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Monday, November 2, 2009

The Power of Voodoo Fans brave early rain to see Eminem, KISS

By Jake Clapp Entertainment Writer

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More than 150,000 people passed through New Orleans’ City Park during Halloween weekend for the 11th ritual of The Voodoo Experience, featuring an explosive performance from KISS, a return to New Orleans by Lenny Kravitz and a reunion of Eminem with his band D12 for his only concert of 2009 and his first Voodoo performance Log on since his 2000 apto see pearance. photos People of all ages from The and backgrounds from dread-locked Voodoo hippies to clean-cut Experience fraternity members this came together during weekend. the three-day music

festival for notable performances from the headliners and many other bands including Wolfmother, The Flaming Lips, Justice, The Black Keys, Gogol Bordello and The Cool Kids.

“Compared to other festivals, Voodoo does one of the best jobs of bringing really different acts together,” said Laci Gagliano, a zombified concertgoer from Mobile, Ala. “Plus, it’s Halloween, and this is the Halloween party.”

Twenty minutes before its first show at Voodoo, Silversun Pickups had to make a quick decision, either brave VOODOO, see page 11 photos by KIM FOSTER and GRANT GUTIERREZ / The Daily Reveille

FOOTBALL

Tigers shut out Green Wave, 42-0 Miles becomes LSU’s third-winningest coach

By Rowan Kavner Sports Contributor

The Tulane football team looked more like a puddle than a wave Halloween night.

With Alabama looming on the schedJASON BORDELON / The Daily Reveille ule next weekend, the Tigers (7-1, 4-1 SEC) LSU senior running back Charles Scott (32) rushes in took care of business against Tulane (2-6, LSU’s win against Tulane in Tiger Stadium on Saturday. 0-4 Conference USA) in a 42-0 thrashing.

The victory kept LSU at LSU senior defensive No. 9 in the Associated Press back Daniel Graff blocked and USA Today Coaches a punt on Tulane’s first Top 25 polls and in the BCS drive, marking the Tigers’ Log on to see standings. first blocked punt since Laphotos from “It’s a little bit of a misRon Landry at Florida in Saturday’s match, regardless of what 2006.

Tulane game. people want to say,” said Freshman quarterback Tulane coach Bob Toledo.

Russell Shepard picked up “They’re good. They’re bigger, faster and where he left off following his first touchstronger than we are.” down of the year last week on a 69-yard The victory moves LSU coach Les rush against Auburn with a 19-yard rushing Miles past former coach Nick Saban for touchdown to give the Tigers an early 7-0 sole possession of third place on the allSHEPARD, see page 12 time wins list at LSU with 49.

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Nation & World

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 14 killed

Search for Calif. crash survivors now recovery mission

MANILA (AP) — A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, killing at least 14 people and sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops to escape rising waters, officials said Sunday.

Typhoon Mirinae was the fourth storm to lash the northern Philippines since late September and brought new hardship to areas still struggling in the wake of the previous disasters.

Nearly 95,000 people who fled during two prior storms were still living in temporary shelters when Mirinae struck Saturday, the national disaster agency said. As Mirinae slammed into Quezon province northeast of Manila around midnight Friday, Philippine authorities evacuated more than 115,000 people in nine provinces east and south of the capital in the storm’s path on main Luzon island, the National Disaster Coordinating Council reported.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The search for nine people missing when a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean is now a recovery mission, officials said Sunday.

Petty Officer First Class Allison Conroy said there was little chance of finding survivors among the seven military personnel aboard the Coast Guard C-130 and the two in the Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter.

Obama community college proposal may not be enough INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — President Barack Obama wants to invest some $12 billion in community colleges with the aim of seeing an additional 5 million students graduate by 2020. This goal comes while many schools are already bursting at the seams with droves of displaced workers hit by the recession

competing with traditional students seeking an education bargain.

“All community colleges are not prepared to take on those potentially large numbers of students,” said Debra Bragg, a professor and director of the Forum on the Future of Public Education at the University of Illinois.

The Obama administration notes that 5 million more community college graduates doesn’t necessarily mean there will be that many more students — schools could increase graduation rates to reach the goal. And the administration said money from the 10-year initiative to rebuild aging facilities and establish online classes would help schools handle the extra students.

Bragg said the schools’ ability to deal with more students largely comes down to cash.

Obama’s 10-year initiative would provide a welcome infusion of cash, but some fear it would not sustain community college programs.

STATE/LOCAL

LUMCON, others getting $12M for dead zone research

Divers plug hole in ship that leaked oil into Gulf

COCODRIE (AP) — Researchers in Louisiana and other states are getting more than $2.4 million this year to study the annual dead zone of oxygen-starved waters in the Gulf of Mexico, with up to $12 million planned over five years.

A team of scientists from the LUMCON marine-research center in Cocodrie and the University of Michigan are to get $766,600 this year and $4 million over the entire period to create computer models that can forecast the size and location of the “hypoxic” area.

Other teams will study the dead zone’s effects on important Gulf fish populations including shrimp, Atlantic croaker, Gulf menhaden, bay anchovy, Atlantic bumper and Spanish bumper.

NOAA estimates that the Gulf dead zone threatens commercial and recreational fisheries that generate about $2.8 billion annually.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Divers have patched a hole in a cargo ship that was leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico near Venice, and the vessel was headed up the Mississippi River to a repair facility on Sunday, authorities said.

Caost Guard Capt. Edward Stanton said it’s not yet clear exactly how much oil leaked from a 2-inch hole in the vessel Pac Alkaid, but it doesn’t appear to be a major environmental concern.

Stanton called the spill a medium one, which would mean a spill of more than 10,000 gallons.

Early estimates were that as much as 12,000 gallons of the bunker oil may have escaped, but Staton said any number put on the amount of lost fuel at this point would be speculation.

