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Oh, What a Night!

Friday, September 11, 2009

FOOTBALL

Game weather calls for rain

By Lindsey Meaux Senior Staff Writer

Vandy looking to break LSU’s win streak Sat.

By Jarred LeBlanc Sports Contributor

“Sure things” don’t exist in sports — especially college sports.

But LSU victories in night home football games the last few years have become quite routine.

LSU only played four night games in Tiger Stadium in 2008 — a time and place where the Tigers usually play their best. LSU has been dominant in Saturday night home games and has won 30 consecutive Saturday night games in Death Valley since 2002.

“The night at Tiger Stadium brings an enthusiasm on game day that gets our fans in great form starting that evening,” said LSU coach MARY ANN CHASTAIN / The Associated Press

STREAK, see page 15

MARK HUMPHREY / The Associated Press

Vandy coach Bobby Johnson [above] will have a chance Saturday to end LSU coach Les Miles [left] and the Tigers’ 30-game night home game win streak.

It never rains in Tiger Stadium — but drops may fall during Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt.

With an 80 percent chance of rain forecast to grace Tiger Stadium, weather is not likely to affect fan turnout, according to Michael Bonnette, sports information director.

“This being the home opener ... people are excited to see LSU play,” Bonnette said. “I would hope it wouldn’t affect attendance much.”

Lightning has delayed the start of past games, but Bonnette said he doesn’t recall any games being canceled because of rain — and the rain rarely depresses fan turnout.

Games with rain in recent years include the game against South Carolina in 2007 and the Fresno State game in 2006.

Hunter Geisman, ticket operations coordinator, said the rainsoaked South Carolina game had 12,109 attendees in the student section. The average number of student attendees at each game for the 2007 season was 8,963.

And the sun-sparse the Fresno State game had 4,138 attendees in the student section, while the average attendance for each game during 2006 was 8,372, Geisman said.

“The Fresno game was at 8 p.m. [with] terrible weather before the game, cooler temperatures and the kickoff was delayed over an hour,” RAIN, see page 19

AGCENTER

Prof. helps Haitian farmers University invites natives to campus

By Olga Kourilova Contributing Writer photos courtesy of DAVID WEINDORF

LSU AgCenter assistant professor David Weindorf, center, conducts soil tests as Haitian children watch during his trip to the Caribbean country in mid-August.

Burning trash piles, fully uniformed United Nations soldiers holding machine guns and high levels of air pollution welcomed LSU

AgCenter assistant professor David Weindorf on his recent trip to Haiti.

Weindorf stayed in the Caribbean country with John Kruse, research agronomist with Georgia-Pacific in Decatur, Ga., from Aug. 10 to 14.

The two men went at the request of North and South Carolina churches who have had a mission in Haiti for 15 years. The churches made a call for agronomists to help the farmers of Haiti through the Soil Science

Society of America, a professional organization founded in 1936 whose stated mission is to advance the field of soil science.

Agronomists specialize in plant and soil science including physical and chemical characteristics of soils, Weindorf explained.

He said he volunteered for the trip because he felt it would be a HAITI, see page 19

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INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

200 missing, feared dead after Sierra Leone boat capsizes

SC voters surprised by Rep. Joe Wilson’s ‘You lie!’ outburst

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — More than 200 people, including many schoolchildren returning from holidays, were missing and feared dead Thursday, a day after a wooden boat capsized at sea, authorities said.

Thirty-nine passengers have been rescued so far off the coast of the West African nation, said Naval Lt. Cmdr. Mao Suma.

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rep. Joe Wilson is known as a mildmannered congressman fond of making short speeches. His shortest got the most attention. “You lie!” Wilson blurted out during President Obama’s health care address to a joint session Wednesday night, an outburst that made some supporters shudder even as others believed it could give Wilson a political boost in his conservative hometown. “He’s the only one who has guts in that whole place.

He’ll get re-elected in a landslide,” said John Roper, an insurance agent.

Iraqi shoe thrower might drop TV, turn to activism, humanitarianism BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi television reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in one of the more bizarre episodes of the Iraq war might use his new iconic status in Iraq to promote humanitarian causes. The reporter, Muntadhar al-Zeidi, is to be released Monday after nine months in prison. He will be greeted by a nation where many feel his act of protest encapsulated their own bitterness over the war.

Day of mourning becomes day of service this year on 9/11 NEW YORK (AP) — Americans planned beach cleanups, packages for soldiers and save-the-tree fundraisers along with familiar remembrances in three cities to mark eight years since the attacks of Sept. 11, the first time the anniversary was

named a national day of service.

“Instead of us simply remembering the horrible events and more importantly the heroes who lost their lives on 9/11, we are all going to turn into local heroes,” said Ted Tenenbaum, a Los Angeles repair shop owner who offered free handyman services Thursday and planned to do so again Friday.

Medical marijuana shop raided in Spokane, similar operations warned SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane police on Thursday raided a medical marijuana store, shutting it down, arresting the owners and warning similar operations to close, too. Police said it was the first time in the state that medical marijuana distributors had been arrested on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance. Law officers searched a store called Change, along with four private residences. Change opened earlier this year. Arrested were co-owners Scott Q. Shupe, 54, and Christopher P. Stevens, 36.

STATE/LOCAL

FBI agents visit New Orleans City Hall as part of criminal investigation

La. Vets chief: No soldiers qualify for benefit, rules very restrictive

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The FBI confirms that agents visited New Orleans City Hall. FBI spokeswoman Sheila Thorne said Thursday’s visit was part of an “ongoing criminal investigation.” Thorne declined to give specifics or say what department agents visited. The agents were reportedly seen on the third floor of City Hall, meeting with interim Chief Technology Officer Harrison Boyd. Later Thursday, the city released a statement from City Attorney Penya Moses-Fields’ office, saying it had provided the FBI with “outdated data cartridges that appear to be derived from computer systems that are no longer in use by the city and date back as far as 1997. ... The city continues to cooperate with law enforcement agencies that request information, and today’s events followed this routine protocol.” Federal authorities in June acknowledged a criminal investigation involving the city technology office.

(AP) — A 2007 state law allows $100,000 disability benefits for certain Louisiana National Guard soldiers, but the rules are so restrictive that no one has qualified for the money, the head of the state veterans agency said Thursday. The law stipulates that a guardsman can qualify for the money only by meeting well defined criteria.

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TRADITION

Mike may miss pregame festivities Official: Tiger’s behavior normal

By Kyle Bove Senior Staff Writer

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A playful Mike VI runs around his habitat after he first arrived to the University on Sept. 1, 2007. Mike will likely miss a few appearances to games this season.

One very important Tiger may be absent from some pregame celebrations this football season, according to University officials.

Although LSU School of Veterinary Medicine student handlers have worked with Mike the Tiger during the summer on getting him in and out of his trailer, there is a possibility the live mascot won’t make it into the gold carriage for some games, David Baker, the University’s attending veterinarian, said in a prepared statement.

Mike is a young adult male tiger, Baker said, and because of this, may not always comply.

“We know how important it is

UNIVERSITY

Furlough prop. sparks debate Cope: Resolution offers compromise

By Sarah Eddington Contributing Writer

A resolution proposing an elective furlough plan sparred debate at the Faculty Senate meeting Thursday night, causing senate members to table the discussion until November.

The state government asked the LSU community to propose an array of alternative plans for dealing with the current revenue shortfall while inflicting mini‘I hope we mal damage on the state’s treat Flagship Uni[Policy versity.

