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Stoplight to return at Burbank and E. Boyd

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Landrieu rallies millennials around college affordability initiatives BY QUINT FORGEY qforgey@lsureveille.com Thirty-four days from what may be the biggest fight of her political career, four-term Sen. Mary Landrieu energized a crowd of young leaders Tuesday at Baton Rouge

Community terest rates College. Read the opinion editor’s on student Landrieu take on Landrieu’s election loans. spoke on her P e l l prospects on page 8. “Passport to Grants are the Middle provided by Class” initiative, a plan to in- the government to students crease the maximum award who need aid to pay for colof the Pell Grant and lower in- lege, according to the College

Board’s website. Pell Grants, unlike loans, do not have to be repaid. Landrieu’s legislation would increase the Pell Grant maximum amount from $5,730 to $8,900.

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Safely crossing Burbank Drive after exiting Sonic DriveIn’s parking lot will no longer be a primary concern for drivers once the traffic light on Burbank is reinstalled. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced its decision Tuesday to reinstall the traffic signal at the intersection of East Boyd Drive and Burbank Drive. A news release from DOTD said crews will begin reinstalling the light today. The signal reactivation is not expected to be complete until Oct. 10. DOTD ordered the signal be removed in July as part of a safety and traffic improvement project designed for Burbank Drive, according to the news release. Reconfiguring the traffic light is the final phase of the project. DOTD spokesman Dustin Annison said the decision to return to the original light configuration was made after careful monitoring of the intersection.

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University film professor releases first feature film BY jack richards jrichards@lsureveille.com

A story about a doomsday cult serves as a platform to talk about doubt in religious belief in “As It Is In Heaven,” a film by assistant professor of film and television Joshua Overbay. The film, which will show Oct. 3 to Oct. 9 at the Zeitgeist MultiDisciplinary Arts Center in New Orleans, is Overbay’s first feature film. He said he wanted to screen the film in Louisiana because he knew he’d be working at the University, and he hopes it establishes him in the film scene. The film already has shown at the 2014 Cinequest and Nashville Film festivals and around the country in Chicago, New York and Seattle.

Overbay came up with the idea for the film with his wife, Ginny Lee, who wrote the screenplay for the film after they found a plot structure they liked. He said the process of writing and rewriting the script involved a lot of back and forth between the two. “I think our final draft was probably draft 24 or 25, so we went through a lot of changes,” Overbay said. Halfway through the process, they had to completely change the way they told the story, Overbay said. “Stories find a way, I think, of telling themselves or finding a way of being told … as long as you’re willing to listen,” he said. Contrary to the long drafting process, the film was shot in 17 days on a budget of less than $50,000 at one location in Lexington, Kentucky, where

Overbay was teaching. By comparison, the 2012 production of Marvel’s “The Avengers” had an estimated $220 million budget and filmed in at least four different cities over four months. “We were crazy low budget. I’d call it a nano-budget,” Overbay said. Overbay said the success of the whole film hinged on their ability to find the perfect location. The owner of the property allowed Overbay and his crew to rent the old house for a month, where they cleaned up the place and repainted it. “It gave me and the production designer even more control over the look of the film,” he said. The entire cast, apart from the leading man, was selected from the

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University assistant professor of film and television Joshua Overbay will show his first feature film, ‘As It Is In Heaven,’ on Friday at Zeitgeist in New Orleans. courtesy of the ‘AS IT IS IN HEAVEN’ FACEBOOK PAGE

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First recorded case of Ebola virus hits U.S.

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DALLAS — A patient being treated at a Dallas hospital has tested positive for Ebola, the first case of the disease to be diagnosed in the United States, federal health officials announced Tuesday. Officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital say the unidentified patient is being kept in isolation and that the hospital is following Centers for Disease Control recommendations to keep doctors, staff and patients safe. The hospital had announced a day earlier that the patient’s symptoms and recent travel indicated a case of Ebola, the virus that has killed more than 3,000 people across West Africa and infected a handful of Americans who have traveled to that region. The CDC initially embargoed the announcement of the diagnosis until 4:30 p.m. CDT, but then lifted the embargo after several news organizations broke that restriction. The CDC has said 12 other people in the U.S. have been tested for Ebola since July

27. Those tests came back negative. Four American aid workers who have become infected while volunteering in West Africa have been treated in special isolation facilities in hospitals in Atlanta and Nebraska, and a U.S. doctor exposed to the virus in Sierra Leone is under observation in a similar facility at the National Institutes of Health. The U.S. has only four such isolation units but the CDC has insisted that any hospital can safely care for someone with Ebola. According to the CDC, Ebola symptoms can include fever, muscle pain, vomiting and bleeding, and can appear as long as 21 days after exposure to the virus. Jason McDonald, spokesman for the CDC, said health officials use two primary guidelines when deciding whether to test a person for the virus. “The first and foremost determinant is have they traveled to the region (of West Africa),” he said. The second is whether there’s been proximity to family, friends or

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spreading in health facilities. People boarding planes in the outbreak zone are checked for fever, but symptoms can begin up to 21 days after exposure. Ebola isn’t contagious until symptoms begin, and it takes close contact with bodily fluids to spread.

