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www.lsureveille.com Professors research benefits of Chinese martial art Tai Chi on degenerative diseases

FINANCE

New aid regulations change needed GPA

Meredith Will

Kate Mabry

Contributing Writer

Staff Writer

Anthony Carimi, 85, was accustomed to doing everything independently — until he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease three years ago.

Now his wife Ona has stepped in. And so has Tai Chi, a Chinese martial art that uses the mind to focus on slow body movements.

As Carimi practices the art that emulates a graceful dance, he fights the progression of his debilitating disease.

This is part of two University professors’ research on Tai Chi’s effects on degenerative diseases.

Li Li and Jan Hondzinski, professor and associate professor of kinesiology, have each been researching the effects of Tai Chi on people with peripheral neuropathy, a disease that affects nerve endings, and Parkinson’s disease.

The research projects use a simplified version of Tai

A new set of standards is now in effect for all students who receive federal student aid.

The University’s Satisfactory Academic Progress policy became effective July 1, according to a broadcast e-mail. Under the new policy, all undergraduate students receiving aid must maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA while graduate students must receive at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, the release said.

In addition, students hoping to earn bachelor’s degrees must complete their degree requirements within 160 attempted hours, with the exception of architecture students, who are allowed 215 attempted hours. The maximum time frame for students hoping to earn master’s degrees is 40 attempted hours with the exception of Ph.D. students, who will complete their program after seven years.

TAI CHI, see page 19

“[Tai Chi is] good both physically and mentally. It’s relaxing in a mental kind of way.”

Pris Ashworth, research participant

MARIAH POSTLETHWAITE / The Daily Reveille

Instructor Yajun Zhuang, left, leads adults with degenerative diseases in Tai Chi exercises Wednesday in the basement of Hatcher Hall. The classes are part of two University professors’ research.

REQUIREMENTS, see page 19

2010 CENSUS

Baton Rouge ranks second in same-sex couples in La. Female couples outnumber male Clayton Crockett Staff Writer

Elaine Maccio, assistant professor in the School of Social Work, counts herself among the many same-sex couples living in East Baton Rouge Parish, and now the United States does too – officially.

The 2010 Census was the first to count cohabitating same-sex couples, and Maccio thinks the official recognition is great.

“You can’t serve a population until you know that they’re there,” she said.

But she also described the

survey as “limited in what it captures,” seeing as it does not measure the number of gay people, but gay couples.

The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, using the Census data, created reports on each state’s concentration of same-sex couples by county or parish, the ratio of male to female same-sex couples and the proportions of same-sex couples raising children.

According to the Williams Institute’s report, East Baton Rouge Parish ranked second in Louisiana for the highest concentration of same-sex couples with a recorded 1,324 couples, behind Orleans Parish’s 1,931.

Baton Rouge also came in second behind New Orleans in population of same-sex couples

with 762, followed by Shreveport, Lafayette and Metairie.

Of the 12,153 same-sex couples in Louisiana, 64 percent are female, and 36 percent are male.

Twenty-six percent are raising children, and 74 percent are not.

Colin Miller, field director of Forum For Equality, called the new information “useful” for advocates involved in public policy related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community in Louisiana.

“Obviously, it’s a visibility factor for us,” Miller said.

But the numbers are still undershot due to some couples not feeling comfortable registering the information, he added.

“It ain’t paradise down here,” CENSUS, see page 7

graphic by BRITTANY GAY / The Daily Reveille

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INTERNATIONAL

Nation & World

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges Gadhafi forces to stop fight

Truck driver’s penis amputation trial against doctor held in Kentucky

Police found marijuana growing after couple’s fight

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Monday to stop fighting immediately and make way for “a smooth transition” that ensures a free and democratic future for the country.

The U.N. chief told reporters it is important that the conflict ends with no further loss of life and without retribution. He did not specifically call for Gadhafi to step down.

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky doctor said Monday that he saved a truck driver’s life when he amputated part of the man’s penis after discovering a rare and deadly cancer, but the man told a jury he wanted to escape from the hospital when he learned it was removed without his knowledge.

The truck driver, Phillip Seaton, 64, of Waddy, is suing Dr. John Patterson, who performed the 2007 surgery that was initially meant to be a simple circumcision to relieve inflammation.

RACELAND (AP) — Deputies answering a domestic violence call found almost $60,000 worth of marijuana inside the Raceland home.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says deputies were questioning 51-year-old Cornel Chauvin and his ex-wife, 47-yearold Patricia Savoin Chauvin, who told deputies they were arguing when Chauvin hit her on the shoulder. The Chauvins, though divorced, live together.

WWL-TV reports deputies, during the visit, saw marijuana plants growing in the home. Each said the other owned the plants.

Decline nears for East Baton Rouge Metro Council recall

Hurricane Irene heads toward Hispaniola and United States SAMANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Hurricane Irene cut a destructive path through the Caribbean on Monday, raking Puerto Rico with strong winds and rain and then skirting the Dominican Republic on a track that could carry it to the U.S. Southeast as a major storm by the end of the week.

Irene slashed directly across Puerto Rico, tearing up trees and knocking out power to more than a million people, then headed out to sea north of the Dominican Republic.

SERGEY PONOMAREV / The Associated Press

Libyan rebel fighter seen in front of the burning car after being attacked Monday by the forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in downtown Tripoli, LIbya.

29,000 people lost their homes in North Korea after storms, floods GENEVA (AP) — The Red Cross says over 29,000 people in North Korea have lost their homes from storms and flooding in the past three months.

The International Federation of the Red Cross says it is working to provide emergency food supplies, water and shelter to 7,500 families in the south and southwest regions of the country.

The humanitarian aid group says in some areas half of homes have been destroyed by floods.

Boy Scout leader fatally stabbed on Indiana hiking trip INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As a 76-year-old scoutmaster led two young charges on a nature hike, they stopped to identify a tree — a pause authorities say put them in the path of a man who emerged from a nearby home with a 12-inch knife and stabbed the group’s leader, leaving him to bleed to death on the trail.

The attack Sunday afternoon on the Nickel Plate Trail in Bunker Hill killed Arthur Anderson, a scouting volunteer for 50 years who also mentored young computer whizzes at a local high school.

(AP) — Supporters of a campaign to remove Alison Gary from the East Baton Rouge Metro Council have one month left to collect the necessary 7,847 signatures needed to hold a recall election.

Despite an aggressive and visible recall campaign across Gary’s district, Gary tells The Advocate \she remains unfazed and focused on her constituency. The recall effort was initiated March 22.

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GREEK LIFE

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Recruitment participation increases 18 percent of students are Greek Juliann Allen

Contributing Writer

Cheers, hugs and brightly colored jerseys set the scene Saturday as University women received bids from sororities at the Lod Cook Alumni Center.

The number of women who registered for Panhellenic Council sorority recruitment this year increased 10 percent from last year, resulting in 1,045 potential members, said Angela Guillory, director of Greek Life and assistant dean of students.

The Interfraternity Council recruitment pool grew by 9 percent, taking in 635 potential members for fraternity recruitment, she said.

Students want to be part of the Greek experience, Guillory said in an email to The Daily Reveille.

Last year, 18 percent of the University student body was Greek, she said.

“This is a national trend, but the LSU Greek Councils … work hard every year to produce quality publications, present a united front, and the reputation of the success of the community is known around the country,” Guillory said.

The National Panhellenic Council launched the Fresh Start program this year in an effort to educate potential members on Greek life and the opportunities it provides. The program started on Aug. 19 with a student and parent welcome.

Guillory said sororities and “It gave the parents an idea of what Greek life was about,” said fraternities benefit students by Jerry Whitmore, assistant director providing an array of opportunities to gain leadership and service of Greek life.

Potential members also ex- experience and to discover talents perienced Community Bound, an through involvement in various event in which LSU students and events throughout the year.

Lauren Becnel, mechanical faculty worked together to improve engineering freshman, said she is area schools.

The program continues Aug. looking forward to making lifelong 25, with an NPHC Greek 101 ses- friendships in her sorority, Trision and a Back-to-School Social Delta.

Amber Beauchamp, biochemon Aug. 26.

Whitmore said the program istry freshman, said she is excited made students participating in re- about meeting new people in her Delta Zeta sororcruitment more ity. She said her comfortable, and favorite part of rethe number of pocruitment was phitential members lanthropy round rose as a result of because it gave her Fresh Start. a chance to learn While inmore about the dividual Greek service events she members reap will be partaking personal benefits, in alongside her Greek organizasorority sisters. tions also prove to Angela Guillory be valuable to the Students also University.

The director of Greek Life and assistant form bonds with dean of students fellow chapter 2009-10 Greek Annual Report said University members and develop team skills Greek students had a higher reten- by working with one another, tion rate and higher five-year grad- Beauchamp said.

“Greek organizations provide uation rate than non-Greek stuan opportunity for students to bedents for the 2008-09 school year.

The report also stated all fra- long to a student organization that ternities and sororities achieved an is not only a support while in coloverall average 3.04 GPA for the lege, but also as an alumni,” Guil2009-10 school year. The Univer- lory said. sity undergraduate average GPA was 2.91.

These organizations gave more than 12,000 hours of service work and raised more than $500,000 for Contact Juliann Allen at philanthropic efforts for the 200910 school year, the report said. jallen@lsureveille.com

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Members of Zeta Tau Alpha welcome a new member Aug.20 in front of the Lod Cook Alumni Center on Bid Day. Sorority recruitment rose 10 percent from last year.

‘Greek organizations provide an opportunity for students to belong to a student organization.’

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UREC

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GroupX check-in system secures students’ spots in classes New procedure eliminates lines Claire Caillier Contributing Writer

Students no longer have to wait an hour and a half in lines that wrap around the second floor of the UREC Student Recreation Center to sign up for a GroupX class.

The classes are now using a new phone system to allow students to sign up for GroupX classes, a plan devised by Lacee Breeden, UREC coordinator of healthy lifestyles.

Breeden said students can either call 578-8364 or drop by the equipment desk in person to sign up

between 5:45 a.m. and 4 p.m. the way makes it easier,” Breeden said. day of the class.

Scott BeBreeden said How to sign up for GroupX langer, UREC assistant director of each class has a marketing and promaximum capacity classes: motions, said the of participants and • Call equipment desk at 5788364 or sign up at the equipGroupX program a wait list allowing has outgrown the up to five people. ment desk between 5:45 a.m. old system.

She said regisand 4 p.m. the day of the “We adjusted tered guests must preferred class. arrive 10 minutes • Only one person may register at the system to accommodate the before the start of a time. students,” Bethe class to secure • Two classes maximum for langer said. their spots. During registration per day.

