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Lombardi fired with 12-4 vote on Friday

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Jazz Fest Reporter’s Notebook Josh Naquin | Entertainment Writer

Most intimate performance: Through soft vocals and folksy charm, Bon Iver brought a level of sincerity to the stage unrivaled by other performers. Though the Grammy Award winner played to thousands, he conveyed the same vulnerability of a scantily attended coffee-shop gig.

Rachel Warren Staff Writer

The LSU System Board of Supervisors voted Friday to terminate President John Lombardi. Lombardi, who was not present at the meeting, has been head of the LSU System since 2007. Former System President Bill Jenkins will fill in as interim president until Lombardi’s successor is appointed. Board Chairman Hank Danos LOMBARDI was authorized to make official decisions for the board until Jenkins takes office. Jenkin’s biography replaced Lombardi’s on the LSU System website shortly following the meeting’s close. Lombardi will be placed on leave but will be paid his base salary of $450,000 because his contract doesn’t end until Jan. 1. When Lombardi was appointed, he was given a tenured professorship in the University’s History Department and will keep his faculty status and salary despite being on leave. Chancellor Michael Martin attended the meeting but declined to comment on the results of the vote. Kevin Cope and Sudhir Trivedi, LSU and Southern University Faculty Senate presidents, respectively, both approached the board at the beginning of the meeting and urged members to rethink how they planned to vote.

Biggest letdown: Cee Lo Green brought all the tricks of a knockout performance — guest artists, eye candy and a James Bond-style intro video — but the show fell short, feeling stilted and overproduced. Cee Lo played fan favorites like “Crazy” and “Forget You,” but it was not enough to overcome a lack of cohesion. Best food: The deliciously decadent combo plate from Patton’s Catering Inc. emerged supreme with classic Cajun fare that included crawfish beignets, oyster patties and a crawfish sack. Biggest crowd: Festival-goers flocked to Bruce Springsteen like moths to a flame, forming an engorged audience that overflowed into the surrounding craft and food areas. Most theatrical performance: After a protracted introduction period, Janelle Monae took the stage shrouded in a black cloak, only to reveal herself toward the end of her first song. Monae heightened the drama by triumphing over a masked crusader mid-song and painting a canvas live on stage. Best cover: Iron & Wine frontman Sam Beam was kind enough to treat an enthusiastic crowd to an encore performance, a cover of The Postal Service’s “Such Great Heights.” Beam urged the audience to join in for the slower-paced version of the song, which he accompanied with acoustic guitar play.

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Jazz Fest rocks N.O. with Springsteen, Beach Boys, others

Austen Krantz

Entertainment Writer

The ﬁrst weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival culminated in a roux of cultural mixing, a multi-genred range of top-tier talent and all shapes and sizes of fun to satisfy festival-goers until the second wave of massive

LOMBARDI, see page 7

The Daily Reveille weighs in, see page 16.

THE BEACH BOYS

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

performances invades the city next weekend. With a musical lineup and a cultural exhibition nearly as diverse as its attendees, Jazz Fest saw fans pressing the barricades in anticipation of acts from Grammy winners like Bon Iver to hometown heroes JAZZ FEST, see page 7

photos by MARIAH POSTLETHWAITE, CONNOR TARTER and CATHERINE THRELKELD / The Daily Reveille Bruce Springsteen photo courtesty of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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INTERNATIONAL U.S. special forces help in hunt for warlord Joseph Kony and the LRA OBO, Central African Republic (AP) — Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the continent. It’s also where three international armies have zeroed in on Joseph Kony, one of the world’s most-wanted warlords. Obo was the ﬁrst place in the Central African Republic that Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army attacked in 2008. Today, it’s one of four forward-operating locations where U.S. special forces have paired up with local troops and Ugandan soldiers to seek out Kony, who is believed likely to be hiding out in the rugged terrain northwest of the town. For seven years he has been wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity after his forces cut a wide and bloody swath across several central African nations with rapes, abductions and killings. Part of the LRA’s success in eluding government forces has been its ability to slip back and forth over the porous borders of the Republic, South Sudan and Congo. But since late last year, U.S. forces have been trying to track the guerilla force.

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Two women charged with negligent injury after dogs maul 8-year-old HAMMOND (AP) — An 8-yearold girl was in fair condition Sunday, two days after a pair of pit bulls mauled her face, arms and legs. Mi’kayja Oliver underwent nearly eight hours of surgery at North Oaks Hospital, her mother, Natasha Oliver told The Daily Star on Saturday. She said the worst injury was a torn artery. “When I tell you I thought her leg was gone, that’s how bad it was,” Oliver said. Bridget Harper, 39, and Natalie Newton, 20, were released on bond after being booked Friday with negligent injury, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce said. Louisiana Democrats elect new party leader while GOP struggles (AP) — Louisiana’s Democratic Party ousted its leader Saturday and replaced him with New Orleans state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, as the party struggles to regain its footing in a state that has shifted to the GOP in recent elections. The Democratic Party’s governing body chose Peterson for the chairman’s job, rather than return Claude “Buddy” Leach to a new four-year term. Peterson had 85 votes; Leach had 75.

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Monday, April 30, 2012

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Senate doubles passed legislation

Danielle Kelley Staff Writer

Student Government passed all 66 pieces of legislation that came across the Senate floor this semester and spent more than 42 percent of its time in session discussing and debating student needs. The Senate more than doubled its passed legislation from last semester, continuing the trend from the past three semesters of improving the quantity of approvals. Of the 66 pieces of legislation approved, 45 were resolutions, 11 were bills and 10 were finance bills. Sixty-four of those 66 pieces of legislation were enacted. SG President Cody Wells vetoed two of them, one due to a rule technicality and another that limited off-campus organizations’ presence in Free Speech Plaza. Of the 26 hours the Senate met in its chamber this semester, 42.5

percent of the time was spent debating student issues, 30.7 percent was spent dealing with SG-specific matters and 26.8 percent was spent on parliamentary procedure. The Daily Reveille classifies student issues as legislation like installing emergency call towers and protecting bike safety. SG matters are classified as discussing SG-specific issues, like attempts to impeach members and changes to the SG bylaws. Parliamentary procedure includes roll call and public input. In spring 2011, The Daily Reveille reported that SG spent 30 percent of its meeting time on studentrelated matters, 58 percent on SG concerns and 12 percent on parliamentary procedure. Aaron Caffarel, this semester’s Senate speaker, said the improved focus on student needs is due to a younger SG body and strong older leaders. “We’ve certainly seen a

transformation over the past two semesters,” he said. “We really pushed to lay a foundation of ‘You need to be focused on what the constituents want.’” Caffarel said he encouraged the senators to be proactive about student issues rather than reactive. Despite the improvement, Caffarel said SG still has room to further change its focus from internal issues to constituent matters. Meredith Westbrook, who will serve as speaker next semester, said improvement is dependent upon the newly appointed leadership. “I want them to see what we’ve accomplished,” she said. “It’s not necessarily the quantity of the legislation but the quality. … Our No. 1 reason for being here is for the students.”

