Legislature: Talking on the phone while driving could be banned, p. 3
Football: SEC coaches answer questions in teleconference, p. 6
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STUDENT LOANS BY THE NUMBERS
7.4 million
students with federal student loans who will see their interest rates double on July 1 unless Congress steps in to keep them low
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Building ‘Higher education cannot be a luxury’ repairs
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the additional debt the average student will rack up on these loans for each year Congress allows the rate to double
Assessing Editor’s note: is the third Our Buildings This in a three-part
$870 billion
amount of student loan debt in the third quarter of 2011, reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
$85 million balance of past-due student loan debt, which is around 10 percent of the national student loan debt burden, as estimated by the New York Fed
$19,000 the average amount of debt that
students graduated with in 2006
$25,000
the average amount of debt that students graduated with in 2010 Sources: White House Office of Communications, U.S. News & World Report
Baseball: Cotton’s steady pitching bests hitters, p. 5
A three-part series
Obama urges Congress to prevent the doubling of student loans
President Barack Obama is doing administration. everything he can to ensure student Obama, who was on his way to loan interest rates won’t double in July, speak with students at the University of he told college journalists in a Tuesday Colorado at Boulder, said he will “take conference call from the issue to every part Air Force One. of the country” until Kate Mabry Today, interest Congress passes legStaff Writer on student loans is 3.4 islation to counter the percent, but the rate will double to 6.8 matter, which he called a “tremendous percent on July 1 if Congress does not blow” to students. take action. “I’ll be going to schools to talk Obama said he urged Congress to students directly about the critical to pass legislation that would pre- importance of the possibility that 7.4 vent interest rates from doubling and called it an economic priority for his LOAN DEBT, see page 4 photo by CHUCK LIDDY / The Associated Press
President Barack Obama speaks to students Tuesday during his visit to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
series detailing the state of the University’s academic buildings, which have not been evaluated since 2005. Kevin Thibodeaux Contributing Writer
As the University continues to be vigilant of its ever-fluctuating budget, financial hardships from 30 years ago are still taking their toll on campus facilities. In the 1980s, the state saw a comparative budget shortfall, and the University was required to push back funding for several operating systems in academic buildings across campus, like the electrical and mechanical systems that were in need of repair. REPAIR, see page 4
Get a columnist’s take, page 8.
ORGANIZATIONS
Students master the ballroom Dance club studies diverse styles Claire Caillier Contributing Writer
On Wednesday and Thursday nights, a dull classroom comes to life with the fast footwork, graceful arms and swaying hips of the University Ballroom Dance Club. A group of 15 to 20 students gather twice a week to practice and learn new dances, said Philip Taylor, agriculture business senior and president of the organization. The talented crew has placed first at the beginning level for the past two years in “A Gumbo of
Ballroom,” the annual national qualifying competition held in Baton Rouge. “We produce quality dancers,” Taylor said. “People come from all over the country to compete in this event.” Taylor said he placed first in all of the competitions he entered. “It is a little scary at first because there is a ton of people,” Taylor said. “But once you start dancing, it becomes second nature.” The club was founded in 2007, and the instructors are students. “The founders had been ballroom dancing for about eight to 10 years,” Taylor said. “Every so often, we get a chance to visit a
professional instructor.” Club members learn the waltz, tango, foxtrot, cha-cha, rumba and East Coast swing, Taylor said. Members spend one night learning the basics of ballroom dance and the next focusing on teaching members the technical aspects of ballroom dance and how to compete. Taylor said he had no background in dance when he joined, and now he is teaching his peers. He said ballroom dancing is a unique experience. “You get to meet a lot of good people through it,” Taylor said. “It’s a social thing and something to look forward to during BALLROOM, see page 4
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University Ballroom Dance Club members practice the waltz April 19 in Allen Hall.
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INTERNATIONAL
Nation & World
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
China’s promise of leadership in electric car industry elusive
Edwards insults pregnant mistress, funnels secret money to woman
Lawmakers reject proposal to allow gay, other couples to adopt
BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders are finding it’s a lot tougher to create a world-beating electric car industry than they hoped. In 2009, they pledged billions of dollars for research and called for annual sales of 500,000 cars by 2015. Today, Beijing is scaling back its ambitions, chastened by technological hurdles and lack of buyer interest. Developers have yet to achieve breakthroughs and will be lucky to sell 2,000 cars this year, mostly taxis. Measles deaths have plummeted over a decade, down 74 percent
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A proposal that would allow gay couples and other unmarried couples to adopt children together in Louisiana was defeated Tuesday by a House committee. Similar measures have been repeatedly rejected by lawmakers in recent years, and the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee voted 9-2 against the idea this time. As proposed by Rep. Jared Brossett, D-New Orleans, the bill would have allowed adoptions by people who aren’t related to a child by blood but live in the same home and establish a relationship with the child.
Swiss scientists demonstrate robot controlled by paralyzed man’s mind
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — John Edwards’ first reaction when he learned his mistress may be pregnant was to downplay the chances he was the father, calling the woman a “crazy slut,” his former close campaign aide testified Tuesday. Later, when the former presidential candidate came to realize he was the father in the midst of his campaign, he asked the aide, Andrew Young, to claim paternity and hatched a plan to funnel money from rich friends to provide the woman a monthly allowance, even though Young said he doubted it was legal. First person arrested in BP oil spill; former engineer deleted evidence
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss scientists demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot by thought alone. On Tuesday, the team used a simple head cap to record the brain signals of Mark-Andre Duc, decoding the electrical signals emitted by his brain when he imagined lifting his paralyzed fingers almost instantly by a laptop at the hospital. The resulting instructions were then transmitted to a foot-tall robot.
