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The Daily Reveille has analyzed state political contribution records to identify 242 donations made by The Advocate’s new owner John Georges, his family, and his business interests totaling more than $700,000. Georges recently finalized an agreement to purchase The Advocate, and though he is a well-known public figure, the number of addresses and businesses used for these donations makes it difficult to examine this aspect of his public record. The Reveille used its Bayou Bundlers tool to identify alternate donor names that appeared likely to be associated with Georges. Incorporation records were retrieved from the Louisiana Secretary of State database to identify officers and mailing addresses for those businesses, and this information was combined with donation records retrieved from the Louisiana Ethics Board to find and confirm linked donations. The businesses included in the list have some sort of association with Georges, but that doesn’t mean Georges decided to donate. There’s nothing wrong with a business donating to a political candidate, but if groups of companies are particularly active, that activity stands out. Names associated with these donations include 19th Rue Carre, AMA Distribution, AMA Distributors, Dathel Georges, DDG 2 LLC, Dolphin Holdings Inc, Dolphin Marine, Dolphin Dowing, Dolphin Tugs, G&P Properties, Geocor Properties, Imperial Trading Co, John Georges, Lag Oasis, Lucky Coin Machine Company, M&M Gaming, National Holdings Inc. Rapid Fire Inc., Sunshine Gaming, Sunshine Ventures, United Restaurant Entities, WG Ventures LLC, ZLN Holding LLC, ZLN Holdings #2 LLC and ZLN Holdings #3 LLC.
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Repairs to Memorial Tower bring more accurate time synced with more crisp chimes
Gabrielle Braud
Contributing Writer
Punctuality will take on a new meaning this finals week as the chimes of Memorial Tower echo more boldly and precisely across campus with the installment of new speakers and the replacement of the mechanism that powers the four clock faces. Michael Guillory, director of Facility Systems for the Office of Facility Services, said between the installment of new speakers and the repair to the clock movement, the clock repair was the most crucial. “We were potentially about to lose the clock face and the clock movement,” Guillory said. Jim Henry, Office of Facility Services maintenance manager, said the clock motor went out in February, but he was able to replace the piece and keep the clock going. After that repair, there were no more spare parts and replacement of the clock movement was crucial. “What is sad is that no one has kept a good history of TOWER, see page 6
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[Left] A lone student walks in front of Memorial Tower on Tuesday. [Above] The speakers were changed out in the recent renovation of the tower.
NATIONAL GUARD
Black Hawk helicopters to land on campus
McKenzie Womack Staff Writer
The LSU Soccer Fields will become a landing zone at 11 a.m. today when the Bengal Raiders tactically storm the University. Two Black Hawk helicopters will land on the field as part of a Bengal Raiders qualification course. The mission is an end of the semester culminating event in Raiders, said geology senior and Raiders Commanding Officer Cadet Robert Brown. Potential raiders will run the mission to see if they are capable of handling the responsibilities of being a Raider, he said. Members of the 244 Aviation
Battalion Army National Guard will pilot the helicopters. When they land, the rudders will be turned off to ensure safety, Brown said. The trainees will receive a quick class on unloading and loading the aircraft, and they will familiarize themselves with the helicopter and perform safety inspections, Brown said. Then they will fly to Slidell to complete the course. “There will be a series of missions that follow that. … They will do a raid mission,” Brown said. “...We throw stuff at [the trainees] to see how they react on their feet.” Reserve Officer Training Corps BLACK HAWK, see page 6
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A Black Hawk helicopter touches down in Iraq. Two similar helicopters will land on campus today as part of a Bengal Raiders qualification course.
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BBC sportscaster Hall pleads guilty to 14 indecent, underage assaults
Man killed after firing shot inside Houston airport; shooter unclear
Fats Domino’s Katrina-damaged piano restored; to be in N.O. exhibit
LONDON (AP) — Veteran BBC sportscaster Stuart Hall pleaded guilty to 14 indecent assaults on underage girls, including one who was just 9 years old, prompting the broadcaster Thursday to drop him for his “sickening” behavior. The 83-year-old, who had been arrested in January for questioning about alleged crimes committed between 1967 and 1986, had earlier denied any wrongdoing. Hall admitted his guilt in court in mid-April, but the information couldn’t be made public for legal reasons until Thursday. UN wants moratorium on robots that kill without human instruction
HOUSTON (AP) — A man who had fired a gun inside a ticketing area at Houston’s largest airport was killed after being confronted by a law enforcement official during an incident that sent people in the terminal scrambling and screaming, police said Thursday. It’s unclear if the man fatally shot himself or was killed by a Homeland Security agent who had confronted him, said Houston police spokesman Kese Smith. The man’s name was not released by police, but they said he was about 30 years old. Marathon bombing suspect cause of death determined; body claimed
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A white Steinway grand piano salvaged from musician Fats Domino’s home after Hurricane Katrina has been restored and will be the centerpiece of an exhibit in New Orleans’ French Quarter. The piano was damaged after Domino’s home in the Lower 9th Ward flooded during the storm. Its restoration came through $30,000 donated to the Louisiana Museum Foundation.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input “should not have the power of life and death over human beings,” a new draft U.N. report says. The report the U.N. Human Rights Commission posted online this week deals with legal and philosophical issues involved in giving robots lethal powers over humans, echoing countless science-fiction novels and films. The debate dates to author Isaac Asimov’s first rule for robots in the 1942 story “Runaround.”
BOSTON (AP) — The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was set to be claimed Thursday. Department of Public Safety spokesman Terrel Harris said authorities were informed someone would be claiming the 26-yearold’s remains Thursday night. He had no more information. The medical examiner determined Tsarnaev’s cause of death Monday, but officials said it won’t become public until his remains are released and a death certificate is filed.
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Airport security members divert traffic around the Marriott before getting to Terminal B on Thursday at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
Rhode Island legislature OKs gay marriage bill; Gov. Chafee to sign PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is joining nine other states and the District of Columbia in allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry after the state’s General Assembly gave it a final procedural vote Thursday. Gov. Lincoln Chafee planned to sign the legislation into law Thursday evening. Hundreds are expected to gather at the Statehouse to celebrate the new law, which already passed the House and Senate once. The first weddings could take place Aug. 1.
