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BRAKING THE BEARKATS tion and 12 rushing yards. They continued their dominance against South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw, who threw for 177 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He finished with negative one rushing yard on 12 carries.

LSU will be facing another dual-threat quarterback Saturday when Sam Houston State comes into town.

Student Government is considering multiple ways to implement the University’s first honor code — “The Tiger Code,” which was put into effect May 7.

SG president Clay Tufts said there are many options when it comes to the code’s implementation.

Implementation ideas include a computer “pop-up” screen with an agreement button when students schedule or pay their fee bills or including the code in syllabuses, Blue Books or Scantrons.

Tufts said he wants to make the honor code more available for professors and students, calling for the code to be posted onto the SG website. He said he has plans for SG to launch a social media campaign this semester surrounding the honor code.

Tufts said the honor code will lead to a decrease in academic dishonesty and “peer enforcement” will play a large role in enforcing it.

The honor code was

see dual-threat, page 12

see honor code, page 11

Defense will try to slow down Sam Houston State QB Johnson

BY Jacob Hamilton jhamilton@lsureveille.com Dual-threat quarterbacks have been taking college football by storm lately — perhaps most famously Heisman winner and former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel.

During Manziel’s college career, he amassed 7,820 passing yards with 63 touchdowns and 22 interceptions, while adding

2,169 rushing yards with 30 touchdowns.

In two games against LSU, he was held to 500 passing yards, one touchdown and five interceptions with 81 rushing yards.

The Tigers also held Oregon dual-threat quarterback Darron Thomas to 240 passing yards with one touchdown, one intercep-

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faculty

Alexander addresses student resources to Faculty Senate

BY Deanna Narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com

LSU President F. King Alexander told Faculty Senate on Thursday that Student Government wants to campaign to inform students about free services available to them on campus.

Alexander said the goal is to get information out to students in all areas of their lives, including health and sexual matters, tutoring and financial matters to the point students say “quit telling me about it.”

Alexander said the University has overestimated how much

student know about these services. He said his daughter, a University freshman, didn’t know where she could receive tutorial services.

The University is working toward improving faculty members’ benefits by offering credit hours to spouses, with more information coming next month.

Alexander said it’s also working on the development of threeyear contracts to faculty members who currently have annual contracts to increase their job stability.

The longer contract length available would come after a 3 percent career salary increase,

which Alexander said took a lot of effort to “eek out” last summer.

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell said the raises will help the University match salaries of other schools.

Because it took four years without salary increases to put the University in its current position, it will take years to bring all positions’ salaries back to market value, Bell said.

The Faculty Senate discussed a resolution to protect faculty members from institutional censorship when writing

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LSU President F. King Alexander (right) speaks Thursday at the Faculty Senate meeting in the Capital Chamber of the LSU Student Union.

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NEW YORK — Police handcuffed dozens of protesters who blocked traffic in cities across the country on Thursday in their latest attempt to escalate efforts to get McDonald’s, Burger King and other fast-food companies to pay employees at least $15 an hour.

The protests, which were planned by labor organizers for about 150 cities nationwide throughout Thursday, are part of a campaign called “Fight for $15.”

Since the efforts began in late 2012, organizers have switched up their tactics every few months to bring attention to the protests, which have attracted spotty crowds. Organizers previously said they planned to engage in nonviolent civil disobedience on Thursday, which they predicted might lead to arrests.

In New York, 19 people were arrested on Thursday for blocking traffic, with at least three people wearing McDonald’s uniforms taken away by police officers after standing in the middle of a busy street near Times Square. About two dozen protesters were detained in Detroit

after they wouldn’t move out of a street near a McDonald’s restaurant. Others were apprehended by police in Chicago, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami and Denver.

In Milwaukee, Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore was taken away in handcuffs by police for blocking traffic at a McDonald’s.

“I take great pride in supporting Milwaukee workers as they risk arrest in pursuit of a brighter tomorrow for their families,” Moore said in a statement through her communications director, Eric Harris.

Tyree Johnson also was among those hauled away in Chicago. Johnson earns $8.45 an hour after working at a Chicago McDonald’s for more than two decades. “I’ve been there 22 years and I can’t help my family,” he said.

The “Fight for $15” campaign, which is backed financially by the Service Employees International Union and others, comes at a time when the wage gap between the poor and the rich has become a hot political issue. Many fast-food workers do not make much more than the federal minimum wage of

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Spokesman James O’Hare said Thursday the department is looking into “the whole matter,” declining to discuss specifics.

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politics

Study finds young voters play Do you believe prominent role in election results Student Government’s Conference schools, where he learned that other schools encouraged voter registration.

Louisiana’s young voters Mahtook contacted the Dihold power in the upcoming rector of Voter Outreach at the U.S. Senate election, accord- Secretary of State’s office. ing to a report released by Loga said the office was eaTufts University’s Center for ger to have SG host a drive beInformation and Research on cause of its impartiality and a Civic Learning and Engage- voter registration drive’s easy ment. nature.

Historically, Louisiana has “It’s all online,” Loga said. a higher young “It’s a sheet voter turnout you download.

‘Wherever we have a than the nation- Student Government table, It says all the al average of 24 all the jarwe want to set up a voter rules, percent as stated gon of what you registration table right can and in the report. can’t next to it...’

Both voter do.” turnout rate and Neither Loga Tyler loga, voter registranor Mahtook Speaker of the Student Senate tion for midterm want to stop with elections have just one voter been on the rise since 2006, ac- registration booth, and Loga cording to Tufts’ findings. said he looks forward to seeing Despite this, a new Student this campaign grow.

