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Students pitch ideas to develop Nicholson
Emily Herrington Staff Writer
IN WITH THE NEW
SG inducts Cox, Hebert into office
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Student Government President Taylor Cox and Vice President Carrie Hebert are sworn in to their new administrative positions Wednesday outside Memorial Tower.
“Leadership is action. It is not The Alma Mater rang out across the Parade Ground at noon disposition,” Cox said. “You will on Wednesday as about 100 stu- be heard.” The pair will hit the ground dents and community members running, as Cox watched Taylor Danielle Kelley said they plan to Cox and Carrie Hebert’s inauguraise more money Staff Writer than past presiration as Student Government president and vice dents for different SG accounts this summer. The duo said they president. Cox and Hebert invoked their will also begin a community spirit campaign name as they took office, program over the summer to help thanking families, friends and staff raise the money, though they did members for their support along INAUGURATION, see page 9 the way.
Horse-drawn carriage transportation. Living spaces atop retail stores. Mixing graduate student and retirement living spaces. All of the above were ideas pitched for the LSU Nicholson Development Project at a town hall meeting Wednesday evening in the Student Union. The development would span from the North Gate area near West Chimes Street to Walk-On’s Bistreaux and Bar on Burbank Drive. “At this point, no idea is a bad idea,” said Steve Waller, executive director of the project and Residential Life director. Waller said the main goal of the development project is to replace the family and graduate housing on Nicholson Drive. He said there is no predetermined location for the replacement housing — it could remain in its current location or be built somewhere else. NICHOLSON, see page 9
POLITICS
Students discuss Jindal as possible VP Kate Mabry Staff Writer
While the Mitt Romney presidential campaign recently announced that Romney’s longtime adviser, Beth Myers, will lead the way in his vice presidential search, many in the political arena have begun to speculate whether Gov. Bobby Jindal will throw his hat into the ring. Romney said he and Myers began discussing potential running mates last weekend, according to The Huffington Post. Former presidential candidate John McCain said Jindal would be
a “qualified candidate” in an April 4 interview with “CBS This Morning.” In September, Jindal endorsed former presidential candidate Rick Perry, who dropped out of the race in January. Following Rick Santorum’s campaign suspension, Jindal endorsed Romney. “Congratulations to Gov. Romney on winning a hard-fought race,” Jindal said on April 10, according to The Huffington Post. “I look forward to supporting him retiring President Obama. It’s time for all Republicans to focus their energies on the fall campaign, which will give Americans
a fundamental choice between Obama’s lurch toward Europeanstyle big government and the Republican alternative of a thriving private sector with a smaller government.” But James Garand, political science professor, said it would be unlikely for Romney to select Jindal as his running mate. “First, Jindal supported Perry, then he supported Santorum, and finally Romney after both candidates dropped from the race,” Garand said. “It would be unlikely that [Romney] JINDAL, see page 9
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Gov. Bobby Jindal laughs on Wednesday at Redemptorist Elementary School as he signed three of his newly passed bills to overhaul public schools.