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Simmons’ time at LSU shrouded in hype, scrutiny BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR LSU coach Johnny Jones hates what surrounds Ben Simmons. The hype; the perception; the pressure; the play. All of the things that have become concrete landmines to Simmons’ 19-year-old, college freshman life, Jones hates them. He’s hated it from the
first day until Friday when LSU will face Tennessee at approximately 2:30 p.m. in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. “It’s unfortunate for Ben,” Jones said. “People have targeted him and really gone after him. He obviously has a lot of exposure and good press. I certainly feel for him because the kid is trying to be a normal kid and be on the campus like others.
… It’s unfortunate, and I hate it.” First, the hype. Before the season began, Simmons, the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year, was held to thousands of one-way promises from Tiger nation to be the best player in LSU history. Has he been that? No. Does he care? No.
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The Louisiana State Legislature, after hearing its goal for a “best-case scenario” was to cut higher education $70 million statewide during the special session, reduced that number considerably while bridging a nearly $1 billion mid-year budget shortfall. The shortfall was left at $30 million for this year, and will likely fall on higher education and healthcare, the areas of the budget not protected by law. While the exact amount of cuts are unknown, any cut taken by higher education will be added to a roughly $26 million reduction in TOPS funding. Gov. John Bel Edwards is expected to outline the specifics at a news conference early Friday morning. Higher education leaders can breathe a sigh of relief, avoiding a potential $200 million cut that could have shuttered many campuses, while some wish the legislature had avoided cutting
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Nonhuman Rights Project advocates for justice of chimpanzees
BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano Nonhuman Rights Project president Steven Wise spoke to members of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and Law School faculty members Thursday about the NhRP’s legal efforts on behalf of chimpanzees. The mission of the NhRP is to fight for the legal rights of animals, beginning with cognitively complex animals such as chim-
panzees, elephants and whales. The organization’s long term goal is to break through legal boundaries to redefine what constitutes personhood, according to the Nonhuman Rights Project’s website. Wise highlighted the case of Hercules and Leo, two chimpanzees owned by the New Iberia Research Center, a research outlet of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. NhRP first became involved in Hercules and Leo’s case while the two chimpanzees were
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on loan to Stony Brook University’s Department of Anatomical Sciences for locomotion research. While undergoing research at Stony Brook University, Wise said the chimpanzees were subjected to repeated rounds of general anesthesia, had wires thrust into their muscles and were isolated in a basement. Though chimpanzees aren’t human, they are cognitively
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Senate completes and unveils new syllabus database BY BETH CARTER @bethie_carter Students may soon be able to get a glimpse into their future course load before classes start, thanks to one Student Government initiative. This new syllabus database will let students look up syllabi for classes before adding them to their schedules. Speaker pro tempore Andrew Mullet unveiled the new service at Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting. The database, which came from a resolution passed in fall 2014, will allow students to compare syllabi for possible classes before they register. “We sat down with then-provost Stuart Bell and then-vice provost Dr. [Gil] Reeve ... We talked with the registrar, with IT, and they’ve been building the database and figuring out how it’s
upload a current syllabus, but it going to work,” Mullet said. Although the database itself would only become available to has already been created, SG students after the semester has is still working with faculty to passed. This database was modelled obtain syllabi to populate it. Everyone who currently has after syllabus databases from difa myLSU account, including stu- ferent universities, including the dents, faculty and certain Univer- University of Georgia. sity administrators, will be able “It’s a matter of institutional to access the database when it is pride,” Mullet said. “By having a launched. Students will be able to central place ... to see the breadth search for syllabi of all the courses through the course The database will allow that are offered abbreviation or the University students to compare for at number, instrucshould serve as tor’s name, section possible classes before a matter of pride they register. number and the for us.” year the course Although this was offered. service would not Mullet said one thing to note be mandatory for professors to would be that syllabi from the use, SG said they will be highly current semester would not be encouraged to upload their sylavailable on the database, only labi. Only faculty will be able to those from the past four semes- upload documents on the site, so ters. Professors would be able to the database will hopefully serve
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as a place for students to find information they know is correct instead of relying on note-sharing websites that may or may not contain reliable information about a class. SG chief of staff and former senator Kat Latham, one of the original authors of the Senate resolution, said the service has been a long time in the making. Neither Latham nor the other authors will be able to actually use the database because they will have graduated by the time the service is available. “We always heard students talking about how they wished they could see the syllabus for a class before they decided to take the class,” Latham said. “We hoped by creating a database students would have a better understanding of certain classes than just in the General Catalog.”
