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FRIDAY, September 18, 2015
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Saturday’s clash of the Tigers marks the 20th anniversary of LSU’s pivotal 12-9 victory against Auburn
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Former LSU defensive linemen Gabe Northern (88) and Chuck Wiley (55) pressure Auburn quarterback Patrick Nix.
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• Office of Multicultural Affairs hosts annual Harambeé, page 3 • First-year starters Harris, Johnson lead respective teams, page 5 • OPINION: ‘Literally’ meaning lost with overuse, page 8 @lsureveille
Volume 120 · No. 19
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BY Morgan Prewitt @kmprewitt_TDR
It’s Sept. 16, 1995. The Tigers are leading No. 5 Auburn, 12-6, in the fourth quarter, and Tiger Stadium is in a frenzy. Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Chuck Wiley looks back toward his linebackers to check for any changes in his assignment as Auburn’s offense lines up. “It was almost like you were at a concert indoors, and there was no way for the sound to let out,” Wiley said. “You couldn’t hear anything. We had to give hand signals.” Despite the necessary adjustment from his last coaching stop at Vanderbilt, first-year LSU coach Gerry DiNardo enjoyed the electric atmosphere with pride because his Tigers had succeeded in bringing the magic back to Death Valley. Coming down to Baton Rouge in 1995, DiNardo had a plan to revive the winning tradition of an LSU program that hadn’t seen a winning season since 1988, and it all started with a simple request from the LSU fans — white jerseys at home. “When I took the job, there was a lot of talk about the white jerseys,” DiNardo said. “It had been 16 years since they wore them. ... It was kind of a tradition. Every time they changed coaches, they asked the new coach, ‘Hey, can you get us our white jerseys back?’ When I got the question, I said ‘Yes, I think I can.’” As a member of the American Football Coaches Association’s Rules Committee, DiNardo was in perfect position to petition for LSU to be able to wear its white jerseys at home when the committee met in January 1995. After it passed in the coaches’ committee, DiNardo moved on to the NCAA Rules Committee, which consists of officials, administrators and conference commissioners. When Sports Information Director Herb Vincent, equipment manager Jeff Boss and DiNardo presented LSU’s case to NCAA Rules Committee, they came prepared with a gift for each committee member. “We ... made an LSU white jersey for everybody on the committee with their name on their back,” DiNardo said. The combination of logic and bribery worked, and the committee approved the petition: The Tigers could wear white at Tiger Stadium. Wiley said the players respected DiNardo for his ability to constantly keep in touch with the fans. For DiNardo, a crucial part of becoming the new coach at an institution is figuring out what traditions are important to him
see MAGIC, page 11
Holden, Guillory clash at lt. gov. forum BY Caitie Burkes @BurkesTDR Contenders to be Louisiana’s next lieutenant governor gathered Thursday in Drusilla Place’s Bayou Room for a relatively tame candidate forum — save for a heated interaction be- ELECTIONS 2015: LIeuteNANt GoVeRNoR tween Democratic East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden and Republican state Sen. Elbert Guillory. One of the questions directed to the candidates — who also included Republican former Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser and Republican Jefferson Parish President John Young — revolved around a recent campaign ad for Guillory, who is African-American, which featured the n-word. Holden, who also is African American, berated Guillory for featuring the slur. “Only an idiot who had not seen my commercial would make the comments you made,” Guillory said.
see FORUM, page 11
Baton Rouge Community
Riverside Towing subject of legal controversy, student criticism Company employee defends towing practices BY Carrie Grace Henderson @carriegraceh Though having your car towed is never a pleasant experience, some find the ordeal even more taxing if handled by Riverside Towing. The company, which owns most of the towing contracts for the businesses and apartment complexes around campus, has been the subject of many online petitions, Facebook pages and negative press over the years. Most recently, the Facebook
group “Make Riverside Towing Pay” has amassed 3,000 members. “Frankly, I don’t know why so many people who were towed improperly do not file complaints with the state police,” said Baton Rouge area attorney Neil Sweeney, who runs the group. “They complain online, but in the end, they actually do nothing about the fact they have been towed illegally.” Sweeney said Riverside Towing has pleaded “no contest” in the past to illegal towing due to inadequate signage in towing areas and towing vehicles to midway points to go back and retrieve more cars.
But Angela Chapman, an employee at Riverside Towing, said no illegal activity has taken place since she began working for the company five years ago. “The state police make the rules, and the public service commission sets the prices,” Chapman said. “We have an annual inspection by the state police, which means they come up, check our paperwork and that kind of stuff. Since I have been here, we have never failed an inspection.” And though Sweeney is not the only Internet user to question the legality of Ari Ross / The Daily Reveille
see RIVERSIDE, page 3
Tow trucks are equipped with cameras and labeled at Riverside Towing.