The Daily Reveille - February 13, 2012

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Out-of-state students not deterred by cost increase Brian Sibille Staff Writer

to the community of Baton Rouge,” Harvey said about creating the krewe.

Harvey said she started the krewe because Baton Rouge lacked traditional Mardi Gras parades with festive floats, tractors and marching

Students coming from different states to study at the University still consist of almost a quarter of the student population, despite a spike in their Most tuition and a decrease in their fi- represented nancial aid. states: Nearly 2,300 • Texas: 2,288 current undergraduate and • Florida: 378 graduate students • Georgia: 333 represent the large • Mississippi: 270 Texas Tiger group • Alabama: 212 — accounting for • Tennessee: 185 the majority of out-of-state stu- • Virginia: 181 dents — for the • California: 175 spring 2012 se- • New York: 125 mester, according • Illinois: 120 to the Office of OFFICE OF Budget and Plan- Source: BUDGET AND PLANNING ning.

Theatre sophomore Benjamin Watt said he and his fellow Texans have constantly heard about the

ARTEMIS, see page 15

OUT-OF-STATE, see page 15

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Beads fly through the air Friday night as the Krewe of Artemis parade rolls downtown. Check out a photo gallery of the weekend’s parades at lsureveille.com/multimedia.

Female-only parade krewe celebrates 10 years in Baton Rouge Ferris McDaniel Contributing Writer

Some might say it’s a man’s world, but not this krewe.

The Krewe of Artemis, Baton Rouge’s only all-female parading krewe, celebrated its 10th

annual parade Friday night.

The organization is named after the Greek goddess of childbirth and fertility. Though 2012 marked the 10th anniversary of the parade, the krewe was founded 11 years ago by Joanne Harvey, president and captain.

“I wanted to be able to give something back

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Equestrian club hosts Speed Event to benefit disabled children Some proceeds go to Hearts and Hooves Danielle Kelley Staff Writer

Students spent Sunday morning horsing around to raise money for disabled children.

Horses and ponies sped around barrels and poles at BREC’s Farr Park Equestrian Center in the American Collegiate Horsemen’s Association’s Speed Event to raise funds for the Hearts and Hooves Therapeutic Riding Program.

Eighteen participants of all ages and disciplines competed in barrel races, pole bending, tag team, speed barrel races and buddy barrel pick-ups.

The event was the first fundraiser the LSU ACHA chapter held for Hearts and Hooves.

The chapter was founded last semester in response to a “huge interest” in equine-related careers for students, according to Neely Heidorn, University extension equine specialist and ACHA adviser.

Volunteering with Hearts and Hooves is the group’s main philanthropy.

“It’s our therapeutic riding program. It’s designed to give kids a social outlet,” said Sarah Carlson, education curator of Farr Park.

“They can improve things they need to improve on that really horses can only do for them.”

The children, whose disabilities range from autism to paralysis, ride horses and learn basic equine care in sessions over six weeks to build

social skills and flexibility.

“It’s a time for them to relax. A lot of them will say it makes them feel normal,” Robillard said. “They forget about their disability.”

The proceeds were split between Hearts and Hooves and LSU ACHA, according to Robillard.

Robillard said she hopes the Speed Event will become an annual fundraiser and that Hearts and Hooves will receive higher percentages of proceeds when LSU ACHA becomes a larger club.

“My favorite part is seeing the growth of equine interest on the campus. ... It reflects the equine industry as a whole. There are a lot of people supporting us,” Heidorn said.

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A competitor guides her horse through the pole bending course Sunday at the American Collegiate Horsemen’s Association’s Speed Event.

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INTERNATIONAL

Nation & World

Monday, February 13, 2012

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Greek lawmakers approve new austerity deal amid rioting

Multiple animals rescued from burning home in Cincinnati suburb

Police officers arrest teen on parade route, find stolen sheriff gun on waist

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers on Monday approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy, after rioters in central Athens torched buildings, looted shops and clashed with riot police.

The historic vote paves the way for Greece’s European partners and the International Monetary Fund to release $170 billion (euro130 billion) in new rescue loans, without which Greece would default on its mountain of debt next month.

UK government says press must face tougher penalties

MOUNT HEALTHY, Ohio (AP) — Several dozen animals have found temporary shelter after Ohio firefighters rescued at least 60 pets from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb.

Authorities responding to the Thursday morning fire found a menagerie of about a dozen snakes, 18 rats, a hedgehog, a chinchilla, birds, rabbits and others creatures. Most of the animals survived the fire at the Mount Healthy home, although at least one iguana and two cats died.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police say officers on Carnival parade crowd patrol chased a teen who was acting suspiciously and found that he had a gun belonging to the Jefferson Parish sheriff’s office.

Police spokeswoman Remi Braden says the 16-year-old had a bulge in his waistband. Officers followed him, thinking it might be a gun. He started running, and dropped the gun as police neared.

Braden says that once the officers arrested the youth, they picked up a 9mm with 17 live rounds. She says it had been stolen from a Jefferson Parish sheriff’s office vehicle while it was parked in New Orleans.

LONDON (AP) — The British Cabinet minister responsible for the media says the press must face tougher penalties for breaches of standards in the wake of the tabloid phone-hacking scandal.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt told the BBC on Sunday that newspapers must change their system of self-regulation, but insisted the government should not have any role.

He said the written media need a tougher system of industry-led regulation, with the capacity to hand out “credible punishment” for transgressions.

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Police officer looks on as the Cosmote mobile company is ablaze in Athens on Sunday. Greek lawmakers debated legislation regarding bankruptcy.

Brazil jet makes forced stop after man attacks pilot SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian airliner safely made a forced landing after a passenger had a “psychotic attack,” entered the cockpit and assaulted a pilot, crew members and passengers who tried to subdue him, witnesses said.

The TAM Airlines jet was en route from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Sao Paulo when a man wearing a TAM identification badge got into the cockpit. After, the plane dove right, causing the pilot to yell for help while passengers screamed.

Uzbek man pleads guilty in plot to assasinate President Obama BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A man from Uzbekistan who pleaded guilty Friday to plotting to kill President Barack Obama with an automatic rifle claimed he was acting at the direction of an Islamic terror group in his home country.

