The Daily Reveille - February 28, 2012

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Entertainment: University student makes it to Hollywood on ‘American Idol,’ p. 9

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OVERCROWDING classrooms

Andrea Gallo News Editor

Three deans from across the country and one from LSU’s backyard are the finalists for the University’s secondin-command position, executive vice chancellor and provost.

The crop of all-male finalists consists of Robert “Bobby” Schnabel, Indiana University’s dean of the School of Informatics; Michael J. O’Brien, University of Missouri’s dean of the College of Arts and Science; Stuart R. Bell, dean of University of Kansas’ School of Engineering; and Kevin Carman, dean of LSU’s College of Science.

The candidates will begin visiting LSU for interviews and open forums starting Friday and continuing through next week. Thomas Klei, interim vice chancellor of research and economic development and the head of the provost search committee, stressed the committee’s hopes to appoint a permanent provost by July.

Current Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Jack Hamilton filled the position in 2010 for a two-year term after serving as dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication.

Contact Andrea Gallo at agallo@lsureveille.com

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Increase in University course enrollment poses threat to comfortable class sizes

Lea Ciskowski

Contributing Writer

Amid the neat rows of fixedseating desks that fill the basement of Lockett Hall are the homely additions that line the back of the classrooms’ walls — wooden tabletarmchairs.

As of Feb. 17, there were 31 of these chairs in the basement classrooms of Lockett alone.

The chairs serve one purpose: ensuring maximum occupancy for classrooms that could soon be overcrowded as University enrollment increases. Class section loss, dwindling faculty counts and wear-andtear on the desks already in place

also contribute to the scarcity of seating.

Since 2003, the number of class sections offered each semester has fallen 17 percent, resulting in bigger individual class sizes, while the number of instructional faculty members has decreased by 12 percent.

The culmination of these factors has resulted in classroom overcrowding and leaves the University with a problem to remedy before enrollment numbers surpass the number of available desks.

The issue of overcrowding is reaching a peak after the problem subsided several years ago.

By spring 2005, the University

had seen an 8 percent decrease in enrollment after Hurricane Katrina and another 3 percent decrease that came with higher admissions standards. That spring, students went to then-Chancellor Sean O’Keefe and requested that the wooden tabletarmchairs, which occupied the majority of general-purpose classrooms at the time, be replaced with larger chairs. This prompted the General Purpose Classrooms Project, funded by the LSU Athletics Department.

By 2006, more than 1,000 new seats replaced the wooden tabletarmchairs in 24 classrooms in seven buildings throughout campus, OVERCROWDING, see page 15

Total class sections 3,054 2,539 Total instructional faculty 1,548 1,366

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CAMPUS LIFE

Inmates landscape around campus as part of Green Labor program Kevin Thibodeaux Contributing Writer

The University is giving convicted criminals a chance to experience life on the other side of the bars.

For the past 16 years, the University has partnered with nearby correctional institutes like the Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson, La., and Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel as part of its Inmate Green Labor program.

Fred Fellner, assistant director of landscape services, said

workers perform tasks from landscaping flower beds and ditches around campus to cleaning the entirety of River Road, but the program tends to shy away from busier areas.

“We don’t work in the center of campus when there’s a heavy student population,” Fellner said.

Since the program’s inception, Fellner said there have never been any major safety problems involving the inmates.

Fellner said all participants are nonviolent criminals and some are close to being released. A guard is on site and watches the inmates at

all times.

Janet Lorena, deputy warden at Dixon Correctional Institute, said in an e-mail that inmates are carefully selected and are defined as nonviolent by the institute.

Lorena said inmates must meet certain qualifications to be eligible for the program. Offenders can’t show signs of consistent violent behavior, be convicted of sexrelated crimes or have any escape attempts in the last seven years, among other criteria.

Despite their backgrounds, INMATES, see page 4

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Inmates do yard work Feb. 20 on the outskirts of the LSU campus. The Green Labor program saves nearly $100,000 yearly by relying on inmates to landscape the campus.

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INTERNATIONAL

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Swedish royals release first pictures of Nordic country’s newborn princess

One dead, four wounded in Cleveland high school shooting by teenager

La. chimpanzees receive birth control and vasectomies after surprise birth

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish Royal Court has released the first close-up pictures of the Nordic country’s newborn princess and future monarch.

The royal court posted the pictures of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s daughter Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary on its website Monday.

The photos show the sleeping princess wearing a white cardigan and were taken when she was four days old at the royal couple’s residency at Haga Palace.

Nobel Peace Prize jury received 231 nominations for this year’s award

CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — A teenager opened fire in the cafeteria at his suburban Cleveland high school Monday, killing one student and wounding four others before he was chased from the building by a teacher and captured a short distance away, authorities said.

A student who saw the attack up close said it appeared that the gunman targeted a group of students sitting together and that the one who was killed was gunned down while trying to duck under the cafeteria table.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After two unexpected pregnancies at a sanctuary for retired research chimpanzees, other females have been put on birth control and the males are getting another round of vasectomies.

The first recent pregnancy at the Chimp Haven Inc. facility near Shreveport in northwest Louisiana was discovered on Valentine’s Day when a worker noticed Flora, a 29-year-old chimp, was carrying a newborn.

The worker thought at first that Flora was holding a stuffed animal.

Then she saw a tiny foot, the sanctuary’s director, Linda Brent, said Monday.

BR deputies investigate gun at Glasglow Middle School

OSLO, Norway (AP) — The Nobel Peace Prize jury has received 231 nominations for this year’s award, a spokesman said, with publicly disclosed candidates including a former Ukrainian prime minister and the U.S. soldier accused of leaking classified material to WikiLeaks.

The secretive committee doesn’t reveal who has been nominated, but those with nomination rights sometimes announce their picks. Names this year include U.S. Army private Bradley Manning charged with the biggest leak of classified information in the U.S. history.

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Princess Estelle of Sweden at her home Monday in Haga Palace outside Stockholm. Princess Estelle is wearing a cardigan knitted by her grandmother Alice.

WikiLeaks publishes leaked five million Stratfor emails LONDON (AP) — Private intelligence firm Stratfor is in the business of shedding light on the world for its many clients. On Monday, antisecrecy group WikiLeaks was the one shedding light on Stratfor, saying it had more than 5 million of the company’s emails and would publish them in collaboration with two dozen international media organizations.

The small selection so far published on WikiLeaks’ website gives a look at the daily routine of the Texasbased think tank.

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Witness in webcam trial promises to keep pictures secret NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A key prosecution witness in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of watching his roommate’s intimate encounter via webcam testified Monday that she agreed to keep it a secret because it was so shocking to see the images — but that it wasn’t under wraps for long.

“First of all, it was shocking. It felt wrong. We didn’t expect to see that. And now that what we did, it was like we shouldn’t have seen it,” Molly Wei said told jurors. “We didn’t want people to know what had happened.”

(AP) — A deputy with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office responded to a call concerning a gun brought to Glasgow Middle School.

According to reports, an anonymous student reported the gun to administration shortly before noon Monday. The 6mm-35 hand gun was found in the student’s pocket loaded with one bullet.

Authorities say the 15-year-old 8th-grader will face a charge of carrying of a firearm on school property.

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POLITICS

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Roemer seeks nomination in Reform or Americans Elect party Kate Mabry Staff Writer

Charles “Buddy” Roemer, former Louisiana governor and 2012 presidential candidate, is now seeking the presidency as an Independent after dropping out of the race for the GOP nomination.

Roemer said he’s grown increasingly frustrated with the GOP since he has not been included in a single debate.

When his campaign began, Roemer announced he would not accept donations larger than $100 from his supporters.

Roemer said many times presidents are bought by political parties or a “big check” from special interest groups, but his goal is building the nation, not a political party.

“More money is given to presidential candidates by lobbyists than real people,” he said. “Washington is bought and owned by special interests. Obama has been able to do nothing because the office is owned

by special interest.”

Roemer said the president needs independence from those interests.

“We need a man who puts America first,” he said.

