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LEGISLATURE

Resolutions, state bills concern University

Taylor Balkom Staff Writer

With the closing of the 2012 legislative session, The Daily Reveille took a look at the happenings in the Capitol that concern University students.

HB 1, a bill by Representative James R. Fannin, proposes the State Budget of Louisiana, effective July 1. After bouncing between the House and the Senate, the total budget would be around $25.5 billion. This bill has been sent to the governor.

HB 166, a bill by Representative Walt Leger III, would make school coaches “mandatory reporters” of child abuse. This bill has also been sent to the Governor.

HR 111, a resolution by Representative Troy Brown, urges the University Board of Supervisors to give incoming full-time freshmen priority in acquiring football tickets for games in Tiger Stadium, beginning in the 2013 to 2014 academic year. In addition, no freshman would be denied the opportunity to purchase a ticket because of lack of seating. This resolution has been filed with the Secretary of State.

HB 275, a bill by BILLS, see page 7

ECONOMY

Superfest boosts BR, LSU economies Athletics to receive at least $1.16M Joshua Bergeron Staff Writer

Country music fans flocked to Tiger Stadium on Memorial Day weekend to be entertained by their favorite musicians for the third straight year, but the 75,000 attendees did more than revive Death Valley during the offseason.

Paul Arrigo, president and CEO of Visit Baton Rouge said the festival provides a much-needed

boost to both Baton Rouge’s and the University’s economic situations.

“By visiting Baton Rouge, people are in turn contributing to local business and the city,” Arrigo said. “Tax receipts are the most direct way Baton Rouge realizes the effects of Bayou Country Superfest. This can be realized through hotels, grocery stores, restaurants and just about any business in Baton Rouge.”

The Lod Cook Hotel received bookings almost immediately after the third-annual lineup was announced, according to general manager Thom Fronek.

“Bayou Country Superfest

was a very profitable weekend for us,” he said. “We had lots of people from out of state. Every year, as soon as the lineup is announced, we receive phone calls for room bookings.”

Several businesses extended operating hours during Bayou Country Superfest to accommodate visitors.

Robert Coffee, Mellow Mushroom employee, said in the previous two years of the festival, numerous people visited the restaurant afterward.

“We usually are only open until 2 a.m., but for the festival we SUPERFEST, see page 7

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Lights, music and 75,000 attendees flood Tiger Stadium for Bayou Country Superfest during Memorial Day weekend.

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INTERNATIONAL

Nation & World

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Canadian body parts suspect arrested in Berlin

Costner sued by fellow actor over $18M BP deal

$3.4B school funding plan gets final passage

BERLIN (AP) — A Canadian porn actor suspected of murdering and dismembering a Chinese student and mailing his body parts to Canada’s top political parties was reading about himself on the Internet when he was arrested Monday at a cafe in Berlin.

Canadian investigators say 29-year-old Luka Magnotta’s obsessions led him to post Internet videos of him killing kittens, then a man and finally to his arrest at the cafe where he had spent two hours reading media coverage of himself.

McCartney will perform at Olympic opening ceremony

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kevin Costner’s attorney claims his client’s fame is the only reason why a fellow actor, Stephen Baldwin, sued him over their investments in a device used to try to clean up BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

A trial opened Monday for Baldwin’s claims that Costner and business partner Patrick Smith duped him and a friend out of their shares of an $18 million deal for BP to buy oil-separating centrifuges after the April 2010 spill.

(AP) — The Louisiana House gave final legislative passage Monday to a $3.4 billion elementary and secondary school spending plan, without reaching the number of votes usually needed to approve a bill.

House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, R-Lake Charles, decided that since the multibillion-dollar spending plans were contained in a legislative resolution, they didn’t require the 53 votes needed to pass a bill. Instead, Kleckley said the measure required support of a majority of those House members present and voting.

LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney has confirmed an Olympic-sized rumor, saying he’ll be the closing act at the London 2012 opening ceremony.

Earlier this year the former Beatle disclosed that he was in talks to play a role in the celebrations.

On Monday, he confirmed it to BBC radio station 5: “I’ve been booked.”

The lineup for the ceremony, overseen by “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle and themed “Isles of Wonder,” is a closely guarded secret, but many had suspected McCartney would be involved.

SUNDAY ALAMBA / The Associated Press

The remains of the passenger plane that crashed into Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, and killed 153 people on board litter the ground of the crash site Monday.

Emergency crews search for dead after Nigerian plane crash kills 153 LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Emergency crews wearing masks to protect them from the acrid smoke and the stench of the dead searched for bodies in a smoldering neighborhood near the Lagos airport Monday after the crash of an airliner killed all 153 people on board and an unknown number on the ground.

Apartment buildings, small businesses and roadside shops were smashed to bricks and rubble Sunday when the Dana Air MD-83 plowed into the area.

Difficult jury selection to begin for Sandusky trial BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Picking 12 people to decide Jerry Sandusky’s fate in the child-molestation case that brought down coach Joe Paterno and scandalized Penn State could prove a monumental task in a county where practically everyone went to the university, works there, knows someone there or is a fan of the football team.

