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Early childhood education junior Lindsey Baker [left], communication disorders senior Lauren Ortego [middle] and communication studies senior Sam Sherwood sign ‘We love tigers,’ read from left to right.

Students advocate for deaf community ‘We just want people who have hearing losses or who are deaf to feel more at home.’

Lindsey Ortego,

co-president of the LSU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Club

BY Rose Velazquez rvelazquez@lsureveille.com Among the academic hustle and bustle, tireless athletic atmosphere and dynamic social scene, it seems like there’s a place for everyone on a campus. But the LSU Deaf and Hard of Hearing Club represents a community that often goes overlooked.

Co-president and communication disorders senior Lauren Ortego, who is not hearing impaired, said students are often

hesitant about joining the organization because they are not deaf or hard of hearing.

Ortego said many students struggle with understanding what deaf culture is and how to act around deaf people. Many of these students are drawn to the organization because of the free, weekly American Sign Language classes.

“We do our best to advocate for the deaf culture, and just to spread awareness is basically our main goal because a lot of

student life

The White House’s newly unveiled “It’s on Us” sexual assault awareness campaign is in the early stages of implementation at universities and colleges around the nation.

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden launched the campaign on Friday, which aims to prevent sexual assault,

change campus culture and better educate men.

In a conference call to the White House, Tina Tchen, assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady, said that the goal of the campaign is to “mentally shift the way we think about sexual assault.”

The NCAA is a major sponsor of the campaign. Lynn Rosenthal,

see campaign, page 15

Read an opinion columnist’s views on Tigerland crime on page 13.

board of supervisors

Duplessis ready for role as chairwoman

Sexual assault awareness campaign in early stages

BY Jayce Genco jgenco@lsureveille.com

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Baton Rouge police arrested a 23-year-old man on attempted first-degree murder charges stemming from a Sept. 14 shooting behind Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland.

Jerome Lamar Verret, of 3026 Monroe Avenue, turned himself in to the 4th District precinct and was arrested at 12:59 p.m. Monday after a warrant was issued for his arrest on Sept. 18. He was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish jail, according to book records.

Verret is charged with shooting two men, a 20-year-old and a 23-year-old, both of whom sustained non-life-threatening injuries — one in the abdomen and another in the leg.

The shooting was believed to be a result of an argument among the men.

BY Deanna Narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com

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Actor Jon Hamm is featured in the ‘It’s On Us’ PSA to bring sexual assault awareness to college campuses.

Although she doesn’t have a college degree, Ann Duplessis, newly elected chairwoman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, said she brings diversity to the board with her degree in life.

Gov. Bobby Jindal appointed Duplessis, a former state senator, in 2012 after the Louisiana Senate rejected his first

attempt to place Duplessis on the board in 2011.

She is the only female member of the Board, the only African-American and the only member who did not financially contribute to the governor’s campaign.

However, Duplessis said the diversity she offers to the Board doesn’t come from her race or

see duplessis, page 15

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Picasso museum reopens after 5-year closure THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — Paris’ Picasso museum is reopening for two days this weekend after five years of closure over a renovation fraught with setbacks, accusations and sackings. But if the public expects art they’ll be disappointed: it’s practically empty.

“I will first of all calm your ardor and your enthusiasm ... but you’re going to see nothing.

It’s a great disappointment. It’s an empty museum,” Laurent Le Bon, the museum’s president, said during Friday’s preview reception.

He has been in the job for just three months. His predecessor was sacked.

The 37 rooms of Musee Picasso, located inside the Marais district’s grand 17thcentury Hotel de Sale, are being temporarily opened in honor of France’s annual heritage weekend.

The museum, which is under the stewardship of the French government, won’t officially open until Oct. 25 and until then the art is collecting dust in storage.

It will house a 52-millioneuro (about $72 million) renovation, which organizers hope will end the museum’s seemingly endless problems.

His predecessor was sacked in May over the lagging renovation, amid accusations of mismanagement and clashes

between the government and the artist’s family.

This weekend, visitors are being encouraged to use their imagination about how the museum will look.

“In lots of rooms there is nothing to see. It’s a little like a blank page, where we can use our imagination. It’s a moment when we can still dream,” insisted Le Bon. When it officially opens, 400 works from the prolific founder of Cubism will be on display.

Until then, this weekend’s visitors will mostly be viewing bare white walls, white ceilings, decorative white stucco reliefs, white staircases, and empty display cabinets.

For some, the reception at the preview was tepid.

“It’s great to see the restoration. It’s beautiful. But where’s all the art?” asked Pierre Vercueil, 23.

Organizers said it is important symbolically for the museum to open on national heritage day, even if the space is not yet ready, adding that the official opening in October will feature actual Picassos on the walls.

For Picasso-lovers interested in more than sparkling interiors this weekend, there will be six large-format works made by the Spanish-born artist peppered around the 3,700 square meter space — including the impressive canvass “Three Women at the Fountain”

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Paris’ Picasso museum is finally allowing the public a glimpse into its shuttered rooms after five years of closure. from 1921.

These tableaux were selected carefully from the vast collection of some 5,000 works and nearly 300 paintings.

The renovation is aimed at helping to double the possible number of visitors — but the bad press may not have helped.

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Speaking to Le Figaro in May, Claude Picasso said former Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti had told him that troubles getting security guards in place, as required under French regulations, were behind the delay. Picasso said he couldn’t understand that, and that he had the impression that France “doesn’t care” about him or his father.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Marine Corps veteran Bolivar Vilchez was terrified as he helped his wife deliver their daughter on the side of a Southern California freeway.

The Orange County Register reports that 29-year-old Sandra Vilchez of Riverside County was on the way to her mother’s home early Saturday when she delivered baby Savannah.

She was due Sept. 26, but because Sandra Vilchez had to have all three previous children induced after carrying them to full term she had not been worried about an early birth.

But after leaving their home in a neighboring county for the drive, the contractions began and grew stronger quickly.

“I told my husband, ‘I think she’s coming now,’” she said. As the 18-year Marine Corps veteran rushed down the road, her water broke.

Meanwhile their three kids, ages 6, 4, and 3, worried asked “is Savannah doing this to you?”

Vilchez assured them, “We’re fine, we’re fine.”

And it soon became clear the baby would not wait. As they drove onward, she said, “her head popped out.”

Bolivar Vilchez, 35, swung across the freeway to its shoulder and ran to the passenger side of their Chevy Tahoe to help his wife. In seconds he had a fire emergency dispatcher on the phone and at the next contraction his newborn daughter’s head in his hands.

Savannah was born at 4:21 a.m., measuring 11 pounds, 6 ounces, and 22 inches.

He checked to make sure the umbilical cord wasn’t wrapped around the baby’s neck and then placed her gently on his wife’s chest.

Firefighters arrived soon afterward and helped cut the cord.

Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Shane Sherwood said roadside births are more common than thought. Another woman also gave birth on a different freeway shoulder last October.

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LSU Buddies take on Louisiana culture together University students help exchange students assimilate

BY KELSEY BORDELON kbordelon@lsureveille.com When anthropology senior Virginia Conaway returned from her spring semester in Denmark, she was asked by the Office of International Programs to be an LSU Buddy. She was familiar with the woes of settling into a different culture for a semester, so it made sense to volunteer and make another student’s assimilation less taxing.

As a “buddy,” Conaway’s duties include being assigned an incoming international exchange student and helping with their integration into the Louisiana culture.

“Coming to a new country is incredibly stressful,” Conaway said. “There are a lot of little things that people don’t know, so it’s so helpful to have a buddy.”

Study Abroad Coordinator Margaret Sonstroem said the intent of the LSU Buddies is to ease both the internationally exchanged student and the University student into Louisiana culture, whether for the first time or for a return.

“Since the exchange students are only here for a semester or a year, they have a short period of time to really get into American life, so [this program] helps to give that a little bit of a jolt,” Sonstroem said. “And this year has been crazy for us as far as participation goes.”

S o n stroem also said the relationships between excha nge buddies and University students c o m i n g home from a b r o a d could help with the reverse culture shock of being back in A mer ic a n society.

Spanish senior Bailey Nunez volunteered with LSU Buddies when she returned from her spring semester in Spain.

She said being matched with a buddy whose native language is the language she is studying gives her an opportunity to speak Spanish now that the language

doesn’t surround her in the U.S. Events put on by the Office of International Programs for the LSU Buddies give the pairs structured activities to build relationships.

One of the bonding events early in the school year is a dinner night, which was so popular last year that Sonstroem was unable to reserve space in a restaurant because of the sheer amount of buddies.

The 100 students, or 50 pairs, involved in the LSU Buddies program represent a growth in the organization in comparison to previous years.

Students are invited to volunteer for the LSU Buddies program the semester they return to the University from time spent studying abroad. Buddies are matched according to language skills, fields of study and travel experience.

Study Abroad Coordinator Margaret Sonstroem said the intent of the LSU Buddies program is to ease both the internationally exchanged student and the University student into Louisiana culture, whether for the first time or not.

