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Sophomore’s death illuminates growing drug abuse problems in Baton Rouge community

Family sees lesson in Reisinger’s death

Prescription drug abuse a prevalent issue in BR

story by CLAYTON CROCKETT • NEWS EDITOR

uke Reisinger had every reason to move from Georgia to Louisiana. The undeclared LSU sophomore loved anything outdoors — ﬁshing, hunting, working on his farm — and he loved to celebrate with a fervor reﬂective of a good day’s work. He carried an air of invincibility that assured all around him nothing wrong would happen with the 6-foot-tall Reisinger at the helm.

Emily Herrington Managing Editor

Luke Reisinger, a 19-year-old undeclared University sophomore, died Feb. 4 after taking a combination of Suboxone, alcohol and possibly Xanax. Reisinger’s untimely death shook his unsuspecting friends and family members, but it calls attention to a prevalent issue affecting Baton Rouge and the rest of the nation: prescription drug abuse. The combination of the three substances Reisinger took — an , benzoCommonly used opioid diazepine and prescription alcohol — can lead to respidrugs: • Opioid: a synthetic ratory failure, as was his narcotic with case. With this opiate-like effects mixture in the but not derived from wrong doses, opium. the central ner• Opiate: any drug vous system derived from opium. It is depressed has sedative and pain to the point that the brain relieving effects. forgets to tell • Benzodiazepine: a class of drugs with the diaphragm to move up antianxiety, muscle and down, as relaxing, hypnotic Shane Evans, sedative effects. the chief of investigations for the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Ofﬁce, explained. No diaphragm movement means no breathing. According to data from the coroner’s ofﬁce, 27 deaths in 2012 in East Baton Rouge Parish were due to overdose. While this includes all drugs such as heroin and other substances, Evans said prescription drugs are to blame for the vast

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Luke Reisinger, an undeclared LSU sophomore, poses for a family photo outside of his home in Conyers, Ga. Reisinger died of a drug overdose Feb. 4.

majority. Of those 27, eight weren’t yet 30 years old. Mary Jackson, clinical supervisor for the Baton Rouge Area Alcohol and Drug Center, sang a tune similar to Evans’. The average age of clients coming in is 23, and most are there for a detox from opiates or a combination of pain pills, she said. “We’re seeing a lot of young people come in,” Jackson said. “We didn’t use to see this 13 years ago.” The vast majority of the cases Evans said he sees sound a lot like Reisinger —

Reisinger died Feb. 4 from a mixture of alcohol and prescription medications including Suboxone and potentially Xanax, which he consumed while partying in the days before. Two weeks later, his father, Michael Reisinger, reached out to The Daily Reveille from Reisinger ’s hometown of Conyers, Ga., to tell the story of his oldest son. And it’s a story almost any student could relate to: Reisinger had a younger brother and two sisters; he loved hunting, ﬁshing and basketball; he made above-average grades in high school, though he could have tried harder; he loved playing Super Smash Bros.

and Halo online with his friends back home; and although his friends say he wasn’t necessarily the wildest of them all, Reisinger loved to party and sought a good time with a conﬁdent optimism. “He was a bit of a redneck, so it was a big adventure to go to Louisiana,” Reisinger ’s father joked, recalling the trip to LSU orientation with his son — particularly the part where they got lost enjoying themselves in New Orleans. “He had an adventurous side. He liked the athletics there [at LSU], but he also liked the people he met there.” REISINGER, see page 4

18- to 29-year-olds combining an opiate such as codeine or Lortab, a benzodiazepine like Xanax or Valium, and alcohol. This is appealing because the opioid mixed with a benzodiazepine produces a better high, Evans said. “Opiate is the new crack cocaine. It’s very prevalent,” Jackson said. Jackson said this is a relatively new trend, with an audience decreasing in age. The center’s clients are about evenly divided between DRUG ABUSE, see page 4

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INTERNATIONAL Cardinals count down to Tuesday’s papal conclave with final talks VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There’s no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to ﬁx the church’s many problems. On the eve of the vote, cardinals offered wildly different assessments of what they’re looking for in a pope and how close they are to a decision. What users ‘like’ on Facebook can be revealing of individual personality LONDON (AP) — Clicking those friendly blue “like” buttons strewn across the Web may be doing more than marking you as a fan of CocaCola or Lady Gaga. It might even suggest you’re an unmarried introvert with a high IQ and a weakness for nicotine. That’s the conclusion of a study published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers analyzed the likes of more than 58,000 American Facebook users to make guesses about their personalities.

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Firefighters install the top of the Sistine Chapel chimney Saturday, which will signal to the world that a new pope has been elected, at the Vatican.

UK queen celebrates charter, makes first appearance since her illness LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II attended a London reception to celebrate Commonwealth Day on Monday, her first public appearance since she was briefly hospitalized for a stomach illness. The monarch appeared in good spirits, although earlier in the day she had to pull out of a service at Westminster Abbey. Buckingham Palace officials said the 86-yearold queen was still getting over a bout of gastroenteritis that led to her first hospitalization in a decade last week.

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NATIONAL

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NJ wildlife workers stringing up dead birds to get rid of buzzards

Jindal planning to see Assumption Parish sinkhole next week

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Wildlife ofﬁcials say hanging dead vultures from trees is a sure-ﬁre way to get an estimated 100 black and turkey vultures from roosting in a hilly New Jersey suburb, leaving behind foul-smelling and acidic droppings on roofs and lawns, creeping out residents and even their pets. Before the black vulture’s carcass is strung up, nearly a dozen vultures glide over Bridgewater on a cool, gray Monday morning. Some perch in trees. One rests on a chimney-top. Amid soda bans, America once again falls in love with drinking water

(AP) — Seven months after a sinkhole forced the evacuation of 150 homes in swampy Assumption Parish, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday he’ll visit the site where nine acres of land have disintegrated into muck. Jindal said he’ll head to the sinkhole site next week. The announcement comes after residents displaced since early August criticized the governor’s absence and after local media highlighted Jindal’s refusal to say whether he’d check out the state’s response efforts in person.

NEW YORK (AP) — As New York City grapples with the legality of a ban on the sale of large cups of soda and other sugary drinks at some businesses, one thing is clear: soda’s run as the nation’s beverage of choice has ﬁzzled. In its place? A favorite for much of history: Plain old H2O. For more than two decades, soda was the No. 1 drink in the U.S. with per capita consumption peaking in 1998 at 54 gallons a year, according industry tracker Beverage Digest. Americans drank just 42 gallons a year of water at the time.

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A black vulture carcass is hoisted up in a tree in Bridgewater, N.J. on Monday by United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife workers.

Nun among three people charged with illegal voting in southwest Ohio

Man used Facebook, free cakes to lure teen into sexual relationship

CINCINNATI (AP) — A southwest Ohio nun who voted on behalf of another nun who died before last year’s presidential election has been charged with illegal voting. The Hamilton County prosecutor in Cincinnati said Monday that Sister Marguerite Kloos was among three people charged with voting illegally. Defense attorney Ralph Kohnen says Kloos was trying to fulﬁll the wishes of a friend who died before absentee ballots were mailed.

(AP) — Slidell police say a 41-year-old man allegedly used a bakery Facebook page and free cakes to lure a 15-year-old girl into a sexual relationship, and now they’re asking local parents to check and see if he is among their children’s Facebook friends. Wilmer Segue of Slidell is being held on charges of stalking and seven counts of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile, Detective Daniel Seuzeneau said Monday. Segue’s bond is set at $175,000.

