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LSU senior running back Kenny Hilliard (27) vaults over a fallen opponent Saturday during the Tigers’ 28-24 victory against Wisconsin in the 2014 Advocare Texas Kickoff, held in the NRG Stadium in Houston.

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Second-half surge keyed by multiple players BY tyler nunez tnunez@lsureveille.com It all started in typical LSU coach Les Miles fashion.

Facing fourth down and four yards away from the first down marker, LSU caught the Wisconsin special teams unit

off guard with a direct snap to sophomore linebacker Kendll Beckwith for a first down that would prove to set the tone for the rest of the game.

LSU sophomore quarterback Anthony Jennings found sophomore wide receiver Travin Dural for a 44-yard

strike to set up a field goal for the Tigers’ first points of what would turn into a 21-point rally.

“We felt like we had to make a play and we didn’t have the right personnel in the stinking game,” Miles said. “I was madder than hell.

It was a right call and it was a right time and we had Kendell Beckwith with the ball and I think those are... positives and the momentum change at that point was significant.”

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It’s been six months since former Louisiana Board of Regents Commissioner of Higher Education Jim Purcell resigned from his position and three months since the Board launched an official search for a new commissioner. But the committee in charge of finding Purcell’s replacement is not much closer to its goal.

Twenty-five people from across the country have expressed interest in the position, said Board of Regents Chairman Clinton Rasberry on Aug. 27, but the committee needs more time to learn about them, and the applicants need more time to learn about the position and Louisiana higher education.

The Commissioner of Higher Education serves as the lead coordinator for the LSU, University of Louisiana, Southern University and Louisiana Community and Technical College systems, whose 38 institutions have an enrollment of

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technology

Students participate in La.’s first coding hackathon

BY Rose Velazquez rvelazquez@lsureveille.com Student hackers cracked the code in Coates Hall this weekend for Louisiana’s first student hackathon, GeauxHack.

The event opened with a presentation from GeauxHack organizers Howard Wang and Samantha Fadrigalan, students were asked to raise their hands if they were participating in their first hackathon.

Nearly every hand in the room shot up.

Wang and Fadrigalan are in the

College of Engineering’s Society of Peer Mentors, and members of this organization were present to serve as resources for novice hackers. Wang said mentors made sure hackers succeeded and learned something from the experience.

Fadrigalan said highly competitive computer programming competitions have been popular in Louisiana for a long time, and computer science students are challenged to solve as many problems as they can as fast as they can using code.

“Teams don’t really mingle that much with other teams, but

here, even though we do have prizes, and we do have awards, they don’t really think about that,” Fadrigalan said. “They think more about the experience.”

Wang said GeauxHack is the first opportunity many Louisiana student computer programmers have had to take what they learned in the classroom and apply it in a creative environment.

“We want to transform all of these students from competent students to developers, to actual coders, people who go into the in-

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GeauxHack participants work in teams for LSU’s first 24-hour hackathon Saturday.

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Earthquake strikes Northern California wineries THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAPA, Calif. — Napa Valley’s seismically reinforced winery buildings generally held up to the largest earthquake to hit Northern California in a quarter-century, but the precious wine piled inside often did not.

In winery after winery, oak wine barrels stacked high and weighing more than a quarterton each came cascading down, renewing worries about a lightly regulated threat to safety in fault-riddled wine country.

Vintner Richard Ward, in his south Napa Valley winery in the hours after the Aug. 24 magnitude-6.0 quake to help workers re-stack barrels, was one of many to say the time of the quake — 3:20 a.m. — limited casualties.

Authorities say falling debris seriously injured three people, none apparently at wineries that were then mostly unstaffed.

Had the quake happened one day later, Ward said, gesturing as workers used forklifts to right toppled empty barrels at his Saintsbury vineyard, “this place would have been full of people” working on this year’s harvest.

Napa Valley’s roughly 500 wineries still are compiling fi-

nancial estimates for the quake’s impact, spokeswoman Cate Conniff of the Napa Valley Vintners trade group said. The most commonly reported damage was the fallen stacks of wine barrels.

The barrels each hold the equivalent of 25 cases of wine. At some wineries and wine-storage centers after the quake, spilled wine from broken barrels pooled over workers’ feet and ran under doors to puddle on streets and sidewalks.

Wine barrel storage sites, which can hold thousands of barrels belonging to many owners, said they too were still assessing the loss, but numerous full wine barrels had spilled to the ground in some.

Beyond general worker safety rules, state officials say there are no specific regulations addressing wine barrel stacks, which a 2004 report by the Oakland-based Earthquake Engineer Research Institute said pose “significant threats to life and property.”

In a few wineries with tasting rooms among the barrel stacks, tourists could have been in harm’s way as well.

Materials in workplaces are supposed to be secured, but

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OSHA inspectors tended to see such stack collapses as inevitable in a large temblor, Melton said, and no wineries have been cited in the latest quake. “I don’t

think they (barrel racks) were designed for an earthquake,” he said.

Beyond the economic losses of wine, “the bigger issue is the risk to life safety is profound if it happens during the day,” said Joshua Marrow, an earthquake safety specialist who has written on easing the dangers of the stacks for more than a decade.

Judge blocks enforcement of new Louisiana abortion law A federal judge has temporarily blocked Louisiana from enforcing its restrictive new abortion law. But lawyers and advocates appeared to disagree about whether the judge’s order affects doctors at all five abortion clinics in the state or only those at three clinics whose lawsuit challenges the measure.

U.S. District Judge John deGravelles wrote that authorities cannot enforce the law until he holds a hearing on whether an order to block it is needed while the case remains in court.

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perform abortions to have admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles of their clinics. The lawsuit claims doctors haven’t had enough time to obtain the privileges and the law likely would close all five clinics.

“Today’s ruling ensures Louisiana women are safe from an underhanded law that seeks to strip them of their health and rights,” Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, one of the groups representing two northwest Louisiana clinics, one in suburban New Orleans, and doctors at those clinics, said in a news release.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014 CRIME

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Theft, battery more prevalent on campus on game days

BY KACI CAZENAVE kcazenave@lsureveille.com The opposing team’s sense of pride isn’t the only thing facing trouble on game days in Tiger Stadium.

Over the course of the 2013 football season, University students and other home game attendees stood amid 21 criminal acts. Among these crimes were six thefts, four batteries, three damages to property, two vehicular burglaries, two violent drug arrests and one rape, all of which the University could see happening again, said LSUPD spokesperson Capt. Cory Lalonde.