The theme of Roemer’s campaign is “free to lead.”

“The main issue in the campaign is who should a president represent: the people or the special interest groups?” he said. “Maybe I’m old fashioned, but I want to represent the people.”

While Roemer said he agrees with Republicans on most issues, he was not asked to participate in a single debate, which is part of the reason why he fled from the Republican Party.

“You can’t be elected president unless you’re in debates,” he said.

“This switch doesn’t change my views, but I had to get out of the Republican Party.”

In order to become eligible to run in the general election, a candidate must be on the ballot in all 50 states and win 15 percent of voters in

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a national poll.

Roemer said he plans to travel the country and connect with as many average voters as possible to gain 15 percent of the votes, which would make him eligible for the general election.

Roemer said he hopes to become the direct candidate for the Americans Elect Party, a non-partisan, non-profit online organization, which he said comprises about 600,000 members and is continuing to gain popularity.

Americans Elect has a platform with a ballot on all 50 states. If Roemer is selected as their candidate, he will be eligible to run in the general elections.

“The Americans Elect think the country ought to come first, and I agree,” he said.

While the Americans Elect require their candidate to choose a corunner from another party, Roemer said he plans to select an independent candidate to run alongside him.

Roemer hasn’t endorsed their

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Presidential candidate and former La. governor Buddy Roemer speaks Oct. 26, 2011, to students in the Union about his campaign.

platform yet and is also considering becoming the Reform Party’s candidate.

“The Reform Party stands for reform, which is the real issue in this campaign,” he said. “I’m building a coalition of many different people

and organizations, and the Reform Party could be one of them.”

Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com

STATE

Public approval for Sex offender Internet law overturned gay marriage rises Kate Mabry Staff Writer

Claire Caillier Contributing Writer

Public support for gay marriage in America has been on the rise since 1996, according to the Pew Research Center.

The Pew Center found 46 percent of Americans approved of gay marriage in 2011, while 45 percent opposed it. Two years prior in 2009, 54 percent opposed gay marriage and 37 percent favored it.

When the Pew Center first conducted the survey in 1996, 65 percent disapproved while 27 supported gay marriage.

Although differences between generations, political parities and races remain, all three demographics show an increase in approval of gay marriage since 1996.

Dana Berkowitz, assistant sociology professor, said the increase can be attributed to the normalization effect, which is when an issue becomes visible in every day life and is thus viewed as normal.

“Gay marriage is not a hotbutton issue for young people anymore,” Berkowitz said.

She said gay marriage has increasingly been compared to legalizing interracial marriage.

“The same language used to prohibit interracial marriage is being used to prohibit gay marriage,” Berkowitz said. “In about 20 years, this won’t be an issue anymore.”

Carolyn Lewis, assistant history professor, said society has become more accepting of gay and lesbian people.

“As something becomes less foreign to people, they become more accepting,” Lewis said.

“That’s how tolerance builds.”

People have always had

long- term relationships with people of the same sex throughout history, Lewis said.

“It’s a logical issue that was bound to come up,” Lewis said.

Lewis said it’s not a “fair assessment” to compare Southern approval rates to Northern rates.

“It is a knee-jerk reaction to say the North is liberal and the South is conservative,” Lewis said. “There is approval and disapproval spread throughout the nation.”

English junior Daniel Bonnett said the government needs to separate church and state.

“We need to stop allowing religion to influence our laws,” Bonnett said. “[Gay individuals] are human beings just like everyone else.”

Tyroneka Fowler, accounting freshman, said the decision is up to the individual.

“You can’t interfere with choice,” Fowler said. “It’s the same as having segregation, which leads to inequality.”

Federal Judge Brian Jackson of New Orleans overturned a Louisiana law that banned sex offenders who have been convicted of possessing child pornography from accessing social media websites.

Jackson ruled the ban was overly vague.

Lawyers appointed to defend state sex offenders said their clients were afraid to use the Internet due to the restrictions in the ban.

But Gov. Bobby Jindal said he will appeal the ruling.

Political science professor Tao Dumas said First Amendment rights on the Internet are new territory that the Supreme Court will have to ultimately decide in the future.

“The question is does your ability to use the Internet constitute speech, and is it protected under the

decent chance because of the major constitutional question,” she said.

Sarah Guillory, English sophomore, said she thinks Jindal’s appeal on the ruling is fair.

“If you’re a sex offender, you should have the right to use to Internet, but it should be restricted,” she said. “Limiting it is definitely fair.”

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First Amendment?” she said.

The American Civil Liberties Union supported the sex offenders in this case to protect free speech.

According to Jackson, the ban limits constitutionally-protected speech.

Dumas said Jindal argued the state has a compelling interest to protect children, which allows the free speech for sex offenders to be compromised.

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ADMINISTRATION

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

Billo promises to build LSU research Brian Sibille Staff Writer

One of three candidates in the running to become the new Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, Richard Billo, affirmed at an open forum Monday that the University is on BILLO the right track to achieving the important goal of becoming a nationally prominent research institution.

Billo detailed his plan to continue the University’s rise to research prominence to a handful of the University community.

“This is not my vision,” he said. “This is LSU’s vision.”

Billo is the current associate vice president of research at the University of Texas in Arlington.

He said the LSU Flagship Agenda encompassed the importance of national prominence.

The University’s research funding averages $150 million, fluctuating by no more than $3 million, Billo said.

“That’s a good thing,” he said, adding that institutions across the nation have suffered greatly from

INMATES, from page 1

most students aren’t worried about the inmates.

Chemical engineering freshman Krissy Ordemann hadn’t seen or heard of the landscaping inmates before, but said she isn’t worried about her safety.

“If they’re allowed to be outside, they’re trusted,” Ordemann said.

Kinesiology freshman Jeremy Washington said he wasn’t concerned as long as the group had a guard watching them.

The program saves the University a considerable amount of money.

The University pays for the fuel required for the group to travel to campus, the correctional officer’s time, meals for the inmates, tools used in landscaping and additional services like portable toilets for the trustees to use while they work, according to Fellner.

All together, Fellner estimated the price paid for the inmates’ labor, about $3.31 per inmate per hour, is only one-fourth of what the University would pay for a regular employee. He guessed the program saves the University more than $100,000 per year.

Although Fellner said the program has been in place at the University for about 16 years, Lorena said DCI has only participated in the Inmate Green Labor program since 2002.

The trustees from DCI are a special horticultural group of inmates who come to the University for a five-day period once every month, Fellner said.

These inmates landscape around buildings and work in flower beds. They are also the workers who enter Mike the

significant cuts to research funding.

Billo said he wants to see the University’s number grow to $200 million.

He told of how he transformed UT Arlington from a “sleepy” institution with little funding to a better research institution. He set a goal for a yearly research growth of 10 percent when he started there, and by his third year at the school, research was up by 87 percent.

He cited growth as one of the most important factors of gaining prominence, but he said it’s not the most important.

“I believe in the importance of improving the quality of life for people in Louisiana, the U.S. and the world,” he said.

At the end of research, the goal is to create more high-wage jobs, he said, and that means licensing research and attracting companies to Louisiana, a state rich with resources and opportunity.

Billo repeatedly expressed how impressed he was by not only Louisiana culture, but the professionalism of University staff and faculty he encountered while touring the University.

“With you, we can do things that will make an impact,” Billo said.

He said many universities ignore young faculty who are eager to research, but he would not.

“Four words I swore I would never say are, ‘You can’t do that,’” Billo said.

Billo said one important aspect of his role as vice chancellor will be to cultivate relationships with not only national agencies and Congress, but with faculty, staff and students.

He described himself with words like “matchmaker,” “results-oriented” and “mentor,” saying he would develop relationships with researchers on campus and determine who they could work with to produce better research.

“My job is to be ready for opportunity that comes up and make it available to faculty,” Billo said, explaining that awareness of faculty researchers’ strengths would mean fewer missed opportunities.

Billo focused mainly on science and engineering research but said there are possibilities with social sciences.

He summarized his stance on research and funding in one sentence: “Tell us what you need, and let’s find a way to get there.”

