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Faculty, instructors rally for improved conditions

BY DEANNA NARVESON dnarveson@lsureveille.com

The Vieux Carre room in the Student Union was filled Tuesday with University faculty members and instructors speaking about their job concerns.

The panel was comprised of gubernatorial candidate state Rep. John Bel Edwards, D-Amite; University professor Stuart Irvine; Southeastern State University Faculty Senate president James Kirylo; Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope; and blogger and community activist Dayne Sherman.

University employees spoke on issues they want amended, including retirement plans, health care and job contracts.

Cope compared the University’s Optional Retirement Plan, a plan to give a stipend to retirees similar to Social Security benefits, to those plans of peer universities to show the University does not contribute

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LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin (1) dunks the ball Tuesday during the Tigers’ 69-64 victory against Texas Tech in the PMAC. Read the story on page 5.

Parking near the UREC saw changes Monday that will continue for the next 18 to 24 months, said senior director of the Office of Parking and Transportation Jeff Campbell.

Students and faculty with parking passes received an email Monday detailing the extent of the changes around the UREC facility.

The C lot near the UREC for University relations staff as well as two parking lots on the west side for UREC faculty will be taken offline to make space for arriving building materials. The X lot on the east corner will be converted into a C lot for both types of faculty.

“They’ll have to come in off of Dalrymple [Drive] and come up West Lakeshore [Drive] from the alumni center end,” Campbell said. “And we had to create a way for them to get in.”

Campbell said now that

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academics

International research fair showcases University talent Students from around the world present findings

BY deanna narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com Research at the University isn’t just at the flagship of the state — it’s all around the world.

Students, researchers and scholars gathered in the Student Union’s Atchafalaya room Tuesday for a fair showcasing the research of 10 international scholars visiting the University to work on research projects.

The University’s first International Research Fair was synchronized with International Education Week to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange.

Ma. del Rocio Baños-Lara,

postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences, showed her work researching the cellular mechanisms of the virus causing pneumonia. Fabrizio Donnarumma, a J-1 Exchange Scholar, presented his research in laser ablation, the use of lasers to analyze biological matter.

Donnarumma, a native of Italy, said his time working stateside has shown him how much bigger and more intense academic research projects in Europe could become.

He also said he appreciates the way sporting events bring people together at the University rather than tear apart communities the way soccer does in Europe.

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Visiting scholar Pushpendra Singh presents his research Tuesday at the International Research Fair in the Student Union.

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PARIS — An unprecedented collection of 1,500 documents from some of history’s greatest women is being auctioned in Paris, including everything from Catherine the Great’s imperious letter shunning her lover, to Brigitte Bardot’s plea to cancel the release of a song that ended up being banned in several countries owing to its sexual content.

The documents, which range from the profound to the banal, also include ones from Napoleon’s long-suffering wife Josephine and a note to a teacher from Grace Kelly. Here are highlights of the extraordinary two-day sale, starting Tuesday.

CATHERINE OF ARAGON: SAVE MY MARRIAGE (AND YOUR CHURCH) Catherine — the queen of England from 1509 until 1533, and the first of King Henry VIII’s six wives — fell out of favor with the fearsome monarch after she failed to produce a son and heir. In the 1529 letter intended to reach the pope, she argues: “I am completely innocent” and being cast aside “without cause.” She asks for Henry’s planned annulment to be blocked. She also warns —

correctly, as it turns out — that Henry will try to split from Rome.

It’s simply signed “Katherina.”

After their divorce, which was not recognized by the pope, Henry sets up a separate Church of England, with himself as its head.

It sold Tuesday for 68,750 euros ($86,000).

EDITH PIAF’S “LA VIE EN REHAB” Dated Jan. 5, 1956, the bittersweet letter from singer Edith Piaf is a loving ode to her thenhusband Jacques Pills from the clinic where she was undergoing detox after alcohol and morphine addictions. In it, the French cabaret singer of the famous signature song “La vie en Rose” reminds Pills that there will be good days ahead, when she gets released.

“Lovely man, have confidence in me as you have always had and you will see it’s the good side in me that will win, by the end of the detoxification... you will see that things can start again!” Piaf died seven years later of liver cancer, aged 47.

CATHERINE THE GREAT: HANDS OFF MY EMPIRE The famously amorous Catherine II of Russia, who was linked to the coup that killed her

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A letter from Josephine, Empress of the French, is displayed Monday as part of a collection of letters written by women throughout history, said to be the first of its kind. husband Peter III, is seen in this 1762 letter shunning her lover Stanislas Auguste Poniatowski.

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Lawyer: Morgan still recovering after crash TRENTON, N.J. — Tracy Morgan is fighting to recover from a severe brain injury suffered in a highway crash more than five months ago, and it’s unknown if the actor-comedian will be “the Tracy Morgan he once was,” his lawyer said Tuesday.

Benedict Morelli said the former “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock” star suffered a traumatic brain injury in the June 7 crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, in addition to a broken leg, nose and ribs.

“He’s fighting to get better, and if there’s a chance for him to be back to the Tracy Morgan he once was, he’s going to try to do that,” Morelli said. “But we just don’t know because of the severity of the injuries that he sustained and the fact that he had such a severe brain injury.”

Lawyers were in court in New Jersey for a scheduling conference in Morgan’s lawsuit against Wal-Mart. Morgan wasn’t at Tuesday’s proceeding, during which lawyers met with the judge to settle on a schedule.

