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Name Your Price University asks for hefty prices to name a campus building

‘Inside Watergate’ details scandal

Ferris McDaniel

Contributing Writer

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Journalism Building

$14 MILLION Emily Herrington Staff Writer

What’s in a name? And have you ever wondered how the University’s buildings earned theirs? When it comes to University entities, it usually entails exemplary character and a signiﬁcant contribution to LSU — monetary or not. With the recent completion of the Business Education Complex, sponsors have a few new opportunities to leave their name on a University landmark, which can come

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to fruition in a variety of ways. While some facilities, like the Reilly Theatre, are named for gracious benefactors, the namesakes of most University sites are former professors, University ofﬁcials or governors, according to Bunnie Cannon, executive director of institutional advancement. “More frequently they’re named after people who have excelled in the business community, in civic involvement, if they are outstanding in some way or if they’ve made a large contribution to LSU — not just ﬁnancially,”

she said. But it’s natural for large donors to desire a University entity to be named for them, Cannon said. According to Policy Statement 70 regarding naming University facilities and academic units, individuals or organizations who want a building named for them must contribute at least 50 percent of the cost of constructing a new building or at least 75 percent of the cost of renovating an existing building. Policy also states that, for a college, at least $20 million should be contributed into the speciﬁc

college’s endowment and at least $10 million in the endowment for an academic department. Cannon said the smallest item that can be named is an auditorium chair in the Business Education Complex for $5,000, and the largest nameable item is the ﬁeld of Tiger Stadium, which doesn’t have a set price. The entire Business Education Complex can be named with a $15 million donation, according to a brochure released by the Ofﬁce of

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NAMING, see page 4

HVAC systems in desperate need of repairs Stairs, doors don’t comply with codes

Assessing Editor’s note: academic buildings. is the secMany of the problems on the Our Buildings This ond in a three- list are compliance issues like doors A three-part series

part series detailing the state of the University’s academic buildings, which have not been evaluated since 2005. Kevin Thibodeaux Contributing Writer

When a piece of deteriorated concrete from Hill Memorial Library’s outer wall fell to the ground in February, it turned students’ attention to the structural integrity of campus buildings. But aged and damaged siding is just one concern. There are a number of documented, yet untouched, issues lurking in the University’s

or countertops that aren’t up to standards. Door frames are listed on the report as deteriorating, while stairwells are cited for not having guardrails. While these problems aren’t the worst, other items on the list involve bigger systems that would cost a signiﬁcant amount of money to ﬁx. Many buildings on campus have outdated heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, systems that require thousands or millions of dollars to repair. Public records from facility REPAIR, see page 4

A scandal many students know only through history books invaded the Journalism Building on Monday night during the Reilly Center’s “Inside Watergate” retrospective. The panel discussion featured Barry Sussman, the Watergate editor for The Washington Post; Earl J. Silbert, the ﬁrst Watergate federal prosecutor; and Max Holland, the author of “Leak: Why Mark Felt Became Deep Throat.” The trio provided insight into the scandal, Deep Throat and Richard Nixon. “It started off as a break-in, and almost immediately and endlessly the scandal was peeled like an onion,” Sussman said. Silbert said most people shallowly perceive Watergate as an investigation of the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters, but it goes deeper. “It turned into an investigation of a mammoth, extensive and incredible cover-up,” he said. Holland said the scandal, as told in the book and movie “All the President’s Men,” is the story of two Washington Post reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and a whistleblower, Felt, who helped bring order to the chaos. But Holland revealed that there is more to this “fairy tale.” Felt, who was Woodward’s prized source, the mysterious Deep Throat, was persistently called a truth-teller by the journalist, but Holland suggested that’s not the case. Holland said Felt often provided the Post with misleading information. According to Holland, Felt’s intention was to destroy his rivals and claim the FBI directorship. Sussman said two main factors eventually led to Nixon’s resignation — Nixon’s tax fraud and public opinion. Nixon was paying income taxes at a rate equal to a janitor’s, which in turn enraged the public’s opinion, he said. Congress decided it was riskier to keep Nixon in ofﬁce than to impeach him, Sussman said.

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The side of Prescott Hall in the Quad is covered with spots of black mold.

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INTERNATIONAL

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Retro fashion protest targets Abercrombie & Fitch’s London store

Dangerous booby traps found along popular Utah hiking trail

Justice Department finds ‘alarming conditions,’ violence at N.O. jail

LONDON (AP) — A tongue-incheek protest ﬁghting vulgarity targeted Abercrombie & Fitch, the American clothier that plans to open a shop on London’s storied Savile Row. The shop would be at No. 3 Savile Row, where The Beatles gave their ﬁnal performance from the rooftop in 1969. The gentlemen who produce The Chap magazine staged their protest Monday not because of The Beatles connection, but because of their devotion to three-piece suits, tweed and snap-brim hats. They waved posters showing a gent of the 1940s in a double-breasted suit with broad lapels.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A deadly booby trap rigged along a popular Utah trail could have killed someone if they had tripped a ground wire set up to send a 20-pound, spiked boulder swinging into an unsuspecting hiker, authorities said Monday. Another trap was designed to trip a passer-by into a bed of sharpened wooden stakes, authorities said. Two men arrested over the weekend on suspicion of misdemeanor reckless endangerment told authorities the traps were intended for wildlife. Private company delays supply ship’s first space station visit

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Justice Department says its recent inspection of a New Orleans jail found “alarming conditions” and uncovered persistently high rates of prisoner-on-prisoner violence and staff misconduct. In a letter Monday to Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman, the Justice Department’s civil rights division accused jail ofﬁcials of failing to take basic steps to correct “systemic issues” and “serious constitutional violations” that were identiﬁed in a 2009 report by the department.

Japanese boy’s soccer ball lost in tsunami, washes ashore in Alaska TOKYO (AP) — A teenager who lost his home in Japan’s devastating tsunami now knows that one prized possession survived: a soccer ball that made it all the way to Alaska. Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the ball is one of the first pieces of debris from last year’s tsunami to wash up on the other side of the Pacific.

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Chaps and chapettes take part in a protest Monday outside the Abercrombie & Fitch flagship store on Burlington Gardens.

Lady Gaga performing in South Korea, more live music goes to Asia KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — When Lady Gaga launches her hotly anticipated “Born This Way Ball” world tour Friday on what is expected to be an elaborate castle-like stage, fans in Asia will be the ﬁrst to see it. The singer leads off her travels with sold-out shows from South Korea to Singapore in a striking upgrade of her Asia itinerary over a previous tour that included only Japan.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. company has delayed launching a cargo ship to the International Space Station. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, was scheduled to launch the supply ship next Monday. But company ofﬁcials said that the spaceship needs more testing. The delay will probably be about one week. The Dragon spacecraft will be the ﬁrst private ship to go to the station.

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CRIME

ACADEMICS

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Detectives Testing center no longer provides calculators devices, investigate Stolen delays cited Brightside ‘ We can’t afford to spend shootings $500, $600 Kevin Thibodeaux Contributing Writer

One suspect also sustains injury

Lauren Duhon Staff Writer

Baton Rouge Police Department detectives are investigating an April 20 shooting just off campus near 2000 Brightside Drive. Police have identified a suspect who will be charged with simple battery, but BRPD spokesman Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said the suspect’s name won’t be released until he leaves the hospital where he is recovering from the incident. Stubbs said the victim was attacked by three suspects while carrying his groceries back to his apartment in Tigerland. The victim retrieved his firearm while being attacked and fired two shots in self-defense, striking one of the suspects in the leg. The victim fled the scene and contacted police. Stubbs said the injured suspect later showed up at a local hospital for treatment, where he was contacted by detectives. Stubbs said detectives learned the victim had a valid concealed carry permit for the weapon used in defense. After interviewing the suspect, detectives decided to issue a misdemeanor summons to him for simple battery upon his release from the hospital. No further charges have been filed against the victim, and the case is still under investigation. Another shooting occurred recently on Sharlo Avenue near Brightside Drive on April 15, when 29-year-old Brandon Harris was shot and killed in a driveway. No suspects have been identified in the case. Despite the recent incidents, kinesiology sophomore Baldomero Garza said he still feels safe living on Brightside Drive. “I don’t usually venture out to places that are unfamiliar to me,” Garza said. “When I do, I am usually with a lot of people.” Garza said students shouldn’t be afraid to live there, and as long as the proper safety precautions are taken, students shouldn’t fret. “I’m not worried enough to lose sleep at night,” Garza said.

