Elaine Maccio, assistant pro-fessor in the School of Social Work, counts herself among the many same-sex couples living in East Baton Rouge Parish , and now the United States does too – offi -cially.

The 2010 Census was the fi rst to count cohabitating same-sex couples, and Maccio thinks the offi cial recognition is great.

“You can’t serve a population until you know that they’re there,” she said.

But she also described the

survey as “limited in what it cap-tures,” seeing as it does not mea-sure the number of gay people, but gay couples.

The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law , using the Census data, created reports on each state’s concentration of same-sex couples by county or parish, the ratio of male to female same-sex couples and the propor-tions of same-sex couples raising children.

According to the Williams In-stitute’s report, East Baton Rouge Parish ranked second in Louisiana for the highest concentration of same-sex couples with a recorded 1,324 couples , behind Orleans Parish’s 1,931 .

Baton Rouge also came in second behind New Orleans in population of same-sex couples

with 762 , followed by Shreveport, Lafayette and Metairie.

Of the 12,153 same-sex cou-ples in Louisiana , 64 percent are female, and 36 percent are male . Twenty-six percent are raising children, and 74 percent are not .

Colin Miller, fi eld director of Forum For Equality, called the new information “useful” for ad-vocates involved in public policy related to the lesbian, gay, bisexu-al, transgender and queer commu-nity in Louisiana.

“Obviously, it’s a visibility factor for us,” Miller said.

But the numbers are still un-dershot due to some couples not feeling comfortable registering the information, he added.

“It ain’t paradise down here,”

Reveillewww.lsureveille.com

Football: Players pick tunes they would use as walkout songs, p. 10

� e DailyNight Life: Students party during ‘syllabus week,’ p. 13

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 • Volume 116, Issue 2

Altercation: Football players meeting with police today, p. 9

2010 CENSUS

Baton Rouge ranks second in same-sex couples in La.Female couples outnumber maleClayton CrockettStaff Writer

CENSUS, see page 7

REQUIREMENTS, see page 19

FINANCE

New aidregulationschange needed GPA

Slow & Steady

graphic by BRITTANY GAY / The Daily Reveille

Professors research bene� ts of Chinese martial art Tai Chi on degenerative diseases

MARIAH POSTLETHWAITE / The Daily Reveille

Instructor Yajun Zhuang, left, leads adults with degenerative diseases in Tai Chi exercises Wednesday in the basement of Hatcher Hall. The classes are part of two University professors’ research.

Meredith WillContributing Writer

Kate MabryStaff Writer

TAI CHI, see page 19

A new set of standards is now in effect for all students who receive federal student aid.

The University’s Satisfac-tory Academic Progress policy became effective July 1, accord-ing to a broadcast e-mail. Under the new policy, all undergraduate students receiving aid must main-tain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA while graduate students must re-ceive at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, the release said.

In addition, students hop-ing to earn bachelor’s degrees must complete their degree re-quirements within 160 attempted hours, with the exception of ar-chitecture students, who are al-lowed 215 attempted hours. The maximum time frame for stu-dents hoping to earn master’s de-grees is 40 attempted hours with the exception of Ph.D. students, who will complete their program after seven years.

Anthony Carimi, 85, was accustomed to doing every-thing independently — until he was diagnosed with Par-kinson’s disease three years ago.

Now his wife Ona has stepped in. And so has Tai Chi , a Chinese martial art that uses the mind to focus on slow body movements.

As Carimi practices the art that emulates a graceful dance, he fi ghts the progression of his debilitating disease.

This is part of two University professors’ research on Tai Chi’s effects on degenerative diseases.

Li Li and Jan Hondzinski , professor and associate professor of kinesiology , have each been researching the effects of Tai Chi on people with peripheral neuropathy , a disease that affects nerve endings, and Parkinson’s dis-ease.

The research projects use a simplifi ed version of Tai

“[Tai Chi is] good both physically and mentally. It’s relaxing in a mental kind of

way.”Pris Ashworth, research participant

Matthew Jacobs • Editor-in-ChiefChris Branch • Associate Managing EditorRyan Buxton • Associate Managing Editor

Marissa Barrow • Managing Editor, External MediaSydni Dunn • News Editor

Rachel Warren • Deputy News Editor & Entertainment EditorRowan Kavner • Sports Editor

Katherine Terrell • Deputy Sports EditorKirsten Romaguera • Production Editor

Devin Graham • Opinion EditorChristopher Leh • Photo Editor

Brianna Paciorka • Deputy Photo EditorBryan Stewart • Multimedia Editor

Steven Powell • Radio DirectorScott Cornelius • Advertising Sales Manager

� e Daily Reveille

CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Daily Reveille holds accuracy and objectivity at the highest priority and wants to reassure the reporting and content of the paper meets these standards. This space is reserved to recog-nize and correct any mistakes which may have been printed in The Daily Reveille. If you would like something corrected or clari� ed please contact the editor at (225) 578-4811 or e-mail editor@lsureveille.com.

The Daily Reveille (USPS 145-800) is written, edited and produced solely by students of Louisiana State University. The Daily Reveille is an independent entity within the Manship School of Mass Com-munication. A single issue of The Daily Reveille is free. To purchase additional copies for 25 cents, please contact the Of� ce of Student Media in B-34 Hodges Hall. The Daily Reveille is published daily dur-ing the fall and spring semesters and semi-weekly during the sum-mer semester, except during holidays and � nal exams. Second-class copies postage paid at Baton Rouge, La., 70803. Annual weekly mailed subscriptions are $125, semester weekly mailed subscrip-tions are $75. Non-mailed student rates are $4 each regular semes-ter, $2 during the summer; one copy per person, additional copies 25 cents each. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Daily Reveille, B-39 Hodges Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, La.,70803.

� e Daily ReveilleB-16 Hodges Hall • Baton Rouge, La. 70803

Newsroom (225)578-4810 • Advertising (225)578-6090

INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL STATE/LOCAL

Nation & World Tuesday, August 23, 2011page 2

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges Gadha� forces to stop � ght

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged forces loyal to Libyan lead-er Moammar Gadhafi on Monday to stop fi ghting immediately and make way for “a smooth transi-tion” that ensures a free and dem-ocratic future for the country.

The U.N. chief told report-ers it is important that the confl ict ends with no further loss of life and without retribution. He did not specifi cally call for Gadhafi to step down.

Hurricane Irene heads toward Hispaniola and United States

SAMANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Hurricane Irene cut a de-structive path through the Carib-bean on Monday, raking Puerto Rico with strong winds and rain and then skirting the Dominican Republic on a track that could carry it to the U.S. Southeast as a major storm by the end of the week.

Irene slashed directly across Puerto Rico, tearing up trees and knocking out power to more than a million people, then headed out to sea north of the Dominican Re-public.

Truck driver’s penis amputation trial against doctor held in Kentucky

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky doctor said Monday that he saved a truck driver’s life when he amputated part of the man’s penis after discovering a rare and deadly cancer, but the man told a jury he wanted to escape from the hospital when he learned it was re-moved without his knowledge.

The truck driver, Phillip Seaton, 64, of Waddy, is suing Dr. John Patterson, who performed the 2007 surgery that was initially meant to be a simple circumcision to relieve infl ammation.Boy Scout leader fatally stabbed on Indiana hiking trip

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As a 76-year-old scoutmaster led two young charges on a nature hike, they stopped to identify a tree — a pause authorities say put them in the path of a man who emerged from a nearby home with a 12-inch knife and stabbed the group’s lead-er, leaving him to bleed to death on the trail.

The attack Sunday afternoon on the Nickel Plate Trail in Bun-ker Hill killed Arthur Anderson, a scouting volunteer for 50 years who also mentored young comput-er whizzes at a local high school.

Police found marijuana growing after couple’s � ght

RACELAND (AP) — Deputies answering a domestic violence call found almost $60,000 worth of marijuana inside the Raceland home.

The Lafourche Parish Sher-iff’s Offi ce says deputies were questioning 51-year-old Cornel Chauvin and his ex-wife, 47-year-old Patricia Savoin Chauvin, who told deputies they were argu-ing when Chauvin hit her on the shoulder. The Chauvins, though divorced, live together.

WWL-TV reports deputies, during the visit, saw marijuana plants growing in the home. Each said the other owned the plants.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

CHRISTOPHER LEH / The Daily Reveille

Check out the Photo of the Day on lsureveille.com’s Sharp Shooter photo blog.

WeatherTODAY

7596

Isolated T-storms

97 75

WEDNESDAY

@lsureveille, @TDR_news, @TDR_sports

facebook.com/thedailyreveille

Decline nears for East Baton Rouge Metro Council recall

(AP) — Supporters of a campaign to remove Alison Gary from the East Baton Rouge Metro Council have one month left to collect the necessary 7,847 signatures need-ed to hold a recall election.

Despite an aggressive and visible recall campaign across Gary’s district, Gary tells The Ad-vocate \she remains unfazed and focused on her constituency. The recall effort was initiated March 22.

29,000 people lost their homes in North Korea after storms, � oods

GENEVA (AP) — The Red Cross says over 29,000 people in North Korea have lost their homes from storms and fl ooding in the past three months.

The International Federation of the Red Cross says it is working to provide emergency food sup-plies, water and shelter to 7,500 families in the south and southwest regions of the country.

The humanitarian aid group says in some areas half of homes have been destroyed by fl oods.

SERGEY PONOMAREV / The Associated Press

Libyan rebel � ghter seen in front of the burning car after being attacked Monday by the forces loyal to Moammar Gadha� in downtown Tripoli, LIbya.

Today on lsureveille.com

95 75

THURSDAY

99 76

FRIDAY

101 76

SATURDAY

Watch a video of how students embrace the “Food Truck Revolution.”Check out a Terrelle Pryor comparison of JaMarcus Russell on the Tiger Feed Blog.

Get the latest news by downloading the LSU

Reveille app in the iTunes Store and Android MarketReveille app in the iTunes

Monday by the forces loyal to Moammar

Cheers, hugs and brightly col-ored jerseys set the scene Saturday as University women received bids from sororities at the Lod Cook Alumni Center.

The number of women who registered for Panhellenic Council sorority recruitment this year in-creased 10 percent from last year, resulting in 1,045 potential mem-bers, said Angela Guillory, director of Greek Life and assistant dean of students.

The Interfraternity Council re-cruitment pool grew by 9 percent, taking in 635 potential members for fraternity recruitment, she said.

Students want to be part of the Greek experience, Guillory said in an email to The Daily Reveille. Last year, 18 percent of the Uni-versity student body was Greek, she said.

“This is a national trend, but the LSU Greek Councils … work hard every year to produce quality publications, present a united front, and the reputation of the success of the community is known around the country,” Guillory said.

The National Panhellenic Council launched the Fresh Start program this year in an effort to educate potential members on Greek life and the opportunities it provides. The program started on Aug. 19 with a student and parent welcome.

“It gave the parents an idea of what Greek life was about,” said Jerry Whitmore, assistant director of Greek life.

Potential members also ex-perienced Community Bound, an event in which LSU students and faculty worked together to improve area schools.

The program continues Aug. 25, with an NPHC Greek 101 ses-sion and a Back-to-School Social on Aug. 26.

Whitmore said the program made students participating in re-cruitment more comfortable, and the number of po-tential members rose as a result of Fresh Start.

While in-dividual Greek members reap personal benefi ts, Greek organiza-tions also prove to be valuable to the University. The 2009-10 Greek Annual Report said University Greek students had a higher reten-tion rate and higher fi ve-year grad-uation rate than non-Greek stu-dents for the 2008-09 school year.

The report also stated all fra-ternities and sororities achieved an overall average 3.04 GPA for the 2009-10 school year. The Univer-sity undergraduate average GPA was 2.91.

These organizations gave more than 12,000 hours of service work and raised more than $500,000 for philanthropic efforts for the 2009-10 school year, the report said.

Guillory said sororities and fraternities benefi t students by providing an array of opportuni-ties to gain leadership and service experience and to discover talents through involvement in various events throughout the year.

Lauren Becnel, mechanical engineering freshman, said she is looking forward to making lifelong friendships in her sorority, Tri-Delta.

Amber Beauchamp, biochem-istry freshman, said she is excited about meeting new people in her

Delta Zeta soror-ity. She said her favorite part of re-cruitment was phi-lanthropy round because it gave her a chance to learn more about the service events she will be partaking in alongside her sorority sisters.

Students also form bonds with fellow chapter

members and develop team skills by working with one another, Beauchamp said.

“Greek organizations provide an opportunity for students to be-long to a student organization that is not only a support while in col-lege, but also as an alumni,” Guil-lory said.

� e Daily Reveille page 3Tuesday, August 23, 2011

DO YOU HAVE AN OCCURRENCE?Call Chase at the Student

Media O� ce578-6090, 9AM- 5PM or

E-mail: o� cemanager@lsureveille.com

GREEK LIFE

Recruitment participation increases18 percent of students are Greek

‘‘‘Greek organizations provide an

opportunity for students to belong

to a student organization.’Angela Guillory

director of Greek Life and assistant dean of students

Juliann AllenContributing Writer

Contact Juliann Allen at jallen@lsureveille.com

BRIANNA PACIORKA / The Daily Reveille

Members of Zeta Tau Alpha welcome a new member Aug.20 in front of the Lod Cook Alumni Center on Bid Day. Sorority recruitment rose 10 percent from last year.

The Daily Reveillepage 4 Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and Hope Ministries are asking area residents to assist in a time of dire need, according to a news release issued Monday from Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden’s office.

Hundreds of Baton Rouge res-idents are lacking basic funds for food and other necessities, the Food Bank has seen a sudden increase in need, according to the release.

