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“The LSU Quidditch team nominated five people, and a committee selected the players based on experience, notoriety, organizational skills and who could pay for the trip,” Armentor said. Kneiling and Armentor had to raise $3,000 each for the trip. To foot the bill, Kneiling said she worked and saved her money, while Armentor said he received donations and held fundraisers in his hometown. Kneiling, who has been playing Quidditch since her freshman year, could barely
The University received a green designation on its targets for the LA GRAD Act from the Board of Regents on Wednesday, allowing it to raise tuition by 10 percent. During the annual review of the LA GRAD Act, Larry Tremblay, deputy commissioner for Planning, Research and Academic Affairs, addressed the board as part of the Planning, Research and Performance Committee. “It’s all based on student success,” Tremblay stressed. “If an institution doesn’t pass the student success standards, then they don’t pass. It’s that simple.” However, LSU-Eunice did not pass those student success standards. It was the only institution to receive a red designation. The Eunice campus failed to pass three out of five student success targets — first-to-second year retention rate, same-institution graduation rate and statewide
QUIDDITCH, see page 15
GRAD ACT, see page 15
LSU Quidditch players chosen to represent US in international tournament
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(And not just the snitch)
Sarah Kneiling, agriculture-business senior, defends another player [left] and Brad Armentor, kinesiology senior, makes an offensive move [right] during their final Quidditch practice Tuesday before the two leave to represent the U.S.A. Quidditch team in London.
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Sarah Kneiling, agriculture-business senior, and Brad Armentor, kinesiology senior, are getting ready to represent the U.S. abroad. They just have to remember to pack their broomsticks with their cleats. Kneiling, a beater, and Armentor, a chaser, raced down a makeshift Quidditch field Tuesday evening in a last-minute practice before they join 19 other Quidditch players for the first International Quidditch Association 2012 Summer Games.
The United States will compete against the United Kingdom, Australia, France and Canada in the July 8 tournament in Oxford’s Cutteslowe Park. The two finalists from that tournament will participate in a Quidditch demonstration match during Oxford’s Olympic torch festival on July 9. Quidditch players from all over the country were chosen to represent the United States in the summer games. However, players weren’t selected solely on athletic ability, according to Armentor, because there is limited footage of Quidditch games.
ALUMNI
Former Golden Girl wins fiction awards Leblanc inspired by family history Kristen Frank Contributing Writer
From dancing to drafting, M. M. Leblanc has gone from being an LSU Golden Girl to writing an award-winning historical novel. The book, titled “Evangeline: Paradise Stolen,” has received the 2012 National Independent Publisher Book Award, and more recently, the Louisiana Press Women Communication Award in Fiction, Books and Verse.
The novel details the history behind the deportation of the Acadians by the British from France to Canada in 1755. Leblanc’s novel chronicles the lives of families during the famous deportation, with her own ancestors’ history interwoven through the work. Her maternal grandfather’s side of the family was part of a group that was deported from France to Canada and then exiled to Louisiana, Leblanc said. She said hers was one of the first and largest families to take part in this event. René Leblanc from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s
“Evangeline” was the notary — the person who verified documentation as official — for the King of France, and he worked in the time of the deportation. He was also a relative of Leblanc. Leblanc grew up in Lafayette, La., and learned about her genealogy from her grandfather, former Louisiana Senator Dudley Leblanc. She said the inspiration for the novel came from wanting people to know of her family’s story, the illegal actions of the British in 1755 and her own love of history. With studies in marketing and French, Leblanc didn’t take any NOVEL, see page 15
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M.M. LeBlanc, former Golden Girl and author of “Evangeline: Paradise Stolen,” received the 2012 National Independent Publisher Book Award and the Louisiana Press Women Communication Award in Fiction for her historical novel.
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Nation & World
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NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
Italy warns of European Union euro disaster as debt costs rise
Heat wave causes 1,000+ records to fall in the US in a week
Highway bill could cut $650M in Louisiana Medicaid funds
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union faces potential disaster if its leaders don’t cooperate and find a way to keep interest rates on Italy’s national debt down, Italian Premier Mario Monti warned Wednesday. Monti’s remarks included a thinly-veiled jab at German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a day that Italy’s borrowing costs hit year-highs in reaction to Merkel reportedly saying she wouldn’t let European governments share debt obligations — which would bring relief to Italy — “as long as I live.” Egyptian medical officials say Mubarak’s health worsened
Feeling hot? It’s not a mirage. Across the United States, hundreds of heat records have fallen in the past week. In the past week, 1,011 records have been broken around the country, including 251 new daily high temperature records on Tuesday. Those numbers might seem big, but they’re hard to put into context — the National Climatic Data Center has only been tracking the daily numbers broken for a year, said Derek Arndt, head of climate monitoring at the center.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Jindal administration leaders warned Wednesday that Congressional proposal in final negotiations over a massive transportation spending plan could strip more than $650 million in federal funding from Louisiana’s Medicaid program over two years. The cut could shutter services and force deep reductions to spending on hospitals that care for the poor and uninsured in the fiscal year that begins July 1. If the Medicaid cut is approved, the state would eliminate programs that care for women with breast and cervical cancer. Lafourche deputy charged with having sex with a 16-year-old
CAIRO (AP) — Medical officials say ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s health condition has taken a turn for the worse. The officials at the military hospital in Cairo where Mubarak is being treated said the downturn followed the announcement Sunday that Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi won Egypt’s election for president. The officials said Wednesday the 84-year old Mubarak slipped in and out of consciousness. They said he is suffering from depression.
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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lies on his bed while being taken to the courtroom for another session of his trial in Cairo, Egypt, in 2011.
Singer Rihanna escapes early morning fire at London hotel LONDON (AP) — London Fire Brigade says Rihanna was among 300 people evacuated from a hotel after an early-morning fire in an elevator shaft. The 24-year-old Barbadian singer tweeted news of the fire early Wednesday to her 21 million Twitter followers, posting a picture of a fire engine and the words: “Roamin da streets since 6am! Fyah in da telly.” The fire brigade said the alarm was raised at 6:22 a.m.
Alaska glacier wreckage found is 1950s cargo plane crash ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The wreckage of a military plane found on an Alaska glacier is that of an Air Force plane that crashed in 1952, killing all 52 people aboard, military officials said Wednesday. Army Capt. Jamie Dobson said evidence found at the crash site correlates with the missing C-124A Globemaster, but military is not eliminating other possibilities because much investigation still needs to be done. Processing DNA samples from relatives of those on board the plane could take up to six years.
HOUMA (AP) — A Lafourche Parish sheriff’s deputy has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a minor in Terrebonne Parish. The Courier reports 40-yearold Murphy J. Melancon II confessed to being in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl since February. The newspaper says Melancon was fired when he was arrested Tuesday. Deputies say Melancon did not have sex with the girl while on duty.
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ACADEMICS
POLITICS
Asphalt lab to give ‘hands-on’ experience Joshua Bergeron Staff Writer
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Stephen Handwerk, interim executive director of the Louisiana Democratic Party, speaks at the Louisiana Democrats meeting at Chelsea’s Cafe on Wednesday night.
