The Daily Reveille - November 12, 2009

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Study shows yoga helps battle eating disorders

By Mary Walker Baus Staff Writer

Amanda Gonzalez sits in perfect posture waiting for her class to settle into position.

Gonzalez, yoga instructor at Yoga Bliss on Highland Road, soothingly tells her students to root themselves to the Earth with their palms facing upward. Then the class “Om’s” together in harmony, its voices resonating throughout the building.

The “Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Yoga in the Treatment of Eating Disorders” study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health on Nov. 3, found practicing yoga can help people who suffer from eating disorders, like anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.

“Those with a disorder, whether it’s bulimia or overeating, [have] a strong disconnect with their body and what their body needs,” said Janene Grovesky, yoga instructor at the Anahata Yoga Center at Tres Bien on Perkins Road. “Yoga allows the person to become a whole person. They’re not just the disorder — they’re not just their body.”

Grovesky said the movements and poses YOGA, see page 15

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Yoga students participate in an advanced class at Yoga Bliss at the intersection of Highland Road and Kenilworth Parkway on Wednesday.

ACADEMICS

Martin supports merit-based TOPS Chancellor doesn’t agree with Lombardi

By Ryan Buxton Staff Writer

As the University keeps one eye on current budgetary uncertainty, the other is on the future, Chancellor Michael Martin said at a Faculty Senate-sponsored Chancellor Forum on Wednesday.

Martin answered questions and listened to concerns from members of the University community at the second forum of the semester, titled “The University with Dressing and Gravy: Programs, Administration, Arrangement, and Occasionally Expansion.”

Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope said the topic brought with it both “minima and maxima” for which to be thankful.

“The minima is that our administration has ... been able to keep the University afloat,” Cope said. “The maxima is there is a future for the University ... as we attempt to view the University in a variety of larger contexts.”

One issue that pervades both the University’s present and future is its finances. Martin stressed the FORUM, see page 15

TRANSPORTATION

Chancellor visits with students on bus Coach encourages game attendance

By Brianna Paciorka Contributing Writer

Students riding on the Tiger Trails buses Tuesday morning received T-shirts, trail mix and laughs when LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor hopped on board to encourage students to ride the buses and cheer on the Lady Tigers.

“This is your lucky day, and we’re happy to see you,” Chancellor said as he handed out shirts to students. “If you take a shirt, you’re agreeing to attend a Lady Tigers’ game.”

Chancellor spent an hour riding the buses and handing out items, talking and joking with students on the Purple and Gold routes. Later, Chancellor went a step further, throwing leftover T-shirts at unsuspecting students walking on campus.

“I’m in a heck of a mood today,” Chancellor said. “I’m feeling

good.”

Chancellor said the idea to ride the bus came from Tom Harlukowicz, LSU marketing and group ticket coordinator, and the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation. Chancellor said Harlukowicz wanted to see more student involvement in women’s basketball, and the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation wanted to promote Tiger Trails.

“We have a good, strong team, and we have a good bus system,”

RIDE, see page 19

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LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor hands out T-shirts on a Tiger Trails bus Wednesday afternoon to encourage students to come to games.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009

INTERNATIONAL Mexican city fires 25 percent of traffic police for failing tests MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s third-largest city has fired almost a quarter of its traffic police for failing tests designed to detect corruption and ineptitude.

And half of Monterrey’s traffic cops were ordered to undergo more training after performing poorly on the tests. Only a bit more than a quarter were found to be completely fit for the job.

The purge of traffic cops in the northern Mexican city is the latest step taken to clean up its police force.

Hezbollah leader lashes out at Obama for bias in favor of Israel BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Hezbollah’s leader on Wednesday accused President Obama of absolute bias in favor of Israel and disregard for the dignity of Arabs and Muslims.

Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said

Nation & World Obama has gone even farther in his military support for the Jewish state than his predecessor, George W. Bush — who was reviled in much of the Arab world for his support of Israel and war on Iraq.

The remarks were Nasrallah’s strongest criticism yet of the American president since Obama took office almost a year ago.

Missing US paratrooper’s body found in river in Afghanistan KABUL (AP) — Military divers have found the body of a U.S. paratrooper who disappeared last week along with another soldier as the two tried to retrieve airdropped supplies from a river in western Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday.

Relatives said they believe Spc. Benjamin Sherman of Plymouth, Mass., died after jumping into the river to try to save his comrade, who was also swept away by the current.

Afghan and international forces are still searching for the second missing paratrooper.

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Las Vegas police raid 6 Hells Angels locations, serve warrants

More Louisiana residents eligble to receive swine flu vaccine

Government says brown pelicans are no longer endangered

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Six Hells Angels motorcycle club locations were raided Wednesday in an investigation of a brawl that left two people with stab wounds at a Las Vegas wedding chapel nearly a year ago, police said.

There were no confrontations or injuries when police and intelligence unit investigators served warrants.

(AP) — Louisiana health officials increased the number of people eligible for the swine flu vaccine, announcing Wednesday that people between the ages of 24 and 65 with chronic medical conditions can now get doses.

Previously, the vaccine was available only to health workers, pregnant women and children younger than 6 months old. State health secretary Alan Levine said the doses will become progressively more accessible over the next six weeks.

The state Department of Health and Hospitals also added a feature to its Web site, making it easier to find facilities that have the vaccine.

The web address is: www.FightTheFluLA.com. The site will be updated with pharmacies that are offering the vaccine, Levine said.

About 56,000 swine flue vaccines have been distributed, Levine said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Department officials on Wednesday announced that they were taking the brown pelican off the endangered species list, after a nearly four-decade struggle to keep the population afloat.

The bird is now prevalent across Florida, the Gulf and Pacific coasts and the Caribbean.

Mormons throw support behind gay-rights cause, proposed laws SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It looked like a stunning reversal: The same church that helped defeat gay marriage in California standing with gay-rights activists on an anti-discrimination law.

On Tuesday, after meetings between local gay-rights backers and Mormons, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it would support city laws that would prohibit discrimination against gays in housing and employment.

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Sandra Bullock to attend red carpet event in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actress Sandra Bullock is walking the red carpet in New Orleans next week for a special premiere of her latest film, “The Blind Side,” opening in theaters Nov. 20.

Bullock, who recently purchased a home in New Orleans, is hosting the event with Warner Bros. to raise money for one of the city’s high schools flooded by Hurricane Katrina.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Van Chancellor promises costume Maravich Maniac section to lose seating

By Xerxes A. Wilson Staff Writer

Women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor will dress like Elvis if students fill the PMAC when the Lady Tigers play Middle Tennessee next Wednesday.

Chancellor enthusiastically kicked off the next to last Student Government Senate meeting expounding on the Senate the importance of showing support for the Lady Tiger basketball season in hopes of winning more games and attracting tournaments to the PMAC. Chancellor — armed with free T-shirts — told the Senate he would return dressed as Elvis Presley if SG helped him fill the PMAC. SG Director of Athletics Melissa Hart told the Senate the

Maravich Maniacs section during men’s basketball games will no longer have seats. The section will still have tiered rows, but students will have to stand.

Hart said a lounge area will be available to Maravich Maniacs with free food while they wait before each men’s basketball game.

Hart also announced the first 500 students attending the men’s basketball National Invitational Tournament games Monday and Tuesday will get into the game free because of contributions from LSU Athletics and men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson.

The free tickets will be distributed beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Monday and either 3:30 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday depending on which game the Tigers play in, Hart said.

The Senate also passed Resolution 11 which officially voiced the Senate’s opinion there is a parking problem on week nights in the UREC area. The bill’s intention is getting a

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New sorority in the works

By Emily Holden Contributing Writer

Several University students are working to establish a chapter of a national multicultural sorority on campus.

The Interested Ladies of Sigma Lambda Gamma at LSU hosted an official interest meeting in the LSU Student Union on Wednesday night.

Brittany Foster, president of the organization, said the group’s

goal is to foster multicultural unity on campus. Foster, political science sophomore, said she and a few friends decided to start a chapter of the sorority as freshmen last fall, but they were not eligible until they earned 12 credit hours.

“I really didn’t know we had such a diverse student body,” Foster said.

Foster said Sigma Lambda Gamma was founded at the University of Iowa in 1990 as a Latina sorority but has expanded to become a multicultural organization. She said the Interested Ladies chose Sigma Lambda Gamma from several national sororities because it did not specify any ethnic

affiliation. She said the sorority will try to recruit students from a variety of cultural backgrounds.

“It’s important in a college setting that there is unity,” Foster said.

Foster said the organization will remain an interest group until 10 eligible members join. Potential members must be full-time undergraduates at the University who have completed 12 hours of coursework with at least a 2.5 GPA, she said.

Foster said the group will select members Nov. 15 after personal interviews at 6 p.m. in Room 452 of the Union. She said members must pay a one-time $100 induction fee and part of a $125 group filing fee.

