The Daily Reveille - March 26, 2012

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DISTURBING THA PEACE Ludacris’ Groovin’ on the Grounds setlist:

• “Southern Fried Intro” • “Number One Spot” • “Throw Them ‘Bows” • “Area Codes” • “Ho” • “Growing Pains” • Verse from Usher’s “Yeah!”

• Verse from Taio Cruz’s “Break Your Heart” • Verse from Fergie’s “Glamorous” • “Money Maker” • “Blueberry Yum Yum” • “Pimpin’ All Over The World” • “What’s Your Fantasy” • “Stand Up” • “How Low” • “My Chick Bad” • Verse from DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win” • “Move Bitch” • “Get Back”

Ludacris headlines Groovin’ concert

The typically tranquil Parade When the whole crowd erupted in Ground radiated with hip-hop beats cheers, Ludacris told the DJ, “I Saturday night as Ludacris drew thou- think they’re lying.” sands of students and The Atlanta Danielle Kelley community members rapper tested the to the annual Groovin’ crowd’s knowlStaff Writer on the Grounds conedge by percert. forming older songs like “Throw The energetic crowd sang, danced Them ‘Bows” as the audience and reveled in the headliner, as well as shouted all the lyrics in unison. supporting acts Hunter Hayes, FreeSol “Looks like there is real Ludacand local band Hazy Ray, at the con- ris fans here,” he said in approval. cert hosted by Students on Target.

Electrical engineering freshman DJ Infamous teased the thousands Giovoni King said she loved Ludacof audience members with clips of hip- ris’ interaction with the audience. hop songs before headliner Ludacris “He was connecting with everyran on stage in a thick hoodie around body,” she said.

10:15 p.m.

Ludacris gave shout-outs to “Who’s the real, real Ludacris fans out there?” he asked the audience.

GROOVIN’, see page 7

See more photos and a video of the event at lsureveille.com/multimedia, and The Daily Reveille shares its thoughts on the concert, see p. 20. photos by BRIANNA PACIORKA /

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Hunter Hayes [far left] and FreeSol [middle left] perform, while the crowd [immediate left] cheers Saturday on the Parade Ground. [Right] Ludacris pumps up the Groovin’ crowd.

Vigil: BR residents protest the death of Trayvon Martin, p. 3 Monday, March 26, 2012 • Volume 116, Issue 117

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Elections held today, Tuesday

Danielle Kelley Staff Writer

After a week of active campaigning, candidates for Student Government offices will soon learn their fate.

SG spring elections take place today and tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 6:59 p.m. Students can access the poll via PAWS or myLSU. Election results will be announced at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex room E134.

If a presidential and vice presidential pair does not receive more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two tickets will enter a runoff, to be held April 2 and 3.

See The Daily Reveille’s voting guide, p. 4.

Contact Danielle Kelley at dkelley@lsureveille.com

ELECTION

Santorum wins Louisiana primary Voter turnout higher than in ’08 Kate Mabry Staff Writer

Louisiana primary voters have been heard across the nation.

Rick Santorum won the state’s Republican presidential primary Saturday with 49.07 percent of the vote, while Mitt Romney followed in second with 26.62 percent, according to results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

“The results show Rick

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Santorum’s conservative message strongly resonated with Louisiana Republican voters,” said Roger Villere Jr., chairman of the Republican Party of Louisiana, in a news release. “Louisiana Republicans clearly want a conservative alternative to Barack Obama.”

Under the rules of the Republican Party of Louisiana and the Republican National Committee, candidates must win at least 25 percent of the primary vote in order to receive delegates.

Santorum won 10 of Louisiana’s 20 uncommitted delegates, and Romney won five.

Since Newt Gingrich earned 15.92 percent of the vote and Ron Paul won 6.15 percent, they will

not receive any delegates.

The remaining five delegates will remain uncommitted until the National Convention in August.

Saturday’s election drew 185,724 voters, a spike of more than 20,000 from the 161,169 Republicans who voted in the 2008 presidential primary, according to a news release from the Republican Party of Louisiana.

The two primary voting sites nearest to campus were the LSU Lab School on Dalrymple Drive and the University Terrace Elementary School on West Roosevelt Street.

PRIMARY, see page 6

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[Left] Voting booths are set up in the LSU Lab School and [right] a warning sign is posted on a tree outside in preparation for Saturday’s Republican primary election.

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INTERNATIONAL

Nation & World

Monday, March 26, 2012

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Public banned for first time from Greek Independence Day parade

Five found dead in San Francisco house, police report no public threat

Wounded man in car apparently would-be robber, shot by target

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of police cordoned off streets across central Athens on Sunday as a military parade to mark Independence Day was held under unprecedented security measures for fear of anti-austerity protests.

For the first time, the public was banned from a large part of the route, including the area in front of Parliament from where politicians and other officials watched the march.

Police cordoned off streets leading to the parade route, allowing in only those with special invitation.

North Korea moves long-range rocket to site, South Korea reports

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police investigating the deaths of five people in a San Francisco home are trying to determine if it was a case of murder-suicide or if a suspect is on the loose.

The bodies of three women and two men were found Friday at the residence in the Ingleside District, the southern part of the city.

Police had little to reveal about their investigation Saturday but tried to reassure neighbors and others that there was no threat to public safety.

(AP) — Baton Rouge Police say a man found in his car after a shooting was apparently a would-be robber.

Cpl. Tommy Stubbs says 22-year-old Charles “Wayne” Alexander of Baton Rouge died at a hospital after police found him lying in his car, suffering from bullet wounds.

He says that shortly after police were called to the shooting scene, a man called police and then turned himself in, saying he had shot a man who had tried to rob him. Police did not release that man’s name.

Stubbs says police have not filed any charges. The case is still being investigated.

LSU Dairy Store selling quarts of milk again after 20-year absence

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has moved a rocket to a northwestern site in preparation for a launch next month, South Korean officials said Sunday, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a plan that Washington calls a cover for testing longrange missiles.

President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myungbak urged North Korea to immediately stop its launch plans. Obama said the move would jeopardize a deal in which the U.S. would ship food aid to the North in exchange for a nuclear freeze.

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Greek army officers holding the WWII flags of the Greek Regiments parade in front of Greek President Karolos Papoulias in Athens on Sunday.

German city avoids disruption over suspected bomb, identifies old pipe BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have scrapped plans to cordon off part of the city of Stuttgart and shut its main station after discovering a suspected World War II bomb was actually an old water pipe.

Officials had announced that the station, a major railway hub, would be shut for several hours Sunday while experts defused the bomb, found in a nearby park.

But city police said experts had determined the object was a cast-iron pipe that wasn’t marked on any map.

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‘Titanic,’ ‘Avatar’ director begins solo dive to deepest spot on Earth HONOLULU (AP) — Director James Cameron has begun his solo journey to explore a place only two men have gone before — to the Earth’s deepest point.

The director of “Titanic,” “Avatar” and other films is using a specially designed submarine to descend nearly seven miles to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, an area 200 miles southwest of the Pacific island of Guam.

He began the dive Monday at approximately 5:15 a.m. local time, according Stephanie Montgomery of the National Geographic Society.

(AP) — After more than 20 years, Louisiana State University students can once again buy the most basic dairy product at the LSU AgCenter Dairy Store.

The store has been selling campus-made cheese and ice cream along with sandwiches, muffins, coffee, soft drinks, soup and campusproduced meat — goat, pork, beef and lamb — but not milk.

Quarts of white and chocolate milk also are currently being sold.

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ACTIVISM

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LSU students host vigil for murdered Fla. teen Trayvon Martin Kevin Thibodeaux Contributing Writer

As the sun set over the Mississippi River Sunday night, nearly 200 Baton Rouge residents and University students gathered on the levee near the U.S.S. Kidd for a candlelight vigil.

They carried bags of Skittles and posters scrawled with messages like “When did it become justifiable to kill the innocent?” to protest the recent murder of 17-year-old Floridian Trayvon Martin.

On Feb. 26, Martin, wearing a hoodie, went to a nearby gas station to buy a pack of Skittles. A neighborhood patrolman, George Zimmerman, saw Martin and thought he looked suspicious. Zimmerman shot the teenager, claiming his life was threatened.

Many are calling Zimmerman’s murder of Martin an unjust violation of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which gives MARTIN residents the right to defend themselves if they feel their lives are threatened.

Zimmerman was never arrested because he claimed selfZIMMERMAN defense.

Outrage over the case heated up in recent weeks after the 911 phone calls from Zimmerman were released to the public.

Elnora Kelly, an organizer of Baton Rouge’s candlelight vigil for Martin, said the event was organized by the Alpha Phi Omega co-ed fraternity after she

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English sophomore Christien Bold, center, leads the crowd in singing “Amazing Grace” on Sunday in remembrance of Trayvon Martin on the downtown riverfront.

told her fraternity brothers about the shooting and they shared her outrage.

“My brother had told me about it and I started looking into it and I was really heartbroken because this had happened over a month ago and why are people just hearing about it,” Kelly said.

