OPINION: Society should be more open to the idea of talking to strangers, p. 13
FOOTBALL: Former lineman assists scout team, p. 5
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LOOKING FOR A LEADER Similar controversy surrounds Alexander’s replacement search
Hit and run driver comes forward Zach Carline Contributing Writer
Andrea Gallo
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LSU’s secret search for President F. King Alexander resulted in multiple lawsuits, a “no confidence” resolution from the Faculty Senate and a storm of publicity that’s only now beginning to die down. But nearly 2,000 miles away, the search for Alexander’s replacement at his former university has begun, and similar questions are only beginning to brew. The hunt to find California State University, Long Beach’s new president shares many controversial characteristics that LSU’s search for Alexander featured: a private search firm, committees that will privately make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees about who to hire and no policy insisiting finalists visit campus or be named publicly before being selected. The administrative side of the search isn’t the only part that looks familiar to LSU’s — a movement of faculty, staff and students demanding a more transparent search has already formed. Professors have held town hall meetings to stress the importance of an open search, and the student newspaper has pled with administrators for transparency
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The search for LSU President F. King Alexander’s replacement at California State University, Long Beach is proving similar to LSU’s own presidential search that resulted in the hiring of Alexander earlier this year.
as well. Alexander still defends LSU’s closed search that resulted in his selection. He said closed searches are better for job-seeking chancellors and presidents because the candidates could lose support from constituents and hamper their fundraising abilities if it looks as though they want to leave their university. He also said he supports CSULB having a closed search for his replacement. But Alexander didn’t always feel that way. In 2005, when he left
his position as president of Murray State University, he advised the school to hold an open search for his replacement. “It’s important that the faculty talk to these people,” he said then, according to the written minutes from a Murray State University Board of Regents meeting. “It’s important that the students get to know these people and it’s important that the administrative staff gets to hear the philosophy these candidates may have about higher education.”
THE BACKLASH BEGINS The CSU System used to have a policy requiring finalists for president jobs to visit the campus before securing the title. The Board of Trustees eliminated that requirement in 2011, shortly after the Director of CSULB’s Center for First Amendment Studies Craig Smith stepped down from the board. “The faculty and students really need to rattle some cages over this,” LONG BEACH, see page 15
The driver of the car that struck Matt Tugwell on Saturday evening turned himself in to the Baton Rouge Police Department’s Traffic Investigators around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday. Tugwell was hit as he was crossing Dalrymple Drive. John Baus III, 24, of 4441 Burbank Drive, Apt. 408, was charged with felony hit and run, careless operation and red light violation and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, according to a news release. Crime Stoppers received a tip Monday that the suspected vehicle, a white Toyota Prius, was located at a local body shop and investigators determined the damage was consistent with evidence found at the scene, said BRPD spokesman Cpl. Don Coppola Jr. A Facebook group named “Who Hurt Matt” was set up after the accident. The page’s moderators published that Tugwell had surgery after suffering head injuries, which doctors said were not expected to leave lasting neurological problems. The site states he is “in a lot of pain, but he’s doing well.” Contact Zach Carline at zcarline@lsureveille.com
FACULTY
Professor edits book of letters by Ernest Hemingway Michael Tarver Contributing Writer
University Boyd professor J. Gerald Kennedy has helped unveil part of the personality of a famous American author by being the senior advisory editor for the second volume of “The Letters of Ernest Hemingway.” The book, released this month, compiles personal and professional
letters written by Ernest Hemingway between 1923 and 1925. Kennedy said the compilation of these letters is unique because they display a lighter side of Hemingway while, at the same time, showing the deep, personal connections he had with other writers in Paris and with his father. While reading through these letters, Kennedy said he often came across crude, even lucrative
laguage and a few accounts of writer rivalry. Additionally, many of the letters to Hemingway’s father collected in the book were dated only a few years before his father’s suicide, Kennedy said. Kennedy also wrote the introduction for the book and has served as a member of the Hemingway Foundation and Society Board for HEMINGWAY, see page 4
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Professor Gerald Kennedy is one of the editors for “The Letters of Ernest Hemingway.”
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INTERNATIONAL German gummy bear baron Hans Riegel dies at 90 in western Germany BERLIN (AP) — Hans Riegel turned little gold bears into a global candy juggernaut. In a career spanning almost seven decades, Riegel made Haribo’s gummi bears a sugary staple in Germany and around the world, beloved for their bright colors, teddy bear shape and an earworm jingle that insisted “kids and grownups love it so.” The man whose marketing acumen helped make his familyowned company a global household name died of heart failure on Tuesday at 90. Man rushes Buckingham Palace gate with knife hoping to see queen LONDON (AP) — A man with a history of mental illness was hoping to see Queen Elizabeth II when he tried to rush through a Buckingham Palace gate carrying a six-inch knife, a prosecutor said Tuesday. David Belmar, 44, pleaded guilty Tuesday to trespassing and possession of a bladed article for the incident a day earlier, when he was tackled after jumping over a vehicle barrier outside Buckingham Palace. Prosecutor Edward Aydin said Belmar told police that he wanted to see the queen and was “not happy” about his welfare benefits.
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Hans Riegel, the longtime boss of German candy maker Haribo who took the gummi bear to international fame, smiles in Bonn, western Germany.
Iran presents nuclear proposals at Geneva talks, indicate progress GENEVA (AP) — With PowerPoint slides and feel-good phrases, Iranian negotiators presented world powers on Tuesday with what they said was a plan to break a decade of deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear program, declaring the time had come to end the country’s “walk in the dark” of international isolation and crippling sanctions. Neither Iran nor the six nations negotiating with it revealed details of the proposal. But their guarded comments indicated some progress had been made.
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STATE/LOCAL
Apple hires Burberry CEO to boost store sales and deflect criticisms
Roaming bear caught in Iberia Parish after days of wandering
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is entrusting the elegant stores that help define its brand to Angela Ahrendts, a respected executive who blended fashion sense with technological savvy to establish Burberry as a mark of luxury and success. The hiring, announced Tuesday, is a coup for Apple Inc. Besides providing the Cupertino, Calif., company with another sharp mind, Ahrendts should help Apple deflect potential criticism about the lack of women in the upper ranks of its management. 29-year-old Utah woman survives after her car is hit twice by trains
NEW IBERIA (AP) — A bear that’s been roaming around Iberia Parish since Saturday was caught Monday night, KATC TV reports. Wildlife and Fisheries agents said the older female bear wandered more than two miles since first being spotted over the weekend. The bear was about 150 pounds and had not caused anyone any harm. New Iberia resident Brody Champagne said the bear climbed a tree before wildlife agents tranquilized it. The bear then fell onto a safety mat. Agents released the bear in her home range in St. Mary Parish.
