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Crime: Man strips on Nicholson after being denied Pro Day tryout, p. 4
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Medical students staying in state
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the extinction of endangered species such as the Sumatran tiger. Tigers have been classified by the International Union for Conservation of
About 63 percent of students graduating from the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans will remain in the state to complete their medical training, a 3-percent increase from last year, according to Steve Nelson, dean of the School of Medicine at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Nelson said it’s important for Health Sciences Center schools to motivate students to stay in Louisiana after they graduate because most of the physicians in the area were trained at an LSUHSC school. Nelson said 45 percent of students from LSUHSC-Shreveport will also stay in Louisiana for their
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MED. STUDENTS, see page 6
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[Above] Natural resource ecology senior Lauren Hull shaves accounting freshman Brad Cook’s head Tuesday in Free Speech Plaza to raise awareness for deforestation. [Right] An orangutan promotes new sustainable forest policy.
Lauren Duhon
Students shave heads to raise awareness for deforestation, endangered animals
Staff Writer
Students monkeyed around in Free Speech Plaza on Tuesday by shaving their heads in an effort to
prevent deforestation. The student-led group Operation Tiger protested the Asia Pulp and Paper company, which is clearcutting, or stripping forests of their trees, and speeding up
HEALTH
Locals weigh in as Supreme Court revisits Affordable Care Act Emily Herrington Staff Writer
As the Supreme Court concludes its hearings on the Affordable Care Act today, local business owners and students are weighing in on the decision-making. “The big fight is whether or not Congress exceeded its authority when it passed the ACA — that’s a question of constitutional law,” said Paul M. Hebert Law Center professor Paul Baier. Douglas Meek, civil engineering sophomore, said he hopes the Supreme Court makes a fair decision, but he’s opposed to the health-care reform. “It’s unconstitutional to make people pay a penalty for not purchasing something,” Meek said. Mary Black, owner of the UPS Store at Citiplace, said her business hasn’t been heavily affected by the
health care law since her employees Valera said she experiences a are all college students working part- peace of mind knowing she won’t time. be discriminated against based on Before the act, she said she of- her pre-existing conditions when she fered a health is able to afford care plan to What is the Affordable Care Act? health insurance. her employ- Enacted in March 2010, the In a prepared ees, but no one Affordable Care Act, commonly referred statement, Robin could afford it. to as “Obamacare,” would extend Mayhall, corpoNow her sturate communicahealth-care coverage to all Americans. dent employtions senior writer ees are able to The individual mandate of the ACA imfor Blue Cross stay covered poses a financial penalty against those and Blue Shield by their par- who do not buy the coverage. A decision of Louisiana, said ents’ insurance on the bill will likely come in June at the organization’s the end of the Supreme Court’s term, plans. analysts are payM a u d e although justices could postpone the ing close attention Valera, owner decision since the ACA doesn’t go into to the Supreme of child care effect until January 2014. The Supreme Court hearings. service KidU- Court has been hearing arguments about Mayhall topia in New the contentious bill for three days. said although Orleans, said the organization she’s at risk because she doesn’t doesn’t agree with every provision of have health insurance, but she is in AFFORDABLE CARE, see page 6 favor of health-care reform.
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Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas (left), holds up a copy of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 21 on Capitol Hill.
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INTERNATIONAL
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
Strong quake hits northern Japan; no report of damage, tsunami risk
SAT, ACT tests to tighten security after widespread cheating schemes
Animal rights group targets ULL research center for primate deaths
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook northern Japan on Tuesday, but no damage was reported and there was no risk of a tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded a 6.4 preliminary magnitude. The agency said there may be a small change in sea levels but did not issue tsunami warnings. The epicenter was off the coast of Iwate and was about 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the sea surface. Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood delays decision for presidential candidate
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Students taking college entrance exams this fall will have to submit photo IDs with their applications — a key security upgrade following recent allegations of widespread cheating at a number of high schools on New York’s Long Island, a prosecutor and testing officials announced Tuesday. The security change follows the arrest of 20 current or former high school students accused in a cheating scheme when they were paid as much as $3,500 to stand in for other students on the SAT exam.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Deaths from trauma of 11 primates at the New Iberia Research Center may indicate negligence, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture should investigate, an animal rights activist said Tuesday. Michael Budkie, executive director of Stop Animal Exploitation Now!, said federal authorities should take a closer look at those primate deaths at the center operating as part of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Five of the primates Budkie listed in his complaint were a few days to a year old. Others ranged from 4 and 1/2 to 13 years old.
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has postponed an open confrontation with the country’s military rulers and other political players Tuesday when it delayed a decision about whether to field a candidate for the first presidential elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. An eight-hour meeting of the Brotherhood’s highest leadership body failed to come up with a final decision on whether to reverse an earlier pledge not to contest the presidency. Further meetings of the Brotherhood’s Shura Council were to continue next week.
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A crowd of Cubans watch as Pope Benedict XVI departs Tuesday after he prayed at the Sanctuary of El Cobre in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Obama says he’s not ‘hiding the ball’ on Russia after controversial gaffe SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Speaking to the microphones intentionally this time, President Barack Obama on Tuesday assured he had no hidden agenda with Russia for a second term, seeking to contain a controversial gaffe that bounded all the way to the campaign trail at home and back again. Obama got caught on tape Monday telling Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have more room to negotiate on missile defense after the November election.
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Jindal budget means $43 million cut to LSU hospitals, officials say (AP) — Leaders of LSU’s public hospital system said Tuesday that Gov. Bobby Jindal’s budget significantly overestimates revenue for its hospitals and clinic network next year and that the system would have to impose major cuts to close a multimillion dollar funding gap. University hospital officials said that the 10 hospitals and their facilities that serve the poor and uninsured face an estimated $43 million in cuts in the fiscal year that begins July 1.