Ukrainians could face harsh winter without heat

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KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainians are rushing to insulate their walls, seal up drafty windows and snap up heating equipment as the possibility sets in that they may be about to experience their first winter without Russian gas. Russia stopped gas deliveries to Ukraine in June after Kiev failed to pay what Moscow said it owed in arrears. As the two sides play brinksmanship over whether to sign a stopgap deal that would provide Kiev with enough gas to get through the winter, many Ukrainians are left wondering whether they may have to fend for themselves in the coldest months. Ukraine has some gas stored, but it will not last through the winter. “People are afraid they will turn off the gas supply entirely,” said Alexei Polezhai who sells water heaters in Kiev. Demand for his water heaters is about 15 times more than normal. Sales for woodburning stoves are also up dramatically. The warehouses where he buys the water heaters have hiked up prices by up to 50 percent. “What to some is war, to others is profit,” he joked. Whereas Oct. 1 typically is the date when central heating is turned on for the winter, first in public buildings and then in residential buildings by the middle of the

month, this year, the government warned it won’t supply heat until early November, when temperatures can easily dip below freezing. For more rural residents, preparing for that means chopping extra wood or buying a wood-burning stove. For city residents, options are more limited. Residents are stocking up on blankets, buying water heaters and insulating their homes, but otherwise are simply left to cross their fingers. Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are expected to resume talks this week in Berlin on a gas deal proposed by the European Union. But Kiev is continuing to talk tough, despite the fact that it previously has relied on Russia for about 60 percent of its gas. The reason is that the stakes are high for Russia, as well. It uses the pipelines that cross Ukraine to deliver about half of the gas it supplies to Europe. And if Ukraine is desperate enough to start siphoning off gas for its own consumption, Russia would be left either to turn a blind eye or cut off supplies to much of Europe — its largest market — further damaging its reputation and hurting its profits. “We’re playing a game of chicken where the risks are too great,” said Andrew Neff, an analyst at IHS Energy. “Nobody wants to go into the winter with this hanging over their heads.”

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Students find ways to pay for rising University tuition, expenses BY deanna narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com

income students into higher-income brackets. At the University of Notre Dame, students whose household income classification causes them to be moved means they sometime pay more than one-third of their annual income, the Chronicle reported. Even though tuition, fees and living expenses are close to one-half of the average family’s income, the cost of attending the University per student is below average, according to LSU President F. King Alexander, who brought up college affordability at the September Board of Supervisors meeting. Alexander said the University runs one of the lowest cost-perstudent programs compared to similar universities and is ranked 19th out of 46 schools in graduate starting salaries. Alexander said the University was a place of low inputs and high outputs. For the current academic year, the average in-state tuition for one semester at a public university is $8,893, and the average

amount students pay is $3,120, but college tuition rises at double the inflation rate of the dollar, according to the College Board. University students who have lost their TOPS scholarship, or who don’t qualify for TOPS because they can’t claim residency in Louisiana, find themselves in similar situations to those at Notre Dame. Petroleum engineering freshman Preston Galatas, a Louisiana native who graduated from high school in The Woodlands, Texas, said his father saved money from the day he was born to send him to the University. “I came to LSU because I’m from Louisiana and there’s nothing like it in Texas,” Galatas said. “In-state tuition and fees at a good school in Texas would cost about the same as LSU.” Galatas said he received scholarships to lower the $38,000 peryear cost for out-of-state students to attend the University. He said he is always looking for more scholarships to lower it further. Alexander said in August the

University relies on its out-ofstate tuition to keep the lights on and the doors open. The University’s out-of-state fee is $8,859, according to the Office of Budget and Planning. Business administration sophomore Jordan Streva said he has had to take out loans since losing his TOPS scholarship last year. According to a report from the Louisiana Board of Regents, 11 percent of students who receive TOPS scholarships lose their eligibility during their freshman year. A majority of them lose eligibility because they fail to earn 24 credit hours per academic year. Streva said he had to take out about $3,500 in loans to pay for his second semester at the University. Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Ann Duplessis said she wants to increase the results for students who attend LSU schools, making the University the school of choice for students. She wants to see the value of a University degree value increase compared to its cost. photos by KAREN WELSH / The Daily Reveille

