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INTERNATIONAL Large crowds protest succession in tense Ukrainian capital on Sunday KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians rallied in the center of Kiev on Sunday in the biggest protest since 2004’s pro-democracy Orange Revolution, denouncing President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to turn away from Europe and raising the stakes in a tense political standoff gripping this ex-Soviet republic.

As the government played hardball, threatening harsh measures against the demonstrators and arresting opposition activists, protests only gained steam.

Air traffic glitch sparks delays in United Kingdom airports Saturday LONDON (AP) — Scores of flights were delayed or canceled at Britain’s busiest airports Saturday because of a technical problem at a main air traffic control center.

National Air Traffic Service, which controls the crowded airspace over England, said it was having a problem switching between nighttime and busier daytime operations at its control center in Swanwick, southern England.

“This may result in some delays, for which we apologize,” the center said, but insisted safety had not been compromised.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

No sexual assault charges for Heisman hopeful Jameis Winston

Coroner rules 3-year-old’s death after being left in car accidental

First Australian gay weddings held in capital city, could be annulled later

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida State quarterback and Heisman hopeful Jameis Winston will not face any charges in a sexual assault case, mostly because there were too many gaps in his accuser’s story, a prosecutor said Thursday.

State Attorney Willie Meggs said the woman’s memory lapses about the events last December were problematic, and there was not enough evidence to win a conviction.

“It’s not inconsistencies, it’s lack of memory most of the time,” Meggs said.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Gay and lesbian couples from around Australia joined in fragile marriages in Canberra on Saturday under the nation’s beleaguered same-sex union laws that face a challenge in the courts within a week.

The hastily arranged ceremonies held under blue summer skies were bitter-sweet occasions for some couples who realize the High Court could annul their unions on Thursday.

Some marriage equality advocates feared that the High Court would block same-sex wedding from Tuesday when it heard the challenge.

NASHVILLE (AP) — A suburban Nashville couple got more than they expected in their to-go order in a McDonald’s drive-thru: A bag of cold cash.

WTVF-TV reports thousands of dollars in cash packaged for a bank deposit had been placed in a paper to-go bag near the drive-thru orders on Tuesday morning. An employee mistakenly passed the bag to Greg and Stacye Terry who had just been looking for breakfast.

The employee realized the mistake almost immediately and followed the Terrys to their home a short distance away.

SHREVEPORT (AP) — Caddo Parish District Attorney Charles Scott says no charges will be filed in the death of a 3-year-old girl who spent 18 hours in the backseat of her mother’s car.

A coroner has ruled the death of Sariah Delafosse an accident.

Scott says in a statement Friday that it is clear the mother forgot her child was in the vehicle.

Shreveport police received a 911 call from the girl’s mother about 4:30 p.m. July 5. The woman, who has two other children, told authorities she found the girl in the sweltering vehicle as she was leaving for work.

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Pro-European Union activists shout slogans during a rally in the Independence Square, KIev, Ukraine on Sunday.

Couple accidentally receives bag of cash at McDonald’s drive-thru

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The prosecutor overseeing the investigation of sexual assault allegations against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston says it is completed.

No hugs allowed? Madison targets the Snuggle House and pro-snugglers MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s ultra-liberal capital city is a place where just about anything goes, from street parties to naked bike rides. But city officials say a business is pushing even Madison’s boundaries by offering, of all things, hugs.

For $60, customers at the Snuggle House can spend an hour hugging, cuddling and spooning with professional snugglers.

Snugglers contend touching helps relieve stress. But Madison officials suspect the business is a front for prostitution and, if it’s not, fear snuggling could lead to sexual assault.

New Orleans settles suit with man for false arrest and imprisonment NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans has settled with a man who sued over his arrest by two police officers who quit amid allegations they falsely arrested him on a drug charge in 2011.

The former officers, Joshua Hunt and Samuel Birks, were sentenced in September 2011 to probation after they pleaded guilty to malfeasance charges.

Bean was jailed on the drug charge for more than five months before it was dismissed.

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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

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STUDENT LIFE

City sees changes Students apply skills from courses in recent months

race car, which is built from the using experience learned inground up to compete in an inter- side the classroom to marnational competition in May each ket themselves for potential employers.

University students have year.

A group of roughly 30 team Knight worked with the proved throughout the semessuper computer ter they have what it takes to members work nights and week- University bring concepts learned through ends to craft and design various SuperMike-II on digital projects coursework outside of the aspects of this year’s car, some- combined with state of the art thing that gives a practical un- facilities like a green screen and classroom.

Ornithology students relied derstanding of topics discussed motion capture software.

“You can present it to a poon extensive knowledge of bird in class, said Tiger Racing Presispecies gained through experi- dent and mechanical engineering tential employer,” Knight said in September. “You can be like, ence working with the Univer- senior Matthew Richards.

“Before I joined this I didn’t ‘Hey, this is what I can do.’ We’re sity Museum of Natural Sciknow much about going to go through the whole ence to compete ‘There was a need on cars. Now I’m gambit of what a professional in the Birding Rally Challenge campus. We are filling confident in my would do.” ability to solve in June 2013. a void.’ the problem,” The challenge Richards said. was a competi“I know that if tion where comMike Mosley Jr. petitors sought to higher education graduate student I ask the right questions I can identify as many species of Amazonian birds as learn about a problem and find possible within a specified time someone to work with and solve it.” frame.

Contact Jonathan Olivier at Other students, such as digiThe University team, the Tigrisomas, won the competition, tal art senior Jody Knight, are jolivier@lsureveille.com proving they were among the top birders in the world.

“This whole birding competition could not have happened without the decades of work that LSU and other museums had put into exploring the area to actually document what was there,” Ornithology Ph.D. student Glenn Seeholzer said in August.

Interested in joining a Small Group Training class in the Higher education graduate student Mike Mosley Jr. has been spring? Try out any of the following classes on Decemrunning the LSU Food Pantry since the start of the fall semester, ber 9 & 10 to find out which class is right for you! offering students in need various Space is limited for both the TRX Circuit and the ViPR non-perishable goods.

“There was a need on camStrength & Conditioning class. pus,” Mosley said in September.

“We are filling a void.”

Mosley has been collecting donations to increase the supDECEMBER plies, which are free to students who need the goods.

The students on team Tiger Racing, part of the LSU Formula Student Automotive Engineering Club, are continually applying concepts learned in engineering classes to help build their Jonathan Olivier Contributing Writer

Alexis Rebennack Staff Writer

Throughout the past five months, Baton Rouge has seen its entrepreneurial potential skyrocket with the addition of numerous businesses, many of which are owned and operated by University students and alumni.

The Red Stick proudly boasts local and national business ties with companies that seek to help students with their wardrobe, help the local homeless and offer inventive options for lighting, among other things.

Ties to the South, a local bow tie company run by a University alum and current student, took off this semester and is seeing an incredible demand for its collegiate and seasonal-themed neckwear.

Hit Lights, an LED lighting company that works with University students, is operating in the Louisiana Business and Technology Center and continues to offer customers inventive and colorful illuminating options.

Blanket for Blanket, a forprofit company based in Los Angeles, Calif., teamed up with the University to create LSU-themed blankets that guarantee the donation of one blanket to the area homeless for every blanket sold.

Triumph Kitchen, a nonprofit run by a local chef and his wife, will welcome its first class of atrisk youth into its cooking and mentoring program this January.

In addition to the small business boom, the city announced some new traditions and accomplishments.

