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This year, the LSU System hired Huron Consulting Group to evaluate the University’s parking and Residential Life housing and present its findings to the LSU System Board of Supervisors.

Stephen Goldsmith, a managing director with Huron, said the major finding in his report is that University housing is cost effective and well-managed.

The consulting firm’s report said the University’s 30-year housing master plan, initially published in 2001, is working appropriately.

The master plan was updated in 2014 to extend to 2020 and 2040.

“Through the housing master plan over the last 15 years, we basically have replaced, built new or renovated over 50 percent of our existing single student housing,” said Steven Waller, executive director of Residential Life.

He said the housing

SEC West rival Mississippi State (3-0) in prime time, and the defense will be tested for the first time this season.

Since the first half of their season opener against Wisconsin, the Tigers have blanked opponents for 147 minutes and 24 seconds straight, equating to nine quarters and 31 consecutive

Starting Monday, the bottom floor of Middleton Library will be open for 24 hours a day, five days a week, LSU Libraries announced in a blog post yesterday.

Under the expanded hours, Middleton will be open from 11 a.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Friday. On those days from midnight to 7 a.m., only the library’s bottom floor will be open to students, who will need a Tiger Card to enter.

The circulation, print and research desks will close at their regular hours.

Stanley Wilder, dean of LSU Libraries, said Middleton will continue to stay open 24/7 during finals week.

Campus Transit will extend its hours to 3 a.m. to accommodate students at Middleton, Wilder said, and it will pick students up in the parking lot behind Thomas Boyd Hall.

Wilder said the library worked to expand its hours because of student demand for a 24-hour study

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attacking dak Defense looks to continue hot streak against Miss. State

BY Jack Chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com The Tigers enter Saturday’s matchup virtually flawless on both sides of the ball, but it’s their defensive play that’s gotten much of the hype surrounding their fast start.

The LSU football team (3-0) is set to kickoff Southeastern Conference play Saturday when they take on

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University welcomes third-largest freshman class in 26 years

BY DEANNA NARVESON dnarveson@lsureveille.com About 15 percent more students enrolled in the College of Engineering this fall, and total undergraduate enrollment at the University is up by about 2 percent from 2013, according to the Office of Budget and Planning.

Three weeks ago, the University welcomed 5,655 freshmen to campus. This year’s freshman class is one of the largest since 1988, and it is about 3 percent larger than last year’s.

This year’s undergraduate enrollment totals 25,577, which is about 600 more students than 2013.

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell said the increase in enrollment is because of a growth in the number of transfer students and higher rates of

student retention.

There also was an increase in transfer students, Bell said, because of the nearly 170 students who were a part of the University’s Tiger Bridge program last fall.

Tiger Bridge allows Baton Rouge Community College students to live on the University’s campus while taking courses at BRCC and then transfer to the University after one year.

Bell said part of the increase in retention is because the students entering the University have higher test scores coming in and already are good students.

Enrollment has jumped by 10 percent in the School of the Coast and Environment. Last fall, the college saw a 27 percent increase and currently has 69 students.

Enrollment has dropped by as much as 9 percent in the College

of Music and Dramatic Arts and about 4 percent in the Manship School of Mass Communication.

Vice President for Finance and Administration Dan Layzell said at the September Board of Supervisors meeting that enrollment is critical to the University’s success because of its greater dependence on tuition to continue running.

At the same meeting, LSU President F. King Alexander said enrollment has increased across the LSU System.

Total enrollment statewide has increased by about 2 percent as well, up to 44,246 students. LSU Alexandria has seen a jump in enrollment of 21 percent, the largest year-to-year growth since 1987, according to a news release.

The University’s enrollment numbers become official on the 14th day of classes every semester. This semester’s data was

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Students relax in the grass of the Quad August 25 on the first day of classes. taken on Sept. 12, according the the Office of Budget and Planning.

Bell said enrollment tends to decrease during the spring

because of December graduation, and fills up again in the fall. Students also take more hours in the fall semester than spring.

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Newlywed couple sentenced in Craigslist murder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SUNBURY, Pa. — A newlywed couple whose Craigslist ad lured a stranger to his death were sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole by a judge who said their “permanent removal” from society is appropriate.

Neither 19-year-old Miranda Barbour nor her 22-year-old husband, Elytte, displayed emotion as they sat with their lawyers in the courtroom while some of the victim’s relatives described the grief and pain they have experience since the Nov. 11 murder.

“Even if they each serve 50 years, they still will not feel any guilt or sympathy,” said Holly LaFerrara, the victim’s sister.

“They completely lack empathy. They have no conscience, no remorse and no moral compass.

“They lack the most basic element of humanity,” she said.

“These are two fundamentally flawed people who are rotten to the core.”

Elytte Barbour read a written apology in court but said he could not explain his participating in what he acknowledged was “a senseless crime.”

“It is not the person who I am,” he said. “It’s not the person I want to be.”

Miranda Barbour didn’t address the judge.

The couple pleaded guilty

last month to second-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence, in a plea deal that ruled out the death penalty.

They were married in North Carolina and moved to central Pennsylvania about three weeks before they met up with the victim, Troy LaFerrara, 42, of Port Trevorton, when he responded to an ad offering female companionship.

On the day LaFerrara was killed, Miranda Barbour picked him up a mall in Selinsgrove and drove to Sunbury while Elytte hid on the back seat under a blanket. Once they parked, Elytte Barbour emerged from his hiding place and held a cord tight against LaFerrara’s neck while his petite wife stabbed the 6-foot-2, 278-pound man about 20 times. They dumped his body in an alley.

Miranda Barbour initially denied knowing LaFerrara, but changed her story when police obtained records showing that the last call to his cellphone came from hers, authorities said.

Elytte Barbour told police the couple killed LaFerrara because they wanted to kill someone together.

In April, Miranda Barbour gained some notoriety when she claimed in an interview with the Sunbury newspaper, The Daily Item, that she had killed at least 22 other people in Alaska, Texas, North Carolina

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Miranda Barbour enters the Northumberland County courthouse Thursday for sentencing in Sunbury, Pa. and California over six years as part of her involvement in a satanic cult.

Police said they couldn’t substantiate her claims. But in a Monday telephone interview with The Daily Item from Muncy State Prison, Miranda Barbour stood by them.

The newspaper published a story about the interview Thursday after sentencing. In it, she also asserted that her husband was supposed to have killed LaFerrara by strangulation but “he messed it up.”

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escape from the moving car when she grabbed the knife and began stabbing him.

In separately sentencing the couple, Northumberland County Judge Charles Saylor said he found it difficult to comprehend their indifference to the value of human life.

“Poor Mr. LaFerrara had no idea what was about to happen simply by a Craigslist posting,” the judge said.

“Justice is being served with your permanent removal from our community and society,” Saylor said in sentencing Elytte Barbour.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Busch Gardens removed some props from their Halloween attractions after people in Virginia complained about decapitated heads, the theme park said Thursday.

The change came in the wake of the beheadings of two American journalists and a British aid worker.

Spokesmen for parks in Virginia and Tampa said that in light of recent events, some props may have had the unintended consequence of appearing insensitive and won’t be part of this year’s Howl-O-Scream attraction. They wouldn’t say exactly which props were removed.

“Many of the scenes depicted at Busch Gardens’ Howl-OScream are graphic in nature, but they are fictional and are not intended to provide commentary on current world events,” wrote Busch Gardens Tampa spokesman Travis Claytor. “The props in this year’s event were designed and

purchased several months ago.”

Complaints cropped up recently in Williamsburg when the Virginia Gazette newspaper ran a photo of five severed head props that were part of the attraction.

