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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

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Student fees fund unofficial D.C. trip

Contributing Writer

Danielle Kelley

Business Education Complex unveiled today

costs will come to about $52 million, according to Timothy Rodrigue, assistant director of The Business Education alumni and external relations.

Complex, the new home of the Rodrigue said the complex E.J. Ourso College of Business, is the school’s first standalone will be unveiled to the public to- facility. day at a 10:30 a.m. rib“For us, it gives Listen to our students a chance to bon-cutting ceremony.

The event will fea- 91.1 KLSU at learn together in one loture keynote speaker 5:20 p.m. to cation,” Rodrigue said.

Steve Forbes, editor of He said the facility Forbes magazine and hear about the also offers faculty the noted columnist. ribbon-cutting chance to conduct reAfter the ceremony, ceremony. search with new, statespectators will have a of-the-art technology chance to see the 156,000-square- and use Skype-like equipment foot complex for themselves with to create a global classroom with guided tours of the new facility. the school’s partners in Brazil The project began with a budget of $60 million, and final BUSINESS see page 4

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The Business Education Complex [above and left] will house the E.J. Ourso College of Business. Take a virtual tour of the complex at lsureveille.com/multimedia.

Student Government Senate passed a finance bill Feb. 22 to spend a maximum $1,240 to send one current and two former SG members to a conference taking place this weekend in Washington, D.C. Student fees will pay for the group’s airfare, food, incidentals like cab fare and registration to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference, where President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak.

In addition to those costs, the $1,240 will give each student a $15 stipend each day during the trip, according to former Senator of Humanities and Social Sciences Theodore Williams III, who is attending the conference.

The students were denied funding for the trip from the Organization Relief Fund, which helps cover traveling costs for undergraduate students, because they will not be presenting at the conference, according to the senate bill that funded the excursion.

Williams said the funding was actually denied because of paperwork delays.

SG, see page 4

STATE

Senators to debate legislation on TOPS for veterans Jindal expresses support for bill Kate Mabry Staff Writer

State senators will discuss changing TOPS eligibility for veterans during the legislative session, which begins March 12.

TOPS offers aid to students entering the military after high school for up to five years following their high school graduation, but under these conditions,

veterans who choose to re-enlist management sophomore and presilose the extra aid dent of Student from the scholar- How would TOPS change? Veterans of LSU, ship program. said he thinks the Current law: Students entering into Under the procurrent TOPS regposed legislation, military service following high school ulations for veterveterans would graduation are eligible for TOPS up ans are unfair. be given a year to to five years following the student’s “The proenroll in college graduation. posed plan is a under the TOPS step in the right program following Proposed legislation: Veterans will direction,” he said. their active mili- have one year to enroll in college under “Veterans that TOPS following active duty. tary service. were in [military service] for lonGov. Bobby Jindal announced Feb. 15 that he ger would have the opportunity to would support the legislation.

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INTERNATIONAL

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Motorcycle bomb injures five police officers in Turkey on Thursday

Obama demands Congress end ‘giveaway’ oil, gas subsidies

Laura Bush gives new grants for post-Katrina library recovery

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A bomb mounted on a motorbike went off in Instanbul near the country’s ruling party offices on Thursday, injuring five policemen, state-run television said.

A vehicle and a police bus were damaged in the explosion near the office of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, where one policeman was killed in a bomb attack last year.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama, turning his political sights on snowy New Hampshire, demanded that Congress eliminate oil and gas company subsidies that he called an outrageous government “giveaway.” Though politically a long shot, the White House believes the idea resonates at a time of high gasoline prices.

“Let’s put every single member of Congress on record: You can stand with oil companies or you can stand up for the American people,” Obama said, reiterating an appeal he made last year as gas prices were rising.

The president also said Republican charges that his policies are driving up gas prices won’t pass “a political bull-detector” test and pointed to a chart that showed decreasing U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

CHALMETTE (AP) — For the fifth time since Hurricane Katrina, former First Lady Laura Bush visited Chalmette High School on Thursday and announced grants ranging from $20,000 to $60,000 to help school libraries in Louisiana and Mississippi rebuild their collections after Hurricane Katrina. The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries announced its first round of Gulf library recovery grants at Chalmette High on March 3, 2006.

“I am happy to be back in the state of Louisiana,” Bush told the crowd.

More than 100 Gulf school libraries received $6.3 million from the foundation.

Two New Orleans police officers shot, one suspect dead

For sale: deserted French village, pool and stable included COURBEFY, France (AP) — The village of Courbefy has rustic buildings with fireplaces and exposed beams, a horse stable, a tennis court and a swimming pool. Sound nice?

It’s for sale.

The village in Limousin, about 280 miles (450 kilometers) southwest of Paris, was put on the block last week because its latest owners, who had run it as a luxury hotel and restaurant, had long stopped paying their mortgage. The entire hamlet carried an asking price of just 300,000 euros ($400,000) — about the cost of a studio apartment in Paris.

Nobody bid.

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An infared remote camera in the Kargil district of India captures a rare sighting of a snow leopard Feb. 3.

Endangered snow leopards seen in Himalayan conflict region SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A pair of rare, reclusive snow leopards have been photographed wandering a remote mountain region once ravaged by conflict between India and Pakistan.

Infrared camera traps set up months ago by World Wildlife Fund-India filmed the adult snow leopards in Kargil district just a few miles from the heavily militarized Line of Control that runs through the disputed territory of Kashmir.

Wreckage of crashed helicopter recovered off Alabama coast MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard officials say they’ve recovered the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed off Alabama in Mobile Bay, but three missing crewmembers weren’t found, and the search for them continues.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One suspect is dead and two New Orleans police officers and another suspect were wounded after an early morning traffic stop developed into a gunfight.

Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas says both wounded officers required surgery after the shooting early Thursday. A police spokesman said both were in stable condition as of 9:30 a.m.

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RESEARCH

School of Social Work conducts dropout study Nearly 20 percent become convicts

Shannon Roberts Contributing Writer

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ADMINISTRATION

First provost candidate visits campus

Schnabel speaks on school diversity Brian Sibille Staff Writer

During a forum on Thursday, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost candidate Bobby Schnabel detailed his potential plans for the University that emphasize diversity, collaboration across disciplines and more investment in Louisiana culture.

Schnabel hails from Indiana University, where he has been the dean of the School of Infomatics since 2007. His previous tenure was at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he SCHNABEL held multiple positions for more than 30 years.

Throughout the forum, Schnabel continually mentioned his passion for diversity. He spoke briefly of his personal accomplishments in the realm, including the creation of academic programs for women and collaboration with Dillard University in New Orleans, a historically African-American institution.

“Results from working in a diverse environment are almost always better,” he said.

In regard to diversity, Schnabel said the University has potential to become more attractive to international students.

He said India has been a source of interest for universities as an increasing need for higher education goes unmet in the country. Louisiana has the resources to attract students from India, China, Brazil and other South American countries, he said.

Schnabel mentioned a correlation between the University’s strong coastal research and the need for it in countries like India.

The coastal field was only one of the fields in which Schnabel said he sees potential for expansion. He already sees potential for multidisciplinary collaboration in the coastal, regional, energy and computation and technology fields at LSU.

Much of his research has been in more scientific fields, but Schnabel said arts and humanities have always been a priority to him since he spent his undergraduate years at Dartmouth College.

“I’m old fashioned, but I strongly believe in arts and humanities in higher education,” he said.

He said although he agrees with the increasing national mindset that stronger emphasis should be placed on economic development and entrepreneurial vocations in higher education, it doesn’t mean arts and humanities cannot be incorporated.

Arts and humanities are essential for creating leadership skills, high potential and well-rounded education for students, he said.

Schnabel only spoke briefly on the challenges currently faced by the University, notably the decrease in state and federal support.

He said decreasing state support is a nationwide problem that will

most likely continue, and federal support through research grants will remain “steady at best.”

The challenge will be keeping the potential for rising tuition costs in proportion with the quality of education students receive at the University, he said.

Schnabel said he will not implement new programs if he secures the second-highest position at the University, but instead build upon initiatives that are already in place, like Flagship 2020.

Schnabel has been in Baton Rouge since Wednesday evening and will continue touring campus and meeting with different individuals and organizations today.

The three remaining candidates for the job will hold forums March 5, 7 and 9.

About 15,000 students drop out of Louisiana public schools each year, and of that number, about 18 percent enter the Department of Corrections, according to a study by the University’s School of Social Work.

The study found the annual weighted cost, on average, for each person being punished within the Department of Corrections was $4,750.

The dropout study is headed

by Cecile Guin, director of the Office of Social Service Research and Development, and has been ongoing for more than a year. It aims to make citizens aware of how much money dropouts cost the state and how important it is for students to remain in school and graduate, Guin said.

The dropout study collected data from the Department of Corrections, the Department of Education and the Office of Juvenile Justice from 1996 and later, Guin said. If the number of students dropping out was lowered by 10 percent, the state would save more than $7 million a year from the Department of Corrections, the study found. With that reduction of dropouts, the estimated tax benefits for one year are estimated to be more than $3 million.

“We’re planning on looking at more family variables with children who have dropped out,” Guin said.

“We will work with the workforce commission to see what types of employment [dropouts] have.”

Social work professor Pamela Monroe is working on Entergy’s Adopt a School Zone program, which is in its first year with the University. The program is conducted at Istrouma High School in Baton Rouge, but it may expand to include other high schools in the coming year, Monroe said.

“The purpose is to combat poverty by improving retention and graduation rates in high schools,” Monroe said. “We know that there’s such a strong relationship between academic success and exits from poverty.”

The program currently gives free tax preparation and tips to avoid predatory lending to the families of students, Monroe said.

“That’s clearly not something that is of deep concern to high school students. That’s a deep concern to their families and parents,” Monroe said.

The study is important because the researchers say many societal issues are closely related.

“They’re circular problems: poverty, not staying in school, living in unstable neighborhoods, crime.

It’s all the same problem,” Guin said.

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STATE

Gov. Jindal revisits Facebook ban The Associated Press

(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal is again attempting to ban certain sex offenders from Facebook and other social networking sites, backing legislation Thursday that would rewrite a state law declared unconstitutional by a federal judge.

Jindal said the prohibition is among anti-crime bills he’s pushing in the legislative session that begins March 12.

A federal judge threw out a law passed last year that made it a crime for anyone convicted of a sex offense against a minor or of video voyeurism to use networking websites, chat rooms and peer-to-peer networks. The judge

BUSINESS, from page 1

and China.

Construction on the complex began on March 19, 2010, and was funded through a privatepublic partnership between the state and the College of Business.

“In two years, we’ve gone from a paved asphalt surface to clearing all that, putting up steel beams, glass being installed and a roof put in place,” Rodrigue said.

The college will stream the ribbon-cutting ceremony online.

A link can be found on the business college’s website.

In addition to Forbes, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden, Chancellor Michael Martin and former business college dean and current University of Georgia business college dean Robert Sumichrast will be present

SG, from page 1

Also attending the conference with Williams are SG Assistant Director of Student Outreach Myles Laroux and former Secretary of the Humanities and Social Sciences College Council Aubrey DeVillez.

DeVillez, Laroux and Williams are members of the Tigers for Israel organization and were notified by the organization’s president about the conference.

Though the students do not officially represent the University at the conference, Laroux said he always represents LSU. “I represent the University everywhere I go, and it should hold true for every LSU student,” Laroux said.

said the law was too broad and would effectively ban those sex offenders from the Internet.

