Today in Print - September 10, 2010

Faculty Senate considering formation of University faculty union, p. 3

Reveille No. 19 Tigers travel to Tenn. for SEC opener against Vanderbilt, p. 5

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Friday, Sept. 10, 2010

Armed suspect arrested near campus Tiger Lair opening delayed until Jan. Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer

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Officers escort quadruple homicide suspect Lee Roy Williams Jr. on Thursday near the LSU lakes after a standoff that caused a traffic jam on Dalrymple Drive.

Lee Roy Williams Jr. wanted for quadruple homicide in Calcasieu Parish Staff Reports Shots were fired during a tense armed standoff that shut down the area near Dalrymple Drive, May Street and Lakeshore Drive on Thursday.

Officers arrested Lee Roy Williams Jr., 52, a suspect in a quadruple homicide last weekend in Calcasieu Parish, on the scene.

The Baton Rouge Police Department, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office and the LSU Police Department got a call from Calcasieu law enforcement officials saying Williams was rumored to be in the area, LSUPD spokesman Sgt. Blake Tabor said after the standoff.

An EBR Sheriff detective spotted Williams’ car in the parking lot on

Lakeshore Drive, according to EBR Sheriff Sid Gautreaux.

Gautreaux said three passengers in the vehicle were detained before Williams, the driver, sped away and nearly hit an officer before his blue Ford Explorer became lodged on a small guard rail around the parking lot.

RELIGION

End of Islamic holiday Ramadan coincides with Sept. 11 anniversary LSU Muslims hope to escape prejudice Rachel Warren Contributing Writer

Ramadan, a Muslim holiday that began Aug. 10 this year, will soon end with a hearty celebration on a controversial date — Sept.

11.

Eid-al-Fitr is the ending

celebration of the month-long Muslim holiday, which requires Muslims to abstain from eating, drinking and sex between sunrise and sunset.

Some University students say they’re unsure of what to think about the two dates coinciding.

McKenzie Cummings, public relations sophomore, said she didn’t approve of celebrating the holiday on the anniversary of Sept. 11.

“Over there, they grow up to

hate us,” Cummings said. “I don’t know how I feel about that.”

Others said the coincidence of the two dates doesn’t matter.

“It’s not a bad thing, it’s just what happened,” said Danielle Wold, environmental engineering junior.

Petroleum engineering junior Hasnain Mujahid is a Muslim student and a member of the Muslim Students Association RAMADAN, see page 11

STANDOFF, see page 11

The Student Union will not be finished until the beginning of the spring 2011 semester, said Union Director Shirley Plakidas.

Construction on Tiger Lair stopped in May when Chartwell, the company that operates the 459 Commons, The 5 and Tiger Lair, ran short of funds. After spending $18 million on the projects, Chartwell pledged an additional $2 million this summer to complete Tiger Lair, University Auxilary Services Director Jason Tolliver told The Daily Reveille on July 8.

“One of the biggest challenges we’ve had is it’s an existing building, and there are a lot of unknowns,” Tolliver said in July.

Tolliver had announced construction would be completed by mid-October, but Plakidas said the crews need more time.

Plakidas said Union construction restarted in August, and newly renovated parts have opened, including a relocated barber shop. She said Chartwell hasn’t run out of money again but can’t complete the project in the time frame.

“There’s always the chance it will happen faster than that,” Plakidas said.

Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com

PLAYING WITH FIRE

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Rev. Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center, speaks to the media Thursday, telling them he is not going to burn copies of the Quran on Saturday, the anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, as he previously announced.

His original declaration ignited controversy and threats of retaliation.

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Nation & World

INTERNATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Strong earthquake strikes Chile’s disaster area; no damage reported

Today marks 75 years since Huey P. Long’s death

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude-6.1 earthquake has hit the same part of Chile that suffered a catastrophic quake in February. The new temblor has caused alarm but no reported damage or injuries. It struck the regions of Maule, BioBio and Araucani.

(AP) — He was either a corrupt tyrant and petty dictator, as his detractors still say, or an “unconquered friend of the poor,” in the words of the epitaph chiseled into the base of the statue that marks his grave outside the towering art-deco Louisiana state Capitol.

Today marks 75 years since Huey P. Long’s death, less than two days after he was shot down inside the Capitol that he constructed.

The fiery former governor, U.S. senator and potential presidential candidate was 42.

South African murder rate drops to lowest level in decades PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s murder rate, one of the highest in the world, has dropped by 8.6 percent to its lowest level in nearly two decades, according to statistics released Thursday.

Authorities credited better policing for the decline. Officers had stepped up their efforts in preparation for the World Cup in June and July, when South Africa hosted hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former state judge has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a bribery scheme to allow inmates to get out of jail without paying any bond money.

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in St. Bernard Parish, also was ordered Thursday to pay a $100,000 fine and has been placed on three years of supervised release following his prison term.

Cresap and two attorneys, Victor Dauterive and Nunzio Salvadore Cusimano, pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud conspiracy charges.

New Orleans federal agents seize $210,000 in fake sports gear NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For some federal agents in New Orleans, the question as football season opens is not “Who Dat.” It’s “Where did dat come from?”

In a release Wednesday, the Customs agency said agents have recently seized fake sports merchandise and other counterfeit consumer products from city vendors.

Working with the NFL, authorities say more than 1,400 counterfeit hats, T-shirts and jerseys worth approximately $210,000 have been seized.

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NATIONAL

One of original Navajo Code Talkers dies in Arizona

Judge declares military’s ban on homosexuals unconstitutional

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Allen Dale June, one of the 29 original Navajo Code Talkers who confounded the Japanese during World War II by transmitting messages in their native language, has died. He was 91.

June died of natural causes Wednesday night at the Veteran Assistance Hospital in Prescott, his wife, Virginia, told The Associated Press on Thursday.

With his death, only two of the 29 original Code Talkers are still living.

The Code Talkers took part in every assault the Marines conducted in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945. They sent thousands of messages without error on Japanese troop movements, battlefield tactics and other communications critical to the war’s ultimate outcome. Several hundred Navajos served as Code Talkers during the war.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge in California has declared the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional because the ban violates the First Amendment rights of gays and lesbians.

