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University mourns death of student in Herget Hall Zibilich remembered as determined friend Brian Sibille Staff Writer
The University is in mourning after student Keller Zibilich, a freshman and member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, died Saturday in Herget Hall. The death is being investigated as a suicide by LSU Police, according to University Relations. LSUPD had not elaborated further on the status of the case as of Sunday. “The LSU family was saddened to hear about the passing of Michael [Keller] Zibilich,”
Chancellor Michael Martin said in a prepared statement. “This is a tragic situation, and our hearts go out to his family, friends and everyone he touched while at LSU. We encourage anyone who would like some help in dealing with this loss to speak with a grief counselor at the Student Health Center.” As soon as ZIBILICH news of the incident broke, social media flooded with an outpouring of prayers, condolences and memories of Zibilich, a 19-year-old from Georgia who was considered a “best friend” by many. Those close to Zibilich
Campus buildings need $255M in repair Last full state-contracted assessment was seven years ago
gathered at the Sigma Chi fraternity house on Sunday to mourn privately. More than 40 Sigma Chi members attended a Sunday mass at Christ the King Catholic Church, where Father Bob Stine acknowledged their mourning and offered Zibilich up as a special mass intention. Word of Zibilich’s passing first began to spread Saturday afternoon. History freshman August Williams recalled walking back to his dorm room in Herget that day when he noticed numerous emergency vehicles surrounding the building. He said he was later told a suicide had occurred on the fifth floor, where Williams also lives. Haeden Griggs, international trade and finance freshman, said she knew Zibilich from a
young age. “Keller was the best person,” Griggs said. “It’s hard to put him in a nutshell.” She said she and Zibilich would bicker like siblings when they were children, earning the nicknames “Phil and Lil” from their parents. Growing up with Zibilich guaranteed her a constant companion, and even though they lived in different states, the friends would always see each other when they routinely visited North Carolina together, Griggs said. Griggs recalled time spent kayaking with Zibilich in North Carolina, an activity she said he poured himself into. He saved all his money for kayaking gear and worked at an outdoor center in North Carolina during the summer, she said.
“He wanted to be the best kayaker on the river,” she said. Zibilich was determined in everything he did and always worked for what he wanted, Griggs said. The two decided to go to college together. “He told me he’d go wherever I go. He was always there for me,” she said. Griggs said coming to LSU with Zibilich was special because she got to see him every day and talk to him constantly. “He was my best friend.”
Share your memories of Zibilich with The Daily Reveille at editor@lsureveille.com. Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com
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note: Assessing Editor’s This is the first Our Buildings in a three-part
operating systems have needed repair since the ’80s. Additionally, the state is paying money for this A three-part series series detailing largely unused and outdated data. the state of the University’s acaIn 2004, Louisiana’s state demic buildings, which have not office of Facility Planning and been evaluated Control hired inKevin Thibodeaux since 2005. ternational conContributing Writer sulting firm VFA Faulty pipeto assess facilities lines, deteriorating door frames, and help plan capital renewal prostaircases without railings. grams, which would fund those These are a few of the items buildings. The Boston-based firm on the University’s “to-do” list was to evaluate all state-owned of improvements, a list that has buildings in Louisiana, including remained stagnant since 2005, LSU. The firm was then supposed slowly festering as the projects’ to routinely reassess the facilities multi-million dollar price tag — and maintain current data. currently $255 million — continWhile the firm met this expecues to grow. tation originally, the VFA hasn’t A Daily Reveille investiga- been back to the University or any tion into the progress of updating other state-owned building since the University’s academic build- 2005. ings has revealed that although That year, VFA’s project they should be routinely assessed manager with Facility Planning and evaluated, it has been more and Control had a stroke, and the than seven years since this process majority of the staff working on was carried out to its fullest extent, and many of the facilities’ bigger FACILITIES, see page 8
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LONDON (AP) — Bee Gees star Robin Gibb has advanced colorectal cancer and remains in intensive care after waking from a coma, his doctor said Sunday. The statement confirmed the exact nature of the illness afflicting the artist. Dr. Andrew Thillainayagam said Gibb had recently caught pneumonia because he was weakened from chemotherapy and two operations. The 62-year-old singer fell into a coma last week after contracting the pneumonia. Google Street View now available for Israel’s three largest cities
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Astronomers say a loud explosion heard across a large swath of Nevada and California on Sunday morning was likely caused by a meteor. The sound of the explosion around 8 a.m. prompted a flood of calls to law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Sierra Nevada in the two states. The explosion rattled windows and shook houses from Reno to Winnemucca in Nevada, and from the Sacramento to Bakersfield areas in California.
MONROE (AP) — Ouachita Parish deputies have charged a Monroe woman with harassing a man over the Internet. Emily Phillips, 31, was booked into Ouachita Correctional Center on Saturday on a cyberstalking charge. An arrest affidavit says the woman had been told not to contact the victim. The report said the victim showed deputies a Facebook message from the woman that she saw him at a shop and she allegedly threatened to “wreck that pretty truck.” It wasn’t clear if Phillips had a lawyer. Bayou Verdine clearup to begin in August to remove hazardous debris
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After months of consultations with Israeli security officials, Google has launched its popular Street View service in the country’s three largest cities. The new Street View provides images of ordinary life, contested areas and religious sites in the Holy Land. Due to security issues, areas around several sensitive sites, such as the military headquarters in Tel Aviv and the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem, are blurred out. Google Street View is available in more than 30 countries.
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Iran announces it recovered data from U.S. drone captured last year TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran claimed Sunday that it had recovered data from an American spy drone that went down in Iran last year, including information that the aircraft was used to spy on Osama bin Laden weeks before he was killed. Iran also said it was building a copy of the drone. Similar unmanned surveillance planes have been used in Afghanistan for years and kept watch on bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan.
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LAKE CHARLES (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it will begin in August cleaning up a nearly three-mile portion of Bayou Verdine, one of the Calcasieu Estuary’s dirtiest waterways. Activist Charlie Atherton, of the Calcasieu Estuary Environmental Task Force, said the development is welcome news after environmentalists pushed for 30 years to get the waterway cleaned.
