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Transportation: Student petition requests night bus for Garden District-Perkins, p. 5

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POLITICS

La. primary scheduled after Super Tuesday

Kate Mabry Staff Writer

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Paw-rade Krewe of Mutts dog parade brings thousands downtown

[Top left] Agriculture business senior Christian Rossi’s pet Sawyer participates in his first parade, [bottom left] Snickers poses for the paparazzi and [above] King Yogi soaks up the spotlight as he leads the royal court Sunday at the CAAWS Mystic Krewe of Mutts parade. See photo story, p. 4.

Get along, little doggies.

From toy gun-toting terriers to a PeCool weather and warm sunshine kingese posse on wagons, furry fun wasn’t greeted dogs of all shapes short in supply.

Rachel Warren and sizes downtown SunThe festivities conday at the 13th annual sisted of retail booths and a Staff Writer Mystic Krewe of Mutts, costume contest and ended an event put on by the Capital Area Animal with a parade down North Boulevard from Welfare Society.

PARADE, see page 8 This year’s theme was “The Good, The Bad and The Furry,” and owners decked Watch a video of the parade their dogs out with western-themed coson lsureveille.com/multimedia. tumes and floats.

Louisiana’s primary election for the Republican presidential nomination has been scheduled for March 24, and many residents worry the late primary date will lessen Louisiana’s voice in the discussions concerning the Republican nomination.

A late-March primary means the state will vote much later than it did in 2008, when Louisiana’s primary was in January.

During the 2008 election cycle, Super Tuesday — the date when the greatest number of states hold primary elections to select delegates — was on Feb. 5, and because Louisiana’s primary was Jan. 22, the state was one of several early voting states that year.

But with 2012’s Super Tuesday slated for March 6, Louisiana will be unable to voice its opinion prior to a number of other states, including Georgia, Massachusetts and Virginia.

PRIMARY, see page 8

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Ride honors cyclists hurt, killed in recent collision

Paul Braun

Contributing Writer

Eye-catching road bikes, recumbent bikes, track bikes and cruisers lit the streets of Baton Rouge on Friday with their blinking safety lights, but the bike that earned the most attention was unoccupied.

A troop of 353 cyclists rode during this month’s Critical Mass ride in remembrance of Nathan Crowson and in honor of Daniel Morris, who were struck by a drunk driver Jan. 21 while cycling. Crowson was killed in the collision, and Morris is recovering in the hospital.

The route led cyclists to the “ghost bike” memorial for Crowson at the intersection of Perkins Road and Quail Run Drive, where the collision occurred. Cyclists adorned the all-white bicycle with flowers and notes for Crowson.

Before Friday’s ride, event organizer Tina Ufford reflected on Crowson, who was an active member of the bicycling community.

“He was a fantastic person who rode his bike and got killed on his bike,” Ufford said. “Most of the people who ride tonight will have Nathan on their minds.”

Brett Bouldin worked with Crowson and Morris at Mid City Bikes and was riding with them the night of the accident. That night, Bouldin said they closed the shop at 6 p.m. and stayed after hours to clean their bikes before riding to the house Nathan shared with another co-worker.

“After hanging out at Nathan’s for a bit, I rode home to make dinner, and they pedaled on,” Bouldin said. “If I could say anything about Nathan, it would be that he was very much enjoying himself. That is just

how things had been going for him lately.”

Crowson and Morris were riding east on Perkins Road when a drunk driver ran over them from behind. Crowson died at the scene, and Morris was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for injuries to his lower body, according to a Baton Rouge Police Department news release.

Alan Mayeux, a friend of Crowson and Morris, announced to the gathered crowd Friday that Morris, who had been in a coma since the accident, woke up earlier that day.

“Danny suffered a lot and is still suffering,” Mayeux said. “Day BIKE, see page 8

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Friends and family of Nathan Crowson stop at the ghost bike memorial to deliver flowers Saturday during a Critical Mass bike ride.

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Nation & World

Monday, January 30, 2012

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Former Italian President Scalfaro, key figure in ‘90s politics, dies at 93

Thousands take 16th annual Polar Bear Plunge into Chesapeake Bay

Wife: Former Gov. Edwin Edwards in hospital Saturday with pneumonia

MILAN, Italy (AP) — Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, a past president of Italy who held the post during the sweeping corruption scandal of the early 1990s that reshaped the country’s post-war political landscape, died Sunday in Rome. He was 93.

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano paid tribute to his predecessor as “a protagonist in the democratic political life” and an example of “moral integrity.”

Scalfaro was a key figure in postwar Italian politics, helping to write the constitution.

Chinese workers captured in rescue mission after attack in Sudan

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Thousands of people clad in bathing trunks, bikinis and even some woolly winter hats have taken the Polar Bear Plunge into the Chesapeake Bay for charity.

Some participants spent mere seconds in the water, leaving behind sandals and beach hats to get out just as fast as they got in.

Saturday’s was the 16th annual Polar Bear Plunge at the park, benefiting Special Olympics Maryland.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards has been hospitalized with pneumonia.

“He’s tired, but overall he’s doing well” after being taken by ambulance on Saturday to Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, his wife, Trina Scott Edwards, said in a Facebook message Sunday.

Edwards “should be back to his old self in a couple of days,” she wrote.

Nearly two-dozen people had posted get-well wishes on his wife’s Facebook page by Sunday morning.

Body of missing Baton Rouge man found in Bogue Chitto River

BEIJING (AP) — Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote worksite in a volatile region of Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there, China said Sunday.

China has close political and economic relations with Sudan, especially in the energy sector.

The Foreign Ministry in Beijing said the militants attacked Saturday and Sudanese forces launched a rescue mission Sunday in coordination with the Chinese embassy in Khartoum.

Calif. officer suspected of sexual misconduct shot by fellow cops SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Police shot and killed a fellow officer when he fired his gun as they tried to take him into custody on suspicion of sexual misconduct with a teenage girl, authorities said.

The officer was on duty at a DUI checkpoint early Saturday when the shooting occurred, Santa Maria police Chief Danny Macagni said Saturday.

The four-year Santa Maria department veteran had just learned of the internal investigation of the alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl.

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David Zihmer runs out of the Chesapeake Bay on Saturday during the 16th annual Polar Bear Plunge in Annapolis, Md., to raise funds for the Special Olympics Maryland.

Man on felony warrant rescued after being stuck in N.M. mud for 3 days ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A homeless man who was stuck in thick mud near the Rio Grande river in Albuquerque for three days was rescued Saturday after some high school students on a field trip heard him yelling for help, authorities said.

But the man’s newfound freedom wasn’t going to last.

Police said he was wanted on a felony warrant, and they planned to arrest him after he was treated at a local hospital.

COVINGTON (AP) — The body of a missing 63-year-old Baton Rouge man was discovered in the Bogue Chitto River in St. Tammany Parish.

Campers discovered the body of William Holloway on Saturday morning. Holloway and his wife, Kathy Holloway, both from Baton Rouge, had been missing since December, when their boat apparently capsized along the river.

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PHILANTHROPY

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University law students grant wish at Barristers Bowl VIII Teams raise money for Make-A-Wish Lea Ciskowski Contributing Writer

University law students sponsored a sick child’s wish Saturday during the eighth annual Barristers Bowl, organized by the LSU Law Football Club in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

More than 80 players from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center squared off in full pads for the full-contact, tackle football game at Memorial Stadium.

“We’ve been hitting the books all year. It’s time to hit each other,” said Dixon McMakin, the Bowl’s commissioner.

The two teams, Purple and Gold, consisted of players with varying degrees of experience. While some law students were returning to the familiar game, others were stepping foot on the field for the first time.

Law students Chris Ludeau and Jonathan Moore, commentators for the matchup, were quick to point out the rusty skills of some of their

classmates, providing banter to the laid-back football game.

About 50 female law students participated as cheerleaders for the game and performed a halftime dance routine.

The Purple team overtook the Gold team, 9-7. Blaine Aydell of the Purple team was named MVP. This year’s Barristers Bowl raised money to send Caleb, a Baton Rouge five-year-old suffering from leukemia, on his dream vacation to Disney World.

“It’s over the top. Unimaginable. I’m getting chill bumps just thinking about it all,” said Tanya Creed, Caleb’s mother.

The recipient of last year’s proceeds, five-year-old Dallas, was also recognized at Saturday’s game. Dallas was awarded the proceeds from 2011 after the child who originally received them left the Make-A-Wish program.

Dallas has a Wilms’ tumor, a rare kidney cancer. Her wish is to travel to Disney World as well.

“She is so happy. She really deserves this after what she has gone through,” said Nina Jones, Dallas’ grandmother.

The average cost of granting a

child’s wish through the Make-AWish Foundation is $6,500. McMakin estimates the Bowl raised more than $8,500, exceeding its $7,000 goal.

“We wanted to inspire these children with our dedication, but instead they have inspired us,” McMakin said.

The law students raised money through donation stations set up in the stadium, T-shirt sales, a silent auction and a live auction at Bogie’s Bar after the game. Auction items ranged anywhere from a pot of jambalaya to a “pizza and Natty Light night” with the vice chancellor of the law school.