U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips said Thursday she will issue an injunction that would halt the enforcement of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy nationwide.

Igor weakens to tropical depression in Atlantic off coast of Africa MIAMI (AP) — Igor has weakened to a tropical depression drifting in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands.

Maximum sustained winds for the storm Thursday are near 35 mph (55 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm could begin strengthening some on Friday.

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Read about LSU’s soccer match against BYU. See a slideshow of photos from Thursday’s Student Organization Fair.

photo courtesy of VIRGINIA JUNE VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Allen Dale June, one of the last three surviving members of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers, discusses his life. June died of natural causes Wednesday at 91 years old.

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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS In the Sept. 9 story “University alumna creates networking event for artists,” The Daily Reveille reported the weekly F.A.S.E. events would end Oct. 6. The event is actually an ongoing project with no end date planned.

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POLICY

Faculty Senate discusses possibility of creating union

“[Unions and administrators] all want the same thing — a university where students and faculty can thrive,” Thompson said. “We can be bystanders, or we can become activists and create positive change.”

Sydni Dunn LAE Executive Director MiStaff Writer chael Walker-Jones said the UniverThe Faculty Senate expressed sity’s potential union would be the interest in exploring the potential for first entity of its kind in Louisiana if a University faculty union chapter at established and welcomed the chalits monthly meeting Thursday. lenge ahead.

LSU Libraries Sen. Michael “This is a desperate time,” Russo said the Ad Hoc Commit- Walker-Jones said. “Unless you tee on Bargaining and Representa- are together, all changes will come tion interviewed teaching unions down to you unilaterally.” during the summer and has made a Senate President Kevin Cope “sustained effort to praised the comcreate a Louisiana mittee for its iniAssociation of Edutiative and said cators chapter at the it plans to “enter University.” dialogue with the Senate guest faculty in a year.”

Bill Thompson, a In other acprofessor at Westtions, the Senate ern Illinois Univerunanimously apBill Thompson sity, discussed the proved Resolusteps his own uni- Western Illinois University professor tion 10-10 “Final versity took to creExaminations and ate a chapter and the advantages of Grade Assignments,” which reasdoing so. sured faculty members would strict“Unionizing faculty should ly follow the University’s policy on begin with the Faculty Senate,” he absences. said.

The Senate also previewed the Thompson said the WIU union draft revision of PS-44, a policy has a powerful voice through input document that governs assignment concerning compensation, working of grades. The document has been conditions, tenure, terminations and updated and opened for faculty comprogramming. ment.

Union would be first of its kind in La.

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‘We can be bystanders, or we can become activists.’

In the President’s Report, Cope addressed various policies, the fate of the sesquicentennial celebration, a commencement referendum and actions of Student Government.

Cope also turned attention beyond campus to the state, Board of Supervisors and Board of Regents.

“Senate wants to toughen state outreach,” Cope said. “We are attempting day and night to do something about this.”

In terms of the budget crisis, Cope updated the faculty on University budget exercises under way.

The Senate is hosting a forum with Chancellor Michael Martin to address budget issues Sept. 28. The Senate is accepting questions for the Chancellor from students and the community, and hopes the forum will force budget issues into public view.

The Board approved an additional week for the completion of Senate elections and will then proceed to elect a member to the Executive Committee.

Other business included information from Human Resources Management regarding the new “stop the tenure clock” policy which will clarify tenure policy to incoming and current faculty.

Pepsi honors University grad student Celeste Ansley Staff Writer

University graduate student Stuart Adams has been awarded a $25,000 grant as a finalist in the Pepsi Refresh Project’s Do Good for the Gulf program.

The Do Good for the Gulf program aimed to help Gulf Coast states affected by the BP oil spill in April. The Pepsi Refresh Project is investing an additional $1.3 million in the project.

The Pepsi Refresh Project will award more than $20 million in grants this year. The winners are decided by vote on the project’s website. The project has several categories — arts and culture, food and shelter, neighborhoods, education and the planet, and health.

Adams’ program will develop a hurricane hazard mitigation plan for three Louisiana schools on the kindergarten through 12th grade level.

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Adams said the idea for his project came from desire to help areas affected by the BP oil spill prepare a plan in case of a hurricane.

“It helps fit the needs of the community and rules of the contest,” Adams said.

Adams said the official rules say a project must do something for the areas affected by the BP oil spill other than aiding wildlife to help the community. His plan will help reduce the risk of damage and school closures because of hurricanes.

Adams said he heard about the project on the blog GOOD.is.

The project sparked from Pepsi’s 2009 initiative Refresh Everything and has awarded $10.6 million in grants since January.

Adams is ranked sixth of 73 competitors on the $25,000 level of the program. The top 10 finalists on the $5,000, $25,000 and $50,000 level and the top two finalists on the $250,000 level were awarded grants.

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Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com

GRANTS

Awarded ‘Do Good for the Gulf’ grant

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Members of the Faculty Senate listen to President Kevin Cope discuss recent issues on Thursday. Senators are considering forming a union.

Competitors on the $5,000 level are individuals, and the $25,000 level consists of individuals in small groups. For $50,000, companies and organizations competed, while only organizations participated on the $250,000 level.

The program’s approval of the budgets and plans of the 32 finalists will be announced Sept. 22.

Contact Celeste Ansley at cansley@lsureveille.com

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Friday, Sept. 10, 2010

POLITICS

Libertarian candidate competes for student votes Party’s ideals attract some young adults Matthew Albright Staff Writer

As Louisiana gears up for November’s senatorial elections, voters are already seeing ads flying fast and thick between Republican David Vitter and Democrat Charlie Melancon.

But there are other options besides the two, and for many college students, Libertarian Randall Hayes may be an alternative.

Hayes, who is the first Libertarian candidate to be selected in a Louisiana state-wide primary, argues that his small-government, personalresponsibility platform suits college students.

“I think college students appreciate personal freedom,” Hayes said.

“They’re more open than their parents may have been to some of our principles.”

Hayes said his political philosophy is rooted in the belief that “our government is much too big. Power is much too concentrated in Washington.”

Hayes said the most important issues to him are those concerning foreign policy — specifically one protesting the U.S. involvement in foreign battles abroad.