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Jennings to transfer after summer Final suspect from spring 2015 bank fraud case arrested
LSU football coach Les Miles announced Thursday that senior quarterback Anthony Jennings has been granted a release and will transfer to another school to complete his final year of eligibility, according to an LSU Football news release. Jennings posted a 9-4 record as a starting quarterback for the Tigers and is expected to remain at the University during the summer to complete his degree. During his three years with LSU, Jennings started 13 of his 24 games and completed 124-of-256 passes for 1,792 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also added 310 yards and one touchdown on the ground. “Anthony did a lot of really good things for our program,” Miles said. “As a freshman, he came in for an injured Zach Mettenberger and led us to a last-minute win over Arkansas and then he helped us to eight wins the following year as a sophomore. “This is an opportunity for Anthony to put himself in a position to help another team have success. We wish him nothing but good fortune in the future, and we appreciate all that he did while he was part of our program.”
LSUPD spokesperson Lt. Kevin Scott said non-student Michael Rura, 60, was arrested in New Orleans on March 4 at 3:25 p.m. as a fugitive based on a warrant from LSUPD. Scott said he was the fifth and final suspect in a bank fraud case with the University involving stolen checks in May. Scott said Rura was booked to East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on conspiracy to commit theft of over $15,000, conspiracy to commit forgery and conspiracy to commit monetary instrument abuse.
Unlicensed man arrested for hit and run near Tri Delta house Scott said Gabriel Drayton, 19, was arrested and issued a misdemeanor summons on March 7 at 7:30 p.m. for driving without a license and a hit and run of a parked vehicle near the Tri Delta sorority house on Minnie Fisk Drive.
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LSU junior quarterback Anthony Jennings (10) plays the final minutes of the Tigers’ 45-24 victory against South Carolina on Oct. 10.
Guard Hornsby out for rest of season LSU senior guard Keith Hornsby underwent a season-ending medical procedure, the basketball program announced Thursday via a news release. Hornsby missed the first seven games of the season after having a preseason surgery on a hernia. He returned to the Tigers lineup on Dec. 13 against Houston, pouring in a career-high 32 points and the game-tying three-pointer to send the game into overtime. But Hornsby re-aggravated the previous injury in the first half against Tennessee on Feb. 20 as LSU fell to the Volunteers, 81-65. For the season, the Williamsburg, Virginia native averaged 13.1 points per game on 48.9 percent shooting from the field and 2.9 rebounds. He also knocked down 41.5 percent of his treys. After transferring from UNC-Asheville in 2013 and sitting out a year, Hornsby eclipsed 1,000 career points in last year’s SEC tournament. He helped guide the 2014-2015 team to the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance in six years. The Tigers will play Tennessee onFriday in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament, which starts 25 minutes after the conclusion of the noon game.
Mark Carpenter, 55, was arrested on March 7 at 10:38 a.m. for reckless operation of motor vehicle. On March 5, Carpenter allegedly struck a female who was participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Walk, on West Lakeshore Drive and Minnie Fisk Drive, Scott said. Scott said Carpenter was issued a misdemeanor summons and released.
LSU Dining employee steals and sells cell phone outside The 5 Chartwells dining service employee Eddie Smith, 26, was arrested on March 9 at 8:50 p.m. after admitting to stealing and selling a cell phone from The 5 Dining Hall on Feb. 26, Scott said. LSUPD identified Smith as the suspect through video surveillance and booked Smith into EBR Parish Prison, Scott said.
Student arrested for multiple incidents of burglary, theft in UREC locker room Scott said student Hunter Bonial, 20, was arrested on March 8 at 1 p.m. and booked into EBR Parish Prison for two counts of simple burglary and three separate incidents aggregated into one count of theft. Scott said LSUPD received several reports from the UREC men’s locker room over a period of weeks in February in which Bonial cut locker padlocks twice and stole cash, a total of $390, in three separate instances.
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LSU has off chance of winning SEC tourney TEAM JACOB JACOB HAMILTON @jac0b_hamilt0n
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LSU sophomore pitcher Carley Hoover (21) thows first career no-hitter during the Tigers’ 16-0 victory against Tennessee Tech in five innings March 6 in Tiger Park.