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The LSU Buddies program includes both international exchange students and University students who have study abroad experience.

To find out more about study abroad opportunities through the University, check out the Study Abroad Fair today and tomorrow in the Student Union Royal Cotillion Ballroom from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

state

6th Congressional District race political endorsements go unnoticed Lobbyist, party support aim to differentiate candidates

BY SAVANAH DICKINSON sdickinson@lsureveille.com Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District candidates are gaining endorsements without much attention from the public, often going unnoticed by those following the election.

James Garand, University political science professor, described endorsements as situations where an organization or individual sends a signal they support a candidate. This may include interest groups or political parties.

“Endorsements can make a difference but under very limited circumstances,” Garand said.

Garand admitted he is unfamiliar with endorsements in the current 6th Congressional District race other than former Governor Edwin Edwards’ recent endorsement by the Louisiana Democratic Party.

“My ignorance about who is being endorsed other than Edwin Edwards is illustrative of the fact that endorsements often fly under the radar screen,” Garand said. “And I pay attention to politics as much as anybody.”

The Republican Party endorsements in the 6th Conof East Baton Rouge Parish gressional District. Although recently endorsed three Re- she is registered to vote, King publican candidates, including does not characterize herself state Sen. Dan Claitor, Paul Di- as an active voter. etzel, and state Rep. Lenar WhitGarand said he believes ney. endorsements do not have much The party chose from nine of an effect on campaigns’ Republican candidates in the successes. Yet campaigns con6th Congressional District. Gar- tinue to seek out endorsements ret Graves, b e c a u s e fundraising they believe front-runner, it gives the is one of the impression six candithe camdates not paign is endorsed by doing well.

EBR Repub“People licans. that could be Repubconvinced lican Gov. by an enBobby Jindal dorsement has kept his often are james garand, distance people that from the 6th University political science professor don’t have District constrong pogressional litical views racealthough in the first he has close ties to numerous place,” Garand said. “They candidates, including Graves, a are also not paying as much former top aide. attention to politics until the Garand said endorsements very end. It is quite possible do not always assist a campaign. that they are not aware of He said an endorsement by endorsements as they occur.”

President Barack Obama, for Partisan identification, instance, may not be good for Garand said, is the biggest Democratic candidates. predictor of who a citizen Mass communication se- will vote for. Those withnior Kelsey King said she out strong partisanship are has not taken notice of any more likely to pay attention

‘People that could be convinced by an endorsement often are people that don’t have strong political views in the first place.’

to endorsements.

Libertarian candidate Rufus Craig is the only candidate in the 6th Congressional District not associated with a major party.

However, Garand said endorsements may play a bigger role in primary

elections or when there are multiple candidates from the same party running for a position.

Garand said an endorsement acts as a stamp of approval to differentiate among the candidates when partisanship is indistinguishable.

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Students, employers satisfied with new Olinde Career Center facility Central location, new technology attract users BY kaci cazenave kcazenave@lsureveille.com The University’s newly renovated Olinde Career Center facility has done its job effectively and attracted more students and employers than at its previous Patrick F. Taylor Hall location.

Kenissa McKay, communication manager at the Olinde Career Center, said the facility’s central location, state-of-the-art technology and space availability have made the difference and contributed to the new center’s success within its first few weeks of being open.

“Students who come to the new Olinde Career Center are just amazed by the size and design of the facility,” McKay said. “They are in awe of all of the resources and technology that now lie at their fingertips.”

Employers are also thrilled, McKay said. Although the student and employment services at the OCC have stayed the same, recruiters have enjoyed no longer having to share spaces to conduct interviews.

“Before, our office space was shared, and we would have to close cubicle doors to conduct interviews and other business,” McKay said. “But now, we have our employers out of cubicles and in more

intimate yet official rooms where they can properly recruit our students.”

McKay said the overall environment for employers is better and enhances their branding opportunities.

Trey Truitt, Olinde Career Center associate director of employment services, said employers have had nothing but positive responses to students and the new environment.

“I think the employers most like that the interview rooms are bigger, more comfortable and more private,” Truitt said. “They have a space that is now professional and allows them to better represent themselves as a company to our students.”

Truitt said the OCC now houses a career classroom, that features “Lunch & Learn” career informational sessions, executive conference rooms and 22 interview rooms to satisfy larger recruiting groups.

Truitt said he already has noticed an increase in the number of interview reservations.

“We’re only in the second week of interviews, and so far, it’s been very steady,” Truitt said. “It’s the combination of opening and now being centrally located that’s earned us one of the highest percentages of walk-ins seeking interviews within the first two weeks.”

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New computers and other state-of-the-art technologies are available for use in the Olinde Career Center, located in the basement of the Student Union. pany employers and students but also allows the Olinde staff more visibility toward internal partners.

“The various departments on campus now have the chance to see us, do tours and utilize our space, and so far, they’ve done just that,” Truitt said.

Local high school students are also getting a glimpse of the OCC in its early phase through Kickoff LSU tours, Truitt said.

“The Kickoff LSU program has given us a greater level

of exposure to potential students and allowed us to show ourselves in a more prominent light prior to their coming to college,” Truitt said.

Mass communication sophomore Marit Schroeder said the OCC is resourceful and seems approachable.

“Normally, I would prefer to look for jobs and internships on my own, but the Career Center offers a lot of opportunity to gain work experience while still in college, which most students get over-

whelmed by,” Schroeder said.

Careers2Geaux will not conduct its data run until the end of the semester, Truitt said, which is when the OCC will have statistics to support the observed success.

“Still, we’re excited about the reactions we’ve been receiving, and all of the surveys that have been collected since we’ve opened have said nothing but great things about the place,” Truitt said. “Hopefully, the data will show the same.”

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Common Sense Action holds voter registration challenge

BY SAVANAH DICKINSON sdickinson@lsureveille.com

Student organization Common Sense Action, in an attempt to get more students registered and voting, is hosting a voter registration challenge to maximize millennial involvement in the upcoming midterm election.

CSA partnered with TurboVote, a third-party group, to register 10,000 voters nation wide.

Garrett Clawson, president and co-founder of the University chapter of CSA, worked as a national policy director in Washington, D.C., this summer, where he helped to draft the agreement with TurboVote.

Each of the 40 CSA chapters are competing with one another to get more students registered.

The goal is for each chapter to register at least 250 voters.

The University is ranked in the middle of the 40 chapters, Clawson said.

“Looking at November, the upcoming midterm election, only about 1 in 4 millennials are expected to vote,” Clawson said. “That’s just ridiculous.

Even the national turnout is double that.”

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President Garrett Clawson [right] and members of Common Sense Action volunteer to increase student voter awareness and registration in Free Speech Plaza.

Math junior and CSA member Daniel Bourgeois said CSA is registering voters because the government does not run itself and requires the participation of each citizen.

“In fact, sometimes it doesn’t run at all,” Bourgeois said.

Bourgeois said voting is the least a citizen can do for his or her country, and becuase millennials will run the country in a matter of years, they have a duty to vote now.

Clawson and his fellow CSA members have been in Free Speech Plaza raising voter awareness and registering student voters with the help of TurboVote.

Clawson said CSA aims to educate young voters without partisan bias.

The group will hand out voter guides to get students interested in campaign issues and to do individual research.

“We just want to show law

makers that millennials are listening and putting their votes to action,” Clawson said.

Registration is simple, Clawson said. It can be completed on any smartphone in under two minutes.

TurboVote uses a University-specific link to walk people through the registration form question by question.

“It’s no more complicated than making an email address,” Bourgeois said.

Once completed, the newly registered voter will be sent an email confirming their registration.

One of the most prominent features of TurboVote allows students to register as

absentee voters. TurboVote allows them to receive their mail at a different address than the one in which they are registered to vote.

TurboVote will mail these students an absentee ballot, simplifying the process for many University students who live outside their registered district.

Students who already are registered to vote can benefit from signing up with TurboVote.

“Even if you are registered to vote, we’re reaching out to those people on campus and signing them up for text message reminders,” Clawson said.

The text will remind students on Election Day where they can vote.

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Like Mother, Like Daughter Flory family shares connection on the court BY mike gegenheimer • mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com

As soon as Fran Flory steps into the University High gym, all eyes are on her.

Every parent, even the ones she’s never met, know her by name, and groups of visiting junior varsity players stare at her like a celebrity. She casually walks around the stands greeting the other parents in her LSU warm-up suit, which she didn’t have time to change out of after coming straight from coaching Tiger volleyball practice.

She’s the purple and gold elephant in the room.

As Fran puts it, her daughter Lindsay Flory, a senior on the UHigh volleyball team, will forever be, “Flory’s child.” It’s the main reason why she tried for years to push her daughter away from the sport she’s made her entire life.