Mayor-President Kip Holden implemented a new event for the new year called Red Stick Revelry, a New Year’s Eve celebration downtown. He hopes to make this event one for the books by showing Louisianans the capital city’s potential to celebrate.

Also, the city continues to boast its success in obtaining another star-studded lineup for next summer’s Bayou Country Superfest.

Aside from new local businesses and events, Louisiana received numerous rankings, some good and some bad.

Louisiana was ranked the worst state for women in a nationwide analysis entitled “The State of Women in America.” However, the August issue of Entrepreneur magazine recognized Baton Rouge as one of five new entrepreneurial hot spots in the United States.

The country as a whole saw low rankings by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, such as a 16 out of 23 ranking of industrialized countries in literacy and 21 out of 23 in numeracy. The U.S. ranked 17 out of 19 in the problem solving in technology rich environments test.

Moreover, Louisiana is predicted to enter a period of economic brightness during the next two

years, and for the first time ever, the state will likely surpass the 2 million employment mark.

University students can look forward to seeing big name artists perform on campus thanks to a new entertainment company, Platform, which already hosted Mutemath last month at the Union Theater.

The Acadian Village Shopping Center opened up two months ago and boasts a variety of local and national store chains like Trader Joe’s and La Divina.

Not only did the city itself see a lot of changes these past five months, but the University did as well.

The UREC released all of its renderings, which include a lazy river, a mind and body studio and larger weight rooms with more workout equipment.

While the UREC is seeing positive change, the University’s College of Art and Design students haven’t been so fortunate.

A concrete panel from the ceiling of the ceramics studio crashed on the floor last week, closing the building indefinitely. Repairs to the art studios have been on the capital outlay budget since 1999, and faculty and students aren’t expecting construction to happen any time soon.

On the other hand, University architecture students proved the possibility of sustainability in their major by furnishing the UREC with upcycled plastic bottles, washing machines and bike tires.

From August to December, the University and Baton Rouge saw a great deal of change, both positive and negative as students and residents adapt to the changing economic and University demands.

Contact Alexis Rebennack at arebennack@lsureveille.com

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construction

Merged program Projects wrapping up soon prioritizes cooperation Gabrielle Braud

Contributing Writer

Program more than ‘plows, sows’

it is successful.

One of Richardson’s top priorities is to increase private fundraising so the college can offer more freshmen scholarships and Olivia McClure be able to compete with universities such as Texas A&M. Contributing Writer Searches are underway for a deWith a new dean and vice velopment officer and an alumni president at the helm, the Uni- relations coordinator who, along versity’s agriculture programs re- with a dean’s council, will be united and entered a new era this tasked with raising money and engaging alumni and friends of semester.

The LSU Board of Supervi- the college.

Another goal is to increase sors consolidated the administrations of the College of Agricul- and enhance recruiting efforts. ture and the LSU AgCenter on Richardson said the agriculSept. 6. They had been separate ture job market is doing well, since 1972, when the research and but enrollment in college-level extension missions split from the programs has declined.

Richardson college’s teaching said “plows, program to form ‘The kids in the rural sows the and cows” the AgCenter — an autonomous schools are just as good stereotype of agricampus that has as the kids in the urban culture is to blame in many cases. a presence in all 64 parishes of schools – there’s just not Students often are interested when Louisiana. as many of them.’ made aware of The merge academic and cameant a change in Bill Richardson job duties for Bill LSU vice president for agriculture, reer opportunities in agriculture, he Richardson, the College of Argiculture dean said, but more AgCenter’s chancellor since 1997. He remains in students need to be reached with charge of the AgCenter in a new that message. Richardson wants vice president for agriculture po- to target 4-H participants — a sition. Because of the consolida- “built-in audience” of high-qualtion, Richardson also returned as ity students, many of whom are dean of the college — the job he minorities, he said — and rural held from 1992 to 1997 — when high schools.

“The kids in the rural schools Dean Kenneth Koonce retired on are just as good as the kids in the Oct. 7.

Koonce, who first came to urban schools — there’s just not the University in 1967 as an ex- as many of them,” Richardson perimental statistics professor, said. “I understand allocation was dean for 16 years. Although of resources and so forth, but recent budget issues have made I want the kids at Many High it more difficult to provide stu- School to know we’re just as dents a comprehensive educa- interested in them as the ones tion, Koonce said he made it a at [Catholic High School] and priority to increase involvement [St. Joseph’s Academy] here in in clubs, undergraduate research town.”

Retention rates also need and the Agriculture Residential improvement, Richardson said, College.

Richardson is now focusing so he wants to establish a handson integrating research, exten- on, open-door style as dean to let sion and teaching as seamlessly students know he is there to help. as possible. The consolidation of While attracting more freshmen the college and AgCenter follows is important, Richardson said an internal reorganization in the he recognizes the University’s spring at the AgCenter, which put 1,700-student College of Agriresearch and extension under a culture will probably never be as united structure. Richardson said big as Texas A&M’s, which has the next step is to incorporate about 7,000 students. It is thereacademics and get the entire land fore crucial, he said, to make the grant mission of the University college the best it can be for the University and Louisiana. on the same page.

While consolidation did not open access to any new funding, Richardson believes the AgCenter and College of Agriculture can now make better, more coordinated decisions about how to invest in the needs of students and faculty. The “silos” from which each of the three missions used to operate and that sometimes impeded cooperation have been torn down, he said.

This new structure is unique, Contact Olivia McClure at Richardson said, and universities nationwide are watching to see if omcclure@lsureveille.com

A campus cluttered with construction will soon yield new facilities and improved traffic flow and street safety in semesters to come.

In terms of road work around the University, the restriping of Burbank Drive to add a center turn lane has helped prevent traffic from backing up as cars try to turn on popular streets like Jennifer Jean Drive, East Boyd Drive and West Parker Boulevard.

Other road projects include work on Easy Streets II, which is aimed at making the campus more pedestrian and bike-friendly with the completion of work at the intersection of South Campus and Tower drives.

Parts of the first phase of Easy Streets II have already been completed — like the new extrawide sidewalk added to create a pedestrian thoroughfare at the north end of Tower Drive between South Campus Drive and the Union Theater.

The other component of Easy Streets II, phase one, is the addition of the crosswalks at the intersection of South Campus and Tower drives and the permanent closing of Tower Drive to vehicles between South Campus and South Stadium Drive to make campus more pedestrianfriendly.

Additionally, as a handful of construction projects are wrapping up this semester, bigger projects are on the horizon including new plans for Greek housing and another new residential hall.

The majority of projects still in planning phases have completion dates set for 2016, including the construction of the Alpha Phi sorority house in the location of the old Delta Chi house on sorority row and the construction of a second new residential hall in the north end of the Hart Lot, said Roger Husser, director of Planning, Design and Construction for Facility Services.

Other projects underway

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Construction workers continue to work on the south side of Tiger Stadium on Aug. 27 as part of the Tiger Stadium South Endzone Expansion Project.

include the first two phases of the UREC expansion and redesign and the construction of Cypress Hall in the Hart Lot, which is set to be complete by Fall 2015, Husser said.

The new parking lot on Aster street built to offset lost parking from Cypress Hall is set to open Dec. 13, said Steve Waller, director of Residential Life.

Husser said construction on the third and final phase of the University Recreation expansion will begin in the spring with various parts of the UREC being roped off to students during construction while new areas will be opened for use as the project progresses.

The $6 million Career Services project in the Student Union will be completed this summer and will be available for students in the fall 2014 semester.