According Statement to Resolution 36] as a 09-07, “Condiliving docu- tions and Proment.’ cedures for Furlough Plans,” Michael Martin the University University chancellor must provide at least three elective ways of taking the furlough — for example, through payroll deductions to go to the University via the LSU Foundation, onetime donations via check or other payment instrument via the LSU Foundation, or multiple smaller payments or deductions.

Kevin Cope, Faculty Senate president, said the resolution offers a sufficient compromise.

The resolution produced conflicting responses from the senators. Many were hesitant to agree to a resolution with so much uncertainty. The senators said the resolution lacked a refined language.

Patrick McGee, English FURLOUGH, see page 6

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Chancellor Michael Martin addresses the Faculty Senate on Thursday about Policy Statement 36 governing faculty members.

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‘We know how important it is to the fans that [Mike VI] be in the stadium.’

David Baker

Mike VI’s attending vet

to the fans that he be in the stadium,” Baker said. “But we can’t force him to do so, and we absolutely would never do that even if we could.”

Mike VI came to the University in August 2007 as a rambunctious 2-year-old.

Baker said Mike has matured, becoming more cautious and less inquisitive — normal signs of tiger development.

“If Mike VI does not attend the pregame festivities, it is important for fans to know that this does not mean that something is wrong,” Baker said. “Mike VI is a healthy,

normal tiger.”

Mike the Tiger is traditionally driven around Tiger Stadium in a gold cage — complete with cheerleaders on top — stopping for cheers, pictures and the occasional roar.

“That’s a big part of LSU football history,” said Lexie Duhon, biology sophomore. “[But] you can’t really make that massive thing do anything.”

Amy Dyess, creative writing senior, said she understands but is disappointed Mike may not make it to every game.

“It might be a challenging season,” Dyess said. “Keeping with LSU tradition, it’d be nice to see him around.”

LSU will face Vanderbilt on Saturday at 6 p.m.

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MUSIC

Friday, September 11, 2009

NATION

Band inducted to La. Hall of Fame US Muslims: Fear Ensemble scheduled builds each 9/11 to be honored Sat.

By The Associated Press

By Adam Duvernay Senior Staff Writer

There are plenty of exciting things about Tiger football — not the least of which is the explosive sound of nationally acclaimed Golden Band from Tiger Land.

The band will add to its acclaim during Saturday’s halftime show when Tiger Band performs as newly inducted members of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Mike Shepherd, executive director of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame organization, said this is the first time a collegiate band has been inducted into a hall of fame of any kind.

The Hall of Fame decided to make Tiger Band the 45th inductee because of its legacy as a state musical institution and its deep roots in Louisiana history and culture, Shepherd said.

“We’re humbled to be put in the same light as all these other great Louisiana musicians,” said Roy King, assistant director of bands. “The band understands they have to keep this tradition of excellence at the same level it once was, and this is another reminder of that.”

During the halftime performance, the band will play renditions of Al Johnson’s “Carnival Time,” Robert Parker’s “Barefootin‘” and Jean Knight’s “Mr. Big Stuff.”

All of these Louisiana legends were recently inducted into the Hall of Fame themselves.

“The rocking music will make a great halftime show,” Shepherd said. “If you’re a Louisiana native and don’t know the songs by name, you’ve certainly heard them before.”

Shepherd said the band’s deep Louisiana roots make it a perfect

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Tiger Band practices marching down the hill Aug. 22 into Tiger Stadium.

candidate for the Hall of Fame.

He cited a connection between former Gov. Huey Long and Castro Cazaro, Tiger Band leader in 1934, as the formative step to making the band the world-class organization it is today.

“Huey Long was sharp, and he knew how to take care of his people,” Shepherd said. “You have good music, and that helps to bring people up in hard times.”

Long and Cazaro collaborated on a number of compositions including the famous “Touchdown for LSU,” “LSU Cadets March” and “Darling of LSU.” The halftime presentation will mark the band’s inclusion into the hall, but a smaller, official ceremony will be held today at 2 p.m. in the Lod Cook Alumni Center.

Seating for the event is limited, but the event is open to the public.

Shepherd said the official induction will welcome both the band and the writing team of Long and Cazaro into the new Writer’s Annex of the Hall of Fame.

Tiger Band will also try something new this Saturday to make its members more comfortable before and during the game.

While the band marching down Victory Hill after playing for the Tiger Athletic Foundation in the PMAC is usually a sign for fans to move into the stadium, it also forced the band to wait hours in the sun for the game to start.

This season, the band will march down the hill before playing for the TAF pep rally. The band will take their position following the first show.

Contact Adam Duvernay at aduvernay@lsureveille.com

NEW YORK (AP) — There is the dread of leaving the house that morning. People might stare, or worse, yell insults.

Prayers are more intense, visits with family longer. Mosques become a refuge.

Eight years after 9/11, many U.S. Muslims still struggle through the anniversary of the attacks. Yes, the sting has lessened. For the younger generation of Muslims, the tragedy can even seem like a distant memory. “Time marches on,” said Souha Azmeh Al-Samkari, a 22-year-old student at the University of Dayton in Ohio.

Yet, many American Muslims say Sept. 11 will never be routine, no matter how many anniversaries have passed.

“I get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach every year,” said Nancy Rokayak of Charlotte, N.C., who covers her hair in public. “I feel on 9/11 others look at me and blame me for the events that took place.”

Rokayak, a U.S.-born convert, has four children with her husband, who is from Egypt, and works as an ultrasound technologist. She makes sure she is wearing a red,

white and blue flag pin every Sept.

11 and feels safer staying close to home.

Sarah Sayeed, who lives in the Bronx, said that for a long time, she hesitated before going out on the anniversary. The morning the World Trade Center crumbled, she rushed to her son’s Islamic day school so they could both return home. The other women there warned that she should take off her headscarf, or hijab, for her own safety. She now attends an interfaith prayer event each Sept. 11, keeping her hair covered as always.

“There’s still a sense of ‘Should I go anywhere? Should I say anything?’ There’s kind of that anxiety,” said Sayeed, who was born in India and came to the U.S. at age 8. “I force myself to go out.”

The anniversary brings a mix of emotions: sorrow over the huge loss of life, anguish over the wars that followed, but also resentment over how the hijackings so completely transformed the place of Muslims in the U.S. and beyond.

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ECONOMY

Baton Rouge ranks seventh largest in job growth Goods-manufacturing sees highest increase

By Adam Duvernay Senior Staff Writer

With job market growth acting as a leading barometer for economic recovery, a recent report shows Baton Rouge is ahead of the national curve, though only slightly.

The Department of Labor Statistics released a report earlier this month on the year-to-year non-farm employment growth of 372 American metropolitan cities. Baton Rouge ranked the seventh largest sector of growth.

From July 2008 to July 2009, Baton Rouge added more than 700 new jobs to its labor market, mostly in the goods-manufacturing sector.

The Baton Rouge goodsmanufacturing sector increased by about 1,300 jobs in the last year. Service-providing industries lost about 600 jobs.

While the city lost thousands of jobs in other sectors of the economy, the net gain of construction, trade and transportation, education and health services and government jobs caused positive overall growth.

Though most of the jobs

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created in the last year are related to construction and other blue-collar opportunities, Adam Knapp, president of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, said the economic future of the city could provide graduates with solid career opportunities.

Knapp said the Baton Rouge Area Chamber has been focusing on expanding five sectors of the city’s economy during the past years.

“We’re looking to see if there is traction for some of these balls

we’re looking to roll, and the answer seems to be yes,” Knapp said.

Knapp said warehouse and distribution jobs as well as construction and manufacturing are primary targets for growth. He said both sectors have limited white-collar opportunities.

Another sector — finance, insurance and real estate — has been a very active growth prospect in the city and could offer students plenty of possible employment opportunities, Knapp

said.