The LSU Law Football Club and the Bowl’s commissioner select the children they wish to sponsor.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation provides them with a list of eligible children in the Baton Rouge area.

The selection process gives donors an opportunity to bring the event to a local level, said Jackie Heroman, development coordinator for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

“They are actually able to see the child and meet them, making it more meaningful,” Heroman said.

“They see where their money is

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LSU Law students conduct the eighth Barristers Bowl to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with this year’s proceeds going to Caleb [left] and last year’s proceeds going to Dallas [right].

going, leaving no room for questions.”

Other law programs, including Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Tulane University Law School and the University of Alabama’s School of Law, have contacted past commissioners and asked to play against the University

in the Barristers Bowl, said Jonathan Hobbs, the Bowl’s commissioner from 2007 to 2008. But they have declined such offers and kept the game a rivalry to University law students.

Contact Lea Ciskowski at lciskowski@lsureveille.com

DINING

Concessions buys cash registers Jacy Baggett

Contributing Writer

No longer will LSU fans miss exciting football and baseball plays while standing in long lines at concession stands, as LSU Dining and Concessions purchased $200,000 worth of portable cash registers to help expedite the lines and ensure accuracy.

Alex Box Stadium will have 39 new portable cash registers this spring, and some will be moved to Tiger Stadium in the fall.

Tiger Concessions has never used cash registers to calculate purchases, nor accepted credit and debit cards, said David Heidke, director of LSU Dining and Concessions.

He said volunteer groups that work in the concessions stands usually add totals up themselves.

The registers should accelerate the speed of service for fans and ensure accuracy, Heidke said.

“The new cash registers will improve all operations on every transaction and speed service,” Heidke said.

Bryan Hagen, political science senior, said the new cash registers should be useful in Alex Box Stadium because there is only one easily accessible concession stand near the student section. Hagen said he likes the idea of concession lines moving faster and thinks other fans will, too.

“I think getting cash registers is a good investment,” Hagen said.

He said long concession stand lines in Tiger Stadium aren’t as unbearable because there are more concession stand options.

According to Heidke, the $200,000 comes from capital funds for concession operations. The approximate cost per register comes in at $5,128.

“It seems like a lot of money for some cash registers,” said

Morgan Breaux, sophomore psychology major.

Breaux said she notices the crowded lines at football games and hopes the registers can remedy that problem.

One of the major benefits of the cash registers is that they will now accept credit, debit, TigerCASH and Paw Points at every location a new register is placed, said Stephen Barr, assistant director of Auxiliary Services.

He said the cash registers will also help Tiger Concessions keep constant, up-to-date reports on its inventory.

“If one stand is running low on pizza, we are able to track that in real time and move more pizzas to that location before someone has to call us and tell us,” Barr said.

Contact Jacy Baggett at jbaggett@lsureveille.com

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TRANSPORTATION

Adventure Trip program allows Student petition hopes students to experience outdoors to add night bus route Marylee Williams

Upcoming UREC Adventure Education Trip locations

Contributing Writer

May 21-24: Sandrock, Ala. Activity: Climbing Price: $90

Feb. 24-26: Martin Dies Jr. State Park Activities: Canoeing and hiking Price: $60

March 23-25: Bogue Chitto River Activity: Canoeing Price: $60

April 10-13: St. Joseph’s State Park Activity: Kayaking Price: $100

graphic by KIRSTEN ROMAGUERA / The Daily Reveille

Program first of its kind at LSU Joshua Bergeron Contributing Writer

For the first time ever, University students will be traveling around the Southeast as part of University Recreation’s Adventure Education Trip Program.

“This program has been in planning stages for a while but is just now being unveiled,” UREC director Laurie Braden said.

“Many other universities have programs similar to this. We owe it to our students to provide them with the best experience possible.”

The trip received a significant amount of interest Wednesday at UREC’s All-Access event, according to Chris Bullard, adventure education coordinator.

Bullard said the program has been in the works for some time.

“When I was hired, there

was talk about establishing a trip program,” he said. “It was something I was passionate about and pushed forward with it. Other colleges have a program; why shouldn’t LSU?” The first trip will bring students to Martin Dies Jr. State Park in Texas on Feb. 24. The second trip is a month later to the Bogue Chitto River in Mississippi. The program winds down with trips to St. Joseph’s State Park in Florida and Sandrock, Ala. Equipment for the trip is provided by the UREC with funds from the trip fee, according to Bullard.

“Students pay $60 for the first trip and are set to go,” Bullard said. “All students have to provide is clothes and food.”

Students traveling to St. Joseph’s State Park will get the most for their money, as new kayaks will be purchased in February for the trip.

“It is so much different than anything else you can do at LSU,” said Kimberly D’Souza,

mathematics graduate student. “It is a great opportunity to get exercise, but it also looks like a lot of fun.”

Bullard said students are already signing up, with a few spots remaining for the first trip, which will consist of canoeing and hiking. However, students will decide how much or how little activity is planned.

“Besides just having fun, we also want to practice ‘leave no trace,’” Bullard said. “It is going to be a learning experience as well as a good time.”

The course is designed for all experience levels. However, a free belay clinic offered in the UREC Climbing Gym is recommended.

Registration for all trips is currently open. Students can sign up at the UREC equipment desk or the front desk.

Contact Joshua Bergeron at jbergeron@lsureveille.com

The Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation is analyzing pick-up and drop-off locations for the Garden District-Perkins and Night Bus B routes to see if an adjustment can be made to appease disgruntled students.

Holley Shinn, fine arts graduate student, met Friday with Director of Parking, Traffic and Transportation Gary Graham, SG President Cody Wells and officials from the Office of Risk Management to discuss her petition that Tiger Trails add night service to the Garden DistrictPerkins Trail.

Shinn said she wrote the petition because riders had to find other ways home at night, like riding a bike, unless they bring a car. She also said riders were inconvenienced this year because the last run of the Garden District-Perkins bus moved from 5:45 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.

Graham said he had no knowledge of a time change.

According to the Tiger Trails times of operation, the Garden District-Perkins Trail bus runs Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Shinn said there are enough riders to supply a night service.

“Student fees should first go to students trying to achieve academic goals,” Shinn said. “Night service that’s offered is really focused on getting students to and from bars.”

Graham disagreed, saying the Tiger Trails night services promote safety, not partying.

Tiger Trails offers three night services, which run as late as 3

a.m. Students have nicknamed the Night Bus C route the “Drunk Bus” because it stops in Tigerland.

Graham said the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation can’t always answer student demands because it is limited by revenue. “[We] serve the most with what we’ve got,” he said.

Adding more bus routes could raise student fees, but the Office of Parking, Traffic, and Transportation can only propose a fee increase every four years.

The Garden District-Perkins Trail may merge with the Night Bus B route if it can be done without impacting Bus B’s current route, Graham said.

The Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation will announce if adding a Garden District-Perkins Trail night service is possible within a week.

Contact Marylee Williams at mwilliams@lsureveille.com

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UNION

Monday, January 30, 2012

POLITICS

Obama announces plan for affordable college in speech Morgan Searles Entertainment editor, deputy news editor

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Jeremy Lee, chemical engineering senior, fills up his water bottle using the new EcoFriendly water fountain located in the UREC on Thursday.

Two water dispensers to be installed in Union Danielle Kelley Staff Writer

Student Government will vote on a water sustainability resolution Wednesday that, if passed, will install two ecofriendly water dispensers in the Union, pending permission from Jason Tolliver, director of University Auxiliary Services.

Unlike water fountains, water dispensers pour water from above, fill bottles faster and count how many plastic bottles have been saved, according to SG Senate Speaker Aaron Caffarel.

“It’s basically a glorified water fountain,” Caffarel said.

Students can already fill their water bottles from one water dispenser on campus at the University Student Recreation Complex.

Caffarel said he expects the dispensers will not only help save the environment, but students’ costs as well.

“It makes people think about

bringing an extra water bottle than buying one,” he said.

Each dispenser will cost about $3,000 and will be funded by an SG account.

The only opposition SG expects is from Coca-Cola, which is the only company that sells bottled water on campus, according to Lauren Hull, SG assistant director of sustainability.

Although recycling is encouraged, Hull said, reusing water bottles takes less energy and is more efficient.

In addition to installing the two water dispensers, the resolution will also allow SG to hand out 2,000 to 3,000 free water bottles to students, according to Caffarel.

“It’s definitely a start for our campus to be moving in a green direction,” he said.

Contact Danielle Kelley at dkelley@lsureveille.com

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President Obama has posed a college affordability challenge that may connect federal campus aid to campus tuition policies.

In the State of the Union address last week, Obama recognized the need for a more complete plan to handle college costs.

The White House has since released a “Blueprint for Keeping College Affordable and Within Reach for All Americans.”

Obama’s initiatives are expected to help the U.S. reach POOL SAUL LOEB / The Associated Press a national goal of graduating the largest number of college President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington last Tuesday. students in the world by 2020.