Government initiative hopes SG hosted a voter-registrato solve the overarching prob- tion booth at the Student Inlem by registering more stu- volvement Fair on Wednesday. dent voters and encouraging Loga said SG is planning to participation in the election. offer more registration booths “Wherever we have a Stu- during finals week and at dent Government table, we large-scale University events, want to set up a voter regis- like the Chancellor’s Late tration table right next to it so Night Breakfast. that when people think, ‘Oh, I Loga also said he hopes to need to register,’ they say, ‘Oh, have a permanent station in I can do that with Student Gov- the SG office where students ernment,’” said Tyler Loga, can pick up free Blue Books mass communication senior and register to vote. and speaker of the Student SG’s voter registration Senate. campaign will have no politiFinance junior Andrew cal affiliation.

Mahtook conceived the idea “We want to stay bipartiat a meeting of Southeastern san, and we don’t want any-

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thing to distract from the fact that we want people to register because people should vote, not because a candidate wants you to vote for them,” Loga said.

Although SG is trying to register voters, it cannot force students to go to the voting polls on Election Day. In the 2010 midterm election, 60.3 percent of young people in Louisiana were registered to vote, but only 26.1 percent voted in the election.

“Politics aren’t sexy,” Loga said.

He said voting is not as important to young people as it is to older generations.

“The older generation looks at it as a duty,” Loga said.

“And I think it’s something our generation has missed out on, but if you look at the stats for Louisiana, we’re one of the states that’s doing better.”

Mass communication senior Ariana Carter is a registered voter and participated in the 2012 presidential election, but said she does not plan to vote in the upcoming U.S. Senate election.

Undecided freshman Stacey Cambre is a registered voter who has voted in an election, and she said she is unsure of her participation in the upcoming U.S. Senate election.

voter registration drives will be successful?

“I honestly haven’t seen any of the campaign.”

Lauren Aiello Sociology and anthropology senior

Trey Toups French and psychology junior

‘I hope so, it seems like a great idea.’

‘It really is important to vote where you live because it impacts you and your daily life.’

Caroline Rino Interdisciplinary studies senior

technology

Students react to computer lab closures in Middleton, Union

BY MEGAN GALLO mgallo@lsureveille.com The dry-erase boards that now stand in the barren area where computers once hummed on the second floor of Middleton Library are filled with students’ discontentment about the recent lab closures.

The Daily Reveille previously reported lab closures in Middleton and the Student Union are the result of a campus-wide survey asking students about their technology usage at the University.

Mechanical engineering senior Aaron McCloud expressed his discontent via email.

“I feel it was a faulty survey,” McCloud wrote in the email. “My friends and I used those computers almost every day, and we were never given a chance to vote.”

The former lab areas are now study areas with electrical outlets for laptops. Some students are

fine with the change but want the equipment to classrooms. printers back.

Sigrid Kelsey, Director of Li“For me personally, it’s not a brary Communications and Pubbig issue,” said computer science lications, said she doesn’t know senior Mitchell Mason. “The desk if the first floor computer lab with the power cords are just fine. is enough to meet the students’ I think nine out of needs.

10 students have ‘What’s going to happen Some students a laptop. I think during dead week if the echoed Kelsey’s the computer labs computers are already full concerns. were only used for “What’s going in August?’ the printers.” to happen during Jane Cassidy, dead week if the aaron McCloud, the Student Techcomputers are alMechanical engineering senior nology Fee Overready full in Ausight Committee gust?”

McCloud chairperson and vice provost for asked.

Human Resources and Facilities Kelsey said she doesn’t know Management, said she received of any new plans for the lab area, emails from students about the but she is open to ideas. lab closures, but prior to her inCassidy said she will bring up terview with The Daily Reveille students’ discontent at the next had not heard of the desire for Student Technology Fee Overonly printers to return. sight Committee meeting.

Cassidy said money from the There are two remaining comlab closures will be used to im- puter labs, one in 1302 Patrick F. prove the wireless connection Taylor Hall and one on Middlearound campus and add smart ton’s first floor.

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Friday, September 5, 2014

Honors Convocation guest speaks about service members

BY kelsey bordelon kbordelon@lsureveille.com Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and MacArthur Fellow David Finkel told students at the University’s Honors College Convocation 2007 was the year the LSU football team won the Southeastern Conference and BCS championships and also the year that thenPresident Bush assured the public that the United States was “kicking ass” in Iraq on Wednesday. Finkel said it was also the year a 19-year-old soldier lost two legs, his right arm and his life as he knew it before the Iraq War.

Finkel’s book, “Thank You For Your Service,” was chosen as the Honors College’s summer shared read and follows the stories of the men of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion in Baghdad from their deployment during Bush’s military surge.

Students at the convocation heard stories about the men in the unit Finkel reported on and the methods Finkel used when writing the men’s stories.

“He was asked how he selected which soldiers to write about, and he said he wanted to focus on the soldiers whose stories would be most influential to the readers,” said biol-

ogy freshman Haley Miller.

These stories included that of 19-year-old Duncan C. Crookston, who lost both legs and an arm; Michael Emory, who should not have survived a shot to his head; and Sgt. Adam Schumann, who still tastes the blood that spilled into his mouth from the injured man he carried down flights of stairs in Baghdad.

Finkel shared intimate stories of his experiences with these men.

“This wasn’t a typical war where the bad guys are in uniform,” he said.

The soldiers were not sent to a battlefield. They went out

Student life

Roly Poly now offered at Atrium Cafe in Art and Design Building

BY ANNA ROY aroy@lsureveille.com The Atrium Cafe Starbucks in the Art and Design Building now offers more than just a cup of joe.

The cafe added items from the Atlanta-based restaurant Roly Poly to its menu. Alongside the pre-existing selection, students can choose from different pre-made salads and a selection of wraps, each a Roly Poly specialty.

LSU Dining Resident District Manager Tom Williamson said LSU Dining looks for ways to improve every year, add food variety on campus and give the students something more. Williamson said this partnership started during the summer.

“Roly Poly gave the campus a good quality product at a great value to the campus community,” Williamson said.

He said he hopes to gain “customer satisfaction and an added value to the LSU campus community” through the merge.