“It’s sad for America to go around fighting other people’s wars,” Hayes said. “College students tend to know a lot more about foreign policy, and they care more.”

Hayes also said students are much more likely to join the military and could thus find his anti-war policies appealing.

“If there’s a draft, it’s going to be students that have to go,” he said.

Next on Hayes’ list is the economy.

“The economic problems we’ve had in the past few years are a result of the government interfering,” he said.

Hayes said college students in New Orleans — on the campuses of

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A student reads a book in front of the Young American Libertarian booth at the Student Organization Fair on Thursday in Free Speech Plaza.

Tulane University and the University of New Orleans — are starting to campaign for him, but he hasn’t seen any organized movements on LSU’s campus.

“I’ve had some individuals at LSU, but no groups,” Hayes said.

“We’re working on it.”

The University has a small but vocal Libertarian contingent. Kyle Aycock, state director of Young Americans for Liberty and treasurer of the group’s University branch, was in Free Speech Plaza on Thursday afternoon for the Student Organization Fair, signing up members and gathering signatures on a petition to get well-known Libertarian U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, to speak in Baton Rouge.

“Our organization is Libertarian-leaning, but anyone can join,” Aycock said.

Aycock said he supported Anthony Gentile, Hayes’ challenger in the primary. Aycock said he hasn’t checked out Hayes’ platform, although he intends to do so once the election gets closer.

Aycock said Hayes’ run was useful but that he was more focused on Paul’s politics. “[The Senatorial race] provides voters a good outlet for people to vote their principles,” he said. “But there’s a zero chance of [a Libertarian candidate] winning.”

Hayes earned 1,530 votes in the primary. That number was dwarfed

by Melancon’s 77,809 votes and Vitter’s 85,225.

Still, Hayes said the party is growing in Louisiana. He said the

number of citizens registered Libertarian grew from about 1,000 in 2005 to 3,500 today.

Aycock said he was considering voting for Vitter because the Republican’s fiscal policies closely resemble Libertarian values, although the incumbent’s emphasis on social conservatism bothers him.

Christopher Kenny, a political science professor who teaches American government classes at the University, has some unofficial data that might lend credence to Hayes’ theory. Kenny has all of the students in his large general education classes answer 32 to 33 issue questions, which are then fed into a computer that classifies the student’s basic political identities.

In fall 2009, the program identified 42 percent of his students as

Libertarian; in spring 2010, it identified 32 percent.

“While these results do come from large sections of American Government, they aren’t necessarily representative of LSU student opinion, since we don’t know if the makeup of my class reflects the makeup of the University as a whole,” Kenny said.

Those numbers don’t surprise Aycock.

“Ron Paul’s primary audience is young people,” he said. “There’s something appealing about that philosophy.”

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Opening ’Dores

Sports

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FOOTBALL

Size doesn’t translate to demeanor for Hurst Michael Lambert Sports Contributor

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FREDERICK BREEDON / The Associated Press

[Left] LSU sophomore right tackle Alex Hurst tries to block North Carolina defenders Saturday in the Tigers’ 30-24 win against the Tar Heels. [Right] Vanderbilt running back Zac Stacy runs for a touchdown Saturday in the second half of the Commodores’ game against Northwestern in Nashville, Tenn. Northwestern defeated Vanderbilt, 23-21.

No. 19 Tigers open SEC season Saturday in Music City against Vanderbilt Rowan Kavner Sports Writer

The Vanderbilt Commodores huffed and puffed, but all they blew out was a knee.

LSU senior running back Richard Murphy tore his ACL last season at Tiger Stadium as the Commodores pestered the Tigers in a sloppy 23-9 LSU victory.

Senior defensive tackle Drake Nevis said Vanderbilt fought valiantly that rainy night, and he expects the same Saturday when No. 19 LSU (1-0) opens its Southeastern Conference season

at Vanderbilt (0-1).

“They have a lot of talent,” Nevis said. “They have a lot of speed and good coaching. We’re going to be ready for their best performance.”

There were many firsts for the Tigers against the Commodores last season. Junior safety Brandon Taylor recorded his first career interception as LSU nursed a slim seven-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Sophomore defensive end Lavar Edwards recorded his first career sack. It also marked the debuts of four sophomores — wide receiver Russell Shepard, offensive tackle Alex Hurst,

cornerback Morris Claiborne and wide receiver Chris Tolliver.

LSU coach Les Miles said this week that Tolliver (concussion), junior linebacker Ryan Baker (broken jaw) and junior safety Karnell Hatcher (knee) could return from injuries this week.

“They look good, and it’ll be interesting to see how they play,” Miles said. “I think they may well get in the rotation.”

Another first could occur this weekend as

Watch the LSU Tigers take on the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.

VANDERBILT, see page 7

Five LSU football players used the same word to describe sophomore right tackle Alex Hurst: “quiet.”

The 6-foot-6-inch, 320-pound offensive lineman may be one of the largest players on the team, but his personality is far from over the top.

“Hurst is the biggest guy we have, but he’s really, really quiet,” said junior running back Stevan Ridley. “As big of a guy as he is, you’d expect him to have a big personality and a deep voice, but he’s just a mellow guy.”

But the mild-mannered lineman changes demeanors once he is in the trenches during a game.

“Hurst is a stone-cold killer as far as on the field,” said senior left tackle Joseph Barksdale. “You’d be surprised. Some of the quietest guys on the field are the most violent.”

Hurst has used his physical prowess gained through LSU’s strength and conditioning program against opposing defensive lines.

The dedicated lineman earned the Alvin Roy Fourth Quarter Award in the offseason from LSU for his commitment to strength and fitness.

“He’s really taken to the weight program,” said Chris Wiley, Hurst’s former football coach at Arlington High School. “He’s a gentle giant.

Once he gets on the field, he is able to turn it on.”

HURST, see page 7

NFL

Saints survive tough season opener against Vikings, 14-9 Brees throws for 237 yards, 1 TD Brett Martel The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees and the Saints extended New Orleans’ post-Super Bowl euphoria for at least another week and handed Brett Favre a second straight loss in the Louisiana Superdome.