A Wal-Mart truck slammed into the back of a limo van that was carrying Morgan and several friends on their way back from a show in Delaware. One person was killed, and three others were

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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS In the Nov. 18 issue of The Daily Reveille, in an article titled “PFT groundbreaking highlights largest academic facility in Louisiana,” we incorrectly reported the College of Engineering is the 18th largest in the state. The College of Engineering is the 18th largest in the nation. The Daily Reveille regrets this error.

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Actor Tracy Morgan’s lawsuit against WalMart over a fatal auto accident in New Jersey last summer is headed to court. injured, two seriously. Morgan spent several weeks in the hospital and in rehab.

Morelli didn’t discuss specific aspects of Morgan’s condition, but said he hasn’t fully recovered. A comedy series Morgan was to have begun filming in August for FX Network was put on hold after the accident.

Morgan sued for punitive and compensatory damages. In a response to the lawsuit filed in late September, Wal-Mart contended the victims’ injuries were partly due to the fact that they weren’t wearing seatbelts.

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Kitchens on the Geaux addresses local hunger BY jayce genco jgenco@lsureveille.com Thanksgiving is a chance to be with family and friends under one roof and share a meal with those held dear. But at a time when many are thinking about good fortune, there is a national movement to end homelessness and hunger, and some University students are helping to promote the cause in Baton Rouge.

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, which takes place the week before Thanksgiving every year, is meant to draw attention to these problems and find solutions to them.

Kitchens on the Geaux, a University student organization on the forefront of fighting hunger in Baton Rouge, spoke with Ann Savage, program assistant with the Louisiana Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, to start new conversations and learn about what happens in the community to end hunger.

“The plight of those without a home, or those living in poverty, can be both lonely and difficult,” states the National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week’s website.

“Addressing their struggles by organizing and participating in this week may bring greater solidarity and understanding, as well as promote future involvement.”

David Munoz, electrical engineering sophomore and Kitchens on the Geaux board member, said the discussion opened up more opportunities for the student organization.

“We have so much more support than I previously thought we had, which is so much

better than going at it alone as just Kitchens on the Geaux,” Munoz said. “Now we can go at it with the AgCenter, with other nonprofits. It’s just going to make what we’re doing somewhat easier.”

Munoz said the problem with homelessness and hunger in Baton Rouge stems from poverty throughout different generations and lack of information and understanding.

Kitchens on the Geaux collects prepared food left over from the Lod Cook Alumni Center and the Chipotle Mexican Grill location just off campus to transport to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.

The organization volunteers work with the food bank representatives to find organizations to accept the donation, which then give the food to the hungry.

The student organization is looking to get the 459 Commons and The 5 dining halls to donate their surplus food to help the hungry.

Savage, who also works in sustainable agriculture and food systems, said she “dove head first” into the local food systems to learn as much as she could. She said in working with producers and consumers, she became aware of areas that lacked access to food.

“For me, it’s a need that agriculture can fill,” Savage said.

In low food access areas, or food deserts, there are no supermarkets within a one-mile radius, Savage said. And 25 to 46 percent of people in those areas are less likely to have a healthy diet.

“I think that there’s lots of room for growth, especially when it comes to food access in Baton Rouge,” Savage said.

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Engineering professor’s research serves variety of academic roles

BY Carrie Grace Henderson chenderson@lsureveille.com The Louisiana Digital Media Center is tucked in the southeastern corner of campus, far away from the hustle of central campus.

But on the inside, there’s a lot more action than you might expect.

Associate professor of engineering Xin “Shane” Li is a computer scientist by trade, but his research projects keep him busy in fields from law enforcement to the medical field and beyond. Li said a lot of what is done in the DMC is multidisciplinary.

One of Li’s projects is Computational Forensics, where he and a team of professors, graduate and undergraduate students from his department and others are working with the Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Lab to restore and analyze skull evidence and reconstruct an unidentified body’s face.

In the past, forensic scientists had to physically piece together a fragmented skull, using clay and gel to fill in missing portions, so a face could be recreated and identified by family.

With Li’s method, all the pieces can be put under a 3-D scanner and an algorithm can compose a digital model.

“We are trying to help them do this in a digital environment and automate this,” Li said.

With the program still in the research stages, Li said the challenge in the computer vision field is that some pieces are too small for the scanner to pick up, but, “[their] algorithm is really at the cutting edge, that can handle small pieces.”

Kang Zhang, a doctoral candidate, has been working with Li on the project for two years.

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Female booked into EBR Parish Prison for two counts of felony theft for LSU tickets LSUPD received numerous reports of theft between Oct. 28 and Nov. 12 involving Robin Christmas, 26, and the sale of University football tickets.

Capt. Cory Lalonde, spokesperson for LSUPD, said officers investigated the incidents reported and determined the initial tickets Christmas received were legitimate.

Lalonde said Christmas sold the tickets, but she told personnel at the Athletics Ticket Office her tickets had been stolen.

Christmas received additional copies of the tickets and sold them a second time.

Lalonde said officers obtained an arrest warrant for Christmas and were able locate her.

Lalonde said officers placed Christmas under arrest Nov. 17

and booked her into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison under two counts of felony theft.

Male booked for unauthorized entry into Highland Hall dorm room and theft LSUPD officers arrested Fletcher Barnes, 18, after he entered a complainant’s dorm room in Highland Hall and removed items from it.

Lalonde said officers identified Barnes as one of two suspects through investigation. Barnes, a Florida resident, was a guest of another student resident in Highland Hall, whose room was adjacent to the complainant’s.

