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STARTING STRONG

UREC trends suggest short-lived New Year’s resolutions Cody Cifelli Contributing Writer

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Finance senior Jared Duenckel bench presses Sunday in the UREC. UREC daily visits dropped 39 percent between January and February 2012.

STATE

Trends at the University Student Recreational Complex indicate yearly spikes in fair-weather fitness enthusiasts. Last year’s numbers indicate that UREC visitation is at its prime right now and will drop off in a few weeks.

After the beginning of the spring 2012 semester, about 3,300 students visited the UREC daily, according to the Coordinator of Marketing at the Department of

University Recreation Kendra Bayne. That participation rate dropped approximately 39 percent in February, as only 2,000 students entered the facility per day.

To prevent students from becoming part of that 39 percent, Lacee Breeden, coordinator of fitness and wellness at the Department of University Recreation, offered five tips to remain motivated: set realistic goals, start slowly, make it fun, bring a friend UREC, see page 4

ADMINISTRATION

Mental health, domestic violence University seeking cuts slam Louisiana residents visionary new leader

Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer

The latest round of state budget cuts will soon hit aid programs to vulnerable citizens, including childhood support services and family violence prevention and intervention. Early Childhood Support and Services will cease to exist, and earlier this month

Gov. Bobby Jindal announced trimmed family violence prevention and intervention funding.

As a two-time victim of domestic violence, Baton Rouge resident Theolonious Gage knows how vital these shelters can be.

“If you shut women out, you’ll put them in ABUSE, see page 4

Theolonius Gage wears a T-shirt to remember her daughter, Yarnell Gage, who was killed June 9, 2007. Gage said she hopes her daughter’s death will help save the lives of others.

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Search continues for ‘Superman’ Alyson Gaharan Staff Writer

The clock is ticking, and the University needs a Superman.

As the Transition Advisory Team meets to discuss the reorganization of the LSU System, the Presidential Search

Committee meetings are also under way to choose a new chancellor and president for the University – both of which have deadlines for the end of this summer.

The playmakers in the process agree the University needs a visionary leader — someone who is able and willing to adapt as structural changes progress.

“We’re looking for Superman,” said Presidential Search SEARCH, see page 4

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INTERNATIONAL Severe Beijing smog prompts unusual transparency from government BEIJING (AP) — One of Beijing’s worst rounds of air pollution kept schoolchildren indoors and sent coughing residents to hospitals Monday, but this time something was different about the murky haze: the government’s transparency in talking about it.

While welcomed by residents and environmentalists, Beijing’s new openness about smog also put more pressure on the government to address the causes, including a lag in efforts to expand Western-style emissions limits to all of the vehicles in Beijing’s notoriously thick traffic.

Thousands rally in Pakistani capital against corrupt government leaders ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of Pakistanis fed up with political leaders they say are corrupt and indifferent rallied in the Pakistani capital Tuesday, as the cleric who organized the rally called for the government to resign.

The dramatic entry into Pakistani politics of Tahir-ul-Qadri, a preacher who until recently lived in Canada, has sparked concern from some that he is seeking to derail elections at the behest of the powerful army. Polls are expected this spring.

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Retirees practice tai chi during their morning exercise on a hazy day in Fuyang, China on Monday. Air pollution in China is rapidly becoming a major problem.

54,000 Mexicans sign petition for US gun control to combat drug cartels MEXICO CITY (AP) — More than 54,000 Mexicans have signed a petition calling the United States to take further steps to combat weapons trafficking.

The petition was presented at the U.S. embassy Monday.

Mexico says the majority of guns used by the country’s violent drug cartels are smuggled over the border from the United States.

About 70,000 people have died in Mexico in drug violence since 2006, according to Mexico’s interior secretary.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Gay community hails Jodie Foster’s halting Golden Globes speech

BESE to consider changes for public school teacher evaluation methods

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodie Foster’s intensely personal remarks at the Golden Globes were not merely the watercooler moment of the ceremony. They were a big moment for the gay community, and many advocates — though not all — were cheering her on Monday for finally referring publicly to her sexual orientation, albeit in her own particular way.

While some were criticizing the actress for not using the words “gay” or “lesbian,” and for waiting decades to come out at all, others supported Foster, saying she deserved to come out in any way she chose.

School board considering firing S.C. teacher who stomped on flag

Arizona governor changes tune, opts for Obamacare Medicaid expansion

(AP) — Louisiana’s top school board is about to consider several changes in the state’s new method for evaluating public school teachers. One of the changes includes making it easier for new teachers to land job security.

The issue is one of several high-profile topics to be discussed when the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meets Tuesday and Wednesday.

The panel also will consider whether to revamp the role of counselors in high schools, get public input on funding levels of state aid for public schools and do its first, annual job review for state Superintendent of Education John White.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday she plans to push for an expansion of the state’s Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act, a surprising decision that could have an impact on other Republican governors weighing a similar decision.

Brewer has opposed the health care law, citing worries over a potential over-reliance on federal funding.

Republican state Rep. John Kavanagh, an opponent of expanding Medicaid, said he doubted the governor’s plan will clear the Legislature.

(AP) — Louisiana’s attorney general has spent nearly $24 million building the state’s legal case against BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, with much of the money paid to outside law firms that have contributed to his campaigns.

Attorney General Buddy Caldwell’s payments to outside lawyers — $15.4 million and counting — account for about two-thirds of his spending, according to figures requested by The Associated Press.

CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina high school teacher who talked glowingly about the U.S. and the importance of embracing freedom while stomping on an American flag in his classroom is still deciding whether to appeal a superintendent’s recommendation that he be fired.

Lexington-Richland District 5’s school board received an update Monday about Scott Compton’s lesson at Chapin High School, but didn’t take any action because Compton has until the end of next week to ask for an appeal.

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Jodie Foster receives the Cecil B. Demille Award during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Louisiana attorney general’s oil spill spending nears $24 million

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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS In The Daily Reveille’s Jan. 14 issue, we listed freshman cornerback Jalen Collins as an Up-and-Comer, but ran a photo of offensive guard La’el Collins. We regret the error.

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AgCenter to open food business incubator, resource center Olivia McClure Contributing Writer

Local food fiends will soon have a chance to see their secret recipes hit store shelves, thanks to the LSU AgCenter food business incubator and its coordinator, Gaye Sandoz.