Dem. party appeals to young progressives Parker Cramer
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The Louisiana Democratic Party hosted an event Wednesday night at Chelsea’s Cafe to meet and greet with the state’s progressive youth. The event was organized by LDP interns for young people to network with each other and important figures in the state. Among the guests was Judge John Michael Guidry, who is running for the Louisiana Supreme Court. Guidry has served in both the Louisiana House of Representatives and the State Senate. He is currently a judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeal with 15 years of experience in that position. Guidry is currently the only Democrat in the race for Supreme Court and was in attendance, campaigning and networking. Also in attendance was Kameron Kilchrist, biological engineering senior and LDP intern. Kilchrist, along with the other LDP interns, organized the event. Stephen Handwerk, interim executive director of the LDP, said he believes the Democratic party is on an upward swing in the state and has confidence that any Democrat who chooses to run can be elected in any part of Louisiana. “We’re really looking forward to everyone getting together around a common interest,” Handwerk said. “I think it’s a new day for the Democratic party. We’re going to surprise a lot of people.” LDP interns have different jobs based on their individual skills and aspirations, including fundraising, databasing and technology, communications, managing social media and further educating elected officials, according to Handwerk. Handwerks said several
Democrats have been elected from rural, blue-collar areas of the state, despite the tendency for those areas to elect primarily Republican officials. Handwerk acknowledged the challenge President Obama faces in winning over Louisiana voters this November. “President Obama has an uphill road to hoe in Louisiana,” Handwerk said. Also in attendance was Daniel Colvin, LDP intern and member of College Democrats at LSU, who said budget cuts to higher education are one of the main focuses of the College Democrats. James Bullman, director of the Young Leaders Program at the Dem. State Central Committee, has been campaigning since he was nine years old. “I’ve always been a Democrat,” said Bullman, a Dallas native and LSU alumnus. Bullman emphasized the importance of not only organizing the youth but engaging their interest in the political sphere.
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Louisiana’s roads will soon see an increase in quality with the newly created L.H. Bossier Laboratory, according to engineering professor George Voyiadjis. Conventional roads, intended for long-term automobile traffic, are often constructed in layers. These layers may include sand, gravel, tar, paving bricks, asphalt or concrete. According to Voyiadjis, finding a perfect balance between asphalt and aggregate is a challenge many face. The laboratory will feature projects that enable students to find that perfect balance. The laboratory, located in Patrick F. Taylor Hall, was unveiled in May in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The Bossier family made the lab possible through a private donation to the LSU Foundation. “By donating this lab, we form a public-private partnership connecting industry with academia and advancing the paving industry overall,” Bryan Bossier, president of Diamond B Construction, announced at the ribbon cutting ceremony. “We anticipate the result to be better products and practices to ultimately benefit every traveling taxpayer nationwide.” Voyiadjis said he believes the lab will help fix less-than-stellar Louisiana roads. “The roadways in Louisiana are in bad shape,” he said. “In our state, we have this problem because of the soil. Asphalt is flexible, unlike concrete, it is able to sustain better than concrete.” The addition of the asphalt lab will enable students and faculty to perform research in asphalt
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Engineering professors Louay Mohammad and George Voyladjis, Diamond B Construction president Bryan Bossier, Renee Bossier and LSU Chancellor Michael Martin prepare to cut the ribbon at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new L.H. Bossier Laboratory on May 16.
production. According to Voyiadjis, the most meaningful work will be researching the correct proportion of asphalt and aggregate, as well as figuring out how to design roads. Engineering professor Louay Mohammad said the lab will place the University among the top tier of universities competing for asphalt research funds and provide hands-on experience. “Establishing the L. H. Bossier Laboratory at LSU is a significant milestone to the advancement of research and work development in the area of asphalt technology and infrastructure sustainability for our state and the nation,” Mohmmad said. “This laboratory offers a unique opportunity to the industry through training of a workforce in pavement engineering, particularly asphalt technology. In addition, it will position LSU amongst the top Tier 1
research universities to compete for research funds in the area of asphalt technology.” Several courses will be taught in the lab, including: CE 3700 — Engineering Materials Laboratory — CE 4650 — Introduction to Asphalt Mixture Design — and CE 4670 — Fundamentals of Pavement Design. L.H. Bossier has donated to multiple entities at LSU, including the Flagship Fund and the Alumni Association. The Bossiers operate six asphalt plants in Louisiana and have won several national awards for quality road construction. Their company, Diamond B Construction, is the top asphalt producer in Louisiana.
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TECHNOLOGY
BURNING RING OF FIRE
Study: Verizon best carrier in Baton Rouge AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint follow Taylor Balkom Staff Writer
Verizon is the best wireless carrier in Baton Rouge, with AT&T a close second, according to a study done by RootMetrics, a Seattle-based data statistic company. T-Mobile and Sprint follow in third and fourth, respectively. Verizon beat AT&T in the texting category, taking an average of only 3.4 seconds to receive a text compared to AT&T’s 4.2 seconds. T-Mobile took 4.8 seconds to receive a message and Sprint took 13.1 seconds. AT&T’s 4G LTE network beat Verizon in terms of average download speed at 12.9 mb/s to Verizon’s 10.9 mb/s, but Verizon had a faster upload speed — 7.6 mb/s to AT&T’s 5.5 mb/s. T-Mobile had download speeds of 3.5 mb/s and upload speeds of 1.4 mb/s. Sprint, with no LTE network in Baton Rouge, had download and upload speeds of 0.4 mb/s.
The study also showed AT&T and Verizon were the most reliable networks for data delivery in Baton Rouge. Dropped calls were an issue for T-Mobile — 5.9 percent of calls failed during testing, with only 1.6 percent for AT&T, 0.5 percent for Sprint and 0.3 percent for Verizon. Verizon’s combined score was 90.7, compared to AT&T’s 88.5, TMobile’s 48.2 and Sprint’s 44.9. Polly Finley, psychology junior, has a Verizon iPhone and said she’s never had a problem with their service. Sue Sperry, AT&T public relations manager for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, responded to the study by saying, “From 20092011, we invested more than $250 million in the Greater Baton Rouge area wireless and wireline networks, and we’ll continue investing in order to give our customers the best possible experience.” The study was performed on Android phones for each carrier with RootMetric’s RootScout app.
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Election Board, Code gain an ‘s’ Kristen Frank Contributing Writer
Votes were cast and debates were partially concluded regarding the Election Code and trinkets in the Student Government meeting Tuesday night. To begin SG’s public input portion of the meeting, Billy Wright, former commissioner of elections, proposed changes to the Election Code on behalf of Aimee Simon, current commissioner, who could not be present. Wright proposed all stipulations related to voting be moved under one article of the Election Code. He also proposed all complaints should be filed in writing and given in person instead of email so that the commissioner and Election Board could take appropriate action easier. His final proposition was trinkets, watercraft and other large forms of campaign paraphernalia should be allowed as long as they are within the spending limits and other things. The issues of trinkets and complaints were heavily debated. Danielle Rushing, chief justice, said trinkets increase voter turnout.