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Future of Scantron program remains uncertain Cox looks for alternate funding Judah Robinson Senior Contributing Writer

While almost a week has passed since Student Government announced it would stop providing students with free Scantrons and blue books excluding midterms and ﬁnals weeks, the program’s future and funding source are still hazy. Until a permanent solution can be reached to fund the program year-round, Scantrons and blue books will be available to students during midterms and ﬁnals with a limited amount being distributed during the rest of the semester, according to SG President Taylor Cox. Cox said his administration was not given the same amount of funding for this program as previous administrations. The Scantron program was previously funded through grant money provided by Coca-Cola. While Coca-Cola provides the same amount of funds to the

University, Cox said those funds now go to student scholarships. The Scantron program costs an estimated $8,000 last year, a number that has already been surpassed this semester, Cox said. Cox said the rise in cost could be a result of several things. “We have had a problem with some of the Greek chapters,” Cox said. He said Greek members recently have been required to bring a certain amount of blue books into their Greek organizations, which has resulted in those same members going to the SG ofﬁce to get Scantrons rather than buying them in a bookstore. SG Chief Justice Morgan Faulk said a variety of issues led to the rising costs, including students abusing the program. “It was the perfect storm of problems,” Faulk said. “It’s terrible that some people who have misused the program ruined it for everyone.” Faulk said she has spoken to representatives from other Southeastern Conference universities about their Scantron programs, and they saw similar results. “Arkansas gave out

Scantrons last semester and had to take them away this semester,” Faulk said. “They spent $50,000 on Scantrons in one semester.” SG Director of Academic Affairs Thomas Rodgers said SG does not receive discounts on the Scantrons it purchases. “We used to receive a small discount from the bookstore, however, we do not receive that anymore,” Rodgers said. SG does not want to cut the program, but SG would have to cut funding from other important services to continue funding it, he said. “We want to provide Scantrons to students,” Rodgers said. “If we had unlimited funds, we would have no problem with giving out free Scantrons, but it’s getting to the point that we can’t fund it and be ﬁnancially responsible.” However, SG is currently looking into alternative ways of paying for the program for this semester. Cox said he has recommended to both of the new SG presidential candidates that they include the costs of the Scantron program into their sponsorship packages — a binding document that must be

CONSTRUCTION

Renovations, expansion draw students to South Union Plaza Gabrielle Braud Contributing Writer

Students have a new space where they can hang out during their awkward breaks between classes with the recent completion of the South Union Plaza. The newly landscaped and expanded South Union Plaza is located behind the Student Union between the bike racks and the parking lot and was designed to be a more inviting space for students, said Dennis Mitchell, assistant director for the University’s Department of Planning, Design and Construction. Mitchell said the plaza on the back side of the Union was previously an area people walked through without noticing it, but by adding landscaping and rearranging benches, the area was softened, allowing the space to be better utilized. “It is like an outdoor living room with furniture close enough to sit and hold a conversation with friends right across from you, and it’s working well,” Mitchell said. Eventually, the trees will mature and cover the area, Mitchell said. Executive Director of Auxiliary Services and the Student Union Jason Tolliver said enhancing areas around the Union is part of the effort to improve the overall aesthetics of Union Square. “The Union has always been

written at the beginning of each presidential term — so the program can continue to be funded during future semesters. One alternative would be if the College Councils fund the program. However, if the College Councils’ President Commission decides not to fund the program Friday, Cox said he will use money from his contingency — or surplus account — to fund a limited amount of Scantrons for the remainder of the semester.

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REORGANIZATION: Academic subcommittee calls for more faculty involvement during LSU’s transition period. BUDGET: $1M of student tech fees could be to moved to the University’s operating budget.

LSU Libraries Film Series March 13, “Stolen” 2 p.m. in the Hill Memorial Library Refreshments provided. Work Experience Week Join us TODAY for Employer Perspectives on Hiring Interns 4:00-5:00pm, 155 Coates Hall careercenter.lsu.edu/work-experience-week Become a Man of Merit, Service, and Leadership LSU Black Male Leadership Initiative, Open House Meeting Wednesday, March 13, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. LSU Student Union (International Room #303) Complete your 2013 Fellows Application Online at lsu.edu/ BMLI

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New benches and trees are the central focus point in the newly renovated South Union Plaza located behind the Student Union.

the heart of campus,” Mitchell said. “We want to make it a festive, fun outdoor space.” “Our desire is to create a more pedestrian-friendly thoroughfare in front of the Union,” Tolliver said. Tolliver said 26,000 square feet inside the Union is still undergoing renovations and future plans for the Union Square are still in the works but include new lighting, seating and possibly a fountain in the front of the Union. “The Union is the place where you stop and you eat and you study,” Mitchell said. “However, in the past it has been a little awkward to get to, so what we are

looking at is how to make a pedestrian connection to where all roads lead to the Union.” Eventually, the whole front of the Union will be renovated in terms of hard landscaping and possibly expanding sidewalks to improve pedestrian trafﬁc. “We are looking at the whole area in the front of the Union and designing ways to open up those areas to make it more user-friendly as a market-type atmosphere,” Mitchell said.

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The Reisingers received a call at 5:30 a.m. from the Baton Rouge Police Department the Monday after the Super Bowl, notifying them that Reisinger had died. It is not known whether he died Sunday night or Monday morning. Reisinger had partied Saturday night until 9 a.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, when he went to sleep. A notoriously hard sleeper, Reisinger did not wake up for the game and could not be awoken the next morning. Reisinger had borrowed some money from his parents Saturday night, which wasn’t unusual for him, and bought some beer. According to investigators, Reisinger ’s friends said he had taken Suboxone and maybe some Xanax. “His best friend checked on him after midnight to see if he was OK, and he had passed away,” Michael Reisinger said. “It affects all people differently — no person can say what one person’s amount is that’s

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court-ordered, family and self-referrals, she said. A NATIONAL TREND Baton Rouge isn’t the only place where prescription drug abuse is prevalent. This sort of drug abuse has been taking the nation by storm in recent years. Pharmaceutical overdose deaths in the United States have increased for the 11th year in a row in 2010, according to the most recent data released by the National Center for Health Statistics and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The report found that of the 38,329 drug overdose deaths in 2010, 57.7 percent involved pharmaceuticals, and 75.2 percent of those pharmaceuticals were opioids. The second-most common was benzodiazepines, responsible for 29.4 percent of overdose deaths. About two-thirds of those deaths were accidental. Terry Davis, public information ofﬁcer for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Orleans division, said the abuse of pharmaceutical drugs is high on the list of the DEA’s priorities. The DEA has labeled pharmaceutical drugs as the No. 2 drug threat around the world, second only to cocaine, Davis said. “It’s at the epidemic stage at this point,” he said, noting the number of overdose deaths associated with prescription drugs. Davis said the DEA has seen a marked increase in the abuse of pharmaceutical drugs in the last two to ﬁve years. Louisiana ranks above the national average for frequency of nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers from 2010-11, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report released in January 2013. According to the report, 11.6 percent of 18- to 25-year-olds in Louisiana had used prescription pain relievers in the year 2010-11. The national average was 10.43 percent. THE SOURCE Why has this type of substance abuse become so popular in recent years?

