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Students, faculty gear up for ‘The Response’

Faculty Senate discontent with prayer rally

BY carrie grace henderson chenderson@lsureveille.com Two days before Gov. Bobby Jindal’s “The Response” prayer rally, the Faculty Senate passed a resolution 15-1 expressing displeasure with the event.

The event has drawn criticism from many who disagree with the views of the American Family Association, funding the rally at the PMAC Saturday.

Proponents of the resolution — including its original author, social work associate professor Elaine Maccio — said it was not a matter of preventing the rally to take place but rather expressing the Senate’s view against it.

“What it comes down to is whether we think we want to let this go by without our criticism,” said English department senator Lillian Bridwell-Bowles, citing what she called the antiintellectual and anti-scientific views of the AFA. The resolution opposes the rally on the grounds it will have “deleterious effects” on the University’s reputation and potentially create an unsafe environment.

Opposition to the resolution first came from senator and math professor Charles Delzell.

“My main opposition to the resolution is just a matter of free speech,” Delzell said. “If you’re just coming to LSU to use the facility, I don’t see the need for the Faculty Senate to act.”

Political science professor James Stoner cited the 1993 Supreme Court Case Lamb’s Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District.

Lamb’s Chapel, a New York church, brought suit against the Center Moriches school district when it would not allow an after-hours religious-themed film series.

“It said that once a public facility, in this case a University, makes a facility available for civic groups, it can’t exercise any kind of discrimination as to which group uses the facility,” Stoner said.

Stoner said it was not the

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BY william taylor potter wpotter@lsureveille.com

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The Studio Arts Building [top] currently is awaiting renovations. In April 2014, students and faculty protested the decaying conditions of the building after a concrete panel fell from the ceiling in November 2013.

Studio Arts Building renovations at a standstill Amid higher ed budget cuts, University awaits funds from state

BY Rose Velazquez rvelazquez@lsureveille.com With the amount of money invested in the renovation of Patrick F. Taylor Hall and the Business Education Complex, studio art senior Emily Seba said the University’s art students and faculty are undervalued.

In April 2014, art students and faculty gathered to protest the dilapidated state of the Studio Arts Building and met with administrators to discuss possible solutions. In November 2013, a concrete panel fell from the ceramics studio roof, shutting down the facility.

“They always use money, and what really

pissed everyone off — especially if you’re in the Studio Arts Building — is you see the brand new renovations to the stadium right across the street,” Seba said. “We’re in this really awful building that some of the windows are broken, and they don’t care about us, but they’ll pay money for what they deem is more important than us.”

The LSU System received about $14 million last year through the Workforce and Innovation for a Stronger Economy Fund, and the College of Engineering received $110 million through private investments and state funding for the renovation of Patrick F.

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Two events originating from the University now are drawing attention from across the state.

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s prayer rally, “The Response,” will take place Saturday at the PMAC. The event is subject to protests against the sponsoring organization, the American Family Association, for its stance against the LGBT community.

The University student- and faculty-coordinated protest, “Organize, Reflect, Act: A Day of Action for Justice in Louisiana,” will meet at the Memorial Bell Tower before marching to protest at the PMAC. “I honestly thought it was only going to be 30 people outside with signs,” said public administration graduate student and protest organizer Peter Jenkins. “We have people coming from Lafayette and Lake Charles and other cities in Louisiana that I’ve never heard of, which is surprising because I thought I had heard of all the cities.”

There will be panel discussions and workshops on social media activism, grassroots lobbying, direct action and intersectional coalitions.

“We end up empowering a community that is equipped to deal with the kind of injustice and hate that we see on parade,” said assistant English professor Chris Barrett.

Sessions will be led by experts from each field, Jenkins said.

“The intersectional coalition training is about bringing these groups with different focuses and bringing them together to connect,” he said.

Jenkins hopes around 800 participants attend. He said the protest has found a lot of support in Christian groups that disagree with AFA. “Most of the people that

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MLK estate drops lawsuit against King Center THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — With the dismissal of one of two lawsuits that effectively pitted them against each other, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s children took a step Thursday toward resolving the issues that have divided them in recent years.

The Estate of Martin Luther King Jr. Inc. on Thursday voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit it had filed in August 2013 against the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.

Dexter Scott King is president and CEO of the estate and Martin Luther King III is chairman of the board. Their sister, Bernice King, is CEO of the King Center.

The estate said in its suit that it had granted the King Center a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use King’s name, likeness and image and to publicly exhibit his writings and spoken words. But an audit done in April 2013 revealed that artifacts were being held in unsafe and unsecure conditions and that the terms of the licensing agreement had been violated, the suit said. The suit sought to have the estate’s property returned safely.

The case had been set for a bench trial next week.

