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Lauren Duhon

LSU athletes to show off at Mikie’s

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Baton Rouge Police Department officers have yet to identify a suspect in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Brandon Harris, who was found in a driveway Sunday at 1400 Sharlo Ave. Officers responded at 2:37 a.m. to the shooting at Sharlo Avenue near Brightside Drive. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs, BRPD spokesman, said the victim from 854 North Acadian East Thruway, Baton Rouge, was shot multiple times.

Stubbs said homicide detectives were notified of the incident and arrived shortly thereafter to take over the investigation. He said police have not yet determined a motive.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on the incident is urged to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 344-STOP.

LSU players will take their talents from the field to the stage today for the first Mikie’s Student-Athlete Awards and Talent Show at 6 p.m. in the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes.

A back-to-school talent show with and for student-athletes existed years ago, and members of the Student-Athlete Mikie’s talent show: Advisory Committee, or SAAC, Price: $5 in expressed a deadvance or $7 sire to bring the at the door event back.

Madeline When: 6 p.m.

Jones , SAAC today president and Where: Cox LSU volleyCommunications ball player, said Academic Center other Southeastern Conference schools hold talent shows named after their mascots, which inspired the Mikie’s.

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Number of career wins

Number of North Texas NCAA Tournament appearances in Jones’ 11 seasons at the school

Number of seasons Jones spent as head coach

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North Texas’s average points in the 2011-12 season, four more than LSU

The number of years Jones spent as an assistant on former LSU coach Dale Brown’s staff in the ’80s and ’90s

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LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones celebrates his new position Monday at his introductory press conference.

Chris Abshire Sports Writer

Johnny Jones sat in his closet last Friday and listened to LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva offer his “dream job” over the phone. That dream became reality Monday afternoon, when LSU formally introduced the former North Texas head coach and longtime

Tiger assistant as its new men’s basketball coach.

“I had to leave work [Friday] because my nerves were shot,” Jones recalled. “Joe called, so I left the room and went in my closet, and he asked how I was doing. I said, ‘I don’t know, that depends [on] what you’re telling me.’”

JONES, see page 6

TALENT SHOW, see page 6

LECTURE

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges visits campus

Louisiana native inspires students Paul Braun Contributing Writer

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Ruby Bridges speaks April 5 to students about her struggle against racism at a young age.

The 6-year-old girl who inspired the nation visited the Paul M. Hebert Law Center nearly 52 years after she became the first child to attend an all-white school in the South. Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges, now 57, spoke to about

100 students on April 5 just before University students began the mass exodus of spring break.

Bridges described her first day at William Frantz Elementary in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward in fall 1960. As a young child, Bridges said she was unaware of the significance of her trip to school.

“I was there getting dressed for my first day and thinking that everybody was so excited and that everyone came out because I was so smart, and I was on my way to college,” Bridges said. “If you

don’t explain what is happening to a 6-year-old, they will use their imagination.”

But Bridges faced a much harsher reality.

The crowd gathered at Bridges’ house to escort her to school were there to protect her from the even larger mob that angrily protested her presence at the school.

Bridges said she learned later that her first trip to school was preceded by weeks of preparation by civil rights activists nationwide.

The National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People gathered a pool of 140 AfricanAmerican children whose parents were willing to send them to white public schools in New Orleans.

Of those students, only six passed the test white administrators required the black students to take before they could enroll in public schools. Those six students were divided in half and sent to separate schools in what Bridges called the most racist parts of the city.

BRIDGES, see page 19

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Two protesters climb atop Bahrain Embassy in UK and unveil banner

Newt Gingrich bitten on finger by penguin at St. Louis zoo

House to debate hand-held cell phone while driving ban

LONDON (AP) — Two protesters climbed onto the roof of the Bahraini Embassy in London on Monday, unfurling a banner in a protest aimed at the Gulf state’s ruling family.

An Associated Press photographer saw two men waving a flag on the building’s roof.

On Twitter, a user identifying himself as Moosa Abd Ali said the activists had occupied what he called the “Al Khalifa den,” a reference to Bahrain’s ruling family.

Cell phone left in restroom triggers Delta Air Lines bomb scare

ST. LOUIS — At least one penguin at the St. Louis Zoo appears to be a feisty opponent of Newt Gingrich.

The Republican presidential candidate is sporting a small bandage on his finger after getting nipped by a small penguin during his tour of the zoo on Friday. Gingrich was in St. Louis to speak during the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting.

During his visit to the popular zoo in Forest Park, he was treated to a behind-the-scenes visit with two Magellanic penguins. One of them nipped Gingrich on the finger.

U.S. government: Other targets eyed prior to NYC subway plot

(AP) — The Louisiana House will debate whether to ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving.

Similar proposals have failed in recent years to gain traction with the Legislature. But the House transportation committee voted 9-7 Monday to advance the bill to the full House for another debate.

Baton Rouge Rep. Regina Barrow says she’s proposed the bill as a safety measure.

Shreveport Rep. Barbara Norton says cell phones aren’t any more dangerous than drinking coffee, eating or reading the newspaper while driving.

Boy, 16, killed in New Orleans shooting early Monday

DUBLIN (AP) — A Delta Air Lines flight bound for the United States made an emergency landing Monday in Dublin because a passenger left a cell phone plugged into a socket in one of the aircraft’s restrooms, police and aviation authorities said.

Dublin Airport officials later cleared the Boeing 767-300 traveling from Istanbul, Turkey, to continue its journey to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport after determining that the suspected bomb was just an unattended mobile phone and charger.

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A man waves a flag Monday during a protest from the roof of the Bahrain Embassy in London. The banner carried pictures of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and Hassan Mushaima.

UN council strongly condemns North Korea rocket launch UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea’s rocket launch Monday, announcing it will impose new sanctions and warning of further action if Pyongyang conducts another launch or a new nuclear test.

Acting swiftly, the 15-member council, including North Korea’s closest ally China, adopted a presidential statement underscoring its united opposition to Friday’s launch and the military policy.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of becoming an al-Qaida operative discussed bombing New York City movie theaters, Grand Central Terminal, Times Square and the New York Stock Exchange before settling on the city’s subways, a federal prosecutor said Monday.

Adis Madunjanin considered the high-profile targets with two of his former high school classmates from Queens, Assistant U.S. Attorney James Looman said in opening statements.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police are investigating the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy.

Officer Garry Flot says Jeremy Doughty was shot multiple times at about 7 a.m. Monday.

Flot says Doughty was taken to a local hospital where doctors pronounced him dead a short time later.

Police did not have a suspect or motive in the shooting.

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Crime canines show off their skills at demonstration The United States Police Canine Association hosts Region 10 Field Trials

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Police dogs interact with an officer April 12 at the USPCA Region 10 Field Trials held at the UREC Sports and Adventure Complex.

NATIONAL POLITICS

A spring break overview of the GOP presidential race Students voice opinion on election

Kate Mabry Staff Writer

As University students flocked to the beach during spring break, the Republican presidential race saw several alterations, including the suspension of Rick Santorum’s campaign and comments from Newt Gingrich on a Mitt Romney success.

Santorum’s campaign trail came to a halt April 6 when his 3-year-old daughter, who is diagnosed with a serious genetic disorder, was hospitalized for pneu-

monia. On April 10, Santorum announced he would suspend his presidential campaign.

“We are not done fighting,” Santorum said April 10 in Pennsylvania.

Many think Romney will ultimately gain the nomination following Santorum’s campaign suspension.

“I didn’t feel [Santorum] was going to win anyway,” said Dominic Clust, political communication junior. “Romney had it in the bag to begin with, but this cleared the way for his nomination.”

Romney’s significant lead in delegates may also foreshadow a nomination for him.

A Republican candidate must win 1,144 delegates to be named

the Republican nominee, and Romney remains in the lead with 684 delegates.

