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If there is an important piece of legislation passing through the state government, citizens are usually urged to call their legislators. The Daily Reveille decided to call four legislators who have jurisdiction over the University’s campus and see how easy — or difficult — it was to contact them.

Senator Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb

Senator Dan Claitor

Representative Patricia Smith

Representative Stephen Carter

District 14 Elected November 2007

District 16 Elected April 2009

District 67 Elected November 2007

District 68 Elected November 2007

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Called and left a voicemail on June 19 Sent an e-mail on June 27

Called June 19 — Senator Claitor was on vacation Sent an e-mail on June 28 Called and left a message with Legislative assisstant Sharon Hattier on July 2

Called and left a voicemail on June 20 Sent an e-mail on June 28

Called and left a voicemail on June 20 Sent an e-mail on June 28 Called and left a voicemail on July 2

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Received a call from Legislative assistant Patsy Parker on June 20, saying the message would be passed on to Senator Dorsey-Colomb. No further response has been received.

None so far.

Legislative assistant Jaqueline Addison responded to e-mail on June 29, saying Representative Smith had been out of town since June 21, was returning June 29 and would pass the message along. No further response has been received.

None so far.

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LSU SYSTEM

System president search to be lengthy Search firm decision to be made July 27 Joshua Bergeron Staff Writer

The process of selecting a new system president will be slow and meticulous, according to Chairman of the Board of Supervisor’s Presidential Search Committee Blake Chatelain.

The board hired The Association of Governing Board of Universities and Colleges two weeks ago to conduct an assessment and shape the criteria of the search. After the System President John Lombardi left the University, the board established a six-person search committee. Chatelain, a member of the board, said the board is currently waiting on a recommendation from the AGB consulting firm before moving forward.

“AGB is talking to faculty, students, deans, staff, administrators and others,” Chatelain explained.

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MUSIC

Tiger Band listed among best in U.S. Huffington Post lists top-10 bands Joshua Bergeron Staff Writer

The melodic hymns of the University’s “Golden Band from Tigerland” resonate with more than just Tiger fans.

In fact, the Huffington Post recently named Tiger Band to its list of the top marching bands in the nation.

Other bands on the list include Southeastern Conference rivals Texas A&M and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. The list also included The Ohio State University, University of Texas, Florida A&M

University and others.

University alumnus and former Tiger Band member Brett Thorne said Tiger fans witness greatness every Saturday during football season.

“Not only does the band have a long history of being top-notch, but it continues to be easily recognizable,” Thorne said. “Even though I used to be in Tiger Band, I am pretty sure that everyone’s hairs stand up when the band starts playing at the beginning of the fourth quarter. There are very few bands that can truly compete with LSU.” Although there was no numerical ranking associated with Tigerband’s spot on the list, it was presented third on a list of 10. The slideshow cited the band’s multiple awards as a reason for its place on

the list. In 2002, the John Philip Sousa Foundation awarded the Sudler Trophy to Tiger Band “for its outstanding achievements.” According to the foundation’s website, the trophy honors “the close historical relationship and outstanding contribution of college marching bands to the American way of life.”

But Roy King, director of the Golden Band from Tigerland, said the band’s place on the list is an award in itself.

“The LSU Tiger Band is delighted to be selected as one of the top ten college marching bands of 2011-2012,” King said in a news release. “It is an honor to be in the company of the other marching TIGER BAND, see page 4

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Drum major Chase Howard leads the Tiger Band’s pregame salute before the BCS National Championship on January 9 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

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INTERNATIONAL

Nation & World

Thursday, July 12, 2012

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STATE/LOCAL

Six hospitalized, seven arrested following miner riot in Madrid

Romney faces NAACP, claims he will do more for African-Americans

Applications top 10,000 for La. school voucher program

MADRID (AP) — Spanish miners and sympathizers incensed with the nation’s seemingly endless austerity cutbacks clashed with riot police on one of Madrid’s most famed avenues Wednesday, and six demonstrators were hospitalized after police fired rubber bullets. Police made seven arrests, and two officers were injured.

The miners’ march into the capital was the culmination for some of a nearly three-week trek from the remote regions where they eke out a living, and drew heavy sympathy from Spaniards.

Mexican army: border city killings down 42 percent from 2011

HOUSTON (AP) — Unflinching before a skeptical NAACP crowd, Mitt Romney declared Wednesday he’d do more for African-Americans than Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president. He drew jeers when he lambasted the Democrat’s policies.

“If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him,” Romney told the group’s annual convention. Pausing as some in the crowd heckled, he added, “You take a look!”

(AP) — The state education department has received more than 10,000 applications for Louisiana’s statewide voucher program set to start in August that will use taxpayer money to send students to private and parochial schools.

Superintendent of Education John White announced the applicant numbers Wednesday.

About 1,700 of the applicants are in an existing New Orleans voucher program and are planning to continue in it. The others will be vying for slots available to new students under the statewide program pushed by Gov. Bobby Jindal.

Five-month Bowling Congress benefits Baton Rouge economy

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — The Mexican army says killings by criminal gangs in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez have fallen 42 percent in the first six months of 2012 as compared to the same period of 2011.

Local army commander Gen. Emilio Zarate says there were 952 such killings in the first half of the year, compared to 1,642 in the first half of 2011. Zarate says the drop is due to the weakening of the local Juarez drug cartel and its rivals in the Gente Nueva gang, which is allied with the Sinaloa drug cartel.

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Demonstrators clash with riot police during the coal miner’s march in Madrid on Wednesday.

Social site Formspring hacked, thousands of passwords leaked LONDON (AP) — Social networking site Formspring said Tuesday that it was disabling nearly 30 million registered users’ passwords after hundreds of thousands of them were leaked to the Web. Formspring said in a blog post that the breach happened after someone hacked into one of the San Francisco-based company’s servers.

Spokeswoman Dorothee Fisher said the company was alerted Monday that some 420,000 encrypted passwords had showed up on a security forum.

Judge extends order to block Mississippi abortion law JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday continued to block a state law that threatened to shut down Mississippi’s only abortion clinic and make it nearly impossible for a woman to get the procedure in the state.

U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III temporarily blocked the law July 1 and extended that order Wednesday, though he did not say when he would rule on the clinic’s request to put the law on hold for a longer period. If he grants that request, the case eventually would go to trial.

(AP) — Officials and business owners in Baton Rouge say the city benefited economically from the presence of the U.S. Bowling Congress, which ended its five-month tournament Tuesday in the capital city.

The Advocate reports that this year’s attendance for the USBC Open Championships was down about 7 percent from 2005, the last year the tournament was held in Baton Rouge.

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BATON ROUGE

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Jimmy John’s to open downtown Articles of Election Danielle Kelley

Contributing Writer

The revival of downtown Baton Rouge continues with the impending opening of a Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches and the addition of green space.

Baton Rouge’s third Jimmy John’s will be located on the bottom floor of the State Parking Garage across from Boudreaux & Thibodeaux’s at Third and Convention Streets.

Construction will begin in August, and the sandwich shop should open in early October, said

franchiser Kyle Wilkinson at Tuesday’s Downtown Development District meeting.

“We chose [this location] because Third Street is where everything is happening now downtown,” Wilkinson said. “We expect to do some late night business maybe Thursday, Friday, Saturday night to give people options when they’re leaving the bars.”

Jimmy John’s will offer bicycle delivery, and Wilkinson said he expects most business to come from bankers, lawyers and state workers.

The DDD also presented an update for Repentance Park, staged to

be open for the public in November.

The park will feature “undulating landforms” to resemble the levees and 750 fountain jets, according to DDD executive director Davis Rhorer.

The green space will be located between the River Center Arena and the Old State Capitol and will serve as a safe walkway for pedestrians, Rhorer said.

Contact Danielle Kelley at dkelley@lsureveille.com

GREEK LIFE

Alpha Phi to return to campus Marylee Williams Contributing Writer

For the first time since 1982, the University’s Panhellenic Council will welcome another sorority onto campus.

The Delta Tau chapter of Alpha Phi, a sorority founded in 1872, will officially join the Panhellenic community in the fall of 2013.

However, this isn’t Alpha Phi’s first time at LSU. The University once had an Alpha Phi chapter. According to Angela Guillory, assistant dean of students and director of Greek Life, in the late ’70s and early ’80s, there was a dip in membership for all Panhellenic chapters, and Alpha Phi couldn’t maintain its presence on campus.

The Panhellenic Council started the process to expand the Greek community about ten months ago.