The AgCenter announced in a news release last month it was “in the process of establishing a food business incubator” and had hired Sandoz, who previously worked at a similar operation in Norco, La. The incubator will provide start up food enterprises with business plans, production facilities and marketing support, Sandoz said.

“Nobody’s ever had a one-stop resource center for food companies until now,” Sandoz said. “Our state is known for food companies — we have 1,200 food companies in this state — and they’ve never had a place where they can go to for resources.”

John Finley, food science professor and department head, said the incubator will be outfitted with steam jacketed kettles, bottling equipment, grinders, blenders and baking capabilities. Sandoz said the only cost to tenants will be an application fee and hourly rent of the incubator kitchen.

Sandoz said 31 prospective tenants have already signed up. Among them are restaurants wishing to commercialize recipes and entrepreneurs who make barbecue sauce,

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LSU AgCenter food incubator coordinator Gaye Sandoz (right) and food science professor and department head John Finley (left) pose with products Jan. 11 in front of the Food Science Building on campus.

salsa, gumbo and baked goods, she said.

Sandoz said the goal is to open the incubator facility, which will be housed in Clyde Ingram Hall, in April.

Today, more and more start up businesses are food-and-beverage related, Sandoz said. With so many looking to enter the world of food business, she said the new incubator will be a useful resource.

“Renting a commercial kitchen to them is just invaluable,” Sandoz said. “You can’t even put a price on it because they may get into the business and decide they don’t want to do it anymore, so they’ll

be able to get in the business very inexpensively.”

Finley said “supermarket shelves continuously evolve,” meaning the food business always has an appetite for fresh ideas.

“About 25 percent of the food business is products that are less than two years old,” he said.

Because so many people have ideas they want to turn into commercial products, Finley said the incubator is aware many of its tenants may not have a food industry background, especially when it comes to food safety.

Sandoz and Finley said the incubator and the University Food

Science Department will cooperate to provide safety tests for tenants’ products.

“On the surface, my grandmother was making this stuff for years, but your grandmother probably kept it refrigerated or didn’t try to store it on a shelf for six months,” Finley said. “Foods are made from living things and they continually change, so you have to look at how long it stays an acceptable quality level.”

Sandoz said Finley and food science graduate students helped a tenant at the incubator in Norco to formulate a now-popular salad dressing for the shelf by adding preservatives.

“He sells 10 cases in one store in a week, which is incredible for a new food company, and he hasn’t been in business but four months,” Sandoz said.

Finley said the University’s resources will help make the incubator and its tenants successful.

“All the things you would need to operate a big company are here to help a small company because we’ve got all these different types of expertise around here,” Finley said.

Finley said when tenants sign up for the incubator, they will be paired with a food science student, permitting students to learn about

product development while giving the tenant “the advantage of a more technically trained person.”

Sandoz said she hopes to involve other University departments, too, such as graphic design students to create logos and labels for tenants.

Charles D’Agostino, executive director of the Louisiana Business and Technology Center, said the LBTC will help the new incubator put together business plans and sign clients.

The LBTC operates an incubator for small businesses as well as one for University students who want to start their own businesses.

“A small business starting up in a garage or on a kitchen table or in a dorm doesn’t have access to that, so they come to the incubator,” D’Agostino said.

Sandoz said the incubator she will oversee can have a considerable impact on the local economy.

“We use local insurance companies, which gives them lots of business. We use local bottling companies, local labeling companies,” Sandoz said. “We try to keep everything in Louisiana.”

Contact Olivia McClure at omcclure@lsureveille.com

STATE

Jindal discusses tax structure Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer

In an effort to drive more investments to Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal wants to remove corporate and income taxes and increase sales taxes to compensate for the cuts.

Jindal tweeted his plan Jan. 10 saying, “We should eliminate all personal, corporate income taxes in a revenue-neutral way and keep sales tax low and flat.”

In a separate tweet, Jindal said eliminating those taxes “puts more money in the pockets of Louisiana families.”

Jindal has yet to officially release the details of his reform plan.

The Times-Picayune reported Jindal said in a statement on the tax overhaul plan, “We are meeting with every legislator over the coming weeks to discuss the details of the tax reform plan. Our goal is to eliminate all personal income tax and all corporate income tax in a revenue neutral manner. We want to keep the sales tax as low and flat as possible.”

James Richardson, director of the Public Administration Institute and alumni professor of economics, said he understands Jindal wants to expand the base, but to do this, he has to tax things that aren’t currently taxed.

“You wouldn’t have an income

tax, but if you went out to buy beer or pizza, you’d have a higher sales tax on it. … If your income isn’t as big, you wouldn’t gain much, but you’d have to pay more sales tax,” he said.

With the reform, Richardson said students working minimum wage would not make enough money for the income tax elimination, but students would have to pay more sales tax.

Currently, income tax does not greatly affect students making minimum wage, so if Jindal’s reform moves forward, items would cost more and students would not reap the benefits, Richardson said.

“Men like Les Miles and the chancellor of the LSU System will get a big break [on their] income,” Richardson said.

Richardson said he doesn’t think the plan will have as much impact as Jindal believes it will.

Economics junior Simon Cassel agreed on the negative impact for college students.

For example, he said someone making $10,000 will have more direct expenses and consume more to maintain a standard of living. This group is not saving or investing, he said.

“They can’t make enough money to offset the cost of consumption,” Cassel said. “The more money you have, the less you spend

on consumption.”

He said the elimination of sales tax favors those who spend less.

Alex Braud, political science senior, called Jindal’s tax reform “a step toward much more voluntary payment of taxing.”

Braud said the plan gives citizens a better opportunity to save money and lets citizens see how much they make and decide how much they are willing to pay for different items.

“The Jindal plan is a much better idea than the fair tax. It’s a step toward a much more voluntary payment, as opposed to taxing,” Braud said.

Read our view on Jindal’s tax plan on p.12.

Contact Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez at fsuarez@lsureveille.com

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and make a schedule.

“There definitely is an increase in Group X participation and personal training registration [in January],” said Mark Romanowski, fitness and wellness graduate assistant and personal trainer.

