MUSIC: World-renowned Beatles expert to speak on campus, p. 3
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: LSU drops heartbreaker to Tennessee at buzzer, p. 5
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Dean Alkis Tsolakis looks to create international art at University Nic Cotten Staff Writer
Alkis Tsolakis has a quiet but busy office in the Design Building, where he has looked over the College of Art and Design as dean since January. He insists his new title does not change his approach to schooling. “I am a professor,” Tsolakis said. “We do not come from a planet of deans.” Tsolakis is from Greece, and spent time as a professor of architecture at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. “I am from the South,” Tsolakis said. “The South in Europe, but south is the same everywhere.” He said he grew up near the water, and Baton Rouge, though a bit more inland, provides a similar geographical feel. Tsolakis spent time at Tulane University, where he initially became acclimated to Louisiana. Jori Erdman, Director of the School of Architecture, said Tsolakis is still learning
College of Art and Design Dean Alkis Tsolakis was previously a professor at Drury University and is a registered professional architect with Greece’s Ministry of Public Works. TAYLOR BALKOM /
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about Baton Rouge and its culture. “He is making an effort to get to know Baton Rouge,” Erdman said. “He engages himself in Louisiana and will be a student of Louisiana for a while.” Several of his colleagues said Tsolakis’ greatest attribute is his ability to connect with students. “His interest in people jumps out very quickly,” said Tom Sofranko, associate dean of the College of Art and Design. “He has an amazing memory in names that is prompted by his interest in genuinely getting to know someone.” Sofranko said he has overheard several meetings Tsolakis has had with students in which he meets them on their level. “He had a student in his office who must have been studying Spanish,” Sofranko said. “And he had the student go through the whole meeting in Spanish and helped him along the way.” DEAN, see page 4
REORGANIZATION
Team looks to LSU future McKenzie Womack Staff Writer
As the University and LSU System inch closer toward reorganization, members of the Transition Advisory Team tried to envision what LSU could look like in 10 years on Thursday during a team immersion workshop in which they discussed consolidating personnel, combating budget cuts and serving Louisiana residents. The reorganization process is being headed by SSA Consultants, and Christel Slaughter, a partner of SSA Consultants, emphasized that the University is embarking on uncharted territory in this process. “There is no best approach, no model for us to follow,” she said. Board of Supervisors Chairman Hank Danos said the team needs to think globally while protecting Louisiana’s culture. “While we preserve our culture and our heritage and the TEAM, see page 11
STATE
BRPD Chief White given choice to resign or be fired White’s appeal to be held Feb. 18 Nic Cotten Staff Writer
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Former Baton Rouge Police Department Chief Dewayne White and his attorney Jill Craft listen Thursday to reporters at a news conference in downtown Baton Rouge.
Former Baton Rouge Police Department Chief Dewayne White said in a Thursday news conference that he was given an option to either resign or be terminated from his position, and after requesting to call his lawyer, he was fired. White was fired Wednesday over a “substantial disagreement with the direction of the future of the Baton Rouge Police Department,” according to an email from Chief Administration Officer William Daniel, who White said presented
the ultimatum. personnel decisions approved beAfter White held a news forehand. conference about gun violence and Craft said there were three gun safety with children Wednes- discrepancies with White’s firing. day, he was called into Daniel’s She said he was highly capable of office and given the option to re- doing his job, he wanted BRPD to sign or be terminated, White’s law- function as an independent entity yer Jill Craft said. and he had been an White wanted to police chief ‘All we were trying to active call both his lawin the community. yer and his wife, do was extend an olive Another rift but his request was between the maybranch.’ refused and he was or’s office and given a terminaWhite was built in Jill Craft tion letter, accordfall of 2012 when lawyer for former BRPD Chief ing to Craft. White transferred Dewayne White Craft said isthe union presisues arose after dent to community White’s continuous refusal to be policing, Craft said. micromanaged by Mayor-PresiCraft said White wanted to dent Kip Holden’s office, including the mayor’s request to have all BRPD, see page 11
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INTERNATIONAL Inadequate housing shows dark side of Hong Kong material affluence HONG KONG (AP) — Some 100,000 people in Hong Kong live in what’s known as inadequate housing, according to the Society for Community Organization, a social welfare group. The category also includes apartments subdivided into tiny cubicles or filled with coffinsized wood and metal sleeping compartments as well as rooftop shacks. Forced by skyrocketing housing prices to live in cramped, dirty and unsafe conditions, their plight also highlights housing as one of the biggest headaches facing Hong Kong’s unpopular Beijing-backed leader. Afghan boys from Oscar-nominated short film to walk the red carpet KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Fawad Mohammadi, 14, was plucked from the dingy streets of the Afghan capital to be one of the main stars of “Buzkashi Boys,” a comingof-age movie filmed entirely in a war zone and nominated in the Best Live Action Short Film category in this year’s Oscars. He is part of an American director’s effort to help revive a film industry devastated by civil war and by the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist movement that banned entertainment and burned films and theaters during its five years in power.