Jindal said the state will appeal that ruling, arguing the law was designed to keep sex offenders from preying on children in online forums. Meanwhile, Rep. Ledricka Thierry, D-Opelousas, is sponsoring a measure to more narrowly define what sites are banned in the hopes that proposal could stand up to a court challenge.

“We cannot let a court fight keep us from protecting our children,” the governor said.

The existing law was overturned earlier this month in a Baton Rouge-based federal court, after the ACLU of Louisiana filed

a lawsuit on behalf of two sex offenders identified as John Doe and James Doe. The organization said the terms used in the law barred the sex offenders from browsing any website that allows users to create profiles about themselves or that has chat rooms, instant messaging and e-mail — sweeping in everything from news websites to job search sites.

at the ceremony.

Also present will be College of Business Dean Eli Jones, who spent the last several years securing funding for the complex and announced this week his departure from LSU to take the business deanship at the University of Arkansas.

Rodrigue said the college is planning for 500 guests at the event. In case of rain, the event will move to the newly constructed rotunda.

Students are excited about the new technology of the standalone facility.

“It’s definitely going to be a much better learning environment,” said Douglas Secrest, accounting senior.

Secrest likes the technology the facility will provide and said the ability to network will be

beneficial for business students.

Economics sophomore Jarrett Wells said he’s excited business majors will finally have their own building.

“I’m excited about having our own place to go instead of sharing it with the engineers,” Wells said.

But he wasn’t pleased with the aesthetics of the new building.

“I kind of think it’s ugly with the windows,” Wells said.

Laroux said he is excited to go to the conference to learn more about the Middle East. He has taken four semesters of Arabic and lived in Morocco during the summer.

“I hope to live there one day,” he said. “I like to learn as much about the stability — or lack of — the region I plan to live in one day.”

Laroux said he didn’t know much about the funding, but he was planning to go to the conference at all costs.

“Whether we get reimbursed or not, I’m going,” he said.

Williams said when he signed up for the conference, he was not sure if he would be reimbursed by the University.

“We were able to get some reimbursement from the senate,”

he said.

DeVillez did not respond to The Daily Reveille’s request for comment.

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Friday, March 2, 2012 in to disarm missiles, rockets and roadside bombs,” he said.

In 2009, he was sent to Kirkuk, receive the money they are owed.”

Fortier said he agreed with Iraq, where he worked with and senators that one year is long trained Iraqi forces.

“I was training Iraqi forces to enough for veterans to enroll in college after completing active take over, which they did one year after I left,” he said. duty.

Fortier said he knew he want“Most veterans knew they were going back to college before ed to return to the University bethey were out of the service,” he fore he even joined the military.

“I didn’t want to do it 20 years said. “One year is fair for everyand retire,” he said. “I wanted to one.” earn college benBut Fortier ‘The proposed plan efits, do my time said most veterans, out.” including himself, is a step in the right and get After fourtake advantage of and-a-half years of the Post-9/11 GI direction.’ active duty, Fortier Bill, not TOPS. Eddie Fortier said he decided to “The Post9/11 GI Bill is the construction management sophomore, leave the military No. 1 choice for president of Student Veterans of LSU in May 2010 and most veterans,” he said. “It covers was ready to return to school that more tuition, books and a monthly fall.

“I’ve been full-time ever stipend.”

Not only does the GI Bill ex- since,” he said. “I knew I wanted ceed TOPS benefits, but require- to come back to LSU because I ments are not as tightly controlled. was familiar with it, and it’s close “The GI Bill has no GPA re- to home.”

Fortier said he got involved quirements,” Fortier said. “You with Student Veterans of LSU as just must pass the class.”

Fortier said he hopes univer- soon as he returned to the Universities will help veterans transition sity.

“There was a rough patch with into college as easily as possible.

After Fortier graduated high people leaving,” he said. “Last school in 2004, he enrolled at the year, not much was done, and we University for a year before joining only had three or four meetings out of the year. But this semesthe Air Force in 2005.

In 2008, Fortier was deployed ter, we’re trying to get back to a to Baghdad, Iraq, where his group monthly meeting.” worked as the local bomb squad, which responded to dangerous situations in the area.

Contact Kate Mabry at “We were the local responses kmabry@lsureveille.com in the area for Iraqis who called

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Former LSU fullback makes UFC debut

Sports

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

LSU faces Auburn for final game

Jordan to challenge former ‘Britain’s Strongest Man’ title holder

Albert Burford

Sports Contributor

Alex Cassara Sports Contributor

Mixed martial artist and former LSU fullback Shawn Jordan claims ownership to two BCS National Championship rings.

And now he’s gone down under to begin the quest to add a UFC championship belt to his collection.

Jordan (12-3) will take on fellow heavyweight and UFC newcomer Oli Thompson (9-2) today at UFC on FX 2 in Sydney, Australia.

In two years as a wrestler for Riverside High School, Jordan won two state championships and had to turn down several collegiate programs to commit to LSU for football. “[Playing football for LSU] was a great experience,” Jordan said. “Football will always be my first love.”

At LSU, Jordan redshirted on the 2003 national championship squad. He played on special teams and rotated at fullback until he graduated in 2007 with degrees in kinesiology and chemistry and a second BCS title.

He still holds LSU lifting records, having benched 600 pounds in his time at the University, and he developed a tight-knit bond with strength and conditioning coordinator Tommy Moffitt.

“I talk to Coach Moffitt all the time,” Jordan said. “He’s one of my favorite teachers, coaches and friends. ... He is a huge reason why LSU does so well on and off the field. He’s a mentor and really teaches you what’s important to be a man.”

Moffitt taught him power and explosiveness that would make the transition to fighting easy, and it was in that weight room where Jordan would begin his MMA career.