Appeal court: Louisiana immigrant ID law oversteps federal law NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state appeal court in Louisiana says a state law unconstitutionally preempts federal law by requiring drivers from other countries to prove they are in the United States legally. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal in Lake Charles overturned the conviction and sentence of a Honduran man stopped in Lafayette Parish. After three months in jail, he pleaded no contest to violating the law but reserved the right to appeal. The decision Wednesday cited last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling against an Arizona immigration law that had similar provisions.
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Workers with the Louisiana State Museum slowly roll one of Fats Domino’s pianos out of his gutted house March 14, 2006, in the 9th Ward in New Orleans.
House Speaker Kleckley changes course on budget negotiations (AP) — House Speaker Chuck Kleckley reversed course Thursday and threw his support to bipartisan budget negotiations in the House between Democratic leaders and a group of conservative Republicans. Kleckley, R-Lake Charles, had been supporting a plan that involved simply maneuvering the budget through the House and working with the Senate on a final budget that includes patchwork financing sought by Gov. Bobby Jindal.
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BR hosts annual conference for bicycle officers
Nic Cotten Staff Writer
The LSU Police Department’s bicycle officers lost their training wheels this week. Baton Rouge hosted the Annual International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA) Conference on Thursday and Friday to improve the safety and skills of mountain bike police officers from around the country. The LSU Police Department, Baton Rouge Police Department and the Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office sent officers to the conference because local bike cops may respond more quickly than officers on foot or in a car, especially in a high-traffic scenario, according to LSUPD Spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde. “When a call is in progress, people are expecting vehicles — so bikes can approach a suspect in a more stealthy way,” Lalonde said. “They aren’t undercover, but they have an element of surprise.” Charlie Summers, Illinois State University Police officer and member of IPMBA, said this conference trains the cyclist officers to face scenarios they are not accustomed to facing. “This class involves stunts like ascending up and dropping off curbs,” Summers said. “Some
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[Left] An officer drops off an obstacle Thursday during the Mad March Racing intermediate class. [Right] Mad March Racing instructor Shaums March jumps an obstacle Thursday during the MMR intermediate class.
new officers get off their bike when they see stairs, but we go out and practice going up and down stairs on a bike.” Summers said Shaums March, professional bike rider for Red Bull and two-time world downhill champion, was helping the officers get acclimated to facing hills and dismounting safely and quickly. The skills and abilities taught in the conference allow the
officers to focus on their jobs instead of handling the bike, Summers said. The officers went through classes and training sessions that included advanced riding training, tactical response training and advanced maintenance, Lalonde said. Lalonde said LSUPD utilizes bicycle officers not only during outdoor events, especially those with large crowds, but also as a
part of everyday patrolling. “Everyone knows how to ride a bike,” Lalonde said. “But with so much daily bike use, it is important for our officers to master their technique.” Lalonde said hosting the conference in Baton Rouge helps the LSUPD be on the same page with BRPD and the Sheriff’s Office.
“It is a good opportunity to work with the sheriff and city police when we are able to host it,” Lalonde said. “We are glad to host and participate.”
Contact Nic Cotten at ncotten@lsureveille.com
Event Calendar
Friday, May 3, 2013
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10:30 am Disney On Ice: Rockin’ Ever After UNO Lakefront Arena 5:00 pm Live After 5 North Boulevard Town Square 5:15 pm Maroon 5 Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots 6:00 pm Arkansas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Moore Field 6:00 pm Millionaires The Cypress 7:00 pm Disney On Ice: Rockin’ Ever After UNO Lakefront Arena 7:00 pm Ashland High North Gate Tavern 7:00 pm Jitney UpStage Theatre 7:30 pm Steve Hirst The Funny Bone Comedy Club 7:30 pm Move Over Mrs. Markham Baton Rouge Little Theater 7:30 pm All the King’s Men Claude L. Shaver Theatre
8:00 pm Robert Randolph and The Family Band House of Blues New Orleans 8:00 pm High Top Kicks Varsity Theatre- Baton Rouge pm 8:00 pm Belle Concert Series: Ryan Foret Belle of Baton Rouge
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8:00 pm USA MMA Stacked 3 Baton Rouge River Center Arena
9:00 pm JK and The Gun Show Paragon Casino Resort 9:00 pm The “Mali” Connection Louisiana State Museum 9:00 pm Black Hand The Spanish Moon 9:30 pm Le’JIT Live Famous Theatre 10:00 pm Steve Hirst The Funny Bone Comedy Club 10:00 pm Zach Deputy Republic New Orleans, 10:30 pm Eddie Money Thibodaux Fireman’s Fairground, 10:30 pm Beaucoup Boogie Chelsea’s Cafe, 11:45 pm Living Colour Blue Nile
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DUCK SEASON
The waterfowl hunting zones will be studied in a survey conducted by officials within the University’s School of Renewable Natural Resources for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The survey will help LDWF make decisions about next year’s regulations.