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Lafayette hosted the 26th annual Festival International de Louisiane this weekend. Attendees were treated to live music and performances from local and international artists in the city’s downtown area. Vendors served cuisine, and artists set up booths to sell their work. The festival ran from Thursday through Sunday and is the largest outdoor, free Francophone event in the U.S.

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Relay raises money for cancer research

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About 500 cancer survivors and their friends and loved ones gathered together Friday evening on the Parade Ground to participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The event brought in nearly $10,400, including a little more than $2,000 raised the evening of the relay. All of the money will be used to conduct national research and fund local programs, according to Logan Sacco, staff partner from the American Cancer Society and University alumna. This year’s relay saw double the number of registered teams compared to last year, Sacco said. Events began with a survivor lap, in which cancer survivors and participants walked as a group. Tyler Patton helped hold the banner for the walk. Patton’s mother, Sherry, said she attends the Relay for Life events because of her son. In February 2003, Tyler was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma, but he has been cancer-free since 2004, she said. Shannon Rutherford, an ovarian cancer survivor, said this relay marks her 11th or 12th participation, but it’s the ﬁrst time she has been to one at the University. Rutherford said holding these events is important because people give support to those who currently have cancer and because the relays provide money for both treatments and awareness. “It’s affected pretty much everybody,” Rutherford said. “Everyone knows someone with cancer.” Rutherford said the relay is encouraging because she sees it as a community coming together, like when her community surrounded her when she was diagnosed with cancer in November 2000. She became cancer free in April 2001. Attendees at Relay for Life didn’t just walk around the track, but participated in a wide variety

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of activities throughout the night that followed a theme of “Simply the Best of Cinema.” Activities included movie trivia questions, Coke chugging, a Little Miss(ter) Sunshine all-male pageant, Relay Idol and Hunger Games, among others. To participate in the Hunger Games, contestants donated a dollar to have their name put in the reaping, Maria Bianco said. Many campus organizations and local businesses attended the relay and sponsored booths to help raise money. William Dunckelman Jr., publicity co-chair of Relay at LSU, said relays are centered on communities, and because the University functions as one big community, the location is ideal. “We’re trying to get students involved for a really good cause to show them that together we can defeat cancer,” Dunckelman said. Dunckelman said he became involved in Relay for Life last year because his mother died from uterine cancer two years ago. He started a team with the College Republicans in memory of his mother and his ﬁancé’s father, who also died from cancer. Dunckelman said the American Cancer Society is close to his heart because it provides treatments and homes, called Hope Lodges, where he lived while his mother was undergoing treatment. “It’s important for everyone to raise awareness and support the ones going through the battle,” Patton said. Sacco said there are many ways people can get involved. Relay season lasts until the end of May, and the Baton Rouge area features 17 relays in which the public can participate. People can also volunteer their time to help patients by driving them to doctor’s appointments.

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One man’s leftovers are another man’s entrée — or they will be, if Kitchens on the Geaux has anything to do with it. The new student organization was designed by students to collect unused food from campus, cook it and donate it to needy families in Baton Rouge. Scott Burke, mechanical engineering junior and vice president of the organization, said Kitchens on the Geaux was formed to give University students a chance to ﬁx a major problem in the city. “I grew up in Baton Rouge and noticed a large need in the community,” Burke said. “When you take wasted food and give it to the hungry, you’re really doing a great service.” Burke said the group found a kitchen in the Human Ecology Building to cook leftover food. He plans to ﬁnd organizations and facilities on campus willing to donate unused food. “If you have leftovers in the dining hall or at an event, school policy is to throw it out,” he said. “We’d prefer it go to a better cause.” Once the food is cooked, Burke said it will be delivered to areas in the community that need it.

Ryan Hutchinson, finance that we can use those to increase sophomore and director of fi- awareness about local hunger and nance for the organization, said world hunger.” the group is working with the Hutchinson said the group is Greater Baton currently looking Rouge Food for students to fill I grew up in Baton Bank to accomleadership roles Rouge and noticed a plish its goals. next semester, as “They’re gotwo of its offilarge need in the ing to let us know cials will graduareas that need community. When you ate in May. food, and we’ll take wasted food and After that’s take donations, been decided, then deliver the give it to the hungry, the organization food to individuwill begin reyoure really doing a als,” he said. cruiting students great service. Burke said to volunteer to he plans for cook and deliver Scott Burke group members meals. mechan ca eng nee ng un o to get certified to “We’re reprepare food this summer so the ally going to hit recruitment hard organization can hit the ground next semester,” he said. “We’re running in the fall. really going to get our name out Hutchinson said the group there and find students to join has spent most of this semester us.” getting organized and planning for the years to come. “We can really use LSU and the campus to get the organizaContact Rache Warren at tion going,” he said. “LSU just rwarren@ ureve e com has vast resources, and it’s great

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ACTIVISM

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Supporters rally for women’s rights