“As on any other day at LSU, theft is the number one crime on game day, and the reason for this and this influx of crime is because there are so many people on campus,” said Lalonde.

Lalonde said more crime incidents are to be expected when the rivalry is bigger.

“On days like these, you anticipate more crimes and more instances,” Lalonde said.

“It doesn’t mean they’ll always happen, though.”

For instance, when LSU played the University of Florida on Oct. 12, 2013, 12 crime reports were made. For the game against Texas A&M, LSUPD filed 17 reports.

Business freshman Lauren Williams said she believes crime is prevalent on game days because of substance abuse.

During high school, she said she would visit the University on game days and, on several occasions, saw people get into trouble for not being in their “right minds.”

“Everyone becomes so caught up in the hype,” Williams said. “Crime is expected to happen here for that reason — everyone is in the spirit and more comfortable in their own territory.”

Construction management sophomore Cody Gerald said it’s not just the University’s fans who seem to cause the trouble.

“It’s random people — opponents, too — involving themselves with game day

crime,” Gerald said.

Williams and Gerald agreed they like the atmosphere on game day regardless of the crime.

“I don’t feel at risk,” Gerald said. “Crime here is not out of hand and LSUPD, I think, is doing enough.”

Lalonde said approximately 400 officers work on game day. He said this includes officers from other agencies like Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana State Police, the constable and, of course, LSUPD. “If I had to give any advice to other freshmen who will be experiencing their first game this weekend, it would be act responsibly and avoid the troublemakers,” Williams said.

Gerald agreed the key to staying safe on game day is being “low-key.”

“You have to hang out with the right crowd,” Gerald said. “Just be ready for the environment and don’t take what anyone says to heart, but most importantly just have a good time.”

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A sea of football fans heads down Victory Hill toward Tiger Stadium shortly before the game against South Carolina on October 13, 2012.

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Family suspects police brutality cover-up in man’s reported suicide THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW IBERIA — The family of a 22-year-old New Iberia man, whose death while in custody was ruled a suicide, has hired a lawyer who is asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the circumstances of the shooting that killed him.

At a press conference Wednesday, Monroe lawyer Carol Powell-Lexing blasted the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office, the coroner and Louisiana State Police for what she characterized as a “cover-up of police brutality.”

“We just totally can’t believe the coroner released such a bogus report that Victor White III killed himself,” Powell-Lexing said.

The Daily Iberian reports Coroner Dr. Carl Ditch’s autopsy shows White died at 1:13 a.m.

March 3 of a single, point-blank

gunshot through his lateral right chest in a suicide.

Ditch said White, who was handcuffed with his hands behind him in a police car, could have manipulated a handgun to the point of entry, which appears to be between his right breast and right armpit — based on the autopsy and a subsequent prepared statement.

“He is not Houdini,” PowellLexing said. “He is not David Copperfield nor is he a descendant of either.”

“There is no way on God’s green Earth that someone handcuffed behind his back can shoot himself through his chest,” she added.

The lawyer claimed she has evidence that sheriff’s deputies beat White when they arrested him for possession of narcotics following the report of a fight at 11:22 p.m. March 2.

Powell-Lexing identified the arresting officer as Justin Ortis and said his Facebook page, which includes a post justifying a photo of an officer slamming a man in a chokehold to the ground, indicates his violent character.

“He has already shown us on his website that he is a badass,” she said.

Powell-Lexing said there is a “rat to be smelled” in reference to state police claims the handgun used was not one used by Iberia sheriff’s deputies. She also accused investigators of taking too long to submit “crucial” evidence such as dashboard video camera recordings or simply ignoring tests such as those for gunpowder residue on one’s hands or arms.

“Everyone knows, the public knows police officers carry what are called ‘throw-down

guns,’” she said.

Powell-Lexing said she has been in talks with the U.S. Department of Justice and is seeking an independent autopsy by famed New York pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, whose resume includes autopsies on President John F. Kennedy and, most recently, Michael Brown, an 18-yearold black teenager killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

After the press conference, Powell-Lexing suggested fu-

ture public response could mirror the protesting in Ferguson following Brown’s killing.

“The country is in an uproar,” she said. “The country wants accountability.”

As for the state police investigation, public information officer Trooper Brooks David said he believes it will be finalized later this week and will be made public once investigators meet with the family and turn it over to the District Attorney’s Office for the parish.

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page 4 GEAUXHACK, from page 1 dustry and maybe even start their own company,” Wang said.

Wang and Fadrigalan also introduced GeauxHack’s sponsors.

Several sponsor representatives took the stage and explained the various application programming interfaces available for hackers to integrate into their hacks.

In addition to the cash prizes and Dell tablets being awarded

by Major League Hacking to first, second and third place winners, many sponsors offered prizes for the hack that best integrated their application programming interface. These prizes ranged from mini drones offered by SendGrid to a 10,188 piece Death Star Lego set offered by PayPal. Major League Hacking cofounder Jonathan Gottfried described hackathon judging as a subjective process and said judges take into account that hackers are attempting to accomplish major programming feats in a limited amount of time.

“Basically, you’re looking for something that’s compelling and creative,” Gottfried said. “You want to see something that is technically complex, is outside of the box, that is potentially really useful and really fun.”

Other sponsors took the stage with presentations that offered hackers a different kind of incentive — internships.

“Even though hackathons are not essential, and they’re not mandatory, it’s recently becoming the best way for companies to find their new employees,” Fadrigalan said. “It’s very, very efficient because the people that come here, they’re the driven folks, the ones that actually want to make some-

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Students from various universities traveled to campus to participate in GeauxHack. thing, not just As.” These sponsors also play an important role in the overall quality of the hackathon. Experienced hacker Rafael Moreno, computer science junior from Texas A&M University and organizer of TAMUHack, has attended hackathons with as many as 1,200 hackers and said larger hackathons often drop in quality.

“When you come to a smaller one, the food is a lot better because, you know, budget just kind of allows for that because you’re buying it for less people, and companies sometimes just can’t cater to the massive amounts of people that they try to get,” Moreno said.

Wang said the culture was one of the most important hackathon elements he wanted to bring with him to the South after attending his first hackathon, HackMIT. “What I saw was that hack-

athon as a programming competition was not about competition,” Wang said. “It’s very community oriented as you can probably see from the opening ceremony.”

