The Daily Reveille - April 18, 2013

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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

‘If you needed this class...too bad’ Alexander accepts Professor angered $600,000 salary by poor attendance Gabrielle Braud Contributing Writer

Fifteen minutes into the 10:30 a.m. section of CMST 4112 on Wednesday, students received an email from professor Loretta Pecchioni informing them that “basically everyone is getting an F in the class,” and the class would be canceled for the rest of the semester “due to poor attendance and preparation.”

“If you needed this class to graduate, too bad,” Pecchioni,

associate professor and graduate director of communication studies, wrote in the email.

On Wednesday evening, Pecchioni said the situation had passed.

“In my opinion, the incident is resolved,” she wrote in an email to The Daily Reveille. “I had a very productive conversation with the students who were in attendance in class today. I hope whoever approached [The Daily Reveille] read the second email that was sent shortly after the first, indicating that the problem as a class has been resolved.”

Pecchioni did not return phone calls.

One communication studies senior, whose name The Daily

Reveille agreed to withhold, said she was on her way to class when another classmate called to inform her that their professor had an outburst, directing her frustration at students and allegedly cursing at them. Students said Pecchioni then left class and proceeded to send the students an email at 10:45 a.m., directly after the outburst.

About an hour after the initial email was sent, students received another email with the subject “be thankful,” in which Pecchinoi wrote, “For the 11 people who were in class this morning and were willing to talk me down. Our class will continue

OUTBURST, see page 8

Powerful People Former governors stress importance of job growth GABRIELLE BRAUD · Contributing Writer

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Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards speaks Wednesday in the LSU Business Education Complex.

At a governors’ panel held Wednesday, former Louisiana governors Kathleen Blanco, Edwin Edwards, Murphy “Mike” Foster and Buddy Roemer all expressed the similar idea that from their experience as governors, the people of Louisiana ultimately have the final word.

“I came here today, not to do anything but simply to tell you that in the long run, it is what the people want and will finally be decided,” Edwards said.

Following the presentation of the Public Administration Institute’s MPA Alumnus of the

Board tends to contracts, changes Alyson Gaharan Staff Writer

LSU President-elect F. King Alexander officially accepted a $600,000 annual salary Wednesday that was outlined in a letter of appointment from Board of Supervisors Chairman Garret “Hank” Danos at the Board meeting.

Former LSU System President John Lombardi and current Interim System President and Chancellor William “Bill” Jenkins enjoyed similar contracts. Lombardi’s annual salary was $550,000, and Jenkins’ yearly salary totals $600,000.

The LSU football team’s offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s contract was also finalized Wednesday, totaling $600,000 annually as well. The salary figures for Cameron’s position increased $175,000 from the amount earned by the previous offensive coordinator.

AgCenter Chancellor William “Bill” Richardson also told the Board he will not fill the vacant roles of vice chancellor and associate vice chancellor — effectively eliminating the positions — to free up funds that could give salary

increases to other faculty members.

Dwight Landreneau, who currently fills the AgCenter associate vice chancellor position, plans to retire June 1. The vice chancellor position was held by Paul Coreil, who retired earlier this semester to serve LSU Alexandria as interim chancellor.

The duties from these positions will be divided among five or six other AgCenter faculty members including Richardson himself, he said.

Richardson said he plans to hire Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center Vice Chancellor for Extension Gina Eubanks to fill a new position as the program leader for consumer and family sciences. Eubanks will take on the new role while continuing to fill her Southern position.

LSU Shreveport will also experience changes after the Wednesday meeting.

LSUS Chancellor Paul Sisson announced at the Board meeting that the campus will begin a new initiative called LSUS Accelerated, which will reformat courses to be offered in eight-week terms five

BOARD MEETING, see page 7

View Alexander’s salary contract at lsureveille.com.

NEW SG LEADERS INAUGURATED

GOVERNORS, see page 8

Condoleezza Rice, Bobby Jindal push education changes FERNANDA ZAMUDIO-SUAREZ · Staff Writer Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday at the Leadership for Change 2013 Louisiana Education Excellence Summit that Louisiana needs to maintain a sense of urgency regarding education reform.

Sponsored by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and Rep. Steve Carter, R-Baton Rouge, chairman of the House Education Committee, the summit aimed to gather educational, business and nonprofit leaders to discuss issues in Louisiana education.

Several University administrators were present, including LSU President-elect F. King Alexander and Interim System EDUCATION, see page 8

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses education reform Wednesday.

LSU Student Governent President John Woodard (right) and Vice President Taylor Parks (left) were sworn in Wednesday in the Capital Chamber of the Student Union.

see STUDENT GOVERNMENT story, p. 6

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INTERNATIONAL Ceremonial funeral held for Britain’s Iron Lady on Wednesday in London LONDON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday with prayers and ceremony, plus cheers and occasional jeers, as Britain paused to remember a leader who transformed the country — for the better according to many, but in some eyes for the worse.

Soaring hymns, Biblical verse and fond remembrances echoed under the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral, as 2,300 relatives, friends, colleagues and dignitaries attended a ceremonial funeral for Britain’s only female prime minister.

Options narrow for Venezuelan opposition after rule for no recount CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition watched its options dwindle Wednesday after the head of the Supreme Court said there could be no recount of the razor-thin presidential election victory by Hugo Chavez’s heir, leaving many government foes feeling the only chance at power is to wait for the ruling socialists to stumble.

Opposition activists and independent observers called the judge’s declaration blatant and legally unfounded favoritism from a purportedly independent body.

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The coffin containing the body of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher arrives for the funeral on Wednesday at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Yemen: U.S. drone strikes kill five al-Qaida suspects, destroy house SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Two U.S. drone strikes Wednesday killed at least five suspected al-Qaida militants and destroyed the house of one of them in Sanaa, a mountainous area south of the capital, a Yemeni security official and witnesses said.

The four were killed in the first strike while riding a vehicle in the desert area of Oussab al-Ali, about 90 miles south of Sanaa, the official said.

The second strike killed a fifth suspected jihadi.

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STATE/LOCAL

Senate gun control legislative vote angers Connecticut officials

Testimony ends for first phase of BP spill trial, judge has yet to rule

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials reacted Wednesday with disappointment and anger to the U.S. Senate’s rejection of gun control legislation inspired by the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

The state’s General Assembly this month passed a sweeping bipartisan package of gun control measures. Some lawmakers said proposals the U.S. Senate was considering paled in comparison to what they had passed, with both Democratic and Republican support.

American Indians turn to technology to save endangered languages

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Testimony has concluded for the first phase of a high-stakes trial over the deadly 2010 rig explosion that led to the nation’s worst offshore oil spill.

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier didn’t rule Wednesday on any claims in the litigation after BP PLC wrapped up its defense.

The trial started Feb. 25 and also included testimony by witnesses for the federal government, a team of private plaintiffs’ attorneys, rig owner Transocean Ltd. and cement contractor Halliburton.

The trial’s first phase was intended to identify causes of the blowout of BP’s Macondo well.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a windowless conference room in a Las Vegas casino, about three dozen people are swishing their fingers across iPads, trying out test versions of new apps and screening for glitches.

But these are no Silicon Valley techies in town for one of the city’s massive electronics shows.

Many are from far-flung American Indian reservations, and their hightech devices are serving a decidedly old-school purpose: trying to save their languages from the brink of extinction.

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President Barack Obama hugs Nicole Hockley, whose son Dylan was killed in the shooting at Newtown, on Wednesday at the White House.

Appeals court hears challenge to gov. regulation, gay therapy ban SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s novel law seeking to ban licensed counselors from trying to turn gay teens straight is boiling down to a question over whether the therapy is free speech or a medical treatment that can be regulated by government.

It’s the “pivot point” of the legal debate, Judge Morgan Christen of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday.

Morgan and two other judges on the nation’s largest federal appellate court considered 90 minutes of legal arguments over the ban on “sexual orientation-change” counseling of minors.

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LECTURES

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Journalists, activists to speak at civil rights forum today Panelists talk past and current issues

that won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for History; and Moses Newson, a pioneering civil rights journalist with the Afro-American Newspapers who covered stories throughout the South and the rest Nic Cotten of the country during the height Staff Writer of the movement in the 1950s A group of renowned civil and 1960s, the news release rights activists, journalists and said. historians will speak today at Dorothy Cotton, recipient the Civil Rights Forum in the of the 2010 National Freedom Holliday Forum of the Journal- Award of the National Civil ism Building to discuss their Rights Museum and friend of roles in civil rights and how cur- Martin Luther King Jr., will also rent citizens be there, Ritshould re- ‘Just because bills are in place ter said. spond to conThere and we have an Africantemporary will be two civil rights American president doesn’t p r e s e n t a issues. tions about mean we have conquered Program civil rights: Director and racism or the problem of race.’ one from 9 Professionalto 11:30 a.m. in-Residence and the secBob Mann Bob Ritter ond from Director of the Reilly Center for said they 1:30 to 4 Media and Public Affairs “put together p.m., accorda group of eight people who are ing to the news release. involved in civil rights, either Director of the Reilly Center covering as journalists, activists for Media and Public Affairs Bob and scholars to talk about con- Mann said students with all types temporary civil rights issues and of majors can learn from the premakes suggestions about what senters. we have learned and what can be “People can learn about applied.”