“Luckily the damage was not sever and the rate of flow was not huge,” Stanton told The Associated Press.

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MUSIC

Prom Date wins annual Battle of the Bands competition Students vote for their favorite group

By Lindsay Nunez Entertainment Writer

Tailgaters not only enjoyed gameday spirit and Halloween candy Saturday afternoon, but also the musical stylings of some of Baton Rouge’s best bands.

Students On Target hosted the annual Battle of the Bands competition in the Greek Theatre. Leaving Brightside, He Bleeds Fireman, Prom Date, The Kids in Sandbox and MeloMania performed.

Prom Date took first place and a set as opening act at this spring’s Groovin’ on the Grounds.

“I’m really excited we won,” said Nick Boudreau, Prom Date member and engineering senior.

“Everyone just got really into it. It was a good day for music.”

All the members of Prom Date said they are enthused about performing at Groovin’ on the Grounds in the spring.

“They really love what they do,” said Elizabeth Lagarde, the band’s publicist. “They love music, and I think that’s really what people got out of it.”

During the last band’s performance, students were allowed to vote for their favorite group. More

than 100 students voted, said Me- and stage presence was good.” lissa Guidry, political science juThe Slidell-based group He nior and director of involvement Bleeds Fireman took the stage secfor Students On Target. The Kids in ond. The band had a slower rock Sandbox won the Students’ Choice sound and brought a large following Award. to the show.

The day started out slowly The band recently recorded its with only about 50 people in the first album. auidence. But more people came to “I really like He Bleeds Firewatch as the sun came out and the man,” Domino said. “They had a Greek Theatre’s seats dried. good sound.”

“I didn’t even know it was The third band to perform, Prom going on until I heard them while Date, donned tuxedos and suits. walking by,” said The band had Chase Bouchie, thea few technical difatre sophomore. “I ficulties because of missed the first bands Log on to see a slight water damage — it was just really slideshow of the to their equipment early. But I thought bands performing. from performing at it was great — a very the Carlotta Street cool environment.” party in the rain Students On Target estimated Friday night, Lagarde said. more than 200 people attended durThe New Orleans-based group, ing the course of the event, far sur- The Kids in Sandbox, changed up passing its original goal. the atmosphere and completed its “I think the whole event was an upbeat reggae sounds with a bongo overall success,” said Brent Benoit, player. The band showed off its Halmember of Students on Target and loween spirit with each member biological sciences senior. “The wearing a costume. bands were awesome, and they reThe band educed a full-audiacted with the crowd really well.” ence clap-a-long, and many audiBattle of the Bands began with ence members danced in front of the the pop rock sounds of Leaving stage.

Brightside. The band did a crowdThe final band to take the stage, pleasing rendition of Leona Lewis’s MeloMania, altered the scene with “Bleeding Love”. its hip-hop sound. The band incor“They had really good energy,” porated both rapping and dancing said Domino of 104 the X, a Battle into its show. of the Bands judge. “Their sound MeloMania’s “Take You Home”

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ENVIRONMENT

Volunteers help clean campus after Tulane University recyling efforts continue

By Xerxes A. Wilson Staff Writer

A green wave of recycling swept over campus following the football game against Tulane this weekend.

Volunteer LSU hosted its annual “Fall into Service” event early Sunday morning.

Volunteers from six student groups swept across various parts of campus and inside the stadium, separating recyclable material from nonrecyclable materials.

Chynsia Jenkins, event organizer and psychology junior, said only 68 volunteers out of 109 people who signed up for the event showed up.

Jenkins speculated Halloween combined with LSU football probably was the cause of the less than expected turnout.

Fewer volunteers came than expected, but Jenkins said the cleanup was done far earlier than expected because there wasn’t as much trash as a typical game day.

“I wanted to see how much trash was out there first hand,” said Spencer McNab, landscape architecture graduate student. “There wasn’t as much trash as most games.”

Jenkins said the amount of

material collected and recycled at the event was unavailable at the time.

Mallory Trochesset, Volunteer LSU advisor and assistant director for Campus Life, said Fall into Service is Volunteer LSU’s biggest fall event.

“I wanted to make students aware of recycling efforts and teach them about what goes into gameday cleanup,” Jenkins said. “So next time they go tailgate, some students won’t be as careless with their trash.”

Volunteer LSU also sent students inside Tiger Stadium to assist with ongoing recycling efforts.

Started by an architecture student, Florida was the first game recycling took place inside the stadium.

Andres Harris, University Solid Waste Recycling manager, said since the first game University officials have learned recycling inside the bowl is more effective than placing bins because most trash is simply left on the bleachers.

Almost nine tons of material were recycled from the stadium during the Auburn and Florida games.

This compares to more than 28 tons of material being trashed from the stadium during the same period, Harris said.

Recycling statistics were unavailable for the Tulane game.

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Prom Date performs Saturday morning at the Battle of the Bands in the Greek Amphitheatre. They will perform at Groovin’ on the Grounds next semester.

is currently being played on KLSU. “I had an amazing time,” said Jordan Bridges, member of MeloMania and biology senior. “The atmosphere was really awesome.”

The four judges said they were impressed by the bands.

“Each band brought something different,” said Peter Frost, DJ for KLSU, Battle of the Bands judge and English sophomore. “With their different styles, you can find one you like, and they all did something I couldn’t do — get on stage.”

The concert was interjected

with alcohol statistics. Students On Target stressed the perceived amount of students who drink and actual amount are different, stressinduced drinking does not solve problems and there are other options for a fun night outside the realms of a drunken stupor.

“We really tried to get out our message for a good time not wasted,” Benoit said.

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TRANSPORTATION

Bike Week celebrates bicycling and educates students Week-long event focuses on safety

By Brianna Paciorka Contributing Writer

LSU Bike Week, a week-long celebration of cycling focusing on educating students on bicycle safety and laws, begins today.

