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LSU System receives $14.5M from WISE Council
BY deanna narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com The LSU System now has about $14.5 million to support programs for high-demand job fields as its piece of the $40 million WISE Fund, state higher education leaders decided Monday after weeks of meetings. Tom Guarisco, Louisiana Workforce Commission communications director, said the WISE Fund is part of a larger effort to align higher education with the needs of Louisiana employers, specifically jobs in science, technology, engineering and math fields. “It is not enough to produce 18,000 graduates,” said University of Louisiana System President Sandra Woodley at a WISE Council meeting. “I think we have to be more strategic about what we’re producing.” Woodley said the WISE Fund was not about demonizing the arts, but about solving a particular problem and filling in the gaps where people need to fill jobs. Monty Sullivan, president of the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges System, said the state has extraordi-
nary demands and limited resources, so it’s important to address its needs regarding filling jobs. Work on the WISE Fund began more than a year ago to protect higher education from further budget cuts. It aims to allow universities to use their tuitions for academic purposes and focus on education in Louisiana, LSU President F. King Alexander said in August. The Daily Reveille previously has reported on cuts to the University’s budget for the last several years. Alexander said after months of work developing plans, the WISE Fund entered the state legislature in March as House Bill 1033 — Gov. Bobby Jindal signed it as Act No. 803 in June. According to the Office of Budget and Planning’s website, the LSU A&M campus accrued about $652 million in education general expenditures in 20122013 — about 16 times more than the entire WISE Fund. Curt Eysink, executive director of the LWC, said in August the purpose of the leaders
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LSU System heads meet with Gov. Bobby Jindal
Jindal announces WISE fund
Legislative session begins. WISE Fund introduced as HB 1033 by Rep. Chuck Kleckley, R-Lake Charles.
april 9 Amended HB 1033 passes in House, 100-0.
may 27 HB 1033 passes in Senate, 36-0.
Gov. Bobby Jindal
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Clinton Rasberry, Chairman of the Board of Regents
LSU President F. King Alexander
june 19 Gov. Jindal signs Act No. 803.
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WISE Council meets to determine distribution of funds September 2014
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Community college stereotypes affect transfer rates 6 percent of LSU students come from community colleges
BY Quint Forgey qforgey@lsureveille.com While stereotypes of partying frat boys, long-winded professors and class-skipping athletes persist on all college campuses, LSU President F. King Alexander said there is one stereotype crippling
the number of transfer students to the University: the community college attendee as a second-rate student. “This is a major weakness in Louisiana,” said Alexander, former president of California State University, Long Beach. “Fifty percent of our students in California came from two-year institutions. In Louisiana, it’s six.” Alexander said he’d like to
see the University’s number of transfer students grow to 20 percent and emphasized the importance of eliminating negative perceptions of community college students. “The students [in California] were not stereotyped because they went to a community college,” Alexander said. “We had people stand up and say,
Mechanical engineering sophomore Daniel Fernquist is one of the relatively few students attending LSU after transferring from a community college.
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Cassidy camp slows Senate debate plans THE ASSOCIATED PRESS With only two months remaining before November’s election, the three major candidates in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race have rarely appeared at the same events and never in a head-tohead debate. How many of those events will happen remains unclear. Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu, seeking a fourth term in office, has agreed to participate in five debates throughout the month of October, in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Monroe and Shreveport. Republican and tea party favorite Rob Maness, a political newcomer who is running a distant third, has said he’ll participate in many more if the other candidates would only sign up. The holdout for a confirmed debate schedule is Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, whose campaign has committed publicly to one match-up: an Oct. 14 debate in Shreveport to be televised statewide. Cassidy’s campaign manager Joel DiGrado said in early August that the congressman would evaluate debate requests after the
election sign-up. That period ended more than two weeks ago, and Cassidy’s spokesman John Cummins refused Tuesday to answer questions about whether the congressman will square off with his fellow contenders in any other events besides the Shreveport debate. Louisiana’s Senate race is being closely watched around the nation. Republicans consider Landrieu vulnerable, and she is targeted in a GOP effort to gain six Senate seats and retake the majority. If no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote in the Nov. 4 election, the race will head to a Dec. 6 runoff, becoming the last Senate seat to be decided across the country. Landrieu’s campaign has repeatedly criticized Cassidy’s refusal to outline a debate schedule, calling it disrespectful to voters. “Sen. Landrieu will be at a debate talking about the issues important to Louisianians, but voters are still waiting to hear if Congressman Cassidy will actually participate in that conversation or whether they will be presented with an empty chair,” Landrieu campaign spokesman Fabien
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rob Maness registers for the Nov. 4 ballot on Aug. 22. Levy said in a statement. Cassidy is taking on the role traditionally held by an incumbent, who often doesn’t want to raise a challenger’s profile by allowing too many face-to-face meetings. But LSU political science professor Robert Hogan said in Louisiana’s Senate race, Cassidy has the upper hand and doesn’t want to risk it. Most polls show Landrieu with support well below 50 percent. The Democratic senator could
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — The deputy Palestinian prime minister said Tuesday that international donors are hesitant to fund the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip so long as Hamas remains in control there and the specter of future wars looms. Mohammed Mustafa, a top official in the West Bank Palestinian Authority, said international bodies are eager for President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah forces to take on a leading role in Gaza in the wake of a 50-day war between Israel and Hamas that killed more than 2,000 people. With Hamas still committed to Israel’s destruction and with an arsenal of rockets at its disposal, donors are wary of rebuilding, Mustafa said. This summer’s war was the third in less than six years. “Some donors say why sponsor Israeli wars in Gaza every two years,” Mustafa said. “Some donor countries are concerned because of the atmosphere on the ground ... because the reconstruction is not possible without enabling the [Palestinian] government to take the lead in all aspect of life in Gaza.” Mustafa said despite the obstacles, the Palestinian Author-
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LSUPD launches new phone app
BY Quint Forgey qforgey@lsureveille.com LSUPD launched a new smartphone app Tuesday that promotes safer travel across campus and allows users to anonymously upload photos and videos of suspicious incidents and emergencies. LSU SHIELD, available for both iOS and Android operating systems, displays three emergency call buttons for police, fire and EMS emergencies when activated and includes a “Safety Beacon” feature. “The Safety Beacon feature of the app allows you to enter a location to which you are going and an approximate time you will arrive or return,” LSUPD wrote in its announcement. “At the designated time you have entered, the app will prompt you for your own individualized pin number of your choice.”
If the pin number is not entered at the designated time, text messages are sent to the user’s emergency contacts. The “What should I do if…?” section of the app informs the user of the proper protocol for various emergency situations. LSUPD spokesman Cory Lalonde said LSU SHIELD has been in development for roughly a year and a half and was inspired in part by other universities’ approaches to digital campus safety efforts. Lalonde said LSUPD purchased the app July 1 from software company 911 Cellular after working with University Student Government to secure funding. “We don’t want people to have a false sense of security just because they have this app,” Lalonde said. “This is just another way for them to report it quicker.”
