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PMAC formerly known for concerts featuring legendary musicians

By Chris Abshire Entertainment Writer

When fans walked into the PMAC last basketball season, they saw a bevy of empty seats. But 30 years ago, crowds packed those same chairs for shows by the likes of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.

The Rolling Stones stopped at the PMAC in 1975, U2 played a concert on Thanksgiving night in 1987 during their Joshua Tree Tour, Led Zeppelin rocked a campus crowd in January 1975 and even “The King” himself, Elvis Presley, brought his legendary live show to the

arena in 1976.

When Groovin’ on the Grounds moved to the PMAC in March because of weather concerns, the show was just a glimpse of an era when concerts in the assembly center were commonplace.

“You could go to a show there on such a regular basis that you actually had to make choices between them,” said Louis Benedetto, a 1977 University political science alumnus.

“There would be at least 10 shows a semester with the biggest names in music to choose from.”

The now-defunct Student Union Pop

Entertainment Committee was aggressive in booking concerts in the PMAC for more than 15 years, and the University leased out the arena to each tour’s production company for a concert.

“They did a great job bringing in the top acts to campus,” said John Brewer, a 1983 University alumnus and former KLSU station manager.

Unlike Groovin’ on the Grounds, students had to pay for tickets, but they usually received a 10- to 20-percent discount.

Ticket sales meant fewer restrictions on PMAC, see page 23

LEGISLATURE

Board consolidation fails in House Education Committee Martin: ‘The system is working’

By Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer

The House Education Committee reviewed and failed to pass House Bill 996 by an 8-8 vote.

HB 996’s goal was to abolish the Board of Regents, LSU Board, Southern University Board and the University of Louisiana Board. It would have established the Louisiana University System Board of Trustees to oversee all public, four-year higher

education institutions in the state.

Speaker of the House Jim Tucker authored the bill and said its purpose was to increase board members’ accountability.

“I think it is a huge step in the right direction for moving the state forward,” Tucker said. “The accountability issues are what the people are looking for from us, and that’s what we should be looking for from higher education.”

Tucker also said Louisiana spends three times as much money as the Southern average spent on administration at the management level. The consolidation of the boards into one board would

save the state as much as $5 million, Tucker said.

“Turf wars” between the existing boards create problems and a lack of accountability, Tucker said.

The committee debated HB 996 for two hours, and several prominent figures in Louisiana higher education testified, including Commissioner of Higher Education Sally Clausen.

Clausen said the “turf wars” Tucker mentioned are natural disagreements.

The Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Committee CONSOLIDATION, see page 19

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[Left to right] Tony Clayton, chairman of Southern University Board of Supervisors; Sally Clausen, State Commissioner of Higher Education; and Barry Erwin, president of the Council for a Better Louisiana, testify against House Bill 996.

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Nation & World

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

Russia’s state archives post Katyn massacre documents on Internet

California boy’s death attributed to asphyxiation by ‘choking game’

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state archives posted documents on the Internet for the first time Wednesday about the Soviet Union’s World War II massacre of more than 20,000 Polish officers and other prominent citizens. The step was a gesture to Poland in a case that looms large in Polish history.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Police say a 12-year-old Southern California boy is dead after he apparently asphyxiated himself for thrills in the so-called “choking game.”

The Santa Monica Police Department said Wednesday the boy died last week after tying a rope to his neck inside his home.

The goal of the “choking game” is to temporarily cut off blood supply and oxygen to the brain to cause a quick euphoric sensation.

Former Prime Minister Allawi urges interim government in Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) — The frontrunner in Iraq’s recent parliamentary elections called Wednesday for the formation of an internationally supervised caretaker government to prevent the country from sliding into violence, even as a double suicide blast killed seven in south Baghdad.

Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi called for international involvement to stop what he called attempts to “steal” the election.

Trainer nose-to-nose with, struck by whale before she was killed ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A SeaWorld Orlando trainer managed to free herself for a short time and tried to swim to the surface after she was dragged underwater by a killer whale, but the animal thwarted her attempts by

striking her at least twice, according to a final death report released Wednesday.

Dawn Brancheau, 40, had been lying on her stomach on a cement slab in three inches of water, nose-to-nose with the killer whale, Tilikum, when her long hair floated into the orca’s mouth and he dragged her down.

PETA buys ad space blasting KFC on Oregon man’s cremation urns PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A dying Oregon comedian’s last words will be written on his cremation urns — and the message will be sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

The animal rights group has paid $200 to place ads blasting KFC and dog breeders on the urns that will hold the remains of Aaron Jamison, who is dying of colon cancer. The Springfield man offered the ad space earlier this month so his wife wouldn’t be left with funeral costs.

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STATE/LOCAL

La. House to debate bills allowing weapons in places of worship

House rejects fee increases for hunting, fishing licenses

(AP) — Concealed weapons would be allowed inside churches, synagogues or mosques — if the religious leaders agree — under a bill headed to the House floor for debate.

The measure sponsored by Rep. Henry Burns, R-Haughton, passed out of the House Criminal Justice Committee in an 8-3 vote Wednesday.

J. Durell Tuberville, a staff counselor at Shreveport Community Church, said 18 people have been shot in churches in America. With a comprehensive security plan in place, Tuberville said, those people “would be worshipping the Lord instead of pushing up tubers today.”

Rep. Barbara Norton, DShreveport, voted against the bill.

“If we can’t feel safe in church doing the business of the Lord, where can we feel safe?” she asked.

(AP) — The cost of hunting and fishing licenses and boat registrations will remain the same in Louisiana.

The state House refused to allow the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to boost every fee it charges every two years, up to the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index.

Casino company might expand size of gambling riverboat, hotel (AP) — The head of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. says the casino company might expand its plans for a new gambling riverboat and hotel complex in Baton Rouge.

CEO Anthony Sanfilippo said Pinnacle is confident it can establish a “best-in-market” gambling complex in Baton Rouge.

Pinnacle plans to compete with two existing casino boats in the city.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

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CRIME

Famed balcony mannequin stolen Owners offer party as reward for return

By Rachel Warren Contributing Writer

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Student Government Vice President Dani Borel, right, speaks to the SG Senate on Wednesday about the budget, executive charter and executive staff appointments.

Senate approves exec. staff appointments Four executive orders approved

By Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer

“Enrolled” was the word of the night as Student Government Senate approved all executive staff appointments by President J Hudson and Vice President Dani Borel.

The SG Rules Committee reviewed and approved all but three of Hudson and Borel’s appointments, and they were passed favorably to be heard by the Senate on Wednesday night.

College of Arts and Sciences Sen. Drew Prestridge said the committee was impressed with the Hudson and Borel’s choices when reviewing the appointments.

The SG Senate also approved four executive orders by Hudson that state his executive charter.

The changes include a new Department of College Council Affairs, a new corporate sponsorship packet, a new temporary SG Sponsorship Promotion Committee and a new temporary SG Branding Committee.

“We thought it would legitimize [College Councils] within the executive branch,” Borel said of the new department. “That way they feel they’re more connected and can do more with us.”

Hudson said the new SG Sponsorship Promotion Committee will brainstorm for companies from which to seek funding, help retrieve funds and meet during the summer to pursue their goals.

“I feel like if there is a committee of seven people, it’ll be much more effective,” Hudson said.

The Branding Committee comes with a new department, which will create an SG logo and motto and work to decrease miscommunication between students and SG officials, Hudson said.

College of Music and Dramatic Arts Sen. Meredith Westbrook spoke on her resolution, which passed Senate last week.

The resolution requested re-

imbursement for Music and Dramatic Arts performance students who had to pay a fee for their accompanists.

School of Music Chair Jane Cassidy said in an e-mail Senate’s resolution is non-binding.

“It is an unfortunate situation, but there is no way we can accommodate the request,” Cassidy said. “There were 41 music major recitals this year. At a conservative $250 per recital, that would be $10,250.”

But Westbrook presented different numbers showing the reimbursement would cost $8,815.

The SG Senate approved legislation by Prestridge “to urge and request that Student Government advocates against budget cuts to LSU and other institutes of higher education in the State of Louisiana.”

Senate also approved Speaker of the Senate Brooksie Bonvillain’s resolution to appoint Chris Sellers to Media Board.

Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com

The second-floor balcony of Parker Place Condominiums is missing its signature resident — Claire the mannequin.

Claire, fondly named by its owners, is thought to have been stolen sometime between Sunday night and Tuesday morning after spring break.

Mark Accardo, renewable natural resources junior, lives in the apartment where Claire once resided. Accardo said he came home from spring break Sunday, April 11, and noticed the mannequin was still on the balcony where he and his roommates had left it.

One of his roommates, Bryce Percle, petroleum engineering junior, said he was the first to realize it was missing that Tuesday.

“I hadn’t seen her in a while, so I went outside, and then I saw she wasn’t there,” Percle said.

The third roommate, Drew Collins, international studies sophomore, said he and his roommates left the mannequin out all the time, only taking her inside in case of bad weather. He said they didn’t think anything of leaving it on the balcony during spring break.

CLAIRE, see page 19

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Claire the mannequin stands in her apartment in Parker Place Condominiums.

The mannequin has reportedly been stolen from the balcony of her home.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010

BUDGET CUTS

FACULTY

Martin discusses eliminations at roundtable Professor Consolidations to be announced ‘soon’

By Xerxes A. Wilson Senior Staff Writer

Chancellor Michael Martin will propose cuts to University periphery soon.

Martin discussed the University’s long-term future Wednesday with student leaders.

“We are going to have to give up some things we currently do on the academic side,” Martin said. “We are going to have to make those hard decisions, and that means that there is going to be some displacement of the faculty.”

The first elimination proposals will involve entities like “University centers and institutes” and programs not central to degrees, Martin said.

“We haven’t started looking at specific degree programs in that kind of depth yet,” Martin said. “We have started by saying, ‘What can we take off around the periphery that will allow degrees to remain intact with maybe fewer choices to fill some options and save some money.’”

The proposed cuts will be presented to a committee of

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Chancellor Michael Martin discusses financal issues including budget cuts and tuition Wednesday during a roundtable in Thomas Boyd Hall.

faculty, administrative and student leaders to determine if the proposed cuts fit criteria created by the committee, Martin said.

