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LIGHTS OUT

By Adam Duvernay Staff Writer

The glow of computer screens and empty offices still light portions of the University until morning when students leave campus and buildings are locked for the night.

With hundreds of buildings, thousands of students and countless electrical devices, the University’s annual energy budget is a closely regulated annual expenditure.

For the 2008-2009 school year, the University projected a $24 million energy budget. Because the

University generates between 40 and 60 percent of its own energy, only about $13.7 million of campus power is purchased from Entergy.

This year, the University spent another $10 million on natural gas to run the Cogeneration power plant on Fieldhouse Drive. Facility Services

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A view of campus Friday night from the top of the Life Sciences building shows how many lights are left on while the rest of the University sleeps.

University looks to cut campus energy bills, but some repairs prove too costly also bought an additional $5 million of natural gas for use in on-campus restaurants and dining halls.

The Cogen plant turns a turbine engine which burns natural gas and generates an average 40 percent of the University’s electricity. The heat produced during the process is also

used to boil water, generating steam used for power.

“Every bit of electricity we generate is obviously energy we don’t buy,” said Bob Pitre, executive director of Facility Services.

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Lombardi appointed HEALTH La. offi cials take preliminary to Board of Directors precautions against swine flu

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LSU System President John Lombardi was appointed Monday to the Board of Directors for Nabors Industries, a Bermuda-based oil and gas company.

Lombardi will serve in the newly created position as the company’s eighth director on the board, through its 2010 shareholder’s meeting.

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“Dr. Lombardi brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our Board,” Nabors Industries Chairman and CEO Gene Isenberg JOHN LOMBARDI said in a news LSU System president release. “He has

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By Lindsey Meaux Staff Writer

As a fear of swine flu overwhelms the U.S. and countries worldwide, the LSU Emergency Operations Center, in conjunction with local and state officials, is monitoring its spread.

While the seasonal flu vaccine

will not protect against swine flu infection, the LSU EOC recommends the University community take precautions outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

These precautions include the use of a tissue when coughing or sneezing and proper disposal of the tissue, frequent hand washing and use of hand sanitizers and avoid-

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ing contact with eyes, noses and mouths, according to a University news release.

There are 40 confirmed cases in the U.S., and the death toll has reached 149 in Mexico. The symptoms of swine flu closely resemble the symptoms of seasonal flu includCONTAMINATION, see page 10

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Growing pressure from poaching and human encroachment in Zimbabwe has driven hundreds of elephants to migrate from the country and at least one leopard to stalk an upmarket Harare suburb, conservationists said Monday.

The independent Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force appealed in its latest monthly bulletin for more action — and money — to preserve the troubled nation’s wildlife. In Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown, “humans are encroaching more and more into areas previously reserved for wildlife,” the task force said. As many as 400 elephants have crossed the Zambezi River, which separates Zambia from northern Zimbabwe, in recent months, said Johnny Rodrigues, head of the

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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — U.S. airports and border agents waved people through Monday with little or no additional screening for Mexico’s deadly swine flu — a far more muted reaction than the extreme caution elsewhere around the world. The number of confirmed U.S. cases rose to 42, most of them mild and none fatal. The government said it was shipping millions of doses of flu-fighting medicine from a federal stockpile to states along the Mexican border or where the virus has been detected. But the American reaction to swine flu, which has killed up to 149 people in Mexico and on Monday led the World Health Organization to raise its alert level, was mostly limited to steps that hospitals, schools and mask-wearing individuals took on their own.

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Landrieu tells Obama to Jindal talks of working keep Letten as Attorney together during session NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu said Monday she will recommend that President Barack Obama keep a popular Republican, Jim Letten, as the U.S. Attorney in New Orleans, a powerful patronage post that usually goes to a member of the party that holds the White House. Landrieu also announced her recommendation that Obama appoint New Orleans Civil District Court Judge Michael Bagneris to an open U.S. district judgeship in New Orleans and Louisiana State Police Lt. Col. Genevieve “Genny” May as the U.S. Marshal for the New Orleans-based federal district.

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STATE

Bill could ban red light cameras Traffic technology may be unconstitutional

By Joy Lukachick Staff Writer

The red light cameras allowing officials to regulate Louisiana drivers who run a red light could be uninstalled by the end of the year if a piece of proposed legislation is approved.

Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, and Rep. Jeff Arnold, DNew Orleans, are proposing a bill in a legislation that would prohibit local authorities in any parish from enforcing traffic laws with red light cameras — and the House Transportation Committee will hear the bill in the legislative session that started Monday.

The bill would not allow parish authorities to enforce traffic laws with the cameras, install new cameras or impose or collect any civil or criminal fine from an image of camera.

Louisiana is not the first state to try to ban the red light cameras.

While at least 18 states have allowed red light cameras, six states have banned or restricted their use, according to a report by the National

Conference of State Legislatures.

Traffic Engineer Sarah PaulEdel told The Daily Reveille in February the revenue from the tickets goes back into the Traffic Engineering Division for traffic maintenance, and the cameras help reduce t-bone crashes. “[Red light cameras] are just a revenue generator,” Richmond said.

Richmond said the red light cameras are unconstitutional in several ways, explaining an information officer decides if a person is guilty of violating a traffic law and the civil suit is served through the mail when all civil suits are legally suppose to be served personally.

The company that installs and manages the red light cameras is a private company.

In East Baton Rouge Parish alone, the Traffic Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works issued 27,742 citations from February 2008 to February 2009.

A first-time violation is $117 and a second-time offense within 12 months is $167, according to traffic engineering division. Sixty-five percent of the revenue generated from tickets goes back to the Traffic Engineering Division and the other 35 percent goes to American Traffic Solutions, the company the parish hired

to install the cameras.

Rep, Eddie Lambert, R-Gonzales, proposed a separate bill about red light cameras that gives 50 percent of the revenue from the camera’s tickets to the state. Lambert’s proposal would allow the cameras to remain in use.

Richmond said even if the cameras weren’t unconstitutional, they increase rear-end collisions because the driver has to make sudden stops.

“If you want to reduce the number of crashes ... you extend the yellow light by one second,” Richmond said.

If the bill is approved, any parish using the cameras would have to discontinue use by Jan. 1, 2010,.

Richmond said the contracts parishes made with private companies would be void if the bill passes because the cameras would be running against the law.

Josh Weiss, ATS director of communications and public affairs, said he could not comment on the state ending its contract but said the cameras have reduced the number of speeders and the number of traffic violations.