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The new LSUPD app will allow students quick access to campus safety services.
Deadline approaches for engineering classroom design, plans uncertain Construction for the College of Engineering’s interactive classroom is set to begin in November as part of phase one of the Patrick F. Taylor renovation, but there is no definitive visual design available for the Phillips 66 interactive classroom. Phillips 66, an energy manufacturing company, invested $750,000 into the interactive classroom, which the state is matching for a total of $1.5 million. The donation was made as part of the College of Engineering’s Breaking New Ground capital building campaign. Through the capital building campaign, corporations have invested in the renovation and expansion project, which the state pledged to match. College of Engineering’s Heather Herman, senior director of external relations, said phase one of the renovation and expansion project is expected to reach completion within 18 to 22 months, making the Phillips 66 interactive classroom operational about 20 months after November. College of Engineering Communications Director Mimi LaValle described the interactive classroom as a space where students apply lecture materials studied outside of class to real-world scenarios with their professor. “Our students are going to be better equipped when they graduate because, not only are they going to have the theory, they’re
going to have the application as well,” Herman said. Herman said the classroom’s layout will differ from the traditional classroom setting because the instructor will be placed in the center of the classroom with tables around them for group collaboration. “My vision for this phase would be, you know, obviously we’re going to have some sort of touchscreen technologies and computer equipment,” Herman said. “There’s going to be large tables and white space, so you can write a lot of notes, and you can have a lot of team collaboration.” Electrical engineering sophomore Paul Alvendia said he can benefit from the technology, such as projectors and smartboards, implemented in the College of Engineering. It is easier to visualize and follow the lecture when teachers pull up documents on monitors, Alvendia said. Chemical engineering senior Hannah Bergeron said she is interested in the interactive classroom and that the College of Engineering has room to improve in-classroom technology. Krishnaswamy Nandakumar, a chemical engineering professor, said he uses a lot of technology in the classroom to engage students and reach a broader audience. He is interested in teaching in an interactive classroom. “I think the time is right for all kinds of innovations in education,” Nandakumar said. “I, for one, like playing with the technology for the purpose of
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STF Committee: Computer labs remain closed BY megan gallo mgallo@lsureveille.com
technology
BY Rose Velazquez rvelazquez@lsureveille.com
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increasing the communication and getting them involved in the class and in the material.” Nandakumar said although he primarily teaches graduate courses, teaching an undergraduate introductory chemical engineering course would be ideal for the interactive classroom set-up. Herman said the College of Engineering hopes the Phillips 66 interactive classroom will be available to all engineering majors, but availability may depend on which professors in certain departments are trained to teach in this new format. Herman said the College of Engineering believes that to keep its faculty relevant, it must be trained to offer new teaching models. “So our philosophy is that any space that we have is considered student space for all, and so if a faculty member wants to teach a graduate level course using this classroom and delivering using that active teaching model, that’s fine,” Herman said. “It’s a cross-disciplinary space for all majors in the college.” Herman said class content will remain the same but the manner of delivery will change because instructors will have to modify their syllabus and lecture style to accommodate the new teaching format. The College of Engineering received $55 million in private donations, which will be matched by the state for a total of $110 million for the renovation of Patrick F. Taylor and the expansion of the Chemical Engineering Building.
The computer labs in Middleton Library and the Student Union will not be reinstated, said Jane Cassidy, Student Technology Fee Oversight Committee chairperson, at the STF meeting Tuesday. Regardless, the committee agreed they want students to be aware of the remaining resources on campus. The remaining computer labs are located in 141 Middleton, with 139 computers; 1302 Patrick F. Taylor Hall, with 93 computers; and the Business Education Complex Lobby, with 15 computers. There are also 13 rooms with printers in various buildings across campus available for student use. The money from the lab closures has been redirected to the wireless expansion project, which will improve the wireless connection around campus. The wireless connections in the Union and Coates Hall have already been updated for a total cost of $203,449. However, only $140,000 was funded by the Student Technology Fee. The remaining cost was covered by University Information Technology
Services funds. Buildings currently being updated include Campbell Auditorium, Middleton and Lockett Hall. Future updates include Tureaud Hall, the BEC, HoweRussell, the Design building, Allen Hall, Williams Hall and Nicholson Hall. The committee stressed the importance of programs like Gear 2 Geaux, an STFfunded program that allows students to rent mobile computing devices like laptops, iPads and camcorders for free. Students can rent the electronics from the Middleton Circulation Desk and 1302 Patrick F. Taylor. The committee also brought back a $1 million discipline-specific grant after a four-year hiatus due to a lack of funding. The grant funds technological proposals from different colleges and departments. The Daily Reveille previously reported that in 2010, this grant gave the Honors College $7,299 to replace an audio/visual cart that was about 10 years old.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Wednesdays - New Orleans Public Library- Main Zumba N Bands Class - Robicheaux Recreation Center CHANGE Break: 2015 Trips Interest Meeting - LSU Student Union, Vieux Carre room Solo Jazz Piano - City Club at River Ranch Open Mic Night - Buffa's Bar & Restaurant
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page 4 wise fund, from page 1 coming together was to find a way to spread out the $40 million among public higher education institutions to provide the most “bang for their buck.” Alexander said this is the first time educational leaders have worked with the LWC. The goal is to get the money to University programs quickly, so by next legislative session, the schools can see results for their actions. The commission categorizes jobs using a star rating system based on a job’s salary or wages, the number of openings there have been in the past year and the job’s long- and short-term forecasts, Guarisco said.
CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS LSUPD arrests student for fighting on game day A University student was arrested for fighting at a tailgate Saturday. LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said Allen Evans, of Winnsboro, was accused of fighting on the Parade Ground before the game against Sam Houston State University. Evans was at a tailgate where the complainant asked him to leave, Lalonde said. Officers said Evans showed signs of intoxication when he initiated a fight at the tailgate and punched several people. Lalonde said police on the scene asked Evans to leave the area, and he did. Officers took Evans into custody, although simple battery charges were not pursued. Lalonde said officers issued him a misdemeanor summons. Student booked for outstanding traffic warrant LSUPD officers pulled over a University student Sept. 2 for a traffic violation and later booked him for an outstanding traffic warrant. LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said an officer stopped Hassan Hachem on the corner of Highland Road and Dalrymple Drive after Hachem, 20, failed to dim his headlights. At the traffic stop, the policeman identified Hachem and ran his license. He then discovered Hachem’s outstanding traffic warrant from East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. Hachem was issued a citation for his failure to dim headlights and provide proof of insurance before being arrested and taken into custody by LSUPD, Lalonde said. Officers then booked Hachem on his traffic warrant into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
An economist who can earn a good salary but is not always in demand would receive fewer stars than a computer programmer whose skills are in more consistent demand, said Guarisco. A three-, four- or five-star job has excellent prospects for the future because it will continue to demand graduates to fill it, and if people are encouraged to pursue those jobs, then the whole state benefits, Guarisco said. Guarisco said to keep the distribution of the WISE Fund from becoming too bureaucratic, each campus must have a 20 percent private sector match for every dollar of WISE funding they receive. Alexander said the heads of
The Daily Reveille the systems will be in charge of distributing the funds within their systems because they know their schools’ needs. Alexander wants to support four- and fivestar jobs, the ones that will consistently be in demand, over jobs that may only be in demand for a short time. Louisiana Board of Regents Chairman Clinton Rasberry said the WISE Fund and pairing education with the workforce is unlike anything else. The issue of aligning higher education with the workforce is more complex than anything he ever imagined, he said. Alexander said when the WISE Fund was first in the works, they were hoping for $120 million, but $40 million more funding is a start.