“I told her, ‘People will think that you’re privileged because of that, and I don’t ever want you to think of that as a negative,’” Fran said. “‘Understand the trials and tribulations of the judgment you’re going to face because you are who you are. That isn’t your

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football Notebook

Offense must improve physicality Depth in secondary proving crucial

BY Jacob hamilton jhamilton@lsureveille.com The LSU football team’s fourheaded-monster at running back managed to carry the Tigers to victory in the first three games of the season. LSU entered last Saturday’s game against Mississippi State averaging 226 rushing yards per game with nine touchdowns in total.

“Every game we play, we want to establish our dominance on the ground and up front,” said senior running back Terrence Magee.

But the Bulldogs held LSU’s rushing attack to a combined 89 yards on 35 rushing attempts for just 2.5 yards per carry.

“We were cutting back prematurely when we shouldn’t have and there were times that we didn’t stay with our fullback when we should have,” Magee said. “These are just the little things that we have to fine-tune and clean up.”

Senior center Elliott Porter also attributed the lack of success on the ground to himself and his counterparts on the offensive line.

“What happened last week was eye-opening,” Porter said.

“I will see to it to make the

see offense, page 7

soccer

Freshmen Tigers bring new look, style of play to team

BY Morgan prewitt mprewitt@lsureveille.com Recruiting in any sport is a calculated guessing game.

Some recruits will develop, and others will flatline. The greatest prize of all is a recruiting class that lives up to its hype, though it’s rare.

LSU soccer coach Brian Lee seems to have hit the jackpot for two straight years in two distinct ways.

Lee’s Tigers welcomed a No. 14 ranked recruiting class in 2013, according to AllWhiteKit. com, and a No. 7 class in 2014, as ranked by soccer recruiting service TopSoccerDrawer.com.

In 2013, Brian saw thenfreshman forward Summer Clarke, defender Megan Lee and midfielder Emma Fletcher make Southeastern Conference history

when they became the first three freshmen from a single team awarded All-SEC honors.

While the 2014 class does not have these accolades, the players have affected the Tigers from the first minute of the season — literally.

In LSU’s season opener against Troy, freshman forward Jorian Baucom scored her first goal 48 seconds into the game, the fastest goal scored in a season opener in program history.

“Well, when you say you want to start the season strong, that was very pleasing to see,” Brian said. “It’s good for Jorian to get on the score sheet that early.”

Baucom has followed the footsteps of Clarke and is now tied with Clarke with a team-leading five goals.

While Baucom flashes on the highlight reel and takes pressure

off Clarke and other veteran attackers, the defensive additions of midfielder Christyna Pitre, defenders Alexis Urch and Jordane Carvery and keeper Lily Alfeld have changed the physical identity of the team.

In 2013, the Tigers struggled with the physical play in the SEC. They were not able to compete with the taller, stronger teams like Florida, because they did not have the height in the center to control balls in the air.

“Pitre, Carvery, Alexis Urch and Jorian Baucom [were recruited for their] just their flat size and strength and ability to win fifty-fifties in the air and on the ground, which was a major weakness for us in SEC games last year,” Brian said. “Hopefully, they will be able to hit the

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LSU freshman forward Jorian Baucom (5) tuns toward the ball during the Tigers’ victory against Nicholls on Sept. 2 in the LSU Soccer Stadium.

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Little controversy in determining this season’s MLB awards runs in his 26 games started.

Kershaw owned the summer in baseball, whether it was pitching 41 straight scoreless innings or throwing a no-hitter in July. He had a season for the history books, and talking about other National League pitchers would be disrespectful.

THE CUBAN CANNON TOMMY ROMANACH Sports Columnist During the thick of football season, it’s hard to remember other sports not only exist, but are reaching crucial parts of the season.

That’s the case with baseball as the season comes to a close and the postseason nears. And with the end of the regular season comes postseason awards.

It’s been an interesting season in baseball. Teams like the Rangers, Reds and Red Sox have suffered dramatic falls, while teams like the Orioles and Royals enjoy landmark years. In between, a few players have stood out and become deserving of baseball’s highest individual honors.

American League Cy Young: Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners First, apologies to Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale, who has had another incredible season while playing for another terrible White Sox team. Sale was good, but Hernandez has been a workhorse and the biggest factor contributing to the Mariners success this season.

Sale and Hernandez have similar statistics in Earned Run Average and WHIP, with Hernandez having a slight edge in both. The real difference comes in innings

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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout hits a home run Sept. 20 during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers. pitched, which Hernandez dominates with more than 220 innings so far.

Taking up so many innings is essential to the Mariners because it gives their bullpen the rest in needs. Factor in Hernandez’s high-strikeout rate and there is little doubt he is deserving of his second Cy Young.

American League MVP: Mike Trout, LA Angels Mike Trout is 23 years old and contending for the MVP award for the third consecutive season.

Most 23-year-olds will feel pretty

accomplished if they get their cars cleaned out once a week.

Trout has the unique set of speed, power and fielding any fan or manager dreams about. He is the only American League player with more than 30 home runs and 10 stolen bases, and he only has committed two errors while playing center field in the spacious Angel Stadium.

The only player who’s been able to compete with Trout for MVP the last two seasons has been Miguel Cabrera, who had a down season and made this a oneman race. With the Angels finally

making the postseason, it will be exciting to see what Trout can do in October.

National League Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw, LA Dodgers Record an ERA below 2.00, and you are going to win the Cy Young that season. It’s a pretty logical rule, and Kershaw followed it this season.

The frightening thing about Kershaw’s season is remembering he was injured early in the year and missed a few weeks of the season. Yet he still leads both leagues in wins, allowing only 38 earned

NL MVP: Clayton Kershaw, LA Dodgers I’ve already talked about Kershaw’s historic season, and that certainly contributes to him winning MVP. The other factor is the lack of any National League batter standing out or putting together a complete season.

Colorado Rockies slugger Troy Tulowitzki was in the driver’s seat for the award but lost it when he injured his upper thigh in July.

Since then, players like Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen and Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton have produced respectable stats, but nothing that really impresses me.

Some say pitchers shouldn’t win MVP awards because they have their own award, and they really need to get over themselves. Kershaw has become a guaranteed win for the Dodgers every five days, and there are few things more valuable than that.

Tommy Romanach is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Dallas, Texas. You can reach him on Twitter @troman_28.

MEN’S tennis

Tigers play soccer to stay conditioned during season BY brian pellerin bpellerin@lsureveille.com A typical tennis fitness workout requires sprints back and forth across the court and specific footwork drills, but doing these drills for the eight-month season can get monotonous.

In the past, LSU men’s tennis coach Jeff Brown utilized football and frisbee workouts to keep his players in shape, but this year he’s turned to the world’s most popular sport — soccer.

The Tigers take a weekly trip to the soccer practice fields to break free from the regular workout schedule and improve its conditioning while having a little fun.

Junior Boris Arias said it’s hard work sprinting across the field because LSU doesn’t have enough players to make two full teams, but Arias can see the difference all of that running makes when he gets back to the usual practices.

“When we go back to the tennis court, at least for me, I feel a lot quicker,” Arias said. “We all like it. It’s really hard to run all the time like that, but I like it a lot.”

It was all fun and games when the Tigers first started

playing, but now it’s just as com- Brown acts as the last line of depetitive as their dual matches in fense to keep his players from the spring. scoring goals.

“We all got really into it,” As goalkeeper, Brown has Arias said. “Some of us got soc- taken some hard shots from his cer cleats to play there.” player, especially Arias. Brown The Bolivian native is one said Arias has one of the stronof three Tigers on roster from gest legs and almost hit his coach other countries. in the head with Arias, along with a shot the last senior Englishman ‘When we go back to the time they played.

Chris Simpson and tennis court, at least for “It was a freshman Swe- me, I feel a lot quicker.’ great shot,” den-native Simon Brown said.

Freund, grew up in “Luckily my cultures that embody was in the Boris arias, brace soccer. right place. I LSU junior tennis player Brown said the didn’t have time American players to get my hand can’t keep up with the skills of up and it hit my shoulder.” the international players.

Brown was happy his shoul“Boris [Arias] is on the junior der saved him from suffering national team or something,” an injury, but he’s even happier Brown said. “Chris [Simpson] none of his players have suffered has been around it. All the inter- serious injuries. Simpson said national players I’ve had before, the Tigers play hard, but they you can tell soccer’s their first make sure to be careful. sport.”

“We know that we can’t get The Americans may not have injured or anything so we never the ability to compete, but Simp- try to hurt each other when we son said it’s amusing to watch play,” Simpson said. “If there is them attempt to keep up. an injury, we definitely take pre“Soccer is definitely a lot big- cautions about it.” ger in Europe than it is here so it is funny to see them try to play,” You can reach Brian Pellerin on Simpson said.

Twitter @Pellerin_TDR. When the Tigers hit the pitch,

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The LSU men’s tennis team trains with the Tiger soccer team to stay in shape.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 FOOTBALL

OFFENSE, from page 5 improvements that we need to make.”