Breeden said that time, wait listed individuals can • Show up 10 minutes before the the 2010-11 fiscal class starts with your Tiger Card year saw 16,701 take vacant spots. to secure the spot.

Breeden said GroupX class parshe wanted to ticipants.

That make the new system as simple as number increased dramatically possible for students. from the 2009-10 fiscal year, which “Your time is valuable, so this saw 13,788.

PHILANTHROPY

Food Bank in urgent need of donations

Brian Sibille Staff Writer

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and Hope Ministries are asking area residents to assist in a time of dire need, according to a news release issued Monday from Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden’s office.

Hundreds of Baton Rouge residents are lacking basic funds for food and other necessities, the Food Bank has seen a sudden increase in need, according to the release.

The urgent need is due to a “perfect storm” of circumstances, said Charlene Montelaro, vice president of development and philanthropy at the Food Bank.

Montelaro said community donations usually decrease during the summer as residents are occupied with vacations and other seasonal circumstances, but assistance usually returns as fall holidays approach.

But the poor economic quality in Baton Rouge and the U.S. caused an unusual time of increased need, she said.

“Many people are one check away from needing our services,” Montelaro said.

Summer is especially difficult for senior citizens, who have to budget tightly for increased utility bills from high temperatures in addition to prescriptions and food, she said.

As of Friday, the Food Bank’s resources were reduced to Meals Ready to Eat, watermelon and water, Montelaro said, but some help came over the weekend.

“We urgently need the community to respond to this crisis,” Holden said in the release. “From individuals to organizations to businesses, the message is, ‘We need you.’”

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, a nonprofit organization, collects and stores donated food that is later distributed to various sites that assist the needy, according to the Food Bank’s website.

Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com

Breeden said the increase may be attributed to a number of new improvements.

“We have new instructors, we have added classes and we are staying up to date with trends,” Breeden said.

Breeden said there has been an increase in the number of Zumba classes offered. Other classes this fall include Bar Sculpt, Step and Sculpt, Aqua-Piyo, Core Express and Cycle 40-20-10.

“It’s an evolving process,” Breeden said. “We are always looking for new ways to improve.”

Alison Becker, business management sophomore, said she doesn’t like the new system.

“It’s too much work,” Becker said. “A no-show would be annoying.”

But other students were more receptive to the new system.

Lauren Anselmo, advertising alumna and GroupX instructor, said she’s excited about the new system.

“Overall, I think it will work out once everyone catches on to the system,” Anselmo said.

Communication disorders freshman Austin Rollins said she likes being able to wake up and call.

“I don’t have to rearrange my day in order to schedule a class,” Rollins said.

Contact Claire Caillier at ccaillier@lsureveille.com

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FACULTY SENATE

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Clarified policy statement makes Locals provide feedback student attendance non-negotiable to improve city plan

Policies also limit classroom distractions Josh Naquin Staff Writer

The LSU Faculty Senate passed a number of policy revisions and clarifications over the summer to increase student attendance both physically and mentally.

Policy Statement 22 of University Policies and Procedures was amended to delegate responsibility in determining when weather is severe enough to cancel classes to the University’s Emergency Operations Center. The policy statement also more clearly defines students’ responsibilities in the case of weather-related absence from class.

The policy statement now

considers student attendance nonnegotiable.

“When a student is absent from class, it is the responsibility of the student to get materials they missed,” said Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope. “Attendance is an expectation of students. It is no longer something optional. There is no gray area.”

The newly clarified attendance policy is “a step in the right direction,” said Stephen McElroy, communication studies senior.

McElroy, who has been penalized for missing class in the past, said a clear outline on the attendance policy will help students discern what is permissible regarding attendance.

Classroom distractions including online activity, whether it be perusing Facebook or shopping online, have also been recognized by the Faculty Senate. Revisions to Policy Statement 29 give

professors more authority to oust activity that may distract others within the classroom.

“Technology has allowed students to be physically present but mentally absent,” said Nathan Crick, associate professor of rhetoric, a concentration within the Communication Studies Department.

McElroy said he felt attendance has been unofficially mandatory for years. He cited a growth in attendance-based grades as a way for professors to enforce attendance.

“Unfortunately, you can’t legislate attendance by force,” Crick said. “Genuine attendance in both mind and body is something students must give, ultimately, of their own accord.”

Contact Josh Naquin at jnaquin@lsureveille.com

SCIENCE

Spider silk could help heal wounds The Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bioart project to create bulletproof skin has given a Utah State researcher even more hope his genetically engineered spider silk can be used to help surgeons heal large wounds and create artificial tendons and ligaments.

Researcher Randy Lewis and his collaborators gained worldwide attention recently when they found a commercially viable way to manufacture silk fibers using goats and silkworms that had spider genes inserted into their makeup.

Spider silk is one of the strongest fibers known and five times stronger than steel. Lewis’ fibers are not that strong but are much stronger than silk spun by ordinary worms.

With Lewis’ help, Dutch artist Jalila Essaidi conducted an experiment weaving a lattice of human skin cells and silk that was capable of stopping bullets fired at reduced speeds.

“Randy and I were moved by the same drive I think, curiosity about the outcome of the project,” Essaidi said in an email interview.

“Both the artist and scientist are inherently curious beings.”

Lewis thought the project was a bit off the wall at first, Essaidi acknowledged.

“But in the end, what curious person can say no to a project like this?” she said.

Essaidi, who used a European genetics-in-art grant to fund her project at the Designers & Artists 4 Genomics Awards, initially wanted to use Lewis’ spider silk from goats to capitalize on the “grotesque factor” of the mammal-spider combination.

But Lewis didn’t yet have enough of the spider goat silk to send hundreds of yards to Essaidi. So he sent her spools of silk from silkworms he had genetically engineered

in a fashion similar to the goats.

Essaidi initially intended to fire .22 caliber bullets at the “skin” stretched in a frame. But she decided to place the “skin” on a special gelatin block used at the Netherlands Forensic Institute.

Using a high-speed camera, she showed a bullet fired at a reduced speed piercing the skin woven with an ordinary worm’s silk But when tested with Lewis’ genetically engineered worm’s silk grafted between the epidermis and dermis, the skin didn’t break. Neither was able to repel a bullet fired at normal speed from a .22 caliber rifle.

“We were more than a little surprised that the final skin kept the bullet from going in there,” Lewis said of the tests at reduced speed. “It still ended up 2 inches into the torso, so it would not have saved your life.

But without a doubt the most exciting part for us is the fact that they were able to recreate the skin on top of our fibers. It’s something we haven’t done. Nobody has worked in that area.”

Essaidi was intrigued by the concept of spider silk as armor, and wanted to show that safety in its broadest sense is a relative concept, hence bulletproof.

“If human skin would be able to produce this thread, would we be protected from bullets?” she wondered on her blog. “I want to explore the social, political, ethical and cultural issues surrounding safety in a world with access to new biotechnologies.”

She said it is legend that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for his heel.

“Will we in the near future due to biotechnology no longer need to descend from a godly bloodline in order to have traits like invulnerability?” she asked.

Lewis downplayed the

potential bulletproof applications of his research.

“I certainly would not discount that, but I don’t see that as a tremendous application at the moment,” he said.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com

FUTUREBR sets development goals Morgan Searles Staff Writer

The City-Parish Planning Commission has been gathering feedback from locals on the draft of FUTUREBR, a plan to improve Baton Rouge and develop goals and objectives to achieve desired improvements.

A draft of the plan, which is an update on the Horizon Plan, was released in June. Since its publication, the commission has collected input from about 4,000 people through its website, surveys and public meetings to improve the document.

The plan breaks local issues like transportation, development and infrastructure into nine groups to describe their current status and desired results.

Ellen Miller, assistant planning director for the Planning Commission, said the draft will be finalized when the Metropolitan Council adopts it, and all changes and concepts will be accepted into the draft.

“It’s fairly common for any community to have a comprehensive plan in order to guide development,” Miller said. “Certainly land use, transportation and urban design will have the greatest immediate impact.”

This type of goal-oriented planning began in Baton Rouge in 1988, and the Horizon Plan, which emphasized city growth, was adopted in 1992. The new, updated FUTUREBR plan will succeed that original resolution.

Miller said the plan is important to everyone in the community, including University students.

“A plan is needed and necessary to improve lifestyle in and around the universities,” Miller said. “This will affect students who are there for two, four or five years, and it will make an impact on their lives.”

Miller said transportation in particular is paramount for students who don’t have cars but need to get to and from campus and around the Baton Rouge area. She said the changes to one aspect of the city are considered in how they work in concert with the rest of the plan.

The nine elements — land use, urban design, transportation, economic development, housing, parks and recreation, environment, public services and infrastructure — are broken down into goals, objectives and actions. Each section is introduced with core values and aspirations for the element. The drafted elements of FUTUREBR are posted on the plan’s website for public review.

Ryan Holcomb, planning project coordinator at City Parish Planning Commission, said the plan is scheduled to go before the Planning Commission today and will go before the Metro Council on Sept. 21.

“The public is still encouraged to submit comments on the website and show up at public meetings to voice any concern they may have, but overall the feedback we’ve received has been very positive,” Holcomb said.

Contact Morgan Searles at msearles@lsureveille.com

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD

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‘Thor’ to be shown tonight on campus Sydni Dunn News Editor

The University’s Student Activities Board will host an outdoor movie viewing of the summer blockbuster “Thor” tonight on the Parade Ground.

The event, which is free for students, will begin at 8 p.m., with popcorn and drinks served at 7:30 p.m. Elaine Giles, SAB president and mass communication junior, said the event should

last about two hours.

She said students are encouraged to “bring blankets and friends.”

“It’s become a tradition to have an outdoor movie at the beginning of school,” Giles said.

“It’s a great way to blow off steam, meet people and watch a movie for free.”

She said SAB selected “Thor” because of its summer popularity.

“We try to show movies that haven’t been released to DVD,”

she added. “It should be really cool.”

Giles said the event is funded entirely by student fees, and students will not be required to show their LSU ID for entrance.

In the event of rain, the viewing will be moved to the Royal Cotillion Ballroom in the Student Union.

Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com

NATION

Prosecutors drop Stauss-Kahn case

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — For all that had been revealed as prosecutors moved Monday to drop their sexual assault case against former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn, they said they couldn’t answer the central question: what happened between him and a maid in his luxurious hotel suite.

In a 25-page court document, Manhattan prosecutors described the lies and inconsistencies they said had shattered the housekeeper’s credibility, delved into DNA evidence they said showed sexual

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he said but added, “Our culture, generally, is becoming more accepting of it.”