Gottfried, the final presenter, demonstrated this sentiment when he gathered sponsors and hackers in the center of the room to film a FIFA-inspired “I believe that we will we hack” video.

Students took to their assigned rooms with their game faces on as the clock struck noon to begin the 24 hour coding marathon.

Within the first few hours, novice hacker Anthony Morales, business administration sophomore from Delgado Community College, said the experience was challenging as his team worked to set up a foundation for their project.

Hackers from Southern Methodist University included Gavin Pham, a computer science sopho-

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 more, and Conrad Appel, a computer engineering sophomore, who described a hackathon as a competition that no one really understands, but everyone is working together to figure out.

“I mean, we can like get help from these people that like know the product inside out, so we can learn how to use it and make something cool in 24 hours and win some money,” said University hacker Brian Stutzman an electrical engineering sophomore.

Wang said hackathons are an interdisciplinary learning experience that brings the hardware and the software together.

“The computer science department recently, or a couple years ago, moved from the College of Science to the College of Engineering, so you see there is this shift in focus from research to industry, and we think this is a great way to bridge that gap,” Wang said.

College of Engineering peer mentor and electrical engineering senior Jacob Cook said the electrical engineering and computer science departments have been aware of each other, but they have recently begun merging into a single organization.

Cook is the president of the University’s student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He said efforts are being made to encourage electrical engineering students to attend computer science organizational meetings to learn about coding and, in turn, teach computer science students about the electrical engineering department.

“This hackathon, we actually have about 12 members of the IEEE who came today who are trying to learn more programming stuff,” Cook said.

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Purcell served for three years as the state’s seventh commissioner.

This year, state lawmakers passed a bill allowing the Board of Regents to set the commissioner’s salary. The Board has set it at around $300,000, The Advocate reported.

The names of the applicants were not released because they had yet to submit formal applications, Rasberry said.

The Board launched the search June 17 with the intention of filling Purcell’s vacancy

by October. The board hired Washington D.C.-based search firm AGB Search, who set advertisements in different publications and on its website.

Rasberry said it is still possible to meet their October deadline even though the committee has yet to narrow down any applicants.

The search committee’s next meeting is set for Sept. 17.

In addition to the Commissioner’s search committee meeting, the board approved funding for stucco repairs to the exterior of David Boyd Hall, classroom renovations to J.C. Miller Hall and the installation of signage about building donors in the Business Education Complex totalling $901,295, based on the cost per square foot of repairs.

The renovations in J.C. Miller Hall will include the additions of electric and multimedia updates to the building as well as fixing the falling ceiling structure and window repairs.

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Miss La. to compete in America’s Choice portion Miss America

BY Brittany Clark bclark@lsureveille.com For 93 years, the Miss America Pageant has captured the hearts of millions across the country, and University graduate student Lacey Sanchez will represent Louisiana starting Sept. 9 — the 16th University student to hold the title of Miss Louisiana.

Sanchez was crowned Miss Louisiana at the Monroe Civic Center on June 28. She is a University alumna with a degree in English and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in mass communication from the University.

The Miss America pageant hosts the America’s Choice portion, where viewers can vote online for their favorite contestant.

Sanchez submitted a 15-second video of herself on Instagram for the contest.

Sanchez’s submission is staged at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium. She was a champion pole vaulter during her undergraduate years and said she chose to include the University in her submission because she wanted to introduce LSU on a national level.

Student participation is playing a major role in Sanchez’s votes. The L Club, a letterman’s club for University athletes, also aided in Sanchez’s Twitter presence.

“Peer voting means everything to me,” Sanchez said. “The fact that they believe in me means everything. The Manship School of Mass Communication has been extremely helpful, and Twitter is very adamant. It has been a huge team effort.”

Mass communication senior and 2014 Imani Scholarship Pageant winner Kendra Turley said it is hard being a full time student and participating in a pageant. She said she remembers having multiple breakdowns and complaining to various people.

Though it is hard work, Turley said she advises those competing for the crown after her to go for it.

As a graduate student and Cox Communications Center for Student-Athletes graduate assistant, Sanchez said keeping her life in balance is a top priority.

Hoping to win the first Miss America title for Louisiana, Sanchez said remaining consistent is how she made it through preparations. Louisiana has never

won the Miss America title, but four have been runner-ups.

“I remember getting up at 4:30 in the morning to go work out and reading class notes on the treadmill,” Sanchez said. “I feel very prepared going into the Miss America pageant.”

Sanchez began her pageant career by winning Miss Southeastern Louisiana University and started her pageant career as a hobby after her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis.

Sanchez will be running on the platform “Design To Move” — focusing on getting children active and moving — coinciding with her athletic background.

Turley and Sanchez said the most important aspect after winning a crown is to remain humble. Sanchez said her goal is to be the most relatable Miss America if she wins by staying true to her southern Louisiana heritage.

If she takes the Miss America title, Sanchez will take a year off from school. Though, she said she will return to get her degree as a promise to her mother.

“I am a Tiger through and through,” Sanchez said. “This University means everything to me.”

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Lacey Sanchez was crowned Miss Louisiana on June 28 at the Monroe Civic Center. She will compete for the title of Miss America on Sept. 9 through the 16.

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Fans should not overreact after shaky win THE CUBAN CANNON tommy romanach Columnist

against Nicholls State (2-2) at 7 p.m. tonight at the LSU Soccer Stadium.

For Lee, Tuesday’s match against Nicholls will be an opportunity for LSU to recapture the offensive continuity it displayed through the season’s first two matches.

The Tigers had little trouble

The LSU football team beat the No. 14 team in the nation by four points Saturday. In comparison, the two highest-ranked teams in the nation beat two unranked opponents by six and 10 points.

It’s the first week of the season, LSU fans. Calm down and take solace that the game was won.

I’m not saying there weren’t miscues and poor execution that fans should be worried about.

There were and I’ll get to that.

Just don’t forget that LSU beat a ranked team that won its conference three of the last four seasons.

The most glaring weakness for LSU came from the most inexperienced position — defensive tackle. Wisconsin’s offensive line routinely handled junior Quentin Thomas and sophomore Christian LaCouture to open up huge holes for Wisconsin tailbacks Melvin Gordon and Corey Clement.