Tiger’s cage when it needs to be cleaned, according to Fellner.

The group from Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, called I.M.P.A.C.T., is a more militaristic, disciplined unit that works at the University about five to six times a month. This group’s work is labor-intensive and more physically taxing, Fellner said.

Although the University is facing significant budget shortages and the Inmate Green Labor program is a proven way for the University to save money, Fellner said the program has reached its maximum capacity because the costs and risks involved with contracting institutes that are farther away would be higher.

Fellner said the work the inmates do for the University is invaluable.

“It’s like they’re a whole other wing of Facility Services,” Fellner said.

He said without the help the inmates provide, the University wouldn’t have enough manpower to cover the nearly 1,000 acres of land that comprises the entirety of the campus.

“Without them, the beauty of the campus would deteriorate,” he said.

The program also benefits the inmates.

Lorena said the program helps prepare the trustees for life outside of prison.

“For re-entry efforts to be successful, the offender must enter society with practical skills and a viable work ethic,” Lorena said. “It’s a win-win situation, enabling inmates to acquire or retain skills and work habits needed to secure honest employment after their release. Under the supervision of correctional officers, offenders learn the value of a day’s work.”

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FOOTBALL

Reports: LSU tabs Raymond as DB Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

Nebraska secondary coach Corey Raymond has accepted the same position at LSU, according to multiple reports.

Raymond said in an interview with the Omaha World-Herald that he turned down the LSU job once, but LSU coach Les Miles kept pursuing him.

“All of my family’s down there. That’s what swayed me,” Raymond told the World-Herald.

“It wasn’t the school where I was going to be at, or who I was going to be with coaching-wise. I was in a great position at Nebraska.”

LSU Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette tweeted Monday night that LSU wouldn’t announce any hiring until Tuesday.

The New Iberia native will replace Ron Cooper, who departed LSU to be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive backs coach.

Raymond joined the Cornhuskers’ staff in February 2011, reuniting with former LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini. Under Raymond, Nebraska’s secondary ranked No. 34 nationally in pass efficiency defense and No. 18 in passing yards allowed.

Raymond played at LSU from 1988-1991.

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Sports

The New Dean

Dakota Dean commits to LSU Ian Fontenot

Sports Contributor

Nostalgia may set in for LSU fans when Dakota Dean takes the diamond for the Tigers in 2014.

Tiger fans likely remember the last name from Dean’s older brother, Blake, who was a key member of LSU’s 2009 national championship team. The elder Dean is among LSU’s all-time greatest hitters, ranking second in hits and RBIs and fourth in home runs in program history.

The younger Dean, a Crestview High School junior who was a first team all-area shortstop as a sophomore, was able to witness his older brother work his way through the LSU program under coach Paul Mainieri en route to becoming an eighth-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010.

Dakota said Mainieri’s presence as the program’s skipper has had a big impact on him committing to LSU. “[Dakota] got a front-row seat to LSU,” Blake said. “He got to experience the fans and the tailgating and the football games, so I didn’t have to tell him too much.”

Dakota spurned in-state schools such as Florida and Florida State, among others, for a chance to don the purple and gold.

LSU’s facilities, coupled with its recent success on the field, helped to influence Dakota’s commitment.

“Florida is a good program year in and year out, but they really haven’t won anything

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BASEBALL

Changes in store for tumbling Tigers MIC’D UP Micah Bedard Sports Columnist

A left-handed slugger like his brother, Dakota has similar stature to Blake, standing at 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds.

Dakota has also chosen a

The LSU baseball team was 5-0 and coming off a shutout performance by sophomore pitcher Kevin Gausman as it entered Saturday’s game against Appalachian State. It looked as if the Tigers were poised for yet another dominating weekend at Alex Box Stadium.

The winning trend didn’t continue, as the Mountaineers silenced the usually rowdy LSU fans over the next two days, allowing just one run in 5-0 and 11-1 victories.

Losing the weekend series to Appalachian State should be a huge wake-up call for Paul Mainieri’s team, even at this early juncture in the season.

There was simply no fight from LSU on Saturday and Sunday. Appalachian State outscored the Tigers over the last two games, 16-1, and LSU didn’t even score a run until an RBI triple by junior outfielder Arby Fields in the ninth inning Sunday.

Both losses are not good signs moving forward for LSU. Centerfielder JaCoby Jones has been less than stellar at the plate early in the season, hitting a

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Dakota Dean followed in the footsteps of his brother, former LSU baseball player Blake Dean, and has committed to LSU for 2014.

recently, and Florida State made it to the College World Series a few times, but they couldn’t pull it through,” Dakota said.

“LSU has been on top recently, and they always have a good baseball program.”

FOOTBALL

Brockers, Baker conclude scouting combine workouts Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

When former LSU defensive tackle Michael Brockers showed up at the NFL scouting combine, he surprised many with his size.

Brockers, who completed his combine workouts Monday, weighed in at 322 pounds — 16 pounds heavier than he weighed during his final season at LSU. Local draft analyst Mike Detillier believes Brockers should shed about 10 pounds, and Brockers agrees.

“I plan on losing some weight and getting leaner, bigger and faster,” Brockers told the NFL Network.

Brockers, who said he wasn’t satisfied with his combine workout, ran the 40-yard dash in 5.36 seconds and did 19 reps at 225 pounds.

He also had a 105-inch broad jump

and ran the three-cone drill in 7.46 also completed his combine workseconds. outs Monday. Baker, who checked “He moved at 322 in at 5-foot-11 and 232 pounds pretty well,” Depounds, ran the 40-yard ‘I plan on tillier said. “For me, I’d dash in 4.88 seconds losing some get the weight down. and did 30 reps at 225 weight and He’s such a good player pounds. He also added a getting leaner, 34-inch vertical and 113because of his athleticism that you don’t want to get inch broad jump. bigger and too heavy.”

Detillier said Baker faster.’

Detillier said Brockwill likely go in the late ers cemented himself as Michael Brockers rounds of the draft. a top-15 pick in April’s former LSU defensive tackle Tuesday will mark NFL Draft, but another the final day of the NFL defensive tackle may have bested combine with defensive backs perhim. Dontari Poe, a 346-pound de- forming their final workouts. Forfensive tackle from Memphis, ran mer LSU players Morris Claiborne, the 40-yard dash in 4.98 seconds Ron Brooks and Brandon Taylor and recorded 44 reps at 225 pounds. will display their talents.

“Those two [underclassmen], Dontari in particular, really put on a show,” Detillier said.

Contact Hunter Paniagua at One of Brockers’ former hpaniagua@lsureveille.com teammates, linebacker Ryan Baker,

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Former LSU defensive lineman Michael Brockers looks on at the NFL football scouting combine Monday in Indianapolis.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

LSU hopes to return to form against Grambling State Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

LSU coach Paul Mainieri promised to re-evaluate his team following the Tigers’ poor performance against Appalachian State this past weekend.

Mainieri said, though he never wants to lose, losing early in the season shows the team’s flaws and provides them an opportunity to improve.

“When you have a couple games like we had, it does tell you some things about your team early enough in the year that you can still tweak some things and make your team stronger,” Manieri said. “If there’s a silver lining in it all, that’s what it is.”

The first adjustment Mainieri will make will be changing the top of the lineup when No. 14 LSU (5-2) faces Grambling State (5-2) tonight at Alex Box Stadium. Concerned about speed, Mainieri will move former football players Arby Fields and Jared Foster to the No. 1 and 2 spots in the order.

“Our team speed at the top of

the order has to be better than it is,” additional chances.”

Mainieri said. “We had a chance in The struggling LSU offense the first inning on Saturday … and will try to find its stride against we hit into a double play. That’s Grambling State starting pitcher something that just can’t happen, Joel Deleon. The sophomore lefty especially at the top of the order.” threw 5 1/3 innings against Stephen One of those two players will F. Austin last week, surrendering start in left field, and the other will six runs on seven hits with four be the designated hitwalks and two striketer. Foster, a freshman outs.