“We are in the process now of looking at some criteria,” Martin said. “We have an ongoing process to evaluate programs around the campus to see how ­— against those criteria — they can be justified or eliminated.”

The criteria for cutting would focus on multiple aspects of the program or entity in question,

Martin said.

“Part of it is fiscal,” Martin said. “Also part of it are the programs unique at LSU to Louisiana. Are they central to our core mission, and do they support other programs?”

The process of “refocusing” will take about eight months because the University’s long-term budget situation remains unclear, Martin said.

“One of the reasons we haven’t drawn and fired quite so

soon is the question of how big will the hole be if the governor can’t fill the current fiscal year hole,” Martin said.

The legislature is debating Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal for filling a $319 million budget deficit before the end of June.

Martin said once the budget picture has become more clear, he will try to give students a chance to finish programs that will be cut.

“I think anything we eliminate we will ... attempt to phase out,” Martin said. “I can’t promise you that but we are deeply committed to that.”

He also told students increasing tuition is necessary to keep the University in the U.S. News and World Report top tier and the state’s flagship.

Martin said raising tuition could save students money in the long term because increased tuition would allow the University to offer students the courses they need to graduate.

“The cost of a fifth year is much higher than the incremental cost of a little more tuition,” Martin said.

Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at xwilson@lsureveille.com

named one of top researchers

By Grace Montgomery Staff Writer

A University professor is considered one of the top researchers in information studies in the world, according to two studies.

O u r s o Family Distinguished Professor of Information Systems Rudy Hirschheim was named one of the top reRudy Hirschheim searchers in his professor field by recent publications by Lin and Gregor and Truex et al.

A study by Lin and Gregor ranked Hirschheim third in researcher productivity. Rankings are based on the number of a researcher’s publications in the top RESEARCHER, see page 19

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HEALTH

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ENVIRONMENT

New bill could cover cost of Coast Guard burning STD screenings in Louisiana oil from spill in Gulf

La. highest in U.S. in new cases of syphilis

By Mandy Francois Contributing Writer

STDs are on the rise in Louisiana, but a new bill could help prevent their spread.

Louisiana ranks highest in the nation in the rate of new cases of syphilis, second for gonorrhea and fifth for chlamydia, according to a 2008 study by the Center for Disease Control.

House Bill 265, introduced

by Representative Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, requires health insurance companies to cover the cost of annual STD screenings in Louisiana.

Lawmakers are not allowed to file tax bills this year, and finding the money would prove to be an issue if the bill passed.

“That would be great if insurance covered testing,” said Seth Leblanc, English junior. “If you’re having sex with different people, it’s a good idea to get tested.”

Alison Arbour, psychology sophomore, also agreed with the bill’s proposal.

“I think it’s a good thing,” Arbour said. “Screening should be your choice.”

Kathy Saichuk, Wellness Education coordinator at the Student Health Center, said while having

insurance cover the cost of testing may be beneficial, more student education is still needed.

“When we have education sessions, it’s amazing some of the questions we get,” Saichuk said.

Saichuk also said having the cost covered doesn’t guarantee people will seek treatment.

“We can only hope that people who test positive will take measures to seek treatment and protect others from becoming infected,” Saichuk said.

The Health Center conducted a survey in 2009 to see how many students on campus tested positive for gonorrhea and chlamydia.

Out of 1498 females surveyed, 76 tested positive for chlamydia, and 11 tested positive for gonorrhea. Out of 506 males surveyed, 43 tested positive for chlamydia, and 15 tested positive gonorrhea.

One male of the group tested positive for both diseases, and three females tested positive for both, according to the Health Center.

According to the study, the only way to completely protect oneself from the transmission of STDs is abstinence.

The Women’s Health Clinic at the University offers STD testing with an annual exam for $26 to $50 depending on the tests conducted. Men can get tested in the general clinic for about the same amount.

2009 LSU Student Health Care Center Study Of 506 Males Tested: 43 tested positive for chlamydia 15 tested positive for gonorrhea 1 tested positive for both

Of 1498 Females Tested: 76 tested positive for chlamydia 11 tested positive for gonorrhea 3 tested positive for both Source: LSU Student Health Center

Many students believe wearing a condom will protect from any STD, Saichuk said.

“Condoms are only completely effective for HIV,” said Saichuk. “These STIs are transmitted in other ways.”

Contact Mandy Francois at mfrancois@lsureveille.com

Plan a last effort to keep leak from coast

By The Associated Press OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — It’s a hellish scene: giant sheets of flame racing across the Gulf of Mexico as thick, black smoke billows high into the sky.

This, though, is no Hollywood action movie. It’s the real-life plan to be deployed just 20 miles from the Gulf Coast in a last-ditch effort to burn up an oil spill before it could wash ashore and wreak environmental havoc.

The Coast Guard late Wednesday afternoon started a test burn of an area about 30 miles east of the delta of the Mississippi River to see how the technique was working. Crews planned to use hand-held flares to set

fire to sections of the massive spill.

Crews turned to the plan after failing to stop a 1,000-barrel-a-day leak at the spot where a deepwater oil platform exploded and sank.

A 500-foot boom was to be used to corral several thousand gallons of the thickest oil on the surface, which will then be towed to a more remote area, set on fire, and allowed to burn for about an hour.

If the hour-long test burn was successful, rig operator BP PLC was expected to continue the oil fires as long as the weather cooperated. The burns were not expected to be done at night.

About 42,000 gallons of oil a day are leaking into the Gulf from the blown-out well drilled by the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

CRIME

Fourth officer pleads guilty in Hurricane Katrina cover-up

By The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A fourth former New Orleans police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping cover up deadly police shootings of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina, the fifth guilty plea in a Justice Department civil rights probe of the case.

Robert Barrios, 29, was charged with conspiring with other officers to provide homicide investigators with false accounts of the shootings that killed two people and wounded four others on the Danziger Bridge less than a week after the August 2005 storm.

Three other former officers

already have pleaded guilty to participating in a cover-up that included a planted gun and phony witnesses.

On the day of the shootings, Barrios was one of several officers driven to the bridge in a rental truck, responding to a report that officers were under fire. On the bridge, Barrios saw another officer fire a handgun at a fleeing juvenile without yelling any warnings, according to a court filing Wednesday.

Barrios also saw several civilians, including two females, lying bloody and wounded on a walkway.

“He did not see any guns on or near the civilians and did not perceive any threat from them,” the

filing says.

Even though Barrios didn’t fire any shots on the bridge, he “wanted to back his partner and the other officers” and decided to lie and say he fired his shotgun at civilians one time in self-defense, the filing says.

Barrios was one of seven officers charged in state court with murder or attempted murder. The Justice Department opened its probe after a state judge dismissed those charges in 2008.

During the federal probe, Barrios and other officers learned that Michael Lohman, a lieutenant who supervised the department’s investigation of the shootings, was retiring. An unidentified sergeant

expressed concern Lohman might be cooperating with the FBI and told Barrios that all the officers needed to “stick together,” the filing says.

Lohman, former detective Jeffrey Lehrmann and former officer Michael Hunter have pleaded guilty to participating in the cover-up.

Barrios faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice.

Marion David Ryder, a convicted felon who was posing as a law-enforcement officer on the day of the shootings, also pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to the FBI when he claimed a civilian shot

at him near the bridge.

In the aftermath of the shootings, a police officer showed Ryder a man in handcuffs and asked if he was somebody he had seen shooting.

“It looks like him,” Ryder allegedly responded, even though prosecutors said he hadn’t seen anyone shooting.

Ryder, 45, of Opelousas, faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and $500,000 fine. His sentencing is set for Aug. 4.

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STATE

La. Senate committee waters down abortion bill

By The Associated Press (AP) — A bill that would have put Louisiana in line with a newly passed Oklahoma law considered among the nation’s strictest abortion regulation was watered down Wednesday by a state Senate committee.

The measure would have required anyone seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound and to listen to a detailed description of the

fetus before getting an abortion.

The description would include the dimensions of the fetus and whether arms, legs or internal organs are visible. The woman also would have been required to get a photograph of the ultrasound.

But senators on the Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted 5-3 to strip the requirements of the description and the ultrasound print, instead making them optional. Senators said they didn’t

want to force women to get information they didn’t want to receive and didn’t want to require decisions that should be left to doctors.

“We’re talking about a physician who has gone through 10 years of school. How can we start mandating medical decision-making?” said Sen. David Heitmeier, D-New Orleans.

The proposal heads next to the full Senate for debate — but only after Sen. Joe McPherson,

D-Woodworth, extracted a promise from the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Sharon Weston Broome, that she won’t allow any changes that would put the bill back in its original form.

“I won’t go back on my word,” Broome, D-Baton Rouge, said after the committee hearing.

That doesn’t stop lawmakers from attempting to amend the language into one of several other abortion proposals moving

through the Louisiana Legislature, however.

Supporters of Broome’s bill were clear on their intention: hoping that the ultrasound pictures and a description of the fetus could change a woman’s mind and dissuade her from getting an abortion.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com

Today in sports: Softball at 7 p.m.

Sports

THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010

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Power Outage 72 homers 2009

Sports Writer

anymore. We lost a bunch of power guys from last year’s team.”

Schimpf led the Tigers in home runs last year.

Three more players hit more than 10 home runs during the ’09 season.

Only two players have 10 or more home runs this season — Mahtook with 10 and senior designated hitter Matt Gaudet with a Southeastern Conference-leading 14.

“You can’t really attribute [the

The big boys are in town.

Spotlights will project, cameras will be omnipresent and softball will take an unusual presence on national television.

ESPN, the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader in Sports, will broadcast tonight’s contest between the No. 17 LSU softball team (3910, 17-5) and the No. 8 Georgia Bulldogs (40-8, 17-6).

Tiger players aren’t too concerned about the increased attention of a national audience.

“We’ve played on TV this year already,” said LSU junior third baseman Jessica Mouse. “It’s national for ESPN, but you have to have the same mentality. You can’t make it bigger than it is or else you’re going to press. You’ve got to go out there and have fun, and good things are going to happen.”

LSU coach Yvette Girouard was more excited than anyone about ESPN’s presence. Fans have been asked to wear gold to Thursday’s contest, and both teams will sport pink uniforms in support of breast cancer awareness.