Luckily for LSU, Wisconsin limited Gordon’s touches in the final 20 minutes of the game despite his rushing for more than 100 yards and a touchdown up to that point. Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen said Gordon was

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LSU junior midfielder Natalia Gomez-Junco (11) assists sophomore midfielder Emma Fletcher (10) who falls Sunday during the Tigers’ 0-1 defeat in LSU Soccer Stadium.

LSU splits two-match weekend, gets ready for Nicholls

BY David gray dgray@lsureveille.com The LSU soccer team didn’t leave any doubt as to which was the superior team when Northwestern State came to Baton Rouge on Friday night.

After finding the net just twice on 20 shots in the season opener against Troy on Aug. 22, the Tigers had a much more

efficient attack against the Lady Demons, erupting for six goals on only 16 attempts.

However, the Tigers’ 6-2 dismantling of Northwestern was quickly forgotten when they hosted Rice on Sunday.

Injuries took a heavy toll as the short-handed LSU squad (21) failed to match the higher level of competition and stumbled to a 1-0 loss to the Owls (2-1-1)

for its first defeat of the season.

“The level of opponent went up [on Sunday], and we weren’t overly ready for it,” said LSU coach Brian Lee. “[Rice] was more athletic than the teams we’ve played, and we were a step slow.”

The Tigers will have another chance to get up to speed when they conclude their seasonopening, four-game home stand

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LSU’s defense locks down in second half against Wisconsin BY jack chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com HOUSTON, Texas—Defensive halftime adjustments Saturday night were decisive in the Tigers’ 28-24 come-from-behind win against Wisconsin.

In the first half, LSU struggled to stop the Wisconsin offense, particularly the ground game powered by junior Heisman Trophy hopeful Melvin Gordon.

LSU coach Les Miles said he had trouble finding a solution for Gordon and the ground game for a majority of the night.

“Whatever [the adjustments at halftime] were, they weren’t very good because the opening drive they scored,” Miles said.

“So after that I said I did a hell of

a job at halftime.”

On Wisconsin’s opening drive Gordon ripped off a 20-yard rush to the left side of the field, setting up a Badger 45-yard jet sweep resulting in a Wisconsin touchdown and an early 7-0 lead.

The trend continued for the Tigers throughout the first half as the Badgers offensive line opened gaping holes along LSU’s defensive front.

The Badgers held a 17-7 lead at halftime after gaining 173 rushing yards on 25 carries along with two rushing touchdowns in the half.

The first play of the second half was a 63 yard run up the middle by Gordon, setting the Badgers up for a touchdown to extend their lead to 24-7, forcing Miles to doubt his halftime adjustments after Wisconsin’s

first drive.

The adjustments began taking hold for the Tigers on defense after the touchdown, which was the last points Wisconsin scored in the game.

The Tigers stacked the box confident the secondary could handle the passing game.

“They weren’t passing too often, so that gave us some opportunities to put more people in the box,” said LSU senior linebacker D.J. Welter. “We benefited from that because they are a pretty good run team. That’s their bread and butter.”

From then on the Tigers dominated the line of scrimmage, forcing the Badgers to go three and out on consecutive drives.

“I think the point was

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Members of the LSU defense bring down a Wisconsin ball carrier Saturday during the Tigers’ 28-24 victory against the Badgers in NRG Stadium in Houston.

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healthy throughout the game, but then couldn’t give a reason why the team’s star stopped getting carries.

The Tigers were without freshman tackle Frank Herron, who missed the game for undisclosed reasons. They’ll need Herron and a better sense of what they’re doing inside the trenches as the season goes on.

There are running games in the SEC just as good as Wisconsin’s, only without the perplexing lategame strategy.

Sophomore quarterback Anthony Jennings was shaky for most of the game, and at times he seemed to be throwing the deep ball hoping for a pass interference call. He became more comfortable in the second half, but I doubt LSU coach Les Miles has firmly decided whether Jennings or freshman Brandon Harris should start long-term.

The game also featured the resurrection of senior running back Kenny Hilliard, who displayed the powerful downhill running that made him a fan favorite his freshman season. I have no idea what happened to Hilliard these last two seasons, but he showed up when LSU was behind and no other running back was making plays.

Hilliard’s performance is another example of LSU’s running back carousal at work. If you’re worried about how underwhelming Leonard Fournette and Terrence Magee performed, just wait. Each back is going to have his big game, and LSU fans should feel blessed they have so many athletes to play in this system.

Wisconsin quarterback Tanner McEvoy was dreadful, but that shouldn’t take away from how dominant LSU’s secondary played. McEvoy couldn’t complete a pass more than 15 yards downfield, and the secondary’s two interceptions in the fourth

made that it’s time,” Miles said. “It’s time. It’s time that we stop shooting ourselves in the foot.”

The Badgers were struggling to find a groove in the passing game after only completing five passes for 33 yards in the first half.

Junior safety Jalen Mills and junior cornerback Jalen Collins contributed an interception and a pass breakup, respectively. In the absence of sophomore defensive back Rashard Robinson, Collins added six tackles in a performance that left his head coach impressed.

“It appeared to me Jalen Collins maybe played and tackled as well in this game as any game he’s played,” Miles said.

The Tigers held the Badgers’ passing game to only 50 yards with a 33.3 percent completion percentage for the night.

Mills came up with a decisive interception early in the fourth quarter, which led to LSU senior

nicholls, from page 5 creating scoring opportunities for one another against Troy and Northwestern as nine different players assisted on eight goals.

But LSU struggled to find the same chances when it faced Rice’s stifling defense.

The Tigers had a season-low 11 shots against the Owls’ back line, and only one came on goal.

Junior midfielder Natalia Gomez-Junco, who recorded two goals and an assist in the Tigers’ first two contests, said the loss to Rice helped the squad realize the mentality it must have when facing tougher opponents.

“It was definitely a higher level of competition, but it’s good because it prepares us for future hard games,” GomezJunco said. “The [Southeastern Conference] isn’t easy, so it’s a good lesson for us. We have to take the positives, move on and correct our mistakes.”

The Tigers will likely again

running back Kenny Hilliard’s 28-yard, game-winning touchdown run, followed by senior safety Ronald Martin’s interception with six minutes to go, sealing the victory.

“I had just told coach Miles and coach Wilson and the whole offensive line that I was going to get them the ball,” Mills said. “We needed a big play from the defense and we were struggling at first and I just came through.”

Behind an improved defensive effort, led by the secondary, the Tigers were able to chip away at the Wisconsin lead, eventually overtaking it with 9:41 left in the fourth quarter and never looking back.