Reforming student aid to promote affordability and value:

The government may shift federal aid away from colleges with higher tuitions and give preference to colleges and universities with affordable tuitions, good value education and service to students in need. This change is expected to give $10 billion each year to keep tuition down.

Creating a Race to the Top for college affordability and completion:

“The Race to the Top: College Affordability and Completion” is a $1 billion investment to encourage states to reform colleges and universities toward affordability and improved results. The challenge will reward states for containing rising tuition costs and making it easier for students to earn a degree.

A “First in the World” competition to model innovation and quality on college campuses:

A new competition based on a $55 million investment is set to develop and test new strategies in higher education attainment and student outcomes. “First in the World” will work to expand programs that have already proven effective in boosting productivity and improving teaching and learning.

Better data for families to choose the right college:

At the president’s request, degree-granting institutions will use a College Scorecard to submit information about college costs, graduation rates and potential earnings. The format will help students in choosing a college that fits their needs.

Federal support to tackle college costs:

Obama said Congress should keep student interest rates low, make the American Opportunity Tax Credit permanent and double the number of student work-study jobs over the next five years.

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Joseph Winkler [center], the chairman and chief executive of Complete Production Services, is presented with an award of distinction Friday. He will be inducted into the E.J. Ourso College of Business Hall of Distinction on March 2.

EDUCATION

SU begins laying off employees The Associated Press

The financial emergency that Southern University declared in October is showing up now as the Baton Rouge university begins to lay off tenured faculty members and staff.

Chancellor James Llorens said Friday that the immediate layoffs include fewer than 10 staff employees and tenured architecture professor John Delgado, who will lose his job as of Feb. 15.

A few more tenured faculty cuts were expected this month, Llorens said, but a few resignations and retirements offset that need.

The Advocate reports that 30 more tenured faculty members could receive termination notices in March.

The chancellor said the extra cuts this month were required because of an extra $2.94 million state budget cut to Southern that came down in December because of declining state revenues.

Delgado, who said he plans to appeal his firing, informed the Southern Faculty Senate on Friday that he is being let go. Delgado said he was surprised and saddened.

The termination letter was dated Jan. 10, but Delgado said he did not get it until Monday because it was placed in his campus mailbox without any other notification. The letter states the termination was necessitated by the “current financial state of Southern ... resulting largely from decreased state funding ...”

Southern declared a financial emergency, called exigency, in October as a result of ongoing state budget cuts and student enrollment losses. Exigency, which is generally considered a serious blemish to a university, allows Southern to more easily lay off tenured faculty and ax degree programs.

The expedited layoffs of an estimated 52 non-faculty staff members are being “staggered” throughout the semester, Llorens said. In addition to eliminating more than 10 percent of the Southern faculty, the plan calls for staff layoffs in human resources, information technology and campus maintenance and then other terminations around the rest of the university, Llorens said in December. The

academic college consolidations also will mean fewer deans and academic department heads, he said.

Faculty leaders on Friday continued to criticize Llorens and his administration for an alleged lack of transparency and faculty involvement in the campus reorganization process.

“Right now, they have the license to get rid of anyone they want to,” said Faculty Senator Jacqulin Jacobs, who minutes prior argued, “There’s too much corruption on this campus.”

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Fifth Street to Ninth Street and back again.

Denis Ricou, member of the CAAWS Board of Directors, said the parade is open to all members of the community, and he estimated “tens of thousands” of people attended the event.

“We expect more and more every year,” he said. “I think eventually we’ll have to increase the route, and that’s a good thing.”

The parade, which kicks off the Mardi Gras season for Baton Rouge, is the organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year, Ricou said.

He said Baton Rouge is a great place for dog owners because of the animal welfare groups, like CAAWS, that have developed in the city in recent years. CAAWS volunteers walked dogs wearing jackets that said “Adopt Me” on them along the route.

Jennie Stewart, an assistant director with the Office of Student Advocacy and Accountability, walked in the parade with her dogs Buster Brown, a beagle, and Dolly, a border collie she saved from a shelter.

Stewart, a self-proclaimed “canine lover,” said she walked with the College of Agriculture to raise

BIKE, from page 1

by day he is threatened by shortages of blood. He has a long road ahead of him that hopefully ends with him back on a bike.”

Friends of Crowson and Morris organized a “Bus Ride Blood Drive” on Saturday, which was intended to provide needed blood for transfusions while also raising awareness for public transportation as a safe alternative to drunk driving, according to Ufford. The blood drive was held in conjunction with a blood drive in Lafayette in Morris’ name.

Among the attendees, the LSU Cycling Club was present to pay respects to Crowson and Morris. Club co-founder Dustin Drewes said that even though they ride for different

awareness for the college’s program for animal-assisted therapy, but she also joined in to show Dolly off to potential owners.

“I rescued her from euthanasia. She had two hours left,” Stewart said. “Dolly’s in need of a good home.”

Stewart said she’s watched the parade before but never got a chance to walk in it. Now that she’s done it, she doesn’t want to stop.

“I like how many people there are here,” she said. “It wasn’t like some Mardi Gras parade where people come just to get beads. People came here because they love dogs.”

Lauren Guidry, animal science freshman, also walked with the College of Agriculture and spends much of her time working as a volunteer for CAAWS. Guidry said volunteers exercise and socialize the dogs and clean their cages, but she doesn’t mind the hard work.

“I like dogs, and being at the dorm, I don’t have my own dog with me,” she said.

Guidry and her boyfriend, history freshman Trey Autin, volunteered to help set up the parade before it began and to clean up afterward.

Christian Rossi, agricultural reasons, he and the members of the club share cycling as a common bond.

University mass communication professor Rosanne Scholl participated in Friday’s ride and is active in the cycling community.

“Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to meet Nathan, and I have not yet met Danny, but most of the people I know did know them. Baton Rouge has felt a lot of sadness this week,” she said.

Scholl said the use of bike lights makes night rides safer, but more comprehensive changes are needed to prevent future accidents.

“What I really want, instead of anger towards the drunk driver, is energy toward the getting more bike lanes, public transportation so

The Daily Reveille business senior, walked Sawyer, his four-year-old chow-lab mix, in the parade for the first time this year.

Rossi, who’s had Sawyer since before he started college, said Baton Rouge is a good place to raise a dog because of all the interesting events and places in the city.

Guidry agreed and said she hopes to eventually own a dog to bring to the parade.

“I want a dog just because of all the stuff there is to do,” she said. “I see people walking their dogs along the lakes and taking them to the parks. It’s so cool.”

The event wasn’t just open to dog owners, but dog lovers, as well.

The LSU Delta Gamma alumnae chapter put up a booth at the event, auctioning off a dog bed full of treats.

Nancy Byrd, foundation chairwoman, said this year was the chapter’s second time attending the parade, and members came out in full force to raise awareness for the care and training of service animals.

Byrd said this year’s event was busier than last year’s, which she attributed to the great weather.

Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com people do not drive drunk and better bike infrastructure.”

Larry Riley of Baton Rouge Advocates for Safe Streets said even before the accident, he had been working to get a bike path built on Perkins Road. Arterial roads like Perkins pose the greatest safety issues to cyclists, he said.

But Riley still encourages cyclists to take to the streets.

“Get out and ride. There is safety in numbers,” Riley said. “Studies have shown that the greater the population of bicycles, the safer it is for bicyclists.”

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Monday, January 30, 2012 PRIMARY, from page 1

Greg Huete, ISDS senior and president of LSU Youth for Ron Paul, said the Republican Party attempted “to strong-arm Louisiana into moving its [primary] date back to neuter the impact of our vote on other states.”

With the primary after Super Tuesday, political science professor Belinda Davis said Louisianians’ say will have little impact on the national front.

“We’re pretty far back in the process that the nominee will likely already be selected,” she said.

Huete said he’s not sure why the Republican Party delayed the primary date, but the date change was unfair.

“As a student who appreciates LSU’s importance rising on the national stage, it is disappointing to

diminish the impact of our state’s vote on the outcome of the nomination,” he said.

Primaries, similar to general elections, allow statewide voters to submit their votes at polling places.

This differs from caucuses, which are local gatherings where voters select the delegates who will actually support the candidate at the Republican National Convention, when the party’s nomination is solidified.

Louisiana’s caucus, which has been pushed back to April 28, will include delegation elections for six congressional districts. That’s down from seven districts, as it has been in years past, because of the 2010 Census, which eliminated three delegates.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Meeting Expectations Tigers hope to repeat 2009, avoid another postseason swoon

As the LSU baseball team gathered Friday for its first practice of the season, it personified the phrase “hope springs eternal.”

Buoyed by a young and talented pitching staff that is backed by a veteran infield, LSU coach Paul Mainieri is excited by the prospects of a team ranked No. 8

by Baseball America in the preseason poll.

But before Mainieri could get to explaining his excitement for the season, he took time to address

LSU’s problems in the middle of the 2011 season.

After a hot start last season, the Tigers skidded to an 8-16 stretch from March 18 to April 24 that virtually ended any realistic shot at postseason play.