Contact Joy Lukachick at jlukachick@lsureveille.com

EVENTS

Students debate ‘Twilight’ series

By Alice Womble Contributing Writer

While students are taught classic literature in the classroom, hit series like Harry Potter and Twilight are what’s truly capturing their attention.

The Department of Residential Life held a discussion group Monday night in Miller Hall, where different aspects of the Twilight series and the cultural significance of the novels were discussed.

Topics included which was the best novel, what aspects were liked and disliked of each book and the cultural influences society had on the making of the movie.

“Meyer does a good job of writing the different personalities,” said Chrisitine Thrower, English Literature senior and Miller resident assistant. “She makes the characters very realistic.”

While students were engaged addressing different aspects of each novel, discussing whether the series should be considered a romantic series drew more responses.

Amanda Hebert, a 15-year-old freshman at St. Joseph’s Academy,

thought the romance was not vastly inappropriate.

“I thought it was tasteful that she didn’t describe the sex in the novel,” Hebert said. “ You only read about the day after.”

Claire Richard, general studies freshman, said she was initially completely uninterested in reading the Twilight book, though it was very popular when she worked in Barnes and Noble.

“Four people in one day told me I had to read the book,” Richard said.

“I fell in love with the books.”

While debating the content of

the books, students also discussed the prospects of Twilight being added to the high school reading list. Because students are so uninterested in reading, many students felt this would be a great way to get them to read.

“Anything you can get students to read, I think is great,” said Amy Lester, Residential Life coordinator.

Talking about the novels allowed students to share their opinions and gain other views about the novels.

Contact Alice Womble at awomble@lsureveille.com

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Cars drive past a red light camera Jan. 30 at the intersection on Burbank and Nicholson drives. Cameras used to regulate Louisiana drivers could be banned.

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The price of natural gas has fallen over the past year from $13 per million British thermal units to $4 per million BTU. When the cost of natural gas is too high, the University must buy power straight from the Entergy grid.

“Last summer, it wasn’t beneficial for us to rely on the powerhouse, whereas Entergy can choose from different energy sources,” Pitre said.

LIGHTING According to Pitre, the cost of lighting campus represents about 15 percent of the University’s total energy budget.

While the University relied on typical fluorescent lighting for decades, Facility Services is gradually replacing them with more energyefficient bulbs.

Most lights on campus are regulated through manual switches or motion sensors, but Facility Services is working to transfer control of many of the lighting systems onto a remote controlled terminal operated from the Facility Services Building.

Used primarily to control the heating and air conditioning on campus, the Metasys software system is being adjusted to incorporate campus lighting.

Only a few larger, more energy intensive buildings — such as the Student Union — have switched to the Metasys system.

“Putting all the lighting systems on Metasys is a bit of overkill,” Pitre said. “If you put motion sensors in the rooms, it works just as well.”

The University spends about $400,000 annually on the 4,000 outdoor security lights around campus. To reduce these costs, Facility Services is looking to new forms of lighting.

James Mayne, assistant director of Facility Services with utility operations, said he would try new light-emmitting diode lights, which are smaller, more energy efficient bulbs, but he isn’t sure they are the only option.

“Every day, they’re improving lighting, but I wouldn’t just hang my hat on LED lighting,” Mayne said.

Mayne said if the lights do prove efficient and are implemented, they may provide a 27 percent reduction in energy use, saving about $108,000.

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HVAC About 60 percent of the University’s energy budget is spent on heating, ventilation and air conditioning.

According to Pitre, the major difficulty in maintaining these costs is the age of the air handling systems, some of which are more than 50 years old.

Pitre said the best Facility Services can do is periodic maintenance because there is no money to upgrade the whole system.

“Just like with every mechanical device, we can try to prolong the life of the system, but there will be a point where we just can’t fix it anymore,” Pitre said.

He said most of the University’s HVAC systems have passed their 20to 30-year life cycle.

Much of the HVAC system has moved to the deferred maintenance list — hundreds of millions of dollars worth of projects which have to wait to be repaired until funds are available.

Pitre said he has prepared Facility Services for impending budget cuts by imagining “what if” scenarios reducing the Facility Services budget. Deferred maintenance money does not come from the general fund, so it would not be affected by budget cuts.

When windows break, Pitre said Facility Services tries to replace them with energy efficient windows, though it is not always possible.

“Window systems are hard to justify because they’re multiple-year payouts on the investment and are expensive,” Pitre said.

Pitre said waterproofing HoweRussell’s exterior and replacing its 365 windows is a deferred maintenance project estimated to cost more than $850,000.

PLUG LOADS To power the countless outletpowered devices, it requires 25 percent of the University’s power.

One of the biggest drains on electricity are the campus computer labs which are left running 24-hours a day. Though they waste thousands of dollars every hour, Information Technology Services cannot shut them down, according to Pitre.

All security updates and information backups are done through the Active Directory operated by ITS. According to Sheri Thompson, associate director for ITS, these updates are done at night because they interrupt the network and require the computers to reboot.

Thompson said the monitors are the biggest draw on energy, and ITS

recommends people turn them off nightly.

Pitre said the energy problems presented by computer labs are twofold — the electricity used by the computers themselves and the cost of adjusting the HVAC systems to regulate the heat they generate.

SOLUTIONS, INNOVATIONS Facility Development over sustainability manager Denise Scribner said Facility Services is constantly monitoring the campus to squeeze and tighten energy use.

Scribner said she is planning an intense study on which classrooms are being used at which times to utilize the energy sent to those rooms more efficiently. She proposed condensing classes into smaller sections of a building to reduce the need for power running to a whole building.

Pitre recently applied for $8.3 million of federal stimulus money from the state Department of Natural Resources to facilitate the repairs of about 6,000 feet of failed utility pipelines running beneath campus.

These pipelines, which transport all the utility cables for the University, are difficult to repair because they are underground.

Pitre estimates the University could save more than $400,000

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Both Scribner and Pitre agree the first steps to cutting the University’s energy costs must come from the primary users of campus energy — the students and faculty.

“If you have the knowledge that you as an individual can make an impact, you will be more inclined to participate,” Scribner said.

Programs like Earth Day and March’s Dorm Energy Competition, which pitted the residential halls against each other to see which could reduce their energy costs the most, are planned to increase student involvement in solving the energy problem.

The competitors averaged about 18 percent, and East Campus Apartments won the competition by reducing its energy use by 35 percent.