Officers located Barnes, who admitted to entering the room after officers questioned him, Lalonde said. Barnes, however, stated he did not remove the items in question.

Lalonde said Barnes removed $20, bottles of water and an iPhone charger from the

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complainant’s room.

Barnes was arrested for unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling.

Lalonde said investigation of the second suspect is ongoing.

Student charged after admitting to criminal damage to Herget Hall exit sign Police arrested University student Harris Smith Nov. 13 for hitting and damaging an exit sign in Herget Hall Oct. 25.

Lalonde said officers determined Smith was a suspect in the incident through investigation. Officers questioned Smith, who later admitted to being involved in the incident.

Lalonde said Smith was issued a misdemeanor summons for simple criminal damage to property and was released.

Investigation is still ongoing as officers try to identify additional suspects.

“It’s a very challenging problem, and I think if I can do some work, I can make a contribution to this area,” Zhang said. “It’s very amazing.”

Another research project ongoing under Li is an attempt to streamline lung cancer radiotherapy.

New technology allows doctors to shape a radiation beam to match a tumor so it will not affect surrounding areas. Yet, with lung cancer, problems remain because lungs are constantly in motion, and it can be hard for doctors to determine the tumor’s shape.

Using the images taken with an MRI or CT scan, Li’s team can build a model to predict a patient’s breathing pattern. Although the pattern will deviate, when it synchronizes with the model, doctors can more accurately determine when to send a radiation beam at the tumor.

What Li refers to as his more fun projects involve the use of the Microsoft Kinect, but they don’t lack practical application.

“I think those are the more fun projects than the theoretical research,” Li said.

In collaboration with Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Li and his team are using 16 Kinect sensors to take accurate body measurements.

Li hopes this project could expand to analyze moving models.

With before and after data to reference, it could help determine a

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Xin ‘Shane’ Li’s research involving scanners could allow for a more streamlined approach to radiation therapy. physical therapy treatment plan and its effectiveness.

Li is also supervising two undergraduate electrical engineering research teams using Kinects in their attempt to build autonomous robots. These robots will use Kinects to “see” their surroundings and draw accurate maps of the area without a human controlling their movements.

These could be used in tight spaces as well as hazardous environments.

“As you can see, much of the research is multidisciplinary,” Li said.

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page 4 parking, from page 1 construction is underway, materials will arrive at the UREC in large quantities. He expects 18 big rigs and multiple concrete trucks that are too heavy to cross bridges on the west side of the facility.

“Neither of those [bridges] are rated for the kind of weight that these 18-wheelers are going to be bringing in,” Campbell said.

Campbell said parking will also be closed along the fence near the River Road field complex. Because he expects deliveries will come in multiples, trucks will be staged so that they do not back up traffic on West

COMPLAINTS, from page 1 to their Social Security, but also contributes the lowest amount to retirement.

Other states contribute to both retirement plans and Social Security for employees, but at the University, funds are placed only into the retirement plan.

Cope said, when looking at the amounts put into the retirement plans at other universities, the numbers are comparable, but the other plans are designed to complement Social Security and the University’s ORP replaces it.

Cope said the University’s contribution rate to the ORP is set to increase over the next five years after a bill raising the minimum rate passed this year. But even so, it will be lower than its peer institutions.

The panelists also noted delays in receiving prescription medication benefits.

“I have many constituents who called me, unable to get prescriptions,” Edwards said. They

Lakeshore Drive.

“It’s not going to be a fun area to be parking in or traveling for the next 18 to 24 months,” Campbell said. “But that’s the price we pay for improvements to a UREC that the students have requested and want to improve.”

While Campbell said he realizes some students and faculty are unhappy, the University is trying to balance what is best for the project and everyone involved.

“There’s always a little bit of give and take on new facilities, some construction headaches,” Campbell said. “But in the long run things will go back to normal.” shouldn’t have to check to make sure employees are getting the benefits they are promised, he said.

Edwards told a story about a state employee who faced the same plight as some University faculty.

A woman with multiple sclerosis was unable to get one of her medications refilled for nearly a month.

Cope said the University needs to take care of and serve its faculty as well as its students.

Cope questioned the appeal of working in academia when the benefits are so poor and said serving faculty is a way to serve students.

Edwards brought up the several years of decreased state funding to higher education. He said tuition was increased for students, while at the same time, universities had less funding from the state. He referred to the budget cuts as a pyramid scheme, resulting in students paying more for less.

Cope said that while the retirement situation at the University is not getting much worse, there is still ample room for improvement.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

looking at the spread of the disease by armadillos.

“I would not bring a child to a Each of the 10 presenting [soccer] game in Italy, but here it scholars gave a brief presentais a very positive family thing,” tion of their University research Donnarumma said. to attendees and were judged by Pushpendra Singh, a re- a panel. searcher at the LSU School of Loveness Schafer, associate Veterinary director Schafer said the research fair was Med ici ne, of Foreign won the successful in bringing scholarly research Faculty and fair’s top to everyone, and another event to serve Staff Serprize — a scholars is being planned for next semester. vices, said yearlong the fair, membersomewh at ship to the Rural Life Museum — like a science fair, aimed to help for his presentation of research the community of scholars. Vison the bacteria that causes iting scholars work primarily on leprosy. short-term projects, only staying Singh, a native of India, gave at the University for about a year, a short talk at the start of the so it can be hard to get to know research fair explaining some other international scholars. of the difficulties faced in his Schafer said the scholars work because the disease is noncultivable.