He started working with Trey Beall, a 1990 LSU business graduate, friend of Moffitt and owner of Beat-2-Sleep MMA apparel, after he saw Beall working out in one of his T-shirts.

UFC, see page 11

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Former LSU fullback Shawn Jordan, owner of two BCS National Championship rings, will take on UFC newcomer Oli Thompson today at UFC on FX 2 in Sydney, Australia.

After a 24-point loss at the hands of Ole Miss and an overtime defeat on Senior Night, the LSU men’s basketball team (17-12, 7-8 Southeastern Conference) will travel to Auburn (14-15, 4-11 SEC) in an attempt to get their second SEC road victory of the season.

With NCAA tournament hopes all but vanished, LSU freshman forward Johnny O’Bryant III Next up for said the Tithe Tigers: gers took the Who: LSU (17-12, Senior Night loss to Ten- 7-8) vs. Auburn nessee espe- (14-15, 4-11) cially hard.

“We def- When: 1 p.m. initely needed Saturday that win,” Where: Auburn he said. “We had it. It just Stadium seemed like Watch at home: CBS everything was so close. We’ve just got to keep fighting and put that behind us.”

The Tigers don’t have much time to linger on the loss, as they will arrive at Auburn this afternoon to run through practices and watch game tape.

LSU sophomore guard Andre TIGERS, see page 11

BASEBALL

Dartmouth’s season opener sees matchup against LSU aware of what happens when one assumes, and he is painfully aware of what an Ivy League squad can do in Dartmouth probably isn’t too Alex Box Stadium. upset about missing out on unseaPrinceton, who eventually sonably warm 46-degree tempera- went on to beat Dartmouth in the tures in Hanover, N.H., this weekend Ivy League championship last year, — they’ll finally get to beat LSU, 8-7, in the last play some ball. contest of a three-game Next up for The Big Green series last season. the Tigers: is opening its season “We’re going to against a hungry No. 14 Who: LSU (7-2) vs. face a very formidable LSU (7-2) team lookpitching staff and a veting to put last week- Dartmouth (0-0) eran lineup,” Mainieri end’s debacle against When: 7 p.m. Friday said. “I expect us to have Appalachian State in three very tough, hard2 p.m. Saturday the rearview mirror. fought baseball games 11 a.m. Sunday With an Ivy this weekend. There’s no League team coming Where: Alex Box Stadium doubt in my mind about to town to play its first Listen at home: 98.1 FM it.” three games of the seaDartmouth will likeson, it would be easy to ly start three left-handed assume the Tigers are going to end pitchers against LSU in the series, the weekend with a comfortable se- anchored by junior Kyle Hunter, ries sweep in their pockets. who won five of nine starts last seaBut LSU coach Paul Mainieri is son, posting a 3.77 ERA. Luke Johnson Sports Writer

The Tigers will counter with their talented stable of right-handed sophomore starters, led by Kevin Gausman and Ryan Eades.

The duo have been nearly unhittable for the Tigers this season in their four starts, compiling a combined .74 ERA in 24.1 innings, striking out 27 batters and issuing just five walks.

Both Gausman and Eades have struck out more batters than they’ve allowed to reach base.

“I’d love to see Gausman and Eades pitch the same way they pitched the first two games all year,” Mainieri said. “If they do that, we’re going to have a pretty good season.

And they’re capable of doing that.”

Kurt McCune, who was roughed up in his last start against Appalachian State, will round out the weekend rotation.

After tossing six shutout IVY LEAGUE, see page 11

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LSU junior pitcher Chris Cotton throws a pitch Tuesday during the Tigers’ victory against Grambling at Alex Box Stadium.

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Sluggish finish could leave LSU out of postseason play of Southeastern Conference play in which the Tigers lost six of eight games.

A week ago, I was certain LSU would be a shoo-in for the National Invitation Tournament.

But now, with a 17-12 record and two straight losses to Ole Miss and Tennessee, I’m not so sure. I could easily see either of those two teams snatching an NIT invitation right from under LSU’s nose.

On Senior Night, of all nights, LSU completely crumbled down the stretch after building a doubledigit lead at halftime in the loss to Tennessee. Seniors Chris Bass, Malcolm White and Storm Warren might have just played their last game in the PMAC. The Tigers can’t look to the past to solve their problems. They must look ahead and focus on the one remaining regular season game on the schedule at Auburn on Saturday.

Currently, LSU is tied for sixth place in the SEC with Ole Miss and Mississippi State.

Beating Auburn and finishing the season with a .500 record in the

SEC would be a great accomplishment for Johnson after two consecutive 11-21 campaigns.

It’s almost comical that I’m concerned with the Tigers’ NIT résumé when the only real quality win LSU has outside of the conference is a home win against Marquette in December.

There are certainly far more crucial blemishes on the Tigers’ schedule than marquee victories.

During the first month of the season, LSU lost to Coastal Carolina on the road, and its worst defeat of the season came the day before Thanksgiving to South Alabama at home.

What bothers me when looking at this team is inconsistency. During the Tigers’ win streak, Justin Hamilton played such an integral part of the offense and was one of the main reasons the Tigers were able to even sneak into the NCAA Tournament bubble conversation in February.

In LSU’s loss to Ole Miss, Hamilton took only four shots. That same game, guards Andre Stringer and Ralston Turner combined to

shoot 2-12 from the three-point line.

Why the team’s best and most consistent player is not shooting at least 10 shots per game is beyond me. This is the most critical point of the Tigers’ season, but you couldn’t tell by watching LSU’s recent play on the court.

Johnson’s team might find itself watching basketball on the couch in a few weeks if things don’t change quickly.

It’s vital for LSU to reach any kind of postseason tournament with five starters returning for next season’s squad. I just hope they can turn it around in time for this young team to get the much-needed experience of postseason play.