While Santorum trailed behind Romney with 270 delegates, Gingrich received 136 delegates, and Ron Paul came in last with 52 delegates.

On April 8, Gingrich stated his campaign was “operating on a shoestring” and that Romney “is far and away the most likely” Republican nominee.

If Romney were to win the Republican nomination, Gingrich also said he would rally behind him.

But Clust said Gingrich should drop from the race immediately.

“I don’t think Gingrich stands a chance,” Clust said.

Although Paul trails the other candidates in last place, some students think he should remain in the race.

Pre-nursing sophomore Austin Culotta said he would like to see Paul continue to campaign.

“He should stay in and stick with his message,” he said. “I like what he’s saying.”

Other students, including Clust, said they would like to see

Paul run as a third-party nominee.

“A lot of people think Obama has not done as good as he could have these last four years and are going to look forward to a third party to lead the way,” Clust said.

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Beyond the typical spring break trip Resolution suggests grade exclusion policy Sandy beaches are the stereotypical scene of most college students’ spring break excursions, but some students took advantage of the break to do something different. The Daily Reveille spoke with a few students who took a different route during their week of freedom.

Kate Mabry Staff Writer

Boulder, Colo.

Over spring break, French senior Jay Ledoux flew to Colorado to visit a friend at the University of Colorado at Boulder and hike in the nearby area.

Ledoux said he wanted to go hiking in a national park and saw spring break as the perfect opportunity to fulfill his aspirations.

While hiking and camping in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Ledoux said he saw a waterfall, frozen lake and an elk.

“There’s still snow everywhere,” he said.

While in Boulder, Ledoux also toured the Avery Brewing Company.

“We toured the brewery and then had a few pints at their tap room,” he said. “We talked to the bartender, who gave us a discount because we were from Louisiana. It was cool touring a brewery bigger than Baton Rouge’s Tin Roof, and I always like tasting beer we can’t get in Louisiana.”

Washington, D.C.

During kinesiology junior Brad Field’s first trip to Washington, D.C., he flew to the nation’s capitol to visit a childhood friend at Georgetown University and to tour the campus and surrounding area.

While in Washington, Field toured many of the major landmarks in the city including the White House, the FIELD Washington Monument, the Capital and the Smithsonian Museum.

Georgetown’s spring break falls on Mardi Gras, and Field said his friend visits home during that time to partake in the New Orleans celebration. This year, Field saw spring break as the perfect opportunity to switch the pattern and visit his pal in Washington.

“Everything is totally different in Washington D.C.,” Field said. “It’s nothing like Baton Rouge.”

New York City

International studies and horticulture senior Alex Bobet visited New York City over the break. Her road trip began in Baton Rouge, and she stopped in Pensacola to visit the beach.

After soaking up the sun in Florida, Bobet said she drove 22 hours to New York City, where she attended a “vegan foodie BOBET tour” and visited the New York University campus and a number of museums, including the Museum of Modern Art. Bobet said she wanted a lowkey spring break and thought a road trip to New York City would meet those expectations.

“Every other time that I’ve been, it’s included extensive sightseeing, and this is more of exploring hidden gems outside of Manhattan,” she said. “I’d been on road trips before, but not to the length that this one is.”

Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com

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Jay Ledoux enjoys sping break in Boulder, Colo. sitting on a rock in a stream.

Repeating courses could raise GPA Rachel Warren Staff Writer

As early as fall 2013, students could be able to repeat courses in which they’ve previously received lower than a “C” and have that previous grade excluded from their GPA. The Faculty Senate passed a resolution to create a grade exclusion policy at its monthly meeting Monday afternoon.

The University’s current policy states a student can repeat a course and have the grades from multiple attempts averaged in his or her GPA. University Registrar Robert Doolos said the resolution comes as a recommendation from the University’s retention committee.

“[The current policy] basically puts us at a disadvantage when it comes to completion rates compared to our peers,” Doolos said.

Student Government Director of Academics Thomas Rodgers, who read the resolution to the Senate, said students who want to take advantage of the policy will be required to report to their senior colleges to ask permission.

Rodgers said the grade will be excluded from the GPA after the student has completed his or her next attempt.

According to the resolution, students will be allowed to exclude grades for up to three courses, or 12 credit hours total.

Read more on the new grade exclusion policy at lsureveille.com.

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“The main motif was wanting to have our own kind of show here,” she said. “We’ve always been jealous of award shows that other SEC SAAC organizations have.”

Performances will include dances by the volleyball and swimming and diving teams, impersonations by the women’s basketball team and a satirical video by the soccer team.

Olympian and former LSU track athlete Lolo Jones will host the show, and the performances will be judged by three campus celebrities — football coach Les Miles, superfan Matthew Clark and Fox 44 news anchor and former softball player Emily Turner.

Along with athlete-provided entertainment, the show will include presentations of awards decided by student-athlete votes, Jones said.

JONES, from page 1

The nerves were unnecessary.

Alleva was calling Jones home.

Jones is the only person to both play on and coach an LSU Final Four team, playing on the 1981 Tiger squad during his four seasons as a guard and serving on former coach Dale Brown’s staff for 13 years, including LSU’s improbable 1986 NCAA Tournament run.

Jones succeeds Trent Johnson, who departed Easter weekend to fill TCU’s head coaching vacancy and left LSU scrambling for a coach late in the recruiting and hiring game.

Alleva said the search was a national one. He said he interviewed four candidates for the job but found his answer close to home.

“I have no doubt we have the right man for this job at this time,” he said. “Johnny’s the best fit for this university, and that only starts with basketball. He’s earned this opportunity with his success. The ties he has here are just a bonus.”

The 51-year-old DeRidder native coached 11 seasons at North Texas, where he turned a desolate Mean Green program into a consistent 20-game winner, making two NCAA Tournaments and compiling a 190-146 record.

Monday’s formal press conference felt more like a homecoming than a hiring.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 “Awards will include things like fiercest competitor, best play, most involved team, Mr. and Mrs. Congeniality and best hair,” she said.

“There are some funny ones, but there are also some serious ones.”

Fundraising is another major reason the SAAC decided to host the talent show, Jones said.

According to Jones, all proceeds from ticket sales, which are $5 in advance or $7 at the door, go to Best Buddies, a non-profit organization. Best Buddies members will perform a dance for the opening act of the show, she said.

The Best Buddies program pairs a role-model figure with a “buddy” who has a mental or physical disability, said Megan Kinneman, LSU soccer player and Best Buddies participant.

The buddies have one-on-one hangouts regularly and participate

in group activities, Kinneman said.

Kinneman and her buddy attended the Krewe of Mutts parade in January and recently danced the night away at a prom, she said.

Kinneman said the studentathletes voted on an organization to sponsor for the show and Best Buddies was chosen since multiple athletes are involved in the program.

Jones said the talent show will be fun and lighthearted, and most importantly it benefits a good cause.

“It’s going to be pretty funny,” Jones said. “Most of the awards we’re giving out are humorous, and a lot of the acts are hilarious. We want people to come knowing that every cent of ticket costs goes to a good cause.”

LSU legends like Joe Dean, Ricky Blanton, Collis Temple and Brown — Jones’ own former coach and close friend — packed the fifth floor of LSU’s Athletics Department to welcome back one of their own.

And Jones played to that crowd, talking of glory days past and recruiting the future while proudly embracing LSU’s present after meeting with current Tigers on Sunday night.

Center Justin Hamilton left 12 days ago for the NBA, and rumors of player transfers swirled before Johnson’s departure. All seven current LSU scholarship players attended Monday’s introduction.

“This is not about a transition period where a new coach comes in and gets his guys. You are my guys,” Jones said to the players. “We’re going to have success together, and it’s going to start right away.”

LSU went 18-15 last season and lost to Oregon in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament.

Jones promised an up-tempo style that would rely on defensive pressure and sound ball security, appeal to recruits and revive the PMAC’s dormant “Deaf Dome” status.