“It was difficult to trace the disease’s spread in Europe because it disappeared from the continent in the 1400s,” said Singh, whose research involves

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were trained in how to present their work in layman’s terms to those outside their field before Tuesday’s fair.

The researchers gave insight into numerous projects happening at the University, outside of students and degree granting.

Cheng Long, a petroleum engineering graduate student, said he enjoyed the fair but wanted to see the work of someone in his field.

Long said he’s interested in energy research and will leave the University after 18 months to continue pursuing his doctorate in China.

Schafer said the fair was successful in bringing scholarly research to everyone, and she is planning another event to serve scholars for next semester.

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Sophomore Surge

Tigers pull out overtime win against Texas Tech

Jarell Martin finds pace in second season

BY jack chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com

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The LSU men’s basketball team won its second game of the season Tuesday, beating Texas Tech, 69-64, in dramatic fashion in overtime.

After considerable shooting struggles for most of the night by the Tigers, junior guard Keith Hornsby sparked a squad that was previously 0-12 from behind the arc. Hornsby nailed two three-pointers during a 7-0 run in which LSU made five of its six field goals.

The run catapulted the Tigers to a 5352 lead with 6:02 remaining in the game after trailing for much of the second half.

LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin put the Tigers in the lead during the run with an emphatic windmill dunk, sending the PMAC crowd into roaring applause.

“That definitely got us going,” Martin said. “When I got a fast break like that and I wanted to get my team back in the game.

That windmill gave us more life and we came out playing with more energy.”

Martin finished the game with a double-double, tallying 17 points and 12 rebounds.

LSU coach Johnny Jones said he believes the dunk should make someone’s highlight reel on Wednesday.

The Tigers trailed 59-57 with 18 seconds remaining when sophomore guard Tim Quarterman stole the ensuing inbounds pass and put it back to tie the game and send the game into overtime.

Quarterman said he almost couldn’t believe he stole the ball when he picked off the inbounds pass.

The Tigers rode the hot hands of Martin and sophomore forward Jordan Mickey to put them ahead in the overtime period as the Tigers held on to win an upand-down shooting performance.

Jones said the Tigers had a feeling

Jarell Martin doesn’t know what a sophomore slump is.

Since the start of the season, Martin has shown more confidence in his game from a year ago, averaging 21.5 points through two games this season. “[My confidence is] growing a lot,” Martin said after scoring 21 points in the Tigers’ regular season opener against Gardner-Webb on Nov. 15. “Since my freshman year, I came in a little nervous and stuff, but now I’m comfortable and being patient with everything. I’m not rushing to score or anything. I’m just letting the game come to me.”

Martin’s freshman campaign started as many others do: relatively quiet. He played a total of 17 minutes in the Tigers’ first two regular-season games during the 2013-14 season while scoring a total of seven points on nine field goal attempts.

Martin’s early season struggles mostly were due to an ankle injury he suffered in the first minute of the Tigers’ season opener against UMass on Nov. 12, 2013. The injury kept him out for the rest of the game and noticeably hindered him throughout the first half of the season.

Martin said it has been helpful to start his sophomore season healthy, and it helped changed his game tremendously during the past year.

“I learned as the games come, you get more experience with playing more and more games,” Martin said. “Now that it’s my second year here, I’ve definitely matured and everything, and I’m more serious about the game. I know how important it is for me to come out there and get us going and be the energy guy to get

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Sophomore forward Jarell Martin helps lead LSU to a 69-64 overtime win against Texas Tech on Tuesday at the PMAC.

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women’s basketball

Lady Tigers start season with slow offensive performance

BY brian pellerin bpellerin@lsureveille.com The LSU women’s basketball team will seek an answer to its offensive woes at 7 p.m. tonight in the PMAC, but it won’t be easy against in-state rival Tulane’s stout defense.

The Lady Tigers (2-1) are doing what they need to do defensively, said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell. LSU held its first three opponents to 53 points per game, while creating 24 turnovers per game, But the Lady Tigers’ offense has been just as inept as its opponents’. In its first three games, LSU averaged only 59 points, 7.3 assists and 22

turnovers per game.

The Green Wave’s (2-0) defense won’t make things any easier for LSU. Tulane held its opponents to 51 points and 7.5 assists per game while forcing 26 turnovers per game.

“Defensively, [Tulane] can really disrupt you,” Caldwell said. “Ball sureness is going to be key.”

Ball security was almost the Lady Tigers’ downfall Monday during their 52-44 overtime win against Jackson State. Caldwell said her team’s decision-making and high number of turnovers were what forced its offensive struggles.

“I thought we turned the ball over too much when we had

numbers,” Caldwell said. “Our decision making became not as good as we needed it to be. It was multiple players. ... Everybody wanted to get a turnover, it seemed like. We’ve got to figure out how to eliminate that.”

Though the Lady Tigers have their biggest troubles offensively, they also have a tall task on their hands defensively against the Green Wave, which averages 81 points per game.

Caldwell said LSU will need to challenge itself to step up to such a high-scoring offense.

“Offensively, [Tulane has] weapons,” Caldwell said.

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LSU sophomore guard Raigyne Moncrief (11) shoots a jump shot during the Lady Tigers’ 52-44 overtime win against Jackson State on Monday at the PMAC.

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Alabama moves into driver’s seat with big win Saturday tommy romanach Sports Columnist Exhale, college football fans.

After weeks of great Southeastern Conference play, this week is going to be a dud.

Three SEC teams have a bye this Saturday, while five others play Football Championship Subdivision opponents, making it seem like those dreaded nonconference weeks earlier this season. College GameDay is going to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the Harvard-Yale game this week, and that tells you all you need to know.