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Apple unveils new iPhones, smartwatch THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CUPERTINO, Calif. — For the first time in years, Apple’s iPhones weren’t the star of the show. Apple unveiled a smartwatch on Tuesday, a wearable device that marks the company’s first major entry in a new product category since the iPad’s debut in 2010. The move is significant because of recent questions about whether Apple still has a knack for innovating following the 2011 death of co-founder Steve Jobs. The device’s introduction upstaged the company’s two new, larger iPhones, which won’t just have bigger screens; they’ll have a new, horizontal viewing mode to take advantage of the larger display. The iPhone 6 will have a screen measuring 4.7 inches, while the iPhone 6 Plus will be 5.5 inches. In both cases, app developers will be able to design apps that can be viewed differently when the phone is held horizontally. Apple also introduced a system for using the phone to make credit card payments at retail stores. Apple is turning to the past as it lays out its future. The company is holding the event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts, the same venue where Jobs unveiled the industry-shifting Mac computer 25 years ago. The Cupertino, California, venue is near Apple’s headquarters. As for the iPhones, which still represent the main source of Apple’s profits, larger models should help the company compete with Android devices. LARGER iPHONES The iPhone 6 will have a 4.7inch screen, while the iPhone 6 Plus will be 5.5 inches. The screen resolution on the Plus version will be sharper than previous iPhones, at 401 pixels per inch rather than 326. With the larger screen comes a new horizontal view of the home screen. Usually, icons are stacked
vertically, even when the phone is turned horizontally. App developers will also have new tools to rearrange their content to take advantage of that larger screen. Apple says the new phones will be faster and have better battery life than previous versions. The phones will also have a new sensor, the barometer, to estimate how much you’ve climbed stairs, not just how far you’ve walked or run. The new phones will start shipping in the U.S. on Sept. 19, with advance orders to begin this Friday. Starting prices will be comparable to those in the past — $199 with a two-year contract for the iPhone 6 with 16 gigabytes of storage. A SMARTWATCH The audience erupted with cheers as Cook proclaimed that he had “one more thing.” It was how Jobs used to close his keynote addresses. That one more thing was Apple’s upcoming smartwatch. It’s called the Apple Watch, rather than the iWatch that many had been speculating. Consumer electronics companies have yet to demonstrate a compelling need for smartwatches, while bracelets have largely been niche products aimed at tracking fitness activities. Apple’s device looks to change that. Much of the interaction would be through the dial on the watch, which Apple calls the digital crown. You use that to zoom in and out of a map, for instance, so you’re not blocking the screen, which would have occurred if you were pinching in and out to zoom. The new watch will come in a variety of styles and straps, with a choice of two sizes. Watches from competing vendors have been criticized for being too big for smaller arms. The watch will require one of the new iPhones or an iPhone 5, 5s or 5c. It will be available early next year at a starting price of $349.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 baton rouge community
Red Stick Spice Co. opens new location downtown BY brittany clark bclark@lsureveille.com Louisiana is known for its southern hospitality and its southern cooking. The Red Stick Spice Company is a sanctuary for chefs and culinary hopefuls alike to find any special blend needed for those home-cooked meals. Red Stick Spice Co. recently opened a new location in Main Street Market on the corner of Fifth and Main streets in downtown Baton Rouge, joining its storefront location on Jefferson Highway that owner Anne Milneck bought in December 2012. The company specializes in hand-blended spices and teas made in Louisiana. “I was a chef catering in Baton Rouge and working long nights,” Milneck said. “The store got me out of the kitchen and home to my family while keeping me around what I loved.” Milneck said the company’s main goal was to source from as many local artisans as possible. Since owning the store, she said she has increased the local food products by at least 200 percent. “I want to focus on finding people who are the best at what they do,” Milneck said. “It’s no reason to have jelly from California when people in Louisiana do it better.” The store sells local products like pasta, pasta sauce, spices, jams and jellies. Red Stick Spice Co. also has tea products. Milneck said there is a shift in the younger student
demographic from drinking coffee to drinking tea, especially when cramming for exams. “Tea is the next big thing,” Milneck said. “We want to make sure we are offering what people are looking for.” Red Stick Spice Co. makes custom and seasonal tea flavors, like a creamsicle tea, which contains honeybush, vanilla bean and orange zest. Milneck said cooking is lost in this country and eating out has become an epidemic. University graduate student Louie Eckhart is a regular at Red Stick Spice Co. and is always looking for innovative spices for his cooking. “My wife buys the mango and caramel tea,” Eckhart said. “My personal favorite is the Mojave Garlic Pepper Rub.” Red Stick Spice Co. employee Jamie Braud said Milneck is open to trying new things. The store has two other chefs on site to assist customers with questions regarding the spices. Milneck said the company gets as much education from the customers as the customers get from them. “A lot of our customers are professionals, but sometimes we get moms and dads who come in because their taco nights got boring,” Milneck said. “We just want make sure we provide good and solidquality ingredients, so any home-cook can feel inspired in the kitchen.”
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Shoppers browse spices and oils Saturday at Red Stick Spice Company’s Main Street Market location in downtown Baton Rouge.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Sports
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Bouncing Back
soccer
Rotation takes pressure off Clarke
BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com
redshirted, was on the travel team for the Tigers his freshman year, enabling him to watch and learn the many different defensive schemes and assignments in LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis’ playbook. Thomas treated the trips as business, learning not only the plays, but also how to stay mentally stable and concentrated throughout the duration of a game. Thomas said he spent
Being dependent on a single player makes any team vulnerable by making it onedimensional. Last year, the LSU soccer team’s offense was reliant on the play of then-freshman forward Summer Clarke, who led the team with 10 goals. In the six-game conference slide that ended the 2013 season, opposing defenses targeted Clarke, and she only contributed two goals. LSU coach Brian Lee has changed the strategy this season, rotating junior midfielder Fernanda Piña, freshman forward Jorian Baucom and junior forward Lexi Gibbs at forward to create a more dynamic attack. “They’re very different players in terms of their big strengths,” Lee said. “Fernanda’s best strength is her crossing. It’s probably fair to say Summer is just a really all around excellent player. Jorian is still trying to find her way and get a feel for the college game and really get going.” Not only do these players vary in strengths, they have all taken different paths to get into the rotation. Baucom is a member of the 2014 recruiting class, ranked No. 7 nationally by soccer recruiting service TopDrawerSoccer.com, and made a splash
see THOMAS, page 6
see ROTATION, page 7
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LSU’s Dwayne Thomas catches the ball on a punt return Saturday in the Tigers’ win against Sam Houston State in Tiger Stadium.