Additionally, the completion of Tiger Stadium construction is set for the day before the first

home game of the fall 2014 football season.

Patrick F. Taylor Hall is expected to begin construction in the next few months. As construction is completed throughout the project facilities will become usable through phases of the project as they are completed. The constructions projected completion is estimated to be in 2017, Husser said.

Recently completed projects include the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory behind the School of Veterinary Medicine, which opened in November; the Animal Food and Science Laboratory; Annie Boyd Hall renovations; the LSU Hilltop Arboretum on Highland Road and the Louisiana Digital Media Center.

Contact Gabrielle Braud at gbraud@lsureveille.com

Sports

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Cameron deserves credit for offense

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THE SMARTEST MORAN James Moran Sports Columnist

what’s needed for victory. I can’t imagine he won’t be motivated right through this season with the idea that there are opportunities for this team to achieve and achieve greatly.”

Unfortunately, the season ended prematurely for Mettenberger, as he suffered an undisclosed knee injury in his last game in Tiger Stadium against Arkansas.

In his first season as offensive coordinator, Cam Cameron made all the difference for LSU. Since taking over last spring, Cameron has transformed a mediocre-at-best offense into one that ranged from good to dynamic at different points this season.

In the years before his arrival in Baton Rouge, the buzz word around LSU football was always balance.

Every offseason, LSU coach Les Miles, his offensive coaches and his players would claim the passing attack was finally developing enough to complement the Tigers’ dominant ground game.

But the promise always seemed to ring hollow, as the quarterback play was inconsistent, causing Miles to inevitably revert back to his ultraconservative nature in big spots.

That changed when Cameron took over. LSU scored 37 points per game this season on the back of a balanced offense that ranked No. 33 and No. 35 in passing and rushing yards, respectively.

Cameron has brought balance to the force.

The greatest beneficiary was quarterback Zach Mettenberger. Last season, with offensive line coach Greg Studrawa as offensive coordinator, Mettenberger looked average at best in all but a few games.

OFFENSE, see page 15

CAMERON, see page 11

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LSU junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) runs across the field to score a touchdown Sept. 28 during UGA’s 44-41 victory against the Tigers in Sanford Stadium.

Tigers’ offense exceeds expectations

Trey Labat Sports Contributor

Under Les Miles, LSU has been known for its run-based average offense and stellar ball-hawking defense.

All of that changed in the 2013-14 season.

Following the hiring of Cam Cameron as offensive coordinator, the LSU offense — especially senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger — reached new heights.

The Tigers averaged 37 points per game, up from 29.8 in the previous season.

Going into the 2012-13 season, Mettenberger had unusually high expectations for a quarterback who had never started a game in the Southeastern Conference.

While he wasn’t quite able to live up to the hype, he exceeded even the most optimistic expectations this season.

Mettenberger became just the third quarterback in LSU

history to throw for more than 3,000 yards in a season, while leading the Tigers to a nine-win season.

Miles said the praise for Mettenberger was well-deserved and the signal-caller was doing what he needed for the Tigers to win.

“What he’s doing is facilitating victory,” Miles said. “His contribution is going to be based on how well we do and what the final scores are. Some days, throwing for 250 is not enough. It’s based on

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Tigers turning heads in beginning stages of season Marcus Rodrigue Sports Contributor

As the calendar year comes to a close, Johnny Jones’ vision is finally becoming a reality.

After steering the Tigers to a 19-12 record last season, the second-year coach expedited the rebuilding process by bringing home a top-10 recruiting class to join an experienced corps of returning players in 2013. A feverish hype rapidly took hold in Baton Rouge as players were named to national watch lists and

All-Southeastern Conference teams.

Despite its narrow seasonopening loss at Massachusetts on national television, LSU (52) garnered a handful of top-25 votes in the early weeks of the season. Some experts even projected the Tigers as a tournamentcaliber team, but the subsequent trio of victories against weaker in-state opponents did little to validate that claim.

But LSU returned to the national stage at the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla., two

weekends ago with one more chance to prove itself in the form of non-conference wins against stiff competition.

The Tigers did just that, claiming third place in a field of teams, including championship contenders and perennial tournament squads.

“At the end of the day, I thought our kids would be a more confident team because they can look back and understand the fact that we had that number of BASKETBALL, see page 11

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LSU junior guard Anthony Hickey (1) dribbles down the court Nov. 22 during the Tigers’ 89-66 victory against Southeastern in the PMAC.

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Defense had bumpy road in 2013 Youth made year difficult for Tigers Mike Gegenheimer Sports Writer

The LSU football team had a mountain to overcome in 2013 after the defense lost eight underclassmen to the NFL dDaft, forcing defensive coordinator John Chavis to play eight true freshmen at varying points in the season.

For the first time in several years, it appeared the Tigers would have to survive with a high-flying offensive attack rather than a bruising wall of a defense as they’ve done in seasons past.

There was hope early on that the youthful defense would manage in the nation’s most brutal league — particularly following a strong performance against the Southeastern Conference’s No. 2 offense during a rainy game in Tiger Stadium versus Auburn.

But problems began to show during the team’s visit to Athens,

Ga., where the Tigers lost their first game of the season to the Bulldogs 44-41.

“We were a mistake or two away from winning that game,” said LSU coach Les Miles following the September matchup.

“It was a tremendously competitive game, and there’s a lot of things we can correct and make us a lot better.”

Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns on the hot day in the Peach State.

LSU senior linebacker Lamin Barrow said most of the mistakes during the game stemmed from busted coverages and missed assignments but promised those problems would be fixed as the season progressed.

The defense picked up slightly throughout the season, still managing to produce the SEC’s No. 4 ranked defense, averaging just 349.7 yards per game, but the youth of the defense remained evident as the Tigers continued to hit several highs and lows throughout the season.

“I think we’re making progress,” Miles said in a September

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interview about the improving defense. “I think we get better and better with each quarter. The young guys and the veterans feel more comfortable understanding their role. I think we’ll continue to improve.”

The high of the season came in a late-November matchup with Texas A&M when LSU took down reigning Heisman Trophy winner and hopeful repeat winner, quarterback Johnny Manziel.

Manziel posted 278 total yards and a touchdown on the rainy day in Baton Rouge, but for the second consecutive season, LSU stifled Johnny Football’s magic in one of the Aggie’s worst performances since Manziel earned the starting job two seasons ago.

“I heard people saying that it’s not the same defense [that beat A&M last year],” said LSU junior defensive tackle Anthony Johnson following the game. “I wish those guys in the NFL now the best, but we’re still an LSU defense. You see who got the ‘W’ today.”

The Tigers have one last chance to prove their defense

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LSU senior linebacker Lamin Barrow (18) and senior safety Craig Loston (6) tackle Florida junior running back Mack Brown (33) on Oct. 12 during the Tigers’ 17-6 victory against the Gators in Tiger Stadium.

belongs among the ranks of past LSU defenses when they play in the team’s bowl game, and for a few defenders, it’ll be the final time they ever wear the purple and gold of an LSU uniform.

Barrow and senior safety Craig Loston will both leave Baton Rouge due to graduation, while several more underclassmen are expected to depart for the professional ranks come April.

“I don’t know how I’m going

to react to it,” Loston said after the team’s final regular season game against Arkansas in November. “I don’t know whether to be happy or shed a couple of tears at this point.”