Get off the couch and do something productive this Saturday. You can save the football binge-watching for Thanksgiving.

1. Alabama, Prev. 2 (9-1, 6-1 SEC) Saban gets the bulk of his acclaim from his past work, but this season’s coaching job shouldn’t go overlooked.

This hasn’t been the typical Alabama season, and things only became more difficult when the Tide lost an early game at Ole Miss.

Saban, like his NFL mentor Bill Belichick, stuck to the process and never made a change, even after close games against Arkansas and LSU. It paid off Saturday when Alabama toppled MSU, 25-20, vaulting the Tide back into the SEC driver’s seat.

Senior quarterback Blake Sims appears more composed than ever, and the team only needs a home win in the Iron Bowl to win the SEC West. Without Saban’s steady hand, Alabama might be in a much different position.

2. Mississippi State, Prev. 1 (9-1, 5-1 SEC) At some point, junior quarterback Dak Prescott was going to crack. Too bad for State fans that it happened in Tuscaloosa.

Prescott threw three interceptions Saturday, all of them coming in Alabama territory.

And these were bad picks — forced throws into an Alabama secondary demanding more respect than a normal SEC team.

With a 5-point margin of victory, just one fewer turnover could’ve changed the contest.

The Bulldogs displayed a lot of heart, attempting to come back from a 16-point deficit at halftime, so MSU fans should stay positive. They can still make the College Football Playoff if they win out.

4. Georgia, Prev. 6 (8-2, 6-2 SEC) This season has been a series of triumphs and stomach punches for Georgia. In Saturday’s 34-7 win against Auburn, fans saw both.

UGA punished Auburn’s defense throughout the game, relying on reinstated junior running back Todd Gurley for most of the game. Then, with five minutes left and the game in hand, Gurley went down with a torn ACL, killing any momentum the team gained from victory.

Georgia finishes conference play at 6-2, which probably ensures a conference championship berth, but it’s difficult to see this team upset a SEC West team without its star running back.

5. Auburn, Prev. 3 (7-3, 4-3 SEC) Auburn knew it had problems on defense, but the inefficiency on offense in the Georgia loss was a new problem. A lack of a passing game and three turnovers killed the team, and Gus Malzahn’s system looked human for the first time in his tenure at Auburn.

There is always the chance to ruin Alabama’s season, so Auburn fans should keep their heads up.

6. Missouri, Prev. 8 (8-2, 5-1 SEC) No matter how poorly it plays, Missouri continues to win.

Mizzou scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter to seal a 34-27 conference win at Texas A&M on Saturday. A second consecutive SEC East title is within Missouri’s reach, with two tricky games against Tennessee and Arkansas in its way.

The last two games are no pushovers, so Missouri needs to use the nauseating style of play that’s gotten it to this point.

9. LSU, Prev. 5 (7-4, 3-4 SEC) The Tigers earned their large drop because their offense never showed up Saturday against Arkansas. An extra week of rest should help the offense improve against Texas A&M on Thanksgiving. Playing its defense should help even more.

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14. Vanderbilt, Prev. 14 (3-7, 0-6 SEC) Run, Vandy. Run as fast as you can. Don’t turn around to play Mississippi State in Starkville when the

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10. Tennessee, Prev. 11 (5-5, 2-4 SEC) The Volunteers turned another corner Saturday with a 50-16 drubbing of Kentucky, putting them one win away from bowl eligibility. They can exhibit how far they’ve come with a win this Saturday against Missouri in Tennessee.

The Vols could be next season’s dark horse in the SEC, and the end of this season could be a preview of what’s to come.

11. South Carolina, Prev. 13 (5-5, 3-5 SEC) The Gamecocks defeated Florida in overtime Saturday, relying on a blocked punt to set up the game-tying touchdown in regulation. The game taught us a lesson — Steve Spurrier can suffer one of the worst seasons of his career, and he still can beat his old team.

12. Florida, Prev. 10 (5-4, 4-4 SEC) Watching Gator fans squirm about former coach Will Muschamp every week was one of the best things about this season.

When Florida hires a responsible guy in the offseason, the program will become another difficult team in an already suffocating conference.

Also, someone quickly jump on Muschamp as your defensive coordinator. The guy may know nothing about offense, but he can still coach a championship-caliber defense.

13. Kentucky, Prev. 12 (5-6, 2-6 SEC) You did it, Kentucky fans — you made it to basketball season. Enjoy those

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8. Arkansas, Prev. 9 (5-5, 1-5 SEC) The Hogs may have only one conference win, but they were thoroughly dominant in the game and sent a message to their final opponents. The first SEC win is finally behind them, the nerves are gone and Arkansas can challenge anyone.

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Ole Miss needs perfection and some help to win the SEC West, so it better have figured things out during its bye week.

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Turnovers are the bane of the LSU women’s basketball team’s offensive performance three games into its 2014-15 season.

Through this early stretch, the Lady Tigers (2-1) have turned the ball over 66 times, averaging 22 turnovers in their first three games.

“We are a team that has to improve quickly, and the area of concern right now is our inability to take care of the basketball,” said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell. “Then obviously, when you do enough defensively and when you are holding a team in the 40s, you have to look at your offensive execution.”

During Caldwell’s tenure at LSU, the Lady Tigers average 17.77 turnovers per game. However, Caldwell’s teams average 19.58 turnovers in the first three games during her four seasons at LSU. Against Jackson State on Monday night, LSU committed a season-high 27 turnovers.