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Yeung Ying Biu, 77, sits inside his 16-square-foot metal cage, which he calls home, on Jan. 25 in materially affluent Hong Kong.
Putin fires senior committee member over Sochi Olympics cost overruns SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A year before the 2014 Winter Olympics are to begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be fired, apparently due to cost overruns in host city Sochi. The current price tag for the Sochi Games is 1.5 trillion rubles ($51 billion), which would make them the most expensive games in the history of the Olympics — more costly even than the muchlarger Summer Olympics held in London and Beijing.
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STATE/LOCAL
Blacks more likely to risk stroke from fried foods of Southern diet
Gulf lease sale to open 38M acres to offshore energy producers for drilling
(AP) — Deep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. People whose diets are heavy on them and sugary drinks like sweet tea and soda were more likely to suffer a stroke, a new study finds. Blacks were five times more likely than whites to have the Southern dietary pattern linked with the highest stroke risk. And blacks and whites who live in the South were more likely to eat this way than people in other parts of the country were. Diet might explain as much as twothirds of the excess stroke risk. California democrats seek to adopt nation’s toughest gun laws
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal regulators plan March 20 to put more than 38 million acres in the central Gulf of Mexico up for bid to offshore energy producers. The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, said Thursday the New Orleans sale will include about 7,299 federally-owned drilling tracts, three to 230 miles off the coasts of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. It’s estimated the sale could lead to the production of 460 million to 890 million barrels of oil, and 1.9 trillion to 3.9 trillion cubic feet of gas. Judge cuts short Edwin Edwards’ court supervision after 18 months
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Weeks after New York enacted the nation’s toughest gun laws, California lawmakers said Thursday they want their state to do even more in response to recent mass shootings. Democrats who control the state Legislature revealed at a Capitol news conference 10 bills that they said would make California the most restrictive state for possessing firearms. He was also fined $250,000 and ordered to forfeit $1.8 million.
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Deep-fried foods like these fried chicken livers with hush puppies at a restaurant in Charlotte, N.C., may be causing trouble in the Deep South.
Police on massive manhunt on for ex-cop accused of killing 3 people LOS ANGELES (AP) — An exLos Angeles police officer who authorities say went on a killing spree to punish those he blamed for his firing killed three people, set off a manhunt that stretched across three states and into Mexico, and stirred fear throughout the region. Police found a burned-out pickup truck late Thursday afternoon that belongs to Christopher Dorner near the Bear Mountain ski area at Big Bear Lake, about 80 miles east of Los Angeles.
(AP) — A federal judge has agreed to cut short former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards’ court supervision following his release from prison. Edwards was released after about 18 months. Edwards served eight years in federal prison and six months of home detention after he was convicted in 2000 of racketeering, extortion and conspiracy for his role in a riverboat casino licensing scandal.
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Beatles expert Everett to speak at School of Music Lecture will focus on popular track Luke Jones Contributing Writer
A world-renowned Beatles expert will shed light on one of the band’s most popular songs at 2 p.m. today in the School of Music Recital Hall. In the lecture, University of Michigan professor Walter Everett will speak about one of the more popular Beatles songs, “A Day in the Life,” going into descriptive 1989, Everett has lectured and detail of the composition. “We’ll talk about what in- presented his work on both classispired the lyrics, look at how John cal and popular music worldwide. “I’ve done research in a Lennon and Paul McCartney combined song fragments that they number of different areas — had written separately, listen to a Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart and lot of recordings of work in prog- lots of other rock musicians from ress to see how different piano, Paul Simon and Steely Dan to Radiohead and Death guitar, bass, drums, Cab for Cutie, but percussion and vo“A Day in the Life” I started with the cal parts were creBeatles Lecture Beatles and will ated and improved stay with them as upon, and see how Who: University of Michigan long as I exist,” Evthe orchestra parts professor Walter Everett erett said. were recorded to Galante Profesgive the track its When: 2 p.m. today sor of Music Theogreat weight,” Ev- Where: School of Music ry and Director of erett said. Recital Hall Graduate Studies During the lecDavid Smyth deture, Everett said he Price: Free scribed Everett as will describe the recording process from the group’s “engaged and engaging.” “He is a remarkably producearliest attempts and talk about listening to the guitar lines and tive and talented scholar in the field of music theory,” Smyth drum parts that were discarded. Everett will examine the said. “He’s made a sub-specialty recording-session photographs out of the music he grew up with.” Everett has served and been a of Lennon, McCarthy, Harrison, Starr and full orchestra and look fellow at the Mannes Institute for closely at the harmonies, rhythms Advanced Studies in Music Theory, given a keynote lecture for and underlying messages. As a music professor at the the Society for Music Theory, and University of Michigan since has been the recipient of the Kjell