“Obviously it ended in a very disappointing way without an invite to the NCAA Tournament,” Mainieri said. “We were 12-3 in our last 15 games. That was part of the reason I was so upset about us not getting a bid because the NCAA Championship Manual clearly states that how you perform in your last 15 games should

play a major factor in whether you receive a bid.”

Missing out on the tournament gave players motivation to get better this season — not only individually, but as a squad.

“When we sat down and watched that NCAA selection show and realized all the players we had, we thought to ourselves, ‘This will be memorable next season,’” said sophomore pitcher Kevin Gausman. “We all came together this fall, and we have good team chemistry.”

With a bevy of new faces mixed with proven contributors,

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the Tigers look capable of breaking their funk.

High preseason expectations are nothing new for the Tigers, but they just haven’t figured out a way to put it together for an entire season in recent years.

LSU began both the 2010 and 2011 seasons ranked in the top 25 in the Baseball America preseason polls — it was ranked No. 3 in 2010 coming off a College World Series title, and No. 22 last season.

While the Tigers showed EXPECTATIONS, see page 15

VANDERBILT, see page 15

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Lady Tigers move to 4-4 in the SEC The Lady Tigers couldn’t keep up with a hot-shooting Vanderbilt squad Sunday in Nashville, Tenn., falling, 81-72, and extending LSU’s Southeastern Conference losing streak to four games.

“This team has got to really make a choice here because we’re at a crossroad after dropping four in the SEC,” said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell in a postgame radio interview.

Vanderbilt (16-5, 4-4 SEC) shot 47.4 percent from the field en route to 81 points — the highest total allowed by the Lady Tigers (14-7, 4-4 SEC) this season and the most in SEC play since conceding 102 in a triple-overtime defeat against Ole Miss on Feb. 7, 2010.

Following a 34-point explosion against Georgia, LSU held Commodore sophomore and SEC-leading scorer Christina Foggie scoreless in the first half.

But Foggie opened the scoring after intermission with a three-

Then-freshman LSU pitcher Kevin Gausman throws a pitch Feb. 25, 2011, during the Tigers’ 12-3 victory against Holy Cross at Alex Box Stadium.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

No. 1 Wildcats ‘too much’ for Tigers UK thrashes LSU, 74-50, on Saturday Chris Abshire Sports Writer

The LSU men’s basketball team tried to smack, tackle and drag No.1 Kentucky to the PMAC hardwood Saturday.

But the top-ranked Wildcats soared above the rim anyway, emerging from a raucous Assembly Center with a 74-50 win behind a dazzling display of dunks, 3-pointers and post play.

Kentucky sophomore Terrence Jones scored 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help the Wildcats (21-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) overcome an enthusiastic home crowd of

10,060 and the Tigers’ (12-9, 2-5 SEC) physical play.

“They are pretty good, and I think you’ll see that team in New Orleans probably twice,” said LSU coach Trent Johnson, in reference to the SEC Tournament and the Final Four.

High-flying UK freshman phenom Anthony Davis added 16 points and 10 rebounds and was involved in the game’s most heated moment.

Nearly five minutes into a second-half surge that effectively clinched a Kentucky victory, Davis grabbed an LSU turnover and raced downcourt for a clear layup.

But LSU senior forward Malcolm White charged in and horse-collar tackled the dynamic freshman, igniting a war of words between Wildcat and Tiger

players and drawing Kentucky coach John Calipari’s ire.

“There were some questionable plays on Anthony, in my opinion,” said UK senior guard Darius Miller, who scored 13 points. “I don’t really know what [White] was trying to do on that play. We were mad.”

White was issued a Flagrant-2 foul and ejected from the game.

The Tigers cut an early 12-point deficit to one point, 2524, on a fastbreak Storm Warren alley-oop at the 3:22 mark of the first half, igniting a storm of cheers from a packed student section.

The momentum didn’t last long. Kentucky buried 3-pointers on each of its next two KENTUCKY, see page 15

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Kentucky freshman forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist dribbles past LSU sophomore guard Andre Stringer on Saturday in LSU’s 74-50 loss to Kentucky in the PMAC.

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Baseball seeks redemption after missing 2011 postseason MIC’D UP

Micah Bedard Sports Columnist After not making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three seasons, the 2012 LSU baseball team has vengeance on its mind.

Despite closing last season with a 12-3 record in their last 15 games, the Tigers missed the postseason. LSU coach Paul Mainieri and his players will use that premature ending to the season as motivation heading into the 2012 campaign.

Being ranked No. 8 by Baseball America in its preseason should also help to kickstart the Tigers’ season.

This year’s LSU baseball team has a similar feeling to this year’s football team. The Tigers lost their best player, Mikie Mahtook, to the MLB draft, but still return a multitude of talent.

Mainieri highlighted at media day Friday that the pitching staff has to carry this team in order for them to be successful. The weekend staff is led by right-handed sophomore hurlers Kevin Gausman, Ryan Eades and Kurt McCune. Mainieri and numerous players have said that they wouldn’t trade those three starters for anyone in the country.

All three have a season of Southeastern Conference play under their belts that should help to

ease the fact that the Tigers offense might lack the Blake Dean and Micah Gibbs hitting of past teams.

Also, new pitching coach Alan Dunn has a wealth of experience developing MLB arms that will aid in the development of the three sophomores.

One thing Mainieri has to love about this team is the return of seniors Austin Nola and Tyler Hanover. Both are senior leaders who have won a College World Series title and down the stretch will play a big part if this team can make it back to Omaha, Neb. Another storyline to watch on this team is JaCoby Jones moving from second base to center field.

At times last year he was the best defensive infielder on the team, and he will have big shoes to fill in center field, where Mahtook roamed for three years.

Mainieri seems convinced that Jones will be more than ready for the challenge. He better hope so, because I don’t see anyone else on this roster who is able to play center field.

There are lots of reasons for optimism this season, but some glaring holes are still evident.

One thing Mainieri doesn’t seem confident about is who will start at first base, where senior Grant Dozar, junior Alex Edward and even freshman Tyler Moore will contend for playing time.

Things will seemingly get clearer once Raph Rhymes

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LSU outfielder Chris Sciambra [left] and outfielder Arby Fields [right] answer questions Friday at LSU baseball Media Day.

recovers from Tommy John surgery and Mainieri is able to move Mason Katz to first and put Rhymes out in right field.

The key to this year’s Tiger baseball team will be winning onerun games. Going back to the last week of last season, if LSU was able to pull out a victory in the 6-5 loss they suffered in Starkville against Mississippi State, they could have changed their postseason fate.

With such an imposing weekend rotation and a hyped bullpen of newcomers, the LSU offense has to produce runs in order for this team to be one of the top dogs in

the SEC. Finishing at the top of the SEC West will be much easier said than done.

Even with the Tigers ranked No. 8 in the preseason poll, they are only the fourth-highest ranked team from the SEC. Florida is the preseason No. 1, and South Carolina and Arkansas are right behind them at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. It will be a challenge for Mainieri and his team to survive in Omaha if they are unable to come up with ways to score runs.

But with a weekend rotation

that is as strong as anyone’s in the nation and a coach who isn’t afraid to make bold changes to do whatever it takes to win, this baseball team will be a fun one to watch in 2012.

Micah Bedard 21-year-old mass communication senior from Houma. Follow him on Twitter @DardDog.

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TENNIS

Men’s team off to poor start in ITA Kick-Off Spencer Hutchinson Sports Contributor

The LSU men’s tennis team started the ITA Men’s Kick-Off unsuccessfully Sunday with a 4-0 loss to No. 13 California.

The No. 32 Tigers struggled from the outset against the Golden Bears.

The Tigers’ doubles pair of senior Neal Skupski and sophomore James Turbervill coasted to a convincing 8-2 victory over the Golden Bears’ Riki McLachlan and Tommie Murphy, but that would be the Tigers’ only victory Sunday.

The Tigers’ No. 28-ranked doubles pair junior Olivier Borsos and freshman Chris Simpson fell, 8-4, to the Golden Bears’ No. 5-ranked duo of Christoffer Konigsfeldt and Nick Andrews.

The Golden Bears locked up the doubles point with Ben McLachlan and Carlos Cueto’s 8-5 victory over the Tigers’ pair, juniors Stefan Szacinski and Roger Anderson.

California swept the first set on all six courts in singles play, leaving the Tigers in an early hole.

“Ultimately, that was the difference,” said LSU men’s tennis coach Jeff Brown. “It was just too big of a hill to climb.”

Borsos, Skupski and Szacinski then quickly fell in straight sets,

securing the 4-0 victory for the Golden Bears.

“We had a few guys that executed pretty well, but it wasn’t a great day for a couple of the guys,” Brown said. “Sometimes that happens in the second match of the year.”

The remaining three matches were left unfinished, but the Tigers showed signs of life in all of them.

Turbervill had already secured the second set when the match was stopped, and both Simpson and senior Tom Knights were leading in the second set.

Brown said he was encouraged by the late surge.

