The Daily Reveille: March 2, 2011

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Baseball: Tigers triumph against Southeastern, 7-3, p. 5

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NFL: Peterson, Sheppard, Toliver perform well in combine drills, p. 5

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 • Volume 115, Issue 100

Student arrested for weekend assault Robbery suspected as motive for attack Xerxes A. Wilson Staff Writer

A University student has been arrested for the attack of a student near the Parade Ground on Saturday.

LSU Police Department officers arrested Camden Marcotte, 20-yearold kinesiology sophomore of 45

Harding St., Dartmouth, Mass., on Tuesday. The alleged assailant was identified by the victim, said Sgt. Blake Tabor, LSUPD spokesman.

Officials believe Marcotte attacked an 18-year-old female student as she was walking on the sidewalk along Highland Road at 3:30 a.m.

According to LSUPD Det. Kevin Scott, the victim was hit from behind and pushed to the ground.

The two fought, and the victim was struck again. The attacker escaped between the Faculty Club and the

Paul M. Hebert Law Center building.

The victim was treated for minor wounds on the scene, Scott said.

Tabor said police believe Marcotte’s motive was robbery — during the scuffle, a chain necklace was yanked from the victim’s neck. Police found the necklace at the scene.

Marcotte is charged with simple robbery. He declined to speak to police about his motive, Tabor said.

Detectives were able to identify ARREST, see page 11

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Camden Marcotte, kinesiology sophomore, is arrested Tuesday as a suspect in an assault near the Parade Ground on Saturday. He has been charged with robbery.

OIL SPILL

Jindal won’t wait for BP to pay up

Students exercise pets and socialize at local dog parks

Gov. allots $12M for coastal cleanup

Sydni Dunn Staff Writer

Nearly every afternoon Crager Doiron packs up his books, fetches his dog and heads to Raising Cane’s Dog Park.

The park, located off City Park Avenue, has a relaxing atmosphere where his 6-month-old schnauzer, Hess, can play and where Doiron, sociology junior, can study.

“I’ve come about five days a week for about five months,” ‘It’s a said. “It’s a great place.” great place Doiron Hess ran circles around the to talk to grassy plot Monday, trailing behind a large boxer. He deviated other from his stalking periodically to owners pay a visit to Doiron, who put a about dog hand down to pet the dog’s head read his notes. issues.’ as heDoiron is one of many UniLisa DiCarlo versity students who take advanbiological sciences tage of Baton Rouge’s park facilities. graduate student According to Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC) Communications Director Kristi Williams, three BREC-sponsored dog parks are open to the public, and two are under construction.

Williams said parks have sprouted up around Baton Rouge since 2004, when the city recognized the need for dog parks.

“We went to the public and had about 125 public meetings to create the Imagine Your Parks plan,” she said. “From those meetings, it was evident the DOGS, see page 11

Matthew Albright Chief Staff Writer

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Crager Doiron, sociology junior, pets Hess, his schnauzer, at Raising Cane’s Dog Park on Monday.

The state will provide $12 million in “emergency restoration funding” for coastal residents afflicted by the Deepwater Horizon disaster, according to a news ‘We were release.

Gov. Bobby promised Jindal announced resources the funding Tuesday, saying the and is “not waitassistance state ing” for BP, the oil that always giant that owned seemed the rig which exand leaked to be too ploded oil into the Gulf of little, too Mexico this past summer. late.’

Jindal repBobby Jindal rimanded BP for governor refusing to pay restoration costs.

“During the response to the oil spill ... we were promised resources and assistance that always seemed to be too little, too late,” Jindal said in the release. “Today, we are again here to take our own action and not let more of our oystermen, JINDAL, see page 11

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Nation & World

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Sacking of Dior designer Galliano overshadows Paris fashion week

Georgia joins 10 states questioning Obama citizenship with legislation

University of La. System puts up 138 programs to be cut, merged

PARIS (AP) — Emerging designers fought for the limelight as Paris’ fall-winter 2011-12 readyto-wear shows began on Tuesday, but the surprise sacking of Dior’s longtime designer John Galliano stole their thunder.

Christian Dior SA said it had launched layoff proceedings against Galliano following the creative director’s suspension on Friday pending an investigation into an alleged anti-Semitic incident at a Paris cafe.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is the latest state to propose legislation that questions whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S., joining 10 other states with measures wanting more proof before his name is put on the 2012 ballot.

Even though Hawaii officials have repeatedly confirmed Obama’s citizenship, his birth certificate was made public and courts have rebuffed challenges, the so-called “birther” issue hasn’t gone away.

(AP) — The University of Louisiana System has put 138 degree programs — many education certification specialties — up for elimination or consolidation in response to a Board of Regents’ order to cut offerings at its schools.

The Daily Advertiser reported Tuesday that the system’s staff compiled the recommendations from its eight campuses after the Regents identified 200 programs as “low completer” programs that could be chopped. System campuses recommended consolidating 98 programs, terminating 35 and continuing 63.

Gadhafi forces retake towns near Libyan capital as rebellion continues TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi’s forces battled poorly armed rebels Tuesday for control of towns near the capital trying to create a buffer zone around his seat of power. The increasingly violent clashes threatened to transform the 15-day popular rebellion in Libya into a drawn-out civil war.

Facing an unprecedented challenge to his 41-year rule, Gadhafi’s regime has launched the bloodiest crackdown in a wave of uprising against authoritarian rulers in the Middle East.

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Models show creations by Turkish designer Hakaan Yildirim as part of his fall-winter ready-to-wear 2012 fashion collection presented Monday in Paris.