The urgent need is due to a “perfect storm” of circumstances, said Charlene Montelaro, vice pres-ident of development and philan-thropy at the Food Bank.

Montelaro said community donations usually decrease during the summer as residents are occu-pied with vacations and other sea-sonal circumstances, but assistance usually returns as fall holidays ap-proach.

But the poor economic quality in Baton Rouge and the U.S. caused an unusual time of increased need, she said.

“Many people are one check away from needing our services,” Montelaro said.

Summer is especially difficult for senior citizens, who have to budget tightly for increased utility bills from high temperatures in ad-dition to prescriptions and food, she said.

As of Friday, the Food Bank’s resources were reduced to Meals Ready to Eat, watermelon and wa-ter, Montelaro said, but some help came over the weekend.

“We urgently need the com-munity to respond to this crisis,” Holden said in the release. “From individuals to organizations to businesses, the message is, ‘We need you.’”

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, a nonprofit organization, col-lects and stores donated food that is later distributed to various sites that assist the needy, according to the Food Bank’s website.

Students no longer have to wait an hour and a half in lines that wrap around the second floor of the UREC Student Recreation Center to sign up for a GroupX class.

The classes are now using a new phone system to allow students to sign up for GroupX classes, a plan devised by Lacee Breeden, UREC coordinator of healthy life-styles.

Breeden said students can ei-ther call 578-8364 or drop by the equipment desk in person to sign up

between 5:45 a.m. and 4 p.m. the day of the class.

Breeden said each class has a maximum capacity of participants and a wait list allowing up to five people. She said regis-tered guests must arrive 10 minutes before the start of the class to secure their spots. During that time, wait list-ed individuals can take vacant spots.

Breeden said she wanted to make the new system as simple as possible for students.

“Your time is valuable, so this

way makes it easier,” Breeden said.Scott Be-

langer, UREC as-sistant director of marketing and pro-motions, said the GroupX program has outgrown the old system.

“We adjusted the system to ac-commodate the students,” Be-langer said.

Breeden said the 2010-11 fiscal year saw 16,701 GroupX class par-ticipants. That

number increased dramatically from the 2009-10 fiscal year, which saw 13,788.

Breeden said the increase may be attributed to a number of new improvements.

“We have new instructors, we have added classes and we are stay-ing up to date with trends,” Breeden said.

Breeden said there has been an increase in the number of Zumba classes offered. Other classes this fall include Bar Sculpt, Step and Sculpt, Aqua-Piyo, Core Express and Cycle 40-20-10.

“It’s an evolving process,” Breeden said. “We are always look-ing for new ways to improve.”

Alison Becker, business man-agement sophomore, said she doesn’t like the new system.

“It’s too much work,” Becker said. “A no-show would be annoy-ing.”

But other students were more receptive to the new system.

Lauren Anselmo, advertising alumna and GroupX instructor, said she’s excited about the new system.

“Overall, I think it will work out once everyone catches on to the system,” Anselmo said.

Communication disorders freshman Austin Rollins said she likes being able to wake up and call.

“I don’t have to rearrange my day in order to schedule a class,” Rollins said.

The Daily Reveille page 5Tuesday, August 23, 2011

UREC

New procedure eliminates lines Claire CaillierContributing Writer

Contact Claire Caillier at ccaillier@lsureveille.com

GroupX check-in system secures students’ spots in classes

Food Bank in urgent need of donations

PHILANTHROPY

Brian SibilleStaff Writer

Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com

How to sign up for GroupX classes: • Call equipment desk at 578-

8364 or sign up at the equip-ment desk between 5:45 a.m. and 4 p.m. the day of the preferred class.

• Only one person may register at a time.

• Two classes maximum for registration per day.

• Show up 10 minutes before the class starts with your Tiger Card to secure the spot.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bio-art project to create bulletproof skin has given a Utah State researcher even more hope his genetically engi-neered spider silk can be used to help surgeons heal large wounds and cre-ate artificial tendons and ligaments.

Researcher Randy Lewis and his collaborators gained worldwide attention recently when they found a commercially viable way to manu-facture silk fibers using goats and silkworms that had spider genes in-serted into their makeup.

Spider silk is one of the stron-gest fibers known and five times stronger than steel. Lewis’ fibers are not that strong but are much stronger than silk spun by ordinary worms.

With Lewis’ help, Dutch art-ist Jalila Essaidi conducted an ex-periment weaving a lattice of human skin cells and silk that was capable of stopping bullets fired at reduced speeds.

“Randy and I were moved by the same drive I think, curiosity about the outcome of the project,” Essaidi said in an email interview. “Both the artist and scientist are in-herently curious beings.”

Lewis thought the project was a bit off the wall at first, Essaidi ac-knowledged.

“But in the end, what curious person can say no to a project like this?” she said.

Essaidi, who used a European genetics-in-art grant to fund her proj-ect at the Designers & Artists 4 Ge-nomics Awards, initially wanted to use Lewis’ spider silk from goats to capitalize on the “grotesque factor” of the mammal-spider combination.

But Lewis didn’t yet have enough of the spider goat silk to send hundreds of yards to Essaidi. So he sent her spools of silk from silk-worms he had genetically engineered

in a fashion similar to the goats.Essaidi initially intended to

fire .22 caliber bullets at the “skin” stretched in a frame. But she decided to place the “skin” on a special gela-tin block used at the Netherlands Fo-rensic Institute.

Using a high-speed camera, she showed a bullet fired at a reduced speed piercing the skin woven with an ordinary worm’s silk But when tested with Lewis’ genetically engi-neered worm’s silk grafted between the epidermis and dermis, the skin didn’t break. Neither was able to repel a bullet fired at normal speed from a .22 caliber rifle.

“We were more than a little sur-prised that the final skin kept the bul-let from going in there,” Lewis said of the tests at reduced speed. “It still ended up 2 inches into the torso, so it would not have saved your life. But without a doubt the most excit-ing part for us is the fact that they were able to recreate the skin on top of our fibers. It’s something we haven’t done. Nobody has worked in that area.”

Essaidi was intrigued by the concept of spider silk as armor, and wanted to show that safety in its broadest sense is a relative concept, hence bulletproof.

“If human skin would be able to produce this thread, would we be protected from bullets?” she won-dered on her blog. “I want to explore the social, political, ethical and cul-tural issues surrounding safety in a world with access to new biotech-nologies.”

She said it is legend that Achil-les was invulnerable in all of his body except for his heel.

“Will we in the near future due to biotechnology no longer need to descend from a godly bloodline in order to have traits like invulnerabil-ity?” she asked.

Lewis downplayed the

potential bulletproof applications of his research.

“I certainly would not discount that, but I don’t see that as a tremen-dous application at the moment,” he said.

The City-Parish Planning Com-mission has been gathering feedback from locals on the draft of FUTURE-BR, a plan to improve Baton Rouge and develop goals and objectives to achieve desired improvements.

A draft of the plan, which is an update on the Horizon Plan, was re-leased in June. Since its publication, the commission has collected input from about 4,000 people through its website, surveys and public meet-ings to improve the document.

The plan breaks local issues like transportation, development and in-frastructure into nine groups to de-scribe their current status and desired results.

Ellen Miller, assistant planning director for the Planning Commis-sion, said the draft will be finalized when the Metropolitan Council adopts it, and all changes and con-cepts will be accepted into the draft.

“It’s fairly common for any community to have a comprehensive plan in order to guide development,” Miller said. “Certainly land use, transportation and urban design will have the greatest immediate impact.”

This type of goal-oriented plan-ning began in Baton Rouge in 1988, and the Horizon Plan, which empha-sized city growth, was adopted in 1992. The new, updated FUTURE-BR plan will succeed that original resolution.

Miller said the plan is important to everyone in the community, in-cluding University students.

“A plan is needed and necessary to improve lifestyle in and around the universities,” Miller said. “This will affect students who are there for two, four or five years, and it will make an impact on their lives.”

Miller said transportation in par-ticular is paramount for students who don’t have cars but need to get to and from campus and around the Baton Rouge area. She said the changes to one aspect of the city are considered in how they work in concert with the rest of the plan.

The nine elements — land use, urban design, transportation, eco-nomic development, housing, parks and recreation, environment, public services and infrastructure — are broken down into goals, objectives and actions. Each section is intro-duced with core values and aspira-tions for the element. The drafted elements of FUTUREBR are posted on the plan’s website for public re-view.

Ryan Holcomb, planning proj-ect coordinator at City Parish Plan-ning Commission, said the plan is scheduled to go before the Planning Commission today and will go be-fore the Metro Council on Sept. 21.

“The public is still encouraged to submit comments on the website and show up at public meetings to voice any concern they may have, but overall the feedback we’ve re-ceived has been very positive,” Hol-comb said.

The LSU Faculty Senate passed a number of policy revi-sions and clarifications over the summer to increase student atten-dance both physically and men-tally.

Policy Statement 22 of Uni-versity Policies and Procedures was amended to delegate responsi-bility in determining when weather is severe enough to cancel classes to the University’s Emergency Op-erations Center. The policy state-ment also more clearly defines stu-dents’ responsibilities in the case of weather-related absence from class.

The policy statement now

considers student attendance non-negotiable.

“When a student is absent from class, it is the responsibility of the student to get materials they missed,” said Faculty Senate Pres-ident Kevin Cope. “Attendance is an expectation of students. It is no longer something optional. There is no gray area.”

The newly clarified atten-dance policy is “a step in the right direction,” said Stephen McElroy, communication studies senior. McElroy, who has been penalized for missing class in the past, said a clear outline on the attendance policy will help students discern what is permissible regarding at-tendance.

Classroom distractions in-cluding online activity, whether it be perusing Facebook or shop-ping online, have also been recog-nized by the Faculty Senate. Revi-sions to Policy Statement 29 give

professors more authority to oust activity that may distract others within the classroom.

“Technology has allowed students to be physically present but mentally absent,” said Nathan Crick, associate professor of rhet-oric, a concentration within the Communication Studies Depart-ment.

McElroy said he felt atten-dance has been unofficially man-datory for years. He cited a growth in attendance-based grades as a way for professors to enforce at-tendance.

“Unfortunately, you can’t leg-islate attendance by force,” Crick said. “Genuine attendance in both mind and body is something stu-dents must give, ultimately, of their own accord.”

The Daily Reveillepage 6 Tuesday, August 23, 2011

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Locals provide feedback to improve city planFUTUREBR sets development goalsMorgan SearlesStaff Writer

Contact Morgan Searles at msearles@lsureveille.com

FACULTY SENATE

Clarified policy statement makes student attendance non-negotiablePolicies also limit classroom distractionsJosh NaquinStaff Writer

Contact Josh Naquin at jnaquin@lsureveille.com

SCIENCE

Spider silk could help heal wounds

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

The Associated Press

The University’s Student Ac-tivities Board will host an outdoor movie viewing of the summer blockbuster “Thor” tonight on the Parade Ground.

The event, which is free for students, will begin at 8 p.m., with popcorn and drinks served at 7:30 p.m. Elaine Giles, SAB president and mass communica-tion junior, said the event should

last about two hours.She said students are en-

couraged to “bring blankets and friends.”

“It’s become a tradition to have an outdoor movie at the be-ginning of school,” Giles said. “It’s a great way to blow off steam, meet people and watch a movie for free.”

She said SAB selected “Thor” because of its summer popularity.

“We try to show movies that haven’t been released to DVD,”

she added. “It should be really cool.”

Giles said the event is funded entirely by student fees, and stu-dents will not be required to show their LSU ID for entrance.

In the event of rain, the view-ing will be moved to the Royal Cotillion Ballroom in the Student Union.

NEW YORK (AP) — For all that had been revealed as prosecu-tors moved Monday to drop their sexual assault case against for-mer International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn, they said they couldn’t answer the central question: what happened between him and a maid in his lux-urious hotel suite.

In a 25-page court document, Manhattan prosecutors described the lies and inconsistencies they said had shattered the housekeep-er’s credibility, delved into DNA evidence they said showed sexual

contact but not necessarily a forced encounter, discussed why they saw medical findings as inconclusive and detailed their findings in some-times down-to-the-minute detail.

But in a footnote, they noted that the rundown didn’t “purport to make factual findings” about whether there indeed was an at-tack, as the maid has claimed.

“Rather,” they said, “we sim-ply no longer have confidence be-yond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty.”

With that, the district attor-ney’s office asked a judge to put an end to a case that created a cross-continental sensation. A formal

dismissal is expected at Strauss-Kahn’s court date Tuesday, though the maid, Nafissatou Diallo, is ask-ing the judge to boot the DA’s of-fice off the case and put it on hold until a special prosecutor can be appointed.

Still, if the criminal case is dismissed, efforts to shed light on what transpired in Strauss-Kahn’s suite at the Sofitel hotel are bound to continue in another court: the Bronx civil court handling Diallo’s lawsuit against him.

he said but added, “Our culture, generally, is becoming more ac-cepting of it.”

Maccio pointed out the ad-verse effects the numbers could draw, considering the prejudices still held against the LGBTQ com-munity. It could cause those against LGBTQ rights to feel increasingly threatened, she warned.

Whether the data helps or hurts the cause is up to the people cur-rently working for LGBTQ equali-ty, who can now use these numbers to influence public policy, she said.

Spencer Roby, mathemat-ics sophomore and treasurer of

Spectrum, the University’s LGBTQ organization, agreed with Maccio that the information could be used for good or bad, but he believes the number of same-sex families rais-ing children will help the most.

However you see it, he con-tended, “These are still families with children. Three thousand chil-dren gets more attention.”

One question that remains un-answered is why the population of female same-sex couples signifi-cantly outnumbers the male cou-ples. New Orleans is the only city in Louisiana in which this is not the case.