An initiative of the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation, Student Government, Environmental Conservation Organization and Baton Rouge Advocates for Safe Streets, Bike Week will commence with several bicycle-related events.

A bike auction Wednesday morning in Free Speech Alley is among these events, said Cas Smith, SG sustainability director. Students will be able to bid on and purchase bicycles abandoned or impounded on campus. Cash will be the only accepted form of payment.

“There will be a $10 starting price on the bikes,” Smith said. “A bad bike will obviously go lower in price, as some people only buy them for parts for their own bikes.”

The money earned from the auction will go to SG, said Gary Graham, Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation director.

“It’s a great cooperative effort to put money back toward bikes,” Graham said.

A “Spoke-Speak” event featuring Graham, Jason Soileau, Facility Development assistant director, and Brad Silva, Facility Development manager, will also be held Wednesday to discuss Easy Streets Phase II, which will include new bike lanes and racks.

Smith said there will also be a letter-writing campaign to send to LSU System President John Lombardi on Wednesday during the bike auction and Spoke-Speak.

“We want to write letters to Lombardi that say, ‘Hey, I ride a bike — not a sports car,’” Smith said.

A “Commute From Campus” ride showing students recommended routes from campus to area neighborhoods will be offered

Tuesday evening, said Moshe Cohen, mathematics graduate student and member of B.R.A.S.S. LSU committee.

“It’s an opportunity to connect riders who live together,” Cohen said. “You’re more visible and comfortable when there’s two bikes riding together. These rides help people meet each other and point out safe routes and dangerous intersections to one another.”

The LSU Bikes Web site was also unveiled today, Smith said.

The Web site features pages on bicycle care and maintenance, a buyer’s guide and a Google Map with bicycle routes.

“It’s a new thing,” Smith said of the Web site. “It’s cool LSU is the forefront for bicycling.”

Bike Week was held off and on for several years but became an annual event when student interest started to build up, Graham said.

“We’ve had the bike auction

for 30 years,” Graham said. “That’s nothing new, but we’ve been working to get the word out about bike safety. It’s becoming a more important issue since we’re getting more and more bike riders.”

But Cohen said Bike Week is not just about educating students about laws and safety. Bike Week is also celebrating the many accomplishments made toward biking at the University and in Baton Rouge.

“People think New Orleans is a big bike town, but the League of American Bicyclists recently designated Baton Rouge as a bikefriendly town,” Cohen said. “Baton Rouge is the only city in Louisiana with this recognition. It’s really good for the state.”

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Critical Mass participants congregate and prepare to ride through campus and around Baton Rouge on Friday. The Critical Mass ride kicked off Bike Week.

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CULTIVATING THE DEFENSE Defense, special teams lead Tigers to first shutout against Tulane since ’69

By Sean Isabella Sports Contributor

Richard Nixon was president, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon and gas was 35 cents a gallon.

All of these things occurred back in 1969 when LSU last shut out Tulane.

No. 9 LSU (7-1 4-1 SEC) registered its first shutout against Tulane (2-6, 0-4 Conference USA) in 40 years Saturday night and its first team shutout since 2007 against Middle Tennessee State, when the Tigers routed the Blue Raiders, 42-0, in Tiger Stadium.

LSU limited the Tulane offense to 216 total yards while holding the Green Wave to 26 net yards on the ground and senior running back André Anderson to 27 yards on 11 carries.

LSU senior linebacker Jacob Cutrera said the Tigers’ defense yelled out “shutout” all last week whenever the team huddled together following a drill during practice.

“We never want to give up points on defense obviously,” said Cutrera, who registered six total tackles. “It finally feels good to get that goose egg up.”

LSU entered the game allowing 12 points per game in

October and kept the defense up Saturday, throwing an onslaught of blitz packages at Tulane freshman quarterback Ryan Griffin.

LSU senior defensive end Rahim Alem and junior linebacker Kelvin Sheppard each sacked Griffin on the Green Wave’s first offensive possession, setting the tone for the rest of the game.

Sheppard pushed his teamleading tackles total to 70 after registering 13 tackles. Three of those tackles came behind the line of scrimmage.

The LSU offense didn’t just get help from a stingy Tiger defense that only allowed Tulane’s

offense across the 50-yard line three times. It also received help from the special teams unit.

Senior defensive back Daniel Graff blasted through the line on Tulane’s first possession to block senior punter Ryan Thevenot’s punt, and senior speedster Trindon Holliday put together two 50-yard punt returns.

“He’s lightning in a bottle,” said Tulane coach Bob Toledo of Holliday. “His picture was on the cover of the program today, and there is a reason for it. He’s got great, great speed.”

Holliday’s second big SHUTOUT, see page 7

‘We never want to give up points on defense obviously. It finally feels good to get that goose egg up.’

Jacob Cutrera, LSU senior linebacker

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LSU senior linebacker Jacob Cutrera (54) takes down Tulane freshman quarterback Ryan Griffin during the Tigers’ 42-0 shutout win against the Green Wave in Tiger Stadium.

SOCCER

Tigers take SEC West title with win

By David Helman Sports Writer

The LSU soccer team overcame a quick scare Friday night and left Fayetteville, Ark., with a 4-1 win and its third-consecutive Southeastern Conference Western Division title.

“We’re certainly very excited to win the SEC ‘We’re West for a third year in a row. certainly We’re also very very excited pleased that we are playing this to win the well this late in SEC West the season,” said for a third LSU head coach Brian Lee in a year in a news release. row.’

“That is big for Brian Lee us as we head into postseason LSU soccer coach play. I am very pleased with the effort and intensity we showed tonight.”

The No. 16 Tigers (12-4-3, 8-2-1) also secured the No. 2 seed in Wednesday’s SEC tournament with the win, but they weren’t fortunate enough to bring home the regular season SEC championship. LSU entered the weekend needing a loss from first-place Florida to win the conference, but the No. 10 Gators secured their fourth-consecutive SEC crown with a 3-0 win against No. 13 South Carolina.