Meling Award for Distinction in the Arts and Humanities. “As a 9-year-old, I saw the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show, and I knew right then and there that music would be my life,” Everett said. “I still have the first Beatles records I bought, almost 50 years later.” His two-volume study, “The Beatles as Musicians,” has been called “the most important book on the Beatles yet to appear,” according to a news release. In 2009, Oxford published his even more far-reaching study, “Foundations of Rock: From ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ to ‘Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.’” “We’re getting to hear from an expert about a very relevant band, even today,” said music performance senior Luke Scallan. “He can enlighten us about things we know or maybe we don’t know about The Beatles.” This event, which is free and open to the public, will mark the 50th anniversary of production of the Beatles’ first album. Contact Luke Jones at ljones@lsureveille.com
ENVIRONMENT
Brinkman gives talk on energy Sustainability, cost are key topics Jonathan Olivier Staff Writer
The world is getting hotter, and people can “decide to live with that” or “do something about it,” said Director of the Office of Science for the U.S. Department of Energy William Brinkman at the Energy, Coast and Environment Building on Thursday. Brinkman lectured to a modest crowd about energy sustainability and the challenges of finding ways to make renewable resources cost efficient, while implementing them to curtail rising CO2 levels. “We know what we can do,” Brinkman said. “But it’s all expensive.” Several familiar approaches are being used now, Brinkman said, such as solar power, biofuels,
wind and nuclear power. The challenge is finding more efficient ways to implement these technologies to ease a dependence on fossil fuels, he said. Brinkman predicted that fossil fuels will be needed for a long time in some way, but with an increased role for renewable sources. “[There’s] no way we can do without fossil fuels,” he said. Researchers across the country have been conducting studies to make renewable energy more efficient, with progress being made in virtually every category. According to several studies over a 10 year period, Brinkman said renewable energy is becoming more widely used in several forms. The price of solar panels is going down and the amount installed is going up, he said. With the cheaper prices, companies are also making them more aesthetically pleasing by designing the solar cells to look like shingles to appeal to home owners, Brinkman said.
Brinkman said nuclear power has potential to grow as well. “[The] idea would be to build small nuclear reactors,” he said. Brinkman compared these small reactors to the ones present in submarines and air craft carriers. He said the reactors are relatively safe and could potentially be mass produced at a low cost, making them widely available as an energy source. While describing the progress made on each form of renewable energy, Brinkman said he is pessimistic about fusion. Though fusion is a plentiful source, safe, and long lived with no waste product, he said he remains convinced that humans are years away from tapping the technology. Fusion is “one source of energy we as human beings have not been able to tame,” he said. Contact Jonathan Olivier at jolivier@lsureveille.com
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[Left] The Beatles rehearse in a candid shot. [Right] From left, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison are the members of the Beatles.
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Students celebrate Chinese New Year across campus Erin Hebert Contributing Writer
The Year of the Dragon will turn into the Year of the Snake on Sunday, and University students across campus are preparing to celebrate the change. Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, Lunar New Year or Tet in other cultures, officially begins Feb. 10 and recognizes the start of a new lunar calendar. The University’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association will host a Spring Festival celebration Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Union Theater, where attendees can take part in traditional Chinese festivities. The event is free and open to the public. Jingyuan Liu, comparative literature graduate student and vice president of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, said although international students are unable to celebrate with family while studying abroad, they celebrate Chinese New Year together and try to create a warm atmosphere for everyone. Liu said the CSSA is collaborating with other Chinese cultural associations for the celebration,
DEAN, from page 1 Sofranko said Tsolakis knows six or seven languages, and this characterizes his interest in expanding the college into an international school. “I don’t push to do things, I pull, like a horse with a carriage,” Tsolakis said. “This is already a good college, and I want to continue the momentum and progress to the highest level: national and international recognition.” Tsolakis said Louisiana is one of the few places left with a distinct culture of food, music and people. “People here are warm-hearted,” Tsolakis said. “People at the store will look in your basket and ask what you’re cooking.” He said Mardi Gras characterizes Louisiana culture —