Greece: 59 migrants on hunger strike hospitalized on 36th day ATHENS, Greece (AP) — In the opulent settings of a central Athens mansion, more than 200 North African immigrants are slowly starving themselves to death in a bid to secure legal residence — the latest headache for debt-crippled Greece’s governing Socialists.

By late Tuesday, the 36th day of the hunger strike, 59 of the men had been hospitalized with kidney, heart and other problems. Doctors say several more will need treatment soon as dozens have stopped taking liquids.

Massachusetts man punished for importing sperm whale teeth BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts antiques dealer convicted of illegally importing and trafficking in sperm whale teeth and narwhal whale tusks worth up to $400,000 has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison.

Authorities say David Place was sentenced Tuesday after a federal jury in Boston convicted him of eight counts including conspiracy and violating a law against trading in illegally captured wildlife.

Place owned Manor House Antiques Cooperative in Nantucket.

Prosecutors say he committed the violations from 2001 to 2004.

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New Orleans anti-gay pastor booked on obscenity charge NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former pastor known for attempts to shut down an annual gay festival in New Orleans is apologizing following his arrest on an obscenity charge.

Rev. Grant Storms was arrested Friday after two women reported seeing him masturbating as he sat in a van near a playground, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Storms told television stations he was in his van, reclined, with his hands in his underwear.

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TRAFFIC

Parking garage construction to close portion of Raphael Semmes Road Structure planned to be finished by 2012 Meredith Will Contributing Writer

Construction of the new parking garage and installation of a water drainage pipe will close sections of Raphael Semmes Road on March 7.

The construction of the new parking garage will close a section of Raphael Semmes west of East Campus Drive for about one year, according to Gary Graham, director of the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation.

Cars will only be able to drive east toward the Faculty Club, Graham said.

He said construction workers need more space to build the facility.

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Police recover four bags with 73 grams of cocaine from vehicle Three men unaffiliated with the University were arrested Feb. 25 after LSU Police Department officers found 73 grams of cocaine and an open beer container in a vehicle.

Police stopped Dwight Armstrong, 22, of 5222 Blackmore Road in St. Francisville, for speeding at 1:30 a.m. on Nicholson Drive near South Stadium Drive. Armstrong was with Donnell Alexander, 33, of 2634 Duke St., and Gregory Cato, 37, of 3512 Dalton St., said Sgt. Blake Tabor, LSUPD spokesman.

Police searched the car and found an open beer next to Alexander’s seat. Police noticed a plastic bag under the speaker box on the back seat of the vehicle, Tabor said.

The bag contained four smaller bags filled with 73 grams of cocaine,

“It’s a pretty tight site because they have to be able to avoid those trees,” Graham said.

Emmett David, director of facility development, said the parking garage is planned to be finished by Jan. 6, 2012.

The parking garage will provide spaces for about 750 cars. Roughly half of the spaces will be designated for visitor parking, David said.

Money from visitor parking meters, parking permits and auxiliaries like Barnes and Noble will fund the project, Graham said.

Graham said construction has already begun. Highland Cafeteria is being torn down, as are the African American Cultural and the Women’s centers.

The two centers will be rebuilt in the parking garage, along with a new bookstore, Graham said.

David said the two centers have been temporarily relocated to

Hatcher Hall.

Another part of the project — the installation of a storm water drainage pipe — will close a different section of Raphael Semmes east of East Campus Drive for two to three weeks. Cars will still be able to navigate both ways down the street in that section of the roadway, Graham said.

“This area is not highly trafficked to begin with, so it shouldn’t be a major problem,” he said.

Graham said he hopes most of the installation will be completed during Mardi Gras break.

The cost for both projects is $22,180,000, and Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. will conduct the construction, David said.

Tabor said.

Officers also discovered Cato had an outstanding warrant for theft of a motor vehicle in Florida, Tabor said.

Police transported the three men to the LSUPD office for investigation and then to East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, where they were booked and are awaiting trial or bond, Tabor said.

All three men were charged with possession with intent to distribute and possession of more than 28 grams of cocaine, Tabor said.

Armstrong was also charged with speeding, and Alexander was also charged with having an open container and resisting an officer by refusing to give identification information, Tabor said.

Woman arrested for outstanding traffic warrant, booked in prison

Contact Meredith Will at mwill@lsureveille.com

A 21-year-old female unaffiliated with the University was arrested Feb. 23 for an outstanding traffic warrant on Nicholson Drive.

Police stopped Kestin Comeaux, of 4922 Antioch Blvd., at noon after an LSUPD license plate reader alerted officers of Comeaux’s outstanding traffic warrant, Tabor said.

Comeaux was arrested and booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

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ECONOMY

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

BR among Students prepare for top metro budget cut activism areas for GDP gains Xerxes A. Wilson Staff Writer

Celeste Ansley Staff Writer

Baton Rouge and four other Louisiana metropolitan areas rank in the nation’s top 25 for largest increases in gross domestic product for 2009, according to a report released Feb. 23 by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Baton Rouge had a 3.4 percent increase, earning the city a ranking of 23rd in the country. Shreveport ranked fourth in the nation with a 13.6 percent increase, New Orleans ranked eighth with an 8.6 percent increase, Lake Charles increased 7.5 percent and ranked 10th, and Lafayette had a 4.6 percent increase and ranked 18th.

According to the study data, Louisiana saw a 2.5 percent increase in GDP between 2008 and 2009, which puts the state fifth nationally.

Ryan Bilbo, assistant director of the Division of Economic Development in the E.J. Ourso College of Business, said the state increase in GDP could be caused by natural growth. Bilbo said many factors would have to be examined to determine the cause of growth.

