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Your LSU breaks campaign rules again

White team defeats Purple, 24-17, on Saturday in Tiger Stadium Alex Cassara

Sports Contributor

Danielle Kelley

Saturday served as a showcase for the revamped Tiger offense when the LSU football team took to Tiger Stadium and split up for the National L-Club Spring Football Game.

The White team, boasting a majority of the starters, defeated the Purple team, 24-17.

The approximately 33,000 fans in attendance weren’t the only ones who went home impressed by the culmination of the team’s spring football program, “I like the spring,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “I’d say the overall view of the spring is a good one. I think we have proven that we can throw the ball and we can run the football.”

In his first competitive showing as a starter, junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger, playing for the White team, went 14-of-25 for 270 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

After being picked off in the end zone by sophomore cornerback Ronald Martin midway through the first quarter, Mettenberger rebounded on the next drive with a 49-yard touchdown toss to sophomore wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., and a 19yard touchdown strike to Russell Shepard — the senior receiver’s only catch on the day — to cap off a seven-play, 84-yard drive later SPRING GAME, see page 7 XERXES A. WILSON / The Daily Reveille

Freshman defensive back David Jenkins (25) bats down a Zach Mettenberger pass in Saturday’s spring game scrimmage in Tiger Stadium.

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ALUMNI

Number of ‘boomerang kids’ increasing Economy a factor in moving back home Emily Herrington Staff Writer

Once the lease on his condo expired, 2011 University alumnus John Gambino packed his belongings and left Baton Rouge in his rearview mirror.

He set off to put his degree in advertising to use and earn money to repay his student loans.

The destination? His parents’ home

in New Orleans.

Gambino is an example of a “boomerang kid” — a young adult who’s moved back in with his or her parents after spending time living away.

According to Pew Research Center data, 21.6 percent of adults ages 25 to 34 lived in a multi-generational household in 2010. That’s up from 15.8 percent in 2000.

Gambino, who now works as an account executive for WGNOABC 26 in New Orleans, said he decided to move back home so he could focus on swiftly repaying his student loans without the additional expense of

rent. He estimates he’s saving at least $400 a month.

“The expectation of getting out of college, immediately getting a job and being gainfully employed and able to afford to support yourself, I don’t think that exists for our generation anymore,” he said. “We have to work a little bit harder at it, and that means sacrificing our independence and sucking it up and moving back in with mom and dad for a little while.”

Katherine Stamps Mitchell, human ecology and sociology assistant BOOMERANG, see page 7

Your LSU was banned from campaigning during today and Tuesday’s Student Government presidential runoff after breaking SG election rules for the third time Friday.

The ticket’s candidates are forbidden to actively or passively campaign, which includes social media, after improperly using the SG logo on campaign materials.

The ticket’s leaders, Landon Hester and Kristina Lagasse, posted a video to Facebook on Sunday, before the campaigning ban took effect, in which they explained the infraction and urged students to vote. A visibly angry Hester said he didn’t think his ticket’s work should be “voided by a simple mistake.”

That mistake was posting to Facebook last week a collage of Your LSU candidates’ involvement at the University, some using the official SG logo without SG permission.

Improper use of the SG logo ELECTION, see page 7

See an SG presidential voting guide on page 4.

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Mayor-President Kip Holden rides his bike Saturday along the Farr Park Levee Bike Path extension during the Mayor’s Family Bike Day.

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INTERNATIONAL

Monday, April 2, 2012

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Pope returns to Vatican from Cuba, celebrates Palm Sunday Mass

Renowned runner Micah True’s body found in N.M., recovery under way

River Road construction scheduled to be complete by football season

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has kicked off the Catholic Church’s Holy Week celebrations with Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square and good news from Cuba.

Cuba’s communist government agreed Saturday to make Good Friday a holiday, a request made by Benedict during his visit to the Caribbean island last week.

The day, which is celebrated this Friday, marks the solemn commemoration of Christ’s death.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Search crews are working to recover the body of renowned longdistance runner Micah True from a remote area of southern New Mexico.

Sunday’s efforts in the rugged Gila Wilderness come after a searcher found True’s body Saturday evening. He disappeared Tuesday after leaving a lodge for a 12-mile run, and a search was launched the next day when his friends reported the 58-year-old hadn’t returned.

(AP) — An area of River Road south of the LSU campus should be open in time for the first home football game Sept. 1 against North Texas.

The road has been closed for months while the Army Corps of Engineers and the Pontchartrain Levee District reinforced the Mississippi River levee against water seepage.

The closure caused some traffic changes for fans driving to LSU games in November. The project is expected to be completed by midAugust.

Relief as fire-damaged luxury cruise ship arrives safely in Malaysia SANDAKAN, Malaysia (AP) — Smiling passengers voiced relief and gratitude after safely leaving a fire-damaged luxury cruise ship that was stranded at sea for 24 hours and limped without airconditioning into a Malaysian port Sunday.

The Azamara Quest drifted off the southern Philippines with 1,000 people aboard after flames engulfed one of its engine rooms Friday, injuring five crew members. It restored propulsion the next night and reached the harbor of Sandakan city in Malaysia’s eastern state of Sabah on Borneo island late Sunday.

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Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Palm Sunday mass Sunday at St. Peter’s square at the Vatican.

Timbuktu creators’ descendants attack city to reclaim homeland AGADEZ, Niger (AP) — Rocket launchers and automatic gunfire crackled Sunday around Mali’s fabled town of Timbuktu, known as an ancient seat of Islamic learning, for its 700-year-old mud mosque and, more recently, as host of the musical Festival in the Desert that attracted Bono in January.

On Sunday, nomadic Tuaregs who descended from the people who first created Timbuktu in the 11th century and seized it from invaders in 1434, attacked the city in their fight to create a homeland.

Top Bureau of Indian Affairs official resigns to take LDS Church post SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The top official for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is resigning to accept a full-time leadership position with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ending three years with the department that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says “opened a new chapter” in U.S. relationships with American Indian tribes.

Larry Echo Hawk, the assistant secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, is being appointed to the Quorum of the Seventy, the Mormon Church’s third-highest governing body.

Alleged drunk driver tries to run over mounted police officers, is shot SHREVEPORT (AP) — Shreveport police say officers shot a 29-yearold man who drove his truck into at least two parked cars, then allegedly tried to run over two mounted patrol officers.

Christopher Duggan of Bossier City is in critical condition and faces charges of drunk driving, reckless driving, aggravated assault on a police officer and flight.

Two mounted Shreveport officers ordered him to stop, and the driver pushed both the brake and gas pedals, spinning the back wheels.

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TELEVISION

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CAMPUS

New MTV show tours colleges, Fire ignites in WCA damaged, discusses sex issues with students Property no injuries reported Expert Dan Savage provides insight Josh Naquin Entertainment Writer

Let’s talk sex.

That’s the premise of MTV’s newest series, “Savage U,” premiering tomorrow night, which follows Dan Savage and Lauren Hutchinson as they tour 12 U.S. colleges to discuss an array of sexually charged issues with students.

Savage is a veteran of the sex advice field with two decades of experience writing his SAVAGE “Savage Love” column, and now he said he and Hutchinson, his producer, hope to enlighten a wider range of youths through their television show.

“When it comes to sex, everyone tries to pretend they already know everything,” Savage said in a conference call with The Daily Reveille. “Part of that problem is that culture holds sex as a natural thing that just happens.”

Savage said this attitude of blissful ignorance among teens and young adults toward sex can lead to serious and health-endangering problems. He attributed part of the blame for the youth’s poor attitude

toward sex to the nation’s sexual education programs.

“If we taught driver’s ed like sex ed, it’d be about internal combustion, and nobody would know how to drive,” Savage said.

