Mike the Tiger is currently in the midst of an off-the-ground battle with his fellow mascots.

As part of its annual college football bowl, Capital One hosts an online Mascot Challenge to gauge each school’s pride. The current format includes 16 mas-cots from schools across the country. Each week, two mascots face off against each other to see who collects the most votes.

Mike the Tiger is currently 11th in the rankings with four losses and two wins. Although Mike doesn’t always face up against the same team as the Fighting Tiger football team, he was matched up against South Carolina’s mascot — Cocky — last week. Mike lost by a large margin, only garnering about 20 percent of the vote.

Allison Filbert , market-ing graduate assistant for the Athletics Department, said the

voting numbers have been dis-appointing up to this point, but she is hopeful about the rest of the year. This week, Mike is matched up against the Universi-ty of Missouri’s mascot, Truman the Tiger . Truman held a slight lead with 52 percent of the vote Wednesday evening. He current-ly has four wins and two losses .

Once the Mascot Chal-lenge’s regular season ends Nov. 26 , the top eight mascots will compete in a bracket-style, single-elimination competition to determine the Capital One Mascot Challenge champion. Fans can vote at the bowl’s web-site, Facebook and on Twitter. Fans are only able to vote once a day using social media, but they can vote an unlimited number of times using Capital One’s web-site.

But the competition isn’t simply about glory and brag-ging rights. The winning

Emergency personnel descend-ed on the corner of Dalrymple and Infi rmary drives on Wednesday af-ternoon after a third student in two weeks was hit by an automobile.

At approximately 4:30 p.m ., a white Chevrolet Suburban struck a student riding a longboard at a crosswalk in front of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building .

The driver said he was slowing to a halt when he hit Andrew Rauch , a Student Media employee.

Madison Holcomb , theater senior and emergency medical

technician , checked the student’s vitals to ensure he was in sta-ble condition. The student was put on a stretcher and removed from the scene in stable condition less than 20 minutes after the accident.

After the accident, mass com-munication senior and “The Ra-men” director Ryan Baniewicz said he received a call from Rauch.

“He was talking, but really didn’t seem like he knew what he was saying,” Baniewicz said. “He even asked if he needed to come in for the show. I told him, ‘Dude, you are in the hospital. Take care of yourself.’”

Holcomb was on her cell phone

when she witnessed the event. She said the sound of the impact was au-dible from the building’s entrance.

“I was walking from the Mu-sic and Dramatic Arts Building when I heard the noise,” she said. “I turned and looked to see the guy on the ground.”

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A student lies on the ground Wednesday after being struck by a Chevrolet Suburban as paramedics and witnesses gather in front of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.

FACILITIES

Bookstore scheduled to open TuesdayJacy BaggettContributing Writer

The LSU community will have a new study spot come Tuesday morning.

Barnes & Noble at LSU is scheduled to open on Tuesday, and according to Paul Stevenson , LSU Bookstore general manager , things have moved along as planned.

“Things are progressing nicely, and we feel that from an internal standpoint, we will be ready,” Ste-venson said.

Stevenson mentioned there are a few aspects of the exterior of the building that contractors are still working on, but he feels confi dent the bookstore will be open and ready Tuesday .

Jason Tolliver , director of Aux-iliary Services , said the move from the Student Union bookstore to the new location was planned to take place during fall break, but because of the holiday’s cancellation, there had to be a period of time when the Union bookstore was closed during

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More than 600 dead in Sudan from fighting with rebels since 2011

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Su-dan says that fighting in two states along its disputed border with South Sudan has left over 600 people dead over the past 16 months, releasing rare casualty figures in an ongoing conflict that has inflamed tensions between the two countries.

Interior Minister Ibrahim Mah-moud told the Sudanese parliament Tuesday that 662 people had been killed in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, where rebel forces are battling government troops, since fighting broke out in June 2011.

Wine experts say 2012 yields the worst grape harvest in 50 years

BRUSSELS (AP) — Winemaker Cherie Spriggs had watched the bad weather over southern England’s vineyards all season long. It just wasn’t good enough for Nyetimber, her award-winning sparkling wine.

“I have never seen a situation like this before,” Spriggs said as the grapes failed to deliver. She was left with one option and the company de-cided to forego the 2012 harvest.

Few have gone as far as Ny-etimber but drought, frost and hail have combined to ravage Europe’s wine grape harvest, which in key re-gions this year will be the smallest in half a century, vintners say. Texas AG intervenes in cheerleader

banner dispute on Bible references

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas At-torney General Greg Abbott said Wednesday he will defend high school cheerleaders who want to use Bible verses on banners at football games.

Abbott has filed court papers to intervene in a lawsuit that cheer-leaders at Kountze High School filed against the school district complain-ing that a new policy violated their freedom of speech. In September, district officials told the cheerleaders to stop using Bible verses at football games after the Freedom From Reli-gion Foundation complained.

Tentative June 2013 trial date set for Trayvon Martin shooting case

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A judge set a tentative trial date next year for a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting Tray-von Martin.

In her first hearing since taking over the case, Judge Debra S. Nelson said June 10 would be the start of George Zimmerman’s trial, though the date could change as both sides get prepared for what is expected to be a three-week trial.

Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the Febru-ary shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old Martin.

HAMMOND (AP) — Police Chief Roddy Devall asked the Hammond City Council to consider rewriting its ordinances regarding the sale of liquor in businesses that are primar-ily designated as restaurants.

Devall’s comments came Tues-day as the council was considering its annual approval of High and Low Alcohol Permits for the 2013 calen-dar year.

Devall asked City Attorney An-dre Coudrain if existing ordinances can be changed so that establish-ments doing business as restaurants and selling alcohol can be required to close at a specific time. Further, the chief suggested that all businesses holding a permit to sell alcohol be given a set limit of violations in a calendar year.Boustany says tea party pamphlet supporting Landry lied about him

(AP) — U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany said Wednesday a tea party group supporting his opponent, U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry, circulated a pamphlet that misrepresents Boustany’s re-cord.

The pamphlet was produced by FreedomWorks for America and distributed by a Lafayette tea party chapter in the 3rd District congres-sional race.

Picasso, Monets stolen in Dutch heist from Rotterdam museum

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Thieves broke into a Rotterdam museum on Tuesday and walked off with works from the likes of Picasso, Monet, Gauguin and Matisse potentially worth hundreds of millions.

Police haven’t said how they pulled off the early hours heist, but an expert who tracks stolen art said the robbers clearly knew what they were after.

“Those thieves got one hell of a haul,” said Chris Marinello, who di-rects the Art Loss Register.

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Thousands mourn slain Colorado girl, police seek help, tips for leads

ARVADA, Colo. (AP) — More than 2,000 family members, friends, neighbors and others remembered a 10-year-old girl who was abducted on her way to school in a Denver suburb and killed.

As the public memorial for Jes-sica Ridgeway was held Tuesday night, the search for her killer contin-ued, with multiple agencies checking leads and asking for more tips.

Police said they received more than 350 more phone tips Tuesday.

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University professors study universe origins

RESEARCH

Two University physics pro-fessors won a $250,000 grant in early October for a research pro-posal probing for answers to a subject for which mankind has no defi nitive answers — the origin of the universe.

Professors Parampreet Singh and Peter Diener ’s research pro-posal was one of 20 to be selected in the New Frontiers in Astrono-my and Cosmology International Grant and Essay Competition . The John Templeton Foundation spon-sored the competition, providing more than $4 million in grants to researchers across the world.

There were more than 300 ap-plicants, Singh said.

The competition asked for a proposal to one of four questions. Diener and Singh chose, “What was the earliest state of the uni-verse?”

Singh said it was an obvious choice.

“We are experts in this kind of physics,” Singh said. “And there are questions that are still not an-swered.”

Singh researches quantum cosmology , a fi eld that studies quantum mechanics in the forma-tion of the universe, and Diener is an expert in relativistic astrophys-ics, which deals with gravitational waves .