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LSU Facebook admin brings ‘honest approach’ to nation’s second-largest university page University present across platforms Rachel Warren Staff Writer
Thousands of students and University supporters talk to Trace Purvis each day, but most of them don’t even know his name. Purvis, the new media coordinator for University Relations, is the administrator for the University’s official Facebook page, among other social media platforms. He originally joined the staff as a website developer in 2008. He created the University’s Facebook page in 2009, and the social media frenzy snowballed from there. The University uses several social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, Tumblr and Pinterest. With more than 614,000 “likes,” the University’s Facebook page is the second-largest for a college in the U.S. But that doesn’t make Purvis’ job easy. On March 20, the University’s Twitter account was hacked and made to look as if the University had retweeted a post from controversial radio host Rush Limbaugh. Since the University tends not to post politically charged sentiments, red flags went up for one loyal follower, who alerted Purvis to the incident. By 4 p.m., more than 15 followers had tweeted about LSU, wondering what the issue was. Purvis tried to rectify the issue as soon as possible and replied to each tweet to give individual answers. When accidents happen, Purvis said it’s best to be honest with the University’s fans and try to make light of the situation. “The best approach is the honest approach,” he said. “We apologize if necessary and try to put a humorous spin on it when we can.” He said most followers are understanding when issues arise. “Everyone’s made a mistake like that before,” Purvis said. “Everyone understands that things like this happen sometimes.” Purvis said one of the most enjoyable parts of his job is interacting with University fans on a daily basis. He likes joking with them, and he’s gotten better at it over the years. “I always compare it to being at a party,” he said. “If you can get in that frame of mind where you’re trying to engage folks at a party who you don’t really know, it gets a lot easier. If you’re good at that, you’d get great at this.” Lance Porter, mass communication associate professor, said it’s important for the University to
have an online presence because crowd that follows the pages. He social media, particularly Face- tries to include posts each day that book, has become such a big part focus on campus news, service projects, academics and athletics. of students’ lives. “I try to think about what “On Facebook, you speak in more of a conversational tone,” he will be utilized the most,” he said. “Does it fulfill a need?” said. “They do a nice job of that.” Purvis said the University will Sometimes threads can take an ugly turn, but Purvis said he doesn’t continue to monitor different types remove negative comments unless of social media platforms, and he they break the University’s rules, hopes to soon create a branch of the University which are posted ‘I believe the student homepage that lists on its page. each site and high“I only rebody will become lights some of the move them if some of the most content. someone’s using said obscene language sophisticated social he Porter believes the or if what they’ve media users.’ University should posted is a comcoordinate the soplete fabrication,” Trace Purvis cial media sites of he said. “I always new media coordinator for each of its differpost a response exUniversity Relations ent elements, like plaining why their academics and athpost was deleted. But if they’re just super critical or letics. “To an outsider, it can become discussing their opinion, I’m not confusing,” he said. “They could going to take that down.” Purvis said he’s noticed some do well by bringing all the elefollowers looking for verbal con- ments together and speaking with frontation, and while he enjoys in- a more unified voice.” Purvis said he’s excited for the teracting with fans, sometimes the conversations just don’t go any- future of social media and its relationship with the University. where. “I believe the student body “If they’re looking for trouble and we just keep going around and will become some of the most around, it’s not productive,” he sophisticated social media users,” he said. said. “It’s best to disengage then.” Some of the most memorable moments for Purvis were also some of the most influential for the Contact Rachel Warren at future of the page. rwarren@lsureveille.com Purvis first realized he enjoyed interacting with followers on a more personal level when Baton Rouge experienced bizarre weather and students bombarded the page with questions about whether the University would close. “That’s when I saw the value of interaction,” he said. “I noticed that some people wanted facts, but others were just looking for someone to talk to.” Purvis said the content he posts to different social media sites is meant to appeal to the diverse
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LSU new media coordinator Trace Purvis manages the University’s social media presence on March 20 from his desk in the University Relations office.
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CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Man detained for disturbing the peace on LSU Pro Day, stripping A man unaffiliated with the University was taken into custody March 22 for disturbing the peace. Jeremy Allen Dosie Cook, 23, of 8020 Comite Drive, Baker, showed up at LSU football’s practice facility wanting to try out during the team’s Pro Day. Lalonde said Cook wasn’t allowed to try out for the team because he wasn’t an athlete.
After being asked to leave, Lalonde said Cook walked to the intersection of Skip Bertman Drive and Nicholson Drive, where he started to remove his clothing and caused a disturbance. Lalonde said officers took him into custody and issued him a misdemeanor before releasing him. Student arrested for stealing bicycle near Middleton Library Officers arrested mechanical
engineering student Jake Alan Murphy for felony theft of a bicycle on March 19. LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said the 19-year-old from 1323 Rue Beauvais, Mandeville, was identified as a suspect in an investigation for a stolen bicycle near Middleton Library. Lalonde said investigators were able to contact Murphy and located him at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house. Lalonde said
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Murphy admitted to stealing the bicycle and returned it to the investigators. He was arrested at 10:30 a.m. and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish prison. Man escorted from Student Union bookstore after being banished David Zavala, a 43-year-old from 153 North 17th St., Baton Rouge, was issued a misdemeanor and escorted off campus after
violating his banishment from the Student Union’s bookstore. On March 22, officers were dispatched to the LSU Bookstore at approximately 10 a.m. after a staff member recognized a man who had been previously banned from the store. Lalonde said officers located Zavala and removed him from the premises. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com
BATON ROUGE DEVELOPMENT
University collects ideas to renovate Nicholson destination Jacy Baggett
Contributing Writer
The University is developing plans to renovate the Nicholson Drive area to create a destination for students and visitors, renovate family and graduate housing and address traffic and safety concerns for students. “If you drive down Nicholson from the North, if you blink once or yawn, you don’t really know you are on the LSU campus,” said Steven Waller, executive director of the University’s project to develop Nicholson. Waller, who is also director of Residential Life, said he wants that area to be considered part of the campus. Over the next eight
months, Waller, with input from the LSU community, plans to collect ideas for this development and decide which are the most beneficial for students and the community. Chancellor Michael Martin said he is supportive of this effort. “We are excited about the talks of redeveloping the Nicholson area, and we’re currently looking at all possibilities to create something that is beneficial to the LSU community, while also being good neighbors to the Baton Rouge community around our campus,” Martin said in an e-mail. Waller said he hopes this development can be funded primarily from the private sector or a costsharing initiative so tuition and
student fees don’t increase. The University hopes to take advantage of private offers in order to minimize the financial impact on students, Waller said. He said the University is in the first phase of the development effort. He wants this to be a “destination for everybody and a place people want to be, not just a place they have to travel through.” Waller said students have suggested everything from restaurants and gift shops to dry cleaning and a bowling alley. There have also been suggestions of a structure similar to the Student Union or a courtyard like the Quad, Waller said. Rachelle Mosing, international studies freshman, recommended “a place where students can eat at
midnight — somewhere clean and safe.” Waller said he wants to improve safety for commuters and possibly build a connection corridor to the University. Mosing said Southeastern University has a tunnel for students to cross through to avoid heavy traffic. She said she would like to see something similar for University commuters. Waller said updating or replacing the family and graduate housing on Nicholson would be a factor in this new development. Jazmine Wilson, kinesiology freshman, said she would never consider living in graduate housing in its current condition. “It’s gross,” Wilson said.