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The computer-based testing center will no longer provide calculators to students who may have forgotten their devices at home. Rising costs that resulted from a growing number of stolen devices prompted the decision, said David O’Brien, assistant director of computing for the Office of Assessment & Evaluation. He said the testing center paid for the calculators and couldn’t afford to have students walk off with the calculators.

“We can’t afford to spend “Students will be responsible for $500, $600 per semester,” O’Brien bringing their own calculators.” said. But many students hadn’t Students would be forced to heard about the policy change. wait if there weren’t any calcuNatural resource and ecology lators available, which threw off management sophomore Eric Althe testing schedule and caused exander said he didn’t know about students to wait the testing cento take their tests, ter’s new policy O’Brien said. but said he wasn’t He said the affected by it beper semester.’ new policy started cause he hasn’t after spring break. used one of the ofDavid O’Brien O’Brien said fice’s calculators assistant director of computing for the the office won’t before. Office of Assessment & Evaluation offer a grace peri“You should od because they notified students be responsible to bring your own of the change weeks in advance calculator,” he said, comparing and asked teachers to e-mail their the new policy to a normal math students. class, which requires students to “It’s going to be like a regu- bring their own calculators. lar math class,” O’Brien said. Biology senior Adrien Amyx

said she hadn’t heard about the new policy and didn’t see why the center would discontinue its calculator service. “I’ve always brought my own, but I could see where it would be problem for students who forgot it at home,” Amyx said. Industrial engineering junior Katelyn Cockrell said she wouldn’t use one of the testing center’s calculators because she feels more comfortable with her own, but she was unaware of the new policy. “I had no clue about it until just now,” Cockrell said.

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TRANSPORTATION

Opponents respond to passage of CATS tax Emily Herrington Staff Writer

After voters passed a property tax to benefit the struggling Capital Area Transit System on Saturday, opposing sides still have strong feelings about the election. The CATS tax passed narrowly, collecting 54 percent of the vote in Baton Rouge. Jared Loftus, local entrepreneur and CATS board member, said the board is “very excited the community came together and decided that public transportation is something that’s a valued service.” Loftus said the tax won’t appear on tax bills until next January, but in the meantime, the board is making spending plans, collecting public input, ordering additional buses and implementing GPS tracking devices in buses. It will take some time for Baton Rouge residents to adopt and utilize the soon-to-be overhauled transit system, Loftus said, but improved public transit will eventually add to the city’s allure. For example, Loftus said people often don’t utilize CATS because of the long wait between buses. But the tax will allow a shift from 75-minute wait times to 15-minute wait times. “We’ve got to get the word out that this is a new system and a new service,” Loftus said. Loftus said he’s not discouraged about the divisiveness the CATS tax caused, since several opponents have voiced support for improved transportation. He said it’s important for groups to collaborate to make CATS the best system possible. “The important thing is that [the election] brought the conversation up,” he said. “Lots of people I heard from are not in favor of the tax, but are in favor of public transit.” Taxbusters is one of those

opposing groups. Though it agrees there’s a need for public transportation, it doesn’t believe a tax is the solution. According to its website, Taxbusters’ mission is “to fight excessive taxation and irresponsible spending at the local, state and national levels.” Taxbusters spokesman Alex Velasquez said the organization believes the CATS tax is “a terrible tax and a huge misappropriation of funds.” Velasquez said the former CATS budget of $12 million a year should have been enough to provide adequate service for Baton Rouge. Part of the additional $17 million will be dedicated to expanding routes and adding buses, but Velasquez said those aren’t necessary. “It doesn’t need any more because the buses are empty anyway,” he said. “Why add more buses? Why add more routes?” Velasquez said he doesn’t believe the transit system will be better utilized after it’s improved. He said he thinks the campaign was flawed because “it was sold as an emotional package.”

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Institutional Advancement. On-campus units that are currently available for naming include the LSU Band Hall, Journalism Building, School of the Coast and Environment and College of Science, among others. Cannon said the Student Union is not and will never be named to honor anyone because “the Union is for students.” But not just anyone with a deep pocket and an afﬁnity for the University can name a facility, she said. “We don’t want to put a price tag on LSU,” Cannon said, emphasizing the importance of naming entities after people of good character. For example, Cannon said the Paul M. Hebert Law Center was originally named after former governor Richard Leche, but it was changed after Leche was convicted for misusing state funds and property. The naming process goes beyond signing a check and ﬁlling out a form. The name must ultimately be approved by the Board of Supervisors, Cannon said. But before the board receives the naming request, the request must be sent to Chancellor Michael Martin in writing, who will then offer his approval or disapproval and forward it to the naming committee. The committee then reviews the information and makes a recommendation that’s returned to the chancellor, who can approve or reject it, then forward it to the Board

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 of Supervisors. While the University handles names regarding buildings, colleges, academic programs and departments, the LSU Foundation oversees endowments like scholarships and professorships. Jeffery McLain, vice president for development for the LSU Foundation, said most donors he’s encountered aren’t primarily focused on recognition for their donations, but offer significant gifts because they believe in the University’s mission. McLain said the LSU Foundation employs development officers who actively speak with alumni and friends of the University about making donations. Large-scale donations are the result of a long-time cultivation, which could be six months or 10 years, he said. “Endowed funds and named gifts enable you to honor a loved one, advance the study of an important field and demonstrate your support for LSU,” reads the LSU Foundation’s website. McLain said an endowment operates similarly to a savings account, where income is generated. To name an endowed chair at the University, a $1.2 million gift is required from the donor with an $800,000 match from the state, according to LSU Foundation’s website. McLain said the state matches private donations on a 60-percent to 40-percent ratio for endowed Contact Emily Herrington at eherrington@lsureveille.com

priority 2, and renovations should cost $277,861. The suggested acconsulting firm VFA show the tion date is 2007. Another priority 2 problem HVAC air handlers in Patrick F. Taylor Hall, for example, would with a suggested action date of 2007 cost $4.7 million to replace, and is asbestos in Howe-Russell Hall, it was supposed to be repaired by which is defined as a “noted hazard” and would cost $559,183 to oust. 2009. Asbestos, a fiber that was once The HVAC air distribution system in the Life Sciences building is a primary element in building matelisted as “antiquated” and a priority rials, is particularly harmful and has 1 project. Repairs would cost nearly been linked to serious health prob$2.7 million. The suggested action lems, such as mesothelioma cancer, date to update that system was 2004. according to The Mesothelioma Most of the academic buildings Center. The fiber has been banned on campus lack sufficient sprinkler from use in more than 50 countries. The total cost of all critical prisystem coverage and need to reority 1 projects, which collectively place the fire alarms. One major hazard is Middle- had a suggested repair date of 2004, ton Library, which was listed on the is about $40 million, according to VFA report as not having a sprinkler Ken Courtade, manager of Long system installed. The installation of Range Planning for the Univera sprinkler system would cost about sity’s Facility Services and former $1.7 million, according to the remember of the state’s office of Faport. But this problem is only listed cility Planning and Control. To fix all issues ranked 1 as priority 4, with a suggested action What you read in part 1: through 5 would cost about $255 date of 2014. • The state hired the VFA, an inmillion, he said. The library But since the also is cited for ternational facilities assessment report hasn’t been needing to replace and consulting firm, in 2004 updated since its fire alarms — to assess the conditions of all 2005, Courtade a problem that is state-owned buildings. said there’s no way listed as priority 5 • VFA compiled a list of probof knowing if these and “does not meet lems with campus buildings, problems have current codes/stanranking them on a priority scale been fixed. dards” — and givSome of these en a suggested ac- of 1 through 5. Priority 1 is most critical. problems may be tion date of 2014. fixed, while other Other build- • VFA hasn’t visited LSU or any ings were listed as other state building since 2005. new problems may have occurred since having mold problems or asbestos, both of which may the report was compiled. But this is also a problem because severe health issues. Allen Hall has mold on cause state funding for repairs the exterior walls. It’s listed as is tied to a statewide conditions

REPAIR, from page 1

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The back walls of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building are covered with black mold.

assessment, he said. “So there’s the catch-22,” Courtade said. “The assessment has not been updated, so there’s things that have gone bad since 2004 that are not on the list that need to be ﬁxed, but there’s no mechanism for us to request money from the state, if they had the money.” Courtade said the University submits a request for funding for deferred maintenance annually, and the only way to tell which projects have been completed would be to look at past requests.

Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com

Sports

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Coleman, Hammink sign with LSU

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Anatomy of an at-bat

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Jones to ‘Bring Back the Passion’

Chris Abshire

Sports Writer

After an offseason full of roster turnover, LSU finally got some reinforcements, signing a pair of wingmen in Shavon Coleman and Shane Hammink on Monday. Coleman, a 6-foot-6-inch Thibodaux native, averaged 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game last season at Howard College in Texas and was the No. 8 junior college recruit, according to Scout.com. LSU bested Texas Tech and Oklahoma for Coleman after an intense, prolonged recruiting battle. Hammink, also listed at 6 feet 6 inches, is the son of former LSU center Geert Hammink, who played during newly hired head coach Johnny Jones’ tenure as a Tiger assistant in the early 1990s. Shane has played for the elite Canarius Basketball Academy in Europe for the last three years and was also recruited by Iowa, Florida and Miami. The signings are the first for Jones since he was named LSU’s 21st head coach 11 days ago. John Curtis product Malik Morgan, a 6-foot-4-inch shooting guard, signed with LSU during last fall’s early signing period.

Passion would be the wrong word to associate with the LSU basketball fan base in recent years. New basketball coach and long-time Tiger Johnny Jones remembers when it was the only word. “I am going to try and bring back the passion and excitement LSU basketball had in its glory days,” the former LSU assistant coach and player said in his official introduction last week. Those words were meant to announce Jones’ focus on the fans, but they’ve also inspired a formal push within the Athletic Department to “Bring Back the Passion.” In honor of Jones’ No. 12 from his days as a Tiger guard in the early 1980s, non-renewal 201213 season tickets deposits are $12 until May 12. Twelve fans of those who entered the contest will win season tickets for only $12. It’s an attempt at a fresh start for a stale fan experience. LSU averaged 8,780 in paid attendance during Trent Johnson’s four seasons, but actual attendance was often closer to half that total since the 2008-09 SEC championship campaign, Johnson’s first season. The squeak of players’sneakers

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com

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Luke Johnson

Rhymes follows simple formula for success

Sports Writer

Calm, cool and collected, junior outfielder Raph Rhymes is unfazed by whatever the opposition throws his way — be it a high-90s inside fastball or a curveball that buckles the knees of other hitters. His demeanor at the plate, coupled with some natural athleticism, has flipped Rhymes’ reputation from talented walk-on to a feared hitting machine. After compiling a .360 batting average and leading the Tigers in hits in his debut season last year, Rhymes is taking it to an entirely different level this season.

Through 37 games, Rhymes is hitting at a .500 clip, with 23 multiple-hit games to his credit. He’s on pace to shatter the school season record of a .410 average. So how does the man with a literal 50/50 shot of getting a hit do it? He keeps it simple. See the ball, hit the ball. PREGAME With repetition comes results — at least that’s how Rhymes looks at it. If the Tigers have a 7 p.m. first pitch, Rhymes shows up to the ballpark at 2 p.m. — a full two

RHYMES, see page 8

Raph Rhymes’ 2012 file: • Batting average: .500 (1st in SEC, next closest is Ole Miss’ Alex Yarbrough at .433) • RBIs: 44 (2nd in SEC) • Two-hit games: 12 • Three-hit games: 7 • Four-hit games: 4 • Consecutive games reaching base: 21 • Hitless games this season: 4

PASSION, see page 8

SOFTBALL

No. 23 Lady Tigers hit the road to take on No. 3 Florida Torina to face her alma mater Albert Burford Sports Contributor

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LSU junior pitcher Rachele Fico hurls the ball toward home plate Sunday during the Lady Tigers’ 1-0 loss to Ole Miss at Tiger Park.

Seven of the LSU softball team’s last 11 games have been against ranked opponents. The Tigers got a small break last weekend with a series against unranked Ole Miss (17-28, 4-18 Southeastern Conference). While LSU won the series, it couldn’t manage to sweep the Rebels, who won Sunday, 1-0— Ole Miss’ third road win all season. With the minefield of top25 teams that is the SEC, LSU will play another ranked opponent as they go to Gainesville, Fla., to play a doubleheader against No. 3 Florida

(40-5, 18-2 SEC) tonight. need to give it our all and bring LSU softball coach Beth To- our ‘A’ game.” rina spent her college career playStatistically, Florida’s ofing for Florida, fense is the pobut this won’t be lar opposite of Next up for her first trip back LSU’s. the Tigers: to Gainesville. The Gators When Torina Who: No. 23 LSU (32-15,13-7 are second in the coached at Florida SEC) vs. No. 3 Florida (40-5,18-2 SEC with a .322 International Uniteam batting avversity, she faced SEC) erage, while the the Gators four When: Today. Game One: 4 p.m. Tigers sit in the times, accumulat- Game Two: 6:30 p.m. conference cellar ing a 1-3 record. with a .242 team Her lone win came Where: Katie Seashole Pressly batting average. in 2010, when the Softball Stadium, Gainesville, Fla. Florida is Panthers went to Watch or listen at home: 104.9 also just behind Gainesville and Alabama in the upended then-No. FM, CSS, CST SEC in runs 4 Florida, 8-3. scored, at 281— The Gators have accumu- another category in which the lated a 21-1 record at home this Tigers occupy the last spot in the season. conference with 181 runs scored. “Florida is always a great op“[Florida] brings a good ponent,” said LSU junior pitcher FLORIDA, see page 8 Rachele Fico. “We really just

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ATHLETICS

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Baseball, softball players recall facing their toughest opponents Chandler Rome

Sports Contributor

LSU athletes are widely regarded as some of the most talented in the Southeastern Conference, if not the country. But every so often, even these perceived juggernauts run into competitors who leave them in awe. For the LSU softball and baseball teams, conference and postseason play provides opportunities to showcase their talents across the nation, all the while facing some of the toughest competition their sports have to offer. Senior shortstop Austin Nola said he was amazed with the batting of Anthony Rendon in the 2009 Baton Rouge Super Regional. Rendon, then a freshman third baseman at Rice, went on to become the sixth overall pick of the Washington Nationals in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. “It didn’t matter who was pitching or how hard the guy was throwing, [Rendon] looked the same,” Nola said. “He never looked like he was overswinging, he

ERIC RISBERG, BEN MARGOT / The Associated Press

LSU baseball players recall competing against MLB members such as Seattle Mariners’ third baseman Kyle Seager [left] and San Francisco Giants’ Madison Bumgarner [right].

always put solid contact on the ball.” Rendon would go on to win the 2010 Dick Howser Trophy, considered the Heisman Trophy of college baseball, along with being named Baseball America’s College Player of the Year. He is currently in the Nationals’ minor league system as

the team’s second-highest-rated prospect. Fellow senior infielder Tyler Hanover was no stranger to his toughest opponents. The Kernersville, N.C., native named Seattle Mariners’ infielders Dustin Ackley and Kyle Seager and Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, all of whom

GYMNASTICS

Lee moves on after career best National stage provides experience Rowan Kavner Sports Contributor