Arkansas tonight after the Razorbacks beat ole Miss, 67-47, on Thursday to advance to the tournament.

In a 10-day period in January, the Lady Tigers dropped contests to Tennessee by 10 and Vanderbilt by nine and squeaked out a win against East Tennessee State in overtime.

If the Lady Tigers run the table, they’ll claim the third SEC Tournament championship in their history and their first since the 2002-03 season.

But the team is taking a onegame-at-a-time approach, and LSU coach Nikki Caldwell has a simple goal for her team heading into the tournament.

“Our mentality is to prepare this week and for us to be better,” Caldwell said.

Luke Johnson The Lady Tigers’ chances in the Sports Writer conference tournament might hinge The Lady Tigers are hoping on the success of their lone All-SEC Tennessee finally starts to show some player, senior forward LaSondra Barrett. good old Southern hosNext up for Barrett scored pitality this weekend the Tigers: 12.7 points per game for the Southeastern Conference Tourna- Who: LSU (20-9,10-6) vs. this season — 0.1 points away from tying ment in Nashville. a career high — to lead LSU earned the Arkansas (21-7, 10-6) the Lady Tigers, but No. 4 seed with a 10-6 When: 6:30 p.m. tonight conference record this Where: Bridgestone Arena, she’s been more than just LSU’s best scoring season, but the team enpunch. dured its own personal Nashville, Tenn.

The 6-foot-2 Barhouse of horrors in Ten- Watch or listen at home: rett is among the Lady nessee, as this will mark FSN, 107.3 FM Tigers’ best post playthe fourth time LSU has ers, but Caldwell has taken advantraveled to the state this season.

The Lady Tigers will take on tage of her versatility by using her

at point guard after senior Destini Hughes went down for the season Jan. 19 with an injury against Tennessee.

Although the Lady Tigers have seen success with Barrett running the offense, Caldwell knows the team will have to get production from others at the point for LSU to advance.

“I’ve challenged [sophomore] Jeanne Kenney and [junior] Bianca Lutley because we cannot run LaSondra Barrett at the point guard 35

percent of her minutes,” Caldwell said. “We’ve got to be able to move her in that situation some of the time to give relief to them, but not for her to be our primary ball handler.”

Which Lady Tiger team shows up to the tournament is the key question. LSU went on prolonged winning streaks of 10 and six games this season, including a win against No. 1 seed Kentucky at home on Feb. 5.

But LSU has also gone into prolonged slumps where nothing seems

MIC’D UP

Micah Bedard Sports Columnist It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.

That cliché should have been pounded into the heads of the LSU men’s basketball team after a tough loss to Ole Miss on the road Feb. 25, ending the Tigers’ four-game winning streak.

Instead, LSU lost to Tennessee, 74-69, in overtime Wednesday night, missing out on a win it desperately needed to secure a berth in any kind of postseason tournament.

After the terrific finish the Tigers put together en route to defeating Mississippi State, 69-67, on Valentine’s Day in the PMAC, the team has looked out of sorts and unmotivated at the most important time of the season. Even in a win against Georgia at home Feb. 22 didn’t leave me walking away impressed.

I was singing the praises of the job LSU coach Trent Johnson had done with his team after a stretch

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LSU enters postseason play against Arkansas Senior Barrett key to Tigers’ success

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LSU senior forward Storm Warren (24) shoots over a Tennessee defender Wednesday during the Tigers’ 74-69 overtime loss to Tennessee in the PMAC.

to go its way.

“We know we’re an LSU team that can beat anybody we put our minds to,” said senior forward Courtney Jones. “We have to be ready to commit to what the coaches want us to do. At the end of the day, it’s about what you want to do and what you want to accomplish.”

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No. 10 Tigers take on NC State Rowan Kavner

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LSU junior pitcher Rachele Fico (37) prepares to release the ball Feb. 26 during the Tigers’ 1-0 win against the University of South Alabama at Tiger Park.

Win streak in balance as Tigers face Big 12 pair Scott Branson Sports Contributor

For the second time in three weeks, the LSU softball team travels west — this time to face a pair of nationally ranked opponents in their own backyard.

The Tigers (9-4), fresh off a four-game weekend sweep in the Tiger Invitational, will play two games apiece against No. 8 Oklahoma (10-3) and No. 23 Oklahoma State (6-7) on Saturday and Sunday.

The games will be hosted by three different stadiums, with one game each in Norman, Okla., and Stillwater, Okla., and two in Oklahoma City, Okla.

LSU opens the weekend Saturday against the Sooners with a six-game winning streak on the line.

“We have a little bit of a streak going, which will definitely help our confidence,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “But we’d be ready to play these guys no matter what.”

Torina said the Tigers circled this weekend on the calender months ago and look forward to testing themselves against quality opponents.

“We’ve been excited about this weekend since the season started,” Torina said.

Senior pitcher Brittany Mack said the Tigers are putting extra emphasis on practicing hard, especially in advance of ranked opponents.

“We know it’s hard competition, so the coaches have really done their homework with the scouting reports,” Mack said.

Torina noted one particular Sooner whom the Tigers will surely face this weekend — Oklahoma pitcher Keilani Ricketts.

“Keilani Ricketts is arguably the best player in the country right now,” Torina said. “She does it both offensively and on the mound. She’s extremely talented, and we’ve been preparing for her

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all week.”

In eight starts this season, the junior pitched to a 5-3 record with a paltry 1.53 ERA and struck out a Big 12 Conference-leading 92 batters. At the plate, Ricketts is batting .333, and last season she added 13 home runs.

LSU senior outfielder Ashley Applegate said facing quality opponents is viewed as a privilege and promotes the team’s success in the future.

“We’re just really excited to get the opportunity to play a highranked team,” Applegate said.

“We’re going to go out there and give it our best shot, and I think the numbers will go the right way.”