Brees completed 27 of 36 passes for 237 yards and one touchdown, and the Saints survived a hard-fought season opener

for a 14-9 victory Thursday night.

It wasn’t the most spectacular way to open a title defense, considering it was a rematch of the riveting 2009 NFC title game last January, in which the Saints took an overtime win to advance to their first Super Bowl.

It was the lowest-scoring victory of the Sean Payton era, which began in 2006. Still, the Saints will take it, considering their defense limited Favre to 171 yards passing and one score.

Unlike the NFC championship game, the Vikings didn’t fumble and turned the ball over only once on Jonathan Vilma’s interception of Favre, who made

an ill-advised throw as Roman Harper hit him on a safety blitz.

Also unlike their previous meeting, the Saints had most of the statistical advantages, outgaining Minnesota 308 yards to 253 and controlling the ball for 33:43, compared to 26:17 for Minnesota.

New Orleans might have won the game more easily if not for two missed field goals by Garrett Hartley, who kicked the dramatic winning field goal last year.

Still, New Orleans was able to kneel on the ball to run out most of the last two minutes after SAINTS, see page 7

DAVE MARTIN / The Associated Press

New Orleans receiver Devery Henderson (19) scores a touchdown Thursday as Vikings’ Asher Allen (21) defends during the Saints’ 14-9 win against Minnesota.

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Friday, Sept. 10, 2010

FOOTBALL

Vanderbilt coach brings humility, hard work to team Caldwell in first head coach job Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

If Vanderbilt coach Robbie Caldwell knows how to do one thing, it’s work.

Head coaching in the Southeastern Conference is a step above Caldwell’s career of more than 30 years as an assistant coach, but he has the faith of his players and ROBBIE CALDWELL a strong work Vanderbilt football coach ethic on his side in his first season at the helm.

“All I know how to do is work.

I’ve been a worker all my life,” Caldwell said. “I can talk about pouring concrete, farming, being a pipefitter, working on a turkey farm — what I did prior to football.

But nobody wants to hear that ...

I’m just in place and ready to go.”

Caldwell has been in the coaching ranks since his days as a graduate assistant at Furman, his alma mater, in 1976. He coached football and baseball at Hanahan High School in Hanahan, S.C., in 1977 and returned to Furman as the offensive line coach from 1978 to 1985.

He coached six Southern Conference championship teams at Furman before moving on to North Carolina State, where he coached the Wolfpack offensive line for 11 years.

Caldwell made a quick stop at North Carolina to coach the Tar Heels’ offensive line for two years, then Vanderbilt came calling in December 2001.

Caldwell took the reins as offensive line coach in 2002 before being named interim head coach when Bobby Johnson retired in July. The interim title was removed less than a month later, and his players are on board with fun-loving Caldwell’s plan for the team to rebound from a 2-10 finish in

the 2009 season.

Caldwell’s debut as a head “[Caldwell] is a fun guy,” se- coach did not have a favorable nior linebacker John Stokes said at result, as the Commodores lost to SEC Media Days in July. “We’re Northwestern, 23-21, in Nashville. getting to know Vanderbilt missed him more and an extra point, a more each day.

48-yard field goal He’s focused on and two 2-point the team, enjoying conversions — the the game, enjoylast on a bad snap ing the team and with 2:25 left in the atmosphere.” the game.

Caldwell said Caldwell said the idea of being the team has a lot Robbie Caldwell a head coach was to work on after diVanderbilt football coach a role he didn’t gesting the missed think was in the cards for him. In opportunities squandered in the fact, it was not even at the top of season opener. his list of lifetime goals.

“We had a perfect call, and we “You prepare yourself to head rushed it,” Caldwell said of the first coach just in case ... but I’m a loyal botched 2-point conversion that company man,” Caldwell said. would have tied the game at 17.

“The only thing I ever wanted to “We practiced it so many times, be when I went to college was a but the excitement and being a head high school coach one day. young bunch I guess [caused us to My high school coaches meant the miss it]. That part was frustrating, world to me. I came from a broken but next time we do it they will exhome, a dad living on one side and ecute it perfectly.” a mom living on the other, and I Caldwell said he also has had the coaches in the middle that some work to do in his head coachkept me straight.” ing post. Then again, the ability to

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‘All I know how to do is work. I’ve been a worker all my life.’

VOLLEYBALL

Tigers gear up for home opener in this weekend’s Tiger Classic Rob Landry Sports Contrbutor

Following two consecutive tournaments on the road, the No. 21 LSU volleyball team will finally play its first home matches this weekend in the Tiger Classic.

The Tigers (6-0) enter Friday’s match against North Carolina (4-3) hoping to extend their six-game winning streak — their longest such streak to open a season since 2007.

LSU will also face Rice and New Mexico State in the Classic.

The feeling of being undefeated after two weekends is enjoyable, but LSU coach Fran Flory said she was not necessarily expecting those results.

“We’re pretty excited to be 6-0,” Flory said. “You certainly don’t schedule to lose, but I think we knew we’d be in a couple dog fights on their home court [playing at Texas A&M and TCU] ... and that was a great grow-up moment.”

But the Tigers can’t continue to win on effort alone. They must especially make strides in the pace of their game if they expect to escape the gauntlet of competition slated for this weekend.

Flory expects this weekend to be her team’s most challenging so far this season with all three matches against teams that are perennial NCAA tournament teams.

North Carolina finished last season with a 15-16 record but boasts a lineup that consists of seven upperclassmen.

Rice, fresh off of a 23-9

showing in 2009, is primed for another run to the NCAA tournament where they were knocked out in the first round by TCU. “This is going to be an absolute clean slate,” Flory said. “I could see, potentially, nobody go through this tournament undefeated. Certainly our expectations for our team is that we’ll be successful, but this will be a huge challenge for us.”

LSU sophomore outside hitter Madie Jones said she expects the

Tigers to be victorious and defend their home turf.

“We’re expecting three wins,” Jones said. “This is our home, and this is where we play. We’re not going to let anyone take our home games away from us. We definitely are expecting to go 3-0 this weekend, and it takes a lot of focus and preparation, but I think we’re ready for it.”

Contact Rob Landry at rlandry@lsureveille.com

work is one of his best assets.