The NCAA Championships held a deeper significance for Ashley Lee than the rest of the Tiger gymnasts. In the bittersweet final meet for LSU’s lone senior, Lee earned Second-Team All-America honors with a 9.90 on vault and a careerhigh 9.85 on floor. “It was such an overwhelming feeling, and I’m so thankful for how well it went,” Lee said. “I don’t think I’ll ever forget those feelings or LEE having my team there with me.” While the rest of the Tigers will get another year to perfect their scores after finishing in ninth place at the NCAA Championships, Lee’s gymnastics career came to an end Friday. Lee said she always gets nervous before competing, but she felt a different sense of calm in her final meet, performing two of her best routines as a Tiger, beginning on floor. “I’d been struggling a little bit, and to land that last pass, it felt so good,” Lee said. “It felt how it’s supposed to feel. As soon as it was over, I wanted to go back out and do it again.” Lee had no time to celebrate, as she had to prepare for her final event as a Tiger on vault. She said she will always remember the

moment after sticking her landing with a combined 9.7313 between her two vaults. to earn All-America honors. In the championship, vault“I stood there for a really long time,” Lee said. “I just wanted to ers have to perform two different soak it up. I just remember stand- vaults, a challenge they don’t have ing there and being like, ‘Oh my to deal with during the regular seagosh, I stuck it. This is what I’ve son. She performed a layout vault on her second attempt, posting a been training for.’” Her final landing meant the 9.6625. “I’ve done a layout, but I’ve end of gymnastics for the senior, never tried to stick who said she now them,” Courville has to figure out ‘I don’t think I’ll ever what to do with forget those feelings said. “Everyone on vault doesn’t reher time. Lee said or having my team ally have another what happens next vault, so everyremains a mystery, there with me.’ one feels the same although she may Ashley Lee about it. They’re dabble in a variety LSU senior gymnast all confused. It’s of activities. Lee said she got through the kind of hectic.” Courville, who initially didn’t first round of tryouts with the Saintsations, despite never having even realize she qualified for the been a cheerleader before. But she individual finals, said the experihad to give that up, as the final day ence she and the rest of the young of tryouts coincided with LSU’s Tigers gained will build their confidence as they prepare for next national meet. She said she may try to com- season. “I’ve always seen All-Ameripete again next year, or even try out for Cirque du Soleil or other cans all over the gym, and it’s always been a goal of mine,” Couracrobatic activities in that genre. “I’m enjoying my freedom ville said. “To accomplish it my right now, but I know just because freshman year is unreal.” of the person I am, I will do something else,” Lee said. “I will have a Contact Rowan Kavner at new goal. I will go on to bigger and better things. I love performing.” rkavner@lsureveille.com Lee said it’s unfortunate she can’t join the rest of the Tigers next season, though she expects them to be a Super Six team. Freshman Lloimincia Hall and sophomore Sarie Morrison were also Second-Team All-Americans, while freshman Rheagan Courville earned First-Team All-America honors. Courville was the lone Tiger to advance to the NCAA Individual Event Finals, earning seventh place on vault and a spot on the podium

also grew up in North Carolina, as some of the stiffest competition he’s faced. “I’ve played against Madison since I was like 12,” Hanover said. “He’s tall, lanky and threw really hard with pinpoint accuracy.” Hanover recounted his matchup with Ackley, a former University of North Carolina standout, as a freshman at North Davidson High School, when Ackley transferred to North Forsyth High School for his senior season. “I played third [base] against him my freshman year,” Hanover said. “He was just a pure hitter. He was your basic five-tool player.” The two would later meet again in the 2008 College World Series, where UNC defeated LSU twice. Bumgarner was selected 10th overall in the 2007 MLB Draft, while Ackley went second overall in 2009. LSU senior ace Brittany Mack met her match when she faced Caitlin Lowe of the National Pro Fastpitch’s USSSA Pride. Lowe graduated from the University of Arizona, where she anchored two national

championship teams. “Obviously [Lowe’s] speed is ridiculous,” Mack said. “You’ve got to get rid of the ball to get her out. For senior softball outfielder Ashley Langoni, she looked no further than SEC powers Florida and Alabama for her toughest adversaries, mentioning two senior pitchers, Crimson Tide All-American Kelsi Dunne and Gator standout Stephanie Brombacher. “They come to work every day with the heart that they want to come out and beat somebody,” Langoni said. Langoni said her toughest competitors exude confidence that is unparalleled by other players. She said they come to the park every day knowing they will “dive for anything.” She added one final sentiment that can be applied to both baseball and softball stars. “They just have all-out swag, all over the place,” Langoni said. Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com

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Sophomore pitcher Kevin Gausman delivers to Kentucky on Friday in Lexington, Ky. LSU’s 5-4 win marked its only win of the series.

LSU baseball’s improvement in one-run games makes a difference MIC’D UP MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist At one point this season, I had my doubts about the LSU baseball team. The Tigers suffered losses to Appalachian State, Notre Dame and Auburn. They just couldn’t seem to put together consistent pitching and hitting performances on the same night. They stumbled into a home series against then-No. 3 Arkansas on the last weekend in March with a mere 3-3 record in their last six games. It looked like the same recipe the 2011 team followed that resulted in exclusion from the NCAA tournament. The Tigers’ sweep of the Razorbacks completely changed my mind. The knock on LSU coach Paul Mainieri’s squad last season was they couldn’t win one-run games. LSU used two one-run victories in the Arkansas series to complete the sweep. LSU was 2-7 in one-run games in the Southeastern Conference slate last season. The Tigers have improved to 8-3 in games decided by one run in SEC contests this season. So, what’s the reason for the turnaround this season for the Tigers when it comes to pulling out close victories? The best answer to that question was laid out by LSU first baseman Grant Dozar on Twitter after the Tigers’ 5-4 victory over No. 2 Kentucky. “Pitching, defense and clutch hitting….formula isn’t a secret,” Dozar tweeted late Friday night. The interesting part of the tweet to me was Dozar tagged former Tiger players Buzzy Haydel, Chris McGhee and Nolan Cain. All three of those players were part of the 2009 LSU national championship team along with Dozar. If LSU plans on having any chance of finishing like the 2009

team, it will have to embrace the pitching, defense and clutch hitting mentality the rest of the season. Up to this point, they have excelled when it comes to the three aspects laid out by Dozar. The main reason LSU has been competitive in every series is the performance of sophomore hurler Kevin Gausman. The steadying presence of Gausman on the mound on Friday nights gives the Tigers a chance to win any game he starts. Gausman is tied for the SEC lead in strikeouts with Mississippi State’s Chris Stratton at 88. That’s a lot of powdered donuts. Once the postseason begins, any team that has to face either Gausman, fellow sophomore Ryan Eades or freshman Aaron Nola will be at a disadvantage. The LSU pitching staff currently ranks No. 3 in the SEC in opposing players’ batting average, holding batters to a .235 average. Defense behind the pitchers have been stellar as well. LSU might have the most experienced left side of the infield in the nation with seniors Austin Nola and Tyler Hanover at short and third, respectively. The Tigers have a .979 fielding percentage and have committed the second-fewest errors

in the conference with only 32. They simply don’t make mistakes. But all the dominant pitching and amazing plays in the field can’t put runs on the board. Behind the out-of-this-world season by outfielder Raph Rhymes, the Tigers have been able to come up with clutch hit after clutch hit. Fans need to realize how valuable Rhymes is to LSU’s success this season. The junior is currently hitting .500 with 70 hits through 41 games. Although Rhymes’ play at the plate has been terrific, the rest of the Tigers need to realize that he’s not a machine. He’s just Raph Rhymes. Other LSU bats must come to life in order for this to be another magical run to Omaha, Neb. As simple as it sounds, if LSU is able to keep up the steady pitching, fielding and clutch hitting, the sky is the limit for the Tigers. Micah Bedard is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Houma. Follow him on Twitter @DardDog.

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ON-DECK CIRCLE Rhymes uses his ﬁnal moments before an at-bat to gauge what he’s about to face, treating his time in the circle as at-bat 1.0. “I like to watch the pitcher,” Rhymes said. “Just so I can get my timing down, try to see his release point. I don’t want to get in the box unprepared. When I’m on deck, I like to pretend like I’m at bat.”

pattern when they step in the box — check out junior outﬁelder Mason Katz’s helmet-straightening routine before each pitch. But Rhymes isn’t even sure he does the same thing when he steps in to bat; it’s just laser-beam focus on the pitcher and the ball. With his mind purged of anything other than what’s happening at that exact moment, Rhymes digs in and readies himself for the offering. “I struggle when I start to think too much,” Rhymes said. “I’ll be thinking of what he’s going to throw next, just thinking ahead of myself. So I like to just keep it simple. I try not to think at all when I’m up there, just see it and hit it.” The only time Rhymes said he’d change his approach is with two strikes, and even then, he’s been a near impossible out — striking out only seven times in 140 at-bats.