The council votes to open the University for extension and accept information from sororities, and an extension review committee decides

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Man arrested for fugitive warrants James Curtis Atkins, 29, of 18733 Samuels Road, Zachary, La., was arrested for five active fugitive warrants on July 9.

LSU police saw a vehicle pulled off the road in front of Evangeline circle and made contact with the driver, Atkins. After checking his identification, police found Atkins had two fugitive traffic warrants in East Baton Rouge and three in Baker, La. Police arrested and booked Atkins into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Man arrested for traffic warrant Steven J. Obee, 36, of 12226 E. Sheraton Ave., was arrested for an outstanding traffic warrant on July 5, according to LSU Police Department spokesperson Cory Lalonde.

LSU police stopped Obee for driving with no tail lights on Highland Road, Lalonde said. After checking his license, police determined Obee had an outstanding traffic warrant in East Baton Rouge and arrested and booked him into

which chapters to invite onto campus.

Guillory said the University’s Panhellenic Council also asked potential sororities to answer detailed questions like, “the number of alumni in a 100-mile radius,” to help with their decision.

She said Alphi Phi sent quality material to the Panhellenic Council, which expressed its interest.

Alpha Phi International team also visited campus on June 21.

While at the University, team members met with administrators and gave a presentation open to all University students.

Panhellenic’s motivation for this expansion, according to Guillory, was the exponential growth of the University’s sororities. Greek organizations weren’t designed to have a membership of 200 or more women, she said. Chapters that are too large jeopardize the members’ experiences and decreases the ability to control risk management at social functions.

To prepare for their move onto

campus, Alpha Phi representatives will acquaint themselves with the University. In August 2013, the Delta Tau chapter will partake in round one of Panhellenic’s formal recruitment, which are the first two days of the University’s sorority recruitment.

Then, the chapter will continue to transition on campus.

According to a Panhellenic statement, Alpha Phi hopes to recruit 263 members, which is the University’s average chapter size.

“We are pleased Alpha Phi is being a forerunner, and they could pave the way for other sororities,” Guillory said, “It is important that we rally around this organization.”

Although the Panhellenic Council voted to extend itself, Guillory said bringing even more sororities onto campus is a conversation for the future.

East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Man arrested for outstanding warrant

Smith took a chemical test for alcohol, but there was no alcohol in her system. However, police found her in possession of several Xanex pills for which she did not have a prescription, Lalonde said.

She was arrested for DWI because she showed signs of intoxication from muscle relaxers and possession of a schedule 4 substance because of the Xanex pills. Police Booked Smith into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Hunter Heard, 26, of West Fairway Drive, was arrested for an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court.

LSU police saw a suspicious vehicle parked near Nicholson apartments and approached it to investigate, Lalonde said. After meeting with Heard and checking his identification, police determined he had an outstanding warrant and arrested and booked him into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Woman arrested for DWI, possession Alexandra Kate Smith, 20, of 16207 Henderson, Prairieville, La., was arrested for DWI and possession of a schedule 4 controlled dangerous substance on July 8th.

Lalonde said after a threecar crash on Highland Road, LSU police made contact with Smith, who was involved in the accident.

Smith showed signs of intoxication, and performed poorly on a field sobriety test. She told police she had taken muscle relaxers prior to the wreck.

Code debated Tuesday

Some aspects of code held for next meeting Kristen Frank Contributing Writer

Student Government got down to the business of voting and debating in its summer planning meeting Tuesday night.

Lane Pace, pro tempore, started the meeting by breaking down the articles of the Elections Code for the other members of the committee, as the format for this code is different from what they are used to.

Article II, Governance of Elections, was first to be debated. It was voted on that the commissioner of elections should be appointed directly by the student body president without the executive charter, that this should be approved by the Senate, and that the commissioner’s responsibilities should include advocating elections to the student body to increase involvement.

The committee also passed the motion that if member attendance in the Elections Board is increased, it should be changed to seven members.

The subject of where to place the Elections Board was raised again. It was decided that until

further notice, the Board would become an entity of the Judicial Branch but would report to only the SG advisor, not the chief justice.

Article III, Election Timetable, detailed the timeframe in which all election events will take place. Voting related to this was held until the next meeting.

Article IV, Voting, came next.

The committee voted that voting requirements and online voting would be through the My LSU portal instead of PAWS, but any votes on ballots and candidate voting identification were held for a later date.

Voting on Article V, Tickets, was also held for the next meeting.

Article VI, Campaign Practices, sparked the most debate.

Voting on social media regulations was held, as was any action toward regulating electronic messages as part of a campaign.

It was voted on, however, to put any issues that interfere with education back into prohibited campaign practices.

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BATON ROUGE

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Francophone group celebrates 50 years French Week to spread knowledge of culture Kristen Frank Contributing Writer

More than 100 French culture enthusiasts will flock to the Baton Rouge Country Club this Saturday for a special ceremony honoring the subject of their enthusiasm.

The L’Assemblée Française will hold its 50th anniversary on Quatorze Juillet, or July 14th, a day for national celebration in France.

According to Lillie Petit Gallagher, member and chair of this year’s event, L’Assemblée Française is a social-cultural society founded in 1962 and gives its members the opportunity to speak French with one another, keep in touch and disseminate events of cultural interest to the Francophone community.

Gallagher said members meet three times a year to preserve the French language in Louisiana and bring the community together.

Gallagher also said the society’s annual event first began earlier this week with La Semaine Française.

There is always an event on Quatorze Juillet held by L’Assemblée Française, Gallagher noted, and this year happened to be its 50th anniversary.

The chair defined La Semaine Française, or French Week, as a time to spread the knowledge of the rich French culture and heritage embedded in Louisiana. She said both the mayor of Baton Rouge and the governor of Louisiana declared July 8 to July 14 La Semaine Française.

Gallagher said the celebration will begin with a trolley ride from the Baton Rouge Country Club to the Cathedral of St. Joseph for the reception and presentation of the mayor’s and governor’s proclamations to French Consul Jean Claude Brunet.

She mentioned that the proclamations are statements from the mayor and governor saying that

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hire a search firm. The search will most likely begin in late August.”

Chatelain said a decision will be made on a search firm the morning of the Board of Supervisor’s next meeting. The meeting is scheduled for July 27.

“We are not going to rush through a search,” he said. “We want to let Jenkins get in place and settled.”

Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope agreed. He said the most important part of the search will be getting input from every entity within

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bands who were selected. Congratulations to the directors, staff and students of these fine organizations for all the hard work they do to represent their universities in such a prestigious manner.”

The band is the largest and most

Louisiana and Baton Rouge embrace their cultural heritage and want others to embrace it as well.

Senator Dan Claitor will represent the governor, and Constable Reginald Brown will represent the mayor.

After the French mass and reception at the Cathedral, there will be a cocktail hour and Moulin Rouge soirée at the Baton Rouge Country Club. The soirée will include Manship Theater danseurs – dancers — and several French musical selections. It will end with a rendition of La Marseillaise, the national anthem of France that was used during the French Revolution.

Gallagher mentioned L’Assemblée Française would like to establish a scholarship for a student in LSU’s French Studies program in the future. She said Jackie Krutzer, a member of the society, donated her grandmother’s handmade trousseau, which contains traditional 19th century undergarments, to sell to raise money for this scholarship.

The society also wants to assist the Council Of Development Of French In Louisiana program to bridge the $120,000 funding gap from budget cuts.

Robert Lafayette, retired French and education professor at the University, and Louis Curet, former Baton Rouge attorney, founded the Friends of French Studies program at the University. Gallagher said she is a member of both that group and L’Assemblée Française.

Gallagher said she believes learning French in higher education is important because of the rich history, culture and food influences that France has embedded in Louisiana.

“Having the ability to speak a second language is a valuable economic asset to anyone,” she said.

“French culture is so entwined with Louisiana’s history it would behoove anyone to learn more about it.”

Gallagher said she feels the University’s own French program is so successful because of the the University.

In a June 17 interview with The Daily Reveille, Interim Chancellor and Interim System President Bill Jenkins also endorsed a lengthy, cautious process.

“I will never abandon LSU as long as I’m needed” he said. “I’m looking to get on with my life. But I would never walk away from LSU, especially right now. ”

leadership and professors in the department. She said it has many scholarships recognized around the world, and when French departments are judged anywhere, they are scrutinized based on the depth and breadth of scholarship of the professors in the department.