Series of protests occurred in 45 states

government, according to Eileen Velez, another speaker at the event. But Baggett said that’s the reason it is so important to continue to petition the government. Gordon Brillon “Louisiana has one of the Contributing Writer highest wage gaps in the counAbout 150 women and men try,” Baggett said. “Women make gathered under the flags of City 67 cents to the dollar for men, Hall Park Plaza on Saturday to and it’s even less for women of make their voices heard in oppo- color.” Heidi Eckert, history sophosition to what they consider the more, spoke about the necessity “War on Women.” The protest, organized by the of including young people and group Unite Women, was part of college students. She said college students are a nationwide sethe most likely to ries of rallies that ‘It’s not just gender- be sympathetic to saw events occur in 45 states and based. It’s about coming women’s issues, but activists must Washington, D.C. together to show that work to combat The host of apathy colspeakers covered there are people who the lege students usutopics ranging from reproduc- want things to change.’ ally have. Renee Davis, tive rights to ecoregional liaison nomic equality, Taylor Dupuy for Unite Wombut the overarchpsychology senior en, said she was ing theme was a recent increase in “anti-woman” amazed at how quickly the group legislation at the state and federal grew, underlining the importance of social media in garnering poplevel. Ashley Baggett, state co- ular support. Davis said Unite Women beordinator for Unite Women and history graduate student at the came one of the 10 fastest growUniversity, said there have been ing Facebook groups of all time, nearly 1,000 bills affecting wom- and the group’s membership exen’s rights at the state and federal plosion will make up for its lack of funding. level in the past year. “The truth is, we don’t have “Since the ’70s and ’80s, there has been this swing in the any money. We’ve all got maxed country going more conserva- out credit cards and overdrawn tive,” Baggett said. “But it has bank accounts,” Davis said to started to swing too far, and I laughs and shouts of support. think we are really showing the “But in the 10 weeks since Unite Women was formed by two angry frustrations of the day.” Speakers touched several women from Michigan, we have times on how Louisiana is a dif- gained over 38,000 members.” Attendees, an evenly disficult environment for defending women’s rights. Because tributed group of men and Louisiana is such a conservative women, said they came there state, it can be difficult for wom- to show their general support en to have their voices heard in for the movement, as well as to

champion speciﬁc causes. Taylor Dupuy, psychology senior, said she wanted to help make sure authorities took the rally seriously. “It’s not just gender-based,” Dupuy said. “It’s about coming together to show that there are people who want things to change.”

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Kacey Edgar, McNeese State University history senior, holds a sign supporting women’s rights Saturday afternoon during the Unite Women’s Rally at City Hall Plaza.

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Monday, April 30, 2012

Weekend in Review

ACTIVISM

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Husbands, sons and male friends “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” for sexual abuse awareness Sunday afternoon at North Boulevard Town Square.

Men walk in heels to raise abuse awareness Danielle Kelley Staff Writer

Hundreds of men marched a mile in women’s high heels Sunday to raise awareness for sexual abuse. The Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response Center hosted the second annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” at North Boulevard Town Square. “We need to be aware of the violence that is taken against women,” said Sid Newman, Crime Stoppers executive director. “We need to stand up. We can’t turn our heads.” Robert James, anthropology freshman, walked on behalf of the Student Health Advocates. “This brings a little bit of humor to such a dark issue,” he said. Community leaders like District Attorney Hillar Moore, Sheriff Sid Gautreaux, Coroner Beau Clark and U.S. Attorney Don Cazayoux spoke to the crowd before donning their own high heels. “This is something that is so needed in this community,” Gautreaux said. Men marched alongside wives, girlfriends, daughters and friends, chanting slogans like “Yes means yes; no means no, whatever we wear, wherever we go.” They raised signs that read “Put yourself in her shoes” and “Rape hurts all of us.” Dusty Guidry winced across the finish line with his daughter. The two wore matching handdecorated shoes, complete with purple and gold flowers and rhinestones. “We also painted our toenails together,” he added. Guidry said he estimated that the event’s participation doubled from last year’s march. “They need to have more events like this,” Guidry said. “In a big parish with three

major universities, a lot of stuff can happen.” Numerous organizations like Planned Parenthood and the LSU Student Health Center had booths set up to display information. Painted T-shirts hanging across the boulevard, bearing messages like “Your ignorance is more scandalous than my promiscuity” and “Don’t hurt my mommy,” were part of The Clothesline Project by LSU Women’s and Gender Studies Organization and Women Organizing Women. Ashley Baggett, history graduate student, said the shirts were created by survivors and friends of survivors of gender abuse. “The people who decorate them feel empowered and relieved,” she said. Women and men in high heels read the messages with concern, and some even made their own shirts. Baggett said the shirts prompt a discussion, which is needed for awareness. “It’s a community issue,” Newman said. “Violence can strike and affect everybody.”

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[Top left] Mike VI makes his rounds at Alex Box Stadium before Sunday’s game against Georgia. [Above] Beta Kappa Gamma held its second annual Citywide Shootout Saturday at the UREC. [Bottom left] Students from various area colleges participate in the College Reunion step-off Saturday on the Parade Ground. Read and watch a video about the College Reunion on lsureveille.com.

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Monday, April 30, 2012 LOMBARDI, from page 1 Cope said he was uncomfortable with the vote because it was added to the meeting’s agenda Thursday, just one day before the meeting. According to the LSU System website, submissions for April’s agenda items were due March 27. “If they really thought it was a virtuous cause, they wouldn’t have needed to surprise everyone with it,” he said. Cope said he’s worried about how the situation might make Louisiana look to other institutions across the country. “The rest of the world regards this as a coup d’état or a banana republic situation. I think it’s dishonest, and it’s inconsistent with the values of this University,” Cope said. “I think with this, we’ve seen

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like hip-hop artist and University alum David “Dee-1” Augustine, who returned for his third year at the festival. “Every time I come to New Orleans, the fan base grows and the hype gets bigger,” Augustine said. “Each time the crowd was bigger and the response was better, so when I come back here it gives me a gauge of how my name is buzzing in the city.” The New Orleans native graduated in 2007 and taught middle school in Baton Rouge before deciding to pursue a full-time hip-hop career. “I want to reach the youth, but I want to do it on a larger scale than just teaching in the classroom,” he explained. “I chose to stop teaching in order to reach this bigger platform as a hip-hop artist.” Other locally rooted groups with longtime fan bases emerged with fervent performances to satisfy hungry

that Louisiana is still living, not only in the Huey Long era, but in the Stone Age.” Trivedi encouraged board members to think for themselves and eschew any pressure being put on them by Gov. Bobby Jindal, who appoints members of the Board of Supervisors. “This is the challenge before you. Are you going to do the right thing or are you just going to prove you’re a puppet for Jindal?” he asked. After a motion was made, the issue was open for discussion, during which time several board members spoke in support of Lombardi or in support of his termination. Board member Alvin Kimble said he was upset by the decision because he believes Jindal pressured many of the members to admirers. Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews unleashed a barrage of seemingly unending trumpet and trombone solos and elicited crowd interactions using call and response, while beckoning fans to throw their hands in the air. Trombone Shorty also invited saxophonist Dave Koz on stage, who ripped out lightningfast notes to supplement a solo battle from the band. Despite his old age, the 74-yearold New Orleans native Dr. John demonstrated he hasn’t lost any musical touch, launching into chilly solos on several different pianos and even whipping out impressive guitar solos despite his damaged left ring finger. The night tripper danced across the stage while tapping his alligator boots, waving his arms and snapping his fingers. Givers, a Lafayette group, placated their constantly growing nationwide fan base Friday with a lively set of gyrations, a parade of multi-instrumental jamming and the all-in attitude fans have come to