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Baton Rouge hosts collegiate cycling championships
“The criterium races are a much faster pace,” Perea said. “The best way for riders to prepare for the race is to do exactly what I am doing now, riding a stationary bike. This mornJoshua Bergeron ing I had to go with some pancakes and syrup to make sure I had some Contributing Writer sugar in my system so I’ll have plenCyclists gathered Sunday under ty of energy.” Once clocks struck 8 a.m., a the morning shadow of the Louisiana State Capitol to race for the South ringing bell signaled the beginning Central Collegiate Cycling Confer- of the criterium races. It also signaled the end of any momentum the ence Road Championships. The criterium race, held on cycling Tigers hoped to carry over a short course of closed-off city from Saturday. Cyclists from the streets, was the final competition in University of Texas at Austin swept the SCCCC Road Championships. the men’s D podium. The growing The team time trial and road race crowd’s enthusiasm remained high, carrying LSU to a came earlier in the finish weekend, and they ‘I’m pretty satisfied third-place in the men’s C catwere just as grueling. with the way things egory. With no time LSU Cycling turned out, but [I to waste, the womfinished the road en’s B and C fields races with three ridam] also looking raced together in ers taking podium spots. Mechanical forward to next year’s what was the most highly-contested engineering junior championship at race of the day. Carlos Perea finWichita Falls.’ Stein took an early ished second in the lead on the second 36-mile men’s C Matthew Reynold lap with a chance at group road race. SCCCC co-director nabbing the overall The women of championship. LSU Cycling also “I’m a little worried about the figrabbed some attention with food science senior Samantha Stein’s nal turn,” Stein said before the race. first-place finish in the women’s C “It is a hard uphill turn.” The turn ultimately brought road race, placing her in the hunt for Stein back into the pack for a fourththe overall title. The team time trials also provid- place finish. SCCCC co-director Matthew ed an opportunity for LSU Cycling to shine Saturday. The men’s C team Reynolds was pleased with the race. “This is one of the more orgasecured a second-place finish in the time trials before the men’s B team nized races,” Reynolds said. “I’m and women’s B/C team grabbed first pretty satisfied with the way things place in their respective team time turned out, but [I am] also looking forward to next year’s championship trials. Sunday’s criterium was the at Wichita Falls.” The championship is only the main event. Perea said the criterium race offered a different challenge second race LSU Cycling has ever hosted. Last year, the club also than the prior ones.
Sunday’s criterium races around Capitol
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Cyclists race around the Baton Rouge Capitol on Sunday in the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference Road Championships.
hosted a SCCCC race, but this was the first championship ever held in Baton Rouge. Dustin Drewes, cyclist and kinesiology senior, hopes the club will be able to host more races in the near future. “I think we were given the championship this year because our previous race went off without a hitch,” Drewes said. “With some more hard work, we could see the championship in Baton Rouge again soon.” Complete race results are available at the Louisiana and Mississippi Bicycle Racing Association’s website.
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Facebook ‘Groups at LSU’ provides resources, is restricted to students Students connect with class, more Danielle Kelley Staff Writer
Students now have an easier way to exchange notes, sell textbooks and hear about parties on campus. Facebook’s newest addition for University students is “Groups at LSU.” The page has numerous groups like “Events & Parties,” “Jobs & Internships,” “Campus Tips” and “Textbook Exchange” for students to swap information with one another. The page also has groups for graduating classes, majors, residential halls and clubs. Only Facebook users with an lsu.edu e-mail address can join the group. According to the site, “Facebook Groups at LSU is not affiliated with or endorsed by Louisiana State University.” The page began to pick up users last week and now has more than 3,000 members. Biology junior Gena Purvis said she thinks the Facebook addition will bring the social media site closer to its original format. Only college students were able to join Facebook until 2006, when it was opened to younger and older browsers. “It would [make Facebook] better because that was the original intent, for it only being college students,” Purvis said. “I would love for Facebook to go back just to college students.” Colin Upchurch, biology freshman, said he appreciates the exclusivity. “Lots of [unofficial] LSU groups I’m in [right now], you get people from other schools,” he said. “It’s a good idea to keep people out that don’t need to be in.” For example, Upchurch said University of Alabama fans troll
the LSU Football fan page. History junior James Buckley said he expects campus organizations would use the page the most to ensure student-only membership. “I’m sure clubs will latch on like no other,” he said. Buckley, who hadn’t heard of the site and said he wouldn’t use it, guessed right. Dozens of organizations have created groups within Groups at LSU, including large societies like Greek Life, which
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Contact Danielle Kelley at dkelley@lsureveille.com
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CATS tax passes in Baton Rouge Emily Herrington Staff Writer
Capital Area Transit System will soon have the means to move forward in its plan for comprehensive transit reform after voters in Baton Rouge and Baker approved a property tax Saturday dedicated to fund the struggling bus system. The tax passed in Baton Rouge with a 54 percent vote in support and in Baker with 58 percent. The tax proposal failed in Zachary with a 79 percent vote against its passage. The tax will span 10 years and raise about $17.3 million per year, according to the CATS website. The tax will be levied at a 10.6-mill rate on the value of a person’s property. One mill equals 1/1000 of a dollar. Service improvements as a result of the additional funding will include decreasing wait times from 75 minutes to 15 minutes, adding GPS tracking to buses and expanding service from 19 to 37 routes. New shelters, signs and benches will be placed at bus stops, and the current spokes system will be replaced by a grid system. There will be eight new express and limited stop routes as well. As a result of the approved tax, CATS operations will no longer be under the jurisdiction of Metro Council. According to CATS’ website, the average cost of the tax per household per month in Baton Rouge will be $14; in Baker it will be $10. Contact Emily Herrington at eherrington@lsureveille.com
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Spectrum hosts Louisiana Queer Conference Marylee Williams Contributing Writer
About 135 LGBT college students and allies came to campus Saturday for Spectrum’s second Louisiana Queer Conference. Spectrum organized various leaders in the Louisiana LGBT movement for a State of the Movement Panel where panelists and audience members discussed how to increase youth participation, race in the LGBT movement and allies in the movement. Elaine Maccio, assistant professor in the School of Social Work, was on the panel representing Capital City Alliance, a Baton Rouge LGBT organization. Maccio also taught a workshop on suicide in the LGBT community. She said she enjoyed the panel MARIAH POSTLETHWAITE / The Daily Reveille because she “loves interacting with Shane Cone (left) and Tucker Barry (right) hold a group workshop Sunday in Coates Hall during the Louisiana Queer Conference. college students, and this is another anymore because people use the transgender people in the LGBT frantic behind the scenes. way to do it.” “I like to see an increase in movement and urged students to not Matthew Patterson, phys- word “queer” too broadly. Not all students who attended become complacent and continue to awareness in how important it is ics graduate student, taught two for all of us to support each other, workshops and was on the panel the conference were involved with work. “I have an obligation to fight. because if we leave one group out, representing Equality Louisiana, a the LGBT movement. Mechanical engineering sopho- I have an obligation to win, and I we aren’t getting any closer to statewide coalition of LGBT orgamore Hayato DeSouza said he was have an obligation to do it justly,” equality,” she said. nizations. The panel at last year’s confer- at the conference to get contacts Keisling said. The slogan for this year’s conence led to the creation of Equality for his summer research internship on homosexuality in academia and ference was “It’s all of us or none Louisiana. of us.” Patterson said he enjoyed the higher education. Contact Marylee Williams at Shane Cone, geology junior DeSouza said he was surprised panel because no mwilliams@lsureveille.com the size of the and Spectrum president, said the one got too worked ‘I have an obligation atLGBT community keynote speaker reaffirmed the up or uncomfortto fight. I have an and how much he commitment to represent the whole able. LGBT college obligation to win, and I enjoyed the confer- LGBT community, not just part of it. LGBT college students and alence. students and alAlong with the lies were encouraged to attend the lies attended three have an obligation to do panel and work- Feminists in Action production of workshop sessions it justly. ’ shops, the confer- “The Vagina Monologues” and the with 29 workshops ence hosted key- Queer Prom 2012: Masquerade Ball. to choose from, Mara Keisling Mary Catherine Roberts, mathnote speaker Mara which covered a variety of topics executive director of National Center Keisling, executive ematics senior and the Spectrum for Transgender Equality director of National chair, said she wanted attendees to from LGBT politics Center for Trans- have a good time and make connecto sexual health. tions. Nathan Gerany, president of gender Equality. Roberts said this year’s conferKeisling, who speaks at several Prism, Louisiana Tech University’s LGBT organization, attended conferences a year, said the LGBT ence was more organized and less “Becoming the Unicorn: Identity movement’s common themes are Erasure,” a workshop on identity progress in education policy and adand how people make assumptions dressing unfair laws that suppress people. based on identity. She updated attendees on the Gerany said the workshop was enlightening. He said he isn’t go- LGBT movement in Washinging to identify as a “queer nerd” ton, D.C., discussed inclusion of
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La. cadets honor seniors, military members at ROTC ball
Speaker, dinner precede dance Claire Caillier Contributing Writer
Flowing gowns and starched uniforms graced the Baton Rouge Marriott off Corporate Boulevard on Sunday night for the annual ROTC military ball. About 400 ROTC cadets from the Air Force, Navy, Marines and Army gathered together to not only dance the night away, but also to honor seniors and remember military members. Male and female cadets wore their traditional dress uniforms, while their dates flaunted elegant gowns and classy suits. Cadets came from University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Southeastern Louisiana University and Southern University as well as LSU to attend the ball. The event included various military toasts, an honorary ceremony for POW and MIA soldiers, dinner, senior arch — in which graduating seniors walk beneath a line of swords — a guest speaker and, finally, a dance. The ceremony for POW and MIA soldiers acknowledged and remembered their sacrifice. The ball’s guest speaker, Rear Admiral of the US Navy Robert R. Percy III, spoke on leadership.