HOUSTON (AP) — The first person arrested in the BP oil spill is being released on $100,000 bail. The former BP engineer, Kurt Mix, is accused of deleting more than 300 text messages about the amount of oil flowing from the blown-out well and the company’s failed attempts to plug the gusher in 2010. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison, a judge told Mix at his hearing.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Bar has dismissed a complaint against Attorney General Jim Hood over a political ad tied to the killing of a Louisiana priest. Attorney Brian Alexander of Bay St. Louis filed the complaint last November. It alleged that Hood’s ad tainted the prospective jury pool by referring to Jeremy Wayne Manieri as someone who “murdered a 70-year-old priest in cold blood.”
LONDON (AP) — The number of measles deaths worldwide has apparently dropped by about threequarters over a decade, according to a new study by the World Health Organization and others. Health officials estimate about 9.6 million children were saved from dying of measles from 2000 to 2010 after big vaccination campaigns were rolled out more than a decade ago. Researchers guessed the number of deaths fell during that time period from about 535,300 to 139,300, or about 74 percent.
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People participate in a demonstration against bullfighting Tuesday in Mexico City. Mexico is one of a few countries, including Peru and Venezuela, where bullfighting remains legal.
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LEGISLATION
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Senate bill could prohibit roadside sale of dogs and cats Lauren Duhon Staff Writer
Proposed legislation would make the sale of live dogs and cats at certain locations unlawful. The bill, which was received by the Louisiana Senate on April 16, prohibits the sale of dogs and cats at public locations. HB 231 specifies where it would be illegal to sell these animals. According to the bill, the sale of a dog or cat is banned on any highway, right-of-way, flea market, commercial or retail parking lot, public park, public playground, public swimming pool, other recreational areas and adjacent property to these locations. A highway is defined in the legislation as the entire width between the boundary lines of every way maintained and open to the use of public vehicles, including bridges,
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Two dogs wrestle with each other Tuesday evening at the Raising Cane’s Dog Park at City-Brooks Community Park.
causeways, tunnels and ferries. Rep. Tony Ligi, R-Metairie, sponsored the legislation but was not available to comment as of press time. Humane societies, animal
welfare groups, animal-control agencies and nonprofit organizations sponsoring animal adoption events are exempt from the legislation. The sale of dogs or cats would be legal by licensed breeders or
at 5:52 p.m. in reference to complaints about the smell of marijuana coming from a dorm room. Lalonde said officers made contact with Darnell, the resident in the room where the smells originated, with a permanent address of 3985 Fruitvale Ave. in Oakland, Calif. After speaking with Darnell, officers investigated his dorm room and found 88 grams of
marijuana, along with a digital scale. Lalonde said Darnell admitted to distributing drugs. He was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
within private residences, retail pet stores, raffles for fundraising events for a natural conservation organization and the confines of a cat or dog show. Those who violate the bill would be fined up to $250 for a first offense. Second-time offenders would face up to a $1,000 fine. Companion Animal Alliance Director Debbie Pearson said this legislation is vital because casual and careless breeding is one of the root causes of the huge population of homeless animals at the shelter. “There is the attitude that pets are somehow casual possessions that one may simply dispose of in any convenient way when no longer wanted,” Pearson said. Pearson said committed breeders would never sell animals in a parking lot or even a pet store. She said many of the roadside animals are purchased on impulse and
disposed of just as quickly. “There are absolutely wonderful animals in shelters including any breed, age and type of cat or dog,” Pearson said. “A rescued animal can give back with boundless devotion and love. Until our community becomes more educated and aware of the issues and acts in more responsible ways, animals will continue to wander, languish and die as disposable items.” She said this legislation will make it more difficult for “backyard breeders” to carelessly breed pets. Pearson said she hopes the bill will decrease the profit motivation for those who sell dogs and cats in this way.
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CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Student arrested for possession of 88 grams of marijuana in dorm Officers arrested 19-year-old pre-education student Nicholas Ryan Darnell on April 18 for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said officers were called to Taylor Hall on Wednesday, April 18,
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STATE
Phone ban while driving proposed
Kate Mabry Staff Writer
A bill in the state legislature may make it illegal to talk on the phone while driving, but many students believe cell phone use behind the wheel will continue. Rep. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, introduced legislation that would make it illegal to talk on the phone while driving, and the bill will soon be introduced to the House of Representatives for debate. On April 13, the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works passed Barrow’s legislation in a 9-to-7 vote. Barrow was inspired to introduce this bill after she was involved in a car accident. “I was in an automobile accident with a young lady who admitted that she was on the cell phone and did not see that the light was still red when she actually plowed into the back of my car with me and my children in the back,” Barrow told NBC 33 TV. David Sobek, political science assistant professor, said the bill will likely pass. “This is something a lot of people can understand the dangers of and support,” he said. But Sobek also said the bill may not affect many drivers. “I imagine a lot of people will continue to talk on the phone, unless
[police] are ticketing frequently,” he said. Psychology sophomore Katherine McConnell agreed, but she said cell phone use isn’t the distraction leading to many car accidents. “People won’t follow it,” she said about the proposed bill. “Talking on the phone isn’t really the problem. Music can have the same effect as talking on the phone.” But McConnell did say she has seen negative effects of driving while talking on the phone. “One of my friends was talking on the phone and rear-ended someone,” she said. “Another one of my
friends in the backseat had to see a chiropractor for a year.” But undeclared freshman Christopher Calkins said the proposed bill may make the roads more dangerous. “People are going to be trying to hide the fact that they’re talking on the phone now, too,” he said. “It’s just one more thing that will distract them.”