Once the interest group becomes a colony, Foster said it will work to achieve chapter status by hosting an educational program, a fundraiser and a service project.

She said a chapter must consist of at least 15 members, and the goal is to establish a chapter by fall 2010.

Angela Guillory, Greek Life director, said the organization will most likely become part of the University’s Panhellenic Council.

Audrey Robert, international studies freshman, said she is interested in the sorority because she finds it difficult to meet other Hispanic women at the University.

“A lot of other sororities don’t really call to me because I don’t think I have a lot in common with other sororities,” Robert said.

She said she hopes to be able to share her cultural background with other University women. Robert said she is excited at the prospect of joining a new sorority.

“You’re part of starting something that could be really great,” Robert said.

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Brittany Foster, president of Interested Ladies of Sigma Lambda Gamma at LSU and political science sophomore, spoke to potential members Wednesday.

VETERANS DAY SPIRIT

dialog started on solving the problem, said Andy Palermo, University Center for Advising and Counseling.

The bill was controversial among the Senate because some Senators felt it shouldn’t be passed because it didn’t outline any solutions and merely voiced the Senate’s opinion there is a problem.

Senator Amanda Gammon felt it was an obvious point there was a parking problem, so therefore the resolution is moot.

Palermo said because the resolution has been passed, he will set up a meeting between UREC, Transportation and SG officials to talk about solutions to parking problems. Once some concrete solutions are reached, Palermo said he would bring the possible solutions back to the Senate for feedback.

GREEK LIFE

Group trying for chapter status by fall

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LSU Pershing Rifles Company D-17 performs an armed drill exhibition as part of a Veterans Day Homecoming week event Wednesday.

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POLITICS

Vote stirs flurry of responses Criticisms come from both left, right

By Nate Monroe Contributing Writer

Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao, RNew Orleans, voted late Saturday night in favor of the House Democratic-led health care reform bill.

The move has resonated with Louisianians and inspired an orchestra of responses across the political spectrum.

Since that vote, Cao has found taking the middle ground in the national health care debate might be easier said than done.

House members were up long after the LSU’s loss in Tuscaloosa on Saturday night, with Democratic leadership trying to wrangle together enough votes to pass a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s health care system.

The vote was close, split largely along party lines, 220 in favor to 215 against — Cao was the only Republican House member in the country to vote for the bill, which includes a controversial government-sponsored insurance program.

Cao hinted he was on the fence about supporting the bill weeks before the vote — expressing concerns government funds might be used to fund abortions. The Democrats added an amendment to address that concern, though, which allayed Cao’s worries and opened him up to supporting the bill.

“I have always said that I would put aside partisan wrangling to do the business of the people,” Coa said in a statement released from his office after the late-night vote. “My vote tonight was based on my priority of doing what is best for my constituents.”

While the Republican leadership in Congress seems unlikely to discipline Cao for defecting, the picture at home is more complicated.

“I was kind of flabbergasted about Joseph Cao,” said Adrian Guillory, a former LSU student finishing his degree at the University of North Texas. Guillory was active in the College Republicans, and he has participated in a number of conservative-organized “tea parties.”

In the hours after the House vote, Guillory edited a picture of Cao with President Barack Obama’s campaign symbol superimposed on it.

Guillory’s photo has proliferated across the Internet to Louisiana news Web sites, like the popular news aggregator The Dead Pelican.

“Bye Bye Joseph Cao,” a Facebook group, was set up in the hours after Cao’s vote — the group has already accumulated more than 1,000 members.

“In light of ‘Republican’ Congressman Joseph Cao’s vote for Obama’s health care bill, he should be stripped of his Republican credentials and removed from office,” the group’s description reads.

The Second Congressional District — Cao’s district — has historically elected Democrats into office. Cao’s 2008 victory came in the aftermath of former Democratic Rep. Bill Jefferson’s indictment and trial for corruption.

“Most analysts believe he is doomed no matter what he does,” said Kirby Goidel, Senior Public Policy Fellow at the Reilly Center and political communications professor. “His one shot — and it is not a very good one — is to convince voters he is an independent-liberalRepublican who is serving his constituents well.”

The Daily Reveille reported on the “tea party” movement’s growing political independence from the Republican Party in an Oct. 4 article, and the disparity in reactions to Cao’s vote between conservative grassroots activists and the Republican Party continues this trend.

“[Cao’s] behavior makes a lot of sense when you consider he is a Republican who only won because of Jefferson’s legal troubles,” Goidel said. “If Republicans were smart, they would embrace him and let him vote however he needs.”

In addition to criticism from the right, Cao received bumps from a potential Democratic opponent in the 2010 race for the Second Congressional District.

“Though he voted for final passage of the bill, after the bill had already received the 218 votes to secure a majority, Congressman Cao first made back-to-back votes against the bill,” State Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-Orleans Parish, said in a news release.

But some didn’t completely forego showing Cao appreciation for his support.

Americans United for Change — a group that supports Obama’s health care reform — produced a commercial thanking Cao for his support on Saturday.

“Thank Congressman Cao for knowing it’s time to stand up to the insurance companies and fight for us,” the advertisement says.

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Louisiana Republican Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao answers a question Aug. 18 at a town hall meeting in Westwego. Cao was the only Republican to vote for a Democrat-backed health care bill and has had two fundraisers canceled since the vote.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009

FOOTBALL

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Miles: Jefferson returns to practice

By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

LSU sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson practiced Wednesday for the first time since suffering an ankle injury in LSU’s 24-15 loss to Alabama, coach Les Miles said Wednesday.

“Jefferson took snaps and took throws,” Miles said. “He’s a little gimped but getting better.”

Miles said sophomore quarterback Jarrett Lee took more snaps Jefferson ‘Jefferson than on Wednesday, took snaps but he said he and took “feels good” Jefferthrows. about son’s chance to He’s a little play Saturday Louisigimped, against ana Tech. but getting S e n i o r better.’ tight end Richard Dickson did Les Miles not play against LSU football coach Alabama. Miles said Dickson suffered a thigh contusion two weeks ago.

“Dickson did not practice [Wednesday],” Miles said. “We’ll look at him tomorrow and thereafter; he’s so integral and comfortable with our stuff when he steps onto the field.”

LSU’s injuries in the Alabama game extended to the secondary, as sophomore cornerback Patrick Peterson and junior cornerback Jai Eugene both left the game at times.

“Jai Eugene practiced, and we’ll plan on having him on INJURIES, see page 14

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[Left] LSU senior offensive guard Lyle Hitt sets up a protection for the Tigers’ backfield Nov. 7 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. [Right] Louisiana Tech junior defensive tackle Mason Hitt charges the offensive line Oct. 17 in Ruston. The Hitt brothers will face off on different sides of the ball Saturday as Louisiana Tech comes to Tiger Stadium.

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Lyle, Mason Hitt not holding back for Saturday’s LSU-La. Tech matchup

By Katherine Terrell Sports Contributor

When LSU senior offensive guard Lyle Hitt lines up Saturday night in Tiger Stadium, he will be looking across the neutral zone into the familiar eyes of his brother Mason Hitt, junior defensive tackle for Louisiana Tech.

The two are best friends off the field and are “as close as two brothers can be,” according to their mother, Beth Hitt.

But when it comes to football, the brothers are too competitive and won’t hold anything back when they play each other Saturday.

“I can’t let him win,” Lyle Hitt said, laughing. “It’s just one of those older brother things.”

Mason Hitt said he and Lyle respect each other as competitors but aren’t above a little trash talking this weekend.

“We’ll probably say a few things in between plays,” Mason Hitt said.

Mason and Lyle met on the field as competitors once before, when LSU hosted Louisiana Tech on Nov. 17, 2007. LSU won the game, 58-10.

Lyle Hitt said they only got to play about 15 snaps against each other in that game, but he expects more snaps together this weekend.

Growing up, the brothers both attended Parkview Baptist in Baton Rouge, where they were defensive linemen together.

Beth Hitt said Mason was Lyle’s backup in high school. As a sophomore, he replaced Lyle for three games when Lyle sprained his ankle during his senior season in 2004.

“I actually got to step in for him for a couple of games,” Mason Hitt said. “I think going through all that stuff brought us closer and made us better players as well as individuals.”

Lyle Hitt said it was weird to play against his brother in 2007 but hopes it won’t be as BROTHERS, see page 14

FOOTBALL

Tech’s Dooley pulls double duty as coach, director Former LSU assistant coming off bowl win

By Jonathan Schexnayder Sports Contributor

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Louisiana Tech’s Derek Dooley tries to fire up his team Sept. 5.

Dooley works as both the school’s coach and athletic director.

Louisiana Tech football coach Derek Dooley paced the sidelines of a familiar Tiger Stadium field in 2007 in a unique situation.

Dooley was in the same place where he coached for five seasons. But for the first time, he was on the opposing sideline.