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Members of the military [right] perform a ceremonial presentation, and LSU graduate Noel Marcantel [right] greets officers Sunday night at the LSU military ball.
Military balls have been hosted since the founding of the University, said Capt. William Conger, scholarship and enrollment officer of the University’s ROTC program. “It is a historical and formal practice to keep tradition,” Conger said. The event serves as a learning experience for cadets so they know how to conduct themselves at similar events upon graduating from ROTC, Conger said. Conger said it’s also a time for the cadets to come together and bond without pressure. “It is a great time for them
to let their hair down and relax,” Conger said. “It helps them see the social aspect of being a part of the military.” The ball also kicks off Chancellor’s Day, which is scheduled for April 26, Conger said. He said his favorite aspect of the ball is to see the cadets at ease and enjoying themselves and to hear the experiences of the guest speaker. “It is a take away for all of us, not just the cadets,” Conger said. Computer science freshman and Army cadet Andrew Hadel said he looked forward to the event.
“We finally get together as a corps and have a good time,” Hadel said. The formal event is ceremonial and symbolic, according to finance senior and Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Steuterman. “It signifies unity,” Steuterman said. “It is done around the world and every service does it.” Steuterman said he looked forward to the ceremonies conducted throughout the event the most. “I enjoy honoring the past and honoring the flag,” Steuterman said. Brandon Heasley, chemical
engineering senior and Mid Shipman of the Navy, said his favorite part of the night is the sword arch. “It honors all of the graduating seniors that will be commissioned,” Heasley said. “The sword arch is a symbol of making it through to the end.”
See a video of the LSU military ball at lsureveille.com/multimedia. Contact Claire Caillier at ccaillier@lsureveille.com
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the project left, causing the once long-term VFA assessment to end early, according to Ken Courtade, manager of Long Range Planning with LSU’s Facility Services and then-member of the state’s office of Facility Planning and Control. But the state still has a contract with the VFA and still funds its outdated work, according to Michael DiResto, state director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives. The contract, which expires in June, requires the state to pay $34,200 in Fiscal Year 2011-12 alone to have the VFA house and update the report information for all state-owned buildings. The VFA report prioritizes on-campus buildings based on how much repair they need and outlines how much it would cost to fix each issue or to bring buildings up to current standards. While the VFA annually updates the cost aspects of the report based on regionalized price increases, they have not updated the building assessments since 2005, Courtade said. The VFA report states the average cost to fix all academic buildings on campus is about 24 percent of the total cost of the buildings, or more than $255 million. This does not include costs for Residential Halls and Auxiliary Services. “Based upon the VFA assessment, LSU has a current outstanding deferred maintenance of $255 million,” Courtade said. “But that does not include any roofs, any roads, sidewalks, sewer systems, water, anything that’s in the ground or planning and contingencies, which is about 10 percent. So that’s another $212 million on top
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The VFA lists $255 million in repairs needed, but including other issues like roofs, sidewalks and roads would bring the total to $500 million. Here’s what that could buy:
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of that. So, we’re almost at $500 million of things that need to be repaired.” Jim Streeter, a consultant with the VFA who handles the state of Louisiana’s contract, refused to compare the state’s average cost of fixing academic buildings on campus with that of other facilities the company has assessed in the past. He said Louisiana goes above the APPA standards by including not only things that are past due or that need to be fixed, but also what needs to be repaired in the future. APPA is an organization that provides facility managers with information about handling their buildings. “If you took that [cost of fixing academic buildings at LSU] and included it on the APPA scale, it’d be in a fair to poor state, but
that’s not the case,” Streeter said. Courtade said the APPA standard in 1997 was 7.5 percent, but a current standard is not listed. “There’s been a lot of discussion over the years of what’s an acceptable number,” Courtade said. “Is it 10 percent? Is it 15 percent? Is it 20 percent? From what I understand, the average nationwide is about 15 percent. If we could get ours down to 15 percent, we’re talking about a considerable amount of improvements.” But at nearly 24 percent, the University has a long way to go. There’s also no way of determining how accurate the University’s cost of academic building repairs are since the last building assessment occurred seven years ago. The information hasn’t been fully updated by University
officials because the VFA was supposed to control the editing process so users couldn’t skew the data. As a result, Courtade said there are buildings on the list that have already been repaired, and other items that are in dire need of improvement but aren’t included on the list. Furthermore, he said state funding for maintenance is tied to a statewide conditions assessment. According to DiResto, the state has done a case-by-case assessment of buildings that have needed repair since the original audit. “Since major repairs’ capital outlay funding is linked to deficiencies identified in the assessment, we have, in fact, done case-by-case assessments and
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updated the database where a need has developed since the original assessment so that ‘major repairs’ funding could be used to address the situation,” DiResto wrote in an e-mail. Courtade said the state recently replaced an air handler in Hill Memorial Library that wasn’t on the VFA report, but that’s the first instance he’s observed since he’s been at the University. House Bill 2, which allocates capital outlay funds, states that major repairs for state buildings are based on condition assessments and infrastructure, planning and construction. The bill gives a total of $116 million for repairs on all state-owned buildings in fiscal year 2012-13. Last year, the University received none of this money, according to Courtade. It’s uncertain if this year will be any different. Courtade said there was an additional $20 million added to this year’s budget for major repairs, but the University won’t know if it will receive any of this until it is approved in October. It normally takes years for universities to receive the entirety of their capital outlay funds, as they usually receive them in small increments on a yearly basis. “The way it’s set up now, and it states in the bill, that it has to be in this list,” Courtade said, talking about the VFA report. “So, it’s a double-edged sword. The intent was, ‘OK, we’re going to make sure people just aren’t crying Chicken Little — you know, the sky is falling, we have something to go on.’ But at the same time, it hasn’t been updated.” Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com
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CHEERLEADING
Chee Weez hold benefit concert for Garcia Event put on by Cheering for Chico
Falling Short
Morgan Wampold Sports Contributor
Syrjala “Sue” Garcia, mother of injured LSU cheerleading coach Chico Garcia, danced onstage with a smile on her face Saturday in front of a packed Varsity Theatre to the tunes of New Orleans band the Chee Weez with her son and husband by her side. Sue’s joy didn’t give any indication that the concert was being held as a fundraiser for Chico, who was paralyzed from the chest down after a boating CHICO GARCIA accident on the Amite River in late August 2011. Since his injury, Cheering for Chico, a foundation started to raise money for his medical costs, has held a number of events in his honor. The Chee Weez sold $5 raffle tickets at the show for a chance to win a guitar autographed by all of the band members. All proceeds from the raffle tickets benefited the foundation, raising more than $1,000 on the night. At the end of the concert, Chico was presented with his own GARCIA, see page 15
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LSU outfielder Arby Fields hits a single against Kentucky on Saturday during the Tigers’ 8-1 loss to the Wildcats in Lexington, Ky.