WOODS CROSS, Utah (AP) — A 29-year-old Utah woman is alive after her car was hit not once, but twice, by trains. Woods Cross detective Adam Osoro said the woman was fleeing from officers Sunday when she drove under the crossing arms and smashed into the side of a train. Her car stopped on the other set of tracks. Officers tried breaking the window to get her out but had to jump out of the way before another train hit her car less than a minute after the first. The woman suffered only broken bones.
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Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts speaks at the National Retail Federation’s annual convention in New York on Jan. 18, 2012.
Police: Dry ice blasts at LA airport result of labor dispute, not terrorism
Ex-Halliburton manager pleads guilty to destroying evidence
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police said Tuesday two dry ice explosions this week in restricted areas at Los Angeles International Airport were not terrorism, and they believe the blasts were the work of a disgruntled employee. Police believe the explosions were set off because of an internal labor dispute and not terrorism because of the locations of the devices and because people were not targeted, said Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Michael Downing.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former Halliburton manager pleaded guilty Tuesday to destroying evidence in the aftermath of the deadly rig explosion that spawned BP’s massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Anthony Badalamenti, 62, of Katy, Texas, faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine after his guilty plea in U.S. District Court to one misdemeanor count of destruction of evidence. His sentencing by U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey is set for Jan. 21.
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TECHNOLOGY
Sosolimited co-founder gives art and technology workshop Emphasizes practical use of digital art Renee Barrow Contributing Writer
Justin Manor, co-founder of technology and art studio Sosolimited visited the University Tuesday in an attempt to help bridge the gap between technology and art. Manor was brought to the University by the Center for Computation and Technology. One of the company’s wellknown projects, ReConstitution 2012, breaks down the presidential debates and creates statistics from the candidates’ words. Manor’s workshop aimed to teach others how to do this and create their own typographic representations. “They are creating new experiences for digesting media content,” said Derick Ostrenko, assistant professor in the School of Art and Center for Computation and Technology faculty member. On Tuesday, Manor demonstrated the company’s new platform, Semantic Sabotage, a tool that allows users to remix YouTube videos as they please. Sosolimited’s other work provides an artistic and unorthodox way to rethink public speaking, said digital arts junior Shane Mikelonis. “It shows how prepared people are before they speak,” said digital art junior Marco Munguia. “It represents how people act when they are debating.” Manor demonstrated an example of the platform using President Barack Obama’s response to the Boston Marathon bombings by highlighting words associated with negative and positive emotion, such as “terror” and “heroism.” The platform helps people understand his speaking style, Manor said. “So much media we consume comes prepackaged,” Manor said. “We aim to create systems to deconstruct that.” Sosolimited has offices in San Diego and Boston and was founded in 2003 by a group of friends from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company’s work consists of engaging typography, videography, computer vision, sensor technologies and sound design. After getting its start working in nightclubs, it has evolved into working with live speaker events, Manor said. The company contributed to projects for the 2012 London Olympics, Center for Strategic and International Studies and the past three U.S. Presidential debates. Sosolimited has also
participated in interactive projects for Google, Honda, HBO, IBM and VICE. Interactive art requires technology that is growing in popularity, Mikelonis said. Manor will follow up with
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4:00 PM
Ben Polcer - The Spotted Cat Music Club
5:00 PM
Free Swing Dance Lessons - The Spotted Cat Music Club
7:00 PM
Lee Adams - Comedian - Belle of Baton Rouge The Tin Men - D.B.A. The New Orleans Rhythm Devils - Blue Nile Schatzy - The Three Muses
7:30 PM
The Lumineers - UNO Lakefront Arena Five Flights - Claude L. Shaver Theatre The Christ-Haunted South - HopKins Black Box Theatre
8:00 PM
Dr. Dog - UNO Lakefront Arena JJ Grey & Mofro - The Civic Theatre-New Orleans PANTyRAiD - The Varsity Theatre Paulin Brothers Brass Band - Preservation Hall The Mumbles - Old Point Bar Tom Fischer and Barry Foulon - Fritzels Jazz Club
8:30 PM
Comedy Night - The Station Sports Bar and Grill Gal Holiday - Rock 'N' Bowl
9:00 PM
Live Band Karaoke - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's The Toasters - Siberia Karoke in Exile - Caf Lafitte in Exile Jenn Howard Jazz - Rusty Nail
Justin Manor explains a graphic illustration during a workshop Tuesday afternoon in the Louisiana Digital Media Center.