Jury selection is set to begin today in the case against Sandusky, the 68-year-old former assistant Penn State football coach accused of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years.

Forrest resigns as assistant LSU basketball coach (AP) — Shawn Forrest has resigned his position as assistant coach for the LSU men’s basketball team.

Head coach Johnny Jones said Monday that Forrest was leaving for personal reasons.

Forrest joined the coaching staff shortly after Jones was named head coach at LSU in April.

Jones said he has begun a search to replace Forrest on his coaching staff.

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Technology

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Moodle 2 premieres this week

Upgraded features in grading, layout Marylee Williams Contributing Writer

Students returning for summer classes may notice Moodle has had a facelift.

Moodle 2 replaced the original Moodle at the beginning of the summer term to provide students and faculty with requested features and updated technology.

Moodle changes every year, Sheri Thompson, IT communications and planning officer said, but the transition to Moodle 2 is the most monumental modification since the University began using Moodle about 5 years ago.

The Moodle Development Advisory Committee and Information Technology Services worked in conjunction to release the new technology.

Committee members and ITS developers evaluated student and faculty suggestions about Moodle and decided which features to include in the upgrade.

“Most changes to Moodle

are geared toward faculty, because students don’t realize they have the power to make changes by hitting the feedback button on their Moodle page,” Thompson said.

Some of Moodle 2’s features had to be created, Thompson said, but ITS also utilized features from Moodle 2’s provided “core code.”

Students and faculty must acclimate to new grading, assignments and layout features.

Faculty now has the power to release online assignments based on pre-determined conditions — like grades on preceding assignments. Moodle 2 also offers the instructor an enhanced view of a student’s progress.

Thompson said she was particularly excited about two new features, block docking and the mobile theme, because they give users a readable and easy-to-use site.

Block docking allows users to hide or collapse drop-down menus on their Moodle pages.

Randall Hall, chemistry professor and chairman of the Moodle Development Advisory Committee, said he found block

docking the most useful of the new features because it gave him flexibility to customize his Moodle page.

“You can get the junk out of the way and onto the sides if you want,” he said.

Although the original Moodle could be viewed on a smart phone or tablet, the site wasn’t formatted for those devices. Moodle 2 has a mobile theme, which utilizes menus housed in columns and rows to organize content.

Along with new features, Moodle 2 has revamped older features, like forum posts and graphics to enhance easy use, according to a University GROK article.

Thompson said ITS developers also made enhancements to grade books.

“Faculty have very specific ways they want their grading,” she said. “We try to accommodate, but we also need basic templates to make it easier for faculty to use.”

Before rolling out Moodle 2, ITS and the Moodle Development Advisory Committee ran alpha and beta tests on the site.

Thompson said alpha testing

screenshot courtesy of Moodle

The Moodle 2 technology was launched Monday for the summer semester.

is when the University’s ITS developers go through the software to make sure there aren’t any serious problems.

Beta testing, when actual University classes test the site for a semester, is the final step before release.

Hall said a “small but representative” group of teachers from a variety of University colleges tested Moodle 2 last semester, and they offered beneficial suggestions at the end of testing.

Although some students may be wary of the technology change, Thompson said she is excited because it is uplifting to provide students and faculty with new features when recent financial strains are forcing a lot of people to say no.

Contact Marylee Williams at mwilliams@lsureveille.com

Student Government discusses future of student dining Dining halls open on weekends in fall Kristen Frank Contributing Writer

Student Government addressed concerns about changes in student meal plans and other issues Monday night.

The first order of business was to elect a committee chair, who will run meetings, run and present the legislation for the upcoming fall semester and fulfill other duties.

SG members elected Lane

Pace, speaker pro tempore, to the position.

Members first discussed allocation of Student Government funds to student organizations and college council groups, followed by a much more debated topic — the fate of the student meal plan for the 2012 to 2013 school year.

According to Pace and student body President Taylor Cox, the dining halls will be open on weekends, but students will not be allowed to swipe in friends.

Students will have to use or lose 10 meals each week, leaving a balance of zero on their accounts by the end of the semester.

The duo also said the dining halls’ hours will change; on weekdays they will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; on Fridays they will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and on weekends they will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In other business, SG ruminated briefly over how certain funds went from the executive branch to the senate.

T. Graham Howell, deputy chief justice, said there should also be a better way to “enforce communication” between the three branches of SG. “It always turns into a battle of the branches,” Howell said.

As the final line of business,

Cox suggested the change of certain items in the SG election code.

He said SG as a whole is “ruling ourselves into the ground,” meaning there are too

many rules that make elections confusing and unfriendly to prospective voters.

Contact Kristen Frank at kfrank@lsureveille.com

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WEATHER

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Baton Rouge plans for ‘near-normal’ hurricane season Preparedness week waived taxes Austen Krantz Staff Writer

While hurricane season officially began last Friday, it didn’t stop two named storms from appearing in the Atlantic ahead of schedule.

Tropical storms Alberto and Beryl emerged before the formal June 1 start of the season, and according to State Climatologist Barry Keim, pre-season storms haven’t occurred since 1908.

