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LSU uses 2000 win against Tenn. as springboard to prestige, p. 7 Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010

Campus crime at five-year high Student assaults

LSU, Southern had highest campus crime rates in Louisiana in 2009 Sarah Eddington Staff Writer

Louisiana State University and Southern University have the highest college campus crime rates in Louisiana, according to FBI crime statistics for 2009 released this month.

LSU’s crime rates for 2009 were the highest they’ve been in five years. Property crime has increased by 20 percent, violent crime has tripled, and robbery has more than quadrupled.

While LSU crime rates are on the rise, rates at the University of

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Louisiana at Monroe, Nicholls State University and the University of New Orleans have decreased since 2005.

The crimes per capita for all five universities were compared between the years 2005 and 2009, using the head count reported by each school.

For 2009, the reported crimes per 1,000 students at Southern was 43, LSU was 40.3, ULM was 23.4, UNO was 15.9 and Nicholls was 10.2.

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Sarah Eddington Staff Writer

Police say a student physically assaulted Tiger Band Director Roy King before Saturday’s football game against West Virginia.

The incident occurred at 6:20 p.m. as the band was marching from the band hall to Tiger Stadium, said Det. Kevin Scott, LSUPD spokesman.

Morris Jones, 24, of Beaumont, Texas, was standing on the sidewalk when King asked him to step aside for the band, Scott said. Jones refused to move, Scott said, and when he was asked to move again, the student proceeded to “run and knock into” King.

Scott said after being asked to move again, Jones physically assaulted King a second time.

“He either pushed or punched him,” Scott said. “I’m not sure which of the two. We just know it was a battery.”

State police, who were escorting the band at the time, detained Jones and brought him to the LSU Police Department, Scott said. Scott said King did not want press any battery charges but had police refer Jones to the dean of students.

CRIME, see page 19

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A police officer stays on alert Sept. 18 as tailgaters party on campus before the game.

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BUDGET CUTS

Former UNO Chancellor Ryan reflects on his removal Ryan: ‘Unholy trinity’ not suitable to lead Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer

Thirteen days after he was fired by the LSU System Board of Supervisors, former University of New Orleans Chancellor Tim Ryan doesn’t talk about much except his concern for UNO’s future.

The LSU System recently requested all System entities to prepare for an across-the-board 32-percent budget reduction, but Ryan said he’s not sure if UNO will

get hit harder with LSU System President John Lombardi in charge.

Just weeks ago, Ryan was working to get UNO through the difficult budget crisis, partly stemming from the school’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina and partly from the current budget cuts to higher education from the state, and now he doesn’t have a job.

Due to what Ryan said was noncompliance with the System, Lombardi summoned Ryan to Baton Rouge and said the Board decided to fire him. Ryan said he would not allow UNO to be run as a branch campus of LSU. “That was the last communication I had with John Lombardi, and

it’s the last communication I want to have with John Lombardi for the rest of my life,” Ryan said in an interview with The Daily Reveille on Wednesday.

Ryan said Lombardi told him he would not notify the media until Ryan had held a news conference, but Lombardi sent out a news release about an hour before Ryan announced his firing to UNO. “Dr. John Lombardi accepted Ryan’s resignation, noting Ryan’s long service to UNO that spanned many roles, ranging from faculty member to chancellor,” the System’s news release said.

RYAN, see page 6

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Former UNO Chancellor Tim Ryan discusses being fired by LSU System President John Lombardi, budget cuts and UNO’s future Wednesday at his home in New Orleans.

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INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

Two earthquakes hit near eastern Indonesia, tsunami warning issued

Woman accused of making 14 flights to transport marijuana

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Two powerful earthquakes hit waters off eastern Indonesia in rapid succession Thursday, prompting officials to briefly trigger a tsunami warning.

The U.S. Geological Survey said a 7.2 magnitude quake off Papua province, centered just 7 miles beneath the ocean floor, struck less than a minute after a 6.6 temblor in the same location.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman has been indicted on charges that she made 14 airplane trips to transport marijuana from California to Ohio between November and her arrest in June, when authorities say she flew to Columbus with hundreds of pounds of the drug in her suitcases.

Federal authorities say Los Angeles resident Lisette Lee is charged with one count of conspiracy and 14 counts alleging she had marijuana with intent to distribute. She’s accused of taking the drug to Columbus, Toledo, Dayton and Hamilton.

Search resumes for 11 missing people in Oaxaca, Mexico mudslide OAXACA, Mexico (AP) — Rescue efforts resumed Wednesday for 11 people missing after a hillside collapsed on a town in Mexico’s rainsoaked southern state of Oaxaca.

The government delivered blankets and other supplies to survivors and other who fled their unstable homes for fear of more mudslides in Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec.

Many sheltered under makeshift tents on the hills.

New Jersey student who was secretly taped having sex kills himself RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A college student jumped to his death off a bridge a day after authorities say two classmates surreptitiously recorded him having sex with a man in his dorm room and broadcast it over the Internet.

A man sits on a damaged vehicle Wednesday in the aftermath of a landslide in Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec in Oaxaca state, Mexico.

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Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi jumped from the George Washington Bridge last week, said his family’s attorney, Paul Mainardi. Police recovered a man’s body Wednesday afternoon in the Hudson River just north of the bridge, and authorities were trying to determine if it was Clementi’s.

Texans debate allowing concealed weapons on campus after shooting AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas already lets lawmakers bring guns into the Capitol. And the governor sometimes jogs with a loaded pistol. But should people be allowed to carry concealed weapons onto college campuses?

Gun advocates argue that doing so could help put a quick end to threats like the one posed by a University of Texas student who fired several rounds from an assault rifle Tuesday before killing himself.

Under current law, college buildings in Texas are gun-free zones.

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STATE/LOCAL

Summer Essence Festival stays in New Orleans through 2014

Marshals arrest man in 10-yearold Austin, Texas, slaying

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Essence Music Festival will call New Orleans home through 2014, organizers and city officials announced Wednesday, in a deal they said would continue the boom in visitors and spending the city sees each summer.

Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications, and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu on Wednesday announced a four-year deal that keeps the festival where it began 16 years ago.

“We are just overjoyed,” Ebanks said at a news conference. “The city of New Orleans is the natural home for the Essence Music Festival, which has grown into an experience that is of a size and scope that was never foreseen.”

Staged over Fourth of July weekend, it regularly draws hundreds of thousands of fans.

(AP) — Federal marshals have arrested a man in Louisiana accused of beating a woman to death with a piece of wood 10 years ago in Austin, Texas.

The U.S. Marshals Service says Juan Reza Ortiz was tracked Wednesday from a home in St. Gabriel to a job in Baton Rouge, then stopped and arrested.

Louisiana Democrats’ ad seeks to revive 2007 Vitter scandals NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Democratic challenger in Louisiana’s Senate race is airing a documentary-style television ad detailing the prostitution scandal that sent GOP Sen. David Vitter scurrying from public view in 2007.

Rep. Charlie Melancon’s campaign would not say how much it spent on the two-minute ad, which it said started airing Wednesday on cable systems across the state.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Students want rock music for Groovin’ First steps made in changing drop date Celeste Ansley Staff Writer

Rock music was the most sought after genre by respondents to the Groovin’ on the Grounds survey, according to results presented at Wednesday’s Student Government Senate meeting.

During the executive officer reports, Beverly Suffern, director of SHEILA DE GUZMAN / The Daily Reveille programming, presented the results Director of Programming Beverly Suffern discusses the results of the Groovin’ on the of the survey sent out in a broadcast e-mail. The survey was avail- Grounds student survey Wednesday at the Student Government Senate meeting. able from Sept. 15 until Sept. 24 and The current policy allows stu- be a disservice to students. within that time frame had 2,088 re- dents to drop a class up to the sixth “The fact that both of these spondents. class day, without receiving a “W,” doors will close on the same date is Groovin’ on the Grounds will and add classes up to the eighth day. unfair to students,” said. Sen. Curtis remain a concert-style event as 82 The legislation urges the Faculty Elmore, E. J. Ourso College of Busipercent of responSenate to pass a bill ness. dents favored it Results of Groovin’ survey allowing students to The next step in changing the over a festival style. drop without a “W” day to drop classes is approval by the • Event style: Rock music is and add classes up Faculty Senate.