Using unfamiliar equipment and seeing people who have already met — or exceeded — the exercise goal someone is pursuing can be intimidating, Romanowski said. He said encountering these scenarios at the gym may discourage individuals from

reaching their fitness goals if they Year’s resolution. lack guidance and a partner.

“Our New Year’s resolution “What they was to become need to focus on fit enough to join Advice for staying motivated is themselves and the Navy SEALs, from UREC coordinator but not to actuonly themselves,” he said. ally join the Navy Lacee Breeden: Bayne said SEALs,” Jared students go to said. · Set realistic goals the UREC less The Depart· Start slowly frequently once ment of Univer· Make it fun classes begin. sity Recreation · Bring a friend Accountwill hold a new · Make a schedule ing sophomores program, Tiger and cousins GarFit, from Feb. 4 to rett and Jared April 19, Breeden Arceneaux have selected said. a particularly rigorous New The Tiger Fit program is free

“The key element is visionary leadership and recognition Committee Chairman Blake of the changing times we live Chatelain. “Higher education is in,” Jenkins said. “Experience in changing, and we need to place higher education is very important, but they must be a competent LSU in a position to succeed.”

The Transition Advisory administrator.”

Executive Provost and Vice Team, which held its first meeting Chancellor Stuart Jan. 8 to outline the LSU System ‘Ideally we would like Bell said the new leader must have reorganization to have someone in a great vision and process, will submit a final con- place by the end of the be progressive in moving the Unicept to the Board of Supervisors spring semester or early versity forward.

“Ideally, we in July, when the summer.’ would like to have Board will make someone in place a decision and Blake Chatelain by the end of the potentially begin committee chairman spring semester fine-tuning the or early summer,” major structural changes involved with streamlin- Chatelain said. “But Jenkins is doing a great job and has agreed ing the University system.

With an even closer deadline, to stay as long as possible.”

While selecting a permaR. William Funk and Associates, the search firm the University nent president and chancellor hired to assist in the search for a in a timely manner is important, permanent president, is meeting choosing the right person for the Feb. 1 to present initial findings job is imperative, Chatelain said. for a permanent leader for this new hybrid position.

Contact Alyson Gaharan at “Depending where we are at agaharan@lsureveille.com that time, we’ll be looking at candidates’ résumés and narrowing down from there,” Chatelain said.

Meanwhile, the search firm has been “casting a large net” for the past month to gather an initial pool of presidential candidates, Chatelain said.

“Funk and Associates believes the combination of positions makes it a more attractive position,” Chatelain said. “It’s imperative we move through transition quickly so candidates can have as much information as possible.”

Interim System President and Chancellor William “Bill” Jenkins said his vision for his permanent replacement is someone who is willing and able to adapt to change.

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a line of fire. … I think they feel helpless,” she said. “The only little safe haven they have, to have it taken from them. It shouldn’t have to be that way.”

Gage works with the Ebenezer Baptist Church to help alleviate budget cuts by donating clothes to the women’s shelter. She also works with the community to honor her daughter who was killed by her abuser.

One day, she said she hopes to see tougher laws on domestic violence and more grants toward domestic violence prevention.

In situations of domestic violence, Gage said friends should listen to the concerns of women and develop a sense of compassion.

The Violence Policy Center’s study, “When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2010 Homicide Data,” found that Louisiana ranks fourth nationally in single victimsingle offender homicides of women murdered by men.

“It is personal to the 3,536 women who receive protective orders through us every year and to the families and loved ones of the

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 and has a point system for participation in certain classes and intramural sports. People with enough points in April can use them to redeem prizes and push themselves closer to receiving a grand prize that has yet to be announced.

The goal of the Tiger Fit program is to encourage students to sustain a healthy lifestyle yearround — not just through January or February, Breeden said.

Tiger Fit also offers educational classes that do not include physical exertion.

“We have actually been collaborating together with the

[Student] Health Center to help us on this program,” Breeden said.

Some of the classes revolve around eating healthy and they address more efficient ways to exercise, she said.

59 individuals who were murdered last year in Louisiana as a result of domestic violence,” said Audrey Wascome, interim executive director of Capital Area Family Violence Intervention Center.

Carmen D. Weisner, executive director of the National Association of Social Workers for the Louisiana chapter, said the cuts to domestic violence prevention will impact the individuals with the greatest needs and least resources.

“We are seeing more and more of these draconian-type cuts, and there is no way out of a bad situation,” Weisner said.

When women leave situations of abuse, most do not have the resources to stay in hotels and do not want to put friends or family at risk by staying with them, Weisner said.

She said domestic violence can also have a correlation with child abuse.

“Domestic violence has a ripple effect,” Weisner said.

Timothy Page, associate professor of social work practice with children, specializes in children and family treatment and vulnerable children and has worked with the ECSS program.

“Louisiana has been a leader in early childhood health, and to undermine that will have tremendous consequences,” Page said.

“You are taking a group of the most vulnerable — socially and personally— children and families in Louisiana and you increase their vulnerability for a variety of personal and social outcomes.”

Although not cut completely, the Department of Children and Family Services was reduced by 21.6 percent, according to Wascome, which amounted to $127,200.

“If you don’t pay for these services early in life, you will pay much more down the road. It’s much cheaper, all the way around, to address these problems earlier rather than later,” Page said.

Listen to 91.1 KLSU at 3:20 p.m. for a radio broadcast of the story.

Contact Cody Cifelli at ccifelli@lsureveille.com

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Rating the Rookies Tyler Nunez Sports Writer

It was an injury-filled yet optimistic inaugural season for LSU’s contributions to the 2012 NFL Draft class.

Wide receiver Rueben Randle is the only member of the group of rookies from LSU to enter the 2012 NFL draft who stayed injury-free this season, playing in all 16 games with the New York Giants as a

receiver and punt returner.

His 15.7 yards-per-reception was the highest among the Giants’ receiving corps this season.

Cornerback Morris Claiborne, the highest-drafted of the former Tigers, saw moderate success at his new home in Dallas.

In fifteen games, Claiborne grabbed one interception this season, as well as two fumbles, one of which he returned 50 yards

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How did LSU’s 2012 NFL Draft class fare?

for a game-clinching touchdown against the Eagles. He missed one game due to a concussion.