Knapp cited an emerging Baton Rouge life sciences market as a future prospect for growth in the city. Cancer treatment companies and stem cell research firms have both shown interest in expanding into Baton Rouge.

Knapp said a 40 percent tax credit incentive recently passed by the city government for research and development conducted by small businesses in Louisiana has made the city an exciting prospect for many research firms.

Knapp calls the final sector “emerging and existing niche opportunities,” which he said includes video game development prospects.

Sara Crow, the University’s Career Services assistant director for communications, said she has not seen a significant increase in graduates who cannot find employment.

She said the job market hunt has just become more difficult, but mostly because it requires greater focus and a greater willingness to explore outside students’ declared majors.

“The ball is more in the employers’ court,” Crow said.

“What that means for students is they may have to open up their scope for the job market.”

Crow said students looking

to avoid a painful job hunt should begin focusing their energy on finding employment while still in school. She said networking and career experience are more important than ever.

“The advice we’re giving students isn’t different than what we would give in a strong economic environment,” Crow said.

“Students just have to heed that advice more because the market is still weak.”

Crow said networking opportunities such as next week’s career exposition are the kinds of moves students need to make to survive.

Unemployment in Baton Rouge increased from 4.7 percent to 7.3 percent during the last year. City unemployment was down 0.1 percent in July from June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The national average for unemployment was most recently estimated at 9.7 percent, up from 6 percent last year. The average rose 0.3 percent from July to August.

Unemployment rates were higher in July than a year earlier in all 372 metropolitan areas, according to the BLS. Contact Adam Duvernay at aduvernay@lsureveille.com

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Friday, September 11, 2009

FURLOUGH, from page 3

professor, said the idea of an elective furlough seemed ridiculous and created a false sense of support.

Chancellor Michael Martin unveiled PS-36, the University’s policy statements governing the appointment, evaluation, promotion, retention and tenure of faculty members.

“I hope we treat this as a living document,” Martin said.

The committee spent five years working, laboring and negotiating over the documents, encountering every obstacle a person can encounter before finally succeeding, Cope said.

The Faculty Senate divided PS-36 into two versions: one pertaining to tenured and one to nontenured colleagues.

Following the ceremony, Martin addressed the current economic situation.

“We are entering a year in which the only thing we can be certain of is uncertainty,” Martin said.

Martin said despite a still unclear University budget situation, he will continue to move forward with revitaliz‘We are ing and updatthe camentering ing pus. a year in Martin which the said he is satwith the only thing isfied i n s t i t u t i o n ’s we can be progress and to certain commitment academic exof is cellence.

The meetuncertainty.’ ing also includMichael Martin ed an update on University chancellor Moodle.

“Moodle has had its ups and downs,” Cope said.

Spurred by a survey showing roughly 82 percent of faculty did not understand most of Moodle’s nomenclature, Moodle is about to release a new interface to make the program easier for faculty to manage, according to Andrew Christie, accounting professor and member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.

“I’m confident it’s going to work better,” Christie said. “It couldn’t work worse.”

The new format will have simpler terminology and navigation.

The Faculty Senate passed Resolution 09-06, “Inactive Course Policy.”

A course will become inactive if it isn’t taught in five years, according to the policy. After 10 years without teaching the course, it will be dropped completely.

Andrea Houston, information systems and decision sciences professor, said the current catalog is deceiving for students who try to plan their curriculum based on an inaccurate catalog.

The Faculty Senate elected Ken McMillin, animal sciences professor, to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.

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VOLLEYBALL

LSU faces Tulane again in N.O.

By Rob Landry Sports Contributor

Defeating the same team twice in a season is one of the most difficult things to do in sports, according to an old cliche.

The LSU volleyball team (4-2) faces that task this weekend as they play Tulane for the second time in six days.

The Tigers took down the Green Wave in straight sets last Saturday during the Tiger Classic at the PMAC. But this weekend the Tigers face Tulane in Fogleman Arena in New Orleans as part of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic.

“After you beat a team, you know that they want to come out and beat you,” said LSU senior middle blocker Lauren DeGirolamo. “So we know that we’re going to have to step up our game this weekend.”

The Tigers will also play against Long Beach State and the University of New Orleans this weekend.

Though none of LSU’s matches this weekend are as high profile as in the last two tournaments, when the Tigers took on No. 5 Stanford and No. 6 Nebraska, both Tulane and Long Beach State received votes in last week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25 poll.

“Long Beach is a physical team,” said LSU coach Fran Flory.

“They’re always fast and very well trained. They are a team that has played well thus far, and they are CLASSIC, see page 14

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Vanderbilt junior cornerback Myron Lewis presents a pass Saturday during the Commodors’ season-opening win, 45-0, against Western Carolina.

Vanderbilt cornerback Myron Lewis helps build defense “one game at a time”

By Amos Morale Sports Contributor

With 1:36 remaining in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31, the Vanderbilt football team was clinging to a two-point lead.

Every yard was crucial, and Boston College freshman

quarterback Dominique Davis just connected on a 16-yard pass to give the Eagles a first down.

His next pass found the hands of a Vanderbilt defender — thenjunior cornerback Myron Lewis.

The interception allowed the Commodores to run out the clock and secure their first bowl victory

in 53 years.

“When the team needed me to make a play, I was able to make a play,” Lewis said.

This season, the Commodores have their sights set on another bowl appearance, and LEWIS, see page 13

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SOCCER

Tigers gear up for upcoming OU, ULL matches Spark emerges as vital player for team

By David Helman Sports Writer

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LSU sophomore midfielder Taryne Boudreau (16) chases the ball during the Tigers’ loss to Memphis, 2-0, in Baton Rouge.

LSU soccer coach Brian Lee wasn’t kidding when he dubbed his team’s 2009 non-conference schedule as the toughest of his tenure.

The Tigers (2-1-1) have had to claw their way through four tough games to start the season, and that doesn’t include looming dates with No. 1 North Carolina and Duke.

“It’s what we were hoping for,” Lee said. “There’s a great

deal of parity in college women’s soccer, and you’re going to have to scratch and claw for every win you get along the way. But hopefully we’ll be better prepared for the [Southeastern Conference] than we’ve been in the past.”

LSU continues its tough non-conference stretch tonight against Oklahoma (4-1-1) at the LSU Soccer Complex, the last home game before the conference season starts. The team travels to face Louisiana-Lafayette (0-1-5) on Sunday before heading to North Carolina (5-0-0) on Sept. 18.

“We certainly feel like by the time we hit the Georgia game, we’ll be tested,” Lee said. “And hopefully we’ll continue to get

better.”

To do that, Lee said his team has to avoid its recent trend of poor first-half play. The defense surrendered two goals in the first 20 minutes in the season-opening loss to Memphis, and LSU needed late-game heroics to overcome a 1-0 deficit this past Sunday against South Florida.

“We’re just looking for rhythm of play right from the get-go, starting with tackling and running and winning the ball, but then sharpness in our attacking third,” Lee said.

Senior midfielder Melissa Clarke provided the spark Lee was looking for against South SOCCER, see page 14

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TENNIS

Tournaments to showcase fresh talent this weekend Teams kick off in Houston, Nashville

By Sean Isabella Sports Contributor

Out with the old and in with the new.

A new era of tennis will be unveiled this weekend in Houston as the LSU men’s tennis team opens its season at the Rice Invitational at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium.

The Tigers, who lost AllAmerican Michael Venus to graduation in May, will showcase three freshmen at the weekendlong tournament, which starts at 9 a.m. today.

