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Indian festival celebrates culture, unites campus community BY TRENT PARKER The field behind the International Cultural Center was awash in color Sunday afternoon as students celebrating the Indian festival Holi covered themselves in dyes and sprayed each other with water to the sound of Indian music. “It’s like a water balloon fight without balloons,” mathematics graduate student Noah Winslow said. The Indian Student Association hosted the local Holi observance, offering the dozens of attendees Indian food and music as they celebrated following the main event, in which students ran about throwing fistfulls of colorful dyes at each other until many were covered from head to toe. Holi, an ancient festival
| @TrentParker_TDR most popular in northern India, celebrates the triumph of good over evil, said Indian Student Association president Hari Perumal. The festival was born from a story of a prince who angered his father by worshipping a different god than he did. His father and evil aunt Holika plotted to trick him into being burned alive, but the god rescued the prince and Holika died in the flames instead, Perumal said. Observers of Holi light bonfires and throw colorful dyes on each other to represent the fire and ashes from the tale. While originally a Hindu festival, people of many other faiths in India have come to celebrate it, said analytics photos by GRETA JINES / The Daily Reveille
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The site plan for The Oasis Restuarant and Outdoor Recreational Complex illustrates the 10 acres of land on Burbank Drive which will be occupied by a large outdoor patio, a sports bar and sand volleyball courts. COURTESY OF CHRIS SHAHEEN
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Across the street from Lakeside Daiquiri and Grill, sand volleyball courts, a sports bar and large outdoor patio will claim 10 acres on Burbank Drive. Awaiting permits, developers for The Oasis, the recreational retail development, hope to break ground
sometime in late April. Chris Shaheen, Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate agent and broker, has been working on the $3.5 million project since 2012. Sammy’s Grill owner Sammy Nagin and fellow real estate agent Matt Noel later joined him. Shaheen said it has taken a while to progress the development because Nagin was in
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the process of buying out his possible kickball field on a leftover, three-acre grassy patch of partner at Sammy’s Grill. “It took me a while to find land in the area. Shaheen said a restaurant operator that I’d he also foresees retail potential want to partner with,” Sha- in front of the development in heen said. “Once the buyout the future. was completed, we were able to Though he does not expect move forward with the banks The Oasis to be up and running until early 2017, Shaheen and get the financing.” Despite the slow start, said he looks forward to startShaheen said four years ing operation “smack dab in later, The Oasis’ prospects look the middle of crawfish season,” making use of the outdoor patio. bright. Shaheen is the former man- He anticipates forming The Oaager of a Las Vegas health club sis’ first volleyball league that where people would work out spring, as well. in the fitness area and then As the City of Baton Rouge hang out with friends in the at- reviews building permits and tached sports bar component. construction plans for the site, He said he wanted to incorpo- Shaheen is already cooking up rate that idea into plans for future “It sounds like it the Baton Rouge additions. Live development. would be a lot of fun karaoke, bocce He also drew ball and patio inspiration from and a great place for Pilates are just The Hangout in some ideas on the Gulf Shores and students to hang out agenda, he said. Mango’s, anothChemical enand unwind.” er popular volgineering junior leyball area on Jeremy AlcanzaDARBY SCHOENFIELD re said the develthe other side of Communication disorders sophomore opment sounds town. interesting, but “I just figured, well, why not put a popular he believes it will cause more sports bar with a popular sport traffic. However, he also said he ... and throw in some other stuff thinks it will bring in “a lot of to make it unique,” Shaheen business.” If the operation proves sucsaid. The “other stuff” Sha- cessful, Shaheen said he would heen has in mind includes a like to introduce this type of 5,000-square-foot covered pa- development to other college tio, complete with an outdoor towns along the Gulf Coast in bar, a stage for live music, TVs the long term. and a 20-foot theater screen, “There’s a lot of different rental opportunities for private uses for this facility that not receptions, reunions and corpo- only provide recreational acrate events and sand volleyball tivities for competitiveness, but league tournaments, to name a also an atmosphere for people few. to hang out and socialize,” ShaSammy’s Southern Bistro, heen said. “It’s a little bit of the sports bar and bistro on the everything.” Communication disorders property, will contain many of the same menu items as its sophomore Darby Schoenfield Highland Road counterpart, said she likes the concept of along with some new dishes, The Oasis. “It sounds like it would be Shaheen said. Eventually, he would like a lot of fun and a great place to add different activities to for students to hang out and the development, such as a unwind,” Schoenfield said.