which will include dancing, sing- any sweeping, laundry or washing ing and games. one’s hair for the three days that English freshman Sarah Row- comprise the New Year celebraland, to whom Liu teaches Manda- tions. rin Chinese, said she will perform It is also traditional to wish ela duet in Mandarin with another ders a happy New Year, as well as student. luck, wealth, prosChinese inperity and health, Spring Festival structor Yanqiu Nguyen said. In reCelebration: Yang said the holiturn, elders usually day is an important • Who: Chinese Students and give gifts of red time for families, Scholars Association envelopes containcomparing it to • When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 ing any amount Christmas in West- • Where: LSU Union Theater of money ranging ern culture. from $1 to $100. • Cost: free and open to the public General busiThe Univerness junior Linda sity’s International Nguyen, who is half Vietnamese Relations Club is also planning to and half Chinese, described her celebrate the Lunar New Year, but family’s traditional ways of cel- on a smaller scale. ebrating, noting the difference Political science junior and between her parents’ individual International Relations Club Vice beliefs. President Kalena Thomhave said “My mom is Chinese, so she the group plans to go out to dinner believes in a lot of the supersti- Friday at a local Chinese restautions that come along with the New rant. Year,” Nguyen said. “… My dad is Thomhave said although she Vietnamese and doesn’t really care has never celebrated the holiday for the superstitions.” before this year, she is looking forNguyen said her mother’s ward to the new experience. superstitions include completely cleaning the house to welcome in Contact Erin Hebert at the year, having the color red in the living room for luck and not doing ehebert@lsureveille.com colorful, musical and not afraid to make big statements. “You know you are in Louisiana when you scan the radio and the music gets better,” Tsolakis said. Tsolakis has taken interest in Louisiana art and architecture, and he appreciates the new Shaw Museum downtown, as well as the student art in the Union galleries. “There is a lot happening [at LSU]. Lots of new buildings,” Tsolakis said. “Everyone here appreciates the arts.” Tsolakis said he enjoyed his first month at the University, although it was rainy. But because it was not raining in his office, he
said, it was busy but pleasant. He hopes to use his background in sculpture and architecture to build a collaborative effort between art, interior design, landscape architecture and architecture to make the school the best it can be. “Everyone is an artist in a way. Everyone that does what they do with the intention of making it beautiful,” Tsolakis said. “From the way you prepare a meal and arrange furniture, art purveys in all of life. Contact Nic Cotten at ncotten@lsureveille.com
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64-62 in nailbiter
Key Home Matchups: Auburn vs. LSU, March 22-24
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Kentucky vs. LSU, April 5-7
provided a couple of speed bumps midway through the season. Kentucky comes into the 2013 season ranked No. 11 in the Baseball America preseason poll after 2012’s 45-18 campaign. Although Auburn is unranked, it has been a pesky opponent for LSU recently, with LSU dropping the past three season series
The LSU women’s basketball team fell to No. 12 Tennessee 64-62 on Thursday in a contest that came down to the final seconds. The heartbreaking loss was the Lady Tigers’ (13-10, 4-6 Southeastern Conference) seventh straight against Tennessee (18-5, 9-1 SEC) and their second straight at home. “We did a lot of really good things, and I don’t what to let a lastsecond shot to overshadow the fight and the heart that our team showed tonight,” said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell. The game was LSU’s to lose going into the final minute of the game, as the Lady Tigers had a three-point lead and the ball with as few as 31 seconds left to play. But LSU senior guard Bianca Lutley and junior forward Theresa Plaisance both missed the front end of their one-and-one free throw opportunities, allowing the Lady Volunteers to tie the game at 62-62 with 7.1 seconds remaining. Lutley then committed a turnover on the ensuing inbounds play, allowing Tennessee freshman forward Bashaara Graves to hit a gamewinning shot with less than a second left. “We just never quit,” Graves said. “... When we got the possession, I knew we were going to win it.” LSU senior guard Adrienne Webb heaved a desperation 3-point
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South Carolina vs. LSU, April 26-28
Key Away Matchups: LSU at Mississippi State, March 15-17 LSU at Arkansas, April 12-14 LSU at Texas A&M, May 9-11
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LSU head coach Paul Mainieri talks to reporters Tuesday before practice at Alex Box Stadium. Mainieri is happy with the team’s 10-7 road record against strong competition in 2012.
Tigers face many of the SEC’s best at home in 2013 Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer
There’s no place like home, especially for the LSU baseball team. The numbers don’t lie: the Tigers were 35-9 at home and 10-7 on the road in 2012. Still, LSU coach Paul Mainieri feels the squad performed admirably away from Baton Rouge. LSU junior pitcher Ryan Eades warms up Feb. 1 during baseball practice in Alex Box Stadium. Eades will start in the pitching rotation Feb. 16 during the second day of the Tigers’ opening weekend in Alex Box Stadium.