Authorities said Ulugbek Kodirov had discussed trying to kill the president as he campaigned for re-election because he would be out in public more often. Kodirov entered the plea during a hearing in Birmingham before U.S. District Judge Abdul K. Kallon, an Obama appointee.

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Read about Vice Chancellor and Athletic Director Joe Alleva’s speech online.

“Remember When?” recalls ’90s Valentine’s movies on the LMFAO entertainment blog.

Read more about LSU’s track wins online.

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Caddo approves ordinance banning roadside animal sales, donations SHREVEPORT (AP) — The Caddo Parish Commission has approved an ordinance banning the selling, trading or donation of animals from roadsides and on commercial parking lots.

The Times reports that Caddo Parish Animal Control will enforce the new law. Violators will be issued a summons to appear in court where a judge will determine the penalty.

Commissioner David Cox said selling animals can be dangerous.

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PHILANTHROPY

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New night Keep the Pace 5K honors Derrick Todd Lee victim, funds MBA award route plans finalized Marylee Williams Contributing Writer

When students return from Mardi Gras break, Tiger Trails will have a modified Night Bus B route that serves more areas.

The new route will serve downtown, the center of campus, Greek Row, Perkins Road overpass and Eugene Street.

The route’s expansion began with a petition submitted by fine arts graduate student Holley Shinn to Student Government in which she asked for a night route for students in the Garden DistrictPerkins area, where service stops at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The transportation office analyzed pick-up and drop-off locations for the Night Bus B Trail and Garden District-Perkins Trail and devised four possible expansions.

Last week, Shinn, Graham, SG President Cody Wells and enterprise risk management analyst Colorado Robertson met and chose one of those expansions to implement.

She said her goal was achieved, but the process was difficult at first because SG didn’t address her petition for about 5 weeks.

“Once I talked with Graham, he was accommodating. Then the experience was better,” Shinn said.

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About 175 runners braved the cold Friday night to participate in the 4th Annual Keep the Pace 5K Run to remember former LSU graduate Charlotte Murray Pace and to benefit her namesake MBA scholarship.

LSU’s chapter of the National Association of Women MBAs holds the annual race in honor of Pace, an alumna of the University’s Flores MBA Program who was murdered by Derrick Todd Lee a week after graduating in 2002.

Lexi DeBrock, president of the University’s chapter of the National Association of Women MBAs, said the goal of this event is to one day raise enough money so the scholarship and Pace’s memory can last forever.

The event was held at the University’s Natatorium Field.

Participants registered for a 5K or 1-mile fun run. The 5K started on West Chimes Street and ran down Dalrymple Drive, Lakeshore Drive and South Campus Drive. After the race, participants had food and drinks while door prizes were awarded.

DeBrock said she expected to raise about $9,000, but the murky weather might have affected the turnout.

Ann Pace, the mother of Charlotte Murray Pace, attended the race to show her support. She said every race is emotional for her, but it’s uplifting because the scholarship supports students like her daughter.

The Charlotte Murray Pace Memorial MBA Scholarship is given to a second-year MBA graduate student.

The school looks to award

applicants who share some of “I don’t know who [Pace] is, Pace’s characteristics, like being but she is in my heart and in my from Mississippi or participating legs, and she is going to power me in collegiate-level through this race,” soccer, though ‘I don’t know who [Pace] Lirette said. those things aren’t Ed Watson, required to win the is, but she is in my heart director of Flores scholarship. and in my legs, and she MBA Program Ann Pace dewho was one of is going to power me Pace’s professors, scribed her daughter’s friends who participated in the through this race.’ created her schol5K for the first arship as “memtime this year.

Noah Lirette o r y - k e e p e r s ” graduate student and 5K participant Watson said because the scholhe enjoys comarship creates a positive contribu- ing to this event because it means tion in honor of her daughter that Pace’s life won’t be forgotten. she couldn’t make herself.

“Whatever we are doing, it’s Jason Sager, franchise owner great to see students, alumni, and of a Home Instead Senior Care, community members coming tocomes from Washington, D.C., ev- gether and supporting each other,” ery year because Pace was one of he said. his good friends.

“I went to a graduation party Contact Marylee Williams at at Murray’s house,” he said. “Then seven days later, I was coming mwilliams@lsureveille.com back for a funeral. It was a week of unbelievable highs and lows.”

Sager said he and Pace’s fellow classmates started the scholarship a decade ago to do something special for such a special person.

Noah Lirette, a graduate student in the MBA program, ran in the 5K on Friday night.

Top Google Searches

on Sunday 1. “Whitney Houston cause of death” — The 48-year-old R&B diva’s autopsy has been completed, but the cause of death won’t be determined until toxicology results are in.

TMZ reported Sunday that Houston may have drowned, as she was found by a bodyguard in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with her face submerged underwater.

2. “Bobbi Kristina Brown” — Houston’s 18-year-old daughter with ex-husband Bobby Brown was rushed to the hospital Sunday for stress and anxiety following her mother’s death. She has since been released, according to ABC News.

3. “Powerball” — A resident of Rhode Island got $336 million richer by winning Saturday’s Powerball jackpot. The winner has not yet claimed the prize, the third-largest in Powerball history.

4. “Ray J” — The musician, rumored to be in a relationship with Whitney Houston, was turned away from the singer’s hotel room after he learned of her death. Ray J rushed to the hotel when he heard the news but was rebuffed by law enforcement, ABC News reported.

5. “Lil Boosie” — Fans of the Baton Rouge rapper took to Google when a rumor of his death hit the Internet. But Boosie is alive, well and as safe as one can be in Angola Prison, where he is serving time of drug charges and awaiting trial on a charge of first-degree murder.

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EDUCATION

Monday, February 13, 2012

NASA workshop gives teachers hands-on activities

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Teachers from around Louisiana felt like students Saturday as they created robots and rockets and played with grappling cups in a workshop presented by NASA education specialists.

Steve Culivan, an aerospace education specialist from the John C. Stennis Space Center, instructed the group of 31 K-12 teachers in Peabody Hall on creating their own miniature robots at the workshop, which is meant to inspire new ideas for classroom activities.

Culivan said kids like robots, and using them in the classroom can help teachers instruct students in math and science.