The props were part of the Cut Throat Cove attraction, the paper said. A video of Cut Throat Cove on the Virginia’ park’s website showed a piratethemed haunted house with body parts and heads.

“Within this macabre market, the pirates have been slaughtered and mutiny is afoot,” the description on the website reads. “The way out lies with the buried treasure and the blood-curdling screams you hear just might be your own.”

The Virginia Gazette reported that it ran a front page photo of the severed head props Saturday, three hours after media outlets began reporting that the terrorist group Islamic State had posted a new video claiming to have beheaded British aid worker David Haines.

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Kendra Scott designs for fashion, philanthropy, community BY meg ryan mryan@lsureveille.com For jewelry designer Kendra Scott, designing means more than a gross profit — it means community.

Scott’s company opened its first Louisiana store in Perkins Rowe this spring, but the store hosted its grand opening event on Sept. 18.

The event featured Scott’s collection, and 10 percent of all sales was donated to the American Cancer Society. For Scott, philanthropy is the heart and soul of the brand.

“I care more about our customers and our family than anything else,” Scott said.

Scott said her first business was designing headwear for women undergoing chemotherapy, having lost her stepfather to brain cancer. During this time, she said what was most important in her life became very clear. While she couldn’t save her stepfather, she knew there was a way she could give back. So, with every collection Scott puts out, philanthropy comes right along with it.

“If I could use my skills in fashion design to give back in a meaningful way, that would be success for me,” Scott said.

Scott said this is the foundation and core of her business, and as the company continues to grow, they “need to give back in a meaningful way.” Just last month, the company gave more than $50,000 in “Kendra Gives Back Dollars” from store events.

On top of the monetary donation, this year, more than 40,000 pieces of jewelry have been given to organizations and their causes.

“That’s what I’m going to be most proud of when I’m 80 years old and sitting on my porch — that we did something really

good, and I did something that I love in the process,” Scott said.

Scott said she knows the customers that wear her jewelry also have this mind set, and it’s more than just a fashionable accessory when they decide to make a Scott purchase.

The bright colors and one-ofa-kind shapes are also a draw of Scott’s company.

Scott said her jewelry has the to take something simple, like jeans and a T-shirt, and turn it into something more dressed up.

She said her designs can revive something average and take it up a notch.

Scott is always brainstorming what she can bring to her customers.

“I’ll start sketching things on napkins sometimes,” Scott said.

“I mean, I literally see design in everything.”

All of the company’s stones come in a rough state and are hand-cut. She said they also design their own molds. What comes out of Scott’s stores, from

the bright colors to abstract shapes, can’t be found anywhere else.

“I’m always designing. I never stop designing,” Scott said.

“Right now, I’m designing a year out so I’m designing for fall holiday of next year.”

Scott said she had no doubt that Baton Rouge was the right place for the company’s first Louisiana store. She said this is where her customers are, and the community was asking for her designs to be available here.

Once Scott and her company visited Baton Rouge and saw LSU’s spirit, the capital and the fashionable consumers, there was no question Scott needed to open a store here.

Scott also plans to get her company involved with LSU. She said her design team will be involved with the Textiles, Apparel Design and Merchandising department at the University.

“We’re so excited to be a part of what is happening in the fashion world at LSU,” Scott said.

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Tufts discusses sexual assault with White House

BY Jayce Genco jgenco@lsureveille.com President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are launching a new sexual assault campaign today named “It’s On Us” from the East Room of the White House.

The campaign aims to prevent sexual assault, raise awareness, change culture on college campuses and engage men in sexual assault awareness at the nation’s universities.

Student Government President Clay Tufts has held multiple conference calls with the White House regarding the issue.

Tufts said the White House reached out to student governments and campus leaders from different schools around the country to participate in the calls.

The calls were not with President Obama or Vice President Biden directly. Instead, they were with Kyle Lierman, associate director of public engagement for the White House, and Tina Tchen, assistant to the President and chief of staff to the First Lady.

Tufts said Lierman and Tchen presented the various campus leaders with the

campaign’s plans.

“I was honored to be on the call,” Tufts said.

Tufts said the White House’s goal is reaching out to student leaders and starting a grassroots movement to raise awareness about sexual assault. He said the White House hopes the campaign will gain traction and support from universities to help combat and end sexual assault.

“The President and Vice President strongly believe that everyone has the right to live free from the threat of sexual assault,” a White House news release said.

The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, which was started earlier this year, provides schools with tools necessary to fight sexual assaults on campuses. The “It’s On Us” campaign will expand on the Task Force’s recommendations on the best solutions to stop sexual assault, according to the press release.

Tufts said SG will be launching a campus-wide initiative through the “It’s On Us” campaign in the coming weeks, including a social media campaign.

“It’s good that we’re addressing it,” Tufts said.

“It’s a big step in the right direction.”

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EVENT CALENDAR Sam Karlin / The Daily Reveille

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 7:00 PM

Word of Mouth - Independence Park Theatre DISTILLERY Swap Meet - Contemporary Arts Center El DeOrazio - Cafe Negril Darius Rucker - Mercedes Benz Superdome-Champions Square "The Diary of Anne Frank" - Eunice Players' Theatre Rockin Dopsie Jr - River Ranch Town Square A Night of Laughs - Amici Ristorante & Bar

7:30 PM

Mary Poppins - Baton Rouge Little Theater As You Like It - Baton Rouge Little Theater Fragile Thing Cracks - Theatre 810

8:00 PM

Davis Rogan - Buffa's Bar & Restaurant Will Wesley Duo - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's Allen Toussaint - Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts Frontier Jazz Orchestra - Snug Harbor-New Orleans 90 Degrees West - The Roux House Walter Retlaw Live - Sugar Cane Festival Building

9:00 PM

Shelly Bush and Broadband - Paragon Casino Resort Chuck Credo IV - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's The Chamber's Red Can Dance III - Splash Night Club

Kendra Scott Jewelry had its grand opening party on Thursday at Perkins Rowe.

10:30 PM Sam Karlin / The Daily Reveille

Ten percent of profits from Kendra Scott Jewelry’s grand opening party were donated to the American Cancer Society.

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Open Mic - La Nuit Comedy Theater Rebirth Brass Band - Chelsea's Cafe

For more information on LSU events or to place your own event you can visit www.lsureveille.com/calendar

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Student organization strives to bridge cultural divides BY rose velazquez rvelazquez@lsureveille.com

The officers of the Nepalese Student Association are full of questions.

Though adapting to the customs of a foreign country can be difficult, with the wisdom of experience and a whole lot of laughter, these students work to ease the transition.

President Rajan Parajuli, a renewable resources graduate student, said the NSA introduced him to American culture and campus life, and now he organizes welcome events for incoming Nepalese students.

The organization helps incoming students adjust to the change of scenery by picking them up from the airport, linking them with roommates and answering questions about American lifestyles.

“One thing really good about how we accommodate here is that I really have seen lots of students who come, they really learn about football early,” member Sanjeev Joshi, renewable natural resources

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Nepalese Student Association members include [clockwise from top left] event coordinator Sunil Paudel, secretary Wokil Bam, Sanjeer Joshi, president Rajan Parajuli and web coordinator Bibek Wagle. graduate student, said. “We really are such dedicated Tiger fans.”

Joshi said once Nepalese students spend a few months at the University and begin to learn about American sports, they get excited about football season and

sometimes like to tailgate together.

Parajuli said they participate in stadium cleanup after games because it’s a great way to get the new students involved on campus, and it gives them an opportunity to see the stadium.

The officers agreed that Nepalese culture is completely different from American culture, and that it can be a daunting task for an international student to uproot their life and start over in a new country.

“When you come to here for the first time, if you don’t get any help from the previous Nepalese students who are already here, then you will get lost,” Parajuli said.