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hours before the team is expected to arrive at the ballpark. This extra time is Rhymes’ time. Just him, a bucket of balls and a batting tee. “I just go down to the cages by myself,” Rhymes said. “I turn on some music. … I’m usually out there for about an hour. My main thing is just to square up the ball off the tee, just make sure I hit everything solid.”

PASSION, from page 5 often echoed through the PMAC, the lower area of the student section was largely comprised of diehards and the building felt more like a mausoleum than a home arena. Whether it was John Brady’s supposed arrogance or Johnson’s monotonous personality, the LSU bench didn’t help the cause. But Jones has already ﬂashed an electric personality, one that could endear the program beyond wins and losses. “The fervor and passion he’s shown is the Johnny Jones I’ve always known,” said Senior Associate Information Director Kent Lowe, who has been at LSU since 1988. “Winning is a key, but he wants to reach you beyond that.” Jones’ roots within the program and the local community are a 180-degree turn from the armslength coaching style present since former coach Dale Brown retired in 1997. “He’ll have everybody reconnected,” said former LSU forward Collis Temple. “Johnny’s a true Tiger, and he embraces all the ﬂair and passion of the total LSU experience. When you cut him, he bleeds purple and gold.” Jones name-dropped LSU greats like Rudy Macklin, Ethan Martin and Anthony Wilson to highlight his connection with the basketball glory days, but those names mean little to the recruits or students he’s trying to reach. “Basketball’s never been a big deal here that I can remember,” said LSU junior and Baton Rouge native Oliver Navo. “I’ve only heard about the Deaf Dome. I want to bring it back.” There’s been a similar bravado from Jones in the 11 days since LSU announced his hiring. “I have gotten into the business of cutting down nets, hanging banners, ordering championship rings and watching kids walk across the stage with a degree in hand,” Jones said. His North Texas teams won two Sun Belt conference tournaments and tied for a regular-season title during Jones’ 11 seasons as head coach.

Inconsistency hasn’t been the only culprit in the lethargic LSU hoops fan base. The Tigers have played a notoriously dull brand of ball during most of the last 15 years, and averaged just 65 points last season, 242nd in the country. Jones’ Mean Green squads led the conference in scoring the last two seasons, and his teams aren’t afraid to pressure the ball. “We will get after it and it will be a style that my players enjoy playing, but more importantly, the fans will embrace it because we’ll be fun to watch,” Jones said.

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speed game and a ton of offense,” Torina said. Luckily for LSU, the Tigers’ pitching has been their strength. LSU has the second-best ERA in the SEC, at 1.71. “Our pitching staff will be ready for them,” Torina said. Senior pitcher Brittany Mack will need to break her cold streak if she wants to handle Florida’s talented offense. Mack is 13-8 with a 2.54 ERA this season, the best ERA in her LSU career. Mack’s eight losses are the seventh-most by any SEC pitcher this season. Fico, on the other hand, has made major strides since last season, amassing an SEC-best .99 ERA. Last season, Fico ﬁnished with a 14-10 record and a 2.40 ERA. Torina said Florida’s pitchers are dangerous, too. “They have a really solid pitcher on the mound in [sophomore] Hannah Rogers,” Torina said. “We have to prepare for her with the things that she throws.” Rogers, who is 23-3 on the season, has the second-best ERA in the SEC. Rogers has an opposing batting average of .177, which is good for third in the conference.

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Baton Rouge Blues Week promotes long local tradition of city’s blues

Austen Krantz

Entertainment Writer

Many music-goers see Chicago and Memphis as blues capitals of the country, but Baton Rouge Blues Foundation co-founder Johnny Palazzotto wants Baton Rouge Blues Week to demonstrate Louisiana’s abundant inﬂuences on the genre. “Muddy Waters wasn’t born in Chicago. He was born in Mississippi,” Palazzotto said. “If you look at the lineage of all of those guys, they all came through New Orleans. They all migrated up Highway 61 — up the Mississippi river.” The 17th annual Baton Rouge Blues Week runs from

April 22 to 28 and will feature presentations and performances by various artists throughout Baton Rouge to showcase the area’s unique and vast blues heritage. Monday’s Slim Harpo Music Awards served as one of Blues Week’s more prominent events, honoring inﬂuential musicians for their promotion of the genre. The event awards three groups of recipients: legends, or historically respected blues musicians, ambassadors, who represent an appreciation for blues in their work, and pioneers, who push the blues genre forward. BLUES, see page 11

More Blues Week events: Today: What: Baton Rouge Blues Society All Star Jam When: Doors open at 5 p.m., music begins at 6:30 p.m. Where: Phil Brady’s Bar & Grill, 4848 Government St. Wednesday: What: Dixie Rose Acoustic Circle When: 7 p.m. Where: Teddy’s Juke Joint, 17001 Old Scenic Highway Friday: What: Chelsea’s debut of Elvin

Killerbee Band When: 10:30 p.m. Where: Chelsea’s, 2857 Perkins Road Saturday: What: Henry Gray and Carol Fran performance When: 8 p.m. Where: 639 Main St. Sunday: What: Free Bicentennial Blues Concert When: 1-6 p.m. Where: Old State Capitol grounds

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Blues singer Luther Ken and accompanying artists lay down a jive Monday during the Slim Harpo Music Awards held at the Manship Theatre.

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A last goodbye to beloved ‘Cash Cab’

Goodbye, Ben Bailey. Goodbye, Street Shout-Outs. And goodbye, Red Light Challenges. If, like me, you’ve spent the last seven years obsessed with one of the Discovery Channel’s best shows, you’re saddened to hear that after more than 200 JOEY GRONER episodes, “Cash Entertainment Writer Cab” has been canceled. For those who somehow missed out on this watershed moment in television history, here’s how the show worked: Charismatic host Ben Bailey drove a taxi around New York City, picking up unsuspecting passengers who were surprised to ﬁnd out they were on a game show in a cab. Bailey would drive to their destination while asking general knowledge questions, for which the contestants could earn prize money. There were no deals to be made or wheels to be spun. “Cash Cab” was similar to a Swiss watch in this way — the beauty was in its simplicity. Bailey, who still moonlights as a mediocre stand-up comedian, exempliﬁed the qualities that made “Cash Cab” so much fun. He didn’t need a stage for his game show. He didn’t need a plastic ‘CASH CAB,’ see page 11

FILM

‘All In: The Poker Movie’ includes footage of University tailgate Raylea Barrow Entertainment Writer

Several Tigers with a taste for high stakes are part of an awardwinning documentary on poker being released on iTunes today. “All In: The Poker Movie,” an exploration of the rise in poker’s popularity and its integration into mainstream society from 4th Row Films, includes footage from a tailgate during a football game between LSU and Auburn and footage of LSU fans playing poker. Featuring celebrities such as Matt Damon, Kenny Rogers and professional poker player Chris Moneymaker, the documentary illustrates the renaissance of poker

over the last decade and a clash between politics and personal freedom. Douglas Tirola, the ﬁlm’s director and president of 4th Row Films, said he has always rooted for LSU from childhood, even though he is a graduate of the University of Miami. Tirola said his personal desire to get back to LSU as an adult and experience a tailgate encouraged him to include shots of the University in “All In.” Tirola came to the University to try his luck at ﬁnding a tailgate with some poker. “I actually never read an article that there was poker played at an LSU tailgate. ... I just was

willing to bet like a poker game,” Tirola said. “I’m looking all around for this poker game, and ﬁnally we found some alumni playing poker and we found some students playing poker. In the movie there are some shots of that poker, and there are shots of students in the stands cheering.” Tirola said part of the idea was to show that poker is not just being played in Las Vegas casinos, underground clubs or at some movie star’s house in Hollywood. He wanted to show that poker is played everywhere, in places that people don’t even think of. Tirola said he learned from POKER, see page 11

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LSU fans pass the time by playing poker, as featured in the new movie “All In: The Poker Movie,” which debuts on iTunes today.