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as other previous surveys and research, to conduct his dissertation. “What I’m really looking at is linkages of hunting participaJonathan Olivier tion to motivations and experience preferences of waterfowl Staff Writer hunters – who, what, when, why, Waterfowl hunters now have [and] how they like to hunt,” he the opportunity to comment on said. LDWF and the School of several aspects of the 2012-13 duck season via the Louisiana RNR are also uncovering findDepartment of Wildlife and Fish- ings in survey methodology, eries Waterfowl Hunter Opinion Reynolds said. Researchers found that huntSurvey, which will be available ers who participate in Internet until July 1. Two-thousand five hundred surveys are avid waterfowl huntrandomly selected hunters will ers and more eager to answer receive questions through mail, questions about season changes, and an identical Internet survey while hunters who received the will be open to all hunters on the random mail survey – a more expensive survey method – may not LDWF website. All hunters who participate hunt as often. Reynolds said Internet surin the survey will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a vey questions therefore can be biased when they September teal season hunt for ‘My primary purpose are posed concerning number two at the White was to get some of ducks harvestLake Wetlands C o n s e r v a t i o n feedback from hunters ed or days spent in the field. Area, a Cabela’s on that change in “But their Gore-Tex wading answers to attijacket or a Remwaterfowl hunting tudinal questions ington 887 Nitrozones.’ – questions about Mag 12-gauge satisfaction, what shotgun. Larry Reynolds they think about The survey is LDWF waterfowl study leader certain policies, being conducted what their preferfor LDWF by officials within the University’s ences are for season dates – are School of Renewable Natural almost identical to our random Resources to gather hunters’ sample as long as we get a large opinions on the past season. The enough sample size,” he said. LDWF is using the current survey will also help LDWF to make informed decisions about survey to understand “more cost next year’s regulations, said effective ways of getting that LDWF waterfowl study leader hunter opinion information,” Reynolds said. Larry Reynolds. Reynolds said LDWF will “Last year, for the first time in 36 years, we had three sift through the data collected waterfowl hunting zones in- over the three-month period to stead of only two,” he said. look for any consensus on certain “My primary purpose was to issues, or areas where changes get some feedback from hunt- can be made. The proposed season dates ers on that change in waterfowl will be discussed at the July hunting zones.” Hunters can expect questions meeting with the Louisiana ranging from demographics to Wildlife and Fisheries Commiswhere, when and how often they sion, and season date changes or alterations to the waterhunted. “Basically we just want fowl regulations will be made to ask hunters, ‘What do you at the August LWFC meeting, want,’” said RNR associate pro- Reynolds said. fessor Frank Rohwer. Rohwer is conducting the research for LDWF and has done Contact Jonathan Olivier at similar studies in previous years, jolivier@lsureveille.com he said. The survey is also a continuation of a cooperative humandimensions research project by RNR doctoral student Luke Laborde that focuses on what hunters want in the Mississippi Flyway, Rohwer said. The Mississippi Flyway is a migration route that follows the Mississippi River from Canada to Louisiana and is used by large numbers of waterfowl, covering about 11 states, Laborde said. Laborde is using data collected from this survey, as well
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Swan Lake to be performed at LSU Staff Reports The acclaimed Russian National Ballet Theatre will perform “Swan Lake” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the LSU Student Union Theater. According to 225 Magazine, this will be the first time the ballet has been performed full-length in Baton Rouge, and Washington Post writer Alexandera Tomalonis described the performance as “a cut above many of its rivals.”
The Russian National Ballet Theatre has toured many countries with more than 50 ballet dancers, including China, Italy, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Guatemala, Japan and South Korea, according to its website. Ticket prices range from $36 to $44. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news
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The cast of “Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake” dances on Dec. 15, 2009. A “Swan Lake” production will visit Baton Rouge on Saturday.
CONSTRUCTION
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New African-American Cultural Center opens by bookstore Staff Reports
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Stuart Bell, executive vice chancellor and provost (third from left), and others involved in the creation of the new Women’s Center cut the ribbon Thursday.
The University will celebrate the opening of the new AfricanAmerican Cultural Center with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. today. The center’s new location is 3 Union Square, the same site as the recently opened bookstore, parking garage and new Women’s Center, according to a University news release. The AACC was previously located in Hatcher Hall. The move will give more space
for meetings and conferences, as well as provide access to the AACC’s library and a student lounge. “The old Cultural Center was a space student organizations would use for their own programs and meetings. We hope that will come back,” Director at the Office of Multicultural Affairs Chaunda Allen told The Daily Reveille on Jan. 17. “It was a place where professors would bring their classes for specific lectures.” The speaker for the ribbon cutting will be Donald R. Cravins Jr.,
who is the current chief of staff for Sen. Mary Landrieu and a University alumnus. Cravins was Student Government vice president when the original AACC opened in 1993. Vice Provost of Equity, Diversity and Community Outreach Katrice Albert and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell will also speak. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news
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Friday, May 3, 2013 BLACK HAWK, from page 1
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[Left] A drawing shows how the original chimes of the tower may have looked. [Above] The inside of Memorial Tower has a staircase leading up to the top.
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what has gone on in the tower,” Guillory said. “For instance, the original chimes were pulled out in 1949, but we have no clue where they are.” However, in 2007, Student Government commissioned the repair of the sound system for $29,000, putting a new digital recording system, called a carillon, in the tower. With this renovation, the tower, which had not chimed regularly since 2003, was restored to its former glory. “That brought back the sound of LSU to the tower,” Guillory said. Guillory said the tower currently has a big digital recorder, loaded with more than 500 songs from a digital library along with a keyboard that can play music through the speakers. While the eight speakers currently in the tower have a 300- to 8,000-hertz frequency range, Guillory said the new speaker system will have a 20- to 20,000-hertz range, allowing them to more robustly project the crisp bell-like sound throughout. However, the University’s Memorial Bell Tower has never actually housed a bell, Guillory explained.
Instead, the ringing from the tower was produced by a set of Deagan Tower Chimes, also called vertical bells, and drawn from the finest quality of bell metal. They were installed in 1924 when the building was being constructed. The set of 18 chimes also had an organ and keyboard that could be played by hand and would ring across campus. A similar electronic keyboard came with the new system installed in 2007. Also with the new digital system, the company the system was purchased from, Chimemaster, recorded a set of Deagan chimes specifically for the University’s Memorial Tower. Guillory said in 1949, when the Deagan chimes were replaced by an electronic sound system, the speakers were moved to the top opening of the tower. “We are going to replace all eight of the speakers and relocate them back to the original location of the Deagan chimes, in hopes to improve the sound quality because they will be located in a much broader area,” Guillory said. Guillory said he hopes to one day be able to raise enough money to reinstall a set of working Deagan chimes in the tower. Along with the addition of new speakers, Guillory said the
mechanism that turns the tower’s four clock faces, called the clock movement, was replaced on Tuesday. Guillory said the old movement was installed in the late ’60s or early ’70s and has now been replaced with a much more robust unit with a larger shaft and gear motors, making it stronger and more able to accurately power the four clock faces. “The old movement was very undersized for the hands on the clocks that we have,” Guillory said. Because the clock is openfaced, the weather affects the movement of the clock hands, which causes issues with the hands slipping and not tracking the time properly. Also, to reset them, someone would have to go up in the tower to manually reset everything. Henry said he climbed the tower seven or eight times Tuesday while replacing the clock mechanism. “Now we have integrated the clock and the chimes to run dead on with each other,” Guillory said. Henry said he won’t have to put grease on the gears with the new clock system.
