LA 70809. __________________________ Behavioral Intervention Group is looking for energetic people to provide Applied Behavior Analysis therapy to children who have been diagnosed with autism and/or developmental disabilities. Benefits, flexible hours and a fun working environment. Experience with children preferred. Rate of pay $14.00/ hr. Apply at admin@big-br.com. __________________________ Hiring tutor to work w/ ith two elementary school aged boys Monday thru Thursday from 4-6:30pm. Education major preferred but will consider all applicants. Call Renita Williams Thomas @ (225) 359-9777 __________________________

If you are enthusiastic, energetic, hardworking, and looking for a great job contact Twin Peaks on Siegen Lane. There is NO side work, great tips, modeling and traveling opportunities and so much more. Grab your favorite outfit, glam up your hair and makeup and visit us today.

__________________________ Part Time Administrative Assistant Needed Salary, flexible hours, retail environment. Apply in person at La-Z-Boy, 5151 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., LA 70816 __________________________ Part Time Warehouse Worker.

Days needed are Wed., Sat., and Sun. Flexible hours. Apply in person at La-Z-Boy, 5151 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70816 __________________________ LSU Sr./Jr. In landscape architecture design project contact Craig@CSchiro.com __________________________ Mathnasium is hiring again as we open our third area location.

We teach math afternoons and weekends to students in grades 1-12 and need instructors to work 10-20 hours a week who are truly excellent at high school math. Contact 744-0005 or ascension@mathnasium.com

We come to you for manicures and pedicures. Acrylics, gels, etc. Starting at $25. BRNailTech@yahoo. com or 225-485-1168. __________________________ Bible study every Thursday starting October 9th! :) 3:30 to 4:00 on the parade grounds, next to the flag pole! “Awaken, you who sleep, rise from the dead and Christ will give you light.”

Eph. 5:14

ATTENTION: Baraka has made its annual return to LSUs campus! The aura of Music-FashionModels-Art in one phenomenal atmosphere! Registering MODELS until spots are filled!! Call: 225-993-4601

with red detachable keyboard.

Brand new, Intel Core, i5 Processor, 128GB\Go, 4GB\Go RAM. 225-721-1244 or email teetalem@gmail.com.

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The Tiger Pause Billiards area of the Student Union will no longer house coin-operated billiards tables. Another company will lease the space in the near future.

Billiards company not to renew lease

BY Carrie Grace Henderson chenderson@lsureveille.com Students lounging on the bottom floor of the Union will no longer hear the crack of pool sticks on cue balls coming from Tiger Pause Billiards.

Union communications and marketing coordinator Heather Bilodeau said the billiards company declined to renew its lease when it ran out on Aug. 15.

To fill the vacancy, the Union will distribute proposal requests to the community within the next few months, Bilodeau said.

Any service or business can submit proposals to the Union.

Once the requests are in, retail development director Stephen Barr will decide which one best fits the space.

Bilodeau said student surveys prompted Union staff to ask specific vendors about the space, but the business must submit a proposal.

Optometrist and nail salon came up frequently in the survey, as well as various food vendors, Bilodeau said. But a UREC satellite facility and other University-operated entities could be considered.

The nine coin-operated billiards tables, which used to house casual players and organized tournament competitors alike, remain locked in the Union until further notice.

There is no projected date to have a contract signed and the space filled.

Torin Hawkins, philosophy junior, said billiards provided a relaxed environment for him between classes, and he would like to see billiards back in the space.

“It was a big part of the Union,” said political science junior Muhammad Ahsan. “We have a lot of food choices, but I’d like somewhere to relax, sit

back and enjoy myself.”

Marketing and sports administration sophomore Sara Adoue also shot pool to kill time between classes and said the billiards provided an activity to do in the Union besides sitting and eating.

Computer science freshman Chaselan Eames never got to use the billiards room, but he said something similar to billiards, like old-style arcade games, would make a good addition to the space.

Eames also suggested a Taco Bell or Quiznos, saying another restaurant would reduce lunchtime traffic.

Students proposed other

eateries, including Wendy’s and Popeyes, along with dessert vendors like an ice cream or snow cone stand.

Political science freshman Joseph Williams said there are plenty of food options on or near campus, and the possibilities for the space are unlimited.

“I’d like to see something a variety of people would like to use,” Williams said.

The billiards space change is one on a long list of recent Union renovations. The art gallery revamp and new Olinde Career Center show the Union altering to accommodate shifting student need.

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HELLO MIDTERMS!

can you believe it? ready? need some help? We’ve got you covered from study tips to stress relievers.

Seaux StreSSed?!

Don’t let midterms get the best of you! Join FYE to relax with puppies, yoga and presentations from campus health promotions.

Tweet about any problems you’re having with #seauxstressed and we’ll tweet back solutions.

THIS WEDNESDAY! October 15 Noon - 3 p.m. • Free Speech Plaza

Study tipS For SucceSSFuL MidterMS

• Study with a partner to keep you alert, focused and motivated.

• Quiz yourself to see what concepts you know well and what areas you need to work on.

• Study for 30-50 minutes at a time then take a break.

• Visit lsu.edu/cas for more tips.

knock knock!

Free tutoring reSourceS

On-campus residents can look for resources to come knocking on their doors this month! Residential Life and various campus partners will come door to door to meet you, connect you with campus resources, and hand out midterms snacks and swag.

Knock, knock! Will you answer?

On-campus Tutoring in Middleton Library Monday-Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Friday 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

No appointment necessary 900 minutes of free online tutoring at www.lsu.edu/smarthinking

October 30 • 3:30 - 5 p.m.

FaLL HarveSt

Lobby taLk

Live on campus? Step out of your room and head to your community’s main lobby. Look for study groups, midterm snacks, tutoring opportunities, and faculty on hand to help you.

Did you know there are two faculty members who live on campus in the residence halls to be a resource for you?

Meet them in your community or at lsu.edu/fir.

Take part in FYE’s Halloween social, Fall Harvest, featuring a costume contest for students, faculty and staff, face painting, a scary movie playing, candy bags, candy apples and pumpkin painting.

Students will also have the chance to attend the 13th Gate haunted house tour.

October 30 • Memorial Tower • 5 - 9 p.m.

Ready to get away?

Res Life is now ON THE GEAUX with a new study abroad program for on-campus residents. Travel with your neighbors! Learn more at LSU.edu/summerabroad

Learn smart tips to finish the semester strong.

304 Castilian Room, Student Union 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 28 Oct. 29

Biology & Chemistry Social Science Physics Calculus

The LSU Division of Student Life & Enrollment is all about YOU.

From health promotion and student advocacy to life on campus, study sessions and getting a job, all nine partners in the division put YOU and YOUR SUCCESS at LSU first. Learn more at LSU.edu/students or tweet @LSUStudents. Today’s midterms tips brought to you by:

LSU.edu/housing @LSUResLife

First Year Experience LSU.edu/FYE @LSU_FYE

LSU.edu/CAS @LSU_CAS