Defensive tackle Michael Brockers missed his first three games in St. Louis with a high ankle sprain, but saw significant playing time after recovery.

Activated from the injured reserve in Week 9 after recovery from surgery on a broken foot, Buffalo Bills cornerback Ron Brooks spent most of his time on the field

in the strong safety position.

Safety Brandon Taylor saw his first action for the San Diego Chargers in Week 13 and began seeing increased playing time, but was placed on the injured reserve after suffering a torn ACL in Week 16.

Morris Claiborne was the first former Tiger picked in the 2012 NFL Draft. The No. 6 pick racked up 55 tackles in his first season in the NFL.

The second former LSU player selected in the first round, Michael Brockers, became a regular on the Rams’ defense after missing his first three games.

Rueben Randle proved to be somewhat of a steal, playing in every game of the season and scoring three rounds after being picked No. 63 in the draft.

After sitting out until Week 13, Brandon Taylor played in four games for the Chargers before tearing his ACL in Week 16 against the New York Jets.

MORRIS CLAIBORNE

MICHAEL BROCKERS

RUEBEN RANDLE

BRANDON TAYLOR

Position: Cornerback Draft Number: 6 Team: Dallas Cowboys 15 Games Played 55 Tackles 1 Interception 2 Recovered Fumbles 1 Touchdown

Position: Defensive Tackle Draft Number: 14 Team: St. Louis Rams 13 Games Played 31 Tackles 4 Sacks 1 Forced Fumble

Position: Safety Position: Wide Receiver Draft Number: 73 Draft Number: 63 Team: San Diego Chargers Team: New York Giants 4 Games Played 16 Games Played 6 Tackles 19 Receptions 0.5 Sacks 298 Receiving Yards 3 Touchdowns 108 Punt Return Yards

Contact Tyler Nunez at tnunez@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @NunezTDR

Ron Brooks spent the first half of the season recovering from surgery on a broken foot, but contributed with 19 tackles in his nine games.

RON BROOKS Position: Cornerback Draft Number: 124 Team: Buffalo Bills 9 Games Played 19 Tackles 4 Deflected Passes photos courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FOOTBALL

Beckwith’s commitment offers rare victory against Tide Four-star recruit chooses LSU Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

LSU hasn’t claimed many wins against Alabama as of late, but the Tigers topped the Tide in the recruiting game after a fourstar defender chose Baton Rouge as his future home.

Kendell Beckwith, a 6-foot3-inch, 225-pound defensive end out of East Feliciana High School in Jackson, La., announced his commitment to LSU on Jan. 3

during the first quarter of the 2013 Under Armour All-America Game. “[LSU is] just a school where I feel more at home at, and I was most comfortable at throughout the whole process,” Beckwith said.

Beckwith said he will be looking to play either defensive end or outside linebacker when he joins the program next season.

ESPN ranked him as the No. 4 prospect at his position and the second-best recruit from Louisiana. He was named the No. 41 prospect on their Top 150 list.

The battle for Beckwith raged on until his announcement.

Many speculated whether the defensive standout would choose to join the National Champion Tide after he visited Alabama’s campus in December, but Beckwith decided to stay instate and sport the purple and gold.

Beckwith’s c o m mitment BECKWITH bodes well for the Tigers, as any defensive line recruit is now greatly valued with the recent heavy attrition at the position. LSU lost four starters on its defensive line after the

2012 campaign’s finale, including juniors Sam Montgomery, Bennie Logan and Barkevious Mingo and senior Josh Downs.

This leaves several openings for Beckwith to make a contribution under LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis next season.

“I can see a lot of success coming his way,” said East Feliciana coach Cedric Anderson.

“He’s very coachable, a hard worker and a very bright young man. He has all the physical and mental tools, so hopefully he can get it together and get on down there with Coach Chavis and [LSU coach Les] Miles and the crew and do a good job for them.”

The East Feliciana product is known for his speed and explosiveness, as he recorded a 40-yard dash time of 4.8 seconds. Anderson compared Beckwith’s body type to current Carolina Panthers and former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton.

“We actually had a guy here last week who came down and said that he could see [Beckwith] playing quarterback,” Anderson said.

Contact Lawrence Barreca at lbarreca@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @LawrenceBarreca

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CYCLING

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Lance Armstrong confesses to doping, source says Oprah interview to broadcast Thursday The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the interview is to be broadcast Thursday on Winfrey’s network.

Armstrong was stripped of all seven Tour titles last year following a voluminous U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report that portrayed him as a ruthless competitor, willing to go to any lengths to win the prestigious race.

USADA chief executive Travis Tygart labeled the doping regimen allegedly carried out by the U.S. Postal Service team that Armstrong once led, “The most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen.”

After a federal investigation of the cyclist was dropped without charges being brought last year, USADA stepped in with an investigation of its own.

The agency deposed 11 former teammates and accused Armstrong of masterminding a complex and brazen drug program that included steroids, blood boosters and a range of other

at risk, but he did not make a diperformance-enhancers.

A group of about 10 close rect confession to using banned friends and advisers to Arm- drugs. He said he would try to restrong left a downtown Austin store the foundation’s reputation, hotel about three hours after they and urged the group to continue arrived Monday afternoon for the fighting for the charity’s mission taping. Among them were Arm- of helping cancer patients and strong’s attorneys Tim Herman their families. and Sean Breen, along with Bill Armstrong spoke to a room Stapleton, Armstrong’s longtime full of about 100 staff members agent, manager and business for about 20 minutes, expressing partner. All declined comment regret for everything the controentering and exitversy has put ing the session. through, ‘I told her [Winfrey] to them Soon afterthe person said. ward, Winfrey go wherever she wants He told them tweeted: “Just much the and I’ll answer the how foundation wrapped with [at] questions directly, means to him lancearmstrong More than 2 1/2 honestly and candidly.’ and that he considers the people hours. He came who work there READY!” She was Lance Armstrong scheduled to ap- American former professional cyclist to be like members of his fampear on “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday to discuss ily. None of the people in the room challenged Armstrong over the interview.

In a text to the AP on Satur- his long denials of doping.