The Tigers’ running game will look to return to top form Saturday against New Mexico State, a team that has given up an average of 299 yards per game on the ground this season.

“We have to focus on being more physical up front, getting in the running lanes, finding the creases and getting some big runs this week,” Magee said.

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Les Miles speaks to the media at his weekly press conference, Lunch with Les. He said no individual is to blame for the loss against Mississippi State, but the Tigers need to play better.

Les Miles reacts to Mississippi State loss LSU reports Bulldogs’ center Day to SEC

BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com In his weekly press conference, LSU football coach Les Miles stressed the need for improvement in all phases of the game after the Tigers lost their Southeastern Conference opener against Mississippi State, 2934, on Saturday night.

Miles said the problems seen Saturday are not the fault of any one player or unit, but the responsibility of all the players and coaches on staff.

“It’s not just one thing,” Miles said. “It’s not this player or that player, it’s really we’ve got good players, and really our coaching staff knows what they’re doing, and we’re in good position. It’s just we’ve got to play better.”

MISSISSIPPI STATE’S DILLON DAY STOMPING Miles said a petition about Mississippi State’s senior offensive lineman Dillon Day stomping on LSU players during Saturday’s game has been sent into the SEC offices.

“I think not only did TV catch that, but that was something that we caught, that we sent in, and certainly the conference will do the right thing,” Miles said.

HARRIS AND JENNINGS While Miles praised the effort of freshman quarterback Brandon Harris against Mississippi State, he focused on the season-long outlook at the position and deciding which quarterback gives LSU the best chance to win.

“First of all, I’m not going to temper what was a very

positive contribution by Brandon Harris,” Miles said. “He comes in, we say, here’s the situation. Make these throws and handle protection, and he did a great job, and he gave us every opportunity in the time that he was on the field to win.”

Miles said he liked the lift Harris gave the Tigers and that Harris’ performance earned him more consideration for playing time.

However, Miles did not make any concrete statements about Harris’ playing time going forward.

“But in the same vein, we’ll look at him,” Miles said. “We’ve got a long season ahead of us.

Practice weeks are very revealing. When there’s a separation there, that will be noticed, and changes will be made.”

DEFENSIVE STRUGGLES Miles said the lack of communication between players on the field and coaches on the sideline was the problem that led to the Bulldogs’ big plays.

“To me, there were some times there where a call didn’t get on the field that should have been on the field,” Miles said. “A linebacker out of position, a missed coverage based on a quarterback scramble that led to big plays and things in my mind that are technique, not necessarily that they’re even a missed assignment.”

Miles said he has confidence in defensive coordinator John Chavis to make the necessary adjustments to fix those communication problems.

FIXING MISTAKES The LSU defense played uncharacteristically poor this past week, giving up more than 500 yards, including 302 on the ground against Mississippi State.

“We take it to heart when an offense comes in and puts up that many yards on us,” said senior linebacker D.J. Welter.

FRESHMEN, from page 5 ground running and solve that problem and more.”

The physical presence these freshmen bring has contributed on both ends of the pitch. The freshmen class has six assists so far this season, led by Baucom and Pitre who have two each.

The trio’s height also creates more opportunities for goals on set pieces. Carvery, the tallest player on the roster at 5 feet 11 inches has eight shots, which have mostly come off of set pieces. “[Junior midfielder] Natalia [Gomez-Junco] and Emma can

page 7 “[Not giving up a lot of yards] is definitely something that we pride ourselves in every week, either passing or especially running.”

Junior linebacker Lamar Louis said many of the Bulldogs’ long plays were because of missed tackles. Louis claimed the Tigers need to be more physical at the point of attack and focus on tackling the ball carrier.

“There’s a lot of things that could have been prevented,” Louis said.

According to Welter, the Tigers will look to think less and act more in the upcoming games.

“We need to get lined up as soon as we get the call and play our assignment instead of thinking,” Welter said.

“We need to get in the right spot and get out there and play.”

the strong part of its defense so far this season, and sophomore cornerback Tre’Davious White said it benefits from having fresh legs on the field.

“It’s a thing that we have been doing ever since [sophomore cornerback Rashard Robinson] came back,” White said. “We will each do two series and rotate. Two series it will be me and [junior cornerback Jalen Collins], then it will be Jalen and Rashard for two series.”

The Tigers have managed to hold their opponents to 138 passing yards per game and two passing touchdowns total in four games this season.

“We are fortunate enough to have that much depth at defensive back so we can do that and everybody can stay fresh,” White said.

SECONDARY ROTATION LSU’s secondary has been

You can reach Jacob Hamilton on Twitter @jhamilton_TDR.

put the ball where it needs to be, but for the first time we have players who can head it in or head it out,” Brian said. “Carvery, Urch and Pitre that’s a pretty imposing line of kids challenging headers.”

From early in the season, Carvery and Urch have stepped into leading roles as center defenders.

“I’m very pleased with how we are defending teams when the ball is in play and in motion,” Brian said. “We are not giving up that many quality chances.

I think they are really gelling well. The Urch and Carvery [duo] at center back has really come a long way since the first

game.”

Throughout the season, the freshmen have improved every game despite the loss of LSU’s only senior — midfielder Alex Arlitt, who returned against Missouri on Sept. 19 after missing six games with an ankle injury.

“From the beginning, I think my favorite thing about all of them has been their coachability,” Brian said. “They have made mistakes like anybody would make, but when we get a chance to point them out — they fix them. Their mistakes haven’t happened twice. It’s a really impressive trait of that whole group.”

page 8 FLORY, from page 5 choice, but it is your choice because you’re choosing this sport.’”

But like many teenagers, Lindsay didn’t listen to her mother.

“Anything that wasn’t volleyball, she had me playing,” Lindsay said. “I said, ‘Mom, I don’t like any of these sports.

I like volleyball. Let me play volleyball.’”

Lindsay recently was named the Preseason NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune All-Baton Rouge Area Small Schools Volleyball Player of the Year as a setter for U-High — a position she reluctantly switched to at her mother’s urging.

‘YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR MOM’ Fran eventually finds her seat in the middle of a group of fellow U-High parents who happily greet her just before the Cubs take on Assumption in a pre-district match.

Once the match starts, Lindsay quickly assumes her role as the vocal leader of the team — a demeanor she said she gets from her mother. She constantly shifts around the court between points, congratulating her teammates, talking strategy with U-High coach Bonita Johnson and arguing previous calls with the referees.

Johnson described Lindsay as looking just like her father, but her long build is unmistakably the mark of her mother.

“Once a college coach that we’ve known forever walked up to me and said, ‘You look like your mom yelling at that ref,’” Lindsay said. “I guess I get it from her — and my dad because he yells at refs, too. It’s a family thing.”

And on any other day, Fran would be doing the same, but once she steps into the U-High gym to see her daughter play, that’s all she’s there to do.

FROM THE BEGINNING It’s nearly impossible to miss Fran’s intensity on the court. After all, this is the woman who never sits during a match, who constantly alternates between yelling at the referees and her players — the same woman who once pushed through contractions when she went into labor before a match with Louisville while coaching at Kentucky.

“Your first baby doesn’t come real fast, so I knew I was probably safe,” Fran quipped.

“My team was up 2-0 and ended up losing in five. I was more frustrated with my team that we couldn’t pull it out than I was about being in labor in the middle of the match.”

Prior to the match, Fran revealed her secret only to her husband, mother and her assistant coaches. Of course, it wasn’t long before Kathy DeBoer, then-Senior associate athletics director at Kentucky and current executive director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, found out.

“She was mad we lost,” Fran said of she and DeBoer’s

conversation after the match.

“She said, ‘So the rumor is that you’re in labor, and that damn well better be right.’”

It was. The next morning, Lindsay was born.

The next week, Fran and her husband packed up the car, baby and all, for a road match in Tennessee. It would become Lindsay’s first volleyball game, as Fran rotated between calming the newborn and coaching the Wildcats.

Lindsay said she loves telling the story of how her life quite literally revolved around volleyball from birth.

“It’s an advantage for me,” Lindsay said. “I’ve just always been around the game, and I get to watch it all the time. I think that comes with a better understanding of the game.

That would’ve only happened if I had been around it my whole life.”

‘BAD VOODOO’ Even when Fran is at her daughter’s matches, she can’t seem to escape the responsibilities of a college coach. Her phone rings, forcing her to step outside during one of the sets.

It’s particularly frustrating because Fran already doesn’t make as many matches as she’d like because of practice schedules and road trips with LSU. It doesn’t bother Lindsay, though. In fact, it comes with benefits.

“Apparently, I play better when she’s not [at the games],” Lindsay said with a laugh.

“She’s bad voodoo.”

It isn’t that her mother openly criticizes her — it’s just an anomaly neither of them can explain.

Fran said she tries to separate her coaching life from her home life. If Lindsay asks for advice on her game, she’ll gladly oblige, but for the most part, the mother and daughter try to leave the coaching up to Johnson.