Wilson said if they renovated the housing she might reconsider. She suggested creating a retail shopping area that would include a thrift store for penny-pinching college students. Ernest Blanche, civil engineering freshman, suggested adding a grocery store to the mix of retail spaces so students don’t have to travel far to get necessities. On April 18, a “town hall meeting” will be held in the Union for all students, faculty and staff to voice their interests. Waller expects the planning to conclude near the end of October. Contact Jacy Baggett at jbaggett@lsureveille.com
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Faculty preparing for review
reaccreditation, explaining that reaccreditation applies to schools that have lost accreditation. Accredited schools, like the University, are up for reaffirmaBrian Sibille tion every 10 years when the SACStaff Writer SCOC considers upholding curThe University is not up for rent accreditation. The University reaffirmation under the South- will make its case for reaffirmation ern Association of Colleges and for the first time since 2004. Schools Commission on Colleges In 2004, the University was until 2014, but administrators and part of a pilot group that involved faculty have already begun the the development of a quality enprocess of mainhancement plan, taining accreditasaid Stephenie ‘Everyone should tion. Werline, assistant Reaffirming realize the significance to the vice provost accreditation is the of the SACS committee’s for Academic Proprocess by which grams, Planning accreditation.’ schools secure and Review. their accreditation The UniversiT. Gilmour Reeve status for a 10ty compiled one of vice provost for Academic Programs, the first quality enyear period. Planing and Review The commishancement plans sion, commonly for the SACSCOC known as SACSCOC, accredits that outlined new programs aimed more than 800 higher education to improve student experience institutions across the South, as- across campus, Werline said. The suring that each school measures 2004 quality enhancement plan inup to the agency’s standards. volved plans for Communication “Everyone should realize the across the Curriculum, residential significance of the SACS com- colleges and a summer reading mittee’s accreditation,” said T. program. Gilmour Reeve, vice provost for While Communication across Academic Programs, Planning and the Curriculum and residential colReview. leges have flourished at the UniReeve said reaffirmation is versity, summer reading has been important because staying ac- phased out, Werline said. credited ensures student aid and The current quality enhanceresearch grants. He made the dis- ment plan team is led by Carol tinction between reaffirmation and O’Neil, human ecology professor.
O’Neil said her team’s process is still in its early stages. A broadcast e-mail was sent out requesting concept papers from the University community. “The proposals we have gotten look very good,” she said. The deadline for the final quality enhancement plan is in December 2013. The second part of reaffirmation is compliance certification. The SACSCOC considers 94 principles as part of the reaffirmation process, according to Darrell Henry, director of SACSCOC Reaffirmation of Accreditation for the University and head of the Steering Committee. Compliance certification is broken down into four main principles that include integrity, core requirements, comprehensive standards and federal requirements, Henry said. He said the reaffirmation process already involves hundreds of faculty, staff and students, and the process is on schedule for completion in December 2014. Reeve said there’s no assurance when it comes to reaffirmation of accreditation, but the University has little to worry about. Reeve, Henry and O’Neil all emphasized the importance of community awareness during the reaffirmation process. Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com
WACKY NEWS Real life ‘Hamburglar’ steals burgers at McDonald’s in Maine, gets away
Century-old light bulb found in Ohio building still works
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A real-life Hamburglar has struck at a Maine McDonald’s. Police say a young man, seemingly inspired by the pattie purloining character once featured in McDonald’s advertising campaigns, ran between a car and the takeout window at the Augusta restaurant Sunday night as an employee handed a bag of food to a driver. A witness flagged down an officer leaving a nearby convenience store. Lt. Christopher Massey, acting on a description of the hungry thief, found him in the parking lot of a rival fast food restaurant diving into a McDonald’s bag. Massey tells the Kennebec Journal the suspect swore and ran into the woods. He was never caught. Massey says the three young men who had their food stolen didn’t know the burger thief. McDonald’s replaced the stolen food, worth about $20.
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — At least one of five century-old incandescent light bulbs still works after being pulled from the cornerstone of a Cleveland-area building. The Plain Dealer reports GE Lighting began a 100th anniversary celebration of the Nela Park operation Monday at one of the park’s original buildings at the East Cleveland research center. The lead-box time capsule held photos of Nela founders, journals, a book of technical specifications and a Plain Dealer. The 40-watt light bulbs were packed in sand above the box. A special socket was used to show off one bulb’s longevity. The rest went to a research lab.
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company listed as a vendor. Seaman added that if the company continues to function as it does presently, it could result in the destruction of 98 percent of Indonesia’s rainforests by 2022. The Daily Reveille reported in 2011 that the number of tigers in
the wild has dropped from 50,000 to 3,000 in the past 50 years, according to an estimate by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. At this current rate of decline, tigers could become extinct within 20 years. Seaman said students need to demand that University administrators pass a policy forbidding the University from purchasing paper from unsustainable companies like Asia Pulp and Paper. “We are tigers at LSU,” Seaman said. “This is about protecting the environment. Simple things can make a huge difference, and we can be that difference.” Seaman said the University has a responsibility to set a precedent in environmental ethics. “The goal is to spark policy change,” Seaman said. Student Government Assistant Director of Sustainability Lauren Hull emphasized that the University’s failure to move toward sustainable paper purchasing, it puts tigers and others in danger of deforestation. “I want to leave a sustainable paper legacy at LSU,” Hull said.
Seaman said this event is one of dozens taking place around the country to protest the paper company and to draw attention to environmental and economic impacts on communities around the world. Students who participated in the protest said they enjoyed the free haircuts in support of the cause. Accounting freshman Brad Cook said he wanted a haircut and saw someone post about the protest on Facebook. “It seemed like a good enough cause,” Cook said. “And I got a free haircut out of it.” Business freshman Derek Scheuermann said he believed in the cause. “Our school mascot is a tiger,” Scheuermann said. “Why not save them?” Operation Tiger set a goal of 20 haircuts to be given at the protest, which they achieved with 23 participants.
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have to have a first-class facility and cutting-edge teaching. Otherwise they’re not going to stay, regardless of their passion for Louisiana.” Nelson said 60 percent of those staying in the state will go into primary care. Other competitive residency programs include orthopedics, dermatology, radiology and surgery. “What happens after those four years in medical school is really the
most important time in your education,” he said. “You assume more responsibility and you learn so much.” He said Louisiana’s physician workforce is one of the oldest in the country, which means many will be retiring in the coming years. “If our students don’t stay here, we won’t have the workforce in place to keep it going,” he said. “We really need to keep them here.”
Nelson said the number of students staying in the state decreased significantly after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but the promise of a new University Medical Center to replace LSU’s Charity Hospital in the years ahead has caused the numbers to increase. He said he believes the upward trend will continue unless LSUHSC gets hit with an unexpected
budget cut. “You hear about budget cuts; that’s a concern for everybody,” Nelson said. “Hopefully the funding to higher education will soon be restored and the numbers will be even higher.”