Kelly said the Baton Rouge event is in coordination with the Million Hoodie Marches taking place in cities all over the country, including New York and Philadelphia.

Participants were led in a prayer by a local pastor from New Hope Church and then introduced to the details surrounding the case. Participants sang a soulful rendition of “Lean On Me” after which they threw Skittles into the Mississippi River in honor of Martin.

All the while, signs lined the levee asking, “Am I next?” and simply, “Justice?” while others questioned the circumstance

of Martin’s murder, “Hoodie + Black Male + Skittles.”

“It really hit home because that could’ve been my brother.

That could’ve been my cousin,” said Briana Collins, kinesiology freshman and an organizer of the vigil.

Collins said the outrage isn’t over a race issue and Zimmerman should’ve been arrested for killing another individual.

Baton Rouge resident Tanya Johnson attended the event with her three children because she said they were upset by Trayvon’s story.

“You should be able to look how you want without anyone being suspicious of you,” she said.

“If your kids go to the store, you want them to come home safe.”

In the past few days, other notable people have demanded justice for Martin’s murder.

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Trayvon,” and asked for justice in the case for Martin, while members of the Miami Heat posted a picture of themselves on Twitter wearing hoods.

Louisiana’s “Stand Your Ground” law deals with “use of force or violence in defense.”

It states, “A person who is not engaged in unlawful activity and who is in a place where he or she has a right to be shall have no duty to retreat before using force or violence as provided for in this Section and may stand his or her ground and meet force with force.”

University law professor Ray Diamond said although Louisiana has a similar “Stand Your Ground” law, the defense would never hold up here.

“In Louisiana, if one is confronted with illegal or the threat of illegal force, one has no duty to retreat,” Diamond said.

However, he said if no illegal force is being used or threatened, one doesn’t have the right to stand his or her ground.

And although the laws in Louisiana are slightly different

than those in Florida, Diamond said Zimmerman still should have been arrested.

He said Martin was not aggressing, and therefore Zimmerman had no right to stand his ground. He called Zimmerman’s defense not only “incoherent,” but also “inconsiderable.”

“From what we know, Zimmerman would seem to be the aggressor and Zimmerman was not entitled to use force against Trayvon Martin,” he said.

Diamond was disappointed in Florida’s response to the case.

“The police department and the prosecutors should be embarrassed not to have arrested and not to have prosecuted, especially in Florida where people have the right to conceal and carry, especially in Florida which has a ‘Stand Your Ground’ law,” Diamond said.

Read a columnist’s take on the case’s media coverage, p. 21.

Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com

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Monday, March 26, 2012

Student Government Voting Guide

The candidates for SG president and vice president are pictured below. Vote today and Tuesday on PAWS or myLSU.

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YOUR LSU

President: Bat Brunner (left) Vice President: Madeleine Davis (right)

President: Taylor Cox (left) Vice President: Carrie Hebert (right)

R.E.A.L. CAMPAIGN

President: Landon Hester (right) President: Joshua Hollins (right) Vice President: Vice President: Kristina Lagasse (left) Joseph Hollins (left) photos by XERXES A. WILSON and AUSTIN BENNETT / The Daily Reveille

Danielle Kelley Staff Writer

Editor’s note: The Daily Reveille corresponded with all candidates via e-mail. Responses are listed in order by presidential candidate’s last name.

What do you think of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s performance?

Bat Brunner, Renew LSU: Overall, Gov. Jindal is doing an excellent job, particularly in light of the economic recession. ...

However, I am deeply disturbed by the governor’s cuts here at LSU. Carrie Hebert, Be Heard: Gov. Jindal has made progress toward protecting higher education. With that being said, Taylor and I do not think that the progress made is enough.

Landon Hester, Your LSU: In Gov. Jindal’s recent proposed budget, he has exempted higher education from further cuts, and as students, we need to watch and try to understand efforts in order to try and stop budget cuts [to] our University.

Joshua Hollins, R.E.A.L. Campaign: While Gov. Jindal’s popularity is evident in his landslide re-election, we feel that in the area that affects us most — higher education — his policies need improvement.

Do you support tuition increases during this budget crisis? Why or why not?

Brunner, Renew LSU: I do not agree with tuition increases because I believe that there are other forms of revenue available. There are too many students struggling to pay tuition now.

Hebert, Be Heard: We never want to see tuition rise to an unaffordable level, but it is important to protect our degree programs and our status as a flagship university.

Hester, Your LSU: If the University is going to raise tuition a single dollar, as president I will fight to ensure students’ hardearned money will not go to waste.

Hollins, R.E.A.L. Campaign: We are not in favor of tuition increases during this budget crisis. ... To ask the students to pay more tuition during such a rough period, we don’t feel is the appropriate solution.

Which way to fight budget cuts is most effective: working within the Capitol or activism on the steps?

Brunner, Renew LSU: Although activism on the steps may make students feel better, working with individual legislators … is much more effective.

Hebert, Be Heard: We always want to work with our legislators and Gov. Jindal for what is best for Louisiana and the LSU community, yet if students’ voices are being ignored, we must take those steps necessary in order for our voices to be heard.

Hester, Your LSU: One of these methods can’t be effective without the other.

Hollins, R.E.A.L. Campaign: We most definitely say working within the Capitol is the most effective.

How should the new provost and executive vice chancellor choose what gets cut?

Brunner, Renew LSU: While I would love to give input if

asked, I believe the provost must ultimately make these decisions.

Hebert, Be Heard: We feel that the program consolidation should be used if at all possible to maintain the greatest number of programs for our students.

Hester, Your LSU: Before any cuts should be implemented, every money-saving system and idea should be explored — things as simple as saving money by watering the campus grass less often or saving money in electric bills through new and unique ideas.

Hollins, R.E.A.L. Campaign: We believe the new provost should do this in a balanced way.

Some of our smaller degree programs add the diversity to our

campus that makes us great, while some of our larger programs are what gives us our foundation.

What initiative of yours, if implemented, would affect students the most?

Brunner, Renew LSU: All of our initiatives would help students.

Hebert, Be Heard: The cocurricular transcript would be an official record of leadership accomplishments and involvement in student organizations, community service activities and professional/educational development programs. … Official copies of the co-curricular transcript could be used to supplement resumes and academic transcripts when applying to graduate/professional schools and for

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Hester, Your LSU: The goal of ours that we believe will affect students the most is building a connected campus. ... We want to connect all of these organizations and give them the opportunity to work together to put on and promote events.

Hollins, R.E.A.L. Campaign: Extending the Budget Crisis Taskforce will help protect the sanctity of our campus and affect students in the long run. However, our first [parking] ticket forgiveness and shuttles to the outer commuter lots will impact students on a daily basis.

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LGBT

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Louisiana Trans Advocates hosts f irst charity drag show LSU students join to show support Marylee Williams Contributing Writer

Students and professional impersonators lip-synched their hearts out Friday night for Louisiana Trans Advocates’ Spring Fling Charity Drag Show at Splash nightclub.

About 125 attendees paid $5 for tickets, and portions of the proceeds went to Louisiana Trans Advocates and Spectrum, the University’s LGBTQ organization.

Louisiana Trans Advocates is a statewide organization that aims to strengthen transgender communities across the state.

The show included six student impersonators, four community professional impersonators and one belly dancer.

Performers volunteered to participate in the show, and the only

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LSU sophomore and Spectrum member Katie Perry dresses up as a Lonely Island member Friday to perform at the Spring Fling Charity Drag Show at Splash nightclub.

payment they received was tips from audience members.

Mathematics senior Mary Catherine Roberts and mass

communication senior Katie Perry assumed the drag monikers Phil Latio and Ben Dover to perform The Lonely Island’s “Dick in a

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Students renovate historical cemetery Shannon Roberts Contributing Writer

A group of Honors College students came together Saturday morning at Lutheran Cemetery for the college’s annual Spring Service Project.

About 60 students cleaned and refurbished the grave sites in the cluttered cemetery.

Biological sciences senior Stewart Humble headed the project and worked with Landscape Services to provide tools for the job.

He said this year’s project is an expansion of the work the Honors College completed last year in the cemetery.

“We came in here last year and it was really overgrown,” Humble said. “If people come back here each and every year, just once a year, you’d be surprised just how well it keeps up.”

The cemetery has no funding, and it relies on volunteers to help keep the area clean and well-kept,

Humble said.

Students spent the day cleaning up the cemetery in groups.

Some painted the worn, browned tombs a bright white. Others cleaned brush, pressure-washed, weed-whacked and raked and bagged overgrowth.

An additional part of the service project included a group of students recording the name, date of birth, date of death and epitaph of each grave into smartphones to be used in a global positioning mobile website. This site can be used by visiting family and friends to find the location of their loved one’s grave, Humble said.

Honors College Associate Dean Granger Babcock has been a part of the Honors College service projects every year since he came to the Honors College in 2006. The college has been to Sweet Olive Cemetery several times and to the Lutheran Cemetery once before, Babcock said. He said this year’s work is different from previous

years because of the innovative mapping project.

“We’re supposed to give knowledge and labor and community service back to the state,” Babcock said. “And we value that a lot in the Honors College.”