Joshi said transitioning from Nepal to America can be emotionally difficult because many of the students become homesick.

“In Nepal, culturally, we are a lot more family-oriented. But then over here it’s kind of an individualistic society,” said secretary Wokil Bam, an oceanography and coastal sciences graduate student.

Parajuli said besides a Hindu temple and a Nepalese restaurant, there is little Nepalese presence in Baton Rouge. Their organization tries to organize events to bring Nepalese students together to have fun and celebrate their culture.

“In fact, what NSA is doing right now is organize different type of events like football, bas-

ketball, cricket, and we hold these Nepalese sports tournaments and whoever wins will get a prize on that day,” Joshi said.

Parajuli said one of the ways they try to bring Nepal to Baton Rouge is through the celebration of Nepalese festivals. The officers described one of the festivals they celebrate, called Diwali, Nepal’s version of Christmas.

Through the celebration of these festivals, event coordinator Sunil Paudel, an entomology graduate student, said they are able to represent their country and bring Nepalese culture to campus.

“We celebrate Holi, which is like a festival of colors,” Paudel said. “People around us just look at us and wonder: ‘What are they doing?’ And they’re interested in it.”

With 63 active members, Parajuli said the NSA is one of the largest international student organizations on campus. While there is only one undergraduate student in the organization at this time, Parajuli said the numbers fluctuate as new students come in and existing students progress academically.

academics

Honors College sees low retention rate in senior class

BY Kelsey Bordelon kbordelon@lsureveille.com

The current University Honors College senior class only has 118 honors students, 26 percent of its original enrollment from its freshman year in fall 2011.

Honors College students can graduate with various levels of Honors based on requirements.

To graduate with College Honors, students must have a 3.5 GPA, 32 total hours of Honors credit, and complete a Senior Honors Thesis Project. To maintain good standing in the Honors College, students must maintain a minimum overall 3.0 GPA and complete two honors

courses per academic year.

“It was easy to get in. [You] just check a box on the LSU application,” said English senior Sam Biddick. “The required minimum GPA and other requirements were just not what I wanted to do.”

Biddick said it didn’t make sense to her that, as an honors student, she should get the priority scheduling formerly offered and other Honors College perks when her eligibility was based on something as circumstantial as a standardized test score.

Mechanical engineering senior Gerry Knapp, who is now beginning his upper level

honors courses, has a different view of the Honors College.

“The greatest benefit has been the people I’ve met and the connections I’ve made. And I intend on going to graduate school after I graduate, so the thesis is really a good thing for me to do anyway,” Knapp said.

Honors College Dean Jonathan Earle said though the honors experience is challenging, it is possible and rewarding to complete. He said he encourages students to push themselves and not drop from the honors program.

“I think there really is a value added to this kind of thing,” Earle said. “When I talk to Greg

Guidry, [an executive] at Shell, he talks about it. When I talk to the director of admissions at Tulane Law School, they tell me that this is something they look at. People know what it means.”

Other universities see the value in an honors program as well, with competitive requirements and graduate results.

The honors programs at Tulane University and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette expect similar requirements from their honors students — however, Tulane’s 3.6 GPA requirement is much stricter than LSU’s 3.0 requirement to stay in good standing. Because of this, the LSU honors program caters

to a wider range of students.

Earle said the Honors College does a fine job using its resources to serve the multitude of students enrolled. He said he is pleased with the program’s current work and with the number of honors theses produced each year.

Spring 2014 had the largest class of honors graduates to date, each with an original thesis. The current junior class has 49 percent of its original enrollment and the current sophomore class has 67 percent.

Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez and Rose Velazquez contributed to this story.

diversity

Summit discusses education for African-American males

BY Brittany clark bclark@lsureveille.com At the Louisiana Summit for African-American Male Educational Success, LSU President F. King Alexander said the educational success of African-American and Latino men is a national issue that is not getting the attention it deserves.

The biannual summit was held Thursday in Dalton Woods Auditorium in the Energy, Coast and Environment Building.

Guest speakers for panels and workshops included Alexander and other prominent professors from across the country.

Education assistant professor Roland Mitchell founded the first summit in 2012. Mitchell said his inspiration for the summit was Kofi Lomotey and his vision to mentor young African-

American men.

An award was given in Lomotey’s name to University professor Isaiah Warner. He is the first to receive this award.

Mitchell said he was frustrated with the fact that when someone mentions attributes like black and male, they think of prison. Though the summit focused on African-American male educational success, Mitchell said he is trying to move away from that narrative.

“The same approaches African-American males need to be successful are the exact same types of services that all students need. When they excel, we all excel,” Mitchell said.

Alexander and Mitchell agreed that the University’s duty starts before freshman year with the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ Preview Day and

ends with doctoral degrees.

“LSU has figured out the problem of black male educational success. Our enrollment number of colored students constantly rises,” Mitchell said. “We have the blueprint.”

Alexander said the initiative of African-American males is part of the University’s success.

“Women previously led in numbers dealing with educational success, and males should match that number,” Alexander said.

Community members as well as high school students were present at the summit. McKinley Senior High School students participated in the interactive panels.

David Stovall, associate professor of educational policy studies and African-American studies at the University of Il-

linois at Chicago, told students they are not the future.

“I get mad when people say you are the future. You are never the future. You are always the right now,” Stovall said.

Stovall said he advises students to ask deeper questions, and by asking deeper questions, people can engage education on their own terms.

The Black Male Leadership Initiative, which comprises University students, hosted an interactive panel at lunch.

BMLI graduate coordinator Vincent Harris said BMLI’s main goal was to use the summit to share and discuss the impact the program’s “fellows” have had on the community and how it has improved their professional trajectory on- and off-campus.

“The summit is a way to discuss systematic and institutional

biases and legal issues that not only affect men of color but, in turn, affects LSU as a whole,” Harris said.

Harris said BMLI’s purpose is to participate in activities that improve graduation rates. Black males involved in BMLI and similar programs return and graduate at higher rates than black students who don’t.

Alexander said the University strives to improve underrepresented populations on campus.

“The University needs to lead a state in understanding developments and changes on a global stage. If we resist and look backwards instead of forwards, then we are not serving the flagship role we play as a great university,” Alexander said.

The next summit will take place in 2016.

Sports

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Breaking Through

Getting to know the foe

‘If you enjoy competition, you enjoy this division.

This is why you come to the SEC. This is why you compete in the western division.

Competition is great.’

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LSU running game key for first Southeastern Conference tilt

BY MICHAEL HAARALA mhaarala@lsureveille.com

· Dak Prescott, QB: 43 completions, 696 yds, 9 TD

RUSHING · Josh Robinson, RB: 288 yds, 46 carries, 3 TD

As LSU opens up Southeastern Conference action against Mississippi State and begins to face more talented defenses, their running

game consistency will become crucial.

Both the No. 8 Tigers and the unranked Bulldogs are coming into SEC play with three non-conference wins each, and both teams’ defenses have shined. MSU cur-

rently is 11th in the nation in points against, and most of these points have been scored on passing plays.

The Tigers will need to break through the Bulldogs’ strong ground defense to succeed. Luckily for LSU, running the ball has

been one of its greatest strengths thus far.