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“10-7 isn’t a bad record on reality. If you play better than .500 the road, honestly,” Mainieri said. ball, then you’re really banging on “Any time you finthe championship Who do you think ish above .500 on door.” the Tigers’ toughest the road, it’s a good En route to thing. My feeling opponent will be? Vote an eventual Super has always been [to] Regional berth, the at lsureveille.com. play .500 ball on the Tigers had a few road, win your games at home and obstacles along the way. you’re going to have a good year. It’s Most notably, two road series harder to win on the road. It’s just losses against Auburn and Kentucky
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Nola, Eades lead weekend rotation all, you have to have co-aces,” Mainieri said. “You have to have two super-stud pitchers, minimum.” Those super-studs will come in With his trademark cheery demeanor and cautious optimism, LSU the form of sophomore righty Aaron baseball coach Paul Mainieri made a Nola and junior right-hander Ryan strong prediction as he stood before Eades, a duo who started last season with promise but ended in reporters at LSU’s Media different directions. Day on Jan. 25. Position As a true freshman, Preview “I believe every year A five-part Nola was inserted into the is the year, and this year series weekend rotation to reis no different,” Mainieri place a struggling Kurt Mcsaid. “I think my optimism is Cune midway through the seavery well-placed.” son, plowing his way to a 7-4 record Two weeks later, Mainieri didn’t back down from his prognostication, with 89 strikeouts over 89.2 innings. Eades, on the other hand, startbut noted one essential piece had to ed on a tear but faltered down the be in place for it to happen. “To go to Omaha and to win it stretch, capitulated by a humiliating
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defeat in Game 3 of the Super Regional against Stony Brook. Eades lasted just 2.2 innings while giving up seven hits and four runs against the Seawolves. Mainieri named Nola the starter for opening night with Eades to follow Saturday afternoon, but he didn’t rule out the prospect of Eades progressing to the forefront of the rotation. “If Ryan Eades is to become the Friday night starter for us, I want him to earn it,” Mainieri said. “I don’t think he’s earned it yet. I do think he’s capable of earning it.” Comparing Eades to former ROTATION, see page 7
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Tigers to No. 10 LSU begins bring win 2013 with Tiger Classic streak to Alabama
Joining Fico this year in the Tigers’ rotation is junior Meghan Patterson, who will get the first The No. 10 LSU softball team chance of her career to be an imstarts the 2013 season this week- pact starter for the Tigers after bidend in the Tiger Classic, hosting ing her time behind Mack and Fico five games in three days. for two years. The Tigers will begin and end Junior college transfer Ashley the weekend with their toughest Czechner also joins the rotation in test, taking on No. 22 North Caro- her first season with the Tigers aflina on Friday for the first game of ter transferring from Chattanooga a double-header that includes Pur- State, where she led the program to due later Friday night. After anoth- its first NJCAA National Champier double-header with onship and earned the Tulsa and Hampton Junior College Pitcher Next up for on Saturday, the Tiof the Year award. the Tigers: gers will wrap up their Outside the pitchweekend with a secing circle, the Tigers ond matchup with the Who: No. 10 LSU vs. hope to leave behind Tar Heels on Sunday. No. 22 North Carolina the hitting woes that This weekend is When: Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 plagued their 2012 the Tigers’ first ac- at 4:30 p.m. season with the help tion since losing to of quite a few new Where: Tiger Park Arizona State in last faces. year’s Women’s ColIn addition to key lege World Series. After tasting returning starters like Falcon and postseason success, many of the Heyward, the Tigers are hoping players from last season’s squad freshman infielders Bianka Bell, are eager to make a return trip. Hailey Smith and Sandra Simmons “Last year was just a great ex- can add a much-needed offensive perience,” said junior infielder Al- spark. lison Falcon. “It’s not that last year “Bringing in these freshmen, was enough. I definitely want to they came in with a different menget back and keep going.” tality,” Torina said. “They are very The Tigers stunned many with aggressive type of hitters, and they their run to the World Series last are aggressive players. I think they year in coach Beth Torina’s first will set the tone for our offense season. this season.” But LSU won’t be able to slide into another successful season virContact Spencer Hutchinson at tually unnoticed. The Tigers are shutchinson@lsureveille.com ranked in the top 10 to start the season for the first time since 2008. Now with Torina’s coaching system in full swing in her second season and the success the Tigers experienced in 2012, opponents will be keeping a more wary eye on the Tigers’ progress in 2013. “It’s great that we are respected now in the game because last year no one expected us to even get out of our regional,” said junior outfielder Simone Heyward. “It’s really great to have that feeling to be ranked so high.” For a Tiger lineup that totaled a poor .220 team batting average last season but held opponents to just 1.58 runs per game, success relied on dominant performances from the pitching circle. They got those last season behind the arms of pitchers Brittany Mack and Rachele Fico, and they will need them again this season. Though Mack is now gone, Fico, the Tigers’ standout senior right-hander remains. Fico tallied a 1.12 ERA and 13 shutouts in 2012 that ranked fourth and fifth in the country on her way to a second 20-win season. She is expected to make her first start of the season against the Tar Heels on Friday, and it’s no secret much of the Tigers’ success this season hinges on her performances, Torina said. “Of course, I don’t have to say much about Rachele Fico,” Torina said. “You understand her talent and her ability. She will continue to lead us on the mound.” Spencer Hutchinson Sports Contributor
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The LSU men’s basketball team is set to put its three-game Southeastern Conference winning streak on the line when it takes on Alabama on Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Though the tilt with the Crimson Tide (14-8, 6-3 SEC) won’t exactly be the “Game of the Century,” it may be the game of LSU’s (137, 4-5 SEC) season. After starting conference play with a 1-5 record, the Tigers have churned out three straight victories to stay afloat in the SEC as they head into road matchups with Alabama and South Carolina. “We just have to keep playing together,” said sophomore guard Anthony Hickey. “We won at Mississippi State, so that was a positive, to get a win on the road. Going to Alabama is another great experience, and [the crowd is] going to be a bit more alive and wild out there. Just going in and being focused, that’s the main part.” LSU coach Johnny Jones downplayed the severity of the rivalry with Alabama, claiming the Crimson Tide is just another conference foe. Alabama scored a season-low 37 points in its loss to in-state rival Auburn on Wednesday. Aside from 11-point individual performances from junior and sophomore guards Trevor Releford and Rodney Cooper, the rest of the Alabama squad scored a meager 15 points in the contest. Jones said it will be important for the Tigers to keep their composure in the Coleman Coliseum on Saturday. “The big deal is being poised under pressure and making sure that we make the right reads and the right plays,” Jones said. “I think if we do that, some great things can happen for us.” LSU exhibited balance and depth in its victory against Vanderbilt on Wednesday, with 10 Tigers seeing the floor against the Commodores. LSU will look for similar performances to keep pace with the depth of the Crimson Tide, who have seven players that average more than 19 minutes per game. Freshman guard Malik Morgan acknowledged the importance of the winning streak, but he also said there is plenty of room for improvement with nine games remaining in the season. “We’re really excited right now,” Morgan said. “We’ve got three wins, but we’re just trying to keep adding on some more. ... We just need to stay focused on every little thing that we do and stick to our game plan.”