Contact Mike Gegenheimer at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Gegs_TDR

MEN’S GOLF

Lady Tigers make Jolly leads up and down fall season LSU ready for use of balance spring season opener Moncrief leaves mark early in season Tyler Nunez Sports Writer

A season removed from earning a berth in the Sweet 16 with just seven active players, the No. 13 LSU women’s basketball team has used depth and a balanced attack to jump out to a 7-1 record.

Four Lady Tigers have averaged double-digit points through LSU’s first eight contests, and nine have averaged at least 16 minutes per game.

The deeper roster has allowed LSU coach Nikki Caldwell to use a variety of lineups based on the Lady Tigers’ opponent.

“There are times when we want to go with a defensive lineup and extend our defense 94 feet, and others we go to our quicker four-guard lineup.” Caldwell said.

“We’ve also experimented with playing three of our bigs. So that’s the beauty of this team, having that versatility.”

LSU has taken full advantage of its recruiting class that consisted of three incoming freshmen and junior college-transfer guard DaShawn Harden.

The most highly touted of these newcomers — freshman guard Raigyne Moncrief — came into her premiere season with lofty expectations.

She has lived up to these expectations early, accruing a Southeastern Conference-best 25 steals through eight games and using a recent four-game stretch in which she has averaged just fewer than 20 points per game to become LSU’s leading scorer.

“She has all the talent of any player who has ever played here,” Caldwell said. “She’s quick, she’s athletic and she can get from one end of the floor to the other faster than anybody I’ve seen or coached or been around in the game in a long, long time.”

Moncrief earned her first SEC Freshman of the Week title for her performance at the Barclays Center Women’s Invitational in late November. She led LSU to wins against Rutgers and Michigan to win the Invitational.

Harden also provided a spark early in the season, claiming the first SEC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honor for the 2013-14 season after scoring a combined 39 points in her first two contests.

LSU’s only loss came in the semifinals of the preseason Women’s National Invitational Tournament where then-No. 5 Louisville used a five-minute 20-0 stretch to take down the Lady Tigers 88-67.

Contact Tyler Nunez at tnunez@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @NunezTDR

Taylor Curet Sports Contributor

After nine top-five finishes, two victories and a 23rd place notch in the NCAA Championships, the LSU men’s golf team drove high expectations into fall 2013.

Coach Chuck Winstead and his band of Tigers looked to build upon a foundation of golfers that was established in the 2012-13 season.

Going into September, LSU’s returnees had played in a combined 140 events since donning purple and gold, including six athletes that lettered at least two years for the Tigers.

Led by junior Stewart Jolly, LSU started the season strong, finishing in the top five of its first two tournaments.

Jolly followed his seasonopening finish of third place at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic on Sept. 9 with a 6-under par 75 outing a week later at the Golfweek Conference Challenge.

His mid-September performance on the event’s Spirit Hollow Golf Course earned Jolly his second career individual title as a Tiger.

The Birmingham, Ala., native led LSU this fall with a 71.83 single-round scoring average, which is just under par for most courses.

But the Tigers’ fast start met

some rough on the back nine score. Presley won the event in of their four-event fall season. 2012.

The October contest also LSU placed outside the top five in its last two contests, includ- served as a coming-out party for ing a seventh place finish on its a few Tigers. Freshman Eric Rihome course at the David Toms card and junior transfer Ben Taylor both made their LSU debuts at Intercollegiate.

“We have good players that the Intercollegiate.

Taylor joined the Tigers this can perform, but that doesn’t August after mean we don’t as LSU win ‘We have good players transferring from Nova Southeasttournaments,” said junior Myl- that can perform, but that ern University, es Lewis. “We doesn’t mean we don’t as the 2012 Division II National have to go out as a team and LSU win tournaments. C h a m p i o n s . taking his perform.”

We have to go out as a After first strokes as a With a team and perform.’

Tiger, the Leathlimited numerhead, England, ber of matches native gained compared to Miles Lewis confidence in spring’s schedjunior golfer LSU’s potential. ule, the Tigers As winter arrives and looked forward to hosting the David Toms Intercollegiate at spring’s February season- opener the University Club in Baton lingers in the near distance, Taylor is optimistic that LSU can Rouge.

In the event’s fifth year of help him add a Division I Chamexistence, the tournament is a pionship to his hardware.

“To be there representing tradition LSU hopes to continue in recognition of the program’s LSU for the first time and competing amongst a couple of the illustrious history.

“When I became the coach other guys was pretty special,” here, I tried to look at all the Taylor said. “It was a nice intro different areas of the program to what I had coming up ahead that we could improve upon,” of me and I obviously knew the Winstead said. “Clearly, our team was very strong and the relationship and tie with Da- competition is going to be tough vid Toms is something that this which is great.” program should always do everything it can do to link itself to David because David is first class.”

Senior Andrew Presley shot his best rounds of the fall Contact Taylor Curet at at the Intercollegiate, finishing tcuret@lsureveille.com tied for third with a 1-under 69

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AP and Coaches Polls AP Rank/Team/Record

Coaches Rank/Team/Record

1. Florida State

13-0

1. Florida State 13-0

2. Auburn

12-1

2. Auburn

12-1

3. Alabama

11-1

3. Alabama

11-1

4. Michigan St.

12-1

4. Michigan St.

12-1

5. Stanford

11-2

5. Baylor

11-1

6. Baylor

11-1

6. Ohio State

12-1

7. Ohio State

12-1

7. Stanford

11-2

8. S. Carolina

10-2

8. S. Carolina

10-2

9. Missouri

11-2

9. Missouri

11-2

10. Oregon

10-2

10. Oklahoma

10-2

11. Oklahoma

10-2

11. Clemson

10-2

12. Clemson

10-2

12. Oregon

10-2

13. Oklahoma St. 10-2

13. Oklahoma St. 10-2

14. LSU

9-3

14. LSU

9-3

15. UCF

11-1

15. UCF

11-1

16. Arizona St.

10-3

16. Louisville

11-1

17. UCLA

9-3

17. Arizona St.

10-3

18. Louisville

11-1

18. UCLA

9-3

19. Wisconsin

9-3

19. Wisconsin

9-3

20. Texas A&M

8-4

20. Fresno St.

11-1

21. Fresno State 11-1

21. Duke

10-3

22. Duke

10-3

22. Texas A&M

8-4

23. Georgia

8-4

23. N. Illinois

12-1

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SOCCER

Monday, December 9, 2013

Tigers miss NCAAs, finish season with .500 record Late-season losing streak sinks LSU Chris Abshire Senior Reporter

For the second time in as many seasons, the LSU soccer team fell short of the program’s own lofty expectations, missing the NCAA Tournament.

The 2013 Tigers got off to a hot start in Southeastern Conference play, leading the league at the halfway mark of the conference with a 5-0-1 record.

A steep drop followed, as LSU lost its final six matches to finish 9-9-2 for the year.

“That’s not where we expect to be as a program,” said LSU coach Brian Lee last month. “It was a year of runs, and we happened to end on the bad one.”

The LSU freshmen buoyed the squad and made a little history as Summer Clarke, Megan Lee and Emma Fletcher led LSU near both nets and became the first trio in SEC history to make AllSEC teams. Each made the Second Team.

Clarke was LSU’s premier finisher near the net, tallying 10 goals and adding three assists.

Her Canadian running mate was Fletcher, whose 12 assists

marked a new LSU freshman record. Nine of those 12 assists found Clarke.

Meanwhile, freshman Megan Lee bounced back after an ankle injury held her out of nonconference play to become a premier defensive stopper while also adding a goal and three assists.