The group used this project to show their dedication to the Baton Rouge community. Megan O’Connor, anthropology freshman, said working on service projects keeps the group connected.

“One thing about college is that you can become very isolated,” O’Connor said. “[Service work] makes you balanced. …

And it makes you think about other people more than yourself.”

O’Connor said she hopes students working in the project will feel a sense of heritage and remember the time they spent in Lutheran Cemetery.

Contact Shannon Roberts at sroberts@lsureveille.com

Box.” Both wore button-downs and eyeliner facial hair.

Perry said it was her first time taking part in a drag show and that being dressed as a man was comfortable aside from making her chest flat.

Roberts said she was most excited about having a great crowd and filling Splash with people to raise money for Louisiana Trans Advocates.

Lauren Sarrazin, biology freshman, played the character Mikey Bieber, who entertained the audience with Justin Bieber’s “Baby.”

Community impersonators performed two numbers for audience members.

The character of Alexa Malano was played by female impersonator Rami A., who requested his last name be withheld. He said he volunteered for the show because he has a close transgender friend.

“Female impersonation is a Shakespearean art brought back to modern times, and it’s a form of

expression that should be understood,” he said.

Micah Caswell, treasurer of Louisiana Trans Advocates, said the funds for the show will go toward getting recognition for the organization on the federal level and more advocacy programs.

The Spring Fling Charity Drag Show was Louisiana Trans Advocates’ first charity event. Caswell said the idea for the show came from Capital City Alliance, a Baton Rouge LGBTQ organization, which hosts an annual drag show that she planned last summer.

Shane Cone, geology junior and the president of Spectrum, cohosted the show.

Cone said Spectrum has been a part of Louisiana Trans Advocates, and he wants Spectrum to continue to support the organization.

Contact Marylee Williams at mwilliams@lsureveille.com

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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Monday, March 26, 2012

Catholic groups protest Health and Human Services mandate

Protest part of 140-city movement Gordon Brillon Contributing Writer

More than 300 protestors gathered on the front steps of the state Capitol at noon on Friday to protest the federal mandate that all employers must provide free contraception under the Affordable Care Act. The protest was part of the Stand Up for Religious Freedom movement, for which protests occurred at the same time in more than 140 cities across the country.

The group had a heavy Catholic influence, with speeches from a number of Catholic priests and protestors praying the rosary.

Andrew Merrick, priest at St. Jules Catholic Church in Belle Rose and St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Paincourtville, said the religious affiliation was important because it allowed the crowd to express their passion without being violent.

“This is a good turnout, and it’s a peaceful, joyful crowd,” Merrick said. “We’re not angry people.”

The Department of Health and Human Services issued a mandate in January that all employer healthcare plans must provide contraception, sterilization and the Plan B pill for free to employees who want it.

This caused outrage among the religious community, who said they should not have to pay for things that are against their beliefs.

In February, President Obama offered an accommodation under which insurance providers, not employers, would have to pay for contraception services.

Despite the politically charged

PRIMARY, from page 1

Jason Doré, executive director of the Republican Party of Louisiana, said the Louisiana primary was “definitely a big win for Santorum, but Romney is still in a good position.” “[Romney] hasn’t clinched the nomination by far yet,” he said. “There’s still a ways yet to go.”

Following Santorum’s significant win in the state, the former Pennsylvania senator said he feels confident in continuing on in the race against Romney.

“A lot of folks are saying this race is over,” Santorum said to CBS news chief White House correspondent Norah O’Donnell.

“The people in Louisiana said,

nature of their grievances, many of the organizers were more interested in the moral issues associated with the mandate.

Baton Rouge resident Aimee Marlborough, who co-organized the protest, said the event showed that the people of Baton Rouge care about religious freedom, pregnant women and unborn children.

“The fact we got so many people shows that Baton Rouge cares about this,” Marlborough said.

“The people care about the souls of these women and unborn babies.

And they care about their religious liberty and the direction this country is going in.”

The crowd at the event was mostly quiet and solemn, forgoing traditional protest chants in favor of prayer and singing “Ave Maria.”

However, signs they held were mostly political, with messages like “Pregnancy is not a disease” and “This is a democracy, this isn’t a dictatorship.”

The protestors themselves echoed these messages, saying they were mostly concerned with their religious freedom.

University alumnus David LeBlanc said it is important for people to voice their concerns to ensure that democracy continues.

“I’ve been getting more involved now that I’m out of college and married,” LeBlanc said. “If we don’t take a stand here, it will only get worse in the future.”

One organizer of the event, Richard Mahoney, is a longtime anti-abortion advocate in Baton Rouge. Marlborough said Mahoney is an inspiration to the movement for his work to close down abortion clinics.

“We’re just concerned Christian citizens,” Mahoney said.

“We will not tolerate a totalitarian dictatorship which usurps God’s ‘No, it’s not,’ and they still want to see someone who they can trust, someone who’s not running an Etch A Sketch campaign, but one that ... has their principles written on their heart — not on an erasable tablet.”

Doré said last week’s polling showed Santorum held a significant lead in the state, but he didn’t expect Santorum to win by such a large margin.

Following Santorum’s success in Alabama and Mississippi, Doré contributed Santorum’s success to the “bandwagon effect in politics” and his visits to the state in recent weeks.

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numerous groups during his performance — University students, people from the “dirty South,” smokers, alcoholics and all races.

“A lot of the music is being integrated,” he told the crowd. “Everybody is working together and it’s a beautiful thing.”

He then performed his guest verses from songs like Fergie’s “Glamorous.” Though he didn’t curse at first — a Students on Target policy — the crowd shouted the words he didn’t.

By the end of the night, though, Ludacris had rapped almost every obscenity in his songs.

He took requests from the crowd, including “Move Bitch.”

“That’s a dangerous song,” he said before performing to the crowd’s approval.

Ludacris left the stage to roaring applause.

“LSU, I love y’all,” he shouted.

Hours earlier, not a cloud was in the sky when Battle of the Bands winner Hazy Ray first took the stage that was as tall and wide as the stately oaks behind it.

The self-described alternative/ blues/jazz band played original and cover songs as students sunbathed, families threw Frisbees and teams played soccer.

Audience members wearing shorts and T-shirts danced to songs like “Just the Two of Us” and original song “Linda,” which was written about lead singer and rhythm guitarist Josh Ray’s fiancee.

Lead guitarist Ryan Noormohommed said his favorite part of the show was being on the large Groovin’ stage. The band normally plays at smaller venues, where the volume is limited, he said.

“We finally reached an

energetic climax,” he said. “We weren’t holding back.”

Hip-hop, rock and soul band FreeSol from Memphis, Tenn., took the stage next. Drummer Dave Mason and lead guitarist Angelo Merle had only been rehearsing with the band for three days before the concert, according to rapper Christopher “FreeSol” Anderson.

The band had to perform without usual guitarist E. Ives and drummer Kickman Teddy, who had a prior engagement before FreeSol was asked to appear at Groovin’.

“I almost said no because I didn’t want to play without them,” Anderson said.

Students on Target members passed out neon glowsticks during the band’s performance of “Restraining Order.” Crowd members wore them as crowns and necklaces as they waved their arms in unison to “Fascinated.”

“Some of y’all are all right, like sexy all right,” Anderson said to a group of bikini top-clad women dancing in the front row.

By the end of FreeSol’s performance, the entire audience, about 50 feet deep, was on its feet.

Anderson described the bond between a band and its audience as “intimate,” and he said the band is more passionate when the audience is enjoying the show.

Women in the crowd collectively screamed the name of Breaux Bridge native and country singer Hunter Hayes as he took the stage next in a tight, unbuttoned blue henley shirt.

“It’s so cool to be here and be with all these acts,” he said.

Before his performance, civil engineering senior Sarah Cochrane said she was looking forward to hearing Hayes.

“He’s really good at playing different instruments. He’s really

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Hayes was first famous for playing the accordion to songs like “Jambalaya” with Hank Williams Jr. at age 4.

Now 20, Hayes played numerous guitars and a keyboard at Groovin’ to original songs from his self-titled debut album and cover songs like “Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away.”

Couples young and old jitterbugged and swayed in the crowd when Hayes changed the setlist at the last minute to play Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition.”

A few thousand people applauded Hayes by the end of his set and commenced waiting for Ludacris.

The entire event cost about $190,000 and was funded by the Spring Concert Fund, Student Government sponsorship, LSU Dining sponsorship and SG constituent notifications, according to Khristen Jones, SG director of programming.

“We have all worked so hard to put on a show the students would enjoy, so seeing that hard work pay off meant everything,” Jones said in an e-mail.

Despite Students on Target’s no-alcohol policy and numerous bicycle-bound LSU Police officers, an abundance of Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager and Miller Lite beer bottles littered the Parade Ground at the end of the night.

Dental hygiene freshman Duke Sewell said he was surprised at the number of audience members and wondered who Students on Target would bring next year.

“I don’t know who they’re going to top [this with],” he said.