Next up for who was a walk-on “He pitched well the Tigers: quarterback this seafor about five innings, son, has started three Who: LSU (5-2) vs. and then they got to games this year, hitting Grambling State (5-2) him,” Mainieri said. .357 with five RBIs. “His line score didn’t Fields, who was a When: 6:30 p.m. tonight look so good, but he running back at North- Where: Alex Box Stadium pitched well early in western before trans- Listen at home: 98.1 FM the game.” ferring to LSU, has Starting opposite appeared in five games Deleon will be freshbut didn’t get his first hit until Sun- man lefty Cody Glenn, who will day, a RBI-triple in the ninth inning make his first career start. Glenn when the Tigers trailed Appala- threw three innings against Mcchian State by 11.

Neese State last week, giving up “Some people may have said two runs and striking out four. that was an irrelevant at-bat, but “It’s going to be very importo me it wasn’t,” Mainieri said. tant for Cody [to start well],” Main“You give a kid an opportunity, ieri said. “Especially for a team that and you start to see something hasn’t swung the bats well for a in a player when you give him a couple of days, the last thing in the chance, and that chance parlays into world you want to happen to that

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Senior catcher Jordy Snikeris (20) hauls in a pitch Jan. 30 during a scrimmage at Alex Box Stadium.

team is to fall behind in the game and the players start to press.”

Mainieri said he hopes his adjustments will take effect immediately, but he remains adamant that his team’s performance against Appalachian State is not evident of the squad’s full potential.

“I still have an awful lot of confidence in them,” Mainieri said.

“We’re not all of a sudden a bad team. I’ve been around this game so many years to know that sometimes circumstances create a situation. We’re not that bad of a team as it looked like [Sunday].”

Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com

CLUB SPORTS

Women’s lacrosse club seeks official recognition from UREC Morgan Wampold Sports Contributor

The difficulty of becoming an official sports club for LSU’s Department of University Recreation is something the women’s lacrosse club knows all too well.

The squad is currently in the process of upgrading its status from a university club to being recognized as one of the many UREC sports clubs.

The team was dropped as a UREC sports club in 2010 after general interest among team members and funding slowed.

Former women’s lacrosse president and current senior Mary Condo said the squad had plans to join the Southeastern Women’s Lacrosse League in 2010, but the money needed to attend SWLL away games proved too costly.

“It would’ve been a lot of traveling,” Condo said. “If we had joined the SWLL we would’ve had to travel to South Carolina and Florida.”

The team joined the Texas Women’s Lacrosse League instead, where the destinations are much closer.

After being released by the UREC, the team disbanded for a

year before junior Kylee Rader and sophomore Erin Schwenzfeier approached Condo about reviving it.

The three formed the club which was reorganized as a Recreational Campus Life organization, but it didn’t regain its status as an official UREC sports club.

Condo said being a Campus Life organization isn’t a bad thing, but the perks of being a UREC club are certainly evident.

If accepted by the UREC, the team would get free access to the Student Adventure Complex and receive funding and advertising to benefit the team’s travels and other expenses.

Teams must meet certain criteria to be considered a UREC sports club. Some of these include registering with Campus Life as an active student organization, submitting names of at least 10 active student members and showing the club’s schedule of practices and competitions.

Rader said the squad has fulfilled most of the criteria at this point and is finalizing paperwork to submit to the Sport Clubs Advisory Council.

If the Sports Club Advisory Council and coordinator accepts

the club after it submits all of its paperwork, it will enter a “provisional status” for a minimum of two years.

Rader said if accepted, she believes the now 20-woman squad would be a positive, oneof-a-kind addition to the UREC sports club community.

“Women’s lacrosse and men’s lacrosse are completely different,” she said. “We would definitely draw a unique fanbase

that the UREC wouldn’t normally get.”

Condo said she thinks the club would be a great addition to the other sports clubs, but wants to make sure it fulfills all the requirements to ensure the program’s longevity this time around.

“It’s a lengthy process, but they want to make sure we’re going to last for years as a sport,” Condo said. “We want to show

that we’ll be competitive as well as having a plan for the club’s future.”

The squad is now 2-2 in its TWLL season and will face North Texas and Tulane on Saturday at the SAC on River Road.

Contact Morgan Wampold at mwampold@lsureveille.com

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SOFTBALL

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Falcon to return to field after recovery

2011 season cut short due to injury Scott Branson Sports Contributor

A season-ending injury of any kind, in any sport, can forever hinder an athlete’s success.

LSU softball redshirt sophoAUSTIN BENNETT / The Daily Reveille more infielder Allison Falcon is Sophomore infielder Allison Falcon swings at the ball Feb. 12 during the Tigers’ 8-0 win against the LA Tech Bulldogs at Tiger Park. showing how watching from the dugout for almost an entire season provides ample motivation.

“I just thought she was one she didn’t have any qualms about field, she just produces for us, esFalcon suffered an ankle in- of our best hitters,” Torina said. hitting at the bottom of the order. pecially in key situations.” jury a week into the 2011 season “I was just trying to get her more “I like hitting in the ninewhen she stepped on a loose ball at-bats.” hole,” Falcon said. “If I get on Contact Scott Branson at at practice.

Falcon batted .500 over the base, there’s always some kind of sbranson@lsureveille.com The injury next four games, fun that’s coming at the top of the forced Falcon all victories ex- lineup.” to step back and ‘I had to talk through it cept for a 13-4 Falcon said her boost in conevaluate her road with my family and my loss to No. 3 fidence coincided with her move to recovery.

California. up the lineup, but her success “I had to trainer, and we decided “She’s really comes from her mental approach. talk through it the year off to get better been a spark for “Coach [Torina] always says with my family the offense,” To- hitting is contagious,” Falcon and get back to my full rina said. “When said. “If you think you’re going to and my trainer, and we decided offense re- get a hit, you’re 100 percent more potential would be the the the year off to ally struggled, likely to get a hit than if you’re get better and get best thing for my career she’s the one going up there scared.” back to my full that stepped up Freshman first baseman at LSU.’ potential would and said, ‘We’re Dylan Supak said Falcon is a be the best thing going to get this team player and proved her worth Allison Falcon for my career at going,’ and has on the field this season, especially redshirt sophomore infielder LSU,” Falcon continued to go when the game has been on the said. ever since.” line.

She said not being able to Falcon said moving up in the “She brings a lot of energy participate last season was hard, order helped her confidence, but to practice,” Supak said. “On the but she still found ways to help the team.

“I always sat up at the front of the dugout, and I was one of the loudest cheerers,” Falcon said. “I tried to pick signals or look at the pitchers and see their tendencies to see if they would give anything away to help the hitters.”

The Donaldsonville native used the time off wisely and returned this season hitting better than before her injury.

Falcon hit .160 her freshman year in 56 games but is batting at a team-leading .455 clip this season.

“It’s difficult to watch a team play and know that you can’t make a contribution,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “But it gives them that desire and drive to understand each game is precious and how much it’s worth every time you step on the field.”

Falcon started in the ninehole in the first two games this season and went 0-for-4 at the plate. After taking a game off, she returned to the lineup and reached base in four of her next five atbats.

The Tigers went 2-3 over the five-game stretch, but Torina saw something special in Falcon and moved her to second in the batting order.

page 7 THE BASEBALL AMERICA TOP 25: 1. Florida 2. Stanford 3. South Carolina 4. Arkansas 5. Rice 6. Texas A&M 7. Arizona 8. Georgia 9. North Carolina 10. Georgia Tech 11. Arizona State 12. Miami 13. Florida State 14. Louisiana State 15. Clemson 16. Mississippi 17. UCLA 18. Oregon 19. Central Florida 20. Cal State Fullerton 21. Texas 22. Texas Christian 23. Oklahoma 24. Louisville 25. Baylor

page 8 DEAN, from page 5

path to the one his brother took just a few years prior. Both Deans chose to leave the state of Florida in pursuit of success at the collegiate level.