Thomas comes back from injury, looks forward to successful career with the Tigers BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com When LSU sophomore cornerback Dwayne Thomas started his career in 2012, success was expected of him. Thomas, a New Orleans native out of O. Perry Walker High School, was the No. 14 cornerback in the country according to Rivals.com, finishing his senior season with 67 tackles, 14 pass breakups and three interceptions.
His career started off just as planned, seeing the field in three of the Tigers’ first four games. But before Thomas could record an official stat for LSU, his career took a threatening halt. Thomas went down with a sports hernia injury early in 2012 that left him almost immobilized. “It was on both sides of my hip,” Thomas said. “I mean, I was barely able to walk. I was barely able to move.” The injury was a blow to
Thomas, who was halted in the midst of trying to develop a name for himself on an LSU secondary with several options. Junior safety Jalen Mills — Thomas’ roommate during their freshman season — said watching his teammate deal with the injury was a tough experience for both of them. “I was so mad at myself for being injured,” Thomas said. “I just wanted to work harder. It was a big setback.” Thomas, although medically
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Student athletes reflect on new Tiger Stadium expansion Veteran players think new capacity makes difference BY Michael Haarala mhaarala@lsureveille.com On Saturday nights in the fall, Tiger Stadium transforms into the fifth-largest city in the state of Louisiana. In the LSU football team’s home opener against Sam Houston State, that city was larger than ever before. The LSU Athletic Department announced 100,338 fans attended the Tigers’ 56-0 rout of the Bearkats, smashing the previous record of 93,374 set on Nov. 3, 2012, against Alabama. This new attendance achievement is thanks to the opening of the new south
end zone expansion, an $80 million project completed in August. The expansion, which started Sept. 10, 2012, added room for 9,779 attendees in suites, club seats and general seats to jump the previous capacity from 92,542 to 102,321. With the added space, Tiger Stadium became the third-largest stadium in the Southeastern Conference and the ninth-largest stadium in the world. “As I was running out I was looking right at [the south end zone expansion],” said junior deep snapper Reid Ferguson. “With another 10,000 fans in there, I think it made a difference. I could tell.” A two-year letterman entering his third season, Ferguson is one of the more experienced
players on the Tigers’ squad. Including the 2014 season, Ferguson has played in 28 games, 16 of which have taken place in Tiger Stadium. Even with this experience, running into an expanded Tiger Stadium for the first time is a unique event. “I still got anxious. I still got the jitters,” Ferguson said. “I could tell there were an extra 10,000 people there. It sounded real loud to me.” Before the expansion, Tiger Stadium had been named one of the hardest places for opposing teams to play in by outlets such as ESPN.com and Sport magazine. With the addition of 10,000 fans to the south end zone, the stadium
see EXPANSION, page 7
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The Tiger Stadium south end zone expansion added space for an additional 9,779 Tiger fans to attend the home games in suites, club seats and general seats.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Little movement in rankings after week of easy wins THE CUBAN CANNON
TOMMY ROMANACH Columnist I’m getting tired of the Southland conference. Only three teams from the Southeastern Conference played Southland teams last week, but it felt worse. Playing Football Championship Subdivision teams or teams that belong in the FCS does nothing to impress me, and that’s my feeling toward most SEC teams this week. I’m going to be thankful I’m not covering the Big Ten and get on with the rankings. 1. Alabama (2-0, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) (Prev. 1) It was a better week for the Tide than the neardisaster in week one. Playing Florida Atlantic will do that. The impressive thing Saturday was junior wide receiver Amari Cooper’s performance, racking up 181 receiving yards and a touchdown. Cooper is routinely overshadowed by star running backs, but if opposing teams don’t pay attention, he’ll be able to beat teams deep. The Tide plays Southern Mississippi next, which has won two of its last 14 games. I’m not going to give any high praise until Alabama begins SEC play in two weeks against Florida. 2. Georgia (1-0, 0-0 SEC) (Prev. 2) The Bulldogs’ first game came against the team who ruined their 2013 campaign. Now they attempt to avenge a gaffe from 2012. That was the last time Georgia traveled to Columbia, South Carolina, ending in a 35-7 win for South Carolina. It was one of two losses that ultimately kept Georgia out of national title contention. I remember speaking to Georgia players at SEC Media Days, and this was the game circled on everyone’s calendar. If the Bulldogs win this game, they’ll climb
Thomas, from page 5 countless hours studying the playbook and watching extra films, studying each player, watching how they played their position and what role they played on the defensive unit. While still treating his injury, Thomas would go to the weight room and do upper-body workouts to stay on top of his game while missing time in regular practice. “I mean, Dwayne used to go in the weight room and just blow it up,” Mills said. “Because of a lower body injury that’s all he really could do, so Dwayne got a lot stronger than all of us. It kind of pushed us more as a secondary because you don’t want somebody to be stronger than you are or faster than you, so it was just giv-
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3. Auburn (2-0, 1-0 SEC) (Prev. 3) Auburn controlled another team with its mind-numbing run game, scoring 59 points on San Jose State. Its offense is too much for mid-major talent to control, but Auburn will get a true test this weekend against Kansas State. LSU fans should pay attention to the game, with their team going to Jordan-Hare in three weeks. This is the best chance to see what LSU is up against. 4. LSU (2-0, 0-0 SEC) (Prev. 4) It was Sam Houston State, but beating anyone by 56 points reassures a fan base. LSU got ahead early and spent the rest of the game working out offensive kinks. The game this Saturday against UL-Monroe should play out similarly. LSU will get in front early, then toy with the Brandon Harris and Anthony Jennings combo for the next three quarters. Les Miles’ only concern is his team staying healthy until SEC play. 5. Texas A&M (2-0, 1-0 SEC) (Prev. 5) The Aggies played Lamar on Saturday. Lamar didn’t have a football team five years ago. I’ll let you guess how it went. Kenny Hill embarrassed the Cardinals’ defense much like he did to South Carolina the week before. Most Aggie fans were more excited for Texas getting blown out against BYU than the game at their own stadium. In the next few weeks, A&M will bowl over in-state doormats Rice and SMU. We won’t learn much from games like this, but we already learned a lot with the upset against South Carolina.
up with in the early 2000s. Senior defensive back Cody Prewitt and the Rebels’ defense feasted on the Commodores’ mistakes all four quarters. This win clears up some of the doubts I had after the Rebels’ shaky win against Boise State in week one. Bo Wallace is beginning to look competent, and the defense continues looking like one of the top units in the country. 7. South Carolina (1-1, 0-1 SEC) (Prev. 6) The Gamecocks drop a spot after an unimposing 33-23 victory against East Carolina. USC has too much talent to let a team like the Pirates hang around for as long as they did. Along with the aforementioned Georgia game, USC still has games at Auburn, Florida and Clemson. The Gamecocks have already looked bad at home, so I can’t imagine what they might look like on the road. The situation looks similar to Georgia in 2013, whose struggles resulted from a devastating schedule and horrid defense. There’s plenty of time to turn things around, but it’ll require major changes within the team.