Although the Lady Tigers struggled, shooting 35 percent in the first

half, LSU had opportunities with 40 attempts and only five turnovers.

The Lady Tigers’ offensive chances were stalled in the second half by 18 turnovers, which resulted in only 24 shots being taken in the period.

“We didn’t make some great decisions in transition,” Caldwell said. “I thought we turned the ball over too much when we had numbers. Everybody wanted to get a turnover, it seemed like. We’ve got to figure out how to eliminate that.”

All but one LSU player turned the ball over at least once against Jackson State.

Sophomore guards Raigyne Moncrief and Rina Hill combined for 10 of the Lady Tigers’ final 27 turnovers against Jackson State.

Hill leads LSU with 11 turnovers this season, and Moncrief is not far behind with eight.

Hill’s point-to-turnover ratio is .91 this season, while Moncrief leads the Lady Tigers with 37 points.

“It starts with chemistry,” Moncrief said. “Coach Caldwell gave us the opportunity to perform, and it is our duty to go out and perform each night. It starts with Rina Hill and

myself. We are the two point guards and are supposed to give the ball in space, but we had a ton of turnovers and miscommunications.”

Despite LSU’s own struggles with turnovers, the Lady Tigers forced an average of 24 turnovers per game.

The defensive speed and pressure from LSU’s multiple defensive schemes, especially its full-court press, have helped the Lady Tigers average 13.3 steals per game.

Against Jackson State, senior guard DaShawn Harden led LSU with six steals.

“I think it started with DaShawn Harden,” Moncrief said. “She did a great job of coming off the bench and creating deflections. Once she got on a roll, then the rest of the team followed after. We just have to get our offensive production better.”

The Lady Tigers hope to create turnovers tonight against Tulane, which averages 16 turnovers per game.

On the offensive end, LSU must improve quickly because the Green Wave averages 15 steals per game and has allowed opponents an average of 51 points per game.

page 7 overtime, from page 5 heading into Tuesday night that it would be a close game.

“We knew going in it was going to be a hard fought battle,” Jones said. “I thought our guys did a tremendous job.”

Mickey got the scoring going early for the Tigers, tallying four points on 2-of-3 shooting through the first five minutes.

Mickey also recorded a block and four rebounds heading into the first official time out of the game.

The 6-foot-8-inch forward recorded his first double-double of the season finishing with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

“I thought Jarell and Jordan played well,” Jones said.

“Inside, Jarell really started to get the ball toward the rim and I thought played much better as well.”

It was a tough night from the field for both teams with both the Red Raiders and the Tigers finishing under 40 percent from the field.

The Tigers finished at 37 percent from the field while going cold from behind-the-arc, making only 2 of their 19 shots.

Mickey said it was difficult to struggle for the duration of the night from the field like the Tigers did, but he is confident with the team’s shot selection moving forward.

“It was real frustrating,” Mickey said. “We know some shots that we missed we are able to knock down consistently.

It’s a little tough, but you’re going to have those nights where

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LSU freshman guard Jenna Deemer (1) loses control of the ball during the Lady Tigers’ 52-44 overtime victory against Jackson State on Monday at the PMAC.

“They’re a balanced attack.

They’ve got players who can make shots, so we’re going to have to really be disciplined on the defensive end. Our goal in any and every game is to execute our defensive game plan, and that’s where it starts for us.”

Against an in-state opponent, each team carries a little extra motivation. Sophomore guard Raigyne Moncrief said the Lady Tigers

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LSU junior guard Keith Hornsby (4) lays up the ball during the Tigers’ 69-64 victory against Texas Tech on Tuesday at the PMAC. you can’t hit anything. But what helped us out was being able to play great defense in the second half.”

It was a grind it out win for the Tigers, but the team is happy to get out with a win to head to their next round of games with an undefeated slate.

“Tonight, we came out and did what we needed to do to win,” Mickey said. “It was a great win for us, and it showed ourselves what our team is capable of doing. We need to continue to do it every night.” need to move on from Monday’s close call because she expects the Green Wave to come into the PMAC ready to win.

“We are just going to have to be ready to play,” Moncrief said. “It starts in practice tomorrow. We need to watch the film and forget what happened [Monday] and move on.

Tulane is going to be hyped up.”

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Christmas anthem displays ignorance about Africa

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Numerous British celebrities contributed to the 30th anniversary rerelease of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas,’ including Bono, Chris Martin, Ed Sheeran and One Direction.

our lady of angst sidneyrose reynen Columnist There’s more than a week left until Thanksgiving, but everything smells like pine cones, Urban Outfitters is selling “tacky” Christmas sweaters and Mariah Carey is raking in another million dollars for a song she released two decades ago. Whether you like it or not, Christmastime is here.

One of the downsides of Christmas this year is that somebody, somewhere decided to bring back the god-awful do-gooder anthem, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”

Originally written and recorded in 1984, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” was a charity single meant to spread awareness of famine in Ethiopia. The song was subsequently rerecorded with stars in 1989 and 2004, with the latter’s proceeds going toward famine relief in

the troubled region of Darfur, Sudan.

This year, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” showcases the fresh new faces of the British music scene, even including musicians featured on previous recordings. Some of these stars include newcomers Jessie Ware, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, One Direction and Rita Ora, while more established musicians like Bono and Chris Martin of Coldplay return.

The 30th anniversary version of the original recording, which debuted on iTunes yesterday, raises money to fight — you guessed it — the Ebola epidemic.