Baton Rouge’s GDP increased from $38.9 billion in 2008 to $39.7 billion in 2009, according to the data.

Manufacturing accounted for $10.7 billion of Baton Rouge’s nearly $40 billion GDP, said Thomas Dale, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Dale said natural resources and mining accounted for 0.35 percentage points of Baton Rouge’s GDP. Dale said companies are lumped together in categories, like manufacturing, to prevent disclosing confidential information. For instance, if there are only a few big players in an industry, information could be determined based on the report.

“We don’t want people to identify individual company information from our reports,” Dale said.

Bilbo said he believes the increase in GDP will improve employment in the Baton Rouge area, especially in the state’s large chemical manufacturing industry.

Natural resources and mining accounted for significant growth in several Louisiana areas, especially in the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area, where it contributed more than 10 percentage points, Dale said.

Dale said non-durable goods, like cars, food and clothing, which are produced to be consumed, significantly aided the growth in areas like Lake Charles.

Contact Celeste Ansley at cansley@lsureveille.com

As the 2011 legislative session draws closer, student activist groups are preparing to again battle budget cuts.

With the state facing a budget shortfall of more than $1 billion, legislators will decide how much must be cut from state higher education budgets. Students plan to make the University’s case loud and clear.

Student Government is planning a march to the State Capitol to show support for higher education during the legislative session.

SG President J Hudson said SG wants to bring every public institution together for the rally, for which an exact date hasn’t been finalized because of difficulties finding an ideal time during spring break season.

Hudson said SG is considering having institutions meet at different areas around the Capitol before converging at the building. SG is also planning to continue its letter writing campaign.

Flagship Advocates, a separate student group, will participate in letter writing, said Dani Borel, group member and SG vice president.

Borel said the need for multiple groups arises from the rules limiting SG from lobbying.

As a separate group, the Flagship Advocates were able to receive funding from SG’s Programming, Support and Initiatives Fund, which aids student organizations,

Borel said.

The Flagship Advocates are planning a letter writing party and are organizing meetings with state political players, Borel said.

Another budget cut protest group, Proud Students, is collaborating with Education Now — a collection of student groups from institutions around the state.

The group is currently planning its semester activities. Bradley Wood, biology and philosophy senior and one of the group’s founders, said activities will likely be more theatrical than SG’s approach.

Wood described Proud Students as a grassroots effort that tries to advocate for higher education without becoming overly political.

“We try to serve as a place where the most conservative student can come together with the most liberal and share ideas,” Wood said.

Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at xwilson@lsureveille.com

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Today in sports: Baseball takes on Mississippi Valley State at 6:30 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Numbers Game

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GOLF

Tigers grab third place at John Hayt

Peterson and other Tigers make good impressions in 2011 NFL Combine

Women finish ninth in New Orleans

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After the six-year streak of LSU players taken in the first round of the NFL draft came to an end last year, Patrick Peterson all but guaranteed the Tigers will be back on the board in 2011.

Peterson stole the show Tuesday morning at Read the NFL Scouting Combine, solidifying himself blogger Ryan as the top-rated defensive back and arguably topGinn’s rated player in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Despite predicting a sub-4.3 40-yard dash, take on Peterson it in 4.34 seconds, ranking second Peterson’s among allranparticipants.

He added that to other performance impressive numbers — 38-inch vertical jump, a in the 10-foot-6-inch broad jump and a 4.07-second 20Combine on yard shuttle — all of which rank in the top nine defensive backs.

Tiger Feed. among “One thing’s for sure – he was my top-rated player going into this, and he’s my top rated player coming out,” said local NFL draft analyst Mike Detillier.

“There’s nothing he’s done that is going to hurt him.”

Detillier also dispelled recent rumors that the consensus topfive pick would make the switch from cornerback to safety at the COMBINE, see page 7

The LSU golf squads finished their respective three-day tournaments Tuesday with a pair of top10 team results and impressive individual performances.

The No. 7 Tigers placed third in the John Hayt Invitational at Sawgrass Country Club in Florida behind conference rivals Arkansas and Auburn, who finished first and second, respectively.

“I think a 1-under par team score was a solid final day and one of our better rounds this year, given the windy conditions,” said LSU men’s coach Chuck Winstead.

As usual, the senior trio of Andrew Loupe, John Peterson and Ken Looper paced LSU, with each earning top-15 spots individually.

“Those guys have the experience and understand how to grind it out when they don’t have their best stuff,” Winstead said.

However, it was junior Andrew Presley who led the Tigers on Tuesday with a team-best 2-under par 70.

Looper also went below par, shooting a 1-under 71 for a threeday total of even-par, good for a

Analyst Mike Detillier’s projections for LSU players in the 2011 NFL Draft Patrick Peterson - top-five pick Drake Nevis - second round Kelvin Sheppard - third round Stevan Ridley - late third round, early fourth round Terrence Toliver - fourth round

Joseph Barksdale - fifth round Josh Jasper - seventh round or early priority free agent Lazarius Levingston - late round or free agent

DARRON CUMMINGS / The Associated Press

Former LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson runs a drill Tuesday during the NFL scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Peterson ranks as one of the top players in the 2011 draft.

GOLF, see page 7

BASEBALL

LSU outlasts Southeastern, 7-3 Tigers capitalize on six Lion errors Luke Johnson Sports Contributor

The No. 19 LSU baseball team remained perfect this season with a 7-3 victory against Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday night on the heels of another dominant pitching performance and some shoddy fielding by the Lions.

Junior pitcher Tyler Jones (20) looked impressive in his second career start at LSU (8-0), lasting 6 1/3 innings while allowing two earned runs and striking out four.