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No. 11 LSU avoids sweep at Auburn Tigers take one-run victory on Sunday Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

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Junior linebacker Tahj Jones (58) and other LSU players run out of the tunnel Nov. 25 before the Tigers’ 41-17 victory against Arkansas in Tiger Stadium.

Next in Line Fresh-faced crop of linebackers look to raise the bar

Chris Abshire Sports Writer

The LSU linebacking corps practically knows the refrain by heart.

Despite the Tigers’ wildly successful defenses during the last several years, there have always been whispers that the linebackers are the weak link.

“I’ve been hearing we’re going to be the lesser group, that we’re not on the elite level ever since I’ve been here,” said LSU junior linebacker Lamin Barrow.

The chorus of concern hasn’t died down this offseason, as LSU will effectively lose two-thirds of its starting linebackers in seniors Ryan Baker and Stefoin Francois along with reserve senior Karnell Hatcher.

Four freshmen also enter the linebacking fold for the 2012 season.

But LSU does have experience ready to provide the big hits this fall, led by junior middle linebacker Kevin Minter.

Minter started 11 games last season, was fifth on the team in tackles with 61 and recorded 3.5 tackles for loss.

Those numbers alone won’t be good enough next time around, Minter acknowledged.

“Of course it’s on me to make plays but also be a leader, too,” Minter said. “I’m the only returning starter and have more starts than all of them. The coaches and my teammates are looking to me next.”

Minter won’t be tasked with quieting the naysayers alone, with two familiar running mates working alongside him.

Barrow and junior Tahj Jones each started one game in 2011 and spent enough time working in LSU’s various nickel sets to quell Minter’s concerns.

“To be honest, I’ve always had Tahj there,” Minter said. “We did a lot of rotating last year, so it won’t be completely new with them. You miss Bake’s leadership, Stefoin making plays, but we’ve got great replacements.”

Jones was a quiet standout on last fall’s stifling defensive unit, making 27 tackles — 3.5 for loss — intercepting a pass and recording a sack in limited action.

“Tahj is one of the hardest hitters on this team,” said junior defensive lineman Sam Montgomery. “That’s a major compliment on our defense.”

LSU fans may have to wait to see Jones in a feature role, as he missed much of the spring with an undisclosed injury and is unlikely to play in Saturday’s Spring Game.

Barrow has run with the first unit during most of spring practice, and the junior’s speedy 6-foot-2 frame has meshed well with defensive coordinator John Chavis’ emphasis on linebacking coverage skills.

“Everything started from the four-quarter drills in practice, showing the commitment,” Barrow said. “I meet with Chief [Chavis] often, and I’m getting closer to where I need to be.”

Minter said new secondary coach Corey Raymond has only LINEBACKERS, see page 19

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Junior linebacker Lamin Barrow awaits a kickoff Nov. 25 during the Tigers’ 41-17 victory against Arkansas in Tiger Stadium. Barrow had one start in 2011.

One-run ball games have become the norm for No. 11 LSU in Southeastern Conference play.

After winning a pair of onerun contests last weekend against then-No. 21 Mississippi State to open the SEC schedule, LSU (186, 3-3 SEC) saw that pattern carry over into its series at Auburn (15-9, 4-2 SEC) this weekend.

LSU dropped the first two games, each by one, with Auburn taking the lead in the eighth inning or later both times. But LSU flipped the script in the series finale Sunday, taking a 4-3 victory to avoid the sweep at Plainsman Park.

Sophomore second baseman JaCoby Jones drove in the goahead run with a one-out single in the ninth inning on Sunday.

Freshman designated hitter Jared Foster opened the ninth inning with a four-pitch walk against freshman pitcher Trey CochranGill. Senior third baseman Tyler Hanover moved Foster to second base with a sacrifice bunt, setting up Jones for the game-winning opportunity.

“I’m extremely proud of our team for giving another tremendous effort and getting a well-deserved victory,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri in a news release.

“We faced a lot of adversity and some bad luck during this series, but we came out today and played with a lot of intensity. The entire team contributed to an important win for the Tigers.”

After going hitless through the first three innings, the LSU offense came alive, taking a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning. After Jones and junior first baseman Mason Katz reached base, junior left fielder Raph Rhymes gave LSU the lead with a RBI single to right field.

Sophomore catcher Ty Ross followed with a two-out single to left field that drove in Katz and Rhymes and provided freshman pitcher Aaron Nola with an early cushion.

Nola, who made his second career SEC start after surrendering five runs in the first inning last week against Mississippi State, cruised through the first five innings, allowing just four hits and striking out two batters.

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Monday, March 26, 2012

Men’s losing streak continues against No. 4 Georgia

Women lose on the road against Tenn.

Spencer Hutchinson Sports Contributor

The LSU men’s tennis team lost its third straight match Sunday, falling, 4-3, to No. 4 Georgia.

The No. 26-ranked Tigers’ longest losing streak of the year comes at an inconvenient time of the season as LSU heads into the home stretch of its Southeastern Conference schedule.

“It’s just a matter of numbers. If we get one more point we win, and we’ve had a few of those go our way this year,” said LSU men’s coach Jeff Brown. “We’ve had a few tough ones this week.”

The Tigers lost March 19 to No. 2 Ohio State, 6-1, and fell on Friday at No. 24 Tennessee, 4-3.

The Tigers had a chance to win the doubles point, but the Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead, winning the point.

The Bulldogs’ No. 31 duo Ignacio Taboada and Hernus Pieters handily won, 8-3, against the Tigers’ No. 51-ranked junior Olivier Borsos and freshman Chris Simpson.

The Tigers were up a break on both courts one and two, but the Bulldogs broke back, taking both matches to sweep doubles.

The Bulldogs carried momentum into singles, winning two quick matches to push the lead to 3-0.

But the Tigers clawed their way back, with No. 85 senior Neal Skupski and No. 71 Borsos notching straight set victories to tighten the score at 3-2.

Borsos’s upset victory over Georgia’s No. 8 Wil Spencer ended a three-match losing streak and gained Spencer his second victory against a top-15 opponent this season.

On court six, senior David Roberts, in a rare singles start, battled against No. 70 Pieters, pushing the match to a decisive third set.

But with a late break, Pieters sealed the match, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3,

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LSU senior David Roberts [left] stretches to return the ball Sunday against Georgia. Sophomore Yvette Vlaar [right] hits the ball Friday in the Tigers’ victory against Tennessee.

clinching the win for the Bulldogs.

“You can’t say enough about Dave Roberts coming in against a guy who’s been ranked in the top 50 in singles, getting him to a third set and pushing him to the limit,” Brown said.

Brown said despite the loss, the team can take confidence away from today’s matchup.

“We beat the No. 4 team in the nation at [courts] one, two and three,” Brown said. “That’s got to bode well for us as we go forward. I don’t see us losing that many matches if we get that same effort from the top.”

Ending the current losing streak could prove difficult for the Tigers, with road matches against No. 12 Mississippi State and No. 14 Mississippi looming at the end of this week.

“Losing a match like this, you have to be sad, but you have to see the positive side of it,” Borsos said. “We are going to beat Ole Miss and Mississippi State because we have to get them back for when they beat us here [last year] and were celebrating.”

The LSU women’s tennis team also struggled Sunday, losing, 6-1, at No. 7 Georgia.

The No. 49 Lady Tigers upset No. 12 Tennessee at home on Friday but were unable to

duplicate that result against the Bulldogs.

“We played well today. Georgia is just a really good team,” LSU women’s coach Tony Minnis said. “We had a good week overall, though, so now we just need to get ready for next weekend.”

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Friday, the Lady Tigers’ Whitney Wolf upset Tennessee’s No. 37 Caitlyn Williams to give LSU the victory, but Wolf failed to upset another ranked opponents on Sunday, falling, 6-2, 7-5, to Georgia’s No. 8 Chelsey Gullickson.

Olivia Howlett picked up the Lady Tigers’ only point, winning, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7), for her

fourth straight singles victory and second straight ranked upset.

The Lady Tigers will be back in action Friday with a home matchup against Mississippi State.

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Tigers’ offense racks up more than 500 yards in scrimmage

Chris Abshire Sports Writer

If Saturday’s scrimmage inside Tiger Stadium was any indication, the LSU football team might not be considered a defensive team by next fall.

The offense piled up 287 rushing yards and 278 passing yards, while junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger completed 16-of-25 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns, according to a news release.

The scrimmage was closed to media and fans.

“I like to see that level of balance,” said LSU coach Les Miles, who provided the statistics following the scrimmage. “Offensively, we were crisp and physical to run the ball very effectively.”

Junior running back Spencer Ware carried the ball 12 times for 90 yards, while sophomore Kenny Hilliard and junior Alfred Blue combined for 127 more against a “nicked” LSU defensive line.

Sophomore receivers Odell

Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry were Mettenberger’s prime targets through the air, as Beckham caught five passes for 50 yards and Landry earned the same yardage total on three receptions.

“We are competing in the passing game very, very well,” Miles said after the approximately 100-play scrimmage. “Mettenberger is a leader there. I think he enjoys his role.”