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LSU junior guard Tim Quarterman watches the final moments unfold on Saturday during the Tigers’ 71-38 loss against Texas A&M in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals in Nashville, Tennessee. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE SEASON THAT GOT AWAY TROUNCED TIGERS Team ends season in dismal 71-38 loss to Texas A&M in SEC Tournament A PASS ON THE POSTSEASON Tigers forego any chance to play in a postseason tournament BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR The LSU men’s basketball season is officially over. LSU coach Johnny Jones announced the program decided not to participate in a postseason tournament, the program revealed Sunday evening via a news release. The Tigers were officially ruled out of the NCAA Tournament moments before the program’s announcement,
ending their chance to compete in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments for the first time in a decade. “As a season, we’ve have some great ups,” Jones said after the Tigers’ 33-point demolishment by No. 17 Texas A&M in Saturday’s Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinal. “Any time you end the way we did today, you’re very disappointed.”
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A GAME OF (BAD) RECORDS The Tigers set a record low for least amount of points scored by a team from the major six conferences this season, previously set by Boston College in a 62-40 loss to Syracuse on Jan. 13 LSU’s 38 points were the lowest amount scored in an SEC Tournament game since 1985, when Mississippi State lost to Alabama, 42-31. It was also the fewest amount of points by an LSU team since 2010, when the Tigers fell to Alabama, 57-38. The 33-point loss to the Aggies was the largest margin of defeat for the program in conference tournament history. At one point in the first half, the Tigers went 14:29 without hitting a field goal. data compiled by JAMES BEWERS, CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL / The Daily Reveille
SOFTBALL
Tigers take two of three games in SEC series against Alabama BY JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshT_TDR In a hard fought series against Southeastern Conference foe Alabama, the No. 4 LSU softball team took the rubber match, 8-1. The Tigers (23-3, 2-1 SEC) used a three-run first inning to help propel them to victory. Alabama (22-4, 1-2 SEC) held tough with the Tigers most of the way, but LSU eventually pulled away from the Crimson Tide. Heading into the bottom of the sixth with LSU leading
3-1, the Tigers scored five insurance runs with the help from two veterans. Senior shortstop Bianka Bell blasted a solo home run to put the Tigers up 6-1, and senior catcher Kellsi Kloss put the nail in the coffin with a two-run homer, giving LSU an 8-1 lead. “At that at-bat, we were already winning by a lot,” Kloss said. “I just told myself to jump on the first pitch that I saw was good. It felt really good off the bat.” LSU coach Beth Torina said
her team normally needs three ingredients to win games: pitching, offense and defense. Although, her team only put two of the three to use this weekend as the Tigers committed nine errors in the series, Torina is still pleased about the outcome. “Any time you can win a series against a team of their caliber, then you’re in good shape,” Torina said. “I would have loved to get all three, but we’re happy to win the series.”
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Tigers greet senior infielder Bianka Bell (27) after her home run during LSU’s 6-2 victory against Alabama on Friday at Tiger Park.
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Early lead powers Tigers to rubber match win against Ball State, 10-6 BY JARRETT MAJOR @jarrett_TDR Ball State’s late rally wasn’t enough to overcome clutch hitting by No. 6 LSU in a 10-6 win on Sunday afternoon in Alex Box Stadium, clinching the series. “I was really glad to play Ball State,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “They are a program that I have always respected, and I love their coach. He is a friend of mine, but I am honestly glad to see them leave town. They gave us all we can handle for three days.” The Tigers (12-3) got off to a strong start when junior shortstop Kramer Robertson reached on a Cardinal (8-9) error. Sophomore left fielder Beau Jordan brought Robertson in with an RBI-single, giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead after the first inning. Ball State tied the game in the third, but then the Tigers broke it open in the bottom of the frame. LSU plated three runs on four hits to take a 4-1 lead. “We knew however much we were up, it was not enough,” Robertson said. “Credit them,
they were aggressive and hit us well. I am really proud of the approach our guys had today.” The Tigers further pulled away in the fourth. After freshman third baseman Chris Reid singled and junior second baseman Cole Freeman reached on a throwing error, Robertson brought in Reid with a double to open the floodgates. Another single by junior center fielder Jake Fraley scored Freeman before sophomore catcher Michael Papierski brought in two runners on a double, taking an 8-1 lead. “We had a lot of guys really come through with some big hits for us early in the game, and that was huge for us,” Mainieri said. “That has been our M.O. We are battling, battling and all of a sudden we hit an inning and we get some guys on and come through with some big hits. It is really good to see.” In the top of the sixth, Ball State began its comeback with a two-run double by junior center fielder Matt Eppers, cutting the lead to five. But sophomore first baseman Greg Deichmann
responded for the Tigers the bottom of the sixth with a tworun home run. Ball State added an additional three runs in the seventh to close the gap to 10-6, but the Tiger relievers closed it out with three strikeouts and allowed no runers on base in the final two innings. “A lot of people doubted our offense at the beginning of the year, losing eight of our nine starters,” Robertson said. “I think we have proved those naysayers wrong, and we are going to continue to do that all year.” Although LSU and Ball State’s lineups each notched 14 hits, LSU was efficient with runners in scoring position, going 7-for-17 at the plate. Ball State only tallied 4 hits with runners in scoring position. The Tigers host New Orleans on Wednesday and open Southeastern Conference play against Alabama on Friday at Alex Box Stadium. “It is important to go out there and win a series,” senior pitcher John Valek said. “Any time you are in a series, that is your goal.”