Concert — 82 percent the most sought afto the eighth class Senate asked Sen. Zac Lemoine, Festival — 18 percent ter genre, receiving day. athletics committee chairman, and 746 votes. The secThomas Rodg- his committee to look into improving •Type of music: ond most favored ers, assistant direc- the cluster at student entry gate to the Country — 15 percent genre was hip-hop tor of academics, home football games and to investiHip-hop/rap — 27 percent music, followed by said Faculty Senate gate the University’s decision to stop Pop — 23 percent pop music. CounPresident Kevin playing “Oh-Wee-Oh” because of Rock — 36 percent try music received Cope supports the students’ refusal to stop adding “you 1,074 votes for the changes to the pol- suck” to the song. section that asked which genre stu- icy.

Sen. Cody Wells, finance comdents least wanted at the event.

“The whole point of this is to mittee chairman, said the decision to Suffern said she has yet to see help students and give them more stop playing the song was ineffectrends as she sorts through respons- time to figure out what’s going on tive because students’ yelled “sucks” es, unlike last year when there was in their life and what classes do they after each name of West Virginia’s a strong number of students favoring want to take,” said Sen. Brandon starters was read. specific artists, like MGMT. Jones, College of Basic Sciences.

Contact Celeste Ansley at Senate also took the first step Senators debated whether stagin changing the University’s with- gering the add and drop days would cansley@lsureveille.com drawal date policy by passing legislation for suggestions to the Faculty Senate.

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BUDGET CUTS

CMDA fights budget cuts with talent music because I honestly think it comes to budget cuts.

“In these times that are chal- we’re missing an opportunity if lenging for us, our faculty and we don’t tell [each other] about students stay creative and look the events we hold and try to have for ways to bring meaning into them cross over,” Kaptain said.

The college also receives people’s lives,” he said.

Julian Tate Kaptain believes artists have funds from public grants, speContributing Writer always responded to challenges cial events, endowment incomes, Laurence Kaptain, dean of in many ways, foundation and the College of Music and Dra- mentioning Anne corporate support matic Arts, has devised ways Frank who wrote and student fees. to battle budget cuts within the her diary while In addition to college. fundraising, Kapbeing locked Kaptain began looking for away in a closet tain said the colcreative ways to supplement during Nazi Gerlege has increased CMDA’s revenue after the col- many. its use of social lege lost its state-funded operatmedia to promote “As a dean, ing budget due to state-wide cuts. when I think the college, which “We have no budget to pro- about what I have he believes has duce our operas, yet we are one control over, I led to bigger auof the most successful public don’t have control diences for the university opera programs in the over anything,” school’s producLaurence Kaptain country,” Kaptain said. tions.

Kaptain said. “I CMDA dean Kaptain is calling his idea have no control “I have my “The New Deal,” a reference to over what the own Facebook, Congress’ actions of relief, re- state gives us, but I can try to in- my own Twitter, my own blog,” covery and reform during Frank- spire our faculty and our staff to Kaptain said. “What I’m trying lin D. Roosevelt’s presidency in get more people out to our con- to do is put interesting things on the ‘30s. there to encourage our donors to certs.”

Offering classes that will Kristin Sosnowsky, Swine keep donating.” teach musical skills to University Palace managing director and CMDA continues to draw on students outside of the college associate dean of finance and op- funds to get the college through and programs that teach entrepre- erations, said the college’s main the year, Kaptain said. neurship skills are just some of financial components have been “I have the same concerns the ways Kaptain the funds raised every dean has, and that is genplans to combat through ticket erating additional income [and] budget cuts. sales and dona- trying to make sure we increase CMDA 2009 REVENUE: “The New enrollment even in a time where tions.

Deal is less about Theatre Department Ticket sales we’re going to have less to work a new initiative at • Ticket sales made up 43 percent accounted for 43 with,” he said.

LSU than my own However, Kaptain believes percent of the personal and pro- • Donations made up 17 percent Theatre Depart- raising money isn’t the No. 1 prifessional take on ment’s 2009 rev- ority — it’s communicating. societal, econom- Music Department “To be a successful dean, I enue, while donaic challenges • Ticket sales made up 15 percent tions accounted have to be a successful commuand creative op- • Donations made up 44 percent for 17 percent. nicator, and if people know what portunities for Ticket sales ac- we can do and how they can help people in the percounted for 15 us, that’s much more effective,” forming arts,” Kaptain said in an percent of the Music Depart- he said. e-mail to The Daily Reveille. ment’s 2009 revenue, while doKaptain believes creativity, nations accounted for 44 percent.

Contact Julian Tate at innovation and entrepreneurship “I’m trying to coalesce the are CMDA’s saving grace when strengths of both theater and jtate@lsureveille.com

‘The New Deal’ brings recovery

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‘I have no control over what the state gives us, but I can try to inspire our faculty and our staff to get more people out to our concerts.’

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The College of Music and Dramatic Arts Dean Laurence Kaptain discusses strategies to combat budget cuts within his department. He says communication is key.

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Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010

OIL SPILL

NOAA official visits LSU Frederick Holl Staff Writer

Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, discussed the Deepwater Horizon oil spill with faculty at the University’s School of the Coast and Environment on Wednesday.

Lubchenco, who was a marine biology professor at Oregon State before she took her current position, toured two University laboratories and met with faculty.

Lubchenco began her tour with a visit to the laboratory of Ed Overton, professor emeritus of environmental sciences, to examine methods of determining whether or not oil has actually reached different places.

Lubchenco said the oil spill has taught people the importance of confirming through testing the existence of oil in a location because there are a lot of things in the water

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Professor Emeritus Ed Overton discusses sample analysis results from the Gulf of Mexico with Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the NOAA, in the Energy, Coast and Environment Building on Wednesday. NOAA remain involved with oil spill recovery.

that appear to be oil but are not.

Lubchenco then took a visit to the laboratory of John White, associate professor at the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, who is assessing wetland soil for oil content.

The NOAA’s role in oil spill response has centered on bringing science to the table of aid in restoration efforts, Lubchenco said.

“We had satellites in space, we had planes in the air, we had ships and buoys in the water, and we had scientists in the field,” she said.

Lubchenco said just because the flow of the oil has stopped,

NOAA’s involvement will not.

“We won’t know for years or decades the full impact of this spill,” Lubchenco said.

She said one lesson the spill that “has totaled nearly five million barrels” has provided is the importance of a clean Gulf of Mexico to the lives and economy of the region.

“People in the area need a healthy Gulf, and we need to get it back to health,” Lubchenco said.

Contact Frederick Holl at fholl@lsureveille.com

TRANSPORTATION

iPhone app will add Campus Transit Rachel Warren Contributing Writer

Students will soon be able to use the iPhone application Transloc to track Campus Transit buses in addition to the Tiger Trails buses.

Gary Graham, director of the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation, said Campus Transit is being added to Transloc at the request of University students.

“As soon as everything is installed, the night route bus and campus transit will both show up [on Transloc],” Graham said.

Since Campus Transit runs seven days a week from 5:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., Graham said the app will help resolve the issue of safety because students won’t have to wait as long for buses at night.

Graham said the equipment cost $20,000 to obtain and install and will cost the office a monthly monitoring fee. He said he didn’t know how much the monthly fee would cost.

The GPS equipment is expected to be installed by Friday, he said.

Graham said students were very receptive to the Tiger Trails bus system being added to the app, and he expects the same result this time.

“I think we’re going to see a lot more hits when that goes up,” he said.

Leigh Ann Town, graphic design sophomore, said she uses the app to find her bus every day.

Town said she doesn’t currently use Campus Transit but plans to when its buses are added to the app because it will be more convenient.

“My class is over at 6:30 p.m., and it would be helpful to know

whether or not the bus is near so I can go outside,” Town said.

Graham said the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation recently created a Facebook page, and it’s quickly becoming popular.

Graham said the office uses its Facebook page to remind students of parking lot and road closures and give students tips to navigate the campus more easily.