Gallagher said the afternoon events in the Quatorze Juillet celebration are free and open to the public. Reservations are required for the dinner and soirée.

photo courtesy of LILLIE PETIT GALLAGHER

Contact Kristen Frank at kfrank@lsureveille.com

Retired University professor Robert Lafayette dresses as Marquis de Lafayette at a previous L’Assemblée Française event.

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featuring Corey Glover (of Living Colour)

Contact Joshua Bergeron at jbergeron@lsureveille.com visible organization on campus, according to its website. It has a closed membership of approximately 325 students and includes the Golden Girls and the Colorguard.

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Sports

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CONSTRUCTION

Stadium projects to begin in fall Mike Gegenheimer Contributing Writer

was selected No. 19 overall by the Baltimore Orioles, and he was off to begin his cross country journey in Frederick, Maryland, where the grind of almost 140 games presented challenges for the rookie.

“You’re going from playing every weekend and one or two times a week, to playing something like 140 games in the minor leagues,” Fontenot said. “That was the part that took adjusting.”

After being traded to the Cubs in 2005, Fontenot bounced around the minor league system

The sounds of jackhammers and drill motors have filled the air surrounding Tiger Stadium for months now.

The two-phase renovation plan to Tiger Stadium includes a newly-renovated North Stadium façade, a brand new West and North Stadium entrance plaza, while a secondary South Stadium expansion project will bring stadium capacity up to roughly 100,000.

According to Senior Associate Athletic Director Eddie Nunez, phase one of the North Stadium renovation and West Stadium plaza is expected to be completed on time and within budget before the start of the 2012 football season, while phase two of the North Stadium plaza expected to break ground following the 2012 season and be completed before the start of the 2013 season.

“We hope to have everything ready for the fall,” Nunez said.

“We needed something to enhance the gameday experience and recognize all the athletes.”

Phases one and two will cost approximately $8 million, raised strictly from booster donations.

“Some things around Tiger Stadium needed to be done besides just making things look nice,”

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[Left] TAYLOR BALKOM / The Daily Reveille, [Top Right] NAM Y. HUH / Associated Press [Bottom Right] HUNTER MARTIN /Getty Images

[Left] Former LSU player Mike Fontenot speaks about his major league career on Wednesday. [Top Right] Fontenot avoids a collision while playing for the Chicago Cubs.

[Bottom Right] Fontenot tags a player out while playing at second base for the Philadelphia Phillies, his current team.

Everywhere Man

Alfonso Soriano thought he had just met the new Cubs bat boy.

Joking with reporters gathered in the clubhouse, Soriano saw the diminutive Mike Fontenot enter the locker room in 2007, fresh off a plane from the triple A Iowa Cubs.

The man they called “minime” at LSU, Fontenot took it in stride and let his bat do the talking.

As he did in his two years as a Tiger, the 5-foot-8-inch Salmen High product asserted himself quickly within the

Fontenot pieces together admirable professional career

organization, winning the start- “There’s always young guys ing spot at second base and finish- coming up trying to get in the big ing runner-up in National League leagues, so you always have to be Rookie of the Month voting in at the top of your level.”

June of 2007, his first full month Bursting onto the national in the majors. scene early, FonNot much tenot garnered Chandler Rome else has come easy Freshman AllStaff Writer for Fontenot, 32, American Honduring his career, one that has ors and was named Southeastern seen him in and out of the minor Conference Freshman of the Year leagues and playing for three dif- in 2000, a season that saw him ferent teams at the major league break Blair Barbier’s freshman level. record for home runs and his team “I’m trying to hone my game win the program’s fifth College until where I can try and last in World Series title. the big leagues,” Fontenot said.

Two years later, Fontenot

BASEBALL

Speculation swirls around Gausman’s professional future Chandler Rome Staff Writer

What was once considered a foregone conclusion has evolved into a swarm of speculation regarding the future of LSU sophomore ace Kevin Gausman.

Sources close to the LSU baseball program and the Baltimore Orioles told The Daily Reveille they still fully expect a deal to be done Friday before the 5 p.m. eastern time deadline.

The No. 4 overall pick by the Baltimore Orioles in last month’s MLB Draft, Gausman was considered a virtual lock to sign a contract and forego his final two seasons at LSU. However, the Times-Picayune reported Monday night that Gausman was seriously considering returning to LSU. “This is turning out to be a

tough decision, but as of now my heart is still with LSU,” Gausman told the Times-Picayune on Monday. “There are still things for me to accomplish as a Tiger.”

Gausman went on to say he wants to pitch in a College World Series and wants to become a “more complete pitcher” under LSU pitching coach Alan Dunn.

Jordan Tuwiner, founder and executive editor of Orioles Nation, said that while Gausman and the Orioles are slightly apart on terms, the team is confident it can sign its top pick.

Tuwiner pointed to past Orioles picks Manny Machado and Dylan Bundy, who also dragged contract negotiations into the final day.

Machado, the No. 3 overall pick in 2010, signed with the Orioles just three minutes before the signing deadline, and Bundy,

taken fourth overall in 2011, signed with five minutes remaining.

Jonathan Mayo, MLB.com draft expert, said it wouldn’t make sense for Gausman to return to LSU, seeing as his draft stock can not be improved anymore.

Mayo added that Gausman may be using a possible return for leverage in his contract negotiations.

“For someone who wants to go out and play, this is too much money for him to turn down,” Mayo said.

LSU coach Paul Mainieri issued a statement late Monday night stating, in part, that any reports of Gausman returning are “premature.”

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LSU sophomore pitcher Kevin Gausman throws a pitch June 9 during the Tigers’ 3-1 Super Regional loss against Stony Brook at Alex Box Stadium.

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FOOTBALL

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Players earn preseason accolades Chandler Rome Staff Writer

Even before Les Miles blows the first official whistle to begin practice for the 2012 season, his LSU football team is already receiving national exposure.

Eight Tigers have been named to five separate preseason watch lists for end-of-the-season awards, with nine more lists set to be released in the coming week.

Senior tight end Chase Clement was named to the preseason watch list for the John Mackey Award on Tuesday, given to the nation’s top tight end each year.

Clement, who has nine career catches for 138 yards and one touchdown, joins seven other Southeastern Conference tight ends on the list.

Also released Tuesday, the Rimington Trophy preseason watch list, given to the nation’s best center each year, features LSU senior center P.J. Lonergan.

Lonergan has seen action at center in all four seasons,

assuming the starting role in 2010.

He has started 26 career games, with the Tigers compiling a 22-4 record.

The New Orleans native is one of ten SEC centers on the watch list, and played 677 snaps last season, recording 65.5 knockdowns.

Sophomore punter Brad Wing, fresh off a breakout freshman season, was named to the Ray Guy Award watch list Wednesday, becoming the first LSU punter to be named to the watch list since Chris Jackson in 2006.

Wing was named a First-Team All American by Sports Illustrated, the Associated Press, CBSsports.com and FoxSportsNext.net and was First-Team All-SEC. His 44.4 yard-per-punt average ranked No. 11 nationally, and he placed 27 of his 59 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard-line.

Senior placekicker Drew Alleman, named to the Lou Groza Award watch list Wednesday, shrugged off the honor on Twitter.

“Focus on the task at hand.

Rewards will come later. One goal. #Miami,” Alleman tweeted Wednesday.

Alleman earned honorable mention All-American status from Sports Illustrated in 2011 after leading the conference in field goal percentage last season. He will enter 2012 with a streak of 10 straight field goals made and a career conversion percentage of .889.

A semifinalist for the Groza last season, Alleman was also named a Groza Star of the Week twice after the Tiger victories over Mississippi State and Alabama.

Clement, Lonergan, Wing and Alleman joined junior teammates Eric Reid, Barkevious Mingo, Sam Montgomery and Tyrann Mathieu on preseason award watch lists. The junior quartet was named to the Bednarik Award, given to the nation’s best defensive player, watch list Monday.

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LSU freshman punter Brad Wing (38) celebrates with junior placekicker Drew Alleman (30) after the Tigers’ 9-6 overtime victory over Alabama on Nov. 5, 2011.

TRACK

Ernest takes silver in Barcelona Mike Gegenheimer Contributing Writer

Sophomore sprinter Aaron Ernest made history for the LSU track and field program at the World Junior Track Championships in Barcelona, Spain, taking home the silver medal in the 100-meter dash on Wednesday.

Ernest became the first Tiger to medal in a sprint event at the World Juniors meet, and the second Tiger to ever medal, following Walter Henning, who threw gold in the 2008 hammer toss.