senior military instructor Master Sergeant Clay Usie said there are no safety concerns. “Like all things we conduct in the Army, safety is our first and foremost concern,” Usie said. “It’s been approved all the way to the brigade level. With any training event, they are well-versed and trained.” Usie said this is the first time the ROTC and the Bengal Raiders have partnered to conduct an operation with such advanced skill training. Brown said this is the biggest test first-semester trainees will participate in. “We do it every semester, but every time it changes, depending on who’s in charge. It’s usually not real large-scale. We’re moving to more large scale to make it more realistic,” Brown said. Management junior Steven Honore, an ROTC Cadet and firstsemester trainee, said he is looking forward to the mission. “I’ve ridden in a Black Hawk helicopter before,” Honore said “… This is something I’ve been training for three years, so I’m pretty excited about it.” The Bengal Raiders is a student organization that is voluntary and
open to all students, Brown said. To become a Raider, a person must complete two semesters of training. In the first semester, trainees don’t know much. Second-semester trainees help out first-semester trainees, Brown said. If they pass both, they become active Raiders. Brown said Raiders is about going the extra mile. “Your tactical knowledge is superior, physical fitness is superior, dedication is superior,” he said. “Your attention to detail and discipline is also superior. It’s taking the initiative to better yourself, not only as a cadet, but also as a person.” While it is affiliated with the ROTC and primarily comprises cadets, it is a separate University organization, Brown said. Usie said the Raiders has a mantra of combat-focused training for the young men and women who plan to serve in the United States military. “It’s really refreshing to see so many motivated young Americans within this program that are actively wanting to serve given today’s environment across the world,” Usie said. Contact McKenzie Womack at mwomack@lsureveille.com
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10 Unpopular LSU Sports Opinions Columnist signs off with words of wisdom for fans of Tiger athletics MIC’D UP MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist George Costanza taught me to always go out on a high note. This will be my last sports column for The Daily Reveille. So I don’t want to disappoint. A common misconception of TDR is that we, especially the sports staff, have to essentially function as PR agents for LSU. We don’t. It isn’t fair to you as readers and us as journalists to show any bias when it comes to covering the
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Tigers. If all we wrote about is how great LSU sports are, our content would be boring and the same information would be recycled over and over. Luckily, my former and current editors have let me give my two cents on the highs and lows of LSU athletics over the course of the last three semesters. So why not stir the pot one final time? As Frank Costanza says at Festivus dinner, “I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you’re gonna hear about it!” Here’s my version of Costanza’s airing of grievances. I give you my 10 unpopular LSU sports opinions:
It’s the home of the brave, not the Tigers
I know it sounds like the cool thing to do, but next time you’re at an LSU sporting event, instead of belting out “Tigers” at the end of the national anthem,
please don’t. America is the home of the brave, not the Tigers. Show some respect for our nation.
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Tiger Droppings is not a source of sports information
You know in “Billy Madison” when Billy gives the answer about the puppy that lost its way and the moderator tells him, “Everyone in this room is now dumber after listening to it”? Yep, that’s essentially what Tiger Droppings is. That is, unless you like to read and comment about in-depth LSU sports topics like “Anyone own or have a pic of LSU’s purple pants” or “Jarrett Lee is the reason for our success the past couple of years.” One thing Tiger Droppings is good for: a laugh.
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We need someone like this guy to revitalize the crowd.
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As much as I want there to be a great atmosphere in the PMAC for basketball games, it still isn’t there yet. It’s the fanbase’s job, not just the students’, to make this happen. But it won’t until LSU Basketball can prove it’s no longer the redheaded stepchild to the football and baseball teams. (See No. 8)
“Greatest fans in college baseball” is a myth
All right guys, we’re playing Vandy today. We can show up and cheer, I guess.
Saying “Fire Les Miles” is senseless
Miles is 34-6 in his last ? three seasons, yet some LSU U S r L . football fans still consider him a d fo Goo betch on the hot seat. You If you think Miles should get the boot, I have only one question for you: If Miles goes, what available coach right now would do a better job than him? CONNOR TARTER/ Nobody. The Daily Reveille
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LSU Baseball fans are kind of like Sam Montgomery when he played for LSU— they show up when they want to. Sure, they set an attendance record earlier this season, but if you’re the best at something, you don’t just do it when it’s convenient. Paid attendance numbers are consistently higher than actual attendance in the Box. PARTING VIEWS, see page 15
BASEBALL
Glenn shines as Tigers take 3-2 win against Florida Ross’ sac fly in eighth seals victory Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer
LSU coach Paul Mainieri made a decision Tuesday to save sophomore southpaw Cody Glenn for Thursday’s game against No. 21 Florida, and the gamble paid off in a 3-2 victory. The No. 3 Tigers (41-6, 17-5 Southeastern Conference) looked to Glenn to provide stability in the rotation in the opening game, as Mainieri wanted to pitch both sophomore starter Aaron Nola and junior right-hander Ryan Eades on normal rest today and Saturday. Glenn responded in grand
fashion, tossing six-and-twothirds innings of two-run baseball, allowing five hits and recording a season-high six strikeouts. “For the first time all season, I relied big time on my curveball,” Glenn said. “It was there for me. It’s been like a get-me-over pitch [in the past], but tonight it was a strikeout pitch for me. That and my two-seamer allowed me to get a lot of good outs and let me go deeper in the game.” Mainieri knew the chance he was taking by tossing his No. 3 starter against Florida’s (25-21, 12-10 SEC) top starter, and said he couldn’t be more pleased with his young southpaw’s performance. “Nobody would have probably anticipated that Cody Glenn would have gone deeper in the game than [Florida junior starter
Jonathon] Crawford,” Mainieri said. “Crawford’s a first-round pick, and Cody’s our third starter. He just did a masterful job tonight. Obviously he was the key to the game, and he gave us a chance to win. I was just so proud of him.” Offensively, both teams struggled to maintain possession of a lead. Florida got the scoring started in the top of the third, as Glenn loaded the bases with one out. He would get a grounder back to the mound, though, forcing out a runner at home, but an error by Mason Katz would allow a run to score. A Katz RBI single in the bottom of the third and a JaCoby Jones solo home run in GLENN, see page 15
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LSU sophomore pitcher Cody Glenn (24) catapults the ball Thursday during the Tigers’ 3-2 win against Florida in Alex Box Stadium.
