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BIKE OR HIKE Does the convenience of motorcycle parking outweigh the dangers of riding?

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Some find two-wheel solution to parking woes. Others have safety concerns.

BY CONNOR REINWALD @conur16 Parking lots close to LSU’s central campus are often congested during peak hours, but no matter the time of day, motorcycle parking near the heart of LSU remains clear and free. Could switching to two wheels make getting to class easier for some?

Parking at LSU has long been a sore spot for those who drive to campus. Each semester brings renewed complaints from those who say they have difficulty finding spots close to where they live, work or have classes.

The Reveille reported in January that some disabled students struggle to find accessible parking on campus. In March, construction on the French House drew criticism as expansion of nearby greenspaces diminished parking.

One community member surmised campus frustration well in an August 2022 interview with the Reveille.

“I think they [Parking and Transportation Services] try, but I think it’s a mentality on campus that parking is always going to be an issue and that’s just how it is,” said Chantel Brown, then the assistant accounting manager of Sponsored Program Accounting.

LSU Parking and Transportation Services acknowledges the discontent of some students, faculty and staff.

On their frequently-asked questions page, a tab reads a question many have asked themselves as they search for a spot: “Are there enough spaces on campus?”

According to Parking and Transportation, there are enough spaces on campus for the number of students, faculty, staff and visitors who come to LSU each day, but “the problem is that we are so large, that we cannot get them as close as everyone wants them to be.”

Costing only $45, motorcycle and scooter permits are cheaper

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Motorcycles sit in their designated parking area Oct. 16 near Coates Hall. than their car counterparts. They also guarantee parking in central campus.

In contrast, commuter and residential drivers pay $182 for parking permits and can’t always park close to central campus or their classes. Those who want to secure a spot at Union Square Parking Garage, attached to the Barnes & Noble, pay $363.

Faculty must pay $275 to park in unreserved spots or along the streets. A guaranteed parking space in a specific parking lot costs $550, and reserving a particular parking space is $1,100.

The Union Square Parking Garage runs $700 for faculty.

All of these permits get cheaper as the year goes on, since there’s less time to use the permits, but they remain much steeper than the rates for motorcycles and scooters.

According to the LSU Office of Parking and Transportation, LSU has more than 23,500 parking spots on campus, but the large number of drivers and comparatively few parking spots in cen-

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Cars park in a gravel lot August 28 newly dedicated to commuter parking off of South Quad Drive on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.

tral campus mean many must park in lots on the outer edges of the university.

Meanwhile, many motorcycle parking spots remain open.

Walking around campus, one can see these spots are frequently vacant.

“There’s a lot of walking at LSU, with a motorcycle ... you get to park in places that are a lot closer to your class,” said Jude Calli, an engineering junior who rides a motorcycle.

Motorcycles can also be more cost effective than driving a car or truck. They’re cheaper machines and have lower insurance rates and less expensive maintenance costs.

“I pay insurance on my car for $400, but insurance on my motorcycle is $60,” said Tre Hawkins, an interdisciplinary studies junior and Ninja 400 rider.

The smaller engines of motorcycles make them more fuel efficient.

“Gas is a big one because it might take seven dollars to fill up my motorcycle, and it lasts about two weeks,” freshman Andrew Desilva said.

Of course, motorcycles also come with drawbacks.

They’re dangerous. With no airbags, seatbelt, crumple zones or roll cage, motorcycles put the rider at a greater risk than driving a car. These variables may stop many from switching to two wheels.

Calli’s parents, for example, weren’t enthusiastic when he started riding.

“No, they were not happy at all about me getting a bike because just in general, how unsafe they are,” Calli said. “You can only be as safe as your skill level. You have to know your limits and you have to know that you’re taking a risk every time you ride.

But as long as you are 10 times a driver as everybody else on the

road, then you can avoid most accidents. Now, if you keep improving your skill set every time you ride, then you can minimize accidents.”

In Louisiana, residents must obtain a motorcycle endorsement before they can drive a motorcycle. The endorsement is achieved after taking a safety course that covers motorcycle operation as well as defensive driving habits.

The dangers associated with motorcycles were top of mind for LSU students who don’t ride.