Maccio pointed out the adverse effects the numbers could draw, considering the prejudices still held against the LGBTQ community. It could cause those against LGBTQ rights to feel increasingly threatened, she warned.

Whether the data helps or hurts the cause is up to the people currently working for LGBTQ equality, who can now use these numbers to influence public policy, she said.

Spencer Roby, mathematics sophomore and treasurer of

contact but not necessarily a forced encounter, discussed why they saw medical findings as inconclusive and detailed their findings in sometimes down-to-the-minute detail.

But in a footnote, they noted that the rundown didn’t “purport to make factual findings” about whether there indeed was an attack, as the maid has claimed.

“Rather,” they said, “we simply no longer have confidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty.”

With that, the district attorney’s office asked a judge to put an end to a case that created a crosscontinental sensation. A formal

dismissal is expected at StraussKahn’s court date Tuesday, though the maid, Nafissatou Diallo, is asking the judge to boot the DA’s office off the case and put it on hold until a special prosecutor can be appointed.

Still, if the criminal case is dismissed, efforts to shed light on what transpired in Strauss-Kahn’s suite at the Sofitel hotel are bound to continue in another court: the Bronx civil court handling Diallo’s lawsuit against him.

Spectrum, the University’s LGBTQ organization, agreed with Maccio that the information could be used for good or bad, but he believes the number of same-sex families raising children will help the most.

However you see it, he contended, “These are still families with children. Three thousand children gets more attention.”

One question that remains unanswered is why the population of female same-sex couples significantly outnumbers the male couples. New Orleans is the only city in Louisiana in which this is not the case.

Maccio thinks this could be due to women’s heightened value

in relationships and communication.

“Women in general tend to be more relationship-oriented,” she said.

While the immediate effects of these new statistics are questionable, Miller, Maccio and Roby agree the statistics will prove highly beneficial for the LGBTQ rights movement.

“What makes this data exciting is what will happen next in the next Census,” Miller said.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com

Contact Clayton Crockett at ccrockett@lsureveille.com

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Sports

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Super Freak

Freshman defensive tackle Johnson expects to see significant playing time Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

Anthony Johnson may speak softly for a 300-pound defensive tackle, but that’s hardly the most surprising aspect of his voice.

When Johnson belted out a verse of “Amazing Grace” during LSU Media Day, he captured the attention of the small horde of reporters surrounding the true freshman. His gospel prowess has given him a reputation among his coaches and teammates, which landed him in a sing-off with sophomore offensive tackle Chris Davenport during a team meeting.

“We’re two mean, big guys, and they don’t expect voices like that to come from us a lot,” Johnson said. “It’s crazy. We just like to have fun, and we’re thankful for that gift that the Lord has given us.”

Aside from his ability to carry a tune, Johnson can play football, too.

The former O. Perry Walker standout quickly rose to national prominence as a five-star recruit, and his work throughout offseason practices has put him in position to see the field in his first season.

“He has a vision of where he wants to be and what he wants to do and how he’s going to attain some of the goals that he has,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “He’s a guy that has rare athletic ability, strength, size and speed. But the difference is those minds that say, ‘This is the play I can make, and I’ll learn how to make that play, and I will mature quickly.’ I think that’s Anthony Johnson.”

Defensive coordinator John Chavis said he plans to use a rotation of five or six defensive tackles – a lineup that includes veterans Josh Downs, Michael JOHNSON, see page 18

FOOTBALL

Team puts off-field distractions behind Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

photo courtsey of Michael DeMocker / The Times-Picayune

Freshman defensive tackle Anthony Johnson (56) works against senior offensive guard Will Blackwell (60) during the LSU spring football game April 9 at Tiger Stadium. Johnson set the Louisiana state sack record at O. Perry Walker High School.

Four LSU players involved in the now infamous bar fight early Friday morning at Shady’s Bar will meet with police sometime Tuesday, according to a Baton Rouge Police press release.

The time and location are undisclosed in order to “ensure that the integrity of the investigation is not hampered or disturbed by the inordinate amount of media attention given this incident.”

Senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson, freshman wide receiver Jarvis Landry, sophomore linebacker Josh Johns and sophomore offensive lineman Chris Davenport are not being charged with a crime until the police investigation is complete, Baton Rouge Police Department Sgt. Don Stone said in the release.

Stone also said police believe simple battery and second-degree battery will be charged once the investigation is finished. Seconddegree battery is a felony offense that carries a maximum five-year prison sentence and up to a $2,000 fine.

Other players were forbidden from discussing the specifics of the bar fight involving LSU players during a media session Monday, but the team said it is not letting off-the-field issues distract them.

Although the ongoing case has dominated headlines, defensive end Sam Montgomery said the team has remained poised.

“We’re all trying to get over that and let it be in the past,” Montgomery said. “We know we got a game to play and we’re looking DISTRACTIONS, see page 18

FOOTBALL

Ware, Ford, Blue step into the spotlight in Ridley’s absence Sophomores form deep Tiger backfield Chris Abshire Sports Writer

Most running back units don’t get better after losing a 1,000-yard rusher in former LSU standout Stevan Ridley.

Don’t tell that to a trio of talented sophomores — Spencer Ware, Alfred Blue and Michael Ford — as they hope to make LSU fans forget about the departed Ridley and his bruising running style that often carried an erratic

Tiger offense in 2010.

Ware, widely touted throughout fall camp as the likely feature back, said he doesn’t believe any production drop off is imminent in Ridley’s absence.

“Honestly, I really don’t think it’s gonna be that tough [to replace Ridley] because our unit was strong last year, and Stevan was the only one that left,” Ware said. “We practiced with him every day, and we can do the things that he does.

He just had the opportunity to display it there on the field. When the season rolls around, you’ll see us doing what he did, if not more.”

Ware leapt to the forefront of a crowded backfield in the offseason

following a breakout performance in the Cotton Bowl, as his 10 carries for 102 yards helped lead the Tiger offense to 41 points in arguably the unit’s strongest outing of the season.

Despite Ware being the buzz name around the LSU backfield since January, it was actually Ford who received the bulk of the reps behind Ridley last season. His 45 rushes for 268 yards and three touchdowns were all second-most among Tiger tailbacks.

A shifty, agile runner adept at getting to the outside, Ford said he’s put an emphasis on becoming SPOTLIGHT, see page 18

File photo

Sophomore running back Alfred Blue (4) sprints in a drill April 5 during spring pratice. Sophomore running back Spencer Ware (11) stands behind Blue.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

If LSU football players could choose walk-up songs BODY SHOTS

ROB LANDRY Sports columnist Football media day has to be a drag for the players.

They’re forced to sit in a chair for more than an hour and answer more or less the same question over and over again. They talk about team expectations, personal goals, incoming freshmen and everything in between.

In short, the day is full of repetitive answers and cliché overload.

That being said, I wanted to ask the players questions that they wouldn’t get from anyone else.

I wanted it so that each player’s personality would really shine through.

So I decided to steal a line from LSU’s baseball program.

Every spring, fans eagerly anticipate what each baseball player’s walk-up song will be when they step up to the plate. So I wandered from player to player, asking what they would choose if they could pick a song to play when they walked onto the field.

The answers hit all angles of the music spectrum, but a couple of songs would get quite a bit of Tiger Stadium airplay.

Sophomore running backs Spencer Ware and Michael Ford, sophomore cornerback Tharold Simon and redshirt freshman defensive tackle Ego Ferguson all chose “I’m On One,” by Drake.

Then there was the classic choice, AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck,” which was the preferred song of senior quarterback Jarrett

Lee, sophomore offensive guard Josh Williford and sophomore offensive tackle Chris Faulk.

Redshirt freshman Brad Wing, an Australian native, decided to stay close to home.

“I’d have to go with something Australian,” Wing said.

“Either the national anthem for Australia or, ‘I Come from a Land Down Under’ [by Men at Work].

I’d have to do that, the team would make me do that.”

Junior tight end Chase Clement also decided to stay close to his roots.

“My song would be, ‘Family Tradition,’ Clement said. “It’s just an old country boy song, I’m a country man, and Hank [Williams] is the best.”

Junior wide receiver Rueben Randle chose “Teach Me How to Dougie,” because, “It loosens my mind up. I like to Dougie.”

And junior kicker Drew Alleman had a little fun with the lack of contact in his daily football routine.

“I’d pick ‘Can’t be Touched,’

by Roy Jones,” Alleman said. “’Cause I actually can’t be touched.”

But the most entertaining portion of the day was asking the players to pick walkout songs for LSU coach Les Miles and their respective coordinators, offensive coordinator Greg Studrawa and defensive coordinator John Chavis.

According to numerous players, Miles is quite the hip hop aficionado, claiming he is a big fan of rappers Young Jeezy and T.I. “Miles has a ton of swag, so I’d have to pick ‘Turn My Swag

SPORTS BRIEFS

Incoming students can request football tickets Staff Reports The two-day window to request football ticket packages for incoming students and returning students who failed to meet the 60-prioritypoint requirement begins today at 8 a.m. and ends Wednesday at 5 p.m., according to a news release.

Those students can register online to request one of two ticket packages. The purple package consists of Northwestern State, Auburn and Arkansas, and the gold package consists of Kentucky, Florida and Western Kentucky, all for $12 apiece. The Arkansas game is optional for purple package recipients because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The release states the reason for the lottery is the “overwhelming” demand for student season tickets by upperclassmen.

Requesting a package doesn’t necessarily mean students will get that package. If the student’s name is selected and the package isn’t available, the student will be charged for the other package.

When the ordering period concludes, the LSU Ticket Office will

begin a random lottery to select student ticket recipients.

Students requesting ticket packages will be notified of the results via e-mail by Aug. 31. Students who aren’t selected in the lottery will receive an e-mail at a later date about possible opportunities for student tickets to individual games.

University students must have at least a 2.0 GPA and be enrolled full-time for the fall semester to receive their tickets.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com

On’ by Soulja Boy for him,” said senior defensive end Kendrick Adams.

But, as would only be fitting for the Mad Hatter, the choices for him hit all genres and were, at times, head scratching.

Montgomery claimed Miles would need a Barry White song.

Williford chose “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees and Jefferson said a Johnny Cash song would fit.

Once again, it was Clement and the special teamers that stole the show. “‘Walk It Out,’” Clement said. “Last year we were playing around in the media room and we put a loud song on and a few of the guys were dancing around. Miles walked in and he started walking it out. So I think that’s his song, honestly.”

Alleman alluded to Miles’ tendency to sneak a turf snack from time to time.

“I’d go with a farmer song because he loves to eat grass,” he said.