“I’m wearing gold and would appreciate it if the Tiger fans would wear gold to be in the national audience of ESPN at 7 p.m,” Girouard said. “We’re very excited that they’re picking us and highlighting that game for a nationwide audience to showcase our beautiful facility.”

The Tigers might need to worry more about the Bulldogs. Georgia comes to Baton Rouge with a trail of defeated foes — 15 in a row — in

HOME RUNS, see page 18

ESPN, see page 18

52 homers 2010

47 homers 2006

31 homers 2007

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LSU sophomore Austin Nola hits a foul ball April 18 during the Tigers’ 6-5 victory against Alabama. The Tigers have seen a decrease in home runs this season compared to the previous two seasons. Note: The home runs are through 42 games. LSUsports.net provided the information.

LSU has hit 20 fewer home runs this season than in 2009 so far season. Through 42 games in 2009, seemingly gone, when Tigers would the Tigers hit 72. routinely knock more than 100 balls The Tigers hit 58 home runs over the fences. through 42 games in 2008 and finNow, the Tigers rely on speed ished with 100. and contact hitting “I would love in place of power

By Johanathan Brooks to see them hit more to manufacture their Sports Writer home runs,” said runs.

LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “I love “We knew that coming into the home runs. Home runs make up for year we weren’t going to hit as many a lot of ills on a team. The reality is home runs as last year,” said sophowe’re not hitting as many as last year more right fielder Mikie Mahtook. or the year before that.” “[Former Tiger] Ryan Schimpf hit The days of gorilla ball are 22 last year. He’s not on our team

Tigers welcome Georgia, ESPN

By Chris Branch

58 homers 2008

A Nike commercial during the 1990s once proclaimed, “Chicks dig the long ball.”

If that proclamation is true, then it’s possible not many chicks are digging the LSU baseball team right now.

The Tigers (32-10, 11-7) have seen a decline in their home run total through 42 games this season compared to what they had through the same number of games in the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

LSU has hit 52 home runs this

SOFTBALL

ATHLETICS

Discrepancies exist between paid and actual attendance School trying to reduce differences Editor’s note: This story is the fifth in a five-part series involving attendance at LSU athletic events.

By Cory Boudreaux Sports Contributor

The sports conspiracy theorists may be on to something.

Statistics show disparities in paid and actual attendance at LSU athletic events, and several experts on the subject have different ideas about the practice of reporting oc-

casionally inflated paid attendance figures to the public.

Paid attendance figures consist of the total number of tickets purchased and distributed for a particular sporting event, and actual attendance is determined by the number of tickets scanned at each gate, said Brian Broussard, LSU Ticket Office manager.

The school reports paid attendance figures to the public in accordance with all other collegiate athletic programs, Broussard said.

“It’s standard across the nation,” Broussard said. “It’s what everyone posts for recording figures. So we’re just trying to stay consistent with everyone across the board.”

But the practice of reporting paid attendance to the public serves other purposes than just a protocol for consistency, said TheSportsEconomist.com contributor Victor Matheson.

“There’s every reason for athletic programs to try to exaggerate their importance and popularity,” Matheson said.

Matheson, an associate professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., also said financial implications factor into athletic programs’ decision to publish paid attendance figures.

“It’s in the interest of the athATTENDANCE, see page 18

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LSU fans show support during the men’s basketball game Feb. 6 against Kentucky.

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

FAMOUS AMOS

Twins will beat Cardinals for 2010 World Series

Each team plays 162 games.

Most teams are 21 games in.

That leaves 141 games left to play.

That is a lot of baseball, but that doesn’t mean it is too early to make postseason predictions.

Well, it might be. But I’m ready to take the criticism I will face in October for the postseason picks I am about to make.

Let’s start with the National League’s division winners.

NL West: San Francisco Giants. I’m a very big believer in having a strong pitching rotation, and that is Amos Morale what the Giants Sports Columnist have.

As of Wednesday their staff had an MLB-low 2.65 ERA, and it doesn’t seem to be in danger of rising.

Three of the Giants’ starters have an ERA under 2.00, and one of those starters is Barry Zito.

Zito is 3-0 for the first time in his career and looks like the pitcher the Giants paid so much for when they signed him as a free agent prior to the 2007 season.

Zito hasn’t posted an ERA below 4.00 or had a winning season since he signed that contract.

If he can keep pitching like this along with the reigning NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum and the emergence of Jonathan Sanchez, who is averaging more than 12 strikeouts per nine innings, the Giants’ pitchers should be one of, if not the best, pitching staff in the majors.

NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals are going to run away with this division. This isn’t just because the rest of the division is just plain awful but because the Cardinals are so good in a division that is so bad. St. Louis is the only team in the Central that is above .500.

The Cardinals have one of the most dangerous lineups in baseball featuring first baseman Albert Pujols who is tied for second in the NL with seven home runs and is one of the best hitters ever.

The lineup also features left fielder Matt Holliday and an emerging center fielder in Colby Rasmus. Rasmus is tied for fifth in the NL with six home runs after hitting only 16 last season.

Not only are they hitting well, but the Cardinals pitch well also.

The Cardinals’ 2.70 ERA is the second-lowest in the majors.

This combination of good pitching and good hitting make the Cardinals my favorite to represent the NL in the World Series.

NL East: Philadelphia Phillies. I like this team to win the division but not the National League.

They have a strong lineup, but I have concerns about the rotation.

Roy Halladay is eating up the NL hitters, but the rest of the Phillies’ rotation has been shaky to say the least. None of the Phillies’ starters aside from Halladay have an ERA below five, but the Phillies’ lineup

will produce enough runs to make up for the inconsistent pitching.

NL wild card: New York Mets. The Mets have a very talented lineup, but I’m concerned about their ability to stay healthy.

But they should be able to hold off the San Diego Padres and earn a wild card berth.

The AL playoff picture is a tad more complicated — well, at least the wild card.

AL West: Seattle Mariners. I like the Mariners because I trust their pitching. The Los Angeles Angels don’t look like they will dominate the division like they have in the past, and I don’t trust the young arms of Oakland who currently leads the division. The Mariners have a solid lineup, and the Seattle rotation will be one of the best in the AL when left hander Cliff Lee returns from injury.

AL Central: Minnesota Twins. The Twins currently have the second-best record in the majors — and that isn’t a fluke. The Twins have a lineup that features the reigning MVP catcher in Joe Mauer and 2006 MVP Justin Morneau in addition to a rotation that seems solid all the way through.

Both left-hander Francisco Liriano and Carl Pavano seem to be back. Liriano’s ERA is less than 1.00, and Pavano has won three of his four starts. With the rotation pitching well and the lineup putting up runs, the Twins should be able to comfortably win that division.

AL East: Tampa Bay Rays.

The Rays have the best record in baseball, but that isn’t the most impressive part. What is impressive is the Rays are 9-1 on the

TOM OLMSCHEID / The Associated Press

Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, left, hits a single as Kansas City Royals catcher Jason Kendall, right, awaits the pitch during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, April, 18, 2010, in Minneapolis. Kansas City won 10-5.

road. The young lineup and young rotation know how to win, and I like them to hold off the New York Yankees to the take that division.

AL wild card: New York Yankees. The Yankees have too much firepower and too much pitching to not make the postseason.

I’ll take the Twins to beat the Cardinals in the World Series. See you in October.

Amos Morale is a 22-year-old history senior from Houston. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_amosmorale3.

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Freshman Several teams move position in week’s poll makes All- LSU drops from SEC second No. 8 to No. 15 team

By Johanathan Brooks Sports Writer

Frankenberger also on All-Freshman Team

By The Associated Press LSU women’s tennis player Keri Frankenberger has already made a name for herself as a freshman.

Frankenberger was named Wednesday to both the All-Southeastern Conference Second Team and All-Freshman team. The Gainesville, Fla., native compiled a 19-12 overall record with an 11-5 record in the No. 4 spot.

Frankenberger led the team by clinching four matches this season for the Lady Tigers. She clinched matches against Mississippi State, Tulane, Kentucky and Alabama.

Frankenberger also won 10 matches with sophomore Whitney Wolf in the No. 1 doubles spot this season.

“I’m really proud of Keri. It’s a great accomplishment not only to be on the Freshman Team but the All-SEC Second Team as well,” LSU coach Tony Minnis said in a news release. “She’s had a tremendous year, and I look forward to seeing her progress in the future.”

Frankenberger was the only LSU women’s tennis player to earn any conference accolades this season. Megan Falcon, a senior on last season’s LSU squad, made the 2009 All-SEC First Team.

Current senior Hannah Robinson earned Second-Team All-SEC honors as a sophomore in 2008.

Frankenberger won 10 of her last 13 matches, with a five-match winning streak going into that stretch. She played in several positions in LSU’s lineup, including the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 spots.

Frankenberger won seven SEC regular season matches in the spring season. Six of those wins came in straight sets.

Her last match against Florida’s Anastasia Revzina in the SEC tournament went unfinished because LSU had already lost to Florida before the match could be completed.

Florida eventually won the SEC women’s tournament with a 4-1 victory against Tennessee. The Gators finished 11-0 in regular season SEC play, and the tournament title was their 16th in 21 SEC tournament finals appearances.

LSU finished 9-14 on the season with a 4-7 record in SEC regular season play.

The Lady Tigers finished third in the SEC West behind Ole Miss and Arkansas.

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A lot of movement occurred among Southeastern Conference teams in this week’s edition of the Baseball America Top 25 poll.

One team fell completely out of the poll, another dropped seven spots and two jumped multiple spots in what proved to be a topsy-turvy week in SEC baseball.

Vanderbilt dropped out of the polls this week following a 3-2 week that saw the Commodores (32-12, 9-9) drop both games of a doubleheader Sunday against Tennessee.

“We pitched great all day.

Our pitchers were unbelievable, and that is huge for us. We definitely needed that,” Tennessee coach Todd Raleigh said in a news release. “That’s exactly what we need to do in order for us to be a good team, and we got that today. It’s tough to [keep the team’s mind in the game], but I told them that we’ve got to continue to battle offensively.”

LSU saw the biggest drop in its poll position entering the week.

The Tigers (32-10, 11-7) entered the week at No. 8 in the polls but dropped to No. 15 following a 2-3 week.