Scribner said the competition may expand campus-wide in the near future and encourages students to turn out lights and remove their phone chargers from the wall.

“It needs to be not cool to leave your lights on,” Scribner said. “It’s a behavioral change.”

Contact Adam Duvernay at aduvernay@lsureveille.com

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NBA

Hornets suffer historic defeat 58-point loss worst ever in postseason

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Tigers try to avenge loss to Tulane

By Casey Gisclair Chief Sports Writer

It would be easy for the LSU baseball team to overlook its final two midweek games of the season with the stretch run of the Southeastern Conference schedule still to come.

But for junior outfielder Blake Dean, tonight’s home matchup against Tulane at 6:30 p.m. is more than a usual midweek contest.

It’s a chance for revenge after the Green Wave defeated the Tigers, 8-7, earlier this season in New Orleans.

“We didn’t like the way we played down there the first time,” Dean said. “And you never like to lose midweek games to the teams in your state, so we want to play better

against them.”

A week after losing its first SEC series in a year, LSU responded with a 5-0 record last week, including a three-game sweep of Auburn.

The Tigers’ new defensive alignment held up in its first SEC test as LSU committed just two errors against Auburn after committing five in one game the previous weekend against Tennessee.

Junior Ryan Schimpf was one of the players moved in the shuffle, shifting from second base to the outfield.

Schimpf said the changes can spark a similar run to what the team experienced last season after winning 23 games in a row, when thenfreshman Micah Gibbs was inserted into the starting lineup at catcher.

“It’s like everyone has a new start,” Schimpf said. “We can all relax and just play baseball and focus REVENGE, see page 9

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[Top] LSU junior Blake Dean swings at a pitch April 1 against Tulane. [Above] Tigers’ second baseman Ryan Schimpf tags a runner against the Green Wave.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets looked like the only ones having fun in this party town.

Anthony scored all of his 26 points in the first three quarters, and Denver thoroughly dismantled the New Orleans Hornets, 121-63, on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

The New Orleans Arena was mostly empty by the end of the third quarter, when Denver led 89-50 on its way to matching the most lopsided victory in NBA playoff history.

The Minneapolis Lakers beat the St. Louis Hawks, 133-75, in 1956.

“It was the worst we’ve played since I’ve been here,” said Hornets coach Byron Scott.

Looking twice as quick as the Hornets on both ends of the court, the Nuggets stifled Hornets All-Star Chris Paul, whose four points and six assists amounted to one of the worst games of his career.

“We were embarrassed,” Paul said.

The Nuggets can close out the series at home in Game 5 on Wednesday night. They will if they play as well as they did in Game 4, when they led by 20 early and by more than that most of the second half.

It was the first time Paul, who didn’t play in the fourth quarter, had ever scored fewer than 14 points in a playoff game. Denver held New Orleans to only 31.5 percent shooting and forced the Hornets into a HORNETS, see page 9

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Forward Dunning to transfer; not happy at LSU Decrease in playing time also a factor

By Rachel Whittaker Sports Writer

LSU freshman forward Ayana Dunning said she’s transferring from the Lady Tigers basketball team for one reason — to ensure her happiness.

Dunning said college should be the best time of her life, and she felt she wasn’t getting that kind of experience at LSU.

“I shouldn’t be unhappy where I am — especially playing basketball, which is such a gift,” Dunning said.

Dunning said her decision had nothing to do with her teammates, but she considered her decrease in playing time as a factor.

The Columbus, Ohio, native played in 23 of LSU’s 30 games in her one season as a Lady Tiger and averaged 13.7 minutes, 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. She had nine starts, but the last came Feb. 1 against Auburn.

“The playing time at the end of the season of course played a role,” Dunning said. “Everybody wants to play.”

Dunning’s parents, Charlotte and Alfred Dunning, said their daughter’s decision to transfer had a lot to do with the way she fit into the basketball scheme at LSU. “She didn’t feel like the coaching staff had confidence in her,” Charlotte Dunning said.

“In hindsight, she’s thinking [the DUNNING, see page 9

LSU freshman forward Ayana Dunning goes for a shot against Alabama on Jan. 11. Dunning has decided to transfer from LSU, saying she is unhappy with the Lady Tigers.

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THE 6th MAN

Saints among draft winners The NFL draft has come and gone, and it gave many teams a chance to rectify past failures and possibly help franchises turn their fortunes.

Many teams did this, and thus, won the draft.

Some teams failed hard with their picks and will feel it for years to come.

The New Orleans Saints were among the winners.

Despite having only four picks, New Orleans addressed Johanathan Brooks its greatest need, Sports Columnist defense, by selecting three defensive players with their first three picks.

The Ohio State University cornerback Michael Jenkins, who was taken No. 14 overall, and Wake Forest safety Chip Vaughn, who was taken in the fourth round, will greatly improve a secondary that struggled mightily last year.

Wake Forest linebacker Stanley Arnoux also brings youth to an aging linebacker corps — if he can make the roster.

The Detroit Lions also did pretty well with their picks.

With the 10 picks they had, they addressed their biggest needs.

Former Georgia Bulldog Matthew Stafford should be a franchise quarterback for years to come.

If league success was directly proportional to hitting targets tossed in the air by talk show host Jimmy Fallon, Stafford would be a first ballot Hall of Famer.

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Oklahoma State tight end Brandon Pettigrew and Penn State wide receiver Derrick Williams will provide weapons for a Lions offensive unit which finished No. 30 in the league a season ago.

The New York Jets also won, despite only having three picks.

They traded up to take USC quarterback Mark Sanchez in the first round and nabbed Iowa running back Shonn Greene in the third round.

Sanchez will probably be the best quarterback taken in this year’s first round when all is said and done.

Both players have the ability to come in and contribute immediately, and Sanchez will have to since Brett Favre retired.

Green, on the other hand, may not have to do as much as early as Sanchez since he will likely be behind Thomas Jones and Leon Washington on the depth chart.

As well as a lot of teams did

with their picks, some teams did just as badly.

There was no bigger loser this weekend than the Oakland Raiders.

This team is so out of touch with what it takes to be a successful franchise it’s funny.

The Silver and Black took wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey with their first pick.

This doesn’t sound like a bad pick. Heyward-Bey is 6-foot-1, 210 pounds and lightning fast.

But Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree, Missouri’s Jeremy Maclin and Florida’s Percy Harvin were all still on the board. All three players had better draft stock than the former Maryland star, and they’re all generally better football players as well.