By the time the clock struck double zeros on the scoreboard, the Bulldogs had surrendered 58 points in a humbling loss.

“The last time we went down there, we

didn’t play very well,” Dooley said. “What He began his stint coaching tight ends.

I am hoping that we do is go down there Then-junior Robert Royal set an LSU and play our best.” single-season record for He gets another shot touchdowns (5) by a tight Saturday when the Bullend and was named First dogs visit Tiger Stadium.

Team All-Southeastern The 41-year-old Conference.

Dooley is the seventh Dooley coached runyoungest coach in the ning backs for the Tigers Division-I Football Bowl in 2003 and 2004, in adSubdivision. dition to being recruiting Derek Dooley “We need to get the coordinator, among other Louisiana Tech coach ‘awe factor’ out when we job titles. kick off,” he said. “The Running back Justin good news is we’ve played in this environ- Vincent set an LSU freshman record in ment before this season.”

2003 by rushing for 1,001 yards and was The Athens, Ga., native coached at named Most Valuable Player of both the LSU for five seasons under former Tiger coach Nick Saban starting in 2000.

DOOLEY, see page 14

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‘I am hoping that we ... go down there [Saturday] and play our best.’

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BABBLING BROOKS

Support LSU soccer as team rides hot streak to tourney A certain LSU team fell in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament in both 2007 and 2008, but this could be the year the program actually makes a little noise in the tourney.

Why? Because the LSU soccer team is hot right now.

What has transpired with the team during the past few weeks makes it easy to see how LSU could make a deep run in this postseason.

Under the direction of fifth-year coach Brian Lee, the Tigers (14–4–4) clinched their third-straight Southeastern Conference Western Division title a day before Halloween by knocking off Arkansas for the thirdstraight season in a row.

They defeated Vanderbilt and Auburn the next week en route to the program’s first ever SEC tournament final appearance.

Although it lost to South Carolina, 8-7, on penalty kicks, the team was still able to advance to the NCAA tournament by virtue of an at-large bid.

The Tigers were rewarded for their dominance Monday night by receiving a No. 4 seed in the tournament and will host a regional this weekend.

The Tigers, now more than ever before, need the support of the LSU nation as they strive to advance farther in the NCAA tournament than ever before.

And it shouldn’t be hard for fans

to get behind them, either.

They’ve got a great coach and some elite players, and Friday nights at the LSU Soccer Complex were pretty rowdy from what I remember when I covered the team in 2007 and 2008.

The Tigers were pretty bad when Lee took the reins of the soccer program in December 2004 and had only won seven matches in the previous season.

But in the time of his short career in Johanathan Baton Rouge, Brooks he’s turned the Sports Columnist program into a perennial powerhouse in the SEC West.

His group fell short of this season’s stated goal, which was to win the SEC, but it did not have a disappointing season.

Any season a team can win a division title and has a legitimate shot at winning the conference title is a success in my eyes.

The Tigers have had three consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins in addition to the aforementioned NCAA appearances and SEC west titles.

Individually, some Tigers stood out among the rest of the crowd.

Five Tigers finished the season

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LSU sophomore defender Allysha Chapman (4) fights for the ball Oct. 18. The Tigers received a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tourney and will host a regional this weekend.

receiving accolades from the SEC for their play.

Senior midfielder Malorie Rutledge is just about as good as anyone in the SEC. Last week she was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year for the second-consecutive season.

Rutledge finished the season

second on the team with 10 goals including five game-winning scores and led the team with 12 assists. She also notched her third First-Team All-SEC nomination.

Alongside Rutledge on the First Team is senior defender Chelsea Potts.

Potts led a group of defenders

who helped the Tigers finish with only 17 goals allowed on the season.

The group also tallied 11 shutouts.

The Tigers on the second-team All-SEC squad are senior midfielder Melissa Clarke and sophomore defender Allysha Chapman.

Clarke led the Tigers with 11 goals on the season and dished out four assists.

Freshman midfielder Carlie Banks, who scored seven goals and passed out three assists this season, was the lone Tiger on the All-Freshman team.

People should make a note to try to see them this weekend.

This is probably the best squad the school has ever fielded, and I’m sure they’d all appreciate the support.

It’s not like there’s much else to do at 7 p.m. a day before LSU football takes on Louisiana Tech.

Tickets aren’t expensive, either — a measly $3 for students and $6 for adults.

Come on out, watch the beautiful game and cheer on the Tigers.

Johanathan Brooks is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Powder Springs, Ga. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_jbrooks.

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AROUND THE SEC

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BASKETBALL

SEC teams fight to LSU recruits top-10 classes become bowl eligible

By Staff Reports

By Jarred LeBlanc Sports Contributor

Week 11 of the college football season features some Southeastern Conference teams trying to build their résumés during the final stretch before bowl season and others trying to get their sixth win for bowl eligibility.

No. 2 Alabama moved up in the polls this week after defeating No. 8 LSU, 24-15, and clinching the SEC West title. Alabama will face No. 1 Florida in the SEC Championship game in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec. 5. The winner of the game could clinch a spot in the BCS National Championship game.

SPURRIER TO FACE OLD TEAM Before Florida (9-0, 7-0) moves on to Alabama, the Gators have to get past former Florida legend Steve Spurrier and South Carolina (6-4, 3-4).

Spurrier, who played at Florida from 1963 to 1966 and coached at Florida from 1990 to 2001, is 1-3 against his old team. His only victory against the Gators was a 30-22 win in 2005.

But current Florida coach Urban Meyer said the Gator Nation has plenty of respect for Spurrier.

“When at first it was upon us, people wanted to create something that was not there other than a lot of mutual respect,” Meyer said in a teleconference. “You just walk out in the stadium and look on the side of the wall. There is a bunch of great stuff that coach has done.”

Spurrier was known for having high-powered offenses while he was coaching Florida, but South Carolina’s offense averages just 21.3 points per game, which is second-worst in the SEC. Florida, on the other hand, averages 35 points per game, which ranks No. 2 in the SEC. Despite the lack of points scored, South Carolina ranks No. 2 in the SEC in passing offense and averages 246 passing yards per game. But the Gamecock offense faces its toughest defensive competition this week, as the Gators rank No. 2 in the nation in pass defense, allowing only 134.4 passing yards per game.

“We realize we’re pretty big underdogs, and the Gators are a very good team,” Spurrier said.

“Some other teams have given them close games, so we’re hoping that’s what’s going to hap-

pen here Saturday afternoon.”

SOUTH’S OLDEST RIVALRY Auburn (7-3, 3-3) will travel to Athens, Ga., to face Georgia (5-4, 3-3) a week after both teams had convincing victories against out-of-conference opponents.

The matchup between the two teams is known as the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, which dates back to their first game on Feb. 20, 1892.

“This is a huge game for us,” said Auburn coach Gene Chizik.

“It’s a rivalry that has been in place for obviously a long time.”

The Tigers are hoping to climb into the BCS top 25 with a win against the Bulldogs, and Georgia will gain bowl eligibility with a win against Auburn.

Auburn ranks No. 1 in the SEC in total offense and averages 450.3 yards per game. Senior running back Ben Tate leads the Auburn rushing game, averaging 114.2 yards per game.

“One of the advantages of the offense is if you are clicking,” Chizik said. “When it is operating on all cylinders, then you have a chance to wear defenses down.”

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The LSU men’s basketball team signed four recruits Wednesday in the NCAA’s early signing period, the LSU Athletic Department announced in a news release.

The Tigers’ signing class has been ranked No. 10 by ESPNU and in the top 20 nationally by Rivals.com.

“These are the young men that we targeted whom we felt would fit our program, and we look forward to having them here,” said LSU coach Trent Johnson. “All that being said, this recruiting class, which is ranked 10th in the country by some polls, should be judged at the end of their careers and not at the start of their careers, and I think these players all understand that.”

Only one of the recruits in LSU’s class is from Louisiana.

Country Day High School’s Matt Derenbecker, a 6-foot-7-inch, 185-pound forward from Metairie, is the Tigers’ lone Pelican State signee.

Two players in the class hail from Jackson, Miss. Andre Stringer, a 5-foot-9-inch point guard, attends Forest Park High School, and Jalen Courtney, a 6-foot-8-inch power forward, preps at Provine High School.

Shooting guard Ralston Turner rounds out the Tigers’ signing class. Turner stands at 6 feet 6 inches and 193 pounds and stars for Muscle Shoals High School in Muscle Shoals, Ala. Basketball, along with several other sports such as

volleyball and golf, has an early signing period that began Wednesday and will last one week. Football does not have an early signing period.

The LSU women’s basketball team received national letters of intent from three prospects on Wednesday.

Baton Rouge guard Jeanne Kenney, Mobile, Ala., post player Shanece McKinney and Houma post player Theresa Plaisance each signed on the dotted line for the Lady Tigers to make the recruiting class the 10th best in the country, according to ESPN.com.