LSU took a two-game series against Northwestern State on Tuesday and Wednesday but was swept by Ole Miss on the road during the weekend.

“Our kids competed extremely hard, but we couldn’t extend the lead when we had some chances,” LSU coach Paul Mainieri said in a news release. “It was an intense series and some tough ball games, but we have to move forward. I feel confident our team will recover quickly because we have to. There’s still a long way to go in the season; we have 12 SEC games left to play.”

LSU’s series sweep at the

hands of Ole Miss is part of a season-high four-game losing streak for the Tigers.

As a result of sweeping LSU, the Rebels (29-13) moved up from No. 19 to No. 14 in the Baseball America poll.

South Carolina also saw its poll position change for the better this week.

The Gamecocks (32-8, 14-4) went 4-0 on the week, including a series sweep against Georgia last weekend to jump three sports to No. 7.

“We can’t win close games playing like we play,” Georgia coach David Perno said in a news release. “We walk too many guys, especially leadoff walks, and you can’t do that against good teams.

We have no consistency on the mound or offensively. Unfortunately, we’re not good. I hate it, and we’re going to keep fighting and playing hard. I was proud of how they battled back today, but we didn’t execute in key situations.”

Florida moved up one spot to No. 6 following a 3-1 week.

The Gators (28-11, 12-6) took two of three games from SEC West-leading Arkansas.

Arkansas was the only team to stay put in the poll this week.

The No. 9 Razorbacks (33-8, 13-5) went 2-2 on the week.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Auburn junior left fielder Hunter Morris was named the SEC Player of the Week for his exploits this past week.

Morris had a walk-off RBI

single Sunday against Kentucky to clinch the series for the Tigers.

Throughout the week, he went 8-for-17 with two doubles, two triples, two home runs and nine RBIs. Morris leads the conference in slugging percentage at .779 and is No. 2 in hits with 71, RBIs with 53 and home runs with 13.

The conference’s top pitcher this week was South Carolina’s Sam Dyson.

Dyson pitched a completegame shutout Sunday in a seveninning game against Georgia. He had five strikeouts in the game and forced 14 ground ball outs.

Dyson is the third consecutive Gamecock pitcher to be named Pitcher of the Week.

This week’s Freshman of the Week is Ole Miss’ Alex Yarbrough.

Yarbrough hit a game-winning RBI single Saturday in the bottom of the 11th inning of the second game of the Rebels’ doubleheader against LSU. He also hit a game-tying home run in Sunday’s game against the Tigers — his first career home run.

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Former LSU defensive tackle Al Woods looks across the line of scrimmage Sept. 26 in Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss.

Woods ecstatic to join Saints after fourth-round draft selection Detillier: DT shows great potential

By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

Al Woods is a full-blown Louisiana man.

The former LSU defensive tackle was born in Jennings, attended Elton High School and played college football at LSU. Now he will begin his professional football career in Louisiana, as he was selected in the fourth round of the NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints last weekend.

Woods grew up a Saints fan, and he said he can convince the Saints he is worth keeping on their roster this season.

“I can be a great person for the Saints,” Woods said. “I’m a guy who won’t get into any trouble off the field and a guy who will wreak havoc for them on the field.”

Albert Elias, Woods’ agent, said it was an emotional moment when Woods was chosen by his childhood favorite team.

“He cried, and his dad cried,” Elias said. “People are always looking forward to moving away places, but he decided to stay home. That shows you where his loyalties lie.”

Woods said he realizes the importance of devoting enough time to learning the Saints’ defensive scheme. He will work under coach Sean Payton, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and defensive line coach Bill Johnson.

“I hope I can help stop the run game, become a better pass rusher and an every-down defensive lineman so they don’t have to take me out in certain situations,” Woods said.

Woods stands at 6 feet 4 inches and 314 pounds, and he registered a 36-inch wing span at the NFL Scouting Combine. Local

NFL draft analyst Mike Detillier said Woods is “the prototype” of an NFL defensive tackle.

“The problem is he’s never been able to turn all that athleticism into production on the football field,” Detillier said.

Woods was ranked as the top prospect in Louisiana by TigerBait.com and the nation’s 15thbest recruit by ESPN.com coming out of high school in 2006.

He played in 41 games in four years at LSU, starting just 16 times, including 13 in his senior season, and recorded 73 tackles (35 solo) and 3.5 sacks in his career.

The Saints traded for the No. 25 pick in the fourth round to snag Woods on Saturday, and Detillier said Woods going at that time was not surprising.

“Woods had really started to pick up some steam on the draft trails,” Detillier said. “You really fall in love with a guy’s potential as a player. It’s a great opportunity for him; he just needs to turn up the production dial.”

Woods said talk of him not reaching his potential in college does not affect his mindset entering the NFL.

“As far as hype and not living up to it, that’s somebody else’s expectations for me, not the expectations I put on myself,” Woods said.

“My first expectation was to get to LSU and help them win a national championship, and we did. I don’t care about hype or stats.”

Elias said “anticipation” is the main thing Woods needs to develop.

“He’s going to be a better pro player than he was in college because he’s so young,” Elias said.

“Defensive linemen grow the most between years one and two in the NFL because they’re going against offensive linemen who have been in the league for six or seven years.”

Elias said the chance to play professionally is particularly special for Woods because of the type of person he is off the field.

“Al is a sure gentleman, but he’s also got that boyishness that makes him so likeable,” Elias said.

“This couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.”

Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com

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TENNIS

Team’s pregame music includes techno, dance, R&B

Upbringings reflect different tastes

By Rowan Kavner Sports Contributor

Pregame music is a staple in any sport’s locker room.

Headphones are usually secured tightly to many players’ ears in an attempt to “get in the zone.”

The LSU men’s tennis team consists of players from across the globe. The United States, England, Ireland, Australia, Sweden and Hungary are all represented by at least one member of the Tigers.

When the cultures of all the countries come together at LSU, a multitude of pregame songs result.

“Before matches, I try to listen to stuff that makes you move,” said freshman ‘I like to and Australia Stefan hear the native Szacinski. “I’ll loudness listen to hard rock like AC/ of the or other techno DC rock like Bon beats Jovi.”

Junior Seon big bastian Carlsspeakers.’ son said he Sebastian Carlsson usually enjoys and LSU junior tennis player techno dance music if he’s getting ready for a match.

One of his favorite songs is Laurent Wolf’s “Walk the Line.”

Wolf, a French male disc jockey, won the world’s best DJ award at the 2008 World Music Awards.

“I like to hear the loudness of the techno beats on big speakers,” Carlsson said.

Szacinski said many of the European players grew up listening to more fast-paced music.

“I know the other guys — they like dance and techno music,” Szacinski said. “I don’t mind that. It’s pretty cool.”

Freshman Olivier Borsos, a native of Hungary, said he also enjoys house and dance music.

Borsos said some of his favorite house music includes songs from David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia and Fedde le Grand. Guetta is a French producer and DJ. Swedish House Mafia is a group of three Swedish house DJs, and Fedde le Grand is a Dutch house DJ and producer.

Carlsson, a native of Sweden, said athletes in the U.S. tend to listen to much different music than their counterparts across the ocean.

“In Europe, for sports events in general, it’s much more techno,” he said. “Here it seems it’s more like rock music.”

But Carlsson said he doesn’t mind listening to rock ‘n’ roll, which is incorporated into the team’s playlist before the matches.

“We put [the playlist] together,” Carlsson said. “We choose the songs. It’s mostly like techno songs or a few rap songs and

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LSU sophomore Mark Bowtell hits a forehand April 13 to his opponent during the LSU men’s tennis team’s match against South Florida in W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium.

some classic rock like Guns N’ Roses and some AC/DC.” Szacinski said along with

AC/DC and Guns N’ Roses, he enjoys Australian rock music he listened to growing up. Other

times he likes to mellow out before a game by listening to “Spaceman” and “Human” by The Killers.

“I like Australian bands like Augie March, or bands like Powderfinger, Jet and Thirsty Merc,” Szacinski said. “They’re pretty popular in Australia.”

The pregame playlist includes a wide variety of songs, from European techno to Black Eyed Peas to Soulja Boy’s “All The Way Turnt Up.” “I like rap much better now than before I came to the States,” Carlsson said.

Szacinski said the songs the Tigers listen to before the game are a mutual agreement between each member. But the songs differ on and off the court for Carlsson.

“If I listen to music at home, I’d probably listen to more traditional rock music,” Carlsson said.

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‘Before matches, I try to listen to stuff that makes you move.’

Stefan Szacinski

LSU freshman tennis player

Carlsson said Muse, a band popular in both the U.S. and Europe, is one of his favorite bands to listen to at home. Szacinski said he enjoys Jason Derulo and different R&B artists he didn’t hear as often outside the U.S. “It’s a different culture here,” Szacinski said. “I kind of like it.”

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THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010

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THEATER

MDA holds murder mystery dinner

Registration for event already full

By Matthew Jacobs Entertainment Writer

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‘I feel like I’ve got the talent to make it and pursue a career in this area.’

Listen to students perform songs from “Glee” at lsureveille.com.

Shelley Regner theater junior

Hit TV show features high school drama, past and present musical hits

By Elizabeth Clausen Entertainment Writer

University students across campus are stricken with a nationwide phenomenon — “Glee” fever.

Symptoms include breaking into song and the uncontrollable urge to dance.

Ratings for the insanely popular FOX series “Glee” have been climbing steadily, with more than 13.7 million viewers tuning in for the April 13 return of the first season.

‘Anybody who watches the show or knows me knows it’s my cup of tea.’

Chelsea Hebert psychology sophomore

‘I wouldn’t call myself a singer, but I think I could make it — I’ve watched some of the other videos, and they’re pretty terrible.’

Alex Boutte

mass communication senior

A murder will be committed Saturday, but it’s all in good fun.

The Music and Dramatic Arts College Council is hosting a murder mystery dinner theater as a fundraiser for the college.

Members of the general public will be given the opportunity to portray characters as part of a staged murder mystery, said Carly Zimmerman, MDA College Council president.

Participants were able to register for the event online and were given a character information sheet describing their character’s personality and instructions on how to dress for the part. Registration is now closed.