EVENTS Myrtles Plantation Halloween Experience Haunted tours from 6-9pm Oct. 25 Admission is only $10 and can be bought ahead or at the door. www.myrtlesplantation.com for more or call 225-635-6277
$10 Race Night Take advantage of $10 go-kart races all night! Come be a rockstar at Baton Rouge’s premiere indoor kart facility, Rockstar Racing! www.rockstarracing.net
Nutrition @ The 5 Come enjoy a chef special that reflects nutritional value on October's Superfood... Cranberries! Entry: Meal Plan Swipe or $11.75 Door Rate
10:00 PM
St. Louis Slim - The Spotted Cat Music Club Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters - D.B.A. The Nigel Hall Band - Blue Nile
11:00 PM
Jet Lounge - House of Blues New Orleans
For more information on LSU events or to place your own event you can visit www.lsureveille.com/calendar
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STATE
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LIBRARY
Electronic book Seafood industry leaders say La. shrimp are safe to consume collection size to triple Contributing Writer
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Although the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch labeled wild Louisiana shrimp as a product to avoid, Louisiana seafood industry leaders spoke out Tuesday, saying the shrimp are just as edible as ever. The Monterey Bay Aquarium placed Louisiana shrimp on its list because the state does not require shrimpers to have turtle exclusion devices, but Jacques Berry, communication director in the office of the Lieutenant Governor, said the state does limit how long shrimpers can cast their nets. Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne said the advisory from the independent group affects shrimp retailers, but consumers should not be wary. Every other state bordering the Gulf of Mexico enforces the devices, Berry said. Berry said shrimpers are allowed a time limit to have their nets in the water to ensure sustainable fisheries. After the time limit, fishermen pull the nets out and if there are sea turtles in the net, they pull them out, Berry said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported 198 turtles have been stranded so far this year. One of
to accurately search for information on the Internet or even in research databases, he said. “I would love to see students LSU Libraries’ electronic book collection will soon triple from from the beginning [of the semes40,000 books to 120,000, eliminat- ter] use the databases,” Fontenot ing part of the need for students to said. Fontenot’s section of LIS spend hundreds on books for class. The recent electronic book 1001, Library Research Methods collection expansion is part of an and Materials, is currently full, yet effort to encourage students to use he believes many students on camthe online databases and resources pus lack the knowledge to conduct LSU Libraries has to offer, accord- a successful search. In addition to ing to Information Literacy and ‘I would love to see stu- the new electronic books, Fontenot Outreach Service Librarian Mitch dents from the begin- said the best thing Fontenot. ning [of the semester] students can do to better their educaThe books are use the databases.’ tion in research is full text online verto take a library sions that are inand information stantly accessible Mitch Fontenot services course through the library Information Literacy and to learn the basic website. There are Outreach Service Librarian skills of searching no restrictions as for information in to how many students can read the books at one time, and they are free one of the library’s five databases. The five different databases of the responsibility of returning narrow down searches for books by them to Middleton, Fontenot said. The financing of the new digi- putting them in general categories, tal books comes from the library Fontenot said. Technology, referbudget and ends up costing close to ence, engineering and electrical a dollar a book when purchased in engineering comprise the four main sections, and the fifth, EBSCO, has the thousands, Fontenot said. Not only does using electron- something for everyone on a wide ic book databases save students variety of topics. money, but it also better educates University students on how to find information necessary for class reContact Michael Tarver at search, Fontenot said. Many students do not know the basic steps mtarver@lsureveille.com
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Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne said shrimp caught in the state are safe to eat, despite the seafood being named a product to avoid by the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch.
their major threats is the accidental capture in recreational and commercial fisheries. Dardenne maintains the shrimp are still a premium product. “There is no impact whatsoever on the quality or quantity of Louisiana seafood,” Dardenne said. Dardenne emphasized
that this list creates an issue of perception, but steps are always being taken toward more sustainable fishing.
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NATION
American workers drop in global job competitiveness Alexis Rebennack Staff Writer
Although America is home to the greatest number of globally ranked universities, LSU President F. King Alexander said he would rather have no highly ranked universities if it meant U.S. college graduates would rank higher against their international peers. Last week, a study conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development showed a drop in competitiveness of younger generations of U.S. workers in relation to their international peers.
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nine years. He said he was partially in charge of reading through the letters after they had been transcribed to note what was significant within the letters. The span of time when these letters were written was important because it was the beginning of Hemingway’s professional writing career, Kennedy said. Most of the work transcribing the letters is based out of
Alexander said LSU is doing as much as possible to bolster the country and state’s reputation. “LSU has the highest graduation rate in our history,” Alexander said. “We are doing everything we can to help students finish school. ” In addition, Alexander said to educate more students in the state, LSU has to get involved in combating the poverty in our region. “The more LSU can do to lift children out of poverty, the greater ability we have to educate students,” Alexander said. “We as a nation and particularly a state ought to be working to eliminate poverty.”
Alexander said Louisiana ranks 49th in the U.S. percentage of adults with four year college degrees. U.S. workers aged 45 to 65 outperformed the international average of literacy against others their age, but workers aged 16 to 34 are far behind the average of their international peers, according to the study. It tested 166,000 people ages 16 to 65 and found that Americans ranked 16th out of 23 industrialized countries in literacy and 21st out of 23 in numeracy. Moreover, the U.S. ranked 17 out of 19 in the problem solving in technology rich environments test.
Americans with college and graduate degrees tested behind the global average of their counterparts when it came to numeracy and solving problems using a computer. “Out of all the statistics that have come out, the one that sticks with me is if you look at our 25 to 64 year old population with higher education, we actually rank third in the world, but if you look at the 25 to 34 year old population with college degrees, we drop to tenth,” Alexander said. Alexander said the U.S. has its work cut out for itself. He believes this is a complicated problem without easy solutions.
Pennsylvania State University, where Kennedy said students type out the handwritten letters to the best of their ability. Kennedy then makes sure every word is transcribed correctly. The entire meaning of a sentence could be obscured if one word is inaccurate, he said. Kennedy said he, along with the other editors, is able to date specific and important instances in Hemingway’s life based on simple context clues within the text. This
gives a clearer representation of what Hemingway and American writers he socialized with experienced while Hemingway was in Paris, Kennedy said. Some of the letters Kennedy compiled for the book had never been read by anyone and revealed Hemingway’s personality like never before, Kennedy said. He said similar work will be much more difficult with the expansion of technology for future generations. Now, emails, tweets
and Facebook statuses will have to be tracked down years after they were published in order to look into the lives of famous figures, rather than collecting written letters or reading someone’s journals. “Future biographers will have their work cut out for them,” Kennedy said.
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He added that President Barack Obama is the first person to say the U.S. educational system is not as impressive as commonly thought. Alexander also said that, while LSU attracts many international students, this is primarily based on what the United States’ reputation used to be. The real question is what the U.S. will look like 20 years from now if things don’t change, he said.
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Beyond the Clipboard ACCOUNT MANAGER BY DAY LACROSSE COACH BY NIGHT
Club sports coaches maintain outside jobs while leading teams Sports Contributor
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THE SMARTEST MORAN James Moran Sports Columnist The Southeastern Conference is proving to be a top-heavy conference. There is one outstanding team on top, a number of decent to good teams behind them and then the bottom falls out and nothing but sad excuses for football teams are left. Here’s a rundown on which teams are which. 1. Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) It is more likely than not that Alabama’s four October opponents (Georgia State, Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee) will all finish winless for the month. The only winnable games for the bunch is Kentucky going to Starkville or a winless Georgia State beating Texas State. The Tide has done enough to remain at the top on reputation, but if they do have any weaknesses, the parade of cupcakes they’ve played haven’t been able to do anything about it. Last Week: 1
Tommy Romanach At Premier Chemicals and Services off of Perkins Road, account manager Jeff Echols decorates his office with pictures of things most important to his life. Photos of Echols’s family line his desk, while one wall displays portraits of the Texas A&M — Echols’s alma mater — football team. Most noticeable, though, are the pictures of the lacrosse teams Echols has coached over the last 13 years. This year he’ll add to that collection as he enters his first season as LSU’s lacrosse coach. These images depict not just the passion Echols feels for his teams, but the lengths he’s taken to coach them. “I’ve been lucky to have lived in cities where I could pursue my passion [for lacrosse],” Echols said.