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Nature as an endangered species since 1986. Protestors got “clearcut” haircuts to demonstrate what deforestation looks like. Students took turns getting their heads shaved in assorted designs: the wondercut, the tiger stripe, the tiger hawk and the clearcut. Operation Tiger members also took turns dressing up as orangutans and tigers, both of which they say are threatened by deforestation. Jessica Seaman, Operation Tiger campus coordinator, said students should hold the University administration responsible for policies that are harmful to the environment. She said there is a need to ensure the University doesn’t have economic ties with Asia Pulp and Paper. As of press time Tuesday, University Media Relations director Ernie Ballard said he could not find any relationship between the University and the Asia Pulp and Paper company. Ballard said the University’s Office of Purchasing does not have the
MED. STUDENTS, from page 1 residency programs. About 20 percent of the students from Tulane University School of Medicine will stay in state for residencies, which Nelson said is because the school tends to attract students from across the country. “We really supply the work force for the state,” he said. “You
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A poster advertises various haircuts offered Tuesday by Operation Tiger.
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the ACA, it has participated “in good faith to help make it work.” Blue Cross and Blue Shield has worked to comply with the ACA since it was passed, but it’s been a challenge because there have been 178 new regulations issued since its implementation, Mayhall said. Mayhall said the effects of the ACA on insurance providers are massive and difficult to quantify. “If the ACA survives the Supreme Court challenge and reaches 2014 essentially unchanged, the insurance marketplace will again change very drastically,” Mayhall said. “You might say we’ve been playing baseball since 1934, and starting Jan. 1, 2014, we’ll be required to start playing football.” Baier said he predicts the Supreme Court will decide to sustain the law in a 5-4 vote.
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Like father, like son Mainieri, son form strong bond in dugouts, baseball stadiums Chandler Rome Sports Contributor
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[Top] LSU head baseball coach Paul Mainieri and his 17-year-old son, Tommy, look upon the field at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb., where the College World Series is held every summer. Tommy and his dad [left] have become closer since spending many baseball seasons in the dugout together.
There came a point in 2002 when Karen Mainieri couldn’t take it any longer. She was tired of chasing her rambunctious 7-yearold son Tommy around the stands in Notre Dame’s Frank Eck Stadium, and finally convinced her husband to bring Tommy along in the dugout with him. As the adage goes, mother knows best. LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri and his son Tommy have been side by side ever since, even as he moved dugouts from South Bend to Baton Rouge. “I wish I would have been old enough to make the decision on my own,” the younger Mainieri said. “I’ve learned a ton by being in the dugout.” Paul, who also grew up the son of a baseball coach, knew his son would begin to pick up the intricacies of baseball by being so close to the action. He couldn’t have imagined it would be so quickly. He pointed to a game at Notre Dame against Creighton in 2002. Paul was coaching third base, and during a mound visit, with two men on base, he felt a tug on his pant leg from Tommy, who had run out with an important question. “He’s looking up, I’m looking down. I said, ‘What’s wrong, Tom?’” Paul said. “‘I just wanted to know if you were going to bunt or hit-and-run here,’ is what he asked me at 7 years old.” Now a 17-year-old junior at Catholic High in Baton Rouge, Tommy laughs at his early curiosity, but he said he cherishes the moments he spends with his father at work. His full school schedule and spot as a second basemen on MAINIERI, see page 15
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Tigers prepping for spring game
Alex Cassara
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Spring football has its pros and cons, giving teams the chance to shake rust and develop early enrollees while lacking the structure and focus of regular-season training. But with the spring game looming this weekend, the LSU football team used Tuesday’s practice to begin preparation for Saturday’s showcase. Junior cornerback Tharold Simon said LSU coach Les Miles and his staff treated Tuesday’s session much more like a fall practice. “That’s what Coach Miles mentioned, ‘We’re going to prepare this week like it’s a game week,’” Simon said. Junior receiver Odell Beckham Jr. said it was a more intense practice on Tuesday. That ferocity was evident during individual drills. During the early periods, the defense ran a violent, gauntletstyle drill where one player has to maneuver around, or through, three other athletes to touch a dummy. Simon said he had never gone through the drill before and thinks new defensive back coach Corey Raymond introduced the drill to adjust the younger players to getting off blocks and making tackles. “We’re just trying to get those FOOTBALL, see page 15
BASEBALL
No. 15 LSU looks to avenge last year’s loss to the Cajuns Luke Johnson Sports Writer
Tonight’s game between No. 15 LSU (18-6) and Louisiana-Lafayette (13-10) has a little more on the line than the standard midweek game. For the Tigers, the key word is retribution — though they won’t admit to it. The two teams were in a similar place last season when they played March 22 in Alex Box Stadium. LSU sported a 16-4 record but was coming off a sweep at the hands of then-No. 1 Florida. Possibly still shaking from three close losses to the Gators, the Tigers got their tails handed to them by the Ragin’ Cajuns in an 11-5 loss, one of the uglier defeats
But LSU coach Paul Mainieri in a midseason slide that effectively eliminated LSU from postseason said he understands the tendency to overlook ULL with play. the difficulty of the “ULL always Next up for upcoming schedule, plays us tough,” said the Tigers: but he knows his team senior utility man can’t look past ULL. Grant Dozar. “They Who: LSU (18-6) vs. “ULL has a really take this game pretty UL-Lafayette (13-10) good program. They serious.” always have and they This time, LSU is When: 6:30 p.m. today coming off its second Where: Alex Box Stadium always will,” Mainieri said. “Anything series loss of the seaListen at home: 98.1 FM can happen on a given son after it dropped day. We know how two one-run games at Auburn before rallying to win the important the SEC games are on the weekend. ... Sometimes there’s series finale. With No. 3 Arkansas coming a challenge to keep the focus of to town this weekend and a road your team on the most immediate series against No. 1 Florida loom- game.” Sophomore right-hander Joe ing on the horizon, LSU could understandably look past an in-state ULL, see page 15 team hovering above .500.
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LSU senior infielder Austin Nola (36) eyes a pitch March 20 during the Tigers’ 15-5 win against Southern University in Alex Box Stadium.