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fire Lombardi. “It’s time to call a buck a buck,” he said. “You’re doing what you’ve been instructed to do. You need to step up and say that’s what the hell’s going on.” Board member Tony Falterman said he was worried about how the shake-up would affect the System in the long run. Falterman said Danos called him Thursday night to tell him Lombardi would be fired at the meeting. “You told him to resign or you’d fire him. You knew you had the votes,” he said to Danos at Friday’s meeting. “How did you know? If polled, you’re in violation of open meeting laws. I’m not accusing you, but I’d like to know how you knew you had the votes.” Danos did not respond directly to Falterman’s questions.

Board member Stephen Perry said he knew many of the other members had an issue with Lombardi from conversations he’s had with them in the past. “You ask why would we not wait. We’re at a critical juncture at right now,” he said. “A growing number of members began to express outwardly to each other that they’re really worried about where we are right now.” After more than 30 minutes of impassioned discussion and debate, the motion to terminate Lombardi passed, 12-4. Danos said Lombardi’s termination was in the best interest of the System. “Some of us believe our current leader has not assisted us in reaching full potential,” he said. “We’ve seen finger pointing and blame, but we haven’t seen the leadership

we needed.” He said the vote was brought up so suddenly because he and other board members felt a sense of “urgency” and thought it was necessary to get a new president in office as quickly as possible. “We knew it was something we should address very soon,” Dawes said. “We didn’t want to see the System fall further behind. We have some ground to make up and some relationships to rebuild.” Danos said the search for a new president could take six to nine months.

expect from the band. Along with other danceable grooves, the group covered Talking Heads’ “Home,” which sent fans into appendageswinging whirls. The band’s energetic vibe proved a warm-up for a jaw-dropping performance in which Justin Vernon proved Bon Iver could rock high energy as well as mellow ease. After a synthesized saxophone solo battered the crowd for several minutes, the sound was joined by an eruption of brass and percussion to kick off “Blood Bank,” eventually bleeding into a guitar solo Vernon used to cap off the song. He then brought fans back down from an electric high with the mellow singalong “Skinny Love.” While the entire band chimed in for the chorus, the many vocals seemed to include the crowd’s voices as well, creating an ultimate sense of oneness. “This is the greatest musical festival in the world,” Vernon proclaimed, having visited Jazz Fest several times since his childhood.

“I mean it. If I didn’t mean it, that would be some pandering shit.” As Bon Iver intimately engaged its crowd, The Beach Boys happily bounced along their set at the other side of the festival, transitioning through one fun tune after the next as beach balls soared across the crowd. The set received a surprise introduction courtesy of actor John Stamos, president of the Beach Boys fan club. “They represented America when the whole world wanted to be America,” Stamos said. “This band’s songs were written in the deity of America.” Saturday and Sunday saw much larger but somewhat weary crowds, with a continuously beaming sun beating down and big time acts like Cee Lo Green, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band and Al Green drawing in an even wider range of fans. Some fans may have regretted grabbing food before returning to main stages for iconic groups like

Tom Petty. These masses of fans forced attendees to bulge into walkways bordering the stage and into the dirt track surrounding the infield where the festival was held. Viewers at the very back pressed against the chain-link fences of the track, jumping up to at least see the large screens, which broadcasted the performers’ images. These stresses proved twofold for Springsteen, with frustrated fans forced to set up camps on the edge of the track long before the rocker emerged. But these frustrations seemingly fueled The Boss with enough passionate energy to belt out lyrics and jam on his guitar with intense bravado from the get-go, with his extensive band showcasing talented trumpets, trombones, saxophones, violins and even an accordion.

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No. 4 LSU just didn’t have enough fuel left in its tank Sunday, failing to complete the sweep of Georgia with a 5-3 defeat at Alex Box Stadium. After hitting go-ahead home runs in the eighth inning of each of the series’ ﬁrst two games, LSU (35-10, 14-7 Southeastern Conference) had the stage set for more late-game heroics against the Bulldogs (25-20, 9-12 SEC). Trailing 5-3 in the ninth inning, LSU

loaded the bases with a single and consecutive two-out walks. Up stepped junior left ﬁelder Raph Rhymes and his .503 batting average. Rhymes worked a 3-1 count, but Georgia pitcher Earl Daniels threw consecutive curveballs, the second tempting enough to get Rhymes to swing despite it being in the dirt, ending the threat and the series. “Raph’s the best hitter on our team, the best hitter in the country,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “He’s used to guys pitching in less than traditional ways because he’s such a good hitter. ... But anybody that would ever lay the

blame on Raph Rhymes for losing this game doesn’t know anything about the sport of baseball.” The loss moves LSU into a three-way tie with No. 2 Kentucky, who lost two of three to Vanderbilt this weekend, and No. 7 South Carolina, who swept Alabama. Mainieri said his team let a “golden opportunity” slip out of its hands. “If you just take care of your own business, things are going to work out how they should,” Mainieri said. “We had two wonderful GEORGIA, see page 15

LSU fans can begin applying now for suite and club seats in the new expansion of Tiger Stadium scheduled to open for the 2014 football season. The LSU Board of Supervisors approved a proposal Friday to add roughly 60 suites, 3,000 club seats and approximately 1,500 general-public seats to the south end of Tiger Stadium for the 2014 season. The Tiger Athletic Foundation will look for a $100 million bond issue to privately fund the project, similar to the expansions of Tiger Stadium in 2000 and 2005, and is accepting applications online at PreserveDeathValley.org. The deadline for applications for all seating is July 31, and the assignment of seats is scheduled to begin in mid to late August. The order of selection will be based on the LSU Philanthropic Priority Point rankings as of July 31. The expansion is expected to increase Tiger Stadium’s capacity to nearly 100,000, making it the seventh-largest stadium in the nation and third-largest on-campus venue in the Southeastern Conference behind Tennessee (102,455) and Alabama (101,821). Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com