Though Einstein ’s theory of general relativity is usually ac-cepted as predicting the universe began with a big bang , there are still many unanswered fundamen-tal questions about the origin of the universe, Singh said.

Einstein ’s theory predicts the world began with a big bang, an event where all matter and energy were concentrated at one point, Diener said. Einstein ’s theory falls apart at this point — which is called a singularity — because

it cannot predict what the earliest state of the universe was.

Singh said they will utilize a theory called loop quantum grav-ity , under which the universe did not begin with a big bang.

“It deals with big bounces in-stead of a big bang,” he said.

Diener described the theory, saying to imagine the world be-coming smaller and smaller but not diminishing to nothing; rather, it would expand again. In short, it implies the fi rst cosmological event of our universe was the col-lapse of another.

Having the universe diminish to nothing would create an infi nite calculation, and “whenever there is an infi nite, there’s a problem with the theory,” Singh said.

To test theories, Singh said they derive many equations on a white board before putting them into supercomputers for testing.

Along with contributing to a better understanding of the world, the grant money will create two jobs — one for a graduate assistant and another for a post-doctoral de-gree researcher.

Once the research is com-plete, Singh and Diener said they will likely fi nd new questions to ask, opening new doors to new research.

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

LGBTQ awareness raised

October is National LGBTQ History Month, and several Uni-versity organizations are drawing attention to challenges that LG-BTQ and other minority students face.

“It’s important to celebrate the diversity amongst us,” said the University’s Offi ce of Multicultur-al Affairs LGBTQ Project Coordi-nator Chad Freeman .

Freeman said LGBTQ His-tory Month is a celebration for all individuals, not just students, and it’s about the struggles, history, movements and culture of LGBTQ people.

Spectrum , one of the Universi-ty’s LGBTQ student organizations, began as the Gay Bisexual Lesbian Student Union and has since trans-formed into the organization stu-dents recognize today.

OUTLaw, ResLife Pride and First Contact are among the other resources available to LGBTQ stu-dents on campus.

“The LGBTQ community is one of the largest growing groups, not only on our campus but in our country,” said Student Government President Taylor Cox .

Spectrum celebrated LGBTQ History Month by coordinating an event for National Coming Out Day , which was earlier this month.

The event brought attention to issues LGBTQ students face by in-volving passersby with a photo op-portunity and an art project.

The University’s Offi ce of Multicultural Affairs educated the

community about LGBTQ his-tory by holding a screening for the documentary “Stonewall Uprising” last week.

The fi lm spotlighted the Stone-wall riots that kick-started the

modern LGBTQ rights movement.Additionally, the Offi ce of

Multicultural Affairs will host the Multicultural Student Leadership Conference on Oct. 27 .

Freeman said the conference will include “learning tracks” for students to learn about leadership within different demographics on campus, such as women, student-athletes and LGBTQ students, to name a few.

All students are encouraged to attend the conference.

“It’s important to make sure people can talk about these issues every day of the year, not just one month,” Freeman said.

Cox said Student Government has created a Diversity Advisory Board as an initiative to be sure LGBTQ students, among other mi-nority groups, are represented.

“It’s important that we’re con-scious of those around us and the way we act and what we say,” Cox said. “At some point, we are all a mi-nority or a majority. No matter what group you fall into, you deserve respect.”

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Education junior Breanna Mammano places her hand in paint Oct. 10, at Spectrum’s table in Free Speech Plaza. Spectrum, a student organization for LGBTQ students and their allies, celebrates National Coming Out Day.

Student Government is urg-ing LSU Dining to allow students to choose the exact amount of Paw Points to apply to their meal plans, according to a resolution unani-mously passed Wednesday at the Senate meeting .

The resolution additionally requests LSU Dining to allow stu-dents the option to add more Paw Points to their meal plans. The amount of Paw Points would range from zero dollars worth to a maxi-mum value deemed appropriate by the administration at the start of the academic year.

Eben Smitherman , the College of Basic Sciences senator and bio-logical sciences senior who wrote the resolution, said Jason Tolliver , the University’s executive direc-tor of Auxiliary Services and the

Student Union , agreed that SG ’s plan “would be benefi cial to both the students and the University.”

“I think the idea system would be that if I can type in a numeri-cal amount in a box of how many Paw Points I wanted, and the box said ‘Up to x amount,’” Smither-man said. “Or have it on a little scroll tab that would increase by $10-dollar amounts or 10-point amounts going up to however many and starting at zero — the key is starting at zero.”

SG also reaffi rmed its opposi-tion to Faculty Senate ’s plus-minus grading proposal.

W. Henson Moore III has said he “never could hold a job,” but a few lines on his résumé include deputy chief of staff for President George H. W. Bush , U.S. Representative , the U.S. Department of Energy’s deputy secretary , lawyer and Forever LSU campaign chair .

Now he can add one more achievement: the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center’s 2012 Distin-guished Alumnus .

Law Center Chancellor Jack Weiss said he and other Law Cen-ter offi cials picked Moore as Dis-tinguished Alumnus because of the combination his legal profession and his service to the nation and the University. Moore was honored as Distinguished Alumnus “for rare dis-tinction in professional achievement and loyalty to the LSU Law Center,”

according to a news release.Weiss said Moore is a good

representative of the Law Center because of his “sterling reputation of integrity,” his ability to use law knowledge in other jobs and because “he’s a great listener.”

Moore said the Law Center taught him to think logically and reasonably, even in jobs that didn’t require a Juris Doctorate .

Moore said a third of his time working were spent practicing law at three different fi rms and as a mili-tary attorney in courts-martial in the Army . The other two-thirds of his time was spent using knowledge gained from the University in vari-ous jobs, specifi cally his time in gov-ernment.

He said he made changes in the Department of Energy based on laws he learned about in school, and he said “there’s no surprise” many members of Congress are lawyers.

“You learn to think on your feet like you do in a courtroom,” Moore said.

After numerous career paths, Moore eventually found his way home to Baton Rouge when former Chancellor Sean O’Keefe asked him to serve as chair on the Forever LSU campaign .

Moore’s job was to raise $750 million for the University through donors and supporters, notably alumni. He met with deans of every college and worked to collaborate the three foundations — LSU Foun-dation , LSU Alumni Association and the Tiger Athletic Foundation .

Weiss said Moore’s devo-tion to the University is one of the reasons he was chosen as Distinguished Alumnus .

mascot will be fl own to the bowl game and receive $20,000 to help fund its school’s mascot program, according to a news release. James Lowder, Captain of Team Mike, said the money would allow the pro-gram to purchase new costumes for the mascot and a changing area for

the mascot.“Mike stays in his costume

when he is on the fi eld and then doesn’t really have a place to take a break or get changed,” Lowder said. “It would be nice to get some kind of room that would allow the mascot to change and relax in the stadium. It could be a cat house of sorts.”

Lowder said the extra money

could also help provide scholar-ships for those who don the Mike costume.

This isn’t the fi rst year Mike has participated in the competition, but he has never won the championship. Lowder said universities in smaller towns tend to win the competition.

As part of the competition, Filbert said she came up with a

Napoleon-Dynamite-like costume to promote Mike. She also created a campaign with the saying “Like fa-ther, like Tiger Son” to promote the competition.

“The whole campaign is based around Mike doing [football coach] Les [Miles] things,” Filbert said.

Trevor Williamson , busi-ness management junior , said he is

particularly fond of when Mike dresses up like Miles.

“There is a lot of time and ef-fort put into those costumes,” Wil-liamson sad. “They resemble what Les actually wears pretty well.”

school hours.Stevenson said he tried to come

up with a plan that would cause the least inconvenience to students. The bookstore closed all business Wednesday because computers were moved and operational sys-tems were shut down.

Elizabeth Barron , animal science freshman , said she recently found out about the opening of the new bookstore. She said she doesn’t buy much from the Union book-store, so the closure isn’t an incon-venience for her.