“We are very happy as a staff with the three players we signed today,” said LSU coach Van Chancellor in a news release. “We have signed people who can shoot the basketball, people that have size, people that can defend and people that can rebound. Anytime that you can sign three of the top 100 players in America, you are excited.

Our staff did an outstanding job.”

The volleyball team also signed four players in the early signing period.

Desiree Elliott, Shelby Pursley, Avery Striebel and Nicole Willis pledged to LSU coach Fran Flory on Wednesday.

Elliott, Striebel and Willis are each members of PrepVolleyball. com’s Senior Aces Top 150 for this recruiting class.

“This is a vital class to the future of our program as we replace four tremendous seniors,” Flory said in a news release. “All four of these signees possess outstanding athleticism and great character. They represent another step forward for our program and will be outstanding additions to our program both on the court and in the classroom.”

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CROSS COUNTRY

Runner, coach makes career from time at LSU

performers. Elliott’s specialty appears to lie in coaching the middle distance runners.

Four Lady Tigers in LSU history have won NCAA titles in

By Luke Johnson the 800-meter dash, and three of them have been Elliott’s pupils.

Sports Contributor The most recent student athlete to LSU cross country coach claim a title was senior LaTavia Mark Elliott knows a thing or two Thomas, who won the individual about LSU track and field and title in 2008. cross country after dedicating Sophomore distance runner nearly two decades Laura Carleton to the Universaid Elliott is sity. The Spanish not one to wave Town, Jamaica nahis accomplishtive won’t bite his ments in others’ tongue or sugarcoat faces. She said his words. he relates to the Elliott said he team well bedidn’t know what cause he’s been to expect when he in their position left Jamaica to go Cullen Doody before. to college in Amersophomore distance runner “ Y o u ica. Before he got wouldn’t know his start at LSU, Elliott attended that he was such a great runner Blinn Junior College in Bren- if you were only around for a ham, Texas.

Elliott was surprised to see that life in southeast Texas was very similar to his home town.

“My home town was small relatively, but it was very compact so I was used to a lot of people,” Elliott said. “It was a little bit of an adjustment but not to the point where it made a whole lot of difference.”

After earning an associate’s degree, Elliott decided to attend LSU in 1989 after choosing from what he said was a lengthy list of schools. When he arrived on LSU’s campus, Elliott was a 14time Junior College All-American.

Elliott made an immediate impact when he started the 1989 track season as a Tiger. In his first season, Elliott won the Southeastern Conference 10,000 meter title and was the runner-up at the 3,000-meter run at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 1989.

Elliott continued to distinguish himself throughout his collegiate career. By the time he earned his bachelor’s degree from LSU in 1991, Elliott was a four-time NCAA All-American, a two-time SEC Champion and a member of two outdoor national championship teams.

Elliott calls the national championships the highlights of his time at LSU. “While I was an athlete here, the first time we won the men’s title, it came down to my race against BYU in Utah,” Elliott said. “My race was the last one LSU had on the track. I had to finish in at least third place for us to secure the title.”

After a three-year professional running career, Elliott returned to LSU in 1994 as a coaching assistant for the track team.

Elliott is now in his fourth season as the head coach of the cross country team. During his time at LSU, Elliott has helped the Tigers work their way back into one of the nation’s premier track programs.

Eight members of the 2008 track team under Elliott’s tutelage were named All-American

Jamaica native makes mark in La.

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‘It’s nice to have a guy who’s kind of been there and knows what you’re going through.’

couple weeks,” Carleton said.

Sophomore distance runner Cullen Doody echoed Carleton’s points.

“It’s nice to have a guy who’s kind of been there and knows what you’re going through,” Doody said. ”Coach Elliott was a very good runner, but he knows the experience that he has is relative to everybody else.”

Elliott said the major difference between coaching and competing lies with the control that an athlete has over the outcome of the events.

But Elliott said a major theme ties everything together for him.

“The common denominator for me is that I love LSU,” Elliott said. “This is a school that gave me a chance from an athletic and academic standpoint.”

photo courtesy of CHRIS PARENT / LSU Sports Information

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LSU cross country coach Mark Elliott yells at runners during the LSU Tiger Cross Country Festival on Sept. 27, 2008. Elliott has been at LSU for 20 years.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The ELEMENTS of STYLE

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Suicide awareness spotlighted by event Students across nation to paticipate

By Alex White Entertainment Writer

photos by MEGAN J. WILLIAMS / The Daily Reveille

[Left] Lauren Jones, communication studies senior, checks out Wednesday afternoon at Frock Candy on Corporate Boulevard. [Above] Various winter fashion trends are displayed at Frock Candy.

Students, boutiques embrace winter fashion trends inspired by ‘80s styles

By Mary Walker Baus Staff Writer

As Louisiana’s heat fades into the few cooler months, students are picking up mainstream winter fashion trends.

Haesun Park-Poaps, human ecology professor, said students must get creative in recreating popular clothing

trends in accordance to the weather, which is why Baton Rouge trends deviate from those seen on the runway and in magazines.

“It may look like [University students] are following the trends lately, but they’re not,” she said. “It’s about how they adapt to the trends.

The trends in New York won’t fit our environment.”

Park-Poaps said layering clothing is a great way to mimic the popular winter styles seen in New York and also deal with the heat and remain cool.

Baton Rouge will see the comeback of the ’80s in fashion this year, despite the seasonal differences, TRENDS, see page 11

lsureveille.com Log on to see this year’s fashion trends among students.

The Beatles once said, “All you need is love.”

The Beatles were right, according to the national non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms.

TWLOHA is a movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.

Tomorrow, people on college campuses and in communi- ‘We have ties nationwide multiple will participate lines [at in a “To Write Love on Her the BRCIC] Arms Day,” an where event where people will students write “love” on may call other people’s arms or their [for help].’ own in order to help support the Christa Bourk movement and administrative ass’t., BR Crisis Intervention to show support Center hotline for those battling depression and those trying to recover, according to the event’s Facebook page.

Suicide is the third-leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds, and an estimated 19 million people nationwide live with depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The TWLOHA movement began in February 2006 from a written story about five days spent with a girl who was denied entry into a TWLOHA, see page 13

DANCE

Burlesque show entices using charm, sex appeal Act to perform at Varsity next week

By Catie Vogels Entertainment Writer

Thirty minutes before the lights go up and the show starts, Bettina May takes her red hair out of curlers and applies her stage makeup.

Next comes the costume, covered in sparkles.

May is a burlesque dancer for the Pretty Things Peepshow, the

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nation’s only full-time touring bur- swallower and a juggling comedian, lesque sideshow, will perform Nov. and she said she 17 at the Varsity loves her job.

Theatre.

“I’m one of Go-go Amy, the luckiest people Pretty Things Peepin the world,” May show manager and said. “I make new dancer, said burfriends in every lesque dancing is a town I go to. It’s a classier, more vinGo-go Amy lot of hard work, tage style of sex apmanager and dancer, but I didn’t have peal that attracts a Pretty Things Peepshow to wait until retirewider audience. ment to do what I wanted.”

“Burlesque is a striptease with The Pretty Things Peepshow, BURLESQUE, see page 13 with a sideshow including a sword

‘Burlesque is a striptease with more emphasis on the tease than the strip.’

photo courtesy of GO-GO AMY

Go-go Amy, Pretty Things Peepshow manager and dancer, performs in a burlesque show. The act will perform at the Varsity Theatre on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

MUSIC

The Incense Merchants perform with improvisations Ensemble has new-age, jazz style

By Lindsay Nunez Entertainment Writer

While the sweet, smoky scent of curling incense rises into the air, six musicians create a sound that has never been heard before and will never be heard again.

The Incense Merchants are an improvisational music ensemble whose sound is best described as avant-garde, new-age classical with jazz tendencies.

Raul Gomez, musical arts doctoral student, plays the violin. Marcelo Vieira, musical arts doctoral student, plays the cello, while Brad Walker, master’s student of jazz performance, plays the saxophone. Eric Shuster, master’s student of percussion, is the band’s percussionist; Chip Osborne, adviser for the Honors College, plays guitar; and Bill Kelley, University recording engineer, plays the keyboard.

Classical instruments like the violin and cello can typically be found behind a sheet music stand, but The Incense Merchants perform what they feel with a string bow in one hand and a beer in the other.

“Improvisation is at the heart of all music historically,” Osborne said. “We were looking for an outlet to be creative in addition to technical mastery.”

The music starts off mildly disjointedly, but as their performance progresses, the musicians feed off each other’s energies to create cohesive magic.

“It evolves, kind of like a school of fish. You’re not sure where it’s going, and you’re not sure who’s leading,” said James Ryon, oboe professor and audience member. “It puts you in a trance-like state of mind.”