RESIDENT CELEBRITY Back on the court, the Cubs force a fifth set in the match as the two teams have gone back and forth all night. Lindsay is the U-High representative when talking to the referees between sets.

Fran intently looks on as her daughter records a block to push the Cubs within a few points of a come-from-behind win against Assumption.

When U-High finally gets the win, Fran gives a small applause with the rest of the parents, but still maintains her calm demeanor.

“I think she played pretty well,” Fran said. “She did some good things. She served really well.”

Before Lindsay is even able to change out of her uniform in the locker room, several Assumption players are lined up to snap a picture with LSU’s coach.

“It’s really weird,” Lindsay said. “I still can’t get over when people ask me to take pictures of them and my mom. I’m like, ‘You want to take a picture with

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WHEN THE MATCH ENDS Lindsay said she and her mother decided early on that the only way the two would ever meet on a collegiate court was on opposing benches.

Fran said she’s fine with that, as long as Lindsay is somewhere she wants to be. Fran said she’s remained largely uninvolved with her daughter’s recruitment process because she doesn’t want to push her anywhere she might not want to go. Instead, LSU associate head coach Jill Lytle Wilson has been helping Lindsay with her decision.

Lindsay said she would love to play for coach Flory — if it weren’t for the small fact that she’s also her mother.

Fran said she’ll give Lindsay advice on what the coaching staff will be like for whatever school she picks, but other than that, she wants her to make her own decisions.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 “As much as I love my kids, I want them to go away and grow up and become who they want to become, where they want to

be,” Fran said. “I recruit kids into that at LSU, and I want to open those doors for my kids as well.”

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Head to Head Does the Apple Watch have fashion at its core?

Yes, the Apple Watch challenges the norm in a sleek way.

THE STYLIN’ PEACOCK MICHAEL TARVER Entertainment Writer My first watch was a small, gold (fake) pocket watch my father gave me when I graduated from kindergarten.

I carried it everywhere until the hands ceased to move and display the accurate time.

Since that first watch, I have probably had more than 30 watches grace my wrist.

I currently own six watches, and I try to circulate at least two each week.

I’ve always loved watches. As a young adult, I started to realize watches were more than just a tool, an instrument for tracking the steady progression of time.

I realized watches can be one of the biggest accents to an outfit, and they can set someone apart in a group of people glancing at their phones every five minutes for the time.

Many people take watches as seriously as I do and spend a lifetime collecting them because they know how important they can be in putting together a respectable outfit.

Apple is trying to tap into the watch market and once again revolutionize the way we use everyday items.

Most people within the fashion industry are probably laughing at the idea of wearing the Apple Watch; they recognize it as yet another ploy to gain consumers.

An article by Forbes contributor Jonathan Baskin said Apple should not try to be a fashion brand for three reasons: fashion is fickle, fashion is price sensitive and fashion is exclusive. The writer argued that the Apple Watch does not fall into these fashion categories.

If the fashion industry slowed down and took the time to evaluate the Apple Watch designs, it would see that there are some incredibly tasteful pieces being produced.

Forget for a moment that the Watch is a mini computer on your wrist. Some of the Watch’s designs are not only aesthetically pleasing, but they are also fashionable.

A chain link or dark leather band clashing against the bright yet polished silver and black face makes the watch a marvel to look at and easy to pair with almost any outfit. For example, the Edition collection features six sleek designs, all with 18-karat gold encasing the watch.

This is one of the three watch

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No, the Apple Watch will not be considered fashion.

THE REAL MEG RYAN MEG RYAN Entertainment Writer Fashion is an art, not a science.

That being said, Apple, a science and technology giant, will have plenty of trouble trying to break into the fashion industry.

Apple plans to release its Apple Watch in early 2015, but the company gave a sneak peak of its creation Sept.

9 during the keynote address for the iPhone 6. Ever since, there has been a buzz of whether this technology giant will be able to break into the fashion

. .

Apple Watch The starting price for the Apple Watch is $349.

The watch is available in three collections: Watch, Sport Watch and Watch Edition.

accessories business.

The quick answer is no.

From what’s been released so far, it looks like Apple has put a lot of effort into making its watch come off as more than just another “smartwatch.” Names like Marc Newson, Burberry’s Angela Ahrendts and Yves Saint Laurent’s Paul Deneve have all been in works with Apple to take the Watch from a gadget to an accessory.

The Watch comes in three different collections — Watch, Watch Sport and Watch Edition. Each collection offers a different feel for different situations.

Watch works for an everyday look, Watch Sport is fitting for an athletic look and Watch Edition is for a black tie or professional setting.

And it doesn’t stop there. Within each collection, Apple has offered two face sizes, 38 mm and 42 mm. There are multiple band colors and styles along with the ability to change the Watch’s face display.

While Apple has put in plenty of work to make its Watch as aesthetically pleasing as possible, it still looks like you’re wearing a mini iPhone on your wrist.

“To me, it’s not stylish at all,” said Jordanne Davis, assistant manager at Fossil at the Mall of Louisiana.

Reece Babin, third key manager at Fossil, agreed with Davis.

Davis and Babin own multiple different Fossil watches. Babin said he personally owns 55 watches. Babin said Fossil watches are more of a vintage style and designed with fashion in mind.

Davis said someone interested in technology is more likely to buy the

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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new Apple Watch on Sept. 9 in Cupertino, Calif.

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food

Red Stick Farmer’s Market offers variety of organic, local food

BY tyler fontenot tfontenot@lsureveille.com Every Saturday, farmers, vendors and the general public gather in downtown Baton Rouge to commerce at the Red Stick Farmer’s Market.

University alumnus Chris Campany started the market in 1996 because local farmers needed a place to sell their goods. Today, the market offers fruits and vegetables, meats, dairy products and baked goods, as well as ready-to-eat meals and more.

“I finished school at the University in 1960, and I’ve been farming ever since,” said farmer Buddy Miller. “I’ve been at this market since it opened in ’96.”

“This stuff was picked

yesterday,” Miller said, pointing at a basket of pears.

“It’s all fresh, and it’s highly nutritious.”

All of the products at the market come from Louisiana, except for a few from farms in southern Mississippi.

Many of the vendors are associated with the University, such as Militello’s Gourmet Specialties, which uses the University’s Food Incubator kitchen to produce its oils and syrups.

The market is a place for students and the Baton Rouge public to pick up fresh produce and specialty products, but it’s also often the farmers’ primary source of income.

“The economic impact the market has on the local farming community is tremendous,” Miller said. “You can be sure

at least 85 percent of every purchase here stays local.”

Marketgoers can also rest assured they know exactly what’s in the food they consume.

“The primary conditions of vending at the Red Stick Market are that you have to grow your own products, and what you sell can’t contain any genetically modified organisms,” said baker Sandy Saye. “This is a 100 percent producer-only market.”

In the fall, the Saturday market is full of purple and gold clad fans preparing for that night’s football game.

“We make this focacciastyle bread that we call ‘LSU bread,’” Saye said. “People tell us they take this stuff to tailgate every Saturday. Our

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Nur Pinner of Nur’s Kitchen provides a selection of Mediterranean foods Saturday at the Red Stick Farmer’s Market on Main Street in Baton Rouge.

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“Rambo: Last Blood” Sly Stallone returns to his long-running action war action series “Rambo,” reprising the title of John Rambo, an unsettled Vietnam veteran with a thirst for American victory.

This time around, Rambo goes south of the border, getting involved with Mexican cartels. As the subtitle suggests, this fifth installment of “Rambo” is presumed to be Stallone’s last incarnation of the guerrilla warrior. The film will begin production in Shreveport on Oct. 27.

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on location Louisiana cements its popularity in the film industry with new movie projects

BY GERALD DUCOTE• gducote@lsureveille.com

“Our Brand Is Crisis” “I Saw The Light” Nearly 10 years after the much-lauded biopic “Walk The Line,” which depicted the story of country music legend Johnny Cash, cinema is due for another profile of a country titan. “I Saw The Light” recounts the life and times of Hank Williams Sr., who rose to stardom as a singersongwriter before dying of heart failure at 29. The Starring Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen, filming in Shreveport is scheduled to last from mid-October to December.

Based on the 2005 documentary of the same name, this film gives the details behind the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. The picture stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, recently picking up second leading man Billy Bob Thornton this month. Shooting will begin on Sept. 29, concentrating on the New Orleans/Slidell area.

“Trumbo” Not since 2005’s “Capote” with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman has a much-awaited film project been erected to depict the life of a writer. Featuring a slew of Hollywood stars, “Trumbo” reenacts the career of Dalton Trumbo, notable screenwriter and author. Trumbo is remembered for being blacklisted for suspicion of Communist activities. Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston will fill the lead role, with Helen Mirren, Diane Lane and John Goodman rounding out the cast. Production in New Orleans for “Trumbo” is scheduled to last from mid-September to mid-November.