Graham said the office will

create a Twitter account, which will help them give students more up-todate information regarding traffic situations, much like the traffic reports on KLSU. However, he’s not sure when that will be implemented.

“It may be next semester before that will be in place,” Graham said.

Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com

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ECONOMY

Mayor-president joins national commission, seeks citizen input additional federal investment on the critical infrastructure needed to keep our community safe and local economy strong.”

The Green Light Plan is the mayor’s initiative aimed at significantly improving the quality of roads throughout the parish.

The ongoing construction on Brightside Lane is a part of that plan, as is the recent renovation to the Acadian Thruway -Per- KIP HOLDEN kins Road inter- EBR mayorpresident section.

Holden joins the group three weeks after President Barack Obama unveiled a proposed $50 billion infusion into the nation’s infrastructure.

Holden is the fourth Louisiana official to join the panel, following New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover and St. Tammany Parish Commissioner Kevin Davis.

Holden also announced

Wednesday a parish-wide survey called “FutureBR,” an effort to gather citizen input for future improvements to the parish.

The 15-question survey, which will be released Oct. 5, asks Baton Rougeans what they would like the city to look like in 20 years.

“It only takes a few minutes to fill out the survey, and it’s a big investment in our future,” Holden said.

The survey will be available online at futurebr.com. Hard copies will be available at any parish library.

Input from the survey will be used to update the city-parish’s master plan for land use and development.

Officials will roll out the survey at a 5:30 p.m. ceremony at the Louisiana State Museum the night of its release. John Fregonese, the masterplan architect, will give a presentation showing citizens the planning process for future improvements.

Chancellor Forum on Tuesday, LSU-Baton Rouge Chancellor MiAfter “accepting [his] res- chael Martin said it would be more ignation,” Ryan said Lombardi productive statewide to have fewer of the same degree fired three of programs competing his close staff with each other. He members for no suggested creating reason. Lom“centers of excelbardi then let it lence” to complement be known those each other rather than weren’t the last compete. of the firings, For example, according to Ryan said UNO stuRyan.

Tim Ryan dents could take LSU Lombardi Former UNO chancellor foreign language was unavailable classes online, saving for an interview and did not comment on the situa- money by not offering the classes at UNO. He said the System staff tion except in the news release.

“People are very much afraid, could facilitate discussion about and I think the community is very coordinating programs but has nevworried about the future,” Ryan er done it.

Ryan said there’s been talk of said.

Now Lombardi has assumed administrative command of UNO with System Vice President for Student and Academic Support Services Michael Gargano and System Chief of Staff and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Technology Transfer Carolyn Hargrave.

Ryan calls it the “unholy trinity” and “reign of terror at UNO.” Ryan said Gargano told several administrators UNO was incorrectly serving its role as an urban university.

“He’s told me on several occasions … that we don’t know what our role is, that our role should be basically a four-year university, that we should just offer undergraduate programs,” Ryan said.

“And we shouldn’t be involved in graduate education or research.”

With a direct System hand now at UNO, Ryan is unsure how influential that hand will be. He said talk of combining programs Systemwide is an option Lombardi previously mentioned.

At the Faculty Senate-

making strategic cuts to target certain System entities, but it will be a difficult dilemma nonetheless.

Many UNO students and faculty have continually expressed their discontent with Lombardi.

UNO geography senior Dylan Barr told The Daily Reveille on Sept. 17 that Lombardi has shown for the past few years he does not care about UNO. Ryan said faculty and administrators aren’t going to speak out or express discontent because Lombardi has made it clear he will fire people who don’t agree with him.

Ryan said System officials won’t admit to reading all UNO e-mails, but some students believe they are.

Schwarzenegger also in infrastructure group Matthew Albright Staff Writer

East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden’s efforts to improve the area’s infrastructure have earned him national attention and a spot on a board that includes California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, according to a news release issued Wednesday.

Holden joined Building America’s Future, a coalition of national local, city and state leaders aimed at improving infrastructure throughout the country.

“Through comprehensive transportation programs like the Green Light Plan, Baton Rouge is dedicated to improving the safety and quality of life of its citizens,” Holden said in the release.

“I look forward to working with this diverse coalition to secure

RYAN, from page 1

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‘[Being fired is] the last communication I want to have with John Lombardi.’

Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com

Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com

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TURNING POINT

Upset victory against Tennessee in 2000 jumpstarts LSU’s return to prominence

FOOTBALL

Peterson could play offense Saturday

Miles: QB structure remains the same Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

They got that and more when No. 11 Tennessee came to Baton Rouge 10 years ago from today.

Despite playing a week after an embarrassing loss at home and facing a highly touted opponent, the Tigers were confident they could walk away with a victory — which they did.

“I can remember that we had beat ourselves [against UAB], so we knew we were better than what we were playing,” said Ryan O’Neal, a special teams player at LSU from 1999 to 2002.

The Tigers roared out of the gate, taking a 24-6 lead on two receiving touchdowns by Josh Reed, a 74-yard touchdown run by LaBrandon Toefield and a John Corbello field goal.

The Vols refused to go down without a fight.

LSU coach Les Miles said Wednesday junior cornerback Patrick Peterson has been involved on offense in practice recently, though he would not specify a position.

“I don’t know when he’ll be ready, but there’s a thought process there on offense,” Miles said. “I’m not ready to make any announcements. He could play tailback, certainly receiver.”

But Miles said the pecking order for Peterson’s game involvement would be on defense, special teams and then offense.

Peterson said Monday he would be amenable to taking on an offensive role.

“Coach Miles joked around with it in week two,” Peterson said. “That’s a coach’s decision, but I’ll do anything to help this team win ball games.”

Miles said in a teleconference Wednesday morning that the purpose of putting Peterson in the game on offense would not be to enhance his push for the Heisman Trophy.

“It would be to help us offensively, to improve the football team,” Miles said. “It would not

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Former LSU tight end Robert Royal hauls in the go-ahead 25-yard touchdown pass Sept. 30, 2000, in overtime during LSU’s 38-31 win against Tennessee. The game began a decade of crowning achievements for the Tigers.

Rob Landry Sports Contributor

newspaper clippings courtesy of MIDDLETON LIBRARY

In 2000, the LSU football team was attempting to emerge from a decade of darkness and despair.

The Tigers exited the 1990s with a forgettable 5458-1 record, which included seven losing seasons.

With the new decade came a new era in LSU football — the Nick Saban era. Saban came to LSU via Michigan State and was entrusted with the responsibility of restoring the program to its past glory.

But following a 2-2 start, which included a loss at home to Alabama-Birmingham, the Tigers needed a spark.

FACILITIES

Various athletic teams plan for practice venue makeovers Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

LSU softball coach Yvette Girouard knows firsthand that facilities have a huge impact in setting a collegiate sport apart from fellow schools.

Girouard, whose Lady Tigers were the beneficiaries of a new Tiger Park in February 2009, said the newly unveiled basketball practice facility is a great step in developing LSU athletic facilities, but she added that progress is left to be made in other sports on campus.

“There are a lot of schools that have had these facilities for years, so we’ve been behind the eight ball,” Girouard said. “But I love to see what they’ve done. I’m all about facilities.”

Eddie Nunez, senior associate

athletic director for internal affairs and development, said the Athletic Department has a vision for enhancements to other facilities for student-athletes.

“We want to renovate all our facilities and take them to the next level,” Nunez said.

One priority, Nunez said, is an indoor tennis facility. LSU women’s tennis coach Tony Minnis and men’s tennis coach Jeff Brown agree it puts the tennis teams at disadvantages when they travel to play in opposing indoor facilities at Southeastern Conference schools.

Minnis said the Lady Tigers lost 53 of their 144 permitted days of practice last season because of inclement weather, and they had to pass on hosting the 2010-11 SEC Tournament because of the team’s

inadequate facilities.

Brown said plans to build an indoor facility have “momentum” this year, and talks have been for the facility to be built off campus near the University Club.

“To attract the best recruits, you want to have the best facility possible,” Brown said.

For the LSU gymnastics team, getting a practice facility of its own is critical for the safety and development of the gymnasts, coach D-D Breaux said.