Between tuition, fees, housing, a meal plan and books, supplies required to attend the University add up. The cost of attending the University each year totals to about $20,500 for Louisiana residents, which is nearly half of the average household income of $44,673, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Louisiana students can receive help paying for tuition with Taylor Opportunity Program for Students scholarships, a program started in 1989, but some students like biology freshman Jalen Johnson start saving money for college years before they send their application. Johnson said she started working in 10th grade to save for the expenses her TOPS scholarship didn’t cover, as TOPS only covers her tuition. “It came out to about $23,000 this year all together,” Johnson said. “It’s hard to work and go to

school.” Johnson said she doesn’t currently work, but other students work jobs either on campus or off to make ends meet. Pre-pharmacy freshman Victoria Kraus said her family saved money for years to pay for college. They created a fund and made it available to her when she turned 18 years old. The fund pays for her living expenses and books. Kraus said she works at the Student Health Center and lives off campus to save money. Her money-saving efforts combined with her TOPS scholarship make attending the University less of a strain on her family. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, some students still end up paying close to one-third of their family’s annual income. The Chronicle reported some universities offer need-based financial aid to students, but they calculate the students’ income differently than the government when deciding a student’s classification, which moves some lower-

Business administration sophomore Jordan Streva had to take out student loans after losing TOPS last year.

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Male booked for solicitation of prostitution on Sorority Row LSUPD arrested Joshua Fino Monday, Sept. 22, after a complainant reported Fino allegedly asking for sexual favors from a female University student. Fino, of Prairieville, Louisiana, was allegedly soliciting in front of the University’s Press Building on W. Lakeshore Drive. LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said the complainant told officers Fino was holding a $20 bill in hand when he requested the sexual favor. Officers identified Fino after the complainant offered a suspect description. They located him shortly after, Lalonde said. Fino was arrested and brought to LSUPD Headquarters, Lalonde said, before he was booked into East Baton Rouge Prison for solicitation of prostitution. Lalonde said Fino has yet to be released.

Pre-pharmacy freshman Victoria Kraus’ family saved money for her in a special fund for living expenses and books.

Student faces assault charges for sending threatening message to dorm room neighbor Julianna Crozier, 18, allegedly slipped a threatening message beneath her neighbor’s door in Miller Hall Saturday, Sept. 27. Lalonde said the message contained threats of bodily harm to the victim. However, Crozier claimed the threat was meant as a joke. Lalonde said officers were dispatched to the residential hall after being contacted by an eyewitness who allegedly saw Crozier delivering the note. After some investigations, LSUPD confirmed Crozier as a suspect Sunday, Sept. 28. She was arrested and issued a misdemeanor summons for simple assault. Lalonde said she was later released by LSUPD. Man arrested for sexual battery of a juvenile at tailgate Police arrested Daniel Sanchez Wednesday, Sept. 24, for sexual battery of a juvenile. Lalonde said Sanchez, of

Gonzales, inappropriately touched a 16-year-old female while she was sleeping in her family’s RV after tailgating Saturday, Sept. 20. Sanchez, a family friend, was also sleeping in the RV, Lalonde said. LSUPD officers were called to a Gonzales hospital Sunday, Sept. 21, in reference to the alleged sexual assault. Officers spoke with the victim and her mother, Lalonde said, and learned Sanchez had allegedly engaged in similar sexual activity with the victim the previous game day, Saturday, Sept. 13. Details from the victim and her mother allowed LSUPD to obtain an arrest warrant for Sanchez Tuesday, Sept. 23. Lalonde said police located and arrested Sanchez at his Gonzales home. Sanchez was arrested on two counts of sexual battery and two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile. Lalonde said Sanchez was booked into East Baton Rouge Prison and has yet to be released.

Biology freshman Jalen Johnson started working in the 10th grade to save money for what TOPS doesn’t cover.

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Teen Acting - Baton Rouge Little Theater

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Songwriters in the Round - Chelsea's Cafe

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Frankenstein - Claude L. Shaver Theatre Band Karaoke - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's Krewe of Hermes: The Diamond Jubilee - Louisiana State Museum/Capitol Museum Accalia and the Swamp Monster - LSU Museum of Art Ancestors Are Watching Series - Southern University Visual Arts Gallery LeRoy Neiman: Action! - LSU Museum of Art

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Project Opera to hold first vocal master class Friday Nicholls professor Valerie Francis to lead class BY jayce genco jgenco@lsureveille.com Project Opera, a new opera student organization, aims to get more students to appreciate an often overlooked art form. Though gameday music mostly includes country, pop and rap music, Project Opera Vice President Chary Williams said there is a student appeal in opera, and the group hopes to spread that interest. Williams even compared the drama of opera to reality television. “Opera is just full of sex, drugs and rock and roll in a form that everyone can relate to,” Williams said. Project Opera and the School of Music want people to know about the emotions opera can evoke in people everywhere, she said. “We just hope to get everyone to understand that opera isn’t an old, stuffy art form,” Williams said. The group will host its first master class — a presentation of students

traffic light, from page 1 The cost to reinstall the signal is minor, he said. “This is being done with our in-house crew with materials we already have,” Annison said. Biology sophomore Patrick Ingraffia is a Burbank Drive resident and is happy to hear the traffic light is returning. “Reinstalling the traffic light is definitely the right move,” Ingraffia said. “It keeps people from flying across the intersection and causing problems.” Ingraffia said he never understood why DOTD removed the

landrieu, from page 1 “We think it’s the right investment to the country,” Landrieu said. The second bill would decrease the federal student loan interest rate from 6 percent to 3.6 percent. Landrieu said the lowered interest rate would equate to $8,000 of savings per student. “Over 600,000 adults in Louisiana have an outstanding student loan,” Landrieu said. “Wouldn’t it be better to invest that money in a home or business?” Before Landrieu’s speech, computer science senior Michael Dyson testified to the tough economic climate college students face in 2014.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Food