Winfrey and her crew had day, Armstrong said: “I told her [Winfrey] to go wherever she earlier said they would film Monwants and I’ll answer the ques- day’s session at Armstrong’s tions directly, honestly and can- home. As a result, local and indidly. That’s all I can say.” ternational news crews were enArmstrong stopped at the camped near the cyclist’s SpanLivestrong Foundation, which ish-style villa before dawn. he founded, on his way to the inArmstrong still managed terview and said, “I’m sorry” to to slip away for a run despite staff members, some of whom the crowds outside his home. broke down in tears. A person He returned by cutting through with knowledge of that session a neighbor’s yard and hopping said Armstrong choked up and a fence. several employees cried during the session.

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In this July 24, 2005, file photo, Lance Armstrong signals seven for his seventh straight win in the Tour de France cycling race.

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Plaisance emerging from shadows as Lady Tigers’ star Junior leads LSU in points, rebounds Tyler Nunez Sports Writer

LSU junior forward Theresa Plaisance spent her first two seasons as a Lady Tiger in the shadows of some of the most athletic inside players the program has seen.

So when LSU coach Nikki Caldwell challenged her to become the Lady Tigers’ go-to inside presence for the 2012-13 season, Plaisance knew she had a lot to live up to. Despite never starting a game for LSU before this season, Plaisance has quickly become the Lady Tigers’ star player.

After losing five seniors, four of whom played significant minutes in the post, questions lingered about how the Lady Tigers would recuperate down low.

“I did feel a little bit of pressure last year,” Plaisance said about having to replace those who graduated. “… It’s a tough situation because you want to be as good as that group was.”

But fear of failure was not enough to deter ‘...We knew Plaisance from that Plaisance giving it everything she had. was very “I really capable of worked my butt carrying that off this summer load for us as to do everyan offensive thing possible player and a to make myself better for this rebounder.’ team,” she said. “… I accepted Nikki Caldwell the challenge LSU coach that I had to do whatever it takes to establish the inside game that we lost last year.”

The hard work paid off — Plaisance’s improvement this season is impossible to ignore.

“I would definitely give her the most improved award,” Caldwell said.

In her sophomore season,

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[Above] LSU junior forward Theresa Plaisance drives past a Mississippi State defender Sunday during the Tigers’ 62-42 dismantling of the Bulldogs in the PMAC. [Right] Plaisance jumps to shoot the ball March 18, 2012, during the Tigers’ 64-56 NCAA tournament victory against San Diego State in the PMAC.

Plaisance played an average of 11.7 minutes per game and posted 4.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and fewer than 0.5 blocks per game.

Seventeen games into her junior season, she has averaged 18.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and a Southeastern Conference-best 3.1 blocks per game — better numbers than former LSU forward and No. 10 pick in the 2012 WNBA draft LaSondra Barrett put up in her senior season.

Plaisance’s escalated play is exactly what Caldwell was looking for.

“After losing five seniors who meant a lot to this program both offensively and defensively, we knew that Plaisance was very capable of carrying that load for us as an offensive player and a rebounder,” Caldwell said.

But Plaisance said she focuses on making her team better rather than stats or personal accolades.

According to LSU senior guard Adrienne Webb, she is doing just that.

After Webb posted a career-high 28 points against Mississippi State on Sunday, she cited Plaisance’s impact as a primary influence on her success.

“It helps having a force inside with Theresa, because when they double her, the team is going to find the open person.” Webb said.

Even with her recent spike in production, Caldwell said Plaisance continues to work hard and improve as a better all-around player.

“She has done a great job of trying to play better defensively, and we are going to continue to challenge her to play on both ends of the floor for us,” Caldwell said. “… She is still learning and growing as a player, but statistically she is doing what she needs to do to help our team be successful.”

Contact Tyler Nunez at tnunez@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @NunezTDR

Plaisance’s play by the minute Fouls Turnovers Steals Blocks Assists Rebounds Points 0.0

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2011-12 season

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Fouls Turnovers Steals Blocks Assists Rebounds Points 2011-12 season .103

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.111

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.046

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GYMNASTICS

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This week’s rankings

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Rank / Team / Season Average 1. UCLA

196.788

2. Michigan

196.738

T3. Florida

196.575

T3. Oklahoma

196.575

5. LSU

196.475

6. Alabama

196.450

7. Nebraska

196.300

8. Georgia

195.813

9. Arkansas

195.775

10. Stanford

195.725

11. Denver

195.650

12. Minnesota

195.550

13. Arizona

195.338

14. Kentucky

195.325

15. Utah

195.300

16. CMU

195.013

T17. Maryland

195.000

T17. California

195.000

19. NC State

194.988

20. Southern Utah 194.875 21. Ohio State

194.800

22. West Virginia

194.675

23. Oregon State

194.488

24. Auburn

194.438

25. BYU

194.275

Sports Writer

Collins to face lifetime rival Freshman guard Corban Collins shouldn’t need any extra motivation for Wednesday night in the PMAC, as the High Point, N.C. native faces off against hometown border rival South Carolina.

Collins said he was recruited by former Gamecock coach Darrin Horn and current head man Frank Martin.

“I knew a couple players who went there, but none are there now,” Collins said. “It’s another game. I just have to go out and give it my all.”

Superman or not?

Sophomore forward Johnny O’Bryant III told TV reporters Monday he wakes up some mornings feeling “like Superman,” but other mornings he feels “like a cripple” as he recovers from a nagging high ankle sprain.

Coach Johnny Jones joked he may have to take drastic action.

“I’m probably going to check with the [Southeastern Conference] office and see if we can change the schedule around to those mornings he’s feeling like Superman,” Jones said. “I need to know when those mornings are.”

The J-Train Walk-on sophomore Josh Badeaux has only seen action in four games for a total of seven minutes.

That hasn’t stopped the South Lafourche product from forming a bond with his comrades and coaches.

Badeaux said his motor never stops in practice, even when he may be overshadowed by scholarship players.

“At first, I kind of just did my own thing and didn’t really talk to [the rest of the team],” Badeaux said.

“Now we’re like a family. I’ve got a nickname and everything, it’s cool…

I got the nickname J-Train. I never

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stop, I just keep going.”

Ellington revamps Gamecocks Perusing South Carolina’s early schedule may be deceiving for the casual fan, as the Gamecocks were without guard Bruce Ellington, who doubles as a wide receiver and kick returner for the Gamecock football team.