The workshop was designed to help teachers develop professionally, Culivan said. He said NASA has a budget set aside to fund educational programs such as this one.

Around the time when NASA

began sending astronauts into space in 1961, it began holding these educational programs. Culivan is a former 8th grade science teacher at Redemptorist High School, and he decided to go to NASA because of his passion for science.

“Space is such an exciting topic. It’s really cool to see kids’ faces light up,” Culivan said. “It makes it worth it.”

Brenda Nixon, codirector of the University’s Gordon A. Cain Center for STEM Literacy, said the center focuses on educational programs to help students focusing on science and math get their teaching certifications. The NASA teacher workshops have partnered with STEM several times and have given great resources to teachers, Nixon said.

“It provides that enthusiasm and excitement about learning because they always have hands-on things. It’s directly applicable to the classroom. They have lots of education materials,” Nixon said.

“This opens the door for teachers to get additional materials of instruction.”

Nixon said the main purpose of the NASA workshops is for teachers to take what they have learned and bring it back into their classrooms for the students. STEM supports innovation, and Nixon regards NASA as one of the most innovative companies today.

“The greatest challenge is teaching in the way we know students learn best,” Nixon said. “The challenge is: How do you keep creativity in the classroom? If we teach in the way students learn best, we can transform the entire learning profession.”

Teachers smiled and laughed as they watched their robots vibrate across a table and picked up water bottles using Styrofoam cups as grappling tools.

“We’re probably going to do the rockets with our students,” said Audrey Nix, a student teacher at

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Elementary education students work on a hands-on project Saturday morning at the NASA K-12 Educator Professional Development Workshop in Peabody Hall.

Doyle Elementary School.

Eddie Roberts, 11th and 12th grade chemistry and physics instructor at Beau Chêne High School, said he plans to bring building applications back to his class and have the students build robots. He said it is vital for students to learn math and science.

TECHNOLOGY

Students will no longer have to wait in long lines at the beginning of each semester to sign a lab rules agreement contract for the computer-based testing center.

Students were required to sign the agreement each semester, but the Office of Assessment and Evaluation has switched to a paperless agreement this semester

in hopes of diminishing long lines.

Students will now agree to the lab rules when they sign up for tests on the testing center’s website.

Student Government President Cody Wells, who suggested the change, said he hopes the paperless agreement will also help the environment.

“It’s a sustainability issue, and it was holding up the line at the door at the beginning of the semester,” he said.

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HEALTH

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Sexual Responsibility Week promotes smart and safe sex Jacy Baggett Contributing Writer

Love is in the air this week, and the Student Health Center wants students to be aware of the responsibilities that can challenge love.

“Sexual Responsibility Week aims to highlight all the things that relate to choosing to be sexually active,” said Health Promotion Coordinator Kathryn Saichuk.

Saichuk said Valentine’s Day is a romantic, loving day

to share with someone special, and safer sex today in the Free but she hopes Speech Plaza. students will be “PreventaTips for being sexually responsible yeartive health mearound. sures are key,” responsible: “It’s imporSaichuk said, -Communication is key. tant to commuadding that she -Respect each other. nicate with each wants students other. Make sure -The only way to stay 100 percent to be aware of you are ready for the options they safe is to remain 100 percent the next step,” have. abstinent.

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Low-cost -Beware of culprits like alcohol that The Student prescription birth can fog decision making.

Health Advocates control is offered will be handing at the Student out information on abstinence Health Center Pharmacy, and

most brands are just $15, said Pharmacy Supervisor Carolyn Lancon.

“Insurance or not, most are $15 flat,” Lancon said.

Lancon wants students to be aware and take advantage of what the pharmacy offers. Students can pay with TigerCASH, check or credit card, or put the payment directly on their fee bill.

Students who bring in their old prescription and a picture ID can have that prescription transferred from their previous pharmacy to the Student Health

Center Pharmacy and have it filled within 10 to 15 minutes, Lancon said.

Lancon said if a female student does not have any previous form of contraceptive, there are two gynecologists at the Women’s Clinic on campus.

Lancon said the pharmacy also offers six condoms for $1 as well as other prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Contact Jacy Baggett at jbaggett@lsureveille.com

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LSU Vet School hosted some very special guests at Saturday’s Open House: [1] Hillary the harris hawk, [2] Macaroni the albino burmese python, [3] First Year vet student Cory Hanks holding Squirt the screech owl, [4] trainer Ken Lidely and Casey the golden retriever, [5] U.S. Association of Reptile keepers member Travis Jones with an albino burmese python, [6] an adult and juvenile Sulcata tortoise, [7] Morgan the red-tailed hawk and [8] cow lungs for guests to feel as air was pumped inside.

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BASEBALL

Freshman pitcher arrested for DWI

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BASEBALL

First Pitch Banquet kicks off season Current, former Tigers gather

Staff Reports

LSU freshman pitcher Carson Baranik was arrested early Saturday morning on a DWI charge.

Baranik, 19, of Bossier City, was pulled over for running a red light and reckless operation of a vehicle. He was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison at 3:35 a.m.

“Obviously we were very disappointed with what happened, and it’s not anything that’s indicative of the rest of the LSU baseball players, and it’s not any kind of behavior that I will tolerate as a baseball coach,’ Baranik said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “He made a terrible mistake and he’ll have to suffer the consequences of it. Fortunately, nobody was hurt and hopefully he can learn from his mistake.”

Mainieri suspended Baranik indefinitely Saturday and said no timeline has been set for the freshman’s return.

“We’ll monitor the situation,” Maineri said. “I’ll meet with our administration this week and we’ll decide what exactly the repercussions will be.”

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LSU then-sophomore shortstop Austin Nola grabs a line drive May 8, 2010, during the Tigers’ 6-0 shutout loss to Vanderbilt at Alex Box Stadium.

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LSU junior infielder Tyler Hanover throws the ball Feb. 3 during baseball practice at Alex Box Stadium.

Nola, Hanover return to experienced infield

Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

For most of the national championship season in 2009, LSU coach Paul Mainieri started two freshmen on the left side of his infield.

Tyler Hanover and Austin Nola started at third base and shortstop, respectively, for a combined 89 games that season.