“The one thing I forgot to check right off the bat was which way the wind was blowing,” Caldwell said. “I used to be in charge of that years ago, [figuring out] which way we want to kick.

And working the headphones, I’ve been on offense for 34 years, and now I’ve got to switch back and forth with defense and special teams ... I’ve been practicing on the switch.”

At SEC Media Days, Caldwell called the opportunity to be a head coach the highlight of his life aside from his daughter’s birth, regardless of how unexpected the promotion was.

LSU coach Les Miles said Caldwell demonstrates the qualities of a dedicated coach who will do valuable things for his team.

“He seems like the right guy,” Miles said. “I certainly root for him. ... I suspect he’ll do great.”

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Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 VANDERBILT, from page 5

redshirt freshman guard Josh Williford is expected to make his first career start for junior guard Will Blackwell, who broke his ankle in last week’s game against North Carolina.

Miles said Williford is competing with sophomore guard Matt Branch and junior offensive lineman T-Bob Hebert, who took the majority of snaps last week for Blackwell.

“Williford probably might get the first nod,” Miles said. “We have three guys who could move in there and play.”

Vanderbilt boasts last season’s SEC Freshman of the Year in sophomore running back and kick returner Warren Norman. He had arthroscopic knee surgery at the end of August but returned last week, rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown in a 2321 loss to Northwestern.

“It’s amazing how quickly he got back,” said Vanderbilt coach Robbie Caldwell. “He doesn’t have much regard for pain.”

The glaring difference this season is on the sideline, where Caldwell begins his first season as Vanderbilt’s head coach. He spent the last eight seasons as the Commodores’ offensive line coach and assistant head coach.

Miles said he hasn’t seen any major differences in this year’s Vanderbilt squad.

“It appears the schemes are similar,” Miles said. “There may be another piece that we’re not seeing just yet, but I would expect that there would be gameday adjustments.”

Vanderbilt junior quarterback Larry Smith threw for 240 yards and a touchdown against Northwestern.

He didn’t have the same success against LSU last year, throwing for a meager 88 yards and an interception.

“Coach Miles does a heck of a job, but you can see coach [John] Chavis’ stamp on that defense now,” Caldwell said. “They’re flying around to the football with multiple fronts.”

Caldwell said one of his main concerns is junior cornerback and kick returner Patrick Peterson, who set an LSU record against UNC with 257 return yards, including an 87-yard punt return touchdown.

“I’ll tell you one thing, he’s a guy you don’t want to kick to, that’s for sure,” Caldwell said.

Miles said he will continue to use Peterson as a returner, but he wants to make sure the oft crampstricken cornerback is in the secondary when the game comes to a close.

The Tigers have mostly had success against Vanderbilt, leading the all-time series, 21-7-1.

But one Tiger enjoys the trip to Tennessee more than most. Senior kicker Josh Jasper, a Memphis native, travels to his home state Saturday to play the team he drilled three kicks against last year.

“My older sister, Colby, she actually works at the Marriott where we’re staying,” Jasper said. “I’ve got a lot of friends coming up from Memphis and coming down from Knoxville.”

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HURST, from page 5

Hurst said he is OK with his behind-the-scenes role on the extroverted offensive line.

“I was always the quiet guy,” Hurst said. “I’ll say something if something needs to be said, but I’m not one to be loud and be the life of the party.”

Ridley, one of the more talkative members of the team, said he has made efforts to get Hurst out of his shell.

“I try to pull a little personality out of him,” Ridley said. “He’ll talk and stuff, but it’s just not much.”

Hurst’s massive stature and low-key personality earned him the nickname “Clyde.”

“He looks like one of the Clydesdale horses so we call him ‘Clyde,’” Barksdale said. “He’s built like a horse.”

Sophomore center P.J. Lonergan, Hurst’s roommate, thought of the nickname and even went as far as to name his teammate’s bedroom.

“He calls my bedroom the stable,” Hurst said. “Once P.J. gets something in his head, he won’t live it down.”

Hurst, who is also called “Big Clyde,” appeared in 12 games during the 2009 season, and he made his starting debut in LSU’s game against North Carolina last weekend.

The result of LSU’s first offensive play of the game didn’t help ease Hurst’s first-game jitters.

Junior right guard Will Blackwell went down with a broken ankle and didn’t return to the field.

Hurst was forced to adjust to T-Bob Hebert, a junior who usually takes snaps as a center, lining up next to him instead of Blackwell.

“It was pretty much like losing your wingman,” Hurst said. “It was definitely sad.”

This weekend Hurst will return to his home state of Tennessee to play Vanderbilt.

“It’s always exciting to go back where you came from and have people from high school and the surrounding community say, ‘That’s our product,’” Barksdale said.

Hurst has a special place in the history of his high school. He is the first football player from Arlington, Tenn., to play in the Southeastern Conference.

Wiley said he won’t be able to make the three-hour trek from Bartlett to Nashville, but Hurst will have the support of at least one person rooting for No. 72.

“I have grandparents that live in Nashville,” Hurst said. “My grandfather actually went to Vanderbilt, and he’ll be at the game Saturday. He said he is definitely going to wear purple for his grandson.”

The Commodores were one of the first schools to offer Hurst a scholarship, but he ultimately chose the Tigers because of the way LSU balanced academics and athletics.

“He’s been talking about going back for the Vanderbilt game,” Lonergan said. “He’s ready to go home and play in front of his family.”

Hurst has even introduced his culture to his teammates.

Redshirt freshman offensive guard Josh Williford said Hurst took him squirrel hunting one

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‘[Hurst is] ready to go home and play in front of his family.’

P.J. Lonergan

LSU sophomore center

weekend in Tennessee. “[Squirrel hunting] is a chance to get away from football and school and just stress in general,” Hurst said.

Contact Michael Lambert at mlambert@lsureveille.com

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Pierre Thomas capped a 71-yard, one-touchdown performance with 10-yard, first-down run right after the 2-minute warning.

Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 122 yards and three TDs in the last meeting, rushed for 87 yards on 219 carries against New Orleans’ stingy defense.