Savage said he would prefer a sexual education program including less talk about biology and more discussion of the social aspects of sex — but for now he’ll have to settle for his show. Each half-hour episode of “Savage U” is anchored by a Q&A session in which Savage and Hutchinson answer questions submitted by students anonymously.

“An overarching theme of the questions we tackled in these sessions was how to communicate better with sexual partners or just in a relationship in general,” Hutchinson said.

Savage said he also addresses questions in the show about homosexuality. As an openly gay man, Savage said his voice on LGBTQ issues is present throughout the show.

“My gay self is not being pushed back in the closet to make me suitable for television,” Savage laughed.

The pair tackle many misconceptions about sex throughout the series and, in retrospect, have found that there were several

common misconceptions among students throughout the country.

“There is this false belief that if you are in a loving, monogamous relationship that you won’t still be attracted to others,” Savage said.

Savage said he offers sensible and applicable advice for this and other problems in the show.

Topics that consistently drew questions included abstinence programs and sex in relation to religion.

Savage was raised with a Jesuit education in a Catholic household. However, he disagrees with the abstinence approach by which many parents govern their offspring. He said the policy is exceedingly difficult for youths to abide by, and he argues those who do have sex after abstaining are often poorly informed on sexual health concepts.

Lindsay Barleycorn, nutritional sciences junior, said she agrees with Savage’s view on abstinence, having been taught the concept in religious classes growing up.

“Knowledge is power,” Barleycorn said. “It’s likely going to happen regardless, and parents should try to be less naïve about it.”

Staff Reports An on-campus apartment sustained property damage late Sunday after a cooking fire ignited in the room, but there were no injuries.

LSU Police Department was alerted about the fire in apartment 705 of West Campus Apartments around 9:30 p.m., according to spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde.

“They were cooking, and a pot was left on the stove unattended,” he said. “The residents attempted to put it out but could not.”

Lalonde wasn’t sure how the

residents tried to extinguish the fire, but he said they called to report it when they were unsuccessful.

The fire was extinguished before the Baton Rouge Fire Department arrived. The apartment’s sprinkler system turned on and put out the fire, though it damaged property in the apartment in the process, Lalonde said.

He said he wasn’t sure how much of a toll the fire and water took on the apartment, though he estimated there was a “good bit” of water damage. Lalonde was unsure about how many students were in the apartment at the time.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Monday, April 2, 2012

ACTIVISM

Runoff Voting Guide Anti-trafficking group raises $10K at 5K

In two days, Student Govern- Hester and Kristina Lagasse’s Your ment’s spring election will be over LSU. and the successor to current SG The Daily Reveille correpresident Cody sponded with the Danielle Kelley Wells will be chocandidates via Staff Writer sen. e-mail to take a The tickets advancing to Mon- final look at each ticket’s stances. day and Tuesday’s presidential Students can vote on PAWS or runoff are Taylor Cox and Carrie myLSU today and Tuesday from 7 Hebert’s Be Heard and Landon a.m. to 6:59 p.m.

Which initiative of your opponent’s do you admire most?

BE HEARD

Taylor Cox: Both Carrie and I really admire Your LSU’s initiative to make Student Government a more transparent organization.

YOUR LSU

Kristina Lagasse: To create an LSU community spirit program.

We believe in taking pride in our University.

Which initiative of your opponent’s do you dislike the most?

BE HEARD

YOUR LSU

Cox: While we admire the merit in everyone’s initiatives, we believe that the printable eBooks initiative is counter-intuitive. It’s not a sustainable effort and defeats the purpose of having an actual electronic book.

Lagasse: We don’t dislike any ideas that people want to improve our campus — it’s Your LSU.

Marylee Williams Contributing Writer

The University community took a stand against human trafficking Saturday morning as 427 participants crossed the finish line and raised $10,000 at the fourth annual Tigers Against Trafficking 5K. Tigers Against Trafficking is a student organization that raises awareness of human trafficking globally and locally. The group held the 5K to benefit the construction of a safe house for victims of human trafficking in Baton Rouge, as well as the A21 campaign, an international organization to stop human trafficking.

The race began and ended on Tower Drive in front of the Parade Ground.

After the race, runners listened to music, ate sandwiches and perused information about human trafficking.

Jessica Addison, civil engineering senior and president of Tigers Against Trafficking, said the main goal of the 5K was to teach students that human trafficking still exists and that they can do something to stop it.

Addison explained students should care about human trafficking because the “Baton Rouge-New Orleans area is one of the 10 top locations [in the country] for human trafficking.”

She said it is impossible to turn a blind eye to human trafficking, and students shouldn’t be passive to the issue because the person sitting next to them could be a victim.

Tigers Against Trafficking also had a life-size cage on the Parade Ground for the event.

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Runners line up Saturday at the start of the 5K hosted by Tigers Against Trafficking.

Electrical engineering freshman Jared DeSoto said the display surprised him, but it was important because it gets people interested in the cause.

Dustin Anderson, mass communication senior and vice president of Tigers Against Trafficking, said the cage is a dramatic representation of a sex trafficking victim’s room.

Myles Laroux, co-star of the “Lil Finals Week” videos, was the master of ceremonies for the 5K. The international studies senior said he tries to use his recognition on campus for a good cause.

“It’s great to be a small piece of a puzzle that is this huge movement to stop human trafficking,” Laroux said.

Mass communication sophomore Adam Barnes participated in the race, but instead of running, he rode his unicycle.

Barnes explained he was initially interested in the cause after watching the movie “Taken,” but became involved with Tigers Against

Trafficking when he learned about sex trafficking in the U.S. He said his favorite part of the event was cheering on the other runners as they finished the race.

Shannon Smith, graduate student in social work, participated in the 5K to fight human trafficking.

Smith said had no idea that so many college students cared about human trafficking.

The founders of Tigers Against Trafficking — Sarah Kaiser, Jeremy Beyt and Natalie Laborde — attended the event and showed their support.

Kaiser said after learning about human trafficking, she and the other founders decided to hold an event to raise money for the cause.

She said the first 5K was a huge success, and it resulted in the formation of the Tigers Against Trafficking in 2008.

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What are three ways to fight budget cuts other than letter writing and protesting on the steps of the Capitol?

BE HEARD

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Cox: 1. Build relationships with the legislators. 2.

Lagasse: Relay the impact LSU has on the entire state We will work to expand the budget task of Louisiana. We must show everyone from force. Landon will run for the Board of Monroe to Thibodaux what LSU has to offer. 3.

Supervisors’ seat to represent LSU. Building Work with administrators to strategically plan personal relationships with legislators. so that any cuts we may endure have a lesser impact on the student’s academic experience.

What specific quality do you have that your opponent doesn’t?

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SORORITIES AND FRATERNITIES PERFORM IN SONGFEST 2012

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[Left] Delta Delta Delta, Sigma Chi and Alpha Gamma Rho perform their “Who’s the Boss?” routine, and [right] Delta Zeta, Theta Xi amd Sigma Nu dance their “A Bug’s Life” performance on Sunday at the PMAC for Songfest 2012. Watch a video of these performances and more at lsureveille.com/multimedia.

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The Daily Reveille collected a slew of accolades Saturday at the Society of Professional Journalists’ regional Mark of Excellence awards banquet. The Reveille took home Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper, one of the ceremony’s top awards, as well as first-place honors for photography, feature writing and editorial writing. The Reveille received second- and third-place awards for sports writing, breaking news reporting, in-depth reporting and column writing.

FILM

Award-winning movie to be screened on campus ‘A Separation’ shows daily Iranian life Brian Sibille Staff Writer

The winner for Best Foreign Film at this year’s Academy Awards will be screened on campus Tuesday in coordination with multidisciplinary programs across the University.

“A Separation,” out of Iran, will be screened at 4 p.m. in Lockett Hall, room 10. The event is co-sponsored by the International Studies Program, the Iranian Student Association at LSU, the English Department and Film and Media Studies.