Each musician’s ability to listen to what others play is what holds the band together, Kelley said. They follow intuitions to contribute what the piece needs.

A member of the ensemble may go minutes without playing one note.

“We listen to the music being made, and it forms a personality,” Kelley said. “Sometimes I don’t have anything to contribute. If it’s smooth without me, why interrupt?”

The Incense Merchants counter many things typically expected from a live performance.

The ensemble may play for more than an hour without elapsing one moment. Just when the music sounds as though it might conclude, one instrument picks back up and begins a new flow.

The fluidity of the music keeps this transition from sounding awkward.

“The music is not bound to the instrument,” Osborne said.

“The musician is responsible for making the music.”

The ensemble’s name is meant to simulate the wispy and

unpredictable nature of its music, Kelley said. The Incense Merchants always burn incense during performances.

“It captures the mystery of the music,” Osborne said. “The incense, music and the combination of right here and right now are what transcends the heart.”

Kelley spearheaded the creation of the ensemble in early June. After inspiration from a friend to begin a new project, Kelley e-mailed local musicians to see who would be interested in an ensemble grounded in improvisation.

The Incense Merchants perform at various locations in Baton Rouge every week, but regularly play at the Red Star Bar downtown every two to three weeks.

Contact Lindsay Nunez at lnunez@lsureveille.com

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The Incense Merchants play a set Tuesday night at Red Star Bar. The improv group doesn’t rely on sheet music when they play.

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ARTS

Wright to headline poetry reading

By Ben Bourgeois Entertainment Writer

Students will get a chance to hear a live poetry reading this Sunday when the LSU School of Art hosts poet C.D. Wright at the Old State Capitol at 5 p.m.

The student organization Readers and Writers is hosting both Wright and the ALL CITY All Star Slam Team at the event, according to a news release.

The work of photographer Deborah Luster will be displayed immediately after the readings at the Glassel Gallery downtown on Lafayette Street.

Wright’s collaboration with Luster’s “One Big Self,” in which they describe the lives of prisoners in three Louisiana prisons, received a Lange-Taylor Prize from the Center for Documentary Studies, according to the release.

“I am glad for the experience of visiting the prisons in Louisiana and acting as Debbie’s factotum on some of her shoots,” Wright said in an interview with Jacket Magazine. “We collaborate because we have twin sensibilities: politically, aesthetically, humorously. I don’t know if I could collaborate with anyone else.”

Wright describes her interactions with the inmates as a surreal experience.

“Debbie has been photographing inmates at three prisons: a maximum security male prison, a minimum security male prison and the women’s state prison,” she said. “Photographing incarcerated people on a visitor’s pass for an art book is definitely on the brink.”

Wright has written 13 poetry collections, and her 13th collection, “Rising, Falling, Hovering,” was the international winner of the ninth annual Griffin Poetry Prize, according to the release.

She is currently a professor of English at Brown University.

The ALL CITY All Star Slam Team is composed of the top six individually ranked poets from Baton Rouge who competed at the 2009 ALL CITY Poetry Slam Festival, according to the Readers and Writers Web site.

The Old State Capitol is located at 100 North Blvd., and the event is free of charge.

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she said.

Trends will bring back neoncolored leggings, off-the-shoulder silhouettes and motorcycle jackets with studded details, exposed zippers and embellished necklines.

Heather Henry, owner of Vertigo Clothing on Lee Drive, said she ordered many ’80s-inspired jackets and tops for the store’s winter selection.

“It’s more of an updated ’80s look,” Henry said. “I’ve even seen some shoulder pads in coats.”

Park-Poaps said the modern ’80s style, or the “Dandy” look, accentuates a sort of masculine femininity in clothing.

“The silhouette is the boxy motorcycle, military look [on top with] a slimmer, straight look on the bottom,” Park-Poaps said. “That’s why it’s ’80s-inspired.”

Park-Poaps also said ankle boots and over-the-knee boots are the popular shoe fashions this winter.

Faux fur, sequins and studembellished clothing populate the racks at Stella Boutique off Jefferson Highway.

MEGAN J. WILLIAMS / The Daily Reveille

A rack of trendy accessories is displayed at Vertigo Clothing on Lee Drive.

‘80s-style clothing is re-emerging as popular fashion staples this winter.

Heidi Gould, manager at Stella Boutique, said the clothes at her store incorporate the “girly biker” look. She said even trends like the boyfriend blazer are more oversized than a traditional women’s blazer, but they are tailored and structured to fit a woman’s figure.

Park-Poaps said summer trends like plaid and ruffled chiffon dresses and shirts have translated into the girly biker look of the winter.

Gould said clothes with “hardware,” like studs, zippers, chains and

buckles are all over clothes, shoes and belts. She said earthy tones, with an occasional pop of purple or teal, are the popular colors this season.

Nicole Steuart, apparel design senior and Hemline president, said many people are buying fewer staple pieces instead of buying a new winter wardrobe.

“Rather than buying quantity, they’re buying quality, like a great leather jacket to go with the stuff they already have,” Steuart said. “It gives you a new look, but you don’t

buy over budget.”

Gould said Stella has a variety of boyfriend blazers and leather jackets. She said her store doesn’t stock heavy sweaters or cashmere sweaters because of the sporadic Louisiana weather.

Jami Hooge, district manager of Frock Candy on Corporate Boulevard, said Frock Candy customers buy a lot of dresses to pair with boots in the winter. “[Dresses] continue to be a huge trend, but they’re being layered with vests, blazers and cardigans,” Hooge said. “We use a lot of layering pieces and items that can transition from summer to fall. You can create so many looks with five staple pieces by layering them in different ways.”

Hooge said there’s been an increase in accessory sales at Frock Candy.

“People may be taking an older look and adding new accessories like handbags, belts and necklaces to make it look different,” she said.

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MUSIC MOVIES BOOKS TELEVISION

The Men Who Stare at Goats

AC / DC

BBC Films

Columbia

George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey shine with paranormal light in the offthe-wall comedy “The Men Who Stare at Goats.” This movie follows reporter Bob Wilton around an Iraqi desert, where he may have found the story of his life by stumbling upon a man who claims to be a Jedi warrior for the U.S. Army. Overflowing with dry comedy and hilarious flashbacks, viewers will wish they could bend a spoon, kill a goat or run through walls while looking as sexy as Clooney.

AC/DC has been rocking for close to 36 years, so it is naturally expected the band from down under has a couple of hidden gems.

These gems have now come to light with “Backtracks,” a solid collection of studio and live rarities. For the hardcore AC/DC fans, this collection is filled with classic unreleased material they will be eager to bang their head to. For the casual listeners, the collection provides great hard rock but nothing really meaningful or exciting. They may be better off sticking to the studios albums.

If presented with $1 million in exchange for a stranger’s life, would you be able to accept it?

While knowing negative repercussions wait despite the choice made, Cameron Diaz is faced with this trial in the movie “The Box.” This film pulls on moral strings and leaves the audience contemplating the matter long after its conclusion. It ventures from the typical themes of suspense thrillers and gives a deeper perspective on human mentalities. “The Box” is one of Diaz’s best performances by far, and its only shortcoming is the few scenes that are a little too strange for comfort.

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Wyclef Jean

Dashboard

Flyleaf

Columbia Records

DGC Records

Taking on the persona of “Toussaint St. Jean,” Wyclef Jean returns to his hip-hop roots in this mixtape. There’s certainly no “Gone Till November” or “Sweetest Girl” on this cut as Jean mostly ditches live instrumentation and his reggae-inspired vocals for a darker approach.

Although appearances by big names in hip-hop keep things interesting, these tracks just don’t stand out as much as Wyclef’s other work.

Hardcore fans will definitely enjoy “From the Hut,” but most will have to wait for his self-titled album next year to hear the material expected from Wyclef.

Everyone’s favorite pseudo-indie emo rock band, Dashboard Confessional, is back again with its sixth studio album, “Alter The Ending.” Frontman Chris Carrabba belts out more tracks about love and heartbreak, but unlike previous Dashboard albums, this one proves to have a somewhat upbeat, if not slightly cheesy, vibe to it. “Alter The Ending” provides a more mature sound from the band that will satisfy all Dashboard’s die-hard emo fans, but new listeners might find the album is no stunner.

Carrabba is able to recover the album from absolute alt-rock oblivion in the deluxe edition, which includes acoustic versions of all the new tracks.

Lacey Mosley and company are back with Flyleaf’s first record in more than four years with the carefully crafted “Memento Mori.” A most noticeable difference between the new album and its platinumselling predecessor is a lack of screams from Mosley, which were distinctive on the prior release. But after divulging one’s self into the new album, one will realize this change was for the best. Mosley has fine-tuned and perfected a gorgeous voice which was almost completely hidden before, and along with her band mates, has produced a captivating and melodic album in “Memento Mori” which illustrates the band’s massive growth during the last four years.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009 BURLESQUE, from page 9

more emphasis on the tease than the strip,” Amy said.