“Obviously, I wanted to win, and I could have put together a better race today, but I’m pleased with the outcome,” Ernest said in an interview after the event.

“I felt great running in the semifinal, and came back and ran a pretty good race tonight to win a silver medal.”

Ernest posted a time of 10.17 seconds that tied his personal best, which he originally set at the Southeastern Conference championships, and finished .12 seconds behind Great Britain’s Adam Gemili.

Ernest and Gemili ended a two-year hold that the Jamaicans had on the event.

“I timed my personal best, so I’m pleased,” Ernest said. “I thought I came out of the start either second or third and just rolled it up. I just felt good all day. I always had confidence, but this just helps me out a little more. I’m thankful to have this opportunity.”

Sophomore Andreas Duplantis reached the finals of the pole vault with a jump of 16-feet and 10 and three-fourths inches.

Duplantis, who is representing Sweden in the meet, travels

to Barcelona as the No. 10 junior pole vaulter for the 2012 season with a jump of 17 feet and 5 and one half inches during the 2012 outdoor season at LSU. Duplantis will compete in the finals on Thursday.

Sophomore discus thrower, Rodney Brown, also competed on Tuesday when he threw a series best of 179 feet, 4 inches for an 18th place finish, six spots short of the cut for the next round.

Sophomore sprinter Quincy Downing is the only Tiger left to compete in his first event. Downing will lineup for the 4x400-meter relay on Saturday.

Contact Mike Gegenheimer at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com

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LSU sophomore sprinter Aaron Ernest (center) competes in the 100-meter dash on Wednesday at the World Junior Track Championships in Barcelona, Spain.

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Women’s tennis’ Freudian fault: Let the ladies grunt it out THE PHILIBUSTER PHIL SWEENEY Columnist It’s around 2 p.m. on Saturday, and my friend — Freud, let’s call him — and I are sucking beer at my apartment before a 50-inch flatscreen, which glows grass-green with the broadcast’s courtened angle of Wimbledon Centre Court. Serena Williams, for her own part, is sucking wind before serving in the third set of the women’s singles final. She’s no longer sucking, at least, having dropped the second set 5-7 to Agnieszka Radwanska, as Freud explains. This is it, he says. Serena’s stroking it, bro. Look at her now.

She’s hot, bro.

She’s in heat, I almost say.

Williams is wearing a onepiece white tennis dress, pointlessly short, a tailored hand towel.

A centimeter of skirt, no more.

This is all that rests on her ripply rear, flying in the face of the outfit’s bare-minimum purpose: to clothe.

It’s a damned voyeuristic exhibition, this match, this spectacle. It’s an English Axe commercial, for all intents and purposes. Sex sells, and it’s sold here, certainly — but only hush-hush.

Black-marketed. It’s not laissezfaire love. Not l’amour. But nevertheless, something’s in the air at Wimbledon — if not love, then pheromones, hormones and just plain moans.

Williams serves, big, bad and boomy. Hers is a beefy, slow-roasted groan somewhere between an “ooh” and an “ugh,”

somewhere between the agony and the ecstasy — an orgasmic labor pain, maybe. It’s a huge serve, a howitzer, notwithstanding, and her too-short skirt recoils over itself and onto her haunches.

Beneath it flashes a raw-meatmagenta undergarment she’s either picked up at Dick’s Sporting Goods or Victoria’s Secret.

“Did you see that?” Freud asks me of Williams’ ace, flabbergasted.

“Did you hear that?” I answer.

“She can taste it now,” the TV surround-sounds. Freud fidgets for a moment.

“She’s held it in her hands four times previously — one more point will allow her to hold it for a fifth time.”

Freud’s legs are stiffly crossed, I notice. As if to return a rising shot, so to speak. But I don’t say anything. There’s not a male gaze such a spectacle wouldn’t hold. And the man that holds otherwise — he’s a liar.

Hell, it’s precisely for this reason that women’s tennis is so damned seductive. Scopophilia: the “love of looking.”

“Serena rides huge serve to title” was the headline of ESPN reporter Greg Garber’s Wimbledon commentary, for instance — that’s an ace, by all accounts.

Which makes the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) “umbrella scenario” to muffle “excessive grunting” a fault, as it were.

According to USA Today, the “sport-wide plan,” also endorsed by the International Tennis Federation, prescribes a device to “objectively measure on-court grunting levels,” a new rule to govern

BASKETBALL

Hornets get Anderson, trade away guard Jack The Associated Press

WESTWEGO, La. (AP) — A smiling Ryan Anderson raved about the beauty, history and friendliness of New Orleans and characterized the Hornets as a young team with a bright future.

It was everything coach Monty Williams and general manager Dell Demps wanted to hear from their new 24-year-old, 6-foot-10, sharp-shooting forward, and everything they wished they had heard from dynamic but disgruntled guard Eric Gordon.

So far Gordon, a restricted free agent, has demonstrated little interest in continuing his career in the Big Easy. On Wednesday, he signed a four-year, $58 million offer sheet from the Phoenix Suns, meaning the Hornets would have to match that in three days to keep him.

Although the Hornets have indicated in the past that they would match any offer for Gordon, Demps declined on Wednesday to confirm whether the team

still intended to do so.

“No updates right now,” Demps said. “No comments.”

Gordon has stated that his “heart is in Phoenix,” and that the Hornets have not demonstrated — at least not through their contract proposals — a genuine belief that he is an elite player. Gordon has said New Orleans’ decision to draft shooting guard Austin Rivers instead of filling their need for a big body in the middle indicated the Hornets were going in a direction that might not include Gordon.

However, the Hornets on Wednesday traded former starting point guard Jarrett Jack to Golden State as part of a three team trade. The move is expected to give Rivers more of an opportunity to try his hand at point guard, which theoretically, would allow Rivers and Gordon to play together.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com

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Serena Williams plays a shot to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during the Wimbledon women’s final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England on Saturday, July 7. Williams is one of the WTA’s more notorious noisemakers.

“acceptable noise levels” and education at “large tennis academies” and “national development programs.”

“The sooner we can get them to alter the breathing technique the more success we can have,” Stacey Allister, WTA chairmen and chief executive, told USA Today — as if this “technique” were Lamaze.

There’s underspin on this slice. Excessive grunting isn’t the deciding point. Nor that “some fans find it bothersome,” as the WTA judged in January.

Rather, it’s female sexuality: the

“nightmare of femaleness that can weaken and contaminate masculinity,” as a Freudian psychoanalyst once discerned. Howling through a ‘tween-the-legs hot dog shot, Williams epitomizes the sexualized female form — and “with that specter of nookie,” Slate’s Kathy Waldman wonderfully articulated, “comes empowerment and a possible inversion of gender norms.”

Every man’s greatest fear: the emasculating 40-love approach shot of an attractive woman. At the bar, at the gym, at the store; each and every time; game — set

— match. And my friend Freud’s leg-crossing, accordingly — castration anxiety. A threat averted by gag-ordering women’s voices silent. Quite literally, in this instance.

That’s an unforced error, ultimately.

Phil Sweeney is a 25-year-old English senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Phil Sweeney.

Contact Phil Sweeney at psweeney@lsureveille.com

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decision in Kevin’s life, and as much as we want him back with us, we also want him to do what is in his best interest,” Mainieri said.

Gausman paced the Tiger pitching staff with a 12-2

record last season, boasting a 2.77 earned run average with 135 strikeouts to become the highest drafted LSU player since Ben McDonald was drafted with the top overall pick in 1989, also by the Orioles.

Other recent Tigers drafted in the first round, Anthony Ran-

audo and Mikie Mahtook, also strongly considered returning to Baton Rouge before eventually signing pro contracts.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

“A man who stops advertising to save money, is like a man who stops the clock to save time.”

-Henry Ford

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Renovations to Tiger Stadium, including repainting and adding a gateway to the west side entrance, have been going on throughout the summer and are expected to be completed before the start of the 2012 football season.

RENOVATIONS, from page 5

Nunez said. “There are a lot of structural renovations that needed to be done. The concrete is cracking around the stadium, and the fencing is dilapidated. Basically we’re doing glorified maintenance.”

The stadium expansion is expected to break ground this fall and will be paid for through a $100 million bond the Tiger Athletic Foundation received that will also be used to make major renovations to the tennis stadium and gymnasium.

