The Daily Reveille - February 10, 2012

Union: Plans in the works to make building a student hot spot, p. 3

Basketball: History of the 3-point shot 25 years after its inception, p. 5

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Two-man team catches live animals in buildings Kevin Thibodeaux

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University ROTC Master Sgt. Wayne Lawrence has been cleared of allegations that inappropriate relations occurred between him and a female cadet.

Lt. Col. John Wright said investigators found multiple texts between Lawrence, a military sciences instructor and battalion sergeant major, and the student, but there was no conclusive evidence that the relationship was romantic or sexual.

Wright said the investigation is now closed, and no disciplinary action will be taken.

The investigation began in November after an individual outside of the University’s ROTC program reported misconduct between Lawrence and the cadet.

Lawrence was not available for comment, and the cadet did not respond to The Daily Reveille’s request for comment as of press time.

For Facility Services employees David Perault and Jeremy Bernard, “Sportsman’s Paradise� isn’t just the state motto — it’s their job description.

Perault and Bernard, who comprise the two-man animal control division of Facility Services, have been using their experience hunting and ďŹ shing to capture live animals that have nosed their way into campus buildings.

The pair have encountered everything from squirrels, opossums and raccoons in buildings to small and full-grown alligators in the campus lakes. Perault said they had to call the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to deal with the alligators that were too big.

Perault, who has been working for Facility Services at the University for 30 years, said one day an animal problem arose in one of the buildings, and he took care of it. Now Perault has been the University’s go-to guy for animal control for the past 20 years. He said eventually the problem got out of hand ANIMAL CONTROL, see page 11

Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com

State layoffs make up for shortfall Brian Sibille Staff Writer

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Jeremy Bernard transports a trapped opossum Feb. 1 away from an area near East Campus Apartments.

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s $25.5 billion executive budget released Thursday leaves Louisiana’s higher education seemingly unscathed from further cuts, while job layoffs and privatization of public institutions lead Jindal’s efforts to make up for a nearly $900 million budget shortfall.

Jindal’s chief of staff, Stephen Waguespack, announced Wednesday that the governor’s plan would not include cuts to higher education, and the budget’s release conďŹ rmed the lack of cuts.

Waguespack said a plan is in the works to add an extra $100 million to each school’s budget, according to The Associated Press, but the decision will be left up to BUDGET, see page 11

STATE

Death row inmate sells art for profit Stories conflict over ‘muderabilia’ website Lauren Duhon Staff Writer

After Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate Derrick Todd Lee released artwork and a personal letter for sale on a “murderabiliaâ€? website, ofďŹ cials at the prison are questioning whether Lee violated penitentiary rules by seeking proďŹ t for his work.

Lee was linked to the deaths of seven women in Louisiana and convicted of murder on Oct. 14, 2004. He received a

death-penalty sentence and is currently on death row at the state penitentiary in Angola, La. During his time on death row, Lee has been working on art projects, which he is attempting to sell online for crime enthusiasts everywhere.

The term “murderabilia,� a name for crime-related memorabilia, was coined

by Serial Killers Ink website owners JesLEE sika and Eric Gein.

The website features artwork, letters and other items from criminals of all walks of life, from Charles Manson to necrophiles

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and cannibals. “We created the website because there is a demand for true crime collectibles, and we wanted to cater to that demand,� said Jessika Gein, co-founder of Serial Killers Ink. Lee sent two pieces of his work to the website — a sketch of a panda eating bamboo and an illustration of two swans.

The art of the swans sold online for $75, Eric Gein said. It is now listed on another website for $200. The panda art was purchased Feb. 7 by a Baton Rouge resident for $100, according to Eric Gein. photo courtesy of SERIAL KILLERS INK There has been an on going invesDeath row inmate Derrick Todd Lee may have violated Louisiana State tigation since Jan. 25 in response to the Penitentiary rules by seeking profit for artwork he created in prison,

MURDERABILIA, see page 11 like the swans pictured above.

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INTERNATIONAL

Friday, February 10, 2012

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Another Tibetan sets himself on fire to protest Chinese government

College student tries to throw glitter at Romney in Denver

One Texas boater hurt and one missing in Red River accident

BEIJING (AP) — Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in western China to protest government policies while thousands marched in another part of China to show support for their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a report said.

The London-based International Campaign for Tibet and Free Tibet groups said the Tibetan who set himself on fire Wednesday in Sichuan province’s Aba prefecture was a 19-year-old former monk from the local Kirti monastery.

DENVER (AP) — A 20-yearold college student tried to throw glitter on Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney as he greeted supporters in Denver following Colorado’s caucuses.

Denver police said Wednesday that they charged Peter Smith with causing a disturbance, throwing a missile and unlawful acts. Smith is a student at the University of Colorado in Denver.

British man wanted for a heist in 1993 captured in Missouri

BENTON, La. (AP) — Authorities are looking for an east Texas man missing since a boating crash at the Red River Marina in south Bossier Parish.

Sheriff’s Office spokesman Bill Davis said the missing man is Dan Stanley, 63, of Bivins, Texas.

He says Stanley’s cousin, Jerry Smith, 64, of Bivins, was found on a rock jetty Wednesday, suffering from a head injury and hypothermia, with his boat nearby.

La. school takes down students’ Obama political cartoons

OZARK, Mo. (AP) — A British armored car guard suspected of driving off with a fortune worth $1.5 million back in 1993 has been captured in rural Missouri, where he had been working as a cable guy and raising a son who apparently knew nothing of his father’s past.

