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Felipe Colón didn’t believe it at fi rst when he heard about Puerto Rico’s vote to become the 51st state while at the Mississippi State game last week.
Colón, a microbiology junior at the University, is a Puerto Rican whose family remains divided on the statehood issue. He sees Amer-ica as a place fi lled with opportu-nities, many of which could help Puerto Rico’s political and crowd-ing problems.
“Last time, I remember the vote for statehood being some-thing very low, so this time when
I heard about it, I was shocked,” he said.
Colón was born in New Or-leans, but lived in Puerto Rico for nine years before returning to Baton Rouge halfway through his freshman year of high school.
His extended family remains in Puerto Rico, where his mother’s side represents what Colón called “hardcore is-landers,” or those who want inde-pendence from the United States, but his father’s side supports state-hood.
Like Colón’s family, Puerto Rico is a commonwealth divided,
as evidenced by its most recent election.
THE VOTEOf Puerto Rican citizens, 61
percent voted in favor of moving statehood legisla-tion forward on the same ballot where they ousted cur-rent pro-statehood
Gov. Luis Fortuño in favor of pro-commonwealth Alejandro García Padilla by a margin of tenths of a percent.
In the past, votes for statehood have not been in the majority. In
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The LSU Board of Supervisors will reconsider an initiative to con-solidate the system president and chancellor positions at its regular December meeting after being ac-cused of violating open meetings laws.
“Since the LSU Board does not want there to be any question about this important action, we will recon-sider and take action on combining the positions at our December meet-ing,” Board Chairman Hank Danos said in a University news release.
On Nov. 5 , University Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope sent a letter to Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell, accusing the Board of violating open meetings laws in regard to an unexpected vote that came at the end of its Oct. 26 regular meeting.
“Given the fact that the agenda
Puerto Rican students weigh in on possible statehood
Rivalry Renewed LSU, Ole Miss rivalry still strong as Tigers prepare for improved Rebel team
Spencer HutchinsonSports Contributor
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Former LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson takes down an Ole Miss player Nov. 20, 2010, during the Tigers’ 43-36 victory against the Rebels in Tiger Stadium.
It may not have the same level of anticipation as the days of Billy Cannon’s Halloween Night Run or the implications of the 1960 Sugar Bowl.
But Saturday’s matchup is still LSU against Ole Miss, and accord-ing to LSU players and coach Les Miles, that means something.
Forty years after LSU stole a 17-16 victory from Ole Miss on the Night the Clock Stopped, the rivalry lives on.
In its last home game of the season, No. 8 LSU (8-2) will go toe-to-toe with an improved Rebel team looking to secure its fi rst bowl-eligi-ble season since 2009.
Ole Miss (5-5) has wallowed in the depths of the Southeastern Con-ference in recent years, while LSU has experienced one of the most successful stretches in its history, re-moving some of the glow surround-ing the rivals’ recent battles.
But with new coach Hugh Freeze, new quarterback Bo Wallace and a new style of offense, Ole Miss has reinvented itself in the 2012 sea-son and is climbing out of the SEC cellar.
With two games left to play this season, Ole Miss has already accu-mulated 800 more total yards and
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South African miners end strike, farm workers continue wage protests
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Min-ers at Anglo American Platinum Ltd. operations in South Africa returned to work Thursday, ending a more than eight-week strike that crippled the world’s largest plati-num producer.
But at the same time, farm workers angered over their mini-mum daily wages launched a sec-ond day of violent protests in the nation’s Western Cape, setting fires and marching through the countryside.Scores isolated to prevent spread of new Ebola outbreak in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Scores of Ugandans were isolated Thursday to prevent the spread of a new outbreak of Ebola which has already killed three people.
Uganda has experienced in-creasingly regular outbreaks of deadly hemorrhagic fevers that have left health officials grappling for answers.
The new Ebola outbreak was confirmed Wednesday in a district 40 miles from the Ugandan capi-tal. The outbreak comes roughly a month after Uganda declared itself Ebola-free following an ear-lier outbreak in a remote district of western Uganda.
Fighter jet crashes near Florida Air Force base, pilot safe after ejecting
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) — An Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet crashed onto a Florida Panhandle highway Thurs-day, but the pilot was able to eject safely and there were no immediate reports of injuries on the ground, the military said.
The single-seat stealth fighter, part of a program that has been plagued with problems, went down Thursday afternoon near Tyndall Air Force Base, just south of Pan-ama City. The pilot was receiving medical treatment at the base.Lawyers: Colorado theater shooting suspect can’t attend hearing
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A court hearing for the man charged with the Colorado movie theater killings has been postponed after his attorneys said Wednesday that he had been taken to a hospital for unspecified reasons.
Court documents filed Wednesday gave no details of James E. Holmes’ condition, other than that it “renders him unable to be present in court for [Thurs-day’s] hearing.” The hearing had been scheduled to discuss pre-trial motions and media requests for information under state open records laws.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thurs-day as it agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the deadly Gulf of Mexico spill and pay a record $4.5 billion, including the biggest criminal fine in U.S. history. Three BP employees were also charged, two of them with manslaughter.
The settlement with the fed-eral government came two-and-a-half years after the fiery drilling-rig explosion that killed 11 workers and set off the nation’s largest off-shore oil spill.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state appeal court says that the Jefferson Parish Public School System ille-gally cut teachers’ pay by imposing an unpaid day of leave for every teacher in the district.