There are currently 16 stadiums in the world with a larger capacity than Death Valley’s, but by the fall of 2014, that number will be cut to 11, with only six of those residing within the borders of the U.S.

FONTENOT, from page 5 where he credited hitting coach Von Joshua with revamping his stance and infield coach Bobby Dickerson for vaulting his game to the next level.

“I feel like they turned my game around,” Fontenot said. “I had some good years up until that point, but for some reason I took that stuff up to the big leagues and kept it ever since.”

A fixture on major league rosters after 2006, Fontenot enjoyed teaming with fellow Tiger Ryan Theriot in the middle infield for the Cubs – Chicagoans affectionately referred to the duo as the “Cajun Connection” — until he was traded in August of 2010 to the San Francisco Giants, where he would win his only World Series title later that year, with fellow former Tiger Brian Wilson recording the winning out.

While acknowledging it is sometimes difficult to be involved in numerous trades and transactions, Fontenot said it simply comes with the territory.

The expansion would add roughly 3,500 club level seats, 60 suites and 1,500 general public seats above the suites and club levels.

“There are more positives than just building seats just to build seats,” Nunez said. “We’re making sure it looks as good as it can possibly look.”

According to Nunez, the cost of the seats and the added suite boxes will eventually pay for the expansion by themselves.

The expansion also allows LSU to spread out visiting fans’ seats, thus opening more room for Tiger fans in the lower bowl area.

The NCAA requires a certain number of visitor seating to be available in the lower bowl area of stadiums, but the added seating would allow the visitor

section to be pushed higher.

The expansion will also include two new scoreboards in the corners of the south endzone.

There is no set number yet for the cost of the stadium expansion, but the addition is expected to be completed before the 2014 season.

“It’s always a little weird when you get traded like that, but feel like it’s just part of the game though,” Fontenot said. “There’s very few guys who end up playing for one team for their whole careers.”

Fontenot’s travels have not deterred him from keeping tabs on his alma mater in the postseason. He said he kept eyes on the Tigers run to the super regional, even getting to see the miraculous ending to game one against Stony Brook after a day game.

Now with the Philadelphia Phillies, Fontenot said he’s happy to be in a city where the atmosphere is electric and a place where he is mentored by different managers and meets new people constantly. Hitting .325 with 27 hits in 37 games, Fontenot has picked up where he left off after his last big league stop.

While it may not be the most convenient aspect of his career, Fontenot says he has grown to love his constant traveling and relishes the bonds he forms.

“I get the chance to meet

new people, play for different organizations and wear different uniforms,” Fontenot said. “It’s been fun.”

Contact Mike Gegenheimer at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Fixer Upper

RED STICK ROUNDUP Today: Mid City Night’s Dream Venues throughout the Mid City District will allow visitors to see the newest pieces of art from some of Baton Rouge’s most promising artists.

Mid City District, 5:30 p.m., Free

Main Street Market This week’s market will feature cool melon recipes.

501 Main St., 10 a.m.

Grand Ole Uproar The Grand Ole Uproar aims to ramble down the road with a suitcase full of living rock ‘n’ roll honky tonk carnival creatures that you listen to instead of look at.

Chelsea’s Cafe, 10:30 p.m.

Contributing Writer

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(left) Brad Penny, UREC adventure education instructor, shows students a separated bike rim and tire during a bicycle repair session Wednesday afternoon. (right) UREC Adventure Eduction Instructors Brad Penny and Stephanie Linares examine a student’s bike.

Adventure classes continue with instruction in bicycle repair for students

Austen Krantz Staff Writer

University Recreation’s Adventure Education hosted its first bike maintenance day Wednesday to help students and other community members fix and learn the ins-and-outs of their bikes.

Chris Bullard, adventure education coordinator, explained while the UREC can’t currently repair student bikes regularly, this event and future events should teach students about bike maintenance and

prepare them for any future issues their bikes may pick up.

“We’ll be helping them go through the process of troubleshooting their bikes and seeing what the issues are and how to fix them,” he explained. “We’ll bring over our tools and spend some time working on the student’s bikes as well.”

The course is set to reoccur in fall and next spring as well. However, Bullard said summer is BIKE, see page 15

Art lovers can gather downtown Saturday night to view and purchase 60 creations at the ninth annual Art Melt.

Art Melt, a show featuring Louisiana artists, will be held in and around the Shaw Center for the Arts from 5 to 11 p.m. Live music and local merchants will also be present at the festival.

This year’s Art Melt will be more spread out than past shows, according to Melissa Parmelee, vice president of communications of Forum 35, which hosts the show.

North Boulevard will be closed for pedestrian convenience, and some festivities will take place at North Boulevard Town Square, Parmelee said. She expects thousands to attend.

The going price for pieces of art ranges from $200 to $6,000, and a portion of the funds will go to Forum 35. There will be cash prizes for the first, second and third place winners, decided by a local, regional and national judge.

The multimedia show is “a way to get the entire community engaged in art,” Parmelee said.

Contact Danielle Kelley at dkelley@lsureveille.com

CHARITY

Walk-On’s hosts sixth Celebrity Waiter event Locals gather to help the cause Taylor Schoen Contributing Writer

Sunday:

Art Melt hosted for ninth year

Danielle Kelley

Stage Coach Bandits This local funk/jam band will be playing with 99000 AD on Friday night.

The Spanish Moon, 9 p.m.

Saturday:

ART

Melt is La.’s largest juried exhibit

Friday:

The Vettes Playing a show with Wooden Wings and The Scorsese’s, this New Orleans band brings alternative music to Baton Rouge.

Chelsea’s Cafe, 10:30 p.m.

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Baton Rouge community members dined with pizazz last night at the sixth annual Celebrity Waiter Legally Blonde: The Musical Event hosted by Baton Rouge ChilCenter Stage proudly presents the dren’s Advocacy Center at WalkOn’s Bistreaux & Bar. movie-turned-musical.

Residents of the Red Stick were The Manship Theatre, 2 p.m., $21.50 waited on by some local celebrities, all for a charitable cause.

There were about 30 such celebrities in attendance, and the

prominent wait staff consisted of artists, law enforcement, political figures, media personalities, the LSU Golden Girls, former and current athletic coaches and team members from LSU and Southern University.

The event featured both silent and live auctions, an open bar, giveaways and a prize wheel.

Restaurant patrons got to relax and enjoy an evening out while the who’s who of Baton Rouge requested their drink orders in exchange for tips. The celebrity waiter who raked in the most cash was named the champion.

All the proceeds of the night are CELEBRITY, see page 15

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Bud Torres, Pointe Coupee sheriff, talks to The Golden Girls at Walk-On’s during its Celebrity Waiter Fundraiser, which supports the Children’s Advocacy Center.

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Frank Ocean, “Channel Orange”

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JOSHUA BERGERON Reprise, Serjical Strike

Serj Tankian is amazing as always in his latest solo album, “Harakiri,” but the songs themselves leave something to be desired. Unlike “Elect the Dead,” Tankian’s first solo album after System of a Down broke up, there’s not a lot of cohesiveness.

The songs don’t flow into one another, and the album as a whole feels inorganic — robotic almost — no doubt due to seven straight songs hitting the four minute mark. There’s no ebb and flow, but songs like “Occupied Tears” and the title track are standouts. Lyrically, the CD contains Tankian’s typical drug, sex and anti-establishment stream-of-consciousness rants, which are entertaining as always. “Harakiri” isn’t a bad album by any means, but the lack of any fluidity and few striking tracks hurt the album in the end.

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Katy Perry: Part of Me

TAYLOR BALKOM Insurge Pictures

Four out of five Guantanamo Bay detainees preferred waterboarding to watching this film. There is no drama, there is no plot, and there is no point to seeing this movie. Katy Perry looks like a fake Disney character with a serious case of the crazy eyes. Headbutting bloody ice picks is a better way to spend an evening. The film is wildly inappropriate. Her songs are all about sex, and she dresses in manner that would give any father a heart attack if they saw their little girl that way, which is coincidentally the only redeeming factor from the viewpoint of a heterosexual male. Perry uses her film to take shots at people she clearly doesn’t like, including former husband Russell Brand, whom she makes looks apathetic and uninvolved with their marriage, while she struggle to make it work. If you see one film this summer, make it anything but this.