Mary Johnston, interior design senior, said the College of Art and Design students will enjoy the addition, considering the extended time they spend in art studios.

“I will absolutely be trying a new wrap,” Johnston said.

“I love a little variety. This is great because there is nothing like Roly Poly in the Union.”

Johnston said she believes the new food options attract more people, both Art and Design majors and other students and faculty.

“I just hope Roly Poly provides enough to last past 12 [p.m.],” Johnston said.

Art professor Van Cox said he enjoyed the wraps during lunch.

“I’ll probably use it sporadically, seeing as I enjoy leaving campus for lunch,” Cox

said. “But on days like today, when I had to skip my normal lunch time, it was nice having it downstairs.”

Cox said it already caused a little more chaos and noise in the Design Building common area, but thinks it is nice for the students to not need to rush through eating.

He said there is always a

line at Starbucks for breakfast and lunch, and now students have a wider variety of options for meals during short breaks.

According to Roly Poly’s website, founders Linda Wolf and Julie Reid opened the first store in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. It now has more than 125 shops in 24 states.

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The Design building’s Atrium Cafe is now selling Roly Poly salads and wraps.

each day to gain the population’s trust and obtain useful intelligence.

He said soldiers could be out in a Humvee — a type of tank used in the military — see a child waving and not know whether the wave was a sincere greeting or a signal to an Iraqi soldier to set off a bomb beneath their Humvee.

“The guys in this unit thought surely bad things happen to the other guys, the guys who aren’t trained as well as them,” Finkel said.

Yet throughout all of these soldiers’ stories, Finkel reminded the students at the convocation that the soldiers

should not be pitied — people should seek to understand, not judge them and their experiences.

Chemistry freshman Ryan Bishop said it was interesting to hear Finkel’s side of the story as well as the soldiers’ side of the story in the book.

“This speech was almost more insightful than the book because he discussed his more intimate times with the soldiers,” said undecided freshman Emile Jeunesse.

Finkel’s book “Thank You For Your Service” can be found at http://us.macmillan. com/author/davidfinkel or at Barnes & Noble.

Health

3-D printer could help fight surgical infections

BY Brittany clark bclark@lsureveille.com

said he is striving for his implants to do the opposite by using vile plastic, which the A college athlete who shat- body absorbs to create the ters their knee may need joint implants. replacement surgery. But The general idea was with medical implant devices thought up in March 2014 and created with a 3-D printer, executed a few months later. that athlete may now be able “At LSU Health, we weren’t to avoid the operat- trained to come up with innoing table. vative ideas,” Weisman said.

LSU Health Sciences Cen- “We just focused on a lot of ter-Shreveport student Jef- drug delivery.” frey Weisman created and Gerald Caprapro is head developed the idea of medi- of LSU Health’s Microbiology cal implants made on an off- Lab where Weisman and his the-shelf 3-D printer. Along research team developed the with a Louisiidea. ana Tech reFor cancer pa‘One of the greatest search team tients undergoing and LSU- benefits of this technology chemotherapy, the S h r e v e p o r t is that it can be done using necessary drugs lab use, the any consumer printer and can be embedded p r o t o t y p e s can be used anywhere in into the implants were unfor safer and lothe world.’ veiled Aug. calized treatment.

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The research team Jeffrey Weisman, Wei s m a n also developed a LSU Health Sciences Center is a joint stumethod to add bioShreveport student dent of LSUactive compounds Shreveport and Louisiana to 3-D printing filaments.

Tech. The Louisiana Tech reWeisman said patients lose search team includes students their hair while undergoing Karthik Tappa and Uday Jam- chemotherapy because of the malamadaka. high dosage required to treat Weisman said the goal of tumors. These high dosages the implants is personalized are used because the medimedicine, treating illness and cine must travel throughout bone and joint replacement the body. innovations.

The medical Weisman said the imimplants from a 3-D printer plants localize the medicine can be printed in different and reduce exposure to other shapes, allowing a variety of organs. uses.

“The long term goal is to “One of the greatest ben- further technology,” Weisefits of this technology is man said. “We are working that it can be done using any with partners to get patents consumer printer and can be as soon as possible.” used anywhere in the world,” Weisman said he would Weisman said in a Louisiana like to see immediate action, Tech press release. but it depends on how long the With different shapes cus- Food and Drug Administratom made to each organ, the tion takes to approve patents implants can target a specific and the implants for use in infection. hospitals.

Currently, two surgeries are required to inject and remove implants. Weisman

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Sophomore wide receiver Travin Dural (83) sprints toward the endzone Saturday during the Tigers’ 28-24 victory against Wisconsin.

Jennings-Dural paring wants to improve against Sam Houston State

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· Keshawn Hill, RB: 32 attempts, 199 yards, 2 TDs

RECEIVING · Yedidiah Louis, WR: 13 receptions 104 yards · LaDarius Brown, WR: 9 receptions 110 yards

PASSING · Jared Johnson, QB: 99 attempts, 703 yards, 5 TDs

TEAM STAT COMPARISON 2014 - 2015 STATS TOTAL AND SCORING OFFENSE SAM HOUSTON: 86 points, 43 points per game LSU: 28 points, 28 points per game

Rushing offense SAM HOUSTON: 514 yards, 257 yards per game, 5 TDs LSU: 126 yards per game, 1 TD

Passing offense SAM HOUSTON: 713 yards, 356.5 per game, 5 TDs LSU: 239 yards, 239 YPG, 2 TD

TOTAL AND SCORING DEFENSE SAM HOUSTON: 76 points, 38 points per game LSU: 24 points, 24 points per game

Rushing defense SAM HOUSTON: 502 yards, 229 YPG, 3 TDs LSU: 268 yards, 268 YPG, 3 TDs

Passing defense SAM HOUSTON: 568 yards, 284 yards per game, 7 TDs LSU: 50 yards per game compiled by TREY LABAT / The Daily Reveille

Trailing 27-24 late in the fourth quarter at home against Arkansas last November, the No. 15 LSU football team was already down its starting quarterback and top receiver.