Blake’s experience has been critical in Dakota’s decision,

CHANGES, from page 5 similar cool .150 thus far. The situation in the outfield is far less than concrete with left fielder Jackson Slaid not living up to the high praise Coach Mainieri gave him before the season started.

Skeptics of the LSU baseball team pointed to the lack of power hitting as something that might hold the Tigers back despite the stellar starting pitching. In the first seven games, only seniors Grant Dozar and Beau Didier have dingers.

It’s going to be extremely difficult to compete in the Southeastern Conference if the Tigers aren’t getting any run production from Mason Katz, Raph Rhymes and Jones in the middle of the lineup.

Tyler Hanover doesn’t have an RBI yet on the year or a high enough batting average to be a legitimate leadoff hitter.

The one bright spot from the weekend was Gausman. On Friday night, the Centennial, Colo., native extended his scoreless inning streak to 12 after he blanked

as the older brother has been able to provide guidance to the rising star.

“I told [Dakota] if you don’t think LSU is the best fit for you, fair enough,” Blake said. “But if you do, you know the table is set for you and you just have to go over there and do the best you Mountaineer batters in seven innings of work.

Sophomore hurler Ryan Eades also had a stellar night in the second game, only allowing one run during the battle. LSU lost the game despite Eades’ performance due to — you guessed it — a lack of run support.

With insufficient run support and fielding mistakes, don’t be surprised to see Mainieri make some significant changes against Grambling State tonight. Mainieri has never been shy about making bold decisions, like in 2009 when he made the controversial move of inserting true freshman Austin Nola into the lineup at shortstop.

Freshman utility infielder Jared Foster has the second-highest batting average on the team, and he should get more time at DH. Also, with Jones and Slaid struggling in the outfield, Chris Sciambra and Fields should get looks in both center and left field.

Sunday starter Kirk McCune struggled and only managed three innings of work after an impressive freshman campaign. He will

The Daily Reveille can because it’s already laid out for you.”

LSU fans might also have the opportunity to see another two-sport star, as Dakota has received interest from Tiger football coaches as well. The Crestview shortstop was also a first-team all-area performer at

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 quarterback for the high school’s football team, but he is uncertain if he will split time between the two sports in college.

“When I went to LSU, I knew I could potentially have a chance to win and be successful at the same time,” Blake said.

“People love all their sports

[at LSU], so I wanted to come experience something completely different, and I ended up falling in love with the people, the fans, and I love the food.”

Contact Ian Fontenot at ifontenot@lsureveille.com

have to bounce back from the lackluster performance in order to keep his place in the rotation.

The competition the Tigers face in this week’s games against Grambling State and McNeese State and a weekend series against Dartmouth will still make it hard to gauge how well LSU really plays until SEC games begin.

No real challenges lurk for the Tigers until a trip to Auburn to begin the SEC slate.

While there’s no denying the dominance of the starting pitching, if the Tigers plan on scoring five runs and plan on winning series in one of the best baseball conferences in the nation, it’ll be a long season.

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

Contact Micah Bedard at mbedard@lsureveille.com

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LSU senior third baseman Tyler Hanover whiffs at a pitch Sunday in LSU’s 11-1 loss to Appalachian State at Alex Box Stadium.

Entertainment

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

ALYSSA SIRISOPHON / The Daily Reveille

Lauren Daigle, past “American Idol” contestant and LSU child and family studies sophomore, speaks Friday about her passion for singing and her advocacy against human trafficking.

Entertainment Writer

From singing in front of her local church to performing for more than a million viewers worldwide, Lauren Daigle refused to lose sight of her purpose.

The child and family studies sophomore advanced to Hollywood in the ninth season of “American Idol” and returned for a chance at this year’s season 11 crown.

On her first trip to Hollywood, Daigle got a unanimous “yes” from the judges but was cut shortly afterward. She said she felt she lacked focus and had misguided motives.

“At first, I was this 17-year-old teeny-bopper who was like, ‘Yeah, I just want to sing,’” Daigle said. “I wanted to help people, but that was not my main goal.”

Two seasons later, Daigle was back on the road to “American Idol,” equipped with maturity and a purpose.

Baron Cohen’s antics both funny and necessary

Daigle decided she wanted to use her voice and her position on “Idol” to help those who could not help themselves.

She said she told only her parents about her return to the show because this time she wanted her appearance on “American Idol” to be less about her and more about her cause.

“I would just tell people I had to go to California for something,” Daigle said.

The Oscars were awarded Sunday, but one of the most talked-about moments didn’t involve the ceremony.

After nearly being banned from the event due to anticipated antics, “Borat” star and well-known prankster Sacha Baron Cohen stepped onto the red carpet in a costume from his upcoming movie “The Dictator.”

Cohen was flanked by two JOEY GRONER women in mili- Entertainment tary uniforms Writer and a jar of what he claimed was the ashes of recently deceased North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. The night’s most infamous moment came when red carpet host Ryan Seacrest was interviewing Baron Cohen. After greeting Seacrest by saying “death to the West,” Baron Cohen was asked about his military outfit, to which he replied that he was “wearing John Galliano, but the socks are from Kmart.”

A minute into the interview, Seacrest asked Baron Cohen about the ashes, which Baron Cohen then

DAIGLE, see page 11

OSCARS, see page 11

Lauren Daigle uses brief tenure on singing competition to spread awareness of human trafficking David Jones

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FOOD

Aztecas Mexican Cuisine opens Restaurant offers unique flavor, flair Raylea Barrow Entertainment Writer

Aztecas Mexican Cuisine made me say “¡Olé!”

The restaurant, located on the corner of Lafayette and Main streets, opened Feb. 10.

Azteca blends Tex-Mex dining options like chimichangas and enchiladas with other dishes like an appetizer of southwest egg rolls or an entrée of baby back ribs.

The most popular plates are the fish tacos, tacos al carbon and fajitas, according to Aztecas manager Mutaz

Abusada, who said customers enjoy the fajita meat for its smooth texture and flavor.

The flavors of seafood mixed with Mexican spices makes fish tacos my favorite Mexican dish, so I was curious to see what A Daily Reveille made AztecRestaurant Review as’ fish tacos Grade: B+ so popular.

I tried the seared ahi tuna tacos, priced at $14.99. These tacos blend Mexican spices with Caribbean fruit and are stuffed with grilled ahi tuna seasoned with salt and pepper.

The three tacos featured a sweet mango sauce with lime zest and a

Food for Thought

fresh mango pico de gallo over a green salad.

The presentation expressed the Caribbean island feel of the dish.

My first bite was flavorful but overwhelmed by tuna. The fish was also not as warm as I would have hoped.

The pico de gallo was a medley of fresh-cut mangoes, red bell peppers, green bell peppers and cilantro.

I enjoyed the zest and the crunch of the pico de gallo alone, but I couldn’t taste it when added to the taco.

The mango sauce gave the taco a subtle but sweet flavor. It would have been tastier with more sauce instead of a dollop, which would have helped to mask the strong taste ahi tuna taste.

AZTECAS, see page 11

CONNOR TARTER / The Daily Reveille

Seared ahi tuna tacos with pico de gallo and mango sauce, priced at $14.99, are plated at Aztecas Mexican Cuisine’s recently opened downtown location.

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ART

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Drip! features local artists’ work at North Gate Tavern Event resumes after four months Josh Naquin Entertainment Writer

Students stopped North Gate Tavern on Monday night to unwind with friends and indulge their taste buds with the bar’s most popular export of the evening — art.

Drip! Art Show, an exhibit that also functioned as a marketplace for local artists, displayed artists’ work inside the dining area and outside on the rustic patio.

Dusty Cooper, North Gate Tavern owner and event organizer, collaborated with others to hold the first Drip! show in May of last year.

Cooper said she stopped holding the once-a-month art events about four months ago due to a lack of participation and repetitive artwork.

“We stopped to work out some changes and generate new interest for the show,” Cooper said.

Cooper said she is excited

about the new energy surrounding helping each other show our work the recently resumed exhibit. and get our names out there,” Na“Before, we would feature 10 quin said. “So when Logan brought to 12 artists per show,” Cooper said. the show to our attention, we were “We’ve seen three times as many happy to participate.” entries for this first show back.”