‘Modern meat market’ Twine to open in Mid City BY brittany clark bclark@lsureveille.com

a week, offering prepared meals with sides alongside cuts of meat. The shop will focus on carryout service. “We want that nostalgic, family feel,” Kristin said. “We want families to feel they can come here and have dinner.” She said Twine differs from existing butcher shops in the area because customers will not find processed meat. It will offer beef, goat, sheep and seafood. Twine also will offer a customer favorite from Good Diehl: a sirloin burger with foie-gras dipping sauce. Although theatre sophomore Lucia Bellanger said she doesn’t cook, she sees the appeal of a local butcher shop. “I think the butcher shop will appeal to college students who have a passion for cooking,” Bellanger said. “I have no preference. I would just go to WinnDixie or something.” Though Mid City residents are Twine’s target customers, Kristin said the meat market is available to serve anyone — from the elderly to college students — who has a passion for eating local and fresh. Twine will be located at 625 S. Acadian Thruway in the building that once housed Unique Cuisine Catering.

performing pieces of music to be critiqued — at St. Alban’s Chapel on Friday. Valerie Francis, assistant professor of music at Nicholls State University, will coach and critique the participants on ways to improve their talents. “Dr. Francis will advise and coach the students within the master class to perform the songs they present more efficiently and artistically,” Williams said. Williams is excited for Project Opera’s first performance to show off members’ musical talents. “For people at LSU — in the music school and outside the music school — this is a great way to reintroduce ourselves,” Williams said. “This event is a great way for the music department to put its name out and to show all the talent that’s nurtured there.” The club formed in March and became an officially recognized organization in April. Project Opera has 15 members, and it hopes to attract students to the art by hosting seminars, master classes and concerts that are free and open to the public. The club will put on an end-

Project Opera will hold its first master class Friday at St. Alban’s Chapel, led by Nicholls professor Valerie Francis.

From pork to boudin, Baton Rouge is no stranger to meats and the traditions they carry. Twine: Modern Meat Market plans to bring a fresh angle to the local butcher-shop scene in midNovember. Steven and Kristin Diehl are opening the meat market in Mid City. Steven is a chef and owner of Good Diehl, a personal chef service. Twine’s goal is to get customers to know and trust their butcher like their grandparents likely did. Though the nostalgic family values will be present, Kristin said the meat market would not be one of Cajun influence. “Steven, my husband, is an Idaho boy who likes to cook with world cuisine and less typically with Cajun influence,” Kristin said. Steven built his reputation by traveling worldwide to places like the Virgin Islands, but gave it all up for Louisiana and its seafood. The meat market will work with local farmers, fisherman and vendors. Steven said growing up on a farm helped the Diehls realize the need for local and fresh products. Twine will be open six days

signal. He said he never faced problems at that intersection until after the light was taken down. “In the absence of the light, I nearly got in a wreck on several occasions,” Ingraffia said. “I think that says a lot about how harmful — rather than helpful — the signal removal actually was.” Mass communication and French sophomore Mikala Sanders said she travels across the intersection weekly, and within the first week of the semester, she wrecked her roommate’s car as a result of the intersection. “The wreck my roommates and I got in was definitely a result of the lightless intersection,”

Sanders said. “The driver was confused by the covered traffic lights and wasn’t sure how to treat it.” Sanders said she was admitted to a local hospital because of the injuries the intersection accident caused, and her roommates suffered chest pains. “I hope to see less accidents and a better flow of traffic once this light is back, because I hate hearing about accidents like mine every week,” Sanders said. Annison said once the signal reactivation is complete, DOTD will continue to monitor the intersection and will make adjustments if the need arises.

The traffic light on Burbank Drive at East Boyd Drive [pictured], which was removed earlier this semester, will soon be reinstalled.