“We were clawing our way back on three of the courts when the match was stopped,” Brown said.

“They were able to get to four before we were able to make a comeback that mattered.”

The Tigers will look to rebound Monday against Minnesota who lost to San Diego on Sunday in the second matchup.

The Tigers will be forced to make a quick turnaround after the ITA Kick-Off when they host Clemson in W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium on Thursday.

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Hornets fall to Atlanta Hawks, 94-72 The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jeff Teague tied a career high with 24 points despite playing on a sore left ankle, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the New Orleans Hornets, 94-72, on Sunday night.

Willie Green added 16 points and Marvin Williams 14 for Atlanta, which won for the fourth time in five games and handed the struggling Hornets their most lopsided loss of the season.

The Hawks broke the game open with a 23-4 run during the last half of the third quarter, while New Orleans was in the midst of missing 12 straight shots.

Emeka Okafor scored 13 points for New Orleans, which was as close as 53-48 on Jarrett Jack’s free throws with 5:44 to go in the third before Atlanta took over.

Jack finished with 10 points in the Hornets’ 16th loss in 18 games.

The Hornets, who have lost 10 times by single digits, have been competitive in most of their games and hoped they were turning the corner after a lopsided victory over Orlando on Friday night, which snapped a nine-game skid. Instead, they responded with one of their worst games of the season, shooting only 37.5 percent (27 of 72).

The Hornets shot 5-of-19 in the first quarter and 5-of-20 in the third.

They went from 7:06 of the third quarter to 9:35 of the fourth without hitting a field goal (0 for 12) and turned the ball over six times during that stretch.

The Hawks shot 44 percent (36 of 82) and went 12-of-23 on 3-pointers, with Teague hitting all four he attempted. Williams was 3-of-4 from long range. Atlanta also

outrebounded New Orleans, 42-36.

Joe Johnson and Ivan Johnson each scored nine points for the Hawks.

Teague left Atlanta’s previous game at Detroit on Friday with a sprained left ankle, but he returned to the starting lineup Sunday and had an immediate effect on the game.

Atlanta raced to a 12-2 lead with Williams and Teague each hitting 3s and Teague adding a 16-foot jumper.

Teague then hit back-to-back 3s on his way to 11 first-quarter points ,and the Hawks took a 21-point lead barely nine minutes into the game when Kirk Hinrich’s layup made it 27-6.

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Atlanta Hawks’ guard Jeff Teague loses the ball Sunday during the second half of Atlanta’s 94-72 win over the New Orleans Hornets in New Orleans.

TRACK & FIELD

Individual, relay team qualify for NCAA championship

Hintin sets school throwing record Michael Gegenheimer Sports Contributor

The LSU track and field teams have been setting a scorching early season pace.

The Tigers and Lady Tigers traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., for the two-day Razorback Invitational event held at the Randal Tyson Track Complex on Friday and Saturday. LSU had one athlete and a relay team qualify for the 2012 NCAA Division I Championship Meet during the event. “[The Razorback Invitational] is some of the best competition in

the nation in one of the best facilities,” said LSU coach Dennis Shaver.

Junior runner Charlene Lipsey qualified for the NCAAs with her nation-leading performance in the 800-meter, running 2:03.79, just .14 seconds ahead of Arkansas junior Stephanie Brown, who also had an automatic qualifier time.

Lipsey’s time ranks third in Lady Tiger program history.

“I think NCAAs last year gave me the confidence I was lacking for most of the season,” Lipsey said in a news release. “It’s one of those things where [assistant] Coach [Mark] Elliott has always believed in me, but I’m someone who likes to see it to really believe it. After having some success at the end of last season, I really wanted to work

even harder in my training to carry that over to the start of this season.”

The men’s 4x400-meter relay team also automatically qualified with its 3:06.11 time despite coming in second to Arkansas in the event.

“As good as the performance was, there are things that can be improved on,” Shaver said. “It’s all a process, and each week we have to go back and train to get better and see more improvement.”

Sophomore Denise Hinton set the first school record of the season with her 66-1.5-foot throw in the weight toss, breaking former Lady Tiger Mallory McDonald’s nineyear-old record by just less than a foot. The Peachtree, Ga., native came in second in the event.

Hinton has surpassed her

previous personal bests in each of the past three events. She previously held the No. 22 best throw nationally, but with her efforts Saturday, Hinton jumped up to No. 10.

“I try to get after it every week.

I have a better understanding now of what I need to do to improve myself week to week,” Hinton said in a news release. “That’s come with experience. [Assistant] Coach [Derek] Yush has really helped me find my throw and understand what it takes to compete at this level.”

LSU swept the 60-meter hurdles with senior Barrett Nugent and sophomore Jasmin Stowers taking the men’s and women’s titles, respectively.

Stowers posted the NCAA’s No. 3 time (8.13). Nugent had the No. 5 best time in the nation

during his semifinal run (7.76) and followed it up winning the finals by .03 with a 7.77 time.

“We know what we need to do to continue to improve,” Shaver said. “We’re going to approach this next meet much like we did for Arkansas with all of our athletes trying to meet their own personal goals.”

LSU will attempt to maintain their momentum when they travel to New York City on Feb. 3 and 4 for the New Balance Invitational.

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CLUB SPORTS

GYMNASTICS

Sports Contributor

photo courtesy of LAURA DELATIN

Senior Matt Burger [left] tries to navigate around junior Danny McInnis [right] during a practice Jan. 11 at the UREC Sport & Adventure Complex.

Lacrosse team sees promising influx of youth

Morgan Wampold Sports Contributor

With the start of the 2012 season rapidly approaching, the LSU men’s lacrosse team has high expectations to improve on last year’s losing record.

The team was scheduled to kick off last Friday against Texas A&M, but the match was cancelled due to inclement weather. It was slated to be the first 2012 match for the entire Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association.

Last year’s 15-11 season-ending loss to the Aggies dropped the Tigers to 4-8 for the season.

Sophomore attackman Jordan Ramirez said new young talents will give the team the edge needed to compete at a higher level.

“We just have so much more depth at every position,” Ramirez said. “This is the best freshman class to come into LSU lacrosse.”

The Tigers returned nine of 10 starters from 2011, including senior Jacob Most, who scored a team-high 28 goals with 18 assists last season.

Ramirez, returning from a successful freshman season, also racked up 28 goals along with sophomore Michael Goodrich, who posted 18 goals.

Ramirez said overall team participation in practice and conditioning has also been a high point for the season.

“Everyone ended winter break a week early this season,” he said.

“There’s been more commitment to the team than I’ve ever seen before.”

Preseason workouts consisted of grueling two-a-day practices at the UREC and Student Adventure Complex, Ramirez said.

Freshman goalie Rick Battista said the rapid pace and intensity of

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the preseason practices has given the team the ability to compete with the difficult teams on its schedule.

Battista said one of the keys to maintaining a winning record this season doesn’t lie in the Tigers’ talents, but rather in their aggressiveness and stamina.

“We need to outplay, outhustle and outwork other teams,” he said.

“Conditioning is the strongest part of our team.”

While club sports don’t share the prestige held by the larger varsity sports, Ramirez said the team takes their role in LSU athletics very seriously.

“Participation is not an issue for our team,” Ramirez said. “Everyone loves getting a chance to play with LSU on their jersey.”

Battista said the main focus for the team as of late has been on maintaining a group mentality rather than on working towards individual ambitions.

“We want to become a team rather than just a bunch of kids playing the game,” Battista said. “We want to go in and come out as a unit.”

The Tigers travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Friday to square off with the University of Alabama in the first game of the 2012 campaign.

LSU gymnast Jessie Jordan will remember Saturday more vividly than the rest of the LSU gymnastics team.

The freshman earned her first all-around title, but No. 17 LSU (16, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) fell victim to No. 7 Georgia’s (3-1, 2-1) highest team score of the year, as the Tigers lost, 197.25-195.75.

LSU freshman Rheagan Courville won her third vault title with a 9.95 and freshman Lloimincia Hall won her second floor title with a 9.90. Junior Ericka Garcia tied her career-high with a 9.85 on beam.

Courville also earned LSU’s highest score on bars with a 9.875.

Hall finished second in the allaround with a 39.225.

“This team fought hard all meet long,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux in a press release. “We made adjustments throughout the meet, and even though we didn’t come away with the win we gave great effort.”

Jordan’s 39.25 all-around score was enough to seal the individual victory, even though it wasn’t her highest all-around score this season as the freshman earned a 39.30 allaround score Jan. 20 at Arkansas.

“The first couple meets have been really fun,” Jordan said Jan. 23. “It’s been a different experience.

The crowd’s are much bigger, there’s more people watching you, which is exciting. I go in there and just try to hit my routines, and whatever

happens, happens.”

Since the season-opening Cancun Classic on Jan. 6, Jordan has earned at least a 39.00 in the allaround in each of the last three meets.

“Starting out, it was overwhelming, but everybody figures out how to calm their nerves and just get prepared,” Jordan said. “Mine might be dancing around the floor, but different things work for different people.”