The film touches on social aspects of daily Iranian life among different types of families. It garnered not only an Oscar win and nomination for Best Screenplay but also Golden Globe and Independent Spirit awards.

The film was a hit with critics and moviegoers alike, with a 99-percent “fresh” rating from critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.6 user rating on Internet Movie Database.

“A Separation” may be a film many University students can relate to or learn from, said Masoud Safari Zanjani, petroleum engineering graduate student.

“It’s educational and relevant to international students,” Zanjani said.

He said the film could also appeal to Iranian and other international students because it depicts much about Iranian culture.

“It’s about the middle class, daily life and family life in Iran,” Zanjani said.

The film could be helpful to students in the United States, he said. Students who want a good glimpse of Iranian life would benefit from seeing the movie.

The Department of English will launch an online discussion on its department blog so students can give opinions and hear other perspectives on the movie once they have seen it.

Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com

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STATE

Monday, April 2, 2012

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Ag industry earns $10.7 billion in ’11 Panera Bread planned Profits up 7 for Corporate Blvd. percent from 2010 Houston factory made cafe possible

Kevin Thibodeaux Contributing Writer

Louisiana agriculture is still thriving despite setbacks like the Gulf Coast oil spill and the slow housing market, according to a recent survey of the state’s agriculture industry.

The annual survey was conducted by the LSU AgCenter and compiled by associate professor John Westra from data collected around the state. The report shows the agriculture industry earned $10.7 billion in 2011, up 7 percent from 2010.

“The biggest increase in value occurred with a handful of smaller commodities,” Westra said, mentioning that the feed grain, soybean, wheat, sugar cane and cotton industries all made significant improvements.

Westra said those commodities combined for a nearly $700 million increase, a huge percentage of the $721 million total increase of Louisiana’s agriculture.

He attributed the increase to a higher price and a larger amount of these goods produced.

“The yields were down slightly, but there were more acres planted for all of them,” Westra said about feed grain, wheat and cotton, specifically.

The rice industry saw a decrease from $411 million in 2010 to $366 million in 2011. Westra attributed this decrease to nearly 120,000 fewer acres for rice production.

He said the acres taken away from rice production weren’t lost, though, and instead were used for the production of other commodities.

The fisheries data on this year’s

Emily Herrington Staff Writer

BENJAMIN OLIVER HICKS / The Daily Reveille

Baton Rouge residents Abbi Pounders (middle) and Kyle Fontaine (right) purchase artichoke plants Saturday at the Red Stick Farmer’s Market downtown.

report reflected the numbers from 2010, the year of the Gulf Coast oil spill.

Although the pounds of fish caught decreased significantly — somewhere between 17 and 35 percent — Westra said an increase in the price of fish made up for most of the loss. He said there was probably only a 5 to 10 percent change in the 2011 and 2010 numbers.

The state’s forestry industry also saw a decline of about $24 million, which Westra attributed to the slow housing market.

“Even though it looks big in absolute terms, when you look at it as a whole, it’s not that much,” Westra said, adding it only marks about a 3-percent decrease from the $824 million total in 2010.

The numbers for 2011 will likely reflect those of 2012, Westra said.

He said the prices of the commodities are still strong, and he expects farmers to plant more of these commodities in 2012 as long as the price and demand remains high.

He doesn’t envision the forestry industry to pick up until the housing market sees an increase in sales.

“A lot can happen depending on

the weather,” Westra commented.

He said the drought in 2011 greatly affected the beef cattle industry, but called the rain this spring “very hopeful.”

Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com

If all goes according to plan, Panera Bread could be setting up camp in Baton Rouge.

Franchise owner Tom Krings said he’s working on ironing out details on a land lease for property on Corporate Boulevard near Towne Center.

Panera Bread defines itself as a bakery-cafe, offering a variety of sandwiches, salads, soups, pastries and baked breads.

Krings said he couldn’t offer a projected opening or construction date, but he hopes to sort out the lease logistics within the next two or three weeks.

He said a free-standing Panera Bread location usually takes about 120 days to construct.

This will be the second Panera location in Louisiana. The first is being constructed in Metairie starting next week.

“We’re looking forward to getting into the Louisiana market,” Krings said.

A Louisiana location wasn’t previously possible because store locations must be built near a fresh dough facility, Krings said.

But the facility built in Houston in 2012 opened up an opportunity.

According to Panera Bread’s website, the chain has 1,541 locations.

Contact Emily Herrington at eherrington@lsureveille.com

Monday, April 2, 2012 BOOMERANG, from page 1

professor, said the country’s economic downturn may be to blame for the increasing number of adults moving back in with their parents.

In the Pew study, 39 percent of adults aged 18 to 34 cited the economy as their reason for returning home.

Mitchell said another factor is the increasing average age of marriage.

Because most college-aged young adults are unmarried, they don’t have a spouse to rely on during tough financial times and must turn to parents instead, Mitchell said.

“It’s definitely becoming more normative,” Mitchell said. “It’s not something to be associated with a great deal of shame.”

ELECTION, from page 1

during election season is against the SG election code, according to SG Chief Justice Danielle Rushing.

In the final hours in which he was allowed to do so, Hester reposted his video with the message, “We have been silenced but you haven’t!

Spread the word and VOTE!” At least one Your LSU candidate was also doing last-minute campaigning via text message,

SPRING GAME, from page 1

in the half. Beckham finished with three catches for 115 yards, while fellow sophomore wide receiver Jarvis Landry caught six balls for 120. “[Mettenberger] knows what he can do and he knows that he can make those deep ball throws,” Beckham said. “We have a certain type of chemistry, and I think today it just showed.”

Usually the dominant facet of the offense, the diverse rushing attack took a backseat to Mettenberger’s arm. The Purple and White teams were almost even in rushing yardage, gaining 119 and 111 yards on the ground, respectively.

Sophomore running back Kenny Hilliard had eight carries for 40 yards to lead Purple, and junior back Alfred Blue paced White with 9 for 73. Freshman rusher Jeremy Hill may have found a place for himself in the deep stable of backs, running for 37 yards on six carries for Purple.

Hilliard said his running mates

According to the study, 78 percent of young adults living at home are satisfied with their living situations and are optimistic toward the future.

Gambino agreed and said he’s content with his arrangement.

“It’s convenient. I don’t need my own house or apartment. This works for me at this point in my life,” he said.

Gambino called life at home “the same song and dance — just a little bit different.”

He said now that he’s older than 21, he doesn’t have much to hide from his parents, but they still ask about where he’s going, what he’s doing and when he’ll be back home.

While he said their overall relationship is better, Gambino said he and his parents frequently argue

The Daily Reveille about paying for groceries and other expenses.

“They would love for me to move out,” Gambino said. “They’re willing to help me now because they know what loans are like, but they’re not thrilled with me being back.”

Mitchell said adult children and parents have to renegotiate rules and guidelines and can’t count on falling back into old routines. They have to learn to transition from a parentchild situation to a roommate situation, she said.

Mitchell said she’s interested to see if the phenomenon continues or fades away as the condition of the economy improves.

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writing, “Don’t let your future representation be at risk because of a technicality” and urging recipients to “spread the word to vote for Hester and Lagasse.”

Hester and Lagasse also acknowledged their violation of the rules in a message to Greek chapter presidents Sunday.

“We believe these sanctions placed upon the campaign over the Facebook collage reach beyond the actions of the candidates involved,

however we must play within the rules we have been given,” they wrote.

SG Commissioner of Elections Amelia Burns would not disclose the details of the ticket’s first offense.

The second violation came when a Your LSU volunteer campaigned within 20 feet of the 459 Commons last week.

made a conscious effort to get their new teammate back into the swing of things.