“When you play for Florida, that’s the No. 1 thing, to win the SEC,” said Florida coach Becky Burleigh in a news release.

“When you win the SEC, good things follow after that, so this is just a first step for us in terms SEC WEST, see page 7

VOLLEYBALL

LSU defeats Georgia, 3-1, shuts out Auburn, 3-0 Tigers won 11 of last 12 with nine sweeps

By Andy Schwehm Sports Writer

LSU volleyball coach Fran Flory said her team would have its hands full heading into this weekend’s matches against Georgia and Auburn as LSU’s two opponents had combined to win six of their past seven matches heading into Halloween weekend in the PMAC.

Flory knew the teams would come in fighting against the No. 20 Tigers, especially since the Tigers swept both teams on their home courts earlier in the season.

The question for Flory was how she would fight a pair of hot teams.

Apparently the answer was pretty simple, as the LSU unleashed its four seniors on the Bulldogs and Tigers, respectively, during the weekend in a pair of victories.

With the victories, LSU (18-5, 12-2) has now won 11 of its last 12 matches, dropping a mere five sets and recording nine sweeps.

“This is the seniors’ year,” Flory said.

“This group has played a vital role in every season they have been here … They are going to put their signature on this year and make sure we are ready for every match.”

In Sunday afternoon’s 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-20) victory against Auburn (14-10, 6-7), LSU senior middle blocker Brittnee Cooper found her rhythm again after struggling the past few matches and recorded 15 kills with six block assists.

“She had hurt her shoulder a little VOLLEYBALL, see page 7

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LSU senior middle blocker Brittnee Cooper, right, jumps to spike the ball Sunday during the Tigers’ 3-0 win against Auburn.

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SWIMMING AND DIVING

Lady Tigers get first win in meet against Tulane Team places in 13 out of 16 events

By Katherine Terrell Sports Contributor

The LSU women’s swimming and diving team got its first win of the season Friday and beat Tulane, 175-117, in spectacular fashion.

The Tigers placed first in 13 out of 16 events despite many of the LSU swimmers being placed in events they didn’t normally swim.

Freshman Rebecca St. Germain, junior Jane Trepp, sophomore Mary Beck and junior Kannon Betzen each won two events en route to the Tiger victory.

“Overall I think we all swim pretty well considering everyone was in their off events,” said LSU assistant coach Jessica Botzum. “Good

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LSU freshman Audrey Lawson competes in the 200-yard butterfly in a swim meet Friday against Tulane at the Natatorium.

swims all around considering that’s not where they’re normally put.”

Freshman Amanda Kendall, normally a sprinter, placed second in the 500-yard freestyle, the second longest event of the meet. Barnett placed first in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a season best time of 10 minutes, 19.30 seconds.

The divers also had solid performances in the meet, placing first and second in both events.

St. Germain had career best dives in the meter and 3-meter springboard events. Her score of 310.95 in the meter ranks fifth in the LSU record books, while her score of 313.43 in the 3-meter ranks eighth.

Freshman Elle Schmidt placed

CROSS COUNTRY

LSU teams fall short Saturday Women place 11th, men finish last

By Jonathan Schexnayder Sports Contributor

LSU cross country coach Mark Elliott is not one to sugarcoat the poor finish of his teams at the Southeastern Conference Championships.

“We were hoping to have a better effort as a team,” he said. “The talent level that we have this year is just not up to par as it pertains to being competitive.”

The LSU men finished last among 11 teams Saturday with 321 points — South Carolina does not have a men’s team. The LSU women finished 11th out of 12 teams competing with 335 points.

No. 6 Alabama captured its second consecutive SEC title on the men’s side. The Crimson Tide finished with 56 points.

Alabama was followed by No. 28 Arkansas (61) in second place and No. 24 Auburn (86) in third.

The No. 5 Florida women took the women’s championship in dominant fashion with 24 points.

The Lady Gators had their top five runners all finish in the top 10.

Tennessee finished runnerup behind Florida with 80 points, and No. 29 Arkansas (87) rounded out the top three. The Lady Tigers’ score edged only host Ole Miss’ 338 points.

“They ran close to their best,” Elliott said of the women. “You hate to signify well finishing [11th].

That’s where we were supposed to finish.”

Sophomore Cullen Doody led the Tigers for the fourth consecutive time this season, finishing 71st overall with an 8K time of 27 minutes, 55.92 seconds.

Elliott said three runners redshirting was a reason for their woes throughout the season.

“When your fourth guy becomes your first guy, you are going

to struggle,” he said.

Ole Miss junior Barnabas Kirui won the individual men’s title with a time of 24 minutes, 24.75 seconds.

Kirui also took the title as a freshman in 2006.

Junior Kyle Hecker followed Doody at 75th with a time of 28 minutes, 19.59 seconds.

Six other LSU runners finished within 20 seconds of one other. Junior Sean Swanner, sophomore Kenneth Schiffman and junior Ken Ehrhardt rounded out the top five at 78th, 79th and 80th, respectively.

“Five or six guys running together in the back is not a good thing,” Elliott said matter-of-factly.

“Effort-wise they ran as best as they could.”

Florida sophomore Rebecca Lowe claimed the individual women’s title with a 6K time of 20 minutes, 57.35 seconds.

The Lady Tigers were led by freshman Charlene Lipsey for the

second time this season. Lipsey finished 63rd with a 6K time of 23 minutes, 38.38 seconds.

Lipsey also paced the Lady Tigers in the Chile Pepper Invitational on Oct. 17.

“Charlene Lipsey, the freshman, came out and ran her best race yet,” said Elliott.