FAMILIAR FACES Tigers head to battle against No. 6 Alabama this weekend BY JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshT_TDR
The marathon finally begins for the No. 4 LSU softball team today. After breezing through their nonconference slate, the Tigers (21-2) begin conference play against rival No. 6 Alabama this weekend. The Tigers and the Crimson Tide (21-2) face each other at 6 p.m. tonight, 5 p.m. on Saturday and end the series at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Tiger Park. Nine of the top 25 teams
in the USA Today/NFCA poll hail from the SEC. Currently riding a 17-game win streak, many of the Tigers’ recognize the different level of play the Southeastern Conference brings. “It’s tough,” sophomore outfielder Emily Griggs said. “The SEC is just like a mini College World Series. Every weekend we fight just like its war, just to win. It’ll be war.” The last time these two
teams met, the Tigers waved goodbye to the Crimson Tide in last season’s Women’s College Series, defeating them 5-3. “We ended their season last year,” junior outfielder Bailey Landry said. “We know that’s going to bring a lot of fuel to the games this weekend.” The two teams boast strong pitching staffs, both of which
see ALABAMA, page 8
Austin Peay sucks. No, that’s not some frat bro I’m mad at for making advances on the sister I don’t have at Bogie’s Bar — it’s an actual college basketball team that’s already secured an NCAA Tournament bid. The Governors had no chance of making the tournament based on their resume, just like the LSU basketball team. But Austin Peay secured its bid when it defeated the odds with an improbable run in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, just like the Tigers can do in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, starting with a victory against Tennessee today. At this point we all know LSU needs to win just three games to capture the SEC Tournament championship and punch its ticket to the big dance. Seems simple enough, right? The problem is LSU hasn’t won three games in a row since December when it reeled off a three-game win streak against Gardner-Webb, Oral Roberts and American before regaining consciousness, remembering it’s LSU and losing to Wake Forest. The odds are the Tigers will end up having to beat Tennessee, Texas A&M and then Kentucky, unless one of those latter two teams gets knocked off by an inferior opponent, making LSU’s path easier.
see TOURNAMENT, page 8 TRACK AND FIELD
No. 5 Tigers and No. 10 Lady Tigers travel for NCAA Indoor Championships BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR The LSU track and field teams began practice in the fall and kicked off the 2016 season on Jan. 8 at the Purple Tiger Invitational in the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse. The Tigers and Lady Tigers focused on improving each week leading to the NCAA Division I Indoor track and field Championships. The time has finally come, and LSU hopes its hard work and training pays off. The men enter the national meet ranked fifth, while the Lady Tigers are No. 10 in the U.S.
track and field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Top 25 rankings “I like to describe the SEC meet and the NCAA meet as two big beasts,” coach Dennis Shaver said. “The kind of mental frame of mind that they were in the Southeastern Conference Championship is exactly the kind of mind that they need to have at the NCAA meet. I don’t think they have to do any changes.” Seven qualifiers from each team, including six individuals and a relay team from both the men’s and women’s teams, will represent LSU in the meet at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama,
this weekend. SEC Champion and sophomore sprinter Mikiah Brisco will enter the competition as the first Lady Tiger in history of the SEC Indoor Championships, and the first athlete since 1992, to enter in two events: the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles. She ranks second in the nation in the 60-meter final with a time of 7.18 seconds. She boasts a personalbest time of 8.05 seconds in the hurdles, entering at No. 5 in the NCAA. Brisco said the support from her team helps her stay focused on what she has been training to
see CHAMPIONSHIP, page 8
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LSU junior Jordan Moore leaps over hurdles during the Tigers’ track and field meet on Jan. 16, 2015 at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium and Carl Maddox Field House.
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LSU head coach D-D Breaux instructs her gymnasts prior to performing on beam during the Tigers’ 196.575-195.100 victory against Kentucky for the Pink & Blue Meet on Jan. 22 in the PMAC.
Tigers to compete in tune-up meet before SEC Championships BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR This week for the LSU gymnastics team will closely resemble next week’s Southeastern Conference Championships. The third-ranked Tigers will compete in a quad-meet, tuneup soiree against Oregon State, Texas Women’s and New Hampshire at 6 p.m. on Saturday in Denton, Texas. “Oregon State is a very good team,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux. “TWU is going to be a
very tough opponent. They’ve upset people at home before.” Multiple teams in a road atmosphere will parallel the conference title meet, and the Tigers (10-2, 6-1 SEC) will compete in the progression of bars, beam, floor then vault in both meets. All of which makes senior all-arounder Jessica Savona smile. “That’s my favorite order,” she said. “The best teams can go any order, any day, any time, and hit, but it has an advantage.”
Going into its 197.925196.225 win against then-No. 3 Alabama last Friday, LSU knew the win would align two consecutive meets featuring the same rotational lineup, based on seeding for SEC Championships. Facing competition ranked outside the top 25 in the nation for the first time all season, LSU’s focus remains simple. “The focus for us is preparing for what we are going to be able to do at the SEC Championships,” Breaux said. “Lucky for us, we’ll have the same
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Julianna Cannamela and junior all-arounder Ashleigh Gnat into Priessman’s original slot. If she’s ready, she’ll perform, Breaux said, and she’s “very, very close” to being 100 percent healed. With Priessman’s hoped return, LSU needs to improve one aspect of its gymnastics. “Landings!” Breaux said. Breaux said LSU will continue to throw exceedingly difficult skills, and if it sticks landings after the tough skills, good things will happen.