“There’s no doubt the three freshmen were already a crucial part of our team, and that means the future for this program is better than what we’ve been recently,” Brian Lee said.

Senior goalkeeper Megan Kinneman wrapped up her illustrious career with a stellar final campaign.

Kinneman allowed just 31 goals in 20 matches, posted six shutouts and saved 95 shots, the highest single-season total of her career.

She finished her four years at LSU with a school-record 284 saves and 17 clean sheets, the second most in school history.

Without Megan Lee and with sophomore midfielder Tori Sample suffering a season-ending knee injury, LSU hobbled to a 4-3-1 mark out of conference.

But the Tigers turned it on to start SEC play, eking out three overtime wins and scoring five goals against Arkansas to put a return to the NCAA Tournament in their sights.

The back half of conference play was against considerably tougher teams. It showed, as LSU dropped four one-goal games, including a walk-off, penalty-kick defeat against Auburn in the SEC Tournament that ended the Tigers’ season.

“It’s difficult when any season ends, but the way we finished was

certainly on the worse end of it,” Brian Lee said. “We still probably needed to win the [SEC] Tournament to meet our goal, which is the NCAAs. We need to be there every year.”

With another programdefining recruiting class on the way for 2014 and the freshman class’ emergence, a third

consecutive postseason at home appears unlikely for LSU, which spent 2007-11 parked among the SEC’s elite.

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Both LSU teams have fresh starts in the fall Taylor Curet Sports Contributor

If there were a word for coaches Jeff Brown and Julia Sell’s teams in the fall, it would be “revival.”

Both the LSU men’s and women’s tennis teams go into spring 2014 with young squads.

Junior Chris Simpson is the only Tiger that has lettered twice for Brown. Sell’s No. 14 recruiting class brought in five new players, including four freshmen.

With three freshmen, a sophomore transfer and just four players with experience for No. 22 LSU, the goals for each Tiger differs. However, striving for improvement from week to week is a constant among the eight-man roster. “[Fall]’s a super important time for our team,” Brown said.

“For the guys that are more capable of playing at the top of the lineup, you’d really like to see them have big breakthrough events where they get past some ranked players and things like that, and for the other guys, you want them to ... improve the level and for them to come out of the fall with confidence.”

No. 29 Simpson led LSU with nine singles victories in four tournaments this fall, including a semifinal finish in the Southeastern Conference Fall Classic.

In the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southern Regionals, Simpson and sophomore Boris Arias reached the finals with three doubles victories. The duo fell 8-5 to No. 10 Ole Miss’ pairing of William Kallberg and Stefan Lindmark in the final round of the Alabama-hosted event.

Simpson and Arias didn’t

Recruiting

play together much last season, but their success this fall foreshadows the Tigers’ spring potential.

“The buy-in has been really good with this team,” Brown said. “They’re all on the same page. We don’t really have anybody that’s out in left field ... and they’re pushing each other and encouraging each other.”

Sell and her Lady Tigers will bring a similar hope and raw perspective into January as well.

In just her second year with LSU, Sell brought in the highestranked recruiting class in program history this summer. Freshmen Skylar Holloway, Gabrielle Otero, Abigail Owens and Joana Vale Costa and junior transfer Noel Scott join three returnees for the Lady Tigers.

“It’s been exciting to watch how the new people, and their

enthusiasm is motivating even our returnees,” Sell said. “Our returnees have the experience of being here but you have some kids coming in that have more experience with competing, and that combination has just been fun to watch.”

LSU entered the fall coming off a 2012-13 campaign with a 2-13 record in the SEC and a 3-15 mark against nationally ranked teams.

Fresher than a new can of balls or a recently-stringed racquet is the talent that arrived in Baton Rouge in August. The newcomers have performed well for the Lady Tigers, winning more than half their singles matches played this fall.

Scott notched two victories against six nationally ranked opponents she faced this fall.

Otero and sophomore Ella Taylor

led the team with five singles victories each.

With 26 singles and 12 doubles wins this fall, the foreseeable future for the Lady Tigers looks as bright as the spring season that lies ahead.

“When you have so many new faces, that’s always a question mark in your mind is how will they group together,” Sell said. “There’s really not a bad word to say about any of them.

The improvement I’ve seen already is kind of just exciting for me as a coach and for us as a staff. It’s been a fun semester.”

Contact Taylor Curet at tcuret@lsureveille.com

volleyball

LSU had relatively Young LSU volleyball team uneventful semester gains experience, shows promise

Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

It wasn’t the most eventful semester of recruiting in LSU history, but several key players in both football and basketball either verbally or officially decided to join the Tigers in the future.

The LSU basketball team, led by head coach Johnny Jones, has seen a turnaround in recent seasons under Jones’ leadership, largely due to his impact on the recruiting game.

Even before the 2013 squad first stepped onto the court in the PMAC, Jones was active on the recruiting trail, swiping several future Tigers.

Elbert Robinson III, Aaron Epps and Jalyn Patterson all signed their national letters of intent in November. Robinson is a four-star center from Garland, Texas. Epps is a three-star, 6-foot-9 Tioga, La., native who also plays center. Patterson is a three-star point guard from Alpharetta, Ga. But the most notable signing came from 2015 recruit Ben Simmons, who is a five-star, 6-foot-9 power forward from Melbourne, Australia.

For LSU football, coach Les Miles had a quieter fall on the recruiting trail.

LSU added another member to its 2014 class with the signing of Davon Godchaux, a fourstar defensive end prospect from Plaquemine, La. The only other commitment came from 2017 prospect Dylan Moses, a University High freshman running back and linebacker, who agreed to join the Tigers in the distant future. He is expected to be the No. 1 recruit in the nation

during his senior season.

While the commitments have been quiet, Miles still has quite the challenge ahead.

In the months leading up to National Signing Day, LSU will fight against a number of Southeastern Conference schools, with Alabama proving to be its main rival.

The battleground will be set on the No. 1 recruit in the 2014 class, five-star running back Leonard Fournette. The St. Augustine High School product has been deciding between LSU and Alabama over the last few months.

Jason Howell, Rivals.com’s Southwest/Midlands recruiting analyst, said Fournette is likely favoring LSU. Five-star prospects Speedy Noil, Adoree’ Jackson, Tony Brown and Lorenzo Carter will also be making their decisions in the coming months.

Noil — the only Louisiana native of the group — could be playing in Tiger Stadium next season.

“If I had to guess right now, I’d say [he’ll choose] LSU,” Howell said. “He’s planning to graduate early, and he’s not going to go down to the wire with Signing Day. That offense and what they’ve done this year under Cam Cameron really helped a lot to make a strong case for him.”

As of now, the Tigers have 15 commits in their 2014 class.

The commits include 12 four-star prospects and a trio of three-star players.

2014 National Signing Day is on Feb. 5.

Contact Lawrence Barreca at lbarreca@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @LawBarreca_TDR

Dimitri Skoumpourdis Sports Contributor

The LSU volleyball team began the 2013 season determined to make it back to the postseason NCAA Tournament after failing to qualify in 2012.

The Tigers (18-12, 8-10 Southeastern Conference) had appeared in the tournament six of the previous eight years.

But the team recommitted themselves to the program and set its goals high despite the relative youth of the team. “[This season] is going to be a year of change for this program,” said head coach Fran Flory at the team’s media day. “It started in spring with a recommitment from our young players, mostly our freshman and sophomore classes.”

ANGELA MAJOR / The Daily Reveille The Tigers only had one senior LSU junior setter Malorie Pardo (14) celebrates with her teammates October 11 — middle blocker Desiree Elliott after the Tigers’ victory against Ole Miss in the PMAC. — and relied heavily on contributions from the younger players.