“I’d rather drive a truck,” sophomore Zain Qureshi said. “That’s what I’m driving right now. It feels much safer, and if someone were to pull out in front of me with my truck, I’m not going to go flying through the windshield, but with the motorcycle, you hit them like that, I mean, you’re in outer space.”

Ashe Baruiz, a junior in linguistic anthropology, has driven motorcycles before but now opts not to due to a close call in the past.

“Witnessing others around me, specifically in the city, how they treat motorcycles really concerned me, so I stopped because it’s just a lot of danger,” Baruiz said. “Baton Rouge specifically because they [other drivers] will purposely do things to mess with motorcycles on the road. They’ll cut in front of them, a lot of just unsafe actions.”

Some refrain from riding to campus on a bicycle for the same reason. Baton Rouge has a history of concerns with biker and pedestrian deaths and injuries, though government officials and students have been working toward improvements.

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NEWS COMING BACK HOME How LSU helps veterans adapt to college life

BY MARTIN SULLIVAN @marty_sulli Entering college as a veteran isn’t easy, so LSU’s William A. Brookshire Military and Veterans Student Center has been working to help students with a military background take advantage of the benefits available to them and provide a sense of community.

The center, located near Barnes & Noble on Veterans Drive, offers veterans and their families a multitude of services to ensure their success at LSU. This includes accessing financial and academic benefits, help submitting veteran documentation and paperwork, or general student questions like class registration.

Since 2020, Brookshire Center has made great strides to improve access to its community, its director said.

“It was difficult. When I started, the pandemic was going on…veterans isolating isn’t a good thing,” said Program Director Grant Schadeberg. “Once we came back, it was slow to get people to come around here.

I’ve tried to change the center from a strictly academic place to more of a lounge…make it

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Cybersecurity operations facility opens

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The William A. Brookshire Military and Veterans Student Center rests on Veterans rive near Barnes and Noble LSU on Feb. 5, 2018.

A new cybersecurity training and security facility based on LSU’s Baton Rouge campus opened Thursday, complete with a ribbon cutting by Gov. John Bel Edwards and LSU President William Tate IV. LSU, through the Louisiana Optical Network Infrastructure, will operate out of the facility, called the LSU and LONI Security Operations Center.

LONI is a statewide fiber optic performance computing and distributed storage network that connects many of Louisiana’s colleges. It’s intended for faster and higher performance research. LONI, owned by the Louisiana Board of Regents is contracted to LSU; it’s funded by $50 million from the state, according to the program’s website.

The security center is meant to heighten higher education and state cyber security while also training students with real world experience in the field of cybersecurity. According to a

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Student Senate proposes motion honoring Robert Mann

BY TYLER LAULAND @tlauland An LSU student senator introduced a resolution Wednesday thanking a professor for his years at the university after he announced he was stepping down after Jeff Landry’s election as governor.

Sen. “Corbitt” Driskell of the E.J. Ourso College of Business introduced the motion honoring Manship School professor Robet Mann saying it was necessary to show the school’s support for academic freedom. The motion will be voted on a future meeting.

The move comes as Mann, a critic of Gov. Jeff Landry, announced on X (formally known as Twitter) that he intended to step down from his position at LSU at the end of the academic year to limit any reputational harm the Manship School might receive if Landry attempts to oust him.

“My reasons are simple: The person who will be governor in January has already asked LSU to fire me,” Mann said in his

post. “And I have no confidence the leadership of this university would protect the Manship School against a governor’s efforts to punish me and other faculty members.”

Landry had previously called for LSU to punish Mann over a comment he made in 2021 in which he referred to one of the attorney general’s employees as a “flunkie.”

Mann said he didn’t feel backed up by the university and fears for the future of the state’s higher education systems.

LSU affirmed its commitment to academic freedom in a statement to the Reveille after Mann’s departure announcement.

“LSU President William F. Tate IV and the entire LSU administration have consistently protected our faculty’s right to pursue discoveries and truth free of influence, and the freedom to voice their opinions,” said Ashley Arceneaux, Tate’s chief of staff.

The rest of the meeting saw Sen. Calvin Feldt and Colin Raby of the College of Engineering

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LSU Student Government senate members hold a meeting Oct. 18 in the Capital Chambers room in the LSU Student Union.

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page 4 VETERANS, from page 3 feel like a place where we’re just hanging out as friends at home. It’s been very successful at getting them to come back around.”