Ellington, who caught the gamewinning touchdown in the Gamecocks’ 33-28 Outback Bowl win against Michigan, brings a “totally different look” to the Gamecock basketball team, according to Jones.

“He brings toughness,” Jones said. “He plays with a sense of urgency, has a passion for the game and has the ability to score in the open floor.”

Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Rome_TDR

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How our generation got stuck in the ’90s From hipsters sporting flannel, devil-spawn Furbies making a comeback and Tupac rising from the dead in hologram form, I dare say we’ve time traveled back into the ’90s. Actually, it might be better to say to we never really left that wacky era.

Remnants of the time linger ubiquitously in modern culture.

“Friends” reruns have taken over TBS and Nick at Nite and bars are giving out TAYLOR SCHOEN promotional Entertainment Writer slap bracelets — yes, you read that right, slap bracelets.

With the recent announcement of a Destiny’s Child reunion and Justin Timberlake dropping singles for the first time in years, it’s beginning to look a lot like 1998.

Why the sudden resurgence of the same ridiculousness we’ve already endured? Because we eat that shit up like it’s Trix Yogurt in our Power Rangers lunch boxes.

We yearn for the days when we had few cares in the world, and hearing those familiar noises instantly transports us back to those “simpler times.”

We have become our parents.

We’re the crotchety old man who incessantly reminisces about “the

good old days.” We’re just more subtle about it, and our mouths don’t do the talking — our wallets do.

We reject Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and One Direction despite the fact that they’re just regurgitations of our childhood heartthrobs.

They’re no better or worse than Aaron Carter, Britney Spears or the Backstreet Boys. We’re just old enough to see through the vapid bullshit now.

Well, except when the music industry repackages nostalgic artists. They’re regifting music and barely changing the wrapping paper. They’re reheating leftovers and acting like they’ve been slaving in the kitchen for days. And it works.

“If it’s not broke, don’t fix it” seems to be a mantra of record companies. It’s not hard to understand. Why bother gambling on a new, experimental artist when you can make a handsome profit selling the same product endlessly?

Ain’t nobody got time for new artists.

The truth is we’re so goddamned terrified to let go, move on and relinquish our childhood memories to adulthood that we continue to dress the same, watch the same things and listen to the same music we did as tweens — albeit, it may be a reworking of the original. But let’s not kid ourselves, it’s a copy of a copy.

There isn’t anything wrong with some ’90s loving. Hell, I still adore Blink-182. However, we need to be aware we’re inadvertently crushing new music because we can’t let the old stuff bow

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THEATER

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University students, alumni prepare original musical Samantha Bares Entertainment Writer

An unlikely configuration of University students and alumni will bring the New York subway system to life in the musical “The Seven,” running Jan. 24 to 26 at Baton Rouge Little Theater’s 2nd Stage.

“The Seven,” written and produced for the third time by prepharmacy junior Michael Braud, is named for the subway train where the main character, Scott, has lived on his whole life.

After producing “The Seven” TAYLOR BALKOM / The Daily Reveille twice in his hometown of Slidell with friends, Braud and the musi- Cast members of “The Seven” practice Sunday in the School of Music building. The cal’s director, Lance Bordelon, show opens Jan. 24 on the Second Stage of Baton Rouge Little Theater. teamed up for the third production, which features a cast entirely com- Moffatt said he considers the proj- Bordelon because they are talented prised of University students. ect and ones like it as outlets for his in many fields, not just the one she “We wanted it to be something passion in musical theater. teaches. for the University to be proud of,” Braud added Kelsey Bopp, an “The School of Music in genBordelon, a Univerenvironmental en- eral supports non-music majors dosity alumnus, said. gineering junior, to ing things like that,” she said.

The Seven Braud said he is the show as one of Premiering at 7:30 p.m. on humbled by the sup- When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 the guardians at the Jan. 24, “The Seven” will be runport the project has Where: Baton Rouge Little last minute. Bopp ning again in Lafayette at Cite Des received. was in show choir at Arts from Feb. 22 to 23. Braud and Bordelon, who Theater’s 2nd Stage Archbishop Chapelle Bordelon are looking for a location also plays Patrick, Tickets: at door, www.brlt.org High School in Me- for a third run. the antagonist, has a Price: $18, $15 for students tairie, but she has no Tickets are on sale online at degree in public relaexperience in theater. Baton Rouge Little Theater ’s webtions and is working The produc- site and will be sold at the door. toward a master’s degree in visual tion’s faculty sponsor, Terry Tickets are $18 for non-students communication. Five of the 13 cast Patrick-Harris, teaches the musi- and $15 for students. members, including Bordelon, are cal theater class in which Braud, not music or theater majors.

Bordelon and many of the cast Contact Samantha Bares at Marketing senior Kyle Mof- members met. Patrick-Harris said sbares@lsureveille.com fatt plays Scott, the main character. she enjoys helping Braud and

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7th annual Jewish Film Festival opens Wednesday downtown Daniel Catalanello Entertainment Writer

Many students will face a difficult choice this week when deciding between the various film selections being shown at the seventh annual Jewish Film Festival.

The festival, which was started by Harvey and Paula Hoffman in association with the Institute for Southern Jewish Living, has enjoyed an audience that festival co-chair Ara Rubyan described as “loyal” since its inception in 2007.

It is being held in the Manship Theatre downtown Wednesday through Sunday, featuring a different film every day.

An eclectic selection of films are to be shown that, according to Rubyan, aim to entertain while also sharing with audiences “something about Jewish culture, life and experience that perhaps they had not been familiar with.”

The selections this year include “Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story,” a documentary

on the historical figure who led a Academy Awards that year. Jalenak 1976 raid that freed more than 100 said while the film is certainly Jewhostages, and “Torn,” which fol- ish-centric, the relation between lows the true story of a man who father and son depicted in the film comes to discover he was born to is a universal theme that any movJewish parents 12 years after being iegoer will be able to understand. ordained as a Catholic priest.