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Tigers head to McNeese State for midweek road test LSU has won 13 of last 14 games
steadily since the beginning of the season. “Our pitchers are throwing better and better every day,” she said. “Our defense had a couple errorless games this weekend so that Albert Burford all contributes.” Sports Contributor The teams’ first meeting of The LSU softball team last the season was in Baton Rouge at played McNeese State (19-8) on Tiger Park, but senior left fielder Feb. 25. At that time, the Tigers Ashley Langoni said traveling to had a 6-4 record and had recently Lake Charles to play McNeese is another monster. fallen out of the top 25. “Every time we go there, LSU (23-8, 7-1 Southeastern they bring all of Lake Conference) won the Charles to come out,” contest, 2-0, as junior Next up for she said. “We’ve got pitcher Rachele Fico the Tigers: to play them like any tossed a one-hitter with six strikeouts and Who: LSU (23-8,7-1 SEC) other SEC team. Othonly one walk. vs. McNeese State (19-8) erwise, they’ll catch us off-guard.” Since that game, McNeese State the Tigers have gone When: 6 p.m. today 16-4 and have won Where: Cowgirl Diamond, pulled off early-season victories against their last seven games. Lake Charles, La. then-No. 1 Arizona LSU is ranked State, the defending No. 23 in the ESPN. com/USA Softball poll and has national champions, and then-No. received the most votes of any 17 Houston. “They’ve had some big wins unranked team in the USA Today/ this year,” said LSU coach Beth NFCA Coaches poll. Freshman infielder Dylan Su- Torina. “They have a new coaching pak said she has seen LSU improve staff and a lot of energy over there
in Lake Charles.” Torina said the key to surviving on the road will be making no assumptions about the Cowgirls. “We don’t ever want to relax,” she said. “We always want to make sure we’re working, even when we’re in a good spot. That way, we don’t ever fall.” Despite Fico’s dominating performance in the teams’ previous matchup this season, Torina hadn’t decided on a starter for tonight’s game as of Tuesday’s practice. “We’re going to see how everybody’s feeling after the weekend and we’ll make the decision after they throw [at practice],” Torina said. “We have three great options.” Supak said she likes facing an opponent for the second time in a season. “We’re really familiar with them,” she said. “We played them in the fall and we played them in the spring. They’re a good squad and they’re very scrappy.” Freshman outfielder A.J. Andrews and sophomore utility player Jacee Blades have been leading the Tigers’ offense recently,
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LSU senior outfielder Ashley Langoni swings at a pitch March 18 during the Tigers’ match against Mississippi State at Tiger Park. LSU won, 4-0.
combining for six RBIs in last weekend’s sweep of South Carolina. “She’s been such a huge help for this team, and she’s done so many things to spark this offense,” Torina said of Blades. “I think she’s
earned her way into the lineup, even when everyone is healthy.”
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Mainieri turns to non-traditional methods to scout opponents Coach relies on TV, familiarity Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
Major League Baseball teams spend millions of dollars on scouting departments. They send dozens of scouts across the country to gather as much information as possible on their opponents. LSU doesn’t have that luxury. LSU coach Paul Mainieri has three assistant coaches, a strength and conditioning coordinator, a director of baseball operations and a number of trainers and equipment managers. None of these people hold the title of “scout.” That forces Mainieri to use non-traditional methods to construct scouting reports. It typically boils down to two things: television and Mainieri’s
familiarity with opposing coaches. Since Mainieri arrived at LSU in 2007, LSU has appeared on television 146 times, with 23 more games to be broadcasted during the 2012 season. That trend appears at almost every other Southeastern Conference school, allowing Mainieri and his coaches to stay in Baton Rouge to scout their opponents. “So many games are televised in college baseball that we can watch the games and scout them ourselves,” Mainieri said. “We have the whole list of every game that our opponents will play on TV, and we just DVR those games and study them later.” Mainieri said he doesn’t need to see a team to have a general idea of how it plays. With 30 years of collegiate coaching experience, he has observed or faced most coaches in the business. The experience gained from playing the same schools on a
year-to-year basis helps build a trend that follows a coach. “One of the biggest parts of scouting is to understand the way the coach plays,” Mainieri said. “Whether he’s a coach that likes to bunt, likes to hit and run or likes to squeeze. That along with a stat sheet and you get just about all the information you need.” Other schools don’t utilize the same scouting practices as Mainieri. He said when some coaches are looking for a scouting report on a certain opponent, they will call another coach in the conference and ask for help. The practice is not one Mainieri supports.
“We don’t call random people and say, ‘How did you pitch that guy?’,” Mainieri said. “It’s an awkward thing to do. How do you trust the person you’re getting the scouting report from? The value of it is very limited.” Though Mainieri doesn’t ask opposing coaches for scouting reports, he does call on his years of experience to have a friendly conversation with another coach about an upcoming opponent. “If we have a very close friend from our years in the business, I might get some general thoughts from them about the style of play,” Mainieri said. Though a detailed scouting
report can provide a wealth of information, Mainieri said it’s not the knowledge of an opponent that matters most. “So much of our philosophy is not so much worrying about our opponent as much as it doing what we do best,” Mainieri said. “We’re not going to force our pitcher to adapt to the hitter. We want the hitter to have to adapt to our pitcher.”
Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com
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Tigers to compete in Texas Relays this week Michael Gegenheimer Sports Contributor
The LSU track team will ride its hot streak to Austin, Texas, today to compete in the Texas Relays from today to Saturday. The University of Texas will host some of the top track and field teams in the nation during the fourday event, highlighted by the sprint relay events on the final day. “They have to step up their intensity,” said LSU coach Dennis Shaver. “When you go to the Texas Relays, it’s a chance for a lot of the very best relay teams in the United States, that come from all over ... to line up. It’ll be the first chance outdoors that we all have the chance to line up and run these sprint relays against one another.” The No. 2 Lady Tigers possess the nation’s top-ranked 4x400-meter relay team, after the crew of seniors Rebecca Alexander, Cassandra Tate, Jonique Day and junior Siedda Herbert posted a time of 3:36.21 last weekend in the LSU Relays. The team of Alexander and fellow senior Semoy Hackett, sophomore Jasmin Stowers and junior Kimberlyn Duncan hold the No. 2 spot in the 4x100-meter relay, with their time of 43.86 seconds in the same meet. “I feel like the team did great,” Duncan said. “I feel like it showed everybody a little bit of how the rest of the season is going to go. From here on out, the meets are going to get harder and more intense. Then, next thing you know, it’s regionals, then the [Southeastern Conference meet] and then nationals, so you just have to be ready to go.”
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LSU freshman sprinter Trevor Sansone runs March 24 during the men’s 4x200-meter relay at Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
Duncan will also open her individual events at the Texas Relays with her first running of the 100-meter dash this season. The Bowerman Award hopeful, awarded to the nation’s top track and field athlete, has been held out of her individual events for the past two meets to focus on the relays and to be better prepared once she does start individuals. “I’m actually going to open up in the 100 this week,” Duncan said.
“Then I know I’m going to open up more in my individual events. So this week is mainly relays, but I do get to run the 100, and I think next week, after that, we’ll see if I’m able to run the 200.” Freshman sprinter Aaron Ernest, the early breakout star for the Tigers, is expected to compete in Austin after having a 101-degree fever earlier in the week, causing him to miss two days of practice. “It seems that he’s come down
with a bug,” Shaver said. “But hopefully he’ll recover and will be able to go with us this week.” Ernest has grabbed the spotlight in recent weeks with two wins in as many meets in the 100-meter dash, which earned him SEC Men’s Runner of the Week honors.