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Friday, May 3, 2013
TRACK AND FIELD
Shaver leads by example with long hours at track Coach has produced NCAA Champions James Moran Sports Contributor
Even if he doesn’t like to acknowledge it, LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver is normally the first person to arrive at Bernie Moore Track Stadium and the last to leave. Shaver estimated he and his assistant coaches spend between 20 and 25 hours a week at the track during the indoor and outdoor track seasons. He said he likes to spread out the team’s workouts to work closer with each specialized group of athletes, even if it means more time at the track. “He’s always the first one here,” said senior sprinter Siedda Hebert. “Don’t tell him this, but I don’t think he gets much sleep. I think that makes him a great coach overall.” Shaver came to LSU as an assistant coach from Auburn in 1995 and took over as the Tigers’ head coach in 2004. Since then, he has been named the NCAA Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year twice and the Southeastern Conference Women’s Coach of the Year seven
times. He’s produced 19 NCAA Champion relay teams and 39 NCAA Champion athletes. Shaver said his favorite part of coaching is the looks on the faces of his student-athletes who were a part of those teams. “You don’t always have that opportunity to win team championships, but we’ve had our share where we were there to be a part of it and share it with the athletes who made those sacrifices,” Shaver said. “They really bonded together and worked toward a common goal, which is what makes those championship teams so special to me.” Some of those athletes continued working with Shaver after they graduated and went on to compete at the highest level of track and field — the Olympics. Shaver has sent 22 athletes to the Olympic Games, with six bringing home medals. Shaver said he is always proud to be able to help his athletes reach the highest level even if they are no longer donning purple and gold. “It’s the ultimate goal of any track and field athlete,” Shaver said. “It’s hugely gratifying because it is so challenging just to be able to qualify to participate in those games. We’ve been fortunate to have people who have been able
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LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver has coached 19 NCAA Champion relay teams and 39 NCAA Champion athletes since 2004.
to do that while continuing to train as a part of our program.” Despite his success, Shaver has not changed his routine and can still be seen putting in a lot of grunt work around the track, helping the managers set up hurdles and other events around the track. “We pretty much run the
show,” Shaver said. “Our managers do most of the work setting up the meets, but we do all of that.” In addition to setting up the events, Shaver will deal with problems that arise during the meet. Hebert said Shaver is techsavvy and often repairs equipment around the track.
“He’s a coach and a handyman,” Hebert said. “If there is anything broken you will always find him on the track trying to fix it early before or late after practice.” Contact James Moran at jmoran@lsureveille.com
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SOFTBALL
Tigers seek first SEC West title since 2007 LSU jockeying for postseason position
Spencer Hutchinson Sports Contributor
It’s been six years since the LSU softball team finished a regular season with sole possession of the Southeastern Conference West Division title. With a new coaching staff and a completely fresh crop of players since 2007, no one associated with the current LSU squad knows what winning the SEC West feels like. But that could be about to change. No. 8 LSU (40-11, 15-6 SEC) begins the final weekend of regular-season SEC play today against Georgia with at least a share of the SEC West title already in hand. The Tigers need only one win against the Bulldogs (35-18, 12-9 SEC) to secure sole possession of the title. The Tigers assured themselves at least a share of the top spot after sweeping No. 7 Alabama last weekend to open up a three-game
lead on the Crimson Tide, which has perched itself atop the SEC West standings every season since LSU’s divisional championship in 2007. “It’s amazing for all of us to be a part of the team that finally got the SEC West back to LSU,” said junior infielder Allison Falcon. The Tigers are also fighting for positioning in the SEC Tournament, which begins Wednesday in Lexington, Ky. The SEC East has more depth than the West this season, with four teams boasting at least 12 conference wins. Only LSU and Alabama hold that mark in the West. With all those teams clustered at the top of the conference rankings, LSU could receive anywhere from a No. 1 to a No. 5 seed in next week’s tournament. “We’re not just going to go for one win,” Falcon said. “We don’t want to just go for the [SEC West title]. We want to go in there and make a statement and finish the season out really well.” Luckily for LSU, it is coming off perhaps its best weekend
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Junior utility player Allison Falcon makes a home run April 25 during LSU’s 3-2 victory against Alabama in Tiger Park. The Tigers begin a weekend series against Georgia today.