Senior tight end Chase Clement added a “nice grab” for a short-yardage touchdown reception.

Despite the offensive fireworks, Miles said the unit still had trouble moving the chains.

The defensive line sacked LSU’s quarterbacks six times, which Miles said didn’t count against the rushing yardage total.

Miles also lamented a slew of mental errors that stunted offensive threats.

“We still had a couple of presnap penalties that are significant in spring and have to get eliminated,” Miles said. “Veteran guys are doing it, too, which is more frustrating.”

One player who didn’t frustrate Miles was freshman running back Jeremy Hill, who finally joined the team this spring after a year of legal issues surrounding a sexual battery charge.

The 6-foot-1, 230-pound former Redemptorist standout rushed 10 times for 56 yards and impressed the coaching staff and his fellow running backs.

“I can’t imagine we’d think about a redshirt for [Jeremy],” Miles said. “If he loses a little bit of weight, he’s going to be a very talented tailback.”

Miles bemoaned some slight injuries to the defensive front that hindered the unit during the scrimmage.

“We were a little nicked up on the defensive line,” he said. “They weren’t at full strength, so it wasn’t

their day.”

Junior cornerback and Heisman finalist Tyrann Mathieu missed the scrimmage as he nursed an ankle injury. Miles said withholding Mathieu from the scrimmage was a “precautionary” measure.

Mathieu was joined on the sidelines by junior receiver Kadron Boone, who suffered a shoulder injury, and two victims of knee injuries, senior center P.J. Lonergan and junior running back Michael Ford.

Miles said Boone and Ford are both out for the rest of the spring.

Ford has either worn a green, nocontact jersey at practice or missed practice the entire spring.

“We’re really giving [Ford] most amount of time to get healthy,” Miles said. “We expect him to be fine come next fall. It’s not a ligament

[injury] or requires a major operation in any way.”

The sun-soaked scrimmage served as a bare-bones dress rehearsal for the upcoming Spring Game this Saturday.

Miles said the situational focus was on short-yardage, red-zone and third-down scenarios along with “significant” time for special teams, where Miles said early enrollee freshman deep snapper Reid Ferguson has all but earned a starting gig.

“It’s a very important issue,” Miles said of the position. “We have some nice competition there, and [Reid] is earning a place so far.”

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Hamilton, Helm stand out at NCAAs Both named to All-American team Chandler Rome Sports Contributor

Even with only two competitors in the mix, the LSU men’s swimming and diving team found a way to shatter program records at the NCAA Championship meet Saturday.

Junior Craig Hamilton garnered his second straight NCAA Honorable Mention All-American honors with a 10th place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle.

He posted a personal and program best of 14:45.94, eclipsing his previous school record set at the Southeastern Conference Championships by 12 seconds.

“For him being able to come back four weeks later [after the SEC Championship meet] and make a really significant drop, it was a huge swim,” said head swimming coach Dave Geyer.

“He went out pretty quick and was able to hold onto it.”

With the performance, Hamilton becomes the first swimmer in program history to repeat as an All-American in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Geyer said Hamilton’s progression in the event has been exceptional, noting that he finished last in the event his freshman season and 15th last season at the NCAA Championships.

Hamilton’s performance further establishes him as one of the top distance swimmers in program history. But, Geyer said both he and Hamilton have

already begun discussing how he can do even better during his senior season.

“We’re already talking about what it’s going to take next year to get top 8 at this meet,” Geyer said.

Sophomore diver Daniel Helm became the program’s 13th NCAA All-American on the platform after an Honorable Mention 12th- place finish. It was the first NCAA Championship appearance for Helm and his first AllAmerican honor.

Helm added a 22nd-place finish on the one-meter springboard and a 24th-place finish on the three-meter to round out the championships.

“I am really proud of Daniel’s performance at his first NCAA Championships,” said diving coach Doug Shaffer in a news release. “He really persevered and never gave up on his quest for All-American status.”

Overall, the Tigers finished with 12 points, good enough for a 31st place finish.

Geyer said the season as a whole for the men’s team was one to remember. The team finished in the top 5 at the SEC Championships for the second straight year, which it hasn’t accomplished since 2000. He also lauded Hamilton, who personally claimed three program records this season.

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Students and graduates represented LSU as models and designers at Fashion Week New Orleans.

The Crescent City dressed up March 22 - 25 at The Sugar Mill. Photos by Catherine Threlkeld See more photos of Fashion Week New Orleans online at lsureveille.com/multimedia

FROM BACKSTAGE TO CENTER STAGE Makeup artists and hair stylists can transform models from ordinary to runway-ready in minutes.

Jacquelyn Lindsey, interior design junior, walks in the Kano Branon show [left] and Exchange Alley show [right] Saturday at Fashion Week New Orleans.

LSU alumnae Jolie Bensen and Sarah Elizabeth Dewey created the clothing line Jolie & Elizabeth, featuring Southern trends like seersucker and lace.

LSU alumna Stephanie Young’s collection won the 2012 Fashion Week New Orleans’ Top Design Competition, which spotlighted 10 emerging designers.

LSU alumna Elise Doran, who has designed for Jolie & Elizabeth, showcased her first swim collection at Fashion Week New Orleans.

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LSU hosts outdoor season opener, wins 13 combined titles Michael Gegenheimer Sports Contributor

LSU hosted the track program’s official opening to the outdoor season Friday and Saturday with the LSU Relays at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

The No. 3 Tigers and No. 2 Lady Tigers combined for 13 event titles on the weekend, including four of the six relays LSU competed in.

The Tigers were still competitive in the meet despite having a rough week of practice due to the midweek rain storm that hit Baton Rouge.

“We were going to work a lot on our relay exchanges,” said LSU coach Dennis Shaver. “Especially in the 4x200 and the 4x100, but this week, with the weather, we just didn’t get a chance to do it. Even on the women’s 4x200 relays, they were

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LSU junior hurdler Shanekia Hall jumps a hurdle Saturday during the 100-meter hurdles at the LSU Relays at Bernie Moore Stadium.

very conservative on the exchanges.”

The Lady Tigers earned three relay titles in the two-day event, with the closest race being the 4x200 in which LSU-A squeaked by LSU-B by two seconds.

In the 4x400, the team of

GYMNASTICS

Hall, Courville earn All-SEC honors Tigers prepare for NCAA Regionals

with a 39.350.

Lee finished second on vault with a 9.925. Her score was her second highest in the event this season, after posting a 9.950 on vault Jan. 20 at Arkansas.

Rowan Kavner Courville, Hall and Jordan Sports Contributor were all named to the All-SEC The Florida gymnastics team Freshman Team.

“We had a fall on vaulting, entered the Southeastern Conference Championship as the na- we had a missed dismount on tion’s No. 1 team, and the Gators bars, we had a fall off a beam, and chased Georgia,” Breaux backed the ranking Saturday.

No. 8 LSU finished fourth at said. “We were on their heels, the competition in Duluth, Ga., and if we’d have stuck our landwith a team score of 196.425, be- ing on bars, we’d have come out hind No. 1 Florida (197.150), No. second.”

LSU’s meet started promis3 Alabama (196.775) and No. 5 ingly with a 49.150 on floor and Georgia (196.575).

“I keep saying when you a 49.375 on vault, but the Tigers couldn’t mainlose, you learn, tain the pace on and when you ‘We didn’t put the bars, posting a win, you teach,” said LSU coach dagger in them. There score of 48.90. finished the D-D Breaux. “We was just not enough LSU meet with a 49.00 had some teachon beam, led by ing tonight, and ‘Braveheart’ there Jordan’s score of we had some in the end.’

9.850. learning going on “We didn’t tonight.”

D-D Breaux put the dagger in Freshman LSU gymnastics coach them,” Breaux Lloimincia Hall earned the floor title with a 9.925, said. “There was just not enough winning the Tigers’ lone individ- ‘Braveheart’ there in the end.”

LSU will have two weeks beual event. She’s excelled in the event all year, posting a 9.975 fore the NCAA Regional on April on floor in two of the three meets 7 and another two weeks before leading into the SEC Champion- the NCAA Championships from April 20-22, which are also in ship.

“This is her event,” Breaux Duluth, Ga. “We will be able to carry evsaid. “She’s a solid little allaround for us. She did a great job erything we experienced in this meet to regionals and nationals, for us.”

Hall and freshman Rheagan and this team is good enough to Courville both earned first-team be in the Super Six,” Breaux said All-SEC honors, while fresh- in a news release. man Jessie Jordan and senior Ashley Lee earned second-team recognition.

Courville finished third in Contact Rowan Kavner at the all-around with a 39.450, while Jordan placed sixth rkavner@lsureveille.com

seniors including Cassandra Tate, Semoy Hackett and Rebecca Alexander joined junior Kimberlyn Duncan to post the nation’s top time at 3:36.21. The same team, with the exception of sophomore Jasmin Stowers running instead of Tate, posted

the nation’s No. 2 time in the 4x100 relay with a time of 43.86 seconds.