Jones had command of his fastball early and effectively used

all his pitches in nearly every count.

“Last week I only used my fastball and slider,” Jones said.

“This week I actually used all my pitches. I threw quite a few curveballs and quite a few changeups. It was definitely a necessity because this was a better team.”

The Tigers didn’t have the offensive explosion they have shown for much of the season, but the Lions (6-2) aided the cause in LSU’s four-run second inning by committing three of their six total errors.

“When the other team makes mistakes, that’s when you really have to jump on them,” said LSU sophomore designated hitter Raph Rhymes.

The Tigers’ opposition has committed 21 errors in eight games

this season.

The fielding woes were a boost to LSU’s scoring efforts, as its nine hits were its lowest singlegame output this season.

Sophomore outfielder Mason Katz turned in the best offensive performance of the game for the Tigers, going 3-for-4 with a run scored. Rhymes also continued his hot start, collecting two more RBIs. Southeastern pulled within 5-3 in the eighth inning when cleanup hitter Jeff Harkensee crushed his fourth home run of the season into the right field bleachers, which was the first home run hit out to right field in Alex Box Stadium this season.

HOME RUN, see page 7

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LSU junior Tyler Jones delivers a pitch against Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday night in Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers beat the Lions 7-3.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

MEN’S BASKETBALL

LSU may not make Tigers seek to put a damper on NCAA tourney for Georgia’s season, postseason hopes Coaches Johnson, first time in 13 years Fox friends off court winning two or three would give the Lady Tigers a better shot.

LSU will have to rely on its defense to propel it further into the postseason, of which junior forward LaSondra Barrett said Rachel Whittaker the team is well aware.

Sports Writer “We’re a defensive team, The last time the LSU wom- and that’s our identity,” Barrett en’s basketball team was sched- said. “Don’t get me wrong, it’s uled to play on the first day of the not enough. But I don’t think Southeastern we should just foConference cus all on shooting. tournament in Defense is our back2001, gas pricbone.” es averaged Barrett padded $1.70 a gallon. her LSU résumé Talk about Tuesday when she ancient history. earned Coaches’ A streak of first-team All-SEC LaSondra Barrett nine consecuhonors. She is No. 6 tive seasons in rebounding with LSU junior forward playing later in 7.5 per game in conthe tournament ference play, and will be snapped Thursday when tied for No. 13 in scoring with LSU, a No. 7 seed, faces No. 12.6 points per game.

10-seed Alabama in Nashville, Senior guard Katherine GraTenn., 211 miles from Memphis, ham was also named to the SEC where the Lady Tigers played on All-Defensive Team. Her 47 day one of the SEC tournament steals (1.5 per game) in conferin 2001. ence play rank tied for No. 13.

LSU coach Van Chancellor “I just committed to it ... said having that first-round bye going in doing extra footwork, has its pros and cons. Earning a losing body fat and taking extra bye did not help last season, as defensive conditioning very seriVanderbilt ousted LSU in the sec- ously,” Graham said. ond round, 63-61.

“A bye is great, but someContact Rachel Whittaker at times not having a bye is an advantage,” Chancellor said. “You rwhittaker@lsureveille.com get to play earlier, and you get to get used to the newness of it.

I thought last year having a bye might have hurt us against Vanderbilt. I’d rather have a bye because you don’t have a chance to lose a game, but this is the bracket.”

If LSU wins Thursday, it will face No. 2-seed Kentucky in the second round. Winning just one game in the SEC tournament might be enough to vault LSU into the NCAA tournament for the 13th-straight season, but

Barrett, Graham earn SEC honors

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‘I don’t think we should just focus all on shooting. Defense is our backbone.’

Rob Landry Sports Contributor

Only two games remain in the regular season for the LSU basketball team, but much can still be accomplished.

Though the Tigers (11-18, 3-11) can finish with no more than five Southeastern Conference wins, they have the opportunity to play the role of spoiler Wednesday night when they travel to Athens, Ga., to take on Georgia.

The Bulldogs (19-9, 8-6) are in the thick of the NCAA Tournament discussion. Georgia can play its way into the field of 68 with a strong finish to the regular season and a good showing in the Southeastern Conference tournament.

LSU sophomore forward Eddie Ludwig downplayed the importance of ruining Georgia’s postseason dreams.

“We’re approaching this game as a game we want to win because we want to win every game,” Ludwig said. “We could use that as added motivation, but we don’t need any more motivation than to just get the win.”

Though Saturday’s final score doesn’t give the impression, the Tigers had one big positive come out of their 90-69 loss to Vanderbilt.

Junior forward Storm

Warren scored a career-high Washington. Johnson introduced 24 points and grabbed eight re- Fox to an employee in the Husbounds. kies promotions department, Cin“In the previous three or four dy Holt, who later became Fox’s games when we threw the ball wife. to him in the post, he has made The coaches are still friends bad decisions,” LSU coach Trent and have followed each other’s Johnson said. careers throughout “For the most the years. part I thought “I wouldn’t he was in a be here if it wasn’t good rhythm, for him,” Johnson and I thought said. “There’s a reChris Bass did lationship there and a really good a friendship there job of getting that’s pretty spethe ball to him cial, but ... when the in positions [ball] gets thrown Trent Johnson where he could up, we’re two very LSU men’s basketball coach score.” competitive and inThough tense individuals. both LSU and Georgia will be He’s done a much better job with looking to best each other on his team than I have with mine the court, there is a much differ- this year.” ent atmosphere between the two head coaches off the court.