Naquin said she went to an Cooper credits painting and event last year and enjoyed the condrawing sophomore Logan McMa- vergence of different mediums of nus with getting the local commu- art and the inspiration it brought her. nity buzzing about “I went to a the show’s resur- ‘I’m hoping the event show last Novemrection. ber and I loved the “I had heard will pull in a different live art,” Naquin about the show, crowd and hopefully said. and one day I went M i c h e l e to the bar and we I’ll get to see some new Marks, art history worked up a plan to and painting and faces.’ revive it,” McMadrawing junior, Amanda Songy nus said. painted a piece of ceramics junior McManus said work live at Drip! the event fits well Marks said she apwith the Painter’s League at LSU, preciated the sense of community an artist collaborative of which he among artists at the event and emis a member. braced the chance to network.

Katie Naquin, Painters League Ceramics junior Amanda at LSU president and paint- Songy displayed some of her ing and drawing junior, said her handmade jewelry at the exhibition. organization was happy to see the “I’m hoping the event will pull event’s return. in a different crowd and hopefully “Painters League is about I’ll get to see some new faces,”

XERXES A. WILSON / The Daily Reveille

Painting and drawing junior Katie Naquin works on a live painting Monday at the Drip! Art Show at North Gate Tavern.

Songy said.

According to Songy, the local art scene is improving but it has more ground to cover.

“I’d like to see the bridge between Baton Rouge and New Orleans open to other forms of art

besides music,” Songy said.

Contact Josh Naquin at jnaquin@lsureveille.com

TECHNOLOGY

Pew study shows most U.S. adults only use 1-5 apps a week

U.S. adults have ever paid for an app, and of those, half spent $5 or less.

There may be an app for evThough Leblanc and Miller erything, but not everyone is us- didn’t pay for apps, Roussel did ing them. when he bought the LSU Moodle Apple’s App Store is ap- app. proaching 25 billion downloads, William Foster Murphy, but studies show few of those general business sophomore, apps will be used consistently. and Grant Hudson, anthropology A survey by the freshman, have also Pew Research Center’s bought apps.

Internet & American Top 10 free iPhone “I actually pay for Life Project shows 68 apps: most of mine,” Murphy percent of smartphone 1. Draw Something said. owners only open Hudson said he five or fewer apps per 2. Move the Box didn’t mind paying for week, a low number 3. Police Chase Smash apps. considering the amount 4. Blood & Glory In addition to U.S. of apps available. adults not paying for Alex Cook, the 5. Scramble with phone applications, University’s IT Coor- Friends Anindya Datta, founddinator for Continuing 6. Temple Run er of app analytic firm Education, isn’t surMobilewalla, told USA 7. Mega Jump prised by this data.

Today that 80 to 90 “The concept of a 8. Words with Friends percent of apps are dephone hasn’t changed 9. Facebook leted from devices. with the technology,” “The number of Cook said in an e-mail. 10. Flashlight downloads is a very “People over a certain poor measure of how age have a pretty set idea of what popular an app is,” Datta said. a phone is and — unless they When asked what makes her are tech savvy — aren’t going to keep an app on her phone, Lebgravitate toward apps.” lanc said it needs to be useful.

This finding rings true on “It has to be efficient and campus as well. Daisy Miller, working,” Leblanc noted. “If I public relations sophomore, said need to use the app more than she probably only uses three apps once every three weeks, I’ll keep a week on her Android phone. it.”

She said she hasn’t paid for an Roussel agreed, saying the app. app “just has to be interesting.”

Angela Leblanc, kinesiology sophomore, also said she uses around three apps a week.

“I prefer the phone for calling and texting,” Leblanc said.

Facebook is a favorite app of Leblanc and sports administration sophomore Mitchel Roussel.

Contact Taylor Balkom at Another Pew Research study tbalkom@lsureveille.com shows that only 16 percent of Taylor Balkom

What makes you keep apps on your phone?

Entertainment Writer

Angela LeBlanc kinesiology sophomore

‘It has to be efficient, working, not freeze.

It has to be useful.”

William Foster Murphy general business sophomore

‘If I don’t get bored with them, I won’t delete them.’

Grant Hudson anthropology freshman

‘Mainly the ones I delete are games and stupid things like that.’

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

CHRIS CARLSON / The Associated Press

“Borat” star Sacha Baron Cohen arrives Sunday at the 84th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Baron Cohen wore a costume from his upcoming movie “The Dictator.”

OSCARS, from page 9 “accidentally” spilled on Seacrest.

Baron Cohen was dragged away by security guards and wasn’t heard from again for the rest of the night.

I loved Baron Cohen’s stunt.

AZTECAS, from page 9 The atmosphere was open and inviting. The staff was friendly and attentive.

The dining area, which was clean and fresh, was split into two rooms with a contrast of warm and cool lighting. A wide bar is located in the front room.

The restaurant has a red and black color scheme throughout, from the walls to the table settings. Typical Mariachi music was playing and Mexican-influenced art covered portions of the brick walls.

Head chef Salvano Garcia has been cooking for 16 years. Originally from Tampico, Mexico, Garcia said he is inspired by his mother’s cuisine.

“My favorite dishes are the chile de relleno and mole,” he said. Mole is a spicy, chocolate tomato sauce.

Garcia also uses chipotle and ancho chile peppers in his dishes.

“Everything is fresh,” Garcia said. “I make the white queso fresh and chile con carne fresh daily.”

The restaurant is still in the beginning stages of opening.

“We wanted to do a soft opening,” Abusada said. “We’re still training everyone, and we didn’t want to give bad service.”

There are still new menus that have yet to be released, and the website is in the process of being redesigned to adjust to the new menu and restaurant location. The restaurant

It was hilarious, shocking and everything I expected from him.

It’s a shame the Academy didn’t want him to participate in the show, as he likely could have provided a boost to both the ratings and the dull ceremony. is also still building an outdoor patio that Abusada said will feature a spectacular view.

Abusada said customers, including East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden, have loved the Aztecas experience.

Abusada has been in the restaurant business his whole life. His father owns the Aztecas business and supervises the sister location in Lafayette.

“I am from Jordan. My family owned Lebanese restaurants.

We wanted to try something new,” Abusada said.

Abusada said from the time Aztecas opened, business has been steady with some slow points. The majority of the clientele has been from the surrounding area. When Cirque du Soleil’s “Quidam” was in Baton Rouge, Abusada said the event brought customers to Aztecas for dinner.

Aztecas’ prices range from $6.99 to $25.99. Fajitas are on the expensive side.

Business hours are from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Saturday.

Reactions to Cohen’s stunt were mixed. Some called it disrespectful and crude, while others thought it was another great piece of comedy from the legendary practical jokester.

Seacrest responded gracefully, simply changing into a new jacket and saying the stunt wasn’t staged.

This isn’t the first time Baron Cohen has done something like this.

For a scene in his film “Bruno,” Baron Cohen and his team used fake IDs to infiltrate a Prada fashion show. As the titular character, he wore a Velcro suit onstage with random items of clothing stuck to him.

Following the release of “Bruno,” Baron Cohen made a memorable appearance at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, dressing as an angel and being lowered from the rafters.

After an apparent malfunction, Baron Cohen, who was nude except for a jockstrap, was lowered onto Eminem. Eminem later revealed that the prank was staged.

Everyone should have seen this coming. It was Hollywood’s biggest night, and Baron Cohen has a new movie to promote, so it was the prime opportunity for some classic Borat-style shenanigans.

Baron Cohen’s antics were necessary. On the night when everyone in Hollywood is acting straight-laced and serious, it was great to see someone making fun of the pompous proceedings. Better than any of Billy Crystal’s bits, the prank served as a reminder that the Oscars need comic relief every now and then.

Leave it to the reigning king of practical jokes to provide the night’s most memorable moment. Hopefully we can rely on Baron Cohen to deliver moments like these in the future.

page 11 DAIGLE, from page 9 Daigle strolled into the audition room and performed a soulful rendition of “Black and Gold” by Sam Sparro.