performance of the season in the sweep against Alabama, while Georgia has lost three of its last four. But the Bulldogs pose perhaps the most threatening power lineup in the league, ranking in the conference’s top-2 in team batting average (.339), hits (466), runs scored (362), home runs (84), doubles (75) and RBIs (331). The matchup will pit Georgia’s potent lineup against LSU’s stellar pitching staff, led by the reigning Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player of the Week, Rachele Fico. Fico has led 11 of LSU’s 15 conference victories from the circle, and the senior ace enters the
weekend just two strikeouts shy of passing former LSU All-American Emily Turner for third place on the program’s all-time list. Joining Fico in the circle will be juniors Ashley Czechner and Meghan Patterson, who have both helped LSU collect a 2.02 team ERA that ranks fourth in the SEC. Czechner notched the win in the second game of LSU’s sweep of Alabama to extend her record to a perfect 10-0 this season. It was her second consecutive victory against a top-25 opponent after pitching five shutout innings against No. 11 Missouri the prior weekend. Czechner seems to have passed Patterson for the Saturday starter
position, but Patterson still holds the staff’s lowest ERA at 1.62. LSU coach Beth Torina said with all that’s riding on this weekend’s series, she doesn’t have to worry about keeping her team from looking ahead to the postseason. “I think it’s a pride thing at this point,” Torina said. “We want to win. We want to make sure we’re putting ourselves in the best possible spot we can for the regional selection committee, and I don’t think this team ever takes the field without a win in mind.” Contact Spencer Hutchinson at shutchinson@lsureveille.com
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Astros fans getting blacked out
Friday, May 3, 2013
TELEVISION
CHIN MUSIC COLE TRAVIS Sports Contributor Will fans pay major league prices to watch minor league level baseball? That is the question facing the Houston Astros as they stumble through the worst stretch in franchise history, in which they have lost more than 100 games in the last two years and are on track to surpass that plateau again this year. As of May 2, they are on pace to lose 117 games, which would be the third most in the modern era. This is one of the worst teams in the last 100 years, so why does owner Jim Crane insist on charging top dollar for broadcasting rights and tickets? While selling out Minute Maid Park looks impressive, game attendance revenue pales in comparison to broadcasting dollars. Team-owned regional sports networks are the cash cows that have driven the growth of MLB over the last decade, with contracts regularly reaching billions of dollars. The Astros jumped onto the RNS bandwagon this year, ditching Fox Southwest for the newly-formed Comcast Sports Network, providing exclusive coverage of the worst team in baseball to Texas and surrounding states to all Comcast members. Instead of negotiating a standard deal with their competitors in the area, Crane and Comcast want CSN to be part of every provider’s basic package of channels — something few teams can claim. This disagreement has turned into an eight-month long holdout that cost baseball fans the first month of the season and basketball fans much more. The Houston Rockets, who are also exclusively shown on CSN, lost an entire regular season worth of coverage to this fiasco. While fans outside of Houston seem to be out of luck, Houstonians can still experience all of the misery of being an Astros fan the old fashioned way. But thanks to a system called dynamic pricing, visiting
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ESPN President John Skipper (left), SEC Commissioner Mike Slive (center) and ESPN Senior Vice President of Programing Justin Connolly (right) answer questions Thursday during a news conference announcing the launch of the Southeastern Conference Network in partnership with ESPN in Atlanta.
ESPN, SEC partner to bring fans new network Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer
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Houston Astros’ Chris Carter (left), Brandon Barnes (center) and Ronnie Grossman (right) celebrate their 10-3 win against the Seattle Mariners on April 24 in Houston.
Minute Maid will cost as much as three times more from one series to the next. Dynamic pricing argues that adjusting single game ticket prices based on division standings, rivalries and star players, will better represent the real value of tickets. In the real world, that means any seat against the Boston Red Sox will run you three times as much as one against the Colorado Rockies. The fluctuating ticket prices only further shrink the average Astros’ attendance, as most Houston fans do not want to watch a blowout and opposing fans would rather stay home than pay an arm and a leg to make a trip to the factory of sadness that is Minute Maid Park. The Astros are currently ahead of five teams in attendance, including the AL West-leading Kansas City Royals. The fans are not giving up on
them, despite the ownership’s best efforts to alienate them. We will see how long that lasts. Cole Travis is a 20-year-old psychology sophomore from Houston. Contact Cole Travis at ctravis@lsureveille.com
The day Southeastern Conference sports fans have waited for has finally arrived, as ESPN and the SEC announced an agreement Thursday that will bring the new SEC Network to households around the country starting in August 2014. SEC commissioner Mike Slive and ESPN President John Skipper detailed in a news conference Thursday the 20-year deal, which will last through 2034. The network is expected to televise “approximately 45 SEC football games, more than 100 men’s basketball games, 60 women’s basketball games, 75 baseball games and events from across the SEC’s 21 sports annually,” according to SECDigitalNetwork.com. It will also air original content, signing day
coverage, spring football games and other additional programming. “The SEC Network will provide an unparalleled fan experience of top quality SEC content presented across the television network and its accompanying digital platforms,” Slive said. “We will increase exposure of SEC athletics programs at all 14 member institutions, as we showcase the incredible student-athletes in our league.” Subscribers of AT&T U-verse, which has already signed on to carry the network, will have access to it from Day 1 on a number of platforms, including PCs, tablets, smartphones and Xbox Live, among others. Contact Lawrence Barreca at lbarreca@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @LawrenceBarreca
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Heisman winner talks football, friendship and fame The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Johnny Manziel has decided he’s not going to allow the pitfalls of fame to stop him from having a good time, forging friendships with rival quarterbacks or even going back to class — in person. As for the pressure inherent in living up to the Heisman Trophy standard he set for himself in only his first season as quarterback at Texas A&M, it isn’t concerned about that, either. “I’m not thinking about it. I’m just going out and playing football and doing the things I’ve always done,” Manziel said Thursday, when he visited New Orleans to accept the Manning Award, which recognizes the nation’s top college quarterback. “The success that we had last year — I wasn’t worried about my own individual success. I was just worried about going out and playing football and trying to learn the system and get better.” Following a memorable, highlight-filled regular season in which he accounted for 4,600 total yards, Manziel became the first freshman ever to win the Heisman Trophy — then racked up an additional 516 total yards in a 41-13 Cotton Bowl victory against Oklahoma. And then the player sometimes called Johnny Football found out how public his private life could really be. He was famously photographed partying in a Dallas nightclub with a sparkler in his mouth as if it were a cigar while flexing both biceps. Other photos showed him holding what looked like a bottle of Champagne, raising questions about whether Manziel, now 20, was partaking in under-age drinking. Another showed him triumphantly fanning out a wad of cash at a casino; he later noted on his Twitter page it is legal for
someone 18 or older to gamble at a casino. Even his decision to take classes online last semester became controversial. Manziel has said his decision to limit himself exclusively to the virtual classroom was a reaction to the attention he was receiving on campus while simply walking to class, and he added Thursday that he expects to return to regular classes this summer and fall. “It was just one semester — something that I needed and wanted to do,” he said. Manziel said he’s adjusting better to life as a celebrity and is trying not to let it change him much. “I continue to slip up every now and then with people that you think you can trust and you really can’t, so I’m continuing to learn things every day,” he said. “I’m still having a good time. I know that. I’m not letting any of that factor into my life and what I want to do,” he continued. “There might be some cameras here and there and some things like that, but I’m going to continue to still go to some basketball games, continue to still do things I want to do, just be smart while I’m doing it.” That includes making friends with Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, who during the season will be among the players standing between Texas A&M and a chance at a Southeastern Conference championship or more. “Once football season comes around, that’s when it becomes rivals,” Manziel said. “Off the field, we’re all 20-, 21-year-old kids just enjoying going to school, playing football and like doing the same things. Me and him have talked on Twitter, exchanged numbers and still continue to talk every couple weeks. So I’m maybe building a little bit of a friendship there, maybe going on a trip together this summer some time
or just trying to be friends and hang out and have fun.” This July, Manziel plans to serve as a counselor at the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, La., where he was a camper while in high school. In introducing Manziel to a luncheon crowd gathered for the Manning Award trophy presentation at the Manning family’s downtown restaurant, Archie Manning talked of how extraordinary he thought it was for Manziel to do what he did in his first season in the SEC, a conference renowned not only for its string of national champions, but also for defenses loaded with NFL prospects. GERALD HERBERT / The Associated Press
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Heisman Trophy winner and Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel (left) poses Thursday with former NFL quarterback Archie Manning (right) and the Manning Award in New Orleans.