However, this activity doesn’t indicate a rough tropical year.

“We’re off to a very rapid start, but that still doesn’t mean we’ll have a real active season,” Keim explained. “All the indicators suggest it’s going to be a near-normal season.”

Last season saw 18 named storms — an above average number according to Keim. But few actually struck the U.S. coast, creating the perception of a lighter season, he said.

“We had very few landfalls in the United States,” Keim said. “We didn’t pay much attention to the season because we weren’t getting hammered by

these things.”

Seven hurricanes occurred during the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, four of them at a strength of Category 3 or higher, according to the National Hurricane Center. Only hurricane Irene made landfall in the U.S. Keim said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts nine to 15 named storms, while Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project predicts 10 to 12.

Louisiana prepared for potential threats with Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Week, which coincides with National Hurricane Preparedness Week.

May 27 through June 2 served as time to prepare residents for potential storm threats through informative messages. The week offered a sales tax holiday from May 26 and 27 and waved taxes on storm supplies.

As one of two National Weather Service qualified Storm Ready Communities in Louisiana, Baton Rouge witnessed opportunities for preparations.

Despite the early emergence of storms, Will White, an emergency preparedness specialist for the Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said the city should be equipped and organized for

any surprises.

“We’re always planning at any point in time — whether we see named storms or not,” he said.

“We’re going to be as ready as we can in working toward that.”

White explained that in order to keep Baton Rouge’s certification as a Storm Ready Community, the city must meet certain criteria, primarily public training.

“We have that training at least once a year, and we also visit with the National Weather Service,” he said. “We go to their headquarters, they come to ours, and we keep an open dialogue with them.”

For Hurricane Preparedness Week, MOHSEP met with its department heads, MOSHEP’s emergency operation center response agencies, the National Weather Service and local meteorologists to discuss predictions for the hurricane season and upto-date preparations for potential storm threats.

“We advised all of our agencies to look at their contingency plans,” White explained. “Should they have a large number of people affected by the hurricane, they need to make sure they have the resources to pull together.”

These preparations ensure if members of an agency can’t complete their tasks during an

emergency, a backup plan is in place to fix these issues, White said. He also explained a key part of preparation is guaranteeing the safety of MOHSEP workers’ families.

“When an emergency hits, we all have to come here, and we’re away from our families,” he said. “One of the things we do is prepare our families as best as we can by having things like an emergency supply kit and making sure we have a plan.”

MOHSEP will continue preparing throughout the season with events, such as a

summer eduction program to teach children about emergencies and Red Stick Ready Day on June 16.

“All of the people we work with during an actual event will be at booths throughout the Mall [of Louisiana],” White said. “We reinforce planning — we want people to think about planning for their families and loved ones.”

Contact Austen Krantz at akrantz@lsureveille.com

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TRACK AND FIELD

LSU eyes titles at NCAA outdoor

Lady Tigers hold No. 1 ranking Austen Krantz Staff Writer

Keyes to pop out to begin the sixth, Eades surrendered two singles, a walk and a hit batter to put the Beavers on top, 5-3, and end his night in favor of sophomore righty Nick Rumbelow.

LSU pushed an unearned run across in the seventh, cutting the Beaver lead to 5-4. With the momentum squarely in the Oregon State dugout, Rhymes didn’t flinch.

“There wasn’t a second that I doubted whether or not we would win,” Rhymes said.

Sophomore catcher Ty Ross led off the top of the ninth with a towering double to straight-away centerfield. After striking out senior infielder Grant Dozar, Schultz surrendered another double to junior outfielder Alex Edward, scoring pinch runner Jared Foster to tie the game and sending the Alex Box crowd into a frenzy.

Thirty-three LSU track and field team members — the most of any team in the country — will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, starting Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Tigers and Lady Tigers come into the championships on the heels of a powerful showing in the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds last week, and the women’s team holds a No. 1 spot in the power rankings, while the men’s team climbed to No. 2.

Multiple athletes broke personal records in the qualifying events, including senior Riker Hylton, who ran a season-best 400-meter race in a 45.89 seconds, senior Ade Alleyne-Forte’s personal-best 400-meter time of 46.22 seconds and senior Jonique Day’s blazing 52.11-second sprint in the 400 to qualify for his first championship appearance in the event.

But LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver said victory in Des Moines depends more on strategy than great personal performance.

With every semifinalist given the opportunity to score at least 1 point for the team in each competition, Shaver said LSU athletes need to place in any event they compete — even if it’s not their best.

“When you’re in these

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OUTDOOR, see page 6

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Freshman pitcher Aaron Nola throws a pitch during LSU’s 4-1 win against UL-Monroe on June 1. Nola pitched eight innings and threw a career-high 10 strikeouts.

Tigers win BR regional, advance to supers Chandler Rome Contributing Writer

Game one was a duel, game two was a grind and game three needed a little “Alex Box magic.”

A year after missing the postseason, LSU picked up right where it left off from 2009 National Championship and a 2010 SEC Tournament title run.

The Tigers (46-16) closed out the Baton Rouge regional with a thrilling 6-5 victory Sunday evening against a resilient Oregon State squad to advance into super regional play this weekend.