Freshman sprinter Aaron Ernest stole the spotlight from his upperclassmen teammates for the second consecutive week with his comefrom-behind win in the 100-meter dash Saturday.

Ernest took home his second consecutive 100-meter title in as many meets when he overtook senior All-Americans Barrett Nugent and Keyth Talley. The Tigers swept the event with three of the five sprinters placing in the race and Ernest posting a 10.27 time, .01 seconds faster than Talley. The time puts Ernest at the No. 3 spot in the nation for the 100-meters.

“Those are big personal bests,” Shaver said. “As always, we just really want to see consistent performances from them. It’s a little different meet at Texas and we’re going to

see if under those circumstances as I said to the team, we have to be able to deal with the elements and still be able to have success.”

LSU will travel to University of Texas on Wednesday for the Texas Relays in hopes of continuing its pursuit of the top rankings.

“It was good to see everyone on our squad get to come out here and get to compete at some capacity,” Shaver said. “I know that the intensity level of what we’re going to try to get done at Texas will be a little higher than what we were able to get here. The only thing that happened here for us was that we had really nice weather to try and do things.”

Contact Michael Gegenheimer at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com

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CLUB SPORTS

LSU earns weekend sweep of S.C. Rugby defeats Ole Miss, Langoni, Santos excel on the plate Scott Branson Sports Contributor

The LSU softball team held South Carolina scoreless while completing a weekend sweep Sunday afternoon with a 9-0 win in six innings in Columbia, S.C. The three-game sweep marked LSU’s 13th straight win over the Gamecocks (19-16, 2-6 Southeastern Conference). “[The pitchers] were just dominant,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “There’s not a moment where they don’t come up with a big pitch. They really keep people off balance.”

The Tigers (23-8, 7-1 SEC) established early leads in each contest, scoring in the game’s opening frame in all three.

“If we come out and score first, it puts a lot of pressure on them to come back and score right behind of us,” said LSU senior outfielder Ashley Langoni.

“If they don’t score, it just sets the tone for the whole game that we’re on top.”

LSU junior pitcher Rachele Fico earned the complete-game, 5-0 victory in the circle in Friday’s contest, striking out 10 while allowing just four hits.

Freshman outfielder A.J. Andrews paced the Tigers in the leadoff position, batting 2-for-3, scoring two runs and adding an RBI single.

Senior pitcher Brittany Mack Langoni because many teams started in the circle Saturday and will pitch around Langoni to face carried a no-hit bid into the sev- Santos. enth inning before allowing a “It’s tough to hit behind single with one out in the frame.

[Langoni] a lot of days,” Torina Mack earned the victory — said. “It really doesn’t faze Juliher 10th of the season — in the ana. She does a nice job in that Tiger’s second straight 5-0 tri- spot.” umph.

Fico (11-4) earned her secLangoni belted a two-run ond win of the weekend on Sunhome run to day, pitching five ‘[The pitchers] were innings and alstraightaway center in the third in- just dominant. There’s lowing two hits ning and homered before giving way not a moment where to again in the first sophomore inning of SunMeghan Patterthey don’t come up day’s 9-0 victory. son, who came on LSU scored for the game’s fiwith a big pitch.’ each of its nine nal three outs. runs Sunday with “Our pitchBeth Torina two outs, which ing staff was onLSU coach Torina said is inpoint,” Fico said. dicative of the Tigers approach at “We just had some phenomenal the plate. performances. It’s a lot of fun “It shows that we continue to play in a game like that when to battle,” Torina said. “It doesn’t your team is playing so well bematter what pitch in the count or hind you.” how many outs there are, we’re The Tigers outscored the going to continue to fight for Gamecocks, 19-0, in the three quality at-bats.” games, extending their win streak Senior shortstop Juliana San- to a season-best seven games and tos, who batted behind Langoni handing South Carolina its sevin the fourth position, struck for enth straight defeat. three hits Sunday including her LSU goes back on the first home run of the season. Each road Wednesday to face Mcof Santos’ hits came after Lango- Neese State (19-8) at 6 p.m. ni reached base on a walk. in Lake Charles.

“I know being around her, I’m going to see a little bit better pitches than she will,” Santos said. “I just have to get the job done when they do stuff like that.”

Contact Scott Branson at Torina said Santos faces sbranson@lsureveille.com added pressure batting behind

ranks No. 1 in SEC West LSU to play SEC East No. 2 Florida

Falcon and Paul Rogers notching scores. Alongi earned a hat trick for the day, and Falcon scored two of his own.

Alongi said although Ole Miss had some skill, its weak forMorgan Wampold mations allowed the LSU squad Sports Contributor to capitalize on any chance it was The LSU rugby team (5-1) given. continued its spring dominance “They knew how to play, and Saturday with a 56-3 victory they were trying to slip it past against Ole Miss in Baton Rouge. us in any way they could,” he The win secured the Tigers’ said. “But they didn’t have a lot No.1 spot in the Southeastern of structure, which allowed us to Collegiate Rugby Conference’s use our skill to regain possession Western division. quickly.”

LSU entered The Rebels ‘They knew how to the game Sat(2-2) were tied urday ready to play ... But they didn’t with Alabama prove to the rest have a lot of structure, for the No. 2 of the SEC that it spot in the West which allowed us to going into Saturwas a force to be reckoned with, ju- use our skill to regain day’s match, but nior fly-half Allen the loss should possession quickly.’ allow the CrimAlongi said.

Alongi said son Tide to take Allen Alongi the team had been the position.

LSU junior fly-half practicing a tight, Because the organized game Tigers won Saturplan all week, but early errors led day, they will now get a shot at to the need for some adjustments. redemption against Florida, the “We were trying to go along No. 2 team in the East. with the plan, but we kept dropping the ball and decided to just go for it to get a score,” he said.

Despite the early sloppy play, the Tigers managed their first score after 10 minutes had expired off the clock.

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NCAA TOURNAMENT

Monday, March 26, 2012

Kentucky, Kansas take regional titles, advance to Final Four

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Kansas coach Bill Self and his team celebrate their 80-67 victory against North Carolina on Sunday in the NCAA tournament Midwest Regional final in St. Louis.

Heels during the run — including one that set up a big three-point play by Taylor.

Taylor came up with the rebound after Withey swatted away a shot by John Henson and streaked downcourt for a layup, getting fouled by Stilman White in the process. As the Kansasheavy crowd roared, Taylor butted his head into Robinson’s chest.

He made the free throw to give Kansas a 74-67 lead with 1:59 left, and the Jayhawks cruised from there.

“It was a game of runs,” Williams said. “And we didn’t answer the last one.”

James Michael McAdoo scored 15 for the Tar Heels (326), who played better in their second game without injured star point guard Kendall Marshall.

But North Carolina couldn’t overcome a 5:46 field goal drought to end the Midwest Regional final.

It was only the third loss in 12 regional final appearances for the Tar Heels, but their second straight after losing to Kentucky last year.

KIDD-GILCHRIST LEADS CATS PAST BAYLOR ATLANTA (AP) — Kentucky could’ve cut the nets down at halftime.

Actually, the Wildcats probably would’ve been good skipping the ceremony altogether.

A South Regional title is fine, but what matters to this bunch of future NBA stars is breaking out the scissors in the Big Easy.

Top-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for

latest group of fab freshmen.

Kentucky took control with an early 16-0 run and led by 20 at halftime.

“This team is better than I thought,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “This is the best team we faced all year ... probably in a couple of years.”

Two years ago, Baylor lost to eventual national champion Duke in another regional final.

“Duke was a good team,” Drew said, “but Kentucky is better.”

The Wildcats beat Louisville, 69-62, on New Year’s Eve, but now they’ll meet with the highest stakes ever.

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The second-seeded Jayhawks (31-6) will play Ohio State on Saturday in their first appearance in the Final Four since 2008, when they won the national championship.

And how’s this for symmetry? Kansas began this year’s tournament in Omaha, Neb., the same place as four years ago.

As the game ended, Taylor — much maligned for his shooting struggles during the first three games of the NCAA tournament — ran to Kansas fans and raised both arms in the air.

“There’s no way to put into words the way we feel,” Williams said. “There’s no way to put into words the way I feel. ...

It’s the NCAA tournament. One team wins and one team loses, and that’s what we have to understand.”

Taylor led five Jayhawks in double figures. Player of the year candidate Thomas Robinson added 18 points and nine rebounds, and Elijah Johnson kept up his blistering pace in the tournament with 10 points, including a 3-pointer with 3:07 to play that sparked Kansas’ 12-0 run to end the game. Jeff Withey made two monster blocks to deny the Tar

the second year in a row with a 82-70 blitzing of Baylor, setting up a Bluegrass showdown with rival Louisville in the national semifinals Saturday in New Orleans.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points, Anthony Davis added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Terrence Jones dazzled in all the overlooked areas to lead the Wildcats (36-2) on Sunday. For all the hoopla sure to surround the next game in its basketballcrazed state, Kentucky won’t consider the season a success unless it wins two more games — culminating in a national title.

“I’m not satisfied yet,” KiddGilchrist said.