The defending Super Bowl champion Saints, who scored 10 times on the opening drive last year — seven touchdowns and three field goals, — opened the game with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Brees to Devery Henderson to take a 7-0 lead.

Brees, who led the NFL with a 109.6 passer rating last season, completed 15 of 21 in the first half

for 148 yards. One of the least sacked quarterbacks in the league last season, Brees was sacked in the first quarter, which stalled a promising drive for the Saints.

The Saints held the football for nine minutes in the quarter.

Favre, entering his 20th NFL season, had to contend with the noise in the Superdome. The Saints fans were on their feet before the game when the Super Bowl banner was revealed in pregame ceremonies and did not sit down once play began.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com

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CANCEL THE APOCALYPSE

Opinion

Friday, Sept. 10, 2010

Quran burning brought new chances for each side of debate

Terry Jones, leader of Dove World Outreach Center, heeding the calls of worldwide condemnation, stated Thursday the Quran burning will not take place in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11.

Outcries had erupted worldwide over the controversial bonfire throughout the week, with pleas for cancellation coming from top U.S. officials and religious leaders from nearly all faiths.

The primary concern from the West had been fear of radical Islamic rebuttal, which usually entails death and destruction.

And while it would be entirely legal to deface a sacred text in this country, or any book for that matter, should the book burning have taken place?

In short — absolutely not.

But, as indicated by this situation, moral guidelines aren’t universal and hold little sway over extremists.

We weren’t dealing with two faiths pitted against each other here. We were dealing with two minority sects of radicals.

On one side was a 50-member congregation in Florida, and on the other was a larger group of Islamofascists spread over several countries.

One side said, “We’ll burn your book because we don’t agree with it,” while the other proclaimed, “We’ll burn your country because we don’t agree with anything about you.”

And while it was disheartening to see people of “faith” seeking violence in the name of their

deity, should we have bowed to either side?

Should U.S. citizens have stopped the burning ceremony, had it taken place, to prevent a violent retaliation from radical Islamic groups?

AbsoluteAndrew Robertson ly not — we Opinion Editor don’t negotiate with terrorists.

But for all future fundamentalist endeavors, what could have happened had the Quran burning taken place?

Among radical Islamic groups, American flags would

have burned and chants of “Death to America” would have undoubtedly rang out in the streets as they had been throughout this past week. As for the long-term effects, we can’t be certain. Soldiers lives may have been at risk — but that’s nothing new in a region that despises our presence.

In the end, learning opportunities abound for each side.

Islam extremists had the unique opportunity to realize the insignificance of the Dove Outreach Center’s actions, and could have dismissed them as such — though this seems unlikely under any circumstance.

The peaceful majority of Muslims, as the true voice of Islam, had a chance to further separate themselves from their crazed

and violent brothers and sisters of the faith.

And U.S. Christians, realizing firsthand that a small group of radicals don’t, in fact, speak for an entire faith, had the chance to join with their Muslim neighbors in condemning an act of ignorance and misguided hatred — whether it be flying planes into towers or burning sacred texts.

as something other than a “glorified pussycat,” then get the hell out! I’ll go out on a limb and speak for my fellow proud LSU alumni to tell you that we don’t want you among our ranks.”

-Anonymous

practice. Haven’t seen any other cancer specific shirts come out of there.

Furthering the problem of the divide is the Komen foundation, who seem to want to take all the attention away from prostate that they can. Last year I didn’t hear a single prostate commercial on the radio, but every time I got in my car in August and September I heard a commercial advertising a big Komen breast event taking place in September (recall: prostate month) instead of October (which, as everyone knows, is breast

month). I’m aware of another group (not Komen) trying to get September declared ‘girl cancer month,’ I can’t comment as to if they just didn’t do their research or if they are trying to intentionally take away the little attention prostate gets.

From all my complaining, you may think I want breast cancer to receive less attention or less funding.

Absolutely not, it’s a problem that affects everyone whether you’re a woman or not, because every woman is someone’s daughter, mother,

sister, or wife. I just want the level of attention and spending brought up to somewhere remotely near that of breast, because every man is someone’s son, father, brother, or husband.”

-Anonymous

WEB COMMENTS

As usual, the Opinion section of our website, lsureveille.com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out today and let your voice be heard.

Regarding Scott Burns’ column “University is putting Mike the Tiger on a pedestal,” users had this to say: “Scott, I understand what you’re trying to say. I too feel that football and Mike have become far too glorified. To the person below me, who says to “get the hell out,” Mike is just a mascot. I love LSU, I really do, but he’s a tiger. A beautiful one, yes, but still, just a tiger. However, back to this article. Scott, I thought some parts were funny. If this were a stand-up routine rather than an opinion article, I would pay good money to see it performed in a club. However, I don’t believe this was the best way to voice your opinion. From a writing standpoint, there wasn’t really a unifying theme in this article, and it did seem to jump all over the place. Regardless, kudos for having the balls to write an article like this, especially in a place like LSU. Maybe next time, you can just communicate your point a bit better.”

-Anonymous “Scott, you are an idiot. As another commenter mentioned, the school did not pay for the habitat.

Donors who chose to give to a special fund specifically for Mike’s habitat did.

And on a side note, if you don’t have enough pride in your potential alma mater to refer to our mascot

“Sarcastic? Check(?) Cynical?

Check. Ballsy? Check. Enjoyable?

Check.

Burns after reading? Obviously, in accordance with the comments below my own.

I appreciated this in some sort of way I can’t describe how really aside from the fact that I would consider us kindred spirits sir. I find it an enjoyable hobby to purposely upset the faint of heart and [lack of] cognitive capabilities. You really put yourself out there and as pathetic as you sounded throughout most of it, mostly reminiscent of a whiny prepubescent school girl, it was worth the read.”

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“To quote an oncologist I know, ‘prostate cancer just isn’t as pretty as breast.’

You forgot to mention what is surely the reason for this article, September is prostate cancer awareness month.

You forgot another good breast slogan, ‘Save the tatas,’ a slogan on shirts sold by (or possibly just at) the aforementioned oncologist place of

Editorial Board Stephanie Giglio

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Regarding Devin Graham’s column “Government spends more on breast cancer than prostate cancer,” users had this to say:

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Quote of the Day

“The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist, but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.”