With the game in question, freshman backup signal-caller Anthony Jennings threw the 49-yard, game-winning touchdown pass to freshman wideout Travin Dural with one minute and 15 seconds left to cap a 99-yard drive to avoid an upset from the

unranked Razorbacks.

While not a marquee matchup, Saturday’s game is a chance for the young duo to bolster their already strong chemistry.

LSU will put its regular season non-conference winning streak of 46 games on the line against FCS power Sam Houston State at 6:30 p.m. The Bearkats (1-1) bring their high-octane offense, averaging 43 points per game. Averaging 257 yards on the ground and 356.5 yards in the air through two games, Sam Houston’s two-di-

see CHEMISTRY, page 7

SOCCER

LSU prepares for first road test of season

BY DAVID GRAY dgray@lsureveille.com

It didn’t take long for the LSU soccer team to return to form after suffering its first loss of the season against Rice on Sunday.

Following their 1-0 defeat to the Owls, the Tigers quickly regained their offensive cohesiveness against Nicholls State on Tuesday with three first-half goals that resulted in a 3-0 victory against the in-state foes.

But LSU (3-1) will venture into unfamiliar territory when it hits the pitch against Big 12 opponent TCU tonight.

After a four-game homestand to kick off the 2014 season, the Tigers will get their first taste of road action when they

travel to Fort Worth, Texas, for a match against the Horned Frogs (1-3) at 7 p.m. tonight at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium.

Tonight’s match against TCU also marks the first road game for the Tigers’ eight freshmen, who have all seen extensive action through the squad’s first four games. However, coach Brian Lee said the different playing surface shouldn’t affect his young club’s chances of leaving Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium with a victory.

“Certainly the crowds will be cheering against us for the first time,” Lee said. “But we just have to deal with it well and keep our composure and mentality right. The fields are

see TCU, page 7

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LSU junior midfielder Natalia Gomez-Junco (11) crosses the ball Sunday during the Tigers’ 0-1 defeat in LSU Soccer Stadium.

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Leadership program helps volleyball unity

BY MIKE GEGENHEIMER mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com

Jeff Janssen doesn’t believe in the adage, “Leaders are born, not made.”

For the past three seasons, Janssen, who is the president and founder of the Janssen Sports Leadership Center, has worked with the LSU volleyball team and every other University athletics program to develop a culture of leadership among its ranks.

The idea is to develop leadership qualities in student athletes through a series of workshops and seminars during the semester.

“A lot is just finding out what’s going on with the team,” Janssen said. “If they’re doing well, I’ll look at what those guys are doing to be good leaders. If there’s any situation or troubleshooting going on, we try to tackle those issues as well.”

Janssen’s program works with 19 different universities across the country, including Michigan, North Carolina and Arkansas. During the program, Janssen said finds what he calls “emerging leaders” and brings them up through his three tiers of leadership until a select few become “360 leaders.”

LSU coach Fran Flory said the improvement she’s seen on and off the court, particularly in empowering her players, has been phenomenal.

“I think women especially are hesitant to step up in leadership roles,” Flory said. “Having somebody from outside to help empower them to step into those roles and understand that, ‘I can hold my teammates and my workers in the future accountable,’ I think we’re not only developing student athletes, I think we’re developing higher management people and people who are going to step into leadership roles at companies in the future.”

The LSU volleyball “Leadership Council” is led by seniors outside hitter Helen Boyle and setter Malorie Pardo. Flory said and the coaching staff selected both as top-tier “360 leaders.”

Flory said she selected Pardo and Boyle for their leadership on and off the court. Flory said Pardo’s position has an inherent leadership aspect. Flory has frequently Pardo’s position as the “quarterback of the offense.”

Boyle said it feels good to be held to such a high regard among the team, and the program is something she wishes she had as a freshman.

“I feel a lot more comfortable talking to everybody on the team, not just certain people that are like me,” Boyle said. “… It’s stuff that you think about, but never really realize is important.”

The rest of the council is junior outside hitters Cati Leak and Katie Lindelow, junior defensive specialist Haley Smith and sophomore middle blocker

Briana Holman.

Lindelow said the “Leadership Council’s” main goal is discussing team goals and issues in periodic meetings throughout the season. She said there haven’t been any issues for the team yet, but it’s always nice to be prepared in case anything comes up.

“We’re not in this because our team is desperate for behavior control,” Lindelow said. “But it will definitely help us in the future. Any minor problem we have can be handled from within the team.”

Janssen said not every player who enters at the bottom “emerging leaders” tier will move up to the “veteran leaders” or “360 leader” positions. To move up, players must show they’ve developed as a person and leader, and they can handle the increased responsibility that comes with a higher rank.

Flory said her team fully bought into the program from the beginning and she sees it as something that could stick for years to come.

“We talk about leadership in our program as much as anyone in the country, but it’s nice to have a true leadership guy,” Flory said. “Helping them understand those leadership concepts in the gym or the field or the court or whatever it is, that has really helped our team have more confidence in those situations.”

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FOOTBALL

Tight end has SEC family ties

BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com

When LSU senior tight end Travis Dickson was being recruited as the No. 13 tight end in the country, he didn’t need much convincing to pursue his collegiate career in the Southeastern Conference.

Travis, an Ocean Springs, Mississippi. native from Ocean Springs High School, was surrounded by SEC football all his life.

His father, Dick Dickson, was a lineman for Mississippi State in the 1970s. Travis’ grandfather played for Ole Miss, and his brother, Richard Dickson, was the most productive tight end in LSU history.

Richard was a two time Second-Team All-SEC selection in his collegiate career that spanned from 2006 to 2010. He produced 90 receptions for 952 yards and 10 touchdowns in his four years with the Tigers.