Carrie Hebert, vice president, said she believes trinkets are least necessary to a campaign, but if they must continue to be had, they should be at a reasonable price. It was voted that the trinket spending limit be abolished. T Graham Howell, deputy chief justice, suggested that if complaints to the commissioner of election boards must be sent via email, that the e-mail should be an official LSU e-mail address to deter false names or silly complaints. Howell also suggested an “s” be added to Election Board and Election Code, making them Elections Board and Elections Code. No objection was raised on this vote. Another vote for the Elections Board to draft its own complaint form was raised. This, however, failed. Finally, Emily Anthony, senator of the College of Education, suggested a service project on a broad scale be designed to help increase voter turnout. This would help the campaigns to be more election-centered instead of campaign-centered, she said. Anthony’s proposal has not been voted on yet.
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BASEBALL
The Times, they are a-changin’
Nine Tigers playing summer ball in Cape Cod Pitcher Eades taking summer off Chandler Rome Staff Writer
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[Left] Longtime New Orleans sports writer Peter Finney composes a story on an typewriter as a young journalist during the 1940s. [Right] Finney works on a story using the typewriter’s modern journalistic equivalent, a laptop, on assignment in 2011.
Legendary Times-Picayune reporter, LSU football columnist Peter Finney reflects on 67-year career after recent ousting Mike Gegenheimer Staff Writer
A desk sits empty at the Times-Picayune today, a desk that had been filled for 67 years by a man who dedicated his life to reporting the happenings of the New Orleans sporting world. From the glory days of New Orleans Catholic League football to the Saints winning the Super Bowl, Peter Finney saw it all in his time at New Orleans’ leading newspaper. “This is a great sports state and a great sports town,” Finney said. “The good thing about sports is that it’s year round. Football season gives way to
basketball season, basketball gives way to baseball… [Sports writing] isn’t really a duty. It’s a nice way to go through life.” Lloyd A. “Hap” Glaudi had the small screen and Bernard “Buddy” Diliberto had the radio, but Finney used the written word as FINNEY his tool. All three men were the faces and voices of New Orleans sports journalism in a time when the city was still growing and taking shape. “I never thought of it like
that,” Finney said. “I was always just writing and taking life as it comes. Hap and Buddy were the same way. It never felt like a real job.” With the recent downsizing of the Times-Picayune, Finney was one of many writers caught in the crossfire of the cutbacks. The city’s iconic sports writer was released from the TimesPicayune staff after spending the better part of a century as its sporting pulse. However, Finney will be able to continue writing for the paper on a freelance basis, allowing him to write what he wants FINNEY, see page 7
Many college students spend their summers either hard at work or vacationing on the coast. For nine LSU baseball players, it’s a little bit of both. Rising seniors Raph Rhymes, Mason Katz and Joey Bourgeois, rising juniors Nick Rumbelow, JaCoby Jones, Kurt McCune, Ty Ross and Joe Broussard and rising sophomore Aaron Nola will spend their summer playing in the prestigious Cape Cod League, trying to hone their skills and rebound from the abrupt end to their 2012 season. While head coach Paul Mainieri said the decision on where to send certain players is made by both the player and the coaching staff, Cape Cod is on every player’s mind. “Everyone wants to go to Cape Cod, but it’s physically impossible to get everyone there,” Mainieri said. “Some of it is also based on relationships we have around the country.” Mainieri pointed to Nola, who threw 89.2 innings this season – twice as many as he’s ever thrown. He said after laying out the maximum workload he wanted for Nola, he called the Harwich Mariners, who gladly welcomed the Baton Rouge native. Under Mainieri’s plan, Nola CAPE COD, see page 7
TRACK AND FIELD
Duncan chasing Olympic dream Senior sprinter runs in US Trials today Chandler Rome Staff Writer
A younger Kimberlyn Duncan shared the same far-fetched dream as most aspiring track and field athletes. Growing up in Katy, Texas, Duncan would often tell her parents and other relatives how she dreamed of running for her country in the Olympics. Now, just three races away from making her dream a reality,
Duncan said she still can’t comprehend what could lie ahead. “I never thought that I would be on this stage,” Duncan said. “Not at all.” Already considered one of the most decorated athletes in LSU track and field history, Duncan, a rising senior, will hit the track in the first round of the 200-meter dash tonight in Eugene, Ore., at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Fresh off leading the Lady Tigers to their first outdoor national championship since 2008, Duncan, whose 200-meter dash time ranks No. 2 overall in the world for 2012, said that while
the venue and competition may change, her mindset does not. “I just have to stay focused,” Duncan said. “Overall, I’m feeling good and ready to go.” Duncan’s time of 22.19 seconds trails only Sanya RichardsRoss, who will line up in the 200-meter dash in Eugene after winning a gold and a bronze medal in Beijing during the 2008 Games. Facing the likes of Allyson Felix and Carmelita Jeter, who were silver and bronze medalists at the World Championships last summer, Duncan admitted the DUNCAN, see page 7
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LSU senior sprinter Kimberlyn Duncan carries the baton in the anchor leg of a 4x200-meter relay during the LSU Relays last March at Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
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’Bama still would’ve won with playoff THE GEG STAND MIKE GEGENHEIMER Sports Columnist When I heard college football was finally getting its head out its ass and doing what it should’ve done 14 years ago by officially committing to a four-team playoff system, I wondered, “What would the BCS era have been like if we never had the BCS?” Sure, juggernauts like 2001 Miami and 2005 Texas probably would have won the title anyway, but there were years when the national championship game might have looked different.
2011 Teams included: LSU Alabama Oklahoma State Stanford
Why Stanford: Oregon beat Stanford, but the Ducks were left sitting in the fetal position in the shower after what LSU did to them in the opening game. As for Boise State, unless the smurfs go undefeated, they have absolutely no chance of ever making a playoff until they decide to play more than one difficult game a year. Stanford gets the call because with quarterback Andrew Luck, they were probably the only team that could be included with a legitimate shot. Results: I’d still pick LSU’s overall athleticism to push them past Stanford even with the “nonexistent” off-the-field issues, and ’Bama would easily crush Oklahoma State. The national title game depends on whether a playoff game may have diverted some of the mental issues for the Tigers. If the Tigers play the way they had the whole season, no one could touch them. However, if they play the way they played in the national championship, Girl Scout troop 119 could tackle them to the ground and beat them until Tyrann Mathieu screams
“Do-Si-Do.” However, locker room fights still wouldn’t negate the overconfidence LSU had heading into a rematch with Alabama and the motivation the Crimson Tide had to get revenge. Unfortunately for Tiger fans, even with a playoff, the Tide rolls in New Orleans.
2009 Teams included: Alabama Texas Florida Cincinnati
Why Cincinnati: Anyone who honestly believes Florida wasn’t the third best team in the nation that year, even with a late-season blowout loss to Alabama, should drink a bottle of turpentine. As for Cincinnati, TCU and Boise State, any one of these teams silly enough to take on Alabama would be trampled like Mufasa under a herd of wildebeests. But all three teams easily defeated every worthless opponent they faced in the regular season and felt they “deserved” a title shot. I picked the Bearcats because at least they won the Big East and beat West Virginia and an almostdecent Pitt team in the regular season. Results: The senior quarterback battle between Florida’s Tim Tebow and Texas’ Colt McCoy goes down as one of the most epic battles in college football history, with neither QB backing down. In the end, Florida’s Brandon Spikes stomps on McCoy’s face to squeak by the Longhorns. I know Alabama crushed Florida in the SEC championship game, and it’s hard to picture that particular Nick Saban team making a mistake, but it may be even harder to picture Tebow losing twice to the same team, especially with a healthy Percy Harvin in the rematch. In a flip of the coin, I pick Tebow to make some magic in his final collegiate appearance to steal the title from the
Crimson Tide.