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The NFL Draft is notoriously fickle, and former LSU players found that out this past weekend. As many as seven Tigers were expected to be taken during the draft’s seven rounds, but only five made it onto teams’ boards. Predicted first-round pick Rueben Randle slid all the way to the New York Giants, who took him with the final selection in the second round. JOHN MINCHILLO / The Associated Press “I knew my opportunity was LSU wide receiver Rueben Randle speaks to reporters Friday after being selected as going to come,” Randle, the 63rd pick, said in a news release. “You the 63rd pick overall by the New York Giants at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

can’t stress about that. It’s about what you do after you get drafted. I am going to go out there and work hard for these guys and hopefully make the team.” The NFL invited Randle to Radio City Music Hall, believing him to be a solid top-30 candidate. But Randle landed with the defending Super Bowl champions, who also have former LSU players Michael Clayton, Corey Webster and Chad Jones on the roster. “There was a run on defensive lineman and running backs early,” said local draft expert Mike Detillier. “It pushed

Rueben back. The Giants said they had him as a ﬁrst-round guy, and they got him at 63. It just shows nobody’s board is the same.” LSU has now had wide receivers chosen in six of the last seven drafts. The San Diego Chargers nabbed safety Brandon Taylor 10 picks later to conclude LSU’s Friday haul. Cornerback Ron Brooks didn’t last long on Saturday, the draft’s ﬁnal day, as Buffalo made him the last Tiger taken with the 29th pick in the fourth round. DRAFT, see page 15

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The LSU seniors came through for the No. 23 Tigers softball team (34-18, 15-10 Southeastern Conference) on Senior Day on Sunday against No. 12 Georgia (33-19, 1411 SEC), as LSU pulled off a 1-0 win. LSU’s lone run came after sophomore third baseman Tammy Wray singled to open the bottom of the fifth inning. Sophomore outfielder Alex Boulet came on to pinch run for Wray and made it to third base after two outs. LSU senior designated player Brittany Mack stepped up to the plate and ripped an RBI double to center field for her first career hit. “You really couldn’t have scripted a better ending to their Senior Day,” Mack said. The RBI double was enough for the win, as LSU junior pitcher Rachele Fico pitched a completegame win, accumulating six strikeouts on four hits. “As soon as she did that, I knew I really had to go to work and get this win for her,” Fico said. On Saturday, the Tigers fell behind early as Georgia put up three runs in the top of the first inning. The Bulldogs never looked back on their way to a 6-1 victory. Georgia junior pitcher Tess Sito excelled on both sides of the ball, earning a win on 5 1/3 innings pitched. Sito tossed three strikeouts and gave up two hits while going two-for-four batting and scoring one run. LSU senior left fielder Ashley Langoni provided the lone score

of the game for the Tigers, with a two-out RBI single in the third inning that brought freshman first baseman Dylan Supak home. Georgia freshman third baseman Gracie Goulder knocked in her second RBI of the day in the fifth inning, which put the Bulldogs up by their final margin of 6-1. Mack, LSU’s pitcher for the night, was tabbed with the loss, dropping her to 14-9 on the season. Friday night’s game was a 15-inning pitcher’s duel that ended in a 1-0 Georgia victory. LSU didn’t get a hit until the 11th inning, but the Tigers’ best chance to score came in the ninth inning. LSU freshman outfielder A.J. Andrews and senior first baseman Heidi Pizer opened the inning with back-to-back walks. Boulet entered the game to pinch run for Pizer and immediately pulled off a double steal with Andrews to advance the runners to second and third bases with no outs. After a pop-out in infield foul territory, Langoni stepped up to the plate and popped up a squeeze bunt attempt, but Georgia senior catcher Kristyn Sandberg made a diving grab. Boulet sprinted home on the throw back to Georgia senior pitcher Erin Arevalo and was greeted by celebration, as the Tigers thought they had pulled off the no-hit win. But Boulet was called out for leaving base, as Arevalo had already returned to the pitcher’s circle. The Bulldogs’ lone run came on an error as Georgia freshman

left fielder Niaja Griffin knocked the ball out of LSU sophomore first baseman Ashleigh Kuhn’s glove, allowing Sandberg to score from second base. Fico threw 255 pitches on the night, giving up eight hits and no earned runs. “Both pitchers were phenomenal tonight,” Torina said. “Absolutely one of the best pitching performances I’ve seen in my entire career.” The 15-inning marathon game was the longest in program history. photos by AUSTIN BENNETT / The Daily Reveille

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LSU hasn’t come home from the 117-year-old Penn State Relay Carnival without at least one relay title in 22 consecutive seasons. In the latest addition to the history of the nation’s longest-running uninterrupted collegiate track meet, the Lady Tigers won two relay titles, with the men taking home one on a cold day in Philadelphia. The women’s 4x200 team, consisting of juniors Latoya McDermott and Kimberlyn Duncanand seniors Rebecca Alexander and Semoy Hackett, took the gold medal with a time of 1:31.86 to give the Lady Tigers their 12th all-time event win at the Penn Relays. LSU broke Texas A&M’s fouryear winning streak in the event, beating the Aggie team by 0.39 seconds. Texas A&M is the next closest to the Lady Tigers in the 4x200 alltime win list with four event titles. “This is a tough race to run

when the weather is like it is today,” Duncan said in a news release. “Rebecca got me the stick in good position, so I just wanted to run the turn hard and keep it going strong coming down the straightaway.” The Tigers snapped a ﬁve-year losing streak in the 4x400 relay with their 3:04.47 come-from-behind win against host Penn State (3:04.78). Freshman sprinter Quincy Downing replaced junior All-American Caleb Williams, who suffered a minor injury during the Tigers’ last meet at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet. But the team of Downing and seniors Robert Simmons, Ade Alleyne-Forte and Riker Hylton were able to come together for the win. “This will help get us mentally focused and know that we have it in us to go out there and do our best each time,” Hylton said in a news release. “We’ll just continue to drive and try to be successful the rest of the year.” Sophomore hurdler Jasmin Stowers highlighted LSU’s weekend in the individual events, making Lady Tiger history as the ﬁrst athlete to win two 100-meter hurdle titles in a career at the Penn Relays.