The team has advanced to two Super Sixes in the past three seasons while practicing in the Carl Maddox Field House, which Breaux described as “too small” and “extremely antiquated.”

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Tennis players practice March 29 at the outdoor tennis facility. Various teams are developing new practice facilities, including softball, tennis, gymnastics and track.

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FOOTBALL

LSU hosts No. 2-rated defensive end Drew this weekend Hughes plans to reschedule visit Sean Isabella Sports Writer

After enduring a slow start to the 2010 recruiting season, the LSU football program plans to spice things up this weekend when they welcome a man of the Word.

That’s no misprint — Ray Drew, a four-star defensive end from Thomasville, Ga., is a licensed minister and regularly preaches in his hometown.

The senior at Thomas County Central is scheduled to make his official visit this weekend when LSU squares off against Tennessee — and he could make for a fascinating combination on the field.

“He’s an interesting kid,” said Shea Dixon, managing editor of TigerSportsDigest.com.

“A real level-headed, straightshooting kid.” Dixon said. I think him and [LSU] coach [Les] Miles get along really well with their values and whatnot.”

Miles’ connection with Drew, the No. 18-rated prospect in the country by Rivals.com, could be crucial this weekend because Drew has yet to name any favorites in the recruiting

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‘He’s an interesting kid, a real level-headed, straight-shooting kid.’

Drew, while LSU’s current standing remains a long shot.

“It’s going to be tough to beat an in-state school for a kid like that,” said Dean Legge, publisher of Georgia’s Scout affiliate DawgPost.com. “But Ray has said over and over again that he’s open.”

At 6-foot-5-inches and 243 pounds, Drew has drawn early comparisons to Dallas Cowboys defensive end turned outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware.

Drew used his lengthy frame to notch 72 tackles (16 for loss) and six sacks during his junior season.

“He’s not fully developed yet — that’s the scary thing,” Legge said. “He really has the potential to be very, very good.”

HUGHES RESCHEDULES Travis Hughes, a four-star

end, and he canceled.

Hughes has every intention to reschedule, which may be a good thing for the Tigers.

“His dad wasn’t supposed to come on this trip, but now that he’s rescheduling he might be able to make it,” Dixon said.

“That might be something that works out for LSU.” BECKHAM COULD COMMIT SOON Dixon said Odell Beckham Jr. out of Isidore Newman School in New Orleans could be the next recruit to give a verbal commitment.

“I think he’s going to commit to LSU in the next months or few weeks,” Dixon said.

“Just given the relationship he has with the guys of this class and the coaching staff, sooner or later ... he’ll be a part of this

class.”

Beckham, a four-star athlete who is rated as the sixthbest player in Louisiana, also lists Miami as a contender.

ROBINSON DOWN TO TWO LSU is also in the sweepstakes for Greg Robinson, the No. 4-rated offensive tackle in the country from Thibodaux.

Robinson has expressed a high interest level in both LSU and Auburn and will make his of-

ficial visit to Tiger Stadium on Nov. 6 for the Alabama game.

“Greg had a great trip [last weekend for the West Virginia game],” Dixon said.

“It’s still one of those things where Auburn has a little bit of a lead and whatever they can do over these next couples months in terms of getting him in town.”

Contact Sean Isabella at sisabella@lsureveille.com

ROUGH AND TOUGH

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The LSU rugby team battles West Virginia on Saturday on the Parade Grounds.

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They outscored the Tigers 25-7 in the second half to send the game into overtime tied at 31.

“It was one of the loudest games I’ve ever played in,” O’Neal said.

“Overtime was when it got really loud. You could feel them screaming.”

Tennessee won the overtime coin toss and elected to play defense first. The Tigers took the ball, facing the student section in the north end zone and struck immediately.

LSU quarterback Rohan Davey took the snap, dropped back and connected with tight end Robert Royal for a 25-yard touchdown and 38-31 LSU lead.

LSU defensive coordinator John

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“We’re one of the best in the nation, and we’ve done it with a dog and pony show, smoke and mirrors,” Breaux said. “What they’ve done with football, baseball and basketball, it’s time to do it with gymnastics.”

That safety and space deficiency will change, Nunez said, to put the gymnastics team on par with other SEC teams.

Renderings and a committee for a new gymnastics facility have been put together, and the team is working to raise $8 million to build a gym in the parking lot area between the PMAC and W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium.

Chavis, who held the same position at Tennessee in 2000, remembers the play vividly.

“We’d worked on that route, matching it up,” Chavis said. “They did a great job of getting the ball to the tight end, and all of a sudden they’ve got the touchdown.”

O’Neal said the play was one he had watched Tennessee perfect on film.

“That’s what they would always do,” O’Neal said. “When I was talking to Corbello I said, ‘Man, we beat them with their own play.’”

Facing fourth down on the 4-yard line, Volunteers quarterback A.J. Suggs was hurried by three Tigers and forced a pass to Eric Parker in the front corner of the end zone.

The pass was broken up by LSU’s

Damien James and fell incomplete.

Before the pass had time to hit Tiger Stadium’s hallowed turf, the crowd of 91,682 had swarmed the team and goal posts. The posts were uprooted from the ground and carried out of the stadium.

“It was just pandemonium,” O’Neal said. “You just grab everything and hold onto everything. Everyone is trying to grab onto you, your helmet, your gloves.”

Chavis’ memory of the game is of one that got away.

“It was one of those deals that you always feel that you should have won,” Chavis said.

While the game felt like an upset of monumental proportions, current Tennessee coach Derek Dooley, who was LSU’s tight ends coach in

“It would mean that we could train our kids like they should be trained,” Breaux said.

The LSU track and field teams also practice in the Carl Maddox Field House, as well as the outdoor Bernie Moore Stadium. Renovations for the outdoor track began in July and are projected to be complete by January.

The structural issues of the Field House track make it impossible for LSU to host many meets because results do not count toward NCAA championship berths if competitions are not on a banked track, which LSU does not have.

“There are cracks in the concrete slab, which is below the rubber ... so it’s starting to crack and sink,” LSU

track and field coach Dennis Shaver said. “We have to travel more than we certainly would like to travel.”

Shaver said there have been conversations for the men’s and women’s teams to gain access to the gymnastics practice area once the gymnastics team gets a new facility.

“They’re utilizing a big part of the facility that I think would greatly benefit us in creating athlete flow both indoors and outdoors,” Shaver said. “We don’t have a place to even meet our entire group together in our own facilities.”

Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com

page 9 2000, saw the potential the Tigers had.

“We had phenomenal quarterbacks in [Josh] Booty and Rohan.

We had receivers like Josh Reed that we inherited,” Dooley said. We had a tight end in Robert Royal. All were NFL guys. And then we had two running backs that were NFL guys in Domanick Davis and LaBrandon Toefield.”

The Tigers went on to win five of their final seven games following the upset, including victories against No. 13 Mississippi State and Alabama, the first time they had defeated the Crimson Tide in Baton Rouge since 1969.

LSU would follow up the 2000 season with the most successful decade in the program’s history. The

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be in relationship to some national award.”

It’s no secret LSU’s offense has been subpar this season, with the passing offense ranked No. 115 in the nation through four games. Tennessee’s passing defense is No. 72 nationally, allowing 221 yards per game.

Miles said the quarterback structure of juniors Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee has remained the same in practice this week.

“If we can’t throw the football, we’ll certainly be ganged up on,” Miles said. “That running game will come to a halt at some point in time. We can throw it.

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2000s saw LSU win four Southeastern Conference Western Division titles (2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007), three SEC championships (2001, 2003 and 2007) and two national championships (2003 and 2007).

Dooley looks at the Tennessee game as a pivotal moment in LSU’s return to glory.

“That was a real big game because obviously losing to UAB was a big blow,” Dooley said. “To be able to bounce back ... the energy in the stadium was phenomenal, and it showed you what our team was capable of. I think it helped build confidence in the program.”

Contact Rob Landry at rlandry@lsureveille.com We just have to prove to our opponents that we can. We have a possibility of how [Lee] will enter the game.”