Dyson said he works 40 hours a week and is enrolled in 18 hours. “I didn’t really realize going into college that it was going to be such a burden on me,” Dyson said. “I had to take out student loans for the first time this year.” Landrieu criticized Gov. Bobby Jindal’s previous higher education budget cuts and warned if Rep. Bill Cassidy, a Republican, is elected to her office in November, he would continue education cuts to the state. Cassidy has yet to endorse Landrieu’s initiative. “I think you all should know … Bill Cassidy has been silent,” Landrieu said. Landrieu also used her time with the engaged millenials to corral support around

her campaign. “This election matters,” Landrieu said. “I need you all to get on Facebook and Twitter and tweet these things out.” After her remarks, Landrieu fielded questions from students on current events like America’s response to the Islamic State group. Landrieu said she agreed with President Barack Obama’s order for airstrikes but stressed the need to build multi-national coalitions before becoming involved in foreign combat. “We can’t do all these things alone,” Landrieu said. Landrieu also responded to a question about the current political polarization of Congress, saying it was the result of poorly

drawn congressional districts across the country. “There’s no easy answer to that,” Landrieu said. “There’s so few districts in the country that are drawn 50-50.” The issue of party affiliation rang with special resonance for Landrieu on Tuesday. Just hours before her speech, Gallup Politics released a poll saying more Louisianans identify themselves as Democratic than Republican for the first time in three years. Landrieu, who repeatedly referred to herself as a “centrist” and “pragmatist,” said she thought voters would judge her and other Senate candidates not by their party affiliation, but by their record of public service.

of-the-semester performance, called “Arias in Motion,” on Nov. 6. The show will feature songs and themes from different operas. In addition, Project Opera will hold “Build a Packet Day” on Oct. 18 and Nov. 7, which will include sessions with a photographer doing headshots. Williams said headshots are important for anyone trying to have a career in the performing arts.

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‘heaven,’ from page 1 Lexington-Louisville area. The lead, Chris Nelson, is one of Overbay’s friends from graduate school. “I knew if I could land him, I could make this work,” he said. Filming a nearly 90-minute film in 17 days is no short order, but Overbay thinks deadlines and limited resources produce the best work. He said there’s something overwhelming and frightening about having so many options and time, so he prefers having to make things work. “To me, creativity begins with problem solving … I couldn’t imagine having all the options in the world,” he said.

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Megan Lee stays upbeat, contributes to defense despite multiple setbacks BY DAVID GRAY dgray@lsureveille.com Sophomore defender Megan Lee could still feel the throbbing pain of each aching step when she arrived at the LSU Soccer Stadium on Sunday. It was only two days prior when Lee, the Tigers’ versatile

All-Southeastern Conference defender, used her body as a shield and jumped in front of a shot by Texas A&M senior forward Shea Groom. When Groom’s right foot connected with the ball, her cleat simultaneously struck Lee in the pelvis, sending the New Zealand native to the turf

for several minutes while the Aggies celebrated their fourth goal of the contest. Initially, Lee didn’t think the blow was serious. “When I first came off, I thought it would be just a quick five minutes and I’d be back on the pitch,” Lee said. “But [the trainers] wanted to check if

there were any fractures.” A series of X-rays showed Lee suffered significant bone bruising, jeopardizing her availability for Sunday’s contest against Arkansas and possibly beyond that. But Lee’s competitive drive and optimistic outlook have already helped her overcome a

series of obstacles during her short LSU career. So when trainers told her there was no risk of further injury, Lee said it was an obvious decision to play Sunday. “I thought I wasn’t going to be able to run or anything, but

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football

Defense tries to keep pace with rest of Southeastern Conference BY michael haarala mhaarala@lsureveille.com Statistically, the No. 15 LSU football team’s defense is both one of the best and one of the worst in the Southeastern Conference. Affectionately called “Defensive Back University” by many fans, LSU’s play against the passing game this season backs up the nickname. Over their first five games, the Tigers have allowed 653 yards through the air, second in the SEC only to No. 11 Ole Miss. SEC teams have given up an average of 976.9 passing yards, which further highlights the secondary’s production. However, the Tigers’ run defense is a different story. In a conference that boasts

stingy ground defenses that have allowed an average of 576.9 total rushing yards in 2014, LSU has given up 808 yards. Only South Carolina is worse, with 822 rushing yards allowed. In comparison, No. 3 Alabama leads the SEC in run defense, allowing a total of 248 rushing yards. “We just have to come to practice and be conscious of what we have to do as individuals on the defense,” said junior cornerback Jalen Collins. “We need to be gap sound and run to the ball. We’ve had some injuries in the defensive line and at linebacker, so some of these guys have to step up.” Even with the stark contrast between its pass and

rush defense, LSU has yielded the second-fewest points per game in the conference with 13 and the third-fewest yards per game with 292.2. For LSU to stay competitive in a talented conference, the defense will not only have to continue to shut down the passing game but also plug the holes in its rushing defense. “We’ve had some communication problems,” said sophomore defensive tackle Christian LaCouture. “Once we communicate and go out and play LSU football, we’ll be okay.” A string of injuries sidelining key defenders like sophomore cornerback Dwayne Thomas will force younger

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LSU sophomore defensive back Tre’Davious White (16) runs the ball down the field Saturday in the Tigers’ 63-7 victory against New Mexico State.