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U.S. should let President Obama run for third term MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL CLARKE PERKINS @ClarkePerkins Can we repeal the 22nd Amendment already and let Pres. Barack Obama run for a third term? Republicans, you’re asking yourselves the same question. You just won’t admit it. This year’s presidential election has one huge problem: the candidates. Literally, something is wrong with every last one of them. The problem with Ohio Gov. John Kasich is … well … who is he? Florida Sen. Marco Rubio likes to spend his spare time arguing with the The New York Times. He’s simply the “boy in the bubble,” as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called him. And don’t get me started on Donald Trump. I thought virtually all Americans knew and understood he was the laughing stock of the whole planet. Yet, he leads the Republican presidential nominee polls. I guess that means the entire Republican party is the laughing stock of the planet? Yeah, that sounds about right. We also have Trump’s little sidekick, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
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President Barack Obama speaks during an arrival ceremony for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on March 10. Although Cruz’s father is from Cuba, he stands by Trump on many policies such as immigration. He’s ready to build that expensive wall. Yikes. “I like Donald Trump,” Cruz said in a Fox News interview. “I think he’s terrific. I think he’s brash. I think he speaks the truth.” They’re probably best pals behind closed doors. That
makes Cruz untrustworthy by association. Poor Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. He is too good for America. His problem isn’t so much him. Voters just don’t like to vote in their best interest. The United States isn’t ready for a man who isn’t using Super PACs and was arrested at a segregation protest in 1963. Who are we kidding?
He would have a much better shot at the White House if he pretended to be as fake as all his opponents. Yet, he’s decided to keep it real. He’ll die a man of great character. Superb. Hillary Clinton is decent, and clearly the most qualified. She has the experience and is well-spoken and polished. However, her only dilemma is,
unlike Sanders, she’s faker than a Barbie doll. One day she’s against gay rights and Obama. The next day she’s for them. Her views change with the wind. She’s a walking contradiction. If we’re judging based on how the primaries are going so far, Trump and Clinton will be in the final round of the “Politics not People” contest. In which, Trump would clearly be the better of the best. We must do our country a solid and not let the election get that far into a dark hole. This is the first presidential election in which I can vote. I refuse to believe these clowns are my only options. So, let’s look at Obama. In the words of Trump, he’s a winner. Not only is our health care one of his main priorities, but he’s the most handsome of all the candidates. Oh, and he’s hilarious, well-spoken and athletic. As Drake would say, he’s “Steph Curry with the shot, boy.” Obama is one of America’s youngest presidents. I’m sure he has the stamina for one more goround. Who’s ready to start the petition? Clarke Perkins is a 20-year-old political science sophomore from New Orleans, Louisiana.
LSU Chancellor announces plans to alleviate budget cuts HARP ON IT JOHN GAVIN HARP @SirJohnGavin This article is purely satire and meant for the readers’ enjoyment. LSU President F. King Alexander announced ideas to relieve impending budget cuts at a press conference Thursday afternoon. “These cuts are serious, but it will require some creative thinking in order to tackle them,” Alexander said. “So, I started a thread on TigerDroppings, and these are some of the best ideas I’ve seen.” University officials said TigerDroppings was used instead
of Yik Yak due to the local forum’s spirited history with the University. The press conference followed the conclusion of state lawmakers’ 25-day-long special legislative session to fill the $900 million deficit for the current fiscal year. A $30 million shortfall remains, with cuts expected for higher education. The shortfall was caused in part by the legislators’ attempt to balance the budget in the final 15 minutes of the special session. “One user, NotMike1234, offered the idea of creating a calendar featuring Mike the Tiger mascots posing in seductive manners,” Alexander said. “It’ll be sexy, but, you know, in a creepy way.”