The staff at Brookshire Center organize a number of social events, including tailgates, trips to the World War II museum and attending the National Conference for Student Veterans, where there are hundreds of employers looking to talk to veterans.

“As a transitioning veteran who was at a university at one point, I know how hard it is to step foot in the civilian world after you’ve been trained to be a soldier...you can’t manage conflict the same way and things like that,” Schadeberg, said.

After a research firm found that student veterans in their first semester had the lowest GPA of any special population at LSU, a push began for approval of a military transition class. After years of effort, it

was eventually approved.

“It’s just giving them tools to understand how to navigate being out of the military on a college campus where a lot of people don’t look like you,” Schadeberg said.

The course, University Studies for Student Veterans, is currently listed as HSE 1000 but will later be changed to LHRD 1776.

Brandee Patrick, director of communications at Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, considers mindfulness of veteran experiences another step that needs to be taken.

“It’s a matter of training and awareness with the faculty and staff, especially when you think about mental health, the role that [traumatic brain injury] and [post-traumatic stress disorder] are playing,” Patrick said. “Understanding that some of the things they’re talking about in class are triggers, understand why they’re having an outburst, that comes with learning about those things. Having a commit-

ment to understand.”

Brookshire Center has helped students access mental health services, regain previously denied credits and begin use of their GI bill benefits, a federal monthly stipend awarded to veterans in education programs.

Around 2000 students at LSU qualify for these types of benefits, according to Patrick.

“These centers, they provide a safe space for these students to be around other student veterans, children of veterans, spouses,” Patrick said. “Being in that environment where there’s somebody that’s like-minded, that they can share experiences with and make connections, to really foster an environment of belonging for them.”

Brookshire Center had a sponsored tailgate for the Army football game on Oct. 21 and will host a center open house on for Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

Students can find more information about Brookshire Center at its office on Veterans Drive or on its website.

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The sign for the Military and Veterans Center stands on Jan. 20 on Veterans Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

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COURTESY OF LSU

LSU President William Tate IV, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and others cut the ribbon at the opening of the LSU and LONI Security Operations Center on Thursday, Oct. 19.

press release, 94 students have already applied to work at the security center.

The security center’s opening corresponds with goals toward tighter cybersecurity, Tate’s Scholarship First agenda and the Louisiana Cybersecurity Assurance Plan.

“Louisiana is setting a nationwide standard for cybersecurity because of our pioneering and proactive approach rooted in higher education,” Edwards said in the press release.

“Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated and are a constant threat to individuals, businesses and government entities. LSU is harnessing the collective power of our immensely talented students in order to protect citizens from cyber threats while also growing our workforce.”

This past February, South-

eastern Louisiana University was the target of a cyber attack, and in June, an attack on the Louisiana Department of Motor Vehicles exposed personal data of millions of Louisiana residents.

LSU partnered with private companies TekStream, a technology firm supporting the security system’s management and incident response, and Splunk, a data and security technology company providing analytic and monitoring technology, which will aid in the education and work of students working at the security center.

LSU announced last week the that state invested $7.5 million in expanding the model of the security center to other universities across the state.

Another LSU and LONI Security Operations System works out of the LSU’s Shreveport campus, also through the contracted help of TekStream and Splunk.

POLITICS, from page 3 bring forth a motion “to place a referendum before the LSU student body in the fall 2023 election to amend the self-assessed Student Government association fee to $4.20 per full time student.”

The objective of the motion is to allow for the Student Government to have a larger budget for future projects.

“We need to keep up with the times,” Raby said.

Feldt, with Sen. Alisha Ortolano of the College of Agriculture, then presented a motion “to urge and request LSU to enact a university policy preventing assignments from being due during university recognized holidays/breaks.”

Their goal is to make school during breaks less stressful and easier to handle for students.

Finally, in honor of breast cancer awareness, SG is partner-

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The Manship School of Mass Communication on Oct. 23, 2019, on Field House Drive. ing with the Hermosa Eta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority and the NCNW to raise awareness for Breast Cancer.

The breast cancer awareness event will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the LSU Student Union Student Chambers (room 329).

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LSU Manship School of Mass Communication professor Robert Mann poses for a photo.