“I’m up for the challenge,” said freshman point guard Anthony Hickey. “He runs a fast offense that I’m familiar with. We’re not thinking about transfers. I’m here for the long

run, and he’s the newest part of our family.”

Jones’ Mean Green offense scored the most points in the Sun Belt the last two seasons and finished in the league’s top two during seven of the last eight years.

Officially hired Friday evening, Jones spent the weekend trekking across the South on recruiting trips, calling himself “a one-man wrecking crew” as he has yet to hire assistants.

His top recruiter at North Texas, Shawn Forrest, is expected to follow Jones to Baton Rouge, and former Tiger player Randy Livingston has expressed interest in joining his former coach at LSU, but Jones declined to name specific candidates.

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LSU senior forward LaSondra Barrett (55) jumps for a shot March 20 during the Tigers’ 90-80 loss to Penn State in the PMAC. Bottom: JESSICA HILL / The Associated Press

LSU’s LaSondra Barrett (left) holds up a Washington Mystics jersey with WNBA president Laurel J. Richie on Monday after the Mystics selected Barrett as the No. 10 pick in the WNBA draft in Bristol, Conn.

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LSU ranked No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball Tigers ranked No. 4 in Baseball America Staff Reports

Mystics select Barrett with 10th pick in WNBA draft

The next phase for former Lady Tiger LaSondra Barrett’s basketball career is officially under way after the Washington Mystics made her the No. 10 pick of Monday’s WNBA draft.

Barrett became the seventh Lady Tiger to be selected in the first round of the WNBA draft — the first since Sylvia Fowles in 2008.

“I am excited and willing to versatility, evidenced when she do whatever it takes,” Barrett said played several different positions in a news release. “I will bring for the injury-riddled Lady Tigers competitive drive last season. to any position in Playing as Luke Johnson whatever the team both LSU’s priSports Writer needs me to do. I mary ball handler am very thankful for this oppor- and its best post scorer last seatunity and can’t wait for training son, Barrett put up arguably the camp.” best numbers of her career.

Barrett’s main tool is her While averaging 12.8 points

per game — tying her career high — Barrett also put up career-high numbers in rebounds (242) and assists (92).

The 2012 John Wooden Award candidate set the LSU record for most free throws made in her career with 497, and finished near the top in several LSU BARRETT, see page 10

The LSU baseball team sits at the top of the polls for the first time since 2010.

The Tigers earned the No. 1 spot in the Collegiate Baseball poll and ranked No. 4 in the latest Baseball America poll after sweeping Alabama for their third-straight series win.

“We’re certainly very proud of the No. 1 ranking,” LSU coach Paul Mainieri said in a news release. “It brings a lot of notoriety, but it also brings a lot of responsibility. ... It’s a great honor, but it’s most important to be No. 1 at the end of the year.”

LSU (30-7, 11-4 Southeastern Conference), who is in first place in the SEC, earned the sweep in part through the effort of sophomore pitcher Ryan Eades, who was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Eades had five strikeouts and allowed just one earned run in 7 1/3 innings of work in a 7-1 win against the Crimson Tide on Saturday.

It’s the second consecutive week an LSU pitcher earned the honor, as junior Brent Bonvillain was recognized last week. Eades is the fifth Tiger to earn SEC Pitcher or Player of the Week honors this season.

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

5 expectations for LSU basketball under Johnny Jones MIC’D UP

MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist When LSU announced new men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones on Sunday, the atmosphere couldn’t have been more different than the typical press conferences I’ve become accustomed to under former coach Trent Johnson.

Former LSU coaches and players packed the interview room for Jones’ return to LSU. Jones played on the 1981 Final Four team and was an assistant coach on the team that reached the national semifinals in 1986. The hiring of the former

Tiger has Baton Rouge buzzing about basketball for the first time in a long time.

Here are five things I expect to happen in Jones’ first season as LSU basketball coach.

1. The Tigers will embrace a fast-paced style of play.

If there’s one thing Jones is known for, it’s quickening the tempo.

While at North Texas for 11 seasons, Jones helped establish one of the highest-scoring teams in the Sun Belt. The Mean Green was the top-scoring team in the conference and also had the conference’s leading scorer the past two seasons.

The current players on the LSU roster are better suited for an up-tempo style and will benefit from Jones’ new system.

2. Jones will assemble a top-25 recruiting class for 2013.

Jones lured Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Jackson and Randy Livingston to Baton Rouge to play for former LSU coach Dale Brown. Although he won’t make too big of a recruiting haul in 2012, the fruits of his labor will show in the 2013 class.

Two Baton Rouge prospects in the 2013 class, Episcopal forward Brian Bridgewater and EXPECTATIONS, see page 10

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LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones speaks Monday at his first press conference.

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Tigers wrap up ‘quiet’ LSU to face McNeese for third time spring season in Ala. Albert Burford

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Team continues impressive record Chris Abshire Sports Writer

The LSU soccer team spent its spring break on the Gulf Coast, but the Tigers were concluding their spring season on the pitch rather than enjoying the beach.

After winning the Southeastern Conference Western Division last fall, the Tigers continued to impress by posting a 2-1-1 spring record.

LSU took down Division II power West Florida, 3-0, on Saturday and played South Alabama to a scoreless tie in Mobile, Ala., last Wednesday.

“It was a more relaxing time than usual,” said LSU coach Brian Lee. He might as well be talking about the Tigers’ spring. It was a quiet portion for LSU, who is replacing leading scorer Taryne Boudreau and starting goalkeeper Mo Isom.

The Tigers’ goal differential in the spring was plus-eight, spurred by three shutouts in four matches.

That stingy defense is led by former All-SEC freshman Megan Kinneman, who was benched last season for Isom, but is still considered one of the league’s premier keepers heading into her

junior season.

“She assumed a leadership role this spring that will make our team better,” Lee said. “Megan’s talented enough to contend for All-SEC and All-American honors next fall.”

The Tigers defeated Nicholls, 5-0, last month and lost, 2-0, at Texas Tech.

But Lee said spring’s results aren’t as important as individual player development and singled out rising sophomores Alex Arlitt and Kaley Blades as the season’s standouts.

“You make the biggest improvement between your freshman and sophomore seasons, and Alex is in that process right now,” Lee said. “We’re going to rely on Kaley in the attacking third next year to be one of our best scorers.

She showed positive signs there.”

With the new 14-team SEC and a difficult schedule awaiting LSU next fall, Lee said the Tigers need to improve their midfielding consistency, which lacked this spring.

“We still have a young team, so they’re continuing to familiarize themselves with playing together,” Lee said. “That’ll turn into maturity and a comfort level on the field by the fall.”

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com

For the first time this season, the LSU softball team has lost four straight games.

The No. 22 Tigers (26-9, 11-6 Southeastern Conference) will have a chance to get back on the winning track Tuesday against McNeese State (25-11, 8-2 Southland Conference) at Tiger Park.

Tuesday’s game will mark the third matchup of the season between LSU and McNeese.

The Tigers won their first game against the Cowgirls this season, 2-0, on Feb. 25.

BRIANNA PACIORKA / The Daily Reveille In that game, junior pitcher LSU sophomore infielder Allison Falcon beats an Arkansas runner to first base Rachele Fico tossed a one-hitter afApril 1 during the Tigers’ 3-2 victory against the Razorbacks at Tiger Park. ter opening the game by giving up a triple. looking to recover after being swept Florida State.

Senior catcher Morgan Russell for the first time this season.

LSU coach Beth Torina said powered the LSU offense with two The Tigers lost three games at the quick turnaround means the RBIs to secure the win for the Tigers. No. 10 Tennessee last weekend in Tigers have to be ready for their busy In the teams’ second matchup a series in which the total score was week. of the season on March 28 in Lake 16-4 in favor of the Volunteers.