The Jefferson Federation of Teachers sued the school board af-ter it ordered the furlough. District Judge Steve Windhorst refused to make a pretrial order against it.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal sent the case back to him Wednesday, ruling that the furlough violates state law forbidding school boards to cut an employee’s salary below the previous year’s level.
Marijuana law introduced could turn Uruguay government into pot dealer
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay came one step closer to turning the government into the country’s leading pot dealer on Thursday, as lawmakers formally introduced to Congress a frame-work for regulating the production, sale and consumption of marijua-na.
The proposal is much more liberal than what Uruguay’s gov-ernment initially proposed months ago, when President Jose Mujica said only the government would be allowed to sell pot.
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A farm worker throws grass on a �re Thursday as he and others protest their minimum daily wages in the town of Swellendam, South Africa.
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Panel approves $179 million funding for state construction projects
(AP) — More than $179 million in state construction projects will go forward after the Bond Commis-sion on Thursday approved the list of spending plans submitted by Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration.
The projects include upgrades to the New Orleans sports arena, roofing and ventilation repairs at public colleges, highway widening and flood protection work.
Also approved were dozens of pet projects for lawmakers, includ-ing sports facility construction, play-ground improvements, levee work and wastewater system upgrades in municipalities and parishes.
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, speaking in New Orleans on Thursday, says the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill settlement isn’t the end of federal authorities’ efforts.
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Some of Washington’s top po-litical leaders and strategists con-vened Thursday at Tulane University for the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Fourth Annual Political Summit to analyze this year’s election and scru-tinize what the future might hold for bipartisanship.
“It’s not about Republicans or Democrats. It’s about we’re all in this together,” said BPC senior fel-low Trent Lott .
The Summit hosted many dis-tinguished guests, including the event’s co-hosts James Carville, an analyst for the Obama administra-tion , and Mary Matalin, whose po-litical experience includes working with the Reagan and both Bush ad-ministrations .
Although many labeled the economy as the election’s primary focus, the Summit’s audience was largely focused on social issues, which are some of the most polariz-ing issues in today’s political sphere.
“One of the most important things we can do is realize that ev-erybody has a valuable perspective,” said Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning . “Don’t reject points of view, but look at how to make them work.”
The problem, according to speakers at the Summit, is politicians aren’t working together, and both parties are to blame.
“Policymakers who don’t un-derstand business are not confi ned to the Democratic party,” said former Sen. Robert F. Bennett . “The Tea Party is the ultimate great diversion from the real issues. The things they are the most focused on are things that don’t matter.”
One audience member, in a question to the panelists, said the se-cession petitions being fi led across the country are a sign that citizens don’t want to work together or don’t think bipartisanship is possible.
“The day we stop fi ghting over big issues is the day we stop caring. But that doesn’t make bipartisanship impossible,” Matalin said.
Although the U.S.’s demo-graphic is changing, people should
accept that this isn’t about groups looking for a hand-out. These groups represent what America is now, said North Star Opinion Research Presi-dent Whit Ayres.
“Every month, 50,000 Hispan-ics become eligible to vote. That will continue for the next 20 years,” Ayres said.
Hispanics and women are two of many minorities whose represen-tation is on the rise.
According to the Summit’s au-dience and speakers, the big question is if politicians can work together without alienating their key voters.
The University offers students free fl u shots, but many don’t take advantage of the service included in their Student Health Fee .
Flu season lasts from October to March , said Julie Hupperich , as-sociate director of the Student Health Center . Nearly 1,600 shots were ad-ministered to students last fall, which translates to only 5 percent of the University population.
“This amount of fl u shots given is generally the same every year, but this year we have chosen to provide them at remote locations throughout the campus, including the Student Health Center , the UREC , the Stu-dent Union and the new Business Education Complex ,” Hupperich said.
The decision to allow more lo-cations is the initiative of a new an-nual program called Flu Shots on the Geaux . The 2-year-old program was successful in certain areas, but over-all, the same number of shots were still administered this year.
Even with Flu Shots on the
Geaux , many students say they weren’t aware of the free shots of-fered.
“I didn’t know about the free shots at the health center, but I knew pharmacies offered free ones,” said Lauren Smith , wildlife ecology ju-nior . “Also, it’s very hard to get an appointment at the health center.”
Possible solutions to the prob-lem, according to students, could be more signs and increased email no-tifi cation.
“I know that I check my email multiple times a day, so emailing would be good for awareness,” said Reenie Lively , communication stud-ies sophomore .
The fl u season usually peaks in the months of January and February . However, Hupperich said it is best to prepare for the season by receiving a fl u shot in advance. Each fl u shot is effective for six months, so it would be better for students to get their shots now to avoid the possibility of getting the fl u.
item may not have suffi ciently con-veyed to the public the intent of the Board to vote on the merger of the president and chancellor positions, this also raises concerns with re-spect to compliance with La. RS 42:14, which requires public com-ment,” Assistant Attorney General Emalie A. Boyce wrote in a letter to the Board.
La. RS 42:14 states that all public entities must give written no-tice of any meeting at least 24 hours before the meeting and the public must be allowed to register one hour prior to the meeting to comment.
On the agenda, the item was titled “Consideration of a report from the Association of Governing Board on the Structure of the LSU System” and was located under the “Chairman’s Report” while all oth-er items voted on were under “Ap-proval of Consent Agenda Items.”
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges — a fi rm contracted by the Board to provide counsel on how it should better organize itself — presented
a report depicting a drastically changed LSU System .
The Board deliberated for some time before Board member Blake Chatelain pushed to vote on the por-tion involving the consolidation of chancellor and system president.