May said it is a funny and sexy form of amusement with lots of tongue-in-cheek humor that people of all ages enjoy because it is true entertainment that emphasizes comedy as much as sexiness.

Amy said she enjoys burlesque dancing because it combines everything she enjoys.

“It’s a combination of a lot of things: I [schedule], write, make the costumes and dance for the show,” Amy said. “It’s a combination of every job I’ve had and liked.”

They live on the road the majority of the year, performing for two or three months ‘I’m one of with a couple of weeks off where the visit family luckiest they or friends. Amy people I and May live on know. I the tour bus and don’t own apartmake new ments or homes, friends in Amy said.

But May every town said she wouldn’t I go to.’ have life any Bettina May other way.

“Life standdancer, Pretty Things ing still is weaPeepshow ry,” May said.

“It’s weird to stay in one place for too long. I like being on the road and meeting new people. When you’re new in a place, you get the best out of it. You see the best in people. It’s inspiring.”

They don’t often come across any negative feedback toward burlesque dancing, Amy said.

“Once in a while, a venue won’t book because they think it’s too racy,” Amy said. “It’s a free country.

If you don’t like what is in our show, then don’t come see it.”

Amy said the burlesque shows don’t feature anything she wouldn’t invite her family to see.

“Our show is totally PG-13,” Amy said. “It’s sexy, but it’s not crass or pornographic. No one gets naked. I would invite my grandparents to see it.”

Amy said she is excited to perform at The Varsity Theatre next week and that it should be a great show.

Katie Do, communication disorders sophomore, said she would be interested in attending a show if she had the opportunity.

“I don’t really know too much about burlesque dancing,” Do said.

“I’ve never actually seen it done, other than in movies. It looks very interesting.”

Ross Kowalski, electrical engineering junior, said it would be exciting to see.

“I think it’s artistic,” Kowalski said. “It’s not something I really watch. I think it would be very entertaining.”

The Pretty Things Peepshow will take the stage at The Varsity on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

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drug treatment center, which lead to the initial printing and selling of TWLOHA shirts to pay for the girl’s treatment, according to the Web site.

TWLOHA Day had more than 500,000 estimated participants last year, and this year 856,715 people said they would participate as of Wednesday.

University students also have options like Mental Health Services at the Student Health Center and The Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center’s crisis line called The Phone, which is specifically for University students.

The Phone began in 1970 after six University students committed suicide the year before. The BRCIC came into existence four years later, said Christa Bourk, BRCIC administrative assistant.

The 24-hour 924-LSU1 line has experienced 172 calls to date this year from students, a rising trend from the 174 calls in 2007 and 254 calls in 2008.

Three percent of this year’s calls are in relation to suicide or

suicidal thoughts, and 65 percent of total calls come from female callers. But those numbers may not be a complete profile of student calls, Bourk said.

“We have multiple lines [at the BRCIC] besides The Phone where students may call,” Bourk said.

The BRCIC has received more than 19,500 calls to date, an increase from the yearly totals of 2007 and 2008, which were 13,277 and 18,717, respectively.

The top three subjects for calls to the The Phone are difficulties with interpersonal relationships, dating and depression, Bourk said.

“It is important to just listen to the caller,” said Brandi Ducote, a staff trainer for The Phone. “We want to work with the caller and listen because one reason they may be calling is because they don’t have [someone to listen.]”

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SEC championship game and the Sugar Bowl en route to the national championship.

The Tigers finished atop the SEC in rushing in 2004 with 194 yards per game, led by Alley Broussard and Joseph Addai, a first-round draft choice of the Indianapolis Colts in 2006.

“Derek is a very articulate, bright guy,” said Alabama coach Nick Saban, according to Dooley’s biography on Louisiana Tech’s athletic Web site. “He’s a great coach and a hard-working guy. He was always a very good recruiter in college, which I think is paramount if you’re going to have success as a college coach.”

Dooley said Saban’s guidance is a big reason for the position he is in today.

“I wouldn’t be where I am today without his mentoring and him giving me the opportunity,” Dooley said. “I am very appreciative of that.”

The Bulldogs have made strides in the right direction under Dooley’s tutelage, more than doubling their win total from 2006 with eight last season in his second year at the helm.

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strange the second time around.

“He was always on my team ... growing up, so we never had to think twice about it,” Lyle Hitt said.

“We were always there to back each other up. It’s weird looking across the field and seeing him on the sidelines.”

Beth Hitt said it will be a nice change to have both sons in one place on Saturday. She and her husband Joe Hitt usually split the games if both sons are playing home games, with Beth staying in Baton Rouge and Joe going to Ruston.

Last weekend in particular was busy for the Hitt parents, who attended three football games.

On Thursday, Tucker Hitt, a junior at Parkview Baptist and Mason and Lyle’s younger brother, helped lead Parkview to a win against Redemptorist in Baton Rouge. Louisiana Tech lost Friday to Boise State in Ruston, and LSU was defeated

by Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Saturday.

“That was the first time we’ve had three in a row like that, and they were all undefeated teams they were facing,” Beth Hitt said. “We came back one out of three. It was kind of a unique situation.”

Beth Hitt said it would be easier if Lyle and Mason weren’t going to be on the field at the same time this weekend.

“Whenever Mason’s in, Lyle’s always in.” Beth Hitt said. “It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out.”

Beth Hitt said she thinks the weekend will be exciting because lots of family members are coming in and a tailgate is planned. She plans to wear a special T-shirt the family made in 2007 with the slogan, “When brothers meet on the gridiron, it’s a Hitt.”

“If I can’t wear one of those, I’ll just have to wear black and white I guess,” she said laughing.

“You know, go neutral.”

Beth Hitt said her sons share more than their passion for football.

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Dooley led the Bulldogs to their first bowl victory since 1977 in the Independence Bowl last season against Northern Illinois. The game was their third bowl appearance in more than 20 years since joining FBS. And if the task of running a football program is not daunting enough, Dooley is also the athletic director for Tech. He is the only current coach in college football that also serves as director of athletics.

“It would be impossible to do if you didn’t have a lot of good people under you,” said Dooley of balancing both roles. “Certainly during football season, I am never going to compromise my commitment to our team.”

But coaching was not always what Dooley wanted to do. Derek Dooley, the son of legendary Georgia coach and Athletic Director Vince Dooley, did not immediately follow in his father’s footsteps.

“I never really planned on going into coaching,” Derek Dooley said.

He attended Georgia Law School after completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia and then practiced law for more than a year before realizing his true calling.

“I do think his influence has

happened just by living with him for 18 years,” Derek Dooley said of his father. “Just watching him and being around him have certainly influenced my philosophies on game management and managing the team and people.”

Dooley’s accolades have also garnered the respect of current Tigers coach Les Miles.

“This Louisiana Tech team’s record is not as good as they would like, but I can tell you that they play better and better,” Miles said. “Derek Dooley is their coach there, and he’s done a great job. If you watch how they play week-in and week-out, you have great respect for them.”

Dooley hasn’t cut ties with the place where he spent five years.

When Bulldogs senior safety Antonio Baker went down with an apparent leg injury against Boise State, Dooley sought a second opinion from one of the LSU team doctors.

“It’s because I have developed some good friendships down there, and I still maintain them,” he said.

“They have been very helpful when we need them.”

Both men are strong Christians who are extremely loyal to one another.

“They’re both real special,” Beth Hitt said. “They both do a lot of speaking to youth groups ... and are active around their areas of interests and campus ministries.”

Mason Hitt said the two brothers are a lot alike but do have their differences.

“I’m a lot better looking than he is,” Mason Hitt said jokingly.

“I’m a little more laid back. I kind of think for the minute; he thinks for the future.”

Beth Hitt said Mason enjoys making people laugh and serves as the comic relief of the family.

“He’s the one who will just drop something in the middle of the conversation that will make you stop and ask ‘Did he just say that?’”

Beth Hitt said. “When you ask people about Mason, they’ll just smile first.”

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Saturday,” Miles said. “All Peterson had to do was get some fluids in him.”

Miles said four players will shoulder the load at running back in light of senior Charles Scott’s season-ending fractured collarbone — seniors Keiland Williams and Trindon Holliday, sophomore Stevan Ridley and freshman Russell Shepard.

Shepard leads the group in rushing this season with 31 carries for 224 yards — 12 more yards than Williams, who did not have a carry Saturday.

Miles also did not rule out Shepard’s chances of taking snaps at quarterback Saturday. “[Shepard] will play some quarterback possibly as well, and he has,” Miles said.

Miles said even with the number of injuries they endured Saturday, the Tigers have been in good spirits this week.