American history and how difSome of the distinguished ficult it was to be an Africanpanelists include Gene Roberts American person in the ’50s and Hank Klibanoff, who co- and ’60s and how hard they had authored “The Race Beat: The to fight for basic rights,” Mann Press, the Civil Rights Struggle said. and the Awakening of a Nation” Ritter said he is looking

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Dorothy Cotton speaks Wednesday during the Civil Rights Forum in the LSU Alumni Center. Cotton worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders.

forward to the speakers because they were part of “one of the most significant social movements in the 20th century.”

“Just because bills are in place and we have an AfricanAmerican president doesn’t mean we have conquered racism or the problem of race,” Mann said.

“There are still challenges in this country to address and face them honestly.”

Contact Nic Cotten at ncotten@lsureveille.com

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ADMINISTRATION

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ENVIRONMENT

Online learning efforts to increase VLSU preps for a

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LSU discusses how to remain relevant

Jonathan Olivier

McKenzie Womack

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The University is “ramping up” its efforts to increase online learning, said Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management David Kurpius at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting.

The University currently offers online learning in graduate school programs. Kurpius said 17 students are enrolled across the programs, but they expect more in the fall and next spring.

“Inquiries are ramping up significantly. We see the flood coming,” he said.

Kurpius said students involved are non-traditional students who have jobs and families.

The programs offered online are courses that started as on-campus classes.

“Courses have been approved, recognized as... three-hour courses and then delivered in a format that allows [them] to be taught in seven weeks. I think it’s the way of the future,” said T. Gilmour Reeve, vice provost for Academic Programs, Planning and Review.

Reeve and Kurpius said it is crucial for the University to progress in online learning.

“Even today, we’re behind.

We risk being left in the dust by our peers and our aspirational peers as even smaller universities get ahead of us,” Kurpius said. “This is a race to make sure our brand resonates in the online world.”

Reeve said institutions are quickly moving ahead with use of online education.

“Major research institutions are fully engaged in online education. LSU needs to be a player,” he said.

Kurpius said they want to ensure a degree online is “every bit as rigorous and valuable” as an oncampus degree.

Kurpius said the price for an

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Associate Vice Chancellor David Kurpius discusses online education Wednesday in the Capital Chamber of the Student Union during a Faculty Senate meeting.

online Master of Business Administration would be the same as it is on-campus.

“We have to price the programs based on what the marketplace will handle. We are not allowed by the Board of Supervisors to go above in-state tuition,” he said. “The goal is a one-price degree for each program.”

Academic Partnerships, a business that helps universities develop and market their online programs, will help the University with the process, Kurpius said.

Academic Parternships is providing marketing support, retention support, help to faculty and assistance with Moodle and technical support for online students, among others, he said.

Of in-state tuition, 50 percent will go to Academic Partnerships and 50 percent will go to the

University, Kurpius said. The central administrative running the program gets 35 percent of what’s left and the individual college gets 65 percent.

Contact McKenzie Womack at mwomack@lsureveille.com

Volunteer LSU is gearing up for National Volunteer Week at the University, which begins Monday, giving students the chance to get involved with volunteering around campus through various daily activities scheduled for next week.

Students can learn more about the volunteer opportunities and events by visiting the Volunteer LSU table in Free Speech Plaza beginning Monday morning, said landscape architecture junior Erin Percevault, one of the special event coordinators for Volunteer LSU. According to the Volunteer LSU website, a few events next week will be a Volunteer Recognition Day where “local nonprofits and volunteer organizations will hold a fair to thank and meet volunteers.”

There will also be a Hands for Hope event where volunteers will “write encouraging letters to juvenile delinquents at Jetson Youth Center.”

The week of events will end with the Fourth Annual Spring Greening Day, which takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

April 26, and a sustainability expo held in front of the Student Union, Percevault said.

Registration for the greening day ended Wednesday, but Percevault said students will be able to register the day of the event.

“Spring Greening Day is meant as the culmination of National Volunteer Week,” Percevault said. “We have projects running all throughout the week for students to come by and work for a few hours whenever they are free between classes.”

This year, volunteers will be helping to place mulch around the live oaks on the Parade Ground, add color to flower beds along Tower Drive from Dalrymple to the gate at the Union, and engage in some replanting of vegetation that may have been damaged or died since last year’s greening day, said Assistant Director of Facility Services Tammy Millican.

University Landscape Services works with Volunteer LSU to help with logistics and to supply tools, said Assistant Director for Landscape Services Fred Fellner.

Students and faculty work alongside staff from Landscape Services, which Fellner said specific employees are assigned to certain areas to aid the volunteers.

Fellner said he is expecting around 55 members of the Landscape Services staff and Percevault said about 150 students will be present for the greening day.

Contact Jonathan Olivier at jolivier@lsureveille.com

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT NATION

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Woodard War medicine now helping bomb victims sworn in as SG president Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press

Parks inaugurated as vice president Judah Robinson Senior Contributing Writer

After a long-fought election season, John Woodard and Taylor Parks were inaugurated as Student Government’s president and vice president Wednesday afternoon in front of the University’s Memorial Tower.

Woodard, the 91st SG president, said he is excited about addressing students’ concerns during his time in office.

“I hope to help rebuild SG and continuing the job that Taylor and Carrie did this year,” Woodard said in an interview afterward.

Woodard said he hopes to gain students’ trust during his term as well as to highlight the achievements of previous SG presidents.

The inauguration of Woodard and Parks comes following a series of problems that occurred during this year’s election season.

On March 13, it was announced that Woodard and Parks won the election by more than 1,000 votes. However, their Unite LSU ticket was disqualified for alleged overspending by the SG election board.

Unite LSU filed an appeal with the SG University Court regarding whether the election board had the right to disqualify the ticket from the election.

On March 16, UCourt upheld the disqualification, stating the election board did have the right to disqualify the ticket.

However, on March 17, UCourt heard a complaint filed

by Kristina Lagasse against the election board that said the board incorrectly re-evaluated Unite LSU’s financial documents.

UCourt ruled in Unite LSU’s favor, but it then called for a second election.

After a second SG election, it was announced on March 26 that Woodard and Parks had won, once again, by more than 1,000 votes.

The SG Senate passed a resolution at its Wednesday meeting thanking Texas A&M’s SG president for vetoing an anti-LGBT bill.

Read more about the four other bills passed at the final senate meeting at lsureveille.com.

Contact Judah Robinson at jrobinson@lsureveille.com

BOSTON (AP) — The bombs that made Boston look like a combat zone have also brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims. A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has sharpened skills and scalpels, leading to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat the 13 amputees and nearly a dozen other patients still fighting to keep damaged limbs.

“The only field or occupation that benefits from war is medicine,” said David Cifu, rehabilitation medicine chief at the Veterans Health Administration.

Nearly 2,000 American troops have lost a leg, arm, foot or hand in Iraq or Afghanistan, and their sacrifices have led to advances in the immediate and long-term care of survivors, as well as in the quality of prosthetics that are now so good that surgeons often chose them over trying to save a badly mangled leg.

Tourniquets, shunned during the Vietnam War, made a comeback in Iraq as medical personnel learned to use them properly and studies proved they saved lives.

In Boston, as on the battlefield, they did just that by preventing people from bleeding to death.

Military doctors learned and passed on to their civilian counterparts a surgical strategy of a minimal initial operation to stabilize the patient, followed by more definitive ones days later, an approach that experience showed offered the best chance to preserve tissue from large and complex leg wounds.

At the same time, wartime demand for prosthetics has led to new innovations such as sophisticated computerized knees that work better than a badly damaged leg ever would again.

“This is a clear case where all of the expertise that was gained by prosthetic manufacturers was gained from the wars. It’s astonishing how well they function

KEN MCGAGH / The Associated Press

An injured person is helped on the sidewalk near the Boston Marathon finish line following an explosion Monday in Boston. Thirteen victims lost limbs and nearly a dozen other patients are still fighting to keep damaged limbs.

and the things people can do with these prostheses,” said Michael Yaffe, a trauma surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

The hospital has performed amputations on three blast victims so far. A few other patients there may yet need them. Yaffe is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves, and many other doctors treating Boston blast victims also have had military training.

Besides the three at Beth Israel, five patients who have lost a total of eight limbs are at Boston Medical Center; four who each lost a leg are at Massachusetts General and one who lost one limb is at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

The military partnered with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons to train doctors throughout the United States on advances learned from the wars, said Kevin Kirk, an Army lieutenant colonel who is chief orthopedic surgeon at San Antonio Military Medical Center.

Help, too, has come from Israel, which for decades has dealt with the aftermath of Palestinian bombs, like the ones in Boston,

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“Unfortunately, we have great expertise,” said Pinchas Halpern, director of emergency medicine at Tel Aviv’s Sourasky Medical Center.

Halpern, who gave lectures in 2005 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General about responding to attacks, has been in email contact with doctors in Boston this week.

Among the topics he covered in his lectures were how to coordinate ambulances to distribute the wounded to area hospitals according to their type of injury, performing more CT scans than usual to locate deep shrapnel

wounds and ways to identify and classify wounds. Paul Biddinger of Mass General’s emergency department said the hospital took much of Halpern’s advice.

“We improved our plans for triage, site security, reassessment and interspecialty coordination” following Halpern’s visit, Biddinger said.