Johnson and Georgia coach Contact Rob Landry at Mark Fox became friends while they were assistant coaches at rlandry@lsureveille.com

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‘When the [ball] gets thrown up, [Fox and I are] two very competitive and intense individuals.’

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 next level.

“With Peterson, if there’s any talk about moving him to safety, you can shit-can that one,” Detillier said. “If there was any questions about if he’s going to play safety because of his lack of great foot speed, I think it got answered today.”

Seven other Tigers made the trip to Indianapolis for the NFL Combine, running, jumping and lifting their way up NFL scouts’ draft boards.

Detillier called wide receiver Terrence Toliver a fourth-round se-

lection in the draft and listed him as one of the two Tigers with the most to gain from the combine, focusing on the speed drills.

Toliver put up some of the best numbers among all receivers this weekend, ranking third in the 3-cone drill with a time of 6.48 seconds and fourth in the 20-yard shuttle at 4.03 seconds.

“I thought I ran pretty fast, but I know I can run faster than that,” said Toliver, who ran a 4.59 40yard dash. “I’m hoping I’m able to run at the Pro Day again.”

While Toliver’s outing stood out among wide receivers, Detillier said the biggest stock increase

of any LSU player came from linebacker Kelvin Sheppard.

“I think Kelvin probably of any of them probably helped himself out a little bit more because his athleticism showed up a little bit better than most people thought,” Detillier said.

Sheppard put up 22 reps of 225 pounds in the bench press, which ranks 13th among linebackers, along with a 33 1/2 inch vertical jump, ranking 11th.

But Detillier said even more than his athletic showing, Sheppard passed his off-the-field tests with flying colors.

“They were very impressed

HOME RUN, from page 5

Alex Box Stadium.

the beginning of the 2009 season when MVSU had the Tigers reeling early. LSU erased a four-run deficit to win the ballgame, relying on then-freshman Ott and former All-American Louis Coleman to combine for five shutout innings in relief.

LSU coach Paul Mainieri said after the game he is unsure who will start tonight, adding it could be by committee.

COMBINE, from page 5

But a two-run bottom of the eighth pushed LSU’s lead to 7-3, and junior closer Matty Ott entered the game to close the door on a Southeastern rally.

After allowing a leadoff single in the ninth, Ott retired the next three batters in order, tallying two strikeouts and a groundout to seal the game.

Ott was the fourth LSU pitcher used.

The Tigers don’t have time to rest, however, as they play host to Mississippi Valley State tonight at

GOLF, from page 5

share of eighth place.

Loupe fired a second-straight even-par 72 and finished in a tie for 11th place Peterson, who led the tournament after the first round, stumbled late, posting a 74 to tie for 15th.

The No. 4 Lady Tigers, competing in the Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate tournament at English Turn Golf Course in New Orleans, bounced back from a rough second round to record a 6-over par team total in Tuesday’s final round, but could not move up the leaderboard late, culminating in a ninth-place finish.

Senior Megan McChrystal took second place after a finalround 73 left her one shot behind Alabama’s Stephanie Meadows for the individual title. An early double bogey and consecutive bogeys on her final two holes ultimately doomed McChrystal’s chances.

Southeast‘When the ern was regarded other team as LSU’s toughtest in this makes est young season, mistakes, but the Tigers that’s when shouldn’t have a with the you really problem Delta Devils.

MVSU has have to jump lost all eight of on them.’ its games this Raph Rhymes season while beLSU sophomore hitter ing outscored by 56 runs.

The two teams last met at

“[McChrystal] played a lot of steady golf and had that one big mistake before she settled down, but the double [bogey] did cost her,” said LSU women’s coach Karen Bahnsen. “Still, she came out and had another great tournament for us.”

Sophomore Mary Michael Maggio posted a team-best 71 in her final round on the strength of four birdies.

Freshman Austin Ernst carded

page 7 with his one-on-one interviews, and that’s not a shock,” Detillier said. “He’s going to come across as a real team leader and a real sharp guy, and that helped him out.”

One question that still remains surrounds the draft status of kicker Josh Jasper.

Only nine kickers have been drafted in the last five years, and with just two months left before draft day, Jasper has been doing all he can to make a bigger name for himself and boost his draft stock.

“They know I can kick field goals, and I know I can kick field goals,” said Jasper, who is the only consensus All-America placekick-

er in LSU history. “I’m just trying to show off my leg strength a little bit more with the kickoffs, and I think I did that.”

Detillier said Jasper’s showing may have been enough to make him a late round draftee.

The 2011 NFL Draft runs from April 28 to April 30 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. LSU will host its annual Pro Day on March 14.

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Contact Luke Johnson at ljohnson@lsureveille.com a 75 for a 54-hole total of 13-over par just one week after claiming the individual title at the Central District Invitational.

Bahnsen said ball striking was the main issue for the Lady Tigers during the tournament.

LSU junior third baseman Tyler Hanover attempts to field a foul ball Tuesday night in Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers beat the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, 7-3.

“[English Turn] is a course that can really get you when you miss in the wrong places, especially since we didn’t strike the ball well this week.” Bahnsen said.

“We didn’t finish where we wanted to, but we came back mentally

today, which is a good sign as we gear up for our home event and the postseason.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Galloway: Shockey’s column ‘grossly inaccurate’ On Saturday, Feb. 19, I presented a brief two-hour summary of a six-hour seminar with a 300-slide power point at The Chapel on the Campus LSU. The seminar emphasizes conclusions from worldrenowned scientists who because of new evidence now reject macroevolution via mutations. Two dramatically different Reveille staff articles were written in response: “Creationist lecturer argues Bible more rational than evolution” by Matthew Albright and “Shockingly Simple:

Creationists should never have left the ark” by Andrew Shockey. Albright’s article was fair and accurate.