The Tigers got out to a sizzling Malorie Pardo.

Freshman middle blocker Bri- start in 2013 as they won their first “It’s been a roller coaster seaana Holman stepped up in a big seven contests before falling to Mi- son,” Pardo said. “I think that’s way all season, leading the team ami on the road. what makes us such a great team. with 371 kills. Holman’s perforTheir SEC schedule offered a We’ve been through everything a mance was good roller coaster ride team can imagine, which is going ‘We’ve been through of peaks and val- to help us in the tournament.” for a spot on the All-SEC Freshman While winning games is most leys as the young everything a team Team as well as the Tigers slowly definitely the team’s focus, the tourcan imagine, which is learned what it nament will provide a young LSU All-SEC Team.

“I think she’ll to be a win- team with unprecedented experigoing to help us in the takes be the next Allner in grueling ence and an opportunity to grow up.

American here,” tournament.’

With all but one athlete returnconference compeFlory said. “I put ing for next season, the young Titition. her on the same Their 18 gers have shown a lot of promise Malorie Pardo level of [former wins were good this season and are looking forward LSU junior setter LSU middle blockenough to achieve to showcasing their ability in the er] Brittnee Cooper who was a first the preseason goal of competing NCAA Tournament as well as the team All-American and a special at the NCAA Tournament. LSU is seasons to come. person athletically. [Holman is] grateful for its whirlwind season better than Brittnee as a freshman because it has prepared the Tigers Contact Dimitri Skoumpourdis at — she’s had more impact on her for any situation they might face in team.” the tournament, said junior setter dskoumpourdis@lsureveille.com

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WOMEN’S GOLF

Monday, December 9, 2013

Lady Tigers golf team holes a memorable fall Women’s golf gets two top-10 finishes Trip Dugas Sports Contributor

After ending strong with a second place finish at the Alamo Invitational, the LSU women’s golf team heads into its spring season ranked No. 23 in the Women’s Golf Coaches Association’s final coaches’ poll of the fall.

The Lady Tigers’ fall campaign saw two top-three team finishes and — for the first time in more than a decade — two Tigers individually won a fall tournament.

Junior Madelene Sagstrom shot 4-under-par to win the Fall Schooner Classic by two strokes over Kentucky’s Liz Breed. It was the first career win for the Enkoping, Sweden native and the first LSU women’s golf individual tournament win since Austin Ernst in the 2011-2012 season.

In that same month, senior Lindsay Gahm won for the first time in her LSU career, capturing the Alamo Invitational by one stroke. Gahm’s 11-under-par performance led LSU to a second

place finish with a total score of 848, the lowest total of the fall season.

On day two of the Alamo Invitational, the Lady Tigers counted four under-par scores for a 9-under-par round of 279, the fourth lowest round in program history and the lowest round since September 2011.

The 848 team tournament total landed them eight strokes behind the tournament champion No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners.

LSU freshman Caroline Nistrup is among Golf Digest’s Surprise Women’s College Golfers of the Mid-Season. The Dragoer, Denmark native shined as she posted one of the best freshman fall seasons in LSU history.

Nistrup leads the team in stroke average for the fall season with 71.00 for 12 rounds and posted three top-7 finishes in the four fall tournaments. She shot two 5-under-par rounds in her first collegiate season.

In her best fall outing, sophomore Nadine Dreher’s 2-over-par finish at the Alamo Invitational gave LSU the second place edge over No. 3 Arkansas.

Senior Ali Lucas shot her season’s best 10-over-par at the Schooner Fall Classic, finishing No. 22 of 78 golfers to propel the

lady Tigers to a third place spot.

The Lady Tigers are one of seven Southeastern Conference teams ranked in the top 25.

And in her 29th season as LSU women’s head golf coach, Karen Bahnsen added to the

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Monday, December 9, 2013 CAMERON, from page 5 But under Cameron, the senior turned in one of the best seasons in LSU history.

The combination of Mettenberger with junior receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. made LSU the best third-down offense in the country, converting on 58.6 percent of third downs. The days of a draw play or toss dive on third and long were suddenly long gone with Cameron calling the shots.

As LSU’s defense took a significant step backward due to a litany of early departures for the NFL Draft, Cameron’s offense prevented 2013 from being a nightmare season for the Tigers. Without the across-theboard offensive improvement, LSU wouldn’t have sniffed nine wins this season.

If Cameron could help Mettenberger advance so far in one offseason, the sky is the limit for what he can do with true freshman Anthony Jennings.

His first significant playing time was encouraging to say the least, as he replaced an injured Mettenberger and led a 99-yard touchdown drive in the final minutes to defeat Arkansas.

The performance should be taken with a grain of salt because the Hogs were terrible this season, but another big-time performance from Jennings in the bowl game would be a huge confidence boost heading into next season.

Jennings will only grow in Cameron’s system now that he’s getting the full complement of starter reps with the first team offense. He won’t have the same cast of running backs and receivers Mettenberger has enjoyed, but he’ll be better in the long run.

That is, as long as Cameron remains in Baton Rouge.

Due to his success and NFL background, it’s only a matter of time before the job offers start flooding in. It’s unlikely Cameron will bolt after one season because of his friendship with Miles, but there’s no way he plans to spend the rest of his career as the offensive coordinator at LSU. But that’s a problem for down the road. As long as Cameron is still here, he’ll be one of the best assets LSU has at its disposal.

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James Moran is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Beacon, N.Y.

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[Left] LSU junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III (2) hangs from the rim and [right] LSU senior guard Andre Stringer (10) leaps toward the basket Nov. 16 during the Tigers’ 88-74 victory against Northwestern State in the PMAC. [Top] LSU head coach Les Miles sings the alma mater with his team Sept. 21 after the Tigers’ 35-21 victory against Auburn in Tiger Stadium.

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BASKETBALL, from page 5 mistakes, played the way that we played and have more focus at the end of that basketball game,” Jones said. “We possibly could’ve been in the finals playing for the championship on Sunday evening.”

LSU opened the tournament by dismantling St. Joseph’s 82-65 as four Tigers turned in double-digit scoring clips. In the second round, the Tigers led No. 21 Memphis by as many as eight points in the second half, but LSU’s season-high 24 turnovers allowed Memphis to snatch a 7669 victory.

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The Tigers finally grabbed a signature win when they won bronze in a 70-68, overtime victory against Butler. Junior guard Anthony Hickey capped a late rally with a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime, and the Tigers outlasted the Bulldogs in the final period despite being outrebounded for the first time all season.

“We knew that [Butler] was going to be a challenge for us,” Jones said. “I thought our guys went about and conducted themselves in the right way in that basketball game. Being down late, understanding they were playing a team that was going to execute

at the highest level, we created some turnovers and had some easy scoring opportunities.”

For all of LSU’s success, it may have yet to witness the full potential of freshman forward Jarell Martin. A former five-star recruit from Baton Rouge, Martin joined the Tigers surrounded by high expectations.

But Martin sprained his ankle 33 seconds into LSU’s season opener and watched from the bench as LSU fell to Massachusetts in a nail-biter. After sitting out the following two games, the freshman returned against Southeastern Louisiana but is averaging only eight points and three

rebounds per game.

Fellow freshman forward Jordan Mickey stole the spotlight, accumulating three straight double-doubles to start his college career while earning SEC Freshman of the Week honors.