going to cause something like this.” Around 8 a.m., Reisinger made his last phone call, dialing his high school sweetheart Kristin Rodgers, a sophomore at Cape Fear Community College in North Carolina. “It’s kind of a hard relationship to describe — he always called me his future wife. I always played hard to get. I just liked to mess with him,” Rodgers laughed. “He was my best friend, and he probably would’ve been my boyfriend if I hadn’t played so hard to get.” Rodgers said Reisinger would joke that one day they would get married, buy a yacht and move to Australia. “He says stuff like that, but he totally could’ve made it happen,” she said with a laugh. Rodgers said Reisinger often texted her late at night, and sometimes while intoxicated, though such phone calls are not out of the ordinary for most students. Even in his “altered” state, Rodgers said Reisinger expressed Accessibility is a major reason. Open a family member’s medicine cabinet and chances are prescription drugs will be there — a free, easy way to get high in your own home. This is where the majority, or 54.2 percent, of prescription pain relievers for nonmedical use are obtained. The next most common source is from individual doctors, comprising 18.1 percent of sources, according to 2010-11 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Once doctors who will prescribe benzodiazepines or pain relievers have been identified, it doesn’t take much longer for those drugs to hit the streets, Evans said. In addition to nabbing pills from cabinets and legitimate prescriptions from doctors, Cpl. Tommy Stubbs of the Baton Rouge Police Department said forgeries are also “a big deal right now.” Forgeries occur through people stealing prescription pads from doctors’ offices and forging their signatures for pharmaceuticals, Stubbs said. Stealing prescriptions from others is also a problem, he added. “There are people that will go through desperate means, even if that means they have a high chance of getting caught,” Stubbs said. Evans said another reason for prescription drugs’ popularity is the low risk of law enforcement intervention and arrest for possession. If a person’s name is on a pill bottle, chances are, an officer is “more likely to accept that than a bag of white powder.” An online subculture has emerged to guide people in “safely” mixing substances like benzodiazepines and opiates. However, Evans said there are no specific parameters for doing so since there are numerous unknown factors and the effects depend on individuals’ body sizes and tolerance levels. “It’s people that are online that are giving advice saying, ‘If you take these amounts, then you should be OK, but I’m not responsible,’” Evans said. Type “mixing op” into a Google search and the second suggested search is “mixing opiates and benzos.” The first result leads to a forum discussion on the website Bluelight, with the first post reading: “hey guys, hope everyone’s

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concerns for his former high school teacher and mentor Darrell Huckaby’s struggle with cancer when he called that Sunday morning. “Growing up with him in high school, stuff like this isn’t considered that weird. I got phone calls all the time where people were altered and didn’t think to worry all the time,” she said. “No one makes a big deal out of it. … Stuff like this is regular; It happens all the time, and he wasn’t even the wildest of the people we went to high school with.” Reisinger ’s friends and the connections he made with them had special places in the hearts of his parents. “I’d hoped he would marry her some day,” his father said about Rodgers. Reisinger was also frequently in contact with his best friend Cody Dailey, a sophomore at the University of Georgia. “We hung out a lot; we called each other when we woke up pretty much every day,” Dailey said. “He

was always going to have a good time no matter what he was doing — always had a big smile on his face.” Dailey recalled days out on Lake Oconee with Reisinger and two other friends, “shooting the shit and talking about nothing and everything at the same time.” Dailey last heard from Reisinger about two weeks before his death. Reisinger left a funny voicemail about the two of them hanging out, Dailey said. “I haven’t deleted it, and I don’t plan on deleting it for a while,” he said. Even with the devastating loss of a child or a friend, Reisinger ’s family and friends know he was no exception to the rule when it came to drugs and alcohol use — as are other college students. He may have gotten busted in high school getting drunk or “smoking pot,” but as his friends would note, the 19-year-old did not party at a rate unusual for a college student. Everyone with anything to say

about Reisinger would swear by his unwavering good nature and magnetic sociability, and his loyalty was both unﬂagging and unbiased. “He was so much more than that, as are most people,” said his mother Wanda Reisinger through tears. “Yes, he made choices and he did things he shouldn’t have done, but it doesn’t deﬁne who he was. Everyone thinks it’s not going to happen to them, and that’s normal and it’s a natural thought process. It’s just not true.” It was with this in mind that the Reisingers sought to have their son’s story told. “If it could help one young person make a decision at any point in their life, then I would like to share that story,” Michael Reisinger said. “It’s like taking the worst blow in your life and turning it around to help someone.”

doin’ goooood. Gotta quick question maybe you guys can help me out .... Maybe some of you have seen me writing on other people threads how I have had friends die from heroin/ benzo combinations... well recently I’ve been using OP 80s mixed with my benzo prescription and have found it very enjoyable. I would like to hear some people’s opinions on whether this is dangerous so I can make a good decision if I should keep using this combo.” [sic]

any prescription drugs they may have sitting around. The next event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 27. At the April 28, 2012 take-back day, Davis said the DEA’s New Orleans division, which comprises Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi, collected more than 19,000 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs. “Those particular programs have led us to collect tons of unwanted prescription drugs that would’ve potentially ended up in the hands of an unwanted abuser or our water system,” Davis said. Davis said the DEA’s takeback days were a stepping stone for the Safe and Secure Drug Disposal Act that President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010. The law helps people dispose of controlled substances more easily and safely.

In an attempt to combat forgeries, Stubbs said pharmacists are undergoing more training to be able to identify fraudulent prescriptions. They’re working more closely with doctors and are taught to look for unusual quantities. Baton Rouge has numerous drug rehabilitation and detox centers. Jackson said the Baton Rouge Area Alcohol and Drug Center utilizes the 12-step program, but said “there are a lot of relapses between successes.” “The success rate isn’t very high, depending on how you look at it,” Jackson said. “But the time [patients] relapse eventually decreases.”

SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS In an effort to take unwanted prescription drugs off the street, the DEA has collaborated with state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to implement national drug takeback days. For four hours on a Saturday, residents are invited to dispose of

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Sports Ascending the Ranks

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Ibarra adjusting to new position Chandler Rome Sports Writer

Dwarfed by his LSU baseball counterparts, third baseman Christian Ibarra employs a simple tactic when stepping to the plate to offset his unimposing 5-foot-7 frame. “I’m just swinging about as hard as I can,” Ibarra said with a wide smile. “Anything close to the plate, I will swing at it. Even if I miss, I will swing.” So far, so good for the Rio Hondo College transfer, as the junior has quietly crept ahead in both the lineup and the stat sheet with a .347 batting average and a .490 slugging percentage. Ibarra, who started the season batting ninth in the Tigers’ lineup, ascended three spots in the batting order for the weekend sweep of Washington, partly because LSU coach Paul Mainieri noticed the consistency Ibarra developed through his first Division I at-bats. “They’re going to pitch around [five-hole hitter senior Mason] Katz sometimes, and I want to have a guy in there who is more consistent with his swing,” Mainieri said. With a high leg kick during his swing that Mainieri has compared to major leaguer José Bautista, Ibarra had trouble winning over LSU hitting coach Javi Sanchez. According to Mainieri, Sanchez returned from a recruiting visit doubting whether Ibarra

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SEC filled with teams that need wins MIC’D UP MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist

side of the infield. But as his journey made its way to Baton Rouge, Ibarra was thrust into competition to start at shortstop with heralded freshman Alex Bregman and junior JaCoby

Let the chaos begin. Although the start of the NCAA tournament is still a week away, many conference tournaments have already started around the country. Leagues you don’t normally hear about during the college basketball season — like the Metro Atlantic and Big Sky — get their one shining moment on a huge stage. For most of the smaller conferences, only one team will have the privilege of getting an automatic invitation to the big dance. Liberty University qualified for the tourney over the weekend by winning the Atlantic Sun tournament title, even with a 15-20 record. This time of year, anything can happen. That’s why March and college hoops are a match made in heaven. The Southeastern Conference tournament will be no exception. It’s been an uncharacteristically awful year for SEC men’s hoops. The last time the conference was this low on the power conference totem pole was when

IBARRA, see page 8

TOURNAMENT, see page 8

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LSU junior infielder Christian Ibarra tosses a ball toward first base March 3 in the Tigers’ 2-0 win against Nicholls in Alex Box Stadium.

could hit against superior pitching. After watching one batting practice session, Mainieri scoffed at Sanchez’s qualms. “When he came here and I saw him hit for the first time, I said to [Sanchez], ‘Jav, you

underestimated this kid,’” Mainieri said. “This kid’s got bat speed.” While Ibarra’s hitting needed to be reaffirmed, his defense was never in doubt as he wowed the LSU coaching staff out of junior college with his play on the left

BASEBALL

Freshman relievers making early impressions Devall, Newman see significant time Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

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LSU freshman right-hander Hunter Newman pitches Sunday during the Tigers’ 7-5 victory against the Washington Huskies in Alex Box Stadium.