She attributed her confidence to her experiences singing in front of her church congregation.

Daigle was cut this year right before she reached the top-24 round, but she said she’s content with the decision. She viewed her stint on “Idol” as a learning experience, but she realized the competitive aspect of the show is not suited for her.

“The competition becomes more than what you’re passionate about,” Daigle said.

Daigle said being on the show had many perks, including singing for R&B superstar Mary J. Blige and meeting talented musicians. But most importantly, the show made her further realize how important using music as an instrument of advocacy was to her.

“I was so blessed and thankful to come home to do music my way,” Daigle said.

Since leaving the show, Daigle has been doing just that. She travels around Louisiana as a lead singer of the band Ask the Thomas Bros.

Daigle said she writes her own songs, usually about love and her stance against human trafficking.

The soulful singer’s passion for human-trafficking awareness came after she was diagnosed with cytomegalovirus, an immune deficiency disorder that placed her in home school, where she met a girl who gave a presentation on the horrible reality of trafficking.

Since then, Daigle has been a strong believer in the fight against modern-day slavery.

“I was one of the girls who wanted to beat down the doors and get those girls out,” Daigle said.

She said her resources to help victims of trafficking were limited, but after coming to the University, she joined Tigers Against Trafficking and was excited she had found an organization that shared her passion.

Daigle said she would consider auditioning for “Idol” again, but said she will always stay true to her beliefs. Regardless of the audience, she said she feels most enriched when she sings with a purpose.

Daigle encourages everyone to find their passion.

“Follow your dreams, but follow with a purpose,” Daigle said.

Contact Joey Groner at jgroner@lsureveille.com

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Pornography shouldn’t be demonized for its downfalls POSITIVELY CARNAL

Kristi Carnahan Columnist Many women lament the discovery of pornography on their partner’s computer or in their DVD collection.

With the opening of another adult entertainment store in Port Allen, there’s now more porn to be found in the Baton Rouge area.

While there are downfalls in porn production, viewing pornography shouldn’t be the taboo and shameful practice it is today.

Porn isn’t a big, bad, brainfilling, relationship-killing monster like many media outlets and “traditional family” activists would have you believe.

Viewing or listening to pornography can be a healthy way to explore parts of your sexuality.

Unsure if you’d really like that fantasy you keep having while you dream? Finding related porn may give you a better idea if the preference is real or better left for your wet dreams.

Sometimes people may want to have sex alone. It’s enjoyable in a different way to occasionally get off alone — not to mention quicker and easier.

Frequently, one partner is horny but their counterpart is unavailable. Or everytime one person is in the mood, school, homework and other time-consuming obstacles may prevent people from having time for sex.

There is nothing wrong with self-loving or using porn to help your orgasm along.

In fact, as long as it isn’t interfering with any other part of your life, pornography is normal,

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

In reference to Adam Arinder’s column, “‘LSU Memes’ page destroys the sanctity of the meme,” readers had this to say: “This is true. I have never been a member of or poster to 4chan, reddit or SA, but I still understand memes and how to properly use them simply because I have used the Internet for more than pornography and tweeting trivial facts

no different.

If you think porn is realistic, you’ll find real life romantic relationships hindered by that belief.

While porn may look real, you must remember it’s generally entertainment, not a sexual documentary.

Let me clear up some common misconceptions.

Most women aren’t naturally shaped like porn stars, I promise.

I’m sure we’re all shocked to learn many famous porn stars have had some work done, right?

And no matter how skinny, many women can’t do the sexual

positions portrayed in porn and find them pleasurable.

Spitting isn’t sexy to most women. Oral sex techniques displayed in most porn isn’t going to do much for many women.

Please don’t believe every woman finds pleasure with a guy that long or that thick.

On the same hand that women are objectified and made disproportionate in pornography, so are men.

Ever noticed how the men in porn have maybe three lines, and you rarely see their face, much less another body part besides their

about my breakfast. A simple visit to knowyourmeme.com would significantly decrease the number of improperly captioned memes.”

- Boomer

despite the vast Redditor cred on display here, the idea that memes only exist as Internet jokes could itself be be construed as destroying the sanctity of the meme. (Don’t worry, I don’t think Dawkins is big on sanctity.) Anyway, fear not. Memes are many splendored things, and it will take more than one silly Facebook page to destroy them.”

- Rebekah Monson

scenario. Say people like you whose worship efforts comprise promoting abortion and contraception rights (ie, destroying unborn babies and women’s health — note many studies indicate abortion and birth control multiply incidents of breast cancer and cervical cancer).

But that’s your religion, your freedom to worship as you will. Well, suppose a pro-life president mandated that the baby and womankilling “Church” of Planned Parenthood was mandated to make its affiliates hand out free-of-charge videos and pamphlets expressing the truth that abortion kills babies and harms and kills women. Oh, and at first Planned Parenthood

“U mad bro?”

- Anonymous “It may just be following suit, but seriously people, know your memes. Also Adam, U Jelly?”

- Troll Dad “Richard Dawkins coined the term ‘meme’ in the ‘70s to describe a replicator (a melody, an image, a joke, a phrase, a fashion) in the evolution of ideas and culture. So,

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healthy and should be encouraged, or at least not discouraged.

Are there people who take it too far? Yes. But like alcohol, people who use it irresponsibly give bad reputations to responsible consumers.

There are people addicted to pornography, which can hurt or ruin relationships. There are men who don’t realize that mainstream porn isn’t realistic.

As a practicing registered nurse, I can tell you many egregious errors with the “medicine” practiced on “House,” “ER” or “Grey’s Anatomy.” Porn is

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penis, after the “storyline” is set up? Men are used just like women in mainstream porn — to fill a hole, so to speak — with little other complexity to their interactions.

Mainstream porn uses both sexes for their bodies without showing the real complexities of sexual tension and exploration between two people. The reality is that to have sex with most people, you’re going to need more than a corny three-minute conversation.

Rarely will your first conversation lead immediately into sex so amazing it blows everyone’s mind.

Unrealistic expectations due to porn are problematic, but most people who watch it aren’t that naive. These problems with the production of mainstream porn don’t mean watching porn occasionally is going to cause a man to start believing everything he sees or a relationship to collapse.

Pornography can be an excellent way to explore your sexual fantasies and desires.

Don’t freak out if your partner uses porn once in a while. It can be a healthy outlet and help them find the confidence to try something new that just might surprise you.

Just because your partner still views porn doesn’t mean you’re unattractive or sex with you isn’t fulfilling.

It’s simply another healthy part of a normal sex life.

Kristi Carnahan is a 25-year-old anthropology senior from West Monroe. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_KCarnahan.

Contact Kristi Carnahan at kcarnahan@lsureveille.com would have to pick up the tab. But then the President made an ‘accommodation’ saying that the video production houses and printing companies would have to provide these free to every woman stepping into a PP affiliate. But, PP would still be responsible for getting these printed and produced and given out to customers. You okay with that?

Based on this article, you should think it’s a great idea.”

- Blaise

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“A widespread taste for pornography means that nature is alerting us to some threat of extinction.”

J.G. Ballard English novelist Nov. 15, 1930 — April 19, 2009

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Opinion

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HEAD to HEAD Is the U.S. losing the war in Afghanistan to cultural misunderstandings and offenses?

Yes. U.S. intolerance is losing the war overseas. No. Cultural outreach outweighs honest mistakes.

THE PHILIBUSTER

PHIL SWEENEY Columnist “What men call accident is God’s own part,” wrote English poet Philip James Bailey.

Troublesome, then, is the government’s insistence that the recent Quran burnings at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan were accidental.

Yahweh, Allah, L. Ron Hubbard — none of man’s formulations of divinity purports to be tolerant of the butchery resulting from last week’s incident, most recently demonstrated in yesterday’s suicide bombing of a military airport in eastern Afghanistan.

The burning of religious texts, holy scriptures and divinely inspired literature is never accidental. Never.

