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Records shed light on Acacia fraternity’s removal Misconduct investigation began in February
BY ROSE VELAZQUEZ rvelazquez@lsureveille.com While the University did not announce an investigation into the Acacia fraternity for allegations of behavioral misconduct until March 24, scrutiny by the University and Acacia Fraternity officials went on for more than a month before. Public records obtained by The Daily Reveille suggest inquiries extended to Feb. 9, when Acacia Fraternity House Corp. President Dominick Impastato sent Associate Dean of Students and Director of Greek Life Angela Guillory the Acacia Incident Report. After notification of allegations against the chapter from the Office of Greek Life, alumni representatives met with active and
Feb. 9 Acacia Fraternity investigation report delivered to Greek Life director Angela Guillory
new members, both individually and collectively, and findings were compiled in the Acacia Incident Report. The Acacia Incident Report described chapter’s violations against University policy as hazing and mistreating of new members. Impastato and Acacia Fraternity chapter adviser Sean O’Brien also issued a Supplemental Report, dated Feb. 11, after interviewing active and new chapter members to address questions raised during a Feb. 10 meeting with the Office of Greek Life and a representative of the Office of Student Advocacy and Accountability. After presenting the Supplemental Report, Impastato returned to the Acacia house Feb. 11 “to do more digging,” according to an email Guillory sent. While Guillory’s email records suggest she and Associate Dean of Students and Director of
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Meeting with Office of Greek Life and Office of Student Advocacy and Accountability
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Sean O’Brien and Dominick Impastato begin conducting further interviews to address questions raised during the meeting
Student Advocacy and Accountability Matthew Gregory planned to meet with Acacia, the documents do not elaborate on a University-led inquiry.
CHARGES According to the March 20 charge letter, a investigation by the Office of the Dean of Students confirmed activities during new member education violated Policy Statements 78 and 108. Activities were forced alcohol consumption, personal servitude, physical violence, forced physical activity, thefts during a trip to Auburn University, meal restrictions during initiation week, expected new member residency at the Acacia fraternity house and participation in activities during the week prior to initiation interfering with academic and psychological wellbeing, physical stress caused by situations in which new members were forced to be in a room filled
required to answer the house phone, clean, provide transportation and designated-driving in the evening. New members determined their schedules based on availability. The incident report cites roughly five to six times throughout fall 2014 when new members were ordered to the fraternity house around 8 p.m., excluding those who had tests or homework the following day. According to the incident report, new members were called to the house for failing the pledge test. Pledges were lined up and forced to perform push-ups, situps, run in place, squat-thrusts and other exercises while they were drilled questions from the Chapter Manual, or Pythagoras. One to two seniors ran the sessions while 10 to 20 active members observed. Each session lasted approximately
see ACACIA, page 4
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Impastato returns to Acacia house “to do more digging” Office of Greek Life receives sanction letter from Acacia Fraternity International Headquarters
with hot steam for a long period of time, and hazing, as defined by Policy Statement 108. The Acacia Incident Report states information in Impastato’s preliminary investigation did not support allegations against the chapter for forced alcohol consumption. While new members’ alcohol consumption likely occurred in fall 2014, those interviewed maintained it was not coerced by active members. According to the Supplemental Report, participants in the Feb. 10 meeting suggested there were incidents in which active members told new members they could not leave until they finished a specified bottle of alcohol. However, active and new members remained adamant no alcohol consumption coercion occurred in fall 2014. For personal servitude allegations, the Acacia Incident Report revealed roughly 10 new members served as “pledge on duty” and
March 17 March 12 Interim suspension of activities
Chapter officers, O’Brien and Impastato meet with Greek Accountability Team to discuss charges, violations and allegations
Acacia Fraternity receives charge letter and administrative action outcome letter O’Brien informed that fraternity must decide whether it will accept administrative action outcome or go to hearing panel by March 24 at 4:30 p.m.
March 24 Acacia Fraternity executive director Patrick McGovern accepts administrative action outcome
March 26 Acacia Fraternity issues statement closing chapter
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Late-night eatery Insomnia Cookies opens shop in Northgate Insomnia Cookies opens for business Friday at its new location on West Chimes Street, in the space formerly occupied by Bacio di Roma. The shop offers several desserts, including cookies, brownies and ice cream, and is open daily until 3 a.m. EMILY BRAUNER / The Daily Reveille
Store delivers to limited area around campus BY ASHLYN ROLLINS arollins@lsureveille.com Baton Rouge residents now have a new location to cater to their sweet tooth and inability to sleep. Insomnia Cookies, a chain of privately owned dessert shops, opened a Baton Rouge location Friday afternoon at 128 W. Chimes St, in the area formerly occupied by gelato dispensary
Bacio di Roma. The idea for selling late-night sweets came from the mind of founder Seth Berkowitz in 2003 while he was a student at the University of Pennsylvania. From there, the store has grown to 65 locations. “Since opening, we’ve felt really welcomed by the community,” said marketing director Giana Marinelli. “People seem to love it.” Entering the shop, customers are greeted by a smiling team of workers and a wide variety of cookies and brownies. The shop’s
seating is limited, but as it settles in, more options will be brought in to suit customers who wish to dine in. The menu features cookies, brownies, cookie cakes, ice cream, frozen desserts, toppings and cold milk. Customers can enjoy these in store from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. or choose to have them delivered around campus from noon to 3 a.m. Cookie flavors and offerings range from traditional flavors like sugar, peanut butter and
see INSOMNIA COOKIES, page 11
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Sand volleyball team defeats Spring Hill, UNO The LSU sand volleyball team wrapped up the Blazer Beach Dual Tournament today in Birmingham, Alabama, defeating Spring Hill and the University of New Orleans, both by the same score of 5-0. The team won all four matches this weekend for the first time this season, a sign of progress as the team nears the middle of its schedule.