Stowers defended her crown with a time of 13.05 seconds, making a last-second comeback against Adams State senior Indira Spence after a self-admitted weak start to the race. “It didn’t help that I got off to a really bad start,” Stowers said in a news release. “I knew she was ahead of me, so I made sure to quicken my steps and move my arms faster to get over the hurdles quicker.” photos by ALEX BRANDON / The Associated Press

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said. “It’s a tough position to be in, knowing that every time you go out you’ll be facing the other team’s best.” Wolf and the Lady Tigers are currently awaiting the announcement of their postseason fate. In the Southeastern Conference Tournament, the No. 7-seed Lady Tigers were upset, 4-1, by No. 10seed Arkansas, putting LSU’s hopes for an NCAA tournament bid in jeopardy. On Tuesday during the NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Tournament Selection Show, the Lady Tigers will ﬁnd out if their season — and Wolf’s career — will continue. “It’s tough not knowing — we’re like right on the edge — but [getting selected] would just make a much better end to our season and a much better way to go out,” Wolf said. If LSU is left out of the tournament, Minnis and the Lady Tigers will begin the daunting task of replacing their three-year No. 1 starter. Two candidates to replace Wolf on the top court are juniors Kaitlin Burns and Keri Frankenberger, Wolf’s doubles partner for the past three seasons. “It’s always tough to replace a No. 1 player, but we’re just going to have to have other players step up next year and hopefully ﬁll that void,” Minnis said.

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Winners and losers of NFL Draft MIC’D UP MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist After three days and 253 selections, the 2012 NFL Draft is ﬁnally in the books. Although it’s too premature to say exactly how each player will pan out, when some players names were called, I could only shake my head. A few teams helped their cases with good picks. Other organizations just didn’t get the job done. Here are my winners and losers of the draft. WINNERS

St. Louis Rams The Rams had the best first two rounds of all 32 teams. They were able to fill voids on both sides of the ball by picking up LSU defensive tackle Michael Brockers and Appalachian State wide receiver Bryan Quick. The steal of the draft was North Alabama cornerback Janoris Jenkins falling to the Rams in the second round. Jenkins was a top15 talent, but off-the-field issues forced him to transfer from Florida to North Alabama. If new coach Jeff Fisher can keep Jenkins in line, there’s no telling how good of an NFL career he could have. Cincinnati Bengals The Bengals continued their hot streak from

the 2011 draft into 2012. Cincinnati’s ﬁrst-round selections of Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick and Wisconsin guard Kevin Zeitler gave the Bengals two solid players who will contribute immediately. The Bengals also got a steal picking up Georgia tight end Orson Charles in the fourth round. Pairing him with fellow tight end Jermaine Gresham will give quarterback Andy Dalton yet another weapon to target. Philadelphia Eagles Watch out, NFC East. The Eagles will be back with a vengeance in 2012. The Eagles ﬁlled a huge hole in the middle with Mississippi State defensive tackle Fletcher Cox. I was shocked he was still on the board when Philadelphia traded up to select him at No. 12. Top to bottom, the Eagles had the best draft. I really like the pickups of Georgia cornerback Brandon Boykin in the fourth round and Kansas State running back Bryce Brown in the seventh. LOSERS

Seattle Seahawks Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Seahawks’ ﬁrst-round choice: West Virginia outside linebacker Bruce Irvin. Or as I like to call him, the dumbest pick of the draft. The pick automatically made Seattle the draft’s biggest loser. There’s no doubt linebackers were one of the Seahawks’ weak spots,

but there were plenty of better prospects than Irvin still on the board. I also questioned Seattle’s reach for Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson in the third round. After signing quarterback Matt Flynn, and with Tarvaris Jackson already on the roster, the pick just didn’t make sense. Miami Dolphins I can’t say it enough: Ryan Tannehill will be a huge bust for the Dolphins. Much like Seattle’s selection of Irvin, choosing the Texas A&M quarterback with the No. 8 pick in the ﬁrst round will haunt Miami for years to come. Not only will Tannehill enter the NFL with the high expectations that come with being a top-10 pick, he doesn’t have anybody to throw to. After trading away wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the Bears, the Dolphins needed to address the receiving corps. They didn’t. The only thing that’s a guarantee for Miami after taking Tannehill: The team will be picking in the top 10 yet again when the 2013 draft rolls around. Micah Bedard is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Houma. Follow him on Twitter @DardDog. Contact Micah Bedard at mbedard@lsureveille.com

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wins this weekend, but today we let one get away.” LSU took an early 2-0 lead thanks in large part to junior right fielder Mason Katz’s aggressiveness on the basepaths. He scored from third in the first inning on a wild pitch from Georgia starter Luke Crumley. He added another in the third, when he got caught in a rundown and scored on an errant throw from the catcher. “I don’t have blazing speed, so I have to take advantage of my reads,” Katz said. “I’m very aggressive. That’s the player I’ve always been.” Freshman pitcher Aaron Nola breezed through the first three innings, surrendering two singles in the first but retiring the Bulldogs in order in the second and third

innings. Things started to unravel for Nola in the fourth. Nola gave up ﬁve straight hits, including a two-run home run by Georgia designated hitter Justin Bryan, which gave the Bulldogs a 4-2 lead. “I didn’t really have much command on my pitches, mostly my fastball,” said Nola, who allowed four runs on 10 hits. “I was catching too much plate, and they were taking advantage of that.” Relievers Brent Bonvillain, Kurt McCune and Nick Rumbelow came in for Nola and combined to allow just four hits in four innings — one a solo home run by Bryan. That outing capped off an impressive weekend by the Tigers’ bullpen, which allowed just one run in 11 total innings of work. “We have so much conﬁdence in them. It’s ridiculous,” Nola said.