Maccio thinks this could be due to women’s heightened value

in relationships and communica-tion.

“Women in general tend to be more relationship-oriented,” she said.

While the immediate effects of these new statistics are ques-tionable, Miller, Maccio and Roby agree the statistics will prove high-ly beneficial for the LGBTQ rights movement.

“What makes this data excit-ing is what will happen next in the next Census,” Miller said.

The Daily Reveille page 7Tuesday, August 23, 2011

STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD

‘Thor’ to be shown tonight on campus

The Associated Press

Contact Clayton Crockett at ccrockett@lsureveille.com

CENSUS, from page 1

Sydni DunnNews Editor

Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com

NATION

Prosecutors drop Stauss-Kahn case

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

The Daily Reveillepage 8 Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Four LSU players involved in the now infamous bar fight early Friday morning at Shady’s Bar will meet with police sometime Tues-day, according to a Baton Rouge Police press release.

The time and location are un-disclosed in order to “ensure that the integrity of the investigation is not hampered or disturbed by the inordinate amount of media atten-tion given this incident.”

Senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson, freshman wide receiver Jarvis Landry, sophomore line-backer Josh Johns and sophomore offensive lineman Chris Daven-port are not being charged with a crime until the police investigation is complete, Baton Rouge Police Department Sgt. Don Stone said in the release.

Stone also said police believe simple battery and second-degree battery will be charged once the investigation is finished. Second-degree battery is a felony offense that carries a maximum five-year prison sentence and up to a $2,000 fine.

Other players were forbidden from discussing the specifics of the bar fight involving LSU players during a media session Monday, but the team said it is not letting off-the-field issues distract them.

Although the ongoing case has dominated headlines, defensive end Sam Montgomery said the team has remained poised.

“We’re all trying to get over that and let it be in the past,” Mont-gomery said. “We know we got a game to play and we’re looking

Most running back units don’t get better after losing a 1,000-yard rusher in former LSU standout Ste-van Ridley.

Don’t tell that to a trio of tal-ented sophomores — Spencer Ware, Alfred Blue and Michael Ford — as they hope to make LSU fans forget about the depart-ed Ridley and his bruising running style that often carried an erratic

Tiger offense in 2010.Ware, widely touted through-

out fall camp as the likely feature back, said he doesn’t believe any production drop off is imminent in Ridley’s absence.

“Honestly, I really don’t think it’s gonna be that tough [to re-place Ridley] because our unit was strong last year, and Stevan was the only one that left,” Ware said. “We practiced with him every day, and we can do the things that he does. He just had the opportunity to dis-play it there on the field. When the season rolls around, you’ll see us doing what he did, if not more.”

Ware leapt to the forefront of a crowded backfield in the offseason

following a breakout performance in the Cotton Bowl, as his 10 car-ries for 102 yards helped lead the Tiger offense to 41 points in argu-ably the unit’s strongest outing of the season.

Despite Ware being the buzz name around the LSU backfield since January, it was actually Ford who received the bulk of the reps behind Ridley last season. His 45 rushes for 268 yards and three touchdowns were all second-most among Tiger tailbacks.

A shifty, agile runner adept at getting to the outside, Ford said he’s put an emphasis on becoming

SportsTuesday, August 23, 2011 page 9

FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL

Ware, Ford, Blue step into the spotlight in Ridley’s absence

SPOTLIGHT, see page 18

DISTRACTIONS, see page 18

photo courtsey of MICHAeL DeMOCkeR / The Times-Picayune

Freshman defensive tackle Anthony Johnson (56) works against senior offensive guard Will Blackwell (60) during the LSU spring football game April 9 at Tiger Stadium. Johnson set the Louisiana state sack record at O. Perry Walker High School.

Team puts off-field distractionsbehind

Freshman defensive tackle Johnson expects to see significant playing time

JOHNSON, see page 18

Sophomores form deep Tiger backfieldChris AbshireSports Writer

Hunter PaniaguaSports Writer

Hunter PaniaguaSports Writer

Super FreakAnthony Johnson may speak

softly for a 300-pound defensive tackle, but that’s hardly the most surprising aspect of his voice.

When Johnson belted out a verse of “Amazing Grace” dur-ing LSU Media Day, he captured the attention of the small horde of reporters surrounding the true freshman. His gospel prowess has given him a reputation among his coaches and teammates, which landed him in a sing-off with sophomore offensive tackle Chris Davenport during a team meet-ing.

“We’re two mean, big guys, and they don’t expect voices like that to come from us a lot,” Johnson said. “It’s crazy. We just like to have fun, and we’re thank-ful for that gift that the Lord has given us.”

Aside from his ability to car-ry a tune, Johnson can play foot-ball, too.

The former O. Perry Walker standout quickly rose to national prominence as a five-star recruit, and his work throughout offsea-son practices has put him in po-sition to see the field in his first season.

“He has a vision of where he wants to be and what he wants to do and how he’s going to attain some of the goals that he has,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “He’s a guy that has rare athletic ability, strength, size and speed. But the difference is those minds that say, ‘This is the play I can make, and I’ll learn how to make that play, and I will mature quickly.’ I think that’s Anthony Johnson.”

Defensive coordinator John Chavis said he plans to use a rotation of five or six defensive tackles – a lineup that includes veterans Josh Downs, Michael

File photo

Sophomore running back Alfred Blue (4) sprints in a drill April 5 during spring pratice. Sophomore running back Spencer Ware (11) stands behind Blue.

Incoming students can request football tickets

The two-day window to request football ticket packages for incom-ing students and returning students who failed to meet the 60-priority-point requirement begins today at 8 a.m. and ends Wednesday at 5 p.m., according to a news release.

Those students can register online to request one of two ticket packages. The purple package con-sists of Northwestern State, Auburn and Arkansas, and the gold pack-age consists of Kentucky, Florida and Western Kentucky, all for $12 apiece. The Arkansas game is op-tional for purple package recipients because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The release states the reason for the lottery is the “overwhelming” demand for student season tickets by upperclassmen.

Requesting a package doesn’t necessarily mean students will get that package. If the student’s name is selected and the package isn’t avail-able, the student will be charged for the other package.

When the ordering period con-cludes, the LSU Ticket Offi ce will

begin a random lottery to select stu-dent ticket recipients.

Students requesting ticket pack-ages will be notifi ed of the results via e-mail by Aug. 31. Students who aren’t selected in the lottery will re-ceive an e-mail at a later date about possible opportunities for student tickets to individual games.

University students must have at least a 2.0 GPA and be enrolled full-time for the fall semester to re-ceive their tickets.

Football media day has to be a drag for the players.

They’re forced to sit in a chair for more than an hour and answer more or less the same question over and over again. They talk about team expectations, personal goals, incoming freshmen and ev-erything in between.

In short, the day is full of re-petitive answers and cliché over-load.

That being said, I wanted to ask the players questions that they wouldn’t get from anyone else. I wanted it so that each player’s personality would really shine through.

So I decided to steal a line from LSU’s baseball program.

Every spring, fans eagerly anticipate what each baseball player’s walk-up song will be when they step up to the plate. So I wandered from player to player, asking what they would choose if they could pick a song to play when they walked onto the fi eld.

The answers hit all angles of the music spectrum, but a couple of songs would get quite a bit of Tiger Stadium airplay.

Sophomore running backs Spencer Ware and Michael Ford, sophomore cornerback Tharold Simon and redshirt freshman de-fensive tackle Ego Ferguson all chose “I’m On One,” by Drake.

Then there was the clas-sic choice, AC/DC’s “Thunder-struck,” which was the preferred song of senior quarterback Jarrett

Lee, sophomore offensive guard Josh Williford and sophomore of-fensive tackle Chris Faulk.

Redshirt freshman Brad Wing, an Australian native, de-cided to stay close to home.

“I’d have to go with some-thing Australian,” Wing said. “Either the national anthem for Australia or, ‘I Come from a Land Down Under’ [by Men at Work]. I’d have to do that, the team would make me do that.”

Junior tight end Chase Clem-ent also decided to stay close to his roots.

“My song would be, ‘Fam-ily Tradition,’ Clement said. “It’s just an old country boy song, I’m a country man, and Hank [Wil-liams] is the best.”

Junior wide receiver Rueben Randle chose “Teach Me How to Dougie,” because, “It loosens my mind up. I like to Dougie.”

And junior kicker Drew Alle-man had a little fun with the lack of contact in his daily football routine.

“I’d pick ‘Can’t be Touched,’ by Roy Jones,” Alleman said. “’Cause I actually can’t be touched.”

But the most entertaining portion of the day was asking the players to pick walkout songs for LSU coach Les Miles and their respective coordinators, offensive coordinator Greg Studrawa and defensive coordinator John Cha-vis.

According to numerous play-ers, Miles is quite the hip hop afi -cionado, claiming he is a big fan of rappers Young Jeezy and T.I.

“Miles has a ton of swag, so I’d have to pick ‘Turn My Swag

On’ by Soulja Boy for him,” said senior defensive end Kendrick Adams.

But, as would only be fi tting for the Mad Hatter, the choices for him hit all genres and were, at times, head scratching.

Montgomery claimed Miles would need a Barry White song. Williford chose “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees and Jefferson said a Johnny Cash song would fi t.

Once again, it was Clement and the special teamers that stole the show.

“‘Walk It Out,’” Clement said. “Last year we were playing around in the media room and we put a loud song on and a few of the guys were dancing around. Miles walked in and he started walking it out. So I think that’s his song, honestly.”

Alleman alluded to Miles’ tendency to sneak a turf snack from time to time.

“I’d go with a farmer song because he loves to eat grass,” he said.

Wing, though, summed up Miles and his coaching philoso-phy in a nutshell.

“There’s a lot, we’d have to make a CD for him,” Wing said. “You don’t know what you’re go-ing to get with him, so we’d have to just put a bunch of random songs on there.”

The coordinators were not spared from the song choosing carnage, either.

“When I see [Studrawa] com-ing at me in practice, I’d say the ‘Jaws’ theme song,” Randle said. “Because he’s always got a mean look on his face.”

Clement jokingly said

Studrawa would enjoy walking out to a Backstreet Boys song be-cause, “He’s that kind of man. A real manly man.”

Montgomery said Chavis would want “one of those songs with less lyrics and a lot more cussing.”

But sophomore safety Craig Loston took a shot at Chavis’ se-niority to the players, choosing “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” by The Temptations.

“He’s much older than us, but pretty much it’s an old school song for the older people,” Loston said.

Rob Landry is a 23-year-old mass communication senior from Mandeville. Follow him on Twit-ter @RobLandry85.

� e Daily Reveillepage 10 Tuesday, August 23, 2011

BODY SHOTSROB LANDRYSports columnist

If LSU football players could choose walk-up songs

SPORTS BRIEFS

Staff Reports

Contact � e Daily Reveille’s sports sta� at sports@lsureveille.com

MORE PLAYER PICKS

Jordan Jeff erson

Craig Loston

Brandon Taylor

Kendrick Adams

Deangelo Peterson

Ron Brooks

Jive - Rick Ross

Bring em Out - TI

Money Right - Level

Win - Young Jeezy

Work - Rick Ross

Lose My Mind - Young Jeezy

Contact Rob Landry at rlandry@lsureveille.com

With all eyes focused on the highly anticipated and rapidly ap-proaching football season, LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is making his own preparations, as-sembling a squad he hopes will make a run at the 2012 College World Series.

The Tigers were able to hold on to fi ve of the eight signees that were selected to the 2011 MLB Draft this summer, bringing the total to 14 newcomers.

“I had absolutely no surpris-es [on Signing Day] relative to how it affected LSU. Everything played out exactly how I thought it would play out – even the play-ers that were not drafted,” Main-ieri said. “We feel very good about them and think they will be some of the best players in our program as we go forward.”

The class consists of eight pitchers and six position players, who joined the veterans on cam-pus Monday.

After a 36-20 fi nish last year that kept the Tigers out of the postseason, Mainieri was excited to throw out a few names that Ti-ger fans should begin to learn.

“How can you not be excit-ed about a 6-foot-4 left-handed pitcher from Houston that was drafted in the 15th round?” Main-ieri said of signee Cody Glenn. “Glenn has a chance to be really something special. I think we’re very fortunate that we were able to hold on to him.”

Mainieri also mentioned

senior shortstop Austin Nola’s younger brother Aaron as a fu-ture star.

Along with getting the op-portunity to play with his brother for a year, Mainieri said the right-handed pitcher could make an immediate impact in the rotation.

“Aaron is going to be out-standing,” Mainieri said. “He’s going to be able to help us right from the get-go. He’s a strike-throwing machine. He’s pitched in the big games in high school and he knows what LSU baseball is all about.”

M a i n i e r i said Dunham High School catcher Tyler Moore could fi ll in a spot the Ti-gers “were hurting for” last sea-son as a left-handed hitter and will also be in a six-man running for starting catcher.

Utility man Grant Dozar and infi elder Mike Lowery were the only left handers to see signifi -cant action last season.

But aside from the plethora of young talent, three names that are questionable for the 2012 campaign include three dual sport athletes – sophomore run-ning back Spencer Ware, fresh-man running back Terrence Ma-gee and freshman quarterback Jared Foster.

“Spencer’s situation is still up in the air,” Mainieri said. “I didn’t list Spencer nor Magee nor Jared Foster on the roster just because we’re going to see how things go with football this fall. We’re going to see how our team

goes and what our strengths and weaknesses are and roster spots and so forth, and we’ll address that all again later in the fall.”

Ware earned eight hits in 21 games last season, batting .178 on the year.

The Cincinnati native, who may be the starting running back this fall, said he is going to assess

his situation when baseball season rolls around.