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page 6 lee, from page 5 I had to just tough through the pain,” Lee said. “[The injury] wasn’t going to get worse, but the pain was just constantly there.” Since becoming a Tiger in 2013, Lee has established herself as one of the most vital and popular members of the LSU soccer program. Always ready for a good laugh, Lee’s playful personality has endeared her to her teammates and coaches. “Any time a kid comes across the world to take an adventure like this to go to college without really knowing anybody, you have to be willing to step out of your comfort zone,” said LSU soccer coach Brian Lee. “Megan has adjusted well, and it’s fair to say she’s one of the most popular kids on the team. The kids and all the staff loves her.” Junior forward Fernanda Piña said Megan has been that way since the two first met. “Megan’s always acting goofy when you see her,” Piña said. “She’s always smiling and trying to help other people. She’s just a really nice person in general.” Part of the reason behind Megan’s sunny disposition stems from her home life in New Zealand. The middle child of an outgoing family, Megan was constantly the butt of her siblings’ pranks. “Since I’m the middle child, my [older] sister and [younger] brother always tend to team up against me, and they make a pretty good team,” Megan joked. “It’s like the innocent one with the smart one, and I’m just the middle one who causes the problems and gets the blame.” However, the ever-cheerful Megan has been through her fair share of setbacks since first making the 7,649-mile

journey to Baton Rouge. much except support the team,” She missed the first six Megan said. “So I just have to games of her rookie season especially focus on the trainwhile recovering from a pre- ing and make sure I’m a good season ankle injury. A blow to practice tool for the starters so the back of the they can be prophead against Nierly prepared for ‘It’s really comforting geria in the quargame. I’m to have her on the team the terfinals of the just biding my 2014 FIFA U-20 because we know she can time.” fill any role.’ World Cup this But when the summer resulted Tigers hit the in a concussion pitch on Sunday, BRIAN LEE, and forced the it was Megan’s LSU soccer coach New Zealander time to shine. to miss the first With LSU and two matches of her sophomore Arkansas knotted at 1-1, the campaign. Razorbacks lined up for a corBut when she’s on the field, ner kick. Two headers later, an Megan has no shortage of tricks injured Megan, who said simup her sleeve. ply walking was a troublesome “She’s a Swiss Army knife, task, sprinted after a loose kind of a jack-of-all-trades ball with nothing but green player,” Brian said. “It’s very comforting to have her on the team, because we know she can fill any role.” Megan’s role seems to be everywhere for the Tigers. In 22 career games, she has split time as a forward, midfielder and defender, and her diverse skill set hasn’t gone unnoticed. Despite missing nearly half of her freshman season, she still managed to earn Second-Team All-SEC honors. TopDrawerSoccer.com also ranked her as the No. 17 freshman in the NCAA following the season. However, Megan’s role on the international stage is much different from what she’s accustomed with the Tigers. As one of the youngest members on New Zealand’s senior national team, the 19 year old has learned lessons in patience and humility while watching from the bench as her older and more experienced teammates compete on the field. But in typical Megan fashion, she doesn’t allow the lack of playing time to discourage her. “You want to influence the game, and you feel like sitting on the bench you can’t really do

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 field in front. Megan’s adrenaline hit full throttle as she raced 60 yards down the field, split three Arkansas defenders, drew sophomore goalkeeper Cameron Carter out to the left side of the box and fired a shot just inside the right post for a wire-to-wire score. Her breakaway strike even surprised her teammates. “It was shocking because I thought she was out for a week or so,” said junior midfielder Natalia Gomez-Junco. “But what she did was admirable, and it shows how tough she is.” Gomez-Junco wasn’t Megan’s only admirer that Sunday afternoon. After the Tigers settled for a disheartening

3-3 draw, a group of 7-yearold girls paraded around Megan, hoping for a photograph with their favorite player. Never one to turn down such a request, Megan knelt between her small swarm of fans and smiled wide for the picture, stirring memories of the girl she used to be. “I always think about being a good role model because I was that little girl, and I know the same feeling they have,” Megan said. “They look up to you and want to be you, so you just have to be friendly so they know you’re a good person for them to look up to.” You can contact David Gray on Twitter @dgray_TDR.

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WEB COMMENTS In response to Shirin Chowdhury’s column, “Stigma surrounding therapy disservices those who need help,”

“Great piece! Thanks so much for raising attention to this important issue. I’ve had friends who struggled with depression for years before finally agreeing to counseling, simply because of fear that therapy is for “crazy” people. Hopefully this column will encourage more students to take advantage of the health resources we have here at LSU and get the help that they need sooner rather than later.” – AMB

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Landrieu will rely on moderate vote BUT HE MEANS WELL