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Savages

Record Label/ Movie Studio

Oliver Stone’s newest release, “Savages” hit the box offices last week. The drama is a violent depiction of drug cartels and a sordid love affair between Ophelia (Blake Lively), Ben (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Chon (Taylor Kitsch). Ben and Chon are entrepreneurs in the weed distribution business. Their hazy lifestyle comes to a halt when shared-girlfriend Ophelia is kidnapped by the Baja Mexican drug cartel. The guys enlist help from a seedy DEA agent to get her back. Ophelia says her two lovers complement each other, probably because both characters are far too one-dimensional to adequately portray the role of leading male. The matriarch of the Baja Cartel, Elena (Salma Hayek), steals the show, and gives an outstanding performance as a powerful, smart and sassy leader. All in all “Savages” is intense, blood-filled and fairly predictable.

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Aesop Rock, “Skelethon”

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Tosh’s only sin was not being funny

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Frank Ocean’s voice is incredible. That’s the first thing that sticks out on his major-label debut “Channel Orange.” Ocean’s biggest accomplishments until now include being part of Odd Future and being featured on “Watch the Throne.” This album shatters all of Ocean’s previous accomplishments. From the first track, “Thinkin Bout You,” Ocean’s voice impresses. He graces every instrumental with an angelic voice that rivals R&B greats. Pharrell Williams is an accomplished producer, but he should be thanking Ocean for augmenting his instrumentals. The beats complement Ocean’s voice marvelously. Listeners should be particularly impressed by Ocean’s ability to meld traditional R&B tracks, create electro-soul grooves and vintage jazz-funk. Instead of focusing on a few corny singles, Ocean takes the user on a journey into serenity. Don’t get it twisted, Frank Ocean is the truth.

Serj Tankian, “Harakiri”

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The best part of any comedy album isn’t hearing the comedian recite the same jokes they’ve done night after night. It’s hearing them deal with the inevitable heckler.

The way in which a comedian dismisses a heckler can be the difference between a good album and a great album. For a perfect example of heckler-bashing, listen to Patton Oswalt’s 2007 album, “Werewolves and Lollipops,” where JOEY GRONER Oswalt caps off Columnist his string of insults against an audience member by telling him he’s going to, “miss everything cool and die angry.”

Conversely, for an example of how not to deal with a heckler, consult Daniel Tosh’s example from his show this week at The Laugh Factory in Los Angeles.

As Tosh was in the middle of telling the audience that rape jokes can always be funny, an unnamed female audience member yelled out, “Actually, rape jokes are never funny!”

Tosh responded not with a witty comment or funny banter, but only by saying, “Wouldn’t it be funny if that girl got raped by like, five guys right now? Like right now, what if a bunch of

guys just raped her?”

The anonymous woman took to her Tumblr to rail against Tosh, saying she was stunned by his response, after which she and her friend shortly left.

I’m surprised this woman was willing to attend Tosh’s show. She had to know what she was getting herself into, and this is Daniel Tosh we’re talking about. There’s a reason he’s only popular with people younger than 30 – he’s essentially the Internet incarnate, in all its wonderful and disgusting glory.

The great thing about standup comedy is that nothing is offlimits. Comedians are entitled – and often obligated – to push the boundaries of what’s acceptable. In today’s world, where the Internet exposes us to everything, George Carlin’s “Seven Dirty Words” just doesn’t get laughs anymore.

But here’s the difference between Tosh and someone like Oswalt or Carlin – his response to the heckler just wasn’t funny. It’s not even a question of whether or not it was acceptable, it just didn’t deserve a laugh.

If you’re going to be distasteful, you’d better be funny. Funny rape jokes can be funny. Unfunny rape jokes aren’t funny. It’s that simple.

As it always happens after a comedian says something controversial, Louis C.K. stepped up to say he supported Tosh, as did Doug Stanhope and The Laugh Factory’s owner, who called the woman’s account of events into question and went a little too far

by saying Tosh was “one of the funniest comics alive.”

Tosh apologized in the most Tosh way he could, tweeting, “…

I’d like to sincerely apologize.

The point I was making before I was heckled is there are awful things in the world but you can still make jokes about them. #deadbabies.”

As much as it pains me to say it, Daniel Tosh is right. He may be a mindless, unfunny, joke-stealing, walking YouTube comment section, but he’s right.

Sometimes, the worst things in the world are the ones that deserve to be laughed at.

I am in no way supporting or endorsing rape. It’s one of the most detestable crimes out there and deserves to be punished harshly. Just don’t blame Daniel Tosh for trying to mine some laughs out of it.

Contact Joey Groner at jgroner@lsureveille.com

TAYLOR SCHOEN Rhymesayers Entertainment

Aesop Rock’s sixth studio album and first since 2007, “Skelethon” sees Matthias Bevitz self-producing a solid comeback. At times, guitars and electronics lend an alternative sound to the record, with deep bass and shady synths leaning the album into dark tones as well. While tempo and musical elements change up — some songs present more electronic lasers or bass drones than others — the album maintains a consistent tone throughout its entirety. That’s not to say Bevitz has become over-serious; he still sneaks in moments of comedy. And the underground hip-hop hero hasn’t lost his touch as an emcee either, with his classically clever lyricism flowing seamlessly off the movements of his beats.

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1. sleep all summer

2. get a job 3. pay my bills

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EDITOR’S PICK: The Dirty Projectors, “Swing Lo Magellan” Domino Recording Co. Flying through vocal scales with the ripping texture of a sharp blade through fine cloth, David Longstreth continues to lead The Dirty Projectors through mazes of multiple musical genres.

From track to track, personal touches in the lyrics and an intriguing disunity between songs on the album keep things in flux between each passing moment, a description that well suits both the musical styling and composition of most of the band’s work. The collection is fun and unpolished, revealing a more intimate side of its creators than fans may have seen in the past. Songs such as “See What She Seeing” are playful in tone and instrument, rushing with affection.

As a sixth studio album from a well-loved group of artists, “Swing Lo Magellan” will satisfy, though no one track shines brighter than the rest.

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MORGAN SEARLES

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TELEVISION

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University student coming out on MTV’s ‘True Life’ Filming felt like ‘own paparazzi’

Taylor Schoen Contributing Writer

The life-changing event of coming out to friends and family is usually a sensitive, private matter for many LGBTQ people.

But Dan McDaniel, a finance sophomore, decided to come out in a unique way — on MTV’s documentary series “True Life.”

McDaniel said his original intentions were to not publicly declare his sexual orientation, but to party with six total strangers on “The Real World.”

“I went to MTV’s website to check out becoming part of ‘The Real World,’ but I was too young,” he said “So I kept checking the site and found ‘True Life.’ I sent in my casting tape, and the camera crews were in Baton Rouge about a week later.”

Even though this subject matter has been addressed before, and “True Life: I’m Coming Out” is not a groundbreaking episode theme, as it’s been done two times already, McDaniel believes that his portrayal is an update of what coming out is like in today’s culture.

This unusual coming out process has been a long time coming.

McDaniel said filming began in November 2011.

“It took a span of seven months to film, but the camera crews only filmed for about seven days total,” McDaniel said.

The camera and sound crew members shadowed McDaniel on big events such as his coming out party and the recent equality march held on the Capitol steps. They also got more everyday footage such as McDaniel hanging out with his friends.

For his official coming out, McDaniel and “True Life” traveled to his hometown of Winnsboro, La., to tell his family the news.

To keep it a secret, McDaniel

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Finance sophomore Dan McDaniel was filmed for MTV’s “True Life” in November 2011.

said he had to tell his family that he was being filmed for a documentary about his life, which was “the truth but not the whole truth.”

The news struck his family with disbelief.

“My family was shocked,” McDaniel explained. “My mom didn’t believe me. She thought that maybe I was just confused or doing it for

attention in front of the cameras.”

McDaniel said he had conflicting feelings about the camera crews following him around. He explained that it’s not too hard to act naturally after a while because “you eventually just tune them out.”

While shooting a scene where McDaniel was driving, the crew followed next to him in a separate car.

“That made me feel like I had my own paparazzi.” McDaniel laughed.

McDaniel said that the driving factor behind participating on the show was the fact that there was no turning back, and he would have to go through with telling his loved ones.

“I felt like that was the only way I could do it,” he said. “I was going to have people flying in from New York City with cameras, and I had to do it. I was afraid I’d back out otherwise.”

McDaniel said even though he originally signed up for the show for himself, he hopes that after the episode debuts it will help a lot of people, and they will be able to accept who they are.

There is no official airdate for the episode yet, but MTV estimates that “True Life: I’m Coming Out” will premiere later in the summer, according to McDaniel.