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MUSIC

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Former LSU student Marcia Ball becomes blues legend David Jones Entertainment Writer

From grooving in local juke joints to serenading in the White House, Marcia Ball has never lost her Southern charm. The Grammy-nominated singer has become well-known for her unique blend of music, often described as a fusion of Texas stomprock, blues and New Orleans soul, accompanied by her gospel-tinged voice and excepBALL tional piano skills. Growing up in Louisiana with a family of musicians, Ball said she was exposed to playing piano and listening to soulful music at a young age. “I always heard great music

coming up,” she said. “It was in my family.” Ball and her band performed a concert at the Louisiana Earth Day event on Sunday, where a boisterous crowd danced and cheered in anticipation of the band’s set. A regular on the live performance scene, Ball said she felt at home. “I’m glad to be back in Baton Rouge,” she said before taking the stage. Ball said she realized her passion for music when she came to the University in 1966, a time she described as a “musical revolution.” In college, Ball joined her first band, a psychedelic rock-and-roll group called Gum. “Everything was changing,” she said. “We all figured out we can be in a band if we wanted to. It wasn’t all that hard. We thought if the Rolling Stones could do it, we

could, too.” Ball left the University in 1968 to pursue a full-time career in music, a decision she said she would not recommend to aspiring musicians. But Ball beat the odds in 1970 by becoming one of the lead vocalists of progressive country band Freda & The Firedogs, under the stage name “Freda.” In 1974, Ball launched her solo career with a more soulful edge. “I’ve played rock‘n’roll. I’ve played country. I’ve really played all kinds of different music … but what I knew most was R&B,” she said. Forty years and 15 albums later, Ball still remains a force in rhythm and blues music. She received her fifth Grammy nomination for her latest effort, “Roadside Attractions,” the first album where she wrote or co-wrote every song. Ball’s musical influences range from rock‘n’roll pianist Jerry Lee

Lewis to blues singer Ray Charles, artists she said were popular during her time. Ball said she also pulls inspiration from music legends Fats Domino, Professor Longhair and James Booker. Her chief vocal inspiration is fellow Louisiana-raised singer Irma Thomas, who she duetted with on her first Grammy-nominated album, “Sing It!” Ball said she always enjoys her time at the award ceremony, humbly describing it as a great time to interact with other professionals in the music industry. “It is very exciting,” she said. “You see everybody in the world.” With an extensive career in music, Ball has recently been venturing into other areas of entertainment. She and her band will be featured in an upcoming episode of HBO’s hit show, “Treme.” Ball said she felt relaxed during filming and enjoyed

her time on set. “They are so natural about the way they approach things,” she said. “It was very comfortable to shoot.” Ball will also be featured in the upcoming movie “When Angels Sing,” alongside country singer Willie Nelson. For now, she plans to continue writing and recording music for her next album, as well as touring and performing at various music festivals around the country. Her next stop will be in New Orleans to perform in concert series Wednesday At the Square on May 2 and again on May 4 for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

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LITERATURE & FILM

University prof. holds book signing, talks movie-making

Josh Naquin

Entertainment Writer

English may not be his first language, but Nicolas Bazan’s first fictional novel is being adapted into a movie, comprende? Bazan visited campus to hold a book signing at the LSU Bookstore on Monday in honor of his novel’s release in paperback and journey to the silver screen. Bazan, professor and director of the NeurosciBAZAN ence Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, signed copies of his book, “Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind,” and discussed its film adaption’s progress. “Being at LSU in New Orleans is 100 percent what made this happen,” Bazan said about the

inspiration for his novel, which is rooted in his scientific research. Bazan said the novel follows a neuroscientist, Alvaro Cruz, as he investigates the mysterious past of Una Vida, a street singer stricken with Alzheimer’s disease. The New Orleans-based mystery finds Cruz venturing into Una Vida’s cloudy past in order to resolve recurring dreams of his own. Similarities between Bazan and the novel’s protagonist don’t stop at a shared occupation. “Alvaro Cruz was also born in Argentina and has five children, like me,” Bazan said. Bazan said his novel also contains a life-changing episode of his own. He said his aunt suffered an epileptic seizure en route to one of his piano lessons as a child, and the event catalyzed his fascination with the brain. “I believe that event was what made me go to medical school and ultimately become a neuroscientist

studying diseases like epilepsy,” Bazan said. April Frank, psychology junior, said she attended the book signing to speak with Bazan about behavioral neuroscience, an area she is interested in studying. “The book discusses Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions that interest me,” Frank said. “UNA VIDA” Bazan said he has been published in hundreds of medical journals throughout his career but faced several obstacles when writing his fictional novel. “Every sentence was a challenge,” Bazan joked. He said his book was twice its current 218-page size when an editor convinced him to write more concisely and whittle his work down to a story readable in a few

days. While Bazan trimmed down the book’s length, he was presented with an opportunity to increase its audience and the dispersal of its message. “I was very lucky,” Bazan said. “I was approached by Richie Adams, who said he wanted to make my book into a movie.” Bazan said his novel’s film adaption, “Una Vida,” is in the process of fundraising and finishing casting. “The story’s message is one of hope,” Bazan said. “Talking about

diseases like Alzheimer’s can have a sad or negative message, but my message is of the contrary.” While Bazan remained tightlipped on who has been cast, he said he’s thankful for an opportunity to transform his vision into film. “It’s fascinating to see these characters that were once only in my head become portrayed by real people,” Bazan said. Contact Josh Naquin at jnaquin@lsureveille.com

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 BLUES, from page 9

“We have been recognizing both local and international artists who have recorded songs, from Louisiana song writers and artists,” Palazzotto said. “The more income we can generate for Louisiana natives, the healthier the entertainment and music business is in Baton Rouge and in Louisiana as a whole.” The awards are named after James Moore, or “Slim Harpo,” a songwriter and musician who has been lauded for his skills with the harmonica and his blues music, which inﬂuenced several classicrock musicians, Palazzotto said. “When The Rolling Stones recorded ‘I’m a King Bee’ on their ﬁrst album, and Van Morrison recorded ‘Don’t Start Crying Now,’ and The Kinks recorded ‘I Got Love If You Want it,’ back in the early ‘60s, these were songs that were written by Slim Harpo,” Palazzotto said, citing an old saying. “‘Blues and jazz had a baby and called it rock and roll.’ If you think about Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis, you see the evolution — and Baton Rouge is in the center of it.” Moore’s son, William Gambler, who attended the awards, explained Moore wasn’t well received when he began his work. He said these British rock groups who covered his father played a large part in ushering in Moore’s popularity and respect. He also conveyed his amazement for the

POKER, from page 9

filming that poker is a great social game that is uniquely American. “It doesn’t matter where you’re from or what you look like or what your physical abilities are,” Tirola said. “When we went to these games, we saw such diversity at the table. Even when we were at LSU, the people weren’t necessarily lifelong buddies. They were people that were united through LSU and through poker.” The film has played in 50 cities nationwide, which Tirola said is lucky. In the screening process, once a distributor has seen the movie, usually at a film festival, someone may purchase the movie and have the ability to put it

‘CASH CAB,’ from page 9

ity or an expensive suit. He was a likable, everyday guy — the type of person everyone wants to befriend. As with any great TV program, it wasn’t always sunshine and daisies for “Cash Cab.” In 2010, it was revealed that, at least for the Chicago iteration of the show, a majority of contestants were pre-screened and cast rather than being picked up randomly off the street. Discovery also acknowledged that the cash handed out at the end of the ride was fake and that there was some leeway in the Red Light Challenge, a portion of the show in which contestants could win extra sums of money. Perhaps worst of all, a Cash Cab once killed someone. In July of 2011, the cab for the

long-running award ceremony. “We never anticipated anything like this during his lifetime,” Gambler said. “It’s amazing considering the fact that he’s been dead for 40 years.” This year’s awards honored producer J.D. Miller and soul-blues singer Carol Fran as legends, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards as an ambassador and musicians Deacon John Moore and Oscar “Harpo” Davis as pioneers. Palazzotto explained the event chose Miller because he produced Slim Harpo’s early music and Carol Fran because of her highly respected work as a blues musician. Keith Richards was chosen because of his appreciation for blues music — speciﬁcally Slim Harpo’s work. He referred to covers of Slim Harpo’s music by The Rolling Stones as evidence of Richards’ appreciation, as well as a Rolling Stone magazine issue that listed Slim Harpo’s “Blues Hangover” as Richards’ fourth favorite song of all time. “As an ambassador of Louisiana music, he’s obviously been a fan of Slim Harpo for a long time,” Palazzotto said. “[Blues Hangover is] not something a lot of people have ever heard of.” With both Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans occurring this weekend as well, Palazzotto explained Baton Rouge Blues Week as resting “in the