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CAA gets approval to lease University land for animal shelter BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON chenderson@lsureveille.com “It’s raining cats and dogs” will take on a new meaning when the Companion Animal Alliance relocates to campus. CAA took another step toward a closer partnership with the University when the LSU Board of Supervisors approved the organization’s intent to lease University property at the March meeting. The land, on the corner of Gourrier Avenue and River Road, currently belongs to the AgCenter and is the former home of University livestock research. CAA reached out to the AgCenter about a year ago to inquire about renting the property. The current CAA facility, built in the ’60s, is located on Progress Road near the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. CAA Board member Cathy Coates said the facility no longer meets the shelter’s needs. “It is old and inadequate and
in a location that is not very attractive to people, convenient or attractive,” Coates said. “When we have this new facility it will enable us to improve our operation by leaps and bounds.” The facility will include a veterinary clinic, shelter and adoption center. While CAA already employs interns from the University’s School of Veterinary Medicine at its shelter, Coates hopes the new location will bring about a closer relationship with the University. “We see a real collaborative opportunity — a win-win for everybody,” Coates said. “We’re able to provide them with real life health situations with animals, and from them we are able to have medical care that might be difficult to get elsewhere.” Because many people aren’t aware of CAA, some who find stray animals take them to the Vet School, Coates said. The drop offs are an unnecessary burden to the school, which then must find the animal
a home, take it to the shelter or house it on site. The new location will streamline the process for both parties, Coates said. Bill Richardson, vice president for agriculture and dean of the College of Agriculture, said he thinks the pre-veterinary science students will work with the facility, as well. “A lot of those students could be volunteers and get a lot of experience working with animals since it’s pretty close to the campus,” Richardson said. But veterinary science students are not the only ones who will benefit from the new location, Coates said. The shelter’s primary goal is to get animals out of the shelter, and many times that means returning lost pets to their homes. Currently, many of the animals brought to CAA are found near the University, but Coates said some students don’t know about the facility so far across town. “Students don’t think to
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Companion Animal Alliance will relocate its animal shelter to University-owned land, an effort CAA hopes will bring about a closer partnership with the University. come to us, so that’s a terribly sad thing, for them and for the animals,” Coates said. “That’s something that will definitely improve when we are located on the campus.” There are still several more steps before CAA settles in. The Board of Supervisors must approve a cooperative endeavor agreement, a contract
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page 4 ACACIA, from page 1 two hours. The Acacia Incident Report discusses a trip several pledges took to Auburn University for the Auburn-LSU football game, but documents did not suggest hazing or mistreatment, as no active members were present. However, the Supplemental Report revealed a few pledges admitted to stealing items during the trip — including an ice chest, television sets and a composite from an Auburn University fraternity house — but they reported acting voluntarily. With the exception of classes, school-related activities and work, new members were required to remain at the fraternity house during initiation week from Wednesday through Saturday, according to the Incident Report. In response to allegations of eating restrictions for new members during initiation, it was revealed pledges were told they were not allowed to eat at the house unless with their “big brother” or as permitted by active members. On Wednesday and Thursday, the chapter’s catering service provided food for actives. On Saturday, actives provided food for new members, according to the Supplemental Report. However, the Incident Report notes during periods when new members were allowed to leave the fraternity house, they could bring food back. Their “big brothers” were also responsible for providing them food. On the first night of initiation, pledges were forced in a session like the pledge test failure penalty, but this session was longer, and some active members poured baby powder on new members throughout, according to the Incident Report. One night during the fall semester, six new members were told to report to the Acacia fraternity house around 7 p.m. dressed in coats and ties for “pledge board.” They were escorted to an unlit, upstairs bathroom where they were forced to sit, stand and kneel while showers ran, filling the room with steam, according to the Incident Report. “The alleged purpose of the evening was to conduct individual interviews with these six new members, whose effort and performance the active chapter deemed substantially inefficient,” according to the Incident Report. As showers ran, the new members were brought downstairs individually before a panel of three active members who “scolded” them for non-compliance allegations, from misconduct with sorority members to drug abuse and inadequate grades. The room was lit by a single light shining in the new member’s face. Information in Section C of the Acacia Incident Report, “Pledge Board,” was redacted, and all pledge board information in the Supplemental Report. ACACIA FRATERNITY SANCTIONS The “Proposed Sanctions and Enhancement Plan” in the Acacia Incident Report included an indefinite suspension of chapter activities and to replace all officers by