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Grammy-winning trumpeter makes tour stop in Baton Rouge

BY ARIS WILLIAMS @jonetaw Grammy-winning trumpeter Chris Botti took the stage Oct. 12 at the Raising Cane’s River Center for a leg of his U.S. tour.

The Portland native began playing instruments at the age of 10 and achieved countless accolades since.

After some time at the Indiana University School of Music, Botti moved to New York City, hoping to make a name for himself. He more than established himself, securing collaborations with the likes of Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin and Woody Shaw. During this time, his sound also underwent a transition from acoustic jazz to pop instrumentalism.

With decades of playing and over a dozen successful recordings under his belt, Botti embarked on another tour and decided to visit Baton Rouge. He’s no stranger to the city and has appeared as a Pennington Great Performers series artist with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orches-

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Chris Botti performs alongside his band members in the Raising Cane’s River Center on Oct. 12. tra.

This time, Botti decided to return to his classic roots. As he graced the stage with his trumpet and band members, fusions of smooth jazz, funk and classical music encapsulated the theatre and took the audience along on a musical journey.

Violinist Caroline Campbell played accompanying strings and tours with Botti regularly. A particular highlight of the concert was their joint performance of “My Funny Valentine,” which is the same song that inspired Botti’s commitment to the trumpet when he heard jazz legend Miles

David perform it when he was a child.

Neo-soul singer Sy Smith played a cover of Frank Sinatra’s “In the Wee Small Hours of The Morning.” The band’s accompanying piano, saxophone, bass and drums combined with these features to create a unique twist on

20th-century jazz classics.

The crowd erupted with applause in between each song, and Botti even ventured into the audience at one point to play for a young girl who has musical aspirations and had come with her father. Botti kept things interpersonal, making jokes and encouraging the crowd to clap to the rhythm to truly immerse themselves in the music.

This tour also marks a turning point in Botti’s musical career, as he recently signed with Blue Note Records and released his debut album “Vol. 1” on Friday, Oct. 20. Despite being established as a popular instrumentalist, Botti continues to evolve with the times while maintaining the acoustic standard that got him started.

“I wanted to strip away all the orchestral arrangements and focus more on my playing, the playing of my band, and these jazz classics that we always love playing on stage,” Botti said. “It’s paramount to me that there is incredible beauty and elegance to all the performances.”

LSU Physical Theatre Club hosts a Halloween dance workshop

BY SAM SEDILO @samsedilo The female-empowering lyrics of “Maneater” by Nelly Furtado filled the halls of the Music and Dramatic Arts building Oct. 13.

The song was a part of Physical Theatre Club’s Halloween dance workshop that features a beginner “Jazz-funk” class.

Theatre performance junior Ella Labaj explained what “jazzfunk” is.

“So in jazz-funk, you are bringing in some elements of the basic jazz technique, but also adding a lot of technique that is learned in hip-hop,” Labaj said. “You see it a lot with background dancers.”

We went through basic stretching, and then we jumped into the choreography. Labaj and Maddy Antrainer, president of the Physical Theatre Club, have worked together to create the dance for the workshop.

They have gotten inspiration from their professors and teachers to contribute to their passion for dance.

“A big influence is definitely Nick Erickson. He is the professor of this place, so it inspires us to keep the club alive for sure,” Labaj said. “All the teachers and faculty here are helpful in letting us have a creative mind when it comes to impulses and creating our own work, so I think that’s really awesome.”

The club could only have the studio for an hour before others needed it for practice, but the hour they were given was full of passion, creativity and

genuine fun. The effort put in to planning the event made it enjoyable for dancers and nondancers alike.

Marijah Kelly, 22, had never taken a dance class before coming to the workshop. Kelly said she enjoyed learning the dance and seeing the process of it being pieced together to create the end result.

“Everyone can dance.” “Everyone can have fun,” Labaj said. “I think what I have, and everyone else that has come to these workshops, have learned that there is no wrong way to move your body, and everyone has different urges and impulses, and there are no wrong answers to it.”

Labaj and Antrainer had open arms for every student, whether it was just another dance class or for those who had never danced.

Physical Theatre Club hosts monthly workshops open to all LSU students. They switch classes from learning dances to aerial silks to gymnastics. They always have something new for everyone.

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Dancers add new steps to the routine on Oct. 13.