Oakland’s first-round pick was the epitome of bust, and their second-round choice was even worse.

They took former Ohio safety Michael Mitchell.

If you’re wondering who that is, you’re not alone.

ESPN Scouts Inc. rated this guy as a seventh-round pick and the No. 73 rated player at his position.

If I’m Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell, I’m the unhappiest player in the league.

He’s going to get the most criticism of anyone on the Raiders when they fail since he’s the quarterback, but it’s not his fault his team’s front office can’t draft.

What is the Oakland drafting strategy? Just take the fastest kid in the room no matter how poor of a player he is?

That hasn’t worked in the past and won’t work in the future.

Good thing they’re the Raiders and will likely have some high picks next year.

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tuesday, april 28, 2009 DUNNING, from page 7 coaches] really had not seen her play. She thought she probably should have gone to a school where the head coach saw her play all through high school and believed in her ability to play.”

Attempts to contact LSU coach Van Chancellor were unsuccessful by press time.

Dunning said her teammates were surprised to hear of her departure.

“I love them to death, and I hope we can continue the relationships we built even though I won’t be here,” she said. “It was kind of a shock to them. I don’t want to say so much a letdown, but it’s like a missing piece, especially for me.”

Dunning said sophomore forward Katherine Graham wondered who would be the team’s next jokester.

“One thing [Graham] said was, ‘Who’s going to make us

REVENGE, from page 7 on the team and on winning.”

The LSU bullpen also did its part in the sweep and allowed just two runs in six innings in the weekend, including 2/3 of an inning from sophomore Chad Jones, who made his pitching debut in Sunday’s game.

Jones gave up a lead-off single to the first hitter he faced but struck out consecutive hitters with the bases loaded and no outs.

LSU coach Paul Mainieri said Jones can be the left-handed relief pitcher the Tigers have lacked all season.

“Once Chad started showing that he could throw strikes with his fastball, I felt really confident he could do the job,” Mainieri said. “If he can get to an advantage count, I know he can throw his slider, which is a wicked pitch to left-handed hitters.”

Winning eluded LSU in its last game against Tulane — the Green Wave pounded 12 hits and eight runs off six LSU pitchers to seal the win.

Playing at a high level against all competition has been something the Tigers have struggled with all season.

LSU has lost midweek games to Louisiana-Lafayette, Tulane and Nicholls State this year, while also losing a weekend series to Tennessee, which ranks near the bottom of the SEC standings.

“We’ve shown that we can play great baseball,” Mainieri said. “We just haven’t shown that we could do it for three and four days in a row yet like we were able to do last season.”

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laugh now?’” Dunning said.

Ayana Dunning said Monday she will wait on her release from LSU before she begins contacting other schools. She said a school’s proximity to her home will not sway her decision.

“I’m not leaving because I’m homesick or anything,” Ayana Dunning said. “I’ve kind of had feelings about [transferring] before, and my parents wanted me to stick it through.”

While Charlotte and Alfred Dunning wanted Ayana to give LSU a chance, Charlotte Dunning said the best place for her daughter would be a university where the coaching staff was most familiar with her skill.

“If she had a bad game or made mistakes, they’d know she would recover and play,” Charlotte Dunning said. “It will probably be to a school where the head coaches have watched her her whole career.”

Ayana Dunning said she is

confident she gave herself enough time to make the decision. She said the school she chooses must be on the same competitive level as LSU, and she wants to end up in an atmosphere where she feels comfortable forming new relationships with the people around her.

“A year is a really long time to learn a lot about people,” Ayana Dunning said. “If I would have made my decision in the middle of the season, then maybe I would have regretted it. Since I’ve been here a year, I’ve had a lot of time to think about it and make sure I’m doing the right thing. I’m really firm in my decision.”

Former LSU freshman guard Crystal Riley also left the LSU program in January. Riley transferred to Southeastern Conference foe Kentucky.

Tulane enters the game playing its best baseball of the season.

The Green Wave have won nine of their past 11 games, including a 12inning, 12-11 win on Sunday against Memphis. Offense has been the root of the Tulane surge.

The Green Wave has scored eight or more runs in four of their past five games, including 30 runs in their three games against Memphis.

Senior first baseman Sam Honeck leads the Tulane offensive

attack and is hitting .357 with 15 home runs and 63 RBI this season.

Honeck showed his power in the first meeting against LSU and was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Sophomore Ben Alsup will start for the Tigers and will try to cool the Tulane bats.

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HORNETS, from page 7 franchise playoff-high 27 turnovers, which led to 41 Nuggets points.

David West was the Hornets’ high scorer with 14 points, while James Posey had 12.

Denver shot 57 percent (33-of58) through the first three quarters, when Chauncey Billups scored all of his 17 points. Nene added 13 points and Dahntay Jones 12.

All the starters on both teams were done when the anticlimactic final period began. Denver reserve center Chris Andersen, let go by New Orleans after last season, had 11 points and eight rebounds. Linas Kleiza had 14 points and J.R. Smith 12.

Denver dominated early for the second straight game and this time didn’t let up. After West scored the game’s opening points, Kenyon Martin dunked on the other end, igniting a 27-6 run. Billups had nine points during that span, including a 3-pointer and tough mid-range pullup.

The Hornets opened 4-of15 shooting (26.7 percent) before Posey’s 3 made it 27-11. Denver shot 70 percent in the first quarter, taking a 36-15 lead on Jones’ 3-pointer.

The torrid shooting continued into the second quarter, with Anthony scoring on acrobatic drives and quick pullup jumpers. Andersen added a dunk and even a 15-foot fade, putting the Nuggets up 46-22.

New Orleans’ frustration began to bubble over. Rasual Butler was called for a technical for pushing Anthony Carter after Carter fouled him on a fast break. The infuriated home crowd began to disparage the officials in unison while Anthony’s technical free throw made it 49-24.

The Hornets went without a field goal for a span of 7:48 in the second quarter, scoring only on free throws as Denver kept its lead around 20 points.

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effectively served as the CEO and in other senior management capacities of several major universities.”

Lombardi has been LSU System president and history professor since 2007. Before he came to LSU, Lombardi served as an administrator for the Universities of Massachusetts and Florida and ‘Dr. Johns Hopkins University.