The tournament is separated into flights, ‘It’s a good with each comchance for petitor guaranto play in us to get teed three singles to ... see and three douhow they bles matches the respond throughout weekend. under “It’s a to get pressure.’ chance some of these Lisa Jackson guys, which a LSU women’s tennis lot of them are assistant coach first time freshman and their first time competing … to play that many matches and see what they need to work on in practice,” said LSU men’s coach Jeff Brown.

The three freshmen on display will be Stefan Szacinski, James Turbervill and Roger Anderson.

Brown said Szacinski, an Adelaide, Australia, native, has a chance to make a big splash this year.

“He’s a very good athlete, and he competes with a very good head on his shoulders,” Brown said. “We’re going to see him improve as the semester goes on and he gets more match experience.”

Junior Sebastian Carlsson and sophomore Neal Skupski are the only two Tigers who won’t make the trip.

Carlsson and Skupski, who debuted at No. 18 in doubles of the ITA Preseason Rankings, will stay behind in Baton Rouge to practice together.

The duo notched a 4-2 record last fall before Skupski joined rackets with Venus en route to doubles All-America honors and a No. 4 doubles ranking.

“He left a legacy of hard work, which I still think is with us,” Brown said, referring to Venus’ work ethic. “Some of the guys will pick up on it and be able to use it.”

Tulane, Southern Methodist and host Rice are among the competing teams.

Meanwhile, the Lady Tigers will also fashion their own young talent this weekend in the Southeastern Conference Fall Classic in Nashville, Tenn.

LSU will send three freshmen and sophomore Whitney

Wolf to compete in the weekend the freshmen, Jackson and coach long tournament.

Tony Minnis will keep a close “It’s a good chance for us to eye on Wolf. get to know them better and see Wolf was a five-star recruit how they respond and the No. 36 juunder pressure … nior player in the to a very tough country before tournament for coming to LSU, the first time,” but she struggled said LSU assisduring her freshtant coach Lisa man year with a Jackson.

15-19 singles reThe pressure cord.

Jeff Brown the Tigers will Jackson said LSU men’s tennis coach face this season Wolf spent countis a conference less hours in the that sent 11 of its 12 teams to the offseason to prove she was worNCAA tournament last spring, thy of being dubbed Louisiana’s something Jackson said is cru- top-ranked junior in 2008. cial.

“Whitney really worked hard “It will give them a good idea over the summer,” Jackson said. on how it is to compete during the “I know she’s excited to show the regular season,” she said. improvements she’s made.”

Freshmen Ebie Wilson, Keri Frankenberger and Kaitlin Burns will make their debut in purple and gold for the Lady Tigers.

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Sophomore Whitney Wolf

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prepares to serve Feb. 7

‘[Venus] left a legacy of hard work, which I still think is with us.’

during a tennis doubles home match. Wolf will compete alongside three freshmen players in the Southeastern Conference Fall Classic this weekend in Nashville, Tenn.

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CROSS COUNTRY

Tigers move forward from lackluster 2008 season Teams hope to use experience to rebound

By Luke Johnson Sports Contributor

The LSU cross country team’s 2008 season ended at the bottom of the Southeastern Conference.

The Tigers placed second to last at the SEC Championship meet, and the Lady Tigers placed last.

The teams will send 19 runners in an attempt to rebound from last season’s woes to College Station, Texas, this weekend at the Texas A&M Invitational on the Penberthy Intramural Fields.

LSU is one of 20 teams competing in the event.

The SEC preseason coaches polls didn’t show a lot of confidence in the LSU runners this

season — the men are ranked No. Porter, to graduation. Porter was 9, and the women are ranked last. the top finisher for the Lady TiLSU coach Mark Elliott said gers in five out of six meets, and he is keeping the athletes focused ran a personal best 5K time at the on things they can Auburn Tiger Incontrol rather than vitational by compaying attention pleting the course to the poor prein 18:22.86. season rankings.

During the “We are really SEC championusing it to assess ship, the Lady the strengths of Tigers had five of the team,” Elliott their eight runners Mark Elliott said. “We’re just rank in the bottom LSU coach going to compete eight of the field. the best we can.”

Their top runner, Texas A&M’s men’s team Porter, came across the line as the has won its home meet for six- 51st of 98 runners. straight seasons, something ElBut the Lady Tigers are a liott said his team is not focused more experienced bunch this seaon heading into the meet. son, boasting four seniors com“We’ll try to unseat the pared to the 2008 team, which had champions, but our true focus is one senior. Elliott said he hopes on competing in the SEC meets,” to turn their fortunes around this Elliott said. season, but isn’t setting the bar The Lady Tigers lost their too high. top runner from 2008, Christina “We have to work with the

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‘We really have to focus on what we can do to improve ourselves as a team.’

NFL

Blacked-out games to play online Only sellouts to get TV airtime

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — NFL fans whose local teams’ games are blacked out will be able to watch replays online ‘... The for free — economy though not until is limiting after midnight.

The recessome sion has left ... from several teams buying as in danger of many game having games out tickets as blacked this season, they had.’ including the Roger Goodell Cincinnati BenNFL commissioner gals and Arizona Cardinals this week. The league announced Thursday that home fans will be able to view the delayed broadcasts on NFL.com for 72 hours, except during “Monday Night Football.”

A game is not aired in the home market if it does not sell out 72 hours in advance.

“We understand that the economy is limiting some families and corporations from buying as many game tickets as they had previously,” commissioner Roger Goodell said in a release.

The Bengals and Cardinals each received 24-hour extensions Thursday as the teams tried to sell out their openers and avoid blackouts. Cincinnati plays the Denver Broncos and Arizona faces the San

Francisco 49ers.

The defending NFC champion Cardinals said they had about 1,700 tickets remaining. They have sold out all 34 games played at University of Phoenix Stadium, which opened in 2006. But last January, the team needed two extensions from the league to sell out its first home playoff game in Arizona.

The Bengals are coming off a 4-11-1 season that left many fans disgruntled about the direction of the franchise, which has one

winning season in the last 18 years.

The last time Cincinnati failed to sell out a game was November 2003.

The New Orleans Saints will open the season at noon Saturday at home against the Detroit Lions.

The game is scheduled to broadcast on FOX, according to the Saints Web site.

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talent level that we have,” Elliott said. “We really have to focus on what we can do to improve ourselves as a team and not worry about what happened last season.

Sophomore Laura Carleton is returning to run in 2009 after posting a personal best 5K time of 18:48.24 in last season’s Auburn Tiger Invitational. Senior Kayann Thompson and sophomores Jenna Henssler, Amber Abbott and Jessica Deutsch round out the Lady Tigers returning letter winners.

The Tigers had their ups and downs during the 2008 season.

They took first place in the LSU Tiger Cross Country Festival, and finished seventh out of 30 teams in the Chili Pepper Invitational.

But when they faced SEC competition, the LSU men looked overmatched, placing only two runners in the event’s top 50 during the SEC championship.

The Tigers are led by seniors Andy Florek and Alan Sticker.

Florek’s fifth-place finish at the Tiger Cross Country Festival highlighted his year. Sticker’s best performance came in the SEC championship meet when he finished the 8K course with a time of 25:31.69 to finish 44th out of 98.

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NFL

Detroit RB Smith ‘starving’ to win after 0-16 season Lions to take first shot in New Orleans

By The Associated Press ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions finally have a chance to silence some talk about the NFL’s first 0-16 season.

They know there’s only one way to do it.

Win. “Until we do that, people are going to linger on 0-16,” linebacker Ernie Sims said Thursday.

How hungry is running back Kevin Smith to experience a victory after the rookie was part of a winless season? “Starving,” Smith said.

Detroit’s 258-day wait for a shot at a victory, since sealing their spot in league infamy, ends Sunday at New Orleans.