Cope felt the lack of notifi -cation that there would be a vote meant faculty and staff from the LSU System ’s statewide institutions had no opportunity to weigh in on the consolidation.
“A decision like that is a sig-nifi cant item,” Cope said.
He also said he felt like the de-cision to vote was predetermined.
“LSU System General Coun-sel, Shelby McKenzie , read ‘on cue’ a carefully prepared version of the resolution,” Cope wrote in his letter to Caldwell . “The ready availability of a professionally written resolu-tion indicates that discussions per-taining to this resolution must also have occurred out of public view.”
The Board will consider the consolidation again at its regular meeting Dec. 7 .
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fact, there was no clear majority in the choice between remaining a commonwealth, becoming a state or declaring independence.
In addition to Puerto Ricans voting out the pro-statehood gover-nor, they voted out those in the same party on more local levels, and some wonder about the legitimacy of the 61 percent vote.
The statehood question on the ballot came in two parts, the fi rst asking whether citizens were happy with the current status as a common-wealth, and the second as a follow-up to those who answered “No.”
The choices for the discontented were statehood, sovereign free asso-ciated statehood and independence.
The second question’s results included the 61 percent of voters causing a stir.
If the votes of people who are content with the current system are added in, they have the majority over those wanting statehood.
While this could affect recep-tion of the numbers, the results still exist, and the potential for statehood is still possible.
Bills have been introduced to Congress in 1998, 2007 and 2009 regarding Puerto Rico’s status, but none have been acted upon.
Colón said it’s time for Puerto Rico to become a state, comparing the island to Miami, Fla., with its Spanish-speaking population and metropolitan feel. Living in the U.S. is much easier and more comfort-able, he said.
“There’s a plan for everybody here. No matter what, the opportu-nity is there,” Colón said.
He wants that same accessibil-ity available to Puerto Ricans.
“In Puerto Rico, you have kids who live with their families in the mountains, and if their parents want to keep them home from school all the time, it’s OK,” he said.
Colón said the knowledge of 3 million people crammed in the 100-by-45-mile space is making some realize Puerto Rico needs out-side help.
He said he believes this could come from the United States granting statehood.
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102 more points than it did through-out the entire 2011 season.
“I think they have a nice scheme,” Miles said. “I think they’re using their talent well, they’ve es-tablished who their quarterback is and they’re doing the things that make his skills more productive for them.”
The Rebels’ new offensive scheme relies on a more fast-paced, pass-heavy attack similar to what the Tigers faced against Texas A&M earlier this season.
Ole Miss’ newfound offensive success is led by Wallace, who has revamped the Rebels’ passing of-fense, surpassing their 1,820 pass-ing yards in 2011 by more than 650 yards.
LSU junior defensive end Sam Montgomery said the way to beat a fast-paced offense is not to shy away from its speed but to match it.
“You have to play their game and beat them at their game,” Mont-gomery said. “When we beat them at their game, they’ll slow down.”
Montgomery said there is per-haps no team better at defending that style of offense than LSU be-cause of the Tigers’ defensive speed.
After a blowout 52-3 win by LSU in last season’s matchup, Ole Miss will need its new offense to score if Saturday’s game is going to be competitive.
Senior offensive lineman Josh Dworaczyk said both teams are dif-ferent than the ones that took the fi eld at Ole Miss last season.
As a sixth-year senior, Dworac-zyk has been around long enough to remember the rivalry’s better days, and he said he expects the game to return to the hard-fought battles LSU vs. Ole Miss games used to provide.
Dworaczyk said he remembers attending the Tigers’ 23-20 over-time victory in 2006 on a recruiting trip, and the game played a major role in securing his decision to at-tend LSU.
Many of Dworaczyk’s younger teammates have never experienced a competitive game against Ole Miss, but he said he expects Ole Miss will give LSU players all they can handle Saturday.
“It’s going to be a whole dif-ferent ball game this year, and [the young players] will get a real taste of what it’s like to play against Ole Miss, especially when they come here,” Dworaczyk said. “They al-ways play hard when they come here, and the emotions are always high.”
Emotions for many Tigers will be running high for a reason other than the rivalry being played out on the fi eld. Saturday will be the departing seniors’ last game in Ti-ger Stadium, and junior safety Eric Reid said everyone on the team will have added motivation to perform well for their teammates.
“After sending our seniors off last year with a loss, you feel for those guys and you know how emo-tional it is,” Reid said. “This is their last game in Tiger Stadium, so you want to play hard for them and end their career on a high note.”
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while playing nationally ranked teams each week.
Before the freshmen teamed up, the offensive line had surren-dered 15 sacks while only playing one ranked opponent, Florida.
“I have to give credit to the
older guys for our success,” said sophomore guard La’el Collins . “When we fi rst arrived here we were ready physically, but we were lacking the mental part of the game. The older guys have really helped in that aspect.”
Collins has grown since play-ing next to the most experienced member of the team — sixth-year senior tackle Josh Dworaczyk — who he described as an extra coach
Most people see what is, and never see what can be .
That’s a thought straight from the brain of Albert Einstein , and I’d like you to consider it as you read this column.
This Saturday marks senior wide receiver Russell Shepard’s fi -nal game in Death Valley, and odds are you have been underwhelmed with the way his career in an LSU uniform has played out.
Unless you are wholly unfamil-iar with LSU football or have been comatose for the last fi ve years or so, you know Shepard’s story.