In injury news, Miles said senior running back Richard Murphy, sophomore tight end Tyler Edwards and freshman running back Spencer Ware are back at practice this week. Junior tight end Mitch Joseph (knee) and sophomore wide receiver Chris Tolliver (concussion) will not play.

Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com

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PHILANTHROPY

Website offers alternative trading

In the Spotlight

Cathryn Core Entertainment Writer

Imagine a magical place where everything — from textbooks to furniture, music lessons to tutoring sessions — is free.

Believe it or not, this college student playground really does exist and was created by a University alumnus.

TheGiveProject.com is a website that uses social networks to exponentiate social responsibility through the acts of giving and receiving. Virtually anything can be found or donated with the click of a button.

All users have to do is visit the website, post a need or gift and wait for The Give Project to work its magic.

Chase Brumfield, founder of the project, said its focus is to connect people.

“Basically it’s leveraging human nature through technology,” he said. “We’re connecting people through social networks to give them the opportunity to realize that people are worth giving to.”

Brumfield said the idea for The Give Project came to him in a

Alex Galick, left, as Leo, embraces Sarah Smith, right, as Gilda in a scene from Swine Palace’s production of “Design for Living” on Wednesday night at the Shaver Theatre in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building. Both actors are third-year students at the LSU Department of Theatre’s Master of Fine Arts Program. The play runs through Oct. 19, and tickets are $28 for adults and $15 for students.

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MOVIES

GIVE, see page 15

COMEDY

Louisiana becoming haven for films Local improv group

performs weekly show

Chris Abshire Entertainment Writer

While Louisiana’s film industry has experienced constant growth in the last decade, the spotlight has rarely been on the state itself.

But in the last five years, thanks to a slew of dramatic events and the popularization of south Louisiana’s rich mixture of nature and culture, the state has become a favorite setting for national artists, especially in film and television.

Whether in feature films like “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” TV shows like Fox’s canceled “K-Ville,” HBO’s “True Blood” and “Treme,” or documentary films about Hurricane Katrina and the oil spill, Louisiana has become one of the most recognizable places in popular culture.

Practical reasons, like the state’s heavy tax incentives for film production, make New Orleans and south Louisiana a prime dramatic backdrop, according to University professor and screenwriter Zack Godshall.

“The tax cuts have created a convenient excuse for these filmmakers

Morgan Searles Entertainment Writer

photo courtesy of ZACK GODSHALL

Actor Eddie Rouse (left), University professor and screenwriter Zack Godshall (far right) and crew members Robb Turner, Trey Ledford and Daryn Deluco work on the set of “Low and Behold” in New Orleans. Godshall has written for two films set in La.

to come here,” Godshall said. “But they come here for practical reasons and find themselves inspired by the atmosphere in the region.”

Godshall, who has written for two films set in the state, also credited Louisiana’s recent major events like Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Saints’ Super Bowl victory and the fallout from the BP oil spill for creating a backdrop for any writer or

filmmaker.

“Louisiana has been on the country’s mind a lot in the last five years, and it has become a place where some of the most important events have taken place,” Godshall said.

Jon Bowermaster, an awardwinning documentary filmmaker FILM, see page 14

Performing feats of random comedic entertainment, The Family Dinner Comedy Troupe conducts weekly invasions of a local coffee shop.

Hosted every Friday night from 9:30 to 10:45 at Perks Coffee & Tea on Perkins Road, the seven-person group puts together on-the-spot skits directed by the prompts of audience members.

With roots in a former University troupe called Making It Up As We Go Along, The Family Dinner has been together since November 2002 and is comprised of former students, stand-up comedians and generally funny people who have a knack for quickwitted humor.

The group was renamed after Making It Up disbanded, and people came together to form a new improv group. Someone

joked the meeting felt like a family dinner, which fit well because it’s also the name of a popular improv game, said James Brown, troupe member.

Robert Rau, troupe member and former University student, said he joined the group quickly.

“I was doing stand up around town. One night the group was going to have a one- or two-man show, so I went to one of the practices, and I was thrown up into the fire,” Rau said. “When we started with rhyming I was like a deer in the headlights, but after the first couple of times, I caught on.”

Alex Evans, friend of the group, said The Family Dinner and its weekly show have much to offer the local community.

“A lot of people from Baton Rouge think there’s nothing to do here. But there’s an emerging comedy scene,” Evans said.

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FASHION

Victoria’s Secret Fall Tour makes a stop at Tower Drive

Display promotes PINK campaign Kittu Pannu Entertainment Writer

Victoria’s Secret’s PINK Bus was parked Wednesday on Tower Drive in an effort to promote its collegiate line and let students purchase limited-edition clothing at the bus.

The Victoria’s Secret display consisted of clothing outside a bright-pink trailer, with Victoria’s Secret representatives at each customer’s beckoning.

“We were off campus last year, and this year we wanted to be in the mix of things,” said Caroline Wilson, Victoria’s Secret PINK marketing and events team member. “We brought our ‘Airstream’ trailer because people recognize it.”

The purpose of the tour is to give students a feel for the new items at Victoria’s Secret and show how diverse Victoria’s Secret’s collection really is, said Lindsay Nunez, public relations junior, Victoria’s Secret PINK campus representative and former Daily Reveille employee.

“The clothes are tailored to the University,” Nunez said. “For example, we have dresses perfect for the football games.”

Student response at the event was positive.

“I loved the interactive aspect of it,” said Anneke Miller, education senior. “The free prizes were great, and the clothes were cool.”

PINK and the collegiate lines have been successful because they know how to appeal to their young female demographic, Dan Rice, associate marketing professor, said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille.

“Potentially, this might be due to the line being seen as high-fashion, ‘cool,’ and high-quality,” Rice said. “It resonates with many young women.”

Campus visits are the perfect opportunity for a brand like Victoria’s Secret to gain new customers, said advertising assistant professor Yongick Jeong.

“If people are not Victoria’s Secret targets, it is a good opportunity for them to be exposed to the

product,” Jeong said. “This type of event will interest new potential customers who will probably go to the real stores.”

This event may help broaden the audience, because the Victoria’s Secret brand is more appealing to working women, Jeong said.

“Victoria’s Secret targets young career women,” he said. “This way they are targeting young girls and getting them to recognize their products. This will broaden their fan base.”

Victoria’s Secret visited the University because of its great demographic, which appeals to the company, Wilson said.

“LSU has a strong fan base,” Wilson said. “College is where our ‘girl’ is, and we want to get in touch with her.”

Sex appeal as a marketing technique usually falls flat for many consumers, Jeong said, but not for Victoria’s Secret.

“Many different companies try this, and it does not work,” Jeong said. “But Victoria’s Secret’s items are linked to sexuality, and that is why sexual appeal works for their marketing.”

Jeong said Victoria’s Secret

“angels” — or models — are an effective marketing tool.

“The Victoria’s Secret angels is a great technique,” he said. “It makes them stand out from the rest of the underwear brands and gives them a unique edge on the competition.”

Brand loyalty in college students is hard to maintain, Jeong added.

“The only [company] who has been successful with college students is Apple,” Jeong said. “This generation is more reasonable, so you will save money.”

Wilson begs to differ.

“As of last March, we hit 1 million members in our ‘PINK nation’ loyalty program,” Wilson said.

“When our girls are loyal to us, we are loyal to them and give them special discounts.”

Jeong said today’s generation is more overt about its sexuality.

“Sex, money and other things are very popular in contemporary culture,” he said. “This is why Victoria’s Secret has been so successful.”

Contact Kittu Pannu at kpannu@lsureveille.com

GRANT GUTIERREZ / The Daily Reveille

Mass communication junior Lindsay Nunez promotes Victoria Secret’s PINK collection Wednesday in front of the Student Union on Tower drive during their campus visit.

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Ranks

MUSIC * MOVIES * BOOKS * TELEVISION

Michael Franti and Spearhead

Deerhunter

Doobie Brothers

4AD/Kranky

HOR Records

The summery tracks that bounce forth from “The Sound of Sunshine” might have what it takes to last through the winter. The toe-tapping reggae beats are like easy-to-swallow happy pills, and the messages sprouting around them are meaningful. Though void of any major surprises — like Franti’s popular dancehall hit “Say Hey (I Love You)” — the album has a fun vibe. “Anytime You Need Me” and “Shake it” could easily become staples of every reggae-funk playlist. This mixedgenre-music is a nice change of pace from ordinary pop.