But Tessa Binsilim , pre-pharmacy freshman , said she be-lieves the closure could be an

inconvenience for some people be-cause it sells more than just books.

Stevenson said he hopes stu-dents will utilize CC’s Community Coffee House in the Tiger Lair and get blue books and Scantrons from the Student Government Offi ce if needed.

He said the new “Proudly Serv-ing” Starbucks café will open at 7

a.m. Tuesday in the new building, and he expects this to be a focal point of the store. The new café is larger than the old one and has more seating.

Stevenson expects a line at the door Tuesday morning.

Barnes and Noble at LSU has planned a schedule of grand opening events, starting Monday

with a Facebook photo booth and scavenger hunt.

There will be various events and featured authors every day lead-ing up to the grand opening Nov. 3 .

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LSU can’t seem to escape the shadow of the Honey Badger.

The cover story for this week’s Sports Illustrated claims former LSU cornerbacks Tyrann Mathieu and Morris Claiborne and sophomore defensive tackle Anthony Johnson violated NCAA rules by knowingly allowing their images and likenesses to be used in promotional videos and fl iers for The Palace, a club located off Scenic Highway near Southern University .

Mathieu was dismissed from the team in August and Claiborne is now in the NFL, but the allega-tions go back to the spring semes-ter.

NCAA rules state that stu-dent-athletes are not allowed to use their names or images for

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Manziel leads a potent Texas A&M offense

Freshman quarterbacks in the Southeastern Conference normally struggle, but Johnny Manziel is not the average freshman. He’s not even the average quarterback.

Through six games, the Texas A&M redshirt freshman signal caller has completed 67.4 percent of his passes for 1,680 yards with 14 touchdowns and three in-terceptions.

Manziel is just as much a threat with his legs. The freshman current-ly leads the SEC with 676 rushing yards and is tied with South Caro-lina running back Marcus Lattimore with touchdowns on the ground, an SEC-best.

“The scheme they run fi ts him pretty good,” said LSU sopho-more defensive tackle Anthony Johnson . “He is young, but he is a

great football player who can make plays.”

After senior quarterback Ryan Tannehill went to the Miami Dol-phins in the fi rst round of the NFL draft, Manziel has keyed the Aggies’ 5-1 start to the season. He leads the No. 5 scoring offense in the nation, which has put up an SEC-high 47 points per game.

He posted an SEC record 557 yards of total offense against Ar-kansas , only to better that with 576 yards against Louisiana Tech on Sat-urday. That total was the third-best ever recorded by a Division I fresh-man.

Manziel is set to shatter the NCAA record for total offense by a freshman. Jared Lorenzen set the record at Kentucky with 3,827 yards in 2000 — Manziel is on pace for 4,712 .

“He is a pretty dynamic player,” said LSU junior linebacker Lamin Barrow . “It’s not just his legs; he can make plays with his arm. That dual threat is something we need to watch out for.”

LSU junior defensive end Sam

Montgomery said facing Florida sophomore Jeff Driskel and South Carolina junior Tyler Shaw the last two weeks has helped prepare the defense to stop Manziel .

“Really, all of the teams we have played have had good mobile quarterbacks,” Montgomery said. “This is a world where quarter-backs not only pass the ball but can run and be crafty. That makes them more diffi cult to defend.”

Manziel came to A&M out of Tivy High School in Kerrville , Tex-as , where he threw 45 touchdowns and rushed for another 30 while to-taling more than 5,000 all-purpose yards in his senior season.

He did a little bit of everything for the team as he also caught a touchdown and ran back a kickoff for another score.

Manziel’s high school coach, Mark Smith , said the numbers are even more impressive con-sidering he only played all four quarters four times his entire senior season.

“He was phenomenal,” Smith said. “He made my job of coaching

really easy, he was a good kid and all he did was make plays.”

After Manziel graduated, Smith left Tivy to become the head coach at Converse Judson High School in San Antonio , Texas .

According to his high school offensive coordinator, Julius Scott , it is Manziel’s confi dence and com-petitiveness that allow him to be so

Quarterback drives SEC in rushingJames MoranSports Contributor

‘I am his biggest fan.’

CATHERINE THRELKELD / The Daily Reveille

Daniel Obioha is an LSU discus thrower, and his brother Julien plays football for Texas A&M. Obioha will travel to College Station this weekend to watch his little brother play.

ROGELIO V. SOLIS / The Associated Press

Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) tries to fend off Mississippi defensive end Cameron Whigham (55) on Oct. 6 during a game in Oxford, Miss.

Daniel Obioha has a diffi cult decision to make this weekend.

Does he support the school he loves and fi ghts for as a member of the LSU track and fi eld team, or

does the brotherly bond he shares with Texas A&M freshman de-fensive tackle Julien Obioha hold stronger?

“I’m not answering that ques-tion,” Daniel said with a smile. “Obviously this is the school that I chose to come to. ... I came here for a reason, and I do like LSU, but blood runs thicker than anything. You can try to deduce an answer from that, but I do love my Tigers.”

Daniel enters his fi nal year

throwing the discus for the Tigers after fi nishing No. 10 in the South-eastern Conference fi nals in May.

But despite wherever his loy-alties may lie, Daniel said he’s his brother’s biggest supporter.

“If I miss a game, I always go back and watch it. ... I know his plays,” Daniel said. “I follow him on YouTube… You don’t under-stand; I am his biggest fan.”

Two of six siblings born to African-immigrant parents,

Daniel and his brother know what it means to fi ght and struggle from their upbringing, Daniel said.

“We did come from a really tough beginning,” he said. “We weren’t exactly the most wealthy people. We moved around a lot when we were younger. ... When you see that, it makes you hungry.”

The Obioha brothers be-gan their athletic pursuits while

Obioha brothers play for rival schoolsMike GegenheimerSports Contributor

BROTHERS, see page 8

FOOTBALL

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MANZIEL, see page 8

NCAA, see page 8

FOOTBALL

Club promoter disputes allegations

1. ALABAMA (6-0) The only thing that stopped the Crimson Tide against Missouri was a thunderstorm

that caused a weather delay. Run-ning backs Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon combined for fi ve touch-downs to keep Missouri winless in the Southeastern Conference .

Coach Nick Saban and his team head up to Rocky Top to face reeling Tennessee on Saturday. I just hope Volunteers quarterback Tyler Bray is throwing footballs instead of beer bottles.Last Week: 1 (Beat Missouri, 42-10)

2. FLORIDA (6-0) It wasn’t pretty, but the Gators got it done on the road against a

pesky Vanderbilt squad. Now the focus switches to

South Carolina , who will invade The Swamp this weekend. Both have a common opponent in LSU . Florida took down the Tigers 14-6 , while South Carolina couldn’t rally to beat LSU in the closing seconds, losing 23-21 .

The winner will have a stran-glehold on the SEC East .Last Week: 3 (Beat Vanderbilt, 31-17)

3. LSU (6-1) What a difference a week makes.

LSU’s offense executed far better than it did against Florida , gaining 406 yards on offense while the defense lim-ited the Gamecocks to 211 yards. The Tigers offense will have to keep the momentum rolling if it hopes to take down high-scoring Texas A&M .

Oh yeah, and 11 a.m. kickoffs are the worst.Last Week: 4 (Beat South Caro-lina, 23-21)

4. SOUTH CAROLINA (6-1) After their 35-7 romping of Georgia , the Game-cocks couldn’t maintain their success against the

Tigers . The road doesn’t get any easier for the Ol’ Ball Coach as South Carolina travels to Gaines-ville, Fla., for a tussle with the Ga-tors .