“We don’t have a lot of time to Charles, senior pitcher Brittany LSU kept it close Friday but sit around and be down about the Mack threw a shutout couldn’t find any of- Tennessee series,” Torina said in a to propel LSU to a 4-0 fense in a 2-0 defeat. news release. “We have to bounce Next up for victory.

On Saturday, the back immediately and try to take the Tigers: The Cowgirls Tigers put together a the five games on our schedule this again notched a triple Who: LSU (26-9, 11-6) vs. rally in the bottom of week.” on their first hit of the McNeese State (25-11, the seventh inning, but The prior weekend, the Tigers game, but Mack fired couldn’t find their way lost two of three at No. 2 Alabama. back by retiring 10 8-2 Southland Conference) back from a 4-0 deficit, The lone LSU win on the weekconsecutive McNeese When: 6 p.m. tonight losing 4-2. end was the Tigers’ first win in Tusbatters.

LSU jumped out caloosa, Ala., since 2006 and AlaWhere: Tiger Park LSU only put up to an early 2-0 lead bama’s second loss of the season. five hits in the game, Listen at home: 91.1 KLSU Sunday, but Tennessee The Tigers dropped their other but three errors by Mcresponded with five two games against Alabama by a Neese and heads-up base running runs in both the fifth and sixth in- score of 6-0 each. from LSU led to a Tigers’ win. nings to claim a 10-2 victory.

The last time LSU played McAfter the Tigers play McNeese Contact Albert Burford at Neese, the Tigers had won 13 of their on Tuesday, they face another aburford@lsureveille.com last 14 games. This time, LSU is mid-week game against No. 21

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Alabama’s crystal national championship trophy shattered The Associated Press

The crystal football Alabama won for beating LSU in the BCS championship game in January was shattered on A-Day when it was accidentally knocked off a display by the father of a current player.

Athletic department spokesman Jeff Purinton said the Waterford

Crystal trophy, valued at $30,000, was on display in the Mal Moore Athletic Facility as part of the festivities for the Crimson Tide’s spring football game Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He says the man stumbled on a rug that was under the trophy display.

Purinton said the school is working with the American Football

Coaches Association, which owns the trophy, on getting a replacement.

Florida’s 2006 trophy was destroyed when it was accidentally knocked off a pedestal by a recruit in 2008. In 2004, Florida State had two trophies stolen.

“In 2009 and again this season, Alabama did a great job showing the trophy off to fans even after we

turned it over to them,” said Charley Green, manager of the coaches’ trophy. “Unfortunately it is fragile, and accidents can happen.

Green said the trophy makes appearances for several weeks before it is turned over to the school in mid-January.

“We use a temporary adhesive called museum gel to keep the

crystal from falling off its pegs,” he said. “We do provide that substance to winning schools, along with a page of assembly instructions. But we have no way of knowing whether the schools use the gel.”

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GYMNASTICS

Tigers maintain focus during break preparing for Regionals Rowan Kavner Sports Contributor

While the majority of LSU students visited family or sprawled out on beaches during spring break, the Tiger gymnasts were hard at work.

It’s a small price to pay after LSU squeaked out a second place finish at the NCAA Regionals on April 7 to earn the right to compete in the NCAA Championships as the No. 11 seed this weekend.

“When you’re doing different routines, you remember we could be done and we could be finished with this and the season could be over,” said freshman gymnast Lloimincia Hall. “We’re fighting for it, and we’re practicing, and that overlooks all the pain and injuries and anything you want to complain about.”

Hall was part of the LSU beam lineup that sent the Tigers to the NCAA Championships. LSU led Washington by just .025 points before the final event, when the Tigers pulled ahead with a 49.10 on beam,

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LSU sophomore gymnast Sarie Morrison performed a 9.90 out of a possible 10 on March 16 at the LSU gymnastics meet against West Virginia.

while Washington earned a 48.875 on floor.

LSU coach D-D Breaux described the event as one of the most gratifying and exciting experiences she’s had with any team.

“To go to beam in our last event with the people we’re trying to beat going to floor is really daunting,”

Breaux said. “Traditionally, floor is a higher scoring event than beam. Our team just did a terrific job of holding it together and staying focused.”

Hall and fellow freshman Jessie Jordan each scored a 9.825 to lead the Tigers in the event.

Hall said the greatest part about the experience was performing and

advancing as a team. She said she could hear her teammates and feel them pushing her when she was on the beam. Tears and laughter both followed.

“In high school, you’re up there and maybe you make it to nationals, maybe you don’t,” Hall said. “Here, it’s like maybe we make it to nationals or maybe we don’t.”

Since that meet, the Tigers haven’t taken much time off. LSU began practices earlier than normal during spring break, taking advantage of extra time without classes.

“We were able to come in the morning, because our practice and competition will be in the morning on Friday,” Breaux said. “We were able to use our spring break to relax and come in the morning and have their afternoons free.”

Breaux said she gave the gymnasts time to themselves during the afternoons so they could experience at least a taste of spring break, because the group has stayed committed and intense during practice

and training.

She said if the gymnasts continue to maintain their focus throughout the next week, they’re capable of posting a higher score than they have at any point this season.

“The best that this team has in them is good enough to be a Super Six team, but it’s going to take an emotional effort, a physical effort, a great competition,” Breaux said.

Breaux said she’s tried to take the pressure out of practice for the two weeks between NCAA Regionals and NCAA Nationals.

While the long span between meets can be nerve-racking for the young team, lone senior Ashley Lee said she wants to drag the time out as much as possible.

“It’s my last meet,” Lee said.

“As long as it needs to take, I’m happy with it, because I’m not ready to be done.”

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all-time statistical categories, including scoring (11th with 1,553) and rebounds (10th with 813).

Though she was one of five seniors on LSU’s team last season, Barrett was the only Lady Tiger drafted. There are only 36 total picks in the three-round WNBA draft.

Barrett was one of 15 players invited to the draft, which was held at ESPN Headquarters in Bristol, Conn.

The Mystics, who held the second-worst record in the WNBA last season at 6-28, selected Notre Dame’s Natalie Novosel eighth overall with the first of their two first-round picks.

“Natalie and LaSondra give us players with three-point shooting ability and versatility,” said Mystics general manager and head coach Trudi Lacey in a news release. “They also bring a teamfirst mentality, and we are very excited to have them both on our roster.”

Joining Barrett in the first

round were fellow All-SEC selections Shekinna Stricklen and Glory Johnson from Tennessee, and former Volunteer Kelley Cain, who didn’t play last season because of multiple injury problems.

The Los Angeles Sparks selected Stanford’s Nnemkadi Ogwumike with the draft’s top pick.

Ogwumike was widely regarded as the best player in the draft.

“Washington is getting a great player but most importantly, a great person,” LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said in a news release. “We are very proud of what LaSondra has accomplished on and off the court. She will be a great ambassador for LSU as a professional. She has unlimited potential with her versatility and size.”

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Madison Prep Academy forward Jarrell Martin, could contribute right away in the Southeastern Conference. He can’t afford to miss out on in-state recruits like Johnson did during his four-year tenure.

Jones was able to get fivestar forward Tony Mitchell to come to North Texas last season.

Imagine who he can convince to come to LSU. 3. The PMAC might actually be packed.

The PMAC used to be called the Deaf Dome. Now it’s one of the least intimidating venues in the SEC. Jones was around during the days when the PMAC was a place opponents dreaded visiting. He’s already made it a point to reach out to the Baton Rouge community to fill the seats.

This past season at North Texas, Jones set the third best single-season attendance mark in school history. Getting a sizable

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 crowd in the PMAC will be the first step in bringing LSU hoops back to its glory days.

4. Interaction among former LSU players and coaches will increase.

Reactions to Jones’ hiring from people such as Brown and Collis Temple show former LSU players and coaches are excited to see someone with purple and gold roots on the Tigers’ sideline.