Tigers stumble at Kentucky, 7-6 Chandler Rome Sports Contributor
Before Sunday’s contest, the LSU bullpen had surrendered just two hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings at Kentucky. The sixth inning of Sunday’s game nearly doubled those numbers. LSU could not overcome that three-run sixth inning and a stout Kentucky bullpen as they dropped the rubber match of the series, 7-6. The win gave the No. 3 Wildcats (35-6, 13-5 Southeastern Conference) sole possession
of first place in the SEC, while Cotton and Nick Goody, LSU the No. 4 Tigers (32-9, 12-6 SEC) looked to be in prime position for saw their nine-game winning a series win after the 5-4 triumph. streak come to a halt and a twoBut a rough outing from game losing streak start. sophomore Ryan Eades on SaturThough Kenday put the Tigers tucky secured first in a precarious ‘We battled on every position against place overall in the SEC, LSU re- pitch. We just fell short.’ the SEC’s top hitmains a full three ting team, who games ahead of rattled Eades for Ole Miss for first nine hits in just 3 Paul Mainieri place in the SEC 1/3 innings. LSU baseball coach West. Freshman “I felt our players competed pitcher Aaron Nola gave the Tiat a high level in a tough environ- gers an effective outing Sunday, ment against a very good team,” scattering seven hits and four said LSU coach Paul Mainieri in runs through five innings, leaving a news release. with a 5-4 advantage in the sixth. After a superb Friday night But Kentucky hitters proouting by sophomore Kevin ceeded to touch up juniors Joey Gausman coupled with two per- Bourgeois and Cotton to the tune fect innings from juniors Chris of four stand-up doubles and
three runs, forcing Mainieri to bring in sophomore Nick Rumbelow as the third pitcher of the frame. Rumbelow and sophomore Kurt McCune combined to stop the bleeding, tossing 2 2/3 hitless innings, but the damage was already done. “It was a real back-and-forth game, and we battled on every pitch,” Mainieri said. “We just fell short.” The Tigers had chances in both the seventh and eighth innings to cut into the Wildcat advantage and take the lead, but double plays in each inning thwarted any opportunity for a rally. Kentucky reliever Alex KENTUCKY, see page 15
SOFTBALL
Tigers take series against Ole Miss, falter in finale LSU to host No. 4 Florida Tuesday Scott Branson Sports Contributor
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LSU freshman outfielder A.J. Andrews is sacrificed at first base Sunday during the Tigers’ 1-0 loss to Ole Miss at Tiger Park.
The No. 23 LSU softball team dropped its series finale against Ole Miss, 1-0, Sunday at Tiger Park but claimed the series with wins Friday and Saturday. The Tigers (32-15, 13-7 Southeastern Conference) shut out Ole Miss (17-28, 4-18 SEC) for the fourth straight time in Friday’s contest, securing a 4-0 victory behind seven strong innings from LSU junior pitcher Rachele Fico.
LSU bested the Rebels, 2-1, on Saturday, with LSU senior pitcher Brittany Mack earning her 13th win. On Sunday, the Tigers managed just two hits in seven innings and were shut out for the first time since an 2-0 loss on April 13 to then-No. 10 Tennessee. “Obviously our offense has to do a better job making adjustments,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “But give credit to a kid on Ole Miss in Kendall Bruning that threw a good game today.” Bruning pitched seven shutout innings for the Rebels after taking a loss in Friday’s contest. “Sometimes it happens,” Torina said. “There’s days where you just don’t have your best
game, and a kid on another team is better that day.” The Tigers nearly took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth when sophomore third baseman Tammy Wray hit a one-out single off the top of the wall in deep leftcenterfield. The hit was LSU’s first of the contest. Sophomore Alex Boulet came on to pinch-run for Wray and stole second after numerous pickoff attempts by Ole Miss catcher Marina Parra. Boulet took a big lead off first base, but when Parra threw down to first, Boulet took off for second base. Rebels first baseman Londen Ladner swiped a tag on OLE MISS, see page 15
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Tigers finish 11th, Lady Tigers come in seventh at SEC championships Sagstrom finishes at No. 4 overall Michael Gegenheimer Sports Contributor
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LSU sophomore gymnast Sarie Morrison competes on the uneven bars Friday during the NCAA semifinals in Duluth, Ga. The Tigers finished ninth overall at the meet.
Tigers finish ninth, fail to qualify for Super Six Courville seventh in vault finals
Alex Cassara Sports Contributor
The LSU gymnastics squad posted a 196.550 on Friday to place sixth in its semifinal pool at the NCAA Championships in Duluth, Ga., failing to advance to the Super Six Finals. The score, good for ninth overall, was the third-highest for LSU (14-17) in COURVILLE 23 appearances at the national meet. Alabama won its sixth championship with a score of 197.850, and Florida freshman Kytra HALL Hunter scored a 39.725 to win the national allaround title. “I thought it was a tremendous team effort,” said LSU coach D-D MORRISON Breaux. “It was a great experience and good competition, and this team will walk away with a lot of lessons learned. ... But I don’t want to come to nationals for the experience, I want to come and advance.” Freshman Rheagan Courville was the lone Tiger to advance, moving on to the Individual Event Finals in vault on Sunday with her score of 9.925 in pool competition. She scored a 9.7313 to place seventh overall in the event. Her original vault tally, along with her pool-leading, all-around score of 39.475, garnered FirstTeam All-America honors. “I’m so happy that I will be able to take this learning
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experience with me,” Courville said. “I hope that I can use this nationals as a starting point to get even better for next year.” Three other Tigers won Second-Team All-America honors. Senior Ashley Lee tied for fifth on vault with a score of 9.90 for her second career All-America on the apparatus, while sophomore Sarie Morrison and freshman Lloimincia Hall both won the honor by scoring a 9.875 to tie for sixth on bars and place fifth on floor, respectively. LSU started out on the wrong foot after posting a 48.950 on the uneven bars, the lowest score recorded on a single event by any team in their pool. Freshman Jessie Jordan was limited to the balance beam due to multiple injuries, and Breaux said the team missed her more than anticipated. Her replacement was junior transfer Britney Taylor, who hadn’t yet competed for LSU. Taylor marked a 9.775 as the leadoff performer. On their next event, the Tigers tied their nationals-best 49.250 on the balance beam. Sophomore Kaleigh Dickson set a career high on the event, and junior Ericka Garcia tied her own best, both scoring 9.85. Lee set a career high on the floor in her final meet, contributing a 9.85 to the team’s score of 49.100. The team closed on vault with a 49.250. While Breaux’s team didn’t meet her goal of reaching the Super Six, the performance has the long-time coach anticipating the future. “This team has nothing to hang its head about,” Breaux said. “These kids are leaving with their pride and integrity intact. ... They know we’re going to be greater, later. We’re going to be a really good team.”