And even if we accept the enormously inopportune gaffe as a mere “whoops,” there’s still the “incomprehensible” fact “there weren’t systems that caught that,” as a senior U.S. official in the region remarked.

Either, or, neither, nor, whichever way you chalk the play up, it’s a critical goal-line penalty for the U.S.-led coalition, which anticipates the withdrawal of 22,000 troops by the year’s end.

And more, it’s a personal foul.

Desecrating holy books is an ecclesiastical faux pas everywhere — let alone the Middle East, whose culture forbids even the depiction of its cardinal prophet.

In many ways, the outrage is warranted — six days of “chaotic street battles” and a “visceral distaste for Western behavior,” as an Los Angeles Times article detailed.

Comparably, LSU students were horrified last May at a graduate student’s burning of the American flag. Those allegedly having thrown urine-filled water balloons at the student during the demonstration, for instance, can assuredly relate to Afghans’ sentiments.

Building on this, imagine if the offending graduate student were from the University of Alabama and as if the incident were after the BCS National Championship Game.

That’s but a small fraction of the outrage Afghans are feeling. A personal foul, indeed.

But add those 15 yards to those of the team’s other infractions in this nation-building contest: the false start of a serviceman who used the Quran as target practice in 2008 and the encroachment of Guantanamo personnel who flushed the Quran down a toilet in 2005.

As the ever-quotatious Les Miles once said, “I can tell you that anytime you are in a game where you are penalized as often as we were, [the] quarterback has a very difficult situation.”

Indeed, President Barack Obama does face a rather difficult fourth-down conversion on this drive, but American fans

ought to be encouraged by his apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

It remains to be seen, though, whether Afghans accept our nation’s contrition.

Presidential nominee Rick Santorum’s public condemnation of Obama’s apology is worrisome in this regard.

But if Americans, too, are unsympathetic to Afghans’ indignation at the scandalous incident, then it’s game over.

Not like Lil’ Flip, though. Like the BCS National Championship Game.

America’s failure lies in our unwillingness to make cultural halftime adjustments and to learn from our mistakes, which is precisely what this most recent iteration of Quran desecration is: a rookie mistake.

The U.S. anticipates formally withdrawing from Afghanistan by December 2014 — a suspect aim, given the resilient Taliban insurgency’s presence. But if the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship isn’t mended soon, the war in Afghanistan will be lost long before then, but not by the military.

By you and me. By civilian Americans.

“When you are in the backyard of somebody,” as Les Miles said, “it is important to win that battle across the fence.”

I’m not quite sure what that means, but desecrating the Quran — accidentally or otherwise — is losing us that very battle in Afghanistan.

And of that, I’m certain.

Phil Sweeney is a 25-year-old English senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_PhilSweeney.

Contact Phil Sweeney at psweeney@lsureveille.com

BLUE-EYED DEVIL

NICHOLAS PIERCE Columnist To Muslims, the Arabic Quran is the holy and unaltered word of God. When handling the noble Quran, we first clean ourselves via ritual ablution.

When reading the Quran, we hold it or set it on a small stand known as a “ra’el.” We won’t allow it to touch the ground.

The religion of the Quran is the rock beneath our feet. It is the cornerstone of our lives and faith.

What happened in Afghanistan pains us. I don’t know a single devout Muslim who would not fight to pull a Quran out of a fire. The Quran is who we are and the Quran is who I am — or at least who I strive to be.

But what transpired at Bagram air base was not a reflection of U.S. foreign policy. It may have been an accident. It may, more likely, have been the hateful whim of a shallow person.

But the idea that this was an intentional act carried out to disrespect or demoralize our ascribed enemy is highly suspect.

Regardless of my feelings concerning the wars or U.S. involvement overseas, I know this Quran burning is incongruous with the ethos of the American military. I also believe the apologies issued by Gen. John Allen, President Obama and others are most likely sincere.

But those apologies have fallen on deaf ears.

While serving in the Army, I had the honor of praying behind Lt. Col. AbdulRasheed Muhammad.

Muhammad, one of the

highest-ranking Muslim Americans in the U.S. military, routinely made trips to Afghanistan and Iraq to work with Muslim communities in those occupied countries.

Muhammad made it his mission to repair damaged Qurans and mosques. He fed people after Ramadan.

He fought to gain the trust and good faith of the people.

Muhammad is one side of the same coin as these Quran burnings. Both impact the way we are perceived. Make no mistake about it, this is a war of perception.

That’s why we have to stack the deck in our favor with goodwill ambassadors like Muhammad. And we’ve tried, but we haven’t tried hard enough.

In 2008, a soldier in Iraq used a Quran for target practice. Needless to say the results were similar. Why didn’t we learn from that? A full four years later, the same sort of incendiary actions are going on.

Had we fought this war with more Col. Muhammads and far fewer Quran burnings, the people of Afghanistan wouldn’t be deaf to our apologies.

Had we stopped our ignorance from speaking louder than our sincerity, we would be in an entirely different position.

By all accounts this war seems to be drawing to a close. I hope our ship of reconciliation has not sailed.

I hope this isn’t just another coal piled on the heads of the Afghan people, and I still hope some wrongs can be undone.

The actions of men like Muhammad were real and sincere, but they were lost in the white noise and the arrogance and ignorance of war.

Demonstrating our goodwill to the people of Afghanistan has been and should remain a prerogative in our remaining time there.

If we become comfortable with being viewed as oppressors, then we truly have lost this war, and we will be in danger of becoming what our opposition accuses us of.

We cannot fold our hands and resign ourselves to failure. We cannot lose sight of the good things we have done. We cannot let the progress we have made be washed out or shouted down by petty oversights or malicious acts — both for our sakes, and for the people of Afghanistan.

Nicholas Pierce is a 22-year old history junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_nabdulpierc.

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Afghan protestors shout slogans Feb. 21 in front of the U.S. base of Bagram during an anti-U.S. demonstration north of Kabul, Afghanistan. More than 2,000 angry Afghans protested the inadvertant burning of Qurans at the air force base.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 OVERCROWDING, from page 1

according to the Office of the Chancellor’s online archives.

Two years later, in 2008, enrollment started to climb while the number of instructional faculty and class sections continued to fall.

With more students entering the University and fewer professors with fewer class sections in which students could enroll, overcrowding again became a problem.

Although larger desks filled classrooms, the number of desks that could fit in the general-purpose classrooms declined.

“As a result, the individual station count was smaller than before, and we could not fit as many students in the classrooms when enrollment began to increase again,” said Patricia Beste, senior associate registrar.

The mid-size classrooms, like the ones in Lockett’s basement, are where the problems arise.

“What we see changing are the 40-50 person classes increasing to 50-60 person classes,” said assistant registrar Pat Yancey.

While Chancellor Michael Martin and Vice Chancellor for Student Life and Enrollment

The Daily Reveille Services Kurt Keppler have stressed the importance of increasing the University’s enrollment numbers, the number of chairs that can fit those students is stagnant.

And when one of those fixedseating chairs breaks, Facility Services adds one of the wooden tabletarmchairs to the back or side of the classroom until the original chair can be mended.

“We need bigger classrooms,” said Robert Doolos, University registrar. “We have taken advantage of what opportunities we have been given to increase classroom sizes in the past. For instance, we combined

page 15 classrooms in Coates Hall and Tureaud Hall.”

Yancey said the construction of the Business Education Complex will not alleviate the impending classroom overcrowding problem because none of the classrooms being built are larger than those in the Lockett basement.

“I recently received a list of all the classes I cannot schedule in the new business school next fall,” Yancey said.

Doolos said the campus offers 218 general-purpose classrooms, and all of them are in use during “prime-time periods” in the

mornings and early afternoons.

“We will be able to accommodate students,” Doolos said. “But we need to have faculty and students who are willing to teach and learn earlier in the day and later in the night.”

Until new classrooms are built to accommodate the growing 50- to 60-person class sections, the wooden chairs will probably still linger against Lockett’s basement classrooms’ walls.

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