Eric Hoffer

American philosopher July 25, 1902 — May 21, 1983

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Friday, Sept. 10, 2010

FAILURE OF DIPLOMACY

Opinion

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US treatment of education programs deserves an F As a future teacher and someone who has attended foreign schools, I’ve seen firsthand how big the difference is between foreign and local schools and why we really must do something about it.

Here, let’s play a quick numbers game.

I’m going to present two expenditures from the 2009 federal budget. You have to guess which was spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and which was spent on education.

These numbers are $54 billion and $136 billion, respectively. Is it any surprise, knowing our government, that the wars get the larger share of the budget?

Personally, I’m appalled we spend more than twice as much on a pair of wars (which some may argue we shouldn’t have even gotten involved in) than we do on something as essential as education.

On top of this, from 2006 to 2010, the funding for education will have dropped 1.2 percent when adjusted for inflation.

Don’t think this kind of spending mentality hasn’t had an effect.

Outside of the obvious effects seen

here, it has also had an effect on classrooms across the country.

In a study done in recent years by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, which compiled test scores in three basic areas, America did not fare too well. In math, we ranked 27th, doing only slightly better in science at 22nd — and both of these were out of 32 countries.

In both areas, the U.S. finds itself at least 10 points below the average.

Doesn’t the subpar-ness just make your heart swell with national pride? I guess the “Teach for the Test” mentality spawned by the No Child Left Behind Act really worked well for us.

What’s even more insulting is how much more we usually have to pay for our schools than many of the countries that outscored us.

Right now we are among the four highest spenders on education, with not much to show for it.

In this crumbling economy, more students will be forced into already crowded classrooms, which is just great for learning, right? Take, for instance, Los Angeles, where

juniors and seniors are expected to have classrooms of up to 43 students.

Additonally, schools across the country have already been having problems supplying textbooks and materials, and Zachary Davis we have a mess Columnist on our hands in this economy.

But wait, there’s more. Classrooms are becoming more difficult for teachers, with time being taken away from teaching to instead keep the class in order. Young teachers new to the profession are finding themselves being scared away — especially when coupled with low pay.

At a $35,000 per year starting salary (less than pastors or foresters), it shouldn’t be too surprising.

On the other end of the age spectrum, we have more than a third of our teachers above the retirement age of 50, leaving us far too close to losing a large part of the workforce.

If there were ever a perfect storm for the education system, that time is now.

We already find ourselves running low on teachers in certain parts of the country, and this has led to an influx of emergency teachers — or people taking alternative routes to gain their teaching certifications.

Is having an unqualified or inefficient teacher really better than having an overcrowded classroom, though?

Instead of raining destruction and mayhem in other countries, the U.S. could focus on something about itself and spend some war money on education.

Instead of fueling the flames of fanatic hate, we can teach the future generations how to fix the shambles of a country we’ll leave them.

With some politicians benefiting from their voters remaining uneducated, however, this is unlikely.

Should this happen, things will still need to be cut, but classes should be the absolute last area affected. If it means more money for textbooks and teachers, then by all means take the federal funding away from sports.

For instance, sports budgets in New Jersey can run anywhere from $300,000 to $800,000 a year. This money should be going to what school is meant for — classes.

This is not just so we don’t look stupid among the rest of the world like we are at times; it is something we must do if we want our country to last.

Without a good education, a basic societal good, then we really can’t expect much from our country.

Our politicians will be more inept than they are now, and there would be few specialists in the country to cater to the myriad of needs we have as a society.

What’s the point of defending a country if there’s nothing of value to protect?

Zachary Davis is a 19-year-old history sophomore from Warsaw, Poland. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_zdavis.

Contact Zachary Davis at zdavis@lsureveille.com

THE C-SECTION

‘Still a virgin?’ phone line offers callers questionable advice “Still a Virgin? For Help Call 888-743-4335” boasts a billboard on Nicholson, College Drives and Brightside Lane.

At first glance, these billboards may offend you if you’re a parent or a sheltered conservative freshman.

Or you may view it as a godsend if you’ve been suffering from a dry spell.

Either way, these billboards raise questions.

I’m not here to deride the billboards or praise them — I’ll simply explain their origin and see if they

will actually help you.

To start off, the billboards were created simply to spur attention toward the “Superbad” rip-off (yes, I’ve seen the movie) “The Virginity Hit” that comes out today.

The movie stars two kids Chris Grillot who pretend to Columnist be Michael Cera and Jonah Hill, and the film was

made on a $2 million budget, according to Deadline.com. It’s no wonder such a cheap promotional campaign would be used.

Let’s now put that aside and focus on what really matters: Though the whole idea is a joke, will these signs help you get laid?

Upon calling the helpline, you hear the voice of Zack — Jonah Hill’s doppelganger. Zack tells you to “press 1 if you’re a virgin,” “press 2 if you’re friends with a virgin and want to help,” “press 3 if you don’t know if you’re a virgin” and so on.

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If you called thinking this billboard was a blessing sent from above, you probably pressed 1 — just my guess.

When you press 1, you are asked your gender, if you are single or taken, if you chose to be single or can’t get a girlfriend/boyfriend and then Zack gives some tips rather than merely sending over a call girl.

If you happen to be a girl, Zack tells you the obvious: that you have all the power, and losing your virginity is quite easy — if you lower your standards.

His advice for girls is pretty obvious, but his advice for the guys is rather kinky, depending on what you like.

If you’re a guy, Zack tells you to stop referring to yourself as an avatar and stop talking about wizards. He then imparts pimpin’ wisdom, revealing that as a guy, you should start showering, learn lines from vampire movies and call a girl a spider monkey — then he hangs up on you.

I won’t get into details about the “spider monkey,” but it’s a position also known as the “gut crusher,” according to UrbanDictionary.com.

And I’m not exactly sure if calling a girl a spider monkey would get you anymore than a “WTF,” but I guess if you’re desperate, which is why you called in the first place, it’s worth a try.

Other insight Zack discloses to faithful listeners is if you chose “single,” you should learn an instrument like guitar or drums. And if you can’t learn those, he says to learn the bass because bassists get all the girls

drummers and guitarists don’t want.