Edward John Maher was dubbed “Fast Eddie” in news reports after the heist in England, but he quickly vanished. After nearly two decades as a fugitive, he was arrested Wednesday in an apartment in the tiny town of Ozark, 160 miles southeast of Kansas City, where he had been living under a brother’s name, Michael Maher.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A suburban New Orleans middle school has taken down a display of students’ political cartoons after several parents complained about images of President Barack Obama, including one that appeared to show a photo of him with a bullet hole drawn onto his head.

The images were created for a social studies class at Boyet Junior High in Slidell. Another depicted a grinning Mitt Romney in the foreground, with cartoon characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck on either side of a poster showing the president’s face and the caption “Obama Season.”

Pakistani man fights police over his right to charge to see 40-foot shark KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman.

Khan is in the business of buying fish, albeit usually much smaller ones, and jumped at the chance on Tuesday to pay about $2,200 for the 20-ton behemoth, which was discovered dead in the Arabian Sea off the southern Pakistani city of Karachi.

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Hundreds of Tibetans gather Wednesday on the side of a main street in Nangqian county, China, to watch as a Tibetan man set himself on fire in protest of government policies.

Mexican army seizes 15 tons of pure methamphetamine GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — The historic seizure of 15 tons of methamphetamine in western Mexico, equal to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009, feeds growing speculation that the country could become a world platform for meth production.

The sheer size of the bust announced Wednesday in Jalisco state suggests involvement of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, a major international trafficker of cocaine and marijuana.

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Officials First-year law students learn about oral arguments held at ponder Hearings LSU law center ‘Union Square’ Lea Ciskowski

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Plans would make Union a hot spot

Claire Caillier

Contributing Writer

Free king cake, happy hour and “Fantastic Fridays” are just a few of the many activities planned to make the Union a campus hot spot.

Jason Tolliver, executive director of University Auxiliary Services and the Student Union, said he hopes to develop “Union Square,” an activity zone for students that will include the Union, the new parking garage, the Faculty Club and the Parade Ground.

“We want to provide an alternative to the current nightlife that is available,” Tolliver said. “We want to provide an opportunity for students who don’t drink or who don’t have transportation that reside on campus.”

Union officials are working with the Office of Campus Life, Student Government and the Office of Multicultural Affairs to develop activities to attract students to stay on campus, he said.

Tolliver’s ideas include booking more student-friendly concerts at the Union Theater and hosting movie marathons.

The festivities will begin around Mardi Gras with a king cake giveaway, said Allen Womble, graduate intern for the Union.

The rest of the activities kick off in early March. “Fantastic Fridays” will be an incentive program where students will be issued punch cards to be used only on Fridays.

“Each time you buy something or utilize a service in the Union, your card will be punched,” Womble said.

Once the card reaches its limit, students will then be eligible to enter into a raffle to win prizes, Womble said.

Students can get a head start on the punch card at the inaugural Happy Hour event, to be held at the beginning of March in conjunction with Open Mic night at the Union, Womble said. On that night, students will receive an extra punch in their card for Union purchases, and free popcorn and snacks will be offered.

Tolliver said he also plans to host activities during orientation when Roaring into the Halls and Bengal Bound happen.

Sarah Dubose, communication studies senior, said these activities would be an incentive for her to stay on campus.

“I’d actually have something to do because those bars are probably not the best place to be,” Dubose said.

Contact Claire Caillier at ccaillier@lsureveille.com

All rise.

These words opened the hearings before the First Circuit Court of Appeal yesterday in the David Robinson Courtroom at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center.

The riding circuit came to campus to allow first-year law students studying legal research and writing to witness the workings of an appellate court, a subject covered heavily in the class.

Judges John T. Pettigrew, Page McClendon and Jewel E. “Duke” Welch presided over the hearings and gave the students an authentic yet more interactive courtroom experience that they would not necessarily receive in the First Circuit’s usual courthouse in Baton Rouge.

“This is a great learning experience for you. This is as real as it gets,” Welch told the students.

The judges explained the appellate court system and requested that the attorneys provide an overview of their cases before they began their 15-minute arguments.

The judges also entertained a short question-and-answer session with the students.

Heidi Thompson, assistant professor of professional practice, said students see the candor of the legal process during this experience.

“They get to see real people doing what they will do,” Thompson said. “They get to see real people messing up sometimes. And sometimes they get to see good examples of well-prepared attorneys.”

The circuit arrived at the law center at a perfect time for students in the legal research and writing class because the students will present their first oral arguments for a mock case in March, Thompson said.

William Wratee, a first-year law student, said he learned different ways to approach an oral argument and that arguments don’t all fit the same mold.

“One attorney was animated and entertaining, and another attorney was straightforward and rigid,” Wratee said. “I learned that there is room to be yourself. You don’t have to pretend to not be a human being.”

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Judge Page McClendon (left) and Judge John Pettigrew (right) listen to testimony Thursday as part of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal held in the Law School’s David Robinson Courtroom.

The students also saw that their future profession might require presenting arguments multiple times.

Pettigrew interjected one case’s argument to inform the students that this specific case has been presented three times before an appellate court since 2004.

“Sometimes justice is slow, but it’ll get there,” Pettigrew said.

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CAMPUS LIFE

Notable speaker coming to University Campus groups contacting agents Danielle Kelley Staff Writer

Campus Life is making efforts to bring a high-profile guest speaker like Steven Spielberg, Drew Brees or Bill Clinton to speak at the University in April.

Those names were listed as possible options at a Student Government meeting last week

by Alli Robison, chair of Campus Life’s Guest Speaker Committee.