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SPORTS BRIEFS Four LSU gymnasts named All-SEC A school-record four LSU gymnasts have been named to the 2012 All-Southeastern Conference team, the SEC announced Tuesday. Freshmen Rheagan Courville and Lloimincia Hall were named to the SEC First Team, while freshman Jessie Jordan and senior Ashley Lee earned SEC Second Team honors. Courville, Hall and Jordan also made the SEC All-Freshman team. The four athletes earned the recognition based on their finish at the SEC Championship. Individual event champions and the top-three finishers in the all-around event earned first-team honors. The top freshman and the top three freshmen placers in the allaround made the Freshman AllSEC team. Warren named to All-Star squad LSU senior forward Storm Warren will play in the Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game held Friday afternoon in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome as part of NCAA Final Four activities, the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced late Monday night. The four-year letterman, who averaged 8.2 points per game and 5.1 rebounds this season, will be part of the West All-Star team, coached by former LSU men’s basketball coach Dale Brown. Brown and former Tiger and NBA star Shaquille O’Neal will be among the special guests at the NABC Legends of the Hardwood Breakfast on Saturday. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com
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Former Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells, right, shakes hands with New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton in December 2006 after the Saints defeated the Cowboys 42-17 in Irving, Texas.
Payton seeks mentor Parcells’ counsel having to step aside. The NFL’s investigation in New Orleans found that Payton PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sean initially lied to league investigators Payton has planned the New Or- about the existence of a bounty and leans Saints’ offseason, done some instructed his defensive assistants work on the upcoming draft and to do the same. Payton twice apolojotted down ideas for the start of gized for his role in an enterprise training camp. that offered payouts for knocking And now, with his season-long out opponents, saying he takes suspension set to begin Sunday, he “full responsibility” for a system is checking to see if mentor Bill that operated for three years under Parcells would run the team while his watch. he serves his penalty for allowing As many as 27 players could a Saints assistant coach and players also be sanctioned for their roles in to operate a crunch-for-cash bounty the scandal. system. “As the head coach, anything Speaking publicly for the first that happens in the framework of time since the Saints your team and your were sanctioned for ‘We’ll get through this. program, you’re retargeting specific for,” Pay... I know our players sponsible opponents, Payton ton said. “And that’s said Tuesday he will are leaders both within a lesson I’ve learned. soon decide whether the locker room and the And it’s one that it’s to appeal his sus- coaching staff will look easy to get carried pension, something in regards at this as a challenge away, Commissioner Rogto a certain side of and a little bit as an the ball or more iner Goodell said he opportunity.’ would allow. volved offensively Payton also said or defensively. And Sean Payton he was meeting with that’s something that Saints head coach Parcells, who lives I regret.” near Palm Beach, Payton said he site of the NFL meetings, to discuss was confident he will coach the the plan for the season. Saints again in 2013, and that his “For me to be down here, if biggest challenge was realizing I didn’t call him or try to set up a that for the first time in 39 years, time to see him, I’d probably get he may not have an active role in his wrath,” Payton said. football as a player or coach. Payton said he, general man“You go through a range of ager Mickey Loomis — who is fac- emotions that kind of hit you,” ing an eight-game suspension — Payton said. “You’re disappointed. and team owner Tom Benson are You’re disappointed in yourself weighing a number of scenarios. that it got to this point. I think we’re Among them: Does Parcells want trained as coaches to begin prepato coach? ration right away. I find myself reIf Payton appeals, and he has flecting on it, and you go through a until Monday, Goodell said he lot of emotions.” would “probably” allow him to Asked if he might work in continue working past the intended broadcasting this season, Payton start of his suspension. Goodell said anyone in his position would also said he would expedite the keep his options open. He said he appeal process and his decision, hasn’t been in touch with Gregg meaning Payton might only get Williams, the former Saints dea few more days of work before fensive coordinator who ran the
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bounty system and was suspended indefinitely. Asked if bounties were what he envisioned when he asked Williams to build a defense, he replied, “No, obviously not.” Much of the conversation revolved around Parcells, the twotime Super Bowl winner who hired Payton as an offensive assistant in Dallas in 2003 and was a finalist for the Hall of Fame this season. “He’s a great teacher,” Payton said. “Certainly I’m biased, having worked with him. But he’s a Hall of Fame head coach. And I would also say there’s some things probably set up in the framework of our program that would be exactly how he would have set those things up had he been the head coach here in ’06. So there’s some carry-over that way.” If Parcells returned to the sideline, he may have to wait another five years before becoming eligible for the Hall of Fame again. Parcells, who turns 71 in August, may not want to wait that long. Asked by Sports Illustrated on Monday if he had a desire to coach another team, Parcells said, “I don’t think so.” In addition to the penalties for Payton and Loomis, the league suspended assistant head coach Joe Vitt for six games. Goodell also fined the Saints $500,000 and took away second-round draft choices in 2012 and 2013. Payton said he didn’t want the scandal to “taint or tarnish” his team’s recent success. “We’ll get through this,” he said. “This will be a challenge. ... You know, we’ve gone through a lot of adversity and we’ve won a lot of games in really a short window of time. And I know our players are leaders both within the locker room and the coaching staff will look at this as a challenge and a little bit as an opportunity.” Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com
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What are your thoughts on the Affordable Care Act going to the Supreme Court? Compiled by MARYLEE WILLIAMS
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Good teachers deserve to be rewarded, but it should be harder to attain THE C-SECTION
CHRIS GRILLOT Columnist On Friday morning, many Louisiana schoolteachers’ fears became reality. Gov. Bobby Jindal’s education reform plan was pushed through the House of Representatives with a 64-40 vote. In a column last week, I addressed teachers’ and students’ concerns about the attitude Jindal has expressed toward his constituents, particularly in the education realm. Most of the feedback I received involved disagreements on one topic: teacher tenure. Tenure is a system that essentially rewards teachers or professors for good work by providing job security, making it harder for them to be fired. Jindal’s reform plan will change a number of things, including requirements for tenure. Some believe it should be done away with entirely, while others are fighting to keep tenure as it is. In the past, Louisiana public school teachers were eligible for tenure after three years of teaching and receiving “satisfactory” assessments based on students’ performance on standardized tests at the end of each year. At any rate, the previous requirements seem too easy. Jindal’s education reform will require teachers to be rated as “highly effective” for five years in a row before becoming eligible for tenure. Ultimately, it will be harder for teachers to receive tenure. Sounds like a good thing, right? But after researching the topic, it seems the answer of whether tenure should exist is not as clear-cut as we may like. Tenure began in the late 19th century when teachers demanded protection from parents and administrators who tried to dictate lesson plans. It evolved further during the women’s suffrage movement because women could be fired for getting married or having children. Today, public school teachers in all states receive tenure after one to seven years on the job.