Lombardi “ T h a t brings a management p e r s p e c t i v e , wealth of combined with knowledge his expertise in and business in Latin America, com- experience plements and to our augments the Board.’ already strong and diverse qualifications of Gene Isenberg our other Board Nabors Industries members,” Isenchairman, CEO berg said.

Lombardi will also serve on Nabors’ Audit, Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees of the Board.

Nabors Industries owns and operates about 530 land drilling rigs and about 760 land workover and well-servicing rigs in North America, according to the news release.

Neither Lombardi nor Isenberg were available for comment by press time.

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Security & Emergency Preparedness is activated, and the Louisiana ing fever, sore throat, body aches, Department of Health & Hospitals chills and fatigue, and it’s impossible activated a statewide surveillance to determine at-risk populations, said system Friday, according to a news to Raoult Ratard, the state epidemi- release from the Office of the Governor. ologist.

“We are work“We don’t ing with the LA know if there are Hospital Associasome age groups tion, which is dothat are more susing an assessment ceptible or not,” of their capacity, Ratard said. “It and we are worklooks like if you are ing with Louisiana in contact [with it], Jolie Adams pharmacies to asyou will get it.”

La. Department of Health and sess the availability Though there are no confirmed Hospitals public information officer of anti-flu drugs,” Jindal said in the cases of swine flu in Louisiana, the Crisis Action Team of release. “Regional [Office of Public the Governor’s Office of Homeland Health] medical directors are also in

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‘When you think you might be sick or see sick people, practice social distancing.’

ERIC GAY / The Associated Press

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Workers disinfect a classroom at Byron P. Steel High School in Cibolo, Texas, on Monday. At least two confirmed cases of swine flu have been found in the San Antonio area, causing officials to close public schools and parks for a week.

the process of communicating with each hospital in their region to confirm receipt of a Health Alert and to answer any questions.”

Jolie Adams, public information officer for the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals, said emergency room patients who exhibit flulike symptoms will be “rapid” tested to determine whether they have the flu and, if so, what strain is present.

Samples collected from suspected swine flu patients will then be sent to the state lab and, if a case of swine flu is still suspected, it will be sent to

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009 the CDC for further testing.

If cases are found in Louisiana, public health officials will work to find where the cases came from and to ensure the disease is not spread, Ratard said.

“We don’t want people to get really worried,” Adams said. “When you think you might be sick or see sick people, practice social distancing.”

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Tuesday, APRIL 28, 2009

MURDA, HE WROTE

Studying abroad should be made degree requirement GRENADA, SPAIN — LSU is superior to Science Po, the French university where I have spent this semester, in many ways. But when it comes to appreciation for studying abroad, LSU simply cannot compete.

Science Po, which is constantly inundated with international students, requires students to spend time abroad before receiving a degree. LSU would do well to follow suit in its desire to provide students with a wellrounded education.

The benefits of studying abroad range widely — from personal communication development to the introduction of new ideas to our state in an increasingly globalized world.

At its most basic level, studying abroad is fun. A change of scenery to an exotic location is a welcomed break from normal studies and offers students the chance to experience new things.

Students inevitably spend their breaks traveling, with free time that will be hard to come by after

graduation.

Arriving for your exchange is a bit like freshman year. Anxious students arrive at their universities before engaging in the mad dash to meet new people and secure a solid group of friends.

These relationships are incredibly valuable, as you learn not only about new cultures, but also individuals from other countries.

As an American, the French experience was unique. In recent years, our two countries often have been on the opposite sides of international issues, leading to a perceived rift. President Obama boldly addressed these tensions with Europe during his recent visit to France. Though he directed his remarks to the entire continent, it was hard not to wonder whether his remarks were directed at the French in particular.

I have experienced the antiAmericanism Obama referenced.

It manifests itself at bus stops and supermarkets — the most impersonal places for interaction with locals — when the clerk seems

too quick-tempered or impatient to deal with ignorant Americans.

Though nationalism can be a powerful force for good, it can be equally dangerous. When coupled with the popular media, it often influences Mark Macmurdo individuals to develop stereoColumnist types and alter the way they act with foreigners they come across. These things we claim to know about other cultures are actually abstract creations, removed from reality.

When engaged in actual conversation, these assumptions are usually exposed as fickle and baseless — individuals forget what they thought they knew about other cultures or the way they had been pressured to act when they encountered foreigners.

This is why foreign exchange students are important. They act

as ambassadors, improving relations with other countries by increasing cultural relations in a way speeches and photo-ops between leaders cannot — through personal interaction.

When I suggest everyone should be required to study abroad, I fully recognize this means individuals who may not be the ideal representatives of our country will go and possibly hurt the University and the country’s reputations. But if all the world’s students were involved in exchange programs, we’d also get our share of jackasses. If anything, this would only strengthen understanding between nations and dispel stereotypes that peg Americans in an exclusively negative light.

Unfortunately, though the University does adequately provide students with resources to study abroad, many students graduate without ever having left Louisiana. Some think they can’t afford it, even though it may be cheaper than LSU’s tuition when

using TOPS and other scholarships — or by visiting a socialist country. Others simply never take the time to do the necessary planning.

Most individuals regret not spending some time abroad, while hardly anyone who has been to another country has anything less than glowing reviews of their experience.

But it shouldn’t be an option for students to miss. The University should make it clear that learning abroad is a central component to a well-rounded education and the future of the state. The best way to do this, of course, is to make it a degree requirement.

Mark is a 22-year-old economics and history senior from Baton Rouge.

Contact Mark Macmurdo at mmacmurdo@lsureveille.com

COMMON CENTS

Shattering the glass ceiling for fun and profit Talk to any shark-jumping feminist for long enough, and he or she will eventually mention women only make “77 cents on the dollar” of what men make.

The figure comes from the 2004 Census Bureau.

The median full-time female worker makes 77 percent of what the median full-time male worker makes. This means we’re comparing NFL players with elementary school teachers — about a nickel on the dollar — not male engineers with female engineers, which would be closer to parity.

For reasons not related to wage discrimination, men are more likely to seek jobs with more travel, longer hours, a scientific focus and risk of life and limb. These jobs also pay well, so the statistic is inherently skewed.

For the sake of argument, pretend the lousiness of the statistic accounts for only 10 percent of the difference. It’s almost certainly higher, but let’s pessimistically speculate women make on average 80 percent of what men make within the same field.

There are two possible

explanations for the remaining 20 cents. Either the average woman is less productive than the average man or employers are paying women less merely because they are women.

If it’s the first scenario, then a difference in pay is a just symptom of a possibly unjust, deeper cause.