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attempt, but it came up short. Tennessee was led by Graves, who had 17 points and four rebounds, and junior guard Meighan Simmons with 18 points and three assists. Plaisance bounced back from her weak performance against Texas A&M on Wednesday, shooting 8-for-10 from the field for 20 points, and adding nine rebounds and five blocks. LSU junior guard Jeanne Kenney, who entered the game questionable with a left knee injury, played 30 minutes. Plaisance said Kenney was a vital factor in
LSU’s performance. “Jeanne’s that leader on the court who brings that voice and energy makes you want to do more and do better,” Plaisance said. “Having Jeanne on the court is always a plus for us. She keeps us composed. The Lady Tigers will look to end a losing streak when they play host to No. 9 Georgia on Sunday, their third top-15 opponent in a tough stretch at home.
Contact Tyler Nunez at tnunez@lsureveille.com LSU junior forward Theresa Plaisance (55) and sophomore forward Sheila Boykin (42) attempt to block a shot from Tennessee sophomore forward Cierra Burdick (11) in the Tigers’ 64-62 loss against the Volunteers Thursday in the PMAC. View more photos online at lsureveille.com.
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ROTATION, from page 5 LSU standout and current Kansas City Royal Louis Coleman during his sophomore season struggles, Mainieri said he’s noticed a “mean streak” developing within Eades, much like Coleman cultivated for his final two seasons. Eades found that mean streak this fall, putting his struggles in the rearview mirror. “This is a clean start, starting with this fall,” Eades said. “I just wanted to have a different kind of presence about myself this fall and just kind of start from a clean slate.” After Nola started the first game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament, NCAA Regional and Super Regional, he seemingly comes into opening night a seasoned veteran of big stages. That doesn’t, however, diminish any nerves. “It was one of my goals for this year to start opening night,” Nola said. “We’re all going to have nerves. I’m going to have nerves because it’s the first game of the season, but I’ll settle down once the game gets started.” Beyond Nola and Eades, the rotation is a mystery because the third starter has not been announced by Mainieri and has baffled the rest of the team as it goes through its preparations for the season opener. Senior southpaw Brent Bonvillain was listed on the depth chart as the third starter, but McCune and senior lefty Chris Cotton have also been rumored as possible Sunday hurlers. No matter who gets the ball for the third game of the opening series against Maryland, Mainieri said the door is still open beyond that for someone else to make a mark. If, of course, they earn it. “We’re in the earn-it business,” Mainieri said. “The guys that earn it are going to be the guys we’re going to give the ball to and count on.” Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Rome_TDR
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Gymnastics travels to Mizzou. Men’s tennis hosts a doubleheader this weekend. Women’s tennis travels to California. Track and Field heads to Arkansas.
said. “For some reason, Auburn has had our number for the last three years. We just need to finish the job against those guys. Kentucky’s program just keeps getting better every year. They’re going to be a tremendous challenge. They’re a top-10 team.” In 2013, LSU will have to travel to Mississippi State, Missouri,
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page 7 Mainieri said nothing is like going to work at the famed ballpark. “I just love it,” Mainieri said. “Every day, I roll out of bed, I come to the park and I pinch myself as I’m crossing Nicholson Drive and tell myself, ‘I can’t believe I get to go to work every day at this beautiful facility.’ What makes this facility most beautiful to me
is that it’s filled every game. I love that. What comes with that, though, is great expectations and responsibilities.”
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Mais Ga de Don!