“It’s football season right now. I can’t be worrying about what’s going on in the spring,” Ware said. “If he can get his team fi lled with great athletes, then they may not need me. I’m going to see how [playing base-ball] goes depend-ing on this year. Depending on how

this fall goes, we’ll talk again when the time is right.”

Ware said that as of now, he plans on joining the baseball team this spring.

Mainieri said he will bring 40 players to fall camp before trimming down to the allotted 35.

The Tigers begin their six-week, full-squad fall practice ses-sion Sept. 25. The 2012 season kicks off Feb. 17 when the Tigers host Air Force in Alex Box Sta-dium.

� e Daily Reveille page 11Tuesday, August 23, 2011

BASEBALL

Glenn, Nola among 14 newcomers

Mark ClementsSports Writer

‘‘‘[Aaron Nola] is a strike-throwing machine. He’s

pitched in the big games in high

school and knows what LSU baseball

is all about.’Paul Mainieri

LSU baseball coach

Ware, Magee, Foster weighing options

BENJAMIN OLIVER HICKS / The Daily Reveille

LSU freshman out� elder Spencer Ware safely slides into second base Feb. 22 in Alex Box stadium against UNO. The Tigers defeated the Bucaneers 13-0.

Contact Mark Clements at mclements@lsureveille.com

The Daily Reveillepage 12 Tuesday, August 23, 2011

With syllabi and fresh-men running rampant on campus, University students fi nd it easier to commemo-rate the beginning of the semester and unrelenting drudgery of new classes by partying it up every night of the week. Some even

organize their efforts with Facebook groups.

“It’s just something my friends and I love to start the semester off with,” said Michael Trahan , architecture senior and “Syllabus Week Out” Facebook group orga-nizer. “It’s my effort to get all my friends out and party-ing during the fi rst week of school. I made a schedule of

all the cheapest covers and specials.”

And homework is no excuse for not going out, ac-cording to Trahan .

“I’ll probably have a lot of work to do for school, but I’ll fi nish it early,” Trahan said. “My roommate will have nothing to do, though, so there’s no use in him not going out this week.”

Schoolwork or lack thereof won’t affect archi-tecture freshman Tina Nara-ghi-Pour’s syllabus week plans.

“I actually do have schoolwork, but I’m going to go out anyway,” Naraghi-Pour said. “People are going to have fun no matter wheth-er they have class or not.”

While many students

may be celebrating, French education junior Camille Perry will not be frequenting any bars this week.

“That’s really not my scene. I like to go to mov-ies with friends and cook instead, and I watch a lot of TV and read,” Perry said. “I just don’t drink, and when

In Baton Rouge, those who thirst for high fashion are often forced to seek it through magazines, blogs and even reality TV.

Almost everyone has indulged in at least one episode, be it “The City,” “Project Runway” or “The Rachel Zoe Project.” But some stu-dents say those shows don’t give real insight into the dynamic world of fashion.

“People look at it as a glamor-ous lifestyle,” said Betsie Everritt , a recent University alumna in apparel design. “People don’t realize how much hard work it is.”

Everritt spent the summer in-terning with the Von Markoviec house in Arnhem, The Netherlands . She drafted patterns, constructed runway pieces and sample garments and participated in the process of fi t-ting the garment to the model and making necessary adjustments.

She also had the opportunity to make jewelry to accessorize the clothing collection.

Apparel design alumna Anama-rie Rios spent the summer working directly under a patternmaker at Vera

Wang in New York City. She drafted patterns for many pieces of the 2012 ready-to-wear line, and she said ev-eryone she worked with was polite and professional, contrary to some television personalities.

“It’s nothing like ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’” Rios said.

Barrett Hutchinson , apparel design alumnus, spent the summer working in the Diane von Fursten-berg showroom in Manhattan . He said his supervisor made it a point to tell the interns that it wasn’t “going to be like ‘The Hills .’”

Hutchinson said the only part of his internship that resembled reality

EntertainmentTuesday, August 23, 2011 page 13

Haylie NavarreEntertainment Writer

LAUREN DUHON / The Daily Reveille

LSU alumnae Anamarie Rios and Betsie Everritt prep fabrics for new designs.

HOUSEWIVES, see page 16

REALITY, see page 17

FASHION

Interns learn from top designers

SYLLABUS, see page 17

Kittu PannuEntertainment Writer

‘SYLLABUS WEEK’ DRINK SPECIALSTONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYBogies - Penny Pitchers 8 — 11 p.m.JL’s Place - Free cover before 11 p.m. with LSU ID

Mellow Mushroom - Free cover before 10 p.m.The House - $1 wine and martinis until 10 p.m.

Shady’s - Ladies get in and drink for free from 8 - 10 p.m.; $1 calls all nightThe House - $1 calls until 10 p.m.

Reggie’s - Free cover; $5 mixed drink pitchers

Bogies - $5 � sh bowl cocktails and frozed screwdrivers from 8 — 10 p.m.; $4 tall Jim Bean and Stoli all night

The House - Free cover and drinks for ladies 7 — 10 p.m.

Bogies - Free cover for ladies until 10 p.m.; $3 wells and Jager bombsThe House - Open bar 7 — 10 p.m.

photo illustration by CHRSTOPHER LEH

Last week, the world was rocked by the news of “Real Hous-wives of Beverly Hills” husband Russell Armstrong’s death.

Ok, maybe not the whole world. But mine, for sure.

As a frequent (some may say obsessive) viewer of the Real House-wives series, I pride myself on being able to separate reality TV from ac-tual reality.

So it was certainly a shock to the sys-tem when I read that Armstrong, a Housewife’s husband, com-mitted suicide in his Beverly Hills home.

I can only assume the events that unfolded in the months leading up to Armstrong’s death had something to do with his decision to off himself.

After fi ling for divorce in the middle of July, his estranged wife, Taylor Armstrong, went public with the couple’s many issues. Very pub-lic.

She spoke to People magazine about her frequent disputes with her husband and the physical abuse she suffered. Entertainment news outlets buzzed with the details, and it was soon broadcast across the country.

It’s not hard to understand why a man going through a divorce with-out a prenup, having his name raked

Having a glass after class Reality TV needs to lighten the mood

Industry’s reality not quite TV’s

RACHEL WARRENDeputy News and

Entertainment Editor

Spotify, a new music stream-ing service, has recently landed in the United States and is providing students with a way to legally listen to as much music as their ears can handle.

Spotify allows instant access to more than 15 million songs, which users can organize into playlists and share with friends via websites like Facebook and Twitter.

The music service was intro-duced to the U.S. on July 14, but has been available in seven European countries since its launch in Sweden in 2008, according to a news release.

Mechanical engineering doc-toral student Paul Williams is origi-nally from England – one of the first places to be introduced to Spotify.

Williams said the service took a while to catch on and most people only use the free version.

Spotify is available for free, or users can subscribe to the service for a monthly fee that will allow more access and disable music-interrupt-ing advertisements.

“Spotify was founded as a bet-ter, simpler alternative to piracy. So making sure that the people who create the music prosper is hugely important to us,” said Ken Parks, chief content officer and managing director of Spotify North America, in a news release. “We have full cata-logues from all the major labels and a raft of independent labels including those represented by Merlin, which means all of their artists are being fairly compensate for their creativ-ity every time people enjoy music through Spotify.”

Sheri Thompson, the Univer-isty’s IT communications and plan-ning officer, said she thinks the service seems legitimate compared to other music programs that have

faced legal trouble.“The problem that happens with

a company like this is that they’re not going through the proper chan-nels to get licenses,” Thompson said. “You’ve got to be careful where you’re getting your music from.”

John Borne, chief IT secu-rity and policy officer, said in an e-mail that Spotify is legal because it streams music with the permission of record labels.

“These services stay legitimate by buying the rights to stream music from media firms and independent media owners and generate revenue through paid subscriptions and ad-vertising that’s embedded in the free accounts,” Borne said.

Borne said Spotify isn’t sharing illegal copies of music to subscrib-ers, it is providing music that is “pay to play.”

Mathematics senior Eliska Otil-lio said she likes that the service is free and offers several different genres of music.

“I just like that it has a lot of variety,” Otillio said. “It has a lot of things I like.”

Otillio said she hasn’t found any problems with the service yet.

Matt Johnson, civil engineering senior, said he uninstalled the mu-sic application an hour after he had downloaded it.

He said Spotify seems like Grooveshark, a similar online

music-streaming service that he al-ready uses.

Johnson said he also enjoys us-ing Pandora, which generates ran-dom song selections based on musi-cal tastes, because it helps him find new music.

He said he’d rather use a browser-based music service instead

of one like Spotify that needs to be downloaded and takes up memory and computer space.

The Daily Reveillepage 14 Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Kevin ThibodeauxEntertainment Writer

Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com

Spotify offers access to more than 15 million songsMUSIC

The vomit and broken beer bottles littering the floor of Bogie’s Bar proved to students and residents reaching for their 15 minutes of fame that reality isn’t always glamorous.

Auditions for 495 Productions’ new Southern-centric reality show “Party Down South” were held in Baton Rouge at Bogie’s Bar on Aug. 11 and the Texas Club on Aug. 13, which together drew about 100 ap-plicants, according to Alicia Rodri-guez, a casting representative for the show.

Josh Allouche, the show’s cast-ing director from Doron Ofir Cast-ing, said a network has agreed to air the show, but he couldn’t disclose which network it is.

While the show has interviewed nearly 300 people across the south-ern states including Mississippi, Ala-bama and Louisiana, Allouche said Baton Rouge and Lafayette have had the most promising candidates.

“There’s a self-sufficiency

down here. There’s more of a con-nection to the real America,” Al-louche said, referencing the contrast between “Party Down South” and other shows set in extraordinary lo-cations like Los Angeles.

Rodriguez said the Gulf region was chosen because, like the Jersey Shore, “it’s such a small area that it’s unlike anywhere in the United States.”

Rodriguez cited the region’s customs, dialect and food as exam-ples of its uniqueness.

Rodriguez also said the purpose of the show was “to inject some spir-it and vitality back in that area” fol-lowing the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

“It’s aspirational to bring some-thing to that area,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said the produc-tion company was looking for Gulf southerners — people from “the Louisiana bayou, swimming in the river and growing up with alligators” — instead of southerners from Ten-nessee or another region.

“We’re looking for eight

outstanding personalities from the Gulf area,” Allouche said. “We’re looking for people who know who they are.”

Allouche said he wasn’t able to divulge information on the creative content of the show, but he said he expected the final casting decisions to be made in September and for the show to air in late 2012.

Albert Bows, a 2007 University graduate in construction manage-ment and current bartender at Metro nightclub in New Orleans, went to the Bogie’s audition and said he was asked to audition after making an im-pression with his video submission.

Bows said he had originally filled out the form “as a joke” be-cause of the ridiculous things that happen to him on a weekly basis. He said he felt his life should be a televi-sion show.

Bows said the show’s casting directors called him and asked him to make a video.

He said he compiled video clips of his daily routine which in-cludes working at a construction site,

spending time with alligators and a night out at the club.

“I just wanted to show them I’m genuine and what sets me apart from everyone else,” Bows said.

Bows said he had a “wild fac-tor,” but he’s not trying to fit into a stereotype for the show.

Psychology senior Kristen Helmer applied at Bogie’s with a group of her friends.

Helmer said she heard the cast-ing directors were looking for a group of energetic, close friends.

She said she and her friends had always wanted to be on a television show and applied because they’re so close-knit.

“It’s not a fake society like you see on most television shows,” Helmer said.

Jennifer Geiger, a social work graduate student, said she thinks the media falsely portray southerners.

“It’s kind of playing into the ste-reotype that people already know,” Geiger said.

Geiger, who’s from Houma, said she doesn’t know anyone in the

area who hunts alligators.Sociology senior Suzannah

Cassanova said she thinks television shows portray the south negatively.

“‘Swamp People’ is the worst thing ever,” Cassanova said. “It makes everyone look super red-neck.”

Ben Carroll, an electrical en-gineering graduate student, said he thinks television shows showcase the uniqueness in an area which some people may mistake as stereotyping, and he doesn’t think shows purpose-fully portray a bias against any group of people.

Jordan Vernon, a biology soph-omore, said television exaggerates things.

“It’s TV, so it’s dramatized,” Vernon said. “The Southern drawl — not everyone talks like that. New Orleans isn’t all about partying and voodoo.”

Creators of ‘Jersey Shore’ begin casting ‘Party Down South’

Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com

TELEVISION

Kevin ThibodeauxEntertainment Writer

T.I. “hits right now”

1. No Sleep Wiz Khalifa

2. Got 2 Luv U Sean Paul

3. Lighters

Bad Meets Evil

4. Stereo Hearts Gym Class Heroes

5. Out of My Head Lupe Fiasco

6. On My Mind Cody Simpson

1. Time Was Canned Heat

2. Just Got to Be The Black Keys

3. Modern Times The Black Keys

4. TendernessPaul Simon

5. Prealudium to ye Fancie FantasiaJohn Whtielaw

6. Learn How to Fall Paul Simon

Jonny Greenwood “Office Chart”

Britney Spears “JJ & Preston’s

Dance Mix”

1. Baby Justin Bieber

2. I Gotta Feeling Black Eyed Peas

3. Judas Lady Gaga

4. Smooth CriminalMichael Jackson

5. ‘Till the World EndsBritney Spears

6. Firework Katie Perry

SPOTIFY CELEBRITY PLAYLISTS

graphic by MELISSA RUSHING

Radiohead’s

When math sophomore An-drew Galatas buys clothes, he’s not just admired or imitated — he’s stereotyped.

Galatas is just one in a grow-ing number of students labeled as “hipsters.” He shops mainly at thrift and consignment stores and has constructed a style uniquely his own.

