The Daily Reveille - October 20, 2014

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Monday, OCTOBER 20, 2014

SEC LEAST

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The Tigers swept SEC East teams

3 of the past 5 seasons:

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The Tigers have won of their last games against the SEC East, losing against only two teams:

2010 2011 Florida Georgia 2014

compiled BY jack chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com

The LSU football team’s win over Kentucky on Saturday gave LSU its 21st win against the Southeastern Conference’s East Division in its 30 games against the opposition under Miles. The blowout win prompted ESPN’s College GameDay to choose Baton Rouge for the Tigers’ upcoming matchup against Ole Miss. Here’s a look at some of the Tigers’ stats during their dominating run against the East:

MILES’ SEC EAST RECORD:

19-8 in regular season 2-1 in SEC Championship

undefeated

They have been at home against the East since 2010.

games

21-9

The Tigers have a record against SEC East opponents under head coach Les Miles — a .700 winning percentage.

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Oct. 6, 2012 L 14-6

Sept. 28, 2013 L 44-41

WEST

all-time record:

222-193-2 (.535 winning percentage)

student life

Protest raises awareness against domestic, sexual violence ‘Take Back the Night’ organized by SHC, Women’s Center

BY jayce genco jgenco@lsureveille.com As the sun found its way across the western sky Sunday afternoon, organizers and supporters of “Take Back the Night” rallied to end domestic violence and sexual assault. In its 28th year, the event recognized and honored survivors of rape, murder, domestic violence and sexual assault and looked to spark conversations to end violent crime in the Baton Rouge area.

Debra Veal, member of behavioral health organization Cenikor, passed out ribbons for men against domestic violence. Veal said it was important for her to be at Take Back the Night because her sister was stalked and physically abused by a male. “No man should put their hands on a woman,” Veal said. “Period.” Veal advised victims of verbal, physical or mental abuse to speak out and notify someone of their situations. “Many women are losing lives because of domestic violence,” Veal said.

Student Government launched the campus’ “It’s On Us” campaign at the event. The campaign is the White House’s initiative to end sexual assault on college campuses. Representatives urged participants and students to sign the “It’s On Us” pledge. A a r o n Bourgeois, music education freshman and member of Feminists in Action, said domestic violence is a real issue and the University needs to take a stand against it. “A lot of the organizations

Read a columnist’s take on language used in the recent LSUPD rape report on page 13.

see take back the night, page 15

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The Student Health Center and Women’s Center staged ‘Take Back the Night’ on Sunday to combat domestic violence and sexual assult.


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