Contact Taylor Schoen at tschoen@lsureveille.com

MUSIC

Local dance group High Top Kicks returns to Spanish Moon Saint enjoys homevenue advantage Austen Krantz Staff Writer

Gabriel Saint has performed as High Top Kicks in venues from Nevada to Florida, but he said returning to the Spanish Moon for shows like this upcoming Saturday’s performance always proves refreshing.

“The Spanish Moon is just raw,” Saint said. “There’s no disconnect between you in the audience.“ Saint explained that before, during and after the show, he’s able to interact with the crowd; climbing on to the stage places little distance between himself and his fans. In addition to an explosive sound system, a shotgun style floor creates a proper setting for electronic music. Saint explained his familiarity with the venue always makes it comfortable.

“It’s definitely a home court advantage,” he said. “I’ve played there to ten people, I’ve played there at capacity.”

Saint continually writes, produces and performs material for the heavily bass-centered electronic dance troupe, but he’s picked up some business tactics in the three years since his band claimed its name.

“You learn stuff like how to perform and play live, but there’s something that goes with being booked, dealing with promoters and booking agencies and bar managers,” he explained. “There’s a whole part of being a business man — being an adult and carrying yourself and not acting like a dumb rock star because you had a couple of good nights.”

Saint also keeps a constant eye on his website and Facebook page, posting free downloads like his

recently released “I Want You Remixes EP” which showcased his single and its remixes by other artists. But these sites run two ways, since Saint uses feedback from fans as input for new musical ideas. He explained this plays a large role in choosing what songs he mixes into his music as well as the general direction of his work.

“That’s how I make my decisions, based on what the people listening to the music want,” he said. “They come first, I come second.”

Saint said this online catering is essential to his success.

“You’ve got two kinds of fans, the real world fans you play shows to and online fans who get downloads,” he explained. “Play to them live and give them free downloads.”

High Top Kicks began differently from Saint’s current design.

The band started with a loose group of musicians including elements like drums, guitars and keyboards.

“We stopped using a drummer and started using electronic drums, and then we stopped using guitars, and it ended up being a duo,” Saint explained.

Today, Saint writes and produces the music and performance sets, with the live stylings of Meriwether bassist Brent Armstrong during performances. Armstrong has participated in the project from its

beginnings and serves as an important part of live sets, Saint said.

“Brent’s like a lead guitarist,” Saint explained. “I write all the songs and put the sets together, but when it comes to laying down a lead synth live or playing a guitar live or laying down the extra bells and whistles — because I don’t have four arms — that’s where Brent comes in.”

In addition to creative and personnel changes, Saint said High Top Kicks plays live music entirely from iPads with the use of Lemur Software. This software allows the musicians to play music from their comptures using an interface of prompts on iPads.

“We create mini-controllers through our iPads that control our computers,” he explained. “Every button is ergonomically designed for my hands. It’s right there. I open up my laptop, turn on my iPad and boom, I’m ready to rock — I’m there with the audience.”

Like past Spanish Moon High Top Kicks shows, Saturday’s will be themed. Doors open at 9 p.m., and discounts will be awarded to fans dressed as twins.

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Band leader Gabriel Saint hypes up the crowd at the Varsity Theatre during High Top Kicks’ set on June 2. The band is set to play at the Spanish Moon on Saturday night.

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Vouchers should not be used to fund religious schools MANUFACTURING DISCONTENT DAVID SCHEUERMANN Columnist There are plenty of good reasons to oppose Gov. Bobby Jindal’s voucher-based education reform.

You may not believe there is enough evidence to suggest vouchers produce more successful students, especially when compared across socioeconomic backgrounds. You may not support defunding public institutions and teachers in order to support private schools around the state.

Or you might just be wary of the process used to approve which schools are eligible to receive vouchers.

But, for me, the number one reason to oppose Jindal’s voucher program is because it contradicts one of the pillars of American governance: the separation of church and state.

Jindal’s program allows lowincome families to send their children to private schools, including religious schools, with government funds by applying for vouchers.

Don’t get me wrong. I have no problems with religious schools. Private institutions are free to crop up and teach whatever curriculum they like.

However, there is a problem when these private institutions are being funded on the taxpayer’s dime.

A couple of issues with this policy have made their way into headlines in recent weeks.

Firstly, some of the schools eligible to receive vouchers would not provide their students with a proper education.

On June 25, Claire Mckin of the Scotsman reported that at least one private religious school in Louisiana, Eternity Christian Academy in Westlake, follows a Christian fundamentalist curriculum called the Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) program.

Here are some of the ACE program’s teachings: The Loch Ness monster exists and its existence disproves evolution by demonstrating that humans and dinosaurs can live side by side.

Also, Japanese whalers once caught a dinosaur, further disproving evolution.

Listing all the reasons why denying evolution is

intellectually dishonest would waste most of my readers’ time, so I’ll keep things simple.

Evolution is a true, observed phenomenon in nature that is backed by empirical research and study, and teaching children otherwise because reality contradicts religious teachings puts these children at a tremendous disadvantage compared to their peers.

Would you support using taxpayer dollars to fund a school which teaches history from a Holocaust denier’s perspective?

The New Living Word School near Ruston is another example. It was reportedly approved to receive more vouchers than any other school although it lacks a library and the core of its teachings revolve around Biblically-themed DVDs. Secondly, the passing of such a law reveals the hypocrisy of some of our legislators.

Rep. Valarie Hodges, R – Watson, initially backed Jindal’s plan until it was revealed that an Islamic school could potentially receive funds.

“I do not support using public funds for teaching Islam anywhere here in Louisiana,”

Hodges told the Livingston Parish News.

Rep. Kenneth Harvard, R – Jackson, expressed similar concerns when an Islamic school in the New Orleans area applied for vouchers, saying he would not support any policy that “will fund Islamic teaching.”

Both statements seem to imply that either Christianity is the only religion worthy of funding or that Islam is an exception that should not receive support, seemingly because of its supposed correlation with violent acts.

The first reason is intellectual dishonesty. No religion has a monopoly on truth, and, in fact, almost every religion is backed by the same kind of evidence, namely the words men wrote in holy texts.

The second is confirmation bias. You cannot point to violence done in the name of Islam without also accepting violence done in the name of Christianity.

We are all familiar with al-Qaida, but let’s not forget the Klu Klux Klan or the Crusades.

The problem is that if you want to fund one religious institution, then you must fund them all. Thus, the only way to really

appease everyone is to commit to funding only secular education.

Secularism often gets a bad rap from the religious right, but secularism is merely an attempt to allow different beliefs to coexist.

While the 2002 Supreme Court case, Zelman v. SimmonsHarris, ruled that school vouchers did not violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment, I can’t help but view things differently even if the funds are allocated indirectly.

Taxpayer money will always be used to fund religious teachings in these programs and will always lead to disputes among those who do not want their money funding different beliefs.

Meanwhile, two plus two will always equal four.

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

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Technology creates increasing student disconnect The Maneater, University of Missouri

As college students, we all need technology to function, but some of us crave it.

Whenever one of my professors doesn’t use Blackboard, students get annoyed because the system makes accessing study materials and grades much easier.

Cellphones have gone far beyond making calls and texting.

I personally get lost and frustrated without a GPS, and the games and apps on smartphones have given many of us the means to kill time.

Smartphones are so prevalent that providers are reportedly worried about the possibility of a spectrum crunch — the idea that we could “run out” of airwaves for data signaling because of increased smartphone and Wi-Fi use.

Even if that never happens, our fears of a theoretical spectrum crunch reflect how

technology use is being taken to the extreme.

As a result of our increased consumption of technology, social networking in particular, we have to deal with aspects of our social identities that never have existed before, and it is starting to have an unhealthy effect.

Online networks place a pressure on us to be available at all times.

Of all the social networks out there, the one that seems to have nearly universal membership is Facebook.

With its more than 901 million users as of March 2012, Facebook’s massive social network is severely distorting how we perceive our relationships with others.

Some openly fret about their number of “friends” on Facebook, which is often in the thousands for more prolific users.

The idea that we can maintain a contact network of this

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size in which people are anything more than a number on a web page is completely implausible.

Research has shown the brain cannot handle more than 100 to 150 meaningful connections with other people in one’s immediate day-to-day life.

Social networking has its purpose, but it is important we keep the purpose of sites like Facebook in context and avoid using it as a replacement for meaningful social interaction.

Solely communicating with someone via text can get boring, and a lot of nuanced emotions can get lost when not communicating in person.