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Brooks will likely find the field immediately come next fall, as his special teams prowess made him an attractive option beyond his coverage skills. “The Bills’ scouting staff spends a lot of time in the South and at LSU looking for multitalented players,” Detillier said. “Ron fits that bill perfectly. He proved, especially when [Tharold] Simon and [Tyrann] Mathieu got suspended, that he can make a difference anywhere on the field when the chance comes.” Free agency was much kinder to LSU products. Joining first-round pick Michael Brockers in St. Louis were center T-Bob Hebert and tight end Deangelo Peterson. Both were undrafted free-agent pickups. Quarterback Jarrett Lee signed with the Chargers, fellow signal caller Jordan Jefferson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, offensive lineman Will Blackwell landed with the

“They come through all the time for us. We really appreciate that from them.” The LSU bats went relatively silent after sophomore catcher Ty Ross belted his second home run of the season to cut the deﬁcit at the time to one run. The Tigers combined for four hits and no runs after the fourth inning. Most would expect the nation’s best hitter to be the guy to pull the LSU offense out of that funk. That wasn’t the case Sunday. “You always look to try and win every SEC series, but you hate losing the last one,” Katz said. “But you have to think about the overall picture and how hard we battled this weekend.”

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LSU junior outfielder Mason Katz slides past Georgia catcher Brett DeLoach into home plate during Sunday’s game against the Bulldogs. The Tigers lost, 5-3.

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Carolina Panthers, and defensive end Kendrick Adams joined Jacksonville, all as undrafted signees. “Even though they weren’t taken, it shows you the interest level there for them around the league,” Detillier said. Cornerback Morris Claiborne and Brockers kicked off the weekend as first-round selections on Thursday evening. The Dallas Cowboys traded up to grab Claiborne with the sixth pick, making LSU the first school since the NFL merger in 1970 to have the first defensive back drafted in consecutive years. “Dallas sacrificed a lot to come down to get me, but I feel like I’m worth it,” Claiborne said in a news release. “It’s a dream come true.” The Rams took Brockers with the 14th overall pick. Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com

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Overpowered Lombardi’s termination a byproduct of poor leadership, nasty bureaucracy

The Daily Reveille Editorial Board Call it a coup d’etat, call it a mutiny, call it an overthrow. That’s what LSU System President John Lombardi, who is known for his harsh bluntness, would have called it — until it happened to him on Friday. LSU System board members, pulling political strings, fired Lombardi with a 12-4 vote. Lombardi was often perceived as outspoken and argumentative. He was not a champion of LSU and was disliked by many for his refusal to favor LSU’s flagship campus amid a budget crisis. As Lombardi’s administration ends, we hope he’ll take with him several others who made the System Office a nasty pit of bureaucracy with only a few ounces of leadership. Among them is Ray Lamonica, the LSU System Office general counsel, who The Daily Reveille recently reported is earning a six-figure salary from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center despite not teaching in seven years. Charles Zewe, the System’s Office vice president of communications and external affairs, should also let the door hit him on the way out, taking with him a legacy of spewing Lombardi’s opinions and trying to intimidate anyone who dared disagree. Blunt and pointed, Lombardi’s no-nonsense “call a horse a horse” leadership style was paradoxical with what happened in his administration behind closed doors. Despite Lombardi’s ouster, he’ll still be paid a hefty salary that will come out of students’ pockets. Lombardi knew he was being fired, which begs the question: Why didn’t he save face and resign? Here’s why: His contract spans to next January and stipulates that he’ll earn 80 percent of his salary upon termination. He’ll therefore receive $450,000 until then, a

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menial drop considering he made more than $600,000 before being fired. During his reign, Lombardi made outlandish decisions that threw students in the dark about LSU’s future. A prime example is his telling the LSU System administrators they couldn’t talk about their budget woes and they should thank Gov. Bobby Jindal for sparing them — despite annualized midyear cuts and budget shortfalls for the next year. LSU’s budget cuts were only exacerbated under Lombardi’s administration. He made things worse for LSU this spring by forcing it to pay half of the cut to Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Last spring, he planned to re-reroute $27 million meant for LSU and give the flagship campus $10 million instead. Despite these blemishes and the fact that most LSU administration won’t miss Lombardi one bit, he was not entirely a failure in his job. Lombardi walked into LSU in 2007, faced with continual cuts to the LSU System as a whole. It wasn’t his fault that Louisiana was experiencing budget shortfalls or that the Louisiana Constitution demands only higher education and health care can be cut. While Lombardi never necessarily fought for the flagship campus of LSU, he did fight for the LSU System. When this year’s cuts to the LSU medical schools became particularly bad, Lombardi stood up to Jindal. When LSU’s cut at the beginning of this fiscal year was too large, Lombardi authorized a Flagship Fund that brought in monetary contributions from the System and the Legislature. Lombardi’s firing ultimately came because of his political brushes with Jindal and his administration, who are known to lack transparency themselves. Board members made it clear at Friday’s meeting that Jindal played puppet master for Lombardi’s firing. Jindal is the person who handed down

series that detailed the state of the University’s academic buildings. We fulfilled our contract in 2005 for assessing University and other state-owned buildings. It is considered facilities management best practice to reassess 25 percent of building portfolios annually in order to properly plan for the upkeep of buildings, but we were never contracted to

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LSU System President John Lombardi discusses budget cut predictions for the next legislative session Jan. 19 at the Faculty Senate meeting in the Union Senate Chambers. The LSU System board fired him Friday.

the huge cuts to higher education without trying to change the Louisiana Constitution, and Jindal is the person who forced Board of Supervisors members, whom he appointed, to do his dirty work by firing Lombardi. In his stances toward higher education, the governor has been no better than Lombardi. Jindal will also appoint Lombardi’s successor while interim LSU System President William Jenkins, a former LSU chancellor and provost, takes the position while the air clears. Jindal’s appointee may be no better than Lombardi if he chooses someone who will

perform those reassessments. VFA is prepared to do the reassessment, if we are contracted to do so. VFA does have a separate contract with the state to license the software that stores the data on the condition of buildings. Historically, this assessment data has helped the state to create projects, plans and budgets, as well as to document for insur-

only do Jindal’s bidding instead of standing up for the integrity of higher education in the state. It’s difficult to judge a system president. Our paradigm is for the good of LSU, but the System president’s paradigm must be for the good of the System. We hope the two will coincide in the future without the leadership of John Lombardi.

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ance purposes the changes in the condition of facilities since 2005. We certainly agree the data has aged and needs to be updated. We would also like to clarify that the VFA project manager with a medical condition referenced in the article was actually a state employee. VFA stands behind the quality of the services and software we have provided to Louisiana, and

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are ready to do a re-assessment if contracted to do so. Ameeta Soni Senior vice president and chief marketing officer VFA, Inc.