6. Ole Miss (2-0, 1-0 SEC) (Prev. 7) The Rebels beat down Vanderbilt on Saturday, which seems to have returned to the team I grew
8. Florida (1-0, 0-0 SEC) (Prev. 9) The Gators scored 65 points Saturday, which is seven more points than the team scored in its last four games combined in 2013. I know they were playing a team from the MAC, but new offensive coordinator Kurt Roper’s system is working. The best thing about the offense is the new system requiring faster tempo, which translates to more plays in a game. Florida normally has the better athletes, so it’s logical to give those athletes as many chances as possible. The one thing I do trust is the Gator defense. Coach Will Muschamp has always been strong on that side of the ball, and sophomore defensive back Vernon Hargreaves III is a frontrunner for multiple defensive postseason awards.
ing us competition in the weight room.” Throughout his rehab stint, Thomas developed a great relationship with his coaching staff, who made him feel welcomed throughout his difficult start. “[The coaches] told me to just get used to being here because you’re going to be a great player,” Thomas said. “They cared for me and made me feel like it’s home. It was a good experience.” Former LSU player Tyrann Mathieu took Thomas under his wing before being kicked off the team in 2012, teaching Thomas the intricacies of being a collegiate football player. “I was up under [Mathieu] a lot,” Thomas said. “He was playing a lot of positions and we were from the same area, so I wanted
to learn a lot about what he was doing and how he was taking it in from being a football player and a student.” Thomas said he learned from Mathieu that the game is never over, which helped Thomas keep his head up while he tried to revive his career. LSU kicked off the 2013 season against TCU in the Cowboys Classic — Thomas’ first action since suffering his seasonending injury a year ago. “I was nervous, but I was so excited,” Thomas said. “I was nervous because was anxious to get out there, but I was also nervous because I didn’t want to mess up either.” Thomas finished the game with one tackle and continued to improve as the season went along.
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Tennessee and Mississippi State fight it out Saturday in an NCAA college football game in Knoxville, Tenn. 9. Mississippi State (2-0, 0-0 SEC) (Prev. 8) Mississippi State found itself in a shootout Saturday with junior quarterback Dak Prescott emerging as the best player on the field. The problem was the Bulldogs were playing UAB. The Blazers actually outgained Mississippi State in Starkville with 548 yards, including 435 through the air. Fortunately, Prescott is a freak and fended off the upset with 322 total yards and five touchdowns. You need a defense to compete in the SEC, and State will need to make major adjustments before playing LSU in two weeks. 10. Tennessee (2-0, 0-0) (Prev. 10) The Volunteers play the toughest non-conference game of any SEC team on Saturday when they travel to Oklahoma to play the Sooners. I’d like to believe they have a chance in this, but Oklahoma’s offense is a machine few can stop. Let the loss be a learning experience for a young Vols team. The Sooners are a model of what might happen if Tennessee’s stellar freshman class matures.
11. Missouri (2-0, 0-0 SEC) (Prev. 11) Maty Mauk looked much better in his second game of the season, throwing five touchdowns in Missouri’s rout against Toledo. The defense was still suspect, however, which is why I’m keeping them out of the top 10. Mizzou plays UCF this Saturday — a great chance to prove the turnover from last season’s team will not be significant. 12. Arkansas (1-1, 0-1 SEC) (Prev. 12) You played Nicholls State. I don’t care what you did in this game. 13. Kentucky (Prev. 13) (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Wildcats fans can celebrate another week out of the cellar. Kentucky won 20-3 against Ohio, and murmurs of an SEC win continue to swirl around Lexington. 14. Vanderbilt (Prev. 14) (0-2, 0-1 SEC) Remember when fans used to call for Zach Mettenberger’s head and beg for Stephen Rivers? People are stupid.
He saw action in 11 of 13 games in 2013, primarily in LSU’s nickeland-dime packages and contributed 10 tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles. “I was so happy being on the field with those guys after my freshman year dropped,” Thomas said. “Being through camp and all the tough things we go through it was just exciting for me to be out there.” While Thomas never expected his injury, he now views it as a blessing in disguise. “Now going into this year I know the entire defense, I’m comfortable where I’m at, I know where my help is … It’s becoming fun now.” Jack Chascin can be reached on Twitter @chascin_TDR.
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known as Death Valley will be louder than ever before. Along with the seats and suites, another addition to the south end zone is the two large video monitors in each corner that stand 67 feet high and 39 feet wide, along with an illuminated sign that reads “Welcome to Death Valley” in the middle of it all. “The thing that stood out at me first were the new jumbotrons,” said senior offensive tackle Evan Washington. “They’re nice, and the new section — how it’s almost closed in — just looks different. It looks better. I can’t wait to see what it looks like throughout the season as we play bigger games. It’s going to be amazing.” The project was funded through a $100 million bond by the Tiger Athletic Foundation, which, along with the south end zone expansion, will pay for improvement to the facilities of nonrevenue sports. These include the construction of a new tennis facility, a new gymnastics practice facility and expansion of locker rooms for the track and field teams. But Tiger Stadium stands as the crown jewel of the expansion project, once again thrusting LSU to the forefront of the college football world. “It’s just beautiful,” Washington said. “It’s a beautiful stadium. I think it’s the best stadium in the world. You run out there and the fans, the atmosphere, and it was a night game ... I just can’t really even explain it.”
by scoring in her first minute of collegiate play in the season opener against Troy. Over the following five games, Baucom added speed and clinical finishing to the forward line. In fact, Baucom is tied with Clarke for the most goals on the team with three. While Baucom is still adjusting to the collegiate game, Piña is playing her third year with the Tigers and has scored four goals in each of the last two seasons. “I thought Fernanda did well up front,” Lee said after the TCU loss. “I feel like we have a lot of versatile kids. Fernanda, I thought, was dangerous again up front.” Piña’s pinpoint crosses have created many chances for her teammates and she even added a goal against Nicholls. While LSU fans may be familiar with Piña, Gibbs may be unfamiliar face. “Lexi Gibbs is a nice spark off the bench,” Lee said. “She’s a high-energy player who’s in constant motion, and there are plenty of games where there is a time and place for it. She’s doing a really good job of sparking the team.” Gibbs shined against Northwestern State on Aug. 29, recording her first multiple goal game and nearly pulling off a hat trick with several more opportunities she narrowly missed. “It was really fun,“ Gibbs said. “It was definitely a team effort. I couldn’t have done it without all of them.” Gibbs echoed Lee’s sentiments of how each member of
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the rotation knows their role within it acknowledging the rotation helps take pressure off of Clarke. “I know in the past we haven’t been able to have [a rotation],” Clarke said. “Being able to bring on players that you can work well with no matter what is really nice. It gives forwards who have been playing a lot a break, which is really nice.” Morgan Prewitt can be reached on Twitter @kmprewitt_TDR.