Travis primarily played fullback and defensive end his first three years in high school before permanently switching to tight end his senior season because recruits projected him as most valuable at that position.

The jump from one side of the ball to the other isn’t an easy one, but for Travis, having a brother like Richard was just what he needed.

Travis and Richard grew up as any normal older and younger brother would, fooling around and always trying to get the better of each another.

“It’s a typical big brother, little brother relationship,” Travis said. “I’ve always gotten beat up on, but it made me a little tougher, and it has gotten to the point where I can beat up on him.”

Football was the most competitive activity between the two.

Both Richard and Travis played the game since they were kids, ranging from pickup games in the backyard to rug football games in the house.

“We would go out and play some pigskin in the yard,” Travis said. “We always had the rug football playing on our knees in the living room. We used to always break everything. My dad loved it, but my mom always kind of hated it.”

The bond between Travis and Richard made it easy when Travis made the switch from defense to tight end in high school.

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He sought out Richard’s advice on how to be the best tight end he could be.

“He was always someone for me to look up to,” Travis said.

“Especially in high school, he was where I got most of my advice playing tight end because in high school I didn’t play a whole lot of offense… He was kind of like a separate coach to me.”

His brother’s coaching at the position helped Travis catapult up recruiting boards, earning him a spot in the Under Armour All-American Game before eventually signing with LSU to keep the SEC family tradition alive.

“I grew up SEC,” Travis said.

“Growing up in the South, it’s a league every little kid growing up around here wants to play in.”

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always the same length and same width, so if we can be mature and professional about what we’re doing, [being on the road] really doesn’t make a difference.”

LSU’s offensive display through the early portion of the season has added to Lee’s optimism.

The Tigers have more than tripled the scoring output of their first four opponents, tallying 11 goals against three, and 10 players have recorded an assist.

But it was LSU’s victory against Nicholls that gave Lee confidence for tonight’s contest against TCU. The Tigers had season highs in both shots and shots on goal against the Colonels’ defense, with 21 and 10, respectively.

After the match, Lee said the squad finally showed the signs of improvement he felt would come as the Tigers became more familiar with one another.

“For the first time this fall, I thought we started getting the pass-and-move idea and trusting each other and playing more attractive soccer, so hopefully we can build off of this on Friday night [against TCU],” Lee said.

LSU’s pass-and-move approach has led to an abundance of scoring opportunities in the early going this season. The Tigers have doubled their opponents’ shot attempts with 68, and the 11 goals they’ve scored through four games are the most since 2007.

“It’s just a matter of playing together and getting to know each other’s runs and movements off the ball,” said junior midfielder Natalia Gomez-Junco. “I think we have a good rotation now, and we have several good players that could play any position. That’s very hard for other teams to mark and keep track of.”

On the other side of the field, LSU’s young back line, which is still without lone senior Alex Arlitt, shouldn’t have much difficulty keeping track of the struggling Horned Frogs’ attack.

TCU has an average of 0.75 goals per game through four games, which is precisely what LSU and freshman goalkeeper Lily Alfeld have allowed opponents this season.

Competing on the road is a challenge for any collegiate athlete, especially for the first time. But junior defensive midfielder Heather Magee said the thrill of playing in different venues will heighten the level of play for the young Tiger defenders.

“It’s exciting to play in new places and see different crowds,” Magee said. “It’ll be a huge adrenaline rush and it’ll get everyone going. It’s definitely going to test them, but it’s also going to be a great opportunity.”

mensional approach will look to wear out the Tigers’ defense.

Dural said he expects the chemistry between him and Jennings to be on display Saturday night.

“We kind of have that feel for each other,” Dural said. “He knows where to throw it, he knows how I run and I know he throws it. It just goes together.”

Their work and preparation together showed once again in this year’s season opener.

LSU managed to escape its

tightly contested showdown against No. 14 Wisconsin last Saturday in Houston, thanks to big plays on both sides of the ball.

Jennings went 9-for-21 with 239 yards and two touchdowns, but his deep passes down the field to Dural, including the first score that went for 80 yards, proved to be huge in the Tigers’ turnaround performance.

Of Jennings’ nine completions, Dural caught three passes for 151 yards, averaging 50.3 yards per reception. The duo plans to carry their momentum

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Senior linebacker D.J. Welter has noticed the relationship between Dural and Jennings grow throughout the course of the offseason. He brought up the 80yard scramble play that went for a touchdown against Wisconsin, saying they continually work on that play.

“They have good timing,” Welter said. “They’ve definitely been working on that all summer. It just shows all of the hard work coming together, especially in a first game like that [in]

a big stage. The timing they’ve been working on all summer goes to show you their hard work.”

Dural said he and Jennings missed on a few plays during last week’s contest. His goal is for both of them to continue to perfect each other’s craft starting against the Bearkats. “[We just have to] keep working every day,” Dural said. “[We have to] come in here after practice, get a feel for each other, gain that timing [and] confidence. That’s how we’re going to get better.”

men’s golf

LSU confidently heads into season-opening event BY joe mallette jmallette@lsureveille.com The LSU men’s golf team enters the 2014-15 season in Rocky Face, Georgia in the Carpet Capital Collegiate this weekend.

The No. 9-ranked Tigers are getting their season underway more than three months after falling to the eventual back-to-back national champion Alabama in the NCAA semifinals.

“I’m just really excited to get out there,” said senior golfer Stewart Jolly. “I’m excited to tee it up with my team.”

The Carpet Capital Collegiate will be held at The Farm Golf Club and host a number of top teams, including No. 3 Georgia Tech and No. 1 Alabama, which is seeking its third straight national title this season.

LSU head coach Chuck Winstead said he will be able to gauge the level of his team against such a talented field.

“This field will be incredibly strong…” Winstead said. “It’s a good field to open up with, because you get a real taste of what competitive championship golf should be.”

Some of the Tigers said they believe the team can compete with the nation’s strongest programs.

“If we play the way we should, we should be right there coming down in the last round,” Jolly said.