“There will be clues throughout the night, and then people will interact with each other to figure out the murder,” Zimmerman said.

The event allows a maximum of 50 people to participate, and Zimmerman said the registration filled quickly.

“On any given weekend, you’ll see a play or opera being put on,” Zimmerman said. “But we’ve never done an interactive thing, so we’re taking a risk with this.”

Zimmerman said she hopes to see the event — which will be catered by LSU Dining — become an annual tradition.

The event will be held Saturday in the MDA Building from 7 to 10 p.m.

Contact Matthew Jacobs at mjacobs@lsureveille.com

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THEATER

Play looks at Shakespeare’s early life

By Matthew Jacobs Entertainment Writer

William Shakespeare brought much to the stage during his storied career, and now the Department of Theatre is bringing his life to the LSU stage.

“A Cry of Players,” written by Tony Award-winning playwright William Gibson, will open in the Reilly Theatre on Friday and run through May 9.

“This is a speculative account of what might have happened that finally led Shakespeare to leave a wife and three

kids and head for London and, as it turns out, become Shakespeare,” said Rick Holden, theater professor and director of the production, said.

The play focuses on Shakespeare’s last three days in Stratford-upon-Avon, his birthplace, before moving to London, Holden said.

“This is the story of a 21-year-old guy who we know very little about,” Holden said. “It asks, ‘Do I dare make a life in the theater? Am I really going to be an artist?’”

The play was originally placed on the

theater lineup in fall 2008, but Hurricane Gustav ripped through Baton Rouge, taking the “Players” production with it.

To compensate, the department ran a staged reading of the performance with the intent of running the play in its entirety the following year, according to Holden.

Now, “Players” is taking the stage as a full-fledged production.

Several cast members are reprising the roles they held in 2008, including Glenn SHAKESPEARE, see page 17

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Theater students perform “A Cry of Players” on Wednesday in Reilly Theatre. The play is about Shakespeare’s life at age 21.

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MY OPINION

More students should travel to N.O. for Jazz Fest With one of the best festival lineups in the country, it’s no surprise this year’s Jazz i drew thousands of attendees.

From the geriatric rockers excited to see idols like Simon & Garfunkel to a group I met who traveled from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to see Juan Luis Guerra y 400, the crowd out at the Fair Grounds was diverse.

But it was missing a distinct element — Tigers.

Aside from a few friends I to Ben Bourgeois happened Entertainment run into at the festival, I hardWriter ly saw anyone in the 18-22 age range, much less Tigers making the drive to New Orleans.

Granted, headliners like Aretha Franklin and B.B. King hit their heyday before most students were born. But seeing these legends is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — and an opportunity unique to Jazz Fest.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Simon & Garfunkel chose Jazz Fest to kick start their first tour together in more than six years.

Thousands of festivalgoers — myself included — treked to the Acura Stage more than two hours

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Art Garfunkel, left, and Paul Simon perform Saturday at Jazz Fest in New Orleans.

before their 5:15 p.m. start time.

And after they weaved through classics like “America,” “Keep the Customer Satisfied” and “Mrs. Robinson,” I realized Simon & Garfunkel were well worth the wait.

A few songs into the show it was apparent Art Garfunkel, who was making his first Jazz Fest appearance, was having trouble with

his harmonies. I later found out he was suffering from laryngitis, but nobody I talked to seemed to mind.

Garfunkel left the stage an hour into the show to let Paul Simon churn out some solo hits, but he returned shortly after to perform “The Boxer,” much to the crowd’s appreciation.

But the best moment of their

historical appearance at the Fair Grounds was when Garfunkel belted out his lines through the pain for a moving rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”

The duo came back for not one, but two encores, and the crowd never thinned out.

But in addition to the legendary headlining folk, hip-hop and R&B talent, the festival still made its promise of delivering a plethora of jazz and local musicians.

This year’s Jazz Fest continuously offered live music among 12 stages and tents — that’s twice as many stages offered at Lollapalooza last year.

And from the intimate performances in the Jazz, Blues and Gospel Tents to the always local rotation at the Jazz & Heritage Stage, festivalgoers from Louisiana and otherwise have a chance to see what New Orleans music is really like.

Jazz Fest is also known for spontaneous collaborations. It’s not uncommon to see a single musician make several appearances onstage or for local talent to assemble a band exclusively for the festival.

New Orleans legend Dr. John performed a solo set with his band The Lower 911 on Friday and appeared with the Voice of the Wetlands All Stars — along with Galactic drummer Stanton Moore

and Meters bassist George Porter Jr. — on Sunday.

Still, this hasn’t been enough to get a younger demographic out to Jazz Fest this year. Aside from what some may call a “washed up” lineup, my guess would be the prices for tickets.

After Ticketmaster’s online fees and tax, my ticket to attend one day of the festival came out to a $72.50, making it difficult for any student on a budget to make it out there once, much less for all seven days of the festival.

And because a regular ticket doesn’t come with in-and-out privileges, you’d either have to shell out for the overpriced food on the grounds or take the less advisable approach of not eating all day and making frequent trips to the water fountains — a route I took this past weekend.

But Jazz Fest offers something no other American music festival can match — the unique culture that is New Orleans.

Jazz Fest has the best food, music and atmosphere of any event you’ll go to all year.

Suck it up, forgo a night in Tigerland and save up for an amazing experience this weekend, Tigers.

Contact Ben Bourgeois at bbourgeois@lsureveille.com

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JAZZ FEST 2010 SECOND-WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS

By Ben Bourgeois Entertainment Writer

From B.B. King to Aretha Franklin, Jazz Fest has no shortage of legendary headliners this year.

But what the average festivalgoer may not know is Jazz Fest offers a plethora of rare appearances, one-off collaborations and local talent.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 29 Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk at 1:20 p.m. on the Acura Stage : A New Orleans staple, Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk always deliver an energetic, stomping performance. The band has usually been stuck playing in the tents in its past Jazz and Voodoo Fest performances, but it finally has the opportunity to perform on the Fair Grounds’ main stage.

Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers at 3:35 p.m. on the Gentilly Stage: Yes, you read correctly — this is comedian and actor Steve Martin’s band. Though mostly known for his appearances in films like “The Jerk” and “The Pink Panther,” he can also play a mean banjo. Considering Martin is the only man I can think of who has shared a spotlight with legendary banjo player Bela Fleck and actor Chevy Chase, this is a show I wouldn’t think of missing.

FRIDAY, APRIL 30 Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys at 2:55 p.m. on the Sheraton New Orleans Fais DoDo Stage: Steve Riley’s 2008 performance at Jazz Fest earned him a Grammy Award nomination. Though he lost out to Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience Band, Riley is a musician worthy of local support and national acclaim. Zydeco music is mostly heard a little further west, but Jazz Fest is a great opportunity to check out some great local music.

Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band at 5:45 p.m. in the Blues Tent: It’s unfortunate that he’s stuck performing at the same time as Aretha Franklin, but Derek

PAGE 15 Trucks always puts on a fine show. Trucks performed on the Acura Stage with the Allman Brothers Band this past weekend, and it would be great to see him again with his own band. Trucks shares a stage with the likes of Greg Allman and Warren Haynes for a reason.

SATURDAY, MAY 1 MyNameIsJohnMichael at 11:30 a.m. on the Gentilly Stage: In 2008, New Orleans songwriter John Michael Rouchell set out to write, record and release one song a week for the entire year. The result of his efforts is MyNameisJohnMichael, a live band of local musicians that always brings a raucous performance. Jazz Fest is a complete experience, and you’d be doing yourself a disservice not to get out there early.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd at 5:45 p.m. in the Blues Tent: Shepherd is another performer who fell victim to performing at the same time as the nationally touring headliners. But considering he’s stacked up against both grunge rockers Pearl Jam and the legendary Jeff Beck, seeing him in the Blues Tent should make for an intimate performance. Shepherd got his start performing in Louisiana, and Jazz Fest should be the perfect place to welcome this blues star home.

SUNDAY, MAY 2 Ellis Marsalis at 2:55 p.m. in the WWOZ Jazz Tent: Though he now runs the jazz program at the University of New Orleans, Marsalis truly shines onstage. Some have said Jazz Fest has become too reliant on rock and hip-hop artists, but Marsalis is proof that the best jazz musicians of our era will be at the Fair Grounds this weekend.

The Dead Weather at 3:45 p.m. on the Gentilly Stage: They are perhaps the strangest act to appear at a jazz festival, but Jack White’s newest project is one of the best acts out this year. The Dead Weather effortlessly blends blues and grunge like White’s other bands, but it stands out in its dark harmonies and psychadelic sound.

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MUSIC MOVIES BOOKS TELEVISION

Doves

The Places Between – The Best of Doves

Exit Through the Ozomatli Fire Away Gift Shop Downtown Records Paranoid Pictures

EMI Music

The hits compilation by the British indie band features hits from each of their four albums, “Lost Souls,” “The Last Broadcast,” “Some Cities,” and 2009’s “Kingdom of Rust,” as well as an assortment of singles.

Although a greatest hits compilation seems premature for a group just more than a decade old, Doves have certainly produced some of the most innovative alternative rock of their day.

While the single disc provides a comprehensive sampling of the band’s best work, it’s best left to those who have never listened to Doves before.

Read about the album’s best track at lsureveille.com

“Exit Through the Gift Shop” is a thoroughly provocative documentary about subversive street art culture and its most famous artist, Banksy. An eccentric French shopkeeper, Thierry Guetta, sets out to find Banksy and film the world renowned grafitti legend at work. But Banksy turns the camera back on the filmmaker, and Guetta becomes a street artist under the name of “Mr. Brainwash.”

The film manages to examine important ideas about the value of art and the fine line between passion and obsession in a thrilling, resonant way.

Ozomatli is known for its energetic live performances that seamlessly segue from Latin to funk and hip-hop. But where “Fire Away,” the band’s fifth studio release, truly shines is the way it captures the band’s live vitality while giving a glimpse of its maturing songwriting.

The band’s non-stop, dance floor-ready vibe can be seen on tracks like “Caballito” and “Malagasy Shock.” But tracks like the more ethereal “Love Comes Down” show a dynamic that’s new to fans. After 15 years of tearing through live sets around the world, not many bands can say they’ve done it with both the mass appeal and musicianship of Ozomatli.