Dexter said in an emailed statement Thursday that he instructed the estate’s lawyers to withdraw the lawsuit because it appeared his brother, Martin, had had a recent change of heart. The dismissal of the lawsuit is a show of good faith as the siblings move to resolve the issues at stake outside the courtroom, Dexter said.

“I understand my brother’s apprehension days before a public trial, and I share those concerns,” he said. “None of us want to see the legacy of my parents, or our dysfunction, out on public display.”

While the lawsuit has been dropped, lawyers for both sides said there is still work to be done to come to an agreement on the underlying issues.

“Where they are is they’re trying to find a resolution, and Dexter, in his capacity as the brother of Martin and Bernice, is trying to find a resolution that serves the interests of the estate because they’re all directors of the estate,” estate lawyer William Hill told The Associated Press.

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Rev. Bernice King, daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during a service honoring King at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King preached. step in dropping the lawsuit, but “there remains much work to be done in terms of forging a longlasting resolution between the estate and the center in terms of a licensing agreement between the two entities,” James Commons, a lawyer for the center, said in telephone interview.

The family had plans to meet

Thursday evening to begin settlement discussions, Hill said.

A lawsuit filed against Bernice last year by the estate over ownership of King’s traveling Bible and 1964 Nobel Peace Prize is still pending and is set to go to trial next month. Dexter said he hopes those issues will also be resolved before a public trial.

Nation

Possible Jindal campaign gets boost from super PAC THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Republican supporters of Gov. Bobby Jindal have created a super PAC to back a possible 2016 presidential campaign by the Louisiana governor.

Paperwork setting up the political action committee, called Believe Again PAC, was filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission, according to Brad Todd. Todd is a consultant for the new committee and co-founder of Jindal’s political advisers

OnMessage Inc. The super PAC will be able to raise unlimited amounts of money to help Jindal, but won’t be able to coordinate with him directly.

Former Louisiana U.S. Rep. Bob Livingston is PAC chairman. Rolfe McCollister, a Baton Rouge publisher who spearheaded other proJindal efforts, is serving as treasurer.

Jindal’s second term as Louisiana’s governor ends next year. He can’t run for re-election because of term limits.

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Gov. Bobby Jindal continues to gear up for a possible White House run in 2016.

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Team misses Mars opportunity Part of River Road to close BY will harrison wharrison@lsureveille.com Popularity comes before popular mechanics — it’s one lesson a team of University researchers say they learned the hard way.

In December, the team was one of 10 teams of finalists competing to win a single spot for their scientific projects aboard Mars One’s 2018 unmanned mission.

The teams proposed instrument, MIDDAS, planned to use seismic waves to locate consumable ice deposits beneath the surface of Mars.

“There’s a couple different places you can get water on Mars,” said MIDDAS’ principal investigator, David Susko. “The easiest way is just digging down.

And with our instrument, that would have been pretty easy.”

Although ice excavation would be necessary for future residents of the red planet, the contest’s online voters decided to send plant life to Mars instead. The winning project, Seed, will attempt to germinate the first seeds on Mars in 2018.

But the decision to send Seed to Mars was criticized online, as the experiment could be replicated in a lab on Earth.

“The greater population might not have understood that we were trying to do science that you can’t do here,” said team member Nicki Button.

In the end, the MIDDAS

team suggests that Mars One’s University Challenge proved to be more of a popularity contest than a scientific competition.

“The reason we lost,” Susko said, “wasn’t any fault in our science, but maybe in our lack of ability to reach the public on that.”

“We just aren’t that good at social media,” Susko said. “It was obvious that other groups had whole positions on their teams that were dedicated to getting the word out.”

If Susco could restart the process, he said things would be very different.

“I would’ve gotten someone with a communications background and a lot of PR experience,” he said.

Some projects naturally drew more attention than others.

“The life-based projects were all very popular,” said team member Don Hood.

“There’s definitely a lot of public excitement about life and Mars, and simply putting those two things together.”

Although the researchers don’t have high hopes for Seed’s scientific potential, they say the political impact of growing plants on Mars could be massive.

“It has a lot of potential to help Mars One, and the whole idea of going to Mars, really,” Hood said.

Even though their project won’t fly to Mars in 2018, the

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Though University researchers were unable to launch their project, they are optimistic about Seed’s success. team’s work won’t go to waste.

“I’m going to turn the design proposal into a chapter in my undergraduate thesis,” Susko said. “As far as building the instrument and launching it to Mars, there may very well be opportunities in the future.

We’ll all keep it in our back pockets.”

But even if things don’t pan out for MIDDAS, the team is grateful for their experience, and they look forward to the future of the red planet.

“Just making it to the finalists level was great for us as a team,” Susko said. “As much as we all would’ve liked to see MIDDAS win, I will be cheering for Seed, and I hope they’re successful.”

Students who commute to campus via River Road may see some congestion in the upcoming weeks.