A cakewalk to the SEC Cham-pionship in Atlanta, Ga., will be in store for the Gamecocks if they unseat the undefeated Gators .Last Week: 2 (Lost to LSU, 23-21)

5. GEORGIA (5-1) The Dawgs had a bye week last weekend and a date with Ken-

tucky this weekend. What more can coach Mark

Richt ask for? Not getting embar-rassed by South Carolina on na-tional television two weeks ago has to be at the top of his list.Last Week: 5 (bye)

6. MISSISSIPPI STATE (6-0) Who would have thought Mississippi State would be the last unbeaten Bulldogs in

the SEC ? Quarterback Tyler Rus-sell has come into his own for coach Dan Mullen , throwing for 291 yards and two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ win against Tennes-see on Saturday.

Mississippi State should con-sider itself lucky it drew Middle Tennessee State this weekend. After that, three top-25 foes, Ala-bama , LSU and Texas A&M , are waiting in the wings.Last Week: 6 (Beat Tennessee, 41-31)

7. TEXAS A&M (5-1) Thankfully I get to see what Johnny Football does in person against

LSU on Saturday.He won’t combine for 576

yards and six touchdowns like he did against Louisiana Tech , but get your popcorn ready. Manziel versus the LSU defense will be fun to watch.Last Week: 7 (Beat Louisiana Tech, 59-57)

8. OLE MISS (4-3) Victory at last for Ole Miss . The Reb-el Black Bears got

their fi rst SEC win since October 2010 .

Wait — it was against Au-burn ? I guess it still counts.Last Week: 9 (Beat Auburn, 41-20)

9. TENNESSEE (3-3) The Vols are quickly becoming the biggest disappointments of

the 2012 football season. Sooner rather than later, Tennessee will be looking for a brand new Dooley .Last Week: 8 (Lost to Mississippi State, 41-31)

10. ARKANSAS (3-4) Two SEC wins in a row have to be a welcome sign to

Arkansas fans. The only problem is they still have to deal with coach John L. Smith for fi ve games. And they still live in Arkansas .Last Week: 11 (Beat Kentucky, 49-7)

11. VANDERBILT (2-4) The Commodores were within a touch-down of Florida in the fourth quarter but just

couldn’t hold on to pull the upset.At least this season’s version

of the SEC punching bag, Auburn , comes to Nashville, Tenn. , this weekend.Last Week: 10 (Lost to Florida, 31-17)

12. MISSOURI (3-4) If Mizzou loses to Kentucky next week after its bye, is it too

late to send them back to the Big 12 ?Last Week: 12 (Lost to Alabama, 42-10)

13. AUBURN (1-5) Can Auburn fi re coach Gene Chizik already? I want to see defen-sive coordinator Brian

VanGorder , or as I like to call him, Uncle Rico from “Napoleon Dy-namite,” call the shots.Last Week: 13 (Lost to Ole Miss, 41-20)

14. KENTUCKY (1-6) Doing his radio show live from a Kentucky sorority house this week is the best foot-

ball decision coach Joker Philips has made all season.Last Week: 14 (Lost to Arkansas, 49-7)

Micah Bedard is a 22-year-old history senior from Houma.

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Her teammates call her “the Terminator,” her coach calls her the “queen of the fi fth set,” but LSU senior Madie Jones doesn’t need nicknames to strike fear into the hearts of her impending foes.

The outside hitter has looked nothing short of dominant in her senior season, leading the Tigers in attacking with 257 kills and av-eraging nearly four kills per set in Southeastern Conference play.

“Everybody in the league knows what Madie Jones is going to do,” Flory said. “Everybody in

the league knows and prepares for her.”

But time and time again, Jones has used her ability, passion and tenacity to shrug off opponents’ at-tempts to slow her down.

“It defi nitely makes me smile ... when the other coach is scream-ing on the sideline at his players trying to stop Madie Jones ,” said LSU coach Fran Flory. “And she keeps doing the same thing over and over again, and they can’t stop her.”

Jones may be exceeding the expectations of some this sea-son, but her recent success comes as no surprise to those within

the program. If Jones has been anything in

her campaign at LSU, she’s been consistent.

She has participated in all but seven sets since her sophomore season and is just 22 kills shy of becoming the 19th player in pro-gram history to eclipse 2,000.

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As he’s moved up the ranks in his basketball career, LSU junior for-ward Jalen Courtney can’t remember when he’s ever been the guy.

Not garnering the attention of returning teammates Anthony Hick-ey and Johnny O’Bryant III , Court-ney admitted fl ying under the radar is something he’s become all too fa-miliar with.

Overshadowed in high school by teammate junior Andre Stringer — a fellow Jackson, Miss., native — and former Ole Miss star Dundre-cous Nelson , Courtney said the duo forced him to focus only on what it took to win.

“I just tried to take it day by day and do what my team needed me to do in order to get wins,” Courtney said. “Flying under the radar here, it’s just a bigger stage.”

Stringer pointed to his days of AAU with Courtney , when he would sometimes be overshadowed by bet-ter in-state prospects.

Watching Courtney overcome such adversity in middle school and high school, Stringer said the con-fi dence in the teammate he’s been close to since middle school is at an all-time high.

“We had guys from all over the state, from different states, that can play and he held his own,” Stringer said. “Knowing what type of guy he is, I’m sure he’ll rise to the top.”

As most of his teammates packed up for home to relax for sum-mer vacation, Courtney had another goal in mind.

“I was trying to get bigger than LeBron [James],” Courtney said.

The 6-foot-8 junior forward used the personalized workouts with new strength coach Rick Lefebvre to cast aside the injury problems that plagued him in his fi rst two seasons.

“Every single day he comes in with a new mindset of ‘How can I get this guy where he wants to be?’” Courtney said. “He specifi es

everything to where I can be the best I can be, and I think that was the greatest blessing of all.”

Still hampered by injuries that have cost him some practice time to begin this season, Courtney is mak-ing an impression on new coach Johnny Jones even when not on the court.

“I think Jalen has a lot to offer, he has some leadership abilities and great qualities,” Jones said. “I know he’s been overshadowed and a lot of guys have gotten to play in front of him.”

Remarking he could play 40 minutes per game or hand out water on the bench, Courtney has learned trivial matters aren’t a source of wor-ry for him, asserting he’ll do any-thing to help his team win.

“I feel like in the past, guys have focused on starting positions and guys have focused on things that don’t really matter at the end of the day,” Courtney said. “I don’t want this year to be that, by any means.

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attending Brother Martin High School in New Orleans where Julien originally followed in his brother’s footsteps to the tight end position.

“It was pretty nasty,” Dan-iel said. “... When you’re going against family, when you’re go-ing against blood, it transcends anything you can imagine. The guy underneath me, yeah that was competition. ... But with my little brother, the competition was a little bit steeper, a little more fi red up.”

After Daniel graduated, Julien moved to the defensive line where he eventually settled at the strong side defensive end as a sophomore.

But LSU almost gained its second Obioha Tiger before Julien ultimately decided to don an Aggie

uniform — a decision his father Pius Obioha said was for academic reasons.

Both Daniel and Pius said Ju-lien’s decision was his to make, and the family did little to inter-fere.

“I was not involved at all,” Daniel said. “... It was always me telling him you need to what you need to do to make you happy. ... I always wanted to be clear, don’t come and try to get my insight. You need to do this by yourself.”

Daniel said he hasn’t decided what he’s going to wear for the game Saturday, when his brother

will match up against LSU senior left tackle Josh Dworaczyk and the rest of the battle-worn offensive line.

He did suggest he may wear his LSU-Texas A&M dual track meet shirt to remain neutral be-tween his Tigers and his brother.

Due to Texas A&M media policy, Julien Obioha was not made available for comment.

advertising or outside promotion.LSU Associate Vice Chancel-

lor for University Relations and Senior Associate Athletics Direc-tor Herb Vincent said an athlete found to be knowingly promot-ing a commercial venture would be automatically ineligible, but he added there are currently no eligi-bility issues resulting from the re-port.

“The one current player in there was Anthony Johnson , and we talked to him and are confi dent that he was not aware his image was being used,” Vincent said.

Vincent said Johnson took immediate steps to get the images taken down, including calling the club and asking them to stop using the posters.