Jolly and fellow senior Ben Taylor earned All-American hon-

ors last season. Both are looking to lead the Tigers to another NCAA title run.

“I’m trying my best, alongside Stewart Jolly, to ensure that the new guys can play to the best of their ability,” Taylor said.

The Tigers finished the 2013-14 season tying for third in the NCAA National Championships at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hucthinson, Kansas, the best finish the program has seen since 1967. The team leaders use this for confidence going into this year’s first event.

“We all played very well towards the end of last year, and getting a taste of what it’s like to almost win a national championship, it’s very motivational,” Taylor said.

“Coming back this year, I feel like we’re all much more motivated.”

The seniors said that performance also led to a new attitude among members of the program.

“Last year, toward the beginning of the year, we didn’t really quite believe we were one of the best in the country,” Jolly said.

“Doing as well as we did last year, we really got the confidence that we can compete with anybody.”

LSU finished third behind wire-to-wire winner Georgia Tech and the second place University of Georgia Bulldogs in last year’s Carpet Capital Collegiate.

The event will tee off at 6:30 a.m. Friday, and the final round will take place on Sunday.

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Jindal’s use of social media is wasting a valuable resource OFF WITH HER HEAD JANA KING Columnist On Aug. 27, employees of the Baton Rouge General Mid City emergency room were notified of a pending closure because of financial shortcomings. The hospital is the only emergency facility between Zachary and south Baton Rouge.

But in the days leading up to the hospital’s closure, Bobby Jindal was tweeting up a storm about his fantasy football draft, challenging his pal Phil Robertson to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and showing his support for Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the midst of a lawsuit.

It’s frustrating to scroll through my Twitter feed and see news outlets and fellow students talking more about what’s happening in Louisiana than our governor.

And when Jindal bothers to tweet about the goings-on in Louisiana, it’s for publicity. Like tweeting a photo of himself giving Phil Robertson an award for entrepreneurial excellence for his TV show, “Duck Dynasty.”

Our University has been pushing the use of social media

to spread news and awareness of campus events among the student body, and it’s been going well.

The Himes Testing Lab is one example of an interactive and informative social media strategy. Throughout the day, Himes tweets about openings for early testers, reminders of lab policies and even answers questions that students tweet at it.

This is the sort of social media usage that the Jindal administration should consider learning to reach out to the younger voters. Sure, watching the governor of my state dump a bucket of ice water on his head is funny, but I’m not always looking for a laugh on Twitter. I’m looking to consume information.

There’s a stigma involved in social media that depicts users as mindless zombies absorbing the empty thoughts of their friends, liking pictures of themselves and their animals and escaping the real world.

This could be why Jindal chose to post so much about his fantasy football league last month, attempting to get a few likes or connect with the younger generation. But we’re on social media sites for more than just entertainment and 15

second videos.

Using those 140 Twitter characters to inform students and young adults of the issues that the Jindal administration is working on or implementing a Twitter Q&A session would be an excellent use of social media to connect the government with its people.

I can’t pull out my iPhone at a family event without someone from an older generation telling me to put away the useless hunk of plastic. That attitude toward technology stems from not understanding how our generation is using technology to connect with the world around us.

The New York Times pays someone to tweet their stories each day because they have realized the days of prepubescent boys throwing papers onto front porches are behind us.

I read news from the Times, Washington Post and The Advocate each day, something I didn’t do before I made a Twitter account.

And something I couldn’t do if those media outlets didn’t have social media and online departments.

If you sit in the back of any class at LSU where the professor allows the use of technology, you’re going to see students

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Bobby Jindal of Louisiana addresses activists from America’s political right at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook or some form of social media.

Social media is a characteristic of our generation. And public figures such as Jindal stand to benefit from learning to use it effectively.

Jana King is a 20-year-old communication studies junior from Ponchatoula, Louisiana. You can reach her on Twitter @jking_TDR.

Cadets should strive to have a more active role in politics BRACE YOURSELF

RYAN MCGEHEE Columnist Given the University’s location in the capital city in the heart of Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, it is unsurprising that many campaigns are reaching out to students.

Congressional candidates Paul Dietzel II, former Gov. Edwin Edwards, and Garret Graves, as well as incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu, have opened up internships reserved for students, including those already involved with other programs, like ROTC. However, ROTC is a program that trains students to eventually become commissioned officers in our military, which is apolitical by nature.

ROTC cadets, as well as cross-

enrolled midshipmen in NROTC should feel like they can participate in political movements and campaigns while in college.

In fact, as an intern with the Dietzel campaign, I worked with a current University cadet for a few months. Political science junior Mitch Simmons had been assisting with the campaign since November 2013, but the beginning of this semester, resigned from his official capacity as an intern.

When I asked for his reasoning, he said it was something he was exposed to growing up in a military family.

“The military is a representative of the entire population and not everyone has the same beliefs,” he said. “If there is a conflict of interest it can jeopardize a unit’s cohesion.”

When I asked if he was ordered to quit by his commanding officer, he respond-

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ed, “I was not directed by any ROTC or National Guard commander to quit. It’s more of a moral issue.”

I followed up with Simmons, asking his opinion on the nowinfamous interview former Gen. Stanley McChrystal had with Rolling Stone magazine, where the general publicly criticized the Obama administration.

“Going along the same lines of the reason I opted out of the internship, is that I believe military personnel, especially officers, should be politically neutral,” McChrystal said. “At the end of the day, the president is still the commander-inchief, even if you don’t have his beliefs.”

I am in agreement that commissioned officers should withhold their political opinions while within the military chain of command. That kind of behavior has led to count-

less coups, assassinations and insurrections, including the American Civil War, or War of Northern Aggression, depending on who you ask.

However, while I can relate to growing up in a military family, with my father and four uncles serving in conflicts ranging from the Second World War to post-9/11 naval actions, ROTC cadets are students.