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The LSU golf programs didn’t have the outcomes they were looking for going into the Southeastern Conference championship weekend. The men finished a disappointing 11th, while the women earned a seventh-place finish out of the 12 teams entered in both tournaments. Going into the competition, the women were coming off of four consecutive top-10 finishes, and the men hadn’t finished in the top 10 all season. The women traveled to Blessings Golf Course in Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the best of the SEC after earning a top-10 national ranking. Auburn won the SEC title with a 52-over-par score, topping LSU by 21 strokes. “It was a really, really hard
golf course,” said LSU women’s St. Simmons Island, Ga., the No. coach Karen Bahnsen. “Unfortu- 17-ranked Tigers were able to nately, we made too many mis- make a slight move up, surpassing takes along the way and were Mississippi State for the No. 11 extremely disappointed with fin- spot in the SEC tournament by two ishing [seventh], but we’re going strokes. LSU finished at 37-overto take this with us, work really par, 49 strokes behind leader hard and get ready for regionals Alabama. and then the championship.” Senior Sang Yi posted the It wasn’t all bad news for lowest score for the Tigers with the Lady Tigers. a seven-over-par ‘Unfortunately, we Freshman Madfor the weekelene Sagstrom made too many mistakes end. Yi had solid finished at No. rounds to start 4 overall with a along the way and were and end the tourscore of seven extremely disappointed nament, posting over par, her even par in the with finishing third top five finfirst and one over ish of the season. in the third. [seventh].’ “If you look Freshman at the scores, the Stewart Jolly, Karen Bahnsen low score for the sophomore AnLSU women’s golf coach day was 313, and drew Presley and that’s ridiculously high,” Bahn- senior Austin Gutgsell rounded sen said. “These teams are the out the Tigers’ recorded scores best teams in the country, and shooting nine-over-, 10-over- and that’s just crazy. It was extremely 11-over-par, respectively. hilly and penalizing, and we had 25 mph winds today.” After spending two days at Contact Michael Gegenheimer at the bottom of the leaderboards mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com at the Sea Island Golf Course in
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TRACK AND FIELD
Monday, April 23, 2012
LACROSSE
Duncan dominates, sets track record Texas State bests Michael Gegenheimer Sports Contributor
Despite the windy conditions at Saturday’s LSU Alumni Gold Meet, junior sprinter Kimberlyn Duncan blew past the competition to advance her dreams of a national championship campaign. The Lady Tiger swept her events as LSU hosted its third meet of the outdoor season, drawing teams that came from across the country to compete at the windswept Bernie Moore Stadium. Non-collegiate teams were also invited to the meet, including many former Tigers who are now competing in the independent-national ranks. Duncan won her three events on the day, including her national-title defending season opener in the 200-meter dash with an illegal wind-aided time of 22.55 seconds. Due to the strong tailwind during the race, what would have been Duncan’s NCAA qualifying time will not count. Duncan’s day was highlighted by the setting of a Bernie Moore Track Stadium 100-meter dash record with a time of 11.05 seconds. The time breaks the 18-year-old record set by former Lady Tiger Cheryl Taplin in 1994. “Coming here, I never thought I would be breaking records or anything like that, but to break the record is very exciting,” Duncan said in a news release. “I’m sure I’ll enjoy it for a little bit, but I want to keep improving and drop my times even more.” Duncan’s 4x100 relay team
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LSU junior sprinter Kimberlyn Duncan runs the 100-meter race Saturday at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet at Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
of fellow junior Takeia Pickney and seniors Semoy Hackett and Rebecca Alexander won the event despite being unable to best its nation-leading time of 42.99, set at the Texas Relays in March. The team set its No. 2 time of the season with 43.35 seconds. The Tigers’ relay team also took home the gold in the 4x100 with senior Riker Hylton
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battling down to the wire with Texas A&M junior sprinter and Louisiana native Ricky Babineaux. LSU got off to an early lead in the race, but Babineaux was able to keep the race interesting, almost passing Hylton in the final turn. In the final straightaway, Hylton was able to maintain his lead and pulled away from the Aggie, eventually winning by 1.57 seconds. “[The relay teams] are continuing to run solid performances in great conditions and then also in adverse conditions like we had today,” said LSU coach Dennis Shaver. “It’s a real challenge in these type of conditions, you need to run, but at this point in the season you can’t afford to have any major injuries.” Sophomore Jasmin Stowers also won her third straight 100-meter hurdles race when she set the NCAA’s No. 5 time under all conditions with her wind-legal time of 12.92 seconds. Stowers also handed Texas A&M junior Dominique Flemings her first loss of the season in six starts. “The wind made it difficult to get some people qualified for the NCAA meet,” Shaver said. “But I still thought we got a number of solid performances from our athletes on what proved to be a challenging meet.”