If it’s the second, then we have genuine discrimination, and women are being treated unfairly.

The explanation need not fall on either extreme. Both possibilities have an entire spectrum of combinations. For the sake of argument, let’s pretend 5 cents is because of the former — perhaps from women losing out on potential experience for maternity leave — and 15 cents is because of the latter — genuine discrimination.

All told, we’re estimating businesses pay women an average of 85 cents to a man’s dollar for contributing an equal amount of value.

If you believe American employers pay women less simply because they are women, do not tell anyone about it. Do not write letters to your congressmen.

And — for the love of reason

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— don’t write a Daily Reveille column about it.

Instead, start a new business and pay all of your employees — whether man or woman — 90 cents on the dollar. If our assumptions are correct, women will gladly flock Daniel Morgan to their new Columnist raise, and you’ll purchase a dollar worth of services for only 90 cents.

The competition’s discrimination is your opportunity.

You don’t even have to care about feminism. You just have to care about money. Because most businesses make just a few percentage points of profit out of their revenue, cutting wages by 10 percent can easily double your profit!

What’s more, you can do this without the moral blackmailing of guilt, the explicit threat of prison or convincing 150 million and one voters to agree with you.

It will also make you rich.

Unfortunately, if you live in a

laissez-faire economy full of greedy, dirty capitalists, other companies will compete for female workers and soon offer 95 cents on the dollar for the same reason you offered 90. Eventually, the competition will close that gap, and women will benefit from the natural demand for their human capital.

Because we live in a country full of selfish entrepreneurs, there’s a high chance that competition has already happened.

If you want fair pay for women — or minorities, for that matter — the prescription is an unregulated labor market and selfish employers.

Too often, feminists will — rather than waiting for the market to punish the prejudiced — seek to level the playing field through government regulations.

In other words, women are strong, intelligent and capable enough to petition for a bunch of men with guns to bully their bosses into giving them a higher salary — a claim as hypocritical as it is insulting.

Discrimination is a problem wherever it might exist, but to fight

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it with nothing but empty complaints and political action is to waste your life.

The next time you hear the stereotypical feminist cite the 77 cents statistic and beg for the government to blindly steamroll over any alleged inequalities, feel free to step her through this logic. If she still supports federal action, you are probably dealing with emotional projection and psychological defenses.

Despite her rhetoric, she emotionally needs a strong male in her life, and she fantasizes about a government to fill the gap. She might outwardly praise feminine independence, but she is subconsciously screaming her deep-seated dread of a world without masters.

Love that unambitious, cowardly harpy like a caveman, and she’ll slice a fresh tomato for your sandwich.

Daniel is a 21-year-old economics junior from Baton Rouge.

Contact Daniel Morgan at dmorgan@lsureveille.com

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Twenty million young women rose to their feet with the cry, ‘We will not be dictated to,’ and proceeded to become stenographers.”

G.K. Chesterton British writer May 29, 1874 — June 14, 1936

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Roesgen’s employment at CNN keeps media bias alive During the April 15 tax day tea parties, CNN reporter Susan Roesgen did more than report the news.

Roesgen proved her skill not just as a veteran media practitioner but also as an expert contortionist as she managed to simultaneously put her foot in her mouth and her head up her rear.

News anchor Anderson Cooper declined to speculate why Roesgen expected one unidentified participant to articulate the collective mood of hundreds of thousands of other people or why, if she sincerely sought answers, the unashamedly livid Roesgen persistently interrupted the protestor.

Those persistent interruptions fell somewhere between outright intimidation and downright censorship.

Cooper, Roesgen and CNN all declined to offer an apology or an explanation in the face of massive bipartisan criticism. There’s even a Web site — FireSusan.com — dedicated to getting Roesgen pulled.

Roesgen has a history of making

herself the story – from her flawed coverage of the Jena 6 fiasco to her embarrassingly narcissistic coverage of the flood in Fargo, North Dakota.

No one with a legitimate claim to neutrality can say with certainty that Roesgen reported rather than opined. Why should viewers believe anything Roesgen, and by extension CNN, has to say anymore?

To add to the dismay, CNN and MSNBC anchors, reporters and guests opted to kill the same joke that wasn’t funny the first time instead of investigating why these protestors had gathered.

Many asked where Roesgen’s outrage was when a leftist protestor in 2006 compared former President George W. Bush to Hitler and Satan.

Comparisons of short-lived rightwing protestors and constant hysterical left-wing protestors quickly sprouted up across the Internet as a result of Roesgen’s coverage.

It’s been common during the past two weeks, at least in my experience, for most on the left to assume all tea party participants were

incapable of articulating the purpose of their protests – and because they knew of no one who could offer a response that satisfied them, all tea party protestors must have lacked a legitimate cause.

Andrew Breitbart opined Daniel Lumetta that while white Opinion Editor s u p r e m a c i s t groups decried the Iraq War, there was no apparent guilt by association present in the mainstream media toward leftist protestors.

MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann, however, had no problem giving a platform to political scientist and Nobel Prize laureate Janeane Garofalo, who claimed all tea-baggers were redneck racists.

Perhaps Greg Gutfeld, FOX News funnyman and host of latenight talk show Red Eye, best explained the reasons for the double standard:

First, the mainstream media haven’t actually met any protestors, who are average folks rather than professional protestors. Second, media bias allowed the protestors to do the reporting the media refused to do. Third, mainstream reporters like Roesgen want to control their stories, and because they couldn’t find a way to spin it to advance their agenda, they resorted to making jokes rather than offering in-depth investigative reporting.

But, as the National Review stated, Roesgen’s lack of reporting paled in comparison to her lack of comprehension of those she “covered.” This same logic could be applied to those on the left who admittedly don’t understand what the protests were about.

This ignorance is vast and widespread: even the president, the morning of the protests, claimed he knew nothing of the tea parties.

To ignore an estimated 100,000 angry people is malicious at worst and negligent at best.

Perhaps the protests were meant

to express a general and legitimate frustration with national leadership.

Perhaps, as the National Review said, resistance to big government is still a driving force behind the political motivations of many Americans.

And perhaps, as a shrinking minority of Americans pays a tax rate that grows faster than its income does, the constituency for tax reform has shrunk. But perhaps a population’s dwindling isn’t a legitimate reason to ignore it. Perhaps conservatives fear a tyranny of the majority as much as they fear irresponsible spending and unfair taxes.