individuals appointed by the Acacia Fraternity House Corp. based on interviews and applications. The Acacia Fraternity House Corp. acknowledged additonal penalties were necessary, but the Incident Report stated it was unprepared to make recommendations without collaboration with the Office of Greek Life and other administrators. Points 1 and 2 of this section in the Acacia Incident Report were redacted. The Feb. 11 Supplemental Report included a section, “Proposed Enhancement Plan and Interim Actions,” which included additional sanctions including an immediate suspension of all activities and a recommendation for full membership review by Acacia Fraternity International Headquarters following the receipt of the University’s sanctions. Most of point 2 and all of point 6 under this section in the Supplemental Report were redacted. Prior to the University’s administrative action outcome, the Acacia Fraternity International Council proposed the following sanctions in a letter dated Feb. 11: — It placed the chapter on an immediate social probation lasting through Feb. 29, 2016, and required attendance by the chapter’s adviser for any upcoming new member activities. — It included an order for a full review of the chapter’s new member program by Acacia Fraternity staff and the creation of new member program by May 1, 2015, based on the Cornerstones Pledge Program as well as a complete revision of pre-initiation practices to be approved by Oct. 1, 2015. — Fall 2015 initiation was to be held before Thanksgiving with the attendance of an Acacia Fraternity staff member, and the date had to be communicated to the Acacia Fraternity International Headquarters by Oct. 1. Each week, the chapter would submit written reports to Acacia Fraternity International Headquarters with minutes of any meeting held during the preceding week. — Through January 2016, two formal chapter meetings were to be held each month. The chapter was also required to host two educational sessions through the Acacia Fraternity Cornerstone program by May 1, 2015, and all members were required to complete online education on hazing by the end of the fall 2015 semester. — The chapter was required to send two to four members to attend the Acacia Leadership Academy and one member to attend the Acacia Venerable Dean Summit.
The Daily Reveille March 17 discussion. The fraternity had to either accept charges and penalties in the charge and administrative action outcome letters or go to a hearing panel. Guillory stated in an email on Feb. 24 she wanted to work with Impastato, O’Brien and Acacia Fraternity Executive Director
Monday, March 30, 2015 Patrick McGovern “to do the right thing” rather than the take the matter to a hearing panel. “They [Acacia] are not going to go down easy. Jonathan and Rachel will tell you that Dominick is convinced that he very much believes that the sophomores and freshmen are the future,” read the email. McGovern accepted charges
THE RESULTS On March 12, roughly a month after being sanctioned by headquarters, Gregory ordered interim activity suspension for the chapter. According to the charge letter, violations of the Code of Student Conduct and actions during new member education were discussed on March 17 with the Greek Accountability Team. The chapter was represented by one or more of its officers, O’Brien and Impastato. An email sent March 20 informed O’Brien on Acacia’s outcome based on the
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and penalties March 24 in the University’s administrative action outcome letter. The Acacia Fraternity International Council revoked the chapter’s charter and suspended all members earlier that day. Headquarters announced March 26 the chapter’s closure effective immediately through June 30, 2018.
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falling at the finish
SOFTBALL
LSU salvages Game 3 of series
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fielder Mark Laird. Laird advanced to third on the play on a throwing error by Cody but was left stranded on a flyout by junior shortstop Alex Bregman. After a scoreless fourth inning, the Tigers came back strong in the fifth. Senior designated hitter Chris Sciambra led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch to put a runner on for Foster, who delivered a home run off the left field scoreboard to knot the game at four. It was Foster’s second homer in two games, and he leads the Tigers with seven. The Tigers kept the rally alive,
After suffering its first losing streak this season, the No. 1 LSU softball team rebounded with a 2-0 victory in Game 3 of its series at No. 16 Kentucky on Sunday by relying on the arm of sophomore pitcher Baylee Corbello. Although the Tigers (32-3, 6-3 Southeastern Conference) struggled offensively and in the circle through the first two games, LSU broke through in Game 3 behind Corbello’s fourth complete game shutout this season. She allowed only three hits and two walks while striking out eight batters. “She was unbelievable [in Game 3],” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “It may have been the best game I’ve ever seen her pitch.” Despite stranding four runners in scoring position in the first three innings, the Tigers’ lineup found the rhythm it was missing during the first two games in the top of the fourth. After junior catcher Kellsi Kloss singled and junior first baseman Sandra Simmons reached second on a bunt single and a throwing error, senior designated player Dylan Supak drove in Kloss with a single to right center. Freshman left fielder Emily Griggs capped off the Tigers’ scoring with a RBI single through the left side. Griggs didn’t record a hit in the first two games of series, but she exploded for a career performance in Game 3. Griggs went a perfect 3-3, including her first career triple.
see BASEBALL, page 7
see REBOUND, page 7
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LSU junior infielder Alex Bregman (8) slides into second base during the Tigers’ 7-3 victory against Kentucky on Saturday at Alex Box Stadium.