Blast victims can be challenging to treat because they typically have multiple complex physical injuries that may include loss of limbs, fractures, brain damage, and vision and hearing impairment, said Paul Pasquina, chairman of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Uniformed Services University and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

“It’s very important that during their acute medical and surgical care that rehabilitation is applied early on, to get them up as soon as possible to reduce risks from being immobile, including blood clots, deconditioned muscles and other problems that will make recovery more difficult,” he said.

A multidisciplinary approach that involves everyone from plastic and orthopedic surgeons to therapists is important, said James Ficke, chairman of the department of orthopedics and rehabilitation at San Antonio Military Medical Center.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news

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NATION

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Man accused of sending letters with ricin The Associated Press

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LSU President-elect F. King Alexander watches the speaker Wednesday during the Board of Supervisors meeting in the LSU System building.

BOARD MEETING, from page 1 times a year, replacing the current semester system.

Sisson said the intent is to make this the default structure by the 2014-15 academic year.

“This will provide a faster rate for degree completion,” Sisson said.

The Board also tended to a list of agenda items regarding University faculty and student achievements.

Truman Scholars Matthew Landrieu, an elementary education junior, and Catherine Fontenot, a biological sciences junior, attended the meeting, thanking Board members and University administrators for their support.

The Board also took time to approve R. Eugene Turner, Shell Endowed Chair in Oceanography and Wetlands Studies, as Boyd Professor — the highest academic distinction in the LSU System.

Jenkins was granted an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa by the Board.

The Board unanimously voted to call the Alex Box Stadium field Skip Bertman Field. Bertman, who was in attendance at the meeting, thanked the Board for the honor.

Two Cooperative Endeavor Agreements were approved, contracts that would allow private management to operate two hospitals instead of the LSU Health Care Services Division — a measure that will save money for the state.

The first agreement would allow University Medical Center Management Corporation and Louisiana Children’s Medical Center to manage and operate Charity Hospital and Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans. The second agreement would allow Lafayette General Health System, Inc., and University Hospital and Clinics, Inc., to manage and operate the University Medical Center at Lafayette.

“This process will really ramp up today with approval,” said David Callecod, president of Lafayette General Health.

After approval from the Board of Supervisors, the contracts must be approved by the Department of Health and Hospitals. Pending approval, which Callecod said he anticipates, the transition process will come full-circle by June 24.

Contact Alyson Gaharan at agaharan@lsureveille.com

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday, accused of sending letters to President Barack Obama and a senator that tested positive for poisonous ricin and set the nation’s capital on edge a day after the Boston Marathon bombings.

Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, was arrested at 5:15 p.m. at his apartment in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line about 100 miles east of Memphis, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen. It wasn’t immediately known where he was being held.

Authorities still waited for definitive tests on the letters to Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. Preliminary field tests can often show false positives for ricin.

The letters were intercepted before reaching the White House or Senate. Ricin is derived from the castor plant that makes castor oil.

There is no antidote and it is at its deadliest when inhaled.

An FBI intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press said the two letters were postmarked Memphis, Tenn.

Both letters said: “To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance.” Both were signed, “I am KC and I approve this message.”

As authorities scurried to investigate three questionable packages discovered in Senate office buildings, reports of suspicious items also came in from at least three senators’ offices in their home states.

Sen. Carl Levin said a staff member at his Saginaw, Mich., office would spend the night in a hospital as a precaution after discovering a suspicious letter. The staff member had no symptoms, Levin said in a statement. He expected to learn preliminary results of tests on the letter by today.

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said suspicious letters at his Phoenix office had been cleared with nothing dangerous found. A package at Sen. John Cornyn’s Dallas-area office also was declared harmless.

All three packages in the Capitol complex turned out to be safe, Capitol police spokeswoman Makema Turner said late Wednesday.

Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer said that an individual who was responsible for the suspicious packages in the Hart and Russell Senate office buildings on Tuesday was detained and released on Wednesday. The packages were

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A Capitol Police Hazardous Materials Response Team truck is parked at the Russell Senate Office building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after reports of suspicious packages discovered on Capitol Hill.

not hazardous.

Gainer said the man was “not particularly harmful, although terribly disruptive.”

All the activity came as tensions were high in Washington and across the country following Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured more than 170. The FBI said there was no indication of a connection between the letters and the bombing. The letters to Obama and Wicker were postmarked April 8, before the marathon.

Obama’s press secretary, Jay Carney, said mail sent to the White

House is screened at a remote site for the safety of the recipients and the general public. He declined to comment on the significance of the preliminary ricin result, referring questions to the FBI. Capitol Police swiftly ramped up security, and lawmakers and staff were cautioned away from some parts of the Hill complex.

After hours of jangled nerves, officials signaled it was safe to move throughout the area and people settled back to normal, if watchful, activity.

At a House hearing, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe noted

there had been ricin alerts since the notorious 2001 anthrax mailings and procedures are in place to protect postal employees and help track down culprits.

“Over the course of years we’ve had some situations where there have been ricin scares,” Donahoe said. “Until this date, there’s never been any actually proved that have gone through the system.”

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The student said Pecchioni was upset about poor attendance in her 28-person class.

“We don’t sign a roll in this class. Attendance is not required on the syllabus, which is a contract, and unfortunately that affects the class size,” she added.

The student said she has contacted Student Government, who referred her to Debra Joseph, assistant to the dean, and was transferred to Jennie Stewart, the assistant dean of students and the associate director of C.A.R.E. for Student Advocacy and Accountability. She left a voicemail.

“You don’t know who to

approach when your teacher does something like that,” the student said.

She said she reported the incident because she was concerned about her future in the class as well as the professor’s professional conduct in future classes.

“It ruined the professional idea I had of her when she cursed out the class,” she said. “What if the same thing happens again, but worse?”

Several other students in the class declined to comment because they were worried about their grades.

Bush presidency.

She said No Child Left Behind put education on the national agenda and gave the federal government a role to play by letting people realize that every child can learn.

Jindal maintained his position on K-12 reform, saying the dollars should follow the child. Good teachers should be evaluated and rewarded for improving scores and making sure children learn, he said.

Rice said the success in schools will be achieved when children have pride in what they are doing and when citizens take responsibility for how they behave toward education.

“Education has been the intervention that has allowed us to overcome circumstances,” Rice said.

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foundation and core of our society.”

Jindal spoke about last year’s legislative session’s business leaders and their demand for education so schools can produce more highly skilled workers.

In an effort to improve the University’s computer science program, Jindal said the IBM partnership will train the technology and computer science concentrated employees the local economy needs.

The problems with education in the U.S. are currently causing a divide in the nation between capable people and incapable people, Rice said.

She said leaving children trapped in a failing school is not an option.

Additionally, Rice gave insight into No Child Left Behind, the education reform based on standardized testing that dominated the George W.

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President and Chancellor William “Bill” Jenkins.

While introducing the keynote speaker, Jindal emphasized that improving education must be made a priority to the American people, and currently education rankings have straggled behind.

“It doesn’t sound very American to say we are No. 17,” Jindal said.

In the facilitated discussion, Rice said although America’s K-12 education lags behind other nations, the nation’s higher education is still a gold standard and regarded highly worldwide.

Higher education has two factors that make it unique: variety and competitiveness, Rice said.

“Access to higher education is going to even the playing field,” Rice said. “Education is the key to the very

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Year Award to Patrick Goldsmith, the panel host, Jim Engster of “The Jim Engster Show” addressed the group as the “fearsome foursome” and asked them to share their thoughts about the state of higher education in Louisiana as well as tax reform and healthcare.

The governors agreed on the importance of higher education and its role in moving the state forward, although they expressed opposing ideas regarding the state of higher education in Louisiana.

“You have to put your money where your mouth is, or else it is not a real priority,” Blanco said.

Blanco, who said she was the first governor to move funding for higher education and elementary and secondary education to the Southern regional average, said education is the most important facet in creating jobs in Louisiana.

Edwards said he supported higher education in 1987 by using the $640 million he “wrestled” from the federal government in a one-time settlement to give teachers a onetime pay raise, and said he also put $540 million into a trust fund that has since been constitutionally dedicated to education.

“Since 1987, every university in the state has enjoyed a windfall of revenue from this source of money,” Edwards said. “No other state has a similar fund, and I’m very proud of that because education is very important, as all of you know,” Edwards said.

Roemer said he salutes Gov. Bobby Jindal for the accountability standards he has set for public education but also warned that the state has a serious problem.

“The lessons for the future for me come to one simple fact, and that is our state is disappearing,” Roemer said.

Roemer said in the 40 years since Edwards became governor, the number of representatives in Congress that Louisiana receives decreased from eight to six as Louisiana’s population continues to plummet — while the populations of 14 other Southern states have rapidly increased.

“We the people are going to decide what we are going to be,” Roemer said. “Are we going to be a place that sees our kids more than at Christmas because they live in Cincinnati or Kansas City?”

To solve this problem, Roemer stressed the importance of bringing more jobs to Louisiana and applauded the announcement of the IBM

facility coming to Baton Rouge.

“That is literally a gamechanger. It attracts you people. It attracts educated people. It attracts people of the 21st century,” Roemer said.

Foster said after doing some research to prepare for Wednesday’s panel, he was surprised by the amount of money that has disappeared from the budget in the past decade.

However, Foster said the state has successfully managed the budget and has learned to use the money wisely.

“It has been tough, but I have to give credit where credit is due,” Foster said. “The legislature has done a lot less harm than you would think.”