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[Top] Jeff Echols works in his office at Premier Chemicals and Services, where he serves as an account manager. [Bottom] Echols practices with the lacrosse team at his second job as the coach.
2. LSU (6-1, 3-1 SEC) In a major development, the LSU defense proved capable of being the RANKINGS, see page 11
football
Lineman returns from injury to coach Tigers Williford assists scout team weekly Mike Gegenheimer Sports Writer
As the Tiger Stadium crowd erupts on Saturday night, the familiar tingle of excitement shoots up Josh Williford’s spine as he paces the LSU sideline. It takes every ounce of willpower to resist throwing on a helmet and charging onto the field for just one more play under the blinding lights of Death Valley. But as chants of “Go Tigers” reverberate through the stadium, the former LSU left guard is forced to accept the fate of a career cut short, and the unwanted
knowledge that he will never again feel the rush of a perfectly executed block in a collapsing pocket. “When the crowd gets pumped up, that’s the best part,” Williford said. “Being on the sidelines, I feel like I don’t get the full effect like I used to. ... I want to run out there and yell at somebody when they do something wrong. It’s different for sure.” Williford’s football career was ultimately ended by a series of major concussions, beginning with a dangerous head injury sustained during LSU’s 2012 game against Florida. The final straw for the hulking lineman was a pile up that left him unconscious for at least five minutes during team camp just weeks before the start of the
2013 season. Williford said the injury sent him into a spiral of depression when he learned he would never wear a pair of shoulder pads again. But nothing was going to keep the former lineman off the field. Whether it was working with trainers or helping equipment managers, Williford wanted to try anything if it meant he got to remain part of the Tiger program. Then something happened that Williford didn’t see coming — something that would be a saving grace for the battered lineman and provide him a place on the sidelines of the program he spent three years fighting for. Williford, see page 11
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Former offensive guard Josh Williford’s on-field football career ended after a series of concussions from 2012-13. He is now back with the Tigers working as a coach.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
New faces boost Lady Tigers Freshman players push for playing time Moncrief leads six Cole Travis Sports Contributor
As the LSU men’s basketball team charges toward the season opener at the University of Massachusetts on Nov. 12, the freshmen of coach Johnny Jones’ first recruiting class have impressed the veterans with their work ethic and tenacity at practice FROM THE LAND DOWN UNDER After spending a few months working with his Tiger teammates, freshman center Darcy Malone has noticed a wide range of differences between how the game is played in his native Australia and in the United States. Malone said one of the biggest differences is the focus of practices. Malone said, “One of the things I’ve come to realize is that our training wasn’t so game-based. It was more skill-based back home. I think that is what I’ve missed out on, and the fact that we’ve been able to get so many games in and play against each other has been a big change for me.” Malone said getting acclimated to running Jones’ up-tempo offense with more athletic teammates has
forced him to get in better shape. Junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III said Malone has made great strides since arriving and has already surpassed former tuba playing center Andrew Del Piero as a basketball player. “Darcy’s skill set at 7 feet is amazing,” O’Bryant said. “[Compared to Del Piero], Darcy is 10 times better, and that is no disrespect to Andrew. Darcy’s ability to put the ball on the floor and shoot the three is just unheard of [for his size].” QUARTERMAN LEARNS FROM HICKEY Freshman guard Tim Quarterman plans to make a name for himself on the defensive side of the ball, and he couldn’t have asked for a better mentor than junior guard Anthony Hickey. Quarterman said despite their dramatic 6-inch difference in height, they match up well in practice because of their similar defensive schemes. “We guard each other pretty much every day in practice, and really we did the same things in high school,” Quarterman said. “We pressure guards a lot and force them to the baseline. [In practice] I pressure him and he does the same thing back. He just lets me know when I make a mistake or I need to do something [differently].” O’Bryant said even though he will likely never match up against Quarterman in the low post, he cannot ignore the freshman. “He is never scared of anything,” O’Bryant said. “He is talking to me, [senior forward Shavon] Coleman and [senior guard Andre] Stringer every day at practice, telling us that we are too old and this and that. He’s a fun guy who has a lot of heart and I admire that.”
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LSU junior transfer John Odo (left) drives toward the basket during practice Oct. 1 in the PMAC.