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Dancers add new steps to the routine on Oct. 13 during a Jazz Funk workshop inside the Music and Dramatic Arts building on LSU’s campus.

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Dancers practice the first steps of a routine on Oct. 13, during a Jazz Funk workshop inside the Music and Dramatic Arts building on LSU’s campus.

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The words “Welcome to Death Valley” line the stadium.

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ARMY’S OFFENSE M.I.A. LSU defeats Army 62-0 Oct. 21 in Tiger Stadium in teams’ second ever matchup.

Photos by Reagan Cotten and Madalyn Cunningham

LSU football junior wide receiver Malik Nabers (8) reaches for the ball.

LSU football freshman running back Trey Holly (25) runs the ball toward the end zone.

LSU football senior running back Noah Cain (21) gets tackled

by Army football senior wide receiver Ay’Jaun Marshall (3).

LSU football senior safety Major Burns (8) holds back a group of Army football players.

LSU football junior wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. (11) reaches for the ball.

LSU football senior quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates a touchdown with senior wide receiver Kyren Lacy (2).

LSU’s Homecoming King and Queen Brooks Belanger and Juliette Leray pose for a picture.

LSU football senior safety Andre’ Sam (14), junior safety Major Burns (8), and freshman safety Kylin Jackson (23) celebrate after a play.

LSU football fifth-year-senior running back John Emery Jr. (4) dives for the end zone.

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BIGGER THAN FOOTBALL LSU football pays tribute to Army in Tiger Stadium

BY MACKAY SUIRE @macthetiger LSU football’s Shelby Lee Jr. clutched onto an American flag as he led the Tigers onto the field, surrounded by cheers from fans and the echoes of cannons. Seconds later, on the other side of the field, LSU’s opponent made its way out of its own tunnel.

Even then, the cheers bouncing from the walls of Death Valley didn’t subside.

In fact, they grew louder.

LSU wasn’t playing just any team for this year’s homecoming game. It was facing off against the Black Knights of Army football.

Playing Army broke LSU’s five-year streak of playing against a Southeastern Conference-opponent in a homecoming game.

This opponent brought a sense of pride with them from New York.

That pride flooded the streets of Baton Rouge.

Lee is a walk-on linebacker who, before his time at LSU, served three years and eight months in the United States Army as an 11B Infantryman. His carrying of the American flag symbolized an unspoken unification between the two teams, sparking excitement throughout the stands.

“The fact that we are playing Army today is special because LSU and the people are very, very patriotic,” Jeannie Darling, an LSU fan, said before the game.

“We’re an old war school, so we

FOOTBALL

LSU dominates, beating Army 62-0

BY PETER RAUTERKUS @peter_rauterkus

coach Brian Kelly said following the game.

This was only the second time in program history that both teams had faced off against one another. That first game in 1931 ended in favor of the Black

In the midst of a grueling Southeastern Conference schedule, sometimes a reset is needed.

LSU football’s midseason clash with Army appeared as what fans might consider a cupcake game, an easy game to prepare LSU for the second half of the SEC schedule.

That’s not how Brian Kelly and his team treated the game, though, and their continued focus led to a 62-0 win.

“The work you put in, regardless of who your opponent is, it’s necessary to achieve the things that you want,” Kelly said after the game.

The game went as many expected. LSU dominated from its first drive, and the Jayden Daniels-led offense continued to move the ball with ease as it has all season.

Daniels had an up-and-down start, though. After leading an eight-play, 75-yard touchdown drive on LSU’s first possession, a few uncharacteristic missed throws led to a rare three-andout on the second possession.

Then the highlight came.

Evading a rusher and rolling to his right, Daniels found Brian

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LSU football redshirt junior linebacker Shelby Lee Jr. (46) swings an American flag on Oct. 21 during LSU’s 62-0 victory against Army in Tiger Stadium. welcome Army. We’re very proud to show that red, white and blue and that love for America, and appreciate the service the men and women have given for our country.”

Hosting Army for LSU’s homecoming game brought a certain kind of energy to Baton Rouge.

LSU fans welcomed the West Point fans with what appeared to be open arms, hoping to pay homage to the team.