The governors also expressed similar views that Jindal’s most recent decision to pull back from his income tax proposal is the result of the strength of the people of Louisiana letting their views be known.

“When an ill-advised program that transfers the tax burden of the state from the wealthy to the poor, the public becomes aware of it and will rise to defend or oppose it, and that is an example of what we just saw and that is the way it should be,” Edwards said.

Roemer said Jindal was unprepared with his income tax plan, but he applauded him for proposing tax reform.

Blanco said she disagrees with Jindal’s initial proposal to remove the state’s income tax and instead supports generating income by eliminating tax breaks.

“The list of exemptions is endless, and we have some obsolete rationale for some of the exceptions on the table,” Blanco said.

Foster supported Jindal, saying the state should eventually eliminate of the income tax. But the key is attracting more people to the state to spend money, he added.

“What I think is in Louisiana, we have to have a tax system that attracts people,” Foster said. “We are on the right track.”

Edwards said the final decision lies with the public.

Roemer said the state needs to use teamwork, and Jindal needs to call on the wisdom of the past governors.

“You don’t learn from your victories. You learn from your mistakes,” Roemer said.

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LSU beats McNeese, 7-1, to end road trip Patterson pitches complete game Spencer Hutchinson Sports Contributor

LSU coach Paul Mainieri said the team was surprised with Grambling’s starting pitcher, Cory Jordan, who threw six innings, allowing three hits and four runs. Only Ibarra, freshman right fielder Mark Laird and senior first baseman Mason Katz were able to record hits off Jordan.

The LSU softball team finished a stretch of eight consecutive road games Wednesday night with a 7-1 victory against in-state foe McNeese State.

McNeese (32-11, 13-3 Southland Conference) entered Wednesday night’s game as the top team in the Southland Conference with the NCAA’s eighthleading team ERA of 1.67, but LSU made easy work of the Cowgirls’ pitching.

McNeese starting pitcher Jamie Allred held No. 11 LSU (36-9, 11-4 Southeastern Conference) in check for the first three innings, allowing the Tigers only two runs. But in the fourth inning, it fell apart for the freshman.

LSU freshman shortstop Bianka Bell ended Allred’s night with a three-run home run, topping off a five-run inning for the Tigers and giving the Tigers their winning 7-1 margin.

In addition to putting the game well out of reach, Bell’s homer pushed her team-leading RBI total to 42 and secured her 12th consecutive game with at least one RBI. Sophomore outfielder A.J.

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SOFTBALL, see page 12

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LSU junior infielder JaCoby Jones (23) fist bumps junior infielder Christian Ibarra (14) after Ibarra’s two-run home run Wednesday during LSU’s 4-0 victory against Grambling.

Grambling holds Tigers to three hits Catherine Threlkeld Sports Contributor

As LSU junior third baseman Christian Ibarra’s sprinted toward first base, he yelled, “Dang it!”, thinking his pop-up to left field would be caught for an out. But as he rounded first, he saw the ball go over the Grambling left fielder’s glove and into the stands for a

home run — Ibarra’s fourth of the season.

The homer in the sixth inning gave LSU (35-3, 13-2 Southeastern Conference) a cushion in what would end as a 4-0 win against Grambling (14-22) Wednesday night in Alex Box Stadium. LSU struggled at bat with only three hits all game.

The Grambling pitchers held LSU’s normally red-hot bats to only three hits all night.

Tragedies like Boston bombing bring out the best of sports MIC’D UP MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist

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New York Yankees players bow their heads during a moment of silence Tuesday in honor of victims of the Boston Marathon explosions before a baseball game.

The response to the Boston Marathon bombing makes me proud to be an American, and sports played a huge part in that.

To see such an outpouring of support after the tragic events that took place in Boston on Monday was a breath of fresh air.

While watching the horrifying images and hearing

testimonials from people who were steps away or in the path of the explosions, it made me remember how sports were affected by the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

The NFL delayed its season by a week, numerous college sporting events were put on hold and the New York Mets and Yankees along with the rest of the MLB showed their support for the victims of the attacks by donning New York police and fire department hats.

It was a time in American history when sports still went on, but everyone knew

something bigger had occurred — something that was a matter of life and death.

Sports are an escape from reality. Spectators only have to focus on what happens between the lines.

The Boston Marathon is the equivalent of a holiday in Beantown — forget about the Bruins, Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics, kids get days off from school to take in the 26.2-mile trek around the city.

It’s a big deal.

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Free agency period presents fantasy implications THE GOLDEN GREEK DIMITRI SKOUMPOURDIS Sports Contributor The National Football League saw a flurry of big-name players sign with new teams in this offseason’s free agency period. General managers across the league put millions of dollars on the line for players they believe will have a positive impact on their franchises. Here are the five signings that will be worth putting tens of dollars on the line for the teams that truly matter — your fantasy team.

New England Patriots — Danny Amendola After losing Wes Welker to the Broncos, the Patriots got themselves a Welker look a like to play

his position this year. Before going down with an injury last year, Amendola became Sam Bradford’s favorite target. With a major upgrade to quarterback, Amendola could end up resembling Welker in more ways than appearance, as he’s more than capable of producing a 100-catch season in New England.

Philadelphia Eagles — James Casey In what was one of the more under-the-radar signings this offseason, the Eagles acquired one of the most versatile players in the league. Casey was heavily under-utilized in Houston as a fullback, so he doesn’t have impressive statistics, but he’s the type of player who can play several positions and has the physical tools that should translate to nice numbers in Chip Kelley’s system.

Detroit Lions — Reggie Bush This signing with the Lions is the

definition of a hand-in-glove fit.

Bush’s dynamic skill set is perfect for the Lions’ pass-happy offense and Bush is sure to become one of Matt Stafford’s favorite targets out of the backfield. If Jahvid Best is any indication of what a quick back with good pass-catching ability can produce in that offense, Bush should put up some serious numbers, especially in a point-per-reception format.

Atlanta Falcons — Steven Jackson The Falcons parted ways with long-time running back Michael Turner this offseason and are ready to give Steven Jackson full possession of the backfield in Atlanta. Assuming he’s able to stay healthy, he should be able to produce plenty of points with a much better offensive line than what he was working with in St. Louis.

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Atlanta Falcons running back Steven Jackson responds to questions during a news conference about his signing with the NFL football team March 15 in Atlanta.

Denver Broncos — Wes Welker Wes Welker will go from catching passes from one future Hall of Famer in Tom Brady to another in Peyton Manning. The presence of Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker will keep opposing defenses from doubling up on Welker. Everything is in place for Welker to have another phenomenal year, and the Manning/Welker combo is sure to be dynamite.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013 TRAGEDIES, from page 9 were different from the events of 9/11. Not only did a heinous act occur on American soil, it happened during an athletic event in one of the biggest sporting cities in the world.

Boston athletic teams came out in droves to stand up for their cities.

The Celtics and Bruins canceled their contests scheduled for Monday night, new Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola vowed to give $100 to a Boston Marathon relief fund for every pass he catches in 2013 and the Red Sox’s third baseman Will Middlebrooks tweeted, “I can’t wait to put on my jersey today ...

I get to play for the strongest city out there.”

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have one of the biggest rivalries in all of sports — their fans flat out despise each other. But on Tuesday night, the animosity between both teams was forgotten.

After the third inning in the game between the Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks, the Red Sox anthem, Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” played over the loudspeakers.

Instead of booing, the sound echoing around Yankee Stadium was the crowd singing in unison.

For one night, at least, the rivalry was forgotten.

To put it in perspective, it’s like the entire crowd of Alabama fans in Bryant-Denny Stadium singing “Hey Fightin’ Tigers” at halftime. Think about that for a second.

And the Yankees’ support for Boston was just the tip of the iceberg for the MLB. Every stadium from Seattle to Miami played the song to remember what happened the day before in Boston.

It was like there were 16 Fenway Parks on Tuesday night.

And it gave me chills.

College sports teams also took action. Louisville wore its patriotic uniforms against Kentucky, and Vanderbilt wore its red, white and blue uniforms to show support for the victims of the bombings.

Even across the pond, English soccer club Arsenal sported black armbands to remember the Boston Marathon victims.

Tragedies like the one that occurred Monday give us much more perspective. To see athletes and fans not care about who won on the scoreboard is refreshing.

This week has hopefully made American citizens, athletes and fans across the country realize we’re all on the same team. And that’s what makes me honored to be an American.

Micah Bedard is a 22-year-old history senior from Houma.

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Tigers could host NCAA regional Trey Labat Sports Contributor

The No. 20 LSU men’s tennis team faces a rematch against No. 17 South Carolina today in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

The Tigers (15-10, 5-7 SEC) suffered a 1-4 loss to the Gamecocks (17-9, 7-5 SEC) on March 31 in the second game of a long road trip. LSU raced out to win the doubles point but faded once singles play started.

“We all came out pretty flat in the singles matches,” said senior Stefan Szacinski. “We had a tough road win against Florida, but now we’re well-rested so I think we’ll come out with more energy this time.”

The Tigers haven’t traveled since the South Carolina match and have battled to a 4-2 home record this month. LSU enters the match sporting renewed confidence after defeating Arkansas and Jackson State last weekend.

“There’s a lot of positives going into this match,” Szacinski said. “We’re capable of doing really well against any team of the SEC. We aren’t scared of anyone.”

The Tigers have an added advantage of having been on an extended home stand this month. The time at home has given the Tigers a chance to rest and prepare their bodies for the challenges of the SEC Tournament.