The Campus Life budget allocated $50,000 to the committee to recruit a big name to speak on campus.

The committee has created a wish list and is currently contacting agents with the hope of

narrowing the list to five poten- to cover the deficit. tial speakers by today. Robison The guest will speak to the declined to share public in the the list with The PMAC unless he The Daily Reveille’s wish Daily Reveille. or she makes a relist for a guest speaker: The commitquest to speak to Lance Armstrong tee is comprised a smaller group, Drew Brees of representatives Robison said. from 10 different In this case, the Stephen Colbert campus organizaspeech will take Anderson Cooper tions, including place in the Union Ellen DeGeneres Student GovernTheater. Tickets Tina Fey ment, LSU Amwill be offered bassadors, Greek first to students Morgan Freeman Life, Residential and then to the Bill Nye Life and the Unipublic, Robison Diane Sawyer versity Student said.

Mark Zuckerberg Recreation Com“We want to plex. reach out not just Robert Bostick, who repre- to our students, but the surroundsents the UREC, said in the event ing areas,” Robison said. that the first choice for the speaker requires more than $50,000, Contact Danielle Kelley at the committee will approach some of the groups represented dkelley@lsureveille.com

STUDENT MEDIA

Printer refuses to publish Legacy mag Co. claims content goes against values Lauren Duhon Staff Writer

The printer of the University’s Legacy magazine is refusing to publish the February issue due to an article about sexual fetishes that the company deemed was against its values.

Interstate Printing & Graphics, a full-service production facility based in Mobile, Ala., published the first and second issue of the magazine last year. The company’s contract, which began in August 2011, specified it would publish all of Legacy’s issues until the end of the contract in June 2012.

Legacy editor and mass communication senior Emily Slack said after sending the issue to be published, she received a call from Tracey Smith, operations manager of Interstate Printing & Graphics, saying the company refused to publish the magazine because of an article titled “Kink.”

After speaking to The Daily Reveille several times, Smith declined to comment.

Slack said the article in question profiled University students who were involved with a sexual recreation community in order to share their common sexual fantasies. She said the story contained neither explicit writing nor overly graphic images.

“Although it is taboo, LSU students are involved,” Slack said. “We represent all facets of the University’s student body.”

Slack, a former Reveille employee, said the printing company never gave any stipulation to reserving the right not to publish content due to its subject matter.

The company said its Christian moral values prevented them

from publishing the content, according to Slack.

“There is nothing online that states their values,” Slack said.

The contract between the University and Interstate Printing & Graphics also discloses nothing about the religious background of the company, nor its right to deny publishing of the material.

The contract states that “by signing this solicitation, the bidder certifies compliance with all general instructions to bidders, terms, conditions and specifications,” meaning the printer can’t deny to publish content without breaking the contract.

Slack said she thought the magazine’s content wouldn’t be an issue, as Legacy has covered similar taboo subjects in the past, including professors having sexual relations with students or sextoy slumber parties.

“We do not condone the acts in the magazine. We just aim to represent the student body as a whole,” Slack said.

The article in question displayed a disclaimer reading,

“Many of these acts can be dangerous and should be engaged in with extreme caution.”

Slack said she won’t let a printer determined the content of the magazine.

With hopes of the magazine still hitting newsstands Feb. 27, Slack said the staff is searching for a new bid from another printing company.

“I stand by the story,” Slack said. “Legacy decides on the content as a staff. The story was read by multiple staff members with very different backgrounds.”

Slack said it’s disappointing the company won’t print the content because it punishes the rest of the issue.

She said the University is in the legal process of breaking the contract with the printing company.

Contact Lauren Duhon at lduhon@lsureveille.com

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Sports

Friday, February 10, 2012

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3-pointer reaches 25 seasons in NCAA basketball

Try to imagine March Madness without a 3-pointer swishing through the net. Picture the PMAC floor without its signature arc.

There would be no Bryce Drew.

Mario Chalmers’ game-tying shot to send the 2008 national championship into overtime would have been meaningless. Austin Rivers

still might be better known as Doc 1986-87 season.

Rivers’ son.

“Implementing the 3-point As the 3-point line in college line put the shooters back into the basketball reaches game,” said former Chris Abshire its 25th season, the LSU forward Ricky Sports Writer shot continues to Blanton, who holds become more prevalent, inspiring the fourth-best 3-point percentage the acclaim it was rarely afford- in the LSU record books at 41.1 pered when the line debuted for the cent. “If you weren’t overly quick or

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athletic, but could shoot, you had a place on the floor. The game is more exciting now.”

The NBA has used the line since 1976, and the ABA had it by 1967.

But college coaches were hesitant to install what they saw as a gimmick into the game.

3-POINTER, see page 7

Stephen Curry Davidson (2006-2009) 414 career 3-pointers

J.J. Reddick Duke (2002-2006) 457 career 3-pointers

Keydren Clark Saint Peter’s (2002-2006) 435 career 3-pointers

Chris Lofton Tennessee (2004-2008) 431 career 3-pointers

David Holston Chicago State (2005-2009) 450 career 3-pointers

graphic by KIRSTEN ROMAGUERA / The Daily Reveille

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Barrett powers LSU down the stretch Lady Tigers to face ’Bama on Sunday Luke Johnson Sports Writer

Senior forward LaSondra Barrett delivered a clutch performance in the waning moments of LSU’s 53-49 win against Mississippi State on Thursday night, propelling LSU to its second consecutive conference victory.

“We knew this was going to be a battle,” said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell. “I was very proud of this group for their … play down the stretch to come away with victory.”