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page 4 LOAN DEBT, from page 1 million student loans will double unless Congress will step up and do what is needed to do,” Obama said. Obama will visit the University of Iowa today, but he also spoke with students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Tuesday. “I don’t want this to be a country where a shrinking number of Americans are doing really, really well, but a growing number of people are just struggling to get by,” Obama said at the UNCChapel Hill. “That’s not my idea of America. I don’t want that future for you; I don’t want that future for my daughters. I want this forever to be a country where everybody gets a fair shot and everybody is doing their fair share and everybody is playing by the same set of rules.” During the conference call Tuesday, Obama said the issue of doubling interest was “completely preventable,” and he hopes to make higher education available for all students.
REPAIR, from page 1
Tony Lombardo, executive director of Facility Services, said many of the systems in today’s buildings are the same ones on which maintenance had to be deferred three decades ago. “That’s why these budget situations are so devastating, because we’re climbing out of a hole, not moving the University forward,” Lombardo said. The state has its own category of funding to combat this deferred maintenance, detailed in House Bill 2, which deals with the allocation of capital outlay. This funding is tied to a statewide conditions assessment, or a document that details the state of all public facilities. But that assessment hasn’t been updated since the buildings’ initial evaluation in 2005. The VFA, an international facilities assessment and consulting firm, was hired by the state that year to assess all state-owned buildings, including those at the University, and to compile a report ranking the buildings’ facilities on a scale of 1 to 5. The VFA did so and listed items in need of repair, a suggested action dates for maintenance and an estimated cost for repairs. But this “to-do” list has since remained stagnant, allowing problems to fester and estimated maintenance bills to grow. The assessment report indicates the University would have to fork over more than $255 million to bring all of the buildings up to current standards. That cost increases annually with the inflation of construction materials and the continued deterioration of the buildings. Ken Courtade, manager of Long Range Planning at the University and former member of the state’s office of Facility Planning and Control, said the state contract with the VFA expires in June, but the state still isn’t sure whether it wants the specific detailed information the VFA report offers or another more general assessment. “The more detailed plan gets
“We can’t cut our way to prosperity,” he said. “Students need to speak up and be heard. The time to act is right now.” Obama said he and the first lady can personally relate with students on paying off loans. “We had enormous debt that took a lot of years to pay off,” he said. “With working families owing this much money, higher education is out of reach for their children. In America, higher education cannot be a luxury.” Obama said his administration has taken several steps, including extending federal grants and allowing children to remain on their parents’ health insurance plan until age 26, to aid graduates in their debt. Obama said he also hopes to increase the number of work-study jobs available.
Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com down to more what the students are affected by — furniture, fixtures, finishes, carpeting, wall painting, windows, ceilings, floors,” he said. “It’s the smaller things that really are the aesthetics of the building and not just the operating systems.” If the state used a systems audit for the basis of funding, Courtade said some of the smaller projects may go unfunded since state funding is tied to a statewide conditions assessment. Michael DiResto, state director of communications and strategic initiatives, said in an e-mail that Facility Planning and Control is still trying to figure out which information is most vital to the facilities. He said most facilities weren’t using the specific detailed data obtained through the report. The new contract would possibly allow individual facilities to pay for this detailed information if they wanted to use it, according to DiResto. Regardless of what happens, Courtade said a change is needed. Every year the total cost needed to update the buildings increases by about 5 percent, he said, and the state doesn’t give the University funding to combat this inflation. That means by 2016, the University’s total cost of deferred maintenance will total about $322.4 million without any state assistance, Courtade estimated, not including roofs or non-assessed structures. But DiResto argued Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration has invested more than $600 million for repair and construction projects for higher education facilities across the state since 2008. “For LSU’s Baton Rouge campus alone, infrastructure and construction investments have totaled close to $43 million,” DiResto said in an e-mail. DiResto said it is up to the individual institutions to determine which projects to submit for capital outlay funding requests. However, Lombardo said the University’s funding request goes through a number of changes after the University submits it.
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BALLROOM, from page 1 the week.” Ballroom dancing has become popular because of the television show “Dancing with the Stars,” according to Lane Barry, the club’s advisor and a script writer for Uni‘It is a little versity Relascary at first tions. is ... but once you great“It exerstart dancing, cise,” Barry it becomes said. “You are second nature.’ working your body as well as Philip Taylor agriculture business working your senior, club president mind.” The club performs at different events on campus, including the holiday Candlelight Celebration and Fall Fest, Barry said. “They do a great job and they wow the crowd,” he said. Brian Strand, political science senior and member of the club, said he joined because of his friends. “I regret I didn’t start earlier,”
Strand said. Jared Eppley, geology junior and member of the organization, said the club helped him come out of his shell. “Freshman year, I went to class and went straight to my room,” Eppley said. “Because of the club, I am a completely
different person. It is the best experience that could have happened to me.”
“You never know whether or not our priorities get funded until House Bill 2 comes out,” Lombardo said. Courtade said the University hasn’t received funds from the state for deferred maintenance in a number of years. He’s unsure if this year will be any different. In order to make up for financial shortfalls, the University must compensate in other areas to keep the University’s mission intact, according to Robert Kuhn, associate vice chancellor of Budget and Planning. Kuhn said many budget cuts get pushed onto Facility Services
to prevent tuition increases or cuts to faculty and classes offered. “It’s just like in your home,” Kuhn said. “If the roof falls in, then you fix the roof. Unfortunately, that’s how deferred maintenance moves to the top of the list.” If the condition of the facilities goes unchecked, then it could potentially shut down the University, according to Kuhn. If a building were uninhabitable, classes wouldn’t be able to be held there, leaving nowhere else for the classes to be taught, he said. Courtade said he doesn’t foresee the problem being resolved any time soon. He expects the
University will have to prioritize which buildings to fund. “There are programs that are part of the Flagship Agenda that the University has deemed them to have a certain importance to the mission of the University,” Courtade said. “You have to focus more on the facilities that service those, as compared to a program that’s not part of that. And that’s an unfair thing to say.”