“This was a total team victory,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “It was tough. It was a grind out there.”

For the 8,978 fans in Alex Box Stadium who hoped to see a coronation Sunday night, the top of the first inning conjured memories of “gorilla ball,” as junior Raph Rhymes’ two-run home run sparked a three-run frame, chasing Beaver starter Taylor Starr after just four batters.

Then came Beaver reliever Scott Schultz.

Schultz quieted the LSU bats, scattering only three hits and striking out nine Tigers through 8 2/3 innings while his offense went to work.

Oregon State plated a run in the first, second and fourth innings, highlighted by two Ryan Barnes’ doubles to knot the score at three against Tiger starter Ryan Eades.

After striking out Barnes and getting Kavin

BASEBALL

Gausman drafted No. 4 overall

Chandler Rome

Contributing Writer

Kevin Gausman doesn’t know exactly how MLB teams and executives make decisions about which players to draft.

“I’m pretty sure they just stay in a room and kind of debate about who they’re going to pick,” Gausman said.

His stats may have quieted any sort of debate about him.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Gausman with the fourth overall pick in Monday night’s draft, likely ending the sophomore ace’s LSU career after this month as one

of the most decorated pitchers to wear the purple and gold.

“He’s got such a high ceiling,” said LSU pitching coach Alan Dunn. “What a great day for Kevin.”

Dunn served as a bullpen coach for the Orioles from 2007 to 2010 and as the organization’s minor league pitching coordinator before coming to LSU. Gausman is 11-1 this season with a 2.72 ERA and a Southeastern Conference-leading 128 strikeouts. He was a first-team All-SEC selection and made the All-Tournament team at last weekend’s Baton Rouge regional.

MLB.com draft expert and senior writer Jonathan Mayo said Gausman is not major-league ready at this point, but his value continues to rise.

“I don’t think he’s the type of guy that will beeline to the majors,” Mayo said. “His third pitch wasn’t quite there yet.”

Mayo said while Gausman has the make-up to be at the top of a starting rotation in the majors, he expects Gausman will have little trouble pitching out of the bullpen early in his career.

Gausman echoed Mayo’s DRAFT, see page 6

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Sophomore pitcher Kevin Gausman celebrates on Monday with family, friends and teammates after hearing his name called in the 2012 MLB Draft.

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REGIONAL, from page 5

OUTDOOR, from page 5

championship meets, you’re not trying to run personal or seasonal bests, you’re really running to score points for the team and place,” Shaver explained. “At the end, it’s going to be those 1 and 2-point seventh and eighth places that are really going to put us in a position to win a team championship.”

The first two days in Des Moines will primarily be qualifying semifinal events, with the medal rounds following on Friday and Saturday.

Shaver said athletes competing in multiple events will influence LSU’s chances the most.

Lady Tigers senior Rebecca Alexander, who is favored to win the 400 meters, will also run a critical leg in the 4x400-meter relay and 4x100-meter relays.

“She’s the one that’s going into the meet with what you might say is the biggest workload,” Shaver said. “To me, she is the most critical person because of all of the different events she’s actually involved in.”

Shaver said No.1-ranked Texas A&M offers steep competition

DRAFT, from page 5

sentiments.

“Whether they want me out of the bullpen in the big leagues or if they want me to be one of those workhorse starters, I’ll do what they need me to do,” Gausman said.

Gausman became the second

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for the men’s team, but multiple schools have athletes capable of seizing the championship from the Tigers or Aggies. On the women’s side, Oregon and Kansas, along with the rival A&M squad, should challenge a dominant Lady Tigers unit.

“I think if they go in and do close to what they’ve done to get there, we’ll have a great meet,”

Shaver said.

The final day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship will air on ESPNU on Saturday.

Contact Austen Krantz at akrantz@lsureveille.com

“I had been struggling all weekend,” Edward said. “When you have the crowd behind you and all your teammates behind you and getting a good pitch to hit and being able to barrel it up — there’s no better feeling in the world.”

After junior reliever Chris Cotton worked around a Michael Conforto double to end the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers loaded the bases with no outs in the 10th, highlighted by sophomore JaCoby Jones’ linedrive double.

Senior infielder Austin Nola scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Dylan Davis, and junior closer Nick Goody struck out the side in the bottom of the frame to notch the Tigers’ first regional championship since 2009.

“We have very solid ball clubs all around us in the postseason, and we have to play our best every game,” Nola said. “We did it tonight.”

The Tigers kicked off the regional Friday night with an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel between freshman Aaron Nola and University of Louisiana at Monroe senior Randy Zeigler, a former LSU pitcher who

highest draft pick in LSU baseball history, behind only Golden Spikes Award winner Ben McDonald, who was also drafted by the Orioles with the No. 1 overall pick in 1989.

Junior outfielder Raph Rhymes and senior infielder Austin Nola are both expected to be drafted in early rounds when the draft

resumes today.

While Rhymes has been exceptional at the plate this season – hitting .452 with 99 hits – Mayo said his fielding abilities may hinder his value.