“We all, as a running back unit, picked [Hill] up and taught him the playbook,” Hilliard said. “In high school, everybody knows he was able to run. He came out, performed and did what he had to do.”

The White team’s defense initiated the back-up quarterbacks by racking up four sacks on the day. Junior safety Eric Reid took an errant throw from Purple’s redshirt freshman quarterback Stephen Rivers for a touchdown with 8:05 left in the second quarter to make it 21-0.

After a pair of field goals by senior placekicker Drew Alleman, one for each team, White took a 24-3 lead into halftime.

The defensive backfield is looking for a new contributor with the loss of Morris Claiborne to the NFL, and Miles said freshman cornerback Jalen Collins “would be a third corner.” Collins was burned by Beckham on the first touchdown but

bounced back later by breaking up another deep pass to Beckham in the same spot.

“I think his abilities will be there,” Miles said. “You absolutely have to respond, and I think he did today. ... He needed to have this one because frankly, better in our stadium against our guys than anyone else.”

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HOG-TIED

FOOTBALL

Youth shine in Spring Game

No. 15 LSU sweeps No. 3 Arkansas, ties for SEC West lead

MIC’D UP

photos by CATHERINE THRELKELD / The Daily Reveille

[Left] LSU senior infielder Grant Dozar sprints to first base Friday during the Tigers’ 10-6 win against Arkansas in Alex Box Stadium. [Above] LSU center fielder Jared Foster sports his new mullet at the weekend’s games.

Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

Freshman center fielder Jared Foster emerged before No. 15 LSU’s weekend series with No. 3 Arkansas with a new haircut — business in the front, party in the back.

Though likely a result of some good-natured hazing, he claimed the mullet was a fresh look for a fresh position. After falling out of the starting lineup, Foster returned in place of injured freshman Chris Sciambra, playing center field for the first time.

On Sunday, Foster made the most of that opportunity and drove in the game-winning run for a 3-2 victory and a series sweep of the Razorbacks (22-6, 5-4).

“I can’t worry about the past,” Foster said. “It’s tough, but you have to go up there and hit the ball no matter what. It doesn’t matter if you strike out four times, when you come up to bat, you have to do your job.”

Though it wasn’t pretty, that’s exactly what Foster did with two outs and the bases loaded in the 11th inning.

Foster dribbled a short chopper down the third baseline that Arkansas third baseman Matt Reynolds failed to handle. Reynolds couldn’t make the throw, and sophomore catcher Ty Ross crossed the plate for the walk-off win.

It marked the seventh Southeastern Conference game decided by one run for LSU (22-6, 6-3) this season, with the Tigers winning five of those contests.

“Your season is defined by how you do in the onerun games,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “Maybe it’s a good omen for us this year, and maybe we’re on our way to doing something special.”

For the second-straight day, LSU and Arkansas BASEBALL, see page 14

MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist The scoreboard might have read 24-17 in favor of the White squad in Tiger Stadium when the Spring Game finished Saturday, but the real winners were a few underclassmen on the Purple team.

Sophomore safety Ronald Martin and freshmen linebackers Ronnie Feist and Lamar Louis raised some eyebrows with their play in the annual finale to spring practices.

With the Tigers losing seniors in linebacker Ryan Baker and safety Brandon Taylor, some unknowns will have to step up to fill the void left by such significant contributors.

The Spring Game was the perfect opportunity for those young players to get some much-needed experience in order to make an impact.

Sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu is convinced these underclassmen are ready to become vital parts of the LSU football team in 2012.

“We have a lot of young guys that are ready to see some SEC football and championship football,” Mathieu said. “They’ve been working on it all spring long, and they’re going to work over the summer to prepare for the season.”

Of the three youngsters, Martin had the best day.

UNDERCLASSMEN, see page 14

FOOTBALL

Mettenberger, young receivers showcase passing game

Miles embraces spring ‘swagger’ Chris Abshire Sports Writer

The whispered rumors slowly drifted out of the Charles McClendon Practice Facility all spring.

LSU coach Les Miles was supposedly embracing a vertical passing game with new quarterback Zach Mettenberger as the system’s ringleader.

It turns out the talk wasn’t just lip service.

Saturday’s National LClub Spring Game showcased an LSU offense that bore little

resemblance to the erratic, if not downright anemic, passing attack of the last few seasons.

“There’s an ability to throw the football that appears a little better,” Miles said. “Call it chemistry or receivers or a new quarterback. It appears to me there’s more juice on the ball and a little more capability.”

Gone were the wide receiver screens, short curls and reliance on three-step drops. Instead, Mettenberger and a young group of receivers treated Tiger fans to an aerial assault of fly patterns, deep posts and corner routes.

Mettenberger finished with 270 yards on just 14 completions and nearly hit on two more lengthy throws.

The deep passes weren’t limited to the junior transfer, either.

Redshirt freshman Stephen Rivers completed a 30-yard pass, and LSU attempted 19 throws of 15 yards or more.

“We’re definitely going to be aggressive,” Mettenberger said.

“It’s always exciting to be trusted for the long throws.”

Mettenberger admitted that LSU didn’t reveal its full arsenal of shorter throws and complicated routes, but said he expects the offense to look similar in the fall.

Sophomore receiver Odell Beckham Jr. hopes so.

Beckham was Mettenberger’s prime downfield target, catching FOOTBALL, see page 14

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LSU running back Spencer Ware, wearing white, gets tackled Saturday in the 2012 National L-Club Spring Game in Tiger Stadium.

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SOFTBALL

Monday, April 2, 2012

LSU sweeps Arkansas, 3-2, in late-game rally Sunday

Albert Burford

Sports Contributor

The LSU softball team pulled off a late-game rally Sunday to secure a sweep of Arkansas and capture its 11th straight victory.

The Tigers jumped out to a first-inning lead after senior shortstop Juliana Santos hit an RBI single up the middle to bring home sophomore designated player Jacee Blades.

The RBI was No. 17 of the season for Santos.

But Arkansas wasted no time matching LSU, as Razorback junior first baseman Andrea Sullivan knocked a solo shot to center field off of LSU junior pitcher Rachele Fico to knot the game in the top of the second.

Both teams’ pitchers took over until the sixth inning, when Arkansas broke the deadlock with another solo home run, this time off the bat of sophomore shortstop

BRIANNA PACIORKA / The Daily Reveille

LSU junior pitcher Rachele Fico throws a pitch Sunday during the Tigers’ 3-2 victory against Arkansas at Tiger Park. Fico posted a three-hit, 11-strikeout performance.

Clarisa Navarro.

Santos complimented Fico’s play immediately, and the offense was inspired to get her another win. “[Fico]’s had amazing outings for weeks upon weeks, and today

she let them score two runs,” Santos said. “She missed two pitches, that’s it. We just needed to come back and win it for Rachele.”

The Tigers responded in the bottom of the sixth, loading the

bases with one out for senior right fielder Ashley Applegate.

Applegate smacked the ball up the middle to bring home senior left fielder Ashley Langoni and Santos.

Santos slid under Arkansas sophomore catcher Jayme Gee’s glove to score the go-ahead run for the Tigers.

“I needed to score,” Santos said. “I had to be safe — there were no ifs, ands or buts about it.”

The sixth-inning rally was enough to clinch a 3-2 win for LSU. “That’s a great thing to have as a team — the ability to come back and the ability to fight,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “Down the road, more than hits, errors, runs, all those things, the ability to have that fight and that drive is the key.”

LSU wasted no time jumping in front of Arkansas on Saturday.

The Tigers put three runs on the scoreboard in the first inning and added three more in the fourth and fifth innings to make it a 9-1 victory

in five innings.

Every LSU player in the starting lineup reached base.