The contest marked the 400th

win for the Lady Tigers in the Martha Alwal off guard, and the PMAC. Lady Bulldogs center fouled Barrett With just more than two min- as she sank the layup. The basket utes remaining in a tightly contested put LSU up by seven — a lead it game that saw 15 lead wouldn’t relinquish. changes, Barrett took Mississippi State Next up for the over. wouldn’t go down Lady Tigers: The sparse crowd without a fight. With at the PMAC let Bar- Who: LSU (16-8, 6-5) vs. just 35 seconds rerett know the shot Alabama (11-14, 1-10) maining, it pulled clock was quickly When: 1 p.m. Sunday within a point of the closing in on zero. InLady Tigers — but stead of putting up a Where: Coleman Coliseum, Barrett connected on baseline jumper, Bar- Tuscaloosa, Ala. two more free throws rett attacked the hoop. Watch or listen at home: to put LSU ahead by “Coach didn’t CSS/CST or 107.3 FM three. want anymore outside Barrett scored shots,” Barrett said. “She wanted us 17 points in the contest, including to get to the paint and get to the foul LSU’s final 10 — eight of which line.”

LADY TIGERS, see page 7 Barrett caught freshman

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LSU senior forward LaSondra Barrett (55) drives past a Mississippi State defender Thursday during the Lady Tigers’ 53-49 win against the Lady Bulldogs.

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CRIME

Friday, February 10, 2012

Jefferson and Scott plead not guilty to separate charges Jefferson did not attend the arraignment hearing, but his attorney, Lance Unglesby, entered the plea.

Two former LSU players pleaded State District Judge Chip Moore innocent to separate crimes Thursday. scheduled a status hearing for May Former LSU quarterback Jordan 10.

Jefferson pleaded not guilty to misJefferson continued to claim demeanor simple battery stemming innocence during a radio interfrom an incident outside Shady’s Bar view Thursday with WCNN radio on Aug. 19, 2011. in Atlanta.

Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

Jefferson

Scott

SOFTBALL

“I was not involved in the situation,” Jefferson said. “That situation was a whole scam for [Andrew Lowery, the alleged victim]. He was trying to get money, he was trying to do whatever he can to sabotage what I had going on.”

Former LSU running back Charles Scott also pleaded not guilty to one charge of sexual battery.

Scott, 23, was arrested in November 2011 for simple rape of an 18-year-old woman. His charges were reduced to sexual battery Monday, and a trial date will be set after a status hearing in June.

Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com

MEN’S BASKETBALL

LSU starts season with LSU seeks revenge against Alabama tough competition their type of pressure, you have to do a good job at taking care of the ball.”

The season had a different Alabama ran full-court presfeel when LSU and Alabama first sure in the teams’ first meeting, met Jan. 11. resulting in a turnover-filled conLSU had won eight of its pre- test for LSU. The Tigers turned vious nine games, and talks of an over the ball 15 times, leading the NCAA tournament Crimson Tide to earn berth were brewing Next up for 25 points off the LSU as the Tigers enmiscues. the Tigers: tered Southeastern “One thing we Who: LSU vs. Alabama Conference play. know we can look forBut LSU lost, When: 6 p.m. Saturday ward to is that they’re 69-53, in Tusca- Where: PMAC going to press us,” said loosa, Ala. Since senior forward Storm that defeat, the Ti- Watch or listen at home: Warren. “We’re gogers have lost five 100.7 FM or ESPN2 ing to slow the game of their last seven down, and I don’t contests, and the once-promising think we’re going to have any season has turned bleak. problem at all.”

LSU will seek redemption One player missing from for what LSU coach Trent John- the rematch will be Alabama juson called a “sluggish” perfor- nior forward Tony Mitchell, who mance when they host the Tide was suspended for an unspecified for a rematch in the PMAC on violation of team rules. Mitchell Saturday. had 11 points and 10 rebounds “As a whole group we have in the first meeting, but Johnson to be better,” Johnson said. “With said the Tide hasn’t suffered in Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

Tigers open Friday against Penn State

Torina took over for Yvette Girouard this summer when the 11-year Tiger skipper retired in May. Torina has already experienced the Tiger Park crowd durAlbert Burford ing the Tigers’ preseason scrimSports Contributor mages.

“I’ve seen what Tiger Park The LSU softball team isn’t wasting any time jumping into can be, so I have a little bit of a rigorous schedule that features sneak peek of it and I’m glad,” five of last year’s eight College she said. “I think I would’ve been so star struck in game one that I World Series teams.

The No. 22 Tigers will start would have missed a few pitches their opening weekend against looking up at the stands at all the great fans we have.”

Penn State on Friday night.

Langoni said she’s LSU will then face the reigning Big Next up for the ready to get the season started, adding that the Ten champion No. 15 Lady Tigers: preseason routine is Michigan in a doublegetting old. header, followed by a Who: No. 22 LSU vs.

“We’re all kind of second bout with Penn Penn St. tired of practicing, and State. we’re ready to play The Tigers wrap When: 6 p.m. Friday someone other than it up Sunday, when Where: Tiger Park ourselves,” Langoni they take on Louisiana Tech, which returns seven of its said. “I think we’re just excited to get out there and have compestarters from last year.

Senior pitcher Brittany Mack tition against nine other girls.”

LSU is equipped with a said she welcomes the field of talent they will see on opening pitching staff that finished the 2011 season No. 3 in the SEC weekend.