Mickey’s emphatic blocks and highlight dunks have turned him into a fan-favorite, and he leads LSU with 33.4 minutes per game.

The Tigers are currently on a two-week break that will culminate in a home showdown against Louisiana-Monroe on Dec. 14.

The average Rating Percentage Index of LSU’s five remaining non-conference opponents is a dismal 158. But

Alabama-Birmingham clocks in at No. 48, and a Dec. 21 matchup with the Blazers presents another chance for the Tigers to reassert themselves in the national picture.

“To have UAB coming in here and getting off to a tremendous start this year, we look forward to that challenge,” Jones said. “All of these games are really going to prepare us for a very challenging and tough conference schedule.”

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Monday, December 9, 2013

Funding issues, decrepit halls ruin LSU image Shut up, meg Megan Dunbar Opinion Editor Fall 2013 won’t go down in LSU’s history as one of the best semesters — not by far.

Last semester, former opinion section editor Chris Grillot wrote a column about how corrupt he found the University’s administration after two years of continued investigation as part of The Daily Reveille’s staff, and how much hope he held for the fresh-faced future.

Sure, new LSU President F. King Alexander seems nice enough, and turnover of various college presidents allows for hope, but if that’s all we’ve got in the face of endless budget cuts, falling-in buildings and ever-present institutional racism, I believe we might be on thin ice.

Then again, the University — with its 30,000 students and more professors — could never be stable as a whole.

What I’m left wondering at the end of this semester is whether or not this University is an institution that’s worth the struggle.

As Alexander so aptly pointed

out in his email to the University on Friday, money is the hitch. His entire message addressed the importance of funding and looking good to the federal government, after the requisite plea for students to graduate.

He also lauded our “fundraising professionals” for raising the money to renovate Patrick F. Taylor Hall. Thank goodness, because it’s not like half the buildings in the Quad are liable to fall apart at any moment, and the art students definitely aren’t sick from breathing in the rust and mold that plague their out-of-date studios.

Other departments couldn’t put that $50 million to good use at all.

Now I understand that certain funds are available to certain programs and whatnot, but come on.

As a flagship university, we should be able to find even the most difficult funding. We’ve got professionals on our side.

We’ve also got a tiger.

So my real question is: Why haven’t we used that to University’s advantage? It would be pretty simple to grab a crane from the other side of Tiger Stadium, attach a contractor to the hook block and dangle him or her over the cage until we can hash out a fair price for services.

Of course, we could never do that unless Mike agreed. Maybe we should hire professional tigerenticers to help out.

This University boasts the best landscape architecture undergraduate program in the nation and one of the most prestigious French departments as well.

No campus can touch our game days, no matter what any drunk Ole Miss fan claims or whatever sign the esteemed men of DKE decide to hang on their fraternity house.

Some would say it’s our attitudes that allow us to accept the positives and disregard the negatives to lead a happier life, but the negatives this semester have continued to impact students too much for us to afford remaining complacent.

We all have grades and jobs and families to worry about, but we should also keep the reputation and actions of the University we will represent for the rest of our lives on the list of priorities somewhere.

It will continue to show up on our résumés until the day we die.

Because of this, we should worry that there’s no new information about the six-year-old murder of graduate students, and at this point no one’s holding out

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New LSU President F. King Alexander watches a speaker April 17 during the Board of Supervisors meeting in the LSU System Building.

much hope.

We should concern ourselves with the fact that the University still expects cyclists to fend for themselves on winding campus streets, catcalling is still an accepted medium of communication of women’s worth and homelessness rates rise daily.

Do not sit idly by. We do have power, and students win if it comes to numbers. So let’s agree

on something: We need to reform this University’s priorities.

Megan Dunbar is a 20-year-old English senior from Greenville, S.C.

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U.S. is in grave situation after year of controversies BRACE YOURSELF Ryan McGehee Columnist Without a doubt, these past five months have seen veritable tectonic shifts in the world of national politics. What started out as a recovery year for the once-again-defeated Republicans will end with the death rattle of President Barack Obama’s legacy, and with it the chance for another midterm coup against the Democrats in the Senate.

The semester began with all eyes planted on Egypt and Syria.

In Egypt, the people’s revolution came full circle, as the Egyptian military responded to the overwhelming demands of the populace and removed Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood from power.

In Syria, we finally learned that Bashar al-Assad had, in fact,

used chemical weapons.

But the rebels might have too, so there’s that.

After weeks of childish begging, the administration finally conceded and chose against intervening in the Syrian civil war.

This was largely in part due to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who, in an act worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize, gave us a get-out-ofwar-free card by recommending that the international community take control of Assad’s chemical weapon stockpile.

Remember kids, toppling regimes and droning civilians will get you further with the Nobel Committee than actually promoting peace ever will.

Our nation also had to contend with the debt crisis. Culminating in a partial shutdown of the federal government, the decision to not bow to the administration was seen as extraordinarily unpopular.

MSNBC pundits had a field day.

For a time, the Tea Party brand was

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wounded everywhere that isn’t a red state.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, led the charge against raising our debt ceiling. However, when met with obstinate Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and the president, who both refused to acknowledge the need for a debate, Cruz was left holding the electorally damning bag.

U.S. citizens were also able to learn more about the horrendous, unconstitutional and downright creepy things that were happening over in Fort Meade, Md. It came to light that our National Security Agency, or NSA, has been violating the privacy of anyone who uses the Internet, particularly Google and Yahoo! users.

So basically everyone.

Even worse, we learned that the NSA experimented with the viability of tracking the cellphone locations of American citizens for intelligence gathering purposes. Just days ago, it was also

discovered that the government is actively tracking 5 billion cell locations abroad on a daily basis.

Big Brother sure is busy lately.

Then we came to the big one — what half of Americans have been dreading since its passage and signing into law — the Obamacare rollout.

With more than a year and $600 billion to complete healthcare.gov, the means by which we are expected to enroll in the exchanges, most expected a smooth start, with only a few hiccups here and there. What actually happened was a disaster worthy of direction under Michael Bay. Plagued with error messages and constant freezing, the website could barely handle single-digit traffic, much less the thousands of people naively hoping that the federal government would keep its word.

What’s more, Obama’s muchfilmed promise, “If you like your private health insurance plan, you

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can keep your plan. Period,” turned out to be a bold-faced lie. With millions already losing coverage on the individual market, it is estimated that anywhere from 50 to 100 million will lose coverage once the employer mandate kicks in next year.

So what remains is an increasingly unpopular president, a government that is further infringing on our civil liberties, politicians who are chomping at the bit for another Middle Eastern war and the prospective loss of millions of health insurance plans.

Merry Christmas, indeed.

Ryan McGehee is a 20-yearold political science, history and international studies junior from Zachary, La.

Contact Ryan McGehee at rmcgehee@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @JRyanMcGehee

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Monday, December 9, 2013

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Broad-minded, determined students are our future THE HIPPIE DICTATOR Alix Landriault Columnist Hope is not a method.

This philosophy has held true for me since my father uttered it my first semester at LSU. Hope does not fill my car’s gas tank, prepare me for bad weather nor land me a job. It does not keep me safe nor write my term papers.

Hope should be placed at the bottom of the toolbox to be used only in the direst of cases.

Fortunately, you reading this newspaper means I don’t have to resort to hope when I consider the future.

You decided to come here and form a stable career base rather than be stuck behind a fast food counter for the next six decades.

While one can argue the business world needs different skill sets, I’m perfectly fine with McDonald’s going out of business because the workforce is doing greater things.