“They helped us swing the momentum fully our way towards the end of the game,” Welter said. “I feel like they are always up for the competition whenever they get tested. They are out there on an island by themselves, but they are always up for the challenge.”

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LSU sophomore quarterback Anthony Jennings (10) calls out to the offensive line Saturday during the Tigers’ 28-24 victory against the Badgers in NRG Stadium. quarter sealed the win.

The key on defense will be stopping the run on first down.

Saturday’s game turned when Wisconsin had to throw the ball down the field and LSU feasted on McEvoy’s errant passes.

The Tigers’ comeback wasn’t the statement win many predicted, but placing labels on this team after week one would be obtuse. The season ends in December, so there’s a lot of time for this team to find its identity.

LSU should see the next two weeks as a time to figure out that identity and what works best for the team. Sam Houston State be without senior Alex Arlitt on the back line when they host Nicholls tonight.

Arlitt, who doubles as a midfielder and defender, suffered an apparent left ankle injury against Northwestern that forced her to sit out against Rice.

Arlitt’s injury forced Lee to delve deep into his youthful roster against the Owls, and there were times when three true freshmen were guarding the Tigers’ back line. But Lee said Arlitt’s composure and leadership on a young back line was what the team missed most.

“We missed Arlitt probably more than anything, attacking down the wings on the outside,” Lee said. “She’s our one senior and one of our big leaders. [Her absence] didn’t help against Rice because we didn’t have as many people to lean on.”

Arlitt wasn’t the only player on the Tigers’ back line to leave with an injury this weekend.

Sophomore All-SEC defender

and UL-Monroe are going to get torched, so this is the time to figure out the kinks.

There will always be problems the first week of the season, and that’s why these early season wins are impressive.

LSU has almost three weeks until its first SEC game, and that’s plenty of time to get everything in order.

Tommy Romanach is a 22-yearold mass communication senior from Dallas, Texas.

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LSU junior safety Jalen Mills (28) celebrates after making an interception Saturday during the Tigers’ 28-24 victory against the Badgers.

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LSU sophomore midfielder Emma Fletcher (10) dribbles the ball Sunday during the Tigers’ 0-1 defeat in the LSU Soccer Stadium.

Megan Lee, who made her 2014 debut on Sunday, went down late in the first half against Rice and didn’t return.

Despite the untimely injuries to key players, the young LSU defenders still limited the potent Owls’ attack to 10 shots with four on goal. Before

facing the Tigers, Rice had compiled 53 shots with 22 on target through three games.

The back line’s performance impressed sophomore midfielder Emma Fletcher, and she’s confident it can handle the injuries that have gutted its rotation against Nicholls.

“We still have a lot of strong players on the back line, and they all did well filling the void,” Fletcher said. “They’ll keep getting better and more confident as we continue the season.”

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MIXIN’ ’N’ MATCHIN’ Limits of matching can be stretched

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Whether someone is browsing the hangers of a retail store or their closet, matching items to create an articulate ensemble is always a factor in looking fashionable. However, the limits of “what matches what” can be stretched from time to time — perhaps consistently.

Too many people get locked into the routine or idea that certain colors and patterns belong together and particular rules of “matching” should never be deviated.

While it is important to use sensible judgment when putting together an outfit, straying from those limits of matching can leave an impression and turn stagnant attire into a bold statement of confidence.

For example, sock choice is one of the easiest ways men can experiment with pattern and color schemes. If you’re wearing a brown suit with a vertical striped blue shirt, try wearing blue, pink, or lavender argyle socks. It may look a little odd at first and feel uncomfortable, but people will notice these accents and respect the daring style. This segues into accenting, which is another part of “alternative matching,” as I like to call it.

Big or small accents in an outfit can make the difference between being the person everyone is looking at and being the person that blends in with the rest of the crowd.

An accent can be anything from a peculiar tie clip to shoes

An outfit should be like the person who wears it: complex, but put together.

A good ensemble should always have multiple elements, however, the elements that are placed together should have a cohesive color pattern to make everything pleasing to the eye.

For decades, fashion “rules” have been followed and broken, but one thing has always stayed true: to match, an outfit needs to flow because if not, it’ll become a clashing catastrophe.

A good outfit always starts with basics. I keep a multitude of black, white and denim in my closet to pair with my standout pieces. A pair of floral palazzo pants doesn’t have the same statement effect when paired with a patterned shirt as it does when it’s paired with a plain black or white top.

A statement shoe, like a teal stiletto or a studded boot, doesn’t get as much attention if the rest of the outfit is also screaming with patterns and bright colors.

If there’s an item in your closet that’s patterned or bright, it usually looks best with more subdued pieces. This allows for the eye to be drawn to the center of the outfit, wherever that center may be.

However, this doesn’t mean if you’re wearing one pattern, every other part of the outfit needs to be plain.

Putting patterns together can be tricky, but as long as they’re in the same color family, they’ll

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Cloud security questioned after celebrity nudes leaked JACKSON SQUARE JOSHUA JACKSON Entertainment Writer Less than three days ago, pictures of female celebrities began circulating around the internet. Most of these images show women like Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Jenny McCarthy completely naked in the privacy of their own homes or hotels. As soon as word spread of this leak, social network users decided to take a few poorly executed comedic jabs at the aforementioned

women. The childlike response to this incident confirms two things we all know: America is full of hypocrites and the cloud is not a safe place.

Cloud computing, better known as the cloud, is the method of storing and accessing data over the internet instead of on a computer’s hard drive.

Google Drive, Amazon Cloud Drive and Apple’s iCloud are all examples of cloud computing.

Google’s Chromebook took the cloud service to another level by forcing everything to be done via the cloud.

The online independent message board, 4chan, was the original host website of what is

disturbingly being called “The Great Nudes Leak of 2014.”

Soon after, the images spread to Reddit and Twitter where things really picked up some steam. The jokes about masturbation and how these women looked physically quickly followed.

Fortunately, there were a few social media users who focused on the gravity of the situation. Someone possesses over 100 pictures of these celebrities which they took from the celeb’s personal email or cloud accounts. As much as Americans complain about the NSA and

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014 accenting, from page 7 that are almost isolated from the rest of the ensemble. It can be a one-of-a-kind blazer or simply the pocket square accompanying it.

A more common example of accenting, which can be seen on campus if you keep an eye out, is guys wearing shoes or snapbacks that seemingly do not have any relation to what they are wearing. Yet, for some reason, the accent compliments the outfit.