Wing, though, summed up Miles and his coaching philosophy in a nutshell.

“There’s a lot, we’d have to make a CD for him,” Wing said.

“You don’t know what you’re going to get with him, so we’d have to just put a bunch of random songs on there.”

The coordinators were not spared from the song choosing carnage, either.

“When I see [Studrawa] coming at me in practice, I’d say the ‘Jaws’ theme song,” Randle said.

“Because he’s always got a mean look on his face.”

Clement jokingly said

Studrawa would enjoy walking out to a Backstreet Boys song because, “He’s that kind of man. A real manly man.”

Montgomery said Chavis would want “one of those songs with less lyrics and a lot more cussing.”

But sophomore safety Craig Loston took a shot at Chavis’ seniority to the players, choosing “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” by The Temptations.

“He’s much older than us, but pretty much it’s an old school song for the older people,” Loston said.

Rob Landry is a 23-year-old mass communication senior from Mandeville. Follow him on Twitter @RobLandry85.

Contact Rob Landry at rlandry@lsureveille.com

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

BASEBALL

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Glenn, Nola among 14 newcomers Ware, Magee, Foster weighing options Mark Clements Sports Writer

With all eyes focused on the highly anticipated and rapidly approaching football season, LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is making his own preparations, assembling a squad he hopes will make a run at the 2012 College World Series.

The Tigers were able to hold on to five of the eight signees that were selected to the 2011 MLB Draft this summer, bringing the total to 14 newcomers.

“I had absolutely no surprises [on Signing Day] relative to how it affected LSU. Everything played out exactly how I thought it would play out – even the players that were not drafted,” Mainieri said. “We feel very good about them and think they will be some of the best players in our program as we go forward.”

The class consists of eight pitchers and six position players, who joined the veterans on campus Monday.

After a 36-20 finish last year that kept the Tigers out of the postseason, Mainieri was excited to throw out a few names that Tiger fans should begin to learn.

“How can you not be excited about a 6-foot-4 left-handed pitcher from Houston that was drafted in the 15th round?” Mainieri said of signee Cody Glenn.

“Glenn has a chance to be really something special. I think we’re very fortunate that we were able to hold on to him.”

Mainieri also mentioned

senior shortstop Austin Nola’s goes and what our strengths and younger brother Aaron as a fu- weaknesses are and roster spots and so forth, and we’ll address ture star.

Along with getting the op- that all again later in the fall.”

Ware earned eight hits in 21 portunity to play with his brother for a year, Mainieri said the right- games last season, batting .178 handed pitcher could make an on the year.

The Cincinnati native, who immediate impact in the rotation.

“Aaron is going to be out- may be the starting running back standing,” Mainieri said. “He’s this fall, said he is going to assess his situation when going to be baseball season able to help us rolls around. right from the “It’s football get-go. He’s a season right now. strike-throwing I can’t be worrying machine. He’s about what’s going pitched in the on in the spring,” big games in Ware said. “If he high school and can get his team he knows what filled with great LSU baseball is athletes, then they all about.” may not need me.

Mainieri I’m going to see said Dunham how [playing baseHigh School Paul Mainieri ball] goes dependcatcher Tyler LSU baseball coach ing on this year.

Moore could fill Depending on how in a spot the Tigers “were hurting for” last sea- this fall goes, we’ll talk again son as a left-handed hitter and when the time is right.”

Ware said that as of now, will also be in a six-man running he plans on joining the baseball for starting catcher.

Utility man Grant Dozar and team this spring.

Mainieri said he will bring infielder Mike Lowery were the only left handers to see signifi- 40 players to fall camp before trimming down to the allotted 35. cant action last season.

The Tigers begin their sixBut aside from the plethora of young talent, three names that week, full-squad fall practice sesare questionable for the 2012 sion Sept. 25. The 2012 season campaign include three dual kicks off Feb. 17 when the Tigers sport athletes – sophomore run- host Air Force in Alex Box Staning back Spencer Ware, fresh- dium. man running back Terrence Magee and freshman quarterback Jared Foster.

“Spencer’s situation is still up in the air,” Mainieri said. “I didn’t list Spencer nor Magee nor Jared Foster on the roster just because we’re going to see how Contact Mark Clements at things go with football this fall.

We’re going to see how our team mclements@lsureveille.com

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‘[Aaron Nola] is a strike-throwing machine. He’s pitched in the big games in high school and knows what LSU baseball is all about.’

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LSU freshman outfielder Spencer Ware safely slides into second base Feb. 22 in Alex Box stadium against UNO. The Tigers defeated the Bucaneers 13-0.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Entertainment

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Having a glass after class

photo illustration by CHRSTOPHER LEH

Kittu Pannu Entertainment Writer

With syllabi and freshmen running rampant on campus, University students find it easier to commemorate the beginning of the semester and unrelenting drudgery of new classes by partying it up every night of the week. Some even

organize their efforts with Facebook groups.

“It’s just something my friends and I love to start the semester off with,” said Michael Trahan, architecture senior and “Syllabus Week Out” Facebook group organizer. “It’s my effort to get all my friends out and partying during the first week of school. I made a schedule of

all the cheapest covers and specials.”

And homework is no excuse for not going out, according to Trahan.

“I’ll probably have a lot of work to do for school, but I’ll finish it early,” Trahan said. “My roommate will have nothing to do, though, so there’s no use in him not going out this week.”

Schoolwork or lack thereof won’t affect architecture freshman Tina Naraghi-Pour’s syllabus week plans.

“I actually do have schoolwork, but I’m going to go out anyway,” NaraghiPour said. “People are going to have fun no matter whether they have class or not.”

While many students

‘SYLLABUS WEEK’ DRINK SPECIALS TONIGHT

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Bogies - Penny Pitchers 8 — 11 p.m.

JL’s Place - Free cover before 11 p.m. with LSU ID

Mellow Mushroom - Free cover before 10 p.m.

The House - $1 wine and martinis until 10 p.m.

Shady’s - Ladies get in and drink for free from 8 - 10 p.m.; $1 calls all night The House - $1 calls until 10 p.m.

Reggie’s - Free cover; $5 mixed drink pitchers The House - Free cover and drinks for ladies 7 — 10 p.m.

may be celebrating, French education junior Camille Perry will not be frequenting any bars this week.

“That’s really not my scene. I like to go to movies with friends and cook instead, and I watch a lot of TV and read,” Perry said. “I just don’t drink, and when SYLLABUS, see page 17

SATURDAY Bogies - $5 fish bowl cocktails and frozed screwdrivers from 8 — 10 p.m.; $4 tall Jim Bean and Stoli all night

Bogies - Free cover for ladies until 10 p.m.; $3 wells and Jager bombs The House - Open bar 7 — 10 p.m.

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Reality TV needs to lighten the mood

Last week, the world was rocked by the news of “Real Houswives of Beverly Hills” husband Russell Armstrong’s death.

Ok, maybe not the whole world.

But mine, for sure.

As a frequent (some may say obsessive) viewer of the Real Housewives series, I pride myself on being able to separate reality TV from actual reality.

So it was certainly a shock to the system when I read that Armstrong, a Housewife’s husband, committed suicide RACHEL WARREN in his Beverly Deputy News and Hills home.

Entertainment I can only Editor assume the events that unfolded in the months leading up to Armstrong’s death had something to do with his decision to off himself.

After filing for divorce in the middle of July, his estranged wife, Taylor Armstrong, went public with the couple’s many issues. Very public.

She spoke to People magazine about her frequent disputes with her husband and the physical abuse she suffered. Entertainment news outlets buzzed with the details, and it was soon broadcast across the country.

It’s not hard to understand why a man going through a divorce without a prenup, having his name raked HOUSEWIVES, see page 16

FASHION

Industry’s reality not quite TV’s Interns learn from top designers Haylie Navarre Entertainment Writer

In Baton Rouge, those who thirst for high fashion are often forced to seek it through magazines, blogs and even reality TV. Almost everyone has indulged in at least one episode, be it “The City,” “Project Runway” or “The Rachel Zoe Project.” But some students say those shows don’t give real insight into the dynamic world of fashion.

“People look at it as a glamorous lifestyle,” said Betsie Everritt, a recent University alumna in apparel design. “People don’t realize how much hard work it is.”

Everritt spent the summer interning with the Von Markoviec house in Arnhem, The Netherlands.

She drafted patterns, constructed runway pieces and sample garments and participated in the process of fitting the garment to the model and making necessary adjustments.

She also had the opportunity to make jewelry to accessorize the clothing collection.

Apparel design alumna Anamarie Rios spent the summer working directly under a patternmaker at Vera

Wang in New York City. She drafted patterns for many pieces of the 2012 ready-to-wear line, and she said everyone she worked with was polite and professional, contrary to some television personalities.

“It’s nothing like ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’” Rios said.

Barrett Hutchinson, apparel design alumnus, spent the summer working in the Diane von Furstenberg showroom in Manhattan. He said his supervisor made it a point to tell the interns that it wasn’t “going to be like ‘The Hills.’”

Hutchinson said the only part of his internship that resembled reality REALITY, see page 17

LAUREN DUHON / The Daily Reveille

LSU alumnae Anamarie Rios and Betsie Everritt prep fabrics for new designs.

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TELEVISION

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Creators of ‘Jersey Shore’ begin casting ‘Party Down South’ Kevin Thibodeaux Entertainment Writer

The vomit and broken beer bottles littering the floor of Bogie’s Bar proved to students and residents reaching for their 15 minutes of fame that reality isn’t always glamorous.

Auditions for 495 Productions’ new Southern-centric reality show “Party Down South” were held in Baton Rouge at Bogie’s Bar on Aug. 11 and the Texas Club on Aug. 13, which together drew about 100 applicants, according to Alicia Rodriguez, a casting representative for the show.

Josh Allouche, the show’s casting director from Doron Ofir Casting, said a network has agreed to air the show, but he couldn’t disclose which network it is.

While the show has interviewed nearly 300 people across the southern states including Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana, Allouche said Baton Rouge and Lafayette have had the most promising candidates.

“There’s a self-sufficiency

down here. There’s more of a connection to the real America,” Allouche said, referencing the contrast between “Party Down South” and other shows set in extraordinary locations like Los Angeles.

Rodriguez said the Gulf region was chosen because, like the Jersey Shore, “it’s such a small area that it’s unlike anywhere in the United States.”

Rodriguez cited the region’s customs, dialect and food as examples of its uniqueness.

Rodriguez also said the purpose of the show was “to inject some spirit and vitality back in that area” following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

“It’s aspirational to bring something to that area,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said the production company was looking for Gulf southerners — people from “the Louisiana bayou, swimming in the river and growing up with alligators” — instead of southerners from Tennessee or another region.