“It’s always hard to figure out what to do with guys like him,” Mayo said. “There have been countless guys that hit well in

college, but don’t translate well [to the major leagues].”

Mayo acknowledged he doesn’t know much about Nola’s value, but said the senior’s nearflawless fielding at shortstop will work in his favor.

“Someone will always take a guy with a good glove,” Mayo said. “Any time you have a guy

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LSU sprinters Aaron Ernest (left), Keyth Talley (center), and Barrett Nugent (right), compete in the 100-meter dash March 24 at the LSU Relays at Bernie Moore

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transferred due to injury.

Nola out-dueled Zeigler, lasting eight innings and striking out a career high 10 Warhawks to preserve a 4-1 Tiger victory.

After Oregon State defeated Belmont, 2-1, in the first matchup of the regional, the Beavers met LSU on Saturday in a winner’s bracket game with sophomore Tiger ace Kevin Gausman taking the mound.

In a game that was sluggish from the start, Gausman overcame command problems and a high pitch count to hold the Beavers to only one run through eight innings, and the Tigers took advantage of sloppy Oregon State defense to pull out a 7-1 victory.

The Beavers would go on to pound ULM, 11-1, on Sunday to set up the thrilling nightcap.

LSU advances to face the Stony Brook Seawolves in a super regional at Alex Box Stadium beginning Friday, with the winner advancing to the College World Series in Omaha.

Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com who plays shortstop for four years at LSU, that helps.”

Along with Rhymes and Nola, junior closer Nick Goody is also projected to be selected today.

Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 BILLS, from page 1

Representative John Schroder, would authorize public post-secondary education management boards to increase tuition and mandatory fee amounts as prescribed by the Tuition and Financial Aid Policy, established and implemented by that university’s Board of Regents and approved by the legislature.

Summer and intersession tuition could be increased proportionately to regular semester increases. This means the University Board of Supervisors can increase tuition and mandatory fees if the increase is allowed by the Board of Regents rule and approved by a two-thirds vote in the legislature. This bill has been assigned to the House Education Committee.

HB 735, a bill by Representatives Franklin Foil and Dalton Honoroe, says proceeds from new riverboat casinos would go to the newly-created East Baton Rouge Higher Education Improvement Fund. Forty percent of the fund would go to the LSU Foundation, while 40 percent would go to the Southern University System Foundation and 20 percent would go to the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation. This bill has been assigned to House appropriations.

HB 756, a bill by Representative Neil Abramson, would

add specific materials of higher education boards and institutions to a list of exclusions from public records under the Public Records Law. The following materials could not be accessed unless required by state or federal statue or court rule: materials or records that have previously been the subject of a denied discovery request, test questions, scoring keys and other exam data and teaching materials used by faculty but unavailable to students, like lecture notes, outlines, slides, syllabi or recordings. This bill has been signed by the senate president.

HB 927, a bill by Representative Joe Harrison, would add Louisiana Tech University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System and add Southern University, Southern University at New Orleans and Southern University at Shreveport to the University of Louisiana System. This bill would remove these universities from prior school systems. This bill has been assigned to House education.

HB 1215, a bill by Representative Thomas Carmody, says higher education management boards couldn’t claim non-state assets held by any nonprofit organization that supports the university, unless allowed by that nonprofit organization. This means a university couldn’t claim its owns assets,

The Daily Reveille including funds, from a nonprofit organization set up to support that university unless the organization allowed it. This bill is pending House final passage.

SB 458, a bill by Senator Eric LaFleur, says universities would no longer need to be accredited by the Regional Accrediting Association for eligibility to accept Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust funds. This bill has been sent to the governor.

SCR 7, a resolution by Senators Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb and Sharon Weston Broome and Representative Patricia Haynes Smith, would congratulate the LSU Tigers football team on an outstanding season. This resolution has been filed with the Secretary of State.

SCR 128, a resolution by Senators Jack Donahue and John Alario, would make available $204.7 million from the Budget Stabilization Fund because of a revenue forecast reduction for the current fiscal year.

This means the severity of budget cuts affecting the University due to this year’s budget would be lessened. This resolution has been signed by the Speaker of the House.

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stayed open for one extra hour.”

Local businesses weren’t the only entities benefitting financially. LSU will also receive a significant sum of money, according to Neal Lamonica, director of fiscal operations for LSU Athletics.

The University will take in more than $525,000 from ticket sales alone based on this year’s attendance numbers. Lamonica said the University will also receive $635,000 from Festival Productions for services related to the event. This number includes reimbursing LSU for the installation of a new playing field in Tiger Stadium after the concert.

Although actual figures have not been finalized, the University will receive more than $1.16 million directly from Festival Productions.

After the festival’s inception, there were doubts if Baton Rouge would continue to host Bayou Country Superfest. Attendance numbers declined slightly from 85,000 the first year to approximately 75,000 in the following two years, according to Matthew Goldman of Festival Productions.

In 2010, the East Baton Rouge Metro Council stripped the mayor-president’s budget of $300,000 to sponsor the festival.