It’s one seemingly rife with un-fulfi lled potential. He was the high school All-American everyone and
their mother wanted on their team. You would’ve thought LSU signed the second coming of Texas-era Vince Young the way fans rejoiced March 3, 2008 , when Shepard offi -cially committed.
But LSU’s love affair with Shepard started to deteriorate al-most from the onset. He showed some early promise — hell, he was even given 50:1 odds as a 2011 pre-season Heisman Trophy candidate — but Shepard never panned out as that program-defi ning talent.
Here’s why there’s more to that story. Here is why Shepard , while never going down in the history books as an LSU great, shouldn’t be looked at as a failure because of his lack of production.
The Houston native embraced everything LSU, serving as an athletic ambassador even though he hasn’t met his lofty expectations.
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Game Week NotebookLSU SCHEDULE
REBELS STATISTICS
TEAM STATISTICS
VS.No. 9 LSU Ole Miss
Sept. 1Sept. 8Sept. 15Sept. 22Sept. 29Oct. 6Oct. 13Oct. 20Nov. 3Nov. 10Nov. 17Nov. 23
LSU 41, UNT 14LSU 41, Wash. 3LSU 63, Idaho 14LSU 12, Auburn 10LSU 38, Towson 22LSU 6, Florida 14LSU 23, S.C. 21LSU 24, A&M 19LSU 17, Alabama 21LSU 37, MSU 17Ole Miss@ Arkansas
PASSING· Zach Mettenberger: 1990 yards, 10 TD, 4 INT
RUSHING· Jeremy Hill: 477 yards, 92 carries, 6 TD· Kenny Hilliard: 449 yards, 76 carries, 6 TD· Michael Ford: 375 yards, 64 carries, 3 TD
RECEIVING· Odell Beckham, Jr.: 548 yards, 34 catches, 2 TD· Jarvis Landry: 401 yards, 40 catches, 3 TD· Kadron Boone: 283 yards, 21 catches, 4 TD
PASSING · Bo Wallace: 2239 yards, 12 TD, 10 INT
RUSHING· Jeff Scott: 680 yards, 150 carries, 6 TD· Bo Wallace: 269 yards, 111 carries, 6 TD· Randall Mackey: 229 yards, 56 carries, 3 TD
RECEIVING· Donte Moncrief: 614 yards, 47 catches, 5 TD· Ja-Mes Logan: 392 yards, 32 catches, 0 TD· Vince Sanders: 337 yards, 29 catches, 2 TD
TOTAL AND SCORING OFFENSELSU: 302 points, 30.2 points per game Ole Miss: 295 points, 29.5 points per game
Rushing offenseLSU: 1925 yards, 192.5 yards per game, 22 TD Ole Miss: 1656 yards, 165.6 YPG, 20 TD
Passing offenseLSU: 1998 yards, 391.3 YPG, 10 TD, 4 INTOle Miss: 2476 yards, 247.6 YPG, 14 TD, 11 INT
TOTAL AND SCORING DEFENSELSU: 155 points, 15.5 points per gameOle Miss: 277 points, 27.7 points per game
Rushing defenseLSU: 972 yards, 97.2 YPG, 10 TDOle Miss: 1425 yards, 142.5 YPG, 13 TD
Passing defenseLSU: 1657 yards, 165.7 YPG, 10 TD, 14 INTOle Miss: 2435 yards, 243.5 YPG, 18 TD, 1 INT
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COOL HAND LUKELUKE JOHNSONSports Editor
There’s still more to Shepard’s LSU story
SHEPARD, see page 11
NEXT, see page 11
Trey LabatSports Contributor
When No. 8 LSU takes the fi eld against Ole Miss on Satur-day, it will be the last time the senior players walk onto the Death Valley fi eld.
They will leave a legacy defi ned by a home winning streak of 22 games, an average of 11 wins per season, 42 total wins, a Southeastern Confer-ence championship and an un-defeated regular season .
But as their legacy ends, a new one begins.
Throughout the year, the Tigers have leaned on young players in key positions. The defensive secondary fi elds two freshman cornerbacks, and the offensive line features two freshmen and a fi rst-year starter at left guard.
“The young guys on the of-fensive line have played great,” said senior center P.J. Loner-gan . “With all the injuries, we needed them to step up, and they have in a big way.”
Since the South Caro-lina game — when freshman guard Trai Turner began play-ing alongside freshman tackle Vadal Alexander — the Tigers have only allowed seven sacks
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LSU then-sophomore wide receiver Russell Shepard snags a contested catch during the Tigers’ 43-36 win against Ole Miss on Nov. 20, 2010, in Tiger Stadium.
Young Tigers look to � ll the void left by departing seniors
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LSU sophomore wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) reacts after his touchdown Nov. 3 during the Tigers’ 21-17 loss against Alabama in Tiger Stadium. Landry will be among other underclassmen who will have to � ll shoes left by graduating Tigers.
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KEYS TO THE GAME:
Stop Bo Wallace from passing, forcing Ole Miss to run the ball.
Avoid throwing an interception.
Dominate the run game.
Continue recent consistency from Alleman and Wing.
Contain Bo Wallace on the ground.
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VOLLEYBALLFOOTBALL
Tigers look to stif le Gators’ title hopes
Wing bounces back after slow kick-off to sophomore season
Inconsistency has killed the LSU volleyball team’s hopes for an eighth-straight Southeastern Conference Western Division title, but that doesn’t mean the Tigers can’t ruin someone else’s chances in their fi nal road trip of the season.