Junior Katie Hamel followed Lipsey and finished 67th in 23 minutes, 46.92 seconds. Hamel did not compete in a 6K meet prior to this weekend.

Sophomores Laura Carleton (23 minutes, 56.63 seconds), Jenna Henssler (24 minutes, 48.51 seconds) and senior Amal Esmail (25 minutes, 29.78 seconds) finished 70th, 85th and 92nd, respectively.

The teams will travel to Waco, Texas, next for the NCAA South Central Regional on Nov. 14.

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second in both dives while qualifying for the NCAA Zone Diving Regional.

Betzen, one of the team captains, said she was excited for the team to get its first win.

“We’ve swam two tough competitors the past two meets,” Betzen said. “It’s nice to swim someone that we know we have a good chance of winning.”

The Tigers will return to Southeastern Conference action next week with both the men and women taking on undefeated Alabama on Nov. 6 in their first away meet. The Crimson Tide men are 3-0 this season, and the women are 6-0.

The Tigers and Lady Tigers travel to Florida State the day after the Alabama meet and face off against the Seminoles and Lady Seminoles on Nov 7.

Botzum said she is excited about going on a road trip.

“I think bus trips are fun,” said Botzum. “I think it’s going to be a good time.”

Betzen said she is looking forward to both meets next week.

“I’m really excited to compete against Alabama and [Florida State],” Betzen said. “They’re pretty much on our level, so it’s going to be a really good meet. It’s going to be close the whole time.”

Schmidt also said she is looking forward to hitting the road for her first meet away from the Natatorium.

“I’m really excited about traveling” Schmidt said. “I think it’ll be fun to spend time with the team and get away for a while. It’ll be good to get out of this environment, get out of your own pool, because then it feels more like a competition.”

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KEEP THEIR HEADS RINGIN’

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The team lines up in the dug out before being presented with its 2009 NCAA Baseball national championship rings Saturday in Alex Box Stadium.

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allowed LSU to control field position and eclipse the 40 point mark for the first time since last November against Troy.

“Field position is very important in any game,” said LSU senior linebacker Perry Riley. “We definitely want short fields every time the offense gets the ball, and the special teams plays a big role in that.”

The defense has seen a complete turn around this year with LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis under helm. LSU averaged

a little more than 24 points per game last season on its way to a disappointing 8-5 record.

“There is an existing culture of defensive excellence here that our players want and need to be in an environment that grows that culture,” said LSU coach Les Miles.

“John Chavis and his defensive staff have came in understanding that and have prospered from it.”

Chavis’ unit resembles the 2003 LSU defensive squad that went on to win a BCS national championship against Oklahoma.

release. “We were outstanding in the attack tonight passing and of our postseason play going for- moving and putting ourselves in ward. It’s a really big step.” position to score goals.”

Arkansas (8-7-4, 2-7-2) put Rutledge had a say in all four a scare into the Tigers in the LSU goals, as she and senior forgame’s early going, when senior ward Amanda Carreno put on an midfielder Sophie offensive clinic Wentz scored off to give LSU a a corner kick just 3-1 lead entering 12 minutes into halftime. the match. The Rutledge goal was just Arbagged her teamkansas’ fifth of the best ninth goal conference seaof the year in the son, making the 30th minute when Brian Lee Razorbacks just she fired home off LSU soccer coach the fourth SEC a left-side cross team to score on from Carreno.

LSU. “The pressure was on us LSU wasted no time getting to perform tonight because we back into the game, when senior knew if we didn’t that we probamidfielder Malorie Rutledge sent bly wouldn’t win the SEC West,” a free kick to sophomore mid- Rutledge said in a news release. fielder Taryne Boudreau, who tied “That was our main focus tothe score in the 22nd minute. night, coming out and getting a “I’m pleased with the way win. It’s really one of those things we responded after giving up a where you just feel on top of your goal early on,” Lee said in a news game, and I think we showed that

tonight.”

Carreno received some help netting her first goal of the season just two minutes before halftime, when she headed in a goal off a Rutledge cross.

The Tigers’ finished off the scoring in the 58th minute, when Rutledge earned her third assist of the match with a cross to sophomore forward Kellie Murphy, who headed in for her second goal of the season.

LSU faces Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC tournament Wednesday. The Tigers escaped the Commodores, 2-1, in overtime earlier this season, but Vanderbilt has won four of five games since that matchup. The Commodores have not allowed a goal in each of their past four games.

SHUTOUT, from page 5

return came in the middle of the third quarter. He took it all the way down to the Green Wave 20-yard line, which set up a Charles Scott eight-yard touchdown plunge.

LSU is tied for fourth in the county in terms of number of punt returns allowed with only five.

Florida leads the country, having only allowed two punts to be returned all year.

Holliday’s returns, accompanied with the kick coverage,

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‘I’m pleased with the way we responded after giving up a goal early on.’

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The ’03 Tigers gave up only 9.5 points per game through their first eight games, compared to the ’09 Tigers’ 12.1 through the same number of games.

“I don’t think we really compare ourselves to [past teams],” Sheppard said. “Coach Chavis emphasizes that we don’t do that ... He has really high expectations of us, and we really try to live up to that.”

LSU’s defense saw a healthy preview of what to expect for this weekend’s showdown with No. 3

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bit from swinging too much, so she was out of her rhythm a little,” said LSU senior setter Sam Dabbs.

“This weekend she was able to get her arm swing back and get comfortable swinging.”

Defensively, sophomore libero Lauren Waclawczyk paced the Tigers with 14 digs, while the team recorded 9.5 blocks.

LSU senior outside hitter Marina Skender recorded 10 digs in the match, which moved her into sole possession of seventh place in school history in career digs with 1,176. Her six kills moved her to within one of a tie for seventh place for career kills.

Flory said she was happy with her team’s focus heading into the match coming off a tough victory against Georgia.