Deerhunter’s newest album, “Halcyon Digest,” has made a surprisingly dramatic cannonball into the risky waters of the music scene. The album, an intriguing composition of the band’s best-developed sound yet, pulls the listener in and allows for an ethereal experience bound to leave even the most uninterested listener in a curious trance floating between a notso-realistic reality and pure rock ecstasy. The unique melodies meld together from one track to the next, enabling listeners to be carried along on a journey of musical euphoria without leaving any stragglers behind.

The Doobie Brothers’ 13th studio album, “World Gone Crazy,” finds the band in the best shape it has been in a long time. The album is solid from start to finish, invoking memories of the past while still staying grounded in groovy goodness. The Doobie Brothers reached out to other stars from the past for this album, and it features collaborations with both Willie Nelson and Michael McDonald. “World Gone Crazy” never tries too hard. Instead, it establishes itself as a quality rock ‘n’ roll record.

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CATHRYN CORE

ANDREW PRICE

You Again

Pete Yorn

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

The Sound of Sunshine Capitol Records

Halcyon Digest

World Gone Crazy

[A] [A] [A+]

Touchstone Pictures

Pete Yorn

Vagrant Records

After guiltily looking forward to the movie, “You Again” disappoints. From its cliche beginning to the predictable ending, this movie doesn’t try anything different. It repackages the teen “chick flick” formula with at least 20 life lessons written into the dialogue. The acting was subpar — except for James Wolk playing Kristen Bell’s brother, who was terrible. The only redeeming factors are that Betty White steals the show with her one-liners and Odette Yustman is gorgeous. Other than that, the film was a waste of money.

Pete Yorn’s third record in just over a year and first for indie label Vagrant Records is the singer-songwriter’s most focused album since 2001’s “Musicforthemorningafter.”

Yorn’s traditional, textured guitars have been replaced by a stripped-down, garage-rock sound. Producer Frank Black of The Pixies helped Yorn by adding a sharp, raw quality to his impressive guitar lines. The album comes off a bit whiny at times, but Yorn’s direct approach, both lyrically and vocally, makes the album feel like a great soundtrack for a nostalgia trip through ’90s alt-rock.

KITTU PANNU

CHRIS ABSHIRE

Warner Bros.

Woody Allen’s mature comedydrama “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger” follows the relationships of two different couples as their ambitions, worries and curiosities work to dissolve their marriages. Despite the outstanding cast including Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins and Naomi Watts, the film sometimes feels arbitrary and disappoints because of Allen’s subpar script. The film is sporadically humorous and will entertain the viewer while it lasts, but it won’t be remembered as one of Allen’s best films.

FERRIS W. MCDANIEL

[D] [B+] [B-]

Editor’s Pick Treasures of LSU

edited by Laura F. Lindsay LSU Press

[A-]

Released during the University’s sesquicentennial, “Treasures of LSU” is a collection of prized items that make LSU a gold mine for art, research, literature and more. Though some artifacts may seem trivial to the casual reader, each has far-reaching significance for historians and academics. The book’s striking photography provides unique views of campus, leaving the reader craving more dazzling visuals. “Treasures” is a successful collection to satiate the appetite of any LSU lover.

RYAN BUXTON

Entertainment Editor

FILM, from page 11

and former National Geographic reporter, premiered his film, “SoLa: South Louisiana Water Stories,” last week at the Manship Theatre.

Bowermaster noted the challenges of capturing Louisiana’s vivid coastal and aquatic culture but said the people in the state make any artist’s job easier.

“There’s such a fantastic intimacy among people and the culture here in Louisiana,” Bowermaster said. “And that will make an impression on anybody filming in the state.”

The documentary, which focuses on the connection and history between Louisiana people and its many bodies of water, spends more time analyzing the interplay between nature and Louisiana culture than focusing on recent catastrophes like Katrina and the oil spill.

Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 “I wanted to come here and make something specifically nonKatrina and non-political,” Bowermaster said. “But even that was difficult to avoid since the [oil] spill, which caused us to go back and take in that angle of the story.”

Mari Kornhauser, University professor who recently began work as a screenwriter for HBO’s hit show “Treme,” which is set in New Orleans during the aftermath of Katrina, cautioned against making too much of Louisiana’s recent spotlight.

“Some of these things are always inherently tied up in trends,” Kornhauser said. “I think that Louisiana has always been a draw for artists, though, going back to Tennessee Williams or Truman Capote.”

Kornhauser also said the industry’s increased filming in the state, along with a filmmaker’s responsibility to setting, are reasons for Louisiana’s inclusion as a setting.

“As much as the setting will play a part in any story, the success of a setting’s portrayal will usually end up being more about the filmmaker or director’s attention to detail,” Kornhauser said. “If they really focus on being accurate, then the place almost doesn’t matter.”

Kornhauser said her preferred method involves “keeping Southern accents out of anything.”

On the other hand, Bowermaster said he found himself inspired by his encounters in south Louisiana.

“When you can come to a place and you’re immersed in this remarkable culture and tradition, it’s pretty difficult not to draw on that,” Bowermaster said.

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com

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“There are two local stand-up shows and this. These are great events for people who are looking for something to do.”

The group has gathered a few loyal followers, including Bella Fitzgerald, self-proclaimed “No. 2 fan.”

Fitzgerald has been attending shows since 2005 and tries to come every week, occasionally bringing her mom or nephew.

“This is the only thing like this that I know of in town. I can avoid the bar scene, and it’s a more wholesome atmosphere,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s interactive, and it’s funny. And who doesn’t like to laugh?”

The group’s performers practice improvisational skills like rhyming and quick thinking to stay sharp in front of audiences.

“We don’t rehearse like actors do,” said group member Jim Teague. “We have to practice the rules and the skills of the games.”

By improvising material for each performance, each skit can change with what the performers decide to run with, said Mike Honore, the longest standing member of the group.

“The good thing about being in improv is you go with the flow,” Honore said. “Something random can come out of nowhere, and that’s where it’ll return.”

Because shows aren’t formulated and things can go wrong, performers have a plan they can execute should things take a turn

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The Family Dinner Comedy Troupe performs its improv show Friday evening at Perks Coffee & Tea on Perkins Road. The group performs every Friday at 9:30 p.m.

for the worse.

“You just have to make fun of yourself,” said group member David Vitrano. “Put the bad joke out of its misery, and ask yourself, ‘What the hell was that?’”

The group said one of the worst ideas included a game where performers had to eat a fortune cookie and say the fortune inside. However, performers couldn’t eat very quickly, parts of the cookie went everywhere and audience members couldn’t hear what the fortune said. Brown said it started as a good idea but didn’t work when executed.

The Family Dinner has found a stable home at Perks Coffee & Tea. After struggling to find a comfortable place to perform, Perks was happy to add the group’s weekly antics to its calendar, Brown said.

“Perks has been really cooperative with us,” he said. “They’re so involved with new things and new energy around the city, and we like performing here.”

Contact Morgan Searles at msearles@lsureveille.com

search to incorporate his passion for people into his future.

“I would sit in class and see that instead of taking notes on their computers and listening to the professors, everyone was on Facebook,” he said. “So I thought that we’re already connecting this way, why not take that and connect not just socially but socially responsibly, as well?”

There is no downside to participating, Brumfield said.

“It’s a hell of a way to give and receive free stuff,” he said.

The Give Project is especially beneficial to students because they are among the most transitional members of society, Brumfield said.

“College students are always moving from dorm to apartment and things like that, so they have potentially more to give,” he said.

“Like a couch from their apartment they don’t want — they can give it to somebody who can use it, someone who was in their position before.”

Eric Hernandez, the website’s manager, said The Give Project connects the needs and gifts of its users to Facebook.

“You go on the site, make a listing for it, click on the Facebook link, and it notifies all your friends you’re giving,” he said. “And it works the opposite way, too.”