Each student who has made it to finals week to pick up this paper has already proven their worth.

For one, we are intelligent — 28.59 percent of students received TOPS money in the 201213 school year. That means the entire tax-paying body of Louisiana is investing its money into almost a third of LSU students. The state knows we are the future, and we will be the ones keeping the system running as our investors age.

Perhaps more notably, however, are those students who did not get stellar GPAs in high school and chose to attempt Louisiana’s university anyway. Whether this is your first semester or your tenth, you have demonstrated your will to do what you believe you have to do. Whether your focus has been on fashion design or oceanography, you have had to adopt a renaissance man mindset to juggle all of the accounting, history, math, art, science, humanities and whatever other subjects your degree requires of you.

Lastly, you either went through the effort of picking up the newspaper or going online to our site to see what things are happening outside of your knowable sphere of life. I wish we gave out badges for this, because you are the kind of person who will really be

able to kick ass in this world. You go above and beyond the call of duty by being interested in things beyond your immediate self.

My respect for you is why I have not given in to complaints about the headiness of my writing. I have had numerous people, including some of my peers from Student Media, inform me that my words are too big, or that they understand the concept I am trying to communicate but think others might struggle too much with it.

I acknowledge my writing has a distinct flair. However, a look at the opinion section on any day shows just how vastly different this section’s writing styles have been.

Some writers are data-happy, and others focus more on morals. Some call for tradition, and others for innovation.

My focus has been to get students to think a little deeper; I do not intend to flip people’s philosophies, just broaden them. I write and make videos for my peers who have the capability of doing this.

So I congratulate you for taking in the news this week, despite it being the most stressful time of the semester. You will be the one

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The entire tax-paying body of Louisiana knows we are the future, and we will be the ones keeping the system running as our investors age.

opening a business, getting your soundtracks into movies or documenting poverty. You will be designing museums or leading discussions at a UN summit. You have the drive and the ability to see the bigger picture. You are the person we need.

Thanks for reading.

Alix Landriault is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from Natchitoches, La.

Contact Alix Landriault at alandriault@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @AlixLandriault

Finals are not the biggest tests we will ever take THE BOX DOES NOT EXIST Jana King Columnist The next five days are going to be some of the most hectic, challenging and frustrating days of our post-secondary lives.

But when you sit down in the testing center, remember that there are more important questions than the ones on the screen. And there are more important answers than the ones you write in your blue book.

Questions are not written in stone and should be questioned.

It is a rare day that we can raise our hands during an exam and question the questions themselves, but this is the most important thing you can do, and you should do it every single time.

My column this semester toted the hammer “The Box Does Not Exist” for that reason. Remember that the box, the social constructs, the lens that we’re used to seeing the world through — it doesn’t exist. It is entirely manmade and should be re-evaluated as we evolve.

As children, we were inquisitive about every single command, question and action that we experienced. Somewhere along the way, we started accepting “because that’s the way it is” when we asked why.

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Exams are not the end of the lesson, and quite often we will be left with more questions than we started with.

That’s where we’re going wrong.

If someone asks you if you are pro- or anti-porn, or pro- or anti-anything for that matter, ask yourself if you can fit your entire belief on the subject into a single, hyphenated phrase.

If you can, you aren’t giving enough consideration to the subject, or you’re discounting the specifics of your beliefs because you feel pressured to fit into one of two sides of an argument.

And then question why you are only being presented with two options. Question this often and for an impressive length of time.

Exams are not the end of the lesson, and quite often we will be left with more questions than we started with.

In college, we learn a lesson and then take an exam. In the George Zimmerman trial, we got a not guilty verdict and were left with questions.

Did the United Nations have grounds to call America racially biased? Should Stand Your Ground laws be taken farther than the front yard? Why did the media only show Trayvon Martin as either an angelic boy or a thug, when humans are more complex than that?

If Zimmerman is found innocent,

does that mean Trayvon is guilty?

Does 24-hour reporting media hold any responsibility in the court rulings? Is it better to live a perceived white life, as Zimmerman did, than to be black in America?

And that’s not even half — no, that’s not even a one hundredth — of the questions we are still faced with.

Six jurors deliberated for 16-and-a-half hours, and at the end of it they had to vote guilty or not guilty.

And then they each had to walk away and, with the rest of the country, had to wake up the next morning and live with that ruling.

Right and wrong answers are going to be even harder to determine.

If you’re like me, you’re looking forward to the day grades aren’t hanging over you every second of the day. I’ll be relieved when that day comes and I can stop checking Moodle to make sure my GPA isn’t in danger.

The world doesn’t question you and then mark down the percentage that you achieved or give you a zero out of 10 for not showing up.

Sometimes, you’ll make decisions and never know if you were wrong or right — you’ll just have to live with them.

Sure, it would be easier if everything was universally applicable and we could go through life with a study guide full of notes.

But not knowing what is going to be on the exam and learning to think on our feet is the fun part.

As we trudge on through this hellish week, remember that our professors, teachers and fellow students are crucial in preparation to take on the world. And that world is in serious need of some questioning tiger graduates to change things.

Let’s give ‘em hell, LSU. Jana King is a 19-year-old women’s and gender studies sophomore from Ponchatoula, La. Contact Jana King at jking@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @jking_TDR

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The Tigers’ season almost ended in tragedy after Mettenberger was lost to injury, as they fell behind to a three-win Arkansas squad. But freshman Anthony Jennings was waiting in the wings, and led the Tigers on a 99-yard touchdown drive to clinch a victory.

The drive was capped by a 49-yard pass to fellow freshman Travin Dural, perhaps a sign of things to come.

“He was calm. He was in a bigger spot than me,” Dural said.

“Being that he was calm and very collected in the huddle made me relaxed, because it made me feel like he was going to deliver a good ball regardless if he threw it to me, [junior wide receiver Jarvis

Landry] or [senior wide receiver Kadron Boone].”

Mettenberger and Jennings were helped along the way by Landry and fellow junior wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The two juniors came into the season sporting obvious talent, but seemingly never having the ability to convert that talent into a consistently great season.

However, both eclipsed 1,000 yards on the season, and cemented themselves in Tiger history.

Landry, known for his propensity for preposterous catches, upped the ante this season, snatching some that will surely make season-ending highlight reels.

While Beckham converted his other-worldly athleticism into 2,222 all-purpose yards, just

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“Focus was one of the biggest things for me [in the offseason],” Beckham said. “Throughout the summer, I just focused on everything: the small details, catching, running to the end of the routes, just everything. Just try to fine-tune it, and I still have a lot more learning and growing to do.”

The Tigers’ running game wasn’t far behind the passing attack.

LSU had four running backs rush for more than 300 yards, while keeping their yards per attempt above 4.5.

Sophomore running back Jeremy Hill was able to continue his excellence from last season, rushing for 1,185 yards and 14 touchdowns. The Baton Rouge-native upped his efficiency from last season, averaging nearly 7 yards per attempt.

But junior running back Terrence Magee was the surprise contributor of the backfield.

After receiving only one attempt in the previous season, Magee finished the year with 614 yards on only 79 attempts, good for 7.77 yards per attempt.

Miles said while he knew Magee was talented, the junior exceeded his expectations for the season.

“Basically what you ask Terrence Magee is, ‘Hey, Terrence, I need you to do this.’ He says, ‘Yes, Coach,’ and he just does it,” Miles said. “And does it with everything that he has and every ability and talent.”

Contact Trey Labat at tlabat@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @treylabat_TDR

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