Johnson did a great job of alienating former Tigers, one of the reasons he was never a good fit in Baton Rouge.

Having Brown and Temple around the program can only benefit a new head coach. Jones, unlike Johnson, will take all the help he can get from former LSU players and coaches.

5. LSU will reach 20 wins for the first time since 2008-09 season Although Jones is mostly noted for his extraordinary recruiting ability, the man can win basketball games, too.

From 2006 to 2011, Jones led North Texas to five consecutive 20-win seasons. North Texas averaged a mere five wins a season in the four years before his arrival.

If LSU can add a few post players to go along with freshman forward Johnny O’Bryant III, it will have the talent to compete with anyone in 2012.

Jones will immediately bring a winning mentality into the LSU locker room. The Tigers will enjoy their first 20-win campaign since Johnson’s first season in 2008-09.

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

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WHO WEARS SHORT SHORTS?

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LSU male students can be spotted around campus wearing short shorts. California company Chubbies proclaims the shorts to be comfortable and “utterly radical.”

University students embrace tiny britches in different colors, styles

Raylea Barrow

Entertainment Writer

Less is more.

Short shorts are shrinking and fashionable men are invading campus as part of a new spring season trend.

These shorts are available in styles and colors from coral pink to neon green. They are meant to be a comfortable wear for the spring season.

Fashion design junior Eric Williams owns and rocks the shorts as part of his personal style. Williams said the “package-popping” shorts are more fun, flattering and flirty than regular shorts.

“The pair I own is a teal kind of color.

It’s super short, but comfortable to walk in,” Williams said. “You can sleep in them.”

One brand of men’s short shorts, California company Chubbies, has become a popular business, according to founder Tom Montgomery.

Montgomery and his business partners met at Stanford University. Montgomery said the group was tired of looking for good-quality shorts. The men, nicknamed The Chubsters, viewed pants as a “necessary evil” and sought to create change.

Chubbies offers three types of shorts: Remember the ’80s, The Classics and The Staples, with each boasting a variety of color options.

“They are radical shorts with a different

attitude,” Montgomery said. “They are extremely comfortable and aerodynamic.”

Montgomery said the shorts are made to be worn anywhere from a barbeque to a beach outing. The company’s sole focus is on the shorts and relating to customers. “[The company] has been through a lot ... but customers have been responding,” Montgomery said. “Feedback has been awesome with ridiculous commentary on Twitter.”

Chubbies seeks to engage customers and generate involvement through the website by posting content clients can view and generate.

“These shorts are not traditional,” Montgomery said. “We want to get people in SHORT SHORTS, see page 15

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Dubstep invades popular culture

Southern Comfort, Internet Explorer and Willy Wonka’s Nerds candy have at least one thing in common: an appreciation for dubstep.

Each of the companies released commercials that use the bass-heavy beats of increasingly commercial dubstep music. These companies are neither inventive nor alone in their incorporation of dubstep music into mainstream commercials.

D u b s t e p ’s bombastic bass provides listeners with an attention- JOSH NAQUIN grabbing sound Entertainment Writer unlike other music genres, which may be just what advertisers are aiming for.

Clothing manufacturer The North Face and video camera company GoPro have also run commercials accompanied by dubstep in the past few months. A British children’s cereal, Weetabix Chocolate Spoonsize, produced a commercial in September that featured a girl dancing to dubstep.

This shouldn’t come as a surprise, however, as the dubstep genre originated across the pond. Dubstep has roots dating back to the London night-club scene at the turn of the millennium.

DUBSTEP, see page 15

REVIEW

Pain produces pleasure in love story TAYLOR MADE TAYLOR BALKOM Entertainment Writer Editor’s note: This review is of the play’s final dress rehearsal.

If Romeo and Juliet were an example of star-crossed lovers, then the characters of “Gruesome Playground Injuries” are pain-crossed.

The play tells the 30-year story of Doug and Kayleen, two childhood friends who are constantly plagued by injuries so severe it’s a wonder they live long enough to realize how they feel about each other.

Doug’s injuries are mainly external, while Kayleen’s are more internal and emotional. For every blown-out eye and broken leg Doug

suffers, Kayleen’s uncaring father an excellent job of portraying the and drug issues match that intensity. injury-prone yet brave Doug, flashBetween the two of ing between silliness them, almost every part and seriousness with “Gruesome of the human body is ease. Moments of proPlayground brutalized in some way. tection, when he speaks It’s never explicitly said, to Kayleen’s father for Injuries”: but the couple is almost example, are spine-tinmasochistic — it’s not What: an LSU Theatre gling and highlight his sexual, but the pain they production, directed by performance. go through and share Peryn Schmitt Opposite him, thegives the other an enjoy- When: 7:30 p.m. April atre sophomore Moment of some kind. nique McCain plays 17-21 Every time Doug is Where: Studio Theatre, Kayleen, whose mental injured, Kayleen asks, Music and Dramatic instabilities playfully “Did it hurt?” counter Doug’s broArts Building To which Doug reken bones. At times she Cost: $10 cash sponds, “A little.” seemed stiff and emoTheir constant backtionless — arms straight and-forth is both endearing and re- at her side, fingers playing with each pulsive, but it shows the strong bond other — and her voice also sounded formed when people share pain.

‘PLAYGROUND,’ see page 15 Theatre senior Chris Silva does

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Theatre sophomore Monique McCain, as Kayleen, and theatre senior Chris Silva, as Doug, perform Monday during a dress rehearsal of “Gruesome Playground Injuries.”

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Nite Jewel returns to the South for New Orleans performance Austen Krantz Entertainment Writer

Touring through different cultural areas makes up a large part of Ramona Gonzalez’s musical career.

The singer, songwriter and creative mind behind the electricpop project Nite Jewel will perform with Chairlift on Wednesday at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans, but when she began touring she traveled to European cities as culturally vibrant as the streets of the French Quarter. These experiences proved inspiring for her work.

“All the different people you meet and all of the personalities are definitely brain food,” she said.

“All of the imagery that implants on your mind will come up later when you’re looking for a concept to write about.”

Gonzalez got an important start in 2008, when she began selfproducing her early music, touring within the U.S., balancing work for an undergraduate degree in philosophy and garnering enough support

photo courtesy of MATTHEW SCOTT

Ramona Gonzalez of Nite Jewel will perform Wednesday at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans. Gonzalez said the South has provided some of her best musical experiences.

to tour Europe shortly after.

Gonzalez said her first tour helped her appreciate the South because of its warm reception.

“Baton Rouge was one of the best shows we had,” she said. “The whole South has been some of my best experiences because people are really warm and respond really well to our sound.”

SOCIAL MEDIA

Most Facebook users less inclined to give Raylea Barrow

Entertainment Writer

Facebook users have become lazy, according to a recent Pew Research study.

Researchers discovered that on average Facebook users are less inclined to give to friends than receive in terms of friend requests, page “likes,” tags and messages.

The study watched 269 Facebook users and observed their daily activity. In the results, a segment of Facebook users were labeled as “power users” because of their higher contribution of Facebook activity compared to the typical user.

Power users send out friend requests, “like” posts, send messages and tag friends in photos.

Regular users are on the receiving end and are “liked” and “tagged” more than they would perform the action.

Alex Cook, IT coordinator for Continuing Education, said he personally takes in more than he gives out on Facebook.

“Most people, when it comes to media, are consumers,” Cook said. “Social media operates between regular conversation and broadcast.”

Cook said the action of simply sharing pictures and information through social media instead of conversing forms a trend. He said most people don’t feel the need to broadcast information, which is why they share what they’ve read.

“With things like Pinterest and Tumblr, most people are resharing pictures and things,” Cook said. “Facebook is designed

so that we say things, but it’s increasingly more about links and sharing information.”

Hillare Lafond, electrical engineering freshman, and Joseph Mills, mechanical engineering freshman, agreed that they are not power users.