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Selling out for Six Flags New plans to redevelop the amusement park reflect commercialization of New Orleans
BUT HE MEANS WELL GORDON BRILLON Columnist When it was announced last month that yet another plan to redevelop the site of the old Six Flags theme park in New Orleans had fallen through, most people’s reactions were the same. “There’s a Six Flags in New Orleans?” It turns out there is — or was — a Six Flags way out in the Ninth Ward, and since it closed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, it’s been the subject of a few failed attempts to rebuild. The market wouldn’t be able to sustain the upscale outlet mall they had planned, the developers said after the most recent plan fell through. Good. We all have memories from Six Flags or some place like it. Some loud, brightly colored place where men in funny suits sell you overpriced food and drinks until you run off and make yourself sick. Sounds like somewhere else in New Orleans, doesn’t it? I visited Six Flags last night, though security turned me away at the entrance and I did not — let me emphasize that — not, climb through chicken-wire fences and overgrown thickets to skulk through the shadows, dodging security like a mouse skittering through a kitchen in the middle of the night. Despite not having done all that, I imagine an abandoned amusement park would be a
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seriously depressing place. Amusement parks are a 151-proof distillation of childhood nostalgia, with all the vomiting and awful smells those memories entail. My friend who accompanied me on our incredibly legal trip mentioned how just the sight of the decrepit roller coasters silhouetted on the sky gave him that same pitof-the-stomach excitement he felt as a kid. So do we actually want to pave our childhood paradise and put up a shopping mall? Our night ended, as so many New Orleans stories do, in the French Quarter, blinded by the
neon signs of Bourbon. It was just a Wednesday night in May, but the street was still littered with the usual mix of vagrants and drunken tourists. But as we rode the streetcar back to St. Charles, it wasn’t the apparently drug-addled man sitting across from me, clutching a dilapidated saxophone and moaning about Walgreens, who bothered me. It was a small group of Ohio mid-level businessmen huddled together, looking terrified at the world around them but chatting happily about their motorcycle trips and summer homes in Maine. These are the people who
Bourbon Street now attracts, and it’s depressing. A place that used to be known as the absolute embodiment of genuine New Orleans culture is now just another tourist trap, filled with bars bumping the Black Eyed Peas and gift shops selling beads yearround. It’s easy to think of New Orleans as a party city. It’s not inaccurate, but it ignores too much, and it means you’re going to attract a horde of used car salesmen and accountants chasing the head-spinning highs we used to get from places like Six Flags. Katrina caused a lot of
destruction, much of which still hasn’t been fixed, but it couldn’t take away the spirit and energy that has made the city famous. Even among the water damage and capsized magnolias, New Orleans is still a vibrant, gritty city that remains the pride of its citizens. It’s worth not selling out.
caterpillars and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a caterpillar. Then they came for the squirrels and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a squirrel. Then they came for the mockingbirds and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a mockingbird. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me.” - Centrist
“If Mr. Mills represents the kind of critical thinking he thinks LSEA promotes, then I can see why people are against it. He spendsclose to the entirety of his opinion piece claiming that LSEA doesn’t promote religious dogma, and if it did, then somebody would bring suit, and because nobody has brought suit, there is no religious dogma promotion in the law. This is the kind of erroneous circular thinking that is the foundation for a lot of intelligent design theology. Remember this Mr. Mills, the absence of proof is not
in itself proof.” -Crippler
people like myself as we possibly can. Education is important, is it not? No, we aren’t “fanatically controlling” anyone or anything. We just like teaching what we’ve learned through years of intense study.” - mjermbo
In response to Landon Mills column, “No, keep the LA Science Education Act,” readers had this to say,
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Quote of the Day “Stars, hide your fires, these here are my desires, and I will give them up to you this time around.”
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The greatest of all is this: love thy hater as thyself SCUM OF THE GIRTH PARKER CRAMER Chief Columnist I love the middle finger. It’s the last breath of a losing argument. If all else fails, give them the finger and walk away. You may have lost, but at least you didn’t lose with dignity. It’s so satisfying. There’s something cathartic about expressing frustration, even if it’s just the finger. I was driving down Interstate 10 going west toward Lafayette. I was in the left lane, going 80 mph, and a big truck gets on my ass like he wants to pass me. This pisses me off, like it would many drivers. I’m doing 10 over
already and this guy’s breathing down my neck. My first reaction — screw you, man. So I move over and let him pass on the left, but not without giving him a middle finger so erect I could’ve been mistaken for E.T. So this guy, who by this point I’ve figured out is also a jerk, pulls in front of me and slams on his brakes. I slam on my brakes, nearly rear-ending him. Thankfully, there was no contact and he sped off like somebody was giving away free camouflage floor mats. So what’s the lesson here? Yes, you could argue I instigated it by giving him the finger, but that was only in response to his Third World style of driving. The point is that offending people is important. It’s a healthy way
of expressing frustration in a nonviolent manner. I felt so much better after letting that guy know how much he sucks as a driver. Granted, he could’ve killed me. But he didn’t. Because if he did, he’d go to jail. The Constitution protects middle finger use, but not assault and battery, Jeremy Hill. In a similar fashion, I bet lots of you feel pretty good after telling me off in an online comment. Which is great; that’s what it’s there for. It’s our job to write stuff that’ll make you think (but it’ll probably just make you mad), and it’s your job to get mad afterward and tell us how much we suck. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the United States of America — freedom’s wet dream. The beauty of this great nation
is I’m allowed to say anything and you’re allowed to say anything back. Nobody should be censoring either of us. I have ideas, you have ideas, and no matter how controversial or seemingly insane, nobody can shut us up. Offending people is the American way of doing things. You think the Founding Fathers went around just being polite to each other all the time? Who do you think we are, Canadians? The day we can’t shit all over somebody (figuratively speaking) is the day we lose the very thing that makes us American — the freedom to air our grievances without fear of retribution. But sometimes, there is retribution. People often try to silence those who disagree with them, at
which point in time, I instruct all of you to lock and load your middle fingers, we’re going on a drive-by. You have a voice. If you love something, say so. If you hate something, let us know. If you couldn’t care less, just say, “Dude, I’m Switzerlanding over here, leave me alone.” When you’re quiet, somebody else is talking. So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night. Parker Cramer is a 22-yearold political science senior from Houston.