Since then, the two players have solidified the left side of the Tigers’ infield and will return to their same positions in 2012.

Despite the temptation of the bone sticking out of their skin,” professional ranks, both opted to Mainieri said. “They’re just great reunite for their senior seasons. kids that I think are the poster “It’s awesome to get to play children of our program.” with another senior,” Nola said.

Nola, a Baton Rouge native “He’s played [third base] and Catholic High School Position for three years, and I’ve alumnus, returns after Preview played short for three starting all 56 games at A four-part years, so it ought to be a shortstop in 2011. Nola series fun last year.” had a .950 fielding perMainieri was elated to centage and hit .296 with 42 hear the two seniors were returnRBIs. He also hit the Tigers’ ing and called them two of his only grand slam last season favorite players of all time. against Arkansas.

“You couldn’t get them out of the lineup unless there was a INFIELD, see page 11

Current and former LSU baseball players gathered at the Crowne Plaza on Friday night to commemorate the beginning of the 2011-12 season at the First Pitch Banquet.

After a season LSU coach Paul Mainieri called “unacceptable,” he said he’s looking forward to seeing a familiar sight after this season.

“I cannot wait to see another dogpile,” Mainieri said. “It’s been too long.”

Keynote speaker and former LSU standout Paul Byrd urged the current team to remain unselfish and become confident, pointing specifically to freshman pitcher Aaron Nola.

“If you can’t be confident in yourself, Aaron, as a freshman, no one else will be,” Byrd said.

Byrd also lauded the luxuries that the LSU baseball program provides to its players and fans, encouraging the team to relish them all.

He pointed to a conversation with former Braves star John Smoltz, who was astounded that the Tigers draw more than 10,000 FIRST PITCH, see page 11

SOFTBALL

Tigers break even in Tiger Classic

Fico dazzles in LSU’s victories Scott Branson Sports Contributor

The No. 22 LSU softball team bounced back from the first 0-2 start in program history to finish the 2012 Tiger Classic at an even 2-2, punctuated by a 8-0, five-inning victory over Louisiana Tech on Sunday.

The Tigers (2-2) fell in its season opener, 5-3, at the hands of Penn State on Friday night.

LSU senior pitcher Brittany Mack struck out 13 Nittany Lions (1-3), a career-high in a seveninning game, but conceded five

runs in the fifth inning, including a three-run and two-out double.

“I wanted to throw a different pitch, but I didn’t,” Mack said. “Every time you do that, you know it’s going to be the pitch that they get. I learned my lesson.”

Mack also started the first game of a doubleheader Saturday against No. 15 Michigan (4-0), allowing only two runs seven innings.

However, the Tigers’ bats were limited to only one run on three hits in a 2-1 losing effort to the Wolverines.

“I felt like we played right with them, and it could have gone either way,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “We still need to have a little more on offense.”

In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, junior pitcher Rachele Fico got the start against Penn State and shut down the Nittany Lions’ bats.

Fico allowed only two hits and struck out 10 in eight innings.

“I just wanted to keep my team in it long enough so we could come through and score,” Fico said.

In the bottom of the eighth in a scoreless game, sophomore third baseman Tammy Wray came to bat with one out and runners at the corners.

After two quick strikes, Wray fought back to a full count and eventually hit a hard grounder up the middle, which was fielded by TIGER CLASSIC, see page 11

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Senior catcher Morgan Russell sends the ball into the field Sunday during the Tigers’ game against Louisiana Tech at Tiger Park. LSU won, 8-0.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Lady Tigers come back for 3rd win Barrett scores 21 points in the game Luke Johnson Sports Writer

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LSU freshman forward Johnny O’Bryant III (2) dunks the ball Sunday during the game against Alabama in the PMAC. The Tigers won, 67-58.

Tigers slug past short-handed ’Bama

Chris Abshire Sports Writer

With the LSU men’s basketball team reeling during the last month, it needed any help it could get.

Alabama was happy to comply.

The Crimson Tide already came into the PMAC on Saturday without suspended junior forward Tony Mitchell before it suspended three more starters — senior forward JaMychal Green, sophomore guard Trevor Releford and junior guard Andrew Steele — for “violation of team rules” just hours before tip-off.

The Tigers (14-10, 4-6 Southeastern Conference) took full advantage, muscling through an outmatched ’Bama squad in the paint to score a crucial 67-58 victory.

Senior center Justin Hamilton’s 21 points and freshman forward Johnny O’Bryant III’s 17-point, nine-rebound night helped LSU run its SEC home record to 4-1.

“That’s a good win for us,” said LSU coach Trent Johnson.

“Any win that we can get this time of year or throughout the year is a good win. It’s not about who they didn’t have, it’s always going to be about our approach. You respect your opponent, and shame on you if you treat somebody different than who you might think is the best player.”

Without the suspended quartet, Alabama (16-8, 5-5 SEC) was missing 68.8 percent of its scoring, forcing four freshmen to make their first career start.

The Tigers used the Tide’s inexperience and offensive depletion to roar out of the opening gate, exploding to a 7-0 lead through two minutes and stretching their advantage to 31-15 by halftime.

But LSU has rarely notched easy wins this season, and Alabama freshman guard Rodney Cooper ensured that Saturday wouldn’t be different.

Cooper, who was just 3-of-10 in the first half, led a 12-0 ’Bama run to open the second half, scoring 10 straight points off two 3-pointers, an acrobatic lay-up and a tough put-back.

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The lanky guard was 7-of-9 from the field in the second half and finished with a game and career-high 28 points.

Cooper’s heroics helped the Crimson Tide eventually cut LSU’s 16-point advantage to three, 42-39, at the 11:25 mark.

“They made that punch to start the second half,” said LSU freshman point guard Anthony Hickey.

“We made ours in the first half. We had to make an adjustment.”

That adjustment was as simple as throwing the ball to Hamilton and O’Bryant in the post.

The duo scored 13 of LSU’s next 15 points, as a helpless Tide interior struggled to keep O’Bryant off the offensive glass and prevent Hamilton from establishing position on the block.

“Justin, he does a great job of ducking and sealing his man, so it was just a simple pass to him,” O’Bryant said. “All we had to do was get the ball in the post. He’ll take care of the rest.”