2007 Teams included: Ohio State LSU Oklahoma Georgia
Why Georgia: This was the year no one had any idea what was going on, and with all the upsets, it was as if no one wanted to play in the national championship. The final slot could go multiple ways. Virginia Tech got destroyed by LSU, both of Missouri’s losses came to Oklahoma, Georgia and Knowshon Moreno were unstoppable in the second half of the season, and Hawaii went undefe— sorry, I couldn’t get through that with a straight face. But seriously, there are three solid choices. Georgia gets the call with their late-season run and the fact that Moreno was running with Herschel Walker-esque in his freshman season. Results: LSU proved in the actual national championship that Ohio State couldn’t match the size and speed of an SEC team that year. I’m picking Matthew Stafford and Georgia to upset Ohio State in the semifinal. LSU and Oklahoma would have been much closer than Tiger fans might have expected. Oklahoma’s 12 combined first and second team All-Big 12 players, along with a young Sam Bradford make the game interesting. However, in the end, “Big Game” Bob Stoops comes up short, again, for a first all-SEC national championship game. The Tigers had one of the only defenses in the nation that could have stopped Moreno at that point in the season. On the offensive side, LSU coach Les Miles was in full “Mad Hatter” swing in a season where he could do no wrong as long as Jacob Hester and Matt Flynn were around to save him. LSU keeps their title, winning on a last-second touchdown
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Alabama running back Trent Richardson (3) runs up the center during LSU’s 21-0 loss to the Crimson Tide in the Allstate BCS National Championship game Jan. 9, 2011.
when Miles calls for Flynn to go for it all with four seconds left, when he thinks there’s actually 14 and he’d have time to win it with a field goal instead. Sound familiar? Now, I tried to stay as unbiased toward SEC teams as I could, but that clearly didn’t work out very well. But let’s face it,
I have as much respect for nonSEC teams as I do the French Military. Come on guys, at least try to win a war every once in a while.
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as long as he has in the world of return the kickoff during the sports journalism, why not give Saints’ first game as an NFL franhim the opportunity to come chise in Tulane Stadium and he when he wants. Joan Serpas is the daughter to LSU if he chooses to do so,” even traveled to Miami in Februof the late Charlie Kertz, found- Bonnette said. “Peter has more ary 2010 to see the team he spent er of Charlie Kertz’s Marching than earned his right to be there… a lifetime covering finally win its first Super Saints Club and a longtime friend He’s seen and Bowl. done just of Finney. ‘My relationship with Finney was “I was astounded they let him about every[New Orleans] is great, also in Tiger Stago,” Serpas said. “I understand thing you can the downsizing, but Mr. Finney do in sports it’s fun ... The games aren’t dium when Billy Cannon darted was the Times-Picayune. He’s journalism.” Finney life or death, even though past the Ole like an icon for the city of New Miss defense Orleans. He never tore down the got his start some people think it is.’ on Halloween city, he was an ambassador to as a stringer night to push a covering New Orleans.” Peter Finney Tiger team that Serpas recalled Finney writ- high school Former Times-Picayune sports writer Finney said is ing stories about her father’s sports for the the best LSU club, which raises money for New Orleans Children’s Hospital in New Or- States-Item in June of 1945 while team he has ever seen to a victory leans and takes sick children to still attending Jesuit High School. and earned Cannon the Heisman The Times Picayune eventu- Trophy. Saints games. “My relationship with [New She said when ESPN wanted ally bought out the local evening Orleans] is great, it’s fun,” paper and Finney followed. a story on Saints fans for the SuHe then joined the paper’s Finney said. “The games aren’t per Bowl, Finney turned them onto the group of 200 die-hard staff while an undergrad at life or death, even though some Loyola University with his first people think it is.” fans. When asked why he never Finney is a man respected by staff byline accompanying an adpeers, past and present, for his vance for a Jesuit baseball game. followed Glaudi or Diliberto into “It was the golden era of New the different mediums of sports hard work and dedication to the Orleans sports for some people,” journalism, Finney admitted he profession. Finney earned a master’s de- Finney said. “The big games had offers but never seriously gree in journalism from LSU and then were between the public considered putting down the pen schools and the or keystroke for a microphone. never truly left, Instead, he was a man who covering games in ‘He’s seen and done just catholic schools. Tiger Stadium for about everything you Jesuit versus War- spent his life dedicated to a city, ren Easton was making sure that for 67 years, the better part of a big game back New Orleanians would find can do in sports the last 60 years. then. Now, all the that day’s latest sports insights Upon hearjournalism.’ schools have great dropped on their front porch ing of Finney’s sports programs. each morning. Michael Bonnette departure from [New Orleans is] LSU football SID the Times-Picaa great place for yune, LSU football sports information direc- people interested in sports.” After growing up in the shadtor Michael Bonnette tweeted that Finney would always have ow of Lee Circle near the Warea spot open for him in the press house District, Finney has since box at any LSU football game he watched Peyton Manning play Contact Mike Gegenheimer football while at Newman High wished to attend. at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com “When you’ve been around School, he saw John Gilliam
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LSU junior infielder JaCoby Jones swings at a high pitch against Michigan on March 9. Jones currently leads all Tigers in Cape Cod with a .417 batting average.
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will only make three starts and throw no more than 75 pitches in each, then return to Baton Rouge. Nola made the most of his first start, lasting five solid innings while striking out 10 and only allowing two hits. Although summer leagues are used primarily to develop players, Mainieri said the competitive edge is not lost. “I can guarantee they want to win,” Mainieri said. “People who run the team want a good product on the field for their fans.” Mainieri said he keeps close tabs on his players throughout every summer league. If he notices some are being overworked, Mainieri holds conferences with the coaching staff of a particular team. Though only in the early stages of the league, Jones, playing alongside Nola with the
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field is a step up from what she’s accustomed to. But after her performance at the NCAA Championship meet, where she led all scorers with 20.5 points, Duncan is confident she can carry the momentum with her to Eugene. “I’m always running against the best athletes [in the NCAA],” Duncan said. “The only thing that changes is these are the best in the country.” After Thursday’s first round, the top 18 runners will advance to the semifinals Friday night, with the best eight runners making the finals Saturday. The top three finishers in the finals will represent the United States in London. Teammate Semoy Hackett already punched her ticket to London, qualifying in the 200-meter dash and
Mariners, leads the way for all Tigers with a .417 batting average through three games. Ross holds a .235 average through four games while playing on the Wareham Gatemen. Rumbelow has seen action in three Gatemen games, allowing only four hits through six innings and striking out nine. Noticeably absent from any summer league play is rising junior Ryan Eades, who was named Cape Cod Pitcher of the Year last summer. He is taking the summer off from baseball, something Mainieri said Eades requested. “He was physically and mentally tired,” Mainieri said. “If he didn’t have his heart into it, it would have been counterproductive to send him.”
Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com 100-meter dash for her native Trinidad & Tobago. Former Lady Tiger standout Lolo Jones will also be headed to London after a thrilling 100-meter hurdles finals where she beat out Virginia Crawford by only .04 seconds. Duncan added that her parents are flying into Eugene today to be there as she tries to live up to her childhood aspiration of running in the Olympics, saying she wants to savor the moment with them. “I talked to my mom when I got my credential,” Duncan said. “All she could tell me is, ‘We’re so proud of you.’”
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
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Lips Take Trips
Dinner & Movie Zolia and the Manship Theater present a pre-fixed screening of “The Shining.” 4 p.m., Manship Theatre and Zolia, dinner $25, movie $5
June 27 Gary Clark Jr. & The Flaming Lips Clarksdale, MS Ground Zero Blues Club
Friday: Rebirth Brass Band This funk/jam band from New Orleans went from playing the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages around the world. Chelsea’s Cafe, 10:30 p.m. Eisley Hailing from Tyler, Texas, Eisley consists of four siblings and their cousin. The band has produced four studio albums and is known for its visually imaginative music. The Spanish Moon, 9 p.m., $10
Liquid Peace Revolution This group of musicians is searching for new and unique ways to expand the boundaries of Rock ‘N’ Roll. House of Blues New Orleans, 9 p.m., $10
Sunday: First Free Sunday Visitors enjoy free admission to downtown museums. LASM, LSUMOA, USS Kidd, Free
June 27 Grace Potter & The Nocturnals & The Flaming Lips Oxford, MS The Lyric
June 28 Hunter Hayes & The Flaming Lips Hattiesburg, MS Benny’s Boom Boom Room
June 28 Neon Indian & The Flaming Lips Jackson, MS Duling Hall
June 28 GIVERS & The Flaming Lips Baton Rouge, LA The Varsity Theatre
Saturday: Thomas Johnson and The People Baton Rouge native and New Orleans musician Thomas Johnson plays with a group to mix folk, rock and acoustic. Chelsea’s Cafe, 10:30 p.m.
June 27 New Fumes & The Flaming Lips Memphis, TN Handy Park Pavilion
June 28 Grimes & The Flaming Lips New Orleans, LA House of Blues
June 28 TBD & The Flaming Lips Biloxi, MS Hard Rock Casino
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The Flaming Lips will perform eight concerts in different cities attempting to break the Guinness World Record for most shows in a day.
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Band aims to break world record for concerts in one day Austen Krantz Staff Writer
Famous events and figures have travelled through Baton Rouge in the past, but the city has seen few spectacles as unique as the 24-hourlong Flaming Lips’ O Music Awards Tour, which drops by The Varsity Theatre this afternoon. Viacom’s O Music Awards promotes collaboration of music and technology, honoring those who bridge the two best. This year’s OMAs will begin in the form of a live-stream, cross-country tour running through the Delta South, beginning in Memphis, Tenn., and ending in New Orleans. Fans can stream the tour online at omusicawards.com. The tour will dole out 24 awards like “Must Follow Artist on Twitter” and “Digital Genius,” all of which will be selected by fans. As the first 24-hour livestreamed awards show, The Flaming Lips’ tour will also seek to break Jay-Z’s world record for most shows performed in a 24 hour span with eight tour locations. In addition, each show will host a full set by other respected artists before The Flaming Lips performances. MTV’s Vice President of Digital Music Strategy Shannon Connolly said having these multiple endeavors in a single event create the unconventionality the OMAs strive for. “It’s part awards show, part concert tour, part reality show,” Connolly said in an e-mail. “All these parts will produce a raw event where literally anything can happen and be streamed live throughout, no filter.” While the event’s participants LIPS, see page 11
RECREATION
Recreation Complex holds first canoeing clinic Series of summer classes available Taylor Schoen Contributing Writer
The University’s Student Recreation Complex is making waves this summer with its firstever instructional clinics. The premier event, Canoeing 101, pushed off Wednesday evening at Milford Wampold Memorial Park. A small but diverse group braved the hot, humid weather and gathered near the University lakes to learn how to paddle. Some members were seasoned canoers, while others were novices getting in the boat for the
first time. The tandem canoeing class was instructed by Chris Bullard, UREC coordinator of adventure education, and Stephanie Linares, a bioengineering senior. Bullard said there was a demand for the class, so the UREC was there to supply. “We want to get the students and staff involved,” Bullard said. “The aim is to develop a curriculum with these series of clinics.” Bullard said the idea for the clinics prospered from “trip programs” that began last spring. He explained that this clinic is an intermediate step for students to be introduced to the equipment, learn skills and put those skills to practice. CANOE, see page 11
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Students listen intently to paddling instruction during the UREC’s Canoeing 101 class Wednesday afternoon on the LSU Lakes.
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Brave
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Merida, the spunky, red-headed princess from “Brave” — Disney/Pixar’s new love child — is not your average Disney princess waiting for her prince. Merida may go against the mold, but the movie isn’t revolutionary. The script has an unexpected plot twist and endearing characters, like Merida’s younger brothers. However, Merida doesn’t become a likable character until the very end, when she fixes the problems she caused. While the protagonist may not be altogether charming, Pixar’s flawless animation never fails to amaze. The Scottish countryside comes to life in front of the audience, and Merida’s red mane is a stunning sight in itself. The Disney princess may be overdone, but Pixar’s animation is worth a trip to the theater. The movie will make viewers laugh and maybe even shed a tear, but the story isn’t as memorable as the animation.
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MARYLEE WILLIAMS
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is apparently not a documentary, as the name might have suggested. However, it is one of the season’s best new comedies. Writer Seth GrahameSmith used largely inaccurate historical data to produce a massively ridiculous scenario in which, as the name implies, the nation’s 16th president hunts vampires. No viewer can help but laugh at the sheer hilarity of the characters ironically trying to play a serious role during the massively moronic film. Director Timur Bekmambetov kicks the hilarity up a notch with his constant use of slow motion effects to drag out a film that will be raking in Oscars soon enough. History fans and movie lovers alike should not pass up this comedic masterpiece. Wait. It wasn’t supposed to be funny?
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MIKE GEGENHEIMER
DIIV “Oshin”
Captured Tracks
DIIV named its debut album, Oshin, appropriately, as most musical elements seem coated in splashy, rippling echoes. Because of this, the vocals tend to sound more like pillowy instruments rather than lyrical tools. They’re often accompanied by two electric guitars which cut through most of the other ambient elements with consistent rhythm in most songs. The album doesn’t break much from this pattern. On occasion, a new element will emerge, such as a flute-sounding synth or added distortion to the guitars, but for the most part, each song sticks to a steady rhythm and ultimately makes the album repetitive. However, this distinctive and consistent sound isn’t necessarily a bad thing; the album is so pleasant sounding that each song seemingly meshes together into a single, very listenable piece.