Merriam-Webster defines a hipster as “a person who is unusu-ally aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns (as in jazz or fashion).”

Modern-day “hipsters” are descendants of the Beat genera-tion of the 1940s. As listed in “The Birth of the Beat Generation: Vi-sionaries, Rebels and Hipsters, 1944-1960” by Steven Watson, characteristics of “beatniks” in-cluded goatees, black jeans or tights, smoking marijuana, drink-ing cheap wine, playing bongos and hanging out in coffee houses.

The offbeat or alternative qualities of both generations, in addition to an affinity toward mu-sic, has distinguished them from mainstream culture.

That similar taste in fash-ion among hipsters has created a hodgepodge of popular clothing with styles from various decades. Hipsters can be seen wearing ev-erything from loose silhouettes of the ’20s to plaid and denim cut-offs from the ’90s.

Those styles, along with other hipster trends, can be found in the aforementioned thrift and consign-ment stores.

“Half of my clothes are new from clearance racks, and the other half are so old that you can’t read the label when I first buy it,” Galatas said.

Galatas’ main influence in frequenting thrift stores is afford-ability. He said that he would love to be decked out everyday in a tux and a fedora, but it’s just not rea-sonable. He prefers shopping at thrift stores because he can find clothing that appeals to him and that is priced right.

Galatas said he gets lots of his style inspiration from con-certs in New Orleans. He said the city is infused with such varied

personality, and he always sees something he would like to recre-ate.

He said the most popular out-fits he wears are interpretations of clothing worn by street perform-ers, especially musicians in the French Quarter. He said it appeals to him because he knows the per-formers are dressed as nicely as they can afford.

“It fits my sensibilities,” Gala-tas said.

He said the term “hipster” comes with a lot of negative con-notations, but he admits the word is convenient.

“It conveys a certain sense of style,” said Galatas, “It’s conve-nient in a sense of style, not per-sonalities.”

Galatas said he likes the idea of reviving clothes that have been cast out, but for him it’s not a case of boycotting specific clothing chains.

“I don’t wear the clothes that I wear because they convey a par-ticular connotation. The connota-tion just comes with the clothes I wear,” said Galatas.

Galatas said he’s not insulted by Internet memes and jokes tar-geted at hipsters, but said some people that share his taste in clothes might take it to the ex-treme.

“It’s one thing to shop at a thrift store and find what might be considered outdated and another thing to seek out clothes that are dead for a reason,” said Galatas. “There’s a difference between standing out and peacocking.”

Hannah Bolingbroke, petro-leum engineering junior, is also a frequent purchaser of consignment clothing, but doesn’t consider her-self a member of the hipster cul-ture.

“If there are pieces of my style that people consider hip-ster, it doesn’t offend me because I’m just doing what I like to do,” Bolingbroke said.

Aside from classic style icons like Coco Chanel and Twiggy, the indie music scene influences Bolingbroke’s wardrobe. She said people who share her taste in mu-sic are a good reflection of her per-sonal style.

While Bolingbroke said she is conscious of the eco-friendly

factor in buying consignment gar-ments, she has no agenda in mak-ing a bold statement against con-sumerism.

“I still shop at Wal-Mart,” Bolingbroke said.

Both Bolingbroke and Galatas

encourage more people to check out the clothing racks at thrift stores.

Galatas doesn’t understand why people are so quick to dismiss the idea of thrift store shopping.

“Someone obviously wore

[the clothes] at some point,” he said, “They had appeal. I don’t see why they still don’t.”

The Daily ReveilleTuesday, August 23, 2011 page 15

FASHION

Haylie NavarreEntertainment Writer

‘I’ve never heard

anyone use the term, ‘hipster’ before.

What does it mean?’

Tatson Brookshirebiology freshman

WHAT DOES ‘HIPSTER’ MEAN TO YOU?‘I feel it

is stereo-typical. They

have the same style and hang out at the

same place.’Becca Sherman

music junior

‘I find ‘hipster’ is more of an arrogant

mindset. I just like to dress this

way.’Chris Melhado

business managementsenior

Contact Haylie Navarre at hnavarre@lsureveille.com

Modern-day hipsters express individual style, reject labels

through the mud in a very public fashion and suffering from severe depression — as many news outlets have reported — would consider tak-ing his own life.

It’s all a little too real if you ask me.Reality shows are meant to be easy to watch. Fluff. Something you watch to take a break from your day.

They shouldn’t have such ter-rible, life-changing consequences.

Armstrong’s death is only the most recent in a long line of issues that arise for people featured on real-ity shows.

The first I can think of is the earth-shattering divorce of Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, but I’m sure there were plenty preceding it. All this leaves me wondering what it is about reality shows that leads to such issues.

Is it the stress of being followed around by cameras all day? Is it the money they get paid to put their lives in the spotlight? Or have their heads just become giant?

We’re buying into it, too. We watch these shows (myself included) on a nightly basis, and we read up on their stars’ antics in tabloids. We perpetuate the cycle. And we love it.

It actually makes me long for the days of sitcoms and game shows, when the name “Kardsashian” wasn’t plastered all over everything and the only shows shot with hand-held cameras were documentaries.

As much as I’d like to bring those days back — and trust me, if I could bring back “The Love Con-nection,” I would — I know it’s not

going to happen. We’ve gone too far down the reality road and there’s no turning back.

But maybe we can put on the brakes a little. Care a little more about the people in our own lives in-stead of the ones lighting up our tele-vision screens. Pay more attention to the nightly news and not “Nanny 911.” Stop reading US Weekly and pick up a real book.

Work to keep these reality stars

out of trouble by not paying attention to them at all, and you might actually learn a little something while doing it.

And if all else fails, here’s my suggestion for reality TV — keep it light. Keep it simple. Keep it non-deadly.

While it is no secret that Baton Rouge has a dynamic food truck scene, local restaurants on wheels have recently been expanding rap-idly.

For students unfamiliar with food trucks, an average ice cream truck might come to mind. But these meals on wheels are real restaurants run by young professionals.

The trend took off locally when local entrepreneur Jared Loftus and his business partners launched Ninja Snowballs in 2009.

The project was innovative in that it used social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to alert follow-ers to its location, as it would change daily.

“It’s not much different than what you see at carnivals or festi-vals,” Loftus explained. “But it is what it is today because of social media.”

Loftus said he chose a snow-ball business because he knew sell-ing snowballs in Louisiana was not much of a risk.

After he found that the idea of a social media-fueled mobile res-taurant would work, Loftus started Taco de Paco, a Mexican eatery that has become the poster child of what Loftus calls the “Baton Rouge food truck revolution.”

While Loftus has been part of the trend since it began, FRESH Sal-ads and Wraps, which operates as

a traditional restaurant in the Main Street Market downtown since 2007, just became the newest addition to the food truck scene this month.

Owner Pat Fellows said he felt it was the next logical step for his business.

“It only took getting the truck set up and opening for business,” Fellows said. “We already knew how to make everything. There wasn’t much of a learning curve.”

Fellows, whose mobile busi-ness launched at the beginning of August, wants the truck to recreate and advertise the high energy of his downtown store, rather than act as a standalone business.

He found it’s working well so far.

“We were ready to do it because it was an easy step, and we knew it would be a good marketing piece for us,” Fellows said. “It serves me to market my brand, not just salads.”

Loftus said food trucks have seen a huge growth in popularity in just the past year. He attributes the popularity of the food trucks to one simple fact — it’s fun.

“We can roll up anywhere. You’ve got a group of people, and it’s an instant party,” he said.

Loftus also believes the trucks have the ability to be more creative than an average restaurant, which adds a new dimension to the experi-ence.

Fellows plans to implement activities around his truck to make waiting in line more fun for his cus-

tomers. “We’ve talked about getting a washer-toss game going, or having a magnetic dartboard on the side of the truck, just small things that are cool and different,” Fellows said.

That’s not to say it is always easy.

“Take everything that could go wrong with a business and then put it on wheels,” Loftus said, re-calling times when a truck’s engine wouldn’t start or a truck broke down and had to be towed.

Fellows said he anticipates his biggest obstacle will be that his busi-ness goes against the grain of typical food served from a truck.

“I think we may fight an upward battle with a perception of what food from a food truck is,” Fellows said. “So far it’s just been burgers, barbe-cue and fried foods, obviously very different from what we do.”

But students seem enthusiastic about trying the food.

“I’ve never even heard of them before, but it sounds pretty good,” said Federico Gonzalez, economics freshman.

Theatre sophomore Josh Allred hasn’t tried any of Baton Rouge’s food trucks, but he hails from what many consider to be the food truck capital of the world — Austin, Tex-as. Allred said “trailer park food,” or food trucks that don’t change loca-tion, are a staple of the city.

“It’s almost like a tourist attrac-tion, and I’d recommend it to any-one,” he said.

Fellows and Loftus have a

bright vision for the future of the food truck industry, but Fellows said he prefers to put his brick-and-mor-tar restaurants first.

“We’re looking at multiple locations for restaurants right now,” he said. “We may launch a truck in New Orleans or on the Northshore, testing those markets, spreading our brand and then making the natural step to put a brick-and-mortar in those locations.”

Loftus, on the other hand, re-mains focused on the trucks, insist-ing its no overnight fad.

“I think they’re here to stay,” he said. “Unless we see a time where people stop eating or liking good food, I think we’ve only just begun to see the impact of food trucks in the Baton Rouge area.”

The Daily Reveillepage 16 Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Contact Joey Groner at jgroner@lsureveille.com

Joey GronerEntertainment Writer

DINING

HOUSEWIVES, from page 13

BLAIR LOCKHART / The Daily Reveille

The Geaux-Yo food truck serves frozen yogurt to kids Wednesday on Perkins Road.

Local food trucks gain popularity

Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com

you’re the sober person, it gets an-noying having to take care of drunk people.”

Ben Birch, kinesiology fresh-man, believes this is the perfect time to get his priorities straight for the coming semester.

“I’m going to try and get into the rhythm of school,” Birch said. “I think if you go out and party, you don’t get the feel of what really needs to get done. It also depends on the person.”

This week is the best time to kick off the school year and football season, said Victoria Wood, interna-tional studies and political science junior.

“I don’t like missing class, so I’ll

probably go out three or four nights this week,” Wood said. “Freshman year, we used to have lots of par-ties in the dorms during [‘syllabus week’], so I’ve always participated in the festivities.”

Bar owners and managers in Baton Rouge have noticed a grow-ing trend in attendance, especially during the first few weeks of each semester.

“If you’re still getting your syl-labus and schedule hammered out the first week, you’re not doing much in class,” said Jason Nay, Fred’s Bar general manager. “When the school year hits, everyone is glad to get back [to Baton Rouge], and there’s not as much stress with classes.”

Bars from Tigerland to the downtown area are hosting special

events geared toward students.The Roux House will offer a

charity benefit for Race for the Cure, featuring live music from Speakeasy. The Office will be hosting festivities with the DJ Triz-A album release and live art battle.

“Downtown is all about stu-dents having a good time if they are of age,” said Danny Breaux, Wild-flower Presents owner and events coordinator in the downtown area.

Closer to campus, bars in the Ti-gerland area will continue their regu-lar specials this week. The Varsity Theatre will host “Banded,” a night of rocking out with prominent Baton Rouge bands, this Wednesday. Some bars, like Fred’s Bar, will also host “syllabus week”-exclusive events.

“We have events like the ‘Jager

night’ Monday night, where Jager will pay for all drinks with Jager in it, and then Wednesday we’re having a huge tent concert with ‘Move Like Bernie’ and ‘Stanky Leg’ and Thurs-day we’re doing the ‘Christmas in August’ party,” Nay said. “On a nor-mal week, we would not be doing all of these big nights during the week, but since it’s [‘syllabus week’] we can take advantage of it.”

Other bars around campus en-tice students with cheap drink spe-cials.

“My personal favorite night to go out is Tuesday because Bogies’ has their penny pitchers, and we go to JL’s afterward,” Trahan said. “Thursdays are good anywhere, and Fred’s on Fridays.”

Bar environment and

atmosphere are big factors for Nara-ghi-Pour.

“I like Shady’s more than other bars because it’s more fun and you can dance there,” she said. “The bar has a bigger dance floor, and it’s not like some of the other bars in Tiger-land.”

Trahan also offers advice to stu-dents looking to let their hair down during “syllabus week” — be safe.

“Don’t do anything illegal, and definitely don’t drink and drive,” Trahan said. “There will probably be a lot of cops out there watching the streets and handing out MIPs.”

The Daily Reveille page 17Tuesday, August 23, 2011

TV was the occasional office coffee run, which wasn’t a daily occurrence.

Hutchinson said when people watch fashion shows, they don’t re-alize how much hard work and dedi-cation goes into producing garments.

All University textiles, apparel design and merchandising students are required to complete either an internship or a course called Entre-preneurship in Human Ecology for credit toward their degree.

Yvonne Leak, textiles, apparel design and merchandising professor and internship coordinator, said an internship is highly recommended.

Most students choose to intern the summer after they have complet-ed all of their course work.

“The ideal arrangement would be for the company the student is

interning with to offer the student a job at the end of the internship,” Leak said.

She said some companies use the interning period as a training pro-gram for new employees.

Although acquiring an intern-ship will help a student get a foot in the door of the fashion industry, it is no easy accomplishment.

Both Everritt and Hutchinson said they received little to no feed-back from multiple companies to which they applied. Rios said she didn’t receive any responses from the companies with which she was particularly interested in interning.

Hutchinson said he landed his internship with Diane von Furst-enberg through networking on the social media site LinkedIn. He said there’s benefit to knowing someone in the company for which one is

applying because major fashion companies get multiple interns ap-plying daily, and it’s easy for one ap-plication to get lost amongst the sea of others.