LSU can send a retroactive cease-and-desist letter if the com-pliance offi ce fi nds no evidence the players had knowledge of the situation, Vincent said.

“The compliance offi ce is do-ing their due diligence to check the facts as they were presented in

the story,” he said. “I don’t know if we’ve sent [a letter] yet, but we would likely compose one once our investigation is complete.”

Only Johnson’s eligibility would be an issue, though Mathieu would likely not be able to play for an NCAA school again, if the vio-lation reports are accurate.

“I don’t even know that I was up to speed on it for [the] March event,” said LSU coach Les Miles . “I am told that our guys did the right things and did not participate in the planning stage or a promo-tional piece.”

The Athletic Department isn’t the only one with a different view from the original story.

The Palace’s promoter, Xavier Williams , said in an interview with WBRZ that Sports Illustrated writ-ers offered him money to fabricate or enhance details for the piece.

“The guy with SI tried to bribe me and offer me $2,500 just to say things that didn’t really take place,” Williams said.

Williams did not answer or return The Daily Reveille’s phone calls.

Other than promotional materials, the article also claimed the players got into the venue for free, received free drinks and en-joyed access to a VIP area in The Palace .

“There is no special privilege, no VIP areas at the restaurant,” owner Torrey Lewis told WBRZ . “[Mathieu] didn’t have any type of deal with us. The players didn’t know about the fl iers. We were not aware that any of it violated NCAA rules.”

Though Mathieu is no longer an LSU student-athlete, Vincent said the ongoing internal inves-tigation would likely include his perspective.

“The urgency to talk to him is not the same as it was for Anthony , since Tyrann is not on the team anymore,” Vincent said. “The compliance offi ce will be thor-ough, so I’m sure they will speak to him at some point.”

successful with so little experience. “God has blessed that boy with

a lot of ability, but he’s blessed a lot of people with ability,” Scott said. “He has a spirit about him where he is the most competitive person I have ever met. He always believes he can win, and he makes everyone around him believe the same.”

Despite the gaudy high school

numbers, Manziel was just a three-star recruit according to ESPN Re-cruiting Nation .

At 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, he was rated as the No. 39 quarterback in his recruiting class and chose A&M over offers from Oregon and Stanford .

“If a guy doesn’t come in the right package, colleges and pros don’t always peruse him very fast,” Scott said. “They can’t measure his

intangibles. I promise you, it is not a surprise to any of us that know Johnny Manziel that he is having as much success as he is.”

Manziel could not be inter-viewed for the story because Texas A&M has a policy against freshman football players talking to the media.

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A bushy mustache, a bass drum, a hat cocked to the side and a sharp suit.

Anybody who has spent time in New Orleans could recognize that description as “Uncle” Lio-nel Batiste, a man of diminutive stature but enormous reputation and a walking symbol of the his-toric black neighborhood Tremé.

Though Tremé lost Uncle Li-onel this summer, his spirit lives on in the streets and sidewalks

of the suburb his image still rep-resents. This week marks the neighborhood’s 200th birthday.

Founded in 1812, Tremé grew from a meeting place for slaves and free men alike to the nation’s fi rst black neighborhood to a hotbed of creativity, a closely knit community and the old-est black suburb in the country. Along the way, the neighborhood has served as the birthplace of jazz and the setting for the criti-cally acclaimed HBO drama se-ries that bears its name.

President of the New Orleans Multicultural Tourism Network Toni Rice said she wants to show the world the history beyond the Emmy-nominated drama and believes the roots of Louisiana

culture rest beneath the neighbor-hood’s aging foundations.

“Every iconic thing that both locals and visitors alike, every-thing they love about New Or-leans, sprang up from Tremé,” Rice said.

And the vibrant suburb seems to call for a vibrant cele-bration. Several New Orleans or-ganizations have banded together to celebrate the bicentennial of this emblematic neighborhood in true Big Easy fashion — a fi ve-day party, complete with local food, live music, club crawls and hundreds of people making noise in the streets.

“For this city, promoting

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Historic N.O. neighborhood celebrates 200th birthdayTremé throws a f ive-day party Kaci YoderEntertainment Writer

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Cinnamon Black, a Tremé Baby Doll, performs with the Tremé Brass band Oct. 11 at an evening concert in Armstrong Park in New Orleans.TREMÉ, see page 11

Sixteen warriors will enter a battle royale tonight armed with nothing but an arsenal of music.

Red Bull Play & Destroy challenges DJs to compete in a one-on-one music-playing com-petition. The event involves two DJs per round going head-to-head by playing 30 seconds of a song on their playlist for the specifi ed “battlegory ,” or category. Battle-gories include ’80s montage, strip-per anthem, dirty dubstep and “I’m ashamed to have this on my iPod,” among others.

Cat Dinan, event coordinator , said the competition will be the second Baton Rouge has hosted, although similar events have been held by Red Bull across the coun-try. She said the fi rst-place winner will receive a pair of Voodoo Fest weekend passes and a weekend campsite. The runner-up will be awarded a pair of one-day Voodoo Fest tickets.

Hunter Esmon, digital arts ju-nior , plans to compete in the music-playing competition under the alias DJ Ginja . Esmon said he prepared for the event by prepping not only his music selections, but also his visual presentation.

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LSU alumna and Izavel designer Isabel Varela wearing a dress from one of her collections Wednesday.

Designing a DreamIsabel Varela knew from a young age that she

wanted to be a fashion designer. Varela is one of few lucky people whose dream became reality.

After graduating from the University in 2008, she went straight to work, participating in intern-ships and traveling around the world. From Paris to China to New Orleans, Isabel has an impressive résumé. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Reveille , she chronicles her triumphs, challenges and inspirations as she takes on the fashion world. Varela shows off her collection at a trunk show from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at nk boutique on Cor-porate Boulevard.

TDR: How did you get your start in fashion?Varela: After I graduated, I went to a program in Paris. After I did a competition in Miami, I was chosen to go to Paris for a school there. We did ev-erything from conceptual design to embroidery to just working with different surfaces and textures. Then I went in for a global fashion fi eld study; two

days after that I had an internship in Dallas. I ended up moving to Dallas. After college is when I really got involved with fashion and working with [Abby Farne, my mentor]. I would also do freelance and wardrobe styling.

TDR: How did LSU prepare you for a career in fashion? IV: I got the basics and the foundation here, so that was really important. And then with the different outlets, too, because we did Hemline, and New Or-leans was close, too. Getting involved with fash-ion shows and my last year I had a professor with different contacts, and through that was how I was able to go to Paris to do extended studies, so that was really helpful, too.

TDR: What are some of the inspirations for your fall collection?IV: The main inspiration was a woman coming out of her shell and letting go of all the different layers and becoming the woman that she is supposed to

Q&A with LSU alumna Isabel Varela of Izavel Shamiyah KelleyFashion Columnist

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Designs from Izavel Autumn/Winter 2012 Collection by LSU alumna Isabel Varela. She will have a trunk show from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at nk boutique.

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Barsuk RecordsEDITOR’S PICK: Benjamin Gibbard, “Former Lives”Finally out on his own, Ben Gibbard calls the shots on “Former Lives,” his � rst solo album. After working with Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service and a number of other smaller proj-ects, Gibbard’s independent work is fresh and original. Some speculated if he would use this album to react to his divorce from Zooey Deschanel, but it doesn’t read that way. Though threaded with dark points, the collection carries upbeat tunes

expressive of admiration or devotion. Opening with the curiously acapella “Shepherd’s Bush Lullaby,” there’s a weighty substance that sustains without relying on power or hooks like Death Cab did. “Bigger Than Love” features Aimee Mann’s deep, distinct vocals — a pleasant � xture in the land-scape of Gibbard’s other pieces.