Mayor-President Kip Holden said the festival is vital to the Baton Rouge economy because it brings in thousands of visitors every year. He told the story of an Oklahoma couple who contacted him about their festival experience.

“He wrote us a letter saying, ‘My wife and I can’t afford much, but we read about the Bayou Country Superfest,’” Holden said. “‘I said to myself and my wife, I think we can afford this.’ Then

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Country music singer Jason Aldean performs at Bayou Country Superfest in Tiger Stadium on May 27. The University will receive more than $525,000 from the festival’s ticket sales alone, based on this year’s attendance numbers.

he sent a letter back to us afterward. ‘As long as you have the Bayou Country Superfest in Baton Rouge, me and my family will be there every year.’”

Legislators and city officials are doing their best to keep the festival in the Red Stick.

Louisiana Senate Bill 475, sponsored by Senator Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb, “provides for performance-based tax rebates for musical or other entertainment events held in public facilities under certain conditions.”

The bill was adopted in senate concurrence on June 1.

“We are committed to making this stay in Baton Rouge for years to come,” said Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne. “Memorial Day weekend in Baton Rouge now has an identity.”

But there’s no need to worry about the festival’s location for

next year. The current agreement between the University’s athletic department and Festival Productions doesn’t expire until Dec. 31, 2013.

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Cybersecurity act deserves criticism, harms civil liberties

through the House a against the use of shared infor- the Cybersecurity Act. Also, considered instead.

MANUFACTURING passed month ago, the Cybersecurity mation.

Google and many of the other In the end, the fate of bills DISCONTENT Act also deals with people’s priGoodbye, privacy. Hello, Internet companies that came such as the Cybersecurity Act

DaviD Scheurmann

The Internet isn’t broken, but that hasn’t stopped Congress from trying to fix it.

We got our first taste of their reforms when Congress tried to pass SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and PIPA, the Protect IP Act, earlier this year and met a wave of opposition, which included blackouts on prominent websites.

Now, Congress has cybersecurity on the tip of their tongues.

Bill S.2105, also known as the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, is coming up for a vote and being touted as a bill that would strengthen the security of the country’s infrastructure. The bill would put the Department of Homeland Security in charge of regulating important systems, such as power grids and transportation networks.

However, much like the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) that

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Alum impressed by student behavior, attitude This spring I returned to LSU. The last time I had been on the campus as a student was 1978-79. I am fairly old now, and I thought it may be important to express my findings about the students who I had come in direct contact with.

I must say that I have been so very impressed by the student body in its entirety. They are so very well spoken, and I had never heard a curse word from a single student’s mouth. Alone, that is an astonishing feat. One need only watch television to be unimpressed by the Hollywood clan and awestruck by the LSU ‘kids.’ I am disabled and ambulate with a cane amongst these students, and am astonished at their courtesy, honesty and general behavior.

I am not sure I shall be returning to LSU, but as a former student, I felt obligated to

vate information and how such information can be shared.

The Cybersecurity Act would allow private companies to share users’ private information with government agencies like the NSA or other companies without first requiring a warrant or subpoena.

Essentially, our private information, the bits and pieces of data that can paint a picture of who we are, becomes a commodity to be traded by various companies and the government and collected in databases, all in the name of “cybersecurity.”

Yet, the information doesn’t necessarily need to be used for cybersecurity. The bill would allow the government to use the collected information for other purposes as well, including law enforcement, greatly expanding the scope and knowledge of our country’s security apparatus.

If you thought that was bad, the kicker is that companies who participate in the program would gain immunity from any criminal or civil complaints

advance my extreme confidence in the youth at LSU. If they were the people upon which this country must expect to lead our future, then I rest assured we are in excellent hands.

I want to thank these people, these students, these fantastic few that shall soon be leading the way. As a closing note, please allow me to thank Dr. Spillman. His encouragement, knowledge, his reach for excellence and endearing manner shall always rest within my soul. May you all have a blessed and rich life.

P.S. Melissa — thank you, especially, for your friendship.

You know who you are — Dr. Spillman’s class.

A very grateful and indebted student,

out against SOPA didn’t show such opposition to CISPA, so it is unlikely they would rally around opposing this bill.

Security is a noble goal, but it’s curious that many securityrelated bills cost so much in civil liberties. It’s also striking that a bill like the Cybersecurity Act would be introduced after the string of controversial Internet-related bills that were debated in Congress this year.

With every Internet-related bill that has entered its chambers, Congress has demonstrated a fear of the Internet’s decentralized and anonymous nature and a desire to rein in that anarchy.

However, I bet most people don’t want the Internet to change so drastically. I would also wager that people are more concerned about protecting their information than having it shared and collected without their say.

A bill that protects people’s freedoms — not sells them out — should be the type of bill

remains in the hands of Congress.

If the bill passes, I fear the fate of Internet freedoms in this country could take a step in the wrong direction.

David Scheuermann is a 20-year-old mass communication and computer science junior from Kenner. Follow him on Twitter at @TDR_dscheu.

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Big Brother.

Yes, I know. “If you don’t have anything to hide, you have nothing to fear.” However, I have quite a few reservations about handing the government such a treasure trove of information on its citizens.