Szacinski said the Tigers are as rested as they have been

all season going into the match against the Gamecocks.

Several of the Tigers have battled nagging injuries all season, with Szacinski and seniors Olivier Borsos and Mark Bowtell all having struggled with fitness this season.

“All credit needs to go to [coach Jeff Brown],” said trainer Paul Porter. “He has really kept this team on course and kept them focused on the goal, which is to win the SEC Championship and hopefully make a deep run into the NCAA Tournament.”

LSU comes into the tournament as a No. 11 seed, while South Carolina is the No. 6 seed.

The SEC Tournament gives several of the conference teams a chance to achieve a top-16

seed nationally, and with that comes the advantage of hosting the regional match in the NCAA Tournament.

With the No. 20 ranking, LSU has a chance to move up if it can string together wins over the weekend.

“In the practice building up to the match, there’s a certain excitement about having something left to play for,” Brown said.

“Those little things can make a difference when you’ve got guys who have been in the grind of the SEC all season.”

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“I’m as guilty as the players, I think he just caught us off guard, the quality of his arm,” Mainieri said. “We just weren’t ready to compete against that caliber of a guy tonight.”

Despite his home run, Ibarra said the game was an off day for the LSU hitters.

“This game, we weren’t that pumped,” Ibarra said. “It’s not as exciting as an SEC game, you know?”

LSU senior left fielder Raph Rhymes put the Tigers on the scoreboard in the third inning when he hit a pop-up to right field that was dropped by Grambling right fielder Kris Minter. The error allowed Laird and freshman short stop Alex Bregman to score LSU’s only other runs of the night.

Compensating for a slow offense, the LSU bullpen shined as 10 pitchers saw time on the mound.

Senior pitcher Brent Bonvillain saw his first start since LSU’s 11-1 win against Stephen F. Austin on March 5.

After contributing to

Arkansas’ win against LSU on Saturday, junior pitcher Will LaMarche said the loss left him with a bad taste in his mouth. He got redemption in the fifth inning against Grambling, delivering back-toback strikeouts.

“I beat myself at Arkansas, [and I’m] just glad to get that in the past,” LaMarche said, referring to his bases-loaded walk at Arkansas.

The win marked LSU’s first game on the freshly dubbed Skip Bertman Field, named for the legendary LSU baseball coach and athletic director. Earlier Wednesday, the LSU Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an LSU Athletic Department proposal to name the field.

Bertman served eight years as LSU’s athletic director after 18 years as LSU’s head coach, leading the Tigers to five national championships.

LSU will travel to Tuscaloosa today for a weekend series against Alabama (23-16, 8-7 SEC).

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SOFTBALL, from page 9 Andrews padded her own stat sheet, collecting two RBIs on three hits and adding two stolen bases. Andrews reached base in four of her five at-bats and scored three of LSU’s runs.

But Andrews and Bell weren’t the only Tigers doing damage against Allred, as all but one Tiger starter tallied a hit in the game and five LSU hitters had multi-hit games.

“I thought our kids did exactly what they needed to do,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “They came out and scored early, took care of business and left no doubt in people’s minds.”

LSU junior pitcher Meghan Patterson pitched a complete game, striking out three Cowgirl hitters while surrendering only three hits. One of those hits came on McNeese sophomore

Thursday, April 18, 2013 catcher Ashley Modzelewski’s solo home run, which accounted for the Cowgirls’ only run of the night.

Patterson effectively used a drop-ball pitch that Torina said Patterson has been developing in bullpen sessions over the last couple weeks.

The pitch forced McNeese into several ground ball outs, but Patterson said the true effectiveness of the pitch will come in three-game series when teams have to contend with her drop ball as well as senior ace pitcher Rachele Fico’s contrasting rise ball. “[The drop ball] was definitely working for me tonight,” Patterson said. “I was just focussing on keeping the ball down, and there was just that one time that I didn’t and she happened to hit it out. ... I’ll definitely use it a lot going forward.”

Patterson will have an opportunity to test the drop ball in a series setting this weekend against No. 12 Missouri. The Tigers will follow that series with three games against No. 4 Alabama to close out its SEC home schedule.

Missouri and Alabama are the toughest back-to-back opponents LSU has faced all season, and both will test LSU’s streak of not losing an SEC series all season.

Regardless of the opponents that await them, Torina said the Tigers are just glad to be returning home after more than two weeks on the road.

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Inaugural Louisiana International Film Festival begins tonight

Taylor Schoen Entertainment Writer

With the skyrocketing number of movies being filmed and produced in Louisiana in recent years and its zeal for the arts and storytelling, it’s surprising the Pelican State doesn’t have any major film festivals.

The Louisiana International Film Festival will change the status quo when it debuts today in New Orleans and concludes Sunday in Baton Rouge.

The initiative is being spearheaded by Chesley Heymsfield, executive director and founder of the festival; Jeff “The Dude” Dowd, co-artistic director; Dan Ireland, coartistic director and film director; and many others.

Ireland said the four-day festival will screen more than 60 titles at six different venues in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The fest also includes a multitude of workshops, parties and expos.

Heymsfield enlisted the help of Dowd and Ireland, both industry experts in their own right. Dowd is largely known for being the inspiration for the character “The Dude” in the Coen Brothers’ cult classic “The Big Lebowski.” He and Ireland have been in the film industry from an early age.

Ireland was one of the founders of the Seattle International Film Festival when he was in his early 20s. Dowd said Ireland helped transform the depressed town from the No. 44 film market in the nation to the Mecca of film festivals. Ireland has also directed six films and helped many actresses get their start

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FILM FESTIVAL, see page 19

Dan Ireland (left) and Jeff Dowd (right) are the co-artistic directors for the Louisiana International Film Festival, which will be held today through Saturday.

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Atomic Pop Shop to celebrate National Record Store Day Marie Chaney Entertainment Writer

Digital music sources like Pandora and Spotify have exploded in popularity over the last several years.

Convenient as these sites may be, it’s often argued they lack the enduring charm and character of the classic vinyl record.

Since 2007, the third Saturday in April has been celebrated as National Record Store Day. Record stores across the U.S. will commemorate National Record Store Day on April 20 with events like in-store

performances, special discounts and meet-and-greets. Hundreds of artists release special records as exclusives for this event.

Local record store Atomic Pop Shop on Government Street will join in the celebration. Its event, which features live music, special giveaways, limited releases and a storewide sale, will last from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday. This is Atomic Pop Shop’s second year hosting an event for National Record Store Day. Store owner Kerry Beary anticipates long lines and a nice crowd because everything will be first

come, first serve.

Atomic Pop Shop will have plenty of limited releases this year, including Blind Melon, Black Swans, Lamb of God, Stephen Malkmus and Sigur Rós. Some of these releases are limited to only 250 records.

Highly anticipated releases from David Bowie, Cream, The White Stripes, The Grateful Dead and The Flaming Lips will also be available. Local artists The Patsies, Secret Annexe and Clay Parker will RECORD STORE, see page 19

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The Atomic Pop Shop on Government Street will participate in National Record Store Day on Saturday.

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“Injustice: Gods Among Us”

NetherRealm Studios

“Injustice: Gods Among Us” is the latest fighting video game from NetherRealm Studios, the developer of the last “Mortal Kombat” game, and it delivers big. The game features a roster of 24 DC Comics heroes and villains, including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Joker, Flash and plenty of other iconic characters. The gameplay is similar to “Mortal Kombat” and is just as rewarding. It may not be as violent, but there are enough attacks that provide diversity to each character so they feel unique. One of the game’s biggest highlights is story mode. While some fighting games may deliver weak stories, if they have one at all, “Injustice” is the best in recent memory. In addition, classic modes and online and local multiplayer make this game great. For fans of DC Comics and “Mortal Kombat,” this is a game to buy.

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Iron and Wine, “Ghost on Ghost”

Nonesuch Records

Iron and Wine’s latest album, “Ghost on Ghost,” is both a stroll down memory lane and a step forward for singer-songwriter Sam Beam. Beam said in an interview his goal for the album was to get away from the “anxious tension” of his past two albums. Bean succeeded — “Ghost on Ghost” is anything but tense and anxious. Pop and smooth jazz influences abound, especially in the track “Lover’s Revolution,” which features a sweet saxophone solo. Leadoff track “Caught in the Briars” sets the relaxing and breezy tone for the rest of the album. With each new album, Beam expands and layers his sound with a careful dexterity that few artists possess. However, longtime Iron and Wine fans might prefer the pared-down acoustic sound of previous albums. “Ghost on Ghost” may not have the staying power of “The Creek Drank The Cradle,” but it’s still a dreamy and ethereal ride.

MARIE CHANEY

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Fall Out Boy, “Save Rock and Roll”

The Island Def Jam Music Group

Drawing heavily upon vocalist Patrick Stump’s solo endeavors, Fall Out Boy’s latest release may shock FOB loyalists.

With head-scratching collaborations with artists like Courtney Love and Elton John, the seasoned band makes a great attempt to break out of its pop-punk label and into a much more diverse genre. FOB seems to still be figuring out what exactly that sound is. While the title of the record is a noble goal for the band, it is optimistic at best because it’s hard to describe the record as solely rock and roll. If this attempt from the band famous for tongue-in-cheek song titles and too-tight jeans could be described in one word, REBECCA DOCTER it would be “messy.”