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Local experts predict the calendar could produce a total of $74 in additional revenue for the University. “There are some sick pervs in Baton Rouge,” local budget expert and student government hater James Richards said. “You’d be surprised by the things you can find on Craigslist.” A GoFundMe account funding future therapy sessions for Mike the Tiger mascots was created shortly after the press conference. Alexander shared another idea where students compete on prominent game shows and donate winnings to the University. “I think we had some kid on ‘Jeopardy!’ this year,”
Alexander said. “Imagine how much revenue we could bring in if students competed on a bunch of shows and gave us the money.” When asked if students would willingly donate their winnings back to the University, Alexander shared plans to torment students who didn’t comply. “I mean, someone who didn’t want to give back to the University could potentially have their car towed every day,” Alexander said. Alexander’s most revolutionary idea included turning off the lights to Tiger Stadium at night. “Yeah, I don’t think any of us realized those were actually on,” Alexander said. “Does anyone know how to turn them off?” The measure is expected to
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save the University thousands of dollars this year in energy costs. Alexander and University officials did not offer any solutions to next fiscal year’s expected $800 million deficit. Sources on TigerDroppings report Alexander is currently negotiating with businessman and Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. In exchange for a bailout, the University would rebrand as “Trump University.” Alexander has not offered a comment on the speculation, but has referred to the cuts as, “YUGE.” John Gavin Harp is a 20-yearold mass communication junior from St. Francisville, Louisiana.
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Friday, March 11, 2016 SIMMONS, from page 1 Those pledges, which were possibly inconceivable from the beginning, weren’t and aren’t held closely to Simmons heart, and he’s worn that on his sleeve all season. “I don’t worry about that,” Simmons said. “It doesn’t mean too much to me.” Simmons said that on Monday, and its a sentiment that’s been apparent since his first go-round with local media toward the beginning of LSU’s season. Expressing to fans he simply doesn’t play to live up to their expectations has made him a local villain with “attitude problems’”in the eyes of his thousands of beholders. What Simmons is saying isn’t reckless. His truthfulness is conceived as uninterestedness of a condemnable offense. Simmons said on Monday he “missed a couple of classes,” which also made the Tiger faithful believe he simply doesn’t care about what has happened during his expected only year in college. Does he care about LSU? When asked earlier in February, Simmons said in hindsight he wouldn’t take a different collegiate route and reaffirmed LSU was the right place for him. But his college experience hasn’t been easy, he said. “I’m enjoying it, really,” Simmons said. “I’m learning new things with people. I’m just trying to be a college student. It’s not easy for me, because of who I am. I’m trying to enjoy the little things. The little things like
CHIMPANZEES, from page 1 complex and know they don’t want to be detained in cages, Wise said. The challenge is applying this complexity to the chimpanzees in a court of law. “There is this great wall, a legal wall that separates all the things from all the persons,” Wise said. “If you had looked at where that wall was and who was on the ‘thing’ side and who was on the person side 200 years ago, you would have seen that all nonhuman animals were on the ‘thing’ side, but that there were many human beings on the ‘thing’ side too.” Wise said the Nonhuman Rights Project aims to move chimpanzees and other highly cognitive animals from the “thing” side of the wall to the human side. NhRP first filed on behalf of Hercules and Leo in the New York State Supreme Court in December 2013. The inspiration behind the case’s defense came from the 1772 case of Somerset v. Stewart, in which James Somerset, a slave, was granted legal rights under a writ of habeas corpus. Somerset’s case was the first time a person on the law’s “thing” side was granted legal standing exclusive to individuals on the human side, Wise said. NhRP then based the legal argument on the chimpanzee’s autonomy, asserting that since chimpanzees are scientifically proven to be autonomous beings they are entitled to fundamental liberty and autonomy, Wise said. The case was denied and
missing a couple classes and things like that get brought up. If it was somebody else, it may not have been brought up. Now, it’s everywhere. But, I’m not worried about that right now.” All of which only Simmons can articulate. He, and only he, knows his own problems. “It’s tough for him,” said freshman guard Antonio Blakeney. “He knows that he has a future. He’s the only one that knows how he feels. I know it’s hard for him.” Being the projected No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, and leading a 13-loss team to a hopeful NCAA Tournament appearance has placed mounting pressure on Simmons, Blakeney said. LSU’s problems, as a team, haven’t sprouted because of Simmons, said sophomore forward Craig Victor II. Chemistry and leadership are the roots of the issues, he said, both of which LSU has lacked. “We haven’t been playing on one accord,” Victor said. Simmons agrees, as he showed his 57,000 followers on Twitter on Monday with a retweet from his pal, who was once in his shoes before the one-year in college rule was implemented, LeBron James. “It’s this simple,” James tweeted. “You can’t accomplish the dream if everyone isn’t dreaming the same thing every day. Nightmares follow.” To many, LSU’s season has been a nightmare, and not many college basketball-related horror stories end with an NCAA Tournament. The formula to a success-
ful team, and season, has been diluted to raised expectations. If the Tigers excel in the SEC Tournament they still have a chance to make the “Big Dance.” To Simmons, that’s a blessing. “I’m blessed to be on a team like this and to be able to win the SEC Championship,” he said. In his final games in college, Simmons remains under an intense microscope — where he has excelled this season. Simmons leads LSU in points and rebounds at 19.6 points per game — shooting 56.1 percent from the field this season — and 11.9 rebounds per game. He ran through a rough patch of free throw shooting in early February, where the missed free opportunities reached a maximum during LSU’s 69-78 loss to Alabama in PMAC on Feb. 17. Simmons tried to heal the wounds and shot free throws for 30 minutes after the loss. Free throws are an example of Simmons attempting to wield a successful collegiate career that is surrounded in a flood of imperfections. To fans, he doesn’t have any room for those flaws, and has tried his best to be in the right place at the right time, Jones said. “He’s a tremendous person. It’s been tough,” Jones said. “I’ll tell you, he’s stayed the course. You have to admire him for that. He’s gone about his business, not only with us, but with the media, fans and everybody around. He’s going to be really successful. He’s gone about the things the right way here, which leads you to believe he’s going to do the right things elsewhere.”