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University Ballroom Dance Club members practice the waltz April 19 in Allen Hall.
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100 percent Cotton
Sports
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SOFTBALL
No. 23 LSU wins one, loses one at Florida Fico, Mack have gutsy performances Scott Branson Sports Contributor
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LSU junior pitcher Chris Cotton (58) throws a pitch during the Tigers’ 10-8 victory against Mississippi Valley State University on March 2, 2011, at Alex Box Stadium.
Soft-throwing lefty pitcher emerges as dependable reliever
teeing off on his leisurely fastball. “He throws all of his pitches for strikes,” said senior utility player Grant DoJunior pitcher Chris Cotton has never zar. “You can’t just sit on a certain thing, because he’s deceptive. He throws that offcracked 90 mph. Against Kentucky last weekend, he hit speed stuff, so that 88-mph fastball looks a 89 mph, respectable for the soft-throwing lot harder than 88.” For left-handed hitters, Cotlefty, but not quite the number he ton is especially tough. The pitches wants to reach. His teammates were ‘If I come from a different angle than quick to point that out, encouraging him on Twitter to get that extra digit crack 90, hitters are used to seeing. A leftadded to his pitch speed. that will be handed slider starts inside to a leftbatter, then breaks away, Even though Cotton doesn’t the day.’ handed something those hitters rarely see. light up the radar gun, his speed Cotton retired the first 28 lefthasn’t hindered him from experi- Chris Cotton encing his most successful season LSU junior pitcher handed batters he faced this season before allowing consecutive RBIat LSU. Through 41 games, Cotton has set career highs with 22 appearances, doubles to lefties Sunday against Kentucky. “I noticed it, but I didn’t think about four victories and 20 strikeouts. His 2.11 ERA ranks No. 2 among relievers with it,” Cotton said of his success against lefties. “It’s tough giving up those hits. They more than 10 appearances. His change of pace and illusive were good hitters, but I didn’t get ahead. I breaking pitches shield him from hitters ended up throwing the pitches right down Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
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the middle, and they got a hold of them.” After joining the Tigers as a walk-on before the 2010 season, Cotton never really stood out among the other arms in the bullpen. He had a 4.62 career-ERA after his first two seasons, and many expected him to be just another face in the LSU bullpen this year. Cotton took advantage of the opportunities he received early in the season. He only allowed one run in his first eight appearances, many times coming in to face opponents’ left-handed hitters. But LSU coach Paul Mainieri doesn’t consider Cotton a lefty specialist. “He’s very capable of pitching a couple of innings,” Mainieri said. “He’s not going to strike a lot of guys out, but if he’s getting his pitches over, and he’s changing speeds, they don’t usually make solid contact against him.” COTTON, see page 7
Just one pitch from a doubleheader sweep at No. 2 Florida (42-6, 19-3 Southeastern Conference) on Tuesday, the No. 23 LSU softball team returned to Baton Rouge with a 1-0 victory and a heartbreaking 2-1 loss. In game one, LSU (33-16, 14-8 SEC) nearly took the lead in the top of the fifth inning when sophomore pinch runner Alex Boulet tagged up from third base and raced home on a fly ball in left field foul territory. Boulet slid into home plate safely, but Florida coach Tim Walton argued Boulet left third base early, and the umpire called her out on the play. LSU’s lead-off batter reached in all but the third and fourth innings, but it took until the seventh frame for the Tigers to capitalize. Senior right fielder Ashley Applegate drew a lead-off walk and was sacrificed to second by sophomore third baseman Tammy Wray. Freshman pinch-hitter Kailey McCasland came in and delivered with a single through the right side. Applegate rounded third and scored from second base, diving headfirst just out of reach of the tag, giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead. SOFTBALL, see page 7
Tigers aim to finish season strong Luke Johnson Sports Writer
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LSU sophomore catcher Ty Ross prepares for the pitch April 18 during the Tigers’ 5-4 win against Lamar University in Alex Box Stadium.
After dropping two hardfought games in a top-five matchup against No. 2 Kentucky in Lexington last weekend, No. 4 LSU (32-9) is determined to close the season on a strong note. They’ll get started on that mission at 6:30 p.m. tonight against Southeastern Louisiana (28-13) in Alex Box Stadium. “It’s hard to find a lot of fault with the kids and the way they’re doing it right now,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “We talked last week about being the best we [can be] down the stretch. ... We’ve still got some big games ahead of us.”