No. 1 LSU baseball falls to Kentucky in extra innings, drops first series of season BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com The No. 1 LSU baseball team couldn’t survive a plethora of Kentucky runs and dropped Game 3 of its weekend series in 11 innings, 12-10. The Tigers (23-5, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) gave up 19 hits as the Wildcats (18-10, 4-5 SEC) rallied to hand the Tigers their first series loss of the season. “It was a gut-wrenching loss,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “We got ourselves in a hole right out of the gate.” Kentucky pitcher Kyle Cody kept the Tigers’ bats quiet through the first two
innings, allowing one hit, but LSU began to figure out the 6-foot-7-inch right hander in the third. LSU battled back for two runs on three hits to get on the board. LSU sophomore left fielder Jake Fraley appeared to injure his hamstring in the inning, and was replaced by sophomore second baseman Kramer Robertson on the base paths, shifting senior Jared Foster to left field for the remainder of the day. Fraley posted on Twitter he will be back in a couple of days and that his injury was “nothing serious.” The Tigers recovered from Fraley’s loss, plating Robertson from second on an infield single from junior right
WOMEN’S GOLF
Lady Tigers set new records, take victory in LSU Tiger Golf Classic BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL cboutwell@lsureveille.com
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Members of the LSU women’s golf team hold trophies for their wins at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic on Sunday at the University Club.
The No. 6 LSU women’s golf team alternated between first- and second-place finishes all spring, and the trend continued Sunday as LSU took the crown in the final round of the LSU Tiger Golf Classic at the University Club. LSU finished the weekend with a 15-over-par 879, five strokes ahead of runner-up Mississippi State at 20 over par. Sunday’s victory marks the Lady Tigers’ third tournament victory of the season, while new
records were set throughout the weekend. LSU coach Karen Bahnsen attributed the records to the hard work and development of her team throughout the season, continuing to work on the things they have focused on all year. “We really try to focus on our team,” Bahnsen said. “We are going to play and control things that we can control. We will go out there and play our game. It is fun to see them staying in that moment and that state of mind.” The Lady Tigers had a tough time capturing the team trophy,
with strong winds making the final round difficult. But all teams had a well constructed course to combat the windy conditions. “The course is in great shape,” said senior Madelene Sagstrom. “I am so proud of them for making it this good. It was not this good last week — it is awesome.” Sagstrom, whose family was in attendance throughout the weekend, tied the single-round course record of 67, 5 under par in the second round. She surpassed her own two-round course record
see TOURNAMENT, page 7
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SWIMMING AND DIVING
Diving, relay team seniors finish careers at NCAA Championships finished the day on the three-meter springboard with a final score of 365.25, good enough for 24th The LSU swimming and div- place. On the final day of the chaming team sent three individuals and one relay team to the men’s pionships, Greeff and Helm finNCAA Championships at the ished their collegiate careers. Greeff finished off his fiUniversity of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Na- nal swim by besting his previtatorium in Iowa City, where it re- ous record in the 200-meter fly corded multiple career bests and with a time of 1:42.87, though it wasn’t enough to qualify for the top-30 finishes. LSU senior swimmer Frank consolation finals. “It was a little bit disappointGreeff began the weekend with a career best time of 1:45.08 in the ing from a goals standpoint,” Gey200-meter individual medley and er said. “Last year, Greeff’s time would have been good enough for a 30th place finish. “It was a good start for 6th place, but this year it was only [Greeff] by posting a personal 17th. So it just shows how compebest,” said swimming coach Dave tition is improving nationally.” The senior leaves LSU owning Geyer in a news release. “The relay had certain pieces on and the school record in the 200-meter fly and was part some a little off. of two record reThere are cer‘Last year, Greeff’s time teams. tain things that would have been good enough lay The two-time are out of confor 6th place, but this year NCAA Honortrol. it was only 17th. So it just able Mention AllOverall, we shows how competition is American was prepared well the men’s swim for this relay.” improving nationally.’ captain for two The 400-mestraight years. ter medley reDAVE GEYER, Helm comlay team of LSU head swimming coach peted in the platGreeff, junior form event but Alex Linge and sophomores Logan Rysemus and finished in 29th with a score of Silas Dejean registered a time of 313.65, also failing to qualify for 3:10.62, which was good enough the final round. Helm leaves LSU with the for 20th place. Senior diver Daniel Helm school record on one meter. He finished 32nd on the three-me- also set the second-best scores on ter springboard with a score of platform and three-meter, while earning medals on one-meter 318.30. “This is an extremely tough field,” said diving coach Doug Shaffer. “Daniel didn’t perform to the level that he did at SEC Championships, though.” On day two, LSU competed in the 200-meter medley relay, the 100-meter fly and the three-meter springboard. The 200-meter medley team finished at No. 23 with a time of 1:27.54. “I liked our effort today, but unfortunately, we didn’t put it all together,” Geyer said. “Going into our final day, we just have to focus and buckle down. I’m really looking forward to Frank’s last swim in college — the 200 fly.” Greeff finished at No. 30 in the 100-meter fly, while Helm BY MALCOLM POREE mporee@lsureveille.com
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LSU sophomore Justin Butsch and senior Chris Simpson shake hands Sunday after their doubles match during the Tigers’ 6-1 victory against Arkansas at W.T. ‘Dub’ Robinson Stadium.