appealed several times before it was heard by New York County Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe in May 2015. Though Jaffe’s July 2015 ruling was favorable, she did not grant Hercules and Leo’s freedom based on a higher court’s ruling in a similar NhRP case. While NhRP was filing an appeal on Hercules and Leo’s behalf, the two chimpanzees were “spirited away” to New Iberia Research Center, Wise said. Out of the reach of the New York courts, the case was dropped. Wise and NhRP are now working to free the chimpanzees from what renowned primate researcher Jane Goodall called in an email to Wise, a “ghastly, ghastly place.” Goodall serves on NhRP’s board and has contributed scientific and behavioral research to support the organization’s legal cases. The NhRP has arranged for the chimpanzees to be transferred to Save the Chimps, a nonprofit chimpanzee sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida. Save the Chimps would assume all financial obligations, including the estimated $2 million cost to maintain the chimpanzees for their estimated life expectancy, Wise said. Currently, Louisiana taxpayers pay $16,000 to maintain each chimpanzee each year, Wise said. In addition to Hercules and Leo, the NIRC has approximately 230 chimpanzees in its facility, amounting to roughly $3.68 million for Louisiana taxpayers each year.
Under a September 2015 ruling from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, captive chimpanzees are no longer allowed to be used as research subjects for biomedical research because of their endangered species status. Wise said NIRC has refused to transfer Hercules and Leo to the sanctuary unless Save the Chimps agrees to sign a non-disparagement agreement barring them from discussing details about Hercules and Leo or mentioning NIRC in the future. Unable to persuade NIRC to release Hercules and Leo, Wise said NhRP began a Change.org petition Tuesday. The organization is also reaching out to Gov. John Bel Edwards and University of Louisiana System interim president Daniel D. Reneau Jr. to call for the chimpanzees’ release. “It’s not a matter of loving animals or even liking animals,” Wise said. “It’s a matter of justice. It’s the feeling that they are entitled to justice.” Second year law student Stephanie Buehler, the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund vice president, said caring for animals and providing them with service is important, but action is needed. “I feel like it’s important to do more action than just lip service for helping animals,” Buehler said. “It’s nice when you’re going to share a post on Facebook, but actually getting out there and doing something about it is very important and I think we need more of it.”
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Legislators failed to fully close the budget shortfall during its special session.
SHORTFALL, from page 1 schools’ funding at all for the current year. Next year’s budget, which began with a massive $2 billion plus deficit, is a different story. Lawmakers left $800 million in red ink for the fiscal year 2016-17, which begins July 1, falling well short of their goal to balance both budgets in the 25day special session as in-fighting and disagreements between various factions and the two chambers left important state agencies in the dark until the budget is balanced in the coming months. In a hailstorm of last-minute tax increases, confusion reigned and the Senate went over their 6 p.m. legal deadline by a few seconds Wednesday evening. Senate President John Alario, R-Westwego, apologized for the way the legislature handled the “people’s business.” “This is not the way we needed to conduct ourselves,” said an emotional Alario, who has been in the legislature for more than 40 years. The cornerstone of revenueraising to bridge the gap was HB 62, a one-cent sales tax increase that Rep. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe, carried for the Edwards’ administration, and is expected to raise more than $200 million in the current year. But that bill nearly fell apart in a last-minute Senate vote as a typo in the digest, which asserted the increase as 1.25 cents instead of one cent, caused confusion in the chamber. Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, took the mic with less than 10 minutes left in the session to urge her colleagues in the House to vote “no” to the higher-than-agreed upon increase. Staffers sprinted across the Capitol rotunda and in and out of the chambers and shocked onlookers nervously voiced their frustration and confusion. The bill passed. State colleges, universities and hospitals could have been devastated if it had fallen apart last-minute. Edwards called the final day
of the session “somewhat of a disaster.” Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, said the $800 million shortfall will pose problems to universities even if legislators do eventually bridge the gap, as schools must make staffing and operations decisions sooner rather than later. “There will be a bell that will be rung that cannot be un-rung,” he said. Richard Lipsey, chairman of the Board of Regents, which oversees all public colleges and universities in the state, stressed that he was grateful to the legislature for lessening what could have been deep cuts to schools. “The best news is, it could have been a lot more dire than it is, if the legislature had not come together late last night at a quarter to six,” Lipsey said. “The bad news is they didn’t go quite far enough.” The immensely popular TOPS program is still up in the air for next year. Legislators continually assured the public that they would fund TOPS, but the program’s fate rests in the regular session, in which taxes cannot be raised. Another special session is likely, according to lawmakers, but cannot be called until June 14. Sujuan Boutte, the director of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance, said the agency will begin looking at eligibility for new students in June, and for current students at the end of the Spring and Summer semesters. As of Thursday afternoon, Boutte said LOSFA had no new knowledge of TOPS funding for the next year, and will not be able to assume the program will be fully funded until an official document is presented outlining the amount of funding the program will receive. “You can’t imagine the calls we’re getting from parents that are concerned: ‘Is my child going to get TOPS or not?’” Lipsey said. “Right now that’s the number one thing on our list: how much money will we have in TOPS next year?”