In a bullpen filled to the brim with upperclassmen, a small group of freshmen is quickly gaining the confidence of LSU coach Paul Mainieri. Of the 14 pitchers in the Tigers’ bullpen, four are seniors and five are juniors, stocking the program with a plethora of arms that will be leaving Alex Box Stadium after the 2013 campaign. To combat this issue, Mainieri has turned to four freshmen over the squad’s first 16 games to help the young guns gain experience on the mound. “It’s going to be very

important [to let the freshmen gain experience], because all you have to do is look at our pitching staff and realize that we’re going to lose about seven or eight pitchers for next year, so we need these freshmen to come along,” Mainieri said. “We don’t have a lot of guys returning who are pitching in vital roles right now.” The combination of southpaw Hunter Devall and righthanders Hunter Newman, Taylor Butler and Russell Reynolds has since held its own in front of the ecstatic crowds of Alex Box. “[Pitching in Alex Box has] been great,” Newman said. “It’s energetic when you come in here, and you know these fans will always be behind your back.” Mainieri used his freshman relievers lightly during the 2012

campaign. Only three first-year bullpen members — Carson Baranik, Cody Glenn and Aaron Johnson — got to toe the rubber in relief for the Tigers, and they combined to make 17 game appearances all season. So far in 2013, the four freshmen have already seen the mound 15 times. “[The amount of appearances the freshmen have gotten has] been very exciting so far,” Devall said. “It was kind of unexpected coming into the season, so I’m very thankful that I’ve been given the opportunity to go out there and do what I can do. Hopefully I get more playing time as the year goes [on].” Of the group, Devall leads the pack with seven appearances, and he has yet to allow an earned FRESHMEN, see page 8

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SWIMMING AND DIVING

Containing Caldwell- Weil qualifies for Nationals Pope a No. 1 priority Dimitri Skoumpourdis Sports Contributor

Marcus Rodrigue Sports Contributor

SHUTTING DOWN CALDWELL-POPE IMPERATIVE FOR TIGERS When LSU and Georgia collided for the first time this season, Bulldog sophomore guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 22 points to propel Georgia (15-16, 9-9 Southeastern Conference) to a 67-58 victory. Locking down Caldwell-Pope will be critical for ninth-seeded LSU (18-11, 9-9 SEC) when it takes on eighth-seeded Georgia in the second round of the SEC Tournament at noon on Thursday in Nashville, Tenn. “We just have to really make some adjustments to [CaldwellPope] and try to keep him out of his comfort zone,” said LSU coach Johnny Jones. “He’s really good, talented, crafty. He’s excellent with the basketball in terms of his ballhandling skills. He’s a good passer as well, and I just think he’s a really tough matchup.” Caldwell-Pope is the second leading scorer in the SEC with 18 points per contest, and he averages just less than seven rebounds a game.

CARMOUCHE TO PLAY KEY ROLE FOR LSU LSU senior guard Charles Carmouche missed the previous game against Georgia because of knee tendonitis, but the Tigers will most likely lean on him for offensive production against the Bulldogs on Thursday. Carmouche has eclipsed the 20-point mark in five of the last seven games, good for an average of 16.6 points during that stretch. But Carmouche’s biggest contribution to an LSU victory may come in the form of his stingy defense against Caldwell-Pope, who had success against the much smaller LSU guards. “We can have an opportunity to show [Caldwell-Pope] some different looks we weren’t able to show the first time that we played him,” Jones said. “With the addition of Carmouche and the way that he’s played — not only defensively, but offensively — I think he gives us some other dimensions that will really help us as well.” Contact Marcus Rodrigue at mrodrigue@lsureveille.com

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Georgia guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (1) shoots a 3-point basket March 2, while defended by Tennessee guards Jordan McRae (52) and guard Josh Richardson (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Athens, Ga.

After one day of competition at the NCAA Zone “D” Diving Regionals, hosted at the CRWC Natatorium in Houston, Texas, LSU freshman diver Cassie Weil has punched her ticket to Indianapolis to compete at the NCAA Championships in the three-meter springboard event. Weil’s score of 316.80 in the prelims combined with her final score of 345.90 totaled a mark of 662.70, which was good enough for

third place overall and a spot at Nationals. “Cassie solidified her spot to the NCAA Championships with a stellar performance on the three-meter,” said diving coach Doug Shaffer in a news release. “She struggled a bit in the prelims, but she never lost faith.” Qualification for the NCAA Championships takes into account final places on the one-meter, threemeter and platform events. Weil is one of seven women who will qualify for the NCAA Championships from Zone “D,” and

after the first day of competition, only four women’s spots remain. LSU sophomore Alex Bettridge finished in 13th place in the threemeter event with a total score of 573.75. Shaffer said the best could be yet to come with Bettridge since her strongest event, the one-meter, is slated to take place Wednesday for the women.

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MEN’S GOLF

Presley, LSU lead Argent Classic

James Moran Sports Contributor

The No. 17 LSU men’s golf team is tied for the lead at the Argent Financial Classic after playing the first two rounds Monday at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant, La. The Tigers share the lead with North Texas, finishing the two rounds at 2-under 574. LSU posted a 4-over 292 in the first round and a 6-under in the second round. Junior Andrew Presley holds the 36-hole individual lead after shooting an 8-under 136. Presley shot a 5-under 67 in the first round and 3-under in the second. North Texas senior Rodolfo Cazaubon is four shots behind Presley after finishing the day

at 4-under. LSU sophomore Curtis Thompson is tied for sixth after finishing the day at even-par. He shot 3-over in the first round and 3-under in the second. Sophomore Myles Lewis shot 2-over for the day and is in a tie for 12th. Sophomore Stewart Jolly finished the day two shots behind Lewis, good for a tie for 19th. Freshman Zach Wright was inserted into the lineup following his victory at the Louisiana Classics last week and finished the day at 4-over. The final round will begin at 8 a.m on Tuesday. Contact James Moran at jmoran@lsureveille.com

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LSU junior Andrew Presley holds the 36-hole individual lead at the Argent Financial Classic.

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Baltimore trades Boldin to 49ers

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Former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin catches a touchdown during the Ravens’ 34-31 win against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on Feb. 3. Baltimore traded Boldin to San Francisco on Monday.

The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Here’s a Super Bowl twist: A guy who helped Baltimore beat San Francisco for the NFL title now is a 49er. San Francisco acquired wide receiver Anquan Boldin from the Ravens for a sixth-round draft pick Monday. Boldin, a star in Baltimore’s run to the Super Bowl title last season, must pass a physical to complete the deal. The Ravens announced the trade Monday, prompting a disappointed response from quarterback Joe Flacco. “Anquan was a great receiver for myself and for our football team,” said Flacco, who signed a six-year, $120.6 million deal with the Ravens last week. “It’s sad to see a guy like that go, but at the same time you want what’s best for him and you just wish him the best of luck. “Anquan was a big part of this football team, a big part of this offense. He’s one of the main reasons we won the Super Bowl this year.”