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AUSTEN KRANTZ
The Offspring “Days Go By”
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Veteran punk-rockers The Offspring released a ninth studio album, “Days Go By.” As the title indicates, the record was inspired by reminiscing on the past. The beginning track, ironically titled “The Future Is Now,” delivers the familiar alt-rock riffs and The Offspring sound that fans know and love. Newcomer to the group Pete Parada supplies pulse-quickening drumming that aids in giving tracks like “Secrets from the Underground” and “Slim Pickens Does the Right Thing and Rides the Bomb to Hell,” a gritty, grunge vibe. “Days Go By” plays it safe for the most part and never deviates too far from what The Offspring has been playing for decades. “Days” also slightly dabbles in the pop genre with the radio-friendly hit “Crusing California (Bumpin’ in My Trunk).” For a band that has been together for as long as The Offspring has, “Days” simply does not represent much musical innovation.
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Linkin Park “Living Things”
TAYLOR SCHOEN Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Linkin Park has changed significantly since its inception. In the early years, Linkin Park was known as a heavy alternative rock band. It is safe to say its latest album is a combination of previous releases “Reanimation,” “Meteora” and “A Thousand Suns.” Each song begins with sounds from what could be a Skrillex EP, morphing into old-school Mike Shinoda and devolving into Chester Bennington whining over an instrumental. With “Living Things,” Linkin Park attempts to re-brand themselves, or at least come out of the experience with a respectable image. LIVING THINGS may not be everyone’s cup of tea. The album does a good job of bringing back vintage Linkin Park, while still staying true to a progressive style. However, the music doesn’t justify the process. The album is filled with corny theme songs that would fit perfectly in a Transformers movie.
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Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen, “Good Time”
Universal Framed with the zipping and whirring sound effects and electronic synths Adam Young of Owl City is known for, Carly Rae Jepsen — sweetheart of American teens, pop fans and Harvard’s baseball team — has released a new summer-sweet single. “Good Time,” a bouncy, highenergy collaboration, gushes with cheery, robotic-flavored optimism, thumping with “Woah”s and “Oh”s. Jepsen’s smooth, high-pitched croons should please “Call Me Maybe” fans, further impressing her adorable character upon the nation. Listeners should be able to distinguish the song writing techniques as Young’s, as “Good Time” doesn’t quite reflect Jepsen’s previous girlie style, but may be relatable to a broad range of pop enthusiasists. It’s a nice tune for car rides and beach trips, but doesn’t have that insatiable, can’t-get-it-out-of-your-head lure of “Call Me Maybe.”
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Works of art created by LSU graduates for The Scene: LSU Past and Prsent, are showcased at the LSU Museum of Art. The exhibit will close Aug. 12.
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LSU student art exhibit to close Marylee Williams Contributing Writer
The LSU Museum of Art is giving LSU graduates a chance to share their work with the community. The Scene: LSU Past and Present, which closes on Aug. 12, is an annual exhibit to showcase works from LSU graduates. The exhibit currently has about six pieces of art on display, but when it opened on Sept. 17, 2011, it featured 25 works of art. Leanne McClurg Cambric, Alex Harvie, Kathryn Hunter, Chris Smith and Elise Toups are the featured artist in this exhibit. Natalie Mault, LSU Museum of Art curator, said the artists were chosen based on their relationship with the local art community. Chris Smith, LSU alumnus, exhibited “Crabs Nebula” and “Cosmonautical” in the exhibit.
Smith said he played a role in the Baton Rouge art community when he and other Baton Rouge artists started a monthly art show called “Stabbed in the Art.” He said these monthly shows are for local artists who want somewhere to expose their artwork. Mault said this year’s exhibit is also unique because the featured artists are younger than in previous years. Last year’s LSU Past and Present exhibit, according to Mault, featured artists who graduated LSU in the ‘70s. “The exhibit isn’t supposed to bring awareness to the artist, but showcase incredible artists who are young and influential in the Baton Rouge art scene,” she said. Elise Toups, a graduate student at Michigan State University, had “Wonderland,” a portrait of Elemore Morgan Jr. and “All
Creatures Great and Small” in the exhibit. Toups said she never had art in the LSU Museum of Art before, but she wasn’t nervous. Instead, she thought her works would be more comfortable in an “airmonitored facility rather than my house.” Although Toups has moved to Michigan, she is still connected to the Baton Rouge art community. She is a finalist in the Baton Rouge Walls Project, a community project to paint murals on walls downtown. Mault said the LSU Museum of Art doesn’t plan on having The Scene: LSU Past and Present next year because the new executive director doesn’t want to “segregate LSU art and the rest of the art world.” Contact Marylee Williams at mwilliams@lsureveille.com
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Thursday, June 28, 2012 CANOE, from page 9 The lesson began with a brief history of canoes and an explanation of different parts of the boat. “Canoes are one of the oldest types of boats in the universe, if not the oldest,” Bullard said. “We’re using the same type of transportation as the settlers.” Bullard and Linares went over basics, such as distinguishing the bow in the front from the stern in the back. They also shared lesser-known facts, such as the black outer rim of a canoe is called a gunnel, and — as its name suggests — it was used by pioneers as a place to rest their guns while paddling. Elizabeth Pendleton, a painting and drawing senior, attended the workshop. She said she had previously rented a canoe from the UREC and was ready to learn more. “I love boats, and this was a convenient way for me to experience canoeing since they have everything already set up and provided,” Pendleton said. The team then went over safety tips and proper life jacket sizing and usage. Next, participants were taught how to pick the correct oar based on size. “The way to know if your oar is the right size is by taking the grip of the handle and placing it to your armpit,” Linares
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have organized the logistics, Connolly said much of the event is still difficult to predict without rehearsals. “The truth is, things could go completely crazy,” she said. “That’s kind of the spirit though – celebrating the fusion of tech and music in the most unconventional way possible.” Following a Givers opening performance at The Varsity Theatre, The Lips will arrive at the venue from their previous tour stop in Biloxi, Miss. and are expected to
explained. “With your arm down, there should be room in between your hand and the throat of the oar.” Bullard and Lineras then demonstrated how to correctly board a canoe, and then went over some paddling techniques for each partner in the boat. Bullard emphasized maintaining a box shape with one’s body while canoeing. He said it’s important to keep elbows straight, an upright spine and to twist the torso. Eventually, the entire class was in the water, and the participants glided in harmony across the glistening lake. The UREC will continue these seminars all summer long. The clinics include lessons in kayaking, climbing and biking. Bullard said current and incoming students are strongly encouraged to attend. All clinics are free and open to the public.
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page 11 attractiveness is imperative. But it isn’t just University students that are following Apple’s every move. Technology companies are also following suit. This is most evident in the case of smart phones. The first iPhone was released on Jan. 9, 2007. Since then, companies have copied its innovative design. Differences between smart phones are only noticeable once turned on. Otherwise, they are all simply clones of the iPhone. No one really wants an Android phone. The cold metallic surface of an iPhone fits much better in hand than the hard plastic of a Droid. The same is true with laptops. The keyboard of my laptop is a replica of the MacBook’s. From a distance, one might not even be able to tell the difference between my Hewlett-Packard and a MacBook Pro, other than the obvious missing logo. If mom and dad are footing the bill for a new MacBook with retina display, the $2,000 price tag is simply an afterthought for students. Regardless of who pays the bill, everyone is willing to fork over a few hundred more to purchase an aesthetic masterpiece rather than a functional machine.