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Friday, March 11, 2016
The LSU offense, which has been explosive this season, outscoring teams 182-38 and averaging 7.9 runs per game, will be looking to make contact against Osorio after preparing for her during practice the last
few days. “Their pitcher [Osorio] is as talented as any pitcher in the league,” LSU coach Beth Torina said. “She’s special. She’s somebody that we’re going to have to work to prepare for.”
On the defensive end for the Tigers, Hoover and company’s hands will be full with the Tide’s lineup. The Tide’s one and two hitters, senior outfielder Haylie McCleney and sophomore
infielder Demi Turner, boast base percentages of .661 and .481, respectively. The two have also combined for 17 stolen bases on 20 attempts. With that type of elite speed, senior catcher Kellsi Kloss said she will try to be more alert when they are on base. “Their stats are ridiculous,” Kloss said. “Haylie McCleney is one of the best center fielders and leadoff hitters in the country. Demi Turner did a great job last year as a freshman. I’m expecting them to go on me. It keeps me a little bit more on my toes.” Other than being conference foes, LSU players are pretty familiar with this weekend’s opponents. Hoover and junior third baseman Sahvanna Jaquish are friends with a few girls on the Alabama squad. Jaquish and Osorio, who are both from California, played against one another in high school. “It’s going to be a nice little rivalry,” Hoover said. “Hopefully we have the last word.”
event with a season and indoor personal-best time of 2:04.05. All-SEC junior sprinter Jada Martin enters in fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 22.92 seconds, and reigning NCAA Indoor Bronze Medalist junior jumper Nataliyah Friar will return in the No. 16 spot in the women’s long jump with a season-best jump of 20 feet, 9 inches. Freshman Hollie Parker, junior Travia Jones, sophomore Hannah Deworth and Schuetz will compete for the Lady Tigers on the distance medley relay team. The team holds the No. 12 spot with a school-record time of 11:05.34. Junior sprinter Michael Cherry is second in the men’s 400-meter dash with a personalbest time of 45.61 seconds, a
time he achieved in the preliminary races at the SEC Indoor Championships. “I’m actually excited to go out here and make this weekend count because this is the most important week of the season right here,” Cherry said. “I’m always upset. I never feel like I do good. Last week I actually PR’d in the prelims, and I walked off trying to figure out what I could have done to run faster. I still feel like I wasn’t satisfied at that moment.” Senior sprinter Fitzroy Dunkley received All-SEC honors in the men’s 400-meter dash to finish seventh nationally with a time of 46.04 seconds. Cherry and Dunkley will run with senior Cyril Grayson and junior LaMar Bruton on the men’s
4x400-meter relay team. They are ranked fourth with a time of 3:04.46. SEC Indoor Champion junior Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake ranks second nationally in the men’s 200 meter event with a personalbest of 20.51 seconds. Junior thrower Johnnie Jackson and freshman sprinter Donte Jackson travel to Birmingham to make their first national career appearance. Donte is tied for No. 10 in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.63 seconds. Johnnie is No. 14 in the men’s weight throw event with a best of 70 feet, 5 ¾ inches. Athletes have different coping methods when it comes to “the big day.” Junior hurdler Jordan Moore likes to keep things as normal as possible while still
having fun, he said. “I think about it day and night, like when I’m in my room, but I really don’t stress about it,” Moore said. “I know what I’m going to do. I honestly just have fun everyday. I’m the same regular person. The glitz and glamor don’t really get to me.” Moore will take the track with the No. 1 time in the NCAA, with a personal best of 7.60 seconds, in the men’s 60-meter hurdles, achieved at the SEC Indoor Championships, when he was named the SEC Champion. For many athletes, the chance to compete excites them. For others, it produces nerves. For some, it’s both. Moore is confident he’ll do well this weekend. “I don’t get nervous,” Moore said.