Another problem budding Uni-versity designers face is their geo-graphic location. The major fashion markets in the United States are lo-cated in Dallas, Los Angeles and the largest in New York City.

Leak said local internships aren’t of lesser quality, but that there are usually fewer opportunities for design students because the majority of local internships are in retail.

Leak said students have more opportunities if they’re willing to complete their internship outside of Baton Rouge.

In addition to the cost of travel, students must also account for the cost of living associated with the

area in which they plan to intern. “Design internships are gener-

ally unpaid,” Leak said. Hutchinson said he was sur-

prised when he landed a paid intern-ship with a salary of $20 a day, and he didn’t know anyone else who was paid during their internship.

While Hutchinson enjoyed be-ing able to see how the industry func-tions in real time, working for such a large company also had a downside. He said there were constantly five to six interns at a time, and it was dif-ficult for him to network.

Everritt interned with a smaller, foreign company and said she felt her experience was valuable.

“I got to work one on one with the designer every day,” Everritt said. “She was really focused on teaching me.”

Everritt said she felt

important on a daily basis, a feeling she wouldn’t have found in a larger business.

“My skills were needed and ap-preciated,” said Everritt.

Everritt said she saw how dif-ficult it is to get started and to get people to take you seriously.

When students complete an in-ternship, the hope is that they’ll have a clearly defined path for post-grad-uation plans.

“The bottom line is that they feel that through the internship they’ve enhanced what they are learning in the classroom and that it has given them career direction,” Leak said.

REALITY, from page 13

SYLLABUS, from page 13

Contact Kittu Pannu at kpannu@lsureveille.com

Contact Haylie Navarre at hnavarre@lsureveille.com

forward to it.”Quarterback Jarrett Lee said

the team banded together to em-brace any punishments that LSU coach Les Miles placed during practices. Lee said the team ran more in the last few days.

“It’s punishment, so that’s part of it,” Lee said. “We as a team came together and we put that on ourselves to have a lot of running. We feel that’s only going to make us better.”

Junior wide receiver Rueben Randle told multiple media outlets on Monday that Lee worked with the fi rst team during practice, but Lee refuted the statement.

“I sure didn’t,” Lee said. “Ev-erything was the same as it’s been. Nothing changed. Practice was the same.”

Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette confi rmed that Jefferson continued to work with the fi rst team, and all players in-volved in the investigation prac-ticed.

Miles has not announced any suspensions for the Tigers’ season opener against Oregon on Sept. 3, but many speculated who will start against the Ducks. Lee said he maintained the same level of preparation.

“You always work your hard-est each and every day, and that’s what we’re going to continue to do,” Lee said. “These last couple days, nothing has changed.”

Randle expressed comfort if

Lee starts the game.“He’s been there just as long

and he has just as much experi-ence,” Randle said. “I feel like if he has to step in, he’ll do great.

WILLIFORD, BRANCH HINDERED BY INJURIES

Offensive linemen Josh Wil-liford and Matt Branch have been restricted during practice due to injuries, said offensive tackle Chris Faulk. Williford has been

seen wearing a walking boot and Branch has been seen wearing a knee brace.

“They’re just banged up,” Faulk said. “We worked hard this camp, we started school today and now we’re about into more of the scout practices and hopefully these guys get back soon.”

an all-around player in fall camp.“If you’re trying to be a great

[running] back, you need to do it all,” Ford said. “That means being a balanced back, blocking in pro-tection and running up the middle.”

Blue was the original chal-lenger to Ridley ’s stranglehold on the feature back spot early in 2010 . He started the third game of the season against Mississippi State and scored a touchdown against Vanderbilt before an ankle injury sustained in an early October game at Florida limited his effectiveness through the fi nal six games.

At a stout 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, Blue said he likes to play between the tackles because of the advantage his sturdy frame pro-vides.

“My game is just more suited for running inside,” Blue said.

“I’m a very physical guy. I like the contact, and I run hard downhill.”

Since being promoted to of-fensive coordinator three weeks ago, Greg Studrawa , the former of-fensive line coach, said the versa-tility of each player’s skill sets will be an asset while he adjusts to his new role at coordi-nator.

“We are for-tunate to have three or four guys this year that each have different tools,” Studrawa said. “One is big, some are lighter and some can catch the ball out of the backfi eld. We want to take advantage of their abilities the best we can. We will have dif-ferent running plays and schemes where we can use the talents of

those guys and do what is best for us and them.”

With the passing game — which ranked towards the bottom of nearly every major passing category last year — still a major question mark in the Tiger offense heading into the season, the trio

may be forced to put the offense on its back like Rid-ley so often did in 2010 .

While Blue expressed confi -dence in maligned starting quarter-back Jordan Jef-ferson , he said the success of the passing game also

depends on the consistency of the rushing attack.

“We know we have to run the ball in order for the passing game

to be effective,” Blue said. “We don’t want to make it harder for the QBs and the receivers. There’s also pass protection and blocking, which we actually focus on almost as much as how we run the ball.”

Even with Les Miles labeling Ware as the primary ball carrier, all three said there is no animosity or rivalry in the backfi eld.

“We have a great relationship

with each other,” Blue said. “It’s a competitive thing once we hit the fi eld, but we came to the conclu-sion that nobody’s a star here. We compete to make each other better rather than just trying to make it up the depth chart.”

Brockers and Ego Ferguson. Even as a freshman, Johnson

said he expects to fi nd himself in that group. Since enrolling in the spring, Johnson has received practice reps with the fi rst team and was one of the few freshmen selected to work with the veter-ans when fall camp opened.

“[Defensive line] coach Brick Haley put me in the posi-tion to do that,” Johnson said. “I learned a lot over the spring. Being with the ones was a big matchup, a disadvantage for a lot of the offensive linemen because of my speed and my power and my size. I just worked hard to be in that [fi rst team] rotation.”

Johnson rose to stardom

early in his high school career, during which he broke the Loui-siana sack record. Miles said he fi rst noticed the recruit in the stands while watching for-mer Belle Chasse wide receiver James Wright.

“I was on the fi eld, and I re-member looking over there and [recruiting coordinator Larry] Porter says, ‘That right there is Anthony Johnson,’” Miles said. “And I looked over there, and I don’t know that I made eye con-tact with him, but I recognized him right away because he will stand out in a crowd.”

Johnson certainly does sepa-rate himself from a group. At 6-foot-3, the 18-year-old gar-nered the nickname “The Freak” from former Tennessee defensive

coordinator Monte Kiffi n as a high school sophomore after run-ning a 40-yard dash in 4.8 sec-onds.

“My idol, [All-Pro defen-sive end] Jevon Kearse, he’s the freak,” Johnson said. “I look up to that guy, and I look up to [NFL Hall of Famer] John Randle, as well. I’m thankful for the name, and I just have to live up to it.”

J o h n s o n ’ s freakish abilities also extend to the weight room, where he has quickly risen to the top of the team’s weightlifting leaderboards. He ranks second in

both the squat and the split jerk, lifting 560 and 374 pounds, re-spectively.

Numbers like that increased the buildup surrounding John-son. Although most of his team-mates ignore the hype, Ferguson,

one of the players Johnson said has helped him the most, said he has quickly lived up to the high expec-tations.

“When I fi rst met him there was nothing about hype,” Fer-guson said. “We

got along from the beginning. It wasn’t like he was living off the hype. He really didn’t care about

it too much. He just wanted to come in and try and do something special.”

And while coaches, players, analysts and fans continue to sing his praises, Johnson focuses on improving his skills.

“You’re never supposed to let it get to your game,” John-son said. “You’re supposed to be thankful for everything that’s ever happened to you. I just took that and put it aside to me. I let high school be high school. It’s time to start a new chapter in life.”

� e Daily Reveillepage 18 Tuesday, August 23, 2011

JOHNSON, from page 9

SPOTLIGHT, from page 9

DISTRACTIONS, from page 9

Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com

Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com

‘‘‘If you’re trying to be a great [running]

back, you need to do it all.’

Michael Fordsophomore running back

‘‘‘I let high school be high school. It’s time to start a new

chapter in life.’Anthony Johnson

freshman defensive tackle

Chi, an exercise that benefits the body without stressing it, Hondzin-ski said.

The projects are primar-ily funded by the O’Reilly Fam-ily Foundation and Origin BioMed Inc., said Li and Hondzinski.

Peripheral neuropathy can cause pain, numbness, trouble bal-ancing and limited movement.

It usually starts in the big toes, Li said. The ailment affects the sen-sory nerves farthest from the spinal cord and gradually works toward it.

He said it takes years for the disease to progress, and there is no known medical cure.

“Psychologically, it’s just ab-solutely devastating,” Li said.

Li said the disease’s cause is usually unknown, but it can result from ailments such as diabetes, lep-rosy or alcoholism.

Though Li had studied balance and gait for almost 20 years, he did not begin to focus on peripheral neuropathy until spring 2004 when a friend was diagnosed.

Li said his friend couldn’t

stand without a cane because his feet were numb, but he was still able to walk easily.

“After this conversation, my world was basically crumbling down,” he said.

Li said he later discovered a peripheral neuropathy support group and proposed the idea of try-ing Tai Chi as therapy.

The Tai Chi instructor is Yajun Zhuang, who came to the Univer-sity from China. Li said he worked with Zhuang and set up a class at the University in summer 2004.

Participants use their feet, knees and hips to support them-selves and shift their weight. As a result, people who were once de-pendent on family and friends have slowly gained independence, Li said.

“It’s good both physically and mentally,” said research participant Pris Ashworth, 63. “It’s relaxing in a mental kind of way.”

Ashworth said she does not have peripheral neuropathy but still participates in the project as part of the control group. She joined the project in 2006.

Approximately 25 study par-ticipants have peripheral neuropa-thy, while seven to eight don’t have the disease. He said the project has a wait list of about 200 people.

All the participants began the study doing seated Tai Chi, but they have progressed to doing the moves while standing, Zhuang said.

Betty Cook, an 83-year-old participant, said she’s noticed all the participants have gained bal-ance and control.

The effects of Tai Chi extend further than peripheral neuropathy.

Hondzinski and assistant pro-fessor of kinesiology Arend Van Gemmert are researching the ef-fects of Tai Chi on people with Par-kinson’s.

Hondzinski said Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease that affects a part of the central nervous system that controls movement. Its

cause is unknown.It isn’t fatal, but complications

like trouble swallowing can be.She said people’s systems be-

come slower over time, and typical symptoms include muscle rigidity and hand tremors.

Hondzinski’s research exam-ines fine motor control, which in-volves hand movement, and gross motor control, which involves movement of the rest of the body.

Hondzinski said she started studying the effects of Tai Chi on Parkinson’s when a graduate stu-dent approached her with the idea. The research began two years ago, and Zhuang teaches a Tai Chi class for Parkinson’s research, as well.

She said people with Parkin-son’s have trouble switching move-ments, and Tai Chi is beneficial be-cause it doesn’t stress the body or cause joint damage.

Hondzinski said the class has helped participants walk, sit and stand and improved their fine mo-tor skills.

Both undergraduates and graduate students must earn 75 percent of all their attempted hours cumula-tively.

For exam-ple, a student who earns 50 credit hours out of 71 at-tempted hours will not be able to continue to receive finan-cial aid be-cause he or she will have only earned 70 per-cent of the at-tempted hours.

T a t i a n a Williams, mass c o m m u n i c a -tion and sports administration s o p h o m o r e , said the re-quirements are necessary.

“With budget cuts, there must be some standards,” she said. “The requirements seem pretty fair.”

Ali Loftin, mass communi-cation graduate student, said she believes the graduate require-ments are achievable.

“I think I’m capable of meet-ing the requirements, and I have no reason to question the policy,” she said. “Even special consid-erations for students are even looked into.”

But some students disagree that the policy favors students’ progress.

Brandi Thomas, mass com-munication junior and transfer student from the University of New Orleans, said she believes the GPA requirements are fair, but she doesn’t think the time frame aspect is important.

“Sometimes students have underlying reasons for needing to drop classes, and completing 75 percent of attempted hours can be hard,” Thomas said.

Kaylin Boyd, religious stud-ies sophomore, said she disagrees with the financial aid require-ments.

“I don’t like the time frame,” she said. “Not everyone is trying to get out of school in four years, especially when jobs are so scarce.”

Marissa Massey, anthropology junior, agreed.

“It is much harder for students to complete school while they also have jobs and other com-mitments,” Massey said.

Boyd also said she thinks the GPA requirements may be tough on freshmen.

“Freshmen are still trying to adjust to college,” she said. “It’s not fair that a student should lose financial aid while trying to get used to

new surroundings.”