In Friday’s game, after six-anda-half scoreless innings, the Tigers put sophomore outfielder Simone Heyward in to pinch hit to lead the bottom of the seventh inning. Heyward reached base on a walk and moved on to second base off of a single from freshman outfielder A.J. Andrews.

Blades singled to third base in the next at-bat. A throwing error on Blades’ hit allowed Heyward to round third and score the winning run for the Tigers.

The Tigers were aided by a three-hit, 11-strikeout performance from Fico. With a strikeout to end the top of the sixth inning, Fico moved into the No. 7 spot on the LSU softball all-time strikeout list.

Contact Albert Burford at aburford@lsureveille.com

FOOTBALL

SEC commissioner honors Tigers’ 2011 title in Spring Game Chris Abshire Sports Writer

The National L-Club Spring Game is usually about watching the LSU football team’s future.

Saturday’s version felt a bit different, as decadent pre-game festivities honored the Tigers’ recent past.

Nearly the entire 2011 Southeastern Conference title-winning roster was in attendance, and LSU raised the championship flag in Tiger Stadium’s south end zone. SEC commissioner Mike Slive spoke at the ceremony before trekking back to New Orleans to watch Kentucky play in the Final Four.

“I’m really happy the commissioner was able to travel to us and make the event a celebration,” Miles said.

The estimated crowd at kickoff was 33,000, though the stands thinned considerably by the end of the first half because of unseasonably searing heat.

“Just another example of how LSU fans love their Tigers,” Miles said.

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YOUNG LBs STAND OUT In recent seasons, LSU’s linebacking corps have lacked the award-winning chops or name-brand talent that lines the rest of the roster.

But two early-enrollee freshmen, Ronnie Feist and Lamar Lewis, may soon change that if their first action in Tiger Stadium was any indication.

Feist compiled a monster spring, notably embarrassing Kenny Hilliard in the Big Cat drill last month and showing uncanny strength within an undersized unit.

The West St. John product capped his breakout month with a seven-tackle performance in the Spring Game, including 1.5 stops for loss, and tracked down Russell Shepard on an end-around.

Lewis scored the game’s final points, intercepting a deflected pass from junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger and racing 74 yards for a pick-six.

MATHIEU ENTERTAINS Junior cornerback Tyrann Mathieu didn’t have many quiet days on the gridiron last fall.

While his Spring Game performance was atypically uneventful — he had no tackles and two pass breakups — Saturday was only a calm day for the Heisman finalist between the lines.

Mathieu received his 2011 Bednarik Award during the pregame ceremony and was then one of 10 Tigers after the game to earn the Alvin Roy Fourth Quarter Award for Outstanding Performance in LSU’s offseason program.

In between, the Honey Badger had a little fun on the sidelines, spoofing the LSU quarterbacks’ various dropbacks and pocket mannerisms as he threw with sophomore receiver Jarvis Landry.

Following the game, Mathieu jokingly admitted he had no plans to contend for the starting job.

SPECIAL TEAMS SOLID LSU’s special teams used crushing hits, consistent kicking and game-changing plays to make it a true asset in 2011.

The unit lacked standout moments during Saturday’s game but still impressed through consistency.

Senior kicker Drew Alleman missed a 44-yard field goal in the first quarter. He responded by splitting the uprights from 47 and 43 yards on his next two kicks and making all five extra points.

If there was one gripe with LSU’s special teams last fall, it was with the lack of depth on many Tiger kickoffs.

Sophomore James Hairston took the kickoff reins for good this spring, recording four touchbacks and putting another two beyond the goal line on Saturday.

With longtime deep snapper Joey Crappell lost to graduation, freshman Reid Ferguson assumed the center duties on field goals and kicks.

Miles said he was pleased with Ferguson’s first Tiger Stadium action.

“We won’t miss a beat at that position,” Miles said. “He’s doing everything we expect from our snappers. It was good to get him that time in real game situations.”

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com

The Daily Reveille

Monday, April 2, 2012

TENNIS

TRACK AND FIELD

LSU makes history at Texas Relays

nine-year-old meet record by .06 seconds.

Duncan followed the relay The LSU track and field team wins with a 100-meter dash title cemented its place in history this in 10.94 seconds — her career weekend at the prestigious Clyde best under any condition. She was Littlefield Texas Relays at Mike A. named Most Outstanding Performer of the entire meet.

Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.

“It was a nice surprise [being The Lady Tigers ran away with four relay championships — named Outstanding Performer],” Duncan said in a the first collegiate news release. “Beteam to do so in ‘It doesn’t get much ing at the Texas the 85 runnings of always the meet — and better in our sport than Relays were named the the Texas Relays, and bring out the best in everyone here.”

Most Outstanding The distance Team of the meet. they really went out and “This has made their mark on the medley relay team of juniors Charbeen a great weekend for LSU,” said meet here this weekend.’ lene Lipsey and Laura Carleton LSU coach Dennis and freshmen SaShaver in a news Dennis Shaver mantha Levin and release. “It doesn’t LSU track and field coach Montenae Royeget much better in our sport than the Texas Relays, Speight made more Lady Tiger and they really went out and made history. The team captured the first their mark on the meet here this Texas Relays distance medley relay title in program history, finishweekend.”

Junior Kimberlyn Duncan ing in 11:16.82, the second-fastest led the Lady Tigers, anchoring time in program history.

Senior Barrett Nugent dethe 4x200-meter relay and running in the 4x100-meter relay. The fended his Texas Relays title in 4x100-relay time of 42.99 seconds the 110-meter hurdles, running an leads the NCAA, and the 4x200 NCAA-leading time of 13.19. The meter time of 1:30.01 clipped the win gave Nugent back-to-back Chandler Rome

Sports Contributor

CATHERINE THRELKELD / The Daily Reveille

LSU senior tennis player Olivia Howlett dives for a shot Sunday against Ole Miss at the “Dub” Robinson Stadium. Ole Miss defeated the Tigers, 6-1.

Tigers continue skid, Lady Tigers see split

Ian Fontenot

Sports Contributor

The LSU men’s tennis team’s late-season losing skid reached seven consecutive games this weekend as the Tigers dropped matches on the road to No. 10 Mississippi State and No. 14 Ole Miss.

No. 27 LSU (11-9, 2-6) suffered its first loss of the weekend to Mississippi State (16-4, 7-1), 6-1, on Saturday in Starkville, Miss., after inclement weather postponed the match Friday.

Mixing up the doubles line up proved unsuccessful for the Tigers as the Bulldogs claimed the first point.

No. 43 George Coupland and Artem Ilyushin defeated senior Tom Knights and junior Olivier Borsos, 8-4, on court two.

Junior Roger Anderson and sophomore James Turbervill were able to keep it close with Zach White and Ethan Wilkinson on court three, but the Bulldog duo took the set, 8-7 (3).

Mississippi State ran with the momentum in singles as No. 15 Ilyushin defeated No. 55 Borsos on the top court, 6-2, 6-1.

The Bulldog’s No. 67-ranked Stropp clinched the match on court three, defeating No. 98 Simpson, 6-4, 6-1.

“Mississippi State played at a high level, and we didn’t have an answer for them,” said LSU men’s coach Jeff Brown.

LSU failed to put a halt to its losing streak on Sunday in Oxford, Miss., as the Tigers fell to Ole Miss (10-5, 6-2), 5-2.

The Rebels took a quick 1-0 lead, sweeping all courts in doubles play.

No. 36-ranked Marcel Thiemann gave Ole Miss a 2-0 advantage, defeating Skupski 6-1, 6-0, on court two.

The Rebels’ Johan Backstrom clinched the match on court five, putting down junior Stefan Szacinski, 6-2, 6-3.

The LSU women’s tennis team saw split results in its weekend action, defeating Mississippi State, 5-2, and losing to No. 17 Ole Miss, 6-1.