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newcomers in 2013 Tyler Nunez Sports Writer
The LSU women’s basketball team surpassed all expectations last season — except for its own — earning a trip to the Sweet 16. With their sights now set on a trip to the Final Four, the Lady Tigers will rely heavily on a number of new faces, as six names on LSU’s 13-player roster this season have yet to don purple and gold. Three of these are freshmen guards Raigyne Moncrief, Rina Hill and Jasmine Rhodes, who LSU coach Nikki Caldwell lauded for their potential. “That’s added three more players who can actually handle the basketball,” Caldwell said. “We’re now able to get the ball out quicker and be able to do a lot more things off the bounce.” Senior forward Theresa Plaisance said the trio immediately made an impression on her with how quickly they stepped up. “What’s impressed me most is their work ethic,” Plaisance said. “They just came in working so hard. We’ve never really had freshmen just step in and play so hard like that.” Of these three, Moncrief is expected to make the biggest impact. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native impressed during the Lady Tigers’ trip to Spain in August, when she led LSU with a combined 29 points in two convincing victories against Catholic University of Murcia. “She’s a player that is a coach’s dream in the sense that she’s always going to want to do more and she wants to be better.” Caldwell said. “When you look at Raigyne Moncrief and you look at the potential there, she’s definitely a player that we see that
has potential to be one of the best Harden will contribute early with that has played here at LSU.” her offensive prowess. LSU veteran players and “She’s consistently been our coaches have made the transition best scoring guard in scrimmage for Moncrief and her situations,” Caldwell fellow freshmen easy ‘When you look at said. “So when we by showing patience, live, her teamRaigyne Moncrief go Moncrief said. mates know ‘find Moncrief specifi- and you look at the DaShawn.’” potential there, cally cited sophomore Despite being guard Danielle Ballard she’s definitely a unable to see the as a source of support player that we see court this season, and inspiration. Bethel and Jones “When I get kind that has potential have impressed of frustrated because I to be the best that Caldwell with their made a mistake, [Bal- has played here at will to help the Lady lard] is always there Tigers in any way LSU.’ to boost me up,” Monthey can. crief said. “She’s just “When you have Nikki Caldwell there for support and to two young ladies LSU women’s help me out.” who are all about the basketball head coach LSU also added team knowing that new faces in junior they can’t set foot transfers forward Ann Jones and in any game, to see how they’ve guards DaShawn Harden and responded has been very good,” Akilah Bethel. Caldwell said. Of these three, only Harden is eligible to play this season Contact Tyler Nunez at after transferring from a junior tnunez@lsureveille.com; college. Caldwell said she anticipates Twitter: @NunezTDR
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 coaches, from page 5
“I don’t really know how to describe my passion except that God made me driven, and that spills into my professional work as well.” Echols represents just one of the coaches of LSU’s 15 club sports. These coaches can be paid, but most must have another job to go along with coaching in order to maintain a decent living. The jobs these coaches take can vary to wide degrees. For LSU Equestrian Club coach Leaf Boswell, teaching one group of LSU students wasn’t enough. Although Boswell spent the past seven years coaching the Equestrian Club, this semester marks her first year as a biology professor at the University. Boswell has been a part of the team since coming to LSU as a freshman in 2000: first as a player, then as an assistant coach and head coach while attending graduate school. “I have always said the last three or four years that, ideally, I’d like to continue coaching this team and get a position here,” Boswell said. “Then I have always said, ‘Too bad that’s probably never going to happen.’ Well, of course, then it happens.” Since Boswell took over in the 2006-07 season, the Equestrian Club has made strides in overall development. The team saw its first member qualify for nationals in
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hammer. The Tigers may have turned a corner defensively, allowing just nine points in their last six quarters. LSU proved capable of grinding out a victory against a tough defense. The unit is supremely balanced, and with a defense showing signs of life, the Tigers look like the biggest threat to Alabama. Last Week: 4 3. Texas A&M (5-1, 2-1 SEC) Johnny Manziel committed a couple of turnovers that dug the Aggies a hole in Oxford on Saturday. But then Johnny Football, knee brace and all, rose up and drove his team down the field for the game-tying touchdown and the game-winning field goal. Manziel can overcome any of the Aggies’ deficiencies and singlehandedly makes A&M capable of beating any team on any given day. Last Week: 2 4. South Carolina (5-1, 3-1 SEC) With Connor Shaw and Jadeveon Clowney both healthy again, the Gamecocks went into Arkansas and routed the Razorbacks on Saturday. With the injuries suffered by the other SEC East teams, South Carolina currently stands as the favorite to get to Atlanta. Last Week: 7 5. Missouri (6-0, 2-0 SEC) An undefeated record capped off with a huge win at Georgia had the Tigers poised to vault into the top three, but James Franklin’s shoulder separation stunted their ascension. He won’t be able to play against South Carolina and
Boswell’s first season, while the team qualified for nationals for only the second time last year. Last season’s performance becomes more remarkable considering Boswell coached while finishing graduate school as well as working as a teaching assistant. Being able to stay on track during busy times such as midterms week doesn’t faze her, she said. “I always tell people, ‘You have time for what you have time for,’” Boswell said. “When people say they don’t have time for things, it is usually just a matter of how much you want it.” In New Orleans, LSU water polo coach Russell Bernstein works as a pedicab driver for Bike Taxi Unlimited. Bernstein, a former professional water polo player, commutes to Baton Rouge two to three times a week to either coach practice or competitions for the team. The constant rides to and from New Orleans make Bernstein think about his devotion to the team and the sport. “I see similarities between myself and religious people,” Bernstein said. “Religious people have that thinking, ‘Why wouldn’t you want to go to church?’ My thinking is ‘Why wouldn’t I want to coach water polo?’” Bernstein also works with two nonprofit organizations he created, serving as executive producer at Global Team Players Foundation, Florida the next two weeks, and his absence severely dampens their prospects of winning those games. Last Week: 6 6. Georgia (4-2, 3-1 SEC) Aaron Murray is great, but just about every one of his skill position players are out with an injury. The Bulldogs are as banged up as any team and injuries have effectively killed their national title aspirations. Last Week: 3 7. Auburn (5-1, 2-1 SEC) Auburn has quietly had a good season so far. If the Tigers go into College Station and beat Johnny Football, it won’t be so quiet anymore. Last Week: 8 8. Florida (4-2, 3-1 SEC) The Gators are a waste of a good defense. Florida gets enough stops to keep itself in games, but a 17-6 loss to LSU on Saturday proved its offense can’t move the ball against an average defense. Last Week: 5 9. Ole Miss (3-3, 1-3 SEC) The Rebel Black Bears are losers of three in a row and have a defense decimated by injury. I’d like to drop Ole Miss lower, but the five teams behind them have all failed to win an SEC game. Last Week: 9 10. Mississippi State (3-3, 0-2 SEC) The Bulldogs have at least been competitive in their two SEC losses. That isn’t saying much, but it puts them ahead of the other four winless squads. Last Week: 10
The Daily Reveille which empowers athletes to engage in the community and in philanthropy. He also handles duties as president of the Big Easy Pedicab Association, a group that unites pedicab drivers, owners and local stakeholders around New Orleans in an effort to improve the local economy and community. Bernstein claims to be an entrepreneur by trade. He believes this quality translates to success in the pool for the team. One of the best features of the water polo team is the multiple charities it contributes to, something Bernstein makes a great effort in working on. These charities include the Tennessee Association of Blind Athletes and SOS Rescue Baton Rouge, a local animal shelter. “It is really helpful to have him around,” said Melanie Meisner, who is the team’s community service officer. “He shows a lot of interest in the charities, and it makes my job easier.” Back at Premier Chemical, Echols works only one or two days a week in the office, a schedule which he claims benefits him “immensely.” If Echols ever doesn’t have enough time to finish something before a practice, other employees will help him finish his work so he can stay on schedule, he said. When thinking of those lacrosse pictures along the walls, Echols remembers how useful
11. Tennessee (3-3, 0-2 SEC) Tennessee almost upset Georgia two weeks ago. It’s really splitting hairs trying to differentiate between which terrible team is worse. Last Week: 11 12. Vanderbilt (3-3, 0-3 SEC) The Commodores play three ranked teams in the next three weeks. Unless they beat one of those superior opponents, they are an upset away from being one of the more surprising teams to end up not bowl eligible in some time. Last Week: 12 13. Arkansas (3-4, 0-3 SEC) Arkansas is the next sacrificial lamb scheduled for a trip to Tuscaloosa. Considering Bret Bielema talked trash about Nick Saban during the summer, expect this game to get ugly in a hurry. Saban has a history of harshly dealing with dissenters on the field. Last Week: 13 14. Kentucky (1-5, 0-3 SEC) Midnight Madness in Rupp Arena is scheduled for Friday. I doubt anyone will even notice the football team has a bye week. Last Week: 14 James Moran is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Beacon, N.Y.