“I barely send anything,” Lafond said. “I like checking what people are doing. I don’t post much.”

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She has since produced a number of singles, EPs and two albums, 2008’s “Good Evening,” and the March-released “One Second Love,” which Gonzalez explained features different production than her prior work.

“I’ve released a lot of stuff since then,” she said. “[‘One Second Love’] is very different from

the record before, which was not stuff as well so it all comes across really collaborative at all and was that way,” Gonzalez explained. recorded in between other things. I “It’s a lot huger than you would didn’t have a lot of focus on it 100 expect from listening to the percent like I did on this record.” older recordings.”

While Gonzalez Gonzalez extraveled through both plained she finished How to go: Baton Rouge and New Location: One Eyed Jacks, “One Second Love” Orleans previously, New Orleans long before its reWednesday’s show lease and has been will offer her an op- Time: Doors open at 9 p.m. recording new mateportunity to show off Price: $15 rial for the past year.

“One Second Love,” She plans to travel to which she said adds more energetic Europe and Australia and work on tracks and vibes to her live shows. more recordings before Nite Jew“Those songs are really fun to el’s next tour. play live,” she said “They’re meant “There’s a lot of different for a band to play them, so they directions I’ve gone in as far as the have a lot of visceral connection recordings go, and I’m just trying with the audience.” to figure out what I want to keep for Nite Jewel also refashioned the next record,” she said. older tunes to better create a liveWednesday’s performance at ly show. While Gonzalez’s older One Eyed Jacks will began at 9 music features imitations of bass, p.m., and tickets are priced at $15. drums and other elements, Nite Jewel’s current tour has featured a full band to clearly create each Contact Austen Krantz at musical component. akrantz@lsureveille.com “We’ve retooled the older

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5 music players vary in features, cater to different users TAYLOR MADE TAYLOR BALKOM Entertainment Writer Music fans have more options than ever to explore their favorite tunes online.

Most students are familiar with programs that play music saved to a computer, like iTunes, but other Internet-based services offer unique features and sharing strategies.

Here’s a sampling of some of the most popular online music players.

1. SPOTIFY

the Spotify App on mobile devices.

Spotify is available on Windows, Mac, Linux and most mobile operating systems.

Biology sophomore Timothy Harris likes Spotify’s huge library of songs.

“You have access to any song you want, unlike Pandora, where you’re ushered into the next song,” he said. “You have a lot more freedom to what you want to listen to.”

Spotify has stolen my heart with its enourmous library and snappy interface. Very few songs I’ve wanted to listen to are absent from the application, and the fact that it combines my personal library with any music I’ve starred seals the deal.

2. GROOVESHARK

and 160 million songs per month, and it has a radio feature similar to Spotify. As of May 2011, Grooveshark boasted 35,000,000 registered users.

Grooveshark is also being sued by many major music labels. On Jan. 5, EMI sued Grooveshark over non-payment of royalties, and Universal Music Group filed a copyright infringement lawsuit the next day.

Grooveshark is ad-supported and free. The site is an old flame of mine, getting me through the early years of my musical history. Being able to access my playlists on any computer is a huge perk, but I found several tracks were only available as the live version. Spotify has taken its spot in my life, but Grooveshark still has a thriving community.

3. 8TRACKS

Originally a Europe-only service, Swedish-born Spotify launched in the United States on July 14, 2011.

Like iTunes, Spotify can be used to organize a music library on a computer. But instead of a store, Spotify streams music from a variety of major and independent music labels for free with intermittent ads. Artist or song radio stations can also be created, which create a nearlimitless playlist of similar-sounding music.

Paying $4.99 a month gets rid of the ads, and $9.99 allows playlists to be saved offline and gives access to

Grooveshark is a music search engine and streaming service available over the web. Users can create a profile and save songs and playlists to that profile, then access them on any computer.

It’s like Spotify, but it’s Webbased instead of a downloadable application. It offers an extensive music library, streaming between 150

8tracks is an Internet radio website that revolves around creating playlists at least eight tracks long instead of algorithm-based stations.

Users can upload their own music for the playlists or use SoundCloud, a music streaming app, then share with other users to form a music-based social network.

The site also has a subscription service — for $25, ads are removed for six months.

This site is completely new to me. I haven’t delved too far into the details of 8tracks, but being added to Time Magazine’s “Best 50 Websites” list in 2011 is no small feat.

4. LAST.FM

Unlike the other music players, Last.fm is an Internet radio application that looks at the music users listen to using other services (iTunes, Spotify, etc.) and builds a music profile around those numbers. That information is transferred or “scrobbled” to Last.fm’s database, where it recommends new artists or songs to listen to based of the songs and artists previously listened to.

Last.fm is free in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany.

While I haven’t used Last.fm extensively, building a musical profile is an intriguing process.

It’s fun to find other people with similar tastes in music and talk about it. Plus, its recommendation system is scary accurate at finding music I’ll enjoy.

5. PANDORA

Pandora is an Internet radio service that builds radio stations around users’ musical tastes.

It’s part of the Music Genome Project, which uses a combination of 400 different musical attributes and an algorithm to build playlists. Users can then give a thumbs up or thumbs down for each song, which changes the style of the playlist.

In the 2011 fiscal year, Pandora grabbed $138 million in revenue.

Geography sophomore Andrew Loreno said he likes that Pandora chooses music for him.

“Sometimes it’ll give me a bad song, but it also gives me new artists to listen to,” he said. “Plus, I can use it on my phone.”

Unlike iTunes, Pandora requires Internet access and is only available in the United States.

I find Pandora to be best for discovering new music or rediscovering favorites. My “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” station satisfies my classic rock cravings and even gives me Blink 182 songs from my high school days.

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that mindset.”

Short shorts for both men and women that are cut high in the inner thighs are prevalent this season. Dolce & Gabanna’s menswear collection for spring and summer included ornate short shorts. Louis Vuitton also debuted couture briefs for women and short shorts for men.

Sociology sophomore Ashleigh Guss and anthropology sophomore Tyrie DeSilva said attraction depends on the guy wearing the shorts.

Guss said she doubts she would like a guy who wears short shorts.

“It depends on their swag,”

DUBSTEP, from page 11

Dubstep music slowly found its way to the Western Hemisphere in the following decade and has since made its presence known in the American music market. Dubstep DJ Skrillex was one of the first artists to attain major commercial success in America with his 2011 EP “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” which peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard dance/electronic album charts.

MtvU recognized America’s growing interest in dubstep music this year by adding an additional category to its annual awards show.

The EDM Effect Award was created to celebrate influential artists in electronic dance music, an umbrella under which dubstep falls.

MtvU’s recognition of EDM and dubstep in particular is interesting, as mtvU focuses on the interests of a younger crowd, namely college students. Does this mean that a younger crowd is responsible for the robotic rhythms of dubstep music in today’s commercials?

The answer to this question may

Guss said.

Williams said although shorts are currently in style, they will die out.

“As far as LSU trends, it will always be the same with the oversized T-shirts,” Williams said.

“People keep adopting the same styles.”

Williams said fashion on campus is a platform to be different and not conform to what friends are wearing. He said wearing his shorts makes him feel like he’s doing his part to be different.

Contact Raylea Barrow at rbarrow@lsureveille.com lie within the court of popular opinion, which many media lovers consider to be Comedy Central’s “South Park.” The animated comedy series has earned a reputation for covering current events, and it crafted an episode with thinly veiled references to dubstep last summer.

South Park portrayed dubstep as a hip new trend in music, popular with the town’s youth while discarded by the majority of the town’s adults as sounding similar to bowel movements. The program followed one adult character’s endeavors to adapt to his child’s music interests in an attempt to prevent himself from being perceived as “getting old.”

While America’s collective music taste may not be getting old, its population surely is. As America’s bulging baby boomer generation begins to retire as a driving consumer force, advertisers will surely begin to pander to the interests of a younger crowd.