“The guys we’re counting on to step in for the fray understand they need to accomplish the game plan with more urgency,” Miles said. “Let’s go see if we can be a

Thursday, November 12, 2009 great team.”

With its second loss of the season last weekend, LSU is now No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll and No. 8 in the BCS standings.

“In the history of LSU, if you said you had the opportunity to be ranked in the top five in the country four of the last five years, that would be a pretty strong showing,” he said. “I’d like to think if we took care of business and went through our opponents one at a time, we might approach that.”

In 2008, LSU dropped two of its final three games to Ole Miss and Arkansas after losing in overtime to Alabama at home. Miles said there has never been any mention of last year’s finish in the final stretch this season.

“It’s a completely different team, and I don’t even know if there’s a parallel,” Miles said.

“It’s time to move on. It’s speculative talk that turns their attention to something I don’t want to look at.”

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importance of retaining the University’s quality through any measures necessary.

“If we face the challenge of having to diminish quality versus accepting the fact that students will have to pick up more of the expense, the latter is my preference,” he said.

But Martin said the proposed $1,000 per year flagship fee is not something the administration wants, but something it may have to do to retain academic quality.

“It’s not my desire to increase fees,” Martin said. “There’s no fee that I want. It’s a fee we may have to accept if we want to retain the quality we have at LSU.” Martin also addressed the issue of the TOPS scholarship and LSU System President John Lombardi’s assertion of a bigger focus on need-based awards. Martin said he disagrees with Lombardi and feels TOPS should be merit-based to keep top Louisiana students coming to the University.

“I differ publicly and privately with John Lombardi on how to fix TOPS,” Martin said. “I have argued ... the way to solve that problem is to increase the standards to get [a TOPS award] and keep it a meritbased program.”

Martin mentioned raising endowment as another financial goal.

He said he aims to grow the University’s current endowment of about $300 million to $1 billion.

He said one way to do that is by pushing harder for big donors.

“Why is Stadium Drive [called]

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Chancellor Michael Martin speaks at a Faculty Senate-sponsored Chancellor Forum on Wednesday about the University’s situation with budgets cuts.

Stadium Drive?” Martin said. “Why can’t it be Shaquille O’Neal Victory Boulevard?”

Another topic at the forum was the way students feel about the University community. Lawrence Rouse, associate professor of coastal studies, asked if any thought had been given about how to make students feel more at home at the University.

Martin said it is important to create a full environment for students — including student organizations and residential colleges — as a way to “take the ‘bigness’ away”

from the University experience.

“A lot of our students come from [small] towns where Baton Rouge looks like Gotham City,” Martin said.

But Martin said students can carve a niche at the University to fit their preferences.

“If you come to LSU, you can be big, small or medium in any way you want to organize your life,” he said.

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allow people to go deeper into themselves by relaxing and connecting to their own energy.

The study tested 50 adolescents from ages 11 to 16 who had been hospitalized for their eating disorders. The patients were put into two groups, and one group received the usual treatment, while the other group received the same treatment plus two hours of yoga classes a week with a certified yoga instructor.

The study found the group who practiced yoga in addition to treatment showed more improvement on tests of eating disorder behaviors and thoughts than the group that did not practice yoga. The study also found the group that did not practice yoga relapsed back into eating disorder behaviors more often than the yoga group.

The researchers said patients’ preoccupation with food was reduced by focusing on yoga poses.

“Activities such as meditation and yoga are often helpful in reducing stress and coping with emotional experiences,” Rachel Stokes, LSU Student Health Center clinical psychologist, said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille.

Stokes said the usual eating disorder treatments include participation in therapy, nutrition counseling and medical treatment.

“Eating disorders develop for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to biological predisposition, society and media influences on body image, early family relationship difficulties and athletic pressure to maintain a certain body size,” she

PAGE 15 said. “Other triggers for disordered eating may include depression and anxiety.”

Kimberly Matsko, owner of Yoga Bliss, said she teaches a yoga class for troubled teenagers and has seen how it has helped them mentally.

Matsko said she sees how tense and stressed the students are at the beginning of the class. She said their breathing patterns are short and shallow. The students start the controlled breathing exercises and become naturally relaxed when the class begins.

“The poses help you focus more and slow down your thoughts,” Matsko said. “You let go of the past and the future and focus on the moment. You can tell [the students] are more at peace [when they leave].”

Grovesky said yoga is not an exercise but a philosophy of living.

Matsko said a person would have to intensely practice three to five times a week to lose weight through yoga. Matsko said it was safe because the participants in the study practiced only two hours a week.

Gonzalez said you develop selfawareness while practicing the different poses.

“It’s a great way to — whatever disorder you have — to practice yoga and make you aware of where things are out of balance,” Gonzalez said. “Yoga alone can’t help, but self-awareness can. We want to bring ourselves and our environment back to harmony.”

Contact Mary Walker Baus at mwbaus@lsureveille.com

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Tea parties steeped in ridiculousness, not Revolution If you’ve been watching the “mainstream media,” you probably haven’t heard about the second Revolution crossing this nation from sea to shining sea.

These modern-day Sons of Liberty may be a bit more grumpy and have a national political action committee, they’re lashing out against big government just like their colonial predecessors who instigated the Boston Tea Party.

After all, it was King George’s “public option” suggestion most historians believe finally pushed our forefathers over the edge.

All kidding aside, watching these “tea parties” across America has been a bit disturbing.

We’ve all seen the outrageous signs wielded by tea partygoers in newspapers and on national television.

Just last week, one poster equating President Obama’s health care reform to the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau gained particular attention, eliciting a soft condemnation from Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., who called the posters “inappropriate.”

Those probably wouldn’t be my words. Perhaps “crazy” or “sadistic” are better adjectives to describe these signs.

Much to my chagrin, I missed my opportunity this weekend to experience a tea party in person when the “Tea Party Express” finally rolled into Baton Rouge. I did, however, catch a photo from the event of a woman holding a gem of a sign: “Hussein Obama: Stop killing our American

soldiers.”

The sign wasn’t just a notso-subtle attempt at race baiting by emphasizing the president’s “Muslim-sounding” name. And it didn’t stop with its accusation that our C o m m a n d e rin-Chief is morally responsible for the deaths of Mark Macmurdo American soldiers after takColumnist ing over two wars from his predecessor.

The woman was also attempting a confused statement about the president’s political ideology. She had cleverly replaced her “S’s” with swastikas and an “O” with a hammer and sickle ­— asserting the president is both a Nazi and a communist.

Now I know not everyone at the rally could possibly be of such a low-level of dignity (or literacy) as the person who held up the sign. But I am interested in knowing what these sorts of messages say about the state of political discourse in our country.

Jenifer Madsen, president of the Baton Rouge Tea Party, said the sign is not representative of the movement’s sentiment in general.

Madsen said the rallies do produce “a handful of horrendous signs,” but they are usually “pretty tame.” On the sign in question, Madsen said it “disgraces the office and the country.”

It’s a relief the chief organizer of the Baton Rouge tea parties

has rebuked the poster.

But the fact the person who made the sign felt comfortable holding it in the company of her fellow tea partiers speaks volumes about how far the political discourse has degenerated.

The organizers of the tea parties don’t police the signs at their rallies ­— nor should they. But that shouldn’t stop people at the rallies from giving them a piece of their mind and making them feel uncomfortable if their views are removed from the group.

Then again, when you look around at some of the other messages in the crowd, I see why that woman was confident she

He says, “There is hardly a car out there with a value less than $25,000. So now that means that there are a significant number of students who attend LSU who are capable of paying a higher tuition rate rather than buying a fancy car.”

How can someone who observes a student lot on campus make the claim that most of the cars are luxury and, in that case, can pay a higher tuition rate? I have been parking in student lots at LSU since the fall of 2005 and have never noticed a significant number of luxury cars.

However, even if that were the case, how could someone say

they are therefore capable of paying a higher tuition? How does Lombardi know they don’t share a car with a parent, or that they work full-time and go to school part-time?

You can never accurately estimate an individual’s financial status by the car they drive. A student should not have an academic scholarship taken away on the sole basis of what’s perceived to be a high income made by their parents either.

Instead, Lombardi should be studying what the student bodies of the LSU system campuses have to say in regards to this, as well as TOPS recipient hopefuls

wouldn’t be ostracized from the crowd.

The sentiment of these people is worthy of discussion ­— they feel the federal government has over-taxed them and has taken on roles not set out in the Constitution (hardly a novel concept). But the way they have gone about communicating their frustration is downright ridiculous.

Dressing up like colonists and equating the nation’s attempt to reform a broken health care system to the tyranny of the British Crown or Nazi Germany diminishes the contributions of people who really did sacrifice their lives under oppressive

governments.

When such venomous language is so prevalent, it’s clear these tea parties are not embracing a part of our history, but hijacking it.

Mark Macmurdo is a 22-yearold history and economics senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_mmacmurdo.