GORDON BRILLON Opinion Editor Louisiana still has more self-identifying Republicans than the national average, according to a new Gallup poll released yesterday — no surprise there. But the other findings from the survey could be positive for Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, who faces a tough race with Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy as her main competitor. The polls showed that for the first time since 2010, more Louisianians identify as Democrats than as Republicans. Forty five percent of respondents to the poll said they are registered as Democrats or “lean” toward Democratic beliefs, compared to 41 percent who answered Republican. Those numbers include independents and unregistered voters who lean more to one party than the other. This, too, is good news for Landrieu, who will be hoping the state’s Democrats come out in force for her in November. But, as is so often the case in races closely divided across party lines, Landrieu’s fate will most likely depend on the votes of the moderates. Ignoring independents and counting only party hard-liners, Democrats hold a

smaller advantage in Louisiana now than they did in 2008, when Landrieu was last up for reelection. This means Landrieu has an even smaller base to depend on than she did then, and will rely more on the votes of moderates. Louisiana’s jungle primary system — and the fact that there are two Republican candidates with a realistic chance — gives Landrieu an easy path to the runoff, with the state’s conservatives splitting their votes between Cassidy and retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness. Realistically, Cassidy will be the second candidate, as Maness has only drawn about 10 percent of voters in recent polls. The problem will develop when the runoff arrives. While the state’s Democrats boast a plurality in party identification, ideologically, Louisiana is starkly conservative. The Gallup poll showed that 45 percent of the state identifies as conservative, compared to 34 percent who identify as moderate and only 17 percent who identify as liberals. While liberals, unless they want to write in Ralph Nader, are unlikely to have much of an option in the runoff, moderates are more likely to swing between the two candidates. Those numbers show just how much Landrieu will rely on the moderate vote. Assuming she entirely carries the moderate vote, the two blocks would be just about enough to get her above the 50 percent mark.

Luckily for Landrieu, the moderates already seem to trend Democratic, and Cassidy, who’ll likely be her final opponent in the runoff, is pretty much a textbook Louisiana Republican. Cassidy has been a near-constant voice for the oil and petroleum industries in Louisiana, which poses an interesting question. As a state whose workforce resides heavily in those industries, Louisiana is obviously invested in helping them out politically. But those industries are responsible for many of the state’s environmental problems, at least in part. Seeing as Louisianans are particularly sensitive to their environment, it’ll be interesting to see what drives people more. Other than that, Cassidy has pushed hard against Congressional corruption, sponsoring bills that would force legislators to list earmark requests on their websites. This could work well for him, with Landrieu coming under fire for using Congressional dollars for campaign flights. Come November, the race will be tight, but Landrieu won’t be able to just rely on those on her side. If she wants a victory, she’ll be forced to look to those in the middle of the aisle. Gordon Brillon is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Lincoln, Rhode Island. You can reach him on Twitter @TDR_GBrillon.

“He is a D1 athlete playing at one of the most competitive schools in the Nation, and it’s a business with us being the consumers. The boos are directed towards miles, more than Jennings. We pay a portion of Miles’s $3.5+ million salary, so he has to put a product on the field worthy of our support. When that player who’s getting free education, room and board, and food on our dime doesn’t perform up to the standards required to compete in this conference, then I believe it’s our right to express dissatisfaction.” – dreed1992

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Louisianians must learn to filter celebrity political opinions NO WAY JOSE jose bastidas Columnist I spend about 23 hours a week watching shows and developing feelings for characters and situations that aren’t real. Except for the occasional “Keeping up with the Kardashians” episode on a lazy Sunday, I steer clear of reality television. Don’t get me wrong. I am as big a fan of obviously scripted conflict as the next person, but the fact that this genre of television makes audiences fall in love with — and sometimes worship — real people freaks me out. Why? Because as scary as characters like Olivia Pope from “Scandal” or Francis Underwood from “House of Cards” can be, they’re fictional and will never have the power to influence the real world. Whereas reality television stars like the Robertson family from “Duck Dynasty” can and won’t hesitate to do so. Since 2012, the family starring in A&E’s hit television show has grown into Louisiana’s pride and joy because of its member portrayal as the typical southern, Christian, American family. The show’s emphasis on the Robertsons’ successful family-operated business and the comedic tone of the family’s antics have made it the mostwatched cable reality series in television history. The show’s success has given the Robertson family not only millions of dollars in merchandise revenue, but also a

platform in which the members can voice their conservative views and an audience that is eager to listen. As Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District prepares to vote for a representative, patriarch Phil Robertson, who along with his family had previously supported incumbent Vance McAllister, is now endorsing his nephew, Republican businessman Zach Dasher, for the seat. A radio ad featuring Phil and his wife, Kay, voices the couple’s support for Dasher’s campaign. This political message alone gives Dasher an advantage over other candidates because, as the most famous people in Louisiana pop culture not associated with football, the Robertsons can influence the masses to vote for Dasher, regardless of the obvious fact he’s a member of the family. In fact, a member of the Robertson family could one day run for office and probably win based on name recognition alone. When a person watches a show week after week, they form bonds with the characters on the screen. What’s important for audiences to realize is that, even in reality television, we are being exposed to an edited, polished version of the people we grow to care about. People in California don’t look at the Kardashians for political endorsements. Citizens of New Jersey don’t ask Theresa Caputo of “Long Island Medium” to advocate for candidates in political ads. Why are the Robertsons any different? The fact that every “Duck Dynasty” episode ends with a