“That’s how you get bet- in runs allowed, No. 2 in hits alter — playing good, competitive lowed, No. teams,” she said. “Some other 2 in batters out ‘Win or lose, schools start off with teams of struck we’re a smaller caliber and then start and No. 3 in [Southeastern Conference play], opposing bat- playing great and they haven’t been well pre- ting average. competition, But last pared.” so we can’t be By the time the Tigers open year, the Titoo hard on SEC play March 14, they will gers couldn’t ourselves about have faced No. 4 California, No. find a rhythm 5 Oklahoma and No. 11 Oklaho- on the other it.’ side of the ma State.

Tammy Wray Senior outfielder Ashley ball, finishing LSU sophomore the Langoni said LSU’s highly- toward infielder ranked opponents will contribute bottom of the to the team’s RPI, which she said conference in would be important when making batting average, hits, runs scored and on-base percentage. a bid to NCAA regionals.

Wray said LSU plans to But sophomore infielder Tammy Wray said the Tigers showcase their offseason imaren’t putting too much pressure provements on opening weekend.

“We’re looking forward to on themselves on opening weekproving to everyone how much end.

“Win or lose, we’re playing we’ve grown from last year,” great competition, so we can’t be she said. too hard on ourselves about it,” she said. “It’s just going to pump us up even more.”

LSU coach Beth Torina is also excited to get started, but for a different reason than the players — this will be Torina’s first regular-season game in Tiger Contact Albert Burford at Park at the helm for LSU. aburford@lsureveille.com

his absence.

“They’re playing extremely well, and it doesn’t surprise me because [senior forward] JaMychal Green and [sophomore guard] Trevor Releford are very talented,” Johnson said. “When you’re as talented and as deep as they are, you have guys that haven’t played that want to step up.”

Green and Releford have each averaged double-digit scoring this season, but Johnson said his team needs to focus on themselves before worrying about others.

“It’s the same old adage for us: We need to concern ourselves with us,” Johnson said. “We have to continue to trust each other and continue to play through adversity.”

Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com

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Friday, February 10, 2012

FOOTBALL PLAYERS VISIT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

photos courtesy of STEVE FRANZ / LSU Athletics

[Top] Sophomore safety Craig Loston high-fives a child Thursday at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital as sophomore defensive end Barkevious Mingo waits his turn, and [bottom] Loston helps a patient with an arts-and-crafts project.

LADY TIGERS, from page 5

came from the free-throw line.

Senior forward Courtney Jones said the team can’t help but be inspired when Barrett gets on a roll.

“We have a lot of confidence in LaSondra,” Jones said. “When we see her get her sparkle on, we want to get our sparkle on … it brings a lot of energy to us.”

Lady Bulldogs’ senior guard Diamber Johnson, who came into the game ranked second in the Southeastern Conference in scoring at 16.4 points per game, led Mississippi State with 15 points.

The Lady Tigers’ struggles with turnovers continued for the first 30 minutes of the game, turning the ball over 15 times. But LSU didn’t commit a turnover in the final 10 minutes of the game.

The Lady Tigers will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Sunday to play an Alabama team that just earned its first conference win against Ole Miss on Thursday.

The Crimson Tide are 1-10 in conference play, including a lopsided 84-40 loss to the Lady Tigers the night before the Alabama football team dashed LSU’s BCS National Championship dreams.

In the first contest, LSU was at the tail end of a 10-game winning streak and used a balanced attack to dispatch Alabama. Barrett (16) and junior guard Adrienne Webb (14) were LSU’s only double-digit scorers.

Alabama comes into the contest with the SEC’s worst scoring defense, giving up 64.4 points per

game overall, and 73.2 points per game in conference play.

With another win, the Lady Tigers could add to their résumé the opportunity to host a regional basketball game in the NCAA tournament — but Caldwell was not ready to think about that.

“One game at a time,” she said.

“One game at a time.”

Contact Luke Johnson at ljohnson@lsureveille.com

3-POINTER, from page 5

“I never liked the shot,” said Dale Brown, LSU’s coach when the arc was added. “You can launch a 3-pointer from planet Saturn. It doesn’t take any teamwork to do it.”

Brown wasn’t alone in his displeasure, as the rule was accepted in most coaching circles with all the joy of a colonoscopy. Former St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca famously called the line a “Mickey Mouse rule.”

The primary force in pushing the NCAA to adopt a 3-point line, former secretary-editor of the rules committee Ed Steitz, was jokingly called the “Three Stooge.”

Those complaints have since faded, as players and coaches learned how to maximize the shot, and fans saw the late-game fireworks a point distinction could bring.

“I really couldn’t picture a court without that line,” said LSU sophomore guard Ralston Turner. “I looked at old videos and there’s just the key. That seems pretty boring to me. It wouldn’t look right.”

The arc has brought more than just a different aesthetic. It has helped produce some of the game’s most indelible moments.

Whether it was Chalmers’ shot that eventually spurred Kansas’ national title victory, Drew’s magical shot to upset Ole Miss in the 1998 NCAA Tournament or Rivers’ buzzer-beater to clip North Carolina on Wednesday night, the 3-pointer has morphed into college basketball’s knockout punch, its grand slam.

page 7 It has also increased parity, especially in one-and-done situations like the NCAA Tournament. Upsets have become commonplace when Cinderella’s sharp-shooting prevents midnight from ever striking.

“The sport used to be all about big men,” Blanton said. “The 3-point line helped teams that couldn’t match up athletically inside and keeps great shooting teams in every game. It’s no accident more ‘upsets’ seem to happen every year.”

The 3-point shot’s impact on LSU has been mixed with memorable highs and lows, resulting from the three-ball’s fickle nature.