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Oceans

Willie Nelson

Disneynature

Country Music

The second installment in the Disneynature series boasts superb cinematography plastered with grandiose images of decadent oceans and bustling sea life amidst the backdrop of Pierce Brosnan’s smooth narration. The documentary is an aesthetic tour de force, but its presentation of facts is lacking. The story the documentary is intended to tell is not concrete enough for viewers to feel immersed in the film. The images are breathtaking — which makes the film enjoyable — but the narration and cohesiveness of the film could stand for a more compelling setup.

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Editor’s Pick Keane

Night Train EP Island Records

Rounder Records

Country legend Willie Nelson returns to his famed style after several albums exploring different, more modern sounds.

Nelson enlists respected producer T-Bone Burnett to produce “Country Music,” and Burnett lends the album a rural, rustic atmosphere behind Nelson’s reassuring voice. “Music” is a reserved and carefully crafted effort, which is part of the reason the album plods along with little excitement at times. While Nelson works in his comfort zone with a return to his country roots, the record feels like a throwback that barely misses the mark of Nelson’s best work.

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Keane’s latest EP is its most experimental to date. The alternative British trio put out an eight-track compilation that’s less catchy but more interesting than its past projects. The band is no stranger to synth sounds, keyboards and strings with minimal guitar — but guitar presence isn’t missed in “Night Train.” The tracks move away from “Somewhere Only We Know” and “Everybody’s Changing,” which garnered Keane the most attention across the Atlantic. Tracks like “Clear Skies” have thoughtful lyrics and are better suited to frontman Tom Chaplin’s vocals than his straining earlier styles.

Read about similar sounds and how Keane mixes it up at lsureveille.com.

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Thursday, April 29, 2010 GLEE, from page 13

Some University students recently submitted auditions for a nationwide casting call in hopes of filling one of the three new roles for the show’s upcoming second season.

“I heard that they were having an online casting call. Since I watch the show, I decided to go for it,” said Shelley Regner, theater junior.

Regner said she’s been singing and dancing since she was 5 years old. She auditioned with the song “Don’t Rain on My Parade.”

“I’ve always been interested in theater and musicals,” she said.

“I feel like I’ve got the talent to make it and pursue a career in this area.”

Chelsea Hebert, psychology sophomore, also auditioned with “Don’t Rain on My Parade.”

“Anybody who watches the show or knows me knows it’s my cup of tea,” she said. “I’ve watched every episode of the show, and I’ve been singing for about 12 years,” she said.

Hebert said her friends encouraged her to audition.

“One of my best friends made a Facebook fan group that has over 800 people in it now,” she said. “But I’m not getting my hopes up ... It’s like buying a lottery ticket — my chances are slim to none.”

Alex Boutte, mass communication senior, said he auditioned because he has always wanted a shot at professional acting.

“I’ve done theater stuff before, and I watch the show,” he said. “I wouldn’t call myself a singer, but I think I could make it — I’ve watched some of the other videos, and they’re pretty terrible.”

Since March 30, amateur and professional performers age 16 to 26 have had the chance to submit audition videos on MySpace with personal statements saying why they should be chosen and performances of one of the songs featured in the first half of the season.

Voters can watch the videos and give a “gold star” to their favorite contestant.

The producers extended the audition process until April 26

SHAKESPEARE, from page 13

Aucoin, theater senior, who plays Shakespeare.

“It’s really interesting to me and relevant as a budding actor because [Shakespeare] has to make choices,” Aucoin said. “Like whether he wants to stay in Stratford with his family or go with his traveling actor troupe to London.”

Aucoin said he doesn’t concentrate on the fact that he’s portraying an historical legend.

“I focus on the script that Gibson wrote and trying to be true to it in the moment,” he said.

“Players” opens Friday at the Reilly Theatre. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online. Admission is $12 for students, $15 for staff and seniors and $18 for the general public.

Contact Matthew Jacobs at mjacobs@lsureveille.com

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as a result of the demand. So far, 28,000 videos have been submitted.

“Gleeks” on Campus The University is home to many “Gleeks,” as the show’s devoted fans are often called.

“I’m a sucker for musicals,” said Carol Ann Bryant, English freshman. “I think the performance aspect is really starting to become more mainstream.”

Bryant has watched the show since its pilot episode last May. The plot has been criticized for being predictable and ridden with every high school stereotype imaginable — struggles for acceptance, cliques of snobby cheerleaders and teen pregnancy — but the show’s satirical approach and impressive choreography keep audiences coming back for more.

“I love the Cheerios’ [cheerleading squad’s] coach, Sue Sylvester — she’s so mean,” said Camille Flournoy, history sophomore. “And the dance numbers are awesome.”

Each episode features the cast’s rendition of a hit song, like REO Speedwagon’s “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” Queen’s “Somebody to Love” and Bill Withers’ “Lean On Me.” Sean Garrison, elementary education freshman, said he likes the current music in the show.

“The show is really funny,” he said. “The episode about the football player who sang ‘Single Ladies’ got me hooked.”

Glee’s Success The show, written by the creator of “Nip/Tuck,” focuses on an Ohio high school glee club taken over by an optimistic Spanish teacher as he attempts to restore the group to its former glory.

Broadway stars Lea Michele (“Spring Awakening”) and Matthew Morrison (“Hairspray”) bring their talent to the show as the main characters, each hoping to get their big break and win acceptance.

The soundtrack has already sold more than 2 million song downloads on iTunes. “Glee: The Music: Volume Three,” which features seven songs from “The Power of Madonna” episode, re-

cently reached the No. 4 spot on the Billboard 200.

Although it’s still in its first season, the series won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy — and had three additional nominations.

Janae’ London, elementary education freshman, said she’s looking forward to the upcoming Lady Gaga episode.

“It’s really different from other stuff on TV, and I like that,” she said.

Choirs on Campus For students who can’t make it on the show, there are several campus organizations dedicated to singing and performing.

Tiger Glee Club, the oldest choir on campus, is a non-auditioned chorus comprised of men from all academic disciplines within the University.

Michael Trotta, director of Tiger Glee Club, also called The Men’s Chorus, said the group performs a wide variety of music in the traditional four-part choral style.

“It’s a great way to get onstage and perform,” Trotta said.

“Anything [performers] need to learn, we teach them along the way.”

The Women’s Chorus is also non-auditioned and performs various programs throughout the year.

They were recently invited to sing at the Louisiana American Choral Directors’ Association Convention.

“It’s a wonderful musical and social outlet,” said Katia Madsen, director of chorus. “It’s a great way to meet new people and new friends.”

Madsen said she has never watched “Glee,” but she’s heard buzz about the show.

Meanwhile, hopefuls like Regner will have to wait for the final decisions.

“Who knows what’s going to happen,” she said. “If I make it, awesome. If I don’t, I’ll just finish my degree.”

The show airs Tuesday nights on FOX at 8 p.m. CST. Contact Elizabeth Clausen at eclausen@lsureveille.com

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PAGE 18 ATTENDANCE, from page 7 letic programs to inflate their popularity to make sure they keep getting adequate funding for new facilities, scholarships and things of that nature,” Matheson said.

He also said there are many “practical reasons” why reporting paid attendance is commonplace throughout the country.

“It’s not all that easy to measure these numbers,” Matheson said. “So if you have a receipt for someone who bought a ticket, then sometimes that’s just easier data to come by than trying to collect a large amount of ticket stubs.”

Broussard said LSU has no reason to conceal its actual attendance numbers for athletic events.

“We have that information, and we’re not hiding it from anyone,” Broussard said.

Actual attendance numbers for LSU sporting events are counted until halftime and during the fifth inning of baseball games, Broussard said. But he also said there have been occasions when attendance for football was recorded beyond intermission.

“For football, we’ll scan later into the games, but usually the number is so insignificant that is has no factor or bearing on the actual attendance figures,” Broussard said.

Broussard also said actual attendance “is helpful to us besides just knowing how many people are in the stadium.”

“It helps us in determining who is attending events, what their trends are, what time people come in and it helps in determining staffing,” Broussard said. “It also helps in tracking counterfeit tickets and any issues in that realm.”

Matheson believes there is a simple explanation for the large discrepancy between paid and actual attendance for any particular sport.

“If you have a sport that relies almost entirely on gameday sales, then your paid and actual attendance will match up pretty close,” Matheson said. “But if you have a sport that relies solely on season ticket sales, that’s where you really have a lot of opportunity for these figures to diverge.”

Two LSU sports that rely heavily on season ticket sales exhibit the largest differences in paid and actual attendance, Broussard said.

“Obviously, the largest numbers are in football,” Broussard said. “But percentage-wise it’s probably men’s basketball.”

The Athletic Department is also trying to lower the differences between paid and actual attendance, Broussard said.

“We make efforts with our marketing department to advertise the ticket marketplace where fans can resell their tickets,” he said. “We also have ways for fans to transfer their tickets to one another electronically.”

Broussard also said the ticket office has looked into establishing a point system for public fans similar to the student priority-point system, which rewards student attendance with the first chance to acquire tickets for away games and postseason events.

“There’s no concrete plan to put that in place, but we know that is available to us,” Broussard said.

Contact Cory Boudreaux at cboudreaux@lsureveille.com

ESPN, from page 7

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LSU freshman pitcher Rachele Fico throws a pitch April 17 during the Tigers’ 4-2 victory against Arkansas. ESPN will broadcast the Lady Tigers’ game tonight in Tiger Park.

HOME RUNS, from page 7

decline] to just one thing,” Mahtook said. “It’s just the different personnel.”

Junior catcher Micah Gibbs agreed the decline could be blamed mostly on the departure of power hitters from last year’s team, but he also added other reasons that could be to blame.

“We had some big time power hitters last year,” he said. “Some people make a fact out of the bats we used last year were the composite bats and how they would go farther. Another thing is the wind. It hasn’t been blowing out as much as it usually does this time of year because obviously it’s a little cooler than it usually is this time of year in Baton Rouge.”

The NCAA placed a ban on composite bats in the summer of 2009. The bats had been around since the 1990s prior to the ban.

Composite bats are bats that are broken in and tend to have more “pop” and can create a trampoline effect when the ball comes off the bat,

according to ESPN.com.

The bats are also noted for the speeds at which they can be swung.