The Daily Reveille page 19Tuesday, August 23, 2011

TAI CHI, from page 1

Contact Meredith Will at mwill@lsureveille.com

REQUIREMENTS, from page 1

Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com

New financial aid requirements

• Undergraduate students: • Must maintain at least 2.0 cumulative GPA • Maximum time frame for bachelor’s degree - 160 attempted hours (Architecture - 215 attempted hours) • Rate of Progression - Must earn 75 percent of all attempted hours cumulatively• Graduate students: • Must maintain at least 3.0 cumulative GPA • Maximum time frame for Master’s degree - 40 attempted hours (Ph.D. - 7 years after program begins) • Rate of Progression - Must earn 75 percent of all attempted hours cumulatively

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

Regarding Parker Cramer’s col-umn, “Rick Perry not who Amer-ica needs, has bad spending hab-its,” readers had this to say:

BO is spending $40K/day in Martha’s Vineyard this week. A Day!- Anonymous

The author of this article is just a brain dead liberal. Just look at obamanure’s policies for the last 2 1/2 years and how he always undermines the house and senate with fiats and how Bush had to govern for the last two years of his presidency with a Nancy Pe-losi controlled house and a Harry Reid controlled senate (the liberal dimocrat’s economic policies of “we’ll bring this country to it’s knees”) and you’ll see why this guy or any other college grad won’t get a job for the forseeable future!!- Kaplantiger

Good job finding small ex-penditures in his overall budget of billions to nit pick. No matter what you say, he is 100X better than obama- Anonymous

Author of this article neither comes across as intelligent nor as educated.- Anonymous

A partial payment installment agreement allows the taxpayer to enter into an agreement with the

IRS to pay back the taxes owed over a specified time and this amount can be less than the total amount initially owed to the IRS. It is always good and recommend that you consult with a “Free Tax Settlement” for tips- tyronewhite

Regarding Rob Landry’s column, “Texas A&M will eventually join SEC, could ruin conference,” readers had this to say:

Change is constant. Adding

A&M would be great for the con-ference members financially, aca-demically and on the field. A&M has great athletics, a passionate fanbase and great academics (the conference could really use an-other AAU university). A&M rep-resents everything that makes us proud of our SEC schools, and we should embrace A&M as a new member and thank them for what they bring (recruiting, academ-ics, and an updated TV contract.) We’re in an economic resession and our universities are losing academic money left and right, this is an easy way for every in-stitution to get anoth $10/year for itself to use on athletics OR hope-fully academics.

Great rivalries exist is be-cause someone took a chance on change in the past. Don’t fear change now, embrace it so we don’t get left behind by the PAC 12 or the B1G conference. They are planning and plotting right now on how to out flank us as a conference, you can bet on that.

I can’t wait until my Gators play in College Station.

SEC SEC SEC- Gator

This article sounds like it was

written by a 20 year old whose only knowledge of college foot-ball is from playing Xbox. There’s no mention about financial impact of adding Texas A&M! This ar-ticle isn’t even good enough for Bleacher Report.- Anonymous

This article is nothing less than amazing.- Anonymous

I have no problem whatsoev-er NOT playing Bama and Florida every year. The young author of this theory does not have LSU’s

best interests at heart. In fact, it sounds like he’s running for Slive’s job. Geaux away son until you’ve been on the receiving end of a few more games in Gaines-ville and Tuscaloosa.- rumtumtiger

Oh, good grief. Mr. Landry isn’t old enough to remember one of the best rivalries in Col-lege Football, the annual season opener between LSU and Texas A&M. Bringing the Aggies into the SEC will provide some ter-rific football crossing the Sabine River. The Aggies have a GREAT

football tradition (remember the Junction Boys?) and they will en-hance the SEC while bringing our brand of football into three of the ten largest television markets in the nation (Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.) Additional money is greed when you don’t like it, but when the legislature reduces your funding it’s the end of life as you know it? Let’s get some perspec-tive on this.- Anonymous

The Daily Reveille

Opinionpage 20 Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Daily ReveilleThe Daily Reveille (USPS 145-800) is written, edited and produced solely by students of Louisiana State University. The Daily Reveille is an independent entity within the Manship School of Mass Communication. Signed opinions are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the editor, paper or University. Letters submitted for publication should be sent via e-mail to opinion@lsureveille.com or delivered to B-26 Hodges Hall. They must be 400 words or less. Letters must have a contact phone number so the opinion editor can verify the author. The phone number won’t be printed. The Daily Reveille reserves the right to edit letters and guest columns for space consider-ation without changing the original intent. The Daily Reveille also reserves the right to reject any letter without noti-fication of the author. Writers must include their full names and phone numbers. The Daily Reveille’s editor-in-chief, hired every semester by the Louisiana State University Media Board, has final authority on all editorial decisions.

Editorial Policies & Procedures Quote of the Day“And the cornerstone of my

economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.”

George W. Bushformer U.S. president

July 6, 1946 — Present

Editorial BoardMatthew Jacobs

Chris BranchRyan Buxton

Marissa BarrowSydni Dunn

Devin Graham

Editor-in-Chief

Associate Managing Editor

Associate Managing Editor

Managing Editor, External Media

News Editor

Opinion Editor

THE BOTTOM LINE

No matter what our ideology, we must face reality. We cannot fix our deficit without a tax increase.

The GOP prides itself in a no-new-taxes approach in nearly all circumstances. It’s a matter of prin-cipal, and it’s an understandable one. It doesn’t take many rounds of dirty politicians, expenditure fraud and flat-out disappearing money before voters become cynical and say, “no more.”

But we cannot deny the reality of our present situation. Currently, we’re trying to support a massive debt — now at a $14 trillion — which is almost as chunky as the citizens who financed it.

Simply put, government spend-ing must be cut and taxes increased for any real gains to be made. Real-

istically, placing the financial bur-den on just one method would not only be un-reasonably stren-uous on the U.S. economy, but it would never pass through our polit-ical system. Can

you imagine the Democrats approv-ing cutting nearly every social pro-gram we have in order to appease Republican ideologies? Could you

imagine the Republicans approving a massive income-tax increase to 60 percent so we could keep all our social programs?

Yeah, me either.So, for better or worse, we’re

stuck. As much as we may dislike the reality of the situation, we need to open our already depleted coffers and make it rain.

And to be fair, it’s not really all that terrible in perspective. Histori-cally speaking, we currently have some of the lowest income tax rates in the last 50 years. The most strik-ing example may be the highest income tax rate. In the 1940s, for example, some groups paid more

than 90 percent income tax. Now, 35 percent is fairly normal for high income earners.

Typically, attempts to stave off taxes are made from a principled view — we refuse to raise taxes because, by God, you’ve taken enough of our money. Occasion-ally, someone with a background in economics will claim that a tax increase will damage the economy by taking spending cash from con-sumers.

This is based on Keynesian economic theory, which predicts bad tidings for governments that like to tax their people into pov-erty. Intuitively, this makes sense.

If consumers have less, they spend less.

But Starbucks’ balance sheet is insignificant compared to the sta-bility of the U.S. economy, and if we want to make it stable, there’s no way around it — we have to grab our ankles and get ready for another round of tax increases.

Devin Graham is a 22-year-old economics senior from Prai-rieville. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_DGraham.

There’s no way around it, we need higher taxes to fix deficit

Devin GrahamOpinion Editor

Contact Devin Graham at dgraham@lsureveille.com

BEST AND WITTIEST

cartoon courtesy of KING FEATURES SYNDICATE

WEB COMMENTS

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

The Daily Reveille

OpinionTuesday, August 23, 2011 page 21

FAILURE OF DIPLOMACY

SEEMANN SAYS

British proposed reactions to riots not invasion of rights

If the prevailing American po-litical discourse is any indication, the word “government” is synony-mous with failure.

Scores of politicians, most of whom identify themselves as conservatives, spend a staggering amount of time criticizing the in-stitution of government for its inef-ficiency, waste and corruption. At times, government is even blamed for stifling the work ethic and cre-ativity of Americans.

These criticisms, for the most part, remain conveniently ambigu-ous, but often they take on a more pointed tone.

Newly minted Republican presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry took aim at Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke during a campaign stop on Aug. 15, suggest-ing that any attempt on Bernanke’s part to “print more money” before the 2012 presidential election would be “treasonous.”

The typical attack against our massive, monolithic and destructive government usually ends, appropri-ately enough, with the simplest of solutions: “smaller government.”

Though it may seem odd that politicians are so eager to slam the institution that they themselves are responsible for constructing and op-erating, it’s a matter of survival in modern U.S. politics.

Align yourself too closely with government intervention — or take a less-than-firm stand against it — and suddenly the grinning visage of Christine O’Donnell will appear outside the door of your campaign headquarters, ready to cast your electoral hopes into a boiling caul-dron.

Could it be the case, however, that “government” is not in fact in-herently evil? Perhaps the abomi-nable government even serves to benefit the average American

citizen from time to time?Douglas Amy thinks so. Amy,

a politics professor at Mount Holy-oke College in Massachusetts, cre-ated a website provocatively titled “Government is Good.” The website

includes a col-lection of essays penned to de-fend government from detractors, explain the posi-tive outcomes of government initiatives and examine pos-sible solutions to

problems the government faces.One of these pieces, entitled

“A Day in Your Life,” highlights the average American’s dependence on government services throughout a normal day. Many of the services Amy speaks of are experienced by the average citizen indirectly, as they are administered through the soul-dead bureaucracies of federal regulatory agencies.

On the other hand, Amy men-tions waste removal and processing, Medicare and food inspection, gov-ernment services that most Ameri-cans — or their families — would clamor for if they were ever in dan-ger of being eliminated.

To be fair, a large number of these services are administered though local or state governments, which usually prove more efficient than federal government at respond-ing to citizens’ needs. All units of government undoubtedly possess the capacity to be wasteful and cor-rupt. American history is littered with the indiscretions of govern-ment, which have variously cost Americans their money, their time and, tragically, their lives.

If you are reading this news-paper, chances are you’re acute-ly aware of the role at least one

government institution plays in your everyday life. After all, the majority of the Daily Reveille’s readership is either enrolled in or employed by — or perhaps both — Louisiana State University, a government institution of higher learning.

Many of you can therefore un-derstand the disastrous blow that a reduction in funding — or even the threat of such — can deal to a gov-ernment institution.

When politicians become spe-cific in their critiques of govern-ment, progress can be achieved. However, the attacks are often po-litical in nature and ignore the util-ity and success of the agency in question.

Earlier this year, congressional Republicans supported a measure to

defund Planned Parenthood, the na-tion’s largest provider of reproduc-tive health services.

Due to the program’s popu-larity and relatively efficiency, the measure failed, but a few states, in-cluding Indiana and Texas, chose to defund it in their legislatures.

Meanwhile, the most expan-sive and powerful government insti-tution in the history of civilization with the most unyieldingly rigid bureaucratic construction imagin-able — the United States military — has endured little criticism for its bloated budget, which is expected to top $1 trillion in 2012.

Government is certainly not in-fallible, and it is far wiser to focus on criticizing and improving gov-ernment as informed citizens than

it is to unyieldingly revere it. It is important to remember that the in-stitution of government, along with most institutions in existence, is not either inherently good or bad.

We should acknowledge and point out our government’s flaws whenever possible, but empty and vague rhetoric designed to assail the reputation of the institution itself is counterproductive and irrational.

Chris Seemann is a 21-year-old mass communications senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twit-ter @TDR_CSeemann.Chris seemann

Columnist

ANTIMATTER

NUTSINEE KIjbUNChOO / The Daily Reveille

“They who can give up essen-tial liberty to obtain a little tempo-rary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

This quote, from Benjamin Franklin, is one which has been thrown around a lot in the decade since Sept. 11, 2001. A personal fa-vorite of mine, I found it quite fitting throughout the USA PATRIOT Act’s lifespan so far.

However, with the riots that oc-curred in the United Kingdom this summer, some have been question-ing the lengths the British govern-ment took to help control the situ-ation.

Starting as a response to the police shooting of Mark Duggan on Aug. 4, riots would soon spread throughout the country. At first it may have been a political protest against this shooting, but it would not be long before it morphed into general lawlessness — groups of

young people out looting or torch-ing, simply for the hell of it.

While it may have indeed been possible to quell the riots before they became too inflamed, it’s something of which we can’t be certain. However, what the British government did during the worst parts of the riots can only be seen as a reasonable re-sponse.

What Prime Minister David Cameron had proposed, and what has drawn the most ire from many people, is the idea of clamping down on social media. His reasoning be-hind this was to stop people from using means like Facebook, Twit-ter or similar services to help draw on more people’s anger and further

inflate the riot problem.Means like this really do not

seem to out of hand given the events which were going on.

Yet, it was not only the British government that would get some flak for its reaction to the riots.

Amazon.co.uk would also find itself the source of much debate, following their delisting of several types of items.

After seeing the sales of certain objects like aluminum baseball bats, telescopic batons and kabutons sky-rocket by as much as 50,000 percent within 24 hours, Amazon decided to take items like these off its site. While many hailed this as a good decision to help stop looters and/or rioters from acquiring cheap and rel-atively concealable weapons, others complained this left home and shop owners defenseless.

Between the actions of both the British government and private

companies like Amazon, it can defi-nitely be argued the riots were kept from becoming much worse than they did.

The reason I brought up the USA PATRIOT Act earlier is be-cause the complaints railed against the British reaction somewhat pale in comparison with what we have done.

While there may have been some talk about going through some of the rioters’ private Blackberry messages (where most of the incit-ing seemed to be occurring), it is not the same as having your government wiretap and spy on its own citizens.

Even the differences in these situations seem to help lend support to why these two actions are so very different.

In our case, the USA PATRIOT Act is claimed to be used as a means to protect ourselves from terror-ists attacks, which may come from

anywhere at any time. In England, on the other hand, the riots were ac-tively happening, and they needed to be stopped before more people were hurt or property was damaged.

Really, it all comes down to a difference between a possible prob-lem and one which is currently hap-pening.

For any of us to criticize the British for both their real and pro-posed methods of dealing with the riots by calling them an invasion of rights is simply ridiculous, espe-cially with the USA PATRIOT Act’s four year extension this Summer.

Zachary Davis is a 20-year-old history junior from Warsaw, Poland. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Zdavis.