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“42”

Warner Brothers

While inspirational sports movies tend to be a bit tiresome, “42” does a good job of telling the story of Jackie Robinson and his rise to fame. The movie offers an excellent representation of Robinson’s struggles to become a prominent baseball player during a time of adversity. The unknown Chadwick Boseman lays everything on the table in his portrayal of Robinson. Supporting actor Harrison Ford plays the Dodgers’ manager and offers some comedic relief. The movie has more of a focus on the civil rights struggles of the 1940s than the actual sport of baseball itself, but that’s not a bad thing. Solid storylines, believable acting, inspirational clichés — what STORMY GOOD more could you want in a movie?

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Emblem3, “Chloe”

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Emblem3, the inexplicably popular trio of snapback-wearing West Coast douchebros from the The X Factor’s most recent season, has inflicted its debut single upon the world.

“Chloe,” an ode to a girl with a hot sister (Khloe Kardashian, anyone?), is so aggressively terrible that it will make you recoil from your radio like it’s actually trying to kill you the first time you hear it. Emblem3’s entire wheelhouse seems to be shouting at different pitches and rhythms in an attempt at what some call “singing” or “rapping.” Is it pop? Is it punk? What is that accent supposed to be? Why is this happening? We just don’t know. The only redeeming quality of “Chloe” is that it might be atrocious enough to never make it to the radio and send these talentless LFO-wannabes crawling back to the Billabong from whence KACI YODER they came.

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EDITOR’S PICK: Drake, “Girls Love Beyoncé”

October’s Very Own

If you sample “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child, you damn well better do it right. Canadian bro rap king Drake tries to pull this off with his latest single, “Girls Love Beyoncé,” but the effort mostly falls flat. Drake sounds uninspired with his nasally delivery that feels more rushed and offbeat here than usual.

Even the production sounds a bit off, with soulful background cooing being drowned out by stereotypically heavy bass and Drizzy’s voice.

Invoking one of Beyoncé songs, and perhaps a best hit for Destiny’s Child, comes off as gimmicky, a ploy to get tweets and top Google search results. This isn’t helped by how underwhelmingly average “Girls Love Beyoncé” is. A note to rich attractive people: please stop complaining about not being able to find a boo you’re “really into.” No one’s convinced BRIAN SIBILLE Entertainment Editor — just bored.

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Moody indie flick misses mark Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers.

“The Place Beyond the Pines” is another Focus Features production starring indie darling Ryan Gosling and it tells a much more complex narrative than the expected romantic drama the trailer SAMANTHA portrays.

BARES Movie-goEntertainment ers are partially Writer right in expecting a story about a new father forced to rob banks to support his son and win over his sweetheart, yes. What else would Ryan Gosling be doing in a heist movie opposite his real-life girlfriend, Eva Mendes?

However, the couple is hardly canoodling its way across the screen and into the audience’s hearts.

Gosling’s bad-boy act as heavily tattooed motorcycle stunt rider Luke Glanton — which came off as a somewhat lazy reprise of his character in “Drive” — may have charmed Mendes’ Romina during their fling the year before, but her attention is now divided between dependable boyfriend Kofi and the needs of Glanton’s infant son.

It is only after Glanton’s unsurprising demise mid-escape at the hands of rookie cop Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper) that the

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real story begins.

The next two chapters, centered first on Cooper’s character and later on the children of both men, feel as ominous as the first. An uncomfortable tension is prevalent from the first scene through the last.

There is an eye-catching use of parallel images to demonstrate relationships between characters, like several scenes in which characters are followed from behind by cameras centered on their backs as they walk.

The first of these introduces Glanton as a stunt rider, dressing on the way from his trailer to the circus tent in which he will perform on his motorcycle. This is repeated as Cooper’s character saunters through the police station, receiving congratulations for his heroic act in taking

down Glanton.

The existentialist message of the story is not subtle.

After the midpoint of the film, it seems to drag the audience helplessly along to prove life is a run on a hamster wheel going nowhere. In another trick of parallel imagery, the children literally take the place their fathers had taken in their youth.

So it appears the pines in the title — which is a rough English translation of the Mohawk word “Schenectady,” where the movie is set — are symbolic of turbulent male relationships, whether between fathers and sons or colleagues, morally bankrupt as they may be — and Ray Liotta’s sinister policeman character definitely was.

Above anything, the film asserted that expectations and limitations of the world cannot be escaped, even in new places or roles in society — the places seemingly beyond the pines.

After all that running, audiences could be surprised to end the film at scenes more fitting for a prequel and without a real feeling of resolution.

Grade: BSamantha Bares is a 19-yearold English sophomore from Erath, La.

Contact Samantha Bares at sbares@lsureveille.com

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PERFORMANCE

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Student to honor Sandy Hook victims in percussion recital

Parsons to perform at French House Daniel Catalanello Entertainment Writer

Connor Parsons will use his own body as a percussive instrument in one of many experimental pieces he will be performing in a recital Monday at the French House.

Parsons, a philosophy junior, will lead and perform along with a handful of music majors in a show that focuses on modern

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Philosophy junior Connor Parsons rehearses an experimental percussion piece Saturday in a practice room in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.

percussion music. All pieces in Parsons said. the recital were composed within Because of the sheer intenthe last 40 years and include vari- sity the piece demands, Parsons ous experimental aspects, such as said he occasionally hurts himself while practicing. improvisation and Music educaspontaneity.

Experimental Percussion tion junior Josh SteaOne of the piecRecital rman is performes featured in the reing with Parsons cital was written by Where: LSU French House percussion professor When: 7:30 pm. on April 22 on “Angels,” a trio for nine triangles, Brett William Dietz Cost: Free which was written and is a response to last November’s Sandy Hook so that each individual perfortragedy. The piece, “Sandy Hook: mance is unique. Stearman said 20 Meditations on the Death of he looks forward to playing in the Children,” is for solo vibraphone show because of the ideal acousand includes a dedicated move- tics and atmosphere of the French ment for each child lost in the House. tragedy.

Other pieces to be played Dietz said the piece include one written for the mawas written the week of the rimba, in which the stages of shooting. grief are interpretIn another ‘Someone needs to be ed musically, as piece called “Cor- there pushing buttons, well as a piece Parporel,” a baresons himself comchested Parsons someone needs to step posed with percuswill pummel outside of the box.’ sion performance himself with his graduate Brian hands to create a Bell.

Connor Parsons Parsons said sort of man-made philosophy junior he’s inclined to rhythm using only his body. “Corporel,” which this sort of experimental mumeans “bodily” in French, is by sic because of the possibilities far the most experimental of the it presents.

“It’s interesting because it’s songs to be performed and features no traditional instruments, different, and not so obsessed focusing instead on a some- with traditional structure. It’s defwhat violent means of rhythmic initely a little more out there,” he said. expression.

The recital is free and open Parsons said the piece can be shocking and somewhat un- to the public. comfortable for the audience, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

“Someone needs to be there Contact Daniel Catalanello at pushing buttons, someone needs dcatalanello@lsureveille.com to step outside of the box,”

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Philosophy junior Connor Parsons will use his own body as a percussive instrument Monday in a recital at the French House.

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LOCAL

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Alums look for fun in Baton Rouge ‘2BRokeGuys’ shows affordable options Rebecca Docter Entertainment Writer

When people say there’s nothing to do in Baton Rouge, Ryan Chenevert likes to say it’s because “they’re boring people.”

Chenevert, along with Josh Howard, runs 2BRokeGuys, a website dedicated to finding adventurous, wallet-friendly events in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.

“You have the idea that Baton Rouge is terrible, but it’s not true,” Chenevert said.

Baton Rouge natives and University alumni, Chenevert and Howard perfected the art of frugal spending while in college.

“Being in college is when you learn to be broke,” Howard said.

The pair met in 2009 through Leadership LSU, a service initiative. They started 2BRokeGuys earlier this year.

Both avid adventure-seekers, Chenevert and Howard were always searching for interesting things to do in Baton Rouge. Once they realized many others were searching as well, they began to post about their experiences, even rating them and 2BRokeGuys was then hatched.

“We wanted an alternative to simply going to bars and watching movies,” Howard said.

While Chenevert and Howard cover annual, expected programs like parades, they lean more toward unexpected events, and they prefer events with a local angle.

For example, they compiled a list of the best thrift stores in Baton Rouge.

The duo says there is a difference between being “broke” and “financially responsible.” 2BRokeGuys aims to teach Baton Rouge residents that people can have fun without breaking the bank. If something that sounds exciting happens to cost money, the pair suggests volunteering at the event. One example of this is Warrior Dash.

To make their blog accessible, Chenevert and Howard rely heavily on social networking outlets such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

“It takes creativity to figure it out,” Chenevert said.

The pair also tends to focus on events that promote living a healthy lifestyle, like marathons or outdoor activities.

“We’re doing it our own way,” Chenevert said.

Contact Rebecca Docter at rdocter@lsureveille.com

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Ryan Chenevert (left) and Josh Howard (right) are two 2009 LSU graduates who run the blog 2BRokeGuys, which is meant to help find fun, cheap things to do in Baton Rouge. Chenevert and Howard try to focus on events like marathons and outdoor activities that promote a healthy lifestyle.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Stay sharp in the humid summer heat As the temperature rises and the air gets heavy, top-notch style doesn’t have to come at the expense of dripping in sweat under a wool suit. Lighter fabrics can make for a breathable spring or summer look.