“We would hit [at batting practice] sometimes, and the balls you got well would be balls that would go well over the stands and off the scoreboard.” Gibbs said. “Now, if you hit a ball that far, people are looking around like, ‘Oh wow.’”

LSU is not the only team facing home run woes this season — the Tigers are actually outplaying their opponents in that category.

LSU’s tally of 52 home runs is four more than the number they’ve given up.

Mainieri said as long as home run totals are low, his team will have to rely on other facets of the game to score.

“The bottom line is we don’t hit as many home runs, and when you don’t, you better string a lot of things together,” he said.

Contact Johanathan Brooks at jbrooks@lsureveille.com

its wake.

Georgia has belted 80 home runs this season, with four Bulldogs in double figures. Add in junior outfielder Taylor Schoply with nine home runs (and a .444 batting average) and junior utility player Laura Trout with eight bombs, and the Georgia offense might be the most feared in the country.

“They come in with a lot of confidence,” Girouard said. “That’s part of their M.O., their bravado on the field. They’re definitely about the long ball. They’ve hit a ton of home runs.”

The players agreed. The Tigers dropped their only game against Georgia last year as the last two contests of the series were rained out.

“Georgia is always a dog fight,” Mouse said. “They come out swinging the bats. They’re going to try to outscore us. Our defense is strong, and we’re going to try to make good pitches and get some timely hitting together.”

The Tigers come into the game with high expectations after sweeping Kentucky last weekend. With

Thursday, April 29, 2010 only two series left before the postseason begins, beating the Bulldogs could be imperative.

LSU currently sits one game behind Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Western Division standings. The Tigers are No. 3 in the overall conference standings, behind the Crimson Tide and a half game back of No. 6 Florida.

“We have a chance here to finish really well,” Girouard said. “The SEC championship in the Western Division hasn’t been decided yet.

We still have a chance to win some championships. I thought we played very well in Kentucky.”

LSU senior center fielder Kirsten Shortridge echoed that sentiment. Shortridge has blitzed opposing pitchers and basepaths to the tune of a .407 batting average and 38 stolen bases.

“I think we have momentum,” Shortridge said. “We’ve taken care of business. We’ve swept everyone, but we’ve been swept twice. The game can go either way. The SEC is completely unpredictable.”

Contact Chris Branch at cbranch@lsureveille.com

THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010 CLAIRE, from page 3

“The last thing we thought was someone might steal her,” Collins said.

He and his roommates created a Facebook group titled “Have you seen this mannequin?!?!” — currently boasting 1,748 members.

“It’s really helped us,” Accardo said. “If we mention it in a small group of people, chances are at least one person knows about the group or knows that she’s missing.”

This is the second mannequin the roommates have owned. The first was left on the balcony during the summer and was ruined by the sun.

Percle said their old roommate kept the first mannequin on

RESEARCHER, from page 4

six journals in the information systems fields.

Hirschheim ranked in the top 10 in terms of “researcher influence,” according to a study by Truex et. al.

The study investigated researcher influence by using Hirsch indices, a set of metrics that measures how often an author’s publications are cited in other works.

“It shows my work has been well received,” Hirschheim said.

More than 4,000 information systems researchers are considered internationally for rankings, Hirschheim said.

“Business school professors need to do more than just research.

Their work needs to be of value in the industry,” Hirschheim said.

He said he’s glad to contribute to the University’s reputation of world-class research.

“It’s an indication LSU does have these kinds of people,” Hirschheim said.

He said much of his work focuses on outsourcing information technology and the implications of expanding technology functions.

Outsourcing is when

CONSOLIDATION, from page 1

voted 5-4 on a recommendation to consolidate the management boards. Clausen said the four members who voted against the recommendation were from out of state.

Clausen read excerpts from a letter they wrote, which said, “Louisiana has begun to make extraordinary strides in the performance-based funding model.”

The letter said Louisiana has done well opening doors to access and avoiding distractions over a change on governance.

LSU Systems President John Lombardi and Chancellor Michael Martin testified before the committee.

Martin said he doesn’t have an opinion on the bill, but the University “has progressed enormously over the last five years,” and “the system is working.”

Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com

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Percle said he and his roommates would hear people below talking about Claire whenever they sit on the balcony. He also heard intoxicated people talk about wanting to steal it.

“The funniest is when guys from out of town who don’t know anything about her try to hit on her,” Percle said.

Collins said his apartment doesn’t feel the same without his silent roommate.

The roommates created a Facebook profile for Claire in 2007, and she currently has 149 friends.

“She’s an icon for the apartment,” Collins said. “She was decoration, but now that she’s

missing, I miss her.”

Collins said he and his roommates may consider buying a new mannequin, but they’re determined to find Claire.

“It’s almost like we have to get another one — this is the mannequin apartment now,” he said.

Melissa Leblanc, mathematics freshman, said she’s noticed the mannequin before and has no idea who could have taken it.

“Everyone saw it, so it really could have been anyone,” she said.

Percle said he and his roommates are offering to throw a party for anyone who gives them information leading to Claire’s return.

a company turns over its information technology department to a larger corporation, such as IBM, Hirschheim said.

“I was one of the first academics to study the phenomenon about 22 years ago,” Hirschheim said.

Many information systems doctoral students are completing dissertations on outsourcing.

Hirschheim estimates his research group is one of the largest in the

world.

Hirschheim began work at the University in 2003. He received his doctoral degree from the University of London. He taught at the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford before coming to the University.

Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com

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Opinion

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Daily Reveille holding testing night for new applicants To the LSU community, As your editor for the fall semester, I’d like to invite all students interested in writing, photography, video, design or Web to apply to work at The Daily Reveille in the summer and fall.

TDR will hold testing for staffers and contributors on Tuesday, May 4, at 6 p.m. in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building. And on behalf of myself and summer Editor David Helman, I encourage you all to consider the opportunity.

Working at your college newspaper is fast-paced, fun and absolutely essential experience

for finding a job in the media world.

But mass communication students and media-minded applicants aren’t the only ones we welcome at TDR. Some of the most creative contributions to your student newspaper come from students Sarah Lawson Fall 2010 Editor outside the journalism field.

From reporting to shooting photos and video to designing

pages, TDR attracts some of the most innovative students on campus, and with a circulation that reaches 15,000, you can be sure your work will be seen and appreciated. Student Media puts all the tools for jumpstarting a successful communication career at your fingertips.

As of next year, the newspaper is teaming with your yearbook, the Gumbo, and working at TDR during this merge is an opportunity to further enrich your college experience.

Tuesday’s tests are designed to gauge your creative and editorial abilities and will include

writing style questions, writing samples and free response, depending on the section of your interest.

Starting your TDR career in the summer is a great way to make money and get your feet wet at the newspaper, so be sure to contact Helman during testing to let him know of your interest.

Section editors will review the tests, and qualified applicants will be interviewed. Students will be notified of their hiring before summer, and a two-week training session just before school in the fall will give you all the tools you need to excel at the newspaper.

So photographers, brush up on your camera terms and digital photography knowledge. Writers, browse the AP stylebook and practice cleaning up your writing. Designers, start scrutinizing publications for design errors.

If you’re a talented, inquisitive student looking for an meaningful way to spend your time while serving the University community and earning money, TDR has a place for you.

See you Tuesday.

Contact Sarah Lawson at slawson@lsureveille.com

AGE OF DELIGHTENMENT

Celebrity scandals are not salacious, they’re sad Guess what I am so over this week?

Celebrity divorce scandals.

Everybody’s doing it — cheating, then getting divorced, that is. All the cases that come to mind are men screwing around on their wives — Jesse James, Tiger Woods, John Edwards. The list goes on.

Some might call that evidence men cheat more than women, but I think the ladies are probably just better at hiding it.

And that’s my main beef with all these two-timing fellas.

Not necessarily “why would you cheat on your wife?” but more “why do you suck so hard at covering up your tracks?”

I don’t pretend to know what’s going on in these folks’ heads or marriages that would lead to cheating. But I do know the only thing worse than actually being cheated on is having everyone and their mama know all the details of your former boo’s trifling ways. He looks like a hustler, and you look like a fool.

I’m not saying cheating is excusable. It’s generally not. But if you’re going to do something guaranteed to emotionally injure your spouse, at least do him or her the favor of making sure no one ever finds out. If you want to have your cake and eat it too, you have to make some compromises.

That means keeping it in your pants when trashy-looking neoNazis, bleached blonde cocktail waitresses or campaign videographers tempt you with their starry eyes and welcoming thighs. Set-

tle for a less trashy, less talkative mistress whose tits are equally perky, but who is more inclined to take hush money.

On the flip side, women who have been cheated on are not ruined for life and destined to be lonely and miserable. Case in point: Hillary Clinton. Talk Sara Boyd about making Columnist lemonade!

Or Jennifer Aniston — she is by no means a poor, unlovable spinster, however much tabloid news tries to paint her so. She is a wealthy, fine-looking lady with a successful career and a love life that is none of your business, and every gossip rag you buy with pictures of her looking forlorn and pouty only increases her brand power.

And Sandra Bullock is going to be OK. Sometimes nice girls fall for creeps. It happens to the best of us. If you want to make Sandra Bullock feel less crappy, stop tweeting about what a loser Jesse James is, how he totally never deserved her and how he’s really a secret Nazi.

Go rent “The Blind Side.”

I’m sure she’d appreciate that much more than your empty, badly informed pity.

Perhaps as much as anything, my point here is other people’s marriages or the dissolution thereof are no one’s business but their own. It’s kind of sick we as

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a culture spend so much time obsessing over the lives of the rich and fabulous. Sure, some of them use their private lives as publicity vehicles for their public personas, but that doesn’t excuse the fact that we buy into it. We reward seedy behavior with high ratings and magazine sales.

I’m happy to say I did zero research for this column. I read

neither blog nor tabloid and watched no entertainment news shows. I’ve heard about all these other people’s business through the grapevine, at the beauty shop or — on a few rare occasions — on the actual news. I refuse to promote a culture that glamorizes other people’s problems, just like I refuse to cheat on people I date.

Principles, people! Grow a pair.

Sara Boyd is a 23-year-old general studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow her on Twitter @tdr_sboyd.