“We’re looking for eight

outstanding personalities from the Gulf area,” Allouche said. “We’re looking for people who know who they are.”

Allouche said he wasn’t able to divulge information on the creative content of the show, but he said he expected the final casting decisions to be made in September and for the show to air in late 2012.

Albert Bows, a 2007 University graduate in construction management and current bartender at Metro nightclub in New Orleans, went to the Bogie’s audition and said he was asked to audition after making an impression with his video submission.

Bows said he had originally filled out the form “as a joke” because of the ridiculous things that happen to him on a weekly basis. He said he felt his life should be a television show.

Bows said the show’s casting directors called him and asked him to make a video.

He said he compiled video clips of his daily routine which includes working at a construction site,

spending time with alligators and a night out at the club.

“I just wanted to show them I’m genuine and what sets me apart from everyone else,” Bows said.

Bows said he had a “wild factor,” but he’s not trying to fit into a stereotype for the show.

Psychology senior Kristen Helmer applied at Bogie’s with a group of her friends.

Helmer said she heard the casting directors were looking for a group of energetic, close friends.

She said she and her friends had always wanted to be on a television show and applied because they’re so close-knit.

“It’s not a fake society like you see on most television shows,” Helmer said.

Jennifer Geiger, a social work graduate student, said she thinks the media falsely portray southerners.

“It’s kind of playing into the stereotype that people already know,” Geiger said.

Geiger, who’s from Houma, said she doesn’t know anyone in the

area who hunts alligators.

Sociology senior Suzannah Cassanova said she thinks television shows portray the south negatively. “‘Swamp People’ is the worst thing ever,” Cassanova said. “It makes everyone look super redneck.”

Ben Carroll, an electrical engineering graduate student, said he thinks television shows showcase the uniqueness in an area which some people may mistake as stereotyping, and he doesn’t think shows purposefully portray a bias against any group of people.

Jordan Vernon, a biology sophomore, said television exaggerates things.

“It’s TV, so it’s dramatized,” Vernon said. “The Southern drawl ­— not everyone talks like that. New Orleans isn’t all about partying and voodoo.”

Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com

MUSIC

Spotify offers access to more than 15 million songs Kevin Thibodeaux

Entertainment Writer

Spotify, a new music streaming service, has recently landed in the United States and is providing students with a way to legally listen to as much music as their ears can handle.

Spotify allows instant access to more than 15 million songs, which users can organize into playlists and share with friends via websites like Facebook and Twitter.

The music service was introduced to the U.S. on July 14, but has been available in seven European countries since its launch in Sweden in 2008, according to a news release.

Mechanical engineering doctoral student Paul Williams is originally from England – one of the first places to be introduced to Spotify.

Williams said the service took a while to catch on and most people only use the free version.

Spotify is available for free, or users can subscribe to the service for a monthly fee that will allow more access and disable music-interrupting advertisements.

“Spotify was founded as a better, simpler alternative to piracy. So making sure that the people who create the music prosper is hugely important to us,” said Ken Parks, chief content officer and managing director of Spotify North America, in a news release. “We have full catalogues from all the major labels and a raft of independent labels including those represented by Merlin, which means all of their artists are being fairly compensate for their creativity every time people enjoy music through Spotify.”

Sheri Thompson, the Univeristy’s IT communications and planning officer, said she thinks the service seems legitimate compared to other music programs that have

faced legal trouble.

“The problem that happens with a company like this is that they’re not going through the proper channels to get licenses,” Thompson said.

“You’ve got to be careful where you’re getting your music from.”

John Borne, chief IT security and policy officer, said in an email that Spotify is legal because it streams music with the permission of record labels.

“These services stay legitimate by buying the rights to stream music from media firms and independent media owners and generate revenue through paid subscriptions and advertising that’s embedded in the free accounts,” Borne said.

Borne said Spotify isn’t sharing illegal copies of music to subscribers, it is providing music that is “pay to play.”

Mathematics senior Eliska Otillio said she likes that the service is free and offers several different genres of music.

“I just like that it has a lot of variety,” Otillio said. “It has a lot of things I like.”

Otillio said she hasn’t found any problems with the service yet.

Matt Johnson, civil engineering senior, said he uninstalled the music application an hour after he had downloaded it.

He said Spotify seems like Grooveshark, a similar online

SPOTIFY CELEBRITY PLAYLISTS

T.I. “hits right now” 1. No Sleep Wiz Khalifa 2. Got 2 Luv U Sean Paul 3. Lighters Bad Meets Evil 4. Stereo Hearts Gym Class Heroes 5. Out of My Head Lupe Fiasco 6. On My Mind Cody Simpson graphic by MELISSA RUSHING

Britney Spears “JJ & Preston’s Dance Mix” 1. Baby Justin Bieber 2. I Gotta Feeling Black Eyed Peas 3. Judas Lady Gaga 4. Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson

Radiohead’s

Jonny Greenwood “Office Chart” 1. Time Was Canned Heat 2. Just Got to Be The Black Keys 3. Modern Times The Black Keys 4. Tenderness Paul Simon

5. ‘Till the World Ends Britney Spears

5. Prealudium to ye Fancie Fantasia John Whtielaw

6. Firework Katie Perry

6. Learn How to Fall Paul Simon

music-streaming service that he already uses.

Johnson said he also enjoys using Pandora, which generates random song selections based on musical tastes, because it helps him find new music.

He said he’d rather use a browser-based music service instead

of one like Spotify that needs to be downloaded and takes up memory and computer space.

Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

FASHION

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Modern-day hipsters express individual style, reject labels Haylie Navarre Entertainment Writer

When math sophomore Andrew Galatas buys clothes, he’s not just admired or imitated — he’s stereotyped.

Galatas is just one in a growing number of students labeled as “hipsters.” He shops mainly at thrift and consignment stores and has constructed a style uniquely his own.

Merriam-Webster defines a hipster as “a person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns (as in jazz or fashion).”

Modern-day “hipsters” are descendants of the Beat generation of the 1940s. As listed in “The Birth of the Beat Generation: Visionaries, Rebels and Hipsters, 1944-1960” by Steven Watson, characteristics of “beatniks” included goatees, black jeans or tights, smoking marijuana, drinking cheap wine, playing bongos and hanging out in coffee houses.

The offbeat or alternative qualities of both generations, in addition to an affinity toward music, has distinguished them from mainstream culture.

That similar taste in fashion among hipsters has created a hodgepodge of popular clothing with styles from various decades.

Hipsters can be seen wearing everything from loose silhouettes of the ’20s to plaid and denim cutoffs from the ’90s.

Those styles, along with other hipster trends, can be found in the aforementioned thrift and consignment stores.

“Half of my clothes are new from clearance racks, and the other half are so old that you can’t read the label when I first buy it,” Galatas said.

Galatas’ main influence in frequenting thrift stores is affordability. He said that he would love to be decked out everyday in a tux and a fedora, but it’s just not reasonable. He prefers shopping at thrift stores because he can find clothing that appeals to him and that is priced right.

Galatas said he gets lots of his style inspiration from concerts in New Orleans. He said the city is infused with such varied

personality, and he always sees something he would like to recreate.

He said the most popular outfits he wears are interpretations of clothing worn by street performers, especially musicians in the French Quarter. He said it appeals to him because he knows the performers are dressed as nicely as they can afford.

“It fits my sensibilities,” Galatas said.

He said the term “hipster” comes with a lot of negative connotations, but he admits the word is convenient.

“It conveys a certain sense of style,” said Galatas, “It’s convenient in a sense of style, not personalities.”

Galatas said he likes the idea of reviving clothes that have been cast out, but for him it’s not a case of boycotting specific clothing chains.

“I don’t wear the clothes that I wear because they convey a particular connotation. The connotation just comes with the clothes I wear,” said Galatas.

Galatas said he’s not insulted

by Internet memes and jokes targeted at hipsters, but said some people that share his taste in clothes might take it to the extreme.

“It’s one thing to shop at a thrift store and find what might be considered outdated and another thing to seek out clothes that are dead for a reason,” said Galatas.

“There’s a difference between standing out and peacocking.”

Hannah Bolingbroke, petroleum engineering junior, is also a frequent purchaser of consignment clothing, but doesn’t consider herself a member of the hipster culture.

“If there are pieces of my style that people consider hipster, it doesn’t offend me because I’m just doing what I like to do,” Bolingbroke said.

Aside from classic style icons like Coco Chanel and Twiggy, the indie music scene influences Bolingbroke’s wardrobe. She said people who share her taste in music are a good reflection of her personal style.

While Bolingbroke said she is conscious of the eco-friendly

factor in buying consignment garments, she has no agenda in making a bold statement against consumerism.

“I still shop at Wal-Mart,” Bolingbroke said.

Both Bolingbroke and Galatas

encourage more people to check out the clothing racks at thrift stores.

Galatas doesn’t understand why people are so quick to dismiss the idea of thrift store shopping.

“Someone obviously wore

[the clothes] at some point,” he said, “They had appeal. I don’t see why they still don’t.”

Contact Haylie Navarre at hnavarre@lsureveille.com

WHAT DOES ‘HIPSTER’ MEAN TO YOU?

Tatson Brookshire biology freshman

‘I’ve never heard anyone use the term, ‘hipster’ before.

What does it mean?’

Chris Melhado business management senior

‘I find ‘hipster’ is more of an arrogant mindset. I just like to dress this way.’

Becca Sherman music junior

‘I feel it is stereotypical. They have the same style and hang out at the same place.’

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DINING

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Local food trucks gain popularity Joey Groner Entertainment Writer

While it is no secret that Baton Rouge has a dynamic food truck scene, local restaurants on wheels have recently been expanding rapidly.

For students unfamiliar with food trucks, an average ice cream truck might come to mind. But these meals on wheels are real restaurants run by young professionals.

The trend took off locally when local entrepreneur Jared Loftus and his business partners launched Ninja Snowballs in 2009.

The project was innovative in that it used social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to alert followers to its location, as it would change daily.

“It’s not much different than what you see at carnivals or festivals,” Loftus explained. “But it is what it is today because of social media.”

Loftus said he chose a snowball business because he knew selling snowballs in Louisiana was not much of a risk.

After he found that the idea of a social media-fueled mobile restaurant would work, Loftus started Taco de Paco, a Mexican eatery that has become the poster child of what Loftus calls the “Baton Rouge food truck revolution.”

While Loftus has been part of the trend since it began, FRESH Salads and Wraps, which operates as

HOUSEWIVES, from page 13

through the mud in a very public fashion and suffering from severe depression — as many news outlets have reported — would consider taking his own life.