Before they take on Tennes-see (19-6, 12-4 SEC) , ranked third in the conference, in Knoxville on Sunday, the Tigers (12-14, 8-9 SEC) travel to Gainesville, Fla., on Friday to play No. 16 Florida (21-4, 15-1 SEC) , who can clinch a share of the confer-ence title with a win.
“I don’t know if I can promise we’re always executing, but we’re always working our hardest,” said senior defensive specialist Meghan Mannari . “We know it’s right at the end, so we know it’s a grind you just have to tough out.”
The Tigers have gone 1-1 over the week seven times during conference play. There are clear patterns: the win came Friday in all but one of those weekend series and in both of the quick Wednes-day turnarounds after a Sunday loss, they lost again followed by a
Sunday win .LSU coach Fran Flory said
the team has tried multiple fi xes to fruitless results. She postulated that the inconsistency may be due to the physical limitations of inex-perienced youth and injured veter-ans or an inability to face a new team after focusing on another all week.
“It may be just a part of the educational and maturity process we have to go through as a team to grow up,” Flory said.
While the team won’t claim a championship this season as Flory is accustomed to, she doesn’t la-bel it a disappointment.
“It’s been frustrating in a lot of ways, but this team has grown a lot,” Flory said. “We’ve grown as individuals and grown as a team. I’m proud of our seniors and the way our team has continued to play hard even when we aren’t playing for the season goals that we started with in the beginning. … This season is not a failure to me. This season is a success for me.”
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Before the Tigers huddle up and roar back to the locker room following pregame warmups, sophomore punter Brad Wing be-comes their focal point, booting a punt from the shadows of Tiger Stadium’s north end zone.
Wing is used to the spotlight, earning praise for a stellar fresh-man season and drawing a cult following for his Australian roots and personal foul antics.
His 2012 season has more closely resembled one of his fa-miliar end-over-end kicks: con-stantly turning and unpredictable.
After a slow start to the sea-son that was marred by an early leg injury and heightened expec-tations, Wing has returned to the form that made him an All-South-eastern Conference selection last fall .
Since the calendar turned to October , Wing has turned in four of his best performances, averag-ing 45.5 yards per punt and pin-ning eight punts inside the 15-yard line.
“I’ve been much happier lately with the kicks,” Wing said. “I’m never truly satisfi ed with what I do, but earlier this year was rough.”
He’s now a semifi nalist for the Ray Guy Award , annually giv-en to the nation’s best punter, and has booted his season-longs of 65 and 64 yards, respectively, against Texas A&M and Alabama .
September and the South Carolina game weren’t as glam-orous.
His early numbers weren’t far off his 2011 average of 44.4 yards per punt — that’s also his 2012 average — but punts were rolling into the end zone instead
of pinning opponents deep.Sophomore wide receiver
Jarvis Landry , a gunner on punt coverage, said those touchbacks often had more to do with the coverage team than Wing .
“That’s just him putting too much pressure on himself, be-cause he’s defi nitely one of the best in the country,” Landry said. “There were some instances when we were still working out a rap-port with him and not getting in the right spot fast enough.”
Wing is still his own harshest critic, often taking to Twitter af-ter performances he perceives as poor to apologize and pledge to play better next time.
He said the early struggles brought out criticism he was un-accustomed to, but the toughest part was dealing with himself.
“There were critics, and rightfully so,” Wing said. “I can’t control that. It was frustrating for myself, knowing what I’m capable of and not reaching that. That’s the real pressure.”
According to Wing , there was another, simpler explana-tion for his tumultuous season:
the weather.Wing said he hasn’t been as
“fortunate” with the wind condi-tions with so many home games this year.
“Tiger Stadium is one of the worst stadiums for wind — so unpredictable,” he said. “It will come in and swirl around and turn another way on you quickly. It’s changed a lot on me this season.”
LSU also switched footballs this season, which senior kicker Drew Alleman said threw both him and Wing for a loop.
The Tigers formerly used balls from a now-defunct Viet-nam factory, but now use Nike Vapor Elites .
Wing’s journey through the 2012 season has largely mirrored that of Alleman , who also came off a lauded 2011 campaign and has been erratic this season.
Alleman said the two have related through that, helping each other in practice and adjusting to some doubt together.
“I punted some, so I know the technique and I’ll try to keep on him with his form,” Alleman said. “We go back and forth like that, sort of like coaches to each other.”
Despite some cracks in Wing’s armor early this season, the routine doesn’t change.
Wing will still drop back to punt underneath the goalposts before each game, the Tigers will still congregate with ferocity after the kick lands and Wing will still look toward the student section.
Looking back on Wing’s past month, Landry said the kicks still look majestic.
“There’s a trust there with him, always,” Landry said. “He’s going to continue helping us change fi eld position and pump us up. That’s the expectation.”
Chris AbshireSports Writer
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After practice Thursday afternoon, LSU coach Nikki Caldwell told her players that if a team outworks you, it will beat you.
As the Lady Tigers (1-0) head to Hampton University (2-0) for their fi rst road trip of the sea-son, Caldwell wants her players to understand the level of inten-sity at which they need to play to be successful after the way Wichita State “exploited [her] team’s lack of intensity for 40 minutes” on Nov. 11.
LSU beat Wichita State 72-70 in a come-from-behind effort, where it al-lowed Wichita State 18 offensive rebounds and the opportunity to shoot 21 free throws .
Throughout the week fol-lowing the season opener, the Lady Tigers’ primary focus has been rebounding. On defense, the team practiced with a bubble cap blocking the rim so every shot missed, forcing the players to work on defensive rebounding. Caldwell said she wants to see her team successfully execute at half-court as well as in transition on this road trip.