LSU has been rotating through seniors Kenny Hilliard and Terrence Magee along with true

see RUNNING BACKS, page 7

RECEIVING · Jameon Lewis, WR: 107 yards, 10 receptions · Fred Brown, WR: 104 yards, 6 receptions

TEAM STAT COMPARISON 2014 STATS TOTAL AND SCORING OFFENSE MSU: 131 points, 43.6 points per game LSU: 115 points, 38.3 points per game

Rushing offense MSU: 781 yards, 260.3 YPG, 6 TD LSU: 687 yards, 229 YPG, 9 TD

Passing offense MSU: 799 yards, 266.3 YPG, 11 TD LSU: 642 yards, 214 YPG, 6 TD

TOTAL AND SCORING DEFENSE MSU: 37 points, 12.3 points per game LSU: 24 points, 8 points per game

Rushing defense MSU: 241 yards, 80.3 YPG, 1 TD LSU: 344 yards, 111.3 YPG, 3 TD

Passing defense MSU: 935 yards, 311.6 YPG, 3 TD LSU: 283 yards, 94.3 YPG, 0 TD compiled by WILL COTCHERY / The Daily Reveille

SOCCER

Tigers begin conference slate against Missouri

BY DAVID GRAY dgray@lsureveille.com

The 2014 season hasn’t exactly gone as planned for the LSU soccer team.

With a group of talented yet inexperienced freshmen and sophomores making up the majority of the roster, the young Tigers have struggled to maintain their consistency from match to match en route to a 4-3-1 record through eight games.

But tonight’s match marks the beginning of a new season for LSU — the Southeastern Conference season. Despite LSU’s inconsistent play thus far, coach Brian Lee said the squad’s postseason aspirations are still within reach.

“You always want to win all your games, and then you’re in

great shape,” Lee said. “But if we take care of ourselves in the SEC and achieve what we think we can, we’ll be fine.”

LSU will continue its toughest road stretch of the season when its hits the pitch against Missouri (5-1-2) in an SEC-opening match at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Walton Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The match will be available on the SEC Network Plus.

For LSU, tonight’s contest against Missouri will be the third of a four-game road swing that kicked off with a 4-3 victory against BYU on Sept. 11 followed by a 1-0 defeat against then-No. 25 Duke on Sunday.

But senior midfielder Alex Arlitt said tonight’s SEC match

see SEC MATCHUP, page 7

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LSU junior midfielder Natalia Gomez-Junco (11) drives the ball Aug. 31 during the Tigers’ 0-1 loss to Rice in the LSU Soccer Stadium.

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Friday, September 12, 2014 volleyball

Lady Tigers open fall schedule Tigers face UTSA, Baylor twice this weekend against tough competition

BY Brian Pellerin bpellerin@lsureveille.com

BY Brian Pellerin bpellerin@lsureveille.com The LSU women’s tennis team will travel to Atlanta this weekend to open up its fall schedule in the Georgia Tech Invitational.

The Lady Tigers start the weekend in doubles matches against Georgia State and singles matches against Georgia Tech on Friday.

LSU will face North Carolina State in doubles and Georgia State in singles on Saturday morning. The Lady Tigers will take on Georgia Tech in doubles and N.C. State in singles to close out the final day of the tournament.

All four teams playing this weekend finished last year in ITA Division I top 75 rankings — Georgia Tech at No. 18, LSU at No. 42, Georgia State at No. 55 and N.C. State at No. 75.

“It’s great competition to start off the year with,” said LSU coach Julia Sell.

Sell said after competing against each other in practice, her players are ready to get off the practice courts and into a real match.

“All of them have been playing and they’ve been competing,” Sell said, “But I think it’s just time now to put them in the [dual match] format. It’s very different when you’re competing for LSU than when you are competing for yourself, so they are very fired up for that.”

With the strong competition the Lady Tigers will face this weekend, sophomore Joana Vale Costa said she expects each team

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LSU tennis player Ella Taylor, then a sophomore, hits the ball Feb. 16 in a singles match against Northwestern State University at W.T. ‘Dub’ Robinson Stadium. to give LSU its best. “[The level of competition] is always high,” Costa said. “I don’t expect it to be easy, ever. I got here in January and the first thing I said to [Sell] is that I’d never seen tennis at this level… I never expect easy.”

Sell said the tournament will be a good opportunity to give some of the freshmen experience with college tennis and the dual match format. But Sell is most ready to see junior Ella Taylor show off the improvements she made over the summer.

“Ella was here all summer,” Sell said. “We changed her forehand, and she worked

really hard and did an incredible job this summer. She’s really anxious to compete and get in a competition and a tournament format.”

Senior Noel Scott said she can’t wait to see how the freshmen and sophomore transfer Skylar Kuykendall blend into the Tiger team. She also said playing well this weekend could help push the Tigers toward her goal for the squad.

“We should be a really strong team this year,” Scott said. “My goal for the team is to make it to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. We should be able to do that.”

women’s golf

LSU opens season in Tennessee

BY Joe Mallette jmallette@lsureveille.com

The LSU women’s golf team opens up the 2014-15 season today at the Mason Rudolph Championship in Franklin, Tennessee.

Ranked No. 18 by Golfweek, the Lady Tigers are ready to tee-up the new season after ending their previous season with a 20th place finish in last year’s NCAA regional.

“We have a good group this year, and I’m just excited to represent LSU,” said All-Southeastern conference senior Madelene Sagstrom.

The Mason Rudolph Championship, hosted by Vanderbilt University, will be held at the Vanderbilt Legends Club and will include a strong field of teams ranked in the top 25 by Golfweek including tournament host No. 11 Vanderbilt and No. 13 Alabama.

LSU head coach Karen Bahnsen said she looks forward

to the challenge of going up against the country’s top talent.

“If you look at our schedule, every single tournament we play in is loaded,” Bahnsen said. “I want to play against the best every week because that’s who I want to beat.”

Bahnsen sees matching up against strong talent as a way to improve, but said she will try to keep the focus on the team’s process, rather than worry about the competition.

“We honestly just want to go out and play our best golf,” Bahnsen said, “If we can just worry about ourselves, the rest of that stuff just kind of takes care of itself.”

The team wants to focus on controlling its swings and allowing its hard work off the course to guide them.

“Like always, we’re just trying to do our best and try to bring what we have been working on [in practice] to the course, and do what we’ve been practicing to do.”

Sagstrom said.

Sophomore Caroline Nistrup — who was named to last year’s All-SEC First Team and All-SEC Freshman Team — said she is determined to improve on a year that included a runner-up finish at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

“Since it’s the first tournament,” Nistrup said. “I’m just going to go out and try out some new stuff I’ve been working on in the summer, and try not to think so much about the result but more on the process.”

The Lady Tigers finished 11th at the Cougar Classic in South Carolina, last season’s opening-tournament. Returners Sagstrom and Nistrup along with juniors Elise Bradley and Nadine Dreher, and sophomore Carly Ray Goldstein will start this week’s tournament.

The Mason Rudolph Championship will tee off at 8 a.m. today and will last through the weekend, ending on Sunday.

After losing two of three matches at last weekend’s Seminole Invitational, the LSU volleyball team will travel to San Antonio for the University of Texas at San Antonio Classic, its last tournament before conference play.

LSU will face Baylor at noon Friday and host team UTSA at 6 p.m. that same day before a rematch with Baylor at noon Saturday.

Originally, the Tigers were scheduled to face Middle Tennessee State instead of Baylor a second time, but the Blue Raiders dropped out of the tournament late this summer.

Junior defensive specialist Haley Smith said playing a team twice in the same weekend will give the Tigers a great chance to shift gameplans and make adjustments like the team would in conference play.

“Obviously, it’s always good when you get to play a team twice,” Smith said. “You can gameplan the first time and then, if something doesn’t go your way or does go your way, then you have another opportunity to play that team and either execute your game plan or to make changes.”

The Tigers defeated UTSA in four sets in last season’s Tiger Classic.

LSU coach Fran Flory said even though UTSA enters this weekend having lost five of its last six matches, the Roadrunners have shown they can play with Southeastern Conference teams.

“UTSA has a win against Texas A&M in our league, so they are playing well,” Flory said. “They have one of their best players from last year back in their lineup this weekend. I think they had some growing pains trying to incorporate her.”