“Man Down” Highly reminiscent of the 2007 science fiction thriller “I Am Legend,” this film follows a veteran of the War in Afghanistan as he confronts his past while searching for what remains of his family in postapocalyptic America. “Man Down” stars Shia LaBoeuf, Gary Oldman and Kate Mara.

The film’s shooting is planned to begin in New Orleans on Oct. 30.

CASTING CALL “Baggage on the Road,” a new dating game show that will run on Game Show Network, is now casting men and women between the ages of 25 and 35. Casting will take place Sept. 24-27 at various locations in Baton Rouge.

Compensation if selected is $300. Contact (818) 666-3606 for more details.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 SLEEK, from page 9 collections Apple is releasing. Each collection contains multiple designs, and the three collections broaden the spectrum of how many different watches are available for different situations.

The Watch collection is focused on general use, the Sport collection is obviously geared toward the athletic consumer and the Edition collection targets the more fashionable, professional crowd.

Why are so many people afraid to admit that these watches look good? Is it impossible for functionality to be fashionable?

The simple truth is the Apple Watch, though it’s a different classification of watch and technologically based, is not just a hunk of metal with a screen on your wrist. A lot of time and effort was spent ensuring the Watch could be another addition to a lifelong collection of timepieces.

Reece Babin, third-key manager at Fossil in Baton Rouge said he would buy the Watch for his day-to-day activities, but he would still gravitate toward a traditional watch more formal or professional settings.

“I would probably, honestly, just get one because I am an Apple fan, not because of the looks,” Babin said.

Babin said he has 55 watches in his personal collection.

This is a perfect example of a lifelong watch lover who is more comfortable in the traditional watch market and looking at the watch as a tool and not a fashion statement; this seems to be the attitude of most when discussing the Apple Watch.

However, if Babin did not have a silver chain link-banded watch, what is keeping him from buying this watch as another addition to his collection?

People need to recognize fashion’s evolving industry and take risks in looking different and memorable.

The Watch’s design is different. Its style takes risks where many traditional watches do not. For example, one design features a chain link band that loops around a buckle and is held in place magnetically.

Many well-known brands are not taking the same risks as the Apple Watch; these brands are just circulating the same styles, altered slightly, each year.

I still have the watch my father gave me when I was five, and I always will.

However, I will never refuse to try something new and shield my eyes from the exciting possibilities of looking fashionable.

Michael Tarver is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Houma, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @michael_T16.

This is opposed to the Apple Watch, which will be hard to style Apple Watch than someone interested with anything. in fashion.

The shopping experience is another This will most likely be the case problem Apple will face. when the Apple Watch is released. Its People who shop for fashion enjoy consumers will primarthe retail experience. ily be die-hard Apple fans They get the chance to who need to say they own try things on, get employeverything with the comFashion is an art, not a ee help if needed and a pany’s logo. You won’t see atmosphere science. That being said, comfortable fashion designers and to browse.

Apple, a science and their followers rushing to When I stopped by an technology giant, will have Apple Store to ask about the Apple store. plenty of trouble trying the Watch, I was pushed Davis said the consumer of the Apple Watch to break into the fashion away by an employee will most likely only own saying I needed to conindustry. and wear this watch not tact their media people. for fashion, but for all the Watch shopping at the gizmos it holds.

Apple Store won’t be fun For fashion industry with unknowledgeable lovers, the Apple Watch employees and a cramped just isn’t something worth investing environment. in. Why buy a mini-phone when your The Apple Watch is going to be just smart phone is right at arm’s reach? another technology fad that will amaze For fashion lovers, accessories come in for the first few weeks after its release. multiples, so you can have options when Those classically styled Fossil watches putting together an outfit. The Apple will be in fashion forever.

Watch is going to run upwards of $300.

With that amount of money, I can buy Meg Ryan is a 20-year-old mass a multitude of differently styled acces- communication sophomore from sories, and even a watch or two that can Philadelphia. You can reach her on work with multiple outfits.

Twitter @The_MegRyan.

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MUSIC

King opens up about distinct sound

BY GERALD DUCOTE gducote@lsureveille.com Blues is the lifeblood of American music. Originating in the deep South, blues was born out of the woeful ballads of slaves working plantation fields. Its sorrowful sound and low-noted patterns paint listeners’ minds with pictures of toil and worry. Since its inception, blues has seeped into every nook and cranny of today’s popular music.

In the last century, blues music’s influence has crawled up and out around the U.S. This is true for every corner of the country, including the very unlikely region of Michigan, from which New Orleans guitarist Luke Winslow King originally hails. King has lived in New Orleans since 2002, releasing three albums and making a name for himself as a blues and slide guitar ace.

The Daily Reveille sat down with King to discuss his perception of blues in different parts of the U.S. as well how his life in both the Midwest and South has shaped his personal style.

The Daily Reveille: Are there any major differences in the blues you hear in Michigan than in New Orleans?

Luke Winslow King: For sure. I moved to Louisiana in 2002 to go the University of New Orleans, so I’ve kind of spent my whole adult life here. I grew up hearing a lot of the Chicago blues. It was what you think of as blues growing up in northern Michigan. Also the classic rock blues, like [Jimi] Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan. I heard a lot of that stuff growing up. The Chess Records: Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon. There’s definitely a different sound in Louisiana. When I came

here to study classical music, I was learning a lot hanging out on Frenchmen Street and from a lot of blues players down here.

There’s definitely a difference in the sound. It’s not only geographical, but it’s also chronological.

TDR: Blues permeates all forms of music today, whether people admit it or not. Your blues is more traditional. It’s more from the wartime era. Do you think it’s more intrinsic and niche-like?

LWK: We don’t think of it as a niche thing. I think we’re kind of going for a really broad umbrella that would be put under an Americana kind of label. I don’t think there’s really a niche market anymore. A lot of people are really comfortable listening to roots American music. We have bits of calypso and jazz, ragtime and folk music all woven together in this album.

That’s why we keep the songs so simple and straightforward and have the rhythm and the melody so clearly stated. We want them to be accessible. We want people to maybe even remember the melody after hearing it one time at a show. Our whole goal of music is trying to share this and give people something they can use. Music can actually make some sort of difference.

TDR: This new album is titled “Everlasting Arms.” Is this more of your same style or is this something entirely new that you want to go with? Are there any new people you’ve never worked with before?

LWK: A little bit of both. It’s a lot of our old standbys. We took a really new approach. Our drummer is new on this album, Benji Bohannon. It’s his first record with us.

We used Orange Kellin on clarinet for the first time. Cassidy Holden,

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Blues musician Luke Winslow King will be performing from September to November throughout the New Orleans area, Mississippi, Missouri and Michigan. the bassist, has made a couple of records with me. Ben Polcer, the trumpet player, has played on the last three records of mine. Roberto Luti, who plays lead guitar, played on my album two albums ago. So you get a lot of the great, old standbys that I have in New Orleans, guys that I play gigs with regularly and have good relationships with. I feel like we tried to take it to a bigger level where the songs were louder and prouder and more direct, more rhythmic, more driving. I think people will find it a little easier to listen to on the radio. We took that roots sound, but we tried to give it a lot of drive and polish.

Luke Winslow King is scheduled for a string of performances from September to November playing mostly in New Orleans with select shows in Missouri, Mississippi and his home state, Michigan.

You can reach Gerald Ducote on Twitter @geraldducote.

are actually comparable to grocery store prices,” said Big family has been selling bread River Economic and Agriculhere since the market got tural Development Alliance started 18 years ago. My hus- representative Darlene Rowband’s father was a French chef. land. “Here, you get a whole He taught us these recipes.” basket of freshly picked bell Family business and passed- peppers for $3. That’s less than down recipes are common at what you pay at Wal-Mart.” the Red Stick Farmer’s Market.

BREADA organizes the “I learned my old-fashioned downtown Saturday farmer’s tea cake recipe market, as well from my great ‘The economic impact the as the farmer’s aunt,” said ven- market has on the local market every dor Adrian DilThursday at farming community is lard. A tea cake the Pennington tremendous. You can be Biomedical Reis made with tea sure at least 85 percent of search leaves, and it Center isn’t as sweet as a every purchase here stays and mobile marlocal.’ cookie. kets, which are Opelousas trucks that set BUDDY MILLER, farmers John and up mini-markets local farmer Betty Chenevier around Baton rely on their proRouge, especially duce and honey in areas classified sales to sustain their large fam- as “food deserts.” ily’s way of life.

“Food deserts” are areas “Me, I come from a family of that don’t have access to any 22 kids,” John Chenevier said. type of fresh food. According to “Now, me and my wife don’t a 2013 East Baton Rouge Parish have quite that many, but every- Food Access Policy Commisthing in our farm is a family or- sion presentation, about 100,000 deal. We don’t have any outside East Baton Rouge residents live help.” in “food deserts.”

Joining the Red Stick FarmThe importance of farmer’s Market community has also er’s markets is serious, but the saved family businesses, such people at these markets are as Cutrer’s Meat Market. anything but solemn.