Shockey’s article, in contrast, reflected today’s typical “shock-value” tabloid journalism.

Shockey, who did not attend the seminar and said he only read the power point online, wrote a piece that was grossly inaccurate in both its implicit message and its explicit claims. The implicit message, common from anti-ID and anti-creation authors, is conveyed by the intentional omission of the many worldrenowned scientists and historians quoted in the seminar and whose research, evidence, inferences and conclusions are covered in the power point. Shockey’s explicit claims have been thoroughly challenged by world-class astrophysicists,

geophysicists, geneticists and biologists, including Dr. Sanford of Cornell University, inventor of the Gene Gun, and Dr. Damadian, inventor of the MRI. For example, Shockey’s claim regarding “lactose tolerance in humans” as evidence of evolution has been specifically and thoroughly countered by numerous scientists mentioned in the seminar, including the authors of a new European book, Should Christians Embrace Evolution, edited by Dr. Norman Nevin.

He is professor emeritus of medical genetics at Queen’s University in Belfast and head of the Northern Regional Genetics Service. It is quite telling when anti-creationists like Shockey avoid addressing the research, reasoning and conclusions of scientists like Nevin – and therefore pretend that these scientists do

not exist. Such deliberate omission is neither journalistic honesty nor critical thinking. Shockey’s exclusive focus on me, a mere “reporter/ translator” of the scientists, as if the views presented are only my own, was not an oversight by him. It is a common tactic. Since he says he read my power point, then he cannot claim ignorance regarding these scientists. Please note Dr. Nevin’s further credentials are available on the internet – possibly why Shockey, a sophomore bioengineering student, avoided mentioning him.

I made it clear that the seminar is primarily the reporting of what I have gleaned from these respected scientists through personal dialogue with them, as well as careful study of their materials in addition to those of evolutionary scientists. When

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 authors like Shockey intentionally hide not only the opposing statements and evidence, but also the very existence of these world-class scientists, the result is science-censorship.

Too often, that which is claimed as critical thinking in academia is actually consensus thinking. The result is that the “authority” upon which beliefs are based becomes the “majority,” instead of a careful analysis of evidence from the best scholarly sources. Truly critical (logikos) thinking requires uncensored science.

Sid Galloway, BS, M.Div.

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THE C-SECTION

LGBTQ community needs to leave Chick-fil-A alone In the past, the fried chicken connoisseur’s at Chick-fil-A have been subject to speculation about its overt religious overtone.

To start, the company has been closed on Sunday since its inception, and according to Chick-fil-A’s website, its corporate purpose is “to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us.”

Controversy first arose over the company’s Christian overtone when Aziz Latif, a Muslim man, sued Chick-fil-A for allegedly firing him when he wouldn’t participate in a Christian prayer, according to the CBS Interactive Business Network.

But lately, a new criticism has struck the company.

Chick-fil-A has been accused of hating homosexuals.

The company been criticized in the past for connections with the National Organization for Marriage and the Pennsylvania Family Institute, among other organizations against same-sex marriage.

According to Metro Weekly, the new controversy started in January when Chick-fil-A sponsored the Pennsylvania Family Institute, which is a group of religious zealots currently campaigning for an end to same-sex marriages.

Chick-fil-A stated on its Facebook page that the incident was isolated and only involved one of its independent operators in Pennsylvania.

Believe what you want, but with all the negative history in the homosexual department, it’s quite obvious Chick-fil-A probably is not a friend to gays. But the opposition it has spurred is a little over-the-top.

Now more than ever, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community has been speaking out vehemently against the company, urging people to stop eating there if they support gay rights.

Some have started Facebook groups to Chris Grillot raise awareness.

The Order Columnist for the Unacceptability of Chick-fil-A’s Homophobia, or “OUCH,” asks people to spread word of its Facebook group and encourages people to write letters to Chick-fil-A. Another group, “Chick-fil-A Boycott For Being Anti-Gay,” asks people who support the equal rights for gays to boycott Chick-fil-A and spread the word to others.

While the resistance seems to be concentrated online, some groups got the word out in other ways.

On Feb. 21, one of the groups wrote “f--k Chick-fil-A” and “Chick fil-A hates gays” on the side of Lockett Hall.

Seriously?

All this controversy brings up important questions: Is it really important to throw so much negative criticism toward Chick-fil-A? Can’t these protesters divert their energy elsewhere?

Moreover, criticizing a company because they support heterosexual over homosexual marriage is like criticizing a professor for teaching out of the book — it’s traditional, and it works.

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Also, the resistance is probably spread far too thin to even make the slightest impact on Chick-fil-A, considering “OUCH,” the biggest Facebook resistance group, only comprises less than 900 members as of Tuesday.

And people seem to find the whole situation more funny than inflammatory, as nearly all of the people I saw admiring the side of Lockett Hall were laughing.

Besides, the chicken is just way too delicious to give up.

If the gay community really needs something to protest, they can go straight to the source and attack the Pennsylvania Family Institute by hopelessly trying to persuade the or-

ganization that gay marriage is OK. Or they can go full-force to protest an institution like the Westboro Baptist Church. This organization seems to do a little bit more harm considering their website is “godhatesfags.com.”

Overall, Chick-fil-A can be left alone. Nobody is going to convince the company what it’s doing is wrong.

Unless the company comes out and publicly denounces homosexuality rather than promote heterosexual marriage, it hasn’t done much harm.

Sure, Chick-fil-A may reject homosexual viewpoints, but at the same time, the homosexual com-

munity is condemning Chick-fil-A’s standpoints. It’s an endless cycle, and it won’t get anything accomplished.