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The No. 35-ranked Lady Tigers (11-8, 4-4) kept Mississippi State (6-10, 0-7) winless in Southeastern Conference play, defeating the Bulldogs, 5-2, on Friday.

Senior Whitney Wolf and junior Keri Frankenberger opened doubles play with an 8-4 victory against Petra Ferancova and Rosaline Dion on the top court.

Mississippi State’s Ekaterina Iakovleva and Olesya Tsigvintseva tied the doubles score, defeating senior Olivia Howlett and sophomore Yvette Vlaar, 8-6, on court two.

The doubles point came down to court three, where junior Kaitlin Burns and sophomore Ariel Morton clinched for the Lady Tigers, 8-6, against Alexandra Perper and Naomi Tran.

LSU would quickly take control of the match in singles, picking up victories from junior Ebie Wilson and Vlaar on the bottom two courts.

The Bulldogs would then get on the board as Iakovleva defeated Burns on court three, 6-1, 6-3.

Wolf clinched the match for the Lady Tigers on court one, defeating Perper, 6-4, 6-4.

“Any time you can get a win in this conference is good, and Mississippi State has a very solid team,” said LSU women’s coach Tony Minnis.

Sunday’s match against Ole Miss (13-7, 5-3) brought a different outcome for LSU, as the Lady Tigers dropped the match, 6-1.

Ole Miss took the doubles point as Gabby Rangel and Erin Stephens took down Vlaar and Howlett on court two, 8-5.

In singles, the Rebels made easy work of the Lady Tigers as No. 12-ranked Boxx defeated Wolf and Julia Jones edged Frankenberger to give Ole Miss a 3-0 lead.

Guthrie clinched the victory of Ole Miss as she defeated Wilson on court five, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

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titles in the event, a feat not accomplished since 2004-2005.

Senior Kyron Blaise gave the Tigers their only other individual title in the triple jump, keeping his No. 1 ranking in the NCAA in the process. Junior Damar Forbes followed with a bronze medal finish in the long jump, garnering a No. 3 NCAA ranking.

The Tigers and Lady Tigers will return home for the “Battle on the Bayou” on Saturday at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

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BASEBALL

Monday, April 2, 2012

Mainieri, Tigers can’t avoid double plays against Hogs Luke Johnson Sports Writer

Lost in the excitement generated by sweeping the No. 3 team in the country was the continuation of a disturbing trend.

LSU’s hitters grounded into two double plays Sunday, one of which killed a potential rally in the 10th inning.

The Tigers have now grounded into 21 double plays this season, including 13 in conference play.

LSU coach Paul Mainieri used several different techniques to avoid the double play, from sacrifice bunts to the hit-and-run.

“I’m trying everything I can do to stay out of the double plays,” Mainieri said. “I’ve got to

Reporter’s Notebook

try to get the runners moving for that reason. … We don’t have a power hitting team, so we’re going to hit a lot of ground balls.

Obviously it’s going to set you up to hit into double plays if you don’t start the runners.”

Mainieri was certainly trying to avoid a double play after junior outfielder Raph Rhymes’ leadoff single in the 11th inning.

Senior shortstop Austin Nola couldn’t put a bunt down in fair territory, and sophomore catcher Ty Ross whiffed on a slider down and away on a hit-and-run attempt. Rhymes was dead meat at second base for the second out of the 11th inning.

“We’ve just got to stay aggressive,” Mainieri said. “The guys have done a really good job with the hit-and-run plays for most of the year. It’s been a big reason for our success.”

CLUTCH COTTON Junior left-hander Chris Cotton was the only pitcher Mainieri used in every game for the series, and each instance was a pressure situation.

Each time Cotton defused the situation with little to no damage for LSU, collectively throwing 2 2/3 shutout innings while giving up just one hit.

Cotton’s longest outing came in Saturday’s one-run game, when he relieved sophomore Ryan Eades with one out and a runner on first in the eighth inning of a tie game.

“I do feel a little something on my shoulder if other pitchers’ runs are on the bases,” Cotton said. “Obviously you don’t want to give them up.”

The Shreveport native earned his third win of the season after tossing 1.2 scoreless innings.

In 14 innings this season, Cotton has only allowed 11 base runners while posting a 1.93 ERA.

CHASING HISTORY Rhymes padded his lead for the conference batting title when he went 7-for-12 this weekend with six RBIs and his first home run of the season.

The Monroe native actually improved his batting average from .479 to .491 and had an opportunity to raise his batting average above .500 in Saturday’s contest.

Rhymes is on pace to shatter the LSU single-season batting record of .410, set in 1994 by Russ Johnson.

But he’s got some work to do if he wants to set the alltime Southeastern Conference record, which David Magadan

set in 1983 when he hit .525 for Alabama.

STATS LSU’s pitchers recorded 40 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched this weekend, including career highs from sophomore Kevin Gausman (12) and freshman Aaron Nola (9).

The Tigers hit three home runs in Friday night’s contest. It was the first time LSU hit three home runs in a game since May 21, 2010.

Rhymes has 17 multiple-hit games this season and an active nine-game hitting streak.

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Monday, April 2, 2012

GOLF

Men win two-day invitational at home Sunday was a good day for the LSU men’s golf team, which placed first in the LSU National Invitational at Baton Rouge’s University Club.

LSU’s two-day, three-round, 11-under-par 853 gave the team enough to capture first, and senior Austin Gutgsell also earned top honors with his 9-under-par 207 finish.

The tournament was the last of the regular season for LSU and Gutgsell’s and fellow senior Sang Yi’s careers.

“It was a great way to cap off Sang and I’s senior year,” Gutgsell said. “It’s always good to play well in front of your home crowd because they do so much for us, and we like to be able to repay them whenever we can.”

The Hawkeyes topped the leaderboard after Saturday’s two rounds with a combined 8-underpar 568 team score. The Tigers were in second place heading into Sunday, trailing by six strokes with a 2-under-par 574.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

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Morgan Wampold Sports Contributor

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LSU freshman golfer Stewart Jolly hits the ball Saturday at the LSU National Invitational at the University Club golf course.

Gutgsell was also trailing, finishing Saturday in a tie for fifth with a 2-under-par 142, and he said he knew Sunday’s round would have to be impressive for him to move up the boards.

“Impressive” can certainly describe his final round, as he managed five birdies on the front nine holes, with another birdie and an eagle on the back nine. Gutgsell posted just one bogey through the final 18.

The round allowed him to steal the victory by four strokes. LSU sophomore Andrew Presley came in third, just five strokes behind with a 4-under-par 212.

Yi finished in a three-way tie for ninth place with an even-with-par 216.

Yi said despite making it in the top 10, the final round of the tournament presented some problems for him.

“It was a grind and a struggle all day,” Yi said. “I was fighting my

swing, my putting, everything, but I was able to pull out a couple of birdies and help the team.”

Freshman Curtis Thompson rounded out the Tigers’ top 20 with a 5-over-par 221 tie for 17th place.

The LSU Invitational marked the third win for the Tigers this spring, and Yi said these victories will add to the squad’s prestige going into the Southeastern Conference Championships.

“It just gives us momentum, and it’s about knowing that we can win,” Yi said. “It’s knowing that we can come down the stretch and make the shots we need to.”

The Tigers will now have a break, with the SEC Championships starting April 20 on St. Simons Island, Ga.

Contact Morgan Wampold at mwampold@lsureveille.com

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Monday night’s national championship game will be the second time this season Kentucky and Kansas meet with all of college basketball watching.

The first matchup was in midNovember at Madison Square Garden as part of a doubleheader.

Second-ranked Kentucky beat No. 12 Kansas 75-65, but it wasn’t the featured game.

That happened to be the night Duke beat Michigan State, 74-69, to give Mike Krzyzewski his 903rd career victory, the one that moved him past Bob Knight to the top of Division I’s all-time list for men’s basketball.