“I want us to be the hardest-working team this weekend,” Caldwell said. “…On the road it will be us versus a lot of other fans and their team, and we need to make sure that we’re tight.”
After one game, senior guards Bianca Lutley and Adri-enne Webb and junior guard Jeanne Kenney led the team with double-digit scoring. Junior for-ward Theresa Plaisance paced LSU with 15 rebounds against Wichita State.
Hampton comes into the game against LSU with a 78-41 win against Southern Mississippi and a narrow 56-48 win against Mississippi State under its belt. The Lady Pirates are led by se-nior forward Keiara Avant , who has tallied 45 points , grabbed 29 rebounds and made 15 of 16 free throws after two games.
In the game at Mississippi State, Hampton out-rebounded the Lady Bulldogs 44 to 29 and shot 34 percent from the fl oor.
Foul trouble was an issue for the Lady Tigers in their season opener, with the post-players tal-lying 12 of LSU’s 21 fouls – four
of which were offensive fouls. Caldwell told her inside players that good posi-tioning will help with foul trouble. She said the play-ers will need to give up the cheap
fouls, be smart and adjust when needed.
The game at Hampton will start a four-game road trip for the Lady Tigers that will end in Mi-ami after Thanksgiving. Caldwell said with seven returning play-ers, the team has the necessary experience to be successful on the road. She said she was taught “if you’re going to get them, you have to get them early.”
Caldwell said if the Lady Ti-gers are successful in their away games, they will be even bet-ter off when they return to the PMAC in December.
“I wanted to test us early,” Caldwell said. “I wanted to see where we stack up against some very good opponents. You go on that swing there and come out 4-0, the momentum and confi -dence you should have coming back home should be a positive for us.”
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Missing Texas A&M WR found safeCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M freshman wide re-ceiver Thomas Johnson has been found safe in Dallas after he dis-appeared from campus three days ago.
Johnson’s mother, Linda Hanks, says Texas A&M Univer-sity police told her Thursday the 18-year-old is unharmed.
U n i v e r -sity police said they traveled to Dallas to look for Johnson on W e d n e s d a y . Johnson was found safe at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday with the help of the Dallas police and the Texas Rangers.
Police said Wednesday that Johnson was last seen leaving his College Station residence around 5 p.m. Monday.
Hanks told WFAA-TV she traveled from Dallas to College Station while authorities searched for her son. He turned up 180 miles away in Dallas.
Hanks says Johnson didn’t contact her and that she has no other information. Campus police said that they are not releasing further details.
Coach Kevin Sumlin says he’s relieved Johnson has been found and is concerned for John-son’s health and well-being.
Johnson played in 10 games this season, with 30 catches for 339 yards and a touchdown.
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Liberal — the word itself makes most Louisianians cringe.
Congressmen Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry are us-ing this negative connotation to their own advantages.
The former Republican al-lies are now vying for the same congressional seat as a result of redistricting, and the campaign, now a runoff, is getting dirtier by the day.
One Landry television ad
in particular ended with the words “Boustany. Liberal.” in white, bold print on a solid black background, forever instilling this message into the spongey minds of viewers.
Boustany, as anyone with a mediocre sense of awareness knows, is not a liberal. He is a conservative and member of the Republican Party.
Landry is also a staunch con-servative and a member of the Tea Party caucus.
So I guess if you zoomed in absurdly far on the Republican end of the political spectrum, Boustany would be slightly left of Landry.
Just a tee bit.
These two former allies have showed south Louisiana how to be a politician — being the best shit talker.
Their shared playbook is simple: make the other guy look more liberal by incessantly call-ing him one.
This phenomenon is by no means solely Republican. We’ve seen it from more Republicans recently simply due to the fact we have a Democratic incumbent as president.
We saw it during the Repub-lican primaries, the perpetual game of who can appear the least liberal.
Why do these individuals, who share almost identical be-liefs, partake in such dirty poli-tics? Wouldn’t they be satisfied as long as a Republican occupied the seat?
The simple answer is no, because politics is first and fore-most for the politicians, and if there’s time, the people.
Nothing matters for either Boustany or Landry besides get-ting elected. You must win to make change, and in order to win (in Louisiana), you have to call the other guy an Obamacare-lov-ing, welfare-supporting socialist to the Leninth power.
The political attitudes of Americans are more polarized now than at any time in recent memory.
This is the problem that I have with both Boustany and Landry: by calling each other liberals, they become liars. They have a shared past, and they are both well aware of the other’s conservative views.
Then the question becomes, do we really want blatant liars representing us in Washington?
Do we really want politicians who run down and dirty, mud-slinging, name-calling cam-paigns to represent more than 600,000 Louisianians?
If the worst they can do is call the other guy a liberal, how much do you think either candi-date will be willing to work with actual liberals?
What does that say about us? This is the reason Congress
is in a state of perpetual stagna-tion. We elect representatives who believe being liberal is some sort of contagious disease.
It’s important that we elect representatives who are will-ing to work with other repre-sentatives from liberal or even
socialist backgrounds, as well as other conservatives.
Congress is about compro-mise, not blocking the other guys from getting anything done.
As for Boustany and Landry, it doesn’t really matter which one gets elected. When it comes to voting, R means Republican.
Parker Cramer is a 21-year-old political science senior from Houston.
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Make way for the Zouaves and call out the fifes and drums. Raise the stars and bars from the battlements and let’s burn down Atlanta — secession’s in the air and the South has finally risen again.