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Ignored structural problems to blame for Louisiana budget deficit THE CERULEAN CONCILIATOR JUSTIN DICHARIA @JDiCharia
For decades, Louisiana has ignored structural budget problems that have time and again brought the state to its knees in hopes that God will provide the answer to its lack of funds. Whether divine intervention or some economic genius on the obscure floor of the State Capitol sent down budgetary aid, the Legislature always seems to find a way to patch up the shortfall. But the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow might not exist this time around with a $3050 million deficit for this current fiscal year and a $800 million gap for the next. In 1988, then-Gov. Buddy Roemer faced a financial crisis comparable to the one Gov. John Bel Edwards confronts now. The state’s money vanished when the price of oil plummeted in a poorly diversified economy dependent upon its success. Calls for long-term structural reform came and went in 1988 and have waxed and waned during this past legislative special session. Some reforms came and others did not. The state partly diversified its economy following the crisis in 1988, which was created by tax cuts during economic prosperity in the early 1980s and a global oil crisis to follow. Currently, oil revenues continue to make up 13 percent of the budget.
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The Louisiana 2016 First Extraordinary Session convened on Sunday, February 14 at the Louisiana State Capitol. The problem Louisiana faces today is not only the result of the 2008 financial crisis and a lack of state revenue. It also includes eight years of political maneuvering in search of the White House and a legislature hesitant to defy a state governor, whose constitutional powers are some of the most powerful in the United States. With a line item veto, allowing for pin-point attacks on defiant legislators, then-Gov. Bobby Jindal refused to raise revenues, and instead cut higher education, healthcare and many state agencies down to the bare bone. While he kept a no-tax increase promise to Grover Norquist,
whom Jindal believed would help win him the presidency, the governor ramped up corporate tax incentives and exemptions in an attempt to quickly stimulate the economy through the private sector before the 2016 presidential race. Along with the billion-dollar tax incentive program, the governor privatized most of the healthcare industry in fast-paced, shoddy contractual agreements that could cost the state millions of dollars if the private partners bow out in the state’s current fiscal freefall. Corporate tax incentives and privatizing certain economic sectors alone is not poor policy,
but in the face of draconian spending cuts and an incredible lack of revenue, these moves became poor policy. Jindal, for all the wrong reasons, and the Legislature, for a multitude of reasons, allowed these programs to create the façade of an attractive Louisiana economy. But that’s all it was: a façade. The structural problems of a complex corporate tax code placated with millions of dollars in tax exemptions and a sales tax structure with over 190 exemptions made for an ugly reality under the disguise of Jindal’s fiscal policy. The masquerade ended,
and the fiscal shortfalls sit uncomfortably in the laps of state lawmakers. Louisiana still needs a more diversified economy, and some corporate tax incentives help make that a possibility. However, others cost the state millions of dollars only to subsidize wealthy, national ventures. The state’s budgetary drama will loom over legislators during the next few months, as the lawmaking body cannot legally raise revenue in this year’s general session. The fiscal session of 2017 will ominously simmer in the background of this session’s controversial discussions of TOPS reform, abortion, Confederate monuments, concealed carry permits and gay marriage. Between now and next March, the legislature must inspect the state’s corporate and sales tax codes with a magnifying glass. It must determine which incentives and exemptions aid the economy and which ones cost the citizens more than they receive in benefits. The problems with Louisiana’s tax code existed in 1988, and now they plague the state today. As evidenced, history will repeat itself if long-term reform fails to come, and the victims will not only be our generation, but our children’s generation, and their children’s generation, and so on and so forth. Justin DiCharia is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Slidell, Louisiana.