Boldin had six catches for 104 yards and a touchdown in the Ravens’ 34-31 Super Bowl victory over the 49ers. The 32-year-old Boldin had said he’d consider retirement rather than leave Baltimore. But going to the NFC champions might change his mind. Boldin and former Cardinals teammate Larry Fitzgerald are in Africa for a relief trip and Boldin was not immediately available for comment. A 10-year veteran, Boldin led Baltimore with 65 catches for 921 yards and four TDs in 2012. He was sensational in the postseason with 16 receptions for 276 yards and three scores. Boldin spent the ﬁrst seven seasons of his NFL career with Arizona, which lost the 2009 Super Bowl to Pittsburgh. In that game, Boldin caught eight passes for 84 yards. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_sports

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Vikings trade Percy Harvin to Seahawks The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Percy Harvin is headed to Seattle, and Sdrian Peterson isn’t happy about it. Harvin, Minnesota’s moody and multi-talented young wide receiver, will join the Seahawks for a package of draft picks that includes Seattle’s first-round selection next month, No. 25 overall. Two people with knowledge of the deal confirmed the details Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade won’t be official until the league’s new year begins Tuesday

and Harvin passes a physical. The 24-year-old Harvin will give second-year quarterback Russell Wilson a dynamic playmaker not yet at his peak. His departure from Minnesota will leave an even bigger void in a group of receivers that was already one of the thinnest in the NFL — and at least one disappointed former teammate in Peterson, the star running back and league MVP. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_sports

Sports Briefs Ross named to Johnny Bench Award watch list for top collegiate catchers LSU junior Ty Ross was one of 48 players named to the Johnny Bench Award watch list Monday, given annually to the nation’s top catcher. Ross, who has started 14 of the Tigers’ first 16 games behind the plate, has a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, while opponents have only stolen six bases in those 16 games. Although he’s struggled at the plate to begin the season, hitROSS ting only .209, Ross launched his second home run of the season Sunday in a 7-5 win against Washington and has driven in eight runs thus far. As a sophomore last season, Ross hit .292 while starting 54 games, keeping up his stout defense bend the plate with a .994 fielding percentage. Fico earns second SEC Pitcher of the Week award of the season For the second time in the 2013 campaign, LSU senior pitcher Rachele Fico has been named the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week. Fico posted 30 strikeouts through the two games she pitched in the Tigers’ conference opener against Mississippi State — 22 of which came in Fico’s 14-inning Friday outing. A weekend ERA of .33 was an SEC-low for Fico — 1.25 lower than her team’s overall ERA. The Connecticut native’s 22 strikeouts topped former LSU AllAmerican Britni Sneed’s 12-yearold, single-game strikeout record of 18 retirements. Fico leads the way for the

page 7 Tiger pitching staff, retiring 127 batters through 97 innings pitched, and securing a 12-3 record so far this season. “Rachele was fantastic for us all weekend,” said LSU coach Beth Torina in a news release. “I enjoy watching her pitch day in FICO and day out. Her performance on Friday night was one of the most gutsy and memorable performances I’ve witnessed.” Fico’s first 2013 SEC Pitcher of the Week honor came after an opening weekend when the senior threw 20 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched. This title marks Fico’s fourth career weekly award. Katz named LSWA Player of the Week after three-homer weekend LSU senior first baseman Mason Katz brought home local recognition following the baseball team’s sweep of Washington this past weekend, as he was named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Hitter of the Week. Katz, who lit up the scoreboard this past weekend against the Huskies with three home runs during the three-game series, was dominant at the plate over the past seven days. The senior hit for a .353 batting average with 10 RBIs and a .476 on-base percentage against the likes of Stephen F. Austin, Sacred Heart and Washington. So far this season, Katz is batting .328 with a team-leading five home runs and 24 RBIs. The senior has continued to thrive in the No. 5 hole for LSU, and he has had success batting behind fellow senior outfielder Raph Rhymes. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_sports

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This week’s Baseball America poll Rank / Team

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1. North Carolina

2. Vanderbilt

3. Oregon State

4. Louisville

5. South Carolina

6. Mississippi

7. Louisiana State

8. Cal State Fullerton

9. Georgia Tech

10. Kentucky

11. UCLA

12. Florida State

13. Mississippi State

14. Arizona State

15. Arkansas

16. Oregon

17. Notre Dame

18. North Carolina State

19. Rice

20. Arizona

21. Nevada- Las Vegas

22. Virginia

23. Oklahoma

24. Indiana

25. Florida Gulf Coast

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Jones — a competition Bregman eventually won. Ibarra was forced out of his natural position and is adjusting to the hot corner, where he hasn’t played since age 10. The transition has reared its ugly head through the first 16 games, as Ibarra has committed five errors and has a lowly .875 fielding percentage while he adjusts to what he called a three-second difference in reaction time on

ground balls. “At short, you have so much time to react to the ball and there’s, like, 10 different plays you could make in one [third base] play,” Ibarra said. “I haven’t really adjusted to that [change].” During his playing days, Mainieri also made the switch to shortstop and lived Ibarra’s struggles firsthand. Mainieri also pointed to former Tiger star Michael Hollander, who made the switch to third base during the 2008 season and had

The Daily Reveille the expectedly difficult transition. But, like Hollander, Mainieri expects as time goes on, Ibarra will settle in. “I think you’re going to see — as the weeks go on — he’s going to be an excellent third baseman,” Mainieri said. “As good a third baseman as there is in the league.” Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Rome_TDR

FRESHMEN, from page 5 run in six and two-thirds innings pitched, recording eight strikeouts in the process. Newman has also seen his fair share of time, making four appearances and striking out six. Mainieri has made it clear the squad is looking for a reliever to step into the sixth- or seventh-inning role as the season progresses. With senior lefty Chris Cotton, the established closer, and the likes of senior right-hander Joey Bourgeois and junior Nick Rumbelow fitting into the setup slots, the Tigers need a reliever or two to man the middle innings. Devall and Newman are making cases for themselves in Mainieri’s eyes. “I think they’re two of the leading candidates,” Mainieri said. “I’ve been impressed by what they’ve done. They’re not perfect, but they’re right in there competing for a bullpen spot.” Regardless, the youth in the bullpen is a positive for the Tigers moving into the future. “I think [having youth in the bullpen] is very important,” Devall said. “We’ve got a bunch of

TOURNAMENT, from page 5

LSU won the SEC regular season title behind Marcus Thornton, Tasmin Mitchell and Garrett Temple in 2009. After the SEC slate concluded Saturday, the only two teams that have probably solidified their tickets to the NCAA tournament are Florida and Missouri. Even those two teams will have something to prove when the SEC tournament kicks off Wednesday. Florida was almost guaranteed a No. 1 seed a month ago, but in ESPN’s Joe Lunardi’s “Bracketology” on Monday, he had the Gators as a No. 3 seed in the East Region. Missouri played a tough non-conference schedule, but a first-round loss in Nashville, Tenn., this week would hurt the Tigers’ seeding. Lunardi only has three teams making the field from the SEC in his latest bracket: Florida as No. 3 seed, Missouri in a No. 8 slot, and Kentucky fighting in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio against La Salle for the No. 11 seed in the South Region. But depending on the outcome of the SEC tourney, a lot could change. Kentucky is on Lunardi’s list of the “Last Four In” to the NCAA tournament while two SEC squads, Ole Miss and Tennessee, are on his “First Four Out” list. Alabama was