It’s all a little too real if you ask me.Reality shows are meant to be easy to watch. Fluff. Something you watch to take a break from your day.

They shouldn’t have such terrible, life-changing consequences.

Armstrong’s death is only the most recent in a long line of issues that arise for people featured on reality shows.

The first I can think of is the earth-shattering divorce of Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, but I’m sure there were plenty preceding it.

All this leaves me wondering what it is about reality shows that leads to such issues.

Is it the stress of being followed around by cameras all day? Is it the money they get paid to put their lives in the spotlight? Or have their heads just become giant?

We’re buying into it, too. We watch these shows (myself included) on a nightly basis, and we read up on their stars’ antics in tabloids. We perpetuate the cycle. And we love it.

It actually makes me long for the days of sitcoms and game shows, when the name “Kardsashian” wasn’t plastered all over everything and the only shows shot with handheld cameras were documentaries.

As much as I’d like to bring those days back — and trust me, if I could bring back “The Love Connection,” I would — I know it’s not

a traditional restaurant in the Main Street Market downtown since 2007, just became the newest addition to the food truck scene this month.

Owner Pat Fellows said he felt it was the next logical step for his business.

“It only took getting the truck set up and opening for business,” Fellows said. “We already knew how to make everything. There wasn’t much of a learning curve.”

Fellows, whose mobile business launched at the beginning of August, wants the truck to recreate and advertise the high energy of his downtown store, rather than act as a standalone business.

He found it’s working well so far.

“We were ready to do it because it was an easy step, and we knew it would be a good marketing piece for us,” Fellows said. “It serves me to market my brand, not just salads.”

Loftus said food trucks have seen a huge growth in popularity in just the past year. He attributes the popularity of the food trucks to one simple fact — it’s fun.

“We can roll up anywhere.

You’ve got a group of people, and it’s an instant party,” he said.

Loftus also believes the trucks have the ability to be more creative than an average restaurant, which adds a new dimension to the experience.

Fellows plans to implement activities around his truck to make waiting in line more fun for his cus-

tomers. “We’ve talked about getting a washer-toss game going, or having a magnetic dartboard on the side of the truck, just small things that are cool and different,” Fellows said.

That’s not to say it is always easy.

“Take everything that could go wrong with a business and then put it on wheels,” Loftus said, recalling times when a truck’s engine wouldn’t start or a truck broke down and had to be towed.

Fellows said he anticipates his biggest obstacle will be that his business goes against the grain of typical food served from a truck.

“I think we may fight an upward battle with a perception of what food from a food truck is,” Fellows said.

“So far it’s just been burgers, barbecue and fried foods, obviously very different from what we do.”

But students seem enthusiastic about trying the food.

“I’ve never even heard of them before, but it sounds pretty good,” said Federico Gonzalez, economics freshman.

Theatre sophomore Josh Allred hasn’t tried any of Baton Rouge’s food trucks, but he hails from what many consider to be the food truck capital of the world — Austin, Texas. Allred said “trailer park food,” or food trucks that don’t change location, are a staple of the city.

“It’s almost like a tourist attraction, and I’d recommend it to anyone,” he said.

Fellows and Loftus have a

going to happen. We’ve gone too far down the reality road and there’s no turning back.

But maybe we can put on the brakes a little. Care a little more about the people in our own lives instead of the ones lighting up our television screens. Pay more attention to the nightly news and not “Nanny 911.” Stop reading US Weekly and pick up a real book.

Work to keep these reality stars

out of trouble by not paying attention to them at all, and you might actually learn a little something while doing it.

And if all else fails, here’s my suggestion for reality TV — keep it light. Keep it simple. Keep it nondeadly.

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The Geaux-Yo food truck serves frozen yogurt to kids Wednesday on Perkins Road.

bright vision for the future of the food truck industry, but Fellows said he prefers to put his brick-and-mortar restaurants first.

“We’re looking at multiple locations for restaurants right now,” he said. “We may launch a truck in New Orleans or on the Northshore, testing those markets, spreading our brand and then making the natural step to put a brick-and-mortar in those locations.”

Loftus, on the other hand, remains focused on the trucks, insisting its no overnight fad.

“I think they’re here to stay,” he said. “Unless we see a time where people stop eating or liking good food, I think we’ve only just begun to see the impact of food trucks in the Baton Rouge area.”

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 SYLLABUS, from page 13

you’re the sober person, it gets annoying having to take care of drunk people.”

Ben Birch, kinesiology freshman, believes this is the perfect time to get his priorities straight for the coming semester.

“I’m going to try and get into the rhythm of school,” Birch said.

“I think if you go out and party, you don’t get the feel of what really needs to get done. It also depends on the person.”

This week is the best time to kick off the school year and football season, said Victoria Wood, international studies and political science junior.

“I don’t like missing class, so I’ll

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TV was the occasional office coffee run, which wasn’t a daily occurrence.

Hutchinson said when people watch fashion shows, they don’t realize how much hard work and dedication goes into producing garments.

All University textiles, apparel design and merchandising students are required to complete either an internship or a course called Entrepreneurship in Human Ecology for credit toward their degree.

Yvonne Leak, textiles, apparel design and merchandising professor and internship coordinator, said an internship is highly recommended.

Most students choose to intern the summer after they have completed all of their course work.

“The ideal arrangement would be for the company the student is

probably go out three or four nights this week,” Wood said. “Freshman year, we used to have lots of parties in the dorms during [‘syllabus week’], so I’ve always participated in the festivities.”

Bar owners and managers in Baton Rouge have noticed a growing trend in attendance, especially during the first few weeks of each semester.

“If you’re still getting your syllabus and schedule hammered out the first week, you’re not doing much in class,” said Jason Nay, Fred’s Bar general manager. “When the school year hits, everyone is glad to get back [to Baton Rouge], and there’s not as much stress with classes.”

Bars from Tigerland to the downtown area are hosting special interning with to offer the student a job at the end of the internship,” Leak said.

She said some companies use the interning period as a training program for new employees.

Although acquiring an internship will help a student get a foot in the door of the fashion industry, it is no easy accomplishment.

Both Everritt and Hutchinson said they received little to no feedback from multiple companies to which they applied. Rios said she didn’t receive any responses from the companies with which she was particularly interested in interning.

Hutchinson said he landed his internship with Diane von Furstenberg through networking on the social media site LinkedIn. He said there’s benefit to knowing someone in the company for which one is

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events geared toward students.

The Roux House will offer a charity benefit for Race for the Cure, featuring live music from Speakeasy.

The Office will be hosting festivities with the DJ Triz-A album release and live art battle.

“Downtown is all about students having a good time if they are of age,” said Danny Breaux, Wildflower Presents owner and events coordinator in the downtown area.

Closer to campus, bars in the Tigerland area will continue their regular specials this week. The Varsity Theatre will host “Banded,” a night of rocking out with prominent Baton Rouge bands, this Wednesday. Some bars, like Fred’s Bar, will also host “syllabus week”-exclusive events.

“We have events like the ‘Jager

night’ Monday night, where Jager will pay for all drinks with Jager in it, and then Wednesday we’re having a huge tent concert with ‘Move Like Bernie’ and ‘Stanky Leg’ and Thursday we’re doing the ‘Christmas in August’ party,” Nay said. “On a normal week, we would not be doing all of these big nights during the week, but since it’s [‘syllabus week’] we can take advantage of it.”

Other bars around campus entice students with cheap drink specials.

“My personal favorite night to go out is Tuesday because Bogies’ has their penny pitchers, and we go to JL’s afterward,” Trahan said.

“Thursdays are good anywhere, and Fred’s on Fridays.”

Bar environment and

atmosphere are big factors for Naraghi-Pour.

“I like Shady’s more than other bars because it’s more fun and you can dance there,” she said. “The bar has a bigger dance floor, and it’s not like some of the other bars in Tigerland.”

Trahan also offers advice to students looking to let their hair down during “syllabus week” — be safe.

“Don’t do anything illegal, and definitely don’t drink and drive,” Trahan said. “There will probably be a lot of cops out there watching the streets and handing out MIPs.”

applying because major fashion companies get multiple interns applying daily, and it’s easy for one application to get lost amongst the sea of others.

Another problem budding University designers face is their geographic location. The major fashion markets in the United States are located in Dallas, Los Angeles and the largest in New York City.

Leak said local internships aren’t of lesser quality, but that there are usually fewer opportunities for design students because the majority of local internships are in retail.

Leak said students have more opportunities if they’re willing to complete their internship outside of Baton Rouge.

In addition to the cost of travel, students must also account for the cost of living associated with the

area in which they plan to intern.

“Design internships are generally unpaid,” Leak said.

Hutchinson said he was surprised when he landed a paid internship with a salary of $20 a day, and he didn’t know anyone else who was paid during their internship.

While Hutchinson enjoyed being able to see how the industry functions in real time, working for such a large company also had a downside.

He said there were constantly five to six interns at a time, and it was difficult for him to network.

Everritt interned with a smaller, foreign company and said she felt her experience was valuable.

“I got to work one on one with the designer every day,” Everritt said. “She was really focused on teaching me.”

Everritt said she felt

important on a daily basis, a feeling she wouldn’t have found in a larger business.

“My skills were needed and appreciated,” said Everritt.

Everritt said she saw how difficult it is to get started and to get people to take you seriously.

When students complete an internship, the hope is that they’ll have a clearly defined path for post-graduation plans.

“The bottom line is that they feel that through the internship they’ve enhanced what they are learning in the classroom and that it has given them career direction,” Leak said.

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Brockers and Ego Ferguson.

Even as a freshman, Johnson said he expects to find himself in that group. Since enrolling in the spring, Johnson has received practice reps with the first team and was one of the few freshmen selected to work with the veterans when fall camp opened. “[Defensive line] coach Brick Haley put me in the position to do that,” Johnson said.

“I learned a lot over the spring.

Being with the ones was a big matchup, a disadvantage for a lot of the offensive linemen because of my speed and my power and my size. I just worked hard to be in that [first team] rotation.”

Johnson rose to stardom

SPOTLIGHT, from page 9 an all-around player in fall camp.

“If you’re trying to be a great [running] back, you need to do it all,” Ford said. “That means being a balanced back, blocking in protection and running up the middle.”

Blue was the original challenger to Ridley’s stranglehold on the feature back spot early in 2010.

He started the third game of the season against Mississippi State and scored a touchdown against Vanderbilt before an ankle injury sustained in an early October game at Florida limited his effectiveness through the final six games.

At a stout 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, Blue said he likes to play between the tackles because of the advantage his sturdy frame provides.