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Leaf Boswell doubles as a biology professor and equestrian coach.
things such as discipline and a wellmade schedule can be. No matter the case, his love for this sport is unwavering. “I look at those pictures of those teams I’ve coached and I see them as accomplishments,” Echols said. “I’m proud of those boys and their great memories. … You need a passion for a sport you don’t get paid for, and I truly believe I have it.”
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What if he became a coach? “[LSU] Coach [Les] Miles presented the opportunity to me, and I was going to try to be a part of the team no matter what,” Williford said. “As a player, that’s something you’re going to take because you want to be a part of the team in any way you can. I felt that was the best opportunity for me to be a part of the team.” Just before the season, Miles offered Williford the opportunity to work with the defensive scout team in preparing the offense for that week’s opponent alongside permanent graduate assistants Chris Kragthorpe and August Mangin. The man who once spent hours scouting defensive game tapes in order to prepare himself for Saturday’s ensuing battle now scouts that same film with the new goal of teaching his squad to mimic the defense to the best of their abilities. “I understand how the coaches get so mad now,” Williford said. “You can ask any of the scout guys — I yell at them all the time now. I feel bad because, like 10 weeks ago, I was out there with them. You get to see both worlds, and I understand the coaches a lot more and what they’re saying.” LSU sophomore offensive lineman Trai Turner said the offensive line was able to adequately fill in for the loss of Williford on the field, but it’s harder to fill the senior’s leadership role off it. Turner said the unit doesn’t treat its brother any differently now that he’s on the sidelines and is always there to give advice to his former unit. “He advises us more than anything,” Turner said. “He’ll say, ‘Hey, I don’t know what
[offensive line coach Greg Studrawa] is telling you to do, and I don’t know what you were thinking, but you could do this to better your technique.’ ... He’s a senior and he’s played more football than us, and we just have to take it for what it’s worth.” Coaching has given Williford new life. A distinct change in demeanor swept over Williford’s face as conversation shifted from his injury to his new responsibilities, but the slightest smirk crept across his face as he talked about the possibility of new career direction into coaching. The Alabama native said life after football wasn’t something he planed on deciding for at least another eight years. Williford wanted to enjoy his senior season, graduate and possibly pursue an NFL career. Everything else could wait until later — the future wasn’t his problem five months ago. But now it is, and the decision is knocking at the door. Williford will earn his degree in agricultural business in December, but he said he hasn’t ruled out coaching as a future option despite having no plan of action at the moment. “I’ll tell you this,” Williford said as the subtle smirk returned to his face. “The only plans I have for December as far as jobs or coaching, I’m not positive yet about what I want to do, but the only thing I know for sure is that deer season closes Jan. 31 and I want to be hunting somewhere for a little bit.”
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Think twice before you choose more sleep over class THE BOX DOES NOT EXIST Jana King Columnist Each morning, my alarm clock threatens to take me from my bed, and I must make the hardest decision — to go to class, or not to go to class. Since starting college, I can hardly believe that I survived 13 years of waking up at 6:30 in the morning to go to eight hours of mandatory attendance classes, much less that I graduated with academic honors. I want to give you a few things to consider, when you find yourself in that critical moment, deciding whether you will make it to your first class. First, think about the 70 million humans who are denied education. I’m not going to use this fact as a way to guilt you into doing something you don’t want to do, the way that your mother would tell you to finish your brussel sprouts because some kids are going to bed hungry tonight. We made the choice to be here. And I know it sometimes
seems like we’re here to pass classes so we can get a degree, because “C’s get degrees.” But the difference in college is that most of us are walking across the stage at graduation with no additional education in mind. We are going to leave LSU and go into the job field. And in the field, it won’t matter if you got an A because you memorized four chapters of communication theory the night before your final exam. What will matter is how you are able to apply those skills to your job. One percent of the world’s population will receive a college degree. This puts us in an enormous advantage when looking for careers. Degrees are not certificates of participation once you’re looking for a job. Degrees are promises of skill. And if you don’t have the skills to back up your promise, you can bet you’ll be back on the job hunt in a few weeks. Secondly, consider the hefty cost of the class you are missing. Many of us will never be asked for that money, at least not all of it. I am in my second year of
college at LSU, and so far I have paid no out-of-pocket expense for my education. Considering I go to the state’s flagship university, that’s pretty impressive. I am thankful for the TOPS program, which allows me to attend a university like LSU — or at least I thought I was. But when I consider that program the reason I am able to go to school for free, I realize that I am able to do so because someone, somewhere, made the decision to invest in my future. Each time I skip a class during a 15-week semester, I am wasting money that someone gave me so that I can receive an education and make a contribution to the world. Suddenly, my track record of skipping class to sleep doesn’t seem like grateful behavior. Even more absurd is this is in comparison to some, such as 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai. For her, the price of education doesn’t have a dollar sign attached to it. From the age of 9, Yousafzai had been an advocate of education and female rights, writing for BBC about her life under the Taliban rule. On Oct. 9, 2012, Malala’s
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Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard University on Sept. 27.
school bus was stopped, and two men boarded the bus, asked which child was Malala. When she raised her hand, they shot her in the head and neck. Her recovery took four months of surgery and hospital stays in Birmingham, England. This teenage girl was so dedicated to her education and that of other women that she continued her schooling after an assassination attempt by the Taliban. Meanwhile, all many of us
need is to check the syllabus and see we won’t be missing anything we deem important before giving ourselves permission to head back to sleep. Jana King is a 19-year-old women’s and gender studies sophomore from Ponchatoula, La.