Jordan tallied at least a 9.75 in each event and earned season-highs on vault (9.875) and bars (9.75).

“Jordan comes in to practice every day and does her complete assignments, and that was reflected in her performance today,” Breaux said. “I’m proud of her for winning the all-around, and I’m proud of this team for continuing to fight.”

LSU finished the meet with a season-high 48.975 on floor but scored lower on vault, bars and beam than it did in its previous meet against Arkansas, when it earned a season-high team score of 196.325.

The Tigers finished Saturday’s meet with a 49.30 on vault, a 48.50 on bars and a 48.975 on beam. The scores weren’t high enough to match Georgia, which scored at least a 49.25 in each event and bettered LSU’s score in every event.

The GymDogs earned a 49.325 on vault and bars, a 49.35 on beam and a 49.25 on floor.

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first 2013 recruit Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

After tweeting the news that he was decommitting from LSU, highly-rated Loranger athlete Jeryl Brazil had a quick change of heart and decided to remain with the purple and gold.

The 5-foot-9 speedster ran track and played both defensive back and wide receiver for Loranger High School and committed to LSU in July 2011.

“I decommited from LSU,” Brazil tweeted Sunday afternoon.

But according to Scout.com’s Shea Dixon, after a phone call with LSU running backs coach Frank Wilson, Brazil will remain as the Tigers’ first commit for the 2013 class, but wants to fully experience the recruitment process.

“I thought about it and sat down with my mom, and I just wanted to open my recruitment process back up,” Brazil told Scout.com. “I wanted to see how it felt to get recruited.”

In addition to LSU, Brazil holds offers from Arkansas, Southern Miss and Purdue.

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Lady Tigers sweep Robiskie, Furniss highlight 2011 Houston quad meet Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame class LSU notches three wins before SECs Chandler Rome Sports Contributor

The LSU women’s swimming and diving team closed out its dual meet season in grand fashion, sweeping Houston, Rice and Tulane during a two-day quad meet hosted by Houston.

The Lady Tigers (5-3, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) defeated Houston, 211-161; Rice, 228.5-125.5; and Tulane, 264.598.5, all without senior leader Samantha Goates or juniors Amanda Kendall and Sara Haley.

“It was great to finish out the season with a few more dual meet wins,” said swimming coach Dave Geyer.

Sophomore Torrey Bussey collected four first place finishes to pace the Lady Tigers — two of which came as legs of the 200yard and 400-yard medley relays.

“We were able to set the tone with a win in the medley relay,” Geyer said.

Two freshmen also provided a spur for the Lady Tigers, with Amber Carter taking first in the 100-yard butterfly and Katlin Sepp leading a sweep of the 100yard backstroke.

Relays were a point of emphasis for the team, with the SEC Championships just around the corner. The Lady Tigers took first in the 200- and 400-yard medley relays, coupled with second place finishes in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays.

Geyer said a sweep of the 200-yard backstroke, led by

junior Jana Ruimerman, surged the Lady Tigers on the second day, along with Bussey’s fourth victory in the 100-yard breaststroke. Freshman Marlene Niemi also tied a season high in the 50-meter freestyle.

The momentum carried over to Lady Tiger divers, freshman Alex Bettridge and junior Elle Schmidt, who both found success in the one-meter and three-meter competition.

“It took a bit to work out the bus ride, and we struggled getting our legs,” said diving coach Doug Shaffer. “It’s a challenge to travel and compete in the same day, and we did very well in respect to that.”

Bettridge collected a first place finish on the three-meter and a third place finish on the one-meter, while Schmidt placed fourth in both events. Bettridge and Schmidt competed on the platform, but it was only an exhibition event.

“Although the platform event was exhibition, it was good experience for us,” Shaffer said.

“We competed well, performed at a level which would score at the conference championships.”

The Lady Tigers end their dual meet season with momentum going into the SEC Championships, only 16 days away, to be held in Knoxville, Tenn.

“At this point, it’s time to let our bodies recover and get ready for the conference championship,” Geyer said.

Staff Reports

Former LSU running back Terry Robiskie and former baseball player Eddy Furniss will join a class of eight in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame this summer.

Former football players Roger Carr, Deuce McAllister and Warrick Dunn will also be inducted, along with former Southern University football coach Pete Richardson, former Grambling basketball player Aaron James and jockey Mark Guidry.

Furniss, a College Baseball Hall of Fame member, played for the Tigers from 1995-98,

helping LSU to national titles in 1996 and 1997.

Furniss remains the Southeastern Conference all-time leader in hits (352), doubles (87), home runs (80), RBIs (308) and total bases (689).

Robiskie played tailback at LSU from 1973 to 1976, becoming the first running back in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.

Robiskie, who finished his career as the Tigers’ all-time rushing leader is now ranked No. 5 in school history with 2,517 yards.

Dunn, who graduated from

Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, was a second-team AllAmerican for Florida State and went to three Pro Bowls as an NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons.

McAllister, a two-time Pro Bowler, is the New Orleans Saints’ career rushing leader.

The class will be inducted June 23 in Natchitoches.

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AFC tops NFC, 59-41, behind Marshall’s four TD catches Jaymes Song The Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) — Brandon Marshall caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns, and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 on Sunday.

The Miami Dolphins wide receiver had a touchdown catch in each quarter, including an early 74-yarder and a 3-yarder in the fourth, in a game filled with highlight-reel catches. He was selected the game’s MVP and his four TD catches set a Pro Bowl record.

The 59 points by the AFC set a Pro Bowl mark, and the 100 points scored by the two teams combined was the second highest, a touchdown shy of the 107 scored in 2004.

But it was clear from the start it was Marshall’s day. He hauled in a deflected, go-ahead 47-yard TD pass from Andy Dalton, while on his back, to give the AFC a 38-35 lead late in the third quarter. It was Marshall’s third TD catch of the game, tying Jimmy Smith’s Pro Bowl record set in 2004.

Marshall, making his third Pro Bowl appearance, then nabbed a 3-yard TD pass from Dalton that

gave the AFC a 52-35 lead with 8:25 left and put the game away.

The game featured 36 firsttimers, including rookie quarterbacks Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers and Dalton of the Cincinnati Bengals, who replaced Super Bowl quarterbacks Eli Manning and Tom Brady. Their selection made this Pro Bowl the first to feature two rookie signal callers.

While Dalton looked composed, Newton played horribly — struggling to move the ball, stay in the pocket and find his targets, which drew some boos from the sun-splashed, sellout crowd of 48,423.

Newton finished 9 of 27 for 186 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Dalton, meanwhile, was 7 of 9 for 99 yards and two TDs. On his first series, Newton overthrew a wide-open Tony Gonzalez over the middle, with the ball sailing into Eric Weddle’s hands.

The San Diego Chargers safety popped up to his feet and returned it 63 yards to the NFC 23, leading to a 37-yard FG by Sebastian Janikowski, which gave the AFC its first lead of the game at 31-28.

Newton recovered on the next series, airing out a 55-yard goahead touchdown pass to Panthers

teammate Steve Smith, making it 34-31. But he was intercepted again on the next series.

With the Pro Bowlers unable to get out of third gear — particularly on the offensive and defensive lines — and hitting each other as though they were having a pillow fight, the Pro Bowl featured some good, bad and real ugly — sometimes on the same play. For example, Aaron Rodgers caught a pass from himself. His throw was deflected at the line and he leaped to catch the ball and backpedaled for a 15-yard loss.

Rodgers was 13 of 17 for 141 yards and two TDs, giving him a quarterback rating of 139.6, higher than his NFL record 122.5 rating during the season. But he was watching late in the game as Newton struggled.

The NFC had three players with 100-yard yard receiving: Gonzalez (seven for 114), Larry Fitzgerald (6 for 111) and Smith (5 for 118).

The AFC and NFC traded score after score, and turnover after turnover in the first half.

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Arizona Cardinals cornerback and former LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson [right] of the NFC pulls in an interception during the NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday.

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pointer and went on to score 14 for the game.

Caldwell said Vanderbilt took advantage of the Lady Tigers’ “effort, or lack thereof,” on defense.

“I saw where they would run plays and go right back at the same person,” Caldwell said.

“We’ve got to be tough enough to accept that challenge.”

A six-point Vanderbilt lead at the half would be as close as the Lady Tigers would come the rest of the way, following a 10-0 Commodores run coming out of the break.

“The start of the second half, our starters didn’t do what they were supposed to do,” Caldwell said. “We’ve definitely got to be better in that regard — starters getting us off to good start.”

The Lady Tigers made 7-of13 three-point attempts but shot just 38.2 percent from the field, including only 34.5 percent in the first half.

“I felt like we didn’t play together, and we weren’t patient enough on the offensive end,” Caldwell said. “That was a telltale sign of why we weren’t executing in the first half.”

LSU racked up a season-high 34 free throws but converted on only 23 attempts.

“When you look at our percentage, we weren’t even near 70 percent,” Caldwell said. “When you get to the line that often, if you can get that percentage in the 75, 80 percent, then that definitely helps you.”