Former LSU guard Chris Jackson burst onto the national scene in winter of 1989 when he flashed impressive shooting range during two 50-plus point outings at Ole Miss and Florida.

“In the discussion of great 3-point shooters at LSU, that starts and ends with Chris Jackson,” said Blanton, who played with Jackson during the 1988-89 season. “He was the first Tiger shooter that made you say ‘wow.’ His percentages may not be the best since he took so many, but anyone who saw him remembers how special he was.”

Jackson is sixth in LSU history with 172 made 3-pointers, despite playing only two seasons. He’s 10th in 3-point percentage at 37.2 percent.

Former Tiger guard Darrel Mitchell knocked down a three with 3.9 seconds remaining to give LSU a 58-57 win against Texas A&M in the 2006 NCAA Tournament

second round.

The Tigers then shut down vaunted long-range shooter J.J. Redick and top-seeded Duke in the Sweet 16 before knocking out Texas in the Elite 8 to earn the program’s fourth Final Four appearance.

Legendary LSU scorer Pete Maravich averaged 44.2 points per game during the late 1960s — still an unassailable NCAA record — without the 3-pointer. Brown actually calculated Maravich’s shot charts and estimated ‘Pistol Pete’ would have averaged a staggering 57 points per game with the arc.

“I looked at those numbers that Maravich put up,” said senior forward Storm Warren. “I can’t imagine scoring that many points already.

Without 3-pointers, that’s crazy.”

There’s the bad, too — most notably Kentucky’s legendary 1994 ‘Mardi Gras Miracle,’ when the Wildcats used 11 3-pointers to erase a 31-point LSU second-half lead in the PMAC. Even as this season’s squad struggles beyond the arc — LSU is shooting 32 percent from downtown — Tigers coach Trent Johnson said he prefers the higher skill level a game with 3-pointers requires.

“Being able to shoot on the perimeter is a skill,” Johnson said.

“Just being big and strong doesn’t make you a basketball player. A great 3-pointer is just as impressive to me as dunking the ball.”

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com

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Egypt must come together, overcome military rule MANUFACTURING DISCONTENT David Scheuermann Columnist

Tomorrow marks one year since Hosni Mubarak stepped down as president of Egypt after ruling the country for nearly 30 years.

Yet in the year since Mubarak’s resignation, Egypt has shown growing pains in its attempt to reform its governmental structure.

Immediately following the dictator’s ouster, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, or SCAF, assumed control of Egypt’s government on the promise to transfer power to civilians after presidential elections were held.

While Egyptians initially supported this transfer of power, for many, the new rallying call of the uprisings has become “Down with military rule.”

Since coming to power the SCAF has proven to be complacent with violating civil liberties in its attempt to keep order in Egypt.

Crackdowns on protests, suppression of dissent and violations of human rights have continued at a rate comparable to or exceeding the Mubarak regime.

In the first seven months of its rule, the SCAF exercised abuse of its judicial powers when it tried 12,000 civilians in military courts — more than the total tried during Mubarak’s 30-year reign.

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Freedom of expression has also been suppressed under military rule, according to Amnesty International.

Journalists, bloggers and others have been taken to court over criticisms of the council and comments on the slow pace of reform while state media has continued a promilitary propaganda campaign.

Yet the most striking evidence of the SCAF’s willingness to maintain authority was a document proposed by Deputy Prime Minister Ali El Selmi.

The Selmi Document, as it’s called, granted the military council the power to veto any provisions proposed during the writing of the new constitution and prevented public or government oversight over the military budget.

The document also allowed the SCAF to appoint 80 of the 100 constitutional delegates and to create an entirely new assembly if a constitution was not drawn up in six months.

Protesters gathered again in Tahrir Square in response to the document, resulting in clashes with the police and the army.

However, the protests subsided for a time as Egypt took its first step toward civilian rule with its first parliamentary elections.

Since these elections, Egypt’s transition toward a civilian government seemed to be moving along.

On Jan. 23, the SCAF handed over legislative powers to the newly elected Egyptian parliament as it

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whoever pays the bills has the power. If you don’t like that, then maybe you should start paying bills. Until then, just shut up and let the grown ups handle it.”

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convened for the first time.

A day later, the military announced it would partially suspend the state of emergency that had been in place for decades. However, the exception was in cases of “thuggery,” which many rights activists see as a broad exception that can be abused to target protesters.

Yet questions still remain for Egypt after clashes broke out again last week when 74 people were killed in soccer riots.

Since the incident, protests have again arose, calling for the military to relinquish power to civilians in response to what they see as a failure to provide security and enact real change following the fall of Mubarak’s regime.

Many activists have called for a general strike to coincide with tomorrow’s of Mubarak’s resignation.

The army has responded by deploying troops and tanks throughout the country and calling for swifter presidential elections.

The future is unclear for Egypt, but what is certain is that the country must come together under civilian rule and undermine any attempt the military makes to hold onto power. Egypt’s transition toward democracy is at risk of being coopted by a military authority that has held strong economic and political power for years.

The SCAF may have provided security and leadership after Mubarak’s fall, but it has shown

that it is just as willing to use violence and intimidation to quell protests and maintain its authority.

A year ago tomorrow, the people of Egypt came together and showed that they are strong. They must again unite to take control of their country and make sure that power rests solely in their hands.

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“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”

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Welfare common, Louisiana primary recipient SCUM OF THE GIRTH Parker Cramer Columnist

Let me be the first to inform all the Louisiana citizens out there — you’re all on welfare.