They are not commissioned officers yet, and they are free to partake in whatever campaigns or organizations they choose.

I should note, I do not advocate our future military leaders joining or partaking in fringe or radical groups. We want leaders like Washington and Patton, not Guevara and Hitler.

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in the field. They do not bear the heavy responsibility of our national security, unlike Gen. McChrystal, who was commanding all U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan when he made his comments about senior administration officials.

Clearly, it is unacceptable for field and general grade officers, particularly ones in active warzones, to criticize our civilian military leadership. That would be detrimental to overall force cohesion and commitment to the mission.

College students interning and working with political campaigns or other groups would not.

Ryan McGehee is a 21-year-old political science, history, and international studies senior from Zachary, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @JRyanMcGehee.

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The pressure to attend college causes stress in students TAMING OF THE SHIRIN

SHIRIN CHOWDHURY Columnist It happened during my first semester of freshman year.

I was sitting on the fourth floor of Middleton with my economics textbook on the desk in front of me.

I was reading the words on the page but not absorbing any of them. The time on the clock was ticking by, and I was accomplishing next to nothing.

I came to the realization that I not only hated economics, but I hated all the classes I was taking. I was pressured by college counselors, peers and my parents to choose a major — business — that in no way reflected my personal interests.

So right there, on the

fourth floor of Middleton, is when it happened: My anxiety finally reached its boiling point.

A moment of complete mental exhaustion, brought upon by fear of my imminent failure. A moment actuated by one daunting question: “What the hell am I going to do with my life?”

It’s a loaded question, and one that, for reasons beyond my understanding, people are expected to know the answer to fresh out of high school.

My senior year of high school was one of the most stressful years of my life.

People kept asking, “Where are you going to college next fall? What will you be studying? What career path will you choose?”

Somewhere between the tears and stress-vomiting, I was able to mutter a pathetic reply of: “I don’t know yet.”

The entire structure of

education in America seems hell-bent on one thing: stressing students out. Standardized testing, honors classes, college applications, your “first year experience” — it’s all about intimidation.

That needs to change.

By the end of my senior year of high school, my mental health was in shambles. I was seeing a psychologist at the time who asked me, “If you’re so unsure, why don’t you just take a year off before going to college?” My response was that not going to college in the fall was completely out of the question.

I mean, what would people think of me if I did that?

Society holds a stigma that if you don’t go to college immediately after high school, you’re a failure.

I disagree.

Some people just aren’t ready for college when they graduate high school.

I’m tired of seeing my peers meander through their college years with no sense of direction or without a drop of enthusiasm for the material they study.

I’m tired of seeing parents fund their children’s education, only for them to spend their entire freshman year screwing around, skipping class and throwing away a perfectly good opportunity to learn and grow.

“I don’t want to be in college, but my parents are making me,” should never be the reason you enroll.

Education is incredibly important, and having the opportunity to go to college is something that shouldn’t be taken for granted. But to succeed, you must be happy with your major.

I switched majors after my first semester, and it turned out to be perfect for me. I haven’t looked

back since.

I consider myself incredibly lucky.

But if you still have no idea what your passion is, what you want to study or where — what could be so bad if you took a year off?

Work. Save money. Travel. Read some books. Fall in love with as many things as you possibly can. You might end up learning a lot about yourself.

Don’t be in a hurry to start the rest of your life. Your life is happening right now. You might not graduate with all your friends, but you’ll graduate the right way.

Education should be about personal growth, not a race to the finish line.

Shirin Chowdhury is a 20-yearold English junior from Manhattan, Kansas. You can reach her on Twitter @TDR_schowd.

Campus bus drivers should be more appreciated for their work THE AMAZING CYNIC ryan monk Columnist They always say that life is about the trip and not the destination. I’m not sure how much I agree with that.

Regardless, whether you’re in it for the trip or the destination, the former is a necessary step in the process.

Almost everyone I know who isn’t a freshman lives off campus, some of them a good few miles away from our beloved institution. Except for the infinitesimal chunk of them who just adore walking or biking, they all use some form of motor transportation for the commute.

Now, I would mention oncampus parking, but we already know how everyone feels about that. The grunts and groans from the student body would probably cause the first major earthquake in Baton Rouge since who-knowswhen. And we wouldn’t want to jeopardize all that beautiful steel we just added to Tiger Stadium.

Anyway, the next best option is the University bus system, Tiger Trails. There are eight regular routes for weekdays, two for weeknights and a Sunday shuttle, all working to get students where they need to be.

Whether it’s to class, to work or to your ex’s dorm to tell them just how wrong they’ve been this entire godforsaken time.

I’ve lived on the Tigerland

route for my sophomore, junior and senior years, and I haven’t had a vehicle of my own for the past six months or so. If I believed in a god, the music playing during its descent would be that lovely squeal you hear when the bus is just around the corner.

Hallelujah!

But we should be careful not to worship false idols. The buses themselves are neat and all, but the drivers are the ones making it all happen.

I have no idea how the Tiger Trails employees put up with students’ drunken antics in the middle of the night.

I can hardly tolerate sitting on the night bus on a Friday evening, so I’d surely be fired after my first weekend if I had to drive those ethanol rags around town.

I wanted to chat with a few drivers on the topic, but I was told they aren’t supposed to talk to us. So if any of you guys happen to be reading this (while off duty, of course), I want to thank you.

And to anyone else whose eyes happen to catch this: I want you to personally thank your driver next time you get on a Tiger Trails bus.

Whether you’re groggy from spending all night trying to find that small error in your Excel spreadsheet or you’re stumbling from your one-night stand’s apartment, show your appreciation (and you had better have a good bit of it).

Not just for stomaching the drunken antics of the most obnoxious of our student population. Not just for making it possible to manage without a ve-

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Students wait to board the Garden/Perkins Tiger Trails bus June 16 outside of Hodges Hall. hicle. But for making the entirety of Louisiana State University functional.