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LSU freshman pitcher Hunter Devall pitches Wednesday during the Tigers’ 10-2 victory against Sacred Heart at Alex Box Stadium.

older guys who are leaders on the team in the bullpen such as Cotton, Bourgeois and [senior Kevin] Berry, but I also think it’s important to have some younger guys to develop so that we can be

solid for years to come.”

also on his “Next Four Out” list. What does that mean? Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Alabama will be approaching the SEC tournament with one thing on their minds: to win at all costs. A first-round loss by any of those teams will likely lead to each finding themselves in the National Invitational Tournament. For the Volunteers and Crimson Tide, one win might not be enough. Other bubble teams such as La Salle, Baylor and Virginia have chances to make statement wins when their conference tournaments start. SEC squads sitting squarely on the bubble don’t have that luxury. The winner of the tournament gets the conference’s automatic bid, but if one of the bubble teams doesn’t capture the tournament title, they’ll be on pins and needles come Selection Sunday. Other SEC teams outside of the NCAA tournament picture aren’t just going to lay down, and that includes LSU. The Tigers have probably assured themselves an NIT bid by posting an 18-11 regular season record, but a firstround loss to Georgia could be costly. The desperation all these teams are experiencing should only translate to some fantastic matchups in Nashville. Potential quarterfinal games include Tennessee versus Alabama, Kentucky

versus Arkansas and Missouri versus Ole Miss. Those are all cases where either team could escape with a victory. It’s just the nature of the SEC this season. Every team seeded one through nine thinks it has a chance to bring home the SEC tournament title, which should make for an interesting five days of roundball in the Music City.

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WHERE’S THE BEEF? Finding the campus area’s best veggie burgers FOOD REVIEW TAYLOR SCHOEN Entertainment Writer From Lenten Fridays to spring break being right around the corner and a growing vegetarian population, ‘tis the season for meatless options. I set out to ﬁnd Baton Rouge’s best offerings of burgers sans beef and made my decision primarily based on taste, portion and price. 1) FAT COW (Baja Burger with grilled Portobello mushroom cap), $8.75 — Fat Cow’s gourmet burgers are indulgently delicious. The bun has an inkling of sweetness to it, which is refreshing to the taste buds. The Baja Burger features a splendid mixture of ﬂavors with banana peppers and pepper jack cheese, which lend a nice value of heat and

spiciness to it, while the salsa and sour cream balance the tang of the peppers. The avocado provides the burger with a delightful, creamy texture. Fat Cow manages to incorporate these toppings without overloading the burger. The use of a portobello cap is also welcomed — I wouldn’t mind seeing more restaurants do this. This burger was one of the more expensive ones, but the price is still fair for a gourmet burger. 2) BB&PF (Bean Burgers and Plantain Fries), $3 — I consider BB&PF to be one of Baton Rouge’s hidden treasures. Unlike many other eateries, BB&PF uses a bean burger patty rather than relying on a BOCA or Garden, which can get repetitive. The patty texture is slightly strange and kind of sponge-like, but it tastes great, and that’s what matters. The distinct ﬂavor compared with other veggie burgers is what lands BB&PF

The Daily Reveille set out to find the best local veggie burgers. The winner was Fat Cow’s Baja Burger, followed by BB&PF’s bean burger, Truly Free Bakery and Deli’s Paradise Burger, Momma Goldberg’s Deli’s veggie burger and The Chimes Restaurant and Tap Room’s BOCA Burger.

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at second place on this list. It uses a good mix of sauces for a “traditional” burger. Another reason the bean burger ranks high is the price — BB&PF’s burger was by far the cheapest and the best value for college students on a budget.

teriyaki glaze and pineapple, adding pizzazz to what would be an ordinary meal. My only complaint is that the burger was kind of big and cumbersome to eat. It’s served with a standard Gardenburger patty, but it’s prepared well. This was the most costly 3) TRULY FREE BAKERY AND DELI burger, but it’s a generous portion (Paradise Burger with Gardenburger and comes with a side item. patty), $12.99 — A great feature of this burger was the panini-like grilled bread. The Paradise burger comes with an exotic blend of BURGERS, see page 11

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Beyoncé is entitled to her privacy With celebrities more available to the public than ever, is it any surprise that Instagram is the new paparazzi car chase, open to bald criticism and praise? Notoriously private pop culture staple Beyoncé Knowles made an Instagram on Election Day, making a political, fashion and geographical statement with SAMANTHA BARES her ﬁrst picture. Entertainment The world Writer rejoiced at a view into Beyoncé’s life we had been bereft of for so long. In it, the Houston native posed in a “Texans for Obama” campaign shirt. Beyoncé’s move to further conquer the Internet was heralded in the media as the beginnings of a modern empire. In addition to her documentary “Life is But a Dream,” recently released on HBO, the star already has a rarely used Twitter, a Tumblr dedicated to self-released pictures of herself — and another made to release the ﬁrst pictures of daughter Blue Ivy Carter for free to the public — and a Facebook fan page. Somehow, this is not enough PRIVACY, see page 11

MUSIC

Secret Annexe alters sound, lineup Rebecca Docter Entertainment Writer

The Baton Rouge-based band Secret Annexe brings a new meaning to the term “lineup change.” The band, currently made up of Rob Mulhearn, Shelby Rushing, Kevin Carbo, Phil Gallagher, Kyle Bailey and Shelby Gallagher, has been active since 2001, but not always with the same members. Secret Annexe’s inconsistent membership sets it apart, and throughout the years, the band has switched members a number of times. There are different names in the liner notes of every collection Secret Annexe has

recorded, and there are different categorizes its music as rock, members playing at every show. members make a point not to At one point, the band had seven classify the band exclusively as a members. rock band. Taking Members of cues from grunge the ever-changing to metal, Secret group also lend Annexe strives their talents to a to tear down the variety of shows. A a genre creLocalband light walls variation of Secret ates. According t o Sp Annexe has played to the band memevery event from a bers, every album Halloween-themed wedding to a they’ve recorded has a different Velvet Underground cover show, sound — the members aren’t out not to mention an upcoming ’90s to restrict themselves. R&B concert. The same goes for the band’s While the band plays a wide songwriting style. range of genres and covers, when “One person will come up it plays as Secret Annexe, it de- with an idea and then we’ll sort buts its own material. Even though the band SECRET ANNEXE, see page 11

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Secret Annexe, a local indie rock band, plays an original song March 4 in the Enchanted Forest near the Greek Ampitheater.

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FILM

Actors Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry are pictured on the set of the Academy Award-nominated film “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” “Beasts” director Benh Zeitlin will visit the University on March 15 as part of the “Distinguised Lecturer” series.

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Filmmakers to lecture at University Stormy Good Entertainment Writer

With “Beasts of the Southern Wild” well-known as a successful Academy Award nominee, ﬁlmmaker Benh Zeitlin is revisiting his Louisiana roots to hold a lecture March 15 at the University. Glen Pitre and Benh Zeitlin will hold an informational session as part of the University’s “Distinguished Lecturer” series. Pitre and Zeitlin are both independent ﬁlmmakers with ties to Louisiana and its culture. Their lecture will cover those cultural ties as well as their respective works. Pitre is from Lafourche Parish, which explains his interest in Louisiana culture. He is best known for “Belizaire the Cajun,” an award-winning movie set in

southern Louisiana. Pitre has also earned the nickname “Father of the Cajun Cinema.” Zeitlin moved to New Orleans in 2008 after making a short film about the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. His film “Beasts of the Southern Wild” gained national attention and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Their lecture, titled “From Belizaire to Beasts: Louisiana Folklife and Filmmaking,” will be hosted by multiple University departments. Both Pitre’s and Zeitlin’s work focuses on wetland communities and their struggles with erosion and other coastal problems. “I’m really excited the filmmakers are coming to LSU,” said mass communication junior Maddie Elliot. “My family was personally affected by Hurricane Katrina, so I

ﬁnd this extremely pertinent.” “Beasts of the Southern Wild” focuses on a coastal Louisiana community and their trials and tribulations throughout the disaster, and is told through the eyes of a young girl named Hushpuppy. “I thought ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ was unique and really beautifully done,” said photography junior Sarah Liuzza. “Quvenzhané Wallis was amazing for a 6-yearold.” The lecture will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Dalton J. Woods Auditorium in the University’s Energy, Coast and Environment Building.