I’m not talking about formal welfare. Obviously not all of you are on TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), but Louisiana as a state is at the mercy of Washington.

For every dollar Louisiana citizens send to the federal government, the state receives around $1.78 in return, according to the most recent report by the Tax Foundation based on data collected in 2005.

This makes Louisiana the fourth-highest state in federal dollars received, behind New Mexico, Mississippi and Alaska.

But that’s not welfare, right?

The federal government is generous when it comes to grants. This probably happens in every state.

It doesn’t.

The principle of welfare is the recipient gets more than they contributed, but that money comes out of someone else’s pocket.

In this case, Louisiana, along with many other states, receives more money at the expense of other, wealthier states. Basically, richer states are paying for this one to remain functional.

There’s a word for this — welfare.

So if 78 cents out of every $1.78 is coming from another state, that means 43.8 percent of the money this state receives from the federal government came from somebody who may have never been to Louisiana.

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The richer states are not happy about this. Why would they be? They’re financially supporting predominately conservative states who typically vote against any sort of social legislation.

The wealthier liberal states seem to be the ones supporting the poorer conservative ones.

New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Illinois, California and New York all receive anywhere from 60 to 80 percent in return for every dollar they pay in federal taxes.

Even my home state of Texas, as conservative as it may be, receives 94 cents back for every dollar, making it a donor state.

Many will argue these

numbers are skewed because of federal aid sent to Louisiana after Katrina. FEMA gave nearly $600 million to the victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.

President Bush also persuaded Congress to approve $16.7 billion for housing recovery, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The study didn’t clarify whether or not these numbers were included in the analysis, but frankly it doesn’t matter. New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast wouldn’t be here without that money.

We need a better welfare system in this country, and Katrina only reinforces that statement.

Some of us will likely endure a period in our lives where we cannot make it on our own.

Obviously there are imperfections with the current welfare system in America, and individuals abuse this privilege by spending tax payer dollars irresponsibly.

This group of welfare recipients have manufactured a stigma against all of America’s financially unfortunate.

Not everyone on welfare is lazy, unemployed or addicted to drugs. Many are hard-working individuals who just need a little help getting by.

Many Louisiana residents would have left in search of

greener pastures long ago if it wasn’t for the generosity of richer states and the federal government keeping the state’s infrastructure financially intact.

For those of you who don’t support state welfare programs, check your driver’s license. If it says Louisiana at the top, you don’t have much room to talk.

Parker Cramer is a 20-yearold political science major from Houston. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_pcramer.

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Equality not the proper rallying cry for same-sex marriage

James P. McGlone Harvard Crimson

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (UWIRE) — Those seeking to redefine marriage to include same-sex unions often make their case by calling for equality in our marriage laws.

Claiming that traditional marriage laws are unjust and discriminatory, they seek to right these wrongs and achieve marriage equality.

However, equality is not a principle that can settle the issue, nor even one that separates the two sides of the marriage debate.

Neither advocates of traditional marriage nor revisionists seeking legal recognition for same-sex unions are opposed to equality in our marriage laws.

The real difference of opinion actually centers on the nature of marriage itself.

Equality under the law does

not mean treating everything the same. Rather, it means treating things the same if they actually are the same in relevant and meaningful ways.

For example, all individuals deserve equal respect for their human rights. People are all the same with respect to being human, and so they all deserve equal protection of basic human rights like the right to life, free speech, and religious freedom.

Despite the rallying cries of some revisionists, laws enshrining traditional marriage do not discriminate in the way that Jim Crow laws against mixed-race marriages did. Those laws had nothing to do with the definition of marriage and instead placed prohibitions on who was eligible for marriage that had no intelligible connection to the actual nature of the union.

Proponents of such laws did not believe that members of different races could not physically be wed, but that it was an undesirable threat to a society based on segregation. These laws set up barriers to equality among persons, whereas traditional marriage laws, if their definition of marriage is correct, do not.

Thus the central question of the debate is not whom should we allow to marry? But, what is marriage? The answer to the latter question can tell us what our marriage laws should be and which relationships ought to be recognized as marriages. It should inform people as to whether marriage ought to be between one man and one woman only, between any two people only, or perhaps even between two or more people.

Defenders of traditional marriage believe that the institution

is, and can only be, between one man and one woman. We believe that marriage is by nature comprehensive, uniting spouses in every aspect of the person, including the bodily aspect. Spouses seal their marriage by becoming a single biological principle: that is, by together forming the basic unit that carries out some organic function.

It is less clear what most revisionists think about the definition of marriage. Of course, most (though by no means all) want marriage to be a union of any two people, but they generally leave ambiguous the specific characteristics of marriage that lead to this definition.

What features of marriage, so conceived, distinguish it from other kinds of relationships? What can consummate it? Why are people only able to enter into it in pairs? These questions are rarely

answered in discussions of marriage equality.

If revisionists think marriage should be redefined, they must develop an alternative definition for it. They must determine what they think marriage truly is and what its core characteristics are, then present their definition alongside the traditional conception of marriage and argue that theirs is superior.

However, mere appeals to equality are insufficient. Equality demands adherence to the true definition of marriage, not unprincipled inclusivity.

If there is a case to be made for same-sex marriage, it has little to do with a short slogan.

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Friday, February 10, 2012 ANIMAL CONTROL, from page 1 and he hired Bernard, who currently takes emergency calls.

When the two get a call, Bernard, nicknamed the “critter getter” by his colleagues, will go to the scene of the report and talk to whomever called in the problem.

Bernard will then scout out the scene and lay traps for the animals.