LSU also squared off with

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Baylor last season in a matchup where the Tigers won in five sets.

Flory said she expects a similar match again this time around. “[Baylor is] very similar in terms of personnel they’re putting on the court,” Flory said.

“They’ve had some kids really improve. Some of the personnel that was on the court against us last year are on the bench for them. They’re a much improved team.”

Though Baylor has improved, Flory said the Tigers are deeper this year and their younger players are ready to compete.

“Our youth has arrived.

[Freshmen] Gina Tillis and Mimi Eugene make such a difference for us to have that depth at the outside position,” Flory said. “[Last year] we got in a dogfight at Houston with Baylor and went five [sets]. We didn’t have many subs. We didn’t have much depth, and we had to fight through and really grit it. I think this year we’ll have some versatility.”

Tillis said LSU has been working hard on its mentality and confidence, which is something other teams’ coaches have noticed is the missing piece to the Tigers’ success.

“The Florida State coaching staff said to me after the match, ‘Fran, your team is a whole lot better than they think they are,’” Flory said. “When we start believing that we are good and we are capable and we can win those matches, then that will start happening.”

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Friday, September 12, 2014 SEC Matchup, from page 5 will likely present a more physical challenge than the young club has seen this season.

“Every team has a history against the other SEC teams, so there’s always a little bit of a blood battle in conference games,” Arlitt said. “They’re all good teams, and it’s going to be a fight every single time.”

LSU’s history with Missouri is rather short, but LSU has had the upper hand over Missouri.

Missouri and LSU have squared off twice since conference realignment in 2012, and LSU has won both matches by a combined three goals.

But Lee said SEC-opening matches are typically more intense than other conference games.

“Early in the [SEC] season, everyone is jazzed up,” Lee said.

“Everybody’s excited about the start of SEC play. The games will be really physical, they’ll be really fast, and we just have to make sure our young team is ready for it.”

Lee’s squads have historically have been prepared for the early conference challenge.

Since Lee took the helm in 2005, LSU has outscored opponents 19 to six in SEC-opening matches for a 5-2-2 mark. LSU’s two losses were by a combined two goals.

But Lee hasn’t had a squad with as many young players in key positions as he has this season. Eight freshmen and sophomores have started in games for LSU, and it’s still unclear when Arlitt, the team’s only senior, will return from an ankle injury she suffered in the second game of the year.

However, junior midfielder Natalia Gomez-Junco said LSU’s overall youth could actually work to the squad’s advantage in what is shaping up to be a physical match.

“As a freshman or a sophomore, you’re more motivated and anxious to play,” GomezJunco said. “Obviously, we’re going to play against teams that have more juniors and seniors, but we can balance that by being aggressive and having the mentality of winning regardless of who we’re playing against.”

LSU will face a Missouri squad that’s currently riding a six-game win streak, with its last loss on Aug. 24 against No. 21 West Virginia.

But Lee said LSU’s tough schedule, which was ranked No. 6 and 22 spots ahead of Missouri’s to start the season, has sped the growth process of his young squad and prepared it for SEC competition.

“That’s what the games against Duke, BYU and Stephen F. Austin were all about, getting them ready for to compete at the SEC level,” Lee said. “Some of the other teams might have played weaker schedules, and that’ll be a tough adjustment for them. Hopefully, the difficulty in the nonconference schedule will helps us be prepared.”

You can reach David Gray on Twitter @dgray_TDR.

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Tiger runners excited for home meet Saturday

BY will cotchery II wcotchery@lsureveille.com

With two events in the books, the LSU men’s and women’s cross country teams will host the LSU Invitational at Highland Road Park this Saturday.

Although he considers it one of the warmer meets, senior Phillip Primeaux said he enjoys running the Highland course because it’s where he and some other cross country team runners competed in high school.

Both the men’s and women’s teams finished in the top five in the Rice Invitational in Houston, Texas on Sept.. 12, with the women’s teams placing third and the men’s team placing fifth. Primeaux said the veteran presences and talented freshmen have contributed to the teams’ early success.

“That’s kind of been our strength, coming from both of those parts,” Primeaux said.

“The more that we can kind of bridge the gap and get closer together, that’s how we’re going to get better.”

running backs, from page 5 freshmen Leonard Fournette and Darrel Williams, utilizing them at both the running back and fullback position. Through the first three games of the season, each running back has at least 20 carries and picked up more than 75 yards. “[Fielding four running backs] is just something we have here, it’s a tradition to keep fresh legs and to keep a rotation of backs going in there,” Hilliard said. “It’s something we have to continue to do to make sure everybody stays fresh.”

The Tigers lead the SEC in nonquarterback rushing attempts with 117 and have gained the third-most ground yards by running backs and fullbacks in the SEC with 557, behind Arkansas and Alabama.

Although LSU leads in rushing attempts, it is the 10th-most efficient running team in the SEC, picking up an average of 4.76 yards per carry. The leader in yards per carry — Georgia — almost doubles LSU’s numbers by averaging 8.27 yards.

In three games, LSU has rushed for an average of 185.7 yards per

Primeaux said the team has been getting to know the slightly adjusted running course to prepare for this weekend’s home meet. He added that even though this isn’t the biggest event of the season, he wants the team to go out and put forth their best effort.

“I love running the home meet,” said senior Andria Aguilar. “It’s where we practice every week, and you just learn every single turn. Everything seems so manageable and under your control.”

Aguilar said she has struggled with the mental aspect of the sport. She began running at a young age and grew weary of the continuous process of trying to compete at a high level.

Aguilar said she uses her bonds with teammates as motivation to press forward into the home meet and beyond.

“I’ve been racing since I was a baby. To [be running] for so long, a lot of times you can take it for granted [and get] overwhelmed sometimes with racing,” Aguilar said. “This year, I’ve learned to

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Former cross country runner Laura Carleton (120) leads in the women’s 6K in 2012 at the LSU Invitational at Highland Park. vibe off of my teammates and enjoy the energy and cohesion. Internally, [I want to] get my mind right, and externally be strong for everyone.”

Aguilar said she doesn’t consider herself a vocal leader, but rather someone who leads by

example. She said she stressed to the younger runners that hard work and team unity will help them excel at the collegiate level.

The Lady Tigers will begin at 8:05 a.m., followed by the Tigers at 9:15 a.m.

game. To continue to their success the first half of games this season on the ground, the Tigers will have For every passing play, LSU to come out strong against a stingy is averaging about three running MSU defense. plays. Despite this statistic, Miles “They’re opportunistic, they said that game situations deter[the Bulldogs] have five intercep- mine whether a passing play or a tions and three running play fumbles,” said will be called.

LSU coach “I think Stats at a glance Les Miles. we’re fortunate “[The MSU] to have the abil• Each RB has had at least 20 Defensive line, ity to do both, carries and 75 yards Preston Smith, and we will ceramong others, tainly in games • RB and FB rushing averaging are big, strong, that that’s 185.7 yards per game mobile guys n e c e s s a r y, ” and will be a Miles said.

• Hilliard and Fournette great challenge “We choose to for us.” be balanced averaging 5.2 Yards per carry Allowing an when we can average of only and when we • As a whole, SEC defenses 80.3 rushing should, and averaging 121.9 rushing yards in its first should we take yards per game three games, the lead or MSU is second should the run • Most rushing attempts by RB in the SEC in become more and in SEC with 117 run defense. important, then The Tigers’ ofwe will certainfensive line will ly press that have to come out strong in order to advantage.” handle a defense of MSU’s caliber, Hilliard and Fournette have not which they have struggled to do in only combined for more than 60

percent of the Tigers’ total rushing yards — they have been producing almost identically. Hilliard has one more touchdown than Fournette, but both backs are averaging 5.2 yards per carry.