On one hand, I’m glad that the music industry has found a way to cash in on One Direction’s obnoxious popularity for charitable purposes.

But if you actually listen to the song, or even glance at the lyrics, there are a lot of problems.

For one, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” is responsible for the same mistake many

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people in the Western world make. It generalizes Africa, talking about it as if it were a small country or state. In reality, Africa is one of the most diverse continents in the world, with a vast range of religions, ethnicities and cultures.

And it’s important to add that, out of the three West African nations (Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea) that have been hit the hardest by Ebola, only one (Liberia) is majority Christian.

So, the answer to the rhetorical “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” question is a resounding “no.” And if they do know, most of them have no reason to care.

Even for the Christians who do recognize Christmas, I doubt they celebrate the same capitalist, consumerist holiday that is Christmas in the Western world.

If you take a closer look at the lyrics, penned by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, you can find an inaccuracy in nearly every oversung line.

The lyric, “and there won’t

be snow in Africa this Christmastime,” is simple proof that the songwriters must have fallen asleep during their basic climatology lessons. This line is false in two ways.

Firstly, it actually does snow at Christmastime in the part of Africa located in the northern hemisphere. Places like Morocco even have ski resorts. And for an extra twist, the section of Africa that’s in the southern hemisphere won’t have snow in December because, like Australia, summer is just now starting.

And what about places like New Orleans or Miami, where it’s an accepted fact that we will probably never see snow in our backyards?

Why isn’t there a song called “Do The Cajuns Know It’s Christmas?”

Besides some outright fallacies, the song contains some really blatant racism and exceptionalism.

Take for instance the incredibly offensive lines, “But say a prayer / Pray for the other ones” and “Well, tonight,

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The “other ones?” Right, because there are no suffering, starving or oppressed people in America or the United Kingdom. With poverty rates of 14.5 and 23.2 percent respectively, America and the U.K. aren’t exactly strangers to suffering.

And as for the “thank God it’s them” line, is this song honestly encouraging listeners to engage in a twisted feeling of schadenfreude? Aren’t you so glad that you’re the oppressor and not the oppressed?

Wasn’t it cool when we colonized Africa and then started the trade of actual human beings in order to build our fortunes for the very low price of nothing?

All of these are better rhetorical questions than “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”

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Acceptance of LGBT does not undermine religious freedom NO WAY JOSE jose bastidas Columnist You’re watching an away game at your house and the Tigers just lost, so you and your friends drive to the nearest Raising Cane’s to drown your sorrows in fast food.

When it’s time for you to place your order, the cashier looks up and down at you and points to a sign on the wall.

“We reserve the right to serve or not serve any customer that contradicts our religious beliefs as an organization,” it says.

While this is most likely not going to happen at your neighborhood Cane’s, Texas state Sen. Donna Campbell, R - New Braunfels, introduced a resolution on Nov. 10 that proposes a Texas constitutional amendment

effectively allowing businesses to turn away LGBT customers — or fire LGBT employees — on the basis of religious freedom.

Senate Joint Resolution 10 says the “government may not burden an individual’s or religious organization’s freedom of religion or right to act or refuse to act in a manner motivated by a sincerely held religious belief unless the government proves that the burden is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.”

To put the law plainly, the government can’t say you have to be nice to people or behave a certain way around them if it contradicts your religious beliefs.

Basically, one person’s beliefs are more important than another’s civil rights.

We are entitled to our own beliefs, and no one can judge us or discriminate against us

because of those beliefs. However, the same expectation should be extended for our race, sexual orientation and gender preferences.

Why are public officials like Campbell trying to make it even more difficult for people to live their lives?

It’s because they fail to consider the other side’s point of view.

The white Christian American feels attacked when a person like me writes columns like this.

They feel attacked when the government tries to enforce a law that would force them to accept LGBT employees, and they take this as a clear violation of their right to believe whatever they want.

But they fail to realize that legally allowing people to discriminate based on their religious beliefs violates the rights of an entire community.

A person who identifies

within the LGBT community faces subtle discrimination every day. Children go to school afraid of being themselves because of what their peers might say or do to them. Same-sex couples fear Tigerland or other bars because someone might harass or attack them.

Religious freedom is already guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution.

Twenty-seven states including Texas and Louisiana do not have any legislation forbidding discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, according to the Human Rights Campaign.

So is the chance that someday a government official might be able to enact such a law the reason enough to give an individual the legal right to discriminate?

I think our society does a good job keeping discrimination alive just fine on its own.

This resolution, like many

others that were introduced in Kansas, North Carolina, South Dakota, Arizona and Oregon this year, will ultimately fail. Not because the legislative branch is trying to change social norms or because it’s out to get the white Christians of America, but because it’s unnecessary.

No one is ever going to succeed at forcing certain religious organizations to accept the LGBT community. Houston Mayor Annise Parker tried and failed after a national outcry earlier this year. No one is ever going to force you to invite a same-sex couple over for dinner.

But don’t expect them to give you the legal right to be a jerk in public because that’s never going to happen, either.

Jose Bastidas is a 21-yearold mass communication senior from Caracas, Venezuela.

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Saturdays during football season are always fun for football fans and college students who want to spend the entire day celebrating school pride and taking a break from their daily stress. As fun as home games have been this season, I’m happy to get my Saturdays back so I can do what I never get a chance to do during the week or on Sundays when I’m doing homework: Sleep!

If I’m not working, which in all likelihood I will be, I plan on doing what I do almost every other day: not a damned thing.