“The entire atmosphere really resonated in honoring our Service Academy and those that serve our country, so it was a great night here in Tiger Stadium,” LSU head

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3 takeaways from LSU football’s dominant shutout win over Army

BY PETER RAUTERKUS @peter_rauterkus Only so much should be taken away from games against lesser competition, but LSU treated Army as it was supposed to.

The Tigers entered the upcoming bye week with a 62-0 win, dominating in all facets of the game. It was a game where the backups got to play early, and one where the defense continued to make progress.

Here are three takeaways from LSU’s win: Disciplined aggressiveness is what LSU needs on defense Statistically, LSU had its best defensive game of the season against Army. Not only did the defense pitch a shoutout, but it forced four turnovers and held the Army offense to just 193 yards.

The turnovers were the most impressive part of the night. Andre’ Sam led that charge, inter-

cepting two passes, and could’ve had at least two more. Sam leads the team in interceptions with three and might be LSU’s best playmaker in the secondary.

Forcing turnovers hasn’t been a consistent theme for the LSU defense, but stealing extra possessions for the offense can be the difference in big games.

That aggressiveness on defense is important, but it has to come with discipline.

LSU struggled with discipline on defense early in the season.

Coverage busts and missed tackles were common, but those issues haven’t come up as often in the last two weeks. In the games to come, discipline is a necessity, and forcing a few turnovers won’t hurt either.

It might be time to give Aaron Anderson another chance to return punts LSU’s special teams have been a roller coaster to say the

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LSU football senior safety Andre’ Sam (14) sprints downfield after an interception on Oct. 21 during LSU’s 62-0 victory against Army in Tiger Stadium.

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TRIBUTE, from page 9 Knights when Army took down the Tigers 20-0 at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York.

Army stepped onto the grass of Tiger Stadium for the first time ever, quickly made aware of how different the environment was from their own.

“There’s tailgating at West Point, but I can tell you it’s nothing like this,” Grant Smith, a retired Army Colonel, said before the game. “We don’t have a

WIN, from page 9 Thomas Jr. running down the sideline. Eighty six yards later and Thomas was in the endzone celebrating LSU’s longest play of the season. Thomas bounced back from a quiet game against Auburn, finishing with 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

The passing game carried LSU’s offense, with multiple quarterbacks and receivers getting in on the action. Daniels finished with 279 yards and three touchdowns in just one half.

Garrett Nussmeier had a solid night in relief too. He finished with 90 passing yards, highlighted by a 51-yard touchdown pass to Malik Nabers.

“We just have so many different options and so many different weapons,” Kelly said. “The running game obviously was not something that we went to right away. We felt like throwing the football was the best way to move the football tonight.”

Nabers himself padded his already elite stats, adding 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

The one negative to take from LSU’s offensive performance was the lack of a running game The Tigers ran for 201 yards in the game, but struggled to establish

Monday, October 23, 2023 100,000-seat stadium. We have the same level of excitement for football, but this is a different level of tailgating.”

Army welcomed the challenge of playing against LSU, though, in what has been recognized as one of the most brutal college football environments across the nation.

“I know Army is excited to be here and to be playing LSU,” Smith said. “It’s a special treat because we don’t always get to play the big Power 5 teams.”

This matchup was kicked off the run early, with top running back Logan Diggs rushing for only 26 yards.

That all changed at the end, though, with freshman Trey Holly showing promise in the second half. Holly ran for 91 yards, highlighted by a 67-yard touchdown run on LSU’s final offensive play.

“He does it all the time in practice, so it was it was amazing to see him actually get a chance to be in the game,” LSU senior running back Josh Williams said of Holly’s run.

Defensively, LSU got the performance it needed.

The defense pitched its first shutout of the year, and held Army to just 193 yards of total offense. Not only did the defense get stops, it was aggressive and opportunistic, forcing four turnovers in the game.

Andre’ Sam had his best game of the season at safety, intercepting two passes and nearly picking off two more.

“I could’ve had four,” Sam said with a smile, “but two, I’m satisfied.”

However the unfortunate highlight of the game for the defense came at the end of the first half.

On a Hail Mary attempt to end the half, Zy Alexander caught an interception, but was

with an appearance from the Silver Wings Parachute Team. Fans cheered louder and louder as each parachutist landed safely on the field, gracefully floating over the camouflage painted endzones. The last parachutist held onto the game ball.