Because of this, these sites should primarily serve as a sort of Rolodex, not as a social register or replacement for direct interaction.

Another distressing side effect of our increasingly large electronic identities is once you put something online, it exists

indefinitely, which could be harmful for younger generations.

If every thought I had as a 14-year-old was documented on Twitter, I would be living under a rock from embarrassment.

What’s more, the legacy you leave on the Internet could outlive you, giving others the freedom to manipulate it.

At the Coachella Music Festival this year, holograms of the late Tupac Shakur and Nate Dogg appeared onstage.

Though this performance helped increase the sale of Tupac’s records by nearly 600 percent, some privacy advocates voiced their disapproval, and rapper Waka Flocka Flame complained record companies were “getting paid off a dead man’s body.”

Most of us aren’t particularly worried about being regenerated as a hologram postmortem, but the increasing size of the average person’s online presence is

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making it increasingly difficult for us to control the information we choose to share with people.

As society increasingly judges people based on their online identities, this lack of control can be extremely frustrating.

Because of the unhealthy effects of online social networking, I suggest we leave our laptops and make an effort to connect more with our friends face-to-face.

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“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity”

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Identity added up is more than the sum of your parts THE PHILIBUSTER

PHIL SWEENEY Columnist Editor’s Note: This column contains strong language.

Identity. Noun. The fact of being who or what a person or thing is: “He knows the identity of the bombers | She believes she is the victim of mistaken identity.”

BS. Abbr. Vulgar slang. Used as a euphemism for “bullshit.”

Who am I? — it’s an inquiry eternally made, as obligatory a question as one’s ever asked.

Though one poses it incalculably many times, he or she doesn’t ever quite arrive at a satisfactory answer. The problem, of course: “Who am I” is a grammatically troublesome expression of identity. The verb “to be” implies an exactness of present that’s incompatible with the progressive notion of selfhood. One’s identity isn’t simply “fact,” as the New Oxford American Dictionary suggests.

That’s bullshit.

The question itself isn’t mathematically solvable, but an equation is an acceptable substitution for it, as it were. Mathematically expressed, “Who am I” becomes “I = x,” where “I” is definite and “x,” then, isn’t.

I’m Phillip, for instance, Greek for “lover of horses.” (I’m not one, suffice it say.) My middle name, Thomas, is the given name of my mother’s father. In turn, Sweeney, is the anglicization of the Gaelic Mac Suibhne.

— upon emigrating to England, my ancestors left the “Mac” in Ireland with the Potato Famine.

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therefore, just as I’m partial to beer. I’m fond of waxing lyrical, like Oscar Wilde, and philosophical, like Friedrich Nietzsche. I’m all for conquering England — and sometimes, all Europe.

I’m Southern, too, of course.

The Thomas Francis Sweeneys are Mobile, Ala. natives, where my grandfather was an Atticus Finch of a lawyer first, then a Solomon of a judge later. And I’m his grandson all right — have his ears. Dumbo’s ears.

I’m my grandmother — I’m the French toast she’d make me every morning.

I’m my eight uncles and two aunts. I’m their left-brained intellects. Their right-winged politics.

Their ups and downs, highs and lows. Their off-beat, ill-timed humor — their fart humor, more often than not.

I’m an Eagle Scout, like my Uncle Tim. A one-time college dropout, like my Uncle Joe. I’ve got my Uncle Mark’s tenderheartedness. My bark’s worse than my bite, like my Uncle Don. I’m awkward, like my Uncle Tom. I’m a troll, like my Aunt Jody. A jackass, like my Uncle Dan. I’m my cousins — twin fighter pilots Christopher and Kevin, post-doctoral candidate David, now-Parisian expatriate Margie. I’m Rebekah, who works as a teacher for peanuts, and Will, who lives in China. I’m Martin, who had the guts and twang to up-and-move to Nashville to become a singer-songwriter. I’m Robert, who smokes entirely too much weed.

I’m my special-needs little brother, who’s hard of hearing — and anything but hard of heart.

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makes me define. I’m his Pokemon — the ones I feign interest in, the ones whose names I could never enunciate. I’m the pictures he draws, those masterpieces to none but me. The handmade cards he sends me — the ones Hallmark could never replicate.

I’m my deceased mother’s son, above all — the very spitting image of her. I say the things she said. A book bag is a “book satchel,” for instance. A convenience store is a “filling station.” I do the things she did that I swore I’d never do, like smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee. I’m the voicemails she left me, the ones I’ve not yet deleted. The ones I never will.

And I’m the father I’ve never known.

This is my “I,” ultimately.

Accordingly, if the above expression I = x is true — which it

is, mathematically — then this is my identity.

It isn’t, though.

The problem, again, is the equality. The equal sign. The “is.” The verb “to be.” The relationship between I and x isn’t, in fact, one of equality — rather, it’s one of continuity. A mathematical operator who’s verbal equivalent isn’t “to be,” as it were — but “to become.”

Nietzsche articulated this best, borrowing from the Ancient Greek poet Pindar: “What does your conscience say? — Become who you are.”

In this sense, one isn’t a human being so much as a “human becoming.” One’s identity is perpetually fluid, in other words — a moving target, then, for the piss-poor aim of the question, “Who am I.” Such inquiries seek reflective

answers in freshly Windexed mirrors, man-made constructs of identity, ultimately. One’s identity is more faithfully reflected in rushing water, where it’s obscured but for its general outline and the general sense of forwardflowing — of becoming.

Identity as a static, all-encompassing notion of fact — bullshit.

This, then, is the only answer to such a question. Who am I? I’m becoming.

Phil Sweeney is a 25-year-old English senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_PhilSweeney.

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being donated to BRCAC. Roberta Vicari, BRCAC board president, shared a little about the organization and how the event helps children and families.

“This is one of the most fun parties for one of the best causes,” Vicari said. “And you see such a crossroads of people, from the law enforcement to the mayor’s office to sheriffs and deputies. We have the best group of civil leaders right now.”

Vicari said the event has grown tremendously throughout the years.

The first year fundraiser collected about $25,000 in proceeds. The previous year BRCAC raised more than $60,000 for its cause.

“This year our goal is to hit the $50,000 mark again,” she said.

“Which I believe we will accomplish.”

With more money flowing in, BRCAC has been able to better care for child victims of abuse and trauma.

“We’ve been able to go from renting a place to owning it, to making more like a real home,” Vicari explained. “We’ve also invested in the right kind of equipment and are providimg counselors to victims and their families whether they can pay or not.”

BRCAC also presents prevention talks and puppet shows for children with help from fund-raisers such as Celebrity Waiter Event and grants from various sponsors.

“In hard times like these when you get that kind of money, I think it’s kind of a sign you’re doing the right thing.” Vicari said. “I think what we’re doing, people resonate with it.”

The feeling did resonate, as evidenced by the packed-house of hungry guests, the “waiters” reeling in the tips and the auction bid’s escalation.

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a convenient time to premier the event with students taking fewer classes and Adventure Education instructors keeping a less hectic schedule as well.

“It’s convenient for them and us,” he said. “We can design the curriculum and take care of things right now before they get back into that busy time.”

Two Adventure Education instructors, Brad Penny and Stephanie Linares, oversaw the event, which ran from about 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The course progressed from general information to specific solutions during the hour and a half. The two instructors covered areas like repairing common damages, what

bike tools are most handy and convenient to use, how to replace tire tubes and other specific and common issues regular bike riders encounter. Linares even touched on certain traffic issues.

“You have to be an aggressive driver on the road,” she said.

“If you’re too far to the side, cars will think ‘Oh, I can pass them up because they’re not on the road.”

She also stressed the recyclablity of bicycles and how keeping spare and left-over parts can come in useful.

“Bikes are really recyclable,” she explained. “You can make a bike basically from several random parts.”

To demonstrate more mechanical solutions, Penny and Linares used Student Recreation

page 15 Complex bikes, which were donated by Student Government.

However, the last hour of the course saw instructors helping participants with their own bike problems. As instructors approached each person’s individual problems one at a time, this allowed participants to see examples of how to solve certain issues.

Bullard said the experience from this event should help instructors improve the curriculum for future events as well.

“We’re just trying to get this knowledge out to the students who are here over the summer and also give our staff the opportunity to continue growing and learning as instructors,” he said. “We’re continually looking

at the curriculum and how we’re presenting it.”

This event was free for UREC members and non-members, but participants had to reserve spots ahead of time.

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