If the bill passes, the Internet would cease to be a place where people can come to freely find information. Every web search, every key stroke and every click of a mouse would feel watched as citizens realize everything they do may be collected by the government.

You might as well place an NSA agent behind someone’s shoulder every time they log in to a computer.

Still, it’s likely that this bill won’t pass. SOPA and PIPA were killed by an Internet campaign led by prominent companies such as Google and Wikipedia. CISPA has essentially stalled thanks to a veto threat from the Obama administration.

However, Obama has already come out in support of

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“Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.”

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Times-Picayune, beloved New Orleans daily, dies at 175 THE PHILIBUSTER Phil Sweeney Columnist DIED, May 24, 2012, of unnatural causes at her Howard Avenue residence, THE TIMESPICAYUNE, New Orleans’ renowned daily newspaper, in her 175th year of age.

The native New Orleanian was born January 25, 1837, to newsmen Francis Asbury Lumsden and George Wilkins Kendall, who christened her “The Picayune” for her one-Spanish-picayune price. On April 2, 1914, she was wed to The Times-Democrat, a marriage of New Orleans’ — and two of America’s — oldest daily newspapers.

“TP,” as she was affectionately nicknamed, was among the bulldog editions of broadsheets to publish women’s advice columns. Introducing Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer’s warmhearted “Dorothy Dix Talks”

in 1896 — antecedent to “Ask Ann Landers” and “Dear Abby,” among others.

In 1997, the deceased was presented the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning and, for her esteemed “Oceans of Trouble” serial, the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Additionally, in recognition of her lionhearted handling of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction, she was presented the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting and, along with the Sun Herald of Biloxi, Miss., the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

The quintessential lark, The Times-Picayune always got along great with a good cup of chicory joe and a grease-blotched bag of beignets. She loved the dew-kissed New Orleans dawn, loved the city’s early-morning innocence, though it was always lost with the sunrise — replaced in due course with the sun’s light and something of a hope, maybe more like a prayer. Like the sun, she was a bringer of light:

the biggest blossom, the brightest fleur-de-lis in New Orleans’ vivid bouquet.

The deceased was preceded in death by her parents, Lumsden and Kendall; by her daughters, Myrtle Sue Lyles Eakin, columnist and Louisiana historian, and Gilmer; and by her sons, onetime pressmen William Sydney Porter, the pseudonymous “O. Henry,” and William Cuthbert Faulkner, the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.

Preceding her in death, too, were generations of kindred New Orleanians.

She is survived by her dailypublished sisters The Advocate of Baton Rouge, The Times of Shreveport, The Daily Advertiser of Lafayette and The Daily Reveille of Louisiana State University, among others; by her celebrated sons, Peter Finney, James Gill and Chris Rose; and, of course, by her blessed boys — the New Orleans Saints.

She is survived by her dear death-dealing foster-father, Ad-

vance Publications, Inc., of New York, N.Y., and his carpetbagging Newhouse family, by whom she was purchased in 1962.

She is also survived by her beloved cyber-bastard, nola.com, whose carbon-copy digital content is undoubtedly indispensable for the unwired, Internet-less one-third of New Orleanians.

And she is survived, above all, by her loving widower, the city of New Orleans, the Crescent City that she chronicled daily, the City that Care Forgot but that she knew by heart and by soul — whose very blood, sweat and tears inked the living, breathing pages of her every edition.

She was the city’s beat-reporting stethoscope, ultimately, a day-by-day sampling of the syncopated lub-dub, lub-dub of the heart of New Orleans — its jazzy upbeats and bluesy downbeats: She put to paper the irregular heartbeat, altogether, of America’s Most Interesting City.

And she will be dearly missed.

In accordance with the Newhouse family’s wishes, there will be no service for The TimesPicayune.

Condolences may be addressed to: Letters to the Editor The Times-Picayune 3800 Howard Avenue New Orleans, LA 701251429 Phil Sweeney is a 25-year-old English senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @ TDR_PhilSweeney.

Contact Phil Sweeney at psweeney@lsureveille.com

Why did the U.S. invade Iraq and why not Syria?

SCUM OF THE GIRTH Parker Cramer Columnist Why did we invade Iraq? More importantly, why haven’t we intervened in Syria?

Obviously, there are many differences between the two countries.

They have two distinct cultures. It would be like comparing the United States to Great Britain — similar in many ways but also unique.

When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, we lacked many of the online luxuries we have today.

Twitter didn’t exist, and Facebook was in its infancy. Youtube wouldn’t be invented for another two years.

The influence social networking had on U.S. policy is massive.

When we decided to invade Iraq and oust Saddam, we did so without live Twitter feeds, Facebook updates or Youtube videos of massacres.

We knew Saddam was committing genocide against the Kurds, we just didn’t have the “in your face” reality that is coming out of Syria today.

So, let’s review the alleged reasons the United States entered into the Iraqi conflict.

We accused Saddam Hussein of having weapons of mass destruction. Mass destruction is a broad term. A more narrowly-defined definition would be weapons with nuclear, chemical or biological capabilities.