Throughout the four quarters, LSU paid recognition to veterans and those actively serving. The jumbotrons lit up as the cameras panned back and forth to groups of Army cadets in the stands. The people who filled the stadium

moved as one to a standing ovation.

“Great night again in Tiger Stadium, relative to our opponent and having West Point here,” Kelly said. “I thought our game management, our administration is to be commended for the way that we welcomed The Service Academy in here.”

Following LSU’s win, the two teams joined together first in front of the West Point Band, and then in front of the Golden Band from Tigerland, listening to each

schools’ alma mater.

Though the stadium had quickly emptied, those who remained bore witness to what this game was truly about.

This game became more about honor, respect and appreciation than football. Those feelings radiated through the stadium the entire night.

Army left Death Valley with a tough loss - but also with the love that Baton Rouge worked to pour into it over the course of four quarters.

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LSU football senior safety Major Burns (8) celebrates on Oct. 21 during LSU’s 62-0 win against Army at Tiger Stadium. injured at the end of the return, having to be helped off the field.

It appeared to be an ankle injury, and Alexander didn’t return to the game.

Kelly said after the game that they had to evaluate the injury, and would have a better idea of the severity in the next 48 hours.

Despite Army’s offense not being pass-heavy, LSU’s secondary still had an impressive per-

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LSU football junior wide receiver Malik Nabers (8) runs the ball on Oct. 21 during LSU’s 62-0 win against Army at Tiger Stadium.

formance. The secondary held Army to six completions on 15 attempts for only 42 yards. Add the three interceptions, and LSU continues to move in the right direction defensively.

Now it gets real for LSU. The Tigers follow this win with a bye week before its biggest task of the year, a road showdown against Alabama.

Though another good night for

the defense gives fans hope, it’s next test will decide what kind of season LSU will have.

“I’m not ready to nominate this defense for, you know, any award, but they are making the progress necessary to continue to build and have the building blocks to be a defense that can be a championship football team,” Kelly said. “This was a big step for us.”

TAKEAWAYS, from page 9

If Zy Alexander’s injury is serious, LSU could be in deep trouble at corner The lowlight of the game for LSU’s defense came at the end of the first half on an intercepted Hail Mary. Alexander caught the pick but sustained a lower body injury on the return and didn’t play in the second half.

Kelly didn’t have a specific diagnosis following the game on Alexander’s injury, but said they were going to evaluate it.

Alexander’s absence in the second half created playing time for true freshman Jeremiah Hughes with Denver Harris and Ashton Stamps both inactive.

Kelly said they expect Stamps to return during the bye week but didn’t give any further clarification on Harris’ absence.

If Alexander is out, LSU’s depth at corner is already thin.

Hughes, Harris, Duce Chestnut, Sage Ryan, Laterrance Welch and Stamps have all played snaps at corner this season. With Chestnut and Harris inactive and Alexander potentially injured, LSU may have to rely on true freshmen at a critical position.

least over the last two years.

From muffed punts and kicks to blocked field goals, last season was a disaster.

When LSU added Aaron Anderson out of the transfer portal, many thought that was the solution to the return game’s struggles. However, Anderson’s time as a returner didn’t last long.

Anderson muffed his first punt of LSU’s opening game, and hasn’t been back to return punts since. Instead, Gregory Clayton took that role and hasn’t had a muff all season.

That’s not to say Clayton is giving LSU much. Despite not dropping any punts, Clayton has had issues judging the ball and fielding punts, often losing yards of field position for LSU with punts going over his head.

LSU only has two punt returns on the year for 10 yards, ranking last in the SEC in both categories. With how good the offense is, LSU doesn’t need much on returns, but eventually losing critical yards in field position could be costly.

OPINION

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The media is obsessed with pitting sisters against each other HAMMER TIME LINDSAY BICKHAM

@lindsayymariah

Sister dynamics are tricky to understand for people with sisters and even trickier for those without. As someone who knows the definition of sisterhood through lived experiences, I feel more than qualified to speak on how difficult navigating the dynamics of these relationships can be.

One of the most divisive sister dynamics publicly scrutinized in the media is the Kardashians’. I’ve been following them since their debut TV show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.” I’ve always been intrigued by their inter-family relationships and more so in how the media critiques the dynamics between them.