SEC defenses as a whole have allowed an average of 121.9 yards of rushing per game. With players like Hilliard and Fournette receiving the majority of the workload, it will be important for both Williams and Magee to make the most of the carries they receive to get past this threshold throughout the rest of the Tigers’ SEC schedule.

With the most difficult stretch of LSU’s schedule set to begin, Miles said he is confident the high level of play throughout the SEC is important for LSU to succeed.

“If you enjoy competition, you enjoy this division,” Miles said.

“This is why you come to the SEC. This is why you compete in the western division. Competition is great.”

You can reach Michael Haarala on Twitter @haarala_TDR.

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Friday, September 12, 2014

Wage should reflect company’s success

WEB COMMENTS In response to Jana King’s column, “Louisiana cuisine reflects socioeconomic effect on food culture.”

“The average monthly SNAP benefit in 2011 for a household of 4 was $489.

Currently the maximum for a household of 4 is $632. Don’t tell me that a family of 4 cannot be fed on $15 a day without going into the canned food aisle. In fact, some of the cheapest items in the grocery store can be found in the exact section you said they cannot afford to shop in, the produce section. Does it take time and effort to cook things using natural ingredients?

Absolutely. Instead, poor people waste their money on processed foods.

Po’boys, gumbo, jambalaya, etoufee, and some of the other great Louisiana cuisine were developed by poor people, but that was because the poor put time and effort into creating delicious dishes. Our tax dollars would be better served teaching people how to cook on a budget rather than giving them more money to buy pop tarts.

Do not tell me that poor people are fat because they can’t afford cheaper foods because the food stamps they are receiving are more than enough to have a good diet. You may not be able to eat steak ever, but chicken is healthy and is cheap enough to feed a family of 4 on a budget. Not to mention the fact that they shouldn’t have 2 children if they can’t afford to feed them. I do not feel sorry for poor people that are overweight.

‘Perhaps if poor people taught themselves the basics of cooking with cheap, fresh ingredients instead of just using food stamps to buy processed foods, we could end up with new delicious Louisiana cuisine.’ - FIFY”

OFF WITH HER HEAD JANA KING Columnist It wasn’t just the customer’s guilt that started dwindling when McDonald’s announced plans to put tabletbased ordering systems in some of its restaurants across the globe. The higher-ups of the multibillion dollar corporation can breathe a sigh of relief knowing they hold less responsibility for the ever-growing population of minimum wage workers.

This move will affect thousands of the company’s workers, as there will be less need for the low-wage earners.

But because McDonald’s would rather purchase tablets than pay its full-time workers a liveable wage, we can all escape the guilt of confessing our desires for a triple-patty cheeseburger and large fries to another human being.

There’s a lot of debate in our country right now over the current $7.25 minimum wage. Thousands of fast food workers participated in a strike two weeks ago, demanding a higher, more livable minimum wage. More than 400 arrests were made when low wage earners took to the streets in major cities across the country.

Conservatives oppose it, saying the

work done is not worth the money being requested. They claim any push to mandate a higher minimum wage will cause a shortage of jobs, as heads of companies struggle to keep their bank accounts stuffed and lay off some workers to balance things out.

They have the nerve to call the 1.6 million minimum wage earners in America the greedy ones. My question is this: What is greed? Is it greedy to want to put food on your family’s table or to make it to the end of the month without anxiously anticipating your rent check bouncing? Or is it greedy to establish a company and have the gall to call it successful based on your own six- or seven-figure bank statement?

The entry-level positions, usually the face and personality of the company, are most often the workers paid the least. And for companies like Starbucks, they’re the ones responsible for all of the company’s profits.

In a forum hosted by the International Socialist Organization called “Why You Should Join the Socialists & Change the World,” a study of Starbucks profits and barista work was cited. Starbucks baristas, making an average of $9 per hour, must make three $5 drinks per hour to pay for their hour of labor and the supplies used to make the drinks.

If a barista makes 200 drinks during the peak business hours, they have made an almost $1,000 profit for their company. But they would only see a fraction of that in their paychecks.

Meanwhile, the creators of Starbucks enjoy their financial gains and receive praise for their successful business. But shouldn’t the success of an employee also be factored into the success of the business?

If so, McDonald’s CEO and President Don Thompson should think long and hard before replacing the thousands of workers with robot ordertakers. His net worth of $20 million, according to www.celebritynetworth. com, is enough to pay more than 1.3 million hours of workers at their requested $15 per hour.

It’s not a question of whether the full-time workers in entry level food service positions deserve to make $15 per hour. It’s a question of whether a CEO can really call himself successful if a 40-hour work week in his business is not enough for those people selling his burgers and fries to be financially secure.

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

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Friday, September 12, 2014 Letter to the editor

Alexander: There’s more to sexual assault report Dear Editor, I am concerned about assumptions made in your Sept. 17 editorial accusing LSU of ignoring unreported sexual assaults on campus. It is critical these issues be resolved so our University can come together to prevent future assaults and to encourage victims to report the crime and seek the help they need.

Sen. J.P. Morrell asked LSU to submit the number of sexual assaults reported on campus over the past five years. The number of on-campus assaults reported to LSU was 22. At no time, as you suggested, did we congratulate ourselves on this number being lower than the national average.

I strongly feel, as I wrote in my report, even a single assault is one too many. As both the president of LSU and the father of two college-aged women – one here at LSU, one at the University of Wisconsin – this crisis hits very close to home.

We are aware there is a difference between the number of assaults reported and the number that took place. While we do not believe our reported number is inclusive of every assault on students that actually occurred, we are unable to provide help or support when an assault goes unreported. The gap between actual and reported sexual assaults speaks to an even larger problem – that many victims are scared to come forward, fearing repercussions.

As far as your assertion that the length of LSU’s report somehow reflects the priority it places on sexual assault prevention and response, nothing could be further from the truth. The inclusion of additional pages does not equate with the weight we place on an issue. Nothing is more important to any of us in the LSU community than the safety of our students. Period.

The Reveille is in a unique position to educate students and write informed, accurate stories on this topic. You can share the availability of campus resources from the Lighthouse Program to the CARE Team to the Dean of Students’ Office, and develop a dialogue among peers — the kind of dialogue that has more impact than any policy. Together, we must foster a campus community that protects every individual while empowering all to feel safe when speaking out. I’m asking you to use the influence you wield to make our campus a better place.

Let’s work together to address this problem. It’s the only way we can make real change.

F. King Alexander LSU President and Chancellor

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Islamic State means U.S. must return to Iraq BRACE YOURSELF RYAN Mcgehee Columnist I think we can all agree — the world is going to hell in a handbasket. It seems like there is a new conflict springing up every week. For the past few months, we’ve been hearing about the Islamic State group’s rampage across Iraq and Syria.

The group, which now fancies itself a nation-state, is in control of a huge swath of territory stretching from the SyrianTurkish border to the outskirts of Baghdad, or roughly Baton Rouge to Atlanta, inflicting untold horror on anyone that doesn’t submit to their extremist views, slaughtering religious minorities and executing two American journalists.

The Islamic State group is a blight that requires elimination. The United States is right to expand its air war against the group, as well as continuing the fight against radical jihadism in general, even if it requires putting soldiers back in the field.

On Monday, in an effort to avoid acting unilaterally, the U.S. got 24 nations to pledge their support to help defeat the group at a conference in Paris.

It was hoped that some of the surrounding Arab states would also commit to military action. Ten nations, including what’s left of Iraq, Turkey and a handful of Gulf States officially endorsed the measure.