LSU dominates in 6-1 win against Arkansas BY JACK WOODS jwoods@lsureveille.com The No. 24 LSU men’s tennis team dispatched Arkansas, 6-1, at a windy W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium on Sunday. The Tigers (15-4, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) rebounded from Friday’s loss to Ole Miss by defeating the Razorbacks (11-11, 1-7 SEC) despite the tricky conditions. “It was tough at the start,” said senior Chris Simpson. “Sometimes you’ve just got to move your feet a little harder. You expect the ball to bounce somewhere then it just drifts off a little bit, so you’ve just got to be on your toes.” LSU started quickly by claiming the doubles point. The doubles pairing of Simpson and sophomore Justin Butsch picked up a 6-1 victory against Arkansas freshman David Herrerias and sophomore Juan Marino. Junior Tam Trinh and sophomore Eric Perez secured the point with their 6-2 win against the Arkansas team of junior William Albanese and sophomore Johan den Toom. Junior Boris Arias and sophomore Jordan Daigle, the No. 20 doubles team in the nation, left their match unfinished with the score tied, 3-3, after the doubles point was in hand. The Tigers continued their dominance when singles matches started, claiming the first three singles matches to secure the victory. Butsch extended LSU’s lead to 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on Court 4 against den Toom. His lob on match point painted the baseline to secure the straight-set victory. Simpson followed with a 6-4, 6-0 win on Court 2 against senior Jovan Parlic to stretch LSU’s lead to 3-0. Junior Andrew Korinek clinched the victory for the Tigers with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory against junior Santiago Munoz on Court 5. LSU didn’t stop there, with
Daigle and Arias each prevailing in three sets to extend LSU’s lead to 6-0. Daigle won 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 on Court 1 against junior Giommarco Micolani, and Arias endured a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 battle on Court 3 against Albanese. “I was just trying to support the other guys on the other courts,” Daigle said. “We had a battle on Friday against Ole Miss and didn’t get the result we wanted, so it was more about just staying positive and just knowing the outcome would go in our favor if we did everything right.” Freshman Simon Freund dropped his match 6-7, 4-6 on Court 6 to Arkansas’ Herrerias, making the final score, 6-1. LSU coach Jeff Brown said he was pleased with his team’s response following the loss to Ole Miss on Friday. “In order to be able to have a chance to win today, we were going to have to at some point, between the time the match [against Ole Miss] ended and today, we’re going to have to put it behind us,” Brown said. “The proper way to use it certainly is to understand what it does to you … I told the guys we were a tougher team, that we’ve been through a lot in that match and it could help us grow or you can take it a couple different ways. They responded great.” LSU will now turn its attention to No. 20 Florida. The Tigers travel to Gainesville Friday to face the Gators (106, 5-3 SEC), and Brown said his team can build on the Arkansas match and draw on its last road match against Alabama. “Our level is good enough to win against anyone,” Brown said. “You just want to put yourself in a position, kind of like where we were against Alabama or where we were against Ole Miss. You’re in a position to win and that’s all you can ask for against the high level teams.” You can reach Jack Woods on Twitter @Jack_TDR.
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Senior diver Daniel Helm practices a dive Nov. 18, 2013, at the LSU Natatorium. and platform. “He didn’t perform up to his ability, and I’m not sure why that was,” Shaffer said. “Maybe it was senior nerves. Compared to what he has done this season, he came up short of his potential.” The meet marks the end of the 2014-15 season for the Tigers. The swimming and diving team broke five school records this season and will return 17 athletes upcoming season. You can reach Malcolm Poree on Twitter @MalcolmP_TDR.
Monday, March 30, 2015 BASEBALL, from page 5 rattling Cody for two more runs in the frame. After a Robertson triple to left field, Laird sent a hard-to-handle grounder to Kentucky second baseman JaVon Shelby for an error. The play scored Robertson and gave the Tigers their first lead of the game at 5-4. Senior third baseman Conner Hale extended the Tigers’ lead to 6-4 with a solo shot to left center field for his fourth home run on the season. The Wildcats answered with a run of their own in the seventh inning to cut the LSU lead to 6-5, but LSU rallied for two runs in
TOURNAMENT, from page 5 at 140 since its renovation in 2010. Sagstrom’s parents, Per and Lena Sagstrom, jokingly said their daughter had to perform well during the weekend because of their presence for the tournament and senior banquet, which was Saturday night. “I am really proud of her,” Bahnsen said. “It is fantastic that her family, including her grandmother, was here. She is just playing so well. I am happy for her too, because she works her tail off.” Sagstrom looked to stay calm during the final day, knowing conditions were going to be windy. The conditions created higher scores for all of the field, including Sagstrom, who finished 4 over par. She finished the final round in third place with an even-par 216. Junior Elise Bradley overtook Sagstrom on the leaderboard as the tournament’s individual champion. Bradley trailed the senior after the second round, gaining the lead on Sunday shooting for even par. Bradley finished the tournament with a 2-under-par 214.