Better infrastructure would have minimized flooding in Monroe BURNT TO A CRISP
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Louisiana’s unpredictable flood last week is exactly why we need to heavily invest in better infrastructure. We could save lives and property and lessen the impact of environmental disasters. Northeast Louisiana received the brunt of the storm, and about 30 percent of Monroe’s annual rainfall came down in just two days. The entire area was estimated to have gone through a once-in-1,000-years storm. Last year, Monroe completed the Cypress Point Subdivision
Water Line Improvement project to improve the community. It limited flooding damage and possibly saved lives, but Monroe must do more. Specifically, Monroe must do more to protect its majority-black southern half of the town. Last year, State Rep. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe, and Rep. Marcus Hunter, D-Monroe, tried to allocate $14 million for improving the drainage and sewage system on the southside of Monroe. This infrastructure project could have made a significant difference in how the recent floods impacted the city. On the southside of Monroe, average rainfall can cause sewage to backup into homes. People
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in the 21st century shouldn’t live this way. However, they couldn’t secure the money for this project. Instead, the $14 million went to building a future road that will cut directly through the Cypress Point subdivision. However, no one in the neighborhood wants the road. One of the neighborhood’s biggest draws is its seclusion from the rest of the city. But government leaders and top industry leaders — specifically Century Link, a Fortune 500 company headquarted in Monroe — lobbied for this road and won with then-Gov. Bobby Jindal’s blessing. Monroe doesn’t need a road; it needs a better sewage and drain-
age system. During the current fiscal crisis, Louisiana cannot afford to be penny-wise and pound-foolish. The money being spent to plow through Cypress Point and force property values down is best invested elsewhere, but if this is going to happen regardless, the residents must be brought into the fold. It would be wrong to say residents have not been able to express their feelings, as their concerns have been heard. But action must follow good words. The community needs a sound wall protecting the neighborhood from the increased noise, proper drainage sites so the increased traffic does not make torrential
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downpours worse and a commitment to ensuring commercial rezoning does not occur near the subdivision. Economic and infrastructure progress are a must if Monroe is to ever realize its full potential. Residents north and south of DeSiard Street must buy into the progress. Alienating voices of dissent only make those voices scream and shout louder. Cypress Point residents are willing to work with the city to make Monroe better, and past issues should be under the bridge once the water drains away. Garrett Hines is a 21-year-old political science senior from Monroe, Louisiana.
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Jones led a memorable and youthful squad, including SEC Freshman of the Year Ben Simmons, to 19-14 overall record and an 11-7 mark in the SEC. Jones said the non-participation, which was a decision made Sunday after Jones consulted with fellow members of LSU’s coaching staff and the team, in a postseason tournament allows the Tigers to refocus and straighten the faults accrued during an unfulfilling season. “We will be able to utilize this time to get better and start preparations for next season,” Jones said. “We fell short of the mark of getting to the NCAA Tournament. I take full responsibility for this team.” LSU stated the loss of Keith Hornsby to season-ending hernia surgery last week and Antonio Blakeney’s flu-like illness were determining factors to its selfimposed postseason absence. “That also factored into our decision,” Jones said. LSU’s primary goal, which junior guard Tim Quarterman said was to win the SEC Tournament on Saturday, was derailed after its historic 71-38 loss to the Aggies on the same day. LSU’s 38 points against the Aggies were the program’s second lowest in history and the lowest for the Tigers in the conference tournament’s history. The loss leaves LSU emptyhanded with many questions to answer in the near future, one of which it answered by voiding any postseason invitation. The Tigers’ inability to score against the Aggies set them with a decision to accept, or decline, a bid to the NIT — their oncedestined postseason landing zone since three-straight losses to Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas on Feb. 17-23. “It’s been a hard year,” Quarterman said. “It’s difficult knowing the losses we had, we could’ve done a lot without them. We let those get away, and it’s come back to haunt us.” It’s next question regards the future of players such as Quarterman, Simmons and Blakeney. Simmons, the likely No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, reminisced the moments of happiness after LSU’s season ended in utter sadness, confusion and exclusion on Saturday. Simmons finished the game with his 23rd double-double this season, tying Kevin Love for third most in Division I history by a freshman. He’s enjoyed his first, and possibly only, season as a Tiger, he said. “I want to play with this team for as long as I can,” Simmons said. “These guys are like brothers to me. I don’t want to leave.” When asked after the game about his future, Quarterman deflected the question and said he was “focused on winning the tournament” and hadn’t thought about the NBA’s upcoming draft in late June. “It’s all emotions,” Quarterman said, “a lot to look forward to, too.”