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Private sector must pick up slack in school system NEUTRAL GROUND Eli A. Haddow Columnist These days, it’s often hard to tell if American students are lazy or just plain stupid. A study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development argues that we are lagging behind most industrialized nations in skills and knowledge. The report put us holding steady at 16th in literacy and sliding down to 21st in numeracy out of 23 countries, according to The Wall Street Journal. But more importantly, a new metric that tests “problem solving in technology-rich environments” ranks America 17th out of 19 countries. In a globalized economy where competition for jobs comes from across the world, this is bad news for all students
hoping to enter the workforce after college. So, although your LSU degree is becoming less and less useful in the United States, it will become even more obsolete when we try and enter a global job market. At least, that’s the theory. This creates a great problem for all of us hoping to be employed when we graduate. And as with all great problems in our society, it should not be fixed by the government. If the United States is to remain a pre-eminent economic and political power, then our private sector will have to find ways to cope with the changing global atmosphere. Since working and middle class jobs continue to be outsourced or eliminated by technology, there will be little for them to do without the technical skills needed to perform available jobs. This fires up the old argument that those from lower
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incomes are getting screwed by companies that are seeking to hire people with more expensive education. However, if these same people don’t have jobs, then taxpayers will have to bear the expense of extra entitlements, and our economy will have to bear the rise in unemployment. This, I assure you, is not the wish of any sincere capitalist. Luckily, we live in a country where there is the semblance of a free market. If a massive amount of our population needs jobs, eventually the market will evolve so that they can become employed. Or, more likely, the employed will adapt to the new market. This is where private enterprise needs to enter and pick up the slack. If we are moving into an age where jobs will become more technical, then our companies — not our public institutions —
will be the first ones to change. American corporations will need to provide on-the-job training for those who have not mastered necessary technical skills. And our workforce needs to do all in its power to learn these skills. This remains the most plausible solution in a country where capitalist enterprises are exponentially more adaptive and creative than government entities. Look to the United States Congress for an example. Although it’s noble to believe an overhaul in our education system could better prepare our students in math and science, that’s like believing the government can somehow solve poverty through massive spending and economic programs, like Lyndon Johnson. So as our generation stands on the cusp of crossing the scary line into the “real world,” it’s up to us and our future employers to find a way out of this mess. And though it may seem ridiculous for
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a corporation to cater to the needs of the people, it is for their own well being that Americans remain competitive with their counterparts around the globe. In the movie “Moneyball,” Brad Pitt throws out his arms and proclaims, “Adapt or die.” This has been the case throughout human history, and it holds today as we see our country fall behind the rest of the world. Surely, a bit of American innovation can solve the problem. But you may not want to take it from me. After all, 15 other countries have students who could have written this better. Eli Haddow is a 20-year-old English and history junior from New Orleans.
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Quote of the Day “The greatest burden on the world is superstition.”
John Milton writer Dec. 9, 1608 — Nov. 8, 1674
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Cultural fear of strangers stunts social interaction ’DAM, GIRL MORGAN SEARLES Columnist This weekend, I broke the cardinal rule of being an American youth. I disregarded the warnings I’d heard all my life and the lectures by parents, teachers and law enforcement officials. I talked to strangers. Worse still, I took candy from strangers. I also rode 650 km (400 miles) in said strangers’ cars, vans and 18-wheelers in a race to Berlin, Germany, for a weekend of touring, clubbing, kebabs and currywurst. Between getting to know a Dutch-Armenian family man, a Polish truck driver and two German social workers, I had time to question the reasons we feel afraid of strangers. While it’s important for children to learn not to be manipulated by potential kidnappers, fear of the unknown persists as a method of self-preservation in our adult lives. Because of this, I was surprised this weekend to watch drivers make eye contact with me at traffic lights, read my cardboard sign with interest and, in a
few cases, agree to carry me toward my destination. Based on my experiences in America, I was wholly expecting averted gazes, total lack of acknowledgement and heaps of rejection. Hitchhiking is still a fairly common practice in Europe. The people I spoke with said it’s usually associated with hippies, adventurous travelers and group organizations. But the American tradition of fear and distrust made each of my successful interactions a trophy of defiance. Yes, it’s okay to talk to strangers. And yes, in the right place at the right time, with your wits about you, riding in cars with strangers can be okay too. While the reasons hitchhiking is dangerous swirl in your mind, remember that it is an environmentally and economically positive means of travel. While a train to Berlin can cost up to 140 Euros, my journey was free. But before you fill a handkerchief with supplies and tie it to a stick, I should mention that hitchhiking is discouraged or illegal in some states. According to Louisiana law, “no person shall stand on a public roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment or business from the occupant of any vehicle.” Some credit the decline of
hitchhiking to these legal restrictions. A New York Times column by Ginger Strand accuses the FBI and law enforcement agencies of murdering hitchhiking with a publicity campaign that instilled fear in both drivers and hikers. Others reason that modern young people have more money and access to personal vehicles than ever before, making carpooling an unnecessary risk. But today’s drivers and passengers don’t skip the chance to help a fellow human because of the law, and I can’t think of a single person my age who would prefer to pay for a trip that could be free. Our culture persuades us to avoid uncertainty, so there are fewer people who can testify to a good hitchhiking experience and less confidence in finding trustworthy people to give or take a ride. This is the same strand of uncertainty we feel when approached by strangers in a public setting. Will they steal from me? Are they trying to sell me something? Am I endangering myself by allowing the exchange of personal stories and experiences? But we should be asking ourselves what we can learn from people unlike ourselves and what we can gain from a small amount
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Streets covered in cars and traffic are prime places for hitchhikers to get a ride. Hitchhiking can help us learn from those unlike ourselves.
of generosity. I can attest that there are few better ways to feel good about humanity than sitting shotgun in a big rig, eating a candy waffle and listening to that Robot Unicorn Attack song play on a German radio station, safely and comfortably heading toward the end destination. But you can achieve the same satisfaction by discarding excessive personal restraint, forgetting what your mama told you and taking small, smart risks that
lead to adventure. Morgan Searles is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Baton Rouge studying abroad in Amsterdam.