ALABAMA, from page 3 are ranked in the top 15 in the country in ERA. LSU sophomore pitcher Carley Hoover and Alabama senior pitcher Alexis Osorio headline the pitching matchup this weekend. Hoover (8-0), the ace of the Tiger pitching staff, is coming off a stellar performance last weekend, when she won three games, posting a spotless ERA and allowed only two hits in 13 2/3 innings of work. The Clemson, South Carolina, native loves the competition of the SEC and is looking forward to the challenge of facing the Tide’s lineup. “I’m just really excited to play a really good opponent,” Hoover said. “Once you get into conference play, there’s really no lulls in anyone’s lineup. It’s like a one through nine punch.” On the Alabama side, Osorio (7-0) is one of the best pitchers in the country. The hurler is second on the team in ERA and has notched 73 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings pitched.
CHAMPIONSHIP, from page 3 do.
“They were actually talking about going to Birmingham to watch us run,” Brisco said. “Every day we come out here, and we know we have a goal in mind. I’m a little nervous, but that’s normal to be a little nervous before a big track meet. I’m excited that I’m able to go to nationals and I’m excited to just compete and see what I’m going to do.” SEC Indoor Silver Medalist and sophomore sprinter Daeshon Gordon will join Brisco in the 60-meter hurdles. She ranks seventh with a seasonal and personal-best time of 8.10 seconds. SEC Indoor Champion and junior distance runner Morgan Schuetz is No. 11 in the 800-meter
TOURNAMENT, from page 3 But even still, sources tell me whichever SEC opponents LSU faces will be better than the midmajor teams it won against in its last three-game win streak. As much as I’ve been a critic of freshman forward Ben Simmons, though, the guy is going to be the top pick in the draft for a reason. Averaging 19.6 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, he has the chops to put the team on his back to muscle out a few tough games. And with all the extra time the SEC Freshman of the Year has on his hands — here’s the obligatory “he doesn’t go to class” joke — I’d like to think he’s in the gym grinding in preparation for the upcoming slate of conference tournament games. I’d feel much more confident about LSU’s chances if it had senior guard Keith Hornsby, who’s by far my favorite player on the team, but he is out for the season. However, freshman guard Antonio Blakeney stepped in his place and is proving he isn’t too shabby himself.
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LSU sophomore pitcher Carley Hoover (21) pitches during her first career no-hitter in the Tigers’ 16-0 victory against Tennessee Tech in five innings on March 6 in Tiger Park.
After going through a serious rough patch, struggling to reach double digit scoring and not recording more than 15 points in a game since November, he’s surpassed that number in seven of his last nine games, and he averages 22.2 with a 50 percent shooting clip in the last five games. That’s the kind of consistent scoring LSU needed in the backcourt all year to complement Simmons’ contributions down low. Since apparently junior guard Tim Quarterman doesn’t want to be the guy providing that, Blakeney very well can be the catalyst in the tourney. Before the game, someone please beg sophomore forward Craig Victor II to go just a few games without picking up those stupid tick-tack fouls he loves so much. In that case, we’re talking about a team that can make some noise, as we saw when LSU beat then-No. 9 Kentucky and nearly knocked off then-No. 1 Oklahoma. Plus, LSU has already beat every team in the SEC except South Carolina and Tennessee. The Tigers have already lost
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LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons (25) dribbles during the Tigers’ 78-66 victory against of South Alabama on Nov. 19 in the PMAC. to Tennessee, but that came after a debilitating loss against Alabama at home and was the game Hornsby got hurt. Other than that, LSU has beat every other team in the SEC except South Carolina, but it’s unlikely the Tigers will play the Gamecocks. It’s not like they’ll
have to line up against anyone they haven’t already bested. All this boils down to two questions: Can LSU do it? Yes. But will it? I’m fairly confident the Tigers will exact their revenge against Tennessee. But after that, I’m not putting my money on an LSU victory, because LSU.
But hey, they don’t call it March Madness for no reason. Let the lunacy begin. And, LSU, may the odds be ever in your favor. Jacob Hamilton is a 21-yearold political science junior from Slidell, Louisiana.