REBOUND, from page 5 “She saw her video last night,” Torina said. “She made some adjustments. She had a phenomenal day. I’m really proud of her response to the first few days where she struggled.” But Griggs’ performance was the exception to the rule during the Tigers’ first series loss of 2015. In Game 1 and Game 2, LSU’s lineup fell flat against Kentucky’s (23-9, 3-6 SEC) pitching staff, especially junior ace Kelsey Nunley (10-5). “[Nunley] is really talented,” Torina said. “She has a really great coach calling pitches for her, so the combination of two is really tough for anybody.” LSU’s offense has carried the Tigers throughout this season, but Kentucky’s pitching staff allowed the Tigers only five runs on their 20 hits in the series. Uncharacteristically, the Tigers were unable to string together hits and left 16 runners on base in Game 1 and Game 2, including 11 runners left in scoring position. Nunley shut out LSU in Game 1 on Friday night until the sixth inning, when Kloss put the Tigers on the board with a sacrifice fly.
the bottom half of the inning to extend its lead to 8-5. Kentucky wouldn’t go away, chipping at the LSU lead again to take a 9-8 lead in the eighth inning. LSU would answer again, however, scoring two runs in the bottom half to retake the lead. But the pesky Wildcats tied the game at 10 in the ninth on an inside-the-park home run from Riley Mahan to send the game into extra innings. The Wildcats eventually sealed the game in the 11th with two runs off LSU sophomore pitcher Parker Bugg. “We seemingly had the game in hand, and then you see one of the most bizarre plays you’ve Bradley finished her final round tied in overall scores with Mississippi State’s Rica Tse at 2 under par. The pair went to a playoff on the par-4 10th hole and the par-5 11th hole, where Bradley shot for par and defeated Tse. “We have been handling ourselves very well,” Sagstrom said. “We are not frustrated, we have stayed calm, proving how much we can actually play.” Sophomore Caroline Nistrup joined Bradley and Sagstrom in the top 20, finishing her weekend in 13th place at 6-over-par 222. Sophomore Carly Goldstein completed her weekend in a tie for 27th at 13 over par and junior Nadine Dreher at 30 over par. The tournament marked LSU’s only home competition of the season and the season finale for the team. The Lady Tigers now move their focus to postseason play, starting with the Southeastern Conference Championship on April 17-19 at Greystone Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. You can reach Christian Boutwell on Twitter @CBoutwell_TDR. Although Kloss cut the Wildcats’ lead to two runs, Nunley retired the Tigers in order in the seventh, sealing LSU’s second Friday night SEC loss on the road. In Game 2 on Saturday afternoon, Kentucky’s left-handed pitching duo of freshman Erin Rethlake and sophomore Meagan Prince wrecked the Tigers’ lineup. Rethlake and Prince shut down LSU’s four left-handed batters, including leadoff hitters senior center fielder A.J. Andrews and sophomore right fielder Bailey Landry. The pair’s struggles at the plate disrupted the flow of the Tigers’ lineup. Despite hitting more than .430 and combining for 42 walks this season, Andrews and Landry went 2-8 with two strikeouts against Prince and Rethlake in Game 2. After the lefties struggled Saturday, Simmons and Griggs responded in Game 3, tallying four hits and an RBI. “Our lefties did much better [in Game 3],” Torina said. “Lefty-lefty matchup is always going to be tough no matter who you’re facing.” You can reach Morgan Prewitt on Twitter @kmprewitt_TDR.
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page 7 Godfrey gave up five of his six hits in the second inning and ended with a 3.21 ERA. LSU’s 19 hits and 12 runs allowed are season highs, previously allowing 12 hits on Feb. 18 against Nicholls and eight runs against Southeastern on Feb. 26. “We’re just going to have to
regroup and just keep playing,” Mainieri said. “We’re at the midway point … and nothing good will happen if you don’t maintain positive attitude and keep working hard, and that’s what we’ll do.” You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @Chascin_TDR.