In order to do that, LSU is home runs and 32 RBI in his delooking to iron out some wrinkles but season, earning Freshman Allin its game. American and FreshNext up for High on the list man All-Southeastern would be a bounceConference honors in the Tigers: back game from sopho- Who: LSU (32-9) the process, Jones has more second baseman scuffled along in his JaCoby Jones, who vs. Southeastern sophomore campaign. Mainieri hopes got a Louisiana (28-13) Jones’ batting averwake up call in LSU’s When: 6:30 p.m. tonight age fell to .245 after the 7-6 loss in the KenKentucky series, during Where: Alex Box Stadium which he went 0-for-8 tucky series finale. Mainieri pulled the Watch or listen at with three strikeouts embattled second base- home: 98.1 FM and was moved to the man after the third inbottom of the order. ning, when Jones’ lack of effort on While he removed Jones from a tough ground ball was followed the game and the top of the order, by a two-out, three-run rally by the Mainieri insisted that he hasn’t Wildcats. After batting .338 with four BASEBALL, see page 7
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TRACK AND FIELD
Relay teams attain prestige through years of excellence
Michael Gegenheimer Sports Contributor
Twelve national championships and 10 Southeastern Conference titles in eight years have put the LSU relay teams into the ranks of the track elites and made Baton Rouge home to one of the most prestigious programs in the nation. “It’s always great to be a part of a program like this,” said senior sprinter Barrett Nugent. “This is probably one of the best programs in the country. It always has been in the past. ... They’ve always had great relays. But if you’re on one of these relays you can’t just expect to go out there and run it. You have to be one of the best.” The program, led by LSU coach
Dennis Shaver for the past eight seasons, has played host to some of the sport’s top athletes. Muna Lee, Xavier Carter and Esther Jones have all passed the baton for the purple and gold. In 2005, the men’s 4x400 team of Reggie Dardar, Kelly Willie, current LSU sprints coach Bennie Brazell and Carter won a national title with a time of 2:59.59. The time set the collegiate record for the event, which still stands unbeaten. “Each [team] has been unique,” Shaver said. “We’ve had teams that I thought they really only ran just hard enough to win the NCAA title, and then we’ve had teams ... and maybe they didn’t win, but I thought they ran well together.” Looking back to 2003, LSU’s
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outdoor program has earned 47 top-three finishes for the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay in either the national or SEC championship meets. Many of today’s athletes look back to the former Tigers for motivation to push themselves to their full potential. Nugent cites former hurdles standout Eric Reid Sr. as the source of his inspiration. “Looking at someone like Mr. Reid, coming up here it was a big goal of mine to push to be like [him],” Nugent said. “Without him, I wouldn’t have had that push, and he was my push.”
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LSU freshman sprinter Samantha Levin (right) hands the baton to freshman sprinter Montenae Roye-Speight (left) on Saturday during the 4x400-meter relay at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet at Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
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On any given Friday night, LSU baseball fans flood Alex Box Stadium and are dazzled as sophomore ace Kevin Gausman makes opposing hitters look silly. The same fans will flock to Tiger Stadium in the fall to watch sophomore receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. leave defensive backs in the dust. But once the final out is made or time expires on the gridiron, fans have no trouble following their favorite players off the field. And it’s all in 140 characters or less. Twitter following among LSU athletes has exploded in recent months, particularly with the LSU baseball and football programs. “It’s pretty neat to read it and have people you don’t even know telling you good job after a game or good luck heading into a big weekend,” said junior outfielder Mason Katz. Both football coach Les Miles and baseball coach Paul Mainieri acknowledged that Twitter won’t disappear anytime soon, and both agreed it must be addressed with their teams. Miles said during Tuesday’s Southeastern Conference coaches teleconference that his biggest qualm with Twitter is the identity his players assume. “It’s an opportunity for alter egos,” Miles said. “When I click on, I’m going to be a different cat [than on the field].” Although out of the loop with Twitter, Mainieri said he cautions his players to be mindful of what is put in the public light. “I let them know that they shouldn’t be airing things publicly that are internal within our team,” Mainieri said. While adhering to their coaches’ warnings, athletes can either hype up
fans through Twitter or leave them scratching their heads. Landry and Beckham teamed with junior receivers Kadron Boone and James Wright and senior receiver Russell Shepard to form the Twitterfueled “fab five,” promising gaudy numbers and a return to the national championship game next season. Off the diamond, LSU baseball players admit to not taking their Twitter accounts seriously. Except for Gausman, that is. “Gausman is the team tweet leader, the swag tweeter,” said junior outfielder Raph Rhymes. Both Rhymes and Katz derided Gausman’s propensity to hashtag the word “swag” after any and all of his tweets. “Twitter is just kind of my random thoughts that I have, and I have a lot,” Gausman said. “If I was to go to the mall and get some shoes, it would be #AirForceOneSwag.” Gausman said although his Twitter account may be a random assortment of thoughts, it provides fans a unique glimpse into his life. “They kind of get to know us on and off [the field],” Gausman said. “We get to share our lives with them.”
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There’s never a dull day in Southeastern Conference football, and Tuesday was no different as league coaches conducted their spring teleconference. The SEC streamed the question-and-answer event live for the first time and welcomed two new coaches into the loop, as Kevin Sumlin and Gary Pinkel lead Texas A&M and Missouri to the new-look league this fall. ARKANSAS HIRES SMITH The man behind the teleconference’s hottest topic didn’t even participate in it. After former coach Bobby Petrino’s scandalous exploits with a female athletic department employee got him fired, Arkansas found his temporary replacement. The Razorbacks hired former Michigan State and Louisville coach John L. Smith on Tuesday to a 10-month contract as interim head coach.
Coaches around the league weighed in on the sudden news with largely positive feedback. “The fact that they’re keeping the staff intact is important,” said Alabama coach Nick Saban. “And John L. has a lot of great experience as a coach. I still feel they’re going to be one of the most toughest teams in our division.” Smith, Arkansas’ special teams coordinator for the last three years, is 132-86 in 18 seasons as a head coach. Athletic Director Jeff Long said he will have a chance to earn the job permanently. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Tuesday’s teleconference was a mild housewarming party for Missouri and Texas A&M, the SEC’s new blood. For the Aggies, the conference won’t be the only new thing next fall. A&M is also ushering in Sumlin, the former Houston coach, as its new head football coach while replacing quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who is off to the NFL.