River Road will have both northbound lanes closed from the intersection of North State Street to the intersection of State Capitol Drive from Jan. 26 until Feb. 8, according to the Baton Rouge Government Department of Public Works website.

The construction causing the road closure is for sewage improvement.

Although portions of the road will be closed, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s announcement of the construction on its website said the closure allows vehicles smaller than 11 feet wide to pass through the construction zone.

In preparation for construction, an electric sign has been displayed at the Gourrier Avenue levee lots warning vehicles driving northbound to detour onto Skip Bertman Drive.

Along with the levee lot sign, there is a barrier at the River Road and Skip Bertman Drive intersection telling motorists to turn and detour onto Skip Bertman Drive to avoid the construction project.

Two students, both of whom commute daily on River Road, don’t believe they will be affected on their drive to campus.

Peyton Liner, biology freshman and roommate Makelle Pena, kinesiology sophomore, said because they turn right at Skip Bertman Drive, the construction will have

no effect on their daily travel to campus. However, it will affect how the roommates get to the downtown area.

“It would affect us trying to get to downtown Baton Rouge, cause that’s the only way I know,” Liner said. “I haven’t really been down there except to go downtown.”

Pena said exiting I-10 and going southbound toward her apartment is difficult because of the construction.

“Now, whenever you use the interstate, it’ll be more of a hassle to be able to get from the interstate and back,” Pena said.

“I go to Lafayette a lot, so it’s going to be more of a change to try to use the other routes to detour, and I’m sure it’s going to be more traffic.”

Joseph Young, CH2M HILL Deputy Program Manager, said the construction on River Road is due to the Environmental Protection Agency-driven program to upgrade and reduce sewage overflows in the city-parish.

Young said there are “quite a few overflows” that have occurred throughout the city-parish.

Young said since the pump station near the river has been upgraded, it is now time to install larger gravity sewer mains down River Road and South Boulevard.

“The line is actually running down the road itself, that’s what is requiring the road closure,” Young said.

Young said the construction is ongoing and has made progress. He expects River Road to be opened toward the end of the month.

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Art competition to take place in Union BY julian schardt jschardt@lsureveille.com Aspiring artists will have a chance to earn some cash and display their work in the Student Union Art Gallery during the upcoming student competition.

The competition is open to students of all majors, and it will be open to graduate students for the first time.

The original deadline to register was Jan. 23, but it has been extended until Feb. 20 to get as many submissions as possible.

Heather Bilodeau, Auxiliary Services communications coordinator, said the competition will help student artists get noticed and gain experience.

“It’s a way for up-and-coming artists to show their work, where they may not get to show their work in other galleries, such as the Baton Rouge Gallery,” Bilodeau said. “It’s a way for them to get the feel for the way a competition goes.”

Four jurors will decide who will win the $500 first place prize.

Second and third places will receive $200 and $100.

The competition for the grand prize will be fierce, as Bilodeau

expects there to be between 80 and 100 students submitting works.

Artists are allowed to submit up to three pieces with a $10 fee for every piece submitted.

It’s not all about the money for sophomore architecture student Zachary McLain.

McLain said he could use the extra cash, but it is not his main motivation for entering the competition.

“If I win it’ll be great, but if I don’t I won’t be heartbroken,” McLain said. “I entered the competition to have some fun.”

The team of jurors consists of a professional painter and professor, a professional collage artist and instructor, a fine arts photographer and a gallery director.

One of the judges is professional painter and Southern University art professor Randell Henry.

Henry is a University alumnus, and his works have been displayed in national and international shows.

Henry currently has a work displayed in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Union Gallery also is showcasing some of Henry’s pieces in their Juror’s Exhibition, which is made up of works from

three of the jurors.

Henry said he hopes to find pieces that exemplify the student’s own style.

“I’m looking for artists who are creative and artist who are venturing into their own style, and unique way of making works of art,” Henry said. “I’m looking for something unique and different — extraordinary.”

Baton Rouge Gallery Executive Director Jason Andreasen said to some extent, works will be judged based on technical skills and the questions or concepts the piece is working to address.

“Some works may pose very thought-provoking questions, but may not have the technical ability behind them,” Andreasen said.

While not everyone can be a winner, all entries submitted will display in the gallery during the pre-juried show.

The jurors will then collaborate to determine the best 80 or so works which will be displayed during the LSU Student Juried Show.

Then they will choose the first-, second- and third-place winners.

Results of the competition will be released Feb. 26, and the LSU Student Juried Show will run from Mar. 4 to Apr. 1.