“The Jewish Film Festival is Along with the other three se- a wonderful way to preserve Jewlections, the films all center on the ish culture as well as bring togethsort of ethical dier both Jewish and lemmas that extend non-Jewish people beyond boundaries with an interest in Jewish Film Festival of culture, such as When: Jan. 16-20 the films,” Jalenak the conflict between said. love and family and Where: Manship Theatre Tickets can be serving one’s coun- Tickets: At box office, at door, purchased online try in wartime, as in www.manshiptheatre.com at the official site “Follow Me.” or same-day at the Jay Jalenak, Price: $7 per show door or by calling president of the the Manship TheJewish student oratre box office. ganization Hillel and treasurer of Tune into 91.1 KLSU at Sigma Alpha Mu, is most looking forward to the festival’s final 4:20 and 5:20 p.m. to hear film “Footnote,” being shown a broadcast of this story. at 4 p.m. Sunday.

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OUR VIEW

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Jindal should focus on higher education, not cutting taxes

The Daily Reveille Editorial Board If you are bleeding from the head and also happen to have a couple of scrapes on your knees, it makes sense to go to the hospital for the blood gushing from your brain before addressing the tiny scrapes.

Apparently, Gov. Bobby Jindal does not think this way. He’d rather focus on the scrapes — as evidenced by his recent call for Louisiana to eliminate income and corporate taxes despite the state’s lack of money that has led to slashing the state’s higher education budget over the past several years.

That’s not to even mention his cuts to healthcare.

Louisiana is broke. And even worse, there are only two places where money can be taken from when we have a budget hole to fill — the state’s higher education budget or health care budget. Everything else is off the table.

So why, in a time when money in the state is already missing, would the governor propose a plan to cut income and corporate taxes while increasing sales taxes?

Despite how much the policy could increase Jindal’s political clout and help his chances for a possible 2016 GOP presidential

bid, the governor needs to wake up and realize his focus should be on the state right now. Does the governor honestly think young voters, who are credited with helping President Barack Obama gain his historic victories, will be happy to hear how much money Jindal’s cut from his state’s higher education budget?

It seems yet again, Jindal’s eyes are set on a much larger prize: a presidency. It’s a classic case of actions versus words. Jindal says his focus is on Louisiana, not commander-in-chief.

But the illogical decisions he continues to enact, kicking Louisianians while they’re down, seem to indicate his focus is on becoming the ideal Republican presidential candidate as opposed to the ideal Louisiana governor.

Jindal should be doing everything in his power to bring more money into the state at a time like this. His flagship university is sinking as a direct result of his policies, yet he shows no concern about the fact that faculty haven’t received pay raises in four years.

It’s increasingly difficult for us to understand how it’s possible that Jindal, who’s Oxford-educated and numbers among exclusive Rhodes

Scholar members, seems to have no regard for higher education in his own state. If the governor does not prioritize higher education, it is nearly impossible for the legislature to do so.

The fifth consecutive midyear

budget reduction just hit the University, but Jindal brushed it off. He ignored the fact that five midyear cuts in a row are brutal for any university, regardless of a less intense cut the fifth time around.

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VIEW FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL

A look inside the Clackamas Town Center shooting Kristy Wilkinson Oregon State University

OREGON (U-WIRE) — I was sitting outside of Nordstrom in the Clackamas Town Center, chewing my cheese bagel, gossiping about co-workers and griping about a customer who wanted us to gift wrap eyeliner. Just then, a loud clap-clap echoed through the building. No one moved. No one reacted. I gleefully thought that someone had knocked over the onerous train on the lower level of the mall — the one I had to dodge while beelining to the bathroom when I took a break from my job at the makeup counter in Nordstrom.

Then six distinct claps echoed and were coming closer — someone was shooting a gun. Shoppers began running, chairs hit the ground.

I stood up slowly. Looking around, I remember not really reacting the way I should. It was as if someone

had told me there was a water balloon fight going on in the downstairs lobby. A voice came over the intercom announcing the obvious.

“There’s a gunman in the building,” the voice announced. “We’re on lockdown.”

People streamed into nearby stores as security gates were drawn down. Several customers and employees, including myself, headed into the back storage area of Nordstrom, waiting for the intercom to say something other than “There’s a shooter.”

Nordstrom’s security then led us into the café in the back of the store, where we would wait for the next three hours until police had swept the mall and assured the gunman was in custody — or dead. It’s funny the things a person remembers about a time like that. I wondered why, in all the chaos, I was still holding my empty coffee cup, not realizing it was in my hand until I felt the hot

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liquid on my skin.

It’s an obvious statement that we all come from different backgrounds. That day, in that room, none of that mattered — not politics or age or finances. We were all scared and angry. We all desperately wanted to go home.

Those shots didn’t sound like the ones from the movies when John Wayne chases the bad guy. It sounded like shattering glass. Other things are so loud, like the screaming voices and scrambling footsteps of people running. Confused children wondered why they had to go anywhere.

The shots grew closer.

When Jacob Tyler Roberts walked into the mall on Monday, Dec. 10, he carried a stolen semiautomatic AR–15 across his chest and wore a white hockey mask to hide his face. He walked into the JCPenney, past a family with young children and a Salvation Army Santa.

“I am the shooter,” he shouted when he reached the food court, according to the people who were there. Then he unloaded more than 40 rounds.

Steven Mathew Forsyth was 45; he worked at a kiosk and was from my hometown of West Linn.

Cindy Yullie was 54; she was finishing her Christmas shopping.

Both of them were killed.

Kristina Shevchenko was 15.

The bullet that tore through her chest missed vital organs and her ribs, according to a post on her sister’s Facebook page.

Roberts was 22. And after he killed two grown-ups and shot one teenage girl, he turned the gun on himself.

I think about those people who tried to hide under chairs or tables.

While inside the shuttered café, a little girl next to me asked her mom, “What’s going to happen to Santa?”

In the days following the

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shooting, I sat curled on the couch with my little dog, Geffin, listening to news conferences and media analyses. Reporters described Roberts’ strained relationship with his aunt and lack of relationship with his mother. Friends talked about how his personality changed in early December. Everyone tried to make sense of something that made none.

Just five days later it was Friday and another young man 3,000 miles away in Connecticut shot his gun too, killing 20 children and seven adults.

I never saw Roberts that day, but when I saw his picture on TV, my chest tightened and my stomach filled with an irrational fear that rose clear to my throat.

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“It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse.”