“You want to do what you didn’t do last year, and get a lot of wins,” Smith said. “I’ve been looking forward to this since walking off the field at Green Bay.” Saints quarterback Drew Brees is probably looking forward to the game, too.

The reigning AP Offensive Player of the Year threw for 5,069 yards last season, trailing only one single-season mark in NFL history, and matched the league-high total with 34 touchdown passes.

Brees’ surrounding cast that includes Marques Colston, Devery Henderson, Reggie Bush, Pierre Thomas is back and that’s not good news for Detroit.

When the Saints won 42-7 at Detroit last year, they became the first NFL team in 57 years to have four players run for a touchdown in the first half. Brees threw two TDs after halftime and finished with 351 yards passing.

The Lions have fixed some of their weaknesses, particularly at linebacker, but perhaps the biggest problem will likely be exposed at the Superdome. Their defensive line appears to be vulnerable against the run and doesn’t seem capable of generating much pressure against the pass.

Detroit had one of the worst defenses in NFL history last year and that slightly improved unit will be tested perhaps as much as it will be all year.

“Can you totally turn things over in one year? Probably not,” said Jim Schwartz, heading into his first game as a head coach at any level.

“But the plan is to make improvement. We’ll see. Words are cheap.

It’s actions on the field that will matter. Last year has no bearing on where we are this year. ... We’re not going to have that on our backs.”

It’s easier for Schwartz, who was the Tennessee Titans’ defensive coordinator last year, to say and

believe that than it is for the players who endured the season of shame to cap the worst eight-season stretch by an NFL team since World War II. Detroit drafted center Dominic Raiola and offensive tackle Jeff Backus in 2001, and the duo is 3197 in the NFL. “I don’t have a lot of good memories in the league,” Raiola said. “A win would make it official that we finally turned the corner on last year, but selfishly I’m looking to do more than just that. Me and Backus haven’t even had a .500 season.”

New Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has been a winner everywhere he’s played, from Dallas to Georgia, and he’s doesn’t think that has to change in Detroit. The No. 1 pick in the draft will likely make some sensational throws and rookie-related mistakes in his regular-season debut.

The Lions are a double-digit underdog against the Saints and might not be favored to win a game until November when it hosts the Saint Louis Rams.

After practicing and showering Thursday, Stafford put on a white T-shirt with the words “This is my week,” on it.

Detroit desperately hopes it is.

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Lions running back Kevin Smith (34) cuts around Browns defensive end David Veikine (57) on a 9-yard run Aug. 22 during a preseason game.

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HEALTH

College football teams tackling H1N1 virus

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Helmets and shoulder pads — and hand sanitizer.

College football players are protecting themselves from more than bruising hits and tackles this season. Swine flu can flatten them, too.

With outbreaks reported at the universities of Mississippi and Wisconsin, players are under orders to wash their hands and cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze, lest their teams join those who have been hit hard by the bug.

After the first couple of cases, when people got sick on campus, me and my roommates, we went and got a big bottle of disinfectant,” said Ole Miss running back Brandon Bolden, who lives with two teammates. “And as soon as we walk into our house, we have hand sanitizer.”

Coaches are fretting the possibility of having to play games short-handed.

“It scares us to death,” Texas coach Mack Brown said.

Swine flu hasn’t been a problem for the Longhorns so far, but the list of teams affected has been growing steadily.

At Duke, in Durham, N.C., one player had a confirmed case of swine flu in early August, about a month before the season started last weekend. School officials said two or three dozen players experienced flu symptoms and it took about 10 days to get healthy.

Tulane, in New Orleans, cleared 27 players with mostly mild symptoms to return to practice about a week before the Green Wave opened their season with a loss to Tulsa.

Washington State had 16 players get sick before its home opener Saturday — a loss to Stanford — amid a larger flu outbreak at the school. The university placed hand sanitizers at concession stands for the game, which drew just 22,386 fans — about 5,500 fewer than last year’s opener.

Mississippi and Wisconsin have been dealing with seriously depleted rosters at practice this week as player after player has come down with the fever, coughing, body aches and sore throats that are symptoms of the H1N1 virus.

Swine flu spreads the same way seasonal flu does, from an infected person sneezing or coughing near other people or touching objects. People inhale the virus or pick it up by touching an infected person or object and then putting their hands to their own nose or mouth.

In Oxford, Miss., the number of Rebels to miss practice with flu symptoms was up to 27 by Tuesday night, coach Houston Nutt

But football players spend a said. That includes star quarterback Jevan Snead and top running back lot of time together, and there are Dexter McCluster. The number other factors that might contribute of cases among the entire student to swine flu spreading through a team, said Dr. William Schaffner, a body was approaching 400.

The Rebels caught a break, Vanderbilt University flu expert.

Football players are not fahowever, because they are off this week and on Sept. 19 play South- mous for their cleanliness — the eastern Louisiana, which is in a spread of bacterial infections is a noted locker room problem. And lower division. the idea of stayIn Madison, ing home with flu Wis., at least 10 symptoms doesn’t players were dealfit the sport’s tough ing with flu sympculture. toms, and univerScholarships sity officials say are predicated on about 200 students showing up for sought medical atpractice and pertention the first forming well in week of school.

Mack Brown games, and full Coaches have been Texas football coach participation is tightlipped about equated with “not which players have been affected and if any will miss letting the team down,” Schaffner Saturday’s home game against noted.

“There is some conflict with Fresno State.

In Tuscaloosa, Ala., Stillman the public health message,” SchaffCollege, which plays Division II ner said.

But school officials around football, had to cancel its opener last week against Clark Atlanta be- the country say they are followcause 37 players had flu-like symp- ing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention toms.

Georgia safety Makiri Pugh and isolating sick students for 24 to tested positive and missed the first 48 hours even after their symptoms game against Oklahoma State. He clear up. A vaccine for the swine expects to play Saturday against flu will not be available until next South Carolina and said the illness month.

Georgia head athletic trainer was “not a big deal.”

The larger problem could be Ron Courson said he included that Pugh’s teammates were likely swine flu prevention in his preexposed to the virus before play- season talk with players, a seminar ing in Stillwater, Okla., so now that usually hits on topics such as the Cowboys might have been ex- heat illness and injury prevention.

Every Georgia player and posed, too.

Health officials say football coach has received a fact sheet players shouldn’t be at any more about the H1N1 virus so they can risk from swine flu than other stu- better recognize symptoms and get dents, assuming they take precau- treated quickly. And each player tions such as washing their hands got his own small bottle of alcoholand staying home when they feel based hand sanitizer.

The infection can be treated sick so they don’t infect others.

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‘[The H1N1 virus] scares us to death.’

with drugs such as Tamiflu and Relenza, but Courson said he has steered away from using them on football players because the vast majority are not in the high-risk groups — small children and those with pre-existing medical conditions — for whom swine flu can lead to more serious illness, even death.

Rest, drinking fluids and maybe some Tylenol or ibuprofen are what Courson would order for a sick student-athlete.

Coaches, meanwhile, are just hoping that an All-American won’t

fall ill for the big game.

“That’s all half-luck,” Kentucky coach Rich Brooks said, “and we just hope that if we do get a case or two that it will be isolated — and at this point, knock on wood, we’re among the fortunate ones that haven’t gone through it — and hope that it doesn’t happen at the worst time with the wrong players.”

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Friday, September 11, 2009 LEWIS, from page 7

Lewis and the Vanderbilt defense is “taking it one game at a time.”

“I just wanna go out there, play hard and win games,” Lewis said. “Hopefully every game.”

The 6-foot-2-inch cornerback was a key part of the Commodores’ 7-6 campaign, logging impressive statistics and gaining the confidence of his coaching staff.