“My game is just more suited for running inside,” Blue said.

DISTRACTIONS, from page 9 forward to it.”

Quarterback Jarrett Lee said the team banded together to embrace any punishments that LSU coach Les Miles placed during practices. Lee said the team ran more in the last few days.

“It’s punishment, so that’s part of it,” Lee said. “We as a team came together and we put that on ourselves to have a lot of running.

We feel that’s only going to make us better.”

Junior wide receiver Rueben Randle told multiple media outlets on Monday that Lee worked with the first team during practice, but Lee refuted the statement.

“I sure didn’t,” Lee said. “Everything was the same as it’s been.

Nothing changed. Practice was the same.”

Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette confirmed that Jefferson continued to work with the first team, and all players involved in the investigation practiced.

Miles has not announced any suspensions for the Tigers’ season opener against Oregon on Sept.

3, but many speculated who will start against the Ducks. Lee said he maintained the same level of preparation.

“You always work your hardest each and every day, and that’s what we’re going to continue to do,” Lee said. “These last couple days, nothing has changed.”

Randle expressed comfort if

early in his high school career, during which he broke the Louisiana sack record. Miles said he first noticed the recruit in the stands while watching former Belle Chasse wide receiver James Wright.

“I was on the field, and I remember looking over there and [recruiting coordinator Larry] Porter says, ‘That right there is Anthony Johnson,’” Miles said.

“And I looked over there, and I don’t know that I made eye contact with him, but I recognized him right away because he will stand out in a crowd.”

Johnson certainly does separate himself from a group. At 6-foot-3, the 18-year-old garnered the nickname “The Freak” from former Tennessee defensive

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coordinator Monte Kiffin as a both the squat and the split jerk, high school sophomore after run- lifting 560 and 374 pounds, rening a 40-yard dash in 4.8 sec- spectively. onds.

Numbers like that increased “My idol, [All-Pro defen- the buildup surrounding Johnsive end] Jevon Kearse, he’s the son. Although most of his teamfreak,” Johnson said. “I look up mates ignore the hype, Ferguson, to that guy, and I one of the players look up to [NFL Johnson said has Hall of Famer] helped him the John Randle, as most, said he has well. I’m thankful quickly lived up for the name, and to the high expecI just have to live tations. up to it.”

“When I first J o h n s o n ’s met him there Anthony Johnson freakish abilities was nothing freshman defensive tackle also extend to about hype,” Ferthe weight room, guson said. “We where he has quickly risen to the got along from the beginning. It top of the team’s weightlifting wasn’t like he was living off the leaderboards. He ranks second in hype. He really didn’t care about

‘‘

‘I let high school be high school. It’s time to start a new chapter in life.’

“I’m a very physical guy. I like the those guys and do what is best for contact, and I run hard downhill.” us and them.”

Since being promoted to ofWith the passing game — fensive coordinator three weeks which ranked towards the bottom ago, Greg Studrawa, the former of- of nearly every major passing fensive line coach, said the versa- category last year — still a major tility of each player’s skill sets will question mark in the Tiger offense be an asset while he adjusts to his heading into the season, the trio new role at coordimay be forced to nator. put the offense on “We are forits back like Ridtunate to have ley so often did in three or four guys 2010. this year that each While Blue have different expressed confitools,” Studrawa dence in maligned said. “One is big, starting quarterMichael Ford some are lighter back Jordan Jefand some can catch ferson, he said sophomore running back the ball out of the the success of the backfield. We want passing game also to take advantage of their abilities depends on the consistency of the the best we can. We will have dif- rushing attack. ferent running plays and schemes “We know we have to run the where we can use the talents of ball in order for the passing game

‘‘

‘If you’re trying to be a great [running] back, you need to do it all.’

Lee starts the game.

“He’s been there just as long and he has just as much experience,” Randle said. “I feel like if he has to step in, he’ll do great.

WILLIFORD, BRANCH HINDERED BY INJURIES Offensive linemen Josh Williford and Matt Branch have been restricted during practice due to injuries, said offensive tackle Chris Faulk. Williford has been

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seen wearing a walking boot and Branch has been seen wearing a knee brace.

“They’re just banged up,” Faulk said. “We worked hard this camp, we started school today and now we’re about into more of the scout practices and hopefully these guys get back soon.”

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to be effective,” Blue said. “We don’t want to make it harder for the QBs and the receivers. There’s also pass protection and blocking, which we actually focus on almost as much as how we run the ball.”

Even with Les Miles labeling Ware as the primary ball carrier, all three said there is no animosity or rivalry in the backfield.

“We have a great relationship

it too much. He just wanted to come in and try and do something special.”

And while coaches, players, analysts and fans continue to sing his praises, Johnson focuses on improving his skills.

“You’re never supposed to let it get to your game,” Johnson said. “You’re supposed to be thankful for everything that’s ever happened to you. I just took that and put it aside to me. I let high school be high school. It’s time to start a new chapter in life.”

Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com with each other,” Blue said. “It’s a competitive thing once we hit the field, but we came to the conclusion that nobody’s a star here. We compete to make each other better rather than just trying to make it up the depth chart.”

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 TAI CHI, from page 1

Chi, an exercise that benefits the body without stressing it, Hondzinski said.

The projects are primarily funded by the O’Reilly Family Foundation and Origin BioMed Inc., said Li and Hondzinski.

Peripheral neuropathy can cause pain, numbness, trouble balancing and limited movement.

It usually starts in the big toes, Li said. The ailment affects the sensory nerves farthest from the spinal cord and gradually works toward it.

He said it takes years for the disease to progress, and there is no known medical cure.

“Psychologically, it’s just absolutely devastating,” Li said.

Li said the disease’s cause is usually unknown, but it can result from ailments such as diabetes, leprosy or alcoholism.

Though Li had studied balance and gait for almost 20 years, he did not begin to focus on peripheral neuropathy until spring 2004 when a friend was diagnosed.

Li said his friend couldn’t

stand without a cane because his feet were numb, but he was still able to walk easily.

“After this conversation, my world was basically crumbling down,” he said.

Li said he later discovered a peripheral neuropathy support group and proposed the idea of trying Tai Chi as therapy.

The Tai Chi instructor is Yajun Zhuang, who came to the University from China. Li said he worked with Zhuang and set up a class at the University in summer 2004.

Participants use their feet, knees and hips to support themselves and shift their weight. As a result, people who were once dependent on family and friends have slowly gained independence, Li said.

“It’s good both physically and mentally,” said research participant Pris Ashworth, 63. “It’s relaxing in a mental kind of way.”

Ashworth said she does not have peripheral neuropathy but still participates in the project as part of the control group. She joined the project in 2006.

Kaylin Boyd, religious studies sophomore, said she disagrees Both undergraduates and with the financial aid requiregraduate students must earn 75 ments.

“I don’t like the percent of all time frame,” she their attempted New financial aid said. “Not everyone hours cumularequirements is trying to get out of tively.

• Undergraduate students: school in four years, For examespecially when jobs ple, a student • Must maintain at least 2.0 cumulative GPA are so scarce.” who earns 50 Marissa Massey, credit hours • Maximum time frame for anthropology junior, out of 71 atbachelor’s degree - 160 tempted hours attempted hours (Architecture - agreed.

“It is much will not be able 215 attempted hours) to continue to • Rate of Progression - Must earn harder for students to complete school receive financial aid be- 75 percent of all attempted hours while they also have jobs and other comcause he or she cumulatively mitments,” Massey will have only • Graduate students: said. earned 70 per- • Must maintain at least 3.0 Boyd also said cent of the at- cumulative GPA she thinks the GPA tempted hours. • Maximum time frame for requirements may be Ta t i a n a Master’s degree - 40 Williams, mass attempted hours (Ph.D. - 7 years tough on freshmen.

“Freshmen are communicaafter program begins) tion and sports • Rate of Progression - Must earn still trying to adjust to college,” she said. administration 75 percent of all attempted hours “It’s not fair that a sophomore, cumulatively student should lose said the refinancial aid while quirements are trying to get used to necessary.

“With budget cuts, there new surroundings.” must be some standards,” she said. “The requirements seem Contact Kate Mabry at pretty fair.” kmabry@lsureveille.com Ali Loftin, mass communication graduate student, said she believes the graduate requirements are achievable.

“I think I’m capable of meeting the requirements, and I have no reason to question the policy,” she said. “Even special considerations for students are even looked into.”

But some students disagree that the policy favors students’ progress.

Brandi Thomas, mass communication junior and transfer student from the University of New Orleans, said she believes the GPA requirements are fair, but she doesn’t think the time frame aspect is important.

“Sometimes students have underlying reasons for needing to drop classes, and completing 75 percent of attempted hours can be hard,” Thomas said.

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The Daily Reveille Approximately 25 study participants have peripheral neuropathy, while seven to eight don’t have the disease. He said the project has a wait list of about 200 people.

All the participants began the study doing seated Tai Chi, but they have progressed to doing the moves while standing, Zhuang said.

Betty Cook, an 83-year-old participant, said she’s noticed all the participants have gained balance and control.

The effects of Tai Chi extend further than peripheral neuropathy.

Hondzinski and assistant professor of kinesiology Arend Van Gemmert are researching the effects of Tai Chi on people with Parkinson’s.

Hondzinski said Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease that affects a part of the central nervous system that controls movement. Its

page 19 cause is unknown.

It isn’t fatal, but complications like trouble swallowing can be.

She said people’s systems become slower over time, and typical symptoms include muscle rigidity and hand tremors.

Hondzinski’s research examines fine motor control, which involves hand movement, and gross motor control, which involves movement of the rest of the body.

Hondzinski said she started studying the effects of Tai Chi on Parkinson’s when a graduate student approached her with the idea.

The research began two years ago, and Zhuang teaches a Tai Chi class for Parkinson’s research, as well.

She said people with Parkinson’s have trouble switching movements, and Tai Chi is beneficial because it doesn’t stress the body or cause joint damage.

Hondzinski said the class has helped participants walk, sit and stand and improved their fine motor skills.

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THE BOTTOM LINE

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

There’s no way around it, we need higher taxes to fix deficit No matter what our ideology, we must face reality. We cannot fix our deficit without a tax increase.

The GOP prides itself in a nonew-taxes approach in nearly all circumstances. It’s a matter of principal, and it’s an understandable one. It doesn’t take many rounds of dirty politicians, expenditure fraud and flat-out disappearing money before voters become cynical and say, “no more.”

But we cannot deny the reality of our present situation. Currently, we’re trying to support a massive debt — now at a $14 trillion — which is almost as chunky as the citizens who financed it.