This time around, the Wildcats and Jayhawks are the main attraction.

Five months ago, sophomores Doron Lamb and Terrence Jones led the Wildcats to the victory with Anthony Davis, one of three freshmen starters, having seven of the team’s 13 blocked shots. Kentucky wasn’t very smooth offensively that day, committing 19 turnovers, a figure they topped only twice all season.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 12 points and nine rebounds for Kentucky, while fellow freshman Marquis Teague also scored 12 points.

Tyshawn Taylor scored 22 points to lead the Jayhawks, while

Thomas Robinson added 11 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out with 3:31 to go.

Taylor proved to be a pretty good analyst with his postgame assessment.

“Really, really, really talented one through seven. Two or three games in, they’re going to be really, really good once they get more practice and more reps,” he said then. “A lot of the guys are young still. I think they’re going to be amazing.”

Kentucky shot 51 percent from the field, including 7 of 15 3-point attempts. Kansas shot just 33.9 percent and made only 4 of 15 from beyond the arc.

Both teams are a lot different now, especially on defense, and the players who were so new to college basketball then are grizzled veterans with almost 40 games under their belts.

On Sunday, Davis, the AP player of the year, said his biggest memory of the November game is that Robinson, also a first-team all-America, was saddled by foul trouble.

“I know how that is,” Davis said. “It’s hard to play. You can’t be aggressive.”

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page 14 that sophomore safety Ronald Martin picked up and returned 40 three passes for 115 yards, includ- yards.

Mettenberger’s other intering a dazzling 49-yard touchdown ception was a short throw that hookup in the second quarter.

“We want to win games first,” deflected off his target and was rethe sophomore wideout said. “I turned 74 yards for a touchdown.

“I left a lot of things out there think the coaches recognize our ability and understand that [deep today,” he said. “I made a couple passing] could give us a lot of suc- throws that weren’t acceptable, cess. Our offense won’t be scared but I thought those are easier to correct than it is for a defense to to push the secondary.”

Sophomore Jarvis Landry’s consistently stop the deep ball.”

Miles said he wanted the of120 yards on six receptions gave the white squad a second 100-yard fense to strongly resemble the one receiver in the game. Departed on display Saturday.

“Balance wideout Rueben Randle had four ‘Call it chemistry or has always been we want to 100-yard receivreceievers or a new what get done,” Miles ing outings last fall, and no other quarterback. It appears said. “Being able to take yardage in LSU player recorded even one to me there’s more juice great lengths puts in 2011. on the ball and a little pressure on a defense.

Senior Rusmore capability.’

A former ofsell Shepard also fensive lineman, hauled in, divLes Miles Miles has a repuing 19-yards for LSU football coach tation for enjoying a touchdown on a pinpoint Mettenberger threw in a smashmouth running game.

But Miles said he’s embracthe corner of the endzone.

LSU attempted 46 passes, and ing the confidence — “a younger senior center P.J. Lonergan said word for it being ‘swagger,’” he the extra passing emphasis accom- said — that he sees in the Tigers plished more than just drawing fo- offense following this spring.

“We’ll challenge anybody cus from LSU’s already-heralded to play a single-high coverage rushing game.

“It helps the running game against us,” Miles said. “If they because we’re fresher on the of- play double-high, frankly, we’ll fensive line,” he said. “Pass block- run the football in an effective ing is more upright, so you’re not manner at their interior. It’s pick as tired. That means the lanes only your poison with us now.” get bigger for the running backs.”

The fearless passing game didn’t come without a cost, Contact Chris Abshire at though. Mettenberger tossed an cabshire@lsureveille.com ill-advised red-zone fade route

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absence of linebacker Tahj Jones UNDERCLASSMEN, from page 9 to get extra reps to impress the The sophomore from White coaches.

Feist’s 6-foot-2, 225-pound Castle, La., led the Purple squad with eight tackles. He also picked frame makes it hard to believe that off quarterback Zach Mettenberger he graduated from high school only a few months ago. in the end zone in the first quarter.

He proved with his seven tackIt was a horribly thrown pass, but you have to give Martin credit les he can be a run-stopping presence along with fellow linebacker for coming up with the ball.

Kevin Minter right Martin won away. state titles in foot- SPRING GAME STATS: Louis had ball and basketball the highlight of his senior year of SS Ronald Martin: 8 tackles, 1 INT the day, returning high school. He LB Ronnie Feist: 7 tackles (1.5 for a Mettenberger knows how to win. loss) pass 74 yards for a Martin’s perscore. He was also formance defi- LB Lamar Louis: 5 tackles, 1 INT third on the Purple nitely made a good first impression on new defensive squad with five tackles.

The lack of linebacking depth backs coach Corey Raymond. This fall, look for Martin to battle for will force Miles to play Feist and the starting strong safety position Louis for many snaps in 2012. against Craig Loston, who missed They will contend for one of the the game with an unspecified in- outside linebacker spots immediately along with freshman Kwon jury.

LSU coach Les Miles burned Alexander when he arrives next Martin’s redshirt against Ole Miss fall.

On the field Saturday, Martin, last season due to injuries to Eric Reid and Loston. It’s clear he al- Feist and Louis showed, with an ready has the confidence of the improved offense, that the defense won’t miss a beat when North coaching staff.

Even if he doesn’t end up Texas comes to town for the 2012 starting to open the season, Martin season opener. is poised to break out in 2012.

The linebacker position was Micah Bedard is a 21-year-old the weakest part of LSU’s 13-1 mass communication senior from team in 2011. Losing Baker and Houma. Follow him on Twitter fellow senior Stefoin Francois to @DardDog. graduation didn’t help the cause.

Miles has to be impressed by the performances of the two Contact Micah Bedard at early enrollee linebackers, Feist mbedard@lsureveille.com and Louis. Both players used the

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found themselves in a pitchers’ duel. Freshman pitcher Aaron Nola continued his impressive campaign, striking out nine batters in 6 1/3 innings.

Nola allowed just three hits, but two of them resulted in solo home runs. Two batters after Arkansas first baseman Dominic Ficociello tied the game with a blast to right field, Nola left the game with soreness in his right shoulder.

He described it as “sharp pain,” but the initial verdict from trainers indicates no structural damage.

“Everybody’s heart stops when you see something like that,” Mainieri said. “But we’re cautiously optimistic. Our trainer believes that it’s just fatigue.”

Following Nola’s departure, the LSU bullpen picked up where he left

Monday, April 2, 2012 off. Juniors Nick Goody and Joey Bourgeois, who didn’t pitch in the series’ first two games, came in and combined to strike out seven of the 15 batters they faced.

Junior Chris Cotton also retired the one batter he faced.

“I know Goody and Bourgeois wanted to pitch. You could see it in their eyes,” Mainieri said. “Our bullpen is really coming of age, they’re maturing and really finding their roles.”

The sweep moved LSU into a tie for the SEC Western Division lead after Auburn won its series against Mississippi State. Though Mainieri didn’t downplay the significance of taking a series from Arkansas, he refused to get ahead of himself.

“We still have a long season ahead of us,” Mainieri said. “[There are] 21 more SEC games, and a lot of things are going to happen. I don’t

think there are any trophies handed out on April 1.”

For Foster, the series served as a potential stepping stone for a midseason turnaround. Though not yet perfect, his play in center field garnered praise from his teammates.

“That builds confidence when you can win a game, no matter how you win it,” said junior right fielder Mason Katz. “He jumped in there and he did a great job this weekend.

He went out there and looked like a natural.”

Perhaps Foster’s new hairstyle has something to do with that.

“The mullet’s coming through,” he said.

Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com

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Get creative with spring break options THE NEW FRONTIERSMAN CLAYTON CROCKET Columnist We’re on the runway.