LSU junior guard Bianca Lutley sparked the Lady Tigers with her second straight career-high scoring tally, totaling 18 points in the defeat.

Senior forward LaSondra Barrett added 17 points and a team high nine rebounds.

Commodore freshman guard Kady Schrann led all scorers with a career-high 29 points, and redshirt sophomore Stephanie Holzer contributed 18 points and a game-high 15 boards.

The Daily Reveille “We can’t keep spiraling down this path,” Caldwell said.

“We’re going to have to either say ‘no more’ and fix this in a hurry, or it’s going to be a very, very long season.”

LSU sophomore guard Jeanne Kenney returned to the starting lineup after missing two games recovering from a concussion suffered against Tennessee on Jan. 19. Kenney scored seven points before fouling out with 1:35 left in the second half.

The Lady Tigers return home for a three-game home stretch, starting with Florida on Feb. 2 at 6 p.m.

“We’ve got to go back to practicing hard,” Caldwell said.

“There were areas where we didn’t play together, and we didn’t play extremely smart, and to me, that hurt us.”

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one point, including a three-game sweep of then-No. 6 Cal State promise in 2010 and 2011, their Fullerton. flaws were exposed late in both The Tigers jumped up to No. seasons.

8 in the rankings just in time to The Tigers began 2010 look- welcome No. 1 Florida to town. ing like a strong candidate to re- Three days and three losses later, peat its dream 2009 season. They the Tigers were looking for a winwere without star ning solution ‘We have to be a team they wouldn’t pitcher Anthony Ranaudo for a nd until it was first of all, and then we fitoo large chunk of late. the season, but have to go out there and The bigwere powered by gest compete like we have from theculprit a high-octane oflast fense that elevated two seasons? been.’ them as high as Pitching, speTyler Hanover No. 2 in the nacifically late in LSU senior third baseman tional rankings. the game.

Then, abruptSince the ly, things took a turn for LSU. start of the Florida series last seaWhen the 2010 Tigers rolled son, the Tigers are 4-10 in games into Oxford, Miss., to take on decided by one or two runs. the then-No. 19 Ole Miss squad, Mainieri believes the 2012 they were 32-6. When they left, Tigers will be solid in that dethey were 32-9, having lost three partment thanks to an infusion of games by a total of four runs. youth in the back end of the bullThe series marked a turning pen. point for the Tigers, who spiraled “I felt that last year our Achilto a 9-16 finish. les’ heel really resided with our Similarly, the 2011 team burst bullpen,” Mainieri said. “I tell our out of the gates with a full head team every year that your season of steam. The Tigers were 16-1 at will be defined by how you do in

those one- and two-run games.

Unfortunately last year that definition was not a good one.”

The Tigers’ bullpen will have an all-new look this season after Mainieri moved last season’s setup man — junior Kevin Berry — to a specialist role and LSU’s alltime saves leader Matty Ott left for the professional ranks.

Mainieri tagged junior college transfer Nick Goody, sophomore Nick Rumbelow and freshman Aaron Nola to fix LSU’s late game problems.

Senior third baseman Tyler Hanover has seen it all for LSU and is hopeful those problems are a thing of the past.

“We have to win the onerun games, and we have to come together as a whole group and team,” Hanover said. “We have to be a team first of all, and then we have to go out there and compete like we have been.”

said. “When he has it going, it opens up our outside game, and he scored at will [Saturday].”

LSU freshman forward Johnny O’Bryant III started for the first time in nearly a month and fueled the Tigers’ stagnant offense with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Senior forward Storm Warren contributed 11 points off the bench, but the Wildcats’ length in the post bothered the Tigers all afternoon.

“They’re great players, Davis and Jones. Both are very versatile,” O’Bryant said. “Davis, especially, can be intimidating to players in the paint.”

That length clearly affected Tiger junior forward Justin Hamilton, who failed to score in double digits for the first time since January. He finished with seven points.

The Wildcats opened the

game with a 22-10 run behind a barrage of 3-pointers. UK made 46 percent of its 3-pointers in the game.

“When we’re making the three, we’re pretty tough,” Calipari said. “LSU has played well [in the PMAC]. They’ll be fine.

We had too much for them today.”

The mood in the Tigers’ locker room was considerably less optimistic.

“We were looking forward to that game and were hoping it would be a lot closer,” Warren said. “We thought we could win.

For it to be a big loss, that’s pretty devastating.”

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possessions and hit the locker room with a 35-26 halftime lead.

“Basketball is a game full of runs,” said UK freshman guard Marquis Teague, who only scored six points but effectively defended LSU freshman guard Anthony Hickey. “They pushed us, but we just had to weather it and come through.”

Then Jones took over. Overshadowed by the Wildcats’ fabulous freshmen this season, the sophomore reminded the SEC why he was preseason Player of the Year.

Jones scored the first nine points of the second half on four straight buckets around the rim, and the Wildcats finished off the Tigers with a 27-5, nine-minute blitz.

“When Terrence is on, he makes a huge difference,” Miller

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Justice not for all A war criminal walks away easily BLUE-EYED DEVIL

Nicholas Pierce Columnist Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich led a group of marines through the town of Haditha, Iraq, on Nov. 19, 2005. Not far from the village, their convoy was rocked by an improvised explosive device, a roadside bomb, which took the life of one of Wuterich’s men.

In utter disregard for U.S. military convention, Wuterich gave an order which will surely find its way into the annals of history: “Shoot first, ask questions later.”

That is not an embellishment — those were his exact words.

With no culprits handy, Wuterich’s men began going house to house shooting.

As their rifles cooled, 24 Iraqi men, women and children lay dead.

Among the casualties were an elderly couple, a man in a wheelchair and 10 women and young children.

It’s this sort of indiscriminate disrespect for life that has given our enemies their most potent recruitment tool — there can be no doubt that the Haditha massacre will, if it hasn’t already, become a rallying cry for the Iraqi insurgency.

WEB COMMENTS As usual, the Opinion section of our website, lsureveille.com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out today, and let your voice be heard.

In response to David Scheuermann’s column, “NDAA reveals Obama’s not much different than Bush Jr.,” readers had this to say: “So out of convenience you decided to leave out the fact that Anwar al-Awlak was a senior al-Qaeda leader, bin Laden’s successor as the terror network’s leader. This is the guy who had ordered the killing of innocent Americans and played a

One of Wuterich’s men testified that he and Wuterich blind-fired into a dark bedroom. Investigators later found the bodies of a woman and a young child, bullet-ridden, lying on the bedroom floor.

Wuterich initially reported that he and his men had come under small arms fire from the direction of the homes they assaulted. Wuterich would later contradict and redact that statement at trial.

Wuterich wasn’t just gunning people down in cold blood, he was murdering all of the good will we’ve attempted to build in that war-shattered nation.

Military investigators were dispatched to the scene shortly after the incident. They found no weapons on the bodies or in the homes of the Iraqi civilians. The investigation further revealed that all of the civilians had been shot multiple times, at close range.

These findings were corroborated by members of Wuterich’s team.

No insurgents, no guns, no bombs.

Wuterich was found guilty of negligent dereliction of duty Jan. 24 and sentenced to a reduction in rank. He and the eight other members of his team all walked free.

He wasn’t even dishonorably significant role in plots to blow up U.S. airliners in 2009 and had sought use of poison to kill U.S. citizens sending explosives to Chicago.

Obama put him on Kill or Capture list since 2010 and they [had him] killed with four other al-Qaeda members. So you decided to single him out because he is American born from Yemeni parents and leave the rest out. You also do realize that both the GOP and democrats praised his killing. I guess the point you are making is that Obama is not different from the former president Bush, but do you remember at some point during his tenure Bush said finding bin Laden or was not his priority anymore but apparent up to this point it looks like Obama is still trying to

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Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich (center) arrives Friday for a court session in Camp Pendleton, Calif., flanked by his attorneys Neal Puckett (left) and Haytham Fargi (right). Wuterich was on trial for manslaughter charges of 24 Iraqi civilians.

discharged — ­­he still wears the uniform of a United States Marine.

Awis Fahmi Hussein, a survivor of the Haditha massacre, told an AP reporter that he had expected Wuterich to be sentenced to life in prison.

He expected justice for the people of Haditha because he trusted the United States to treat his people fairly.

What Hussein got was a statement of apology from Wuterich. A statement saying that Wuterich was sorry, and that the people of Haditha were the true victims of that unfortunate mistake.

Wuterich’s almost-acquittal is a textbook definition of a miscarriage of justice. This is why our enemies find no shortage of willing recruits.

Wuterich not only gunned down a house full of innocent Iraqis, but he also covered up the deaths of U.S. servicemen at the hands of an outraged Iraqi public.

When I underwent Basic Combat Training for the U.S. Army in Fort Jackson, S.C., it was drilled into our heads repeatedly: Do not fire on unarmed civilians.

Do not act out of rage. Do not take life as punishment.

Soldiers of the United States military are expected to be professional and concise. It is part of a soldier’s duty to pause and gauge the situation — this concept holds true in particular for a man in a leadership position.