The two low-post stalwarts also controlled the boards, spurring LSU to a 34-27 rebound advantage.

But the youthful Tide still wouldn’t surrender quietly, using some sharp perimeter shooting to slice a comfortable Tigers lead to six points with two minutes remaining.

Then Hickey, held scoreless to that point, drilled a crucial 3-pointer on LSU’s next offensive trip, effectively sealing a win that snapped the Tigers’ five-game losing skid against Alabama.

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The Lady Tigers earned their 15th consecutive victory against Alabama thanks to another clutch performance from senior forward LaSondra Barrett, but it was closer than they would’ve liked.

LSU (17-8) only shot 33 percent from the field in its 5146 win against the Crimson Tide (11-15), who came into the game with the Southeastern Conference’s worst scoring defense.

“Offensively, we missed a lot of easy shots,” said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell in her postgame radio show. “We’ve got to make layups, and we’ve got to make free throws.”

Nearly half of LSU’s scoring output came from Barrett, who tallied 21 points to go along with 12 rebounds in the contest.

After taking over LSU’s last game against Mississippi State by scoring LSU’s final 10 points, Barrett again turned it on late as the senior scored seven of LSU’s

final nine points, giving LSU its first lead at the 1:39 mark with a short jumper.

“I want to compliment LaSondra Barrett for really setting the tone again for this team and getting herself to the free throw line and playing very aggressive off the bounce,” Caldwell said.

Barrett passed Temeka Johnson on the Lady Tigers all-time career scoring list, and is now No. 13 in school history with 1,432 points.

On paper, it looked like LSU’s third straight win was a sure thing. The Crimson Tide came into the game with a 1-10 conference record, and the Lady Tigers blew them out by 44 points in their first meeting Jan. 8.

But Alabama came to play Sunday trying to beat LSU at its own game with solid defense and a post-oriented offensive attack.

The strategy worked most of the game, evidenced by LSU’s poor night from the offensive end. But ultimately it was the staunch effort by the Lady Tigers that decided the victor.

The Tide only scored 19 second-half points after LSU tightened the clamps defensively, causing Alabama to shoot 5-of-28

from the field in the second half.

“This group hung tough on the defensive end,” Caldwell said. “You have to bring your defense and your rebounding, that’s what’s going to get you out of these games.”

Senior forward Courtney Jones made up for her 2-for-11 shooting day by grabbing 12 rebounds in the contest.

“Although [Jones’] layups and paint points weren’t there for her, I do appreciate the effort she had on the defensive end to come up with some key rebounds for us,” Caldwell said.

Although a five-game conference losing streak looked like it might have derailed LSU’s shot of playing at home in the NCAA tournament, the Lady Tigers have now won three consecutive conference games.

The Lady Tigers are off until Thursday, when they travel to Fayetteville, Ark., for a rematch against an Arkansas team that beat them, 72-52, in their last meeting.

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GYMNASTICS

Record-setting Fla. beats Lady Tigers LSU team sets season-high score

Courville earned her teamleading ninth individual title by scoring a 9.925 to tie both her own season-high and Florida freshman Kytra Hunter for first on the balance beam.

Alex Cassara Sophomore Sarie Morrison Sports Contributor made the best of a two-week reGeorgia hit its season high spite after foot surgery, returning to score her season-best 9.875 Jan. 28.

Arkansas reached its pro- to lead the Lady Tigers on the uneven bars. Four Gators tied gram high Jan. 20.

On Friday, Florida acheived for first on the bars with scores the nation-high tally to break the of 9.900.

The Lady Tigers rode those Lady Tigers’ hearts.

The No. 14 LSU gymnas- two performances to season highs tics squad (2-7, 2-3 Southeastern of 49.350 and 49.150 in the beam Conference) set its own season and bars, respectively. It was the high in a 197.850-196.850 loss team’s second highest tally on the Friday to the No. 4 Gators (7- beam, following only a 49.550 on 1, 3-1 SEC) in March 13, 2005.

‘There’s still room for Gainesville, Fla. Hall scored a Each of 9.900 for the third improvement and LSU’s three losstime to lead LSU es since the disas- places we can get better.’ in the floor exertrous, campaigncise and Courville opening Cancun led the Tigers in D-D Breaux Classic has come vault with her LSU gymnastics coach by way of season score of 9.925.

Breaux said previously that bests from opponents.

The Gators’ score was the she believes she’s coaching a highest for any program this 9.700-worthy team, and Friday’s season thus far, overshadow- season-best aggregate score ing the Lady Tigers’ resilient showed that with some more work, the team’s potential could performance.

“It was a hard meet because be realized.

“There’s still room for imour girls were a little tired, but they fought through it to perform provement and places we can well,” LSU coach D-D Breaux get better, so I’m very excited and encouraged with how we said in a news release.

The Lady Tigers’ freshmen fought and performed all night continued to contribute Friday. and where we can go from here,” Lloimincia Hall’s 39.450 was Breaux said. good enough for second in the all-around, Rheagan Courville’s score of 39.400 tied her for third and Jessie Jordan’s 39.275 roundContact Alex Cassara at ed out the top five. acassara@lsureveille.com

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Hanover, who hit .311 with 25 RBIs in 2011, returns after setting the LSU single-season record with 15 sacrifice bunts. Hanover found himself at multiple spots in the starting lineup, but he will likely be the Tigers’ leadoff hitter in 2012.

“I fit the height requirement,” said Hanover, who stands 5-foot6. “Last year, I was probably the smallest guy in the nation as the four-hole hitter. I’m not going to try and go out there and hit a lot of home runs. I’m going to try and be the table setter.”

With sophomore Jacoby Jones moving to center field after starting every game at second base in 2011, junior college transfer Casey Yocom will take over.

Yocom, a Reno, Nev., native, transferred to LSU after spending two seasons with Feather River College in Quincy, Calif. He was

named the Golden Valley Conference defensive MVP in 2010.

Mainieri said LSU originally recruited Yocom to replace Nola if he left for the MLB, but with Nola returning, Yocom will make the transition to second base.