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for us. We want more. Reviews of her documentary were nothing less than scathing. She didn’t give us enough! Yes, she showed us videos of baby Blue, but where are the shots with untamed bedhead?

And the sex tape snippet with husband Jay-Z? What about the sneak peek into an Illuminati ceremony? The media roared that we had been cheated out of the invasive view of Beyoncé’s life she had dangled in front of our eyes with advertisements for

The Daily Reveille her documentary. Let’s have a look at the royalty overseas and compare to Queen B’s nearly flawless reign. The British royal family has celebrity status on par with our pop stars, with all of the paparazzi problems and running rumor mills we Americans consider a birthright. Queen Elizabeth II has staunchly refused to give in to modern expectations of openness from public figures. In her six-decade-long run as queen, she has never been interviewed by the press. That’s right — never. Never mind that her coronation in 1953 was the first to be televised. The queen draws a line, and her descendants straying from this path has only led to horrible scandal. In the year 1992, so much bad press and personal tragedy fell upon the royal family that Queen Elizabeth II dubbed it her “annus horribilis.” Do we really want Beyoncé to experience her own “annus horribilis” at our overeager hands? If Instagram-stalking is truly the modern-day paparazzi car chase, what could be the Beyoncé equivalent of Princess Diana’s 1996 death? Rather than pushing for more personal information from Beyoncé and other close-mouthed celebrities, we should practice a little restraint and respect her wish for privacy. She’s performing all of her queenly duties just fine without our prying eyes. Samantha Bares is a 19-year-old English sophomore from Erath, La. Contact Samantha Bares at sbares@lsureveille.com

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Rob Mulhearn, a member of local indie rock band Secret Annexe, plays an original song March 4 in the Enchanted Forest near the Greek Ampitheater.

of go nuts,” Mulhearn said. Those ideas include a song based on a speech by Abraham Lincoln and a song entitled “Boris Karloff,” a nod to the actor who played Frankenstein’s monster. In these songs, the band further breaks itself away from genre marks by using a wide range of instruments. Secret Annexe has included violas, ﬂutes and mandolins, among other instruments in recordings. The band also frequently swaps instruments between members, further changing its dynamic. According to the band, the songs change when played live and sometimes have a different feel altogether. The band’s name, a distinct reference to Anne Frank’s hideout, came to Mulhearn when he was reading Frank’s diary for the

ﬁrst time. It also came, in part, from one of Mulhearn’s inﬂuences. “I was listening to Neutral Milk Hotel a lot,” Mulhearn said. The band Neutral Milk Hotel references Anne Frank in the song “Holland, 1945.” While the band plays few shows, fans can catch Secret Annexe at its “guilty pleasures night” at Chelsea’s on April 6.

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BURGERS, from page 9 4) MOMMA GOLDBERG’S DELI, $5.39 — Momma Goldberg’s use of a toasted bagel rather than a traditional bun is both innovative and scrumptious. While this burger may not be the prettiest, it makes up in taste what it lacks in presentation. It comes with a standard veggie patty that meshes well with the brown mustard, mayo and mozzarella cheese. It is reasonably cheap and great for a quick lunch or dinner. 5) THE CHIMES RESTAURANT AND TAP ROOM, $6.95 — The Louisiana-inspired greasy spoon’s BOCA burger is rather plain compared to the other ones. It’s stunningly mediocre. The bun is whole-wheat, but it is rather

ordinary. It comes with the most generic dressings (lettuce, tomato, mustard), and the BOCA burger patty tastes like it was cooked in a microwave rather than on a grill. It doesn’t have much of a distinct ﬂavor. This is not to say the burger tastes bad; it’s still yummy, but it just falls short comparatively. The price is on the higher side of this list, but it does come with a serving of fries. Taylor Schoen is a 22-year-old communication studies senior from Metairie.

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Joy to the World World a better place after Chavez’s death

THE PICKUP PERSPECTIVE JOHN PARKER FORD Columnist When Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died last week, most people in the United States weren’t upset. That’s because Chavez was a man who was concerned with staying in power at any cost, which he did by implementing socialistic policies that empowered the poor at the expense of just about everyone else in the country. This didn’t stop the praise showers from some of our country’s “thought leaders.” “The people of the United States lost a friend it never knew it had,” said wactor Sean Penn. “I lost a friend I was blessed to have.” Rev. Jesse Jackson delivered a eulogy at Chavez’s funeral. He made sure to mention that Chavez was a “great leader,” and that “we do mourn” his loss. To get an idea of who else shares these silly feelings about Chavez, look no further than Cuban President Raul Castro or Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said, “It is a great pain for us because we have lost a friend. … His spirit and soul live on in each of our hearts.” Chavez joins a long list of despots praised by some of the — hopefully under-informed —

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A woman wipes photos of late President Hugo Chavez at a makeshift altar set in his honor at the main square of Sabaneta, western Venezuela on Saturday. Chavez died of cancer on March 5.

members of the far left. Mao Zedong, first chairman of the Communist Party of China, Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara and dictatorial Cuban President Fidel Castro also enjoy support from this segment of the population. Like the individuals mentioned above, Chavez took drastic steps to silence any opposition to his administration.

In 2009, Chavez oversaw the implementation of a change in Venezuela that eliminated term limits for his position as well as for all other elected officials. He was also responsible for doing all in his power to control Venezuelan media. Chavez not only closed more than 30 radio stations as well as some television and print news organizations, but he also took hold

of state media during elections to control the flow of information. At one point, Chavez tried to force cable channels to air an hour of government programming each day. Guess who was responsible for that content. Chavez made a habit of having his critics — media members, political opponents, activists and generally educated people — thrown into jail for publicly

no argument, only a conclusion and some related facts. The closest thing to an argument I could find was “The offspring is either male or female, and in traditional marriage there is the biological parent present to guide the child in his or her respective gender role.” ...implying, I would assume, that same-sex couples should not be allowed to procreate because there’s a 50/50 chance they won’t have a child of their same sex. 1. This argument also applies to single-parent families. 2. This argument does not apply to homosexual couples who don’t want kids. 3. This argument is about procreation, not marriage,

and everyone knows that gay couples have a hard time procreating. Adoption and test-tubes are possibilities, but they can be (and ARE) covered by heavy regulation, in which case you should argue for adoption/test-tube regulation, not marriage inequality. 4. This argument implicitly assumes that currently-accepted gender roles are good and currently-unaccepted (by Landon) gender roles are bad. This is a fallacy.” - Billy

I hope you realize that all the negative comments here are from the same poster, ‘good as you.’ Apparently this guy is vehement about making it look like there’s lots of opposition to your stance by posting many times. Well you should also know that I personally support your position, for what it’s worth. You’re on the right side of this debate. Also: this guy ‘good as you posted’ clearly misunderstood the whole point of your article. He thought you meant that the church should be in charge of governmentmarriage. But clearly you meant that government-marriage should be renamed ‘civil union’ so that people are clear that their religious