This group sure has the look of a champion, shaking off an early blow by the Bears (30-8) — a very good team with a daring fashion sense that was simply no match for coach John Calipari’s

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Monday, March 26, 2012 AUBURN, from page 9 But Nola hit a speed bump in the sixth inning after surrendering a lead off double to sophomore right fielder Jay Gonzalez. Nola got the next batter to ground out, but sophomore center fielder Ryan Tella homered to right field to cut the LSU deficit to just one run.

Auburn tied the game in the seventh when senior catcher Caleb Bowen tripled with two outs. LSU freshman center fielder Chris Sciambra attempted to make a diving catch on the play and appeared to hit his head. Sciambra left the game, and Katz moved to center field.

The next batter dropped one in

LINEBACKERS, from page 9

sharpened those coverage skills.

“He doesn’t ask for much different than [former secondary] Coach [Ron] Cooper,” Minter said. “He still expects the linebackers to understand the coverage and have the technique to do it. His technique work is a strength.”

While freshmen are generally regarded as a position’s future, the senior exodus means LSU’s touted 2012 ‘Of course it’s linebacking reon me to make cruits will be plays but also a major part of the Tigers’ be a leader, present by fall, too. I’m the Minter said.

Freshmen only returning Ronnie Feist starter.’ and Lamar Louis are both Kevin Minter LSU junior linebacker four-star products, and each enrolled early to participate in spring practice.

Feist, the 2011 Louisiana Class 1A Defensive Player of the Year at West St. John High School, has particularly shined, turning heads with a takedown of running back Kenny Hilliard in the Big Cat drill and a reportedly solid showing in Saturday’s closed scrimmage. “[Ronnie] appears to have talent and ability and is certainly physical,” Miles said “He’s progressing to a point where by fall we won’t hesitate to play him in a role that is meaningful.”

Incoming freshmen Kwon Alexander and Lorenzo Phillips, both four-star recruits, will arrive on campus in the fall.

Minter said it’s strange to feel like the “wise old man” in the group, but believes he’ll have to harness that experience for the unit to turn heads.

“The younger guys give me grief sometimes for being the veteran,” Minter said. “Myself, Lamin, Tahj, we remember what it felt like to lose [the BCS Championship] on the field.

We have to use that memory as fuel to burn throughout the season. It’s just sitting with us right now, stewing.”

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com

front of Katz, driving in Bowen for the game-tying run.

Nola and junior pitcher Chris Cotton, who earned his second victory of the season, combined to retire the next four batters before LSU took the lead in the ninth. Sophomore pitcher Kurt McCune, who lost his spot in the rotation to Nola, entered in the ninth to earn the first save of his career.

LSU lost Friday after Tella drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning against junior pitcher Nick Goody with a two-out single.

LSU nearly rallied back with two outs in the ninth inning.

Senior shortstop Austin Nola doubled and was replaced by pinch

The Daily Reveille runner Arby Fields, who attempted to score on an error but was thrown out at the plate.

Saturday’s game went into extra innings after Auburn tied it in the eighth inning. Goody again surrendered the game-winning run after replacing junior pitcher Joey Bourgeois. Goody walked the first batter he faced and a wild pitch advanced runners to second and third.

Auburn shortstop Dan Glevenyak lifted a pitch to right field, and left fielder Cullen Wacker scored on the sacrifice fly.

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OUR VIEW

Monday, March 26, 2012

Groovin’ should drop hollow anti-alcohol message The Daily Reveille Editorial Board

Minutes after Ludacris finished thrilling a fired-up crowd Saturday with a string of his biggest hits, members of Students on Target took the Groovin’ on the Grounds stage to send the audience off with a message: “Don’t forget to eat right, exercise regularly and act responsibly.”

The reminder of the group’s alcohol- and drug-free agenda was completely incongruous with what students had just seen.

Ludacris acknowledged that he was supposed to keep it clean, but only in defiance of the rule: “I was told not to do any drug reference

songs,” the rapper told the crowd.

“I’m trying to keep it as clean as possible.”

He then proceeded to perform “Blueberry Yum Yum,” an ode to marijuana featuring lyrics like, “get your lighters, roll that sticky, let’s get higher.” Mid-song, he shouted, “Where my smokers at?” The answer, apparently, was the Parade Ground — the smell of pot wafted through the air throughout the show.

Ludacris was particularly fond of encouraging students to leave Students on Target’s healthy-living message behind. By asking “Where my alcoholics at, LSU?”, he flippantly dismissed the “act responsibly” mantra and gave the night a

festive flavor of debauchery.

Thank goodness.

Ludacris is a vulgar, profane artist — and that’s what students love about him. Trying to censor a rapper who boasts “Move Bitch” as one of his biggest hits stifles his artistic persona, and it’s especially nonsensical when he’s performing for college students, many of whom do much worse than smoke and drink.

Students loved Ludacris’ raunchy show, and so did The Daily Reveille. Unlike some of Students on Target’s awful past choices — Shinedown, anyone? — Luda’s raucous rap delivered a perfect party vibe mixed with the junior-high

nostalgia of his hits from the early 2000s.

Students on Target should just ditch the anti-intoxication message and give students what they want every year. The organization’s promotion of health and responsibility rained on students’ parade in 2010, when Students on Target wouldn’t book psychedelic act MGMT, who they claimed advocated substance abuse, even though the band garnered the most votes in a student survey regarding prospective headliners.

Even the artists dislike the antialcohol stance. When Shinedown performed in 2010, drummer Barry Kerch tweeted a photo of himself

GET OUT.

Santorum’s La. cohorts underscore his disconnect BLUE-EYED DEVIL NICHOLAS PIERCE Columnist Rick Santorum left his trademark sweater vest in Illinois when he came to pound the pavement in Louisiana last week.

Santorum proved his popularity among Louisiana voters, running away with the Louisiana primary after receiving 49 percent of the vote.

His whistle stop tour took him from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to Alex Box Stadium to his most recent gaffe during a sermon at the Greenwell Springs Baptist Church.

Santorum leapt to his feet and applauded after Rev. Dennis Terry thundered out a speech that would have made Benito Mussolini proud.

“Get out! We don’t worship Buddha, we don’t worship Muhammad, we don’t worship Allah!” Reverend Terry declared before going on to bash the gay community and “lay hands” on candidate Santorum while praying for his campaign.

Classy.

Rev. Terry, I’ll forgive your numerous theological misnomers (Muslims don’t worship Muhammad, nor Buddhists worship

GERALD HERBERT / The Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks March 21 at Superior Energy in Harvey, La.

Buddha) but we do, in fact, worship differently than you do – and we’re Americans, too.

Voting Americans.

And I think I’ll stick around, although gentlemen such as yourself and the former senator from Pennsylvania make me wonder how advisable that is.

Santorum has had trouble keeping his foot out of his mouth when it comes to the topic of religion and its place in America. It seems a week can’t pass without Santorum saying something absurd about separation of church and state, JFK or President Obama’s faith.

When criticized for the

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Catholic faith he and Santorum share, President Kennedy said he did not believe in an America where the Pope could command a Catholic president nor a reverend tell his parishioners how to vote.

When asked about Kennedy’s now-famous speech, Santorum said it made him want to vomit.

I guess the Constitution and its pesky amendments make Santorum sick.

That’s the sort of quality we want in a president: revulsion toward our basic principles.

Furthermore, Santorum isn’t just disgusted by JFK and our founding fathers, as he recently

called President Obama’s brand of Christianity a “phony theology.”

I’m not sure who appointed Santorum arbiter over what does and does not qualify as proper Christianity, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the Pope.

It’s all well and good to vote for someone who shares your religious views, but these candidates are not running to be reverend-inchief. They are running to be the leader of the free world.

The nation they will lead consists of millions of Jews, Hindus, Christians, atheists and a myriad of faiths and philosophies that could fill this entire newspaper.

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and another man drinking from liquor bottles in the PMAC next to a sign that read “alcohol and drug free zone” with the message, “College campuses have become too PC. Really!”

We never thought we’d say this, but we agree with Shinedown.

Students on Target booked a fantastic headliner in Ludacris. They can maintain student satisfaction next year if they drop the pretense of denouncing alcohol and drugs and focus on the one thing students actually want — a good time.

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And make no mistake about it: These values do reach to our core.

James Madison fought long and hard to ban oaths of religion during the writing of our Constitution.

Why? He had witnessed the state of Virginia, formerly a British colony, throw Baptists in jail for being of the wrong sect.

Madison described religious freedom as “the lustre of our country” — that is to say, a hard-fought achievement and exceptional aspect of America.

Madison wasn’t alone.

Thomas Jefferson wrote in his autobiography that he and many of the founding fathers refused to have any overt reference to a single faith included in the preamble, so as to enfold “within the mantle of [the United States’] protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohammedan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination.”

So no, Mr. Santorum and Rev. Terry, we will not “get out” — nor should we.

Men far better than you, men who did far more for our country, made a place for us here. You are doing them an injustice by ignoring that.

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

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Quote of the Day

“Those who want the government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide.”