“What we did was try Casey at second base and he played fantastic,” Mainieri said. “He was one of the highlights of our fall practice. Casey’s going to be a good, solid, steady player for us.”

First base remains slightly less clear than the rest of the infield. Senior Grant Dozar, junior Mason Katz and freshman Tyler Moore could all see their names as the starting first baseman when LSU faces Air Force on Friday.

Dozar started 14 games at first base in 2011, but also started games at every position in the infield throughout his career. Dozar hit .250 with two home runs and nine RBIs last season.

Moore, an alumnus of

The Daily Reveille Dunham High School in Baton Rouge, enters as one of the top freshmen in his class. The lefthanded hitter batted .561 with 15 home runs during his senior year of high school.

The likely starter at first base is Katz, who started 12 games in 2011 at the position. If junior outfielder Raph Rhymes recovers from offseason Tommy John surgery, Mainieri said he will start in the outfield, at which point Katz would move from the outfield to first base.

“If that happens, that gives us two juniors and two seniors in the infield,” Mainieri said.

“That veteran presence in the infield gives us a lot of composure and poise in the close games when we’re trying to hold that one-run lead.”

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Freshman outfielder Chris Sciambra drew the biggest laugh of the night while describing fans per game. “[Smoltz] said, ‘Do you re- high school teammate and fellow alize they outdraw the [Miami] freshman, pitcher Aaron Nola.

Sciambra said the team Marlins?’” Byrd remarked. “I guess I hadn’t thought of it like usually refers to Nola as “baby Nola” or “little Nola,” but issued that.”

Representatives from the cur- a warning to senior shortstop and rent team spoke on topics ranging older brother Austin Nola.

“Look out from freshman class nicknames ‘I cannot wait to see Austin, because [Manning] to sophomore another dogpile. It’s Eli used to be Peypitcher Kevin ton [Manning]’s Gausman’s embeen too long.’ little brother too,” barrassing fishing Sciambra said. story.

Paul Mainieri Senior inColorado naLSU coach fielder Beau Ditive Gausman recounted his first month on cam- dier spoke on behalf of the five pus last year, when he mistakenly seniors, describing how they thought the LSU lakes were con- experienced “agony and the ecnected to the Gulf of Mexico. He stasy” throughout their four years even went so far as to describe together. After some good-nato a girl he met on campus how tured ribbing toward senior utilhe wished to catch “trophy fish” ity player Grant Dozar’s camera presence and senior infielder from the lakes.

Tyler Hanover’s “diminutive stature,” Didier said the class has become a family.

“We are blessed in every aspect of our lives,” Didier said.

“We realized that from day one, four years ago.”

Mainieri closed the evening by putting last season to rest, claiming he will go to his grave upset at the NCAA selection committee for not inviting the Tigers to a regional.

Mainieri said the team is anxious to get back onto the field and get into a game atmosphere against Air Force on Friday.

“I have the greatest respect for the Air Force Academy, but I feel sorry for them,” Mainieri said. “We’re going to take it all out on them Friday night.”

The Tigers scored eight runs on eight hits, including a two-run double by freshman second baseman Rikki Alcaraz in the bottom of the fifth. The hit and two RBIs were Alcaraz’s first in her LSU career.

Fellow freshman and third baseman Kailey McCasland also plated a run with her first career hit, an RBI single through the left side in the third inning.

“I liked seeing the freshmen out there today,” Torina said.

“They didn’t play like freshmen.”

Fico threw five more scoreless innings and allowed only one hit in, earning her second win in two chances this season.

The Tigers return to action Wednesday when they host Florida State (5-0) at 6 p.m. at Tiger Park.

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the shortstop. Senior left fielder Ashley Langoni sprinted home for the game’s winning run and the Tigers’ first win of the season. “[Wray] made a really good adjustment with two strikes,” Torina said. “It was exciting and good to get the first [win].”

LSU’s final game of the weekend, a Sunday contest against Louisiana Tech (1-4), showed Torina the capability of the Tigers’ offense.

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“A man who stops advertising to save money, is like a man who stops the clock to save time.”

-Henry Ford

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Study finds men selfless for selfish, delusional reasons SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE Andrew Shockey Columnist On the eve of Valentine’s day, many singles are desperately trying to woo a date. If those frantic singles are men, they might even turn to charity to impress the ladies.

A recent experiment published in the British Journal of Psychology attempts to shine a light on the selfish motives behind charitable acts.

The study could have far-reaching implications for male self-delusion and might even provide insight into the infamous “friend zone.”

Individual male and female college students were separated and placed in a room alone or with either an attractive male or female observer. Participants were then given about $5 and were told they donate some, all or none of it to a group fund, which they could potentially be compensated for later.

Men and women averaged the same donation when watched by the same sex, but while women did not donate more when observed by an attractive man, men donated significantly more money when observed by an attractive female.

Advertisers and restaurant chains like Hooters and Twin Peaks are all too familiar with this facet of male psychology.

While there isn’t anything inherently wrong with men helping others in an attempt to help themselves, donating to charity in the hopes of impressing a girl isn’t exactly noble.

Guys looking to employ this strategy should manage their expectations. Donating to a girl’s favorite charity doesn’t entitle a guy to a girlfriend the same way buying a girl dinner or drinks does not

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In reference to Chris Grillot’s column, “Social conservatives dumb, not representative,” readers had this to say: “Pure liberal BS. I have a family of a different race living next door. I served with all races in the military for 21 years. I am a social conservative who is a registered democrat. I voted against Obama

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obligate her to go home with you.

The study’s coauthors, Wendy Iredale and Mark Van Vugt, to explain the behavior of the men and women based on sexual selection and evolution.

Due to pregnancy and nursing, women are forced to invest much more time and energy into producing children than their male counterparts. To combat this, women may choose mates who seem like they would make good fathers rather than primarily focusing on sexual attractiveness.

The experimenters hypothesize altruistic acts are basically the peacock tail of the human world.

Peacocks grow their large tails to show how strong and genetically fit they are, even though the tail is

a huge waste of energy and makes the peacock more vulnerable to predators.

Altruistic acts in humans are also seemingly at odds with survival — at least for the individual, since it could mean giving up food or shelter to the less fortunate.