“I was proud of the leadership our team showed in terms of staying focused throughout and not thinking this was a ‘gimme’ match,” Flory said. “Auburn is a good team,

PAGE 7 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tulane, who primarily ran out of the I-formation, pounded the ball up the middle 20 times with nothing to show for it.

“We know that’s what Alabama is going to try to do next week, so to get a team in [like Tulane] and play a rushing attack like that ... was definitely good for us,” Riley said.

Contact Sean Isabella at sisabella@lsureveille.com and we knew we had to play well to be successful.”

The Tigers’ 3-1 (25-18, 2517, 23-25, 25-23) victory Friday against Georgia (13-10, 4-8) didn’t come easily.

After breezing through the first two sets while holding the Bulldogs to a .092 hitting percentage, LSU struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the third set and eventually dropped the set, 25-23.

The struggles continued early in the fourth set, as the Tigers fell behind, 15-9. But LSU went on a 7-1 run to tie up the match at 16 apiece before eventually taking a 19-18 lead and the set, 25-23.

“The fourth set was very important,” Dabbs said. “You don’t want to go five sets with a team like Georgia. Every set they just gain more momentum, and they’re the kind of team that executes in the end.”

Contact Andy Schwehm at aschwehm@lsureveille.com

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Vatican, Catholic priests should stop being politicians

A back-room deal is in the works.

The conservative faction, seeking to boost its numbers, is working to steal disenchanted members of the competition. The rules are simple — these people will keep many of their same beliefs, but they will switch their allegiance to the new faction in protest of the policies they protest.

Sound like the Republican Party picking Sarah Palin to steal Democratic women in 2008? Maybe, but it more recently fits the description of the Catholic Church, which is cutting a deal to convert dissatisfied Anglicans to bolster their ranks.

The Anglican Church ­— and its American branch, the Episcopal Church ­— has recently been rocked by a highly divisive controversy over its policies concerning gays in the church. The church’s more liberal wing has been pushing to not only allow pastors to bless homosexual marriages, but also to appoint gay pastors and bishops.

These efforts have caused widespread outrage among the more conservative members of the church and has created tensions in recent years that threaten to rend the entire denomination in two.

The Catholic Church has apparently been watching the debate closely. The Vatican announced a few weeks ago it would make it easier for incensed Anglicans to switch to Catholicism.

Progressive policies within churches often result in some of the faithful changing denominations, but this move is unprecedented, primarily because it relaxes some doctrines deeply held by Catholics. The Vatican says Anglicans making the switch will be allowed to keep some of their unique worship traditions, such as mass rites. It has even provided for married Anglican bishops to be ordained as Catholic priests — a startling compromise, especially for traditional Catholic clergy, who must remain celibate.

It’s true Catholicism and Angli-

canism are strikingly similar — the more cynical might call Anglicanism “Catholicism lite,” — but bending the rules to allow this transition is reprehensible for both those who made the deal and those who choose to accept it. The Vatican claims it is merely “adding to the Church’s spiritual diversity,” but it is obviously just making a side deal Matthew to increase its Albright Opinion Editor membership. In fact, under the current conditions, the new Catholics wouldn’t even answer to their regional Catholic bishop, instead following a “personal ordinariate” who would report to the Vatican directly.

In other words, these ex-Anglicans would be off-shoot Catholics, instead of members of the Church proper.

But even as the Vatican is merely trying to add more numbers, Anglicans who accept the deal would be sacrificing some important ideals. Primarily, Anglicans who switch to Catholicism would have to acknowledge the authority of the Pope — and disagreement with that important principle is the primary reason Anglicanism even exists in the first place.

What’s saddest about this maneuver is the badly political overtones. As previously stated, it sounds eerily similar to 2008, when Republicans attempted to steal female voters angry with the party’s nomination of Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton.

Separation of church and state is a good idea, as much for the church’s sake as for the state’s.

When a church starts to throw itself into the cutthroat game of compromise and maneuvering that is politics, it starts to lose its spiritual and theological value. And when churches start employing tactics

almost identical to those employed by political parties, they risk sacrificing important ideals just to grab more votes — I mean members.

I hope Anglicans — like Democratic women in 2008 — will recognize this ploy for what it is, that they are not so obsessed with a single issue that they are willing to give up their ideals and change their spiritual identity.

Catholic leaders should stop trying to be politicians. Instead, they should be dealing with their own flock and making sure real Catholics continue to act out the faith they believe in.

As for the way he sensationalizes the subway advertisements, I find it appalling. While I am sure Epstein purposely coincided the release of his book with the advertisements, that was certainly not their main point. At no point do any major news articles link the two, and this could have only been discovered by his journalistic digging (too bad he couldn’t be bothered to do any other digging). These ads are meant to let other atheists know that they are not alone in their views. As an atheist myself, I find this very important, considering a 2006 study by the American Sociological Institution concluded that we are the least trusted group in America.

So, Worsham, when is your interview at Fox news?

Mark Macmurdo stated in the second paragraph of his Thursday column, the practice of corking.

Corking is illegal and counterproductive to the goal of increasing driver awareness of cyclists’ right to the road. When caravaning with 5 cars, are we allowed to blow through a red light just to stay up with the leader? Why does CM feel it’s allowed to do the same?

The fact is that when you bring a bike on the road, you are a vehicle, subject to all the same rules that a car is subject to. If you blow through a stop sign, you can get a ticket. If you

ride drunk, you can get a DWI. By corking, CM sends the message to motorists that “We have a right to your road, but we don’t care about your rules.” Just because the CM riders are inexperienced group riders is no reason to enrage drivers who are following the law.

Corking is easily avoidable to experienced group riders. All it takes is for riders who see the light change to yellow to yell “YELLOW” both back and front. This alerts those behind that those in front of them will be slowing and stopping, and alerts those in front to either slow down to

a crawl till the group catches up, or to pull into a parking lot to wait.