Goodbye Beatles, hello Bassnectar.

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‘PLAYGROUND’, from page 11 soft and quiet compared to Silva’s.

This may have been a character trait, but it seemed odd during the performance.

But McCain’s monologue while Doug is in a coma is the best moment in the play, and her near-perfect facial expressions combined with running to and from Doug’s bed makes that scene her strongest.

Lighting was good, and scenes were bracketed with effective blackout transitions that made it feel like viewers were really watching the duo’s life flash from their young days to old.

Makeup was superb — Doug’s head gash and Kayleen’s cuts on her thigh looked painfully real.

“Gruesome Playground Injuries” tells an incredibly dark love story that both fascinates and

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Theatre sophomore Monique McCain, as Kayleen, and theatre senior Chris Silva, as Doug, perform in a dress rehersal of “Gruesome Playground Injuries.”

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Goodbye, Trent. Hello, Johnny. Time to make basketball matter The Daily Reveille Editorial Board Things have fallen so far since the days of Dale Brown.

Gone is any semblance of the Deaf Dome. Today, it sounds like someone pressed the mute button. The entire fan network needs an IV injection of enthusiasm.

Gone are any expectations, aside from the occasional flashes and flares fired over the PMAC to remind campus the basketball program still exists.

Johnny Jones has the chance to bring the consistency LSU basketball lacks.

The newly minted LSU coach was around in the time of Brown as both a player and coach. He has the Louisiana roots and recruiting chops Trent Johnson lacked, and he’s a better coach than John Brady.

More importantly, he has a chance to make LSU men’s basketball relevant.

The latest semblances of the PMAC being anywhere close to “packed” were the past two times No. 1 Kentucky came to town.

It’s akin to when LeBron James plays in Charlotte. The place was also full when No. 15 Xavier

came to town in 2008.

Aside from that, no dice.

“Fire marshals bothering people for sitting in the aisles — that’s what I want,” Jones said Monday at his introductory presser.

The LSU student section is a sham compared to other top-tier programs, let alone others in the Southeastern Conference. That’s no indictment to the students — it’s hard to get jazzed about a cellar dweller.

Undoubtedly, Johnson is a fantastic basketball coach.

From hearing him in news

conferences to seeing his overall body of work, there’s no arguing he knows his X’s and O’s.

His personality and disposition were another story. Gruff with a dry wit, Johnson failed to establish solid connections in Louisiana.

In Jones’ time as an assistant, LSU notably made the tournament nine straight times from 1985 to 1993, including a Final Four and an Elite Eight. He earned a reputation as a recruiting wiz, luring stars Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Jackson and Randy Livingston to Baton Rouge.

Jones is also charismatic, as evidenced by Monday’s presser.

A people person, plus extensive roots in the state, affords the basketball team the chance to reclaim some former glory and, along the way, more fans.

Here’s your chance, Johnny. Do what past LSU coaches haven’t been able to do.

Make LSU basketball matter.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s Editorial Board at editor@lsureveille.com

STRIPPING OUR RIGHTS Supreme Court decision to allow strip searching weakens Fourth Amendment rights

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DAVID SCHEUERMANN Columnist Don’t lose that beach body yet; you might want to look good if you ever end up on the wrong side of the law.

The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote on April 2 that law enforcement officials may stripsearch a person arrested for any offense, no matter how minor, and regardless of whether there is probable cause.

The ruling is yet another addition to the authoritarian powers and policies that have plagued 21st-century American governance. From warrantless surveillance to these needless strip searches, Americans have stood idly by as their civil liberties have been stripped one by one over the past decade.

Of course, the Supreme Court justices did not base their decision on how they could best tear civil rights away from civilians.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, aided by the more conservative members of the Supreme Court, stated in the majority opinion that the strip searches were necessary in order to keep criminals from smuggling contraband into prison. They argued the searches helped keep prisons secure.

While this may be a worthy

goal, the ruling reflects what Salon columnist Glenn Greenwald calls the “definitive police state mentality ... that isolated risks justify the most sweeping security measures.” This ruling ignores the rights of the innocent in order to better protect against the guilty, and in doing so, it restricts the liberty of all.

These strip searches entail violations of privacy and protections of the Fourth Amendment, such as the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, and open up the potential for this new power to be abused.

What happens if a male officer subjects a woman arrested for a minor crime to a strip search for his own amusement? What happens even if it’s a man subjected to such a search for no real reason?

What would be a case of sexual harassment is now the legal use of authority by a police officer. The court’s ruling essentially weakened the only protection civilians have against abusive searches and seizures by law enforcement: the need for probable cause.

And if you believe that no officer would ever subject someone to a strip search without a real cause, then I have news for you.

Strip searches have already been applied in minor crimes.

According to Adam Liptak of The New York Times, strip searches may be applied to

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people who commit such minor offenses as violating leash laws, driving without a license or failing to use a turn signal.

Yet, Justice Kennedy argued that those arrested for minor crimes are sometimes “the most devious and dangerous criminals.” He cited Timothy McVeigh and one of the terrorists involved in the Sept. 11 attacks as examples of criminals who were

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arrested for minor crimes before committing major atrocities.

This is a leap in logic.

I’m sure McVeigh and the other terrorist had homes as well.

And in those homes they may have even had their own rooms.

Does this mean we should raid everyone’s homes and put surveillance in everyone’s rooms on the off chance that someone might commit a crime?

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No. So why should all arrestees be potentially subjected to a strip search if there is no probable cause?

Some may not care so much for this ruling, as it only applies to people who have been arrested, and many people do not have sympathy for those who break the law.

The problem is that constitutional rights are not supposed to be open to negotiation. There shouldn’t be a time when Fourth Amendment protections are valid and another time when they aren’t. If the rights protected for us in the Constitution aren’t upheld at all times, they no longer have any meaning.

It’s sad and ironic that the Supreme Court would play such a role in weakening a constitutional protection. But it’s much worse that we Americans have allowed such protections to be squandered in recent years.

Eventually this country will have to decide: Will we trade some security for our freedom, or will we relinquish our liberty for security?

David Scheuermann is a 20-yearold mass communication and computer science sophomore from Kenner. Follow him on Twitter at @TDR_dscheu.

Contact David Scheuermann at dscheuermann@lsureveille.com

Quote of the Day “I do suspect that privacy was a passing fad.”

Larry Niven American science fiction author April 30, 1938 — present

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Save yourself the panic, prep for finals now NEVER EMPTY THOUGHTS

MARIE-THERESE YOKUM Columnist The tide has rolled out, spring break has ended and finals are less than three weeks away.

The painful week of exams will come faster than you anticipate. It’s usually important for students with borderline grades — or those looking to pass the class.

Sadly, teachers are still teaching new material. More than likely, this information will have a higher concentration on your final than anticipated, so start paying attention if you haven’t already.

With three weeks of class left until finals week, there’s still time to talk to professors and teaching assistants, start study groups and find that syllabus you stashed somewhere. Some professors also provide extra-credit assignments accepted at the end of the semester, so listen, read and

ask around.

Apart from complaining to your friends about fatigue, the easiest thing to do during finals week is to figure out what will be on the test — yet many students forget to do so.

Knowing what will be on the exam is half the battle.

Another thing students forget before finals week is to be rational. Don’t anticipate earning a grade you aren’t capable of receiving.

In other words, don’t expect a 100 on a final if you haven’t earned higher than a 70 on the previous exams.

With that being said, never calculate the curve a professor could give while determining the score you need for the final.

When you don’t add in the curves you could potentially receive, your grades will boost when they’re posted.

Or there may not be a curve, and you end up suffering.

Shockingly, not everyone knows that studying isn’t confined to silence in the library.

Studying exists anywhere you can retain the information and interpret it for the exam.