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[Top] LSU junior midfielder Fernanda Piña (7) crosses the ball, [bottom left] LSU forward Jorian Baucom (5) dribbles the ball down the field and [bottom right] LSU sophomore forward Summer Clarke (4) leaps up for the ball.
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Students should avoid over-scheduling
WEB COMMENTS On the article “LSU football too reliable on ‘paycheck’ games”:
NO WAY JOSE
“‘LSU used to seek out tough opponents to further its pride and reputation’ Hey, Tommy. You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts. Go back through the LSU football schedules for the last 25 years (starting in, say, 1990) and find me a season in which LSU’s out of conference schedule included more than one non’rent-a-win’. Of course, for many of those years LSU played a 10 game season, so there was only room for 2 OOC opponents. But to say that the current schedule is a departure from historically scheduling strong OOC opponents is simply not true.” – Nycajun
JOSE BASTIDAS Columnist Modern-day college students should graduate with honorary degrees in juggling. With the ever-increasing level of competition in the job market, we are encouraged — if not forced — to take on more than the average academic responsibilities. Our advisers tell us that to secure a job when we graduate, we must distinguish ourselves by filling up our résumés with notable experience, as well as doing our best to network with our peers. “We stress that [students] must have really good résumés when they leave,” said Helen Taylor, adviser for the Manship School of Mass Communication. However, this pressure to stand out comes with n egative consequences, as students tend to over-schedule themselves with extracurricular activities. Juggling full-time class schedules, jobs for résumé building or financial reasons and social responsibilities keep our schedules busy and our minds constantly revolving around the many tasks left to be completed. This explains why so many of us live in a constant state of stress. How can we deal with this issue?
“Obviously this is an opinion piece, but it’s incredibly near-sighted. If it was focused on the NCAA--heck--even the SEC, it would have some merit. But to single out LSU as if it is the only school to do this is simply egregiously flawed. Somehow, even with these cupcake teams, LSU consistently had been ranked with some of the toughest schedules over the past few years. Why place your team at a disadvantage to others (who all schedule similarly), when your own schedule is already weighted among the heaviest. It simply defies logic. Now, if you want to go back to the drawing board and explain how the NCAA, working with the power-house conferences can all refine schedules to create the most exciting seasons possible, I would be right there with you.” – Dannie Garrett
When dealing with busy schedules, there are two basic skills we need to practice to keep our sanity. The first is time management. With 15 hours of classes, two jobs, some semblance of a social life and a time-consuming TV addiction, I’m practicing my juggling skills this semester like never before. And as someone who doesn’t handle stress well, I spend a lot of time meticulously planning my day. My LSU planner is my best friend. It’s how I keep track of the work I have to complete on a certain day so I don’t fail my classes or get fired from my jobs. While it sounds simple, following a schedule can be an arduous and nearly impossible task. There will be emergencies when changes need to be made, which is why I make sure not to leave assignments until the last minute. Living on a schedule also leaves the option to have periods during the day where you can watch some TV, visit a friend or think about something other than school or work assignments. My second strategy for avoiding stress is prioritizing. We are taught that we’ll be more appealing to employers if our résumés show multiple areas of expertise. What no one tells us is we will never be considered “experts” if we attempt to master multiple areas at the same time. As the millennial generation, we are
both blessed and cursed with our ability to multitask. We can take notes in our biology class and make tailgating plans with our friends at the same time, which makes us think that we can work in Student Media, be president of our favorite student organization and have a minimum wage job all at the same time. And while I know people who can balance all of those activities and still get stellar grades, I’m certainly not one of them. Modern technology allows us to handle many tasks at once, but we have yet to be blessed with superhuman brainpower, which is why multitasking can lead to mediocre work. “If you do too much, you’re too tired to perform well at your job,” Taylor said. “Your school work also suffers because you have less time. It’s all about balancing your responsibilities and prioritizing.” It is our job to pick activities that we enjoy — and that will build our experience — as well as to realize when we are spreading ourselves too thin. The challenge we face is to know how many objects we can handle, and work hard to keep the balance. Jose Bastidas is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Caracas, Venezuela. You can reach him on Twitter @jabastidas.
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Conversation surrounding campus rape dismisses the rapist OFF WITH HER HEAD JANA KING Columnist With the semester underway, University students are slowly adjusting to the weight of their academic workload. For the estimated one in four college women who are victims of rape, that load is a bit heavier than those of their peers. Columbia University senior and rape survivor Emma Sulkowicz currently is protesting the Columbia administration, which she says has mishandled the investigations and dismissed her case, allowing her alleged rapist back onto the campus. Sulkowicz has vowed to carry her twin-sized dorm mattress, the setting of her alleged rape, with her to class and around campus until the student who she says sexually assaulted her is expelled. It’s no secret that rape is a burden the victim must bear. And it only feels heavier when your university’s actions tell your rapist that he isn’t a rapist. But that’s what happens when we dismiss rape allegations without seeing the case through. There are three dangerous circumstances that occur quite frequently on college campuses, each of which allow a rapist to believe they are not a rapist. Rape prevention has been telling young women on college campuses for years that dressing a certain way, acting a certain way and avoiding certain places will lower their chances of being raped. But dictating what
women should and shouldn’t do to avoid rape only helps them to not be the one who gets raped. Taking these precautions isn’t going to end the campus rape epidemic, it’s going to put my name lower on the list of possible rape victims. It’s my chance to make sure that someone else is the one getting raped. These “precautions” that are available for me to take are nothing more than a checklist for a rapist to justify their rape. After all, I knew someone might not be able to control themselves when I went to Tigerland dressed like that. The second is the catchy slogans that attempt to get male college students to show they are gentlemen who won’t stand for sexual assault because “real men don’t rape.” Let me make myself perfectly clear: Any individual of any gender or sexual orientation is capable of rape. Rapists do not dress a certain way, they aren’t from a specific race or socioeconomic class and they are definitely real men and women. Slogans like “real men don’t rape” make rapist allegations contingent on a quality that can’t be proven. And they offer a handy dismissal for rapist allegations based on the personal testimonies of people who knew the alleged rapist and “can’t believe that he would do such a thing.” That saying allows a rapist to look in the mirror and say “Oh, good. I’m not a rapist.” The third idea is that rape jokes are only harmful for rape victims. No one would want to look a rape victim in the eyes
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Johns Hopkins University is under investigation for its handling of an alleged gang rape of a Towson University student at a Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house. and tell them a rape joke. But what about telling rape jokes to rapists? When you describe LSU’s victory over Sam Houston State last week in the same manner you would describe sexual assault, you don’t just make light of a victim’s suffering. You make light of a
rapist’s crime. You’ve justified their actions and proven that rape is just another facet of life. And all for a few laughs from your friends. We have got to get to the point where rape on LSU’s campus is as taboo and outrageous as public cannibalism on the
Parade Ground would be. And that starts by changing the way we approach the conversation on campus rape. Jana King is a 20-year-old communication studies junior from Ponchatoula, Louisiana. You can reach her on Twitter @jking_TDR.