The Daily Reveille middle of the most musical 125 miles on earth,” another phrase he coined about 15 years ago. “New Orleans is obviously the birthplace of jazz and rock and roll, and nowhere else on earth is the home of Cajun and Zydeco music other than Lafayette,” he said. “There’s so much to be realized and learned about the musical history of Baton Rouge. “ Palazzotto cited examples of famously inﬂuential local blues musicians from Baton Rouge like Buddy Guy, Tabby Thomas and pianist Henry Grey, who performed with Muddy Waters. He reiterated the area’s long-touted history of blues, referring to the blues venue The Juke Joint that rests on the border of Zachary and Baton Rouge. “Morgan Freeman spent millions of dollars to build Juke Joint in Clarksdale, Miss., but we’ve got the real thing right here,” Palazotto said. “That was started in 1948.” Baton Rouge Blues Week performances include the All Star Jam Beneﬁt at Phil Brady’s tonight, a performance by the Elvin Killerbee Band at Chelsea’s on Friday and Sunday’s free Bicentennial Blues Concert on the Old State Capitol grounds. In addition, Blues Week hosts a special television show on Cox 4 that will air through Wednesday.

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into theaters. “There are somewhere between 5,000 and 7,000 independent movies made every year,” Tirola said. “Maybe a couple hundred of those ﬁnd their way into a movie theater. Anybody that makes a movie, you just want it to get the biggest audience that it can, so we are thrilled that it’s played in all these major cities, and we’re thrilled that it’s on iTunes.” Tirola said ﬁlming “All In” also reminded him that some people don’t like gambling. “People just feed on [the idea] that gambling involves risk and that it’s the role of the government to stop people from taking risks that could be unhealthy to them and want to stop people from that

activity,” Tirola said. “What has happened with the economy in the last year, people have become very averse to risks. ... We move forward as people and as a culture when we take risks.” Tirola said the ﬁlm celebrates more of an entrepreneurial risk in advancing the world of poker. He said poker can teach players to get back up and keep going when they fail. “You hope you can touch a few people with that message, and the rest of the people, you just want them to have a great time,” Tirola said.

Vancouver edition of the show was being driven to a storage facility when the driver, who was also the show’s producer, struck a 61-year-old man on a crosswalk who died in a hospital later that night. It’s safe to say that producer failed his Red Light Challenge. But even after vehicular manslaughter and accusations that the show was a sham, I, along with millions of others, still loved “Cash Cab.” Sure, some of the show’s magic was destroyed after we realized the contestants weren’t the innocent, unsuspecting men-on-the-street we thought they were. But the show never failed to maintain the fun, lighthearted spirit that made it so successful. But not even winning three Daytime Emmys, including one for Bailey’s work as a host, could

save the show from cancellation. Discovery still hasn’t given a reason for axing the program, and I think I speak for all “Cash Cab” fans when I demand an explanation for the decision. It is with a heavy heart that I write about the last hailing of the “Cash Cab.” The show’s many episodes will continue on in syndication, while there’s also hope that another cable TV station might pick it up. But no one will ever be able to recreate the magic of Ben Bailey and his magic money taxi. So good night, sweet prince. Your days of rewarding strangers for random trivia may be over, but you’ll live forever in our hearts.

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personality or an expensive suit. He was a likable, everyday guy — the type of person everyone wants to befriend. As with any great TV program, it wasn’t always sunshine and daisies for “Cash Cab.” In 2010, it was revealed that, at least for the Chicago iteration of the show, a majority of contestants were pre-screened and cast rather than being picked up randomly off the street. Discovery also acknowledged that the cash handed out at the end of the ride was fake and that there was some leeway in the Red Light Challenge, a portion of the show in which contestants could win extra sums of money. Perhaps worst of all, a Cash Cab once killed someone. In July of 2011, the cab for the

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Feminist nuns embody the teachings of Christ more than the current Vatican

POSITIVELY CARNAL

KRISTI CARNAHAN Columnist

Nuns and feminists. Not two words most people expect to hear in the same sentence, unless the headline involves one bashing the other. Yet that’s what the headlines have been flashing for the past week. The Vatican has decided a U.S. collective of approximately 1,500 nuns, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, needs to be reined in for petty differences in priority. When first reading the article as the news of the Vatican’s report broke, I prayed my reading comprehension was failing me. “Radical feminist” nuns don’t often make the front page, if you have ever heard of them before. The nuns in question are being reprimanded for challenging the teachings of the bishops, who are the “church’s authentic teachers of faith and morals.” One member of the LCWR believes the target was placed on them after some members vocalized their support for health-care reform despite the contraception clause, which was in direct opposition to the stance of the bishops. The nuns believed something was better than nothing for all those lacking any form of health care, while the bishops found any reform including contraception unacceptable. So what are their other grievous GREGORIO BORGIA / The Associated Press crimes against the Catholic faith? Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful in prayer overlooking St. Peter’s square The New York Times summaat the Vatican, which has launched an investigation into an American conrizes the Vatican report best, stating ference of nuns for “radical feminist” tendencies. the organization and affiliates are

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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 Parker Cramer’s column, “Proposed gun amendment to La. Constitution goes too far,” readers had this to say: “The N.O. Police conﬁscated hundreds of guns in the aftermath of Katrina, and many if not most of them have either not been returned or have deteriorated in storage to the point where they are not functional and worth nothing. If the author takes the position

that this is acceptable, I suggest he move to Chechnya, because such totalitarianism is anathema to the United States. Maybe he’d be happier there. Whenever there is a question of how far the government can go, it must be addressed constitutionally in clear, precise language so that there can be no argument as to government’s limitations, and people protecting themselves against renegade police actions are constitutionally justiﬁed.” -BHirsh “I’ve seen many commenters criticizing Mr. Cramer by pointing out that the government began to conﬁscate guns from citizens

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“focusing [their] work too much on poverty and economic injustice, while keeping ‘silent’ on abortion and same-sex marriage.” I’m just appalled by their actions, mind you. What these nuns are focused on is obviously incompatible with the Christian faith. I mean, how dare women who have dedicated their lives to living the teachings of Christ do exactly what Christ did? According to their website, the LCWR justice initiatives encompass affordable and accessible health care for all, accessible clean water and other environmental action, relief services to Haiti, immigration reform and human rights issues like war, refugees and torture. The Christ I study focused his entire ministry on befriending and loving those who were oppressed and shunned from society for a variety of reasons. He spent his time with the tax collectors and the prostitutes. He taught and performed miracles among those pushed to the outskirts of society as unclean, immoral and unwanted. He wasn’t shy about loving and helping those who were deemed the lowest class by society, and he told us to do the same. The nuns have taken this to heart and are doing their best to give life to Christ’s teachings. “What you do for the least of these, so you have done for me” is a compelling statement, along with “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” Combined, these verses should give the Vatican some muchneeded perspective. The LCWR decided not to focus its collective efforts on opposing same-sex marriage and abortion because it is concentrating on more urgent issues affecting our world.