The LGBTQ community can find an alternative for their fried chicken. I’m sure KFC will be happy to deal with whoever walks through their door.

And they’re open on Sunday too.

Chris Grillot is a 19-year-old English and mass communication sophomore from New Orleans. Follow Contact Chris Grillot at cgrillot@lsureveille.com

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Quote of the Day “I don’t know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.”

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THE BOTTOM LINE

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Jasmine Revolution drives up gas prices – but all is well The recent revolution spreading across the global community has been largely heralded as a fantastic victory for democracy — until it drove gas prices up.

Many of the countries undergoing unprecedented change don’t produce much oil internationally, or many of our imports at all. Tunisia, for example, isn’t a major producer of oil, specializing instead in agricultural goods like olives and grain. Even those go mostly to France, Italy and other European countries.

So it isn’t surprising that when they had their limelight, Americans were largely unconcerned and disinterested in the victories abroad, except maybe to praise their move to a more open democracy (But I suspect that has more to do with our own smug self-pride than any real joy for our brothers’ success).

When the freedom comes with an inconvenience — say,

gas at $5 a gallon — we somehow seem less excited for their independence.

It isn’t surprising, though.

Economists, as well as experts in countless other fields like evolutionary psychology and biology, have suspected this self-interest to be at the heart of many of our actions.

Libya produces around 1 million barrels of oil each day, Devin Graham and with rebels Opinion Editor in the country controlling, by their claim, around 85 percent of the major oil-producing locations inside the country, we may be in for a serious rise in gas prices.

It’s not just about groaning at the pumps, though. We have to be prepared for commercial industries to take real hits —

possibly even go out of business — if the prices get too high too quickly for us to adjust.

Take the aviation industry, for example, which heavily relies on fossil-fuel prices. If the price per gallon goes up a few cents every few weeks, say from Monday’s U.S. $3.38 average to $3.43, we’ll probably be OK. A jump to $4.50 tomorrow, however, could be detrimental.

According to an analysis done by Deutsche Bank, a $10 increase in oil prices causes retail gas to go up around 25 cents, and because every one cent increase leads to about $1.4 billion more in household energy consumption, we could see a $25 billion hit to the U.S. economy — twotenths of a percent of our total GDP — for every $10 increase.

In other words, a spike in oil prices could be the wind that knocks the baby off the tree top.

Interestingly, though, we

wouldn’t really suffer all that much. Because much of the world pays much more for gas than we do, we would really just be adjusting to their price level.

In Britain, for example, gas runs close to $10 a gallon.

It’s less like we’re experiencing hell, and more like getting kicked out of the Garden of Eden.

We’ve enjoyed some relatively low gas prices for some time now, and even though we can’t be sure when it will end, we know it will.

Even given the hit to our GDP, then, we won’t be all that bad off if oil prices increase.

The higher prices would lead to innovation — and that’s the key.

We might finally get public transportation in this country, which would create jobs, save gas money and drastically reduce our death grip on the environment.

In fact, a slow, steady increase in oil prices might even be one of the best things that could happen to the U.S. It could be the final push – the last straw – to getting some really incredible things done in this country.

And let’s not forget, in our callous calculations of correlation and price, we’re talking about a nation’s freedom — their right to live, and to live as they please.

Devin Graham is a 21-year-old business management senior from Prairieville. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_dgraham.

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CAMPUS-RESIDENT ALIEN

Americans are the best in the world – and the most spoiled

Saying Americans are spoiled may insult American patriots that are both blind and prolific, especially in the South. But after almost two years of writing for The Daily Reveille, and being an international student, I’ve probably said many more incongruent things I believe are true and painful.

But this time, I’ll come to your defense, dear friends, against myself. If I criticize how much of your great destiny you take for granted, both as a people and a nation, it’s also because I have a profound admiration for you.

Culture deviates from its obvious and predictable path in times of crisis. And as an outsider on the inside, it’s easier to see how this country’s culture and priorities struggle to gain new meanings.

But one thing seems to stand there steadily, waiting for the changes to come and for the tribulations to pass. It’s not the American flag, and it’s not a symbol, as beautiful as symbols can be.

It’s simply the will of this nation to hold a responsibility and to shelter and offer – many times to its own detriment – all kinds of hopes and ways of life to whomever needs or dreams of it.

If you think I’ve already gotten too pompous or sentimental, I agree — this is a goodbye column.

Before I go, though, I have to point out another culture-shock aspect of living in times of hardship.

In my native Brazil, everybody claims the economy is growing. They say things are happening and opportunities are

flourishing. But in the U.S., we say we are still not out of recession. We say businesses are closing and the recovery is slow.

But I have the fortunate position of — besides reading of numbers and indicators — being able to talk to people to whom Marcelo Vieira economic inColumnist dicators don’t mean much, although they can give the greatest indicator of all: how simple aspects of their lives are developing or are on hold.

Down even farther south than here, in Latin America, most people have massive debts.

Things are expensive, and a lot of people are still eating what the Food and Drug Administration considers less than half of what a person needs to be healthy and whole — although extreme poverty is fortunately being slowly terminated.

In the U.S., both the media and the public freak out about Blockbuster shutting down, gas prices rising and the current unemployment crisis, which no one expected. Still, if compared to a decade of wealth, the United States really does find itself in a bad situation.

It’s hard to get used to just a sandwich when you are used to a banquet everyday.

It’s not so hard to see that, although numbers and statistics are true and undisputable in their exact values, cultural views of people that talk every day about inventing ways of dealing with crisis are different from each

other and many times forge a new reality.