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stating their opposition. He was also notoriously antiAmerican. “Hitler would be like a suckling baby next to George W. Bush,” Chavez said at the United Nations in 2006. “The devil [Bush] came here yesterday. It smells of sulfur still.” For those lefties who hate Bush and agree with Chavez on this, his opinion of President Barack Obama wasn’t much different. They say you can tell a lot about a man from the company he keeps, and Chavez had some pretty telling friends. He was known to pal around with the likes of Saddam Hussein, Bashar al-Assad, Muammar Gaddafi and the Castros. But Chavez’s supporters do have something positive to look forward to. Instead of being buried or cremated like a normal person, Chavez’s embalmed body is going to be displayed in a Venezuelan museum for all people to see — permanently, kind of like saints at the Vatican. John Parker Ford is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Alexandria. Contact John Parker Ford at jford@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @JohnParkerFord

sacrament baggage shouldn’t get tied up in it. ‘Good as you posted,’ if you’re reading this, know that you completely missed the point of that article and that you and the author actually agree on most of these things, but that you two are using different vocabularies to express your ideas. See previous paragraph.” - Billy

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“I am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism.”

Hugo Chavez former president of Venezuela July 28, 1954 - March 5, 2013

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Free Speech Plaza not used for valuable activism SHUT UP, MEG MEGAN DUNBAR Columnist I avoid the famed Free Speech Plaza in front of the Student Union at all costs, especially during Student Government election season. If there’s no way around it, you can bet I’m on my phone pretending to check Twitter. The only unobtrusive people present are poor Mr. Jesus Talks and the Ask-a-Mormons. I respect them. But to the rest of the poor souls who’ve sold their dignity to entice passersby with fliers and free koozies, I’m sorry. I believe the old adage, “Don’t hate the playa, hate the game” applies here. We’ve created a system in which table-sitting is the most accessible way to get the word out about an event. Unless, of course, you’re part of a Greek organization, in which case even those 76 percent of Greek-affiliated U.S. Senators will know within the hour. For the rest of us not graced with such connections, a table-sit is the best way to get the word out. The other options include immediately deleted University emails, fliers and Facebook events, all three of which are easily brushed off. Shoving tracts in someone’s face and asking them to sign petitions is much more in-your-face. Essentially, what we have in

Free Speech Plaza is a protected area for student organizations, apartment complexes and bars to recruit and entice. These are the depths to which our interpretation of free speech has plummeted. Our dear old tradition has turned into protected advertising. That’s you, too, SG. Your job is not advocacy. Each campaign advertises for its candidates, and does a pretty thorough job of it. I mean, I haven’t been able to wear red or blue for the past week for fear of someone misinterpreting it as support of one candidate or the other. Where are the activists protesting the lack of female professors? Or the reorganization of the University’s leadership? Are we that complacent? I could handle that sort of activism. Having to weave around people handing out flyers for their next event, not so much. Sure, there was the contentious instance of flag-burning two years ago, but since then, the famed alley has resisted demonstrations. If you ask me, this campus has experienced plenty of riot-worthy issues in the past two years, most of them involving the school’s budget, something near and dear to our poor student hearts. At the least, someone could write a horror movie about gauntlet-running based on an everyday student’s experience in front of the Union. Even though I’m sure

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students have learned of valuable opportunities from the alley, we don’t need to keep it a dedicated space for selling various fundraisers. That’s what the Student Organizations Fair is for. Just read the fliers posted everywhere or make a few friends. Everyone’s so nice they’ll tell you all about events anyway. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve walked through Free Speech Plaza unmolested, and most of those occurred on weekends. Don’t even get me started

on Go-to-Hell Tuesdays. And Wednesdays. And any day someone decides to evangelize. That’s not free speech; it’s intimidation. At least it creates some sort of discussion among students, even if it also showcases how much of a circus this place can be. There’s Southern charm for you. So pack up your clever displays and wipe those grins off your face. Want to use Free Speech Plaza for its full potential? Start a revolution

concerning something of note. I can’t promise anything though, because chances are, students still won’t listen. Megan Dunbar is a 19-year-old English junior from Greenville, S.C.

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Tiger Bridge Program might not work, but LSU wins BWALLY’S WORLD BEN WALLACE Columnist For students who can’t get in to LSU — don’t panic — all hope is not lost. The University recently partnered with Baton Rouge Community College to set up an accelerated admissions path for students who narrowly missed getting accepted into the University right out of high school. The Tiger Bridge Program aims to smooth out the transfer process between BRCC and the University by allowing qualifying students to eat LSU food, sleep in LSU dorms and play with LSU toys — at their own expense, of course. Students accepted into the program must take their first 30 hours at the community college, earn at least a 2.5 GPA and remain in good standing throughout their one-year tutorial to be admitted into LSU. I initially thought this was an

awful idea — a guaranteed failure that would only embarrass the University in the long run. After all, BRCC had a 5 percent graduation rate last year (ignoring transfer rates). And somewhat pathetically, that was a nearly 100 percent increase from two years earlier, according to the BRCC’s 2012 LA GRAD Act report submitted to the state Board of Regents. Plus, the BRCC parking lot fence near Highland Road has had a gaping hole in it for quite some time now, which looks like the aftermath of what might happen if a Mack truck plowed through the fence. And if the people down at BRCC can’t even get a fence patched up, why would I trust it with young minds? Answer: Money. The University stands to gain big-time if this partnership works out, something that administrators will be watching closely once the program begins next fall. Firstly, students in the Tiger Bridge Program will pay the University a lot of money to use services that the University already

provides, such as access to the UREC, the LSU Student Health Center and Middleton Library. And because the students won’t take any courses at LSU in the first year, the already-packed classrooms won’t feel an increased burden to squeeze in the students — at least at first. It’s like free money — something the University desperately needs in the budget cut era. A more indirect revenue generator involves the nature of the venture itself. By setting up the program with a community college, LSU earns bonus points with the LA GRAD Act. The state legislature will then approve tuition increases based on the University’s ambition to improve state education and compliance with GRAD Act requirements. The University’s bridge program will borrow many ideas from the University of Clemson’s program with Tri-County Technical College, which began in 2006. “We have seen a lot of gains,” said Clemson’s Director of University Admissions Robert Barkley.

Barkley pointed out the emotional advantages of the program for incoming college students, saying they often cope with admissions rejection letters better knowing that they can quickly earn their way into their top-choice school through the bridge program. It’s a way of showing students that getting out of LSU is more important than getting in, he said. If the program does fail though, BRCC has the most to lose. If students do well during their 30 hours at BRCC and then come to LSU and fail miserably, it can only mean one thing — BRCC provides sub-par education. If, however, the program succeeds, everyone wins. The University rakes in extra dough, hard-working students have a velvety-smooth admissions process into the state’s flagship university and most importantly, BRCC will finally have something to brag about. “We know from our data that these students are likely to succeed here,” said Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment David Kurpius, “particularly if they have

some help on the academic side with the transition into college.” The help Kurpius speaks of will come in the form of academic tutors and counselors at McVoy Hall, where all Tiger Bridge students will reside (and pay at least $6,000 annually to do so, according to Residential Life Communications Manager Jay High). Guess who will fund the help. Tiger Bridge students will pay an additional program fee of $1,254 for the year to cover the costs in addition to their BRCC tuition, according to current budget plans. And just like LSU freshmen, Tiger Bridge students will be required to purchase a $3,600 meal plan. All of that adds up to beaucoup revenue for LSU and a bunch of happy students. Ben Wallace is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Tyler, Texas.

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