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Tigers on Saturday Most, Sellers score eight combined goals
with their heads held high.” LSU struck first with a goal by Matt Jones, but Texas State scored two unanswered points to go up 2-1. Jones tied the score again, 2-2, to end the first quarter. Staff Reports The second quarter was all The LSU lacrosse team (5- Texas State, which scored seven 6) fell short of advancing to the straight to put the Tigers in a 9-2 semifinals of the Lone Star Al- hole going into halftime. liance Conference with a 16-15 LSU’s Most and Andre loss to Texas State (6-9) on Sat- McHale broke the scoring streak urday in San Marcos, Texas. with a goal apiece, but Texas The Tigers State countered nearly erased a ‘I was really proud of with two more seven-goal halfgoals. The Tigers time deficit with the way we came back outscored Texas a combined eight and didn’t give up. ... State, 13-7, in goals by senior the second half, Jacob Most and It’s a tough way to end including three freshman Saban the season, but I think straight goals to Sellers. Most asthe game, but our seniors can walk end sisted sophomore the deficit proved Danny Adler away with their heads to be too much. with the last goal, Goalie Rick held high.’ which came with Battista had 18 one minute left saves, while SellNick Joslyn in regulation, but ers led the team LSU lacrosse coach Texas State held with four goals on to win. and one assist. “I was really proud of the Texas State will advance to way we came back and didn’t face SMU in the semifinals. give up,” LSU lacrosse coach Nick Joslyn said in a news release. “I liked the way we made adjustments in the second half. We just dug ourselves into too big of a hole in the second quarter. Credit goes to Texas State though, they played well. It’s a Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports tough way to end the season, but I think our seniors can walk away staff at sports@lsureveille.com
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Student-athletes’ off-days crucial for recovery and schoolwork Scott Branson Sports Contributor
LSU’s student-athletes are usually busy with practice or competition six days a week, leaving one important off-day to recoup, recover and relax. When not on their respective fields, LSU’s baseball and softball players have different hobbies, but their focus remains the same — to unwind and prepare for the long week ahead. “Shoot, I like to fish,” said LSU baseball’s senior shortstop Austin Nola. “It’s tough to fish on your offdays because we really don’t have too many. I also try to catch up on my schoolwork, write papers, just get organized.” Nola said LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri tells his players to get homework done and not be lazy, something Nola said is no problem for him. “I can’t sit on the couch because we’ve been lucky to have beautiful weather on our off-days,” Nola said. Senior third baseman Tyler
Hanover said he spends off-days trying to learn to fish with Nola and resting up for the week. “I usually try to keep it chill,” Hanover said. “You’re out here everyday on the grind, and it wears your body out. You just want to do as low energy as possible but also have some fun.” Hanover added that Mainieri suggests the team keep on their feet, although safely. “[Mainieri] tells us to play basketball and just don’t get hurt,” Hanover said. Junior outfielder Mason Katz said he usually goes to the field on off-days, but swings a different club to occupy the rest of his free time. “I usually play golf on my offdays,” Katz said. “I grew up a golfer, so I try to catch a round whenever I can.” LSU softball’s senior shortstop Juliana Santos said off-days give the team an opportunity to get work done in the company of teammates. “Almost every single person comes to the field and puts in some cage time,” Santos said. “We like
to put the iPod on in the cages and just listen to music and hang out and work on whatever we need to work on for that week.” Santos said it’s important to take care of the little things to avoid needing to worry about them later in the week. “Maybe go grocery shopping and stock up for the week and try to get ahead any way you can,” Santos said. Senior second baseman Cassie
Trosclair said she is careful to not sit around on off-days. “We’ll go to the stadium and maybe get a run in to give us something to keep going,” Trosclair said. “Mainly just staying in it, getting our schoolwork done and definitely getting rested.” Trosclair said LSU softball coach Beth Torina tells the team to be smart with their bodies and take advantage of the day off, because the team only gets one per week.
Santos said it’s important to make time to have fun on off-days as well. “We don’t like to stay [at the field] for hours upon hours,” Santos said. “After class, we try to get a little bit of study hall in, and then, weather permitting, we like to go hang out by the pool for a little bit.” Contact Scott Branson at sbranson@lsureveille.com
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Students honored at Team Awards Banquet Staff Reports
The LSU Track and Field team held its third-annual Team Awards and Alumni Recognition Banquet Friday night at the PMAC, honoring 16 student-athletes for their services both on and off the track. The banquet was established to recognize both alumni and current members of the program for their performance in the past year. Among those in attendance at Friday’s banquet were five inductees of the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame, including Harry Carpenter (1954-57), Billy Hardin (1962-64), Delmon McNabb (1965-66), Eric Reid (1984-87) and Schowonda Williams (1985-88), as well as Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon, who not only led LSU to its first football national championship in 1958, but also captured the 1958 SEC Championship in the 100-yard dash during his career as a member of the LSU Track & Field team. Awards were presented to current members of the team for their outstanding performance during the 2011 outdoor, 2011 cross country and 2012 indoor seasons in leading the Tigers and Lady Tigers. Newcomer of the Year Male – Riker Hylton Female – Semoy Hackett Cross Country Runner of the Year Male – Cullen Doody Female – Leigh-Ann Naccari Community Service Award Male – Brandon Gordon Female – Katie Carroll
Academic/Athletic Accomplishment Award Male – Michael Lauro Female – Laura Carleton
Most Improved Athlete Award Male – Damar Forbes, Caleb Williams Female – Denise Hinton Most Outstanding Field Athlete Award Male – Damar Forbes Female – Brittani Carter Most Outstanding Track Athlete Award Male – Barrett Nugent Female – Kimberlyn Duncan Academic Achievement Award Male – Cullen Doody Female – Laura Carleton Eye of the Tiger Award Male – Charlene Lipsey Female – Barrett Nugent LSU L Club Team Captain Award Male – Michael Lauro Female – Melissa Ogbourne Most Outstanding Performer Award Kimberlyn Duncan
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World Peace ejected in Lakers’ 114-106 OT win against Thunder Greg Beacham The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Metta World Peace was subdued and contrite in the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room, apologizing to Oklahoma City’s James Harden for throwing the elbow that sent them both to the locker room in the second quarter. They both missed a beauty of a game that could echo into the postseason for two division leaders. Kobe Bryant scored six of his 26 points in the second overtime alongside an unorthodox Lakers lineup, and Los Angeles rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half for an 114-106 victory over the Thunder on Sunday. Pau Gasol had 20 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists for the Lakers, who made an impressive comeback in their regular season home finale against off-target Thunder stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, who combined to miss 42 of their 56 shots. Los Angeles’ rally stunned the Thunder and set an early tone for their possible secondround playoff matchup. “It’s not so much that we beat Oklahoma, but how we did it,” said Bryant, who shook off his own woeful shooting game with two key 3-pointers late in regulation. “In the playoffs, particularly if you don’t have home-court advantage, you’re going to have games like this. We have to have the poise and the confidence to just keep chipping away.” Yet everything after halftime was colored by the drama and violence that occurred 1:37 before the break. World Peace had just dunked over Durant and Serge Ibaka on a fast break and was headed back upcourt when he ran into Harden. While pounding his chest with his right arm, World Peace raised his left elbow over Harden’s shoulder and cleanly hit Harden in the back
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Oklahoma City Thunder players stand over teammate James Harden on Sunday after receiving a double foul from Los Angeles Lakers’ Metta World Peace, who was then ejected.
of the skull. Harden dropped to the court and stayed down for about a minute before heading to the locker room. Ibaka and other Thunder players challenged World Peace, but were kept apart, and World Peace was ejected after officials reviewed the tape. “I got real emotional and excited, and it was unfortunate that James had to get hit with the unintentional elbow,” said World Peace, who had scored 12 points and played solid defense on Durant. “I hope he’s OK. Oklahoma, they’re playing for a championship this year. I apologize to the Thunder and James Harden. It was just unfortunate.” The Thunder didn’t immediately announce whether Harden, who
scored 14 points, had a concussion. Bryant and other Lakers acknowledged World Peace is likely to face a multigame suspension with just one game left in their regular season. “I’m just happy my teammate is all right,” said Durant, who scored 35 points on 11-for-34 shooting. “It was a bad play. Hopefully Ron didn’t do it intentionally or have any malicious intentions on that. We’ve got to move past that.”