ZaChary DavisColumnist

Contact Zachary Davis at zdavis@lsureveille.com

Contact Chris Seemann at cseemann@lsureveille.com

‘War on Government’ is unnecessary, counterproductive

WWW.INOTESFORSTUDENTS.COMBuy/Sell class notes

Earn cash for your notes!

inotesforstudents@yahoo.com

Find us on Facebook

BARTENDERS Theory nightclub seek-ing bartenders email to set up interview Todd_M_Tyson@yahoo.com

*FOOTBALL* HOME MUST BRING Parking lot attendants for LSU HOME

Football Games - $9.00/ hr. Apply at the Parking, Office, Public Safety Bldg. Mon-

day - Friday from 8:00am-6pm. MUST BRING picture ID and Social Security

Card when applying to be considered for employment. 225.578.5000

NOW HIRING - CHICK-N-GRILL LSU Now Hiring Team Members

at Chick-N-Grill LSU.For information, please call (225) 578-0836 or apply at Old Forrestry Building

285 LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70894.

WANTED: GUMBO BUSINESS MAN-AGER Business Manager needed to handle

detailed recordkeeping and communica-tions connected with sales of the 2012

Gumbo yearbook. Accuracy, dependability, careful attention to detail and knowledge of EXCEL are critical. Please drop by at B33 Hodges Hall to pick up job applica-tion. Must be a full-time student in good

standing to apply.

SWIM INSTRUCTORS NEEDED at Tiger Aquatics! Atleast one year of swim lesson teaching experience. Located at the LSU Natatorium. Starting on August 29th. Teaching times will be Monday-Thursday, 4:00-6:15pm. If interested, contact Craig

Harris at craig@swimtaq.com or 225-578-5078. Interview will be conducted.

TRAINING BEGINS IN 5...4...3.. Your REAL LIFE experience beginsNOW!! If you’ve talked to the the THOUSANDS of recent graduates who still don’t have a job because they didn’t have enough “experi-ence” on their resume, and you want to do something about it, then apply now while you still have time to get that experience

while you are still in school!! Student Me-dia is now hiring stone-cold sales assassins.

Our people are nationally recruited while still in college, and set up for great careers post-graduation. Join our team NOW!! A positive attitude, strong work ethic and a

healthy sense of humor are required. (You must also be able to handle making more money than your friends). Training begins

August 1st, interviews begin TODAY!! Send your resume to: national@tigers.lsu.edu. Must be a full-time student in good

standing.

EXTENDED DAY COUNSELORS The A. C. Lewis YMCA is now hiring for

Extended Day Counselors. Counselors will provide care and supervision of students

enrolled in the YMCA Extended Day program. Must be available afternoons Monday-Friday from 3:00pm-6pm. Pay

Rate $7.55-$8.25hr. Please e-mail resume, apply in person, or contact Eddrick Martin if interested. emartin@ymcabatonrouge.org

225.924.3606

EXP. BARTENDERS NEEDEDEvent Rental & Staffing Company

$12/hr+Tips

LSU Home Games

info@stafftenders.com

GREAT HOURS! GREAT PAY! Texas Roadhouse is currently hiring servers and

hosts. Make money at a fun restaurant! Come by 10360 N. Mall Dr, M-T, between 2 and 4 pm for an interview. Hope to see

you soon! 225.293.0144

HIRINGa few good people. We are hiring for the following positions. Steward, Kitchen

Staff, Wait Staff, Bartenders(La Bar Card Required) Must be able to pass back

ground check and Drug test. Must have reliable transportation. email-william@

culinaryproductions.brcoxmail.com 225.346.4008

CONVERSATION LEADERS NEEDED Native speakers of English needed to lead

small, informal conversation groups of international students 1:30 to 2:30 (or 1:00 to 2:00) Monday through Thursday. Com-pensation $8/hr. Contact jhowa18@lsu.edu

STUDENTS NEEDED TO WORK with children/adults with disabilities. Several positions available; various hours. Great job for Psych, Kinesiology, and COMD majors. Apply: St. John the Baptist Hu-

man Services, 622 Shadows Ln, Suite A. 225.216.1199

*******BARTENDING******* $300/Day Potential

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Training Available.

AGE 18+ OK 1-800-965-6520 ext127

PARKVIEW BAPTIST PRESCHOOLPreschool Afternoon Teachers needed

3-6pm flex days.

no degree required.

Please email your resume to parkviewb-

ps@gmail.com

INTERNS NEEDED!!

Interested in a career in marketing or event planning?

With LSU Student Media you can:- Work with an national award winning

team - Earn college credit

- Gain valuable, resume building experi-ence.

. If you are able to dedicate 10 hours a week

to this exciting hands-on “experience” internship opportunity then submit your re-sume to marketing@lsureveille.com ASAP.

Interviews to begin immediately.

COMPUTER SUPPORT Computer Sci-ence or ISDS major? Enjoy working for a progressive IT company in a P-T entry-level role helping us support our custom-ers’ IT needs, including computer support,

networking, and security. Email cover letter, availability, and resume to jobs@

puryear-it.com. 225.706.8414

INTERNS WANTED! Looking for an internship where you’ll be doing MORE

than just run forcoffee?

If you are an LSU Student in good standing with the university and can

dedicate at least 10 hours a week then you should come join our National

Award Winning team!This position is flexible with class sched-

ules, located right on campus,and can be applied to course credit. Great

position for someone looking tobuild their resume while gaining real world

experience.Email marketing@lsulegacymag.com with

resume and contact information.

LOVE IMOVIE OR FINAL CUT PRO? Student Media is looking for a student who

likes to make movies. Times range from :10 seconds to 4 minutes. This is an IN-

TERN position (10 hours a week), eligible for class credit depending on your major.

The potential is that if the job is done well, it could turn into a paid position. But it’s a great opportunity to get many finished

projects on your reel or into your portfolio or digital resume!! We need someone

creative, FUN, wtih a good sense of humor to join our team!! Apply by sending your

qualifications & experience to: klwilson@lsu.edu by July 29th. Training Begins

August 1st. Apply now!

DO NOT READ THIS: 1.) if you have no desire to make tons of money 2.) if you want to avoid job offers from top media firms 3.) if you would hate to gain real-

world experience while in college. How-ever, if these opportunities sound like your kind of thing then a broadcast sales posi-tion with LSU Student Media is the place for you! Want to get trained in the art of

selling radio, television, mobile and transit media packages? Want the opportunity to

increase your skills in sales, marketing and management? Come by B34 Hodges Hall to pick up an application or email digital-

sales@tigers.lsu.edu for more info!

PART TIME LANDSCAPER

Send resume and availabiliy to jojohn@bellsouth.net 225.202.6003

SCHLITTZ & GIGGLES DOWNTOWN NOW HIRING ENERGETIC, OUTGO-

ING SERVERS & BARTENDERS! FLEXIBLE

SCHEDULING. NO EXP. REQ. APPLY WITHIN OR AT SCHLITTZ. COM

225.218.4271

RUNNER NEEDED Downtown construc-tion firm needs part time runner. Must have good driving record. Some manual work.

Flexible hours Monday - Friday. Send resume to careers@unifiedrecoverygroup.

com or fax to 225-769-6715.

AFTER CARE WORKER Local private school seeks After Care Workers, 3pm-6pm

daily. Please send resumes to brisla@yahoo.com. 225.293.4338

GRAPHIC DESIGNER NEEDED Lo-cal design company looking for graphic

designer. Please send resume and portfolio to tarabeth77@gmail.com

RUNNER NEEDED Downtown Construc-tion firm needs runner part time. Duties

include pickup and delivery and odd jobs including some manual work. Vehicle

provided. Must have good driving record. Email resume to careers@unifiedrecovery-

group.com or fax to 225-769-6715.

MAZDA MIATA FOR SALE White w/ tan top. grt cond. 2002 $9,995 767-2647

225.767.2647

THE BIGGEST POSTER SALE Big-gest and Best Selection. Choose from

over 2000 different images. FINE ART, MUSIC, MOVIES, MODELS, HUMOR, ANIMALS, PERSONALITIES, LAND-

SCAPES, MOTIVATIONALS, PHOTOG-RAPHY.

MOST IMAGES ONLY $7, $8 AND $9SEE US AT Student Union Art Gallery-

Room 216 ON Sunday Aug. 21st thru Fri-day Aug. 26th, 2011. THE HOURS ARE

9AM-6PM. THIS SALE IS SPONSORED BY LSU Student Union Art Advisory

Committee.

JESSICA’S LANDING $179,500 Three bedroom two bath condo. All appliances remain along with most furniture. Over-

looks community pool. 225.246.5193

REDUCE STUDY TIME Mnemonics (Memory Skills) Training.

SHOCKINGLY EFFECTIVE!Guaranteed to improve your memory reten-

sion. 225.933.9216

1BDR/1BTH, 1BLOCK to LSU-South-Gate, clean+quiet for studious person. Tile in Living/ dining area, Kitchen. Stove, fridge, W/ D. Small patio, no pets, private parking. $600/mo.225.767.5594

NEAR LSU AT Kenilworth, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2000 sq ft, new paint inside and

outside, $1500, 225.614.5528

BURGIN APARTMENTS 1br/1ba, $589/$400, no dogs, w/d on site, w/s in-cluded. Highland and Lee. 225.252.3163

MALE GRAD NEEDS roommate to share 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath LAKE BEAU PRE TOWNHOUSE minutes from class.

Gated, Workout Room, Pool, Tennis Court $625 ALL UTILITIES PAID!! No Pets.

225.247.0567

1- AND 2-BR apartments within walking distance of campus. Lots of space, lots of closets, patio or balcony. On-site manager. Video security. No pets. 757-8175 or 924-1934. http://riverroadapartments.tripod.

com

AUG MONTH RENT FREE four bedroom furnished unit, walking distance to campus, gym & pool. Get $200 if u sign & recom-

mend someone else to the apt. $605/month. iamthepaigemaster@gmail.com

3 BR, 3 bath gated townhome. Near LSU. $1500/mo. 225-752-8842. 225.752.4825

LSU TIGERLAND 1 & 2 br, Flat & T/ H, W/ F, Pool, W/ S pd, $450 - $675,

225.615.8521

ROOMMATES WANTED 2 bdrms w/ shared bath avail. Perfect for 2 friends. Highland Crk Sub. $425 ea. per/ month. daf109515@yahoo.com 504.738.7197

ROOM FOR RENT LSU Tigerland area 3BR/2B CONDO. GATED/ POOL, $500/ Mo + Util; W/ D;LSU BUS Line

504.451.0707

BRIGHTSIDE MANORGreat 2BR 1 1/2ba TH in 4-Plex. $800

772-2429 OR 767-3935 www.cdc-tiger-land.com

WALK TO LSU/NEAR TENNIS COURTS 2br/2b house $7503br/1b house $7503br/1b house $775

2br/1b duplexes $550-$650some have washer/ dryer incl. pets ok

mcdaniel properties 225.388.9858

1 BR $495 AVAILABLE SOON. 4276 Arnold Lane. Jefferson/Bluebonnet area. No pets. brrentnow@cox.net

ROOMMATES WANTED 2BR/1BA CONCORD CONDO LESS THAN 10 MIN TO LSU

375/MO, PAY ONLY HALF ELECTRICITY. 225-235-0222

FEMALE LSU STUDENT needed as a roommate in a fully furnished condo. $450 a month.

985.966.4091

$400 RENT Graduate student

looking to share 3 bedroom fenced house 2-3 miles from lsu. Util-

ity bills not included. nnovelo@tigers.lsu.edu 225.588.0309

ROOMMATE WANTEDFEMALE - Share apt w/ vet

student. Brightside ñ gated condo - Washer/ dryer. Cable/ utilities paid. On LSU bus route. $500/

month. Serious inquiries only. Pre-fer student. No drugs, no pets. Call

985-264-5192 or 225.588.9409

ROOMMATE NEEDED! 2 bed-room/1.5 bath condo Close to LSU

$600 includes utilities Call for more info: 504.237.2756

ROOMMATE NEEDED$650 Month, , All Utilities Paid. 3 BRHouse/ 2Full Baths, Sum-

merwood Sub,2 Car garage, Close to Mall of La. and 4 miles from

LSU. Quiet, clean and almost new home. Washer, dryer, frig, stove

already in home. Available 8-15-11... Call Tim 225.715.9010

MALE ROOMMATE WANTEDMALE - Share apt w/grad student. Brightside ñ gated condo - Wash-er/dryer. Cable/utilities paid. On

LSU bus route. $500/month. Seri-ous inquiries only. Prefer student. No drugs, no pets. Call 985-264-

5108 or 225.588.9409

MICHAEL STEVEN HEIER Law School Student from Chalmette.

Seeks girls that will allow me to cheat on them like my last 3. Obedient and submissive. I love tarpon fishing and will never go

out of my way for you. If interest-ed please meet me at the highland rugby fields Tues-Thurs 6-9. Great

at breaking hearts!!

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A KNIGHT in shining armor? Me

neither! Sarcastic, nerdy girl look-ing for a girl that’s relaxed and can

think for herself. Contact me at gildthelily4@yahoo.com.

PRETTY, SMART, IN ENGI-NEERING Chemical engineer-ing freshman who loves to party looking for a man to take her out, show her a good time, and cuddle afterwards. Must be able to put up

with my mindless rambling and flirting with everyone and take

care of me when I’ve partied too hard. oneshottwoshotthreeshot-

floor@yahoo.com

LSU PARENTS!! NEED CHILD-CARE? Class A daycare minutes

from LSU has 3 openings for all-day care, and 6 spots open for after-school care. Kids Korner is a locally-owned daycare with the owner on property, and over 15

years of experience in healthcare with children of ALL abilities & needs including g-tubes, trach-care, splints & walkers. Autism & ADD/ADHD welcome along with children of all capabilities.

Call now to schedule an interview & facility tour. Ask for LaTacia.

225.394-5435

The Daily Reveille page 23Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Daily Reveillepage 24 Tuesday, August 23, 2011