Take a look around the Journalism Building on a Monday morning. Catch that passing glance through the window of the bus you just missed because TransLoc wasn’t working.

Scan the rest of the floor when you’re struggling to pretend you’re not terrified that little handle won’t be enough to keep

you standing on a moving vehicle.

Figuratively, everyone is using the buses.

Without them, and their steady drivers, the University would fall apart.

Campus food vendors would lose business. Class attendance would plummet. Parking would no longer be something to complain about; it would simply be almost nonexistent.

I cannot stress enough how

necessary the Tiger Trails bus drivers are to my, and most likely your, overall well-being.

Those guys are lifesavers.

Jesus is cool, but I honestly think I’d rather let them take the wheel.

Ryan Monk is a 21-year-old chemical engineering senior from Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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honor code, from page 1 enacted this semester, but now SG is trying to find ways to promote it.

SG senator Adam Grashoff said the ultimate plan will be for every class to acknowledge it during their freshman orientation. The idea is every University student will have signed the honor code after four or five years.

“Over time, an honor code has proven at other Universities to decrease academic dishonesty,” said Grashoff. “Our mindset is to build academic honesty over time.”

Ethan Byrne, biological en-

meeting, from page 1 or speaking as citizens outside of the University.

The resolution is a response to events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where Virginia Tech professor of English Steven Salaita received an offer for a position as an associate professor last fall, said University professor of French studies John Protevi.

The Washington Post reported that Salaita, after leaving his position at Virgina Tech, was informed by UIUC Chancellor Phyllis Wise on Aug. 1 that his employment at the school was blocked. Wise issued a statement saying the University 257 Lee Dr. Baton Rouge 225.766.6977 Mon-Sat 10-7 Sun 11-5:30

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page 11 gineering sophomore, said signing a piece of paper is not going to stop people from cheating.

“They’ll still do what they need to do to get the grades they want,” Byrne said.

Byrne also said people might not agree on principle but will sign the code anyway.

He said he believes educating students about campus tutoring resources will be more effective in decreasing academic dishonesty rather than having an honor code.

According to Student Government’s website, an honor code is “... a code to instill pride and passion for our university and for honorable work.”

“LSU puts their name on the degree for a reason, and the students should take it seriously,” Grashoff said.

Nick McGinn, undeclared freshman, said the honor code would be effective and help deter dishonorable actions.

“I don’t think it’s necessary, but having it is a good thing,” McGinn said.

He said the best way to implement the honor code would be going through professors and using clickers to accept the honor code agreement.

could not employ people whose disrespectful words or actions demean others, referring to the professor’s Twitter posts.

Salaita’s tweets refer to political topics, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Protevi said it was dangerous for administrators to judge faculty members’ free speech on their opinions expressed privately, even though it may be okay to evaluate them on their speech in classrooms.

The resolution states that the Faculty Senate joins with the Campus Faculty Association of UIUC, the American Association of University Professors

and 60 professors at UIUC who have publicly called on Wise to reinstate Salaita’s employment.

The resolution says the actions taken by her and the University of Illinois Board of Trustees were an assault on academic freedom that would produce a “chilling effect on the ability of faculty members everywhere to speak openly on matters of public concern without losing their jobs.”

The Faculty Senate also discussed a resolution opposing changes to Office of Group Benefits-administered health plans used by University employees.

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page 12 downs through the air and one on the ground.

“We have to study film as Johnson passed for 386 much as we can to try to catch yards and three touchdowns onto any tendencies that he with 31 rushing yards in a 51-20 has,” said sophomore corner- win against Alabama State last back Tre’Davious White. weekend, to extend the BearSam Houston State sopho- kats’ home winning streak to more quarterback Jared John- 23. son comes into Tiger Stadium “It’s all about keeping him posing the same threat as Man- contained. That’s the main ziel. LSU’s defense will have thing,” said junior defensive to stay disciplined if it hopes end Danielle Hunter. “We have to halt his effectiveness on the to play within the scheme of the ground. defense. Everyone has an as“You have to be conditioned signment.” well when you’re going against Without containment, Johna mobile guy,” White said. “Your son will look to break free on eyes have to be disciplined key downs. when you’re going against a Against Wisconsin, LSU surplayer of that caliber.” rendered four first downs out of Johnson may not boast the 15 times the opposers were facsame lucrative ing a third down. Sam hardware as ‘We are going to play Houston State has Manziel, but LSU defense. The earned a first down 20 the sophomore of its 41 attempts defense just has to out leads the Bearin the 2014 season. key in.’ kats into the Sam Houston State matchup at the averages 257 rushkwon alexander, top of the Footing yards per game LSU linebacker ball Championthis season, a concern ship Subdivifor LSU, who surrension with 43 points per game. dered 268 rushing yards and “They have a good quarter- three touchdowns to Wisconsin. back. He can move around, he Showcasing its run-stopping can throw; he can do a lot of abilities in the second half of things,” said junior linebacker the game against the Badgers, Kwon Alexander.

LSU held Wisconsin’s mobile In a 56-35 loss against East- quarterback Tanner McEvoy to ern Washington in the season’s 12 rushing yards after allowing first game, Johnson accumu- 28 yards in the first half. lated 317 passing yards and “In the first half of the two interceptions. He added 89 Wisconsin game, everyone rushing yards, with two touch- wasn’t keying in,” Alexander

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said. “But in the second half everyone got it together and played ball for the team.”

LSU hopes to feed off their past success and experience against dual-threat quarterbacks, like Manziel and McEvoy, in the matchup against Johnson and the Bearkats.

“We are going to play LSU defense,” Alexander said. “The defense just has to key in.”

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[Top] LSU sophomore cornerback Tre’Davious White rushes the ball Aug. 30 in the Wisconsin game. [Bottom] LSU football player Kenny Hilliard and Wisconsin player Konrad Zagzebski clash together in LSU’s 28-24 victory against Wisconsin.

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