Contact Sara Boyd at sboyd@lsureveille.com

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You can learn a lot about a person from his avatar It took the world by storm in 2006. The Nintendo Wii was the hot commodity everyone wanted to play.

Sure, it had motion control for more “realistic” gaming, but that wasn’t the main appeal in some people’s eyes. Some enjoyed waggling their Wiimotes, looking like fools as they played Wii Tennis, but others enjoyed the simpler feature of the Wii. Making a “Mii.” Nintendo’s cleverly named “Mii” is a cartoon-like avatar players use to play the sports in “Wii Sports,” drive go karts in “Mario Kart” and serve as overall representatives of players’ identities on Nintendo’s little white box.

I knew tons of people who originally had more fun making digital representations of themselves than playing the actual games.

Character creation in video games is nothing new. My fondest memories of the in-game feature

date back to 2000 when I created tons of different characters in “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2.”

But it seems more and more developers are using this feature in their games. Developers like BioWare and Bethesda have extensive (and I really mean extensive) character creator tools in their games “Mass Effect” and “Fallout 3,” respectively.

Games such as “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero World Tour” allow players to customize their ingame rockers to their liking.

The more and more I play these games with other people, a funny pattern starts to emerge from the character creation feature.

Generally, every time I play a game that requires me to create a character to play, I name him “Adam” and use the provided tools to make him look as close to myself as possible.

Granted, there are exceptions if I make multiple characters or the

story already decides on a last name for my character (such as in “Mass Effect”), but usually I like to see myself on screen doing whatever tasks the game assigns.

But then I start to notice not everyone shares this same attention to detail in themselves as I do.

I find it interesting to see how people go about creating their little “Miis” or rockAdam Arinder ers in “Rock Band” because Columnist it shows how they view themselves.

Microsoft recently decided to add the avatar feature to the Xbox 360 to cash in on Nintendo’s success with their “Miis.” While I found it exciting to waste more of my time doing something as pointless and trivial as dressing my virtual character, I become more

enthralled with what the people on my friends list did with their characters.

Some of my friends, like myself, designed their avatar to look their real-life counterpart — some with striking similarities.

But others must look in a different set of mirrors. Sure, some make jokes out of their avatars, but I believe some people are serious and think they truly look like this to others.

Is it shallow and a bit mean to judge my friends like this? Most likely. But what are friends for?

The most recent — and, might I add, most comical — display of self-imagery came last February when Facebook hosted its “doppelganger week.” Users were told to post their celebrity lookalike as their profile picture.

And the results were outstanding. Never have I been more amused as to who people thought they looked like. Usually none of

them were even close.

Am I saying you should make every digital form of yourself look just like your real-life self? Of course not — that would be boring.

Have some fun. Get imaginative with your creations.

But choose wisely with what you use to represent yourself, because it can easily tell more about your personality than you may think.

So take notice — and go ahead, ridicule your friends with their silly creations. They probably think yours is just as bad … and it probably is.

Adam Arinder is a 20-year-old communication studies junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter@TDR_aarinder

Contact Adam Arinder at aarinder@lsureveille.com

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Can nondiscrimination limit constitutional rights?

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez.

At issue in this case is whether it is unconstitutional for UC Hastings College of the Law to refuse official recognition to the Christian Legal Society (CLS) on the grounds that eligibility for membership and leadership is contingent on affirmation of a statement of faith.

The college asserts this requirement is not in compliance with its nondiscrimination policy.

The question presented by the CLS in the Brief for the Petitioner filed in the case is “whether the Constitution permits a public university law school to exclude a religious student organization from a forum for speech solely because the group requires its officers and voting members to share its core religious commitments.”

The CLS claims the refusal to recognize it as a registered student organization (RSO) violates its constitutional rights of expressive free association and freedom from viewpoint discrimination.

The CLS bylaws require all members and officers affirm in writing a Statement of Faith. Officers and members must also “abstain from ‘acts of the sinful nature,’” which was clarified in March 2004 as “all acts of sexual conduct outside of God’s design for marriage between one man and one woman, which acts include fornication, adultery and homosexual conduct.”

The CLS does not exclude homosexuals from membership.

Rather, it excludes those who practice sexual conduct outside the con-

fines of the marriage between one man and one woman. Some may scoff and claim it is essentially the same thing.

H o w e v e r, both a person who believes him/herself to be homosexual but does not engage in acts of homosexuality Nathan Shull and a heterosexual who reColumnist frains from fornication and adultery are welcome to join.

The restriction is not on the status or class of the person. Rather, it is on behavior contrary to core beliefs held by the majority of Christians.

To force a private, religious organization to accept members and leaders who do not adhere to beliefs basic to the group by excluding them from a forum of free speech, the school is violating “rights of speech, expressive association and free exercise of religion.”

The argument of UC Hastings is remarkably simple. It adheres to a strict nondiscriminatory policy which states “The University of California, Hastings College of the Law shall not discriminate unlawfully on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, sex or sexual orientation.”

RSOs are required to open their membership to any student who wishes to join because RSO’s are provided with money that comes from student fees.

It may be reasonable and noble

to ensure equal opportunity and membership for all students.

But it’s not only Christian groups taking the side of the CLS. The Gays and Lesbians for Individual Liberty (GLIL) provided a Brief as Amicus Curiae in support of the petitioner — CLS. The brief states, “Gay organizations limit their membership for the same reason that countless expressive associations do so: a belief-centered group cannot maintain its distinctive voice and identity if its members reject its core beliefs.”

In addition, expressive association is essential to the protection of First Amendment rights — “an

indispensable means of preserving other individual liberties.” Roberts v. United States Jaycees, 468 U.S. 609, 618, 622 (1984).

The College claims it does not force the CLS to accept all members. Rather, it only stipulates that official recognition is contingent on membership open to all students.

Further, unregistered organizations can use school facilities for meetings regardless of membership policies.

But, as the GLIL’s brief states, this “impairs CLS’s ability to express its core beliefs, because the policy would require CLS to cede control over its message to those

who reject its core beliefs as encapsulated in its Statement of Faith.”

The UC Hastings College of the Law should protect a diverse voice by allowing the CLS to remain true to its core beliefs — by limiting membership to those who embrace its beliefs.

Nathan Shull is a 35-year-old finance junior from Seattle. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_nshull

Contact Nathan Shull at nshull@lsureveille.com

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which artists the University could afford to book.

Students on Target, who books the Groovin’ on the Grounds artists, censored recent acts like Big Boi and Akon and wouldn’t book psychedelic act MGMT because of drug references in their music.

Whether it was the androgynous David Bowie, the hip-shaking Elvis or the overtly sexual Rolling Stones, shows weren’t censored in the PMAC during the 1970s and ’80s.

“I’m disappointed that we are now spending money for artists that do not reflect student feedback and aren’t very desirable,” said Taylor Copeland, psychology sophomore.

“It would be incredible to have the kind of options for campus concerts that were available for students 30 years ago.”

The concerts were often the year’s most prominent campus events. “[A concert in the PMAC] was like a big football game in terms of the excitement level on campus,” said Chip Chesteen, a 1984 University alumnus and former KLSU DJ. PMAC AS A MUSIC VENUE While the PMAC was relatively small for rock concerts, the acoustics in the arena for acts like Pink Floyd were decent, Brewer said.

The stage was usually situated on the north end of the PMAC, and tickets were available on the floor or through assigned seating.

Seats behind the stage were usually blocked off, but tickets were sold throughout the building for the biggest acts like the Stones, U2 and Springsteen’s third visit in 1984.

“The crowds at the PMAC concerts were absolutely raucous,” Chesteen said. “College is when the majority of people are the most passionate about music, so that translated into an intense atmosphere for the shows.”

Chesteen called the 1975 Rolling Stones concert “a quintessential rock ‘n’ roll” event.

“I was still in high school at the time, but I’ll never forget seeing Mick Jagger ride out on a giant, glowing 40-foot penis into the crowd,” Chesteen said.

Benedetto said it was “very seldom” that concerts failed to sell out.

Brewer noted the shows weren’t always for the faint of heart.

“There was always a fairly sizable contingent of people on any number of drugs, drinking heavily or smoking,” Brewer said.

But in the early ’80s, the constant stream of high-profile rock concerts both in the PMAC and in Baton Rouge began to dwindle.

THE DECLINE OF THE MUSIC Baton Rouge has slowly become less desirable for rock music’s big names.

The city had long benefitted from the fact that no arena in New Orleans was comparable to the PMAC or the River Center in size.

The Superdome was too large for most artists, making the PMAC, which holds 10,000 to 13,000 people for concerts, the most attractive destination for many tours in south Louisiana.

In 1983, Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, which has a capacity of about 10,000 for concerts, finished construction. And in 1999 the New Orleans Arena — which can hold

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anywhere from 10,000 to 17,000 people for a concert — was completed.

“It’s an economic decision for these bands, because they can now go to a venue of comparable or better size in a city with better demographics and a richer music scene just an hour away,” Benedetto said.

The Cajundome in Lafayette, a 12,000-seat venue that opened in 1985, has also cut into some of Baton Rouge’s concert business.

Former District Attorney Ossie Brown led a campaign in 1982 against rock concerts in Baton Rouge after the drunken exploits of an overzealous crowd at an AC/DC concert in the River Center was publicized.

Brown convinced the Metro Council to pass a prohibitive tax on

large music productions, which applied to concerts in the PMAC and the River Center and crippled the ability of local venues to be attractive options for national production companies.

Chesteen said the University told students in the 1980s the “wear and tear” the concerts inflicted on the assembly center led the University to reduce the number of shows booked on campus.

“Smoking was still allowed indoors then, and people would always put out their cigarettes on the seats.”

Chesteen said.

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com

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PROMINENT ARTISTS WHO PERFORMED AT THE PMAC: •George Harrison (of The Beatles): 1974 •Elton John: 1972, 1974, 1984 •The Eagles: 1976, 1980 •Billy Joel: 1978 •R.E.M.: 1989, 1995 •Eric Clapton: 1976 •The Who: 1974, 1980 •Neil Young: 1973 •Fleetwood Mac: 1978, 1983 •The Beach Boys: 1974, 1982 •Pink Floyd: 1977 •Elvis Presley: 1976 photo courtesy of GUMBO

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