Mike Lee Republican senator from Utah June 4, 1971 — present

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HEAD to HEAD

Should a rise in the debt ceiling be tied to spending cuts?

Yes. Raising the debt ceiling without cuts is irresponsible. No. The debt ceiling results from a depressed economy.

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JOHN PARKER FORD Columnist I’m sick and damn tired of hearing about the debt ceiling. And, like most people, when I’m tired of hearing about something, I shut my ears and start talking about it.

The debt ceiling, which is essentially the amount of money our government can owe at any given time, has risen more times than Gen. David Petraeus’s little soldier during meetings with his mistressbiographer.

For those of you not counting, the debt ceiling has risen 35 times since President Ronald Reagan took office in January 1981.

The last time the debt ceiling (not to be confused with another recently covered, ominous-sounding financial crisis, the fiscal cliff) qualified as “worth noting” to the general public was in 2011. Before 2011, the United States’ debt ceiling was set at a paltry $14.3 trillion, and like a methaddled Denham Springs eighth grader, the country needed more money.

After a long-fought, bitter and truly pointless party-line battle, Congress increased the debt ceiling to $16.4 trillion in August of that year.

Surely our esteemed president and members of Congress have realized the negative effects of all this spending and the importance of staying within its means, right?

Nah, of course not.

The U.S. government will be at the end of its rope again in March, at which point it will either have to raise the debt ceiling again or shut down.

As much as I’d like to say we shouldn’t raise the debt ceiling again, we certainly need to.

A government shutdown would have catastrophic effects. For example, shortterm interest rates would most likely increase, and the countries from which we borrow would lose faith in our ability to repay debts, making it more expensive to borrow in the future — I don’t know how they still have faith in us.

What the country needs is a policy solution attached to the inevitable bill that will increase the debt limit. The most likely answer is a dollar-for-dollar deal, which would force spending cuts to equal whatever amount to which the debt limit is raised.

The bill passed Jan. 1 to “avert” the “fiscal cliff” raises taxes on the rich and will bring in about $600 billion in new revenue over the next decade.

This isn’t even close to good enough.

For perspective, the U.S. has been averaging a more than $1 trillion deficit each year since 2008. How does that make the $60 billion of revenue per year look now?

The country needs to make a political 180-degree turn that’s more severe than Taylor Swift’s genre reversal.

Gridlock in Washington is one of the U.S.’s more predictable aspects, and there will need to be some type of major shift if anything is to get done. Republicans

budged a little on taxes during the fiscal cliff deal, so now the Democrats need to budge on spending cuts.

The only way to get the nation back on track is by closing the annual deficit gap, creating a surplus instead of a deficit and riding that surplus out of our national debt by 2060 or so — optimistically speaking.

Only when we stop spending more than we take in can we stop increasing the national debt and, therefore, the debt ceiling.

The debt ceiling is not the problem.

It’s one problem on a long list entitled “Fiscal Irresponsibility.” If citizens are not willing to force their elected officials to be responsible stewards of the taxpayers’ money, they may as well stop raising the debt ceiling.

Sooner or later, all those countries snickering about lending trillions to the best country in the world will try to cash in.

And we’ll have to pay — even if we don’t have the money.

John Parker Ford is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Alexandria.

Contact John Parker Ford at jparkerford@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @johnparkerford

SHARE THE WEALTH JAY MEYERS Columnist

Indeed, we narrowly avoided plunging off the “fiscal cliff” earlier this month. And consequently, we also avoided experiencing the damaging economic effects of higher taxes coupled with the expiration of federal unemployment insurance benefits.

America’s continuing recovery from the financial crisis would certainly have been negatively impacted if lawmakers in Washington had been unable to reach a compromise in striking a nearly last-minute agreement.

Unfortunately, however, it looks as if an even higher-stakes deal is around the corner: the federal debt ceiling.

Given the fiasco that transpired the last time an attempt was made between Republicans and Democrats at raising our nation’s debt ceiling in the summer of 2011, this year’s standoff will undoubtedly be contentious.

For reasons beyond my comprehension, congressional Republicans have redefined raising the debt ceiling into highly leveraged hostage-esque debates.

The Republicans insist they will

continue to demand — just as in 2011 — that any increase in the debt ceiling must be tied to draconian spending cuts.

The rationale driving the GOP is, of course, that our fiscal position is completely unsustainable, arguing that we must implement significant spending cuts to entitlement programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security in order to reduce our debt.

While it’s undeniable that the United States does have a long-run budget problem because of a rapidly aging population and the skyrocketing costs of healthcare, our current deficit is mainly the result of our depressed economy — it has nothing to do with our social insurance programs.

To be sure, this year’s debt ceiling debate will merely be an attempt by Republicans to pull the wool over the public’s eyes, incorrectly trying to persuade our body politic that the deficit must be dealt with immediately.

The Republicans’ act of putting the deficit rather than aiding our economic recovery first on the political agenda highlights the party’s fundamental misunderstanding regarding the way economies handle debt.

Most conservative politicians and pundits — who lack a proper understanding of economics — depict an ominous future in which America has become a destitute society that will result from the need to pay back all the money we have been borrowing. They see the United States as a student who signed a far too expensive lease and will have a hard time paying monthly installments.

Comparing government deficits to that of an indebted family — in this case, students — is wrongheaded, notes Nobel Prizewinning American economist Paul Krugman in a New York Times editorial.

For one, students must repay their debt, but governments don’t have to — they just need to guarantee that debt grows more slowly than their tax base, Krugman indicates.

He goes on to say that the U.S. debt accumulated from World War II was never paid back; it just became increasingly inconsequential as the U.S. economy grew and more people became employed and paying taxes.

OK, so, what can we gather from this insight?

When Republicans rail against the evils of budget deficits, they are, by and large, trying to pander support for dismantling “costly” essential government programs.

Following this logic, Republicans should not be taken seriously if they try and tie spending cuts to a rise in the debt ceiling.

Cutting spending to entitlement programs won’t solve our debt problems — it would actually worsen them by preventing economic growth.

What we really need to be doing here in America is creating policies that foster growth and lower unemployment, which, as a result, will ultimately take care of our mounting debt.

Jay Meyers is a 20-year-old economics sophomore from Shreveport.

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Contact Jay Meyers at jmeyers@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_jmeyers

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