Disrespectful professors negatively affect their students OUR LADY OF ANGST SIDNEYROSE REYNEN Columnist There’s nothing worse than going into a college classroom and feeling disrespected and underestimated. College is supposed to be a place where a student’s knowledge and capabilities are fostered and guided, not constantly demeaned. Lately, my classes have been full of professors uttering phrases such as, “but you probably wouldn’t know about that,” or “you’re too young to have heard about this.” The professor for one of my general education courses spent the entire 80 minutes of the first class showing the lecture hall a
PowerPoint about how the current generation is, among other things, uninformed, lazy, overweight and addicted to social media. What a great way to introduce yourself to 200 college students who are only in class because professors are allowed to take attendance now. Even in the 3000-level courses required for my film major, I find professors often insinuating that I haven’t seen a film released before 1980. This doesn’t only happen to me though; it seems to be a campus-wide problem. Some of my genius engineering friends tell me their classes are full of a non-stop spew of condescending rants, instead of whatever the hell it is that engineers do.
And most egregiously, despite being a film major and having taken four consecutive years of German, I wasn’t allowed to take a 4000-level course on German film, simply because I am only a sophomore. Not even the LSU registrar has a high opinion of the school’s students. What do professors gain from the general aura of disrespect they give off? And more importantly, what happens to the students on the other side of these rants? When I start out the school year, I can’t wait to meet my new professors. I’m usually so overcome with excitement on the first day of class that I completely screw up the personal introductions we’re forced to do. I frequently debate skipping classes where I know I will have
to sit there and be belittled for 50 minutes at a time. The disrespect creates tension between the entire class and the professor, which probably doesn’t equate to decent grades or a productive classroom environment. This may not apply to other students, who seem to base their opinions on different courses or professors on how much they actually have to show up and pay attention. I guess if you don’t show up to class, you don’t have to deal with a professor talking to you as if you’re brain dead. Classrooms need to be friendly places where respect is the No. 1 rule. Most professors are more concerned about having a classroom where students are nothing but orderly beings who type up every word they utter. There needs to be a change in the way the University
views its students. Why does it have such low standards for us? I realize they don’t want young kids taking difficult classes they will likely drop. I understand that not every student in my film courses has an extensive knowledge of the history of cinema, but there should be a middle ground between treating students as if they know nothing and as if they know everything. Coming to the University, I was well aware that we weren’t going to be held to Ivy League standards, but this isn’t what I expected. SidneyRose Reynen is a 19year-old film and media arts and art history sophomore from New Orleans, Louisiana. You can reach her on Twitter @sidneyrose_TDR.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014 can present. Lawrence remembers her ‘I’m a proud graduate of Cal first experiences as a Bridge stuState Long Beach and a proud dent and the obstacles she overgraduate of Long Beach City came. College.’” “In the beginning, it is a One of the better-recognized little hard because there is a dipathways for University student- vide,” Lawrence said. “I knew ship is the Tiger Bridge program, that people had those stereofounded last year. types that if you go to a comThe year-long program al- munity college, you’re not as lows high school graduates who smart as somebody that got into were not accepted to the Uni- the University.” versity to live on For mass comcampus and ac- ‘It doesn’t matter where munication junior cess LSU resourc- you go. As long as you put Sean Renshaw, es while attending grades were not in the work and time, then classes at Baton the determining Rouge Communi- you’re going to get out of it factor in whether as much as you put in.’ he attended a state ty College. If students meet an esschool. Brooke Lawrence, tablished criteria Renshaw said biology sophomore by the end of their he was accepted second semester, to the University they transfer to LSU their sopho- as a high school senior, but chose more year. to attend a community college in Daniel Fernquist was his home state of Florida to save among the first members to money. receive an invitation to the When Renshaw’s family program. moved from Fort Walton Beach Fernquist had applied to the to New Orleans a year later, he University after high school, but enrolled in Delgado Community his grades prevented him from College — a school he remembeing accepted. bers as having a less-than-stellar “The Tiger Bridge gave me reputation. a way to go to LSU like I want“People call it ‘Del-Ghetto,’” ed, even though my transcripts Renshaw said. weren’t that good,” Fernquist Renshaw said attitudes tosaid. ward community colleges were If Fernquist had not accepted no different in Florida than in Tiger Bridge’s offer, he said he Louisiana. would have enrolled in his home“I think you’re going to get town community college or en- that stereotype everywhere listed in the military. just because it’s not a fourAt an orientation last fall, year university,” Renshaw Fernquist said a group of Univer- said. sity seniors mocked him and his Despite contradictory Univerclassmates. sity perceptions, Fernquist, Law“They kind of made fun of us rence and Renshaw agreed there because Tiger Bridge is the peo- is no noticeable difference in the ple that just couldn’t make it into quality of education provided by LSU,” Fernquist said. community colleges versus fourThough Fernquist com- year institutions. pleted the program and is “It doesn’t matter where you now a University sophomore, go,” Lawrence said. “As long as he said his first-year experi- you put in the work and time, ence as a Bridge student was then you’re going to get out of it marked by embarrassment and as much as you put in.” self-consciousness. He never even told his thengirlfriend he was attending classes at BRCC. “It made me feel a little less intelligent than everyone else that was there,” Fernquist said. Biology sophomore Brooke Lawrence was in the Tiger Bridge class last year, and now serves as a mentor for current students enrolled in the program. She said many students talk to her about the social difficulties attending a community college
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Politics
Students intern for Edwards’ campaign BY savanah dickinson sdickinson@lsureveille.com Interdisciplinary studies senior Jon Grace and political science senior Dylan LeBlanc intern for one of Louisiana’s most infamous politicians, Edwin Edwards, as he runs for Congress in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. Grace became interested in the Edwards campaign while researching internships this past summer to fulfill a course credit. Grace said he went into the campaign unaware of most of Edwards’ history but knew enough to realize Edwards has plenty of political experience, reaffirmed by the Louisiana Democratic Party’s endorsement of Edwards. “I’m trying to put myself in more situations where I can learn Louisiana [politics],” Grace said. Grace said he has interacted with Edwards on only a few occasions because the former four-term governor is busy attending events and speaking to voters. Edwards accompanied the interns for dinner at a restaurant in Thibodaux, where Grace recalled other customers reacting to Edwards as if he were a celebrity. “Everybody — from babies to grandparents — wanted to come and take a picture with him and talk to him,” Grace said. Although Edwards holds celebrity status among many Louisianians, Grace said Edwards is more humble than one would assume. LeBlanc echoed the sentiment. “[Edwards] is a very charismatic and caring individual,” LeBlanc said. When leaving the Student
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Interdisciplinary studies seniors Jon Grace and political science senior Dylan LeBlanc currently intern with Edwin Edwards’ congressional campaign. Union this summer, LeBlanc stopped by the College Democrats table, where students were asked to intern for Sen. Mary Landrieu’s campaign. Instead, LeBlanc spoke with an intern for the Edwards campaign who encouraged him to join the team. LeBlanc said he was familiar with the campaign because his parents, although they are Republicans, are fans of Edwards. Both LeBlanc and Grace are unfazed by Edwards’ time in prison. LeBlanc said he holds nothing against Edwards because of his re-
cord as governor coupled with all the good he did for the state. Edwards’ age is not a negative factor, LeBlanc said — he thinks it shows experience and knowledge. Grace said he hopes his work will close the generational divide between young voters and Edwards. LeBlanc said Edwards is a voice of a younger generation. “He’s a voice of our generation, of a young uprising generation, a generation I consider myself to be a part of,” LeBlanc said.