I never saw combat. I can’t testify to Wuterich’s state of mind. But I can testify to the fact that his actions went against everything the U.S. military teaches its soldiers. U.S. soldiers kill in the line of duty. They kill as part of achieving an objective.

They do not murder.

We would never allow something like this to take place here

at home. If it were American civilians, we too would be outraged. What happened in Haditha was a tragedy and a war crime. Wuterich should not have been allowed to walk out of that courtroom a free man.

Wuterich has tarnished the honor of the United States. We have not done ourselves justice by letting him walk; we have not done justice by who we are as Americans — and we have yet to bring justice to the people of Haditha.

eradicate the terrorist group... I get it you don’t like Obama but lets get the facts straight. This is a good school and we expect better research before you attempt to brainwash the rest of student body.”

- Tim

citizen without due process represents? You remind me of the “First they came” poem. You don’t mind American citizens’ rights being denied because you’re not part of the persecuted group. It’s until you are that you’ll realize how far the country has slipped. You also go on to say, “well the GOP did it too” as if that makes it any better. The problem is many so-called liberals refuse to criticize the president over actions such as these. The article laid out many of the reasons that I have become disillusioned with Obama. This school might be good but it obviously hasn’t taught you how to critically think.”

- Anonymous

stifle our Constitutional Rights without the approval of the Americans, just as the Patriot Act was adopted WITHOUT public approval or vote just weeks after the events of 9/11.

A mere 3 criminal charges of terrorism a year are attributed to this act, which is mainly used for no-knock raids leading to drug-related arrests without proper cause for search and seizure. The laws are simply a means to spy on our own citizens and to detain and torture dissidents without trial or a right to council.”

- Brandt Hardin

“Tim, you’ve completely missed the point of this article. It doesn’t matter what al-Awlaki did, the fact is that as a U.S. citizen he had the right to a trial and killing him without one is a dangerous abuse of power. Charles Manson was the leader of a group that did terrible things as well. But he still went to trial and faced the evidence. Do you really not understand the dangerous precedent that assassinating an American

“The NDAA only goes to further

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The Daily Reveille is an independent entity within the Manship School of Mass Communication. Signed opinions are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the editor, paper or University. Letters submitted for publication should be sent via e-mail to opinion@lsureveille.com or delivered to B-26 Hodges Hall. They must be 400 words or less. Letters must have a contact phone number so the opinion editor can verify the author. The phone number won’t be printed. The Daily Reveille reserves the right to edit letters and guest columns for space consideration without changing the original intent. The Daily Reveille also reserves the right to reject any letter without notification of the author. Writers must include their full names and phone numbers. The Daily Reveille’s editor-in-chief, hired every semester by the Louisiana State University Media Board, has final authority on all editorial decisions.

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Quote of the Day

“Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man’s life.”

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labama fan

Mass communication professor Jay Shelledy’s feature writing class created this list of signs for spotting lovers of the Crimson Tide.

You believe corndogs are a delicacy.

You have more guns in your truck than teeth in your mouth.

Your cousin and wife both are ‘Bama fans – and the same person.

Prior to every game, you of pray in the name the Father, Son and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Your girlfriend left you for Brad Wing.

You know of no football team existing between Bear Bryant and Nick Saban.

You model your hairstyle after John Parker Wilson.

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You believe sexually assaulting another person proves how gay he is.

You consider it normal to name a child “Bear.”

You just can’t let sleeping Tigers lie.

“Roll Tide” is the closest thing you come to bathing.

You tell everyone you are not from Mississippi.

• Trees cringe when you walk by.

• Tea (and its accompanying bags) is your favorite refreshment.

• You consider Krystal’s to be fine dining.

• You end every meal blessing with “Roll Tide.”

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If your girlfriend left you for Brad Wing, you are an Alabama fan.

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You don’t allow your children to attend Auburn.

You consider kicking field goals quantum physics.

You celebrate the birthday of John Wilkes Booth.

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MANUFACTURING DISCONTENT

State of the Union address validates Occupy movement Since protesters began camping out in Zuccotti Park last September, the chief criticism of the Occupy movement has been that it has no goal. Yet, among the several ideologies that make up Occupy Wall Street and its affiliates, there has always been one core message: Income inequality and government corruption are ruining the country.

In an act of solidarity, several aspects of this message were echoed last Wednesday in President Obama’s State of the Union address.

In his speech, the president emphasized “fairness” and a “shared reDAVID sponsibility” in SCHEUERMANN the economy.

Columnist Obama’s call for a “Buffet tax,” which would raise the tax rate of those making more than $1 million annually to 30 percent, and a bill to stop insider trading in Congress addressed the systemic inequality in the country and the corruption in government, respectively.

“We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by,” Obama said. “Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules.”

This represents the goal the Occupy movement had in mind when it first gathered last year. Protests don’t spring up to offer solutions to problems facing a nation,

but rather offer a way for people to express that there is a problem and instill the issue into the national consciousness.

And Occupy’s call to recognize the gap between the “99 percent” and the “1 percent” seems to be working.

A recent Pew Research Center poll showed about two-thirds of Americans believe there is strong conflict between the rich and poor, and even suggested Americans view this issue as the main social conflict today.

This change in public opinion is accentuated by the rise in movements such as Occupy Wall

Street and its right-leaning cousin, the Tea Party.

“The Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party movements are rooted in the same larger trend — growing inequality,” explained Kirby Goidel, political science and mass communication associate professor.

Goidel said although the underlying cause for each movement is the same, “they target different culprits in attributing responsibility — the federal government for the Tea Party versus Wall Street for the Occupy Wall Street movement.”

Believing income inequality is the main issue facing the country

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today is not a radical notion.

Today, the top 400 richest Americans together have more wealth than the entire bottom half of the country. In other words, 400 people in this country have more money combined than the bottom 150 million. That is a significant statistic, which highlights the centralization of power and wealth in this country into the hands of very few.

Yet this trend has existed for years. The Congressional Budget Office states that since 1979, the top 1 percent of households have seen their income increase by 275 percent. Meanwhile, the median

wage for workers has remained essentially stagnant while the cost of living has risen.

Still, not all of Occupy’s message has been addressed. Campaign finance reform is an essential part of the movement’s platform, yet the Citizens United case and the use of super PACs have not been addressed by Obama.

This is likely because Obama benefits from the use of super PACs himself.

Still, Obama’s attention to the lack of economic fairness and equality should legitimize the movement’s goals in the eyes of establishment figures and skeptics.

“Obama is clearly emphasizing fairness in a way that builds on Occupy Wall Street but potentially broadens it outside of the movement,” Goidel said.

However, people should take Obama’s statements with a grain of salt, seeing as this is an election year. Whether Congress and Obama take real action to address these issue remains to be seen.

What is clear is that although the Occupy movement has effectively gone into hibernation for the winter, the issues it fights are still real and relevant.

David Scheuermann is a 20-yearold mass communication and computer science sophomore from Kenner. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_dscheu.

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Pets welcome- no pit bull dogs- no pet deposit. $450/ month rent, $450 security deposit. Call Heather to set up appointment to view property 225.603.7866 LSU TIGERLAND 1&2 br, Flat & T/ H, W/ F, Pool W/ S pd, LSU Bus $450 - $675 225.615.8521 WALK TO CAMPUS 1Br, 2Br, and Townhomes. Starting as low as $325.00. www.lsuwestchimesplace. com 225.346.4789

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BRIGHTSIDE MANOR Great 2BR 1 1/2ba TH in 4-Plex. $695. 772-2429 or 767-3935 cdc-tigerland.com

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1ST MONTH FREE!! Luxury 2br $700-$950-pool-gym. On 3rd St.!!

225.295.3035 LSU STUDENTS WALK to class 1BR$375-$425 2BR $525-650 3BR house 814 geranium $1095. pets ok mcdaniel properties 225.388.9858 3BR/2B BRIGHTSIDE CONDO $1300/mo. Private courtyard, fireplace, w/d, and covered parking. No pets please. Available now 225.648.3115

NEED A DATE?! Tired of being alone on Friday nights? Have a sorority function but don’t have a date and don’t feel like going with a frat boy? Want free drinks and dinner with no expectations of anything in return? Then email me! I am free every Friday night and will pick you up and take you on the date of your life or just be a quite shy guy who just takes you where you want to go and lets you do your own thing. You call the shots.. Email me at coxman54@yahoo.com if interested.

I AM ONLY really good at being myself. I am a mature graduate student seeking a nice girl to be friends with. I prefer white and smaller or more petite girls. If you are interested send me an email!

I will get back to you as soon as I can. My address is funfriend981@ yahoo.com SEEKING LADY LOVE 21 yr old silly and outgoing soft butch seeking introverted attractive femme.

Must be dtc (down to cuddle) and smell good. Ready to boo up and find a wifey:) or just ya know...email tigerheauxmo@yahoo.com for stimulating conversation and we can take it from there.

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International Culture Center January 31, 2012 6:30 pm Celebrate the far-reaching nature of German art, language, culture,music, and more! Come experience live German-inspired performances!