Casual clothing can be cool and feel cool. Finding the threads that accomplish both of these things is entirely a matter of selection.

Sweat, heat and humidity all cause great dis- CONNOR TARTER comfort, so the Fashion Columnist natural response is to fight the heat in every way possible. You may feel the need to lose layers, wear sandals — basically expose as much skin as possible without being inappropriate. Logically, this checks out, but in practice, there are more stylish ways to fight the humidity.

Choose dark wash jeans over gym shorts, or even light-colored slacks if jeans are too heavy for your taste. Go for a pastel button-down or a thin, solid-colored shirt over a graphic tee. Always choose shoes over sandals. Running shoes typically

don’t look quite as good as something understated like a loafer, but still look more better than flip-flops.

Having thin, lightly colored clothing won’t keep you entirely dry of course, so part of staying stylish in the heat will hinge on any work put in before venturing outdoors. Have an area that chafes regularly? Compression undergarments are light and reduce friction dramatically. Is sweat becoming an issue? In this day and age, deodorant not only blocks sweat but usually provides enough scent to replace the need for cologne.

In extreme cases, Gold Bond Medicated Body Powder or any other body powder will also stop friction while having a refreshing effect.

This summer, take charge and make the word “cool” take on two meanings. And whatever you do, don’t let humidity get between you and your ideal image. Dressing sharp doesn’t have to stop when the sun comes out to play.

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Check out today’s entertainment blogs at lsureveille.com:

“Tech with Taylor” reviews the latest Facebook app update and shares the latest Google Glass news.

“That Comic Book Guy” goes into detail about “Injustice: Gods Among Us.”

“Frugal Fashionista” discusses options for recreating affordable alternatives to looks from Monday’s MTV Movie Awards.

Connor Tarter is a 21-year-old communication studies junior from Dallas.

Contact Connor Tarter at ctarter@lsureveille.com

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FILM

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Motion picture group alters ratings system Hannah Dreier The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Motion Picture Association of America announced changes Tuesday to its movie rating system, saying the group wants to better inform parents about violence in films.

The new system, called the “Check the Box” campaign, will include a more prominent and detailed description explaining why a movie received a particular rating. One example read, “An intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage, brief strong violence.”

The changes announced by MPAA CEO Christopher Dodd in Las Vegas on Tuesday come in the aftermath of explosions at the Boston Marathon and recent shooting rampages, though the former U.S. senator did not address such examples directly.

The White House has called on the movie industry to help parents monitor violence in the media since the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the state Dodd represented for 30 years as a Democrat until 2011. And in a sweeping proposal this year, President Barack Obama asked specifically for a stricter movie rating system.

Dodd announced the industry’s plan at the annual movietheater convention, CinemaCon, and spoke generally about the need to help parents “so they can make

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Christopher Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, speaks Tuesday at CinemaCon 2013’s State of the Industry address at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

the best choices about what movies are appropriate for their children to watch.”

The plan stated, “The entertainment and video game industries have a responsibility to give parents tools and choices about the movies and programs their children watch and the games their children play.”

Also, Dodd listed several types of content the new campaign might highlight, including violence, crude humor and thematic elements.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s entertainment staff at entertainment@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_entertain

NATION

Budget cuts strike Smithsonian galleries Rolling gallery closures start May 1 Brett Zongker The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Budget cuts from Congress will soon reduce the number of free exhibitions on view each day at the Smithsonian Institution and will furlough U.S. Park Police officers who guard the nation’s monuments.

Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough testified Tuesday in Congress that the museum complex must reduce its security contract for gallery attendants because of budget cuts. As a result, the Smithsonian plans to begin rolling gallery closures after May 1.

Clough says the Smithsonian will likely postpone or cancel some exhibits for 2014.

The Smithsonian had to reduce its budget by $41 million due to across-the-board cuts imposed

by Congress. Separately, the National Archives saw a $20 million cut and already reduced its

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operating hours.

The National Park Service is making $153 million in cuts, leading to police furloughs.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013 RECORD STORE, from page 13

perform at the event.

The yearly “mystery release” record is another highly anticipated pick. These records are limited releases and can only be purchased by independent record stores. Beary ordered 15 of the 5,000 mystery records, and she estimates they will cost between $12 and $18.

Beary’s passion for records led her to start Atomic Pop Shop almost two years ago. She believes Baton Rouge has a particular sort of customer — a customer she wants to target.

“They know what they want, they want music they can dance to … music they can make memories to,” she said.

Sociology junior Taylor Merrill said she loves records because they take her back in time.

“My records take me back to the mid-’60s — a time I wasn’t able to experience,” Merrill said. “The sound of music on vinyl is pure and perfect — it can break your heart.”

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Select records at The Atomic Pop Shop on Government Street will only be on sale on National Record Store Day on Saturday.

variety of environmental films (“Ferngully: The Last Rainforest,” in the industry, including big names “The East”) for Earth Day on Sunlike Renée Zellweger and Jessica day.

Chastain.

Ireland said another special The festival boasts nearly ev- feature will be a midnight screening ery type of movie: documentary, Friday night at the Union Theater of short film, black-and-white, foreign, a documentary named “Room 237,” anime, drama, thriller, comedy, sci- which delves into the twisted world ence fiction and more. of Stanley Kubrick and theories “What I would suggest to ev- surrounding his horror classic “The erybody is to go on the website, Shining.” look at some To follow up of the descrip“Room 237,” a Watch an tions and then digitally restored interview with look at the trailscreening of “The ers,” Dowd said.

Dan Ireland and Shining” will play “We’re laying out Saturday night. a buffet. When Jeff “The Dude” Dowd Dowd and you go to a buffet, discussing the Louisiana Ireland have lent some folks like their expertise to the shrimp and International Film Festival LIFF and hope some folks don’t at lsureveille.com. to transform the like the shrimp.

Louisiana comSo go check out our buffet online. munity into a thriving film center … We’ve got great films across the for the next generation of film creboard for every audience.” ators.

Many of the films fall under a Heymsfield said the inaugural Louisiana-type theme that includes fest has two components: one is the francophone films (“Renoir,” “In actual screening of the films and the the House”), music-related cinema other is a mentorship program, which (“The Savoy King,” “Unfinished is essentially an opportunity to help Song [Song for Marion]”) and a fledgling filmmakers network with

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industry professionals.

“The genesis behind starting the film festival was in order to help connect new filmmakers who are up and coming with filmmakers who are veterans in the industry in order to share information, knowledge and resources,” Heymsfield said.

Heysmfield said this program is the first of its kind in the state, and its long-term goal is to give people first-hand experience by getting them on the set, in the development process or the post-production environment.

Heysmfield suggested an opportunity for connections will begin at 8 p.m. Friday at the Filmmaker Reception, hosted at the Old State Capitol.

She said the reception will host various filmmakers, live music by pianist Henry Gray and a photo exhibit called “1963,” featuring photos focusing on a retrospective look at the civil rights era. The reception is free for students with a University ID. A full schedule of the films and events, tickets, times

and venues can at liff2013.com.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Cashing in on Cajun

Cajun culture needs preservation THE TRADITIONALIST CHRIS ORTTE Columnist

In last year’s session at the Louisiana legislature, Gov. Bobby Jindal cut the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana’s budget by $100,000, saying the organization “has been adequately funded.”

Even though the language is making a strong comeback after skipping the better part of three generations, that was a tough licking on CODOFIL and the rest of Louisianians pushing for continued proliferation of French language and culture in Louisiana.

But the people answered with a festival last fall.

Lâche Pas — “don’t let go” — was a festival held in Lafayette to raise the funds cut by the governor. Yes, it would have been sweet to one-up the governor and raise more; unfortunately, the festival fell short, raising a meek $90,000.

Although Lâche Pas was a success and a great time, CODOFIL cannot continue to rely on the Sunday afternoon fais do-do to raise that much money every year. However, two state representatives have come up with a

rather nifty bit of legislation to help fund the critical organization.

Earlier this month, two state lawmakers, Rep. Mike Huval (R-Breaux Bridge) and Sen. Fred Mills (R-Parks) proposed two state legislative bills, which would create a new option for people to claim their “Cajunity” on their driver’s licenses and license plates.

The backbone of this sweet little piece of proposed legislation is that it will be raising money to support the efforts of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana. People in Louisiana will not only be able to tout their roots, but the money raised will go to the recruiting and training of French teachers.

An annual fee of $15 will be issued to Cajuns who wish to tag their whips with “I’m Cajun… and proud” plates, and the option to purchase a four-year $20 license, or pay an annual fee of $5 will be available to those who wish to dress up their state ID with the gentle reminder.

Huval, the representative who introduced the legislation , was quoted in The Advocate saying, “Cajun is hot a item.”

I could not agree more.

People love Cajuns, and Cajuns love to be Cajun. Our “exotic” way of life seems to always be of great curiosity and a must-see, must-do experience to outsiders.

Despite some Vermontonian research I criticized this past February, Louisiana pride is on the rise and so is the Cajun beat.

Our little swampy section of paradise has been getting some good helpings of positive regional and national attention.

Two instances in Southern publications: Last year, Southern Living deemed Lafayette the South’s Tastiest Town, and Baton Rouge was recently showcased

in Garden and Gun. Not to mention the music and various musicians pumped out of the bayous have been shuffling les pieds des étrangers since the 1960s.