Media outlets often compare the differences in their looks, careers and accomplishments using certain clips from the show that seemingly pit the sisters against one another. For example, in one of the latest episodes, Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian Barker were discussing an ongoing ar-

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gument that had been brewing since last season.

While the two sisters have often reiterated how they’ve moved on from the situation and still share a deep, familial love for one another, the media has drawn another conclusion based on the episode. An article titled “Kourtney Kardashian Says She’s Happiest When

She’s Not With Her Family”, published by Elle, discusses the drama between the two sisters but fails to mention how they say that they’ve moved on from the situation and that the show has only rehashed it.

Stepping away from the Kardashians, it’s interesting how the media in general critiques and compares sisters. For ex-

ample, Serena and Venus Willams are the perfect example of this trope. Both of these women are very accomplished in their own right, but throughout their careers, they’ve always been talked about through the lens of the other sister.

Numerous news outlets such as the New York Times, Spot Covery and Sports Brief have

made articles analyzing them, comparing their stats, wins and losses to determine the better tennis player.

Why does the media feel the need to compare them to each other at all? The comparison doesn’t just stop with these sisters, though.

Another pair of sisters that the media often compares is Beyoncé and Solange. Despite the outpouring of love that they often show one another, Beyoncé and Solange are compared for their singing and performing abilities. Both sisters have spoken out against these comparisons and asked the media to stop making them numerous times, but the media won’t stop when it comes to comparing sisters.

Why the media chooses to pit women against each other is a mystery, but why the media chooses to pit sisters specifically against each other is an even bigger mystery. Despite the negative perceptions that the media often puts forward, remember to love your sisters through it all.

Lindsay Bickham is a 19-year old mass communication sophomore from New Orleans.

Letter to the editor: People, aliens need freedom of speech

BY KEITH JOHN PAUL HORCASITAS With all the recent instances of free speech being assaulted either on the macro level in Washington, D.C. as well as on a micro level, I had a flashback to this cherished freedom that we all used to be able to share in—and which seems to be on a slippery slope of erosion—to when I was a freshman at LSU back in 1977 and a roommate with my best friend Scott Vincent.

With a little levity/”tongue in cheek” imparted in this piece like Smiley Anders of the Advocate does so well everyday, humor is something that can bring all of us together.

Here we were, transplants from Uptown New Orleans— both the Most Holy Name of Jesus Grammar School grads—but Scott went to Jesuit and I to De La Salle!

Once, when we were walking toward the LSU Student

Union, we saw someone standing at the top of the steps and heard him speaking loud about some issue near and dear to his heart.

Yes, there were jeers and cheers echoing off and on from the onlookers, and even from both Scott and me, since “DLS Cavaliers” and “Jesuit Blue Jays” had differences of opinion at times.

But Scott and I found a way to still respectfully listen without violence—just like those others in attendance at that LSU Union gathering.

Just at that moment, I happened to spy an eagle flying overhead. What a thrill that was, as it reminded me then of the origins for our great country and that cherished First Amendment to the Constitution!

This “Free Speech Alley,” as we found out it was called, provided a great forum for diverse thoughts to be shared with respectful tolerance, however

heated it may have gotten at times, and without any violence.

Fast forward to the here and now, with social media platforms and spectrums galore that were not even imagined to be able to be available to us back in 1977, and some of which even seem to promote censorship, which is diametrically opposed to the First Amendment!

Why are some folks uncomfortable listening to those who have a difference of opinion?

That’s how we all learn and grow, right?

Here is my modest and simple proposal, as a licensed clinical social worker advocating for enhancing open communications, for all of us to find more ways to be civil and respectful in our engagements and discourses with others that is sorely needed nowadays, and as we approach Halloween, we need to consider this for possible encounters with aliens, as our government has even acknowl-

edged: “Conversation Rules of Engagement” recommended for us and as we prepare for more engagements with one another and UAPs (Unidentified Anoma-

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lous Phenomena) / UFOs: 1. No hidden agenda.

2. No goal to change the other being/person’s opinion.

3. A chance to listen and to learn from each other.

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Quote of the Week “If I had to describe myself to an alien, I’d say I was bigger than the average human, enjoy a drink or two with a good meal and have a bigger head than most. I’d also say I’m really handsome – especially if they were a female alien.”

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Former pro=wrestler 1972 — present