during the aftermath of Katrina. This was due to the State of Emergency, declared by Ray Nagin and Governor Blanco. Both federal troops and Louisiana National Guardsmen were involved in the operation, meaning that President George W. Bush, a Republican from Texas endorsed by the NRA, was involved in the decision-making process of sending troops to New Orleans. These same troops, sent by a Republican President, began conﬁscating weapons in order to prevent the rampant looting, violence and sexual assault which was occurring in the aftermath of the disaster. The conﬁscation was temporary, implemented by both Republicans and Democrats, for the

safety of the city in the wake of a major hurricane. You might want to put some Neosporin on that burn. Also, I struggle to ﬁnd sympathy for individuals whose guns were conﬁscated from them during the aftermath of Katrina. How many times do you have to tell people to leave the city before they listen?” - Anonymous

The LCWR is trying to pursue not only initiatives affecting the poorest U.S. citizens, but also issues plaguing people internationally. There is nothing loving about the Vatican’s rampage regarding the shaming of homosexuals and abortion. No matter your stance on these issues, no person or organizations — especially in a faith centered on love — has the right to dehumanize another to the point of self-hatred or suicide. Its end result is people hating and killing people, both themselves and others. If your mission is to love and help, why would you choose to spew hate instead of helping people? This report is just one of many to come. The Vatican, through the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, recently completed an investigation of all U.S. nun organizations, and the results of many of those inquisitions haven’t yet been revealed. There are even more issues to this report. Some question the sexism of this revelation, as it is made by an all-male group of bishops against all-female nuns. Others question the Vatican’s priorities regarding those affected by poverty. No matter the motivations, the Vatican is compounding the negativity surrounding the Catholic faith by reprimanding a group of women only seeking to improve our world for superﬁcial differences in priority. Kristi Carnahan is a 25-year-old anthropology senior from West Monroe. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_KCarnahan. Contact Kristi Carnahan at kcarnahan@lsureveille.com

In response to Nicholas Pierce’s column, “Domestic reactions to Muslim Shariah law overblown,” readers had this to say:

you are claiming about the ‘liberal judges...enforcing sharia law?’ No Muslim man can get away with breaking the U.S. laws because of his religious views unless because of a mistake by the prosecutor or the mistake of the judicial system as a whole, which happens fairly frequently. Do you think judges just sit around and ﬂip a coin? They are setting precedents every time they give a judgement. Take your Islamophobia somewhere else so that this state can have one less bigot.” - Anonymous

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Quote of the Day “Only the winners decide what were war crimes.”

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HEAD to HEAD Does the Afghan photo scandal merit the media’s reaction? Yes. Defaming the dead is unacceptable, especially in war time. BLUE-EYED DEVIL NICHOLAS PIERCE Columnist Last week, the Los Angeles Times published a front-page story that included photographs depicting soldiers of the 82nd Airborne division posing with the corpses of dead Afghans. This isn’t the first time this has happened, nor the second, third or fourth — but it ought to be the last. In January, a video surfaced of four American soldiers urinating on dead Afghans. Last year, an entire ream of photographs taken by the now infamous “Afghan Murder Squad” (a group of rearechelon soldiers who killed, mutilated and photographed civilians in Kandahar) was published by Rolling Stone magazine — a piece which led to the squad’s arrest by the U.S. Army. This sort of behavior is not acceptable. It’s wicked and does not represent who we are or what our mission purports itself to be. If we characterize ourselves as liberators and bringers of democracy, these sorts of incidents certainly don’t seem congruous with that message, do they? If after all the lives we’ve lost prosecuting this war — and after all of the tragedy and turmoil the people of Afghanistan have endured — we lose the progress we have made to the reckless actions of a handful of bad people, we’ll we have no one to blame but ourselves. Don’t get it confused, we’re playing for keeps. These stakes are high, and this isn’t a game. This is not an instance of young men goofing around or blowing off steam. These are human beings we’re talking about — sometimes civilians, sometimes enemy combatants, but human beings nonetheless. All people, regardless of political, religious or ethnic affiliation, deserve a certain amount of dignity in death, or at least not to be paraded about like a hunting trophy. When our soldiers were dragged through the streets of Mogadishu during conflict in Somalia, and when a similar situation took place in Fallujah during the opening days of the war in Iraq, we responded in horror and outrage — just as we should have. And as images of our boys being desecrated were broadcast around the world, we declared the opposition barbarous. The insurgents were brigands and animals, and we felt confident in our righteous, ethical duty to carry out our mission in good faith. We’re rapidly turning into hypocrites. Our rhetoric must match our actions. Had we declared our intention of turning Kabul into a crater and burning down every village in Afghanistan — making

a desert and calling it peace — then we could have done that handily and been about our business. But that’s not who we are, and that’s not what we said. If you’re a believer in American exceptionalism, you’ll take my point: We’re sowing the seeds of tomorrow’s Taliban. It’s bad enough when insurgents lie to encourage followers, it’s worse when we give them facts to work with. And no, that doesn’t mean these photographs should not have been published. Quite the contrary, some people will say the L.A. Times has endangered lives by putting these pictures out there, but the men in question should have considered that before acting in the manner they did. The best we can do now is to properly punish those involved and make sure this doesn’t happen a sixth time. And hope the patience of the people we are trying to help does not wear too thin. Nicholas Pierce is a 22-year-old history junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_nabdulpierc.

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No. LA Times feeds sensationalism with macabre photos. THE PHILIBUSTER PHIL SWEENEY Columnist

All’s fair in love and war. And journalism. Last week, the fusspots of the Los Angeles Times published macabre photographs of U.S. soldiers striking victory poses with the remains of Afghan insurgents. They struck gold, of course, with the tendentious front-page story, which “prompted thousands of online comments, and hundreds of phone calls, e-mails and letters to the editor,” a Times blog proclaimed. The two published photographs — depictions of paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne bemusedly toying with the corpses like life-sized G.I. Joes — were among the 18 the Times had obtained from a soldier desiring “to draw attention to the safety risk of a breakdown in leadership and discipline.” Predictably, the “scandal” is the liberal media’s present news gem, the jewel most recently set in the Fourth Estate’s antimilitarist crown. Indeed, the story is recent. The 2010 photographs, however, are anything but. No news is good news, proverbially, but not for the ravenous American media. And certainly not for the penny-pinching, cash-strapped Times, which in March

instituted a New York Times-esque paywall, charging readers for access to the newspaper’s online content. Of course, doing so necessitates publishing strong, compelling content to generate paid subscriptions, and the aforementioned photographs — even if old news — are most assuredly that. There’s a word for the media’s bloated coverage of the photographs: sensationalism. First and foremost, the “insurgents” were suicide bombers, which ought to deaden one’s initial idealistic outrage. The U.S. soldiers had not themselves dispatched the insurgents — not a shot was ﬁred, by all accounts. In fact, the corpses in one photograph were those of “three insurgents who ... had accidentally blown themselves up,” according to the article. Americans’ indignation at the photographs is perplexing, given that the only disgruntled Afghan seems to be President Hamid Karzai. Suicide is forbidden in the Quran, and Islamic burial rites are customarily denied to suicide bombers. In fact, a Wall Street Journal editorial reported Sunday that a bombers’ remains were once “left in tree branches as a deterrent to others” — a gruesome reminder of the prevalence of such attacks in Afghanistan. Indeed, the Afghan National Police “hate suicide bombers as no one else does,” related the editorial’s author, having once been embedded with U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. Curiously, Afghan National Police ofﬁcers were among those saying “Cheese!” in one of the photographs — which disarms the notion that this is a breakdown in American leadership and American discipline. Rather, this is masculinity at its most masculine, and boys will be boys — always. Indeed, one might just as easily envision an 18-year-old Tom Sawyer — all grown up and enlisted, no less mischievous — partaking of such devilry with the very same shit-eating American grin. Private Sawyer, of course, would be no less culpable for it. But the fact of the matter is the depicted soldiers’ conduct — otherwise unbecoming of civilians — is precisely that which is required of warriors: callousness, detachment, frigidity. It’s the psychological full metal jacket, as it were, that enables them to be soldiers: to take life and to give their own. That is the soldier’s leadership and discipline, ultimately — and within the U.S. military, the published photographs indicate no such breakdown therein. Indeed, all is fair in love and war. And sensationalist journalism. Phil Sweeney is a 25-year-old English senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_PhilSweeney.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned the U.S. soldiers’ actions as “disgusting” and said a quicker exit was the only way to prevent these missteps.

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