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Surrounded by religious and education leaders, Gov. Bobby Jindal, third from right, speaks March 21 at the Louisiana state Capitol about his education package that was debated the next day on the House floor.
Before passing judgment, it’s good to distinguish between the two types of tenure. Tenure for a college professor is slightly different than K-12 tenure because it’s intended to allow professors to research the subjects they want and publish articles that may be against societal norm or administrative values without being fired. Providing tenure for professors is also an asset for universities because it offers exceptional professors an incentive to stay at the University. If the University didn’t offer tenure to our professors, we would probably not be able to retain some of our great educators and researchers. But some argue against tenure for college professors. Utah Rep. Chris Herrod has said he believes tenure hurts upand-coming professors’ chances at getting jobs because universities cannot get rid of the old, tenured professors who are “barely there.” It’s a warranted fear. Just walk through the hallway of any department once a day and you’ll see what Herrod means — some professors never seem to be there.
While there are some concerns about college professors, K-12 tenure is more controversial. First and foremost, most careers do not have tenure. People have to prove themselves day-in and day-out to keep their jobs. Tenure essentially allows teachers to slack off without consequence, keeping ineffective teachers employed when better ones may be looking for jobs. Another criticism is that K-12 tenure is not earned — it’s given to nearly everyone. A 2009 study by the New Teacher Project found less than 1 percent of evaluated teachers were rated “unsatisfactory.” This shows tenure may be too easy to receive. In light of these reasons, Jindal’s tenure reform seems like a good move, but it’s flawed in some ways. Jindal’s goal is to better public education in Louisiana. Increasing tenure requirements may help somewhat, but making teachers entirely responsible for students’ performance is not the answer. Even the most inspiring teacher cannot make every student learn, because some don’t
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want to — it’s a cultural problem, not a teaching problem. The teacher evaluation system needs to be based on something more effective than pupils’ test scores, but it should only reward the best. Here are a few solutions: yearly peer reviews, board reviews, service reviews, extracurricular involvement — the list could keep going. The reviews should be done to attain and maintain tenure. Overall, tenure seems more warranted at the college level than K-12, but that doesn’t mean it should end. Public school teachers provide a service to the state for extremely low pay. It’s a service most would never consider doing, especially those individuals screaming to destroy tenure. Rewarding the best teachers with tenure is the least we can do. Chris Grillot is a 20-year-old English and mass communication senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter at TDR_cgrillot. Contact Chris Grillot at cgrillot@lsureveille.com
Quote of the Day
“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.”
Mark Twain American author and humorist Nov. 30, 1835 — April 21, 1910
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Smokers and nonsmokers lack respect for one another THE NEW FRONTIERSMAN CLAYTON CROCKETT Opinion Editor Cigarettes and alcohol. This pair was once as inseparable and acceptable — and American — as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but somewhere along the line a rift was born, leaving drinkers steaming ahead while smokers choked on the fumes. The demonization of smoking — or smokers, in particular — is a peculiar feat. I’d reckon the capacity for humans to kill themselves in the most pleasurable of ways is inexhaustible, and singling out a man or woman for choosing one pernicious pleasure over another is unfair. But what troubles me are the personal assaults on smokers for problems that aren’t inherently smokers’ problems. I think we can settle some
misunderstandings, which is why I put forward a Smoker’s Manifesto for Etiquette. Take littering, for instance. Have you ever seen a captioned photo of cigarette butts on the ground with the headline, “This is why I hate smokers”? I have. But such one-sided chastisement smacks of personal prejudice against the act of smoking. What about the act of littering? Simple solution: No one should litter. As smokers, we must always take the extra effort to dispose of butts responsibly, and as people, we shouldn’t throw our trash on the ground. It’s not a matter of smoking but of being a decent and respectful person. Another important factor of smoking etiquette is minding your smoke and surroundings. Don’t smoke around children. Children should never be exposed to adult substances without
parental consent, especially alcohol and tobacco. Smokers should always take note when children are around and move away accordingly. Along the same grain, one should mind his or her smoke. When sitting at a table with friends, smokers or not, watch the way your smoke is blowing. Believe it or not, nonsmokers, no one likes the taste or smell of secondhand cigarette smoke. Smokers, I know it seems to be a natural law that your smoke will inevitably blow directly in the face of whomever is sitting with you, but you must be mindful of the air of others, whether in public or private. Watch your exhalation, as well. When in groups and crowds, always exhale upward above the heads of those around you. And hold your cigarette embers in rather than out so the only person at risk of being burned is yourself. Minding your surroundings
also means always asking before smoking at someone’s home, even if outside. On the whole, these guidelines are obvious. The general message is to not be an ass and not to invade other people’s space. Just as you don’t want your food or drink to get on your neighbor, neither should you allow your ashes or smoke to meet a similar fate. Courteousness, cleanliness and non-invasiveness are traits all people should uphold in every activity. Smokers, our days of smoking freely and openly are numbered by most measures. Fliers are popping up around campus each day demonizing smokers for their individual choices. Don’t give them ammo by smoking irresponsibly. I argue the strife may be avoided if we smoke responsibly and respectfully, especially regarding those around us.
Imagine the difference between finding a man outside surrounded by six crushed Natty Light cans and another sipping a gin and tonic. It’s a rough comparison, but the message is that presentation is key. The difference will be just as stark if you use an ashtray rather than toss your trash on the ground. With mutual respect for one another’s decisions and space, I imagine we can all kill ourselves together without arguing in the meantime. You pick your poison, I’ll pick mine, and we can all agree to keep the two apart. Clayton Crockett is a 20-year-old international studies sophomore from Lafayette. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_ccrockett.