What I want to leave here in my last column — which may be against journalistic ethics — is a personal impression that the spirit of America is contagious, like a heavy dose of adrenaline that gets you addicted and pumped up to do the best things in life.

Or it’s the blind and brainless

impulse to do whatever you want when you want it.

But most of all, America is now the best home away from home.

To the best people in the world, sometimes the worst can happen. Fear not, though, for as we say in Brazil, “Desencana que a vida engana,” which means, “Nevermind — life cheats, too.”

Marcelo Vieira is a 33 year-old jazz cello graduate student from Brazil. Follow him on Twitter @ TDR_MVieira.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 her because it’s social for both of us.”

Breaux took this bond to a public wanted dog parks.”

Williams said this communi- new level by creating a Facebook cation was paired with research group for local pet owners to coordata. The 2001 Gallup polls, dinate play dates at the park.

“We post pictures and vidwhich are cited in BREC’s Dog Park Study, revealed that per 100 eos, ask when people are going to households, 79 had at least one the park so that the dogs always have company and make plans to pet.

BREC opened its first dog meet up at local events like the Yelp Yappy Halpark in 2005 at loween Parade and Forest Commuthe CAAWS Mardi nity Park, off Paws Parade,” she South Harrell’s said. “The online Ferry Road. The group has extended next park was the the social conversaRaising Cane’s tion and made conDog Park at Citytact easier.”

Brooks CommuErin Breaux Breaux said nity Park, and the English graduate assistant the best part of the rest followed.

35-member net“Once we built them, it was amazing how the work is having a group of people community came together,” Wil- who understand her doggie devoliams said. “All age groups and tion.

One of the members of the demographics came out.”

The parks can accommodate Facebook group is Lisa DiCarlo, all types of canines, both large biological sciences graduate stuand small. Small dog parks should dent.

DiCarlo brings Bella, her have at least one acre of land, and large dog parks should have 4-year-old mini dachshund, to the at least two acres, according to park almost every day.

“Everyone there is a dog lover, BREC’s Dog Park Study.

A pet destination that caters which gives you something easy to to both sizes is the Burbank Dog talk about,” she said. “It’s great to Park, located at the Burbank Sports learn about other breeds, and it’s a great place to talk to other owners Complex off Burbank Drive.

The 6-acre facility features a about dog issues.” large dog area, which is fenced in and equipped with a walking path, a shaded sitting area and several “splash pads” where the dogs can Contact Sydni Dunn at play. Adjacent to the large dog sdunn@lsureveille.com area is a small dog area, which is designed for small breeds and puppies.

Both fenced-in areas have benches for owners to sit, water fountains and cleanup stations.

The Burbank complex also houses a dog training area opposite the fenced parks. Williams said owners often take their hunting dogs to train in this area, which has several acres of land and a large pond.

But these parks are more than just places for dogs to roam freely — they’re a place to socialize for both dogs and owners.

“People love their pets,” Williams said. “Therefore, they are going to use the facility to meet other people who love their pets. It brings them together.”

Erin Breaux, English graduate assistant, has been a frequent visitor to the Burbank small dog park since August with her adopted Shih Tzu named Gabby.

“It’s fun for Gabby, but I quickly realized that I enjoyed going as much as her,” she said in an e-mail. “We both made new friends, and it’s a great break from everything going on during the week. I look forward to bringing

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‘I look forward to bringing [my dog] because it’s social for both of us.’

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the alleged assailant using a tip from another student and security camera footage of Marcotte entering an oncampus residence hall after the attack.

Police interviewed Marcotte on Monday after viewing camera footage, but lacked adequate evidence to arrest him until he was identified by the victim on Tuesday, Tabor said.

Tabor said detectives are continuing the investigation to corroborate the evidence against Marcotte.

Simple robbery carries a maximum of seven years in prison and a $3,000 fine, Tabor said.

Marcotte was transported to East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Tuesday.

Tabor said the victim is not to blame for the attack, but the incident should remind students to always be alert and report suspicious behavior. “[Police] can’t be everywhere at once, but if we have a thousand sets of eyes looking we have a much better chance of solving a case,” Tabor said.

Tabor said if students feel uncomfortable walking on campus in the early morning hours after Campus Transit closes, they can call the police for assistance.

“There are many people who walk this campus late, and nothing happens,” Tabor said. “But instances like this are going to happen.”

Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at xwilson@lsureveille.com

page 11 number of accounts, will be reimbursed by BP. fishermen, families, communities or “We expect all $12 million to businesses suffer as we wait for BP be replenished by BP as soon as to act.” they ‘make it Jindal made JINDAL’S FUNDS: right’ with our the announcement coastal commualong with a host Components of the $12M for nities by fully of governmental coastal reconstruction funds: covering lossauthorities at the •$2M to re-establish oyster beds in es from this Governor’s Man- public seed grounds tragic spill,” he sion, including •$5M for shoreline stabilization by said, repeating five parish presi- engineering shoreline reefs promises by BP dents and the •$5M to re-establish vegetation officials to pay mayors of two and sand fencing for about 10 miles for damages. coastal cities.

J i n d a l ’s of oil-impacted shoreline He was also speech comes joined by the state the day after director of the National Wildlife the issuance of the first deepwater Federation, David Muth. drilling permit in the Gulf. The “The National Wildlife Fed- Obama administration placed a eration supports efforts to jump- moratorium on such drilling in start restoration initiatives that the spill’s wake. directly remediate damages from the BP oil spill,” Muth said in the release.

Contact Matthew Albright at Jindal said he hopes the malbright@lsureveille.com funds, which are drawn from a

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The Daily Reveille

Wednesday, March 2, 2011