Like Gatsby’s green light, spring break has sat out of our reach for weeks while we waited and pretended to give a damn about our classes.

Finally, we’re on our way, ready to take off and fly a mile high and miles away. And this short week of classes is only pretense. A formality.

But while everyone is forcefeeding themselves diet food and honing their beach bodies, I encourage you to reconsider your spring break traditions.

It seems the standard treatment is for students to leave their

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class work wounded and deflated only to finish the job elsewhere, expending the energy reserves needed to finish the semester.

We’re currently stuck in the semesterly slump of apathy and lethargy, the dead zone between midterms and finals, and classwork feels as dismissible as our collective patience.

Daily routines are blinding, but drama paired with the stress to impress is no prescription for scholastic listlessness.

A year ago, I made one of the best decisions of my life: Instead of renting a house on the beach and drinking Natty while scorching my ginger likeness for a week, I escaped cell reception in a cabin in Gunnison, Colo.

I hadn’t realized options existed other than the Great Louisiana Exodus to Gulf Shores

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and Florida.

While it’s hard for a redhead to remain objective when discussing beaches, the benefits of escaping rather than partaking became evident as soon as our truck crossed Louisiana’s border.

As fantastic as getting hammered for a week sounds — and it does sound fantastic — it pays off to find a more efficient means of clearing one’s head and reassessing one’s priorities.

A healthy dose of detachment can go a long way. With the proper setting you’ll find the most important aspect of spring

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break: productive laziness.

Isolation from society with unusable cell phones, a few friends, fish to grill and enough supplies to sedate a herd of cattle has worked for me in the past, and it provides the perfect ingredients for debauchery and deep thought — both of which I find necessary to finish the semester.

And it leaves you returning to the real world with the clear, focused head which follows a good trip.

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Big names, events have New Orleans poised as next Big Apple SEVEN MINUTES IN KEVIN KEVIN THIBODEAUX Contributing Writer New Orleans has always been a great city, but now it seems more people are taking notice.

In fact, I’d venture to say it’s the new New York.

New Orleans has its own boroughs, including Uptown, Downtown, Northshore, Westbank and more. And it’s got its own thriving music scene — Young Money Cash Money, baby.

New Orleans is so good, it’s even starting to give itself away for free.

This weekend I attended the free Black Keys concert, just one part of the Final Four concert series that also included KISS and Jimmy Buffet.

The show was huge, attracting thousands of spectators and New Orleans-born star of “The Hangover” and “Community,” Ken Jeong.

I wouldn’t be surprised if there were a few other big names in the crowd, which was estimated to number around 15,000.

The concert represents a hopeful new trend in New Orleans. The Crescent City is quickly becoming a go-to destination.

Sure, New Orleans has always been known worldwide as the “Big Easy,” home of Mardi Gras, five-star

cuisine and the nation’s highest murder rate.

But the city’s reputation is expanding.

With Louisiana’s tax incentives, the city has become one of the most popular film destinations in the country — the cityscape can be seen in the recent “21 Jump Street,” and A-listers like Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx are currently in the city shooting Quentin Tarantino’s next film.

The sporting world’s biggest events are also calling NOLA home.

The BCS Championship and NCAA Final Four, arguably college sports’ two most beloved events, have found love in the French Quarter this year, while the Superbowl will be hosted in the city in 2013.

And lately, a stroll through New Orleans can provide as many celebrity sightings as the Hollywood Hills.

The Final Four attracted Jay-Z and Ashley Judd. On March 10, Brad Pitt and Ellen Degeneres hosted “A Night To Make It Right,” a starstudded gala to raise money for environmentally-friendly homes. The after-party for the event, emceed by comedian Aziz Ansari, featured performances by Snoop Dogg, Seal and Kanye West, who was joined onstage

by Jamie Foxx.

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the spirit seemed to be drained from the city. Residents moved away and tourists stopped coming. Even as

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Rapper Jay-Z [left] and actress Ashley Judd [right] make appearances Saturday at the NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball tournament game between Kentucky and Louisville at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

people moved on, the city carried a tragic legacy.

It seems the city has finally overcome this stigma.

In 2009, when the Saints won the Superbowl, it was called a victory for New Orleans, a triumphant return for a city dominated by tragedy in the past.

The Final Four concert series was an important milestone for the city.

Now, the Fishbowl is more than Hurricane Katrina or even the “laissez les bon temps rouler” attitude

known worldwide.

It’s now a city where you could very well run into Brad Pitt while walking through the streets. It’s the city that never sleeps, and you’ll find yourself coming in at 5 a.m., even on a Tuesday night.

It’s a city that’s evolved into an ideal and has become a destination, not just a place to go.

More people are noticing and will continue to notice what New Orleans has to offer.

As more people take notice, it will draw more attractions, events

and personalities to the city, which will in turn increase the tourism to New Orleans.

It’s a cycle that can only be seen as beneficial to the future of New Orleans, the “Next-Biggest Apple.”

Kevin Thibodeaux is a 20-year-old sophomore from Lafayette.

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It’s high time we reconsider what constitutes terrorism BLUE-EYED DEVIL

NICHOLAS PIERCE Columnist Shaima Alawadi fled Iraq to escape the brutal oppression she and her family suffered at the hands of Saddam Hussein.

They lived in a refugee camp in Saudi Arabia before moving to El Cajon, Calif., not far from San Diego.

In a tragic twist of irony, it wasn’t until she made it to the U.S. that she felt terror again.

On March 24, Alawadi’s 17-year-old daughter found her bludgeoned into a coma. Someone had broken in the back door and taken a tire iron to the mother of five.

Authorities found a hastily scrawled note next to the woman’s body: “Go back to your own country, terrorist.”

Right, because escaping a wartorn nation in the hopes of giving your children a better life is terrorism, and beating women with tire irons is not.

It’s high time we reconsider what constitutes terrorism.

We have come to relate terrorism with a set of identifying traits, a particular ethnicity or a particular religion. This is a dangerous, perhaps even deadly, misunderstanding.

Three days after Alawadi’s daughter found her unconscious on

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Mourners carry a coffin draped with Iraqi flags Saturday during the funeral procession for Shaima Alawadi in Najaf, Iraq.

the dining room floor, Shaima was taken off life support and flown back to Iraq for burial.

I guess her assailant got what he wanted.

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, crimes of discrimination have actually risen over the past few years, specifically against Muslims and people of Middle-Eastern or South-Asian descent.

In the San Diego area, where the

Alawadi family lives, incidents of discrimination and “agenda-motivated” violence have tripled since 2010, and the FBI has noted a marked and troubling increase in the number of hate organizations that have formed over the last two years.

And this is in California, a state with a reputation for being open and liberal.

I am convinced we are a nation whose strength comes from our

respect and tolerance of one another.

The last few weeks, however, have shaken that conviction.

We’ve witnessed the gunning down of 17 innocents in Afghanistan, the murder of Trayvon Martin and the brutal beating of Shaima Alawadi.

Yet no one referred to any of these crimes as being acts of terror, and the murder of Alawadi barely got more than a headline.

Some have suggested these incidents of hatred and violence are the byproduct of a war-weary American public, pushed to their limits by a struggling economy and a decade of armed conflict overseas.

I don’t buy it. In fact, I believe the best thing we could do now is to zealously continue our war on terror.

Especially the terror which has been perpetrated against our own citizens, in our own country.

We should not move into this new phase of the war on terror with more foreign intervention or by increasing our drone strikes abroad, but instead by expanding and refining our definition of what a terrorist is.

A terrorist is someone who inflicts pain and horror on others, be they in Afghanistan, San Diego, or Florida. A terrorist is someone who rips families apart.

Shaima Alawadi was not a terrorist. Her killer was.

We should hunt down and bring these terrorists to justice, whether members of al-Qaida, the Taliban or a Florida neighborhood watch.

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

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