“We feel like he can do the job against just about anybody,” said Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson. “There happens to be some great receivers in this conference that are going to be tough to cover, but Myron’s going to have a chance to do it.”

Lewis emerged this past season as a dominant defensive force, playing opposite the field of current Chicago Bears cornerback D.J. Moore. Moore began the season with a proceeding reputation, but Lewis said he didn’t feel he was being tested by other opponents.

“I think me and D.J. each had our fair share of getting the ball thrown at us,” Lewis said.

The tandem helped the Commodores have the third-stingiest pass defense in the Southeastern Conference, allowing just 174.9 yards per game.

“He does a great job playing man to man,” Johnson said. “He does a great job playing zone.

“He’s also a good blitzer.”

His ability to blitz helped him tie teammate senior defensive end Broderick Stewart for the team lead in sacks last season with five.

“He’s a big asset to our defense,” said Vanderbilt senior safety Ryan Hamilton. “He can do pretty much everything.”

Lewis also racked up 76 tackles after notching 49 his sophomore season. The senior defensive back said he changed the way he played in between his sophomore and junior seasons.

“I was more aggressive on the field,” Lewis said. “I was able to make more plays. I was smarter about what I needed to do and get done.”

That change in aggression paid dividends for both Lewis and the Commodores, who where bowl eligible in 2008 for the first time since 1982.

Lewis made a lot of gamechanging plays, such as intercepting Auburn quarterback Chris Todd with 2:07 left in the Commodores’ 14-13 win, allowing the Commodores to hold the ball and secure victory.

“It’s not foreign to him to make big plays in big games,” Johnson said. “He’s just a real confident player.”

Lewis will face tough tasks again this season as Vanderbilt faces SEC teams with talented receivers like Georgia sophomore A.J. Green and Ole Miss senior Dexter McCluster.

But Lewis said he is going to do what he needs to do to defend

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those types of players.

“Basically just going out there watching a lot of film and seeing what they like to do,” Lewis said. “The different formation packages, what they like to run. Just staying focused and having the mindset that I’m not going to let anybody catch anything on me or out work me on the field.”

Hamilton said Lewis is “a nice guy” and is well liked by his teammates.

“He likes to joke around and have a good time, but he’s also real serious when he has to be,” Hamilton said. “He’s a really good teammate all around.”

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Vanderbilt senior cornerback Myron Lewis (5) joins a host of Commodore defenders in tackling Tennessee running back Lennon Creer in the Commodore’s 20-10 loss to Tennessee on Nov. 22. Lewis finished with five tackles and an interception in the game.

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DeGirolamo said getting a better performance from the defense, better attacks and improvement on the service game are necessary for the team to have success this weekend and the remainder of the season.

“We need to be a better defensive team,” DeGirolamo said. “We need to make sure we get better touches from our setters to set up our hitters. Our hitters have to get more kills per game. And finally we have to put more pressure on

the other team with our serve.”

Following the Tiger Classic last weekend, LSU senior middle blocker Brittnee Cooper was named Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week.

Cooper is the first player to win the award on consecutive weeks since it was split into offensive and defensive categories in 2004.

“We’re thrilled that Brittnee won this award and proud of the recognition she is getting after

season.

“It’s a pretty good chalFlorida, as she supplied both of lenge,” Clarke said. “OU always the late goals that lifted the Ti- does pretty well with their season, and they’re going to give us gers past the Bulls.

“I surprised my own self,” a run for our money.”

But Clarke, along with her Clarke said. “The first half was senior classmates, OK, but we rehas already faced ally picked up in the rigors of the second half. I SEC play and the think it’s looking NCAA tournas o - f a r- s o - g o o d ment. This seafor the weekend son’s slate has … Little by little, served, in some all the stuff I’m ways, as a provlearning and doBrian Lee ing ground for ing on my own is the Tigers’ large really coming tosoccer coach group of incomgether.” ing freshmen.

Clarke tal“It gets them ready for big lied her second and third goals of the season, leveling with the competition before the SEC,” Bulls in the game’s 72nd minute said senior defender Chelsea before firing home the winner in Potts. “A lot of them are stepping out and showing us what they’re the 88th.

Clarke said the tough games made of. They come in ready to are good for the team’s com- work just like everyone else.”

Lee said the team is “finally posure entering the conference

rounding into shape” on the injury front after battling problems with flu and a concussion to sophomore midfielder Taryne Boudreau. Forward Kellie Murphy could miss time this weekend with a twisted ankle she suffered Sunday against South Florida. Lee said she could return in time for Sunday’s game if she isn’t recovered in time to face Oklahoma.

Tonight’s match is a student priority point game, and the Tigers will be wearing pink jerseys as part of LSU’s “Heads Up for the Cure” breast cancer awareness campaign with the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Fans with 10 inches of hair or more can donate it to Locks of Love during halftime as part of the promotion.

CLASSIC, from page 7

always a big challenge.”

This weekend will also mark a homecoming for Long Beach State senior middle blocker Naomi Washington.

Washington, an honorable mention All-American in 2008, is from New Orleans and graduated from Warren Easton High School. “[Washington] is a great player,” Flory said. “Her getting to play in her hometown her senior year is important.”

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‘We’re just looking for rhythm of play right from the get-go...’

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working so hard during the offseason,” Flory said after Cooper received the recognition. “She is truly beginning to understand how to defend other teams’ offenses and beginning to understand how to be good technically on both sides of the net.”

Despite the fact the season is only six games old, and the Tigers have lost two five-set matches to top-10 opponents, freshman outside

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 hitter Madie Jones said the team’s confidence level is very high.

“Overall we have a good attitude,” Jones said. “I guess you could say we have a good swagger.”

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Saturday night in Tiger Stadium.

“You don’t want somebody to Les Miles, who is 19-0 in Tiger Sta- come in your own backyard and beat dium on Saturday nights. “There’s you, especially an SEC team,” said something special about that night LSU senior running back Charles sky in Tiger Stadium, too, that our Scott. “It’s a sense of pride.”

Considering the fierceness of team notices.”

After a 3-0 start in the South- the crowd, LSU has been well docueastern Conference in 2008, the mented as one of the toughest places Vanderbilt football team finished its for an opponent to play a college season losing four of its last five con- football game. With 92,000 screaming fans, it’s often difficult for LSU’s ference games.

After a 45-0 victory against opponents to get in an offensive rhythm.

Western Carolina “There’s no in its season opener, greater obstacle for Vanderbilt (1-0) an opponent than hopes to have more a loud, aggressive SEC road success home-field advanwhen it travels to tage for the LSU Baton Rouge to Tigers,” Miles said. play No. 11 LSU “There have been (1-0) in Tiger StaPerry Riley times that I’ve been dium on Saturday at LSU senior linebacker here where the op6 p.m. ponent cannot get The last time Vandy played in Death Valley was the snap.”

LSU senior linebacker Perry RiSaturday, Oct. 30, 2004, when the ley said he gets disappointed when Tigers beat the Commodores, 24-7.

“A lot of our guys have played he finds out the Tigers have to play in big stadiums,” said Vanderbilt a day game at home because of TV coach Bobby Johnson. “It’s going contracts.

“I feel like I play better in night to be tough like all the rest of them are. What makes those stadiums so games, and Tiger Stadium is more hard is the players that are playing in loud for night games,” Riley said.

“We all live for playing on Saturday them.”

LSU also had a quick start in night in Tiger Stadium — there’s 2008 and was 2-0 in the SEC be- nothing like it.”

The Tigers’ record hasn’t been fore getting trounced by Florida in Gainesville, 51-21. The Tigers con- too shabby at home during the day tinued to fall, losing their last four either. Despite three home losses last SEC games and finishing 3-5 in the season, LSU has won 24 of its last 28 games at home. conference.