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Stars of the hit reality show ‘Duck Dynasty’ have accrued significant political influence simply by virtue of being TV icons. prayer conveys a more positive message than other reality shows in mainstream media. However, people shouldn’t take the show’s portrayal of the Robertsons’ conservative lifestyle as a sign the family members are equipped to give input on political issues, because they’re not. Phil has made countless headlines throughout the years because of his back-

ward views on religious tolerance, homosexuality and race. The success of “Duck Dynasty” made Phil’s opinion relevant, and his influence on Louisiana’s political climate could prevent the small progress surrounding to these issues developing in this conservative state. Just because a person or family succeeds in the

entertainment industry doesn’t mean they should be trusted to influence political actions. The Robertsons have the right to say whatever they want. It’s the public’s job to realize when not to listen. Jose Bastidas is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Caracas, Venezuela. You can reach him on Twitter @jabastidas.

Lawsuit accusing Disney of plagiarism unsupported BRACE YOURSELF RYAN MCGEHEE Columnist No one likes going to court, whether it’s for the mundane speeding ticket that you totally didn’t deserve or the stuff of nightmares for your bank account — lawsuits. While some litigation generally serves the good purpose of righting wrongs in the form of monetary compensation when one party has acted out of line, such as a negligent company that poisons a local water supply, others are what experts like to call “frivolous,” which is a polite way of saying totally unnecessary. Isabella Tanikumi’s pending

litigation might just be the most frivolous of them all. Tanikumi, a New Jersey resident, filed suit in federal court on Sept. 22 against the Walt Disney Company, citing 18 counts of plagiarism stolen directly from her memoirs as inspiration for Disney’s “Frozen.” The film, Disney’s highest-grossing animated feature of all time, earning more than $1 billion at the box office — is thought to be based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen.” In case you’ve been living under a rock for a year, or you don’t want your children to have joy in their lives, one of the two main characters in “Frozen” is a literal snow queen. Tanikumi cites details of her life written in her memoirs that she saw used in “Frozen,” such as her sister having nearly

opposite-colored hair than her, the tragic death of loved ones, and living at the base of snowcapped peaks — because it’s totally implausible that Norway would ever have snow on its mountains. Tanikumi is asking for $250 million in compensation for allegedly having her life so cruelly set to a snappy soundtrack. No, that wasn’t a typo. The suit calls for a quarter of Disney’s earnings from the movie in recompense for a few alleged similarities to someone’s life story. It’s the existence of lawsuits like this that allow defendants, who may very well be at fault, to defame plaintiffs for filing allegedly frivolous suits. Given enough sway in public opinion, juries can be more inclined to side with a defendant who they

imagine was dragged into court on some pathetic excuse for a case. This undermines the entire purpose of civil court, which is meant to resolve legitimate disputes between parties. Now, I could understand Tanikumi’s point if her life resembled “Frozen” in more ways than a few cherry-picked examples. I’ll even give her some credit. It’s rather suspect that the two characters acting as love interests in the movie — Hans and Kristoff — share names nearly identical to the men who act in the same capacity in Tanikumi’s memoirs — Hans and Christoff. Besides, it sure as hell takes a good deal of fortitude to take on the corporate monolith that is Disney. However, to say a film set in the 19th century on the other

side of the planet that revolves around the use of ice magic, trolls and a sentient snowman merits a quarter billion dollar settlement over a few alleged odd similarities is a bit too far. By that line of thinking, I should go ahead and file suit against Tom Clancy’s estate for naming his famed conservative protagonist John “Jack” Ryan. It seems I’m missing out on a big pile of cash. Instead, Tanikumi should let it go and enjoy the momentary publicity. Who knows, maybe she’ll even see an increase in book sales for it. Ryan McGehee is a 21-year-old political science, international studies and history senior from Zachary, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @JRyanMcGehee.

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LSU senior defensive end Jermauria Rasco misses a tackle Saturday during the Tigers’ 63-7 victory against New Mexico State in Tiger Stadium. on the Tigers’ slate are at No. 5 Auburn and Florida, which both players like freshmen defen- average more than 200 rushing sive backs Jamal Adams and Ed yards per game. Paris to step up If the commuand fill big shoes. ‘It’ll come in time ... The nication issues Thomas suffered progress we make today are not worked an ACL injury will roll over into tomorrow, out before these in the Tigers’ and that will keep rolling matchups, the dewin against New fense may have a into the game.’ Mexico State last difficult time conSaturday and will taining Auburn’s TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE, miss the remainsenior running LSU sophomore defensive back der of the season. back Cameron The lack of Artis-Payne and communication and injuries to Florida’s freshman running key players seem to be com- back Matt Jones. mon themes holding back the “I feel like we can commudefense. The next two games nicate better, watch more film

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