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Tesla Motors CEO could shape the future of technology MR. FINI JOSHUA HAJIAKBARIFINI Columnist Zero to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds doesn’t sound possible for an electric car, but maybe you haven’t heard of the Tesla Roadster. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is the man behind the new electric cars, and he may challenge the might of Big Oil and the Big Three Automakers. The self-proclaimed real-life Tony Stark is the mastermind behind three new companies which may change the way we live in the near future. During these dragging years of recovery, it’s hard to find a success story for students to look to. Musk is one of the few entrepreneurs whose companies are growing as fast as Facebook. Musk’s net worth has climbed north of $8 billion — more than Donald Trump and Oprah Winfrey combined. While some pundits focus on the bankruptcy and failure of alternative energy firms like Solyndra, there are success stories which need to be recognized. There is still hope for graduating students in our
alluring economy. Musk’s first major venture was founding PayPal with Peter Thiel, a future angel investor of Facebook, and Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn. PayPal was a huge success, and after selling it to eBay, Musk turned to his passion: 21st century tech. This is evident in Tesla Motors, which paid off its government loan eight years in advance, and sent its stock price soaring. Since it went public in 2010, the company’s value has increased 880 percent. So if a student had put $10,000 on Tesla Motors back at its IPO, he or she would have $88,000 today. That’s a better stock performance than Facebook. His next project with Tesla Motors is to create an affordable, fully electric car that will change transportation forever. These are fully electric cars — not hybrids — which eliminate the use of gasoline completely. Another of Musk’s companies, SolarCity, is the largest provider of solar power in the United States. As technology progresses exponentially, SolarCity might become the Exxon of the solar industry. One project Musk has thrown his weight behind is the idea of a Hyperloop transport system from Los Angeles to San
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One project Musk has thrown his weight behind is the idea of a Hyperloop transport system from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
Francisco. This will be a “fifth mode of transportation” which is calculated to turn a 350 mile trek into a 35 minute ride through a series of vacuum tubes. This project is projected to cost $6 billion, and is a look into a new world of national and continental travel. Another company that put Musk in the spotlight is SpaceX. When NASA ended its space shuttle program because of cuts in the federal government’s spending, SpaceX took over the space shuttle’s role in resupplying the International Space Station.
Another space venture Musk will be starting is asteroid mining for minerals and resources. This is an entirely new era of space exploration and excavation. The influence and newfound power of this entrepreneur has been recognized by Forbes Magazine, which has put him on the list of the World’s Most Powerful People. His level of dominance in the space age can now be compared to Vanderbilt’s years in the railroads and Rockefeller’s years in the oil refinery industry. His ambitions are out of this world, and his ideas and successes have attracted many engineers
and technicians to make his vision a reality. At this rate, his goal of retiring on Mars may become a real option for him and maybe all of us. Joshua Hajiakbarifini is a 24-year-old political science and economics senior from Baton Rouge.
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Smith said. CSULB Interim President Donald Para and CSU Spokesman Mike Uhlenkamp acknowledged the backlash on campus since the search geared up, but both stood by the closed search method. CSULB is paying for its private search firm with state funds but no student fees, according to Para. “Any campus that has a closed search, there’s going to be backlash,” Para said, noting closed searches yield better applicant pools. “It’s unfortunate, but I think it’s the best way.”
Michael Poliakoff, vice president of policy for the Washington, D.C.-based American Council of Trustees and Alumni, said state universities need to use their power and reputation to negotiate instead of being deferential to candidates who want privacy. “It is typically for the advantage of the candidate rather than the institution,” Poliakoff told The Patriot-News about closed searches in July. “A confident and great institution should really be setting its own terms rather than deferring to candidates who understandably want to spare themselves the embarrassment of possibly being a finalist and not
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The Daily Reveille getting a final offer.” One of the people making the most noise at CSULB over the closed search is Brian Lane, a film and electronic arts professor and a longtime critic of CSULB’s administration. Lane has hosted a couple of town hall-style meetings where he’s asked prospective candidates to come forward. He’s also started a petition for a more transparent search. The CSULB Academic Senate also passed a resolution last month calling on the university to have an open search. The senators hope “the incoming president of CSULB will of course ultimately be judged not on the procedures by which he or she was selected but on his or her performance as president,” according to the resolution. Neither Lane nor Smith buy the argument that sitting presidents will lose their clout if they’re announced as finalists for another position. Lane compared the idea to a presidential election, saying the loser does not have to end his career in politics just
page 15 because people know he lost a presidential bid. “Are we telling students only take a class where you know you can get an A? Isn’t that the message?” Lane said. “It’s so antithetical to our way of life.” Smith said it doesn’t make sense for presidential finalists not to visit schools when finalists for lower positions, like provosts and deans, are named publicly and visit campuses. THE VETTING PROCESS Another concern of Smith’s and Lane’s is that applicants are not truly vetted until they are publicly announced as finalists. If candidates aren’t publicly announced, they won’t be investigated as much, Smith and Lane said. Smith said in the past, he’s seen light shed on an applicant’s felony record once they were named a finalist. More secrets surface when the names are publicly announced because people who have formerly worked with the finalists can vouch
for their character and competence, he said. The vetting problem has driven Lane to use a blog called “Thug” to show the importance of scrutinizing applicants. LSU kept its background checks of Alexander under locks, but Lane has used “Thug” to accuse Alexander of transgressions that may have come to light earlier if his name were announced publicly. Lane said LSU’s backlash inspired him. “It armed us ... by saying, look, look what’s going on and look at how the faculty at LSU stood up and look at how the reporters at LSU stood up, and we need to do the same,” Lane said. But Alexander said “Thug” is not an example of vetting, but is vindictive and vengeful and shows how people can use the Internet against their enemies, he said. “There are so many accusations — it’s illogical, it doesn’t make sense,” Alexander said. “There’s no one in Long Beach that would substantiate a word of it.” FINDING THE RIGHT FIT CSULB’s search committees have held one open forum, but no more are planned. From here on, the search will remain closed unless the candidates say they want their names publicly announced. Smith said this way of searching for a leader marginalizes students, faculty and staff. The Sacramento Bee called on the CSU System in an editorial last May to reinstate mandatory campus visits for presidential finalists. Alexander said he’s recently discussed what kind of presidential candidates CSULB should be looking for and had two main criteria. First, find someone who loves students, he said. He laughed a bit at his second requirement — finding someone who isn’t looking to retire soon — because the beaches in California are tempting. The CSULB search process should span five to six months, and the university’s leaders hope to have a new president by the beginning of next year. Contact Andrea Gallo at agallo@lsureveille.com
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