Despite playing more than 600 miles away, LSU expects a large and boisterous cheering section.

“Even though they may think they have the home field advantage, we have [senior catcher] Morgan [Russell] from Oklahoma,” Mack said. “I hear we’re going to have a huge fan base for us wherever we go, so it will feel a little bit like home.”

The Tigers follow Friday’s contest against Oklahoma with two games Saturday — Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. and Oklahoma at 4 p.m. — and a weekend finale at noon against the Cowboys on Sunday.

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With a charitable cause that has drawn four of the top five biggest crowds in the history of LSU gymnastics, tonight’s meet is significantly more special than the rest.

No. 10 LSU will host No. 20 North Carolina State for the second time in the last four years in the Etta James Memorial Meet, dedicated to former LSU linebacker Bradie James’ mother, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2001.

LSU coach D-D Breaux has done what she can to ensure the attendance numbers of the past will transfer to this year’s meet by travelling to dorms and fraternity houses to raise awareness for the competition.

“We have, I think, done our part to create some awareness and create a buzz,” Breaux said. “We want that buzz to push people out of the dorms and out of the fraternity and sorority houses, the apartments, and make this their first stop on Friday night.”

LSU is 9-0 all-time against the Wolfpack and 3-0 in the PMAC, most recently winning, 197.150195.725, in 2009 in front of 6,170 fans – the second-largest home crowd in school history.

The Tigers are on a roll of late, posting their three highest team scores of the season in the past three meets. LSU scored a season-high 49.350 on floor to cap last week’s home meet against No. 3 Alabama, highlighted by freshman Lloimincia Hall’s season-high 9.95 in the event.

“We did really well, but I think we had a lot of fun,” said senior Ashley Lee. “We stayed in the process throughout the whole meet. We never gave up. We were in the fight throughout the whole competition.”

Lee said ending that meet on a positive note on floor should transfer to tonight’s competition.

“It was a really good meet for us,” she said. “Going into the pink meet, it being the breast cancer meet, this is an important meet for us. You want a lot of people there.

You want to be able to give back as

much as we can. The more fans we season at the Etta James meet last get, it’s obviously going to be bet- year, with a 196.350 against thenter.”

No. 5 Georgia. LSU LSU will be par- Next up for the has bettered that score ticipating in consecutive in each of its last three Lady Tigers: home meets for the first meets. and only time this season Who: No. 10 LSU vs.

“We’re definitely in — a luxury that sopho- No. 20 NC State a really good spot right more Kaleigh Dickson When: 7 p.m. today now, a lot better off than doesn’t take for granted. last year,” Dickson said.

“I love the home Where: PMAC “We’re getting better atmosphere, and I love each week and progressnot having to worry about traveling, ing, which is the most important and it’s awesome to have all our thing right now.” fans there cheering us on,” Dickson said.

Contact Alex Cassara at The Lady Tigers posted their highest score of the regular acassara@lsureveille.com

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Super Tuesday

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Now that all those second-class primaries and Mickey Mouse caucuses are out of the way, we can turn our attention to the biggest and brightest stage in the 2012 Republican presidential primary – Super Tuesday.

You may ask yourselves: what the hell is Super Tuesday?

While Tuesday, March 6, may be like any other day of the week for some Americans – filled with episodes of “NCIS,” “Cougar Town” and “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” – Super Tuesday offers a breath of fresh air in an otherwise mundane television schedule.

On Tuesday, all eyes turn to the polls and the 437 delegates up for grabs in 10 different states. That’s right, with only 1,144 delegates needed to win the Republican nomination, Super Tuesday offers up over a third of the total delegates necessary.

Ten states will take part in the affair, including Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. But the biggest delegate prizes are found in Georgia, Ohio, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney cruised to a landslide in the Arizona primary and earned a delegate tie in Michigan against former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum in this week’s saga. Romney won the popular vote in Michigan but split congressional districts, with ABC News projecting 15 delegates each for Romney and Santorum.

Immediately following this outcome, both politicians turned their attention to the delegate-rich Super Tuesday contests. Although Georgia has more delegates up for grabs, Ohio mirrors the national electorate and is historically a swing state in the general election.

Romney roared into Ohio on Wednesday, appropriately dubbed “The Heart of it All,” holding events in Toledo and the small Columbus suburb of Bexley. Meanwhile, Santorum turned his attention to Tennessee, speaking to an enthusiastic crowd of about 1,000 at Temple Baptist Church in the Knoxville suburb of Powell.

Santorum’s spokesman, Hogan Gidley, said the former Pennsylvania senator raised $9 million in February for his candidacy, so look for an aggressive ad campaign in those key states mentioned.

Romney and Santorum both began

churning out ads in Ohio long before the contest’s arrival. Television advertising has already topped $4 million in the state, a total which includes not only the two leading contenders but also the super PACs that support them.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his super PAC, “Winning Our Future,” have spent upwards of $800,000 placing radio ads in Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee and Oklahoma.

Although Gingrich skipped Tuesday’s contests in Arizona and Michigan, he will undoubtedly make a splash in southern states, most notably in Georgia, where he launched his political career 30 years ago.

Romney is all but assured victories in at least two of next Tuesday’s states — Massachusetts, where he was governor and faces little competition in the primary, and Virginia, where neither Gingrich nor Santorum qualified for the ballot.

Not to be forgotten, Ron Paul will be a factor in Tuesday’s delegate count, especially in caucus states like Alaska, Idaho and North Dakota. He also appears to be contesting Romney in Vermont and has already planned a weekend trip to Alaska in hopes of gaining his first victory of the year in the state’s caucuses.

All Super Tuesday states award their delegates proportionally, so the contest will be split either way you look at it.

The Ohio and Michigan races are similar, but don’t expect Romney to carry the Catholic vote that he did in Michigan. Santorum is well aware he let that slip, and I’m certain he won’t lose that vote again.