Be open to different study methods. Going over material in groups tends to prove effective and motivates others at the same time, but remember to also study individually — which isn’t the same as reading over the material in bed.

The only time studying on your bed is acceptable is when you have substantial time before the exam or if you’re trying to cure insomnia.

Don’t stress yourself out during the time before finals, study at a pace and remember to take breaks. Breaks should be nothing longer than the actual study session, but ensure enough time to refresh your mind, grab a snack and watch the latest Lil Finals Week video on YouTube.

But if you do happen to stress out, avoid excessive food binging and wild energy drinks.

Energy drinks may help you stay awake to study, but if you crash during the final, all your time and

effort will be wasted.

At the end of the day, students fail to realize that finals week doesn’t have to be stressful.

Many of your colleagues do well on their exams without pulling all-nighters and living in Middleton.

Take this reminder seriously and start reviewing now, before dead and finals week start.

By now you should know your own studying habits and abilities. Apply them accordingly and with rational thought.

And if you don’t enjoy the stress of finals and dead week, don’t put yourself in a situation where your final exam determines so much of your future in that course.

Marie-Therese Yokum is a 19-year-old mass communication and finance sophomore from Lafayette. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_myokum.

Contact Marie-Therese Yokum at myokum@lsureveille.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Proposed changes to retirement affect students, faculty

This letter is to alert you to changes in the LSU retirement system proposed by the state Legislature. Perhaps you have heard some of the controversies surrounding this issue in the news. We at LSUnited want to briefly acquaint you with the proposed changes and how you can have a voice in this debate. For faculty, it’s a matter of protecting our retirement and stopping the erosion of benefits. For students, it’s a matter of protecting your education and stopping the erosion of the morale and quality of the LSU faculty.

Many of us faculty are alarmed by the state retirement proposals not only because we have not received raises for four years, so that our compensation has not kept up with inflation or the cost of living, but also because we now face the possibility of having our salaries, already significantly lower than those of our peer institutions, further taxed to pay for the legislative mismanagement of our retirement system.

For example, changes to the proposed defined benefit plan would impose what amounts to a 3-percent tax on salaries of faculty in TRSL (Teachers Retirement of Louisiana), effective July 1, 2012 (HB56, SB52). Other legislation, if passed, would close the traditional, defined-benefit plan to new employees and would burden current members of the

WEB COMMENTS

As usual, the Opinion section of our website has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments.

Check it out today, and let your voice be heard.

In response to the April 4 story “Senate panel passes bill that could allow guns on campus,” readers had this to say: As an LSU instructor, I can sincerely say that passage of this bill would not make me feel safer on campus. In fact, it would make me feel less safe. I grew up around guns, and have no problem with a person’s right to bear arms. However, the thought of even one of my students carrying a gun in my classroom is a bit unnerving. I sincerely hope the state senate asks Louisiana university professors, instructors, and administrators for their input on this bill. I predict that most of these people would feel the same way I do.

- Anonymous Excuse me — but did we not learn anything from what took place in Oakland, CA this past week? Please explain how that terrible situation couldn’t have been stopped by someone in the same room carrying a concealed handgun. I would much rather have a fighting chance than have my life placed in the hands of madmen — which is basically how things are set up now.

- Anonymous A real “Gun Free Zone” will have high fences topped with razor wire, limited access controlled by armed guards with metal detectors. Anything less is a fantasy.

- Anonymous

ARTHUR D. LAUCK / The Associated Press

Reps. Alan Seabaugh, R-Shreveport, left, and Frank Hoffmann, R-West Monroe, confer Thursday during debate of a bill that would create a new retirement plan for new state employees.

plan with a higher contribution rate for the same or worse benefits. That’s a tax. The current ORP (Optional Retirement Plan), in which the majority of faculty participates, would be replaced for new faculty. All new faculty would be forced to choose between another defined contribution plan or the new cash-balance plan, depending on which legislation passed.

In either case, the employer’s contribution would be reduced from the current ORP level, which is already significantly below regional standards. And in either case there would be a fiveyear vestment period, which negates the main advantage of the current ORP plan: namely, portability.

In addition, at least one of the bills now before the Legislature,

of some 40 introduced in this session on retirement alone, raises the retirement age to 67 years of age. For example, a faculty member who began at LSU at age 30, has been at LSU for 23 years, and planned to retire in seven years at age 60 would now have to work for an additional seven years before retiring. Faculty in this or a similar position are being penalized instead of rewarded for their good service to the many students they have taught and the state that has benefited from their research.

When faculty signed contracts with the state to teach at LSU, we trusted that those contracts would be honored. Now the state is trying to change the rules.

The faculty at LSU should be outraged by these proposed changes. They would affect our financial survival in the future.

Even though we have an outstanding Faculty Senate, they are not allowed to lobby the Legislature. That reality greatly limits our voices; indeed, it silences us. As faculty, our only opportunity to be heard and to lobby is through LSUnited. Our dues support lobbyists who work for us and represent our interests at the Capitol. If you’re a faculty member, you care about your future and want to stop the erosion of the promises made to us when we were hired, join LSUnited. Our only chance is to stand together and speak with a common voice.

Please join us.

Barbara Heifferon LSUnited member Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com

Guns on campus sounds fine to me ( With some minimal instruction). Every one should have to right to protect them selves from people who will shoot you even though the signs say “no guns.” The only exception should be LSU faculty. They should never be allowed to handle any thing more dangerous then a #2 pencil.

- Anonymous To all the instructors who believe their students don’t already carry: the criminal ones do. Welcome to reality. The only difference this law will make is that now you will have verifiable non-criminals carrying as well.

- Anonymous I love how biased this article is and of course it is biased on the side of the criminals. Get someone with half a brain to write your articles and maybe I’ll read them more often. And perhaps fix your damn captcha if you want people to comment.

- Anonymous Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012 BRIDGES, from page 1

Bridges said the two girls set to attend William Frantz Elementary with her dropped out two days before school began.

On her ďŹ rst day, Bridges climbed the steps to the school amid crowds of protestors only to sit in the principal’s ofďŹ ce to wait for the end of the day.

The next day, the crowds doubled in size as locals learned which speciďŹ c schools would integrate, Bridges said. Instead of going to the principal’s ofďŹ ce, she continued to her classroom alone.

“I looked into the classroom and saw empty desks,� Bridges said. “I thought to myself, ‘My mom brought me to school too early.’ And indeed she had — years too early.�

For weeks, Bridges attended school alone and was taught by Barbara Henry, a teacher from Boston hired speciďŹ cally to instruct her.

Bridges described Henry as the “nicest teacher I ever had,â€? who ďŹ lled her day with activities and games along with coursework. “She made school fun,â€? Bridges said. “I never missed a day that whole year, and neither did she. She did everything she could to keep my

The Daily Reveille mind off of what was happening outside.�

On the day she ďŹ nally joined other students, Bridges was faced with racism from one of her classmates. A young boy used the N-word to explain that his mother had forbidden him to play with her.

It was at that moment that Bridges said she understood her situation. “When he said that, I remember thinking, ‘So that is what this is about,’� Bridges said. “It is not Mardi Gras. I am not going to college. It is about me and the color of my skin.�

page 19 While her fellow students’ rejection disappointed Bridges, she said it did not anger her. In her youth, she understood that instructions from parents were not to be broken.

Bridges has since moved on to telling her story and teaching lessons of racial equality to schoolchildren across the country. “They are so drawn to the story ... because they put themselves in the shoes of this child,� Bridges said, referring to herself. “They understand the loneliness, but what they don’t understand is why that is happening to you, especially when it comes at the hands of an adult.�

Involvement • Leadership • Service

Bridges said racism existed then and persists today, and it must be ended through the education of children. She closed by directly addressing the law students in attendance. “You have a huge burden upon your shoulders. We have to have the right laws in place,� she said. “We are all expecting great things from you. We have got to turn this place around.�

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