Vanderbilt will rely on freshman But after a 31-23 victory against Washington last weekend, running backs Warren Norman and LSU looks like it may be ready for Zac Stacy, who combined for 238

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‘We all live for playing on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium.’

yards and three touchdowns against Western Carolina.

The Commodores totaled 620 yards of offense in the game, including 433 yards on the ground, while only allowing 115 total yards in the shutout victory.

“Trying to consistently move the ball against LSU is really tough to do,” Johnson said. “Their linebacker corps is really mobile, and their secondary is really good.”

LSU’s defense struggled in the season opener, allowing Washington to gain 478 yards of total offense, including 157 yards on the ground.

Sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson and junior wide receiver Terrance Toliver provided the firepower for the Tigers’ offense against Washington. The two connected for 117 yards and two touchdowns in the victory.

Jefferson will get his first start in Tiger Stadium on Saturday night after starting his first three games on the road.

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Political correctness is killing student section spirit “Oh-wee-oh, you su … I mean Tigers.”

Or do I? One football-related topic has been almost as controversial on campus the last two years as the atrocity that is the BCS. That’s right — I’m talking about the “Oh-wee-oh” chant.

Banned from all LSU games since the ’07 South Carolina game until a trial run at the Alabama match last season, the “Oh-weeoh” chant was one of my favorite cheers played during a game.

Not only was it fun rubbing it in the other team’s face that we just scored on them, we got to let them know they sucked — and we are a far superior team.

Now with the “profane” term “you suck” taken out of the chant, it’s just not as fun and has lost some of its meaning.

But wait, since when is the phrase “you suck” deemed “profane” or “an obscenity” on a college campus? Sure, you might get in trouble with your teacher for saying it ... when we were all

back in second grade.

But in college?

If you want to hear something profane, go to a Wisconsin football game and listen to what their student section yells back and forth to each other. I won’t go into detail here, but we’ll just say it involves eating feces and fornication.

Don’t believe me? Look it up on YouTube.

Last time I checked, the student section was filled with a bunch of crazy fans, and, as my old high school basketball coach once told us, the term “fan” is short for “fanatic.” This means it’s our job to act like crazy morons cheering for our team and to let the other team know whose house they are in.

Now by no means am I recommending the student section yell certain four-letter words at Tim Tebow or Nick Saban (as much as they deserve it) to be heard on national television.

That, in fact, is wrong and classless of the University, and I know

LSU doesn’t want to be associated with that on any level.

Also, while I don’t like it, I can see why the classic song “Tiger Rag” was banned after students start yelling “assholes” at the other team during the tune. That is also taking it too far.

Adam Arinder But “you Columnist suck” is not by any means on the same level as profanity as the examples I just named.

Sure, we shortened the South Carolina’s mascot name, “’Cocks” to the end of “you suck.”

Was it right? Probably not.

Was it funny? You bet.

I can understand the University wanting to ban the song if during every game we yelled, “You suck, ’Cocks,” at the other team. But that wasn’t the case.

“You suck, Commodores” or

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“You suck, Gators” just doesn’t make any sense. Other than telling them they are bad, of course.

South Carolina only comes to Tiger Stadium once every five or six years. Prior to the 2007 season, the ’Cocks hadn’t been to Baton Rouge since 2002 and won’t come back until 2012 or ’13.

So virtually none of the students in the student section at that game will likely be in the student section any longer.

If it’s the players being offended, which it isn’t, they hear much worse than “you suck” down on the field.

If it’s soccer moms not wanting Little Jimmy to hear that kind of language, well then that’s not our fault. What do you expect to hear bringing your kid to a COLLEGE campus swarming with crazy, drunken 18-23 year olds?

Besides, I’m sure Little Jimmy hears way worse at whatever school he attends.

South Carolina has tons of hats and T-shirts with the word

Scott Burns raised valid points in his opinion article regarding parking on campus — existing infrastructure cannot currently support the daily volume of traffic commuting to campus in their personal vehicles. Many students have heard discussion of a multi-level parking garage, planned to be built across Highland Road from the LSU Student Union.

Highland Road is already one of the most congested traffic corridors in Baton Rouge, especially near LSU. Now, is it wise to attract more cars to the core of campus?

Increasing available parking in the center of campus is analogous to increasing traffic lanes. We have already seen what has befallen cities like Los Angeles that hoped that this would solve traffic woes: it doesn’t.

Instead of smoother traffic flow, there are just more cars on the road because there are more lanes to accommodate them. A parking garage will simply enable more people to drive to campus, exacerbating an already daunting issue.

Instead of investing the

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“COCKS” plastered all over them. Does that mean all their clothing should be banned next time they come to Baton Rouge as well?

People need to let the student section be the student section.

Without us, the students, there is no LSU, no student section, no band, no football.

Nothing.

People shouldn’t be afraid of hearing “you suck” on a college campus — there are far worse things in this world.

In the end, people just need to learn to grow a pair, like coach Miles, and stop being so offended by every little thing anyone might say.

Adam Arinder is a 19-year-old electrical engineering major from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder.

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exorbitant amount of money in building a box of a parking garage, the University needs to seriously look toward alternatives. Money set aside for the parking garage could instead be spent on making on-campus living options more affordable or promoting biking and riding the bus.

Burns suggested that this is a reason students resort to living off campus and thus drive to school each day.

I also encourage students to look closely at neighborhoods right near campus — there are a multitude of inexpensive, pleasant options. There are several apartment complexes and neighborhoods on the new bus routes or within walking and biking distance.

In fact, many students who live in such complexes choose to drive anyway, making parking for those who are forced to commute a hassle.

While the prospect of rain and unfriendly drivers makes these options less attractive, they are certainly less stressful than chasing down a parking spot.

Katie Peterson Marine biology and coastal environmental sciences major President, ECO @LSU

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

Carl Jung Swiss psychiatrist July 26, 1875 – June 6, 1961

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La. may lose congressional seat because of immigrants The upcoming census will not be the first time illegal immigrants have been included. But with the increased rate of illegal immigration in the last decade, it presents a problem for the state of Louisiana, which has suffered a slight decrease in population because of Hurricane Katrina.

The census, to be conducted in 2010, will cause the apportionment of the seats of Congress to favor states with populations that have grown rapidly due to illegal immigration. Other states, such as Louisiana, may lose seats.

People in the U.S. illegally — who do not pay taxes and will never be allowed to vote — should not increase a state’s representation in Congress. States such as California and Texas have a disproportionate level of power due to this inclusion of illegal immigrants in the census.

The Census Bureau’s short form sent out to every resident in each state does not inquire of the

person’s citizenship. This type of demographic information is collected in the American Community Survey.

“Notably, the Census Bureau does not officially state any intention to use ACS data in conjunction with the 2010 enumeration,” said political analyst Elliott Stonecipher.

This is despite the fact it was implemented in the ’90s under the “apparent belief . . . in the field that sampling techniques would produce a far more accurate ‘census’ than the constitutionally mandated enumeration,” Stonecipher said.

“According to the latest American Community Survey . . . California would have 57 members in the newly reapportioned U.S. House of Representatives. However, with noncitizens not included for purposes of reapportionment, California would have 48 House seats,” estimate Stonecipher and LSU law

professor John Baker in their Aug. 10 article for the Wall Street Journal. This is based on projections of the number of illegal immigrants in California’s decade-end total population relative to the national population.

T h i s should be of great concern Nathan Shull to all citizens, as it underColumnist mines the constitutional basis for determining a state’s relative power. In effect, this decreases the value of our vote relative to the vote of a citizen in states such as California and Texas, and therefore our ability to protect Louisiana’s concerns in Congress is diminished.