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Phillips induced three-straight ninth inning flyouts to end the game and preserve Kentucky’s unblemished season record in three-game series. Junior outfielder Raph Rhymes continued his historic season with a 4-for-4 day, including his second home run of the season in the second inning. He finished the game a triple shy of hitting for the cycle and with three RBIs. Rhymes finished the weekend 8-for-12 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs to bring his average up to .500 for the
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personal autographed guitar from the band. Sue said the foundation’s events have been a major source of support for Chico and the rest of his family, both personally and monetarily. “It means everything to us,” she said. “Medical expenses are so costly and the accommodations needed are so outrageous that without the fundraising, I don’t think we could do it all.” The event was more than just another fundraiser, however. Chico and a close friend on the cheerleading squad, Denise Galjour, graduated from LSU in 2006. Galjour’s brother, Daniel Dicharry, plays the keyboard for the Chee Weez and agreed to hold a party for her and Chico at the Varsity after their graduation. This added a special element to Saturday’s concert, Sue said, because it was a reunion of sorts for the pair’s graduation celebration. “It was a blowout party both times,” Sue said. “The graduation party was no different than [Saturday] night.” Galjour and Chico’s friendship continued to grow as she became the coach for LSU’s Tiger Girls the same year he became the cheerleading coach. After the accident, Galjour was instrumental in forming the Cheering for Chico foundation and organizing the subsequent events. Since its founding, Cheering for Chico has held events ranging from blood drives to car washes, which Galjour said benefits not
to open the inning and shortstop Allison Brown followed with an RBI ground-out. “Ole Miss scored late in the game, and we weren’t able to come back from it today,” said Fico, who earned the loss Sunday. The Tigers have one day of practice before facing No. 4 Florida for a doubleheader Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla. “This isn’t going to dictate our season,” Fico said. “We’re going to bounce back and keep fighting.”
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LSU junior pitcher Rachele Fico winds up for a pitch to home plate Sunday during the Tigers’ 0-1 loss to Ole Miss at Tiger Park.
season and cementing himself as the nation’s top hitter. The Tigers will return to Alex Box Stadium for a four-game homestand, the first a Wednesday night clash with Southeastern Louisiana. The Tigers will then welcome Georgia to the Box for a pivotal three-game SEC series. “We can move forward and continue to play with a lot of confidence as we head down the stretch of the regular season,” Mainieri said.
Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com only his medical expenses but his legacy on campus. “Chico’s injury was the talk of the city when it first happened,” Galjour said. “We want to make sure he continues to be remembered for what he was and still is.” Sue said despite his injuries, Chico has managed to stay involved with the cheering squad. His ability to attend practices and maintain his relationships with the team has helped him remain positive through all the struggles and frustrations that come his way. “The main thing that keeps Chico going is these kids and cheerleading,” Sue said. “He says it makes him feel like he is out of the chair.” Galjour said the organization is working on setting up an annual event for Chico, which may include a band and a 5k run. “He is the life of every party,” she said. “So it’s very important to us that we get all of his friends and supporters together to keep normalcy in his life.” Contact Morgan Wampold at mpampold@lsureveille.com
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Opinion
Monday, April 23, 2012
Louisiana exemplifies politics’ problem with posturing THE NEW FRONTIERSMAN CLAYTON CROCKETT Opinion Editor After years of struggling with those pesky liberals, it seems Gov. Bobby Jindal has finally secured an endorsement from the Louisiana Democrats. “The Louisiana Democratic Party believes it’s time for him to resign as governor so he can leave Louisiana immediately to focus on securing the GOP vice presidential nomination,” a spokesperson told News Star. “Big Government Bobby has wreaked enough havoc.” While the comment is snarky and about as ineffectual as the Louisiana Democratic Party itself, it plays into what may be the most harmful symptom of modern politics: posturing. Jindal’s national ambitions are no secret. It becomes suspect, however, when illogical legislation takes the stage with each round of “Who can appear the most conservative?” The two most immediate examples are the notoriously sweeping reforms in motion for education and gun carry laws. In terms of posturing, these policies are a conservative win-win for Jindal — especially the education reform. Jindal’s education reform may be summarized as expanding avenues for public school students to enroll in private schools if their
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As usual, the Opinion section of our website, lsureveille.com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out today, and let your voice be heard. In response to Nicholas Pierce’s column, “Domestic reaction to Muslim Shariah law overblown,” readers had this to say: “Considering some liberal judges in this country are actually enforcing sharia law, instead of our own, giving additional rights to
public school has an unsatisfactory rating and the student’s family cannot afford an alternative. With this policy Jindal may simultaneously extend a hand out — or handout — to the less fortunate while also endorsing private schools over public, as the Republican Party is wont to do. But what becomes of the lagging public schools as students are offered an institutionalized means of escaping the school system’s ineptitude? If the government is to supply a service to its people, and that service encounters major problems, one would expect a solution rather than shirking the responsibility onto other providers. Public education is crucial to our state, and for the government to so blatantly admit its own shortcomings by helping its people avoid the problem is lazy betrayal. Similar logic flows through the firearm carry reform, which seeks to bar any restrictions against the carrying of firearms. What encourages someone to carry a firearm? Security is the primary concern, especially in the wake of various shootings which have taken place this year. But a movement to discourage restrictions concurrently encourages vigilantism. Vigilantism is unnecessary under the protection of efficient law enforcement. The legislation is another patch on the government’s inefficiencies. Muslim men to abuse their wives and hurt their families because their religions say it’s okay, these states are creating laws to ban the recognition of Sharia over US law. Judges are actually enforcing these religious laws over US laws, as a statement that Muslims deserve a pass, not out of their duty to follow the US laws. Your story is one sided and does not even state the fact that these judges are trying to enforce Sharia ... Oh yeah, and there are organizations in the US who are trying to push Sharia as a primary law, should scare you,
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks April 13 at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis, Mo.
It covers the holes and fixes nothing, like counteracting the bad press of oil on our beaches by recommending residents find prettier beaches elsewhere. The infringement clause in the Second Amendment may be interpreted in many ways, as is the case for much of the Constitution, but the fact that this recent proposal has resulted in a state up in arms sheds light on the polarizing effects of political posturing. And frankly, even the guns bill is a give and take of personal freedom: While giving rights back to the people is an inherently Republican ideal — though contemporarily attributed more closely to Libertarians — this legislation forbids private businesses and institutions from disallowing firearms on their grounds. A business owner should be able to prohibit lethal weapons on
his property just as he can prohibit smoking. This right should be regarded just as inalienable as the right for self defense. But rash proposals and sweeping policies will always meet a welcome public when the problems the public faces become obvious, such as Louisiana’s crime rates and national reputation for poor education standings. Louisiana, however, should be accustomed to populism by now. The truth is change does need to occur, and it should occur sooner than later. President Obama rode a similar wave after former President Bush left the White House. “Change we can believe in” was all he had to say. Anyone who promised big change at that point would receive ample support, just as the Republican camp has done with this election
cycle and just as Jindal has done with this state. When this happens, logic is thrown out the window with any clear concept of results. It’s the mentality that anything would be better than now, and such blind heaving will only spell further disaster. Jindal governs from a black kettle, appealing to the fear of losing individual freedoms while imposing big-government rulings. Eventually, though, the patchwork will fray, and we will face the same problems beneath it once more.
because all ‘infidels’ who don’t believe in Allah will be condemned and persecuted under Sharia. Stop making it sound like it’s not happening.” - Jonathan
So what makes you think they’ll be able to anything about Tigerland!?” - Anonymous
“‘The lawmakers can call it protecting the Second Amendment, as if the government would ever be crazy enough to try to disarm citizens.’ Apparently Mr. Cramer wasn’t in New Orleans during Katrina when the government went around forcibly disarming local citizens, including 80-year-old women.” - Gordon Martin
In response to Chris Grillot’s column, “BRPD should acknowledge Tigerland’s crime problem, increase patrols,” readers had this to say: “The BRPD can’t control the widespread, rampant, daily violent crime in Baton Rouge, PERIOD!