It should be understood the word “Cajun” encompasses a broader demographic than one may suppose. Typically,

Chris Ortte is 22-year-old political science senior from Lafayette.

to go out of our way to volunteer.

We like to come up with excuses or just ignore this problem all together.

During my last semester at LSU, I have been fortunate enough to discover a way out of this sorry predicament. LouisianaGives.com is an online community marketplace that gives money back to nonprofit organizations through online shopping.

Over 150 nonprofit organizations can benefit from simply shopping online through over 230 stores.

The first step is to log onto Louisiana Gives and begin online shopping. Students in class right now reading this, I’m talking to you because I know you’re about

to open your laptop anyway.

Here is how Louisiana Gives works: When a purchase is made at any of the online stores featured on Louisiana Gives, the online store pays Louisiana Gives a commission for the reference to the store. The revenues generated by these commissions are then distributed to the nonprofit organization of choice.

Participants may choose the non-profit to benefit from each purchase by clicking the particular organization on the participating organizations/causes page. Thereafter, all of purchases through Louisiana Gives will be credited to the organization of

choice. Causes may be changed at any time and no additional fees will be incurred through online shopping.

I must admit that the only reason I stumbled upon this remedy was through my public relations Capstone course, which placed me within a team of students tasked with handling the publicity for a nonprofit organization.

Luckily for me, Louisiana Gives is our client and I have been motivated to take action.

When I realized how easy it can be to give back to the less fortunate people in this state without sacrificing any additional income (let’s be real, I’m still in college), I immediately had one of those

light bulb on top of the head moments.

This opportunity is perfect for people just like me and for those who have avoided community service. My only challenge to you is to come up with an excuse why you won’t be shopping on LouisianaGives.com in the future, because I know a reason simply does not exist.

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people are inclined to believe that “Acadian” and “Cajun” are synonymous, and they are. However, a quote from Dr. William Arceneaux, president of CODOFIL, should clarify: “All Acadians are Cajun, but not all Cajuns are Acadian.”

Acadians are the original people and their descendants who suffered exile from Nova Scotia in Le Grand Dérangement. Cajuns are more or less the people who embraced the lifestyle and culture that has been cultivated by the Acadians, Creoles and the land of Louisiana.

So maybe I can only wish that my surname ended in a cool “eaux,” maybe I am only one16th Acadian and perhaps I don’t fit the stereotype. But you don’t have to be born in Atchafalaya mud or have grown up in a house with that peculiar ladder on the front porch to be considered Cajun.

Even though I may only be the one-16th Acadian, there was a time, to quote Mark Twain, when that “one-16th out-voted the other 15-16ths.”

If this legislation passes, I’ll at least be getting a new driver’s license.

Contact Chris Ortte at cortte@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_chrisortte

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Louisiana Gives offers unique opportunities I have a confession to make.

My name is Seth Medvin and I have never committed a single hour of community service in my life. I know this may come as a shock to most of you, but I swear, I’m not alone.

There are many just like me who have always been envious of those who spend time giving back to the less fortunate. We’ve always been too busy, or too lazy

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Stop merit pay policies, let teachers be teachers SHUT UP, MEG MEGAN DUNBAR Columnist As a college student studying to become part of the working world, choosing to be a teacher is not an option that jumps out for any typical, attractive reasons.

The hours are long, it’s not particularly good pay and it means remaining part of the same system from kindergarten until retirement.

Teachers aren’t in it for the money, they’re in it because they have a passion. The nation’s policymakers should do everything they can to facilitate that, instead of judging accomplishment by a mismanaged educational yardstick, as in the system supported by Louisiana.

In a rare public appearance in his home state on Wednesday, Gov. Bobby Jindal spoke in an education forum with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other educational and business leaders, both touting merit pay for teachers as a way to improve the K-12 system.

Maybe this would be true in a perfect world. Considering Louisiana, and even the United States, is

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Gov. Bobby Jindal discusses education reform Wednesday at the 2013 Louisiana Education Excellence Summit held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

not part of an ideal educational situation, the idea of merit pay is useless.

Paying teachers based on standardized testing scores compared with schools across the nation is not an acceptable way to improve the system.

Above all, the U.S. is based on the idea that anyone can make something of himself or herself, and

education is key to that effort.

Following that idea, schooling should be the matter of most importance to everyone.

This is not an overreaction.

We all attended school, whether public, private or home-school — we all have the advantages modern education provided us.

We also know from this

education, and all the options afforded, everyone’s situation is not the same.

Students and school districts all have different circumstances, whether it be a school-positive family atmosphere or state funding, and according to multiple journal articles, these are integral parts of the education equation.

Teachers can only do so much.

They already do so much. Ask an average K-12 teacher in an American school about his or her day, and it will most likely start before dawn and end after dusk.

Asking teachers — especially those in under-resourced schools that typically score lower on standardized tests — to do more and be paid less is ridiculous.

The argument here is that no one hates teachers; our appreciation for them only goes so far.

Public policy needs to echo this sentiment because right now, what we show teachers is not up to par with what we show champions of our free enterprise economic system, men and women who achieved so highly, coincidentally, because of phenomenal teachers. Whether pre-k, middle school or university, someone taught them how to read, how to think critically and how to

run numbers.

If we continue further down the road in the direction we’re headed, the nation would see a continuation of current patterns.

Those include worse burnout of new teachers at younger ages, a migration of the highest-qualified teachers to comfortable suburban or private school jobs and disintegration of the system.

If the United States still wants to harbor beliefs about being the nation of up-and-coming greatness, Jindal and Rice — as well as other policymakers — need to refocus their attention on students.

Create tutoring programs and help them be the best-prepared students they can be for the classroom environment that passionate teachers provide.

Facilitate the passion, and just let teachers do what they do best.

Not paperwork, not proctoring ridiculous standardized tests — teaching.

Megan Dunbar is a 19-year-old English junior from Greenville, S.C. Contact Megan Dunbar at mdunbar@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_MDunbar

Bitcoin’s value, future uncertain because of volatility MANUFACTURING DISCONTENT DAVID SCHEUERMANN Columnist Technology moves at the blink of an eye.

Computers now stand in for typewriters, film has been replaced with digital imagery and even our phones do much more than make calls.

It only makes sense for our money to go from dollars and cents to bits and bytes.

Bitcoin is a digital currency created in 2009 by a pseudonymous developer (or developers) named Satoshi Nakamoto to serve as a tool for peer-to-peer transactions over the Internet. They are largely transparent, are based on cryptography and, as of this writing, are worth $81 a coin. At this moment, they are probably being used to buy anything from a new Tshirt to black market LSD. However, Bitcoin’s greatest draw, its most significant sociological impact, comes from its decentralized nature.

Bitcoin is based on a decentralized network of “miners” who add new coins to the market and facilitate transactions between individuals. Yet, all you need to be a Bitcoin miner is to download a computationally intensive application and run it on your hardware.

These miners ensure that individuals can exchange the currency among one another without the need

for a central authority like a bank and with limited transaction fees. They also maintain records of transactions stored in a public database called the block chain, allowing users to discern trustworthy from untrustworthy transactions and researchers to keep tabs on the Bitcoin marketplace.

Bitcoins, therefore, provide a means of exchange free from the oversight of banks that can be simply done with only your computer or smartphone.

The currency’s open-source nature and relative anonymity also make it a favored currency for those concerned about their privacy – especially those looking to purchase illegal materials, such as drugs and other black market items.

With such a limited barrier-ofentry, Bitcoin’s influence has spread out, allowing the currency to become a potential investment for many.

Early Bitcoin miners potentially made a killing off their investment.

At the beginning of this year, already four years past their creation, Bitcoins were only worth about $20.

With current prices already four times greater than that, the gains made on an early Bitcoin investment must be impressive.

However, there are still some downsides to the currency.

First, mining requires far too much computational power. As more coins are created, it becomes more difficult to mine the coins, requiring increasingly powerful computers. This can create an environment in which an elite group, comprised of those wealthy enough to afford

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Software engineer Mike Caldwell holds a 25 Bitcoin token April 3 at his shop in Sandy, Utah. Caldwell mints physical versions of Bitcoins, as the currency propels from the world of Internet oddities to the cusp of mainstream use.

sufficiently powerful machines, become the top class in the Bitcoin market.

It’s also possible Bitcoins will be hoarded instead of exchanged as people hope to capitalize on their investment.

Second, it is frighteningly volatile.

After climbing to a peak value of $260 last week, Bitcoins lost about 40 percent of their value in one day, crashing to around $160. And this isn’t the first time the currency has crashed.

Similar crashes occurred in 2011 and 2012, and the currency

didn’t reach its pre-crash peak again until 2013.

Without a bank, Bitcoins also have no insurance for their value.

Losing your password or having your computer hacked could entail losing more money than you ever feared.

Third, it isn’t widely used — yet.

Certain websites, such as WordPress and Reddit, accept Bitcoins as currency, but these are few and far between. The vast majority of retailers do not deal in Bitcoins leaving the currency fairly useless.

Whether Bitcoins take off, or

cause a bubble, remains to be seen.

However, Bitcoins are an intriguing experiment in the possibilities provided by digital tools, and in an age of too-big-to-fail banks, they offer a more autonomous, decentralized means of exchange.

David Scheuermann is a 21-year-old mass communication and computer science junior from Kenner.

Contact David Scheuermann at dscheuermann@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_dscheu

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