But none, save Iraq, committed to direct action. However, after

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Kurdish female members of the Popular Protection Units stand guard at a check point near the city of Qamishli, Syria. the embarrassing retreat of Iraqi troops, the only legitimate force in the region comes from the Kurdish Peshmerga, which has been fighting tooth and nail against the Islamic State group in both Syria and Iraq.

The Kurds are an ethnic minority with no nation-state, but have representation in Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Their de facto capital in Iraq is the city of Erbil.

Ironically, Syria and Iran have also voiced their support despite neither country being invited to the conference — for obvious reasons in Syria’s case. It is likely Iran was left out because of its tensions with Saudi Arabia and its budding nuclear program. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cited his credentials fighting the group, among others, for the past few years. He’s right, if you call using

chemical weapons on your own citizens to sustain a failed regime counter-insurgency expertise.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Martin Dempsey suggested there may need to be American boots on the ground, assuming the air war doesn’t work.

While it is unpopular to suggest American soldiers may need to return to Iraq, we need to realize the Kurds and Iraqis may not be able to do the job by themselves.

Besides, conventional air power alone has never won a war. See Vietnam.

Thirteen years of constant conflict has been extraordinarily draining on the country. People my age haven’t known a year of peace since we were seven years old. This weariness of war can’t continue to distract us from reality.

It’s the absence of Western boots on the ground that got us into this mess in the first place.

We blew Iraq to hell and left it to the extremists before it was stable enough to stand alone. The failure to get a Status of Forces Agreement has come full circle.

As unfortunate as it is, we may need to send soldiers back to finish the job.

This is the nature of the world we live in. The end of the Cold War didn’t usher in peace; it spawned more chaos. We must be prepared to decisively respond to current and emerging threats, whether we’re war-weary or not.

Ryan McGehee is a political science and nior from Zachary, You can reach him @JRyanMcGehee.

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Students leaving campus events ruin experience NO WAY JOSE JOSE BASTIDAS Columnist Imagine your role model is giving a moving lecture.

You’re sitting in the middle of a crowded auditorium and you’re getting emotional as they reach the climactic point that changed his or her life for the better.

All your life goals seem reachable as you daydream of one day standing on the stage, sharing your own success story.

You can practically taste the glory when you hear the sound of a person three seats to your right picking up their backpack.

“Excuse me,” the woman in the Nike shorts and tank top says as she attempts to navigate out of her seat in the middle of the row.

The atmosphere in the room changes. Especially when she accidentally steps on your backpack, and you feel like this wom-

an, who simply couldn’t wait until the end of the speech to leave the room, ruined the whole event.

Fellow LSU students, this is not acceptable behavior.

It’s a growing trend for professors to give college students either extra credit or lightlyweighted assignments that entail covering events on campus, such as documentary screenings and guest lectures.

These opportunities will only benefit students if taken seriously.

“There are some valuable outof-class experiences that students may have that they might not engage in if you don’t incentivize them,” said Amy Reynolds, associate dean for Graduate Studies and Research.

Reynolds uses event coverage as one of the many opportunities offered in her Introduction to Mass Media class for participation grades.

As reflected in the class syllabus, students are given the option to cover an event by sending five text-based tweets and one

photo tweet.

“I think it’s good experience,” Reynolds said. “Students sometimes don’t realize how enlightening campus events can be, so this is a great way to motivate people to go to these events.”

While I do believe that extra credit — or in Reynolds’ case, engagement points — is a smart way to encourage attendance at campus events, students treat these opportunities more like easy grade boosters than chances to enhance the learning experience.

Students tend to approach the event with the mentality that they’ll do their tweeting requirements in the first 10 minutes of the event, then discreetly walk out after a job well done.

I’m going to let you in on a little secret, LSU — everyone will notice when you get up to leave.

“I know that some of my students do that at events and it’s completely clear when it happens,” Reynolds said. “I’m a big believer that education is a twoway street. I put my part to try to

create a good learning environment, but students also have to do their part to get the maximum out of it.”

Professors create extra credit opportunities and participation grades to give students other ways of earning points beside the run-of-the-mill, multiple-choice tests we all loathe.

Reynolds even gives her students the option of an alternative assignment if they show proof of other responsibilities that conflict with on-campus events.

We all have hundreds of things to get done. If our schedules don’t allow us to be courteous and stay at an event the whole time, it’s better to just skip it.

Or at least be smart enough to sit at the end of the row so you don’t step on my backpack when you leave, thank you very much.

Jose Bastidas is a 21-yearold mass communication senior from Caracas, Venezuela.

You can reach him on Twitter @jabastidas.

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A sale and customer service representative is needed for immediate employment,applicant must be available,hardworking,in novative,neat and should be able to work under less or no supervision.... experience is a plus but not required because there will be training...$16-$18 per/hr.Contact robertminc10@gmail.com for details _____________________________

APPLY NOW: http://johnnys-pizza. net/career/ OR 8873 HIGHLAND RD. ALL POSITIONS! We offer: -FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE -NO LATE NITES (CLOSE @ 10 - 11) Must Be: -RESPONSIBLE -ENERGECTIC -POLITE -ABLE TO PERFORM SIMPLE TASKS WITH SPEED AND ACCURACY _____________________________ Apricot Lane Boutique is looking outgoing, energetic part time sales associates/ stylists for both locations in Baton Rouge. Customer service/ sales experience preferred. Please apply in person at 7543 Jefferson Hwy or at the Mall of LA location. _____________________________ Behavioral Intervention Group is looking for ABA Line Therapist.

As a BIG Line therapist, you’ll have an opportunity to gain valuable experience providing ABA services. Our therapists receive intensive training and are taught to be scientists, decision-makers, and leaders. This is a full time position starting with an hourly rate of $10.00 hour plus benefits. Although this is an entry level position there is room for advancement at BIG. The job is fun, flexible, and offers a rewarding experience for both the therapist and the child! _____________________________ CAFE AMERICAIN NOW HIRING Part/Full Time DAY Servers Apply in person 7521 Jefferson Hwy Duties: inventory maintenance, event packing/shipping, and production assisting at events. Part-time (20-30 hrs/week) with full-time potential. Opportunities to earn additional income working weekend events. Start date by September 22nd. $10-$15/hr. Email resumes to tracimccall@wsacheer.com _____________________________ Eye Wander Photo is looking for a part-time assistant photographer.

Must have large amount of experience and have taken photography classes in past. Call (225) 366-4567 or email jenn@eyewanderphoto.com _____________________________ Handyman for home, yard duties. 10 flex hr/wk. $8.25/ hr.sunrecordsbook@ gmail.com or 769 7921. _____________________________ I-Catchers Hair & Body Spa is looking for 2 part time salon coordinators. A must have is an out going personality with great phone skills. I-Catchers is a fun place to work with great people to work with. Stop by or call 225-296-0795.