In response to Parker Cramer’s column, “Proposed gun amendment to La. Constitution goes too far,” readers had this to say: “The 2nd Amendment does not give citizens the right to bear arms. The 2nd Amendment presumes we already have that right and forbids the government infringing it. Read for comprehension.” - FranklnFL
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Clayton Crockett is a 20-year-old international studies sophomore from Lafayette. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_ccrockett. Contact Clayton Crockett at ccrockett@lsureveille.com
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Smartwatches lead the way for wirelessly connected cyborg world PRESS X TO NOT DIE ADAM ARINDER Columnist We live in a day where all of our toys are smart. Phones are smart. Cars are smart. Games are smart. And soon, your watch will be smart. While those awesome calculator watches I desperately wanted growing up were smart, this new invention makes those look like child’s play. Thanks to a new start-up from a little company called Pebble Technology, the smartwatch will soon be on everyone’s wrist. The company raised more than $4 million for the project on Kickstarter, a website which allows users to fund new projects and even pre-order or buy the product only eight days after posting. “We are blown away by the Kickstarter success. We were
estimating $100K — we clearly beat our expectations,” Eric Migicovsky, Pebble Technology’s founder, said in an interview with ABC News. Pebble isn’t the only game in town, though. Companies like Sony and WIMM are also making smartwatches. So what makes these watches so smart? And why is Pebble garnering so much support? The Pebble, like its competitors, uses Bluetooth to connect to Android phones, but it’s the Pebble’s eInk screen — as seen on Amazon Kindles and other eReaders — and exclusive ability to wirelessly connect to the iPhone that make it stand above the crowd. iPhone support is huge these days if you want your company to make it big in the mobile arena. Once paired to your phone, The Pebble allows users to view text messages, incoming calls, tweets and more on its eInk display — which is great for
outdoor viewing. The device also lets you control your phone’s music, record how many miles you’ve run and check the weather. It’s essentially an extension of your phone. It’s surprising a company like Apple allowed a third-party manufacturer connection to its phone instead of developing something in-house like an iWatch. When the sixth generation iPod Nano was released in 2010, for instance, it featured a smaller, 1.54-inch touchscreen. One of the lock screens for the Nano was a clock face, and many companies were creating watchbands to use as cases. Most were bulky, but they seemed great for runners or those who want to wear an iPod on their wrist. It seemed obvious for Apple to include a Bluetooth adapter so it could connect to people’s iPhones for wireless music playing, earpieces for talking and headphones for running.
Unfortunately, the iPod Nano “watch” never really caught on because running a headphone wire to your wrist was pretty impractical. Apple really dropped the ball on this one. The Pebble will cost around $150 at launch, which isn’t necessarily a bad price considering everything it can do, but with the iPod Nano only costing $129 — and able to do so much more — it would only take a simple Bluetooth adapter for Apple to steal Pebble’s thunder. Whether it’s Pebble’s smartwatch, an improved iPod Nano or another device from a different company, soon everyone will be wearing mini computers on their wrists just like everyone carries one in their pocket. This leads me to think: What’s next? Google is working on augmented reality glasses called Google Glass, which will make us see the world like a computer with
a heads-up display. Perhaps next a company should make earrings that can wirelessly play music only the user can hear. Another company can make shoes that will automatically walk us to our destination after we’ve typed in the address. Finally, all of these devices — our watches, glasses, earrings, shoes — will wirelessly connect to the cell phone in our pocket, making us a bunch of cyborgs walking around communicating by beaming messages into each other’s heads — wirelessly, of course. Yeah, that’s the kind of future I’m excited to live in. Adam Arinder is a 22-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder.
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Cell phone trackers follow no rules, are a danger to privacy MANUFACTURING DISCONTENT
DAVID SCHEUERMANN Columnist Technology can be quite liberating. Innovations over the last decade or so have allowed us to freely publish content, gather information and communicate with each other from across the globe. Yet, it’s easy to forget how easily this technology breaks down walls which formerly protected us from prying eyes. We tend to ignore that every Google search, every “like” and every tweet is being uploaded into a server in some far-off building and that this information is directly traceable to our own identities. As use of newer technology became more commonplace among the populace, protections should have been put in place to ensure that people’s information is kept private and has the Fourth Amendment safeguards one would expect. Instead, online and other digital information have become fair game for government and law enforcement agencies to collect. A report by the American Civil Liberties Union recently revealed that law enforcement agencies around the country have been working together with wireless carriers to gather location tracking information that cell phones automatically provide. This wouldn’t normally be any cause for concern, as location information could help law enforcement agencies perform their duties and administer justice more efficiently. But the problem
lies with the fact that the report showed many such agencies do not seek to obtain a warrant or demonstrate probable cause before gathering that information. “The government’s location tracking policies should be clear, uniform and protective of privacy, but instead are in a state of chaos, with agencies in different towns following different rules — or in some cases, having no rules at all,” the ACLU report stated. All cell phones broadcast their location to cell phone networks several times a minute, as long as that phone has a wireless signal. However, location data is sensitive. Through location data, one could discover much about a person’s habits and interests. Some customers may be surprised to learn of their network’s policies when it comes to their location data. Sprint holds onto location tracking data for 18-24 months and AT&T may hold onto such data indefinitely, according to the report. The ACLU report revealed that many wireless carriers have a nice business arrangement with law enforcement agencies, charging for the data they store. The fact that such agencies have access to such sensitive data without first requiring a warrant is troubling. However, these actions are nothing new when it comes to the government’s ability to gather digital data. In 2011, the government successfully forced Twitter, Gmail and the Californian Internet service provider Sonic to hand over the personal records of activist and WikiLeaks volunteer
Jacob Appelbaum. No warrant or probable cause was given. Instead, the government issued national security letters, which prohibited these third parties from informing Appelbaum that his information had been collected. These powers demonstrate just how fragile privacy rights have become as our lives grow more intertwined with new technology and the efficiency it allows us. Essentially, the government and law enforcement have ceased to evolve in-step with technology. As our tools have become more advanced, laws have not
been updated to ensure privacy can still be protected while still ensuring security. Instead, the government’s power has risen disproportionately when compared to civilian protections from abuse. This can still be changed. Laws can be updated to better deal with new innovations and treat all personal information, except that which is given out publicly, as private data subject to constitutional protections. Government and law enforcement agencies seem to believe that simply because it is possible to gather information on civilians, they should have the power to do so without limits.
However, people’s information should not be given out without the accountability and oversight that warrants and probable cause provide. Fourth Amendment protections should not be a thing of a bygone era.
David Scheuermann is a 20-yearold mass communication and computer science sophomore from Kenner. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_dscheu.
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