Until CM ends this illegal practice that causes motorists to care even less about us as they have to sit through a green light while trying to get home in Friday afternoon traffic, I will continue to not ride with CM and discourage others from riding.

As far as I’m concerned, CM is part of the problem with motorists awareness of cyclists, not part of the solution.

Matthew Albright is a 21-yearold mass communication junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_malbright.

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Guest columnist misinterprets atheism I’d like to congratulate Mr. Worsham on being ready for mainstream news media. It takes true skill to misrepresent people and ideas in the manner he did. For example, did he even click on the links in Epstein’s bio? He does not call himself anything. He attained the title of rabbi by completing the program at the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, which is accompanied by a master’s degree.

The title of “chaplain” comes from his position as one of forty Harvard chaplains that serve as spiritual leaders for students at the school.

He is obviously a religious man, which brings me to what was suppose to be Worsham’s clever point of why don’t they just talk about, “an alternative to religious belief,” instead of an alternative to God. Worsham’s problem is that he supposes that atheism precludes being spiritual or even religious. It does not. Atheist simply means one does not believe in God. So considering Epstein’s experience and maybe a quick perusal of one or two summaries of his book, do think it is about offering an alternative to religious belief or an alternative to dogmatic theism?

Critical Mass harmful to biking awareness I am an avid cyclist, most recently riding in the Tour de Tangi (60 mile ride) last September in Hammond, and hoping to be prepared enough to ride the MS 150 (150 miles over two days) next fall.

But I have never participated in a Critical Mass for the exact reason

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All that partying you’re doing really will help you

LSU often takes heat for its reputation as a party school. And I would dare say, in my experience, LSU students definitely do their fair share of partying, especially on gameday.

Some people would frown on our ways, but they lack the foresight to see the benefit of this lifestyle.

One of the central goals of any form of education is the socialization of the pupil. And by socialization, I don’t mean the spooky kind Glenn Beck always warns us about. No, I mean the kind in which students develop proper social skills they will employ in real life.

Partying, drinking and going out are all great ways to acquire such skills. Sitting home studying that biology book — not so much.

LSU provides a great place to develop communication skills.

One finds evidence in this by analyzing the structure of corporate America.

Corporate America is all about networking and relationships. If someone can communicate effectively, then that person will be far better positioned to advance than his or her peers.

Effective people skills, notably the ability to command attention, will allow one to stand out.

That girl you saw dancing on stage or that guy singing karaoke, they may not be prepping for that history test, but they are furthering their careers and themselves in other ways.

A solid understanding of just how ancient Rome united the many peoples of Europe is great if you’re a professional Trivial Pursuit player, but I have to believe Exxon might value the ability to negotiate competently more than the knowledge of a dead empire.

Take for instance, sophomore history major Mallory Morse. Instead of studying for her Friday exam last week, she decided to go out the night prior.

N o w maybe her test grade won’t be as high as she wanted it to be, but in going out and Stephen Schmitz meeting new Columnist people, she is not only networking with her future peers but developing people skills which could help her one day impress a boss or prospective employer.

I am not advocating never studying. I believe having a strong GPA is a great way to display to future employers competence and work ethic.

But a great GPA is not a sub-

stitute for someone devoid of people skills. A prospective employer is far more likely to hire someone who can stand out in an interview and be personable, especially in jobs with a great deal of business-client interaction.

School is all about the socialization of its pupils. The socialization aspect allows students to fully develop such skills which are essential in the world today.

The partying aspect of LSU is one of its strengths and should be treated at such. The social benefits of attending LSU are why we, as future alumni, will retain a competitive advantage.

I’d be willing to bet if there was a quantitative way to measure social skills, LSU graduates would fare far better than those of the Ivy League.

LSU offers a unique educational opportunity because of its atmosphere and character.

LSU academics are nothing to be brushed aside, but the combination of the educational aspects and the networking/socialization benefits raise the competitiveness of LSU grads in the workforce.

After reading this, I would hope before you think about judging those of us who like to go out, maybe think about the benefits we are gaining.

Stephen Schmitz is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from The Woodlands, Texas. Follow him on Twitter at TDR_schmitz.

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THE GRUMBLING HIVE

Families having too many children should be taxed Families in developed nations who have more than two children should be subject to an overpopulation tax.

I recently spoke with a father who had seven children because, as a Catholic, he believed the use of birth control methods such as withdrawal and contraceptives constitutes a mortal sin.

Support for this belief has been drawn from passages in Genesis 38:8-10 where Onan was commanded to marry and have children with his dead brother’s wife.

Verses 9-10 say: “And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground ...

And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.”

The Catholic Church advocates Natural Family Planning (NFP) — the avoidance of sexual relations when the female is fertile — as a biblically viable method of avoiding pregnancy.

All other forms of birth control, excepting abstinence, are considered sinful, even within a marriage.

To advocate NFP but to condemn methods such as withdrawal — “coitus interruptus” — is hypocritical.

“Any action which either before, at the moment of, or after sexual intercourse, is specifically intended to prevent procreation ­— whether as an end or as a means” is prohibited, wrote Pope Paul VI in the encyclical letter “Humanae Vitae.”

But to engage in sexual intercourse only when the woman is unlikely to become pregnant is

intended to prevent pregnancy to the same extent as Onan in Genesis, when he “spilled it on the ground.”

The intent of the alleged sinner should determine the existence of sin, rather than the method he or she used.

But the Nathan Shull true problem Columnist is not whether certain people believe in the use of birth control.

The fault lies with those willing to have children in excess of what is needed to maintain the population.

The global population growth rate has decreased “from more than 2.0 percent to 1.5 percent a year over the past 30 years,” according to Worldbank.org. “But in the meantime, in absolute numbers it is still growing faster than ever before — by about 230,000 people a day.”