Well maybe not the whole South, but definitely Livingston Parish.
When Barack Obama was sworn in as president the first time around, he launched a nifty little website called “We the Peo-ple” as an addendum to the White House’s official page.
“We the People” was cre-ated to allow the average citizen to formulate an online petition and file it electronically, with the Obama administration promis-ing to review and respond to any
petitions that receive more than 25,000 digital signatures.
Thus far, Obama’s “We the People” has brought to the atten-tion of the commander in chief a petition asking for a national re-peal of marijuana prohibition and the release of the White House’s special beer ingredients.
Obama said no to the weed, but if it’s any consolation, he re-leased the beer recipe.
And since the president’s re-election, citizens from 33 states and counting have lodged peti-tions to secede from the Union.
Finally all of those re-en-actments are going to pay off. I knew I wasn’t just hanging on to this 19th century smooth-bore muzzle-loading rifle for senti-mentality’s sake.
Texas and Louisiana have been leading the charge with a combined total of more than 100,000 signatories to their re-spective requests for indepen-dence — while the rest of the former Confederacy has brought
up the rear with about 20,000 sig-natures each.
I suspect Mississippi’s and Alabama’s inability to put up as many votes has less to do with a reticence to secede than it does with their respective population’s inability to read, write or use computers.
Needless to say, this entire putsch is stupid — and let’s be honest, more than a little racist.
I know. This is all about state’s rights. That’s what you said last time around, too.
And if it isn’t racist, then it most certainly looks racist, what with secession petitions being bandied about in all of the for-mer slave states days after the first black president is re-elected, which plays back to overwhelm-ing stupidity.
If you want to articulate your legitimate grievances against the federal government and the Obama administration, this is pretty much the worst and least effective way humanly possible.
Let’s pause for a second and consider something, just for you diehard David Duke fans out there.
For every tax dollar Louisi-ana gives to the federal govern-ment, it receives about $1.78 back in the form of federal subsi-dies. Louisiana is literally a wel-fare state.
If we were to secede, we’d have a slightly weaker gross do-mestic product than Nigeria — the only difference being that most African countries have less corruption and freer elections.
But it’ll never get to that, and that’s why this entire farce is so silly and shameful.
This initiative isn’t going to inspire pointed dialogue about the shortcomings of Obama or the U.S. government — it’s go-ing to inspire a 30-second bit on “The Daily Show” and maybe an “SNL” sketch.
Ultimately, this isn’t about rebellion or bringing slavery back or whatever these people are
trying to accomplish — it’s really about hypocrisy and the chance to whine on a national level.
We’re proud, flag-waving American lovers of democracy, with our Freedom Fries, bumper-sticker slogans and yard signs, up and until our candidate loses. Then it’s to hell with elections.
Part of being a patriotic American and believing in de-mocracy is engaging the process even when it doesn’t go your way. Being a patriot is about liv-ing democracy, not just paying it lip-service when it’s convenient.
Anything less is treason.
Nicholas Pierce is a 22-year-old history senior from Baton Rouge.
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Australia and Canada are not conservative refuges
If you aren’t happy with President Obama being elected to a second term, the best course of action is to leave the country, right?
But even with a Democratic president, America is still more conservative than many of the proposed countries for escapees.
Canada and, surprisingly, Australia were popular picks for a new life away from Obama. Anyone with conservative beliefs should take a closer look before casually assuming these coun-tries support their policies and beliefs.
With the implementation of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, affec-tionately known as Obamacare, health care became a universal right available to all citizens.
Traditionally, Republicans were opposed to this act because it tweaked the free-market sys-tem we thrive on.
If you fear this will lead to greater government involve-ment, think twice about moving to Canada.
Health care is publicly fund-ed in Canada with private com-panies in the shadows. Sure, lines are long and quality of care is not believed to be on par with Amer-ica, but everyone is taken care of no matter what.
Our farther neighbor, Aus-tralia, is no different. Although
there is universal health care, citizens with higher incomes are encouraged to purchase private health care to offset the burden of the government.
Also, forget about equal in-come tax levels — progressive income tax is the only way these other two countries operate.
Even though the business side to these countries is similar, we fail in comparison when it comes to education and civil is-sues.
Both Canada and Australia rank higher in math, science and reading, even though we spend billions of dollars more to fund those programs than they do.
America does have higher high school graduation rates, but we also have lower post-second-ary education rates than the two other countries.
Not only is our education subpar, but our civil rights are also behind.
Same-sex marriage became legal in Canada in 2004, the same time Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriage.
An entire country legalized this practice rather than a single state.
Australia just recently voted against legalizing same-sex mar-riage nationwide, but its views are slowly changing, just like our own.
Many territories recognize at least some kind of same-sex partnership, whether the couple is cohabitating or in a civil part-nership. This is much more than America can say for itself.
With only nine states legaliz-ing same-sex marriage, we have a
far way to go until this basic right is allotted to every citizen.
Let’s not forget about abortion, the controlling conser-vatives’ way to force their beliefs onto women.
Neither of these countries have outlawed abortion, even though Australia has some stipu-lations on the act in different ter-ritories.
It’s quite clear that Canada and Australia are liberal in their decisions, so maybe conserva-tives should stay away.
Why do we automatically think of these countries as sanc-tuaries, then?
Maybe because we all dream of being surrounded by beautiful landscapes and having bronzed, toned bodies like Australians.
Or possibly because the clean city streets of Vancouver, Canada, are alien to us.
It could be that these mostly white, English-speaking coun-tries are the first that come to mind.