Mardi Gras bigger than Big Easy THE TRADITIONALIST CHRIS ORTTE Columnist
Your nose tends to remember special aromas after only a few sniffs. The sweet, easy blend of cotton candy, Marlboro lights, funnel cake and the unmistakable stench of stalebeer-soaked-beads tends to resonate a smell deep in your sniffer: the pure smell of Mardi Gras. Now is the liveliest time of year, when all of Louisiana culminates into one week. It doesn’t matter if you’re the poor little Johnny who can’t dance or if you’re just a Swire from Grand Chenier. The joie de vivre of Mardi Gras brings out the bon temps in all of us. There is much to see, experience, drink, eat and enjoy. There’s also more than one town to do all this carrying-on in. My opinions on Mardi Gras have a strong bias for the heel end of the Boot. My dancing shoes enjoy the heel-stompin’ rhythms in southwest Louisiana, and I tend to stray
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from the toe-tapping tourist trap in New Orleans. But there’s no reason to preach on why the big parades of New Orleans are simply not worth it, because in more cases than not, they will be worth the crowd, the ninedollar hand grenades and a cocktail flu the following morning. Certainly, if I weren’t from around here, I would answer the call of Bourbon Street, as well. I would join in the exodus and float the bar tar in the French Quarter. A wild time is a wild time anywhere. Although, come Fat Tuesday, I’ll be back home in Lafayette, forgetting all the manners my mother taught me on account of a severe case of temporary amnesia. For those looking to get cultured in a different manner, the carnival scene in Acadiana has a stroke of the big parades in New Orleans, but with a little bit more cracklin and boudin bite. Any of the large parades sponsored by the big krewes will host the same whimsical floats commandeered by masked men that resemble something out of Alice in Wonderland. However, the crowds are less dense and the accents a little flatter and a little thicker. But the real culture shock is outside the big city. Called the Courir de Mardi Gras — literally the “Run of Fat Tuesday” — it is drawn from much older and simpler traditions than the
big show in New Orleans. Out in the small towns of Mamou, Eunice and Iota, costumes are satirically medieval and the revelry is incredibly more bold than your typical Bourbon Street-siliconshow. On a plight to steal ingredients for a communal gumbo, inebriated, untrained acrobats on horseback take to the dirt roads before the fog lifts. It always concludes famously with the chicken chase that would leave some animal rights activists setting out to raise cane. It can all seem a bit aboriginal, and frankly as barbaric as ancient Rome. But when in Acadiana, do as Cajuns do, and you will not be disappointed. I have been privileged to experience Mardi Gras in about as many
different venues and methods as possible; from rubbing elbows with movers and shakers in Washington, D.C., to rolling around in the mud in Church Point, La. However, and there’s not much deliberation, the best time I have each year is riding a float in the Lafayette Independent Parade. It’s a good mix of the bodacious floats you’ll see on Canal Street and the cotton trailers out on Main Street. So I guess it’s the best of both worlds. Regardless of where the parade is, the thrills of watching and riding in a parade are about as similar as Vegas and Biloxi. I would advise not to pass up an opportunity to ride. There is an old rule of thumb we tend to follow on the float. We all know that drinking a beer while
taking a boat ride is like drinking two beers on a bar stool. Consequently, when taking to a beer on a float, it’s a threefold effect to that bar stool perch. Accordingly, I’d like for everyone to enjoy the one holiday the rest of the nation envies. Get deep into the festivities — no matter what end of the boot you’re in. This is most joyous time of year in Louisiana. But it would be a shame to be stricken with a tragedy. So, please, Mardi Gras with responsibility.
You make the argument that the GoDaddy commercial is sexist against women because the star of this commercial is implied to be only of value because she is attractive. But curiously, you offer no criticism of this commercial on its actual intention, to display a guy as worthless because he isn’t attractive. The point of this commercial is to make people uncomfortable, and that aspect is clearly aimed at the male. But then why should you even acknowledge that? Because your other argument is that feminism is an all encompassing equality movement. If feminism really is about stopping sexism of all kinds, surely you would be against the sexism
directed at men as well. I’m sure it just slipped your mind. Strange then that people don’t associate with a term that doesn’t actually describe what they believe. Stranger still that a movement that is against gender specific terms like mankind or fireman maintains that we should continue to use the gender referential term feminism instead of a neutral one that is more accurate, like egalitarianism. Perhaps because neofeminism, as opposed to the classic form, is not an egalitarian movement, but a gender specific one. You cannot claim to support equality between genders and then focus only on improving the lives of one side.” -Kyp
“Since the 1960s I have supported “political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” Despite this, thousands of “feminists” have told me that not only am I not a feminist, but that I am a rape apologist, a misogynist, and worse. Why? Because I reject several feminist memes, such as the negative stereotyping of men, ignoring female violence, and concepts like “gendered violence.” Why? Because unlike most feminists, I really do embrace the concept of “political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” What this tells me, is either feminism is not about equality, or I and millions of other so-called misogynists are the real feminists, and
most of the so-called feminists are something else.” - Rod Van Mechelen
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“If no tourists came, we’d still have Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a state of mind.”