If the problem is too big, he’ll call Perault to assist him. Once the animal is captured, Perault said they release the animals on University property off of River Road. If the two catch cats, the felines will be sent to a shelter.

“It’s not like the TV shows,” Perault said. “It’s very humane. We release the animals we catch.”

Perault said cats are a big problem because they spread fleas, which are expensive for the University to eradicate. He said they are trying to cut down on the number of feral cats around campus.

Bernard said the pair’s greatest challenge came when they encountered bats living in the Student

MURDERABILIA, from page 1 online art, said Col. Bobby Achord, head of investigations at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. He said they were informed on Jan. 27 that Lee received a Christmas card from Jessika Gein.

“Lee wrote her a letter in response,” Achord said. “He hoped to develop a pen pal.”

Gein said as a couple, she and husband Eric send cards to inmates all the time.

“The card we sent had no mention of art, money or anything of that nature,” Gein said.

Gein said Lee responded to the card with a letter stating his interest in selling his work. In the letter obtained by The Daily Reveille, Lee comments on selling artwork in the past and how he is interested in sending some of his artwork to Gein. Lee said he was also able to receive money in a special prisoner’s account through www.JPay.com.

“I have a few art pictures that I ask $20 each for them,” Lee wrote in the letter. “I sell them from time to time to help buy things I need in [prison]. If you’re interested in any or would like to try’n sell any for me, please let me know.”

Jessika Gein said she wasn’t aware he had any artwork until he told her.

Gein said in an e-mail that she and her husband offered Lee his asking price of $20 for each piece of art.

But Achord said if this proves to be true, Lee will have broken prison policy. He said if Lee knew the items were going to be posted for sale on the Internet and if he were to profit from the sale of these items, Lee violated the Department of Corrections rules.

As of now, there is no law in the state of Louisiana to prevent prisoners from profiting from their reputations as well-known criminals. A bill titled “Stop the Sale of Murderabilia to Protect the Dignity of Crime Victims Act” was introduced by Sen. John Cornyn to the United States Congress in 2009 and 2010, but has not become law, Achord said.

Cathy Fontenot, Louisiana State Penitentiary assistant warden, said prisoners at Angola are not allowed

Union ceiling. Bernard used his knowledge to design a trap for the creatures. He knew that in order for bats to fly, they must first swoop down and then up.

They placed box-like contraptions underneath the cracks in the ceiling where the bats were entering and leaving to trap the creatures. The bats flew down, but didn’t have enough time or room to fly back up once they were in the boxes.

Bernard said the two will often use the resources available from Facility Services to design their own traps.

The two agree that the animals are “mainly a safety issue” to students. However, in all of his years working to get rid of the animals, Perault said the worst animal-related injury he has seen is scratches from trying to get too close to the animals.

Perault estimates they capture about 50 animals per year, but it depends on various factors, such as the weather or construction.

“We can go two or three days to disseminate their materials for profit.

“When we catch them, we will discipline,” Fontenot said.

Since the website has acquired Lee’s artwork, Gein said it has received harassment from Warden Burl Cain and other law enforcement officials.

“The warden at Angola has gone out of his way to not only state that we scammed Derrick Todd Lee, but that I flirted with him to obtain the artwork,” Gein said. “When he was proved wrong, the warden resorted to name-calling, bordering on slander.”

Warden Burl Cain denied to comment to The Daily Reveille.

Cain was previously quoted by NBC33 News, saying “it was a scam by a trashy website with no compassion” and, “people are sick to sell it ... and buy it.”

Fontenot said penitentiary officials do not want to attract more attention to the website.

“We greatly regret the pain this has caused to the victims’ families,” Fontenot said.

Lee is the only inmate from Angola who has been involved with Serial Killers Ink.

The Daily Reveille of catching something and then go a week without catching anything or getting a call,” Perault said.

Animals come to campus either from the lakes or will travel from the levee when the Mississippi River rises, according to Perault. Bernard said animals also seek shelter in buildings during cold weather.

Perault said squirrels work their way into buildings through holes in the roofs or through external vents that lead into the buildings. In these instances, the animals will sometimes come and go from the building as they please, according to Bernard.

Although Bernard said the role isn’t exactly a “dream job,” it’s an important one that needs to be done by someone at the University.

“If you don’t [get rid of the animals], it’ll get out of hand,” Perault said.

Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com

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state legislators.

According to The Associated Press, Jindal’s budget relies on the TOPS tuition program growing to $168 million to account for new students and increasing tuition. The budget also ‘This is an doesn’t prounbalanced vide additional funds for the budget that n e e d - b a s e d would kill jobs Go Grant pro... and cut gram, which was heavily services.’ discussed durJan Moller ing the LA Louisiana Budget Governance Project director commission.

The AP also reports that many of the in-state jobs Jindal plans to cut are at public colleges. More than 2,700 of the total jobs on the chopping block are currently filled.

In addition to job layoffs, Jindal’s plan includes privatizing some prisons and public services like ferries. Privatization would also result in a loss of thousands of

state jobs.

While the budget may have worked in favor of higher education, not everyone is pleased with the outcome.

“This is an unbalanced budget that would kill jobs, raise payroll taxes on hard-working state employees and cut services essential to protecting the middle class and building a strong economy,” said Louisiana Budget Project Director Jan Moller.

“We are disappointed that the budget continues the irresponsible pattern of meeting ongoing needs by raiding state funds set aside for specific purposes. Selling and privatizing state assets to meet the state’s obligations is a short-sighted approach that won’t provide the resources we need to invest in schools, transportation, public safety and other necessities for long-term growth.”

Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com

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