Gingrich will most likely take his home state of Georgia, but look for him to play a role in Tennessee and Oklahoma as well.

Look for Romney’s momentum to give him the upper hand in Ohio, but it will be close with Santorum.

Oklahoma and Tennessee will be tough contests, but expect Santorum to capture the many socially conservative voters in those states, followed closely by Gingrich.

The race for the nomination is still anybody’s for the taking, but come Tuesday we will have a much clearer picture of this muddled mess.

Matthew Westfall is a 23-year-old mass communication senior from Winchester, Va. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_mwestfall.

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“A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won’t cross the street to vote in a national election.”

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Don’t be daunted by societal standards of beauty POSITIVELY CARNAL

Kristi Carnahan Columnist Most people think it’s easy to spot a person who has an eating disorder.

They believe anorexics are sickly bags of skin and bones who avoid eating at all costs and that bulimics immediately jump up from dinner to violently retch.

But the landscape of eating disorders is changing rapidly.

The aforementioned problems describe specific diagnoses of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, but there are people who have distorted, disordered eating habits that don’t fit the criteria for either of these conditions. They still have a problem that may require years of support and guidance to work through.

An increasing number of

WEB COMMENTS

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

In response to Parker Cramer’s column, “Vasectomy bill in Georgia an inane piece of legislation,” readers had this to say: “Vasectomy equals no child support and no jail for those who don’t want to pay. Rep Neal is crazy for proposing legislation against men to outlaw a vasectomy. Go to another state and get it done if you don’t want to make another child. This legislation will not pass.”

- Anonymous “So the representative’s logic is that since a vasectomy prevents semen from getting to an egg, and therefore stops a baby from being

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eating disorder sufferers may not get to an unhealthy weight, but they have distorted views regarding food or their bodies, causing emotional and physical distress. Some may not stop eating, instead malnourishing their bodies by using laxatives to push the food through their system faster than their bodies can absorb the nutrients.

So what is causing so many men and women to stop eating in a healthy way?

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, two dangerous mindsets can proliferate into chronic eating disorders: the drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction.

But both of these stem from the same root. The term “skinny” has become synonymous with both beautiful and healthy.

And it’s simply not true.

There’s evidence that the way one carries fat could indicate a risk for heart disease or diabetes, but there is no evidence of a magical

number on the scale that determines if one is healthy or unhealthy.

Health cannot be determined by one isolated measurement, and neither can beauty.

We all know those people who have their exterior well put together — “normal” weight, “normal” height, perfectly coordinated clothes, never a hair out of place. The moment they open their mouths, though, one may find that light travels faster than sound. They can be rude, crude, bigoted, belittling, ignorant or any number of traits which shatter the beauty of their perfectly crafted exterior.

Yet often these people are still considered beautiful despite their obviously ugly insides.

Those who are caring, loving, compassionate, funny and intelligent may carry some extra weight by modern standards. They might have a problem with acne, fail to maintain the most flattering haircut or lack the perfect set of teeth, causing them to

be labeled as not pretty enough.

Reality proves that no person has a physically perfect body. Any outward physical appearance of perfection is a façade of makeup, hairspray, clothing and other optical illusions.

People on TV and in magazines have been Photoshopped, slathered in makeup, shadowed in light and every other digital trick you can imagine to cover their flaws.

It’s time to stop idolizing those who choose ignorance over education, judgment over compassion and bigotry over empathy. We must stop judging beauty by bastardized standards of physical appearance instead of positive mental and emotional attributes.

We all have at least one trait we view as imperfect, and that’s what we often fixate on. We believe if we notice it all the time, everyone else must notice and judge us just as we judge ourselves.

It’s time we teach ourselves and each other to love ourselves just as we are. We can only give unconditional love to another person if we first give it to ourselves.

If you regularly become stressed with the thought of eating, avoid eating regularly, vomit after you eat or obsess about your body shape or size, give the Eating Disorder Treatment Team a call at 225-578-5718.

It takes determination and bravery to recognize your issues and take steps to heal yourself. It takes strength to love yourself, flaws and all.

made, then vasectomies should be illegal. Not having sex also stops semen from getting to an egg - should not having sex be illegal too? How many babies have not been born because they were not conceived because people that had the opportunity for intercourse didn’t? Trying to avoid conception is one thing. Killing a human being because they are economically inconvenient (as your deal suggests) is totally different.”

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attack is not equivalent to a sit-in. It is equivalent to throwing something at a building. DDOS attacks are a weapon. The weapon used in many of these cases is an app called a Low Orbit Ion Canon.”

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what they trying to pass. Obviously they don’t like it, so what makes you think everyday citizens are going to like it? Open your eyes!”

- Anonymous

is about as far from the truth as possible. You are leaving out extremely key pieces of information. This is not comparable to that hippie trying to burn the american flag. He was doing that for political reasons. The soldiers were destroying messages that were written in these books (which by the way is against their holy rules as much as destroying the Quran, but I don’t see them apologizing to their own religion for their breaking their own rules). The apology was another way for him to try to get in good with our enemies while denigrating and chastising our brave soldiers. Obama is an idiot, and so are you. Get the facts correct before you throw them in your editorials that are obviously biased and incorrect.”

- Anonymous

In response to David Scheuermann’s column, “Civil disobedience is not an act of terrorism,” readers had this to say: “Most of the attacks by Anonymous I don’t think are terrorism, but their attacks cannot be classified as non-violent. Their actions are considered property damage since it affects web sites. A DDOS

In response to Clayton Crockett’s column, “Anonymous is evil and threatens freedom,” readers had this to say: “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.”

- Anonymous “Protesting Internet freedom is not terrorism and does not threaten Internet freedom. Censoring, monitoring or publishing of private information is wrong, and that is what world governments are lobbied to do.