Ed Muniz former mayor of Kenner, La. Feb. 10, 1940 — present
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Jindal a transformative force in Republican party THE PICKUP PERSPECTIVE JOHN PARKER FORD Columnist Republicans have “got to stop being the stupid party” and starting “talking like adults.” Republicans “need to change just about everything [they] do” and get away from “dumbed-down conservatism.” “Let’s stop kicking people out that want to make this a better country.” Who would say these things about the Republican Party? Is it President Barack Obama? We know it’s not Vice President Joe Biden, because there’s no sexual innuendo involved. Maybe it’s a Republican who feels shunned from the party for being “too moderate”— someone like former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. Or maybe it’s a Republican who feels ignored for being “too extreme,” like former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul. It’s actually none other than Gov. Bobby Jindal, responding to the Republicans’ loss of the most recent presidential election. Is he right? Let’s start by looking at the new class of Republican politicians people are talking about. In addition to Jindal, this list includes people such as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. — and former Romney Vice President choice — Paul Ryan.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks July 27, 2012, in Hot Springs, Ark., calling on the Republican Party to “recalibrate the compass of conservatism.” Jindal is part of a new class of Repulican politicians and has recently criticized others’ conservative stances.
I want to go ahead and remove Ryan from the discussion. Republicans think his youth is enough to put him in the new class of conservatives, mainly because youth is about as familiar to the establishment as bisexual Mayans. The other three have in some way taken a stand against the party (at least once). Christie is a blunt guy who every once in a while does something he shouldn’t, like meet with the president during the worst American natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina. Rubio isn’t that bad, either.
He just wants to work with Democrats to reform immigration. That brings us to Jindal. Until his recent barrage of statements, Jindal has pretty much stayed inside party lines. He hasn’t done anything radical, and he’s played well with the national boys. But back to the question. Jindal has heavily criticized the party recently — but is he correct? In spirit, at least, the answer is yes. He calls the Republican Party “the stupid party.” I think it’s more a party with some stupid people in it, but he’s getting the point across.
Need an example? Look no further than Todd Akin. If you don’t know who Akin is, you would have most likely stopped reading by now, but humor me. Akin said this about getting pregnant from being raped: “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” I haven’t heard anything to beat that since then, except from San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver, who said gay players would not be welcome in his team’s locker room: “The derogatory comments I made yesterday
were a reflection of thoughts in my head, but they are not how I feel.” Of all the teams in the NFL, the San Francisco 49ers are not who I would expect to make the most recent gay-bashing headlines. Jindal’s comments about letting immigrants who want to improve the country stay are also a little surprising. The party has, for the most part, strayed from the illegal immigration issue, except to talk about building a fence. Though Jindal doesn’t discredit the importance of keeping illegals out of the country, he does do something new — he talks about doing something for those who are already here. Jindal, Christie and others are trying to rebrand the Republican Party, and it’s working. If conservatives can get away from the nitpicking and start proposing actual solutions to our nation’s problems, they may be able to better connect with average Americans. It’s hard to find someone who cares that the national debt went from $15 to $16 trillion last year, but it’s easy to find someone who will be hurt by new tax increases. Jindal is on to something. The Republican Party won’t be far behind. John Parker Ford is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Alexandria.
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Top 10 things you should know about
10. Everyone you meet at the French Quarter turns out to be from Ohio.
Mardi Gras
9. Chicken chasing is elevated to an art form.
5. The bigger the beads, the bigger the sin.
8. The gunshots you hear are not from the honor guard.
4. The nice man offering to take your picture is about to own a new iPhone.
7. No one understands the music. 6. Sex on floats. photos courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
2. Floats cost more than some homes. 1. 45 percent of beads thrown during Mardi Gras are contaminated with STDs.
3. Unlike traditional religious holidays, Mardi Gras encourages one to sin. list compiled by Jay Shelledy’s MC 2011 and MC 3101 classes
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work with the mayor to make the move peacefully after rumors arose about White’s imminent termination. White communicated through Craft that he was open to
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richness of who we are, we have to get rid of those lines that separate us from Texas and Oklahoma and Europe and Asia,” Danos said. Interim System President and Chancellor William “Bill” Jenkins and Student Experience subcommittee co-chairman Russel L. Honore’ agreed. “The function here is to serve the citizens,” Honore’ said. “We can’t lose connectivity to the people of Louisiana.” Some members of the team worried about losing personnel and the state’s dire budget situation. Jim Firnberg, co-chairman of
resignation three weeks before his firing. However, the possibly grim fate of White’s position was denied at that time. “All we were trying to do was extend an olive branch,” Craft said. Craft and White will be attending an appeal at Holden’s office on the Research and Discovery subcommittee, said in a phone call they need to look at payroll and back office areas, like consolidating personnel, human resources and purchasing. Firnberg said people fear unemployment once these consolidations are made. “Go walk the halls,” Slaughter said. “There are a lot of people who may not even be here when we figure out how to finance the system. We’ve got a lot of people who are starting to think about hanging up their spurs.” Shelby McKenzie, the University’s lead legal counsel, said they need to figure out the finance situation. “The state sugar daddy is gone,”
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Feb. 18, and Craft said she would push for it to be open to the public. The mayor’s office was unavailable for comment at this time. Contact Nic Cotten at ncotten@lsureveille.com
McKenzie said. To attract students, Lester Johnson, co-chair of the Academic subcommittee, said the University needs to focus on faculty. “We need to promote the faculty that are here so they can become stars in their fields, and we need to retain them here,” Johnson said. “We need to attract faculty from around the nation. If we do that, the students will come.”
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