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Quote of the Day “I saw my hometown burning that day.”

Rodney King police brutality victim April 2, 1965 — present

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Texas’ rewriting of history shows ignorance, misguidance SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE

ANDREW SHOCKEY Columnist The underhanded and politically motivated actions of the Texas Board of Education are gaining national exposure — again — following the release of a new documentary. “The Revisionaries” chronicles the battle by conservative members of the Texas State Board of Education to revise the Texas science and history curriculum by injecting its own conservative Christian bias into the textbook and testing standards for the state. Over the last few years, conservatives, led by former chairman John McElroy, have sacrificed the education of public school students in Texas in an effort to further their own political agendas. Teachers, textbook authors, professors of history and biology as well as more than 50 scientific and educational organizations have criticized the decisions of the board on the coverage of

evolution and history as politically biased. Unlike most states, Texas determines its textbook standards at the state level, meaning whatever the school board selects is bound to sell millions of copies. This encourages textbook authors to cater to the demands of the Texas Board of Education. Other states like Louisiana often adopt the books written for Texas as their own, though this influence has thankfully been reduced somewhat in the last few years due to changes in publishing and distribution. Conservative members of the board argue they are compensating for the liberal bias they see in education. The board enforced many of its revisions in 2010 with last-minute amendments to the standards prepared and reviewed by appointed teachers and academics over the previous year. The board also disturbingly voted along party lines, successfully turning the education of children and young adults into a political coup. The 10-to-5 Republican majority easily forced its revisions, which included replacing

discussion of Thomas Jefferson with Christian theologians such as John Calvin and Thomas Aquinas. Jefferson’s removal made way for the board to remove references to the separation of church and state, which the board members believe was established by activist judges with no basis in the Bill of Rights. The board’s conservative bloc also shot down the inclusion of prominent figures in Latino history in a state where half of schoolchildren are of Hispanic heritage. For example, an amendment stating Hispanic Texans died at the Alamo alongside Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie was denied. The board also voted against the identification of hip-hop as a cultural movement and reducing coverage of American slavery and the civil rights movement, referencing “triangular trade” instead of the slave trade and removing references to militant civil rights leaders like Malcolm X. The internment of JapaneseAmericans during World War II is now compared to “the regulation

of some foreign nationals” by an amendment, even though the vast majority of those interned were American citizens. Students are required to learn about the decline of the U.S. dollar as a result of the movement away from the gold standard — a view opposed by the majority of economists — and the overwhelming benefits of capitalism, which has been relabeled “free enterprise.” If the Republican board members had not already made their political agenda completely clear, they also gratuitously removed the word “democratic” from the description of the U.S. government, changing “democratic republic” to “constitutional republic.” All of these changes were made at the last minute and will influence the writing of textbooks and state-mandated tests for years to come in Texas and other states, as well as setting a terrible precedent encouraging the politicalization of education in the U.S. Democratic board member Helen Berlanga described the session as a “cut-and-paste” job, likening it to a rushed paper a

teacher would throw in the trash. The fact a political clique has turned the creation of academic standards for children into a political game is completely reprehensible. These board members are literally rewriting history to agree with their own misguided and ignorant personal views, and they are doing irreparable damage to our nation’s children as a result. History is about learning where we have come from, recognizing our triumphs as well as our mistakes and learning from our past to ensure our future. These “revisionaries” are more concerned with manipulating history to suit their political and religious ideology than the education of young Americans. Andrew Shockey is a 21-year-old biological engineering junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Ashockey.

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Trayvon Martin case brings back memories of Rodney King NEVER EMPTY THOUGHTS MARIE-THERESE YOKUM Columnist In the last 20 years, technology and opportunity have evolved, but can we say race relations and racial profiling have done the same? Sunday marked two decades since the Los Angeles riots, which arose after four police officers were acquitted in a trial involving a videotaped beating of drunk driver Rodney King. The riots spread to other cities and left more than 50 dead, with thousands injured and businesses everywhere destroyed. To many across the country, this incident clearly displayed civil unrest and strained race relations being more than something discussed. The recent shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida can serve as an evaluation for whether we’ve learned anything from our past. In both stories, the victims were subjected to unnecessary violence in racially charged incidents. Being born in the same year as the Rodney King riots, I shamefully admit to never making the effort to fully educate myself on the details to such an important incident until recently. And as someone who chose not to take sides in the Trayvon Martin shooting, it was scary to see history repeat itself while noticing how we as a people have and haven’t evolved in the last 20 years. Racial injustice is a key

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Looters mill April 30, 1992, in the parking lot of the ABC Market in Los Angeles as violence and looting ensued after the verdicts in the Rodney King assault case.

factor in both cases along with mass-followed behavior and a great lack of logical thinking. After King’s trial where justice was not served immediately in court, riots erupted and took over the inner cities of Los Angeles. Billions of dollars were needed to repair the damages that resulted from the disastrous form of protest. King was provided with a settlement, two of the officers were later found guilty and the world eventually calmed down. Almost 20 years later, Trayvon Martin was murdered and the case was not immediately heard, leaving Americans across the country

full of emotions similar to those during Rodney King incident. Yet instead of harming innocent people and businesses, peaceful protests and social media blew up in response. Making the responsible choice to march instead of riot is evidence that race relations have improved. On the other hand, protesting for Trayvon began before the whole case was even disclosed, making it seem as though some were looking too quickly to whip out the race card — as though absolutely no other cases of racial injustice have taken place within the 20-year span of the two incidents.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson (left), Rev. Al Sharpton (center) and Benjamin Jealous, president of the NAACP, lead the protest March 31 for slain teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla.

In more ways than one, it’s because of the Trayvon Martin incident that we aren’t allowed to forget about King. We live in a society where we notice the people not wearing the latest basketball shoes, not wearing a purse made by the real designer or not owning a touch-screen mobile phone made this year. Noticing skin color differences will always take place, despite what anybody claims. We have a long way before the day of perfection when everyone is colored gray and stereotypes don’t exist. In the meantime, we must learn from the mistakes we’ve

made in our past and choose to make better judgment calls in the future. I’m just glad we’re past a point of torching buildings and hurting others because of an incident that didn’t result in what we expected. Marie-Therese Yokum is a 19-year-old mass communication and finance sophomore from Lafayette. Follow her on Twitter @mtyokum_TDR.

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