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Who’s to Blame? Treatment of Acacia hazing survivor similar to that of sexual assault
LSUYOU, BUT DEFINITELY NOT ME LOGAN ANDERSON Columnist As soon as news broke that Acacia was being investigated for hazing, people flocked to social media to discount the claims made by a former pledge. When a video featuring an Acacia pledge detailing the abuse he underwent during “Hell Week” was published by Tiger TV, the comments made were skeptical and dismissive. “99 percent of this information he spoke is either completely false or very over inflated,” wrote an anonymous commenter. “The individual seems to be looking for attention. If any of this was true then surely someone else would have reported it in the last 57 years.” On the sports forum TigerDroppings.com, a thread about the suspension contained hundreds of comments, most saying the student who filed the hazing report should have known what he was getting himself into by pledging, lamented the fact that “one person out of the thousands initiated by Acacia can end the entire fraternity’s existence” and called the student
various slurs that implied he wasn’t “man enough” to handle the grotesque acts in which the fraternity was forcing him to participate. “Welcome to America in 2015,” one commenter said on TigerDroppings.com. “The most powerful people are ‘victims.’” The language people are using to attack the young man who spoke out regarding Acacia’s hazing practices is almost identical to the language used to undermine someone who reports sexual assault or rape on a college campus. In both situations, the accusations are almost always met with doubt, scorn and condescension. People begin cutting the accusers down before knowing anything about the situation. Speaking out about abuse has been turned from a courageous and dutiful act meant to bring justice to those who have been taken advantage of to an attention-grabbing act that should be swept under the rug. Sexual assault is bad. Hazing is bad. These are accepted facts. So why do people continuously protect perpetrators of these deplorable acts by undermining those who choose to share their stories of abuse? Because, if the accusations turn out to be true, then the University must take responsibility for
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allowing these things to happen under its watch. The treatment of those who come forward with allegations of abuse is not the only similarity between reporting hazing and reporting sexual assault or rape. In both instances, the University has a vested interest in disproving the accuser. Universities do not want to be known as “the school where people are always getting raped,” or “the school where people are constantly being hazed.” It’s bad for the brand. If the accusations turn out to be true, it means universities will have to undergo serious changes in order to ensure the public — and the on-campus community — that they are taking actions against people who abuse students. All of this is hard work. It means universities will have to devote time, money and a litany of other resources to damage control, both in the media and on campus. It is much easier to assume the accuser is lying than to contemplate the ramifications of their story being true. The processes for handling claims of sexual abuse and hazing are also incredibly similar. Both take place within closed meetings that involve only those who are directly associated with the accusation. Information about how the
accusations are researched, how survivors are questioned and how decisions are reached are all clouded in mystery. Sometimes, the perpetrator of the assault is expelled and removed from campus. However, more often, they are given a slap on the wrist and allowed to remain at school because the accusations against them cannot be definitively proven. The Greek community has a built-in culture of silence disguised as “brotherhood.” Those who violate the fraternal code must do so quietly for their own protection. The process for deciding what punishment a Greek organization receives is handled solely by the Office of the Dean of Students, and not much information is known about the office’s decision making process. Acacia has had its charter revoked and is completely removed from LSU’s campus. But the identity of the former pledge who came forward has begun to circulate on social media. This person has to share the rest of his collegiate experience with people who happily tortured him for no reason other than they could. He is forced to live in constant fear of retaliation from his former “brothers.” No one should have to share a campus with their abuser.
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The people who speak out against abuse — both sexual and hazing — are not victims. They are survivors. They are people who have their human worth eroded and have made the brave decision to expose the people that exploited them. They do this despite a culture that will attack them for telling the truth in the hope they might prevent their abuser from harming anyone else. Unfortunately, with the way survivors are being treated on college campuses across America, fewer abused people may step forward in the future. The discounting of accounts of those who attempt to bring justice to those that deserve it most must stop. People must believe accusations before discounting them and realize that coming forward is not an act of cowardice but one of the bravest things a survivor can do. Otherwise, abusive cultures will be given a chance to thrive in secret on campuses nationwide, creating toxic environments in which no students will want to involve themselves. Logan Anderson is a 21-yearold mass communication senior from Houston. You can reach her on Twitter @LoganD_Anderson.
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Bitcoin is the currency of the progressive, millennial age SMASH THE HATE JAMES RICHARDS Columnist Bitcoin is the future of money. Most people, including nearly all college students, have no clue what Bitcoin is, what the point of Bitcoin is and why people are obsessively excited about it. Even if you aren’t a crypto-anarchist, open-source programmer, you should be excited about Bitcoin’s implications. Every day, more businesses are accepting bitcoin, and the big players are taking notice. Last Tuesday, NASDAQ agreed to set up a trading platform for a Bitcoin startup called Noble Markets. Computer science sophomore Grant Bourque is an avid Bitcoin enthusiast since the currency’s early days and programmer for a Bitcoin startup. He defined Bitcoin as a “decentralized digital currency, using peer-to-peer networking to establish an internet economy.” That might make some do a double take, but this definition can be broken down
pretty easily. The running joke says bitcoin is “magic Internet money,” but that actually sums it up pretty well. Bourque said it’s essentially cash distributed using a protocol similar to BitTorrent. If you’ve ever used Square Cash, Apple Pay or paid somebody for Snapchat nudes through the app, then you’ve experienced something similar. The advantage of Bitcoin is that it comes with its own currency. Currently, one bitcoin is worth about $240, and in the long-term, that price should rise due to its deflationary nature. If you don’t have that much to drop on internet currency speculation, don’t worry your hungover head, you can purchase .001 BTC for just a quarter. You can’t buy everything with bitcoin, but you can buy a Dell computer, book a trip on Expedia or cop some dope Oakleys to frat strap for the bus trip. If you don’t care much for the law, the pantheon of Internet drug dealers almost exclusively accept bitcoin due to its near-anonymity. The question plaguing most people reading this probably
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isn’t “How can I get some of this glorified nerd money?” It’s more likely you’re thinking, “Why is this columnist wasting my time? I want to read something that’ll make me angry
and cynical about the world.” If you read Jay Cranford’s great piece about identity theft in The Daily Reveille last week and can’t stop thinking about just how many places you’ve
swiped your credit card, bitcoin might be for you. Even if somebody stole my credit card, social security number and learned my mother’s maiden name, they wouldn’t be able to touch my bitcoin holdings, just like cash. The currency is also new. In fact, it’s probably younger than any one reading this column. It started in 2009, which means the beginnings of a progressive millennial-focused financial system are just waiting to be adopted. Bitcoin could be the first step to recreating the world in terms that dramatically deviate from the status quo. If young people of all stripes took up the currency, it could be the largest generational transfer of wealth in history. However, this is only possible if everybody buys in. So ask yourself this question: do you prefer Wall Street executives or Silicon Valley nerds to be your economic overlords? James Richards is a 20-yearold mass communication sophomore from New Orleans. You can reach him on Twitter @JayEllRichy.