Many men try to attract women by showing off their nice clothes or expensive cars to prove their wealth, but charitable acts serve the dual purpose of displaying wealth and altruism at the same time.

One comment from Iredale suggests the study may have shown men’s capacity for self-delusion more than anything.

“The research shows that good deeds among men increase when presented with an opportunity

to copulate.”

The “opportunity to copulate” Iredale referred to was a man sitting at a computer in a cubicle near an attractive woman — not exactly the most sexually charged atmosphere.

As a guy, I know how hard it can be to keep your head on straight around pretty girls, and I know I’ve made some boneheaded mistakes trying to impress girls who probably didn’t even notice what I was doing.

But seriously, the idea that dropping more of your $5 into a group fund will give you a shot with the girl doing a research study on you shows how willing we are as men to mislead ourselves.

While sometimes women

are responsible for stringing men along, oftentimes being “friendzoned” has more to do with men feeling entitled for sex or a relationship based on their actions.

Believing a woman owes you sex or a relationship for being a nice guy to her is sexist, and as men, we have to understand women have the same right as us: to be attracted to whomever they want.

because I believed he would try to socialize america. Turns out I was and am right. You decide about someone living next door to you based on their character, not their race. Disagreeing with liberals is not racist, it’s my right as a citizen of the US. Apparently the authors see it as racism. Maybe they should look at themselves before accusing and entire population of being dumb. But then they are probably being taught this ilk in journalism school by liberals such as the group who supposedly ran this study. By the way... all people are biased in one way or another.”

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“Funny, I may have written something similar as a 20-yr old myself ... Today, however, I am challenging this writer to revisit the issue of conservative ignorance again after he has examined his first paystub, filed his first return, or received his first statement of taxes charged on property he might one day own, which fund increasingly ineffective public education.

There’s at least one conservative out here who can explain to him the concept of a ‘paradigm shift’ and why he will experience one!”

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the ordinary left-right, liberalconservative spectrum. I must say, though, this is one of the most intellectually lazy and presumptively egotistical screeds I have read in years. I can only ascribe it to the inexperience of youth. Using the writer’s logic, I could presume from this article that liberals are well educated and tolerant. I could also conclude that liberals are bigoted (not tolerant) against conservatives and believe they are morally and intellectually superior because... they think they are? Yet none of this is necessarily true. I know plenty dumb liberals and plenty well-educated liberals who

are racist and homophobic. I find it surprising how so many critics fail to see that as they pillory those they dislike, they exhibit the very characteristics in themselves they criticize in their opponents.”

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Quote of the Day

“Higher income taxes are a razor guillotine poised to descend on the bare neck of prosperity.”

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Slavery video game provides great learning tool for youth NEVER EMPTY THOUGHTS

Marie-Therese Yokum Columnist The world of video games never ceases to amaze me. Bestselling games where the objective is to steal and rob as much as possible exist alongside games successfully aiding children in elementary basics like reading and math.

How about an educational video game teaching the concept of slavery? I know it sounds like a disaster waiting to happen, but it has convinced me it’s a step in the right direction.

“Mission U.S.: Flight to Freedom” is an online game at mission-us.org where players are given the opportunity to be Lucy, a 14-year-old slave on a Kentucky Plantation in 1850.

In five levels of the game,

Lucy is expected to complete her daily chores along with added tasks her master expects her to take on.

“Mission U.S.” provides a series of free online simulation games set in various eras of U.S. history and is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

So yes, the people who brought you “Sesame Street” are giving children everywhere the opportunity to play as a slave and hopefully learn something in the process.

Sensitivity to the issue should be put aside in the face of an opportunity to educate about a topic that deserves more in-depth attention. Presenting different outlets for African-American education is important progress.

I had to try it out.

Before getting on the site and playing the game, I was skeptical.

I wanted to know how a game about living on a plantation could

hold my attention span while teaching me history — something schools across the country continue to struggle with.

I lasted a pathetic 20 minutes in the game before receiving a black screen informing me I made too many wrong choices and was sold to the South.

It is understandable how younger people find the game interesting. As Lucy, players are given opportunities to make their own decisions toward the various tasks they are expected to complete throughout the day.

Perhaps if I made the choice to actually fix Miss Sarah’s dress instead of napping in her room, I would have made it to level two.

“Flight to Freedom” provides a storyline where playing the game not only entails Lucy being the slave and doing her chores, but also observing the tragic surroundings she was forced to accept as normalcy.

Players get to make their own choices which come with consequences and in turn learn a lesson about history. They also learn that completing every task given as a slave will not provide a high score because, to no surprise, you never get to win in the game called slavery.

The only negative I saw to this simulation game was the inaccurate facial expressions the characters presented. The angry slave owners may crack a smile, but I’m positive the slave cleaning another slave’s wounds would not have the same grin.

Apart from the former, I see this as a great learning tool for middle school children to keep up with American history. Seventh and eighth graders across the country are using “Mission U.S.” during their history classes while their teachers are sharing positive reviews on media sites like Twitter and Facebook.

Interactive learning will usually beat out reading from a textbook, but a game on AfricanAmerican history comes off as a stretch. I have to say that THIRTEEN, the maker of “Mission U.S.”, is making progress in the line of innovative education.

And if you don’t believe me, visit mission-us.org and see if you can make it to level five without getting yourself sold as a slave girl in Kentucky.

Marie-Therese Yokum is a 19-year-old public relations and finance sophomore from Lafayette. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_mtyokum.

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Billionaires, look out: U.S. looks to crack down on tax evasion SHARE THE WEALTH Jay Meyers Columnist Benjamin Franklin once said nothing in this world is certain but death and taxes.

For many of our nation’s wealthiest individuals, the taxes part doesn’t hold true.

If the U.S. is successful in molding tax-evasion legislation into a more business-friendly format for foreign financial institutions, that won’t hold true.

Last week, Congress won critical support from five leading European nations in an attempt to identify offshore accounts by residents of the United States.

The Treasury Department said Wednesday the U.S. government has signed a joint agreement with France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom to intensify their efforts in fighting international tax evasion. In return, Washington will “reciprocate in collecting and exchanging” information about U.S. accounts held by residents of those countries.

The Treasury also made public Wednesday that the IRS is putting forth rules that investors will have to follow in reporting on earnings from foreign bank accounts.