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Protesters wielding signs gather at the Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge this weekend to greet the “Tea Party Express.”

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Lombardi’s remarks on TOPS inappropriate LSU Systems President John Lombardi is taking every action he can to eliminate the TOPS program for Louisiana students.

In an article released by the Associated Press on Monday, Lombardi is stated to regularly study the cars in student parking lots at the various LSU system campuses across the state.

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in high schools across the state.

Personally, I know many students who remained in Louisiana because of TOPS, and there are also many who were able to afford additional education in graduate, medical or law school because they weren’t in a deep amount of debt from their undergraduate career.

The TOPS program gives a boost to Louisiana students who have earned it, and eliminating the program would only decrease the higher level of academic potential Louisiana would lack regardless.

If the TOPS program is eliminated, could the funds possibly

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go to the state budget for salary increases?

After all, students aren’t giving Lombardi heat for being the highest paid state employee and driving a “fancy” car, but maybe more students should be.

Lorra A. Bryant Public administration graduate student

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It’s hard to act classy at bars, but you can do it Editor’s note: This column is the second in a four-part series.

Log on to lsureveille.com to read the others.

My mother spent a lot of her time trying to raise a good Southern belle. Seeing how I’m as much my father’s daughter as I am hers, she definitely had her work cut out for her. I didn’t quite turn out a prim debutante who loves to host teas and never raises her voice, but Mama managed to at least instill a good sense of how to act in public and a respect for other people.

My next few columns are dedicated to those classmates who weren’t quite so lucky.

One thing my mama doesn’t know much about is bars. But I think she’d agree there is a classy way to behave even in such a notoriously trashy milieu.

1. Being drunk is not a free pass to act like a jerk or a pervert.

It’s a free pass to dance like an idiot, fall off your stilettos, and make out with strangers, but not to infringe on anyone else’s night of debauchery.

2. Tip your bartenders. These are the people who get you drunk and then put up with you. They deserve your respect, plus 20 percent.

3. Mind your cigarette. Bars are the last indoor bastions of liberty for smokers — don’t ruin it by blowing smoke in someone’s face. It’s not sexy, just gross. Unless you just took a shot of Rumple Minze, your breath is probably not awesome, and cigarettes don’t help. And I know it’s hard after a few drinks, but be careful where you hold your actual cigarette — burns hurt, even if they’re accidental. What’s more, Tide

To Go doesn’t do much for burn holes in clothes.

4. While go-go dancers and shot girls may work at bars, they don’t “work” at bars.

Don’t treat them like prostitutes.

5. Don’t dance all up Sara Boyd on somebody Columnist without asking.

It is never sexy when someone comes up behind you and begins grinding their pelvis on your booty without ever having spoken to you. It’s always creepy, and often upsetting.

6. If, in your perfect recreation of the “Single Ladies” video, you knock into the skank next to you and your drink slips from your violently flailing hands, you

should tell someone who works there, especially if you broke a glass or a bottle. You weren’t the first, and you won’t be the last.

Save someone else the embarrassment and potential injury of slipping and falling, and save the establishment a lawsuit.

7. Dancing on the bar at midnight on a Friday night/Saturday morning after four Long Island iced teas and two tequila shots is neither the time nor the place to open up about how you felt when you were eight and your second cousin got divorced and it, like, totally affected you. There certainly is a time and place for deep, serious conversations, but it never coincides with Miller Time or JL’s Place.

8. Don’t post embarrassing drunk photos of your friends on Facebook, even if you don’t tag them. That is not cool.

9. If you get sick, it’s time to quit and call a cab. Vomiting is your body’s way of saying “Hey, I’m not fit to be in public anymore! I’m ready for some Cheetos and a nap.”

10. I shouldn’t have to say this, but don’t do things that could get you arrested. This includes using fake ID’s, driving drunk and getting in fights. These are all very bad ideas, and they ruin the party for everyone.

Contrary to popular belief, being young and stupid means you are not ready to be in the bar.

That’s why God made Reggie’s.

Sara Boyd is a 22-year-old general studies junior from Baton Rouge. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_sboyd.

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Verizon reveals DROID, attacks AT&T in ads

Commercials are something I usually try to avoid like the plague or a physics test. The only time these ads are worth watching is during the Super Bowl.

Most shows wind up recorded on my DVR, but there are those unfortunate times when I have to watch a show live, thus suffering through the commercials. But lately one company’s ads have caught my eye.

Verizon Wireless pulled out the big guns last month, attacking AT&T with the “there’s a map for

that” ad set, comparing Verizon’s 3G coverage against AT&T’s and using the slogan as a pun off of the iPhone’s “there’s an app for that.”

It was absolutely genius.

Not only because Adam Arinder it bashed both Columnist AT&T and the iPhone, but it proves Verizon had the “lesticles” to blatantly call out

their competition this way.

Verizon struck again shortly after that series of commercials.

This time, Verizon listed numerous things the iPhone doesn’t do — such as take pictures in the dark or have a real keyboard — and ended the commercial simply with “DROID does.”

This “droid” Verizon was referring to was the Motorola DROID, released last Friday running Google’s new OS Android.

Reading numerous online reviews, combined with my own

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personal “hands-on” experience, I will admit, the DROID is a very impressive phone.

The phone runs on the new version of Android titled “Éclair” and includes the ability to run multiple apps at once, Wi-Fi networking, a five-megapixel low-light-capable digital camera, 3.7-inch touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard among many other notable features.

The Android OS is a fast, responsive system. Because Android is open source, developers can easily and quickly put out apps for the Android Market to compete with the more than 100,000 apps the iPhone recently achieved.

Another big selling feature for the DROID is its use of Google Maps.

Instead of buying a GPS or the $100 TomTom app on your iPhone, the DROID comes equipped with voice directed, turn-by-turn directions.

Also most people now seem to use their phones as a camera almost as much as an actual phone, and the DROID’s lowlight digital camera is nothing to overlook.

But the DROID is far from perfect.

Verizon is marketing the DROID exuberantly, comparing it to the iPhone. And while many people believe this phone can be the potential “iPhone killer,” it’s not there just yet.

Verizon’s ads boast how the DROID has a full QWERTY keyboard for those who like physical keys to type on as opposed to a touchscreen.

But the keyboard is quite underwhelming.

The keys are ridiculously

cramped, and those with big hands (like myself) have trouble pushing only one button at a time. It’s also hard to distinguish one button from another because all the keys are flush together — unlike say, a BlackBerry.

Another huge feature the iPhone has — which I personally love — that appears absent in the DROID is multitouch.

For those unfamiliar with the term, multitouch refers to the touchscreen being able to detect more than one object interacting with the touchscreen at a time.

For example, to zoom in on the iPhone’s Internet browser, simply put two fingers together on the screen and spread them apart. It works so well, and it’s a shame it’s missing from the DROID. This feature also makes typing on a touchscreen much easier because it doesn’t require the user to take one finger off the screen before you type the next letter.

While I’ve yet to find a phone with a touchscreen as quick and responsive as the iPhone’s, this one does come close. But the phone just isn’t up to the iPhone level yet.

Aside from that, it’s still one of the best phones out for Verizon and is definitely something to keep an eye on if you’re a Verizon customer.

Adam Arinder is a 20-year-old electrical engineering junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter@TDR_aarinder.

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Chancellor said. “It’s a heck of a marriage, so I said, ‘Let’s do it.’”

The new bus system made a good first impression on Chancellor, who said it was a “great way to ride.”

“If I was in college, I’d take the bus,” Chancellor said. “You don’t have to park, and both buses were right on the money.

It’s a great way to save time and takes the hassle out of getting to class.”

Eric Reid, Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation assistant director, said the event was a fun way to spread the word to students about the bus system as well as receive student opinion on the new system.

“With the amount of people riding the buses, I wish we could’ve done it longer than an hour,” Reid said. “I asked a couple students about the buses, and they like the buses and the routes. One student told me the only ones who complain are the ones who don’t know much about [Tiger Trails].”

Andrew Rutledge, kinesiology junior, said he wasn’t expecting to see Chancellor on board when he got onto the bus Tuesday morning.

“This is the funniest thing I’ve seen on the Greek bus,” Rutledge said. “It’s definitely different and getting the point across.”

This is not the first time Tiger Trails invited guests and handed out items to students to promote the bus system, said Catherine Utt, First Transit general manager. Past guests include Student Government members and Eric Monday, associate vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services.

“We would love to do this with coaches again,” Utt said.

“We’ll have to require future coaches or guests to throw shirts, though.”

Chancellor, who often gets involved with students by attending Student Senate meetings and throwing candy and shirts to the student section at football games, said the most important thing is to be involved with the LSU family — both athletes and students.

“College is a great experience,” Chancellor said. “It makes me feel young again to be involved with the students.”

Contact Brianna Paciorka at bpaciorka@lsureveille.com

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