In my apartment, “it’s gameday” is a phrase used to excuse putting off homework, drinking in the mid-morning to early afternoon and cooking excessive amounts of food only to fall asleep on the couch mid-Netflix marathon before LSU even takes to the field. So I guess now we have to come up with another reason to excuse that behavior.

Who says you need an excuse to drink?

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 martin, from page 5 us going as a team.”

His minutes began to increase as the season progressed, playing in the mid-20s to even the occasional 30-minute game. Martin struggled with his confidence early in the season, averaging 8.7 points per game near the halfway mark of the season.

Junior guard Keith Hornsby said Martin’s game and role was lightened due to the veteran talent and leaders he had around him, enabling him to let others make plays.

Martin’s role changed once the Tigers squared off against Arkansas on Feb. 1.

He scored 15 points against the Razorbacks while tallying 34 minutes of playing time.

Martin increased his field goal attempts dramatically, nearly doubling his average up to that point and taking the ball to the basket 13 times.

The Arkansas game seemed to spark the 6-foot-10-inch forward as he scored double digits in all but four games the remainder of the season, bringing his points per game average up to 10.3.

“I thought at the end of last year Jarell was playing as well as anyone on our team,” said coach Johnny Jones. “I thought that in terms of creating scoring opportunities and getting fouled and getting to the free

throw line.”

Martin hasn’t skipped a beat since the end of last year.

During the Tigers’ scrimmage against Morehouse College on Nov. 7, Martin sparked a second-half run, scoring 14 of his game-high 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting for the game.

He did much of the same in the Tigers’ regular-season opener, going 8-for-16 from the field to post his 21 points.

Martin’s increased confidence scoring on the floor has been noticed by many of his teammates. Hornsby said Martin has become a whole new player during the last year.

“He’s almost a totally different player and approaches the game totally different this year,” Hornsby said. “Obviously he was a freshman last year surrounded by veterans, so he got a good year to kind of learn the ropes. But this year, his experience is so valuable to us to step forth on the court and off the court as a leader, and I think the fact that he has done that has also improved his game.”

Martin went to numerous camps over the offseason to improve his game and become a leader on a Tigers’ squad that lost a considerable amount of veterans from a season ago.

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“It’s something he’s been working on all summer,” Mickey said. “Improving his body, improving his game, improving his shot selection, so I’m happy for him.”

Freshman forward Aaron Epps said he looks up to Martin and said, no matter what the coaches ask of Martin, he does it.

Martin has a high motor and noticeable playmaking ability, and with the departure of Johnny O’Bryant to the NBA, it has helped him utilize his talent.

“With Johnny’s absence, we are able to vacate that low block and it opens up some driving opportunities for our perimeter guys,” Jones said. “And a lot of times, Jarell will have good matchups for him that he could maybe take advantage of.”

Martin settled his nerves and has become increasingly confident in each game he

page 11 plays. And when Martin is on his game, it makes the rest of the Tigers’ squad happy to see.

“He’s 100 percent right now.

He’s feeling good,” Mickey said. “He’s healthy right now,

so he’s feeling real good about himself. He’s having fun, so I’m happy to see him doing great like that. I’m happy to see him taking shots and knocking them down.”

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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle ACROSS 1 Bookcase level 6 __ a test; passes easily 10 One of the Three Bears 14 Blanket 15 Hawaiian feast 16 Grows older 17 Give a speech 18 Make indistinct 19 Ocean bird 20 Cleaned one’s hands 22 Surrey top’s fancy edge 24 Actor Sandler 25 Go in again 26 Zigzag skiing 29 Mysterious 30 Feel sick 31 Dispositions 33 Least favorite chicken pieces 37 Whip 39 African nation 41 __ up; absorb 42 Girl Scout group 44 Procrastinator’s word 46 Actress __ MacGraw 47 Certain berth 49 Was __; suffered defeat 51 Nearly alike 54 Disarray 55 Practical jokes 56 Cool side dish 60 Walkway 61 Wahine’s dance 63 Innocent; unsophisticated 64 “It is what __” 65 Prince Harry’s alma mater 66 Fearful and shy 67 Relaxing drinks 68 Ruby & scarlet 69 Snow toys DOWN 1 Flat-bottomed hauling boat 2 Dance at a Bar Mitzvah

3 Gabor and Longoria 4 Deadly 5 Liberty 6 Scrapbook 7 Actor Robert 8 Thirsty Parisian’s need 9 Wave rider 10 Afternoon performances 11 GEICO employee, e.g.

12 Come together 13 Actor Ed __ 21 Runyon or Wayans 23 Harness strap 25 Adjust a clock 26 __ and pepper 27 Dishonest one 28 Additionally 29 __ Allan Poe 32 Refueling ship 34 Outer garment 35 Leafy veggie 36 Dermatologist’s concern 38 Sanctity

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Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved

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40 Refuse to obey 43 President James K. __ 45 Feels miffed about 48 Large home appliance 50 Attack 51 Divide up

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Furious Craze __ and groans Clumsy fellow Green citrus Gung ho Marries University of Utah athlete

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LSU Dance Ensemble prepares for its fall dance concert this weekend

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[1] Studio art senior Harlee Trautman and kinesiology sophomore Richmond McGough practice their group routine. [2] Double bass professor Yung-Chiao Wei plays music to accompany the dancers. [3] Students surround Trautman as they continue to move across the floor. [4] Dance professor Sandra Parks explains choreography to her students. [5] McGough reaches behind kinesiology junior Jernai Gaston during rehearsal.