This is an example of successful accenting or “alternative matching.”

I recently wore this outfit: red shorts, a gray shirt with small green lettering and a New Orleans Pelicans snapback. At first glance, it looked like I rolled out of bed and threw on the first three pieces of clothing that I found on the floor. However, the ensemble was meticulously crafted because I paired each color in the outfit far in advance.

The snapback matched my red shorts as well as the green lettering of my shirt. The Pelicans’ logo contains red and blue, and the under part of the bill is

nudes, from page 7 privacy, this isn’t something to laugh at. No one would want this to happen to themselves or their friends. These pictures weren’t intended to be seen by all of the world, but now that they have, questions of internet safety have risen.

Apple is currently investigating if the pictures or information to access the pictures came from their iCloud program.

According to a story by The Associated Press, the FBI is also investigating a large leak of private images.

Other companies that use the cloud should probably be doing the same thing. We should all be cautious of what we place in the cloud or send in our emails right now. While the chances of our personal information being released are slimmer than that of a celeb’s, that doesn’t mean that we are any safer.

There are many objections to the cloud — it lacks a governing body for cloud usage, for example. The cloud is a freefor-all data jungle where things are uploaded and kept until they’re accessed again or lost.

As it is with any social network or email domain, once a person figures out another’s username and password, they immediately have access to those personal items. The current theory is that someone figured out the cloud information of these celebrities and took the pictures from there.

Technology is a beautiful thing. It’s always progressing and innovative. The learning curve to understand all of the new programs and devices is a steep hill, however.

To prevent putting ourselves in compromising positions, we should take the proper

solid green. My hat tied together an outfit that seemed a little off the wall but was fashionable and distinctive to my style.

While a snapback is not always the answer for adding the appropriate accent to your threads, it is one effortless way to practice alternative matching.

Shoes, like snapbacks, can accent a particular outfit. Whether they are LeBrons or Steve Maddens, an unexpected shoe can make or break an outfit.

The same idea can be applied to jewelry, such as watches, cufflinks, or a variety of accessories.

For instance, sunglasses and eyeglasses can be accents if they compliment or even slightly combat the color theme of an outfit.

The important thing is to stand out in a simple, classy way so people remember and covet the clothes you wear.

Michael Tarver is a 20-yearold mass communication junior from Houma, La. You can reach Michael on Twitter @Michael_T16

measures to protect our information. Be careful where you login from and what you’re logging into. Be aware of what services are on your phone, like an automatic backup feature that brings pictures straight to the cloud once captured.

The images of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are the only ones confirmed as real. These are normal human beings who already live their lives under a microscope and now they have to deal with this. While scrutinizing celebrities is one of America’s favorite pastimes, this is in no way the fault of these women.

“Don’t take naked pics if you don’t want them online.” This is a Twitter comment made regarding the leaked pictures.

Comments like this draw comparison to the “she shouldn’t wear clothes like that and she won’t be slut-shamed” idea. How can you find fault in anyone’s actions but the hacker’s?

No one wants to have their private lives exposed. Some of my friends have had their nude pictures released to our high school. Had this been someone you know, your response to the pictures may have been different. Please be careful with what you put into the cloud or share with other people. The word “privacy” is quickly losing its meaning.

Joshua Jackson is a 20-yearold Theatre junior from New Orleans. You reach Joshua on Twitter @Joshua_Jackson_.

complex, from page 7 almost always pair well together.

If one item is a black and white striped shirt it can be paired with other patterned items as long as black and white are involved in the accompanying pattern. So, a black and white floral scarf would match perfectly. A plain pair of pants, like a black or a dark denim keeps the focus on the two patterns and grounds the outfit.

While I’m personally accepting of a full black and white outfit, some people like to find a way to add color to their outfit. To add a pop of color to an ensemble with two black and white patterns is simple, as long as that color stays with the aesthetic.

So far, this outfit gives off a darker vibe, so picking a bright accessory would completely change the flow. I’d pick a burgundy boot with a thick black sole and black laces to add the pop of color and complete the ensemble.

The burgundy is a dark color, so it won’t draw too much attention from the two patterns hap-

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However, it adds color for those who want to shy away from all neutrals.

Combining patterns involving color is another battle completely, but can be done when the same few colors are recycled throughout the outfit.

For example, I’d start off the outfit with a neutral, grounding piece. This allows for the outfit to be built on, instead of starting with color right off the bat.

A white dress is a prime example of a neutral, grounding piece.

The white dress doesn’t need to be a basic cotton, it can be a lace fabric or an off-white, but the fact that it’s neutral is a necessity.

Now, adding is easy when done through accessories. I’d layer the white dress with a teal floral scarf. The teal color is bright in contrast to the simple white underneath. Plus, it has a floral pattern to add more depth and tie together the floral lace fabric of the dress.

Another way to connect the dress to the scarf is adding a

skinny, teal belt at the waist. The belt looks like it’s a part of the dress, so it gives the illusion that the scarf is an automatic addition to it.

For shoes, another neutral, grounding piece should be used, so the attention stays on the teal scarf and belt.

I’d finish the look with black knee socks and black ankle booties. The black ties in, not only because it’s neutral, but because the floral pattern on the scarf uses black.

This outfit seems incredibly complex, but works because only one bright color is happening.

Every other element is a neutral, so everything is kept in check.

Mixing different fabrics and patterns is simple as long as the bright colors and bold patterns are paired with neutral, grounding pieces.

Meg Ryan is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Philadelphia. You can reach her on Twitter @The_MegRyan.

Quality films often unnoticed in industry CAT’S GOT HIS TONGUE WILL KALLENBORN Entertainment Writer The modern American film business is a complex industry. A great deal of work goes into making a Hollywood movie, and unfortunately what happens behind the scenes can often hinder the integrity of films.

When it comes to filmmaking, money is essential to the art form. Most big Hollywood films have multi million dollar budgets, and a single producer can’t possibly provide that much money to so many expensive films.

Generally, to fund a movie, the producer will sell the foreign distribution rights to film companies in other countries for cash up front. To pay for the movie, the studio has to give up its rights to make money on the movie in foreign markets.

Now, for the most part, a wellwritten and interesting script means nothing to a foreign distributor. To entice these companies to give up the big bucks, the producer must convince the distributor that they have a good movie.