The 14th Amendment states: “Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective

numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election . . . is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged . . . the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twentyone years of age in such State.”

Since 1940, there are no longer any Indians which can be considered “not taxed,” according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

However, the question remains — Why would an “Indian not taxed” be excluded from the representational base, but a person in violation of immigration laws included?

Why is a state’s representational base decreased when a U.S. citizen, of age to vote, is denied

the right to vote, but at the same time an illegal immigrant who is ineligible to vote increases the same state’s basis of representation?

Since the census is also used to determine the allocation of federal funds, the ACS data should be used in combination with the short form, in order to ensure that those included in the enumeration are legal residents. This will still allow states to receive funding for programs needed for a population which includes illegal immigrants, while Louisiana’s voice will not be unfairly diminished.

Nathan Shull is a 35-year-old finance junior from Seattle. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_nshull.

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FREKE FRIDAY

Violence abounds in ‘Gamer,’ but there’s more to it It’s the future, and “Slayers” is all the rage in the newly released “Gamer.”

“Slayers” is a multiplayer reality game featuring death row inmates mind-controlled by players in the outside world. The rule is simple: Kill or be killed. Any inmate who wins 30 matches regains his freedom. So when an online champion, Kable (Gerard Butler), racks up 27 wins, the media mogul (Michael C. Hall) controlling the alternate universe gets nervous and plots to have Kable killed.

Also injected into the plot is a side story about Kable’s wife (Amber Valletta) and daughter.

The wife, who is out of cash with the bread winner being away, decides to pimp her mind to a human specimen reminiscent of those tubs of lard in Wall-E. Meanwhile, all attempts to visit her daughter, who has been adopted by faceless parents, prove fruitless. These extraneous details of his past life don’t sketch out Kable, as much as paint him with impasto.

“Gamer” uses its shaky camera and canted angles to good effect in the opening scene. We see Kable as he obliterates the competition — blasting heads off with cannons, felling snipers with automatic rifles, mowing down the competition with machine-gun fire.

The battle sequences are shot in a dusty, grayish monochrome that vividly simulates the fog of war.

Like the inmates yearning to break free, “Gamer” appears to be a stimulating film pleading to escape from straitjacket of the filmmaker’s

limited vision. It does feature some apt social commentary on how the media and the corporations behind them control society. There is a scene where the mogul has an interview on a news show. Immediately after the interview, we see an ad for his company run. The film also has some hints of “Idiocracy” — stupidity promoted as Freke Ette virtue — and Columnist the “Matrix,” with slight forays into questions of who we are and what the visible world is. A sequence featuring Hall reminds one of Fred Astaire’s dancing “Bojangles of Harlem” in “Swing Time” and floors Frank Miller’s pathetic Nazi-themed pastiche in “The Spirit.”

Unfortunately, one cannot get away from the feeling that the directors are in love with the brutality and raunchiness they display on-screen. We are terrorized by Valleta’s derrière and held hostage to their insensitivity to death that borders on the callous and barbaric.

“Gamer” should rightfully be denounced for its ugliness and violence — a New York Times reviewer said the film was “a futuristic vomitorium of bosoms and bullets,” but as a cultural phenomenon, it shouldn’t be ignored. We do not always look into the mirror to see how pretty we are — sometimes it reminds us our make-up

isn’t on smoothly.

While certain people believe the world would be a better place without games, the cyber-demographic is an extremely influential one. Halo 3 registered $170 million in retail sales in its first 24 hours, according to the Los Angeles Times. That is $20 million more than the similar record for films. Those kind of numbers cannot be dismissed out of hand, even if you’re Bill Gates.

Indeed, games are encroaching into other forms of entertainment: Several generations ago, people were introduced to the Beatles on TV (the Ed Sullivan Show) and through film (“A Hard Day’s Night”); in our time we’ll get a fresh peek at the Fab Four through Rock Band. What does that say about us?

One can deplore the filmmakers and their product, but it is the world we live in. “Gamer” is a

film that need not be watched to be seen. There will be a queue around the block when the next edition of Halo comes out.

Freke Ette is a political theory graduate student from Uyo, Nigeria. Follow him on Twitter @ TDR_fette.

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LSU AgCenter assistant professor David Weindorf discusses soil science with Haiti natives during his trip to Bayonnais, Haiti, from Aug. 10 to 14.

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rewarding experience. He said he personally bought his ticket to Haiti, and the church provided his accommodations and meals while on the expedition.

Weindorf said he’s appreciative of the training he’s received and feels responsible to share it.

“I want to get information to people who need it — whether in Opelousas or halfway around the world,” he said.

Bayonnais, the area where Weindorf and Kruse focused their efforts, is home to nearly 80,000 people. Residents have no electricity, and the only water available runs down the mountain through open-air aqueducts, he said.

People use the aqueducts for bathing, cooking and drinking water, though the men drank bottled water while they were there, Weindorf said.

Through rudimentary soil testing, Weindorf said they were able to identify the main deficiencies in the soil, including a low amount of phosphorus. The amounts were so low that the corn had a purplish tint, he said.

Weindorf and Kruse determined pig manure was high in phosphorus and demonstrated compost creation, the use of animal manure and food waste to create a natural fertilizer, to the Haitian people.

The people seemed to

appreciate the information the men had to offer, Weindorf said.

“They gave us everything they had and more,” he said.

Since the trip, the AgCenter has extended an invitation for three Haitian agronomists to train at the University in November, but they will have to acquire the proper visas to come to the U.S. During the 18th century, Haiti was one of the wealthiest colonies in the Caribbean with an economy based on forestry, sugar-related industries and the heavy importation of slaves. In 1804, the country became the first black republic to declare independence. But it has been plagued by political unrest for most of its history. Haiti’s first democratically elected president was inaugurated in May 2006, according to the CIA World Factbook.

United Nation forces have been present in the country since June 2004 as part of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. The mission aims to restore stability, promote the political process, strengthen Haiti’s government and protect human rights.

Linda Benedict, associate communications director for the AgCenter, said in an e-mail she’s not aware of any similar trips in which the University has participated.

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Geisman said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille. “South Carolina was a 2 p.m. kickoff ... It was warmer since it was in September, and there was no delay.”

The South Carolina game was an SEC game, whereas the Fresno State game was against an unranked non-SEC opponent, Geisman said.

Jules Robicheaux, biological sciences sophomore, said he is actively searching for tickets to Saturday’s game — despite the possibility of a downpour.

“It’s LSU football,” Robicheaux said. “There’s no denying that Tiger spirit.”

Danielle Manning, National Weather Service meteorologist, said rain is expected during the weekend and into early next week.

“It looks like a wet weekend,” Manning said. “[The rains] will be scattered by the time the game is supposed to start, so hopefully [Tiger Stadium] will be in one of the clearer areas.”

Nothing short of a hurricane

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There are no current hurricane threats to the Gulf Coast, said Barry Keim, Louisiana state climatologist.

Hurricane Fred, which reached peak winds of 120 mph Wednesday, is expected to stay in the Atlantic Ocean, and Tropical Storm Linda in the Pacific Ocean, Keim said.

Thursday marked the exact midpoint of the 2009 Hurricane Season, but Keim said forecasts predict another four to six named storms to form in the Atlantic. In past seasons, Louisiana has seen hurricanes in the latter half of the season, including Hurricane Rita in 2005.

“We still can get them through the end of October,” Keim said. “[After that] we should be home free.”

The 2008 season opener against Appalachian State was moved to 10 a.m. from its original time in the early evening because of Hurricane Gustav.

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