Sure, America is richer and more powerful, but the citizens of Canada and Australia are happier than ours.
Running a country isn’t all about instilling a work-and-no-play belief into every citizen; it’s about trying to create a higher quality of life for everyone.
Maybe America should take a few pointers from these in-creasingly happy and healthy countries to please more people.
It looks as though relax-ing instead of stressing out about your basic civil rights in-creases happiness. Who would have thought?
Though you may not be pleased with having another four years with a Democratic presi-dent, think again about making an ignorant empty threat and realize that this country — though it may not seem so — is more conserva-tive than your other options.
Jesse Tate is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Slidell.
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And most importantly, the end of his story still hasn’t been written.
He served as an unoffi cial LSU recruiter before he even arrived on campus, encouraging other top-end recruits to join him in Baton Rouge.
Shepard has always been there, good performance or bad, to give his perspective on the LSU football team. He is a spokesman for the team and has never had a problem discussing his own career.
When things didn’t go
according to plan, he stuck with it. Could Shepard have gone else-where and established himself? Ab-solutely. But he showed courage by sticking to his guns and seeing out his four-year commitment to LSU.
He even ran for Student Gov-ernment at one point . The man loves the University and has given every-thing he could to it.
Who is Russell Shepard ? He is an average wide receiver with slightly above average play-making skills on an elite Southeastern Con-ference team.
Who can Russell Shepard be? Unfortunately, we may never fi nd out. He’s been a nomad for four years on an offense that hasn’t clicked, and he’s been lost in the shuffl e.
But my guess, judging by his early-career fl air and the offensive life we’ve seen from him lately, is that there is still something in the tank. Something special.
Here is my two-part proposi-tion. First, when Shepard is intro-duced along with the other seniors on Senior Day, give him a proper
Tiger Stadium send-off for having the guts to stick with the program even while enduring plenty of trials and tribulations.
The second goes straight to LSU coach Les Miles : give the kid a shot.
If LSU opens up an early lead on Ole Miss this weekend, which is certainly not a given, give the fans a chance to see Shepard run the of-fense, if only for a series.
Give him a chance to run the option, a quarterback draw, or even — gasp! — his fi rst career pass.
Give him the chance to show why the hype was real.
Don’t look at what is. Look for what can be, and maybe Shepard will show something brilliant like we all thought he would.
Luke Johnson is a 26-year-old mass communication senior from Lake Mills, Wis.
on the fi eld for him during the be-ginning of the season.
“[Dworaczyk] and I have just clicked since I fi rst got up here,” Collins said. “He’s helped me a lot through this year and has al-ways supported me.”
Through the example set by Dworaczyk and fellow seniors Lo-nergan and tackle Alex Hurst , Col-lins knows he has to help the young-er guys develop, similar to the way Dworaczyk helped him.
“It’s defi nitely something that I have to continue,” Collins said. “I already catch myself doing it in practice, telling the younger guys where to be, and I know I picked that up from [the seniors].”
The leadership displayed by the offensive line has infected other areas of the team, most no-tably senior wide receiver Russell Shepard .
Shepard has taken on an in-creased leadership role this sea-son and has played a large role in helping the young receiver corps progress throughout the year.
“I’ve put the team’s goals ahead of any individual accom-plishments,” Shepard said. “The young guys are all great. LSU is
in good hands with them.”The young receivers have
benefi ted from Shepard’s team-based approach this year and have even learned from things that went wrong in Shepard’s career.
“[Shepard] is just that wing that we needed and held on to when we fi rst got here,” said
sophomore re-ceiver Jarvis Landry . “We all still hold on to it, he’s our vocal leader and one of the guys we count on day in and day out to have a high level of energy.”
The defen-sive line will be hardest hit by departing seniors. Those seniors — Joshua Downs , Lavar Edwards and Chancey Aghayere — all played games this season.
The line could also lose as many as three players to the NFL draft in May, as well.
Junior defensive ends Sam Montgomery and Barkevious Mingo and junior defensive tack-le Bennie Logan are all projected to enter the NFL draft at the end of this year, leaving the line duties to a collection of sophomores and freshmen.
Sophomore defensive tackle Anthony Johnson is the most ex-perienced lineman expected to re-turn, after playing sparingly in his freshman year and earning three
starts this year .“Experience is the most im-
portant thing,” Johnson said. “The rotation that we’ve used this year has really helped a lot of guys im-prove. Players like [sophomore defensive tackle] Ego Ferguson and [sophomore defensive end] Jermauria Rasco will play a big role next year.”
Players who Tiger fans haven’t seen yet will be expected to take the next step after current players leave.
“Guys that haven’t re-ally seen the fi eld yet are com-ing along nicely,” Johnson said. “[Freshman defensive end] Dani-elle Hunter and [sophomore de-fensive end] Jordan Allen are names people are going to see a lot of next year.”
Montgomery knows that with so many people leaving, the tran-sition could be diffi cult into next year, but he has confi dence in the young crop of players coming through the ranks.
“It happens every year,” Montgomery said. “Drake Nevis was an incredible leader when I fi rst came here. During my time here, I’ve tried to do the best job I could, and I’m sure the young guys will follow in my footsteps just fi ne.”
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Contact Luke Johnson at [email protected]; Twitter: @lukejohnson44
NEXT, from page 5
SHEPARD, from page 5
Contact Trey Labat at [email protected]
‘I’ve put the team’s goals ahead of
any individual accomplishments.’
Russell ShepardLSU senior wide receiver
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