Sumlin said four quarterbacks are battling for the starting gig. He mentioned sophomores Jameill Showers and Johnny Manziel as potential frontrunners. But Sumlin was audibly excited as he discussed the Aggies’ schedule. “There’s a big buzz here about our first home game against Florida,” Sumlin said. Pinkel, who is 85-54 in 11 seasons at Missouri, echoed those sentiments as the Tigers enter the SEC East, saying they have something to prove. “It will be mammoth here,” Pinkel said of the SEC opener against Georgia. “Any time you’re the new kid on the block, you have to earn respect.” LSU travels to Texas A&M on Oct. 20 but will avoid Missouri in the regular season.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 BASEBALL, from page 5
given up on him. “JaCoby Jones has the capabilities to be an excellent baseball player. He’s as physically gifted a player that we have on our team,” Mainieri said. “Sometimes he’s his own worst enemy. When he has the right frame of mind, and he’s mentally tough and he cares about the right things, that talent shines through.” Mainieri said he thought Jones’ struggles at the plate have transferred to the field. When asked if he was going to give Jones some more time away from the field, Mainieri was quick to respond. “I hope the six innings he sat out in [Sunday’s] game might’ve served that purpose,” Mainieri said. Joining Jones in pursuit of
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“We’re getting timely hits,” said LSU senior pitcher Brittany Mack on the postgame radio show. “That was always our thing. We could get a bunch of hits, but they would be every inning.” Down to the last strike in the bottom of the seventh, the Gators’ right fielder Ensley Gammel homered to right field, tying the game and forcing the Tigers to extra innings. A one-out RBI double down the left field line got the job done for the Gators in the bottom of the eighth, spoiling junior pitcher Rachele Fico’s bid for her 16th win. “We definitely were down, but not for long because we knew we had that game,” Mack said. “We knew if we can outplay them then, we can outplay them again.”
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As the season has progressed, Cotton has evolved into one of the more consistent arms in LSU’s pitching arsenal. The reason is simple: He throws “the best pitch in baseball” — a strike. “Chris has always been a strike thrower,” Mainieri said. “That’s the thing that endeared him to me right from the start, his awesome ability to just throw it over the plate.” To Mainieri, that consistency trumps speed, but if Cotton continues to progress, he may have the velocity to go with the accuracy. Since going under the tutelage of pitching coach Alan Dunn, Cotton has seen his pitch speed increase. Cotton has his velocity knocking on the 90 mph doorstep thanks to a steady workout routine with emphasis on the legs and core, “If I crack 90, that will be the day,” Cotton said. “It’s been a fun season so far, and hopefully in succeeding I’ll maybe touch 90.” Cotton paused and added one more detail about that hypothetical 90-mph pitch. “As long as it’s a strike,” he said. Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com
redemption is starting pitcher Joe Broussard (4-0, 4.15), who turned in a couple of uninspiring innings in last week’s 5-4 win against Lamar. Lamar touched Broussard for a two-run homer in the first inning, and he was pulled after two innings with the score tied at two. “I’d like to see us get off to a good start. Let the team get into a good comfortable feeling in a ballgame where they don’t start pressing,” Mainieri said. “Sometimes in these games, you fall behind early and the kids start to press. I just think we need to pitch better at the beginning of the game.” Mainieri toyed with the idea of starting junior Brent Bonvillain (2-0, 3.10) instead, but his left arm may be needed in the upcoming weekend series against Georgia, and Mainieri said he didn’t want to In Tuesday’s nightcap, the Tigers took an early 1-0 lead. Applegate tripled to deep right-centerfield with one out in the second inning, and junior catcher Lauren Houston drove her in with a two-out RBI single up the middle. Mack got the start in the circle in game two and said she was especially thankful the Tigers pushed across a run early in the game. “That was definitely so much easier on me, but it also made me buckle down,” Mack said on the radio show. Mack went on to allow just four hits while striking out eight and walking two. Florida threatened to tie and take the lead in the bottom of the sixth after loading the bases with one out. After a meeting in the circle with LSU coach Beth Torina,
The Daily Reveille overextend him. Southeastern isn’t likely to go down easy against Broussard. The Lions are led offensively by junior infielder Brock Hebert, who is hitting .401 this season and has speed to burn with 30 stolen bases. Similar to LSU, Southeastern doesn’t boast a true power hitter in its lineup — the team has only socked five home runs this season — but it comes into the game with a .275 team batting average and more than doubles its opponents in sacrifice hits [53-to-25]. Senior right-hander Josh Janway (2-2, 2.95 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Lions.
Contact Luke Johnson at ljohnson@lsureveille.com Mack buckled down and induced a pop-up in foul territory and a ground out to second base to escape the inning with the shutout in tact. “[Torina] was just telling me to do your thing, come back and get this,” Mack said. “She just told me to get the fire in me and get it.” Mack did the same in the bottom of the seventh, striking out Florida catcher Sami Fagan with two runners on base to hand the Gators their second home loss this season. “After her first at-bat, we knew what we wanted to go at her with,” Mack said. “If I’m going to get her, it has to be a good waste pitch. Luckily I threw it low enough and she chased it.” Contact Scott Branson at sbranson@lsureveille.com
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A new bill seeks to ban talking on the phone while driving. What do you think? Compiled by KATE MABRY
‘The norm has always been to talk on the phone when you drive. It would be hard to implement the law.’
Andrew Warren political science sophomore
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[Above] Wires and circuits are exposed in the hallway of the Studio Arts Building. [Right] An electrical fire started from this outlet inside the Old Forestry Building. The building has been condemned.
In shambles
‘How dangerous it is depends on the person.’
Policymakers’ disorganization inhibits crucial renovations THE NEW FRONTIERSMAN
Gabrielle Scott theatre sophomore
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‘Wireless devices like Bluetooth make driving safer. Some cars even have adaptors that let you talk on the phone.’