The Give Project makes it easy for anyone who wants to make a difference, Hernandez said.

“A lot of people don’t have time to go to soup kitchen or visit

hospitals,” he said. “The reality of The Give Project is simple. It’s people with real needs, big and small.

We’ve got everything from free guitar lessons to the opportunity to help a family whose house burned down.”

Jessika Chaconas, McNeese State University junior, recently donated Xbox games and received a free photography session in return.

“I was just about to pay to have headshots taken for my résumé and to compete in [the Miss Louisiana Pageant], so it literally worked out perfectly,” she said.

The Give Project is infinitely accommodating to students, Chaconas said.

“It’s so helpful. People have been posting books on there,” she said. “Students need simple things that they might not have the means to attain, and The Give Project helps you to post and receive those things.”

Meredith Stevens, English sophomore, said though some people might take wrongful advantage of The Give Project’s “free everything” system, it’s a brilliant concept.

“I wish that I could say I didn’t think that our generation would take advantage of it, but I feel like we will,” she said. “But, when it comes down to it, it’s just a bunch of people trying to help other people out, and that’s pretty awesome if you ask me.”

Contact Cathryn Core at ccore@lsureveille.com

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

SG accomplishing initiatives, needs students to fight cuts Redboxes, covered bus stops, new drop date and transparency were all things we promised you during the campaign; we committed, and we are delivering.

We have currently completed five initiatives and made significant progress with 17 others; the last 11 initiatives will be in progress in the near future.

One of our most popular completed initiatives is establishing a Redbox on campus.

Not only was this initiative accomplished, but it also created the possibility of adding two more Redboxes on campus in the spring semester.

Initiatives like establishing a sample test bank and publishing teacher evaluations online were constantly noted as infeasible during the campaign, but with the perseverance and dedication of our staff, we have already made presentations to Deans and Chairs of the Colleges of Humanities & Social Sciences and Science.

We will continue to expand this group of faculty to ensure it encompasses every college on this campus.

We have adopted several issues that students wanted to see

accomplished that were not on our pushcard.

We are revamping the Graduate Student Travel Fund, we created a surge protector rental system in the library, expanded the bus system to include transit to the Cottages daily and Tigerland on Thursday night, and will continue to work on evaluating all fees that students pay each semester.

While our administration has and continues to work hard, Student Government in general has established the following traditions and programs that are vital to the students on LSU’s campus: • Groovin’ on the Grounds • Battle of the Bands • Tiger Trails Bus System • Winter Intersession

• PSIF which provides event funding to student organizations • Airport Holiday Shuttles • Bike Auction • Changes in the “W” Policy • 24 hours library during finals week • Football bus trip • Free scantrons, blue books, pens, pencils and ponchos LSU has already received $42 million of budget cuts in the past two years and is now forecasted to experience the worst cuts ever seen by any higher education institution since the Great Depression.

We are working to create a comprehensive campaign that allows students to play a vital role in the legislative session.

As your Student Government

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leaders, we ask you to work with us to save our great institution.

Only the voices of the entire student body will stop this destruction of the state’s flagship institution.

We look forward to working with you in ensuring that Student Government is ‘where your voice is heard.’

J Hudson Student Body President Dani Borel Student Body Vice President

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SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE LOST

University must turn to private funding to fix budget cuts

Though the weather around campus is cooling off, the pressure of football season and budget cuts is turning up the heat on guys like Jordan Jefferson, Les Miles and Chancellor Michael Martin, all of whom are under major scrutiny in the University community.

Of these three, however, Jefferson and Miles are put in a position every Saturday to redeem themselves.

All it takes is one bullet from the former’s arm to Cody Worsham Columnist beat Tennessee on Saturday, to appease the mass of Tiger lunatics and justify both his and Miles’ athletic existences.

It’s like both are standing on the third floor of Middleton Library at the entrance to the bathroom: Glory is just around the corner.

Martin’s job is similar to that of the man on the other side of the hole: It really sucks.

Forced with a last resort of tuition and fee increases, Martin is locked in a stall of fiscal woe with no one else to help bear the load, and the budget cutting is only making the financial glory hole bigger.

However, there’s hope yet for our University.

A recent report from the Brookings Institution listed Baton Rouge as one of the 20 strongest-performing metro area economies in the country, which presents us with an opportunity.

The University must use the Red Stick to plug the hole up once and for all.

But while the hole and the local economy are expanding, the window of opportunity is shrinking.

A strong economy in our state is rarer than a snowball fight in July. Because the Legislature doesn’t have any immediate plans of a higher education bailout, we must turn to the private sector for funds before it’s too late.

The first step we must take into private donation is to follow the example of Bobby Jindal — let’s simply whore ourselves out to raise the cash.

According to BayouBuzz. com, Jindal partnered with a New Orleans-based law firm to host a fundraiser for his own upcoming re-election campaign, and will be charging $1,000 a guest.

If citizens are willing to pay $1,000 to hang with Jindal, imagine what they would pay for dinner with Mike the Tiger. I’d pay a quite a bit to watch Mike make playthings of a few Louisiana politicians and lawyers myself.

However, if we want to retain some level of dignity, there are other options.

The University could partner with the Tiger Athletic Foundation to raise funds. After all, if there’s no University, there’s no TAF, and the athletics on campus are our biggest asset.

Perhaps an auction would be a good method of partnership.

If the offense doesn’t start improving, I know several Tiger fans who would break the bank for 15 minutes of face time with

The Daily Reveille Editorial Board Sarah Lawson Robert Stewart Stephanie Giglio Steven Powell Andrew Robertson

Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor, Content Managing Editor, Production Managing Editor, External Media Opinion Editor

Gary Crowton.

And imagine the bids for a date with Patrick Peterson.

He has garnered plenty of man crushes among the Tiger faithful, and if the price isn’t right, he can do the Heisman on any hoe with no dough.

Finally, we could initiate a campus-wide lottery. Charge $10 a ticket, and the winner gets a degree from any University college of his choice. The University would do well to actually profit off of these depreciating assets.

After all, a degree these days is merely a placebo, an illusion

of competence attained far too cheaply and easily.

A lottery would at least create incentive within the market for a product incapable of additional cheapening. Who says you can’t put a price on education?

So, University community, there it is. The Flagship is sinking, and the students don’t care.

Tuition and fee increases will only vilify the administration even more among students, so they would be wise to heed my advice and turn to private solutions to patch up the fiscal hole.

If nothing else, it will lighten

the load and allow everyone to breathe some of that good fall air — at least temporarily.

Cody Worsham is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Cworsham.

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‘Oh-Wee-Oh’ chant rightly removed from touchdown routine In an unprecedented and unjustified move Saturday, the “Oh-WeeOh” was pulled from Tiger Band’s chant from its touchdown routine.

Many students agree with this summation, emphasizing the unfairness of the action — it’s just downright wrong.

The band has played the tubachant on and off for years, but it met its end again last Saturday.

When I asked U.S. Army Capt., band alumnus and Baton Rouge native Jeremy Duplechin how long the band has played the chant, he told me “That has been around for as long as I can remember, and I have been going to LSU games since ‘88.”

The chant has been a part of football games and particularly the Tiger Band experience for quite some time, but the student section’s addition to the ensemble in recent years is a deviation.

Christopher Nuebel, another band alumnus, said touchdown

dances during “Oh-Wee-Oh” were “the first thing we learned when I started in 2000, but the ‘you suck’ part started about 4 years ago.”

Hearing this makes complaining about the band for removing the song seem pretty pointless.

Last year alone, LSU Athletics contributed nearly $1 million to the band’s budget, Matt Lousteau so band administrators would Columnist be fools to ignore the Athletic Department’s request to remove the song.

Many students feel it’s their right to inform opponents of their suck-iness, and the First Amendment pretty much says they have that right.

Our problem arises from the football team’s top-15 ranking,

which brings in a lot of fans and media coverage.

Football is considered a family function, and when 16,000 students scream the same phrase at the same time, microphones tend to broadcast the phrase to thousands of households.

If you need proof, watch the LSU-Florida game from 2007. Tim Tebow gets an earful of the “Fword,” courtesy of the LSU student section.