Sometimes a famous director will be enough to validate a film’s quality, but that’s generally only the case with your Tarantinos or Spielbergs. More often than not, a movie needs the names of big actors attached to them to get funded.

Even with all of the doom and gloom surrounding the industry, there are still times when the damaged system produces beautiful things. “Guardians of the Galaxy” is a fine example. It is refreshing to see a Hollywood budget film with real heart, and

it is a ton of fun. James Gunn, who directed the film, has a history of making fun movies that make very little money. He came to fame because of his close friendship with Joss Whedon, but Gunn seems to have thrived in the spotlight.

But films like “Guardians” are few and far between. This can cause a major issue when it becomes almost impossible for new actors and directors to get their work out there. Right now, there is a definite bottleneck among creatives in Hollywood.

Luckily there are famous actors willing to put their name behind more obscure or interesting projects. Ryan Gosling, Joaquin Phoenix, Jessica Chastain and the newly reformed Matthew McConaughey all have had a part in getting money in the hands of directors who generally are more focused on art than business.

This kind of filmmaking has

another negative side effect.

Early ‘80s and ‘90s American art house cinema is filled with incredible films that existed in the $2 to $5 million budget range.

Movies like that are very difficult to get made these days because studios are unwilling to put money toward films that are unlikely to have a high yield.

We live in a time where the only options for a filmgoer are really expensive movies or ones with micro budgets. This means a lot of great movies are not getting made because they do not fit in the system.

We must realize that while the film industry may be flourishing, this does not mean that movies are getting better.

Will Kallenborn is a 21-year-old film and media arts senior from New Orleans. You can reach Will on Twitter @WillK_Reveille.

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ is an example of a big-budget movie with artistic integrity.

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I can’t say that any Internet revelation has truly rocked my JUSTIN STAFFORD world before. However, I recall the exColumnist act moment when I asked “Jeeves” for the lyrics to Def Leppard’s hit song “Pour Some Sugar On Me.” I was in fifth grade. I had the words wrong for years. With my new insight, I discovered the song’s true slightly vulgar meaning. I mean, it is rock n’ roll after all.

This same scenario has been repeated in my life with other tunes also. Thanks to sites like Metrolyrics.com, I’m always stunned to find that I’ve been singing the wrong words to a song that I love and thought I knew.

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renstain Bears. Nothing SHIRIN is more unsettling than CHOWDHURY spending hours reading Columnist Internet theories about parallel universes, in which people could’ve sworn it was spelled “stein.”

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The day that I learned that Internet was something to be paid for, not JANA KING a free information Columnist network, was one of the darkest days of my childhood. It was a lesson that I learned the hard way — when my mother forgot to pay the bill. The rest of my time spent at home was half dreading the day that I would have to pay for a service I couldn’t imagine living life without. It still haunts me once a month when I get the Cox bill in the mail.

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ESPN’s treatment of Michael Sam is unfair and homophobic OUR LADY OF ANGST SidneyRose reynen Columnist The professional football season hasn’t even started yet, but pitiful excuses for sports journalism have already arrived.

Last Tuesday, a SportsCenter anchor asked Josina Anderson, who was reporting live from the St. Louis Rams’ training camp, how Michael Sam was fitting in with his teammates.

Anderson responded by discussing Sam’s showering habits on national television, reporting that he seemed hesitant to shower with his teammates “as to not make [them] uncomfortable.”

Michael Sam is primarily known as the first openly gay man to be drafted into the NFL. On Saturday, though, Sam was cut by the Rams, but can be picked up by another NFL team.

But Sam’s sexual orientation does not excuse Anderson’s invasive reporting about whether Sam showers with his straight teammates.

No matter the player or their sexuality, there is no con-

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Michael Sam speaks to the media after practice on July 29 at the St. Louis Rams’ training facility. text in which this would have been acceptable.

It would be easy to place all of the blame on Anderson, but the “fitting in” question is a leading one. Why would Michael Sam not fit in with his teammates? He’s gay, not from Mars.

ESPN has since apologized for the reporting, saying that they “collectively failed to meet

the standards we have set in reporting on LGBT-related topics in sports.” I agree they failed to meet standards of any kind, but I don’t believe this is the last time they will try to cash in on Sam’s sexuality for a quick story.

Sam’s sexuality has been used to make unnecessary headlines before.

There was extreme back-

lash against Sam for kissing his boyfriend on live television after learning of his drafting to the St. Louis Rams. One viewer complained to the FCC, saying it was, “totally disgusting, totally inappropriate, totally classless.

The government needs to get involved ASAP.” ESPN seems willing to exploit the fact that Sam is gay, but ready to ignore all of the real problems with some professional athletes.

Where were the reports on the showering habits of Kobe Bryant and Ben Roethlisberger when they were both accused of sexual assault? Or is it more acceptable for straight men to shower with rapists than with a gay person?

What about convicted dog fighter Michael Vick? I doubt that an on-scene reporter for ESPN asked whether teammates would allow Vick around their beloved pets.

It’s pathetic that Michael Sam can’t even gain the amount of respect given to alleged and convicted criminals simply because he is gay.

While Sam’s status as the first gay player to be drafted is a special one, the stigma placed on his sexuality is unfair.

It’s not breaking news that the sports world is homophobic and rooted in old-fashioned notions of masculinity. Masculinity, to many people, means being a staunch heterosexual, and in this way, Michael Sam clearly does not fit in the mold of the traditional athlete.

We should be celebrating Michael Sam’s talent, skills, and courage to enter a homophobic environment, not launching investigations about whether he’s showered with his heterosexual teammates.

If media outlets like ESPN continue to make Sam a pariah because of his sexuality, homophobia will continue to be rampant within not only the world of sports, but also in all of the United States.

American professional football has been racially integrated since the early 20th century, but the media’s treatment of Sam ensures that straight and gay players won’t be fully integrated anytime soon.

SidneyRose Reynen is a 19-yearold film and media arts and art history sophomore from New Orleans. You can reach her on Twitter @sidneyrose_TDR.

#Gamergate a misogynistic embarrassment for gamers BUT HE MEANS WELL GORDON BRILLON Opinion Editor It should have been a pleasant weekend full of grilling, football and quietly mourning the demise of the American labor union. And it probably was for you, unless you happen to be a female video game journalist.

There aren’t many corners of the Internet deeper and darker than those that house the people with strong feelings about video games, so the more niche news usually doesn’t bubble up to the surface. That was the case until this weekend, when #Gamergate made Twitter’s trending page alongside gifs celebrating the return of college football and creeps posting links to a mass of leaked celebrity nude pictures.