We knew he had used chemical weapons against the Kurds — he did so in the ‘80s at the end of the Iran-Iraq War. That being said, we never

found any “weapons of mass destruction,” at least not the kinds we were hoping existed.

To summarize, Saddam was one bad mother. He ran an oppressive regime and committed atrocious acts against his own people.

We don’t have live video of the incidents, but we knew they were happening.

Let’s compare Saddam to Bashar al-Assad, the current and controversial president of Syria.

Both Saddam and Assad belong to the same political party, the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party. We know that Assad and the Syrian government are regularly firing on and killing civilians and resistance fighters alike, much like Saddam did.

The only difference between 2003 and 2012 is the social media variable. Today, when a massacre happens in Syria, it’s on Facebook, Youtube and Twitter in a matter of hours.

The whole world saw what Assad did, practically in real time, yet nobody does anything.

The question is why?

The easy and perhaps most common answer is Iraq’s oil supply.

Just because it’s the answer everyone has, doesn’t mean we can completely disregard it.

According to the CIA, the United States is the third-largest oil producing nation on Earth, behind Saudi Arabia and Russia. Iraq comes in at number nine, producing about one fourth of U.S. oil production annually.

Syria is lonely, stuck between Thailand and Equatorial Guinea, sitting pretty at number 34.

Syria’s annual oil production is one-twenty fifth of the United

States’ output. Is this the main reason we haven’t intervened in Syria, despite overwhelming evidence to do so?

Probably not, but it’s still a factor. The economy is strained, some would say drained. Either way, nobody wants to commit troops, time and money to another foreign cause.

Especially if we don’t get anything out of it — vis-a-vis, oil.

Despite popular belief, Americans are not the saviors of the world we portray ourselves to be. If we do not have a vested interest in the well-being of a nation, or the wellbeing of that nation’s natural resources, we won’t intervene.

So keep posting all the evidence of Assad’s violent regime.

We hear you, we know what’s going on — but you’re on your own.

Parker Cramer is a 21-year-old political science senior from Houston. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_ pcramer.

Contact Parker Cramer at pcramer@lsureveille.com

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HELP WANTED

FOR RENT

NOW HIRING ALL POSITIONS Looking for full time waiters, hostesses and bartenders. Located in the heart of everything. Flexible hours and pay. Call 555-5555.

APT OFF BRIGHTSIDE Townhouse with 3 bedrooms. Fair pricing. Call for details.

225-757-0250

DAYCARE HELPER NEEDED Seeking person to fill position as reliable classroom teacher.

Experience required. Positions open for summer and fall.

Email daycare@fakeemail.com to receive application.

3 BR APARTMENT $1650/month. Prime location.

Claim your spot today. summergrovebr.com

LIVE BIGGER. Find your dream apartment here at Summer Grove and Arlington Trace. 3/BR at $1650 a month.

225-757-0250 LIVE BETTER. Find your dream apartment here at Summer Grove and Arlington Trace. You really will love it here.

Right off Brightside. Townhouse style apartments close to all of the action.3/BR at $1650 a month.

225-757-0250

LANDSCAPER NEEDED Five properties need to be mowed and tended to every 2 weeks. $25 for each lawn every time tended to.

Call 555-5555 for details.

CATERING HELP $10/hour plus tips. Must be available for nights and weekends.

No experience required. Contact Linda at catering@fakeemail.com.

PHOTOGRAPHERS Local publication needs help over summer. $11/hour. Photo journalism experience necessary.

Apply today at photo@fakeemail.com

PERSONALS SEEKING FRIENDS Group of fun-loving girls who are looking to branch out. Must love shopping, reading, dining out and trying new things. friends@fakeemail.com NICE,SMART GUY looking for a female friend to connect with.

Emphasis on communication (i.e. texting, grabbing lunch, hanging out...). Not looking for anything fancy. Contact at niceguy@fakeemail.com BORED So let’s hang out.

555-5555 SHY GIRL Haven’t had much luck with guys.

Looking to find Mr. Right. Must have interest in sports, outdoors, family and cats. shy@fakeemail.com

EVENT PLANNER NEEDED Ever planned any event before?

We are looking for your help.

Strong personality, organizational skills, people skills and flexible schedule are necessary. Email event@fakeemail.com for details.

DRIVERS WANTED Late night pizza delivery positions available with great pay. Fun staff.

Great customers. Awesome pizza.

Call 555-5555 to set up interview.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

3 Bedroom Special:

$1650 per month 225-757-0250 summergrovebr.com arlingtontrace.com APARTMENTS AVAILABLE Sign lease now for 3 bedroom apartment. Pics and more info at arlingtontrace.com.

APT OFF BRIGHTSIDE Townhouse with 3 bedrooms. Fair pricing. Call for details.

225-757-0250

MISC. DON”T THROW STUFF AWAY! We will come pick up your unwanted “junk.” Non-profit, tax receipts available upon request.

555-5555 VOLUNTEERS WANTED We are a service club that helps with various projects around the community. This summer we are travelling to Haiti to build houses for needy families. No construction experience required. Email for more info at volunteer@fakeemail.com