CLAYTON CROCKETT Opinion Editor In electing our leaders, we willingly subject ourselves not only to the whims of their ideals but to the shortcomings of their character. We pay out of pocket for their successes and failures. With the revelation of this state’s blatant mismanagement of infrastructural decay at the University, we catch a glimpse of the disorder our leaders are capable of. In 2005, international consulting firm VFA, under contract with the state, assessed the extent of decay in the state’s public facilities — a process meant to take place routinely as a means of gauging and planning statewide renovations. The University is counted among those assessed public facilities. A full assessment has not been undertaken since, and after seven years of further deterioration — and paying the VFA more than a quarter of a million dollars for nothing — the price of disarray has added up. The inflation-adjusted price to bring our University’s infrastructure up to safety standards in 2005
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was $255 million, which is approximately 24 percent of the original cost of the buildings themselves, according to the VFA’s 2005 report as detailed by The Daily Reveille’s investigation. Put simply, the price to repair these buildings cost nearly a quarter of the buildings’ worth. According to Ken Courtade, a former member of the state’s office of Facility Planning and Control and current LSU Facility Services manager of Long Range Planning, the typical ratio of renovation cost to the price of bringing buildings up to date hovers around 15 percent nationwide. The University’s 24 percent, however, doesn’t factor in roofs, roads, sewers or sidewalks. Including those would boost the estimate of $255 million closer to $500 million, according to Courtade. But the issue doesn’t necessarily lie in these staggering prices from 2005. Over the past seven years, the state has indeed managed to address a number of the issues listed on the VFA’s 2005 assessment. The problem is that policymakers have made it unconstitutional to allocate renovation funds to projects not listed on the assessment, so any degradation that has occurred over the years but was not mentioned in 2005 is unapproachable.
And without the VFA’s monitoring and consultation, the state is left unaware of problems occurring after 2005 until it’s too late — such as when concrete begins to fall from derelict University buildings, as it did from Hill Memorial Library in February. One question seems obvious: How can the University continue to support new projects when our renovations have fallen so far behind? The first answer is that most of the funds for new projects come from private donations and capital outlay, or money set aside for specific purposes which cannot be allocated elsewhere. Considering that any and all renovation money must be tied to a project on the 2005 assessment, however, it may be that it’s easier for the state to fund new projects given the unconstitutional nature of funding unreported renovations. In most cases, it seems, the state’s hands are tied. We put all of the state’s rotten eggs into one basket and handed that basket to the VFA consulting firm — which subsequently dropped the basket and walked away while we continued to pay them. We also decided that we could only fund what the VFA said needed funding. All we have to go on, however, is a 7-year-old report,
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leaving us blind to new infrastructural problems until systems fail. It has been said a man will push his broken-down car until the last wheel falls off before he concedes to visit a mechanic. Our policymakers have pushed that car and paid for nothing for seven years now, and eventually something big will force it to organize. Robert Kuhn, associate vice chancellor of Budget and Planning, put it best: “It’s just like in your home. If the roof falls in, then you fix the roof. Unfortunately, that’s how deferred maintenance moves to the top of the list.” The state’s blindness to its own problems is disgraceful. We signed a contract with the VFA and constitutionally ensured that we follow their word alone. When they ceased to provide their services, we did nothing. Had we addressed it then, we could point the finger at a firm which violated a contract. After seven years, though, the blame and the risk are ours. 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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Legalizing drugs to curb cartels is worth considering MANUFACTURING DISCONTENT
DAVID SCHEUERMANN Columnist Legalization of illicit drugs is a touchy subject for college students. We often bear the brunt of jokes about the topic as major media outlets usually characterize proponents of legalization as young hippies or crazy libertarians. But what happens when those yelling loudest for a new plan for drugs are your neighbors on the world stage? The Summits of the Americas is a series of summit meetings to discuss regional issues among the nations of North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The last summit took place April 14 and 15 and was hosted in Cartagena, Colombia. The U.S. and Canada found their backs against the wall as
several Latin American leaders called for a debate on the decriminalization of drugs in the region. It was a stark and surprising challenge to the status quo, but it was hardly unreasonable. Drug trafficking and violence plague Latin America. These countries host the cartels that keep the illegal drug trade alive. In Mexico alone, the Drug War has killed 50,000 people since 2006, and the situation in countries such as Guatemala and Honduras is not any better. Forced to deal with the harsh realities, these countries are looking to the U.S. to consider new ways to deal with the War on Drugs. Latin American leaders have already discussed decriminalizing the growth of coca and marijuana plants in order to deal with this issue. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina have emerged as leaders in the movement to address drug policy
in Latin America. The surprising aspect of this is that Santos and Molina are two of Latin America’s most conservative leaders and staunchest opponents to drug cartels. This is a sharp paradigm shift. These leaders have essentially lifted the taboo of legalization talks and sparked a discussion in Latin America over new approaches to the War on Drugs. However, President Obama continued to defend U.S. policy at the summit and said there would be no change in sails any time soon. “I know there are frustrations and that some call for legalization,” Obama said. “For the sake of the health and safety of our citizens — all our citizens — the United States will not be going in this direction.” Obama’s latest drug control report repeated this call to continue long-standing policies and even went so far as to suggest more workplace testing and nationwide zero-tolerance laws.
There are myriad reasons why drugs should be legalized, and I support all of them. There are the standard economic gains that are usually presented in legalization arguments, an increase in civilian liberty and responsibility and the potential decrease in crime if the War on Drugs ends. But arguing for legalization because it could help fight the cartels and facilitate cohesion with Latin America is something entirely new. The issue is essentially about how to deal with the global commodities market that the drug trade has become. The U.S. is the world’s largest consumer of illegal drugs, and where there is a demand, there will always be someone to supply. By continuing the policies of the War on Drugs, the U.S. ensures that its drug market is only open to those who don’t mind having to break the law in order to make a buck. Legalization would open the market to legitimate business and force the cartels to compete
with legal sellers. Addressing legalization and decriminalization of drugs could also help improve our relationship with Latin America, a region that knows the U.S. best for its intervention, coups and drug war policies. The War on Drugs has been under way for decades, but these policies have failed in not only the U.S. but also the Latin American countries that it affects most. Maybe changing course is the best decision for the future. David Scheuermann is a 20-yearold mass communication and computer science sophomore from Kenner. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_dscheu.