I played guitar in a band for two years. I’ve never had girls throw themselves at me, or the drummer.

Maybe our music just sucked.

Overall, Zack’s wisdom is partly true, but mostly farfetched.

His advice for girls is pretty accurate. If you’re a girl and you can’t find someone to take home in Tigerland, your life is in a downward spiral and you’re damn near rock bottom.

And for the guys, yes, I do agree that showering and not referring to yourself as an avatar is a start. But for learning quotes from vampire movies, you may be mocked. About the spider monkey, oh hell, just try it.

So overall, the billboards offer at least a little humor on the subject of virginity, though not giving much information on the movie they promote. And they may or may not help you.

So if the “Still a Virgin?” helpline couldn’t offer you any assistance in your quest to lose your virginity, e-mail me. I’ll give you my ex’s number. Or my roommate’s ex.

Chris Grillot is a 19-year-old mass communication and English sophomore from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_cgrillot.

Contact Chris Grillot at cgrillot@lsureveille.com

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The Daily Reveille

Friday, Sept. 10, 2010

RAMADAN, from page 1

MARTIN MCCALLISTER / The Daily Reveille

EBR Sheriff Department officers respond to a standoff Thursday near the LSU lakes with a suspect in a quadruple homicide in Calcasieu Parish.

STANDOFF, from page 1

Williams continued to try to flee, but he was unable to clear the guardrail as his tires dug deep into the parking lot gravel.

“My understanding is one of the deputies did shoot at the car to disable the tires, and they also believed [Williams] was going to run over another deputy,” Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso said at a news conference.

Though the suspect remained in his vehicle for most of the negotiations, Mancuso said he emerged at one point when officers believed Williams wanted the officers to shoot him. Mancuso said Williams was subdued and taken into custody

by EBR Sheriff’s detectives.

More than 30 squad cars surrounded the scene, and police eventually negotiated Williams’ surrender.

Gautreaux said District Attorney Hillar Moore was in contact with Calcasieu law enforcement and confirmed Williams is the suspect in question for the quadruple homicide.

Mancuso confirmed Williams is a “strong person of interest” in the Calcasieu Parish quadruple homicide, though that status may change after officers interview him.

The incident caused a large traffic jam on Interstate 10 near the Dalrymple exit.

Mancuso said investigations on Williams began when the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office received word from police in Iowa, La., that Williams was staying in an Iowa hotel Sunday night. From interviews with eyewitnesses, investigators determined where Williams would be in Baton Rouge on Thursday.

The incident caused distress among students, who were interrupted in their travels to and from class around the University Lakes.

Students received warning of the suspect through an emergency text message a little before 3 p.m.

Thursday. The message instructed students to stay away from the area until further notice.

Another text message was sent around 3:50 p.m. saying the suspect was in custody.

Psychology sophomore Nickie Gaspard was running the around the lakes with elementary education senior Brandon Harvey and sociology

junior Danielle Henry when they received the emergency text message.

Gaspard said she saw 10 police cars immediately zoom by, and the emergency vehicles continued to arrive for at least an hour. Gaspard’s car was parked in the same lot as the suspect’s car, so she was stuck walking the lakes for two hours.

“We’ve been waiting to get to our car for two hours. I’ve been sweating my butt off,” said Henry at the scene.

But Gaspard said she was pleased with the response from emergency services and the emergency text messages.

Phyllis Poulsen, who lives close to the May and Dalrymple intersection, said she was at the vet’s office when she realized what was happening near her home.

“Everybody called me and said to stay out of the neighborhood,” Poulsen said.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com

on campus. He said most people he has encountered at the University are understanding of his religion, and he doesn’t believe the date of the celebration will matter to most.

“If it’s on Sept. 11, I can’t change that,” Mujahid said. “I think educated Americans won’t have a problem with it.”

Mujahid said he hasn’t experienced any prejudice on campus during his time as a student.

But Omar Suleiman, Imam — or spiritual leader — of the Jefferson Muslim Association Mosque in New Orleans, was born and has lived in the U.S. all his life.

He said he’s upset by the hatred he has experienced at his mosque in New Orleans and what he witnesses in national news.

“It’s disturbing that we’re hated in our own country,” Suleiman said. “It’s a disturbing trend.”

He said the mosque in New Orleans was vandalized frequently after the events of Sept. 11, and the trouble has started again with the debate over whether Muslims should be allowed to build a mosque near the site of Ground Zero in New York City.

Suleiman said people drive by his mosque at least once a week and yell expletives from their car windows.

“People need to understand that Muslims are the biggest victims of these extremists,” Suleiman said. “Moderate Muslims need to be supported.”

Mujahid said he typically does the same thing every day during Ramadan — waking up before sunrise to eat, pray and go to classes as usual, taking breaks to pray during the day.

Muslims pray five times a day — Fajr in the morning, Zuhr at the middle of the day, Asr in the afternoon, Maghrib in the evening and Isha at night.

Mujahid said Muslims say an

page 11 extra prayer right after Isha, called to abstain from food and drink Tarawih, during Ramadan. They during the day because of his job also read a at Atcha Bakery and chapter or two Cafe on Nicholson of the Quran, Drive. the Muslim “You get weak holy book. throughout the day,” Suleiman Butler said. “It’s hard said it’s someto keep your energy times difficult up.” for Muslims Mujahid said to fast for such some people are exlong periods of empt from fasting, time, especiallike those who are ly during this sick or pregnant. He time of the year said Muslims who when the days don’t fast are reare longer. quired to make up for Hasnain Mujahid Suleiman it by fasting later in petroleum engineering junior said fasting the year or by feedhelps Musing the poor. lims appreciate Suleiman said what they have and not take things Muslims also try harder to abstain for granted. from harming anyone, lying and “Once you break your fast, sinning during this time. you praise and thank God for “It’s sort of like a spiritual things like a drink of water,” Su- bootcamp,” Suleiman said. leiman said.

Jermaine Butler, internationContact Rachel Warren at al studies senior and member of rwarren@lsureveille.com MSA, said he has found it hard

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‘If [Ramadan’s] on Sept. 11, I can’t change that.

I think educated Americans won’t have a problem with it.’

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