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As you enter your next summer session class, pay attention to the brands plastered on the front of your classmate’s laptops. You will witness a gleaming sea of white apples with a few uninvited interruptions — a cultural phenomenon present on nearly every university campus. A new laptop is always the purchase JOSHUA BERGERON first for an incoming Staff Writer freshman. If the student is an art major or needs to perform a significant amount of video, sound or photo editing, a Macintosh is an obvious choice. Every other
student doesn’t need much more than a basic laptop. But necessity isn’t driving student laptop purchases. The student population is overwhelmed by Apple products because of the fashion trend that is MacBook computers. The allure began with black silhouettes and white earbud cables in advertisements for iPods and has slowly progressed. Ads always portray Apple products as cool and trendy. During my middle school years, a classmate with an iPod was significantly cooler than someone with a different brand of MP3 player. The same is true today. As a journalism student, I have never needed an Apple product to complete course work. An Apple product has never been necessary to complete an article. The same is true in other majors. Brett Thorne, University alumnus, said his business classes were often populated by students with MacBooks. “There was definitely a larger number of Apple computers no matter which class I was in,” Thorne explained. “In my opinion, a Windows computer can do everything a student needs to do while in college.” Functionality is no longer the number one requirement for students when purchasing a computer. Lightning fast processing speed only impresses those who are wellversed in the language of technology. To the average University student,
run from their bus through a waiting crowd of fans before taking the stage. Of course, Wayne Coyne and his crew won’t be alone aboard their tour bus, the appropriately dubbed “Endeavor.” Passengers will include Jackass star Chris Pontius, singersongwriter Jackson Browne, Neon Trees, the pop duo Karmin and others who The Flaming Lips recruited and drew into their adventure during the course of the tour. The Varsity Theatre general manager Brent McLellan said the event has philanthropic elements as well. All profits from the show will go to VH1’s Save the Music
Foundation, and one-eighth of the proceeds from the tour will go to local schools. “The band is literally playing for $1 a show,” Mclellan said. While the Varsity show sold out quickly, unloading 700 tickets, McLellan said the venue didn’t sell out its maximum capacity. “We’re not going to sell the additional capacity of our room because of all the equipment and travelling parties [The Flaming Lips] will have,” he explained. In addition to making this space, The Varsity had to make additional preparations for this event.
While the venue generally uses most of a day for headlining bands to set up equipment, run through sound checks and rest, McLellan said the OMAs won’t afford this time. “The timing of all this stuff is going to be an additional task for us,” he said. “This is going to be a pretty bold undertaking to time everything out perfectly so no shows have to suffer because a show ran long, or traffic affected a part of the tour.” While The Flaming Lips will perform “mini-sets” to run through the tour on schedule, McLellan said they won’t disappoint. The tour
promises surprises and collaborations with musical guests. “They’re going to do what they can to be as Flaming Lipslike as possible,” he said. “But the time constraints won’t let them roll around in a hamster ball over the crowd.” Doors will open for the show at 12:45 p.m., but Mclellan said The Flaming Lips will probably arrive around 2:15 p.m.
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President Obama’s young migrant plan a step forward SCUM OF THE GIRTH
PARKER CRAMER Columnist How many of you had any control over where you were born? If I could have picked the location of my birth, I’d pick a first world country. If I could choose the city I was raised in, it would be somewhere that isn’t 100 degrees for five months of the year. I, like most people, had no control over where I was born, the city I was raised in or who my parents are. Luckily, I was born in the United States and both my parents are citizens. Others are not as fortunate.
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As usual, our website, lsureveille.com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out today, and let your voice be heard. In response to the article, “Restaurants open in Northgate Area,” readers had this to say: “To those who plan on trying chipolte or five guys, DO NOT park in the buffalo wild wings/ pita pit parking lot, they will tow you in record time. I watched five cars get towed away in the span of about 25 minutes. RIverside towing- so you know what that means. Heard one group say it was going to cost them $193 to get their car out.” -Anonymous
The children of illegal immigrants have long been a subject of debate in this country. Should we punish children for the “mistakes” of their parents? The answer is no. The crime committed by their parents was done out of love, to give their child every opportunity to succeed in this life. It is undoubtedly the same thing American parents would do if a similar situation ever presented itself. The Obama administration intends to grant an amnesty of sorts to children of illegal immigrants and other young migrants living in the U.S. When the President was asked why he is sticking his neck out for immigrants during such during
such pivotal times, he responded with, “It’s the right thing to do.” I have to agree with him. It is called the Young Migrant Plan, and it will end the deportation of foreign nationals between the ages of 16 and 30 who have been in the U.S. for longer than five years. The plan allows these individuals to obtain work permits and become tax-paying American workers. If I were a parent in Northern Mexico today, the United States would look like a big, sexy pile of money. Faced with the choice of raising a child in a cartel-controlled environment with little or no job opportunity, these individuals come to America. Can you blame them?
The third world sucks. Every day people have to fight for their lives. Death comes through war, disease, drug violence and starvation — of course people want to come to America. My definition of starvation is being out of frozen pizzas and having to drive in my air-conditioned car to Wal-Mart, where endless culinary possibilities await me. One day our roles might be reversed. God forbid, the United States could become the land everyone is leaving in search of greener pastures. We can only hope other countries would be kinder to migrants than we have been. Life is pretty good in America. You can’t blame others for trying anything to get here — and under
no circumstances should you send English-speaking youths back to a country they haven’t set foot in since they were toddlers. It’s the Golden Rule people — treat others how you want to be treated. Assuming we all want to be Americans, let’s treat those less fortunate with the same respect.
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“Actually, its not the fans of the show who are overreacting. Most don’t give a $hit. It’s the media outlets. Period.” -Anonymous
and addiction problems. Thankfully there are plenty of credible professionals, professors and people working in the field who do accept and understand that addiction is a serious disorder, and not something that is a lifestyle choice. I am alcoholic - I am not saying i am addicted to burgers, Facebook or any other trivial thing. But i am certainly addicted to alchol. Thankfully, I am in recovery now - but it actually took a long time for me to get a thorough understanding of addiction - the very
professionals who were telling me to try to moderate (because it’s a choice, right?) set my recovery back five years.” -Beth Burgess - Recovery Coach
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Quote of the Day “I do suspect that privacy was a passing fad.”
Larry Niven American science fiction author April 30, 1938 — present
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Opinion
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High-ranking Catholic cleric convicted of child endangerment BLUE-EYED DEVIL NICHOLAS PIERCE Columnist Monsignor William J. Lynn of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has managed to do what no other Catholic leader in America has done. He’s gotten himself convicted of child endangerment. William Lynn has become the first ranking Catholic cleric in the United States to be convicted of a crime in relation to the Vatican’s ongoing child sex abuse scandal. Lynn hasn’t been convicted of molestation, mind you, only endangerment — a subtle but almost entirely irrelevant difference. Way to go Will. Accountability: a historic first for the Catholic Church. Essentially, Lynn, acting in his capacity as a Philadelphia area
monsignor (a sort of divinely ordained mid-level human resources manager) shuffled predatory priests away from the accusing eyes of suspicious congregations. A nurturing spirit is a good trait in a religious leader, and Father Lynn was very good at protecting his flock. Not the abused and molested children so much — he kind of dropped the ball there — but he totally had the three dozen priests accused of sex crimes in his area covered. Which, as it turns out, was pretty easy for him. As one of his duties as a monsignor and senior aide to the late Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua (may he rest in...abjet discomfort), Lynn was in charge of identifying and dealing with child-molesting priests. Apparently “identifying” and “dealing with” carry entirely different meanings in the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Lynn is not the first priest to go down since this entire horrific episode first began, but he is the first senior Catholic clergyman to be convicted of an abuse-related crime. The conviction of Lynn has sent shockwaves through the American religious community. Why the prosecution and conviction of a man who aided and abetted child molesters is shocking, I am not entirely sure. I was always under the impression sending pedophiles and their protectors to prison was pretty much an indisputably good thing. Maybe the shock comes from the perceived invulnerability of the Catholic leadership thus far. Most sex abuse cases in the U.S. have ended with out-of-court settlements and a quick trip to a Catholic-run psychiatric center for perverted pastors.