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Local co. is seeking interns for 3-6 months to assist w/admin support, social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) & marketing campaigns. Fashion Merchandising majors preferred. Flexible hrs. Submit resume & hrs of availability to apbr@cox.net _____________________________

RESPONSIBILITIES: Sales Generation - Meet personal and store sales goals Assist in the tracking, monitoring, and communication of business results Ensure designated sales techniques are practiced by all associates; lead by example - Continue to develop personal sales techniques and assist in the development of associate - sales techniques to maximize sales - Ensure all sales related policies and procedures are maintained - Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the merchandise, and develop product knowledge among selling staff - Maintain a keen interest in the fashion industry and market trends Customer Service - Ensure all associates provide the highest level of customer service, utilizing designated sales techniques - Build and maintain repeat clientele - Resolve all client problems and complaints quickly and effectively - Assist sales associates with various customer service issues (i.e. dissatisfied customers, returns, defective merchandise). Operations - Collaborate with store manager in areas of risk management, physical security, store cash controls, and inventory management Support and assist in staff training in all areas of appropriate register usage and maintenance - Understand and properly execute all management register functions - Participate in bi-annual inventories - Understand and execute cash control procedures including: bank deposits, safe funds, petty cash Merchandising/ Visual - Assist in the implementation and maintenance of all merchandising/ visual directives - Ensure the selling floor is neat, clean, organized and reflects the correct visual image at all times - Identify and communicate product concerns in a timely manner - Communicate inventory needs to support the business goal Human Resources - Assist in the recruitment, training and development of staff - Continually evaluate the performance of each associate and provide constant feedback to ensure results - Resolve all human resources related issues in a timely and effective manner - Ensure image and grooming standards are professional, reflective of the brand image and adhered to at all times QUALIFICATIONS: - Minimum of sales lead or keyholder experience, management experience preferred. _____________________________

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No nights or Sundays. 291-4850 _____________________________ Luxury Auto Detailing Are you are car enthusiast? H2O Auto Spa is the leading provider of professional detailng services to high-end commercial and retail clients. Earn from $400-$900.00 a wk. Part and full time positions available. Training provided. www.h2oautospa.com Apply in person at 9860 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, 70809 _____________________________ Mathnasium is growing and looking for students with expert-level understanding of high-school math to work afternoons and weekends at both area locations with students in grades 1-12. We offer a rewarding work environment, flexible scheduling, and $12/hr after training. Contact 744-0005 or ascension@mathnasium.com _____________________________ Need person with excellent customer service skills. Willing to learn insurance basics.

10124Jefferson@gmail.com _____________________________ Now hiring! Albasha Greek and Lebanese restaurant at Citiplace is now hiring part time servers and hostess. Please apply in person. 2561 Citiplace Court. _____________________________ Part-time customer service reps needed for Welsh’s Cleaners 5454 bluebonnet blvd @ I10 Great for students and flexible schedules. For more information call 225-588-1945 _____________________________ Personal Care Attendant : 29 year old blind male, Cerebral Palsy.

Needs assistance with hygiene, exercises, getting to therapy, outings.

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Do you like to have fun? Do you know how to wobble? Do you own a fanny pack? Are you single? Searching for male companion for sorority date function for WAG. Must be 5’9 and shorter, ready to spend money, dance the night away to top hits like Bruno Mars, Ke$ha and Ray Charles. Bring a positive attitude and your platinum card. For applications please email a selfie/short blurb about why you think you’d be the perfect candidate to vwague2@ tigers.lsu.edu.

Friday, September 12, 2014 defense, from page 1 defensive series The No. 8 Tigers start SEC play confident about their defense, but face off against the Bulldogs in their first real test since Wisconsin.

The Bulldogs are 3-0 for the second time under head coach Dan Mullen, and their success is powered by junior Dak Prescott, one of the nation’s most prolific quarterbacks.

Prescott, a dark horse Heisman candidate, is responsible for 72 of Mississippi State’s 131 points this season, ranking him second in the nation. He leads all SEC quarterbacks with 19 career rushing touchdowns and 1,197 career rushing yards. He’s also run for 100plus yards six times in his career,

library, from page 1 space, and he originally hoped to extend Middleton’s hours at the beginning of the semester.

Wilder said it’s important for Middleton to provide late-night hours because students have few places to study at night other than at home, which may not be conducive to studying.

LSU President F. King Alexander said when Middleton was first opened for 24 hours during finals week in fall 2013, the number of students going into the library during extended hours showed the

housing, from page 1 master plan will have 75 percent of single-student housing with new or renovated living spaces within the next five or six years.

The original master plan called for six residential halls built in the 1960s — Kirby Smith, Miller, Herget, McVoy, Acadian and Broussard — to be renovated in the 2020s. Waller said the University and Residential Life started to think they did not want classic, 1960s-constructed housing to be renovated and stay around for another 30 to 50 years.

Instead, Residential Life wants to replace the buildings in the next 10 to 15 years.

Part of the master plan involves removing and relocating the east campus greenhouse facility to build new student housing options along with a new dining facility. The plan will replace Herget, Miller, McVoy and eventually, Kirby Smith.

The master plan also wants to fill in the canal that runs from University High School to West Lakeshore Drive to add 700 parking spots. With the eyesore of the canal removed, Waller said students will have more “green space” around that area of campus.

Waller said the University is looking to use revenue bonds or possibly the private sector for constructing the project, as suggested by Goldsmith and Huron.

“I look at the private sector as just another tool in our toolbox of how we can enhance or improve our facilities that we provide our residents,” Waller said. “It may not be the only answer, but it’s an option that we’ve been asked

which makes him sixth nationally among quarterbacks. “[Prescott is] strong. [He’s] a guy that stands back in the pocket, knows what he’s looking at, makes the throws and has the ability to pull it down,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “He runs with strength. He carves through the ground very quickly, and when you go to tackle him, you better hit him hard. You better take him off his feet because he’s just a big, physical kid.”

Prescott has been difficult for defenses to stop, but this season’s LSU secondary has shown they’re capable of shutting down opposing quarterbacks.

The secondary hasn’t allowed a passing touchdown this season, and it leads the SEC in opposing passing yards per game, holding opponents to a mere 94.3 yards University’s need for the space to be open.

To keep Middleton secure after midnight, two security guards will be utilized, one near the front doors and the other patrolling the library floor, said Sigrid Kelsey, director of Library Communications and Publications.

The new system for keeping Middleton secure is different from how it has previously been done during finals week.

In the past when Middleton was open 24 hours during finals week, LSUPD Spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said officers on duty to take a look at to see what they can do.”

In his presentation to the Board of Supervisors, Goldsmith said he is not an expert on housing, but he is an expert on how universities interact with the private sector.

Waller said funding from the private sector may accelerate the process.

“We don’t want to see a 30 percent increase in student rent just so we can accelerate the con-

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The secondary is confident, but junior safety Jalen Mills said staying hungry is important for the unit’s success.

“We know those guys are very explosive on offense, they’ve got a lot of explosive players,” Mills said. “We can’t get complacent. We played good last week, but that was week three and this is week four.

It’s a new chapter in our book … and we just have to come out and be ready on Saturday.”

The Bulldogs’ offense doesn’t stop at Prescott. Junior running back Josh Robinson is another contributor to Mississippi State’s heavy ground attack. Robinson has three touchdowns and is averaging 96 yards per game this season, which ranks third in the SEC. Since the game against

who were nearby would patrol the library.

Use of Middleton will be monitored over the next few weeks to assess student needs, according to the LSU Libraries website.

Wilder said LSU Libraries will have a good idea of the number of students using Middleton after midnight because students are required to have their Tiger Card with them.

If students need more space than the bottom floor supplies, the library will look into opening more levels for students to use during the night hours, Wilder said. struction of those buildings,” he said.

Goldsmith said the goal is to explore a developer model. One is a hybrid where the University would own land, but they would employ the private sector to build or operate, and another would be a purely private model.

Goldsmith warned that the University’s housing project might gain speed with the purely private model, but it would eventually lose control of its housing.

page 11 Wisconsin, the Tigers have allowed only 86 total yards rushing on 1.4 yards per carry, which bodes well for the LSU defense.

LSU sophomore defensive tackle Christian LaCouture said if the Tigers aren’t able to apply pressure and stop the run, the Bulldogs have the talent to make them pay.

The key to the game on defense could be the battle in the trenches between the offensive line and the defensive line.

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“We just want to make sure we’re in our gaps, making plays and getting off blocks,” LaCouture said. “If we don’t do that, they have a great offensive line so they’ll make sure we don’t get off of our blocks. We have to make sure we prepare for the little things, so when we go out there we don’t have any stones unturned.”

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