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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle ACROSS 1 Chop down 4 Gets into an argument 9 Largest Asian desert 13 Doesn’t have both __ in the water 15 Sadistic 16 __ though; albeit 17 Stiffly proper 18 Hose off 19 Encounter 20 Figurine 22 News, for short 23 Brothers and sisters, familiarly 24 Brooch 26 Red itchy patches of skin 29 Foretells 34 Inquired 35 Egypt’s capital 36 Go bad 37 Unfair slant 38 Oafs 39 Intl. military alliance 40 Cave flier 41 Elevate 42 __ up; become spirited 43 Not for human consumption 45 Withdraw 46 Spring month: abbr. 47 Sound the horn 48 Bridge 51 To a sickening degree 56 Hired vehicle 57 __ with; was able to handle 58 Whoppers 60 Makes fun of 61 Popeye’s love 62 __ in the face; insult 63 Big party 64 Vexes 65 As __ as a fox DOWN 1 Short jump
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Rasco, Hunter take control of young defensive line BY tyler nunez tnunez@lsureveille.com
The LSU football team has developed a reputation for producing top-tier talent on the defensive line. Ten defensive linemen represent the Tigers on current NFL rosters, five of whom have played for LSU in the past three seasons. The unit entered a rebuilding year in 2013 after losing its entire starting four to the 2013 NFL Draft, but the loss of defensive tackles Anthony Johnson and Ego Ferguson has left the Tigers even more strapped for experience this season. “They say we’re young and don’t have that much talent, but we have older guys at defensive end, and we’re growing every day,” said freshman defensive tackle Frank Herron. Junior defensive end Danielle Hunter and senior Jermauria Rasco provide the most experience on the line. With a season as starters under their belts, the two have stepped into leadership roles this season. “They help me out every day,” Herron said. “They always make sure I’m in my playbook and make sure I’m doing the little things. They’ll make me go back in drills if I don’t
do them right — just the little things I need help with. I appreciate that.” Hunter has emerged as one of the most athletic players — not just on the defensive line, but on LSU’s entire roster. After an offseason in which he improved his strength and conditioning, Hunter leads the team with 14 tackles and 2.5 tackles for a combined loss of 11 yards. “He’s just a freakish guy, and whenever he gets locked in and focused, he’s unstoppable,” Rasco said. “When he puts his mind to it, that’s what he’s going to do ... I just want to keep him focused this season and make sure he has the best season he can have.” While Hunter leads the unit in stats, he said it’s Rasco that leads it in practice. “[Rasco’s] a guy that every day at practice, he tells me something I need to work on,” Hunter said. “He gives us objectives. Some days he’ll tell me to stay low and look at the guy’s hands. I’ve definitely seen him improve as a leader this year.” But having two experienced defensive ends doesn’t change the fact that the Tigers have a significant lack of experience at defensive tackle. Aside from sophomore
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Junior defensive end Danielle Hunter (94) pumps up the crowd Saturday during the Tigers’ 56-0 victory against Sam Houston State. Christian LaCouture, the unit will rely on the improvement of freshmen like Herron and Davon Godchaux to hold down the middle of the line. “Yeah, we have something to prove,” Herron said. “We have
to show people that we might be young, but came to play. We put our cleats on just like you put your cleats on.” Herron said the key to success for the inexperienced line will be building on mistakes
and improving every time it takes the field. “You have to focus on the little things,” Herron said. “The small things carry over to big things, and the big things win championships.”
volleyball
Team makes strides in service game Tigers focus on improved serves after offseason BY mike gegenheimer mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com For the first time in several seasons, LSU volleyball coach Fran Flory is feeling good about her team’s serving. Flory repeatedly criticized her team’s serving performance during the last few seasons, but after making it a priority in the offseason, she’s beginning to see improvement. “The biggest difference from last year was last year, when we asked them to respond in a match, they couldn’t do it,” Flory said. “This year, we asked them to respond and they made the changes. That’s an experience and maturity in the game that’s really good.” Before her team left for the summer, Flory told them if there’s only one thing they work on during the break, make it serving. LSU recorded only 113 service aces last season for .84 aces per set, putting it 315th in the country. This season, the Tigers already have 16 service aces through three matches for 1.45 aces per set, placing them third in the Southeastern Conference.
Junior outside hitter Katie Wood got a chance to show off Lindelow, who led the team in her skills during LSU’s opening service aces last season with 31, weekend in the Mortar Board said the biggest change since Premier at Purdue two weeks she first got to campus has been ago, but she only registered one the added diversity in the types ace in 23 attempts. of serves LSU features. Flory said Wood still has a “Really giving the other team long way to go before she’s ready something different every time for a more high-profile role. helps,” Lindelow said. “The fact “She’s not quite ready yet to that we do all have pretty differ- serve on everybody,” Flory said. ent serves kind of keeps them on “She’s playing a little safe, and their toes, and they don’t know we need to get her to be a little what to expect when the ball’s more risky, but every freshman coming at them.” is going to be a Lindelow said ‘Really giving the other little nervous.” she’s adjusted her team something different Sophomore serve by stepping middle blocker every time helps [our back from the Briana Holman serves]. The fact that we is also getting a line to give the do all different serves kind shot at serving ball more time of keeps them on their after not attemptto move, making it harder for op- toes, and they don’t know ing one serve last ponents to return what to expect when the season. Holman the serve. ball’s coming at them.’ led the Tigers at Freshman the Mortar Board Katie Lindelow, setter and defenPremier with six junior outside hitter sive specialist service aces but Cheyenne Wood also led them with possibly has one of the most in- eight service errors. teresting serves on the team, acHolman said serving in sand cording to Flory, who has been volleyball helped her make the praising Wood’s serves since be- most improvement during the fore the season. offseason. Wood said her serves could “You have to go against the be different because she’s left- wind and it made it a lot more handed, giving the ball a differ- difficult,” Holman said. “Once ent flight path — similar to how I got back indoors, it’s just a lot a left-handed pitcher gives a dif- easier now and we worked on it ferent look to hitters in baseball. all spring as a team.”
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LSU sophomore middle blocker Briana Holman (13) prepares to serve the ball Aug. 25 in the PMAC.