Let us not forget how Roesgen’s example is emblematic of the myth of objectivity in today’s mainstream media, regardless of which side of the aisle is the culprit.

Daniel Lumetta is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Metairie.

Contact Daniel Lumetta at dlumetta@lsureveille.com

VIEW FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL

Blame viewers for the decline of American news

By Neil Albstein

The Johns Hopkins News-Letter

(UWIRE) — Ours is a consumer culture. Nearly everything about the U.S. functions on the concept that the customer is always right.

The American citizen expects to have his views taken into account by every politician who represents him, every corporation with which he comes into contact and every school and university he attends. We wouldn’t have it any other way.

Why, then, are we so confused by the fact that the media, too, are subject to the whims of the American consumer? We complain bitterly about the decline in the quality of the media, whether we think they’re too partisan, not partisan enough or too interested in the activities of celebrities and their issues with undergarments. What we fail to consider is why this has happened.

Did Rupert Murdoch invade us with the intention of dumbing down our news coverage? No. Rupert Murdoch and the media moguls of his ilk are simply adhering to the same concepts we expect from any corporation competing for our patronage: They work to please the consumer.

What’s wrong, liberals? Evil Fox News too conservative? O’Reilly and company making you sad?

What’s wrong, conservatives?

Whiny, liberal MSNBC and Keith Olbermann playing your game too well?

We all like hearing our own views coming out of the box. And the ratings suggest we like it a lot more than hearing basic neutral blurbs.

This is not new. Since

newspapers first began to spread around the British colonies in the New World, they have colored the news with an opinionated tint.

In the years leading up to the American Revolution, Loyalists and Patriots perused different newspapers — newspapers the readers knew would offer perspectives they would like. No sooner did the Revolution end than the newspapers realigned themselves along Federalist and Anti-Federalist (later DemocraticRepublican) lines.

Thomas Jefferson, known for penning the Declaration of Independence, serving as our first secretary of state, our second vice-president and our third president, had this to say about newspapers: “Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper.”

This from a man who sneaked a prominent editor of a pro-Democratic-Republican newspaper onto the government payroll.

“But what about the golden age of the television news, when everyone would sit down in front of the TV for half an hour and get a quick run-down of what had happened during the previous news cycle?” decline-whiners ask.

It was a simpler time, in terms of television. People were stuck watching their local affiliates, who had to please the entirety of their local viewership. The cable and Internet era have all but killed off those news programs. American news watchers have spoken quite clearly through ratings that they would rather watch news on their own schedule and from stations that will offer their preferred flavor of spin.

Even the most dedicated

advocate of biased news will occasionally complain about the constant coverage of kooky celebrities.

Who cares about Britney Spears’ underwear or lack thereof? The answer is, a whole lot of American consumers, who are sending the media a strong message they approve of the coverage by clicking on or tuning in to every bit of celeb gossip they can find.

This is no more unique to our age of “declining” media than political bias (though the celebs do seem

to make it easier than they used to).

The year 1875 saw Americans wrapped up in the adultery trial of famed abolitionist minister Henry Ward Beecher, a man who helped inspire Abraham Lincoln and was later invited by Lincoln to speak at the raising of the American flag over the defeated Fort Sumter as the Civil War drew to a close.

Perhaps the American media is not declining as much as we’d like to believe. For those who dislike its current state, there is a recourse:

Ignore it. Don’t watch. Don’t click.

Get your friends to do the same.

If the movement is large enough, the media will respond to the consumer demand. But, based on our history, don’t count on much change.

The American consumers have consistently spoken in favor of partisans and scandals.

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3/3 CONDO AT L SU CAMPUS Gated: 3/3 1700SF $206,000 Almost New. The Gates At Brightside. 1.5 from campus. Income producing while your student lives free. 407353-0564 Susan ICCESSORIZE is looking for dependable and energetic sales associates at the Mall of La. Must be available to work weekends and/or some week day shifts. Please call Eddie @ 225.572.2127 OUT STANDING INVES T M E N T. Buy now - sell when you graduate. Gated condo on the LSU bus route. 3Br/1.5Ba. Furnished, pool, fitness center. Call Tom at 225.953.8191

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TUESDAY, APRIL 28,2009 2BR/2.5BA ARLINGTON PL ANTATION Gated, on bus route, all appliances included.

Please call 337-479-0252.

777 Hadley, Meadowbend Subd.

Avail. June 1st. $1200. mo. $500. deposit.

Call 985-688-2757 985.688.2757

ROOMMATES FOR RENT B R I G H T SIDE PARK TOWNHOMES. Pre-leasing for summer and fall. 2br 2.5 bath pool, w/ d. $900/ mth $500 dep. 9556480 southlandpropertiesinc.com WALK TO L SU 1 and 2 BR FLATS and TH, pool, laundry center. University View Apartments on West Parker. Call Hannah 767-2678. NO PETS. ATTN SERIOUS S TUDENT S! Want quiet?

Want space? Large 1 and 2 br apts in small complex within walking distance of LSU. No children or pets permitted. 1-br $500. 2-br $700. 757-8175 or 924-1934. http//riverroadapartments.tripod.com 1 BR ON BURBANK -FROM $475 www.lsubr.com for pictures/floorplan. 4065, 4243 Burbank. $300 deposit. No pets, not even visiting. Leave a message. 241-1649 1BR UNF WALK TO L SU Les Petites Apts 3313 Iowa St w/stove, fridge, central A/C 9275495 225.766.0679 NEAR L SU CAMPUS 3BR houses with garages. Washer/dryer and appliances incl.

Fenced yards pet ok. $1195-$1295.1BR’s $375-$495 Available June. Call Martha@McDaniel Prop. 225.388.9858 BEAUTIFUL TOWN HM. 1564 SHARLO 3 br 2 ba hi clgs fp ct yd $1300 mo +dep 225-9266041 2 BA HOUSE 2 ba house for rent in Meadowbend Subd. near LSU. 7865 Clover Ridge. Pets Welcome. $1200. mo., $500. deposit.

Call 985.688.2757 1 B R R E N T AL 1S T M O R E N T $ 4 7 5 $950/mo includes all utilities, electric, cable & internet. All appliances are included!