“My father Gaylon founded “It’s a really fun job,” said Cutrer’s in 1958,” Raymond Cu- 15-year-old City Gelato helper trer said. “We were selling ev- Claire Samana. “I get to meet erything out of our little build- all kinds of friendly people.” ing in Kentwood, [Louisiana].

The Red Stick Farmer’s Our business was close to clos- Market takes place every Sating before we started here.” urday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Shopping at grocery stores corner of 5th and Main streets can sometimes be less expen- downtown and from 8 a.m. to sive than shopping at a farmer’s noon on Thursdays at the Penmarket, but at the Red Stick nington Biomedical Research Farmer’s Market, that’s not Center. always true.

“It varies from item to item, You can reach Tyler Fontenot but on the whole, prices here on Twitter @TylerFontenot83.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

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The perks of being an idiot: At least you’re not alone the amazing cynic ryan monk Columnist I used to think I was smart.

I also used to think I was funny and that people liked me. Sure enough, I was wrong about all of those things.

College is kind of like a series of mousetraps. For the first year or two, all the traps have broken springs. Provolone, Swiss, American, you name it. They’re just giving out free cheese!

About three weeks into your third year, you get your leg caught for the first time. Eventually you manage to wiggle your way out with only a few broken bones, but you still believe the whole thing was a fluke.

Then it happens again. And again. You can’t even walk anymore without little mouseLetter to the Editor

Online and in-class courses can be equally effective The recent opinion piece regarding online courses raises a few misconceptions and fallacies that are worth addressing. First, in the Venn diagram of academia, distance-learning courses and online courses are sets that can overlap, but neither is exclusively contained within the other. In other words, they

crutches that you had to buy for $125 from some sketchy guy in a trench coat behind the Student Union. On top of that, all the cheese is moldy now.

Welcome to the reality of higher education.

Now, freshman year might not be necessarily easy for everyone, but it’s usually significantly more so than the following years. A lot of us were able to breeze through our first years with exceptional grades, maybe without even going to most of our classes.

I actually showed up 50 minutes late to my freshman chemistry final and still got an A. I really thought I was smarter than everyone else.

By my sophomore year, those effortless A’s started to become effortless B’s.

The trend continued for my junior year.

By the time I got to the present school year, I was question-

ing whether I’d even been reading clocks correctly.

The weird thing is that I don’t even think it’s just that my courses have gotten harder. I think I’ve actually gotten dumber over the last three years. I’m pretty sure that if my past self had met my current self, we could have starred in one of those “Oh gosh, after having seen myself in the future, I really need to turn my life around” movies.

I’m thinking Brad Pitt for the old me and George Clooney for the present-day version.

This “dumbification” process would be a lot more tolerable if everyone else were sharing the experience, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. My peers seem to have somehow gotten smarter.

I might ask someone in my class how they did number three.

“Oh, it’s easy. 3a = 4b.”

But there are neither a’s nor b’s in this problem.

“Yeah, but you forgot to carry the 873,459,874.”

Oh, OK. So then I might go read the textbook — by the way, I’ll keep you guys posted about our endof-the-semester book burning.

After three hours of intense study, I’ll finally manage to decipher the title of the first chapter.

Woo! When I emerge from the pretest haze, everyone around me is punching away on their calculator, but I’m already done with mine. After receiving a zero on the exam, it didn’t take me too long to compute what my final grade would be.

These days, Moodle is like my checking account balance. I know it’s there, and I know there are usually numbers being updated on it, but I choose not to look at it. Ignorance is bliss, especially ignorance of the extent of your own ignorance.

But sometimes I long to taste

informed bliss. O understanding, where art thou?

To underclassmen who think you’re geniuses: you probably aren’t. The University works in mysterious ways, and those ways are often quite humbling.

Get ready.

To any other upperclassmen swimming around in the pit of confusion with me: There’s a picture of my face in the upper corner of this column. If you see me talking with people in the library, go ahead and have a nice laugh to yourself because there’s a good chance I have no idea what I’m talking about.

Your semester might be awful in almost every way, but at least you can take solace in the fact that you aren’t alone.

can be separate ways of conveying information to potential students.

While an online course can often be an asynchronous experience, there are also online courses where, even though the participants are in different locations, a real-time exchange of ideas can and does occur.

A fallacy is put forth by the column that “the quality of education received from a distance (or is it online) course can never be equated to that of the traditional classroom setting.” This makes the assumption that the two were actually intended to be

the same. They are not the same, but they can be evaluated to see that they meet the same educational objectives.

Another error in the editorial is that “teachers are the factor that make or break a student’s success.” Teachers facilitate learning to the best of our ability, but we are hardly THE factor because there are many factors, the vast majority of which are outside of the control of the instructor.

The biggest misconception is that “online learning (presumably ALL online learning) consists of standardized programs

designed to reach a large number of consumers – but standardized programs rest on the assumption that all students are standardized learners”. This is actually two misconceptions rolled into one sentence. Not all online courses consist of standardized programs, and no true educator ever makes the assumption that all students learn the same.

The truth is that online and distance courses can be good or bad, the same as classroom courses. Not every student is cut out for online and distance courses, but many can take

these courses successfully. Likewise, not every course could be taught equally effectively as an on-line or distance course. What educators can and should do as a responsible part of offering an online or distance course is to try to make the course meet the same objectives as an in-class course. That means finding ways to not only deliver the material effectively, but also accurately and honestly assessing how well learning objectives are met for the online or distance course.

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Ryan Monk is a 21-year-old chemical engineering major senior from Lake Charles, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @RyanMonkTDR.

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Quote of the Day ‘Life’s hard. It’s even harder when you’re stupid.’

John Wayne American actor 1907 — 1979

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Black students should improve Black History Month celebrations say it loud taylor simien Columnist Last year I had the liberty of being one of the team leaders for College Reunion, the culminating event for the University’s Black History Month celebration. It’s a time where students from LSU and surrounding schools get together to celebrate black culture with food, music, games and prizes.

The semester started off great, with many students eager to make the event a success.

As the weeks went by, not only did my fellow team leader resign, but fewer and fewer students showed up to meetings. I was eventually left doing everything by myself with the help of the African American Cultural Center graduate assistant.

After College Reunion was over, and I was finally able to relax, I took to Twitter. What I saw was heartbreaking. Although the event seemed like a success, people tweeted about how it was “wack.” The funny thing is, the people who were on Twitter complaining were the same people enjoying the free food and entertainment.

It is up to the African-American population to make these events as successful as possible. Instead of complaining about how it could have been better, make an effort to actually come to a meeting and give input. The more input and resources, the better the outcome of each event.

If there were no Black History Month Committee, there would be no activities on cam-

pus dedicated to Black History Month. And if there were no activities dedicated to Black History Month, there would be a few thousand angry black people on campus.

But here is where the problem lies: We do have a committee that plans events for Black History Month. Yet, every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., the same few people show up to help plan.

What irritates me the most is the lack of participation, enthusiasm and unity. The majority of people at this university are white. They don’t care about having a BHM Committee and making sure LSU celebrates Black History Month. Would a group of white students ever get together and plan out events specifically for the black population on campus?

No, they wouldn’t.

The AACC was designed to be an outlet for African-American students, a place where they could go to see someone like them. Let’s use our resources.

One day, if there is no AACC or BHM Committee, then we will actually have something to complain about.

Although not limited to African-American students, this is a committee for us. It is a way to express ourselves as black students and cater to what we want to see on campus during a month that showcases black achievements.

According to the LSU Office of Budget and Planning website, a total of 3,228 African-American students were enrolled in the University for fall 2013. You mean to tell me out of that many African-American students on campus, fewer than 30 contributed to planning events for

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Dr. Maya Angelou performs in the Student Union Theater on Feb. 19, 2013. Angelou was a writer, poet and African-American activist. She wrote five autobiographical novels and many volumes of poetry.

Black History Month?

The BHM Committee isn’t the only African-American organization on campus, and the only reason students aren’t as enthusiastic about it as others is because you have to work. It’s not a “drop in and say hey” type of committee. It’s not the type of committee where you can

skip a few meetings. It requires dedication.

The Black History Month Committee is just as important as the Black Student Union, NAACP, AACC Ambassadors and all the other African-American organizations on campus.

It deserves as much effort and participation as the others.

If you don’t use it, you lose it.

So let’s work to make our Black History Month celebration even better than last year’s.

Taylor Simien is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Lafayette, Louisiana. You can reach her on Twitter @TSimien_TDR.

Break-ins, gunshots the norm for Tigerland residents blue collar scholar justin stafford Columnist With the Halloween season upon us, ghosts, ghouls and other scary sights are starting to pop up around Baton Rouge. But there is one place near the University that strikes fear into students and travelers year round: Tigerland.

The dark, desolate land between Alvin Dark Avenue and Brightside Drive is home to a plethora of horrors. A bump in the night could be a burglar, a gunshot or a drunkard crashing into a dumpster. Residents, including myself, live in a constant state of terror.