Both the agreement and regulations originate from the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, known as FATCA, which became law as part of a 2010 jobs bill.

This is how it works: Under the new proposals, firms in FATCA-partnering countries will not be required to enter into a detailed agreement with the IRS, but only register with the taxing authority.

What this means, essentially, is that FATCA will require foreign financial institutions to divulge information regarding any kind of account held overseas by residents of the U.S. This information will be important in making sure U.S. residents are in full tax compliance involving foreign financial assets and offshore accounts.

According to a 2009 congressional research service report conducted by Jane G. Gravelle, a senior specialist in economic policy, the federal government loses both individual and corporate tax revenue from the shifting of profits and income into low-tax countries — estimated to be around $100 billion per year.

This is an enormous amount of revenue the federal government could use to reduce deficits, increase spending on education and reinvest in programs that spur economic growth.

Unfortunately, this lost revenue figure can be misleading because it includes countries that are not within the FATCA agreement, such as Switzerland, China, Japan and Canada — countries that are frequently used by wealthy individuals and multinational corporations to avoid taxes.

In order for FATCA to be effective, it is essential that every country which possesses major financial institutions is included in the agreement. If not, indi-

vidual and corporate entities will just move their money into nonparticipating FATCA countries where their money will continue to escape the reaches of Uncle Sam. The U.S. needs to make this law more appealing.

Currently, FATCA requires that virtually every financial institution in the world report any accounts held by Americans, with a withholding penalty for noncompliance. The punishment is a withholding charge of up to 30 percent on any income and capital payments the company gets from the U.S. The European Commission estimates the cost of compliance will be $100 million for each

multinational bank — which is ridiculous.

If the U.S. really wants FATCA to be successful, they should try to incentivize people to join, not punish them.

Another issue that needs resolution.

Initially, FATCA required that financial institutions share private account information with the U.S. government. Obviously, this method of attaining information would infringe upon national secrecy laws.

There has been recent discussion of being able to get around the secrecy problem by having financial institutions share data with their own governments, which would then share with Washington.

This needs to happen.

The European Commission welcomed the government-togovernment approach, saying it would greatly reduce “the administrative burden, compliance costs and legal difficulties.”

FATCA has the potential to be a great law and generate tens of billions of dollars in untapped revenue.

However, in order for FATCA to be effective, it needs to be designed in a business-friendly manner and to include all major financial players.

Jay Meyers is a 19-year-old economics freshman from Shreveport. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_jmeyers.

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Boris Collardi, CEO of Swiss bank Julius Baer Group, gestures Feb. 6 during a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland. The bank has cautioned investors that the outcome of a U.S. probe into whether it helped American clients cheat on their taxes is uncertain.

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bands, just like parades in New Orleans.

The theme of this year’s 17-float parade was “Artemis Honors Heroes and Heroines,” and it featured characters like Uncle Sam, Superman and Pocahontas.

The Krewe of Artemis tossed various new goodies for the 10th anniversary, including glowing wands, glittered Frisbees, stuffed toys in shapes of champagne and perfume bottles and a red stiletto with white polka dots.

Karen Cross, a former

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strong Tiger pride at the University, which was attractive to students from a proud state like Texas.

“Being from Texas is about feeling like you’re at home,” Watt said. “With such a large Texas background here, it feels homey.”

The University’s out-of-state tuition is equal to or cheaper than in-state tuition at many Texas schools, he said.

member who participated in the parade for nine years, said the krewe also throws more child-oriented items like umbrellas, bracelets, balls and toy swords. She said maternal instinct “kicks in” when she sees children anticipating the throws.

Harvey said preparing for the parade takes nearly a year. The krewe begins putting together the next year’s spectacle only two weeks after throwing its final pair of beads.

After the parade ends, the krewe holds a luncheon, and Harvey surveys her ladies for feedback about that year’s festivities. The But out-of-state tuition has steeply increased since the fall 2008 semester.

Back then, non-resident tuition was about $6,400, but it has risen nearly $3,000 since. Out-ofstate aid like the Bengal Legacy Scholarship has recently been dissolved, making tuition even more costly.

Despite increasing tuition woes, the University’s out-of-state costs are still competitive with

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krewe also has to submit bead orders to China by October to receive them in time for the next year’s parade, Cross said.

During carnival off-season, the krewe participates in charity work in the community, Harvey said.

“We are an all-ladies organization that parades [and] has many philanthropic activities that we do throughout the year,” she said.

The ladies have worked with the American Cancer Society and participated in the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure, Harvey said. This year the krewe collected food for the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.

Cross said the krewe also visits the Louisiana School for the Deaf weeks prior to the parade, dressed in costume, and has a miniature parade for the children.

Though Cross was only a spectator for this year’s parade, she said everyone should be on a parade float at least once in his or her lifetime.

She said the Artemis parade has a mysterious feel to it because it’s held at night and festive lights are all around.

“It’s intoxicating,” she said.

“It’s an experience you can’t describe.”

Harvey described the parade

as having a family-oriented atmosphere and calls her krewe a family who has seen one another’s lives change throughout the group’s 11 years.

They’ve seen group members pass away, but they’ve also shared joy as krewe members give birth to potential future Artemis members.

“It’s really neat to have met and befriended so many different ladies from so many different walks of life,” she said.

other schools, said Rachel Wilson, psychology sophomore.

Wilson said many students at her Texas high school set their sights on the University of Texas at Austin, but only the top 10 percent of students in Texas schools are accepted into UT. “A lot of students who don’t make the top 10 percent are still smart,” she said. “LSU is the next best choice.”

Wilson said about 30 students

from her high school come to the University annually.

Wilson and Watt said they both pay full out-of-state tuition without aid, but the increasing cost has not yet concerned them.

“If tuition keeps going up, then I might worry,” Watt said.

According to the Office of Budget and Planning, out-of-state enrollment decreased since last semester from 5,982 to 5,606, not including international students.

Texas student enrollment remained highest among out-of-state students by nearly 2,000 students.

Florida and Georgia still have strong representation, with more than 300 students hailing from each state.

Contact Ferris McDaniel at fmcdaniel@lsureveille.com

Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com

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