Harry Truman 33rd U.S. president May 8, 1884 — Dec. 26, 1972

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Trayvon Martin murder case highlights selective activism NEVER EMPTY THOUGHTS

MARIE-THERESE YOKUM Columnist If we marched for every black teenager in America who was ever a victim of racial injustice, obesity would not be in the top five health issues in our country.

Every person I have spoken with about Trayvon Martin has admitted they aren’t familiar with the entire story or end up asking me directly what happened. Only now, a month later, do people actually know where the events took place, who was involved and what the controversy is.

The inconsistency of uproars against racial injustice becomes apparent when we only point out the obvious cases of injustice.

It’s easy to fight for a cause when all you have to do is retweet someone’s grammatically incorrect hashtag which includes an outdated picture of the victim, who was 17.

Unfortunately, selective activism has become a popular trend in our society.

The only facts about the story which seem to be common knowledge are that he was a black teenager wearing a hoodie, had some Skittles and was shot to death because he appeared to be a threat.

Until the recent release of the 911 call, people didn’t know it was a Hispanic security guard, George Zimmerman, who continued following Martin after being told by a 911 operator to stop.

Most also don’t know about the physical altercation before the shooting between Zimmerman and Martin.

[Top] HARAZ N. GHANBARI [Right] SETH WENIG / The Associated Press

[Top] A protestor holds a sign at a rally for Martin on Saturday in Washington.

[Right] Congregants wearing hoodies participate in a service Sunday at Middle Collegiate Church in New York. Churchgoers were invited to wear hoodies to services to show their support for Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old who was killed in Florida in February.

This is because so many holes were carelessly left in this case that justice activists from around the country are able to put their word in and mix the pot of confusion for the general audience.

We can conclude race was an evident issue in this case. Although it took Al Sharpton referencing the Jena Six for Trayvon Martin’s case to actually be heard, it’s finally happening.

So why are people of America still mailing empty Skittles

bags to the Sanford, Fla., police department and confusing our youth even more? Dragging out the efforts only makes it clear that we are never going to get rid of Black History Month.

Racial injustice exists.

Nobody wants to hear this, but unfortunate events of injustice and hate crimes will continue whether people march against them or not.

When you live in a world where social media makes violence and stereotypes the norm

— why are you surprised when hate crimes take place in real life?

Florida remains one of 21 states where “stand-your-ground laws” that allow citizens to use a firearm for self-defense exist. By now, everyone over the age of 10 should know guns play a large role in American society.

In other words, don’t instigate a fight you know you can’t win.

In my opinion, Zimmerman had intent to harm Martin, and that couldn’t have been

prevented. But better judgment could have been applied in every other aspect of this situation, including our own.

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

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‘The Talk’ can be awkward but gets easier with practice POSITIVELY CARNAL KRISTI CARNAHAN Columnist In today’s world, we seem to talk non-stop about every little detail of our lives.

Twenty-four hour television news stations and social media have given rise to a generation talking about every part of their existence on a regular basis.

Except sex.

We jump to talk about sex like it’s condemned by society, akin to prostitution or pornography. But what about the good stuff? When asked to talk to another person, whether a partner or doctor, about our sex life, we clam up like a deafmute.

A new study released in The Journal of Sexual Medicine exemplifies this problem, noting that less than half of OB-GYNs

participating in the study ask their patients about their sexual satisfaction or problems or even confirm their sexual orientation.

If professionals aren’t talking about it, it’s not a stretch to understand why people don’t talk to their partners about it either.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again — talking about sex is awkward the first few times you do it. But if you can’t talk about sex, you shouldn’t be having sex.

“The Talk” is one of the most important conversations you can have with your doctor and your partner, especially if you’re having problems.

I know it’s easy for me to say you should do this and go on my merry way. Talking the talk is easy ,but walking the walk gets a little trickier.

If you’re having a problem with sex, it’s a good idea to get a medical checkup first to ensure everything’s in working order.

Abnormal hormone levels or a malfunctioning thyroid could cause issues with libido, ability to orgasm, lubrication or erection.

Once you’ve gotten the allclear from your doctor, start talking with your partner.

Before you dive in headfirst, be aware of what you want to get out of the conversation. You can’t tackle every sexual problem in one discussion.

Plan out what you want to talk about and be specific. You can’t say, “I’m not orgasming and you should fix it,” and expect everything to magically get better.

Do some preparation ahead of time.

If you’re not having an orgasm, do you have an idea why?

You need to be specific in talking about particular types of stimulation you may need, if you need a longer foreplay period or what you think may be causing the problem.

Starting these conversations is

the most awkward part.

If you can survive five minutes talking about sex, you’ll relax.

It might feel like you’re having an anxiety attack, but stay focused on the conversation. It gets easier as you move past the initial awkwardness and stress of discussing sex.

And when you have “The Talk,” avoid using the cliché opener, “We need to talk.”

That line strikes fear into every person’s heart and causes a mental shut down before you ever get started. Another maneuver to avoid is talking about sexual problems in your bed or if you’re about to have sex.

Plan the chat in neutral territory like the living room. Start off by describing your experience — something like, “I’ve noticed it’s been hard for me to orgasm the last few times we went at it. I’ve thought about it, and I think I’ve found some things we can try to make it better.”

Never seek to place blame on anyone for the problem or claim it’s solely their fault. You’ll never salvage your sex life if you don’t share the responsibility and avoid blame.

Once you’ve started “The Talk,” keep it up. Discuss one thing at a time and encourage your partner to talk about their experiences, too.

It feels overwhelming the first few times you do it, but once you get the hang of it, I promise the long-term rewards far outweigh the temporary awkwardness of talking about sex.

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

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CRIME

NATION

Wife defends soldier accused of Afghan rampage on Today show The Associated Press

SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — The wife of a U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians defended her husband in an interview set to air on NBC’s Today show Monday, saying she finds the charges “unbelievable.”

Karilyn Bales told Matt Lauer that her husband, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, is “very brave, MICAH GREEN / The Reflector

MSU police officers gather Saturday outside Evans Hall dormitory at the Starkville, Miss., campus as they investigate the shooting death of student John Sanderson.

College students killed in Miss. over weekend The Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Sunday expressed his sorrow at the shooting deaths of two college students in the state over the weekend.

Late Saturday, 21-year-old John Sanderson of Madison, Miss., was shot to death in a Mississippi State University dormitory, though the killing appears to be isolated, according to university officials.

Early Sunday, a 19-year-old SANDERSON freshman at Jackson State University died from being shot in the face and killed at an off-campus apartment pool party in Jackson. Police identified the victim as Nolan Ryan Henderson III of Atlanta.

Bryant said in a statement that he and his wife Deborah were “saddened to learn that Mississippi lost two college students this weekend.”

He said he’s spoken with university leaders and instructed the state public safety commissioner to assist in the investigations.

“Those perpetuating these crimes will be apprehended and held accountable,” he said. “Mississippi does not take these instances lightly, and rest assured, we will continue to provide a safe learning environment for students at all our Mississippi College and University campuses.”

At Mississippi State, university president Mark Keenum said in a statement on the school’s website Sunday that the killing of Sanderson was the first time a student had been shot on the campus. Keenum said officials could reveal few other details because of the ongoing investigation.

University spokeswoman Maridith Geuder said police received a call about the shooting at Evans Hall around 10 p.m. Saturday. Police were on the scene within a minute. Sanderson was taken to Oktibbeha County Hospital, where he died.

Three male suspects fled the

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building in a blue Crown Victoria, officials said. No arrests had been made Sunday.

Shortly after the shooting, the university began sending a series of text message alerts to students.

Police officers stepped up patrols to make sure the campus was safe, Keenum said.

The four-story Evans Hall holds about 300 male students and is located on the north side of campus. The campus of about 20,000 students is located in a rural area in the northeastern part of the state, about 125 miles northeast of Jackson.

The school’s website says the campus is located in a low-crime area, and that emergencies are rare.

Within a few hours, Jackson police say a freshman at Jackson State University was killed.

Police spokeswoman Colendula Green said officers early Sunday found the body of Henderson lying on a walkway inside the Palisades Apartments.

Henderson reportedly lived on campus but was attending a pool party at the apartment complex. He was shot one time.

Green said Sunday evening that details of what happened were sketchy and that police did not have a motive or suspect. JSU students had planned a vigil for Sunday evening.

Hank Bounds, the state’s commissioner of higher education, said in a statement Sunday that both deaths were “senseless tragedies and our sympathies go out to each of their families.”

But Bounds stressed that university campuses are “very safe, with many precautions taken and systems in place to protect students.” He praised Mississippi State for its “swift action and communication to students and the university community.”

The commissioner said both universities have counseling centers and other resources available to assist students deal with the tragedies.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com

very courageous.”

The Washington state woman said her husband joined the Army after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to “protect his family, friends and country. He wanted to do his part.”

Officials say Staff Sgt. Bales wandered off base in southern Afghanistan earlier this month and killed eight Afghan adults and

nine children.

Karilyn Bales said the accusations are “unbelievable to me.”

She added that: “He loves children. He would not do that.”

Bales is being held in a military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com

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