If you don’t live here, you probably don’t understand this feeling or the amount of crime

that occurs in Tigerland. It’s not Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

It’s not safe. Something should be done to ensure the safety of those living there.

Last week, two men were injured by gunshots near Reggie’s Bar. This is the most recently reported incident. Personally, I’m hardly surprised when I see numerous police cars in the area.

Just days before last week’s shooting, I pulled up to my building near Jim Taylor Drive and saw five unmarked Dodge Chargers with officers wearing protective vests scouring the complex across the street.

Sights like this are commonplace for myself and other students living in the area. Student safety shouldn’t be an issue only on a college campus; it should involve the entire college community. University students living in Tigerland would most

likely agree.

Bri Esposito, a communication studies senior, recalled the time her Tiger Plaza apartment was broken into the summer before her sophomore year.

“I worked a 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. shift and came home to find my door ajar. Looking back, I shouldn’t have just run inside before calling police. My kitchen was a mess. My things were all over the floor. It was like they were looking for something,” Esposito said. “My bedroom door, which I kept locked, was kicked down. They stole my digital camera and my Mac. Tragically, an unwatched DVD of season four of ‘True Blood’ was inside my laptop.”

Esposito said she was traumatized by the event and researched ways to get over a home burglary. After attempting to cope, she moved out of her apartment building that week

and into one that she felt would make her less of a target.

Although her complex was gated and her apartment had an alarm, Esposito said she still did not feel safe, and that her mind was at ease only after moving completely out of Tigerland.

Having your “True Blood” DVD stolen sucks (pun intended), but losing your peace of mind with it is truly unforgivable.

Raquel Romero, an English junior, lives in the Tigerland neighborhood and said she has just had her first experience with the neighborhood’s crime.

“I ordered a package online that the post office said arrived on Saturday at 10 a.m., but it was never received. I think it was stolen,” Romero said. “I’m waiting on a call from the post office to verify whether it was truly delivered or not.”

Romero said she doesn’t feel

safe living in Tigerland.

“I go straight home and straight to my apartment,” Romero said. “My complex is not gated and I don’t have an alarm system. I just don’t feel safe.”

Perhaps an exorcism is needed for the entire Tigerland area.

Then again, there probably isn’t enough sage in the world to ward off the evil that lurks among those shabby, run-down streets.

Increased police patrols would be a great start. I’d like to see BRPD cruisers going around and around the neighborhood like they’re on a carousel before Tigerland becomes one big criminal circus. All it’s missing is the killer clowns.

Justin Stafford is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Walker, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @j_w_ stafford.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 DEAF COMMUNITY, from page 1 people don’t know a lot about the deaf culture, if even at all,” said Samantha Sherwood, co-president and communication studies senior.

Sherwood is one of the few students in the organization who has hearing loss. She said the club is a resource available to all University students — not just those with hearing impairments.

While the number of members with a hearing loss is limited, Ortego said it is growing.

“We just want people who have hearing losses or who are deaf to feel more at home,” Ortego said. “Not necessarily if you are deaf or hard of hearing, just a place for them to come and feel

Duplessis, from page 1 gender, but from her perspective outside the realm of academia.

Duplessis is the senior vice president for retail banking, marketing, private banking and sales and insurance at Liberty Bank and Trust Company, the president of the Louisiana Federation for Children and represented La. District 2 from 2002 to 2010.

“I don’t want to eliminate the importance of having a college degree,” Duplessis said. “I believe that the more you can learn the better, but a degree doesn’t guarantee success.”

Duplessis cites many wellknown people, including Henry Ford and Madam C.J. Walker, who did not have college

campaign, from page 1 senior White House advisor on Violence Against Women, said college sports fans will see the “It’s on Us” PSA at NCAA-sanctioned championship events.

In a news release, Obama said students will have to change the way they think about sexual assault.

“The idea is to fundamentally shift the way we think about sexual assault,” Obama said in a news release. “So, we’re inviting colleges and universities to join us in saying, we are not tolerating this anymore — not on our campuses, not in our community, not in this country.”

According to Tchen, about two million people have already watched the “It’s on Us” PSA, and around 37,000 have taken the pledge at Itsonus.org since the campaign’s Friday launch.

She said more than 200 universities are involved in the national campaign.

The online pledge says the campaign’s goal is “to recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual assault. To identify situations in which sexual assault may occur. To intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given. To create an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported.”

Tchen called “It’s on Us” a long-term project and stressed that the campaign does not require involvement in an

welcome whether they have any disability or no disability at all.”

Sherwood said the organization first appeared on campus under the leadership of Natalie Delgado, a former University student who wanted to create a club specifically for deaf students.

Delgado began studying at the University in 2009 but transferred to Gallaudet University, a deaf college in Washington, D.C., after two years to complete her bachelor’s degree. Sherwood said the University’s deaf community was small and, without Delgado’s leadership, the organization disappeared until psychology student Shaely Cheramie, now a University graduate, picked it up again.

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In 2012, Cheramie distributed an email to disability students inviting them to join the organization. Because of her hearing loss, Sherwood was one of the recipients.

“I was like ‘What do I have to lose?’” Sherwood said. “So I just went ahead and went to the meeting, and it was five of us that showed up.”

“Basically, like, us five were the founder members of the club, and it just took off from there.”

Sherwood said the club now includes more than 100 members and continues to grow.

Delgado, now a Gallaudet University graduate, teaches the ASL classes every Thursday. Ortego said each class builds off of previous material, and they offer

intermediate classes for students who are just beginning or are not as advanced.

When the organization reappeared, membership opened up, inviting students beyond the scope of the deaf community.

Sherwood and Ortego said many members are communication disorders and psychology students who find participating in the organization helpful to their majors.

Much of the organization’s volunteer work is done at the Louisiana School for the Deaf.

The organization participates in fundraisers like the Dash for Deaf Kids, which raises money for the school, and attends homecoming games and plays.

Ortego said the club now also

tutors students from Louisiana School for the Deaf.

“They like when college students go over there because they’re not exposed to that, and especially for the people who are in high school, they don’t know what to expect because that’s where they live, and they know nothing else,” Ortego said.

While the organization is dedicated to working with the deaf and hard of hearing community, Sherwood said they volunteer with various other disability groups.

Ortego said the club worked with the Special Olympics and donated baked goods to an event called Angling for Autism, a fishing tournament raising money and awareness for autism.

degrees. She said God positioned her to be successful on the Board, and she has chaired every board she has on. duplessis served The 14 other members appointed by Jindal to the Board include CEOs of various companies, attorneys and politicians.

There are two from each congressional district and one student.

Duplessis said she takes the Board’s diversity as a compliment, and she has always had a good relationship with Jindal, contrary to popular belief.

She said the honor of being

selected by Jindal to the Board and elected by the other members as chair is a testament to the idea the government does not make decisions based on financial support.

She said she is most proud of the increase in diversity of students at the University and would like to see the University positioned as the school of choice and strengthen its brand.

Duplessis said she also supports the growth of online degree programs because they can make the University experience more well-rounded. She doesn’t believe online learning will replace traditional learning in the next few years, but believes it can make going to college more accessible for students.

LSU President F. King Alexander said at September’s Board meeting that the University is one of the best compared to its peer in cost for value, an area in which Duplessis said she also wants to see the University grow.

She wants to make earning a college degree less of a strain for students because when Duplessis started school, she had to work and was not able to finish.

Duplessis said her involvement with the Louisiana Federation for Children allows her to see the connection between

education at the elementary, middle and high school levels and the University.

The children that the Federation seeks to help obtain better education are the same student the University will see in its classrooms years from now, Duplessis said.

She is committed to ensuring University students come first in every decision the Board makes and Alexander agreed.

Duplessis said she has some learning to do, but her errors will be few and her successes will be many.

organized campus group but can be implemented individually.

Anne Johnson, executive director of Generation Progress, said there will be a week of action across the nation’s universities on Nov. 17 to promote “It’s on Us” and sexual

assault awareness.

“Together we can empower young people,” Johnson said.

Rosenthal said prevention must begin early in children’s lives and hopes to get elementary schools through high schools on board.

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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle ACROSS 1 Finds a sum 5 Rub, thereby making sore 10 Treble __; musical symbol 14 In __ of; as a substitute for 15 Passenger 16 Acting part 17 Get ready, for short 18 Smell 19 Shade trees 20 Notched on the edge, as knives 22 Takes for granted 24 Female sheep 25 Snoozed 26 Misshapen folklore fellow 29 That girl 30 Seeped out 34 Friendly 35 Caribbean or Adriatic 36 Dinkier 37 Highest club 38 Frozen dessert 40 Expert 41 Island roof material 43 Play on words 44 Twirl 45 Mexican mister 46 “For __ a jolly good fellow...”

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Training Day photos by emily brauner

On Friday, U.S. Marines trained the LSU Women’s Basketball team to build team chemistry and communication skills.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014