Americans must become more financially literate JAY TALKING JAY CRANFORD Columnist According to the The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United States scores slightly below average in financial literacy among 15-year-olds. The good news is financial literacy in the U.S. is improving. In 2012, the OECD reported 40 percent of adults gave themselves a grade of C or lower in their personal finance knowledge, down from 65 percent in 2010. The bad news is the movement to increase teaching of financial literacy in schools has been too slow. As of 2014, only 17 states have made personal finance a required course in high schools. Of those states, only six require students to pass testing in personal finance to graduate, according to a survey of the states by the Council of Economic Education. If, according to a survey by the Jump$tart coalition, 93 percent of adults and 86 percent of teens agree personal finance should be taught in high schools, then why are states
apprehensive to implement requirements into the curriculum? It’s no secret the state of education in the U.S. is falling behind on a worldwide level, and schools are under pressure to increase scores in areas like math and science. Personal finance isn’t a subject that shows up on standardized tests, so if there’s no test, why should they teach it? The biggest barrier is the availability of teachers. According to a University of Wisconsin study, only one in five teachers felt they were qualified to teach a personal finance course. While these are significant challenges to having nationwide financial literacy programs, the solution is more involvement from the government at both federal and state levels. Implementation of a standard personal finance curriculum and investment in our teachers will go a long way in improving the financial literacy of the U.S. However, is investing into financial literacy worth it when we are falling behind in critical areas like math? The answer is a resounding “yes.” If the purpose of our
education system is to produce young adults who add to our society, then behind reading, writing and basic arithmetic, financial literacy is a skill everyone will use in the real world. Unfortunately, the government is failing at this, and where the government fails, corporations step in. While it’s true many nonprofits — most notably the Jump$tart coalition — have spearheaded the financial literacy movement, many large financial corporations also provide their own financial literacy courses. Companies such as Discover, a credit card company, and BB&T, a bank, have been producing consumer information to improve financial literacy. The CEOs of these companies proudly boast of their efforts to educate the American people. However, I am sure the management of these companies will not mention that in 2012 both were tied to corporations, through subsidiaries or parent companies, which were fined for deceptive selling techniques and selling financial products without properly educating their sales representatives. Luckily, we still have
nonprofits looking out for the American people, right? Look at the partners of the Jump$tart coalition, and you will see a long list of banks, credit card companies and other financial service companies. I don’t trust McDonald’s leading the health food revolution, and I won’t trust the financial corporations teaching America of correct money management practices. Personal finance education has to be the government’s job. Improving financial literacy will have affect not only individual households, but also the entire economy. Having a high financial literacy means you’re more effective at creating budgets, savings plans and managing debt. This correlates with a higher quality of life and even healthier lifestyles. Low financial literacy has the converse effect and those households are more likely to have a lower quality of life. These households are also more likely to be in debt. When these households make poor financial decisions, the cost is placed on the rest of society through diversion of resources with safety net programs like welfare. I’m not saying that with improved personal
finance classes we will start eradicating poverty, but those who have higher financial literacy can be educated consumers in the economy. Educated consumers improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the economy, which in theory should increase the quality of life for everyone who participates in that economy. As we move forward, the economies of the world will only become more complex. If our future generations are not prepared to handle proper financial decision making, the country as a whole will suffer. We can blame our lack of mathematics or science knowledge as the reasons for jobs being outsourced and for the recent recessions. But maybe if we had more knowledgeable consumers fewer people would have been taken advantage of by large corporations who gave out predatory loans that fueled the recession of 2008. Financial literacy is just as important to our society as math, English and science. It’s time Americans start treating it as such. Jay is a 20-year-old finance junior from St. Simons Island, Georgia. You can reach him on Twitter @hjcranford.
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which a percentage of the day’s sales will be donated to a charitable organization. These fundraising days are held Monday through Wednesday, while the other days of the week consist of cookie donations. Community reception of the shop has been strong. “Once we got the green light to open and turned on the sign, we’ve had people coming in from then until we turn it off at 3 a.m.,” Marinelli said. Weekly deals will be available to customers who visit the
The Daily Reveille shop’s website. The current deal lets customers purchase eight cookies for $8. Customers can also visit the shop’s official Twitter page for a coupon for a free cookie. Regular deals include discounts for large events or parties. Residence Hall specials offer 50 cookies for $52, up to 300 cookies for $275. Similar discounts are available for office meetings, weddings, holiday parties and other events. Starting today, customers will receive four free chocolate
page 11 chunk cookies for placing a delivery order. The current delivery area extends from near the River Center downtown to West Lee Drive and some of Perkins Road. Customers can order online at Insomnia Cookies’ website to see if an address is in the delivery area. For interested customers,
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