The problem is the other 74,000 fans in the stadium, as well as the thousands of people watching it on TV, get a blast of expletive — and they have a right not to hear it.

If I had to guess, the Athletic Department is going to side with saving and making money.

Students pay much less than other attendees, and according to Herb Vincent, associate vice chancellor for University Relations and senior associate athletic director,

LSU Athletics received negative feedback about the chant from alumni and donors.

An obvious argument is that “you suck” isn’t profane or vulgar, but that’s not exactly the students’ decision.

Students have shown the lack of restraint in vocabulary with cheers in the past, so the Athletic Department shouldn’t see any reason to give leeway — “Kick their…” at the end of the first down cheer, “***holes,” during “Tiger Rag,” “Won’t you be my…” during “Hey Baby,” just to name a few. The Athletic Department has to be proactive about it, or the student section might take on the sailor’s mouth exhibited by Wisconsin’s student section — see YouTube for elaboration on the tasteless vulgarity.

It’s sad students don’t realize the University is accountable for their actions and words.

Cheering for your team does not

mandate bashing opponents, and the game is just as fun without it.

Students, take one for the team and your budget-slashed school and refrain from chanting your refrain along with bashing your exhausted band.

The band works hard enough on game days. It doesn’t need harassment from the students it’s trying to entertain.

Besides, LSU should at least appear to be sophisticated. Loud vulgarity is for the douches from Jersey Shore — not classy.

Matt Lousteau is a 21-year-old mechanical engineering senior from LaPlace. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Mlousteau.

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SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE

Scientists discover and deactivate ‘Homer Simpson Gene’

Scientists from the Emory University School of Medicine published research Sept. 13 on what they are calling the “Homer Simpson Gene.”

The article, which appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, details how researchers deactivated a gene known as RGS14 in a sample of mice (humans also have RGS14) and then tested their mental Andrew Shockey abilities.

Columnist The mice with the deactivated gene were significantly better at solving mazes with visual cues and remembering objects compared to their normal littermates. So in essence, the deactivation of the gene removed the “Homer Simpson” in them.

This research raises several interesting questions. What else does deactivating this gene affect? Why would we evolve a gene that hamstrings our memory? How do I get my RGS14 gene deactivated?

Dr. John Hepler and his team have been unable to recognize any changes in the modified mice other than their increased brain power.

When asked why a gene like this would evolve at all, Dr. Hepler said he thinks “we are not really seeing the full picture,” according to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

“RGS14 may be a key control gene in a part of the brain that, when missing or disabled, knocks brain signals important

for learning and memory out of balance,” Hepler said.

I tend to agree with Hepler.

So little is known about this gene that it likely affects other neural functions not readily apparent in mice.

But before we rush out to get our ‘Homer Simpson’ genes deactivated, we should consider the story of Solomon Shereshevskii, as told by WYNC’s Radiolab.

Shereshevskii was working at a local newspaper and got in trouble with his boss for never taking notes in meetings.

One day his boss confronted him, basically asking him if he was lazy or just stupid.

Shereshevskii replied he never writes anything down because he just remembers it all.

He then proceeded to repeat every assignment his editor had given him and his co-workers for the past several weeks — word for word.

His editor was stunned, and he contacted neuroscientist Alexander Luria. Luria began studying Shereshevskii through assigning memorization tasks.

These started with long strings of numbers on a blackboard, which Shereshevskii was able to look at for a few seconds and then recall perfectly.

Later, Shereshevskii memorized Dante’s Inferno in its entirety, in the original Italian even though Shereshevskii could not speak Italian.

Luria eventually concluded there was no apparent limit to the power of this man’s memory, even though his scores on intelligence tests were completely average.

Shereshevskii’s amazing

memory was a result of his severe synesthesia, a condition which causes the stimulation of one sense to create a reaction in another. For example, Shereshevskii would read a number and instantly see a person, or see colors when listening to music.

These seemingly random connections allowed him to remember everything around him in exact detail.

At first he saw his ability to remember as a gift, but later in life he realized his inability to forget was a curse.

His brain became so full of connections and past observations he couldn’t look at a man without remembering every

similar man he had seen in his entire life, or listen to someone speak without recalling every similar conversation he had ever heard.

It’s easy to take forgetting for granted in the modern world, but if we remembered every person we ever saw, no one would be special to us.

We couldn’t hold on to a few treasured memories because we would hold on to everything.

We all wish for a better memory from time to time, but before we rush out to get our genomes spliced we should remember our brains evolved the way they did for a reason.

Deactivating RGS14

probably didn’t give the mice synesthesia, but if my Homer Simpson gene gives me the ability to forget, and hold onto the memories I care most about, I’ll hold onto it for now.

Andrew Shockey is a 20-year-old biological engineering sophomore from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Ashockey.

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spokesman, said the numbers could be misleading.

“We could be the safest campus nine months out of the year, but the numbers wouldn’t reflect that,” Tabor said.

Tabor said it is important to look at how trends happen across the entire year.

“We may go nine months without having a robbery at all and then, for whatever reason, we’re still doing our policing in the identical way we’ve been doing, and due to situations beyond our control, we may have four, five or six that occur in a month,” he said. “Then it looks like we’re having a huge spike, but then we solve all six of them.”

It’s common for one person to be responsible for multiple offenses, Tabor said.

“Over the course of the last couple of years, we’ve had a few instances where it took us a while to catch a suspect, and he ended up burglarizing numerous vehicles, and then we make the arrest, and we’ll go several months or a good period of time where we don’t have any [crimes] at all,” he said.

Southern has consistently had the highest crime rates of all five universities each year with the exception of 2005.

Col. Terry Landry, interim police chief at Southern, said campus crime often reflects city crime.

“When universities are situated in major metropolitan areas and you have crime trends in the city, so goes the crime trends on campus,” Landry said.

According to FBI statistics for 2009, Baton Rouge had higher per capita crime rates than New Orleans in violent crime, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary and larceny-theft.

From 2008 to 2009 alone, Baton Rouge murders rose 12 percent, and violent crime increased by 5 percent in the metro area, which could explain why LSU and Southern had significant crime increases in the same year.

Tabor said a number of external factors contribute to LSU’s crime rates, including sporting events, student population, campus size and accessibility.

“Maybe in the criminal mind, we’re an easy target because we always have a large number of people on campus,” he said. “Perhaps they feel they can blend in a little bit better.”

The most frequent offenses at all of the five colleges were property crimes and larceny-thefts.

Tabor said students should pay more attention to their surroundings.

“There may be students coming from rural areas where they’re used to sleeping with their doors unlocked and leaving their cars unlocked,” he said. “That’s why we try

to make such a push toward educating these students. You can’t leave your expensive belongings in plain sight — people are going to take them.”

ULM’s crimes per capita were similar to LSU’s from 2005 to 2007 but have decreased in recent years.

Larry Ellerman, ULM’s chief of police, said he attributes the campus’s low numbers to the quality of his officers.

“We pay aggressive attention to patrol functions and having a good presence,” Ellerman said. “It’s important to let the outside community know you’re there.”

Thomas Harrington, UNO police chief, attributes UNO’s relatively low reported crimes per capita to the visibility of the police officers and the campus’s high commuter rate.

“We only have two on-campus housing facilities right now,” he said. “The majority of people that come here commute, which probably has a whole lot to do with our crime rates being so low.”

Out of the five universities compared, Nicholls has managed to maintain the lowest crime rates during the past five years.

“I pride myself on that,” said Craig Jaccuzzo, Nicholls police chief. “We have a community policing type of philosophy.”

Jaccuzzo said the university is small enough where officers can match students’ names with faces.

“We try to have a continuous relationship with the student body,” he said.

But Jaccuzzo said the university’s effective policing has more to do with management rather than size.

“We investigate things early, and we follow up on every little case to prevent them from escalating,” he said. “We take all minor crimes and investigate them like felonies.”

Nicholls’ police department also employs student officers, Jaccuzzo said, who have the same authority as regular campus police minus the firearms.

“They get to patrol residence halls and academic buildings,” he said. “They can detain, identify and provide security. A lot of them are hired afterward to work for us full time.”

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