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Regarding Parker Cramer’s column, “Rick Perry not who America needs, has bad spending habits,” readers had this to say: BO is spending $40K/day in Martha’s Vineyard this week. A Day! - Anonymous The author of this article is just a brain dead liberal. Just look at obamanure’s policies for the last 2 1/2 years and how he always undermines the house and senate with fiats and how Bush had to govern for the last two years of his presidency with a Nancy Pelosi controlled house and a Harry Reid controlled senate (the liberal dimocrat’s economic policies of “we’ll bring this country to it’s knees”) and you’ll see why this guy or any other college grad won’t get a job for the forseeable future!!

- Kaplantiger Good job finding small expenditures in his overall budget of billions to nit pick. No matter what you say, he is 100X better than obama - Anonymous Author of this article neither comes across as intelligent nor as educated.

- Anonymous A partial payment installment agreement allows the taxpayer to enter into an agreement with the

Simply put, government spending must be cut and taxes increased for any real gains to be made. Realistically, placing the financial burden on just one method would not only be unreasonably strenuous on the U.S. economy, but it Devin Graham would never pass Opinion Editor through our political system. Can you imagine the Democrats approving cutting nearly every social program we have in order to appease Republican ideologies? Could you

imagine the Republicans approving a massive income-tax increase to 60 percent so we could keep all our social programs?

Yeah, me either.

So, for better or worse, we’re stuck. As much as we may dislike the reality of the situation, we need to open our already depleted coffers and make it rain.

And to be fair, it’s not really all that terrible in perspective. Historically speaking, we currently have some of the lowest income tax rates in the last 50 years. The most striking example may be the highest income tax rate. In the 1940s, for example, some groups paid more

than 90 percent income tax. Now, 35 percent is fairly normal for high income earners.

Typically, attempts to stave off taxes are made from a principled view — we refuse to raise taxes because, by God, you’ve taken enough of our money. Occasionally, someone with a background in economics will claim that a tax increase will damage the economy by taking spending cash from consumers.

This is based on Keynesian economic theory, which predicts bad tidings for governments that like to tax their people into poverty. Intuitively, this makes sense.

If consumers have less, they spend less.

But Starbucks’ balance sheet is insignificant compared to the stability of the U.S. economy, and if we want to make it stable, there’s no way around it — we have to grab our ankles and get ready for another round of tax increases.

IRS to pay back the taxes owed over a specified time and this amount can be less than the total amount initially owed to the IRS. It is always good and recommend that you consult with a “Free Tax Settlement” for tips - tyronewhite

written by a 20 year old whose only knowledge of college football is from playing Xbox. There’s no mention about financial impact of adding Texas A&M! This article isn’t even good enough for Bleacher Report.

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best interests at heart. In fact, it sounds like he’s running for Slive’s job. Geaux away son until you’ve been on the receiving end of a few more games in Gainesville and Tuscaloosa.

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Regarding Rob Landry’s column, “Texas A&M will eventually join SEC, could ruin conference,” readers had this to say:

This article is nothing less than amazing.

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football tradition (remember the Junction Boys?) and they will enhance the SEC while bringing our brand of football into three of the ten largest television markets in the nation (Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.) Additional money is greed when you don’t like it, but when the legislature reduces your funding it’s the end of life as you know it? Let’s get some perspective on this.

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Change is constant. Adding A&M would be great for the conference members financially, academically and on the field. A&M has great athletics, a passionate fanbase and great academics (the conference could really use another AAU university). A&M represents everything that makes us proud of our SEC schools, and we should embrace A&M as a new member and thank them for what they bring (recruiting, academics, and an updated TV contract.)

We’re in an economic resession and our universities are losing academic money left and right, this is an easy way for every institution to get anoth $10/year for itself to use on athletics OR hopefully academics.

Great rivalries exist is because someone took a chance on change in the past. Don’t fear change now, embrace it so we don’t get left behind by the PAC 12 or the B1G conference. They are planning and plotting right now on how to out flank us as a conference, you can bet on that.

I can’t wait until my Gators play in College Station.

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Oh, good grief. Mr. Landry isn’t old enough to remember one of the best rivalries in College Football, the annual season opener between LSU and Texas A&M. Bringing the Aggies into the SEC will provide some terrific football crossing the Sabine River. The Aggies have a GREAT

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The Daily Reveille

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

FAILURE OF DIPLOMACY

Opinion

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British proposed reactions to riots not invasion of rights “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

This quote, from Benjamin Franklin, is one which has been thrown around a lot in the decade since Sept. 11, 2001. A personal favorite of mine, I found it quite fitting throughout the USA PATRIOT Act’s lifespan so far.

However, with the riots that occurred in the United Kingdom this summer, some have been questioning the lengths the British government took to help control the situation.

Starting as a response to the police shooting of Mark Duggan on Aug. 4, riots would soon spread throughout the country. At first it may have been a political protest against this shooting, but it would not be long before it morphed into general lawlessness — groups of

young people out looting or torching, simply for the hell of it.

While it may have indeed been possible to quell the riots before they became too inflamed, it’s something of which we can’t be certain. However, what the British government did during the worst Zachary Davis Columnist parts of the riots can only be seen as a reasonable response.

What Prime Minister David Cameron had proposed, and what has drawn the most ire from many people, is the idea of clamping down on social media. His reasoning behind this was to stop people from using means like Facebook, Twitter or similar services to help draw on more people’s anger and further

inflate the riot problem.

Means like this really do not seem to out of hand given the events which were going on.

Yet, it was not only the British government that would get some flak for its reaction to the riots.

Amazon.co.uk would also find itself the source of much debate, following their delisting of several types of items.

After seeing the sales of certain objects like aluminum baseball bats, telescopic batons and kabutons skyrocket by as much as 50,000 percent within 24 hours, Amazon decided to take items like these off its site.

While many hailed this as a good decision to help stop looters and/or rioters from acquiring cheap and relatively concealable weapons, others complained this left home and shop owners defenseless.

Between the actions of both the British government and private

companies like Amazon, it can definitely be argued the riots were kept from becoming much worse than they did.

The reason I brought up the USA PATRIOT Act earlier is because the complaints railed against the British reaction somewhat pale in comparison with what we have done.

While there may have been some talk about going through some of the rioters’ private Blackberry messages (where most of the inciting seemed to be occurring), it is not the same as having your government wiretap and spy on its own citizens.

Even the differences in these situations seem to help lend support to why these two actions are so very different.

In our case, the USA PATRIOT Act is claimed to be used as a means to protect ourselves from terrorists attacks, which may come from

anywhere at any time. In England, on the other hand, the riots were actively happening, and they needed to be stopped before more people were hurt or property was damaged.

Really, it all comes down to a difference between a possible problem and one which is currently happening.

For any of us to criticize the British for both their real and proposed methods of dealing with the riots by calling them an invasion of rights is simply ridiculous, especially with the USA PATRIOT Act’s four year extension this Summer.

Zachary Davis is a 20-yearold history junior from Warsaw, Poland. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Zdavis.

Contact Zachary Davis at zdavis@lsureveille.com

SEEMANN SAYS

‘War on Government’ is unnecessary, counterproductive

If the prevailing American political discourse is any indication, the word “government” is synonymous with failure.

Scores of politicians, most of whom identify themselves as conservatives, spend a staggering amount of time criticizing the institution of government for its inefficiency, waste and corruption. At times, government is even blamed for stifling the work ethic and creativity of Americans.

These criticisms, for the most part, remain conveniently ambiguous, but often they take on a more pointed tone.

Newly minted Republican presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry took aim at Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke during a campaign stop on Aug. 15, suggesting that any attempt on Bernanke’s part to “print more money” before the 2012 presidential election would be “treasonous.”

The typical attack against our massive, monolithic and destructive government usually ends, appropriately enough, with the simplest of solutions: “smaller government.”

Though it may seem odd that politicians are so eager to slam the institution that they themselves are responsible for constructing and operating, it’s a matter of survival in modern U.S. politics.

Align yourself too closely with government intervention — or take a less-than-firm stand against it — and suddenly the grinning visage of Christine O’Donnell will appear outside the door of your campaign headquarters, ready to cast your electoral hopes into a boiling cauldron.

Could it be the case, however, that “government” is not in fact inherently evil? Perhaps the abominable government even serves to benefit the average American

citizen from time to time?

Douglas Amy thinks so. Amy, a politics professor at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, created a website provocatively titled “Government is Good.” The website includes a collection of essays penned to defend government from detractors, explain the positive outcomes of government Chris Seemann initiatives and examine posColumnist sible solutions to problems the government faces.

One of these pieces, entitled “A Day in Your Life,” highlights the average American’s dependence on government services throughout a normal day. Many of the services Amy speaks of are experienced by the average citizen indirectly, as they are administered through the soul-dead bureaucracies of federal regulatory agencies.

On the other hand, Amy mentions waste removal and processing, Medicare and food inspection, government services that most Americans — or their families — would clamor for if they were ever in danger of being eliminated.

To be fair, a large number of these services are administered though local or state governments, which usually prove more efficient than federal government at responding to citizens’ needs. All units of government undoubtedly possess the capacity to be wasteful and corrupt. American history is littered with the indiscretions of government, which have variously cost Americans their money, their time and, tragically, their lives.

If you are reading this newspaper, chances are you’re acutely aware of the role at least one

government institution plays in your everyday life. After all, the majority of the Daily Reveille’s readership is either enrolled in or employed by — or perhaps both — Louisiana State University, a government institution of higher learning.

Many of you can therefore understand the disastrous blow that a reduction in funding — or even the threat of such — can deal to a government institution.

When politicians become specific in their critiques of government, progress can be achieved.

However, the attacks are often political in nature and ignore the utility and success of the agency in question.

Earlier this year, congressional Republicans supported a measure to

defund Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest provider of reproductive health services.

Due to the program’s popularity and relatively efficiency, the measure failed, but a few states, including Indiana and Texas, chose to defund it in their legislatures.

Meanwhile, the most expansive and powerful government institution in the history of civilization with the most unyieldingly rigid bureaucratic construction imaginable — the United States military — has endured little criticism for its bloated budget, which is expected to top $1 trillion in 2012.

Government is certainly not infallible, and it is far wiser to focus on criticizing and improving government as informed citizens than

it is to unyieldingly revere it. It is important to remember that the institution of government, along with most institutions in existence, is not either inherently good or bad.

We should acknowledge and point out our government’s flaws whenever possible, but empty and vague rhetoric designed to assail the reputation of the institution itself is counterproductive and irrational.

Chris Seemann is a 21-year-old mass communications senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_CSeemann.

Contact Chris Seemann at cseemann@lsureveille.com

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