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Revered religious figure resigns from post too soon BLUE-EYED DEVIL
NICHOLAS PIERCE Columnist The current Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, announced his resignation last week, effective by the end of this year. Unlike popes or patriarchs, it’s not unusual for the spiritual head of the Church of England to duck out before dying. What is unusual is to see a man as well regarded and loved as Williams leave so soon. The Episcopalian Church is an international subdivision of the Anglican Communion. Anglican literally means “Church of England” in Latin, and the Archbishop of Canterbury is the highest effective office in the Anglican/Episcopalian Faith. The actual highest office belongs to the Queen of England, of course, but that’s primarily a ceremonial distinction. The Anglicans broke away from the Catholic Church when Pope Clement VII denied Henry VIII’s request for a divorce, and they’ve been doing their own thing pretty much ever since. The Episcopalians have always been quite a bit more liberal than their Roman cousins, and Williams has continued that tradition with gusto. Love him or hate him, Williams is a titan in the world religious community. He was “enthroned” in 2002 and has been surrounded by controversy ever since — something not new to Williams. As a young priest in the 1980s, Williams traveled to the U.S. and sung psalms outside of nuclear
weapons depots and U.S. military bases. He and his parishioners were thrown in jail. On Sept. 11, 2001, Williams was giving a lecture a few feet from the World Trade Center when the towers were hit. In reference to al-Qaida, Williams said, “bombast [and rhetoric] about evil individuals does not help anything,” and he urged the West to address the issue of terrorism with a level head. Williams is one of the good ones. He’s the sort of believer who sticks to his guns — he stands up for what he thinks is right, a quality lacking today, especially among traditional religious leaders. Three years after 9/11, he was invited to speak on the subject of Christianity by Al-Azhar University in Cairo — one of the most renowned Islamic institutions in the world. While speaking at Al-Azhar, Williams told the audience that the followers of God should never find their way into violence. Williams came under fire back home for encouraging greater understanding among the faiths and suggesting the U.K. had nothing to fear from the influx of Muslim and Hindu immigrants it has experienced over the last several decades. It almost got him drawn and quartered. Williams has been incredibly critical of consumerism and called every transaction in the industrialized West an “act of aggression” against the poor and exploited who man the sweatshops and factories of the Third World. The stance got him labeled an “enemy of the free market.” Furthermore, he has fought tirelessly to avoid the schism
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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, who announced his resignation last week, reads the Book of Common Prayer on March 16 in the grounds of Lambeth Palace, London. He will take up a new post as master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
currently threatening to rip the Anglican Communion asunder: the fact that American Episcopalian churches have begun appointing homosexual bishops and priests. Williams has tried to find a middle path that might keep his church together. He has tried to spare 77 million Episcopalians the pain of watching their faith go down in flames — at least the faith as it is now. And it’s most likely his inability to please either side in this
particular conflict that has caused him to give up his job and seek a quiet retirement. The loss of Rowan Williams as a player on the world religious stage is going to do much more harm than good. It’s indicative of a further narrowing of perspectives. Everyday and everywhere people seem to be more and more determined to divide themselves. We exist in a world where folks just can’t stomach the idea of
tolerating the opposition, the alien and the foreign. The Episcopalians aren’t just losing a good leader in Williams — we’re all losing a role model. Nicholas Pierce is a 22-yearold history junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_nabdulpierc. Contact Nicholas Pierce at npierce@lsureveille.com
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Broussard (2-0) — who was saddled with the loss in last season’s matchup — will get the starting nod for the Tigers, but LSU will likely use several pitchers throughout the course of the game. “With only having one midweek game, there is an advantage to using a lot of guys,” Mainieri said. With the weekend starters lasting deep into games, Mainieri is taking the opportunity to get his bullpen some needed work. Mainieri mentioned Broussard, juniors Brent Bonvillain and Kevin Berry and freshman Cody Glenn as pitchers likely to get some playing time tonight. Freshman Austin Robichaux (0-2) will start for ULL, but the Ragin’ Cajuns will likely take a similar approach and throw several pitchers at LSU. With freshman outfielder Chris Sciambra’s season-ending neck injury, the Tigers are giving senior Beau Didier his first start of the season in the designated hitter spot, with freshman Jared Foster likely sliding over to play center field.
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Didier has accumulated just nine at-bats this season but has a double and a home run to his credit. “I’m just thankful to get another opportunity,” Didier said. “I love this program and I want to do anything I can to help it. I’ve been here for four years, I’ve seen the [highs] and lows of the program.” LSU will wear pink helmets, with some players wearing pink wristbands in a show of support for breast cancer awareness. Mainieri’s wife suggested the idea to him, and Mainieri pulled the necessary strings to make it happen. Mainieri’s sister Cathy Mainieri-Gagnon and former LSU slugger Mikie Mahtook’s mother Mary Ann Mahtook — both breast cancer survivors — will throw the first pitch. “We just thought it would be a way to honor some family members,” Mainieri said. “[It will] make people more aware of it and make sure they get their checkups and ... show people it’s a very survivable disease as long as you catch it early.” Contact Luke Johnson at ljohnson@lsureveille.com when he bowled over two of them on the next rep. Beckham, who played with Vinson at Isidore Newman in New Orleans, said he’s excited to see what his old high school teammate can contribute. “I know that when he gets his opportunity to play he’s going to take advantage of it,” Beckham said. “I’m just waiting to see it.” Students will be able to watch the Tigers’ spring game preparation Thursday during LSU Student Appreciation Day. With an LSU ID, students can attend practice starting at 4 p.m. with a meet-andgreet after.
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Catholic High’s varsity baseball team make attending every game almost impossible. Paul said when Tommy or his other son, 28-year-old Nick, aren’t in the dugout, there is a noticeable spot missing that’s more than a physical presence. “They’ve stood next to me so many times, for so many big games, that when they’re not there, it seems like part of me isn’t there,” Paul said. Paul said LSU’s grueling schedule only affords him about a “50/50” chance to see Tommy play. When he does make it out to the park, Paul admits his nerves are more rampant than during the games he coaches. Paul often secludes himself from the crowd to focus solely on his son and hopes those around him don’t ‘The one thing perceive him as aloof or that I know between my dad anti-social. “When and I and my I sit in the son and I is that stands and my nothing will watch son play, I’m come between all ‘dad,’” us. We’re always Paul said. “I going to be have to keep fiercely loyal to r e m i n d i n g myself that each other.’ I’m a coach, and I have to Paul Mainieri conduct myLSU baseball coach self in a way when I watch these games that’s reflective of my profession.” Tommy said he often looks into the opposing dugout and heard whispers when his name is announced. With his dad being a coach his entire life, Tommy said he’s learned to take everything in stride, even the occasional taunting or criticisms he may face after a tough LSU loss. “I’ve learned to take the good with the bad,” Tommy said. “It doesn’t really matter what people think to me. He’s my dad
page 15 either way. I love him.” Having two generations before him as head coaches, Tommy said he wants to be a coach, but he said in order to do that — in his mind — he must play college baseball. He said his dad’s first Division I coaching stop, Air Force, has begun recruiting him and he visited campus last fall. Although deemed “vertically challenged” by his father, 5-foot-6-inch Tommy dismisses any qualms about his height by saying what his father has been preaching for years. “‘The bigger they are, the harder they fall,’ that’s what my dad always says,” Tommy said. For now, Paul said he is overwhelmed with pride for his son and lauded how hard he works in
both academics and athletics. He said even though he might be absent for some holidays, work extremely long hours and deal with devastating losses, one thing will always remain constant. “The one thing that I know between my dad and I and my son and I is that nothing will come between us, “ the older Mainieri said. “We’re always going to be fiercely loyal to each other.”
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