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Secret Service agents were just having well-deserved fun SCUM OF THE GIRTH PARKER CRAMER Columnist What happens in Colombia is supposed to stay in Colombia. As we all know, Secret Service agents were recently in Cartagena, Colombia, before President Obama’s arrival at the Summit of the Americas. After a long day of work, the agents decided they needed a night out on the town and headed to the strip club for a well-deserved celebration. Several bottles of vodka later, the agents found themselves back at their hotel room with a small soviet of high-class call girls. The next morning, an argument erupted between an agent and one of the prostitutes over the price of the noche caliente. The story got out, and now many of the agents involved are facing resignation, retirement or termination. I feel bad for these guys. The life of a Secret Service agent doesn’t allow for many social occasions. In many cases, it doesn’t allow for a spouse or family, either. These individuals work seven days a week for most of the day, and they can always be called in, even when they’re off. Most of them are also grown men with grown men’s needs. Since they are constantly working and traveling, many aren’t married. Secret Service agents have earned the right to mingle with
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las hermanas de la calle after a long, hot Colombian afternoon. This is how I imagine the agents in question spent their evening: They are in sexy Colombia, night has fallen, the President hasn’t arrived yet. They have the night off. One of them suggests the strip club, and his suggestion is confirmed by an
orchestra of grunts. At the strip club, they are approached by a number of prostitutes. Prostitution is legal in Colombia, and I can’t imagine it’s difficult for them to figure out who the rich Americans are. Drinking heavily as they were reportedly doing, the agents stumble back to the hotel room with their newly acquired escorts for the evening, and
the inevitable ensues. The next morning, it’s fair to assume one of the agents, in a drunken attempt to communicate with a Spanish-speaking prostitute, likely thought the prostitute was not a prostitute and mistook her for a fellow female patron who was genuinely interested in him. This would explain why the fight broke out the morning after.
The agent tried to give the prostitute $30, which in his defense is a very generous cab fare. It’s also the amount a male would give to a female suitor to ensure she got home safe after a night of regrettable decisions with a south-of-the-border prophylactic. If he knew she was a prostitute, he probably would have found an ATM the night before and gotten that money. When a gorgeous Colombian woman comes up to most intoxicated men and puts affordable sex on the table, he will find that ATM. Let’s also keep in mind these agents weren’t breaking any laws. The Secret Service has long been an agency which prides itself on discretion. John F. Kennedy’s security attache helped him sneak around to cheat on his wife. They also snuck women in and out of the White House. Over the years, agents have managed to keep even the most foul and perverted political secrets safe from the public — save Bill Clinton. Is it so much to ask for the White House to return the favor? Parker Cramer is a 21-yearold political science junior from Houston. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_pcramer.
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Text me. 318.455.1684 LUXURY CONDOS Spacious 1 & 2 BDRMS gated, courtyard w/ pool, granite, wood floors & more - Jr’s, Sr’s & law students welcomed $795 to $925 225.756.8355 HIGHLAND CRK $1400. MO. 3bdrm 2ba very nice home.avail june 1st 504-201-4170 HOUSES 3/1 814 Geranium $995 2/1 836 W. Garfield $550 Apts. studio $395 2/1 $495-$595 McProperty.mgr@cox.net McDaniel Properties 388-9858 FOR RENT 2 bedrooms in 4b/4ba Campus Crossings Brightside, fully furnished, wash/ dry, all utilities (except electricity) included, females only, $535/ month, available June 2012-July 2013, brittany_331@yahoo.com 337.368.6115 RESERVE NOW FOR 20122013 3 Bed/3 Bath @ $1650/ Month, Free Optional Monthly Maid Service! Brightside on LSU Bus Route Arlington Trace & Summer Grove Condos Parking for 3 & All Appliances Included Fantastic Pool Available for 1 Year Lease Beginning June 1st, July 1st & Aug 1st.
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IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY 3BR/1.5BA. $300/month+utilities. No deposit. 2 Rooms available. 10 minutes from LSU campus. akilbu2@lsu.edu
GREAT CONDO FOR RENT 2bd/2ba Condo off College Dr. 1100 sq.ft. Furnished
FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED ASAP 2BR Tiger Manor $525/mo to take over 1yr lease in August or sooner ameiiwess@aol.com
$1500/ month (includes water, cable, WiFi) Available June 1st 225.696.0105 2BR 4119 BURBANK $650 You’ll love Goodrich. Walk or bike to class on path across the old golf course. Near Walk-Ons, Mello-Mushroom, Izzo’s & Taco Bell. LSU bus route. No pets. $400 dep. www.lsubr.com for pictures/floor plans. brrentnow@ cox.net for more info. TWO BEDROOM UNITS AVAILABLE FOR NEW SEMESTER $950 T0 $1100 PER MONTH 225.413.9800 3 BR, 3 bath gated townhome. Near LSU. $1500/mo. (225) 7528842. 225.752.4825
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things with. (i.e. texting, getting lunch, hanging out...) Emphasis on person to person activities. Not looking for anything fancy just someone to talk to while getting lunch or over coffee or just hanging out when there is nothing better to do. I understand people are busy so not looking for something everyday but every once in a while would be nice to actually have someone to hang out with. SERIOUS offers only please. If interested or have any questions, contact me at pumpitup120@yahoo.com. Put personal ad or something to distinguish your email in the subject line in case it goes in spam. BORED So let’s be friends. Text me 225-334-8828 NEED MORE FRIENDS? Did you move far from home? Do your current friends suck? Do you just wish you knew more people? We are currently taking applications for new friends to be enlisted among the ranks of our own. Do you think you are worthy? email us at friendshipapplication@gmail.com and fill out our application to see if we find you suitable to be our new friend. No guarantee on the amount of spots available.
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