Gated community, across from City Park www.keyfindersbr.com 225.293.3000 FOR RENT 3br/2bth $350/mth 5 min to LSU 281.216.2532 1 B R E F F I C I E N C Y. A l l u t i l i t i e s p d . n o kitchen.4339 Highland. $390/ mth. call Eric 379-8653 1-2 BED- APT S IN Tigerland, near LSU. $450550/month, hot water included, Call Wang 225.278.6622 or 225.278.6621 PRE-LEASING FOR SUMMER & FALL LSU Tigerland: Studio,1 & 2 Bdr. wood floors, pool, & laundry $465-$695 225-766-7224 CHATEAU DU COUR IN TIGERL AND Large 2 BR 1 B in gated complex..772-2429 mckproperties.com S T O R E Y OUR S T U F F Student Special - Get 1st Month FREE. Climate Control of LA Self Storage.

3147 College Dr. just past the RR tracks.

Enter thru College Creek Shopping Center.

Various sizes, covered loading, video recorded surveillance and alarms, 24/7 access.

24/7 service with our Insomniac machine (rent a unit, make a payment, buy a lock) - very cool.

We Love Students.

We also have Budget Rent-a-Car and Rent-a-Truck.

225.927-8070 TIGER MANOR CONDOMINIUMS. UNIT S R E A D Y F O R F ALL 2009! Brand new 1, 2, & 3 bedrooms available. Reserve your unit today! W a l k t o c l a s s ! 3 0 0 0 J u l y S t . 2 2 5 346-5055. www.tigermanor.com Location. Location. Location... Star t Living.

L ARGE HOUSE 4 brm/2ba 2200.ft. $1600mo. dep.req.great location 318.573.5102 HOUSE FOR RENT: L AKE BEAU PRE 3bdr/2bth; 2 car garage; backyard; available July 1 for $1600/mo. 504.309.7595 3 BR. 3 br. 2ba. house for rent.

GIRL NEEDS ROOMMATE AS AP GARDEN DISTRICT HOUSE $600/mo includes utilities. krento1@lsu.edu R O O M M ATES NEEDED Furnished house, 4 BR 2 Bath, garage and yard; Nicholson Lakes, $500/mo + utilities; Females 225.773.7054 FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED Edward Gay Apartments: 2-bedroom 1-bathroom, Internet access, cable, laundromat downstairs. $273/month, including utilities. Must be clean!!! ogudkov@yahoo.com F E M A L E R O O M M A TE NEEDED AS AP G a t e d Community in Arlington Trace. $450 + utili ties for Summer and $500 + utilities for Fall.

Both semester s available!

225.573.1768 FEMALE ROOMATE WANTED 3bd. 2ba.

HOUSE 4 blocks from LSU. $333 a month plus utilities. fully furnished. cats ok. avail may15 985.237.9535 3RD ROOMATE needed for 3bed/3bath house in Sharlo $460+utilities 504.338.7984

PERSONALS CALLING ALL COUG ARS! Have you been looking for that dainty little thing in all the wrong places? Well, I’m just a cub looking for some love so come meet me at Louie’s by campus at 5:00pm one day during exam week. It’s a date! (this includes the Red Door girls) STILL SEEKING SUGR A M A M A Sexy 22yo s/w/m looking for an attractive, adventurous cougar 25-42 years old. Do not be shy! I will

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make your dreams come true. Tell me about yourself when you take me out for lunch! brokeinbr@gmail.com

fling before I move away in the Fall! Come play with me! anchorchelsea@gmail.com

SEEKING ROOMIE Boy, Girl, & 2 Cats looking for 3rd housemate. $400/month + Shared Utilities. (Highland & Lee) Lush yard, close to LSU, balcony, sun room & nice neighborhood. khowar7@tigers.lsu.edu 225.603.3637

I NEED A FRECKLY REDHEAD GIRL I am in love with redheads and their freckles, and I just can’t seem to find any; it’s a problem! I have a great sense of humor, and I’m pretty intelligent and caring. So if there are any freckled redhead girls out there who like to meet a muscular Italian guy, email me at TheGoon6@hotmail.com

SEXY MAN-BEAS T ON THE PROWL. Newly single bisexual Abercrombie model looking for love in all the wrong places. Must have love handles.

(504) 376-5525 LOOKING TO MEET WOMEN. I am a 6’0”, brown haired, brown eyed guy lookin for a petite girl to hang out with and have fun. If interested email cubsornone@hotmail.com LOOKING TO MEET COLLEGE GIRL S 6’3 brown-haired, blue-eyed male looking for girl to have fun and hang out with. Have to love music and getting a bit crazy at times. Email winn_tiger@hotmail.com HEY! You always seem to be walking to your car as I am walking to class. Last week you actually waved at me (I think it was at me!).

This has been going on for quite a few weeks, but we both get “surprised” looks on our faces every time we see each other.

Say “Hey!” next time we pass.

LOOKING FOR MY MATCH to fill the little opening in the jumbeled sock drawer of my heart. White female who is into snake charming, chainsaws & sealing envelopes with hot wax. Seeking male companion with high ACT score, high cheekbones and high self esteem. No Weirdos PLEASE! allthegoodonesweretaken666@yahoo.com I FR AT HARD ALL DAY AND NIGHT One thing a frat cant get me is love. Unless Love is a passed out sorority chick, i’ll take that too BTW. Come frat hard with me (polo shirt included)...ffazio1@lsu.edu LOOKING TO SCORE?!?!

Fun, smart, cute blonde babe about to graduate... Looking for involved, soccer-playing male grad-student... Only wanting a quick

D E N I M D A N D E S I R E S D ATE Looking for a girl who’s not scared of a little denim. I’ll be at Reggie’s in my jean jacket and dark denims on the stage, sippin on a cranberry vodka.

Love it or leave it baby 504.256.7534 L SU GUY Looking for love in all the wrong places.

Finally decided to put this up here. I’m 22

going to graduate next May. I need a sweet girl who is content being herself. I like movies, going out to dinner, traveling, and of course LSU Football.

Tigerlovin22@gmail.com GIRL NEEDED FOR girl needed for laundry and creation of tasty ice cream treats hungrymandirtylaundry@yahoo.com SEEKING CHARITABLE, outdoor loving individual. Must love animals and the occasional hiking or camping trip. Drop me a message at HighpointingForAmerica.org SEARCHING 4 SOULMATE 20yo Asian guy seeking masculine guy 18-23 to date. Races open. I’m a sweetheart! tigerboy1988@gmail.com LOOKING FOR A GOOD TIME? 20y/ o Physics major looking for some fun. Text me for a good time. Lets change our potential energy into kinetic energy. 504-920-8767

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