Defensive errors have been a problem most of the season for the Tigers. Before the matchup, the LSU defense had tallied 24 errors this season. Six of the defensive miscues this weekend came in Saturday’s 10-3 loss. Sloppy defense isn’t something the Tigers pride themselves on, Torina said. “We really played bad,” Torina said. “Over the course of a 56-game season, that’s going to happen. Unfortunately, we don’t want it to happen in SEC play. We don’t want it to ever happen.” Sophomore pitcher Carley Hoover’s two strong performances in the circle propelled the Tigers to two victories. The hurler appeared in all three games this weekend, recording wins in the two games she started. Hoover (10-0) held one of the top leadoff hitters in the country, Alabama senior outfielder Haylie McCleney, to only one hit when the two faced. McCleney entered the weekend with a .500 batting average and .661 on-base percentage, which led the NCAA. “[Hoover] did a good job,” Torina said. “She really executed the plan. Our team plays so well behind her when she’s on the mound.” Another standout from this series was the LSU offense. Coming into the series, the Tigers had outscored their op-
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[Top] LSU sophomore center Elbert Robinson III (left) battles for a rebound with Texas A&M freshman center Tyler Davis (right) during the Tigers’ 71-38 loss to the Aggies on Saturday during the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee. [Bottom] Texas A&M players celebrate during Saturday’s game. Blakeney, the final NBA-type talent this season, is expected to remain with the Tigers for at least one more season, a source told The Daily Reveille. Senior guards Josh Gray, Henry Shortess and Hornsby will all depart on graduating terms. “It is primarily now my responsibility to begin working and preparing our players for the prospects that lie ahead,” Jones
said. As of today, LSU has signed five three-star recruits, according to 247sports.com, entering the program next season — forward Duop Reath, guard Branden Jenkins, forward Wayde Sims, guard Skylar Mays and guard Kieran Hayward. “[We] will do the things necessary to make sure we are able to reach one of our main goals at LSU in the future,” Jones said.
ponents, 182-38. But the Tide touted one of best pitchers in the conference — sophomore Alexis Osorio. But, the Tigers didn’t struggle against the Alabama ace. The LSU lineup notched 20 hits and four home runs against Osorio, who finished the weekend with 13 earned runs. “My coaches did their job well,” Bell said. “They know what’s coming. They study film non-stop, day and night. We were really prepared.” Bell helped spark the Tigers’ offense, finishing the weekend 5-for-10 at the plate with two home runs and five RBIs. Sophomore outfielder Emily Griggs was also key for LSU. As the two-hole hitter, Griggs set the tone early for the Tigers. She ended the weekend 6-for-12 and scored two runs. With the first SEC series out of the way for LSU, the Tigers will head to Ruston, Louisiana, for a midweek match up against Louisiana Tech on Tuesday at 5 p.m. The Tigers rallied to beat the Lady Techsters, 9-6, in their first matchup this season on March 5 in the LSU Invitational. The trip up north will be the first true road test for the Tigers, who are aware of the challenge it brings. “They give us a game every time we play them,” Bell said. “We’re definitely are going to have to battle any adversity we might come through.”
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Mathematics graduate student Noah Winslow participates in the Holi celebration, hosted by the Indian Student Association on Sunday at the International Cultural Center.
HOLI, from page 1 graduate student Sudhir Kherde. Events held in honor of Holi are very wild in India, Perumal said. “[They] pump water on people, they play with mud, they play with eggs, they play with tomatoes,” Perumal said. “They just mix anything and everything and put it on each other.” Holi is also a time when celebrants put their quarrels to rest and offer forgiveness to their enemies, Kherde said. “This is the time when you openly accept that person, you meet him, and you put colors on him,” Kherde said. “[You tell them] ‘Let’s forget all
the bad things between us and let us start a new year.’” Students at Holi are given a great opportunity to meet others from different cultures and learn about each other, said Winslow, who has been attending the event since he was an undergraduate. Perumal said he was glad to see many Americans celebrating together alongside Indians, as the festival promotes unity between different peoples in the community. “You see all the colors? Everyone looks unique now,” Perumal said.“We don’t see any difference from Indians and Americans ... everyone is just colorful.
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