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Vitter, Brown look to give simple fix for megabanks SHARE THE WEALTH JAY MEYERS Columnist Despite how you measure them, the four largest United States banks — JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup — are mammoths. With a greater market share than ever, their combined assets are $7.8 trillion, which is nearly half the size of the entire U.S. economy. Indeed, these financial institutions are so large and interconnected that they have been deemed “too big to fail.” As a result, market participants believe the U.S. government will always be there to bail them out in a pinch, as their failure would be disastrous to the overall economy. Certainly, if you are of the belief that actions speak louder than words, Washington has done literally everything in its power to reinforce the notion that they would lend extraordinary help to enable TBTF banks to survive. In 2008, at the peak of the financial crisis, the government stepped in and decided which Wall Street megabanks would receive a taxpayer-funded bailout, because they were considered too economically vital to fail. Put simply, the U.S. government did what any economics textbook will tell you not to do: handselect economic winners and losers. More importantly, however, the U.S. government created a terrible precedent. By refusing to allow these financial institutions to fail, banks essentially received an unspoken guarantee that the government would always be there in a time of need. It’s the perfect insurance policy — and the large banks are taking full advantage. Right now, the biggest U.S. banks enjoy a massive competitive
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks Dec. 12, 2012, during a news conference at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington. The Federal Reserve is widely expected on May 1 to stick with its aggressive efforts to strengthen a still-subpar economy.
advantage in that they’re able to borrow and lend money far more cheaply than other, smaller banks, because everyone on Earth knows their debt is pretty much government-guaranteed. Additionally, megabanks are incentivized to engage in excessively risky practices that have a high potential for reward, but carry with it an even higher potential for failure. Case in point: In April of last year, Bruno Iksil, a trader nicknamed the London Whale and Voldemort, was solely responsible for $6.2 billion in trading loses for JPMorgan
Chase’s investment offices. In essence, what we have is a financial system that rewards banks for their size, rather than quality of operations. Fortunately, on April 24th, Senators David Vitter, a Republican from Louisiana, and Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, spearheaded their campaign to end the era of “too big to fail” banks, by introducing a bill that calls for two things. First, the bill would make the giant banks much safer. Indeed, its core provision requires that any bank with more than
$500 billion in assets hold a safety cushion of at least 15 percent in capital reserves, which is more than twice the current amount. This provides a buffer for potential loses. For example, take a hypothetical bank that holds $400 billion of mortgages and $400 billion in bonds. Under the Brown-Vitter bill, it would have to set aside 15 percent of $800 billion, or $120 billion, in capital. The second important feature of the Vitter-Brown bill is that such a high standard for capital requirements will likely force big banks to spin of much of their business,
which would eliminate the systemic “too big to fail” risk they currently impose. It’s a simple two birds, one stone kind of fix. And our banking system — and the global economy — will benefit substantially from it. Jay Meyers is a 20-year-old economics sophomore from Shreveport. Contact Jay Meyers at jmeyers@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_jmeyers
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The Daily Reveille
Friday, May 3, 2013
page 15
PARTING VIEWS, from page 7
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LSU’s consistently best teams are track and field and gymnastics
Look it up for yourself. Track and field coach Dennis Shaver and gymnastics coach D-D Breaux have been
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throwing out ultra-competitive teams for a while. For some reason, they still don’t get enough credit.
Nick Saban is never coming back
Give it up already. It’s not going to happen.
There is a season between football and baseball: basketball I can’t stand when I hear people say, “Welp, football season is over. When’s first pitch?” That’s not how it works. Next season, LSU will be able to play a brand of basketball that should more exciting than both football and baseball. You’ll see what I mean by this time next year.
ANGELA MAJOR / The Daily Reveille
Johnny O’Bryant III
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Priority Points are the worst
Priority Points make no sense. They only count for football, yet you have to attend other LSU athletic events to accumulate points. One problem: LSU isn’t helping increase popularity for smaller sports when students just swipe their cards and roll out.
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$$$ how YOU want to when you shop at Chimes!
Football and basketball student sections need improvement
The football section can’t have nice things, (See: “Neck”), and most students leave at halftime regardless of the score. The Roar Corps is still a major work in progress. (Drops mic.)
GLENN, from page 7
Spend your
the fourth would give LSU a 2-1 lead. It wasn’t until the top of the seventh inning that Florida re-tied the game, as freshman left fielder Harrison Bader roped an RBI double to left field. With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the eighth, LSU junior catcher Ty Ross delivered in the clutch, hitting a sacrifice fly to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead. “[The pitch I hit] was something moving away from my barrel,” Ross said. “I was just trying to put something in the air and hit something hard and make them make a play or hit a
Micah Bedard is a 22-year-old history senior from Houma. Contact Micah Bedard at mbedard@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @DardDog pop fly.” LSU senior closer Chris Cotton would seal the deal in the ninth, giving LSU win No. 41 of the year. The Tigers will send Nola to the mound tonight against the Gators. “We’re going to think about [Thursday’s] win until 12, then look at [Friday’s] game,” Ross said. “We’ve got Nola on the mound, and he’s been our guy all year. We definitely feel good.”
Contact Lawrence Barreca at lbarreca@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @LawrenceBarreca
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