In case you aren’t a denizen of one of those deep reaches of the Internet, Gamergate is a controversy cooked up over the last month or so by a group of the video gaming community based around a few feminist games journalists, notably Anita Sarkeesian, who hosts the vlog “Feminist Frequency,” in which she points out the male-dominated nature of video games and

the industry behind them.

It’s hard to define exactly what the controversy here is, because it’s largely a one-sided issue. So far, the main events in the saga have been “ex-boyfriend of video games journalist exposes that she may have cheated on him” and “men on Twitter call said journalist a slut.”

The Twitter proponents of Gamergate, about half of whom seem to use preteen anime girls for avatars, say they are fighting for honesty and impartiality in journalism, but mostly appear to be upset that some uppity woman is daring to comment on what has historically been a male-dominated medium.

Sarkeesian has done good work pointing out the way in which women are largely ignored in video games. When they are represented, women are generally treated either as sex objects or totally without agency.

This is a problem across all media, but Sarkeesian and other feminist games journalists’ work is especially important because video games have an audience even more male-dominated than movies or TV. The Gamergate reaction points to not only a widespread misunderstanding of the distinction between journalism and

criticism (here’s a hint: if you’re reading a blog or there’s a big “Opinion” on the top of the page, the work may not be totally impartial), but a disturbing tendency to disguise anti-feminist rhetoric as cultural criticism.

Phrases like “social justice warrior,” “gamer hater” and even just the word “feminist” have become buzzwords among gamers on Twitter. When synonyms for people fighting for equality become bad words, you have to question what that group really stands for.

It came to a head this weekend when threats of death and sexual assault against Sarkeesian and her family forced her to leave her home and stay with friends. All because she’s a woman, and the things she says about video games on her website make people mad.

The Internet has opened up dialogue about equality in media by allowing people who have not been traditionally employed by the media to have a voice.

It’s ironic that one of the newest, most high-tech forms of media seems the most skeptical to have its criticism brought into the 21st century.

Gordon Brillon is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Lincoln, R.I. You can reach him on Twitter @TDR_GBrillon.

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Apply at www.southernmedical.com. Fax to 225752-2614. _____________________________ Preschool located close to LSU campus is seeking part-time and full-time teachers for fall semester for Pre-K3 and Pre-K classrooms! Please email your resume to cdshighland@gmail. com! _____________________________ DANCE INSTRUCTOR Position available! GREAT PAY and FUN ENVIRONMENT! Afternoon and/ or evening hours. Coincides with LSU holiday schedule. Dance training necessary but will train to teach. Additional benefits such as conventions and workshops available. Call 225-252-9257 _____________________________ Physical Therapy clinic seeks experienced, professional, hardworking & dependable person for tech position. Pre-PT preferred. Email resume to HR@Brortho.com _____________________________ Hiring part/full time position at local dog boarding facility. Looking for applicants who can keep a positive attitude while working in a fast paced environment. Please send resumes to WeLoveDogsBR@ gmail.com _____________________________ Vet asst. needed for small animal hosp. 15 min. from LSU. 225-3872462 _____________________________ Gino’s Restaurant is seeking FT and PT servers and bartenders. Experience is necessary. Please apply in person at 4542 Bennington Ave. between 2-5pm, Monday - Friday. _____________________________ Hiring Early Childhood Afternoon teachers at local center, hours 2:305:30, M-F. Must be dependable, loving, enthusiastic. Send resume to silverside@countrydayschoolbr. com. _____________________________

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@ 4350 highland rd, south gates of campus _____________________________

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Stop by and ask for Kay or Shelia. _____________________________ Computer Geek Position - Learn the ropes in Baton ROuge, have fun, help us out! Apply Online at jobs. puryear-it.com Now! _____________________________ ACCOUNTING Part time accounting/office asst needed for small business consultant. Flexible hours and days. approx 15 hrs/week.

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Part-Time Communication Specialist for social media, writing for newsletter, press releases and internal communications. Must be a good writer; proficient in social networking (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter); plus if know Adobe InDesign and Illustrator. Some clerical work, too. 15 – 20 flexible hours a week. Send resume to pat@brclubs. org _____________________________ Part Time Help Wanted Basketball Goal Installation $10/hr. start, Flex Hours Call (225) 413-0482

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short of the first first down, shook off a pair of tackles and The Tigers struck again af- avoided another as he sped ter their defense forced their down the sideline for a touchfirst of three 3-and-outs in the down to make the game 24-19. second half with another field “After the catch, I can’t goal to cut the Badgers’ lead to even explain what happened,” 11 points before Diarse said. “I the fourth quarjust give all the ‘I don’t know what ter. happened. Next thing I glory to God, That’s when knew I was in the end because I don’t LSU made its big know what hapzone.’ move. pened.

Next Facing third thing I knew I JOHN DIARSE, down and 21, it was in the end wide receiver seemed the Tizone.” gers were poised Jennings then to settle for yet another field found freshman wide receiver goal when freshman wide re- Trey Quinn wide open for a ceiver John Diarse grabbed a two-point conversion to bring pass from Jennings 10 yards the Tigers to within a field goal with 12:08 remaining in the game.

LSU senior running back Kenny Hilliard took matters into his own hands after an interception by junior cornerback Jalen Millson the ensuing drive, as he ran the ball three times for 53 yards and the score that finally gave the Tigers’ their long-awaited first lead of the game.

Hilliard would eventually put a cap on LSU’s 28-24 victo2006 silver with 8,100 miles. Gets approx. 90 mpg. Asking $1200. Call ry, earning a first down that allowed Jennings to take a knee 225-771-8115. and kill the clock. He finished the game with 111 yards on 18 carries.

“Kenny Hilliard ran the ball great tonight,” Jennings said. “That is one of the great backs we have here. He is going to continue to do great things.”

Miles said the victory said a lot about the character of this LSU team, and that it reacted to adversity exactly the way he expected and wanted it to.

“We’re a blue collar team that will fight like hell and get in competitive games and scrap you,” Miles said. “This was one of those times.”

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Tailgating Teams

Both LSU and Wisconsin fans spent their Saturday tailgating before the Advocare Kickoff in Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NRG Stadium. The Tigers came from behind, erasing a 17-point deficit to beat the Badgers 28-24. photos by walter radam