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Can Nelly Furtado , Bono , Keith Richards , Mark Foster and NAS all make appearances on one cohesive album? K’naan’s latest effort, “Country, God or the Girl ,” proves it is possible with the same nonchalant hip-hop stylings of 2009’s “Troubadour .” The Somali-Canadian artist utilizes swift beat schemes to lay down catchy rap hooks. While the album boasts a diverse group of featured artists, K’naan’s focus on uplifting self-preservation and complicated re-lationship themes uni� es all of the songs on the album. “Country, God or the Girl ” is more slickly produced than earlier releases, which lends it a more sophisticated depth of complexity, however this sacri� ces some of K’naan’s gritty “street-warrior” sound and appeal.

The lengthy 17-track album features plenty of songs with K’naan performing solo, including highlights “Hurt Me Tomorrow ” and “Better .” The album stretches K’naan into other genres like pop and R&B , adding depth to his repertoire.

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Under her enigmatic moniker Bat for Lashes, Natasha Khan has meticulously crafted another album of ethereal, evocative music best for listening while reading Simone de Beauvoir in the bath. This time around, though, Khan has polished her arrangements and � eshed out her sound, � lling “The Haunted Man” with lush instrumentation to support the words of a more mature, sure-footed songwriter. Though shades of Tori Amos and Björk have always colored her work, Khan cuts the

fairy dust with a harder, alternative edge that sets her apart from other female musicians of the same pageantry. Khan takes the same skill for innovation to the mournful piano ballad and lead single “Laura” and the ironically restless beat of electronica track “Rest Your Head.” Across the board, “The Haunted Man” stands as Khan’s strongest album to date.

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Country singer Jason Aldean blends thudding percussion, hard-rock synths and acoustic riffs to create his progressively original � fth studio album, “Night Train.” The mixture of genre-bending elements provides the perfect contrast to the crooner’s smooth, Southern-tinged voice, forming a unique sound that separates him from his contemporaries. The multi-faceted artist even tries his hand in rapping with “1994,” a hip-hop-inspired ode to ‘90s coun-try star Joe Dif� e. While his skills as an emcee aren’t mesmerizing, the track is playful and a great

addition to his overall product. But other tunes like “Staring at the Sun” and “Black Tears” fall into the farce-worthy, lovesick ballads catergory with subpar lyrics and melodramatic themes. Overall, Aldean manages to remain versatile and even when he falters, his band never misses a beat. DAVID JONES

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In a year when the James Bond franchise is celebrating its 50th year and gearing up for what looks to be a great Bond movie, one would expect “007 Legends ” to act as a great celebration of the character, allowing players to assume Bond’s identity and play through his most memorable missions. Instead, “007 Legends ” acts as a complete embarrassment to the series. Pulling from each

actor’s era of Bond � lms, the game is made up of � ve missions, with a sixth based on the upcoming “Skyfall ” to be released as downloadable content after the � lm is released. What this translates to right now is the game ending abruptly after the � fth mission rather than reaching some sort of conclusion. The rest of the game is a blatant “Call of Duty” rip-off, while remaining mind-numbingly dull. The stealth mode was highly touted by Eurocom prior to the game’s release, but its controls are clunky and a far cry from stealth games like “Splinter Cell. ” “007 Legends ” started with a decent idea to make a solid game, but the end result is better to be forgotten. JOEY GRONER

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Pinback’s latest album, “Information Retrieved,” sweeps in with harmonizing vocals to resound its echoing guitar plucking and similarly reverberating bass chords. It all culminates in a feeling similar to a brain massage. Pinback traditionally � nds a unique take on West Coast indie vibes, but “Information Retrieved,” the group’s � rst full-length studio album in � ve years, arrives with some new invigoration instilled in its instrumentation and vocal

patterns. At times, up-tempo songs like “A Request” and “Denslow, You Idiot!” emerge with an energy break from the typical tracks Armistead Smith and Rob Crow generally produce for the project. If listeners manage to wade through the pleasing webs of guitar strums, they’ll be rewarded with some thoughtful lyricisms. AUSTEN KRANTZ

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The rush of fi nding that per-fect pair of shoes or the “it” bag of your dreams can be quickly damp-

ened by a steep price tag. Be-ing on a college student budget is all about mak-ing your dollar stretch and fi nd-ing a look for less can be just the remedy.

Essentially, the concept of “look for less” is

fi nding an almost identical alter-native at a lower price point. Stay away from designer replicas. They are often poorly made and there are all types of legal issues involved.

When seeking out a look for less, Google will be your best friend. Simply type into the Google search bar a description of the item you’re seeking. For instance, to fi nd a piece similar to the DV by

Dolce Vita Archer sandal , typing T-Strap sandal with gold accents and searching in Google Shopping will yield similar results.

In the event that you fi nd a similar item, make sure it is be-ing sold from a reputable brand. If possible, visit the store to try on the item. If it’s a huge store like Forev-er 21 , make note of the style num-ber so when you go to the store the sales associate will be able to fi nd the item quickly in the stock room.

I found amazing sandals from Missoni at Target that look similar to the DV by Dolce Vita Archer sandal . However, while the Archer carries a steep $69 price tag, the Missoni at Target shoes are only $15 and can be found at Target or online at Target.com .

If you happen to be crafty or just can’t resist a good Pinter-est project, you can DIY a look for less your way. If you’ve been eyeing those studded black pumps, but they’re a little out of your price

range, head over to Michael’s or Hobby Lobby and pick up a pack of pyramid studs and a glue gun. It’s a great way to bring new life to your wardrobe and DIY clothes always make for a great conversa-tion piece. Check out style blog PSimadethis.com for amazing DIY clothing tutorials.

Finding a look for less can be rather challenging at fi rst. With due diligence and a little creativity, cre-ating a look for less can prove to be a fulfi lling and fun experience. Nothing beats being able to brag to your friends about fi nding a great deal on a fabulous piece.

Shamiyah Kelley is a 19-year-old mass communication junior from Irmo, S.C.

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be. I design my prints for each sea-son, it’s a mixture of the snakeskin molting off and a door that’s about to be repainted. I wanted to keep it monotone with black, white and gray. I wanted to make it like my point of view with structural lines. Everything is tailored. And using my favorite fabrics leather and wool. Architecture is a huge inspiration — that’s always been a huge inspiration for me. My favorite era is the 1920s, and menswear inspires me.

TDR: What was it like to intern at BCBGMaxAzria ?IV: That was really cool. When I fi rst got there, the fi rst two weeks when you’re meeting everyone, you’re do-ing the copying and printing and I was like, ‘No I want to do something else,’ because it was like a vertical integration. You have the cutters,

the sample-makers, all the different designers and then all the other dif-ferent parts of BCBG . I ended up wandering around because I wanted to get to know the whole building and I just walked into the accessories part, but then in the corner there was the senior designer of the conceptual team and I just went in there and said, ‘Hey do you need some help?’ and she said, ‘Oh my God, yes I do!’ From that point on, it was really awe-some because she’s pretty much the main person that thinks of the con-cepts of the new trends and new pat-terns to work with. I would go vin-tage shopping with her and pick up different old items. She would give me different projects.

TDR: Do you have any advice for recent graduates looking to break into the fashion industry?IV: Yes. Most important thing, net-working. Keep your relationships,

and follow up consistently. I have one example, from Dallas career day, there’s one woman who’s in charge of it. Since my third year of college in fashion, I’ve kept in contact with her. She’s been a huge supporter of my line, and she’s helped me get dif-ferent contacts. It’s been maybe six years, and now she’s helping me out. It is so important to get those rela-tionships. Diligence, persistence and try to get involved with everything. I’ve done everything from wardrob-ing in movies, visual merchandising, to retailing, to fashion production. Because if you want to have your own business, it’s important to have an understanding of every aspect, just like any other business. Keep on trying new things and meeting people and ask a lot of questions. If someone says no, someone else will tell you yes.

TDR: How would you describe

Izavel as a brand?IV: Izavel is a confi dent woman, strong, sexy and sophisticated. She can be a trendsetter, jet-setter, CEO, businesswoman — always unique and each piece is versatile throughout the collection. You can wear [pieces] to work all the way to nighttime with just a change of accessories.