After which the sometimesdefrocked priests have been either stripped of their ministerial duties and allowed to roam free, or — should they have kept their white collars through a process of chuch supervised rehabilitation — have been shuffled off to distant monastaries away from small children and the media. Many victims of church-related abuse are hoping this conviction will open the doors for more cases against even higher-ranking church officials. To a certain extent, I imagine this has come as a sort of relief to Rome, as it will presumably save them the hassle of having to clean house themselves. Besides, the Vatican’s entire strategy of paying off victims and their families (in settlements which often run into the millions of dollars) has been putting a heavy burden on many already ailing parishes around the world.
This new tactic of simply letting their priests get caught and go to prison might seem pretty fiscally sound, but greedy, self centered victims will probably still demand financial compensation for their decades of torment and nightmare-like abuse. On the bright side, it’ll be much cheaper simply letting local prosecutors do all the investigating and convicting, and probably more effective too — if William Lynn’s record has anything to say about it. Nicholas Pierce is a 22-year old history senior from Baton Rouge, follow him on twitter @TDR_nabdulpierc.
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NSA refuses to release surveillance info, cites privacy MANUFACTURING DISCONTENT
DAVID SCHEUERMANN Columnist Good news, America. The National Security Agency has your privacy in mind. When Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Or., and Sen. Mark Udall, D– Co., asked the NSA to disclose how many Americans have had their communications monitored over the last few years, the intelligence community refused to allow such tyrants to bully them into giving up the sensitive information. Charles McCullough, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, told the senators in a letter that the NSA Inspector General felt “a review of the sort suggested would itself violate the privacy of U.S. persons.” The NSA was simply looking out for the American public, refusing to violate Americans’ privacy by telling the senators how many Americans have had their privacy violated by the agency. It makes perfect sense. Yet, that didn’t stop socalled “civil libertarians” on the Internet from mocking the NSA’s claims, pointing out what they viewed as “hypocrisy” and “doublespeak.” Obviously, the NSA was just trying to protect the American public and was afraid to say the truth: if they gave us that information, they’d have to kill us. The underlying issue has to do with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which was amended in 2008 to give the
government broader powers to spy on communications in which at least one party was outside of the United States. The result was that the NSA could now spy on Americans’ emails, phone calls and text messages without pesky restrictions like warrants as long as one party was believed to be foreign. However, the act is set to expire this year. President Obama – like a good freedom-loving American – has urged Congress to extend the act as soon as possible. But Wyden has concerns over what he calls a “back-door search loophole,” in which the government can mine the multitude of data it has collected under the FISA amendments “to find the phone records or emails of a particular American” without a warrant. Wyden even went so far as to threaten to force a debate over the legislation on the Senate floor, a move that could draw out the act’s extension indefinitely by way of a filibuster. Wyden, along with Udall and others who are supporting his endeavors, is clearly doing his best to oppose the NSA, which only has the interests of the American people at heart. So what if former NSA official William Binney has come out saying that the NSA is collecting American citizens’ data? Who cares if other NSA analysts, such as Russell Tice, have already stated that the agency is monitoring all communications? And why does it matter if Wired’s James Bamford has revealed that the NSA is building the country’s largest spy center in Utah which will reportedly store
private emails, Google searches and even travel itineraries? The NSA needs to be able to monitor American’s communications. They have to be able to listen to Americans talk about trivial things like needing to pick up their underwear because, one day, one of them may talk about needing to pick up their underwear bomb. The risk is just too great! What do these abstract concepts like “privacy” and
“government transparency” matter when faced with such possibilities? Wyden, Udall and other “defenders of civil liberties” are out of touch with American values. The America I know and love doesn’t look to empower the individual or to protect abstract “rights.” The America I grew up with instead looks to empower the government. It is evident in what has probably been the most
consistent value in 21st century American politics: In order for the government to protect your liberties, you must first give them up. David Scheuermann is a 20-yearold mass communication and computer science junior from Contact David Scheuermann at dscheuermann@lsureveille.com
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Thursday, June 28, 2012 QUIDDITCH, from page 1
contain her glee as she described her excitement for the trip. “Quidditch and the Olympics are two of my favorite things, and to be able to participate in something that combines both is the best thing.” Of the five competing teams, Kneiling said Canada is Team U.S.A.’s biggest competition because they have been playing Quidditch as long as the United States. She said she is always nervous about Quidditch games, and she has been scouting the other teams looking for pictures and
NOVEL, from page 1
formal writing classes while at the University. She said her college years were a time when she just wrote privately for herself. Before earning her undergraduate degree, Leblanc left on scholarship to study abroad in France. She later went to the University’s law school. She said she doesn’t practice law at the present time, but is pursuing another passion – writing. Leblanc said her time with the Golden Girls of the Golden Band
GRAD ACT, from page 1
graduation rate. Under the GRAD Act Intervention Policy, $767,955 of LSU-E’s funding formula allocation will be retained by the LSU System, according to a news release. Tremblay also said he has been approached by a few people about the possibility of lowering targets because of cuts. The ability to raise tuition is a vital step in meeting a budgetary gap, according to Provost Jack Hamilton. “Cuts have put the University in a difficult situation,” Hamilton said. “Raising tuition is one of the ways that we can fill a portion of the deficit. But there is no easy solution.” Tremblay further addressed budget cuts, specifically in reference to institutions meeting GRAD Act targets with more budget cuts looming. “We are doing more with less, more and more with less and less,” he said. “There has been concern expressed by many that reaching these targets will be even more difficult because of budget cuts.” The board also approved funding of concession stand renovation in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The project will use approximately $200,000 in capital outlay funds. Another facility will also receive an upgrade. The board also approved a measure to upgrade patient rooms at the Health Sciences Center in Shreveport for approximately $2.2 million as part of Act 959. The act allows an institution to perform any
practice videos. Armentor seemed calm and confident about his team’s ability, even though Team U.S.A. has yet to practice together. “We may start off a little shaky, but we’ll get our groove,” he said. Both Kneiling and Armentor have been working out and practicing when possible to prepare for the summer games. According to the International Quidditch Association’s website, the summer games aim to “showcase Quidditch as an exciting, dynamic new sport.” Kneiling said she likes the
The Daily Reveille idea of making a name for herself at the summer games, but she is more focused on making a name for Team U.S.A. The trip isn’t all business. Players will have some time to explore England. Armentor, who has never been abroad, said he is itching to visit Stonehenge before returning to the States.
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