The world population is projected to level off between 9 and 10 billion by the end of the century.

Let’s look at this issue from a unique angle.

“More children equal more carbon dioxide emissions,” writes New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin. “And recent research has resulted in renewed coverage of the notion that one of the cheapest ways to curb emissions in coming decades would be to provide access to birth control for tens of millions of women around the world who say they desire it.”

Revkin asserts this is merely “a thought experiment.”

This idea, although perhaps farfetched and certainly controversial, is a creative way to reduce the population and achieve a reduction in carbon emissions at a lower cost than using green technology.

The decision to produce a large number of offspring is a personal decision which only the parents can make.

But if they decide to have

children in excess of the amount required to maintain the population, society should be compensated for the extra damage and burden placed upon it.

In a time when global water and food shortages threaten the lives of millions around the world, the only responsible action is the use of birth control or the introduction of market incentives to curb the continued growth.

God may want us to be fruitful and multiply, but I sincerely

doubt he desires the destruction of the world through overpopulation.

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

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the heavy rain and wind or move its 6:40 p.m. main-stage set to a nearby club to play later Friday night.

“It was chaotic right before we decided to go on,” lead singer and guitarist Brian Aubert told The Daily Reveille. “One of our amps had blown, and it came down to the last minute — the rain was just bad.”

But the band came out and performed its full set to a crowd of several thousand cold, rainsoaked fans.

“I’ve got to give kudos to these people for sticking it out,” Aubert said. “We knew that if they weren’t complaining, then we had no reason to at all. Despite all this rain and the set back, we came out at the end pretty happy with the show.”

While main-stage acts like Eminem and KISS gathered the biggest crowds — each drawing more than 10,000 people apiece — other sections of the festival attracted large crowds of fans who were dressed for Halloween.

Many people strayed away from the main-stage area, Le Ritual, to the Le Carnival area for indie bands and circus acts and to Le Flambeau for local and New Orleans jazz acts.

“I’ve been all over Voodoo,” said Sam Babin, business senior.

“But I just saw The New Orleans Bingo! Show, and it was a blast.”

Babin said this was the eighth year he had been to The Voodoo Experience, and he said he always enjoys seeing the indie bands Le Ritual offers as much as the main-stage acts.

Rachel Vette, lead singer for The Vettes, played to several thousand people during her band’s main-stage set Friday and said Voodoo pulled off the diverse line-up well.

“Our set position this year was weird compared to the last time we played,” Vette said.

“When we played last, we were set in between bands that were close to our style, this year we were followed by The Cool Kids.

But that’s what happens at Voodoo — a lot of different people come together.”

Jim Soule, general studies sophomore, attended all three days of Voodoo. He said the lineup was good, but a lot of the local New Orleans flavor was overshadowed by bigger acts.

“It seemed like a lot of people didn’t pay attention to the local bands as much as the bigger acts that were there,” Soule said.

“They all put on a good show, but I think a lot of the local stuff just got pushed to the side.”

Steve Rehage, founder and producer of Voodoo, said the main acts are meant to draw people in, and the local flavor is meant to shine equally.

“New Orleans is the main attraction for Voodoo,” Rehage said. “So while people will be here to see these big names, they won’t be able to avoid hearing what the city is famous for — the music.”

Contact Jake Clapp at jclapp@lsureveille.com

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lead.

“My main focus is getting on that field and being able to contribute wherever I am,” Shepard said. “If they want me to throw the football, if they want me to run it, if they want me to catch it, catch punts, return kicks, I’ll do it all. I was brought here to be a versatiletype guy.”

Senior receiver Brandon LaFell was wide open on a blown coverage, and sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson found him on a 39-yard touchdown pass to extend the Tigers’ lead to 14-0 in the first quarter.

Former Tiger running back Billy Cannon was honored after the first quarter for the 50th anniversary of his 89-yard punt return touchdown on Halloween night which led the Tigers past Ole Miss, 7-3.

In the second quarter, Tulane missed a 43-yard field goal wide left on one of its few scoring opportunities.

“We kicked a bad field goal,” Toledo said. “That could have given us some points and a little momentum.”

LSU sophomore cornerback Patrick Peterson intercepted Tulane freshman quarterback Ryan Griffin at LSU’s 5-yard line with under two minutes left in the first half, spoiling a 61-yard drive for the Green Wave.

The turnover marked the 10th straight game the Tigers have made an interception.

Senior running back Charles

THE DAILY REVEILLE Scott pounded it up the middle for 112 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Scott has seven career touchdowns and more than 350 yards rushing against Tulane.

“It’s nothing against Tulane; we just came out and had a point that we were going to run the ball tonight,” Scott said. “Our offensive line came to play.”

Scott rushed for more than 100 yards for the first time in a game this season.

“Any time you can run the

ball, it’s going to open up a lot of things for you,” Scott said.

LaFell found the end zone again on a 13-yard pass from Jefferson in the fourth quarter. Sophomore running back Stevan Ridley finished off the scoring in garbage time with a 10-yard rushing touchdown, increasing LSU’s lead to 42-0.

LaFell moved into second place on the all-time LSU receiving touchdown list with 22. He is four shy of former Tiger wide re-

ceiver Dwayne Bowe.

“It’ll be something if I get it,” LaFell said. “But if I get it and we lose another game and don’t make it to that national championship game ... it wouldn’t mean too much.”

Tulane senior running back André Anderson was averaging more than 90 rushing yards a game but only mustered 29 in the loss.

Tulane had an abysmal 26 rushing yards on the night.

Junior linebacker Kelvin

PAGE 12 Sheppard, Anderson’s former high school teammate, led the LSU defense with 13 tackles and a sack, marking his third straight game with at least 13 tackles.

“Whenever you see linebackers leading the team in tackles it must mean the [defensive] line is keeping the offensive line off of us,” Sheppard said.

Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com