TDR: What was your proudest moment as a designer?IV: This one’s hard because I’ve had a few. Probably restarting my brand again under new ideas and it’s me in the brand. That was exciting to relaunch that. Getting into stores, I would say that’s the most exciting. I visited a lot of different boutiques because I was selling myself and selling the line. I got 17 no’s and the last two said yes. You have just got to keep going. You start realizing there’s a boutique and a client for each design always, you just have to

fi nd them.

TDR: How did you come up with the name Izavel ? IV: When I was young and I would get in trouble my mom would yell, ‘IZAVEL , where are you?’ My mom is from Honduras and my dad is from Panama, so that’s pretty much the way she pronounces my name.

TDR: How was NOLA Fashion Week ?IV: It was actually really exciting. It was seamless. The makeup was perfect, the hair was perfect. I had 12 looks and I had a model for each look. I got some good feedback, too. People were like, ‘Where can I buy your stuff?’ I was like, ‘Online, or you can place a pre-order right now!’

festivals comes naturally. It’s a no-brainer,” Rice said. “So when we started looking at the Tremé Bicen-tennial and how to appropriately celebrate that, we knew absolutely there had to be a festival.”

The fi ve-day fête kicked off with a candlelight block party on Wednesday night, but some of the most involving events are yet to come. These include a “brass band blowout” featuring Grammy-win-ning Rebirth Brass Band, a club crawl guided by New Orleans radio DJ Kelder Summers for a sampling of the best live music in the area and the fi rst-ever united Tremé Second Line.

The celebration will culminate Saturday morning in Armstrong Park with one giant bash, combin-ing the Tremé 200 Bicentennial

Celebration with the 25th Annual Mahalia Jackson Rejoicin’ in the Park Festival. Rev. Lois DeJean, head of Rejoicin’ in the Park, said this marriage of culture and gospel is the perfect way to make the event unforgettable.

“We are doing it New Orleans style. You can have it your way,” DeJean said. “Everybody you know, everybody you don’t know, tell ev-erybody to come out and experience a day you will not believe.”

The bicentennial draws to a close with a jazz Mass and united Second Line on Sunday morning at St. Augustine Church, the oldest African-American Catholic par-ish in the country founded by free people of color in 1841.

“Can you imagine what God is going to be doing?” DeJean said. “He’s going to be having a good time.”

While digging into the culture to put together these events, Rice and her team discovered that Tremé lends its rich fabric to more than

just a festival.“It seemed the neighborhood,

the ancestors, they demanded some-thing deeper,” Rice said. “It became clear that it was a movement and that we’re on a mission to jump into the soul of the community and inter-pret its heart.”

With that in mind, organizers of Tremé 200 have cast the cur-rent local scene onto the backdrop of a colorful history. Perseverance Hall will play host throughout the festival to seminars and panels on Tremé’s story, from slavery to the 21st century.

“We tried to design a program that we thought would tell the whole story of Tremé, top to bottom, left to right, not just the parts of it that peo-ple are familiar with,” Rice told at-tendees of the bicentennial’s open-ing news conference on Tuesday in front of Perseverance Hall.

A buzz of pride and anticipa-tion seems to fi ll the 200-year-old streets of Tremé and the historic Armstrong Park, from Congo Square to Esplanade to Lemann Park, from the Mardi Gras beads on the powerlines to the water lines on the cement. The people of Tremé are ready to party.

“When we walk around the community, we can see the pride. Residents, they prepare, they get ready, they know company’s com-ing,” Rice said, beaming. “I can tell you, those Uncle Lionel banners are never coming down.”

For more information and a full schedule of events, visit treme2012.com.

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“I got a haircut, and I’m dressing up as Macklemore with fur coat and all,” Esmon said.

Esmon’s strategy to appeal to the crowd is important because the audience response, as gauged by the emcee, decides the winner. Esmon said he plans on recruiting friends to attend the event for “the built-in support.”

Larry Scrubbs Jr., Baton Rouge Community College alumnus , won the competition last year as DJ Mikelarry . He said the key to his success was playing songs that the audience could relate to. Scrubbs said this strategy rang true when he approached the “best song to sing in a car alone” battlegory.

“I played the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ theme song,” Scrubbs said. “Everyone grew up with that song, so they were singing and clapping along.”

Scrubbs said he was unsure whether he would be allowed to defend his title in the battle tonight because it’s specifi ed as a collegiate competition, and he is no longer a college student. The DJ said he planned to attend the event regard-less and cheer on the competitors.

“Above all, it’s about having fun,” Scrubbs said.

The DJ battle begins at 9 p.m. tonight at Bogie’s .

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In response to Clayton Crockett’s column, “Both candidates per-formed admirably, but Obama’s improvement outshined his oppo-nent,” readers had this to say:

“I’m glad you mentioned that the president’s improvement at last night’s debate was the huge take-away point. I don’t necessarily think that Obama won the debate, but his improvement was easy to notice, allowing his fervent fan-base to come alive afterword.

I feel bad for undecided voters because the rest of the debate went like this:

Romney (first) - ‘I want to do X.’

Obama - ‘You’re lying, my plan owns.’

Obama (first) - ‘I want to do Y.’

Romney - ‘You failed to do Y in the last four years, MY plan owns.’”- jb

In response to the news story, “University broadcasts airbrushed photo, upsets religious students,” readers had this to say:

“Why is this even news? Would you be mad if they had pho-toshopped off a swastika? Photos of these guys have been put up on other MEDIA outlets, who aren’t allowed to photoshop their images by rule.

The University isn’t a media outlet, they are allowed to pho-toshop anything they would like. The University is a diverse place, as you often like to remind us, and

care is taken by the staff not to push any type of religious agenda.

The thing that is sad here is that you wrote this article and de-cided it was front page news.”- Dude877

“The university does have a right to photoshop what they want, and obviously a swastika on a stu-dents chest would be a cause of concern... But will the university start photoshopping out student’s burqas too? In order to remain sec-ular and unassociated with a reli-gious or political affiliation?

Shouldn’t we want our univer-sity to promote healthy diversity of ideologies and beliefs? Obviously comparing a cross to a swastika is kind of a stretch, but having four proud members of the Baptist Col-legiate Ministry display pride in their university is something to be excited about - just like hav-ing members of any on campus organization, religious or not, banding together to show pride in

our school spirit.We should promote diversity

on our campus. ALL diversity, including Christians.”- JoeGipson

“SU is a brand and therefore brands do not associate them with religious affiliations. For instance, if the students were wearing a “Vote Obama” or “Tigers for Bob-by Jindal” it too would have been airbrushed out. Public universities are secular institutions, apoliti-cal institutions; therefore, LSU is very justified in removing such a symbol from their broadcasts. This is not an affront on religious free-dom, but rather a business decision that Google, Shaw, or any other brand would have done too.”- bluesharkman

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Political advertising has come full circle.

President Obama’s camp re-cently released an ad depicting the “Sesame Street” character Big Bird as the menace of all evils and the source of America’s economic woes.

The ad was largely well-re-ceived, even by supporters of Re-publican nominee Mitt Romney.

Comedy, it turns out, works better than attacks.

The earliest political televi-sion ads used fear as their method of achieving votes.

The famous “Daisy” clip from Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 campaign shows a little girl counting the number of petals she picks off a flower. Suddenly, a countdown starts in the background, and ends with a mushroom cloud explosion, remnants of the supposedly inevi-table nuclear war with the Soviets.

“Vote for President Johnson on Nov. 3 — the stakes are too high for you to stay home,” the commercial said.

Since the good ol’ days, cam-paign strategists have figured out that Americans don’t like to live in fear, much less be motivated by it.

Campaign ads took a distinct turn from inspiring terror to direct-ly attacking the opponent.

The current Congressional race between Charles Boustany, and Jeff Landry, both Republican Congressmen whose districts have been reapportioned into one, are facing each other in a campaign of former allies.