Anonymous is giving law creators, enforcers and idealists a taste of what

In response to Phil Sweeney’s column, “United States’ intolerance is losing war overseas,” readers had this to say: “The Quran was being used by the terrorist that they had locked up as a way to post messages that they couldn’t deliver to the other inmates because they knew that under our current administration, we would never do anything to their “holy book.” They wrote plans of attack and escape in these books, and in order to make sure they were never used to harm any soldiers, they were destroyed. The story makes it appear that the soldiers just decided to start burning their holy book. That

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“He has a competitive spirit,” Beall said. “He really didn’t know if he would be able to play professional football. It was a way for him to continue to compete, work out and challenge himself.”

Beall used his connections to unite Jordan with a local fight promoter, and he competed in his first amateur fight Feb. 9, 2008 — just a month and two days after the 2008 BCS game.

He broke his hand throwing his first punch and lost in the first round by way of technical knock-out.

After seeing Jordan so underprepared, Beall took him under his wing and began guiding his career.

Under Beall’s tutelage, Jordan won his next 10 amateur fights and 11 of his first 13 pro bouts.

Beall said he thought Jordan didn’t realize his marketability as a former Tiger until he began fighting around southeastern Louisiana and was heralded as a hometown hero.

In 2009, he headlined a card billed as former LSU athletes fighting

IVY LEAGUE, from page 5 innings in his first start against the Air Force Academy on Feb. 19, McCune had trouble locating his pitches last weekend and was tagged for seven hits and three runs in three innings of work.

While the starters should provide LSU with ample opportunity to win each game, the batters understand they need to hold up their end of the bargain.

TIGERS, from page 5 Stringer said the Tigers have been through tough losses with quick turnarounds before.

“It’s nothing new,” he said. “It helps that we’ve been in this situation before. It’s not as hard to just put it behind us and move on.”

The matchup with Auburn will decide LSU’s seeding in next week’s SEC tournament.

LSU is knotted with Mississippi State and Ole Miss with a 7-8 record in SEC play. Arkansas sits only one game behind those three, with a 6-9 conference record and a game against Mississippi State remaining.

While none of those teams can reach a top-four seed for the tournament — which is granted a firstround bye — they will all vie for the No. 6 seed and, theoretically, an easier path for the tournament.

Stringer said the team’s momentum heading into the SEC tournament could be just as important

former Florida athletes.

“When I was at home fighting, it was always welcoming,” Jordan said. “It was a very similar to Tiger Stadium but on a much smaller scale.”

Jordan relied on his athleticism and wrestling pedigree to manhandle opponents until he took a fight on three days for Strikeforce, which is owned by UFC parent company Zuffa, LLC. He lost the decision, but was invited back to the organization.

He went to Mike Winkeljohn, a world champion kickboxer who coaches the striking at the renowned Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA. Winkeljohn immediately noticed Jordan’s explosiveness but saw room for refinement.

“His right hand was throwing really hard, but his left hand was non-existent in the fight I saw,” Winkeljohn said. “We just started working on his left hand so he could use both hands. ... He’s come a long way.”

Beall said Jordan had “evolved tenfold” and looked much more

The Daily Reveille comfortable on his feet. At his next match, 22 seconds into the first round, Jordan caught his opponent with a left, swelling his eye shut.

He won by submission with 3:08 left in the second round.

“I felt much more comfortable,” Jordan said. “When you’re fighting you can feel it. You’re more confident.”

After the impressive victory, Zuffa called Jordan up to the UFC to face Thompson. The former Britain’s Strongest Man may be Jordan’s first opponent who can exceed his strength, placing even more emphasis on the recent improvements to his striking.

“He likes to stay on top of you and try to control you,” Jordan said.

“As long as I don’t let him control me, I think I’ll be fine.”

Jordan’s fight can be viewed at 4:30 p.m. on the UFC Live Streaming Facebook page.

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After struggling to score in last weekend’s Appalachian State series, the Tigers unleashed their fury against Grambling State and McNeese State in the two midweek games, racking up 36 runs on 35 hits.

“It was big to get our confidence back up and get the team flowing in the right direction after we had our two tough losses,” said senior third baseman Tyler Hanover.

But Mainieri said he isn’t falling for fool’s gold, and neither is

his team.

“Our kids are not dumb,” Mainieri said. “They know that the caliber of pitching that we’re going to face this weekend and beyond is an upgrade over what we faced in these two midweek games. I don’t think anybody should expect that we’re going to get ... 18 or 19 runs a game.

That’s just unreasonable.”

as seeding. “[Momentum] means a lot,” he said. “I wouldn’t say we need a win right now, but the win would be good for us right now.”

O’Bryant said the Tigers’ recent losses have given them an appetite for wins.

“Right now, we’re a hungry team,” he said. “Ole Miss got us pretty good. We let one slip away in front of our home crowd.”

In the first game between Auburn and LSU this season, the teams went to overtime, where LSU pulled out a 65-58 win.

LSU coach Trent Johnson said Auburn is capable of giving LSU a variety of looks defensively.

“Their versatility and their athleticism and their skill sets cause us problems,” he said. “They change defenses, and they’re a much different team at home than they are on the road.”

“Much different” may be an understatement. Auburn boasts a 13-3

home record, compared to a 1-12 record away from Auburn Arena.

LSU was without O’Bryant in the teams’ first matchup. Johnson said O’Bryant’s size and recent strong play should help LSU against Auburn. “[O’Bryant provides] post presence, post touches,” Johnson said. “[He’s] another body we can go to.

I thought Johnny played well at crucial points [against Tennessee].”

LSU only has two more guaranteed games left in the season, which Johnson stressed to his players.

“We all want to talk about postseason and this and that, but nothing’s promised,” he said. “I tend to want to talk about the mental and physical toughness and dwell on that more than anything else and get them to understand that.”

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