Landry, who currently has an ad attacking Boustany’s offshore drilling record, ends one com-mercial with the caption: “Liberal. Charles Boustany.”

First off, Boustany is not a lib-eral, and Landry knows that. How-ever, politics are dirty. These two like-minded conservatives have to duke it out, and the winner will un-doubtedly be whichever candidate appears the least liberal.

But like I said, these ads are not well-received by the public. People get tired of seeing attack after attack, especially in a race between two former Republican allies.

Obama has really tapped into something great here: satire.

Laughter is an innate human desire. Sarcastic ads show us that politicians are capable of making a joke, and it makes them seem more human as opposed to robotic.

If Obama keeps up the com-edy, like with Big Bird and Samuel L. Jackson’s “Wake the F*** Up” ad, he could revitalize the youth vote that came out nearly 2-to-1 for him in 2008.

Romney’s strategists need to take a page out of the Obama playbook. Sex sells, but sarcasm is cheaper.

There are nearly endless pos-sibilities to what a Republican satirical ad would look like. For instance, the Romney camp could take a field trip to New Orleans and ask welfare recipients what they spend taxpayer money on. The answers will surely inspire laughter.

Picture Romney sunbathing in his backyard, Speedo and bronzed out, holding a mirror and reflect-ing the UV rays to his face. Then all he says is, “This is all the solar power America needs.”

End the clip with a caption that says “Support Offshore Drill-ing” and you’ve got a multi-mil-lion dollar ad campaign.

Republicans and Democrats alike will jump at the prospect of seeing regular guy Romney catch-ing some rays in his banana ham-mock.

Someone should really hire me, this is just too easy.

Comedy, satire, sarcasm — whatever you want to call it — it sells.

This is the new age of politics: makeup, scripts, Hollywood for ugly people. The first candidate to embrace it wins.

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And the award goes to… The European Union.

Jaws hang. Applause is mini-mal.

Though the European conti-nent is in a state of economic and political turmoil, the Nobel Com-mittee saw it necessary to award the 54-year-old European Union with the Nobel Peace Prize last Fri-day. President Barack Obama and civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. are previous American re-cipients of the award.

There is no doubt other indi-viduals could have been granted this award, but their impact would not come close to that of the EU. The union of 27 nations is possibly the most effective union to date, transforming Europe into a stable

platform for trade and economic diversity.

For this reason, Europe is most deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize. So what is the significance of the prize?

The Nobel Peace Prize, one of six international awards, is the creation of Alfred Nobel, Swed-ish inventor and philanthropist born in 1833. Since 1901, the No-bel Committee awards individuals or corporations for outstanding achievements in the fields of phys-ics, chemistry, medicine, litera-ture, economics and promotion of peace.

Recipients of the latter award are chosen “for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduc-tion of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses,” according to the web-site Nobelprize.org.

This requirement illustrates the values and actions of the EU.

The EU formed after WWII

was created to encourage economic dependence between six countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. What resulted was an organization of 27 nations which has achieved 50 years of peace among nations historically divided by language, religion, ethnicity and borders.

Among other achievements of the EU is the creation of a single European currency, the euro, and voided territorial boundaries, en-couraging citizens to travel freely throughout the continent.

Although a stable union, Eu-rope, is not without its share of problems, but they don’t match the achievements of the Union.

As in any racially diverse re-gion, racism and prejudice still exist. African, Asian and even Muslim immigrants are frequently blamed for economic woes plagu-ing Europe and countries such as Spain, Greece, Italy and France are among many members nearing

or experiencing financial collapse. But these issues are minor com-pared to the state of Europe during and after WWI and II.

Other alliances such as the Arab League and African League pale in comparison to the influence of the EU. Witness the state of Af-rica and the Middle East and it is clear to see there is no such coop-eration as seen in the EU.

A worthy candidate of this year’s Peace Prize could have been Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot by Taliban mili-tants for advocating girls’ rights to education.

I would award the Dalai Lama with the prize annually because his unrelenting stance on pacifism.

Though an inspirational story, her plight as well as the Dalai La-ma’s standpoint does not impact as broad a scale as the EU.

But we cannot forget the questionable choices the Nobel Committee has made in the past.

The world was left wondering why President Obama received the award in 2009.

If treated like the Heisman Trophy, Obama would have had to resend his trophy to the committee. Interestingly enough, both Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler were nomi-nated for the award, as well.

But this year, EU is a solid choice for the Nobel Prize commit-tee to add to a questionable record. Alfred Nobel would be proud of his creation.

Tesalon is a 22-year-old mass com-munication junior from the island of St. Lucia.

Our friendly neighborhood

Walmart is looking to expand and conquer next fiscal year.

While this may sound like a typ-ical business action, there is some-thing fishy going on here.

The company is obviously profitable, with its stock hitting an all-time high October 10. But the question remains: Since they are do-ing so well, what does this expansion entail?

Answer: 125 more supercenters and approximately 100 small format stores.

Even though the supercenters are large and intimidating, they are not what local businesses need to worry about.

The small format stores, also known as the Neighborhood Market stores, are capable of popping up in existing shopping centers in place of owner-operated establishments.

Unknown to many, Walmart also has experimental Express stores, but we shouldn’t worry about those pests for a while.

Neighborhood Markets offer perishable food, household supplies and beauty aids, as well as a phar-macy. Sounds eerily familiar to local stores.

Even though these smaller stores are cheaper to build and gen-erate revenue faster than the super-centers, they lack a few key product sections: clothes, housewares and electronics.

It’s strange that Walmart is trying to downsize after becoming the oversized big-box superstore it aimed to be originally.

Did they recently realize that

people actually dread going to their stores because of their enormous size and lengthy checkout lines?

Sure, it is wonderful that Walmart is trying to become more accessible and less of a hassle for those who can only afford their pric-es, but it may be too late for this ef-fort to seem benevolent.

Now that dollar stores are be-coming more popular and in de-mand, Walmart probably saw new, uncharted territory to take over. With another market created, it is no sur-prise Walmart jumped in to domi-nate.

Opening up job opportunities in our slacking economy is a wonder-ful outcome from this endeavor, so kudos to Walmart for that aspect, but that is not likely the motive.

Along with this increased

expansion, Walmart is testing out its same-day delivery option.

Since Amazon was kicked out of its stores last month after discon-tinuing Kindle tablets and e-readers, Walmart is looking to compete with Amazon on a new platform, thus birthing same-day delivery.

It is a competition among retail-ers to master the art of same-day de-livery while weighing the costs and benefits of such a service.

Walmart also wants to expand its variety and inventory on key items, like tablets, for the holiday shopping season. The only problem is neighborhood stores do not carry electronics.

This clarifies the company’s true motives: to take over as many corporate markets as possible.

Do we ignore that Walmart

likes to move in and make local businesses beg for mercy? Or do we support local businesses in spite of this malicious corporate being?

Let’s hope for the latter.There are plenty of local stores

to support, such as Calandro’s, in-stead of giving your money to cor-porate America. Calandro’s has been around since World War II and offers an excellent selection of wine, qual-ity meats and fresh baked goods.

Even stores like Winn-Dixie, though only local to the South, are a better alternative to Walmart. Fresh-er produce, more refined selection of groceries and a rewards card are a few things Walmart lacks compared to our Southern grocer.

Walmart’s expansion presents ups and downs, but it depends on the into which demographic you fall.

If you can only afford one trip a week to the grocery, Walmart may be the best option. On the other hand, if you don’t care about the number of trips to the grocery or how much you spend, a local business is better.

Seeing through the motives of a large corporation like Walmart only benefits the consumer.

Next time you need milk, con-sider the little man rather than big business.

Jesse Tate is a 20-year-old public relations junior from Slidell.

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Walmart’s expansions are neither clear nor benevolent

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TATE’S A STRONG WORD Jesse TaTeColumnist

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