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Funny F'n Friday's - George's Place Prom Date, Wild Moccasins - The Spanish Moon LSU Gymnastics - Pete Maravich Assembly Center-LSU Other People's Mooney - Baton Rouge Little Theater 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare' - Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center Theater Comedy Night - UpStage Theatre The Molly Ringwalds - The Varsity Theatre-Baton Rouge D-Play - The Roux House Survey of Vulnerability Registration Deadline - LSU Student Union Accalia and the Swamp Monster - LSU Museum of Art Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn - Capitol Park Museum LeRoy Neiman: Action! - Shaw Center for the Arts Cooperative Extension - Hill Memorial Library Surreal Salon 7 - Baton Rouge Gallery for Contemporary Art A World of Dreams - Louisiana Art and Science Museum and Planetarium

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Marc Lamont Hill speaks on civil rights BY caitie burkes cburkes@lsureveille.com The Union Theater opened its curtains Thursday night as the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration came to a close.

CNN political commentator and speaker Marc Lamont Hill urged University students to be visionary leaders for their generation.

The HuffPost Live host said the greats of the Civil Rights Era — King, Malcolm X and Rosa Parks — all were young when they made their mark in history, and he said this generation can do the same.

“Young people have the capacity to be the next MLK,” Hill said.

Hill said making a difference is a collaborative effort, and all sides need to give in a little to make the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good.

“Leadership is not about being in charge,” Hill said, who stressed the importance of listening to others. “Leadership comes from active listening.”

He defined active listening as what happens when people listen more than they talk, a value this generation may overlook. He said social media hinders “active listening.”

“We are the stars of our own show — Facebook, Twitter, Instagram — so no one listens to each other,” Hill said.

Hill also brought up pressing social issues circulating the media and offered his take on them, relating the Ferguson, Missouri, shooting of Michael Brown in August 2014 to the killing of Emmett Till in the ’50s.

He said Till’s mother had an open-casket funeral to expose the gruesome reality of racism in Mississippi during that time.

She chose to show a painful personal moment for the greater good, Hill said. While many

faculty senate, from page 1 Faculty Senate’s responsibility to comment on every group who rents a University facility.

LSU President F. King Alexander told the Senate the University must uphold the First Amendment, but protesters will have the opportunity to hold alternative educational forums.

“I’m really proud of our student leadership to come to us and want to put this type of alternative educational program on while all this is going on in the PMAC,” Alexander said. “[Standing by the First Amendment] doesn’t preclude us from taking advantage of the press being on campus, by having an alternative forum that I think better represents what the University stands for.”

Alexander said he read the

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Journalist, author and activist Marc Lamont Hill speaks Thursday at the Union Theater. people wanted to forget his death, she made sure the last image of him would incite change.

“We love to remember the good times,” Hill said. “And obsess over forgetting the difficult stuff.”

Hill told students to join organizations and follow in the footsteps of their predecessors.

He said the first step to nonviolent activism is getting organized.

After protests come countless hours of planning, he said.

“Sit-ins and marches aren’t solutions,” Hill said. “They’re the spotlight.”

Hill’s words seemed to resonate with students in attendance.

Finance sophomore Shavonne Hardy said she appreciated his realism.

“You’re not going to get anywhere only thinking about the good stuff,” Hardy said.

Others said they were motivated to sharpen their leadership skills within their respective organizations.

“As the vice president of a student organization, it was inspiring to hear him talk about powering through each setback,” said mechanical engineering sophomore Louis Derose. emails questioning whether the University could turn away a Nazi group or the Ku Klux Klan.

“The ruling is yes, because we can reasonably assume that there is going to be substantial disruption associated with the event,” Alexander said.

The president said the University will be taking measures to keep both sides separate.

Alexander also discussed potential budget cuts to be passed by Jindal at the end of February.

“Higher education is not looking at a $200 million cut — we’re looking at a $384 million cut,” Alexander said. “Its about a 40 percent reduction.”

Alexander said the cuts are equivalent to eliminating every university within the University of Louisiana system.

The cuts for the main campus would total $53 million, Alexander

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the legislature to authorize the construction funding for the projTaylor Hall. The University con- ect,” Husser said. “Because they tinues to wait for the state funding have not been able to or chosen to, to complete renovations to the Stu- we’re continuing to have to invest dio Arts Building. major maintenance dollars in it to “We’re not really gaining a lot keep the building functional and of ground, but we’re treading water safe.” a lot on our deferred maintenance, Studio art sophomore Cassidy and we’ve got a couple of projects Day said she considers some of the that we’re working on,” said LSU practices in the Studio Arts BuildPresident F. King ing — like welding Alexander. “We’re ‘We’re putting $2 million and ceramics — putting $2 million to be some of the into the arts building into the arts buildmore dangerous currently, and that’s just art forms. ing currently, and cobbled together until that’s just cobbled “I always felt we get something more like it was kind of together until we get something substantive from the state.’ weird to me that more substantive building was the f. king alexander, from the state.” most decrepit, beLSU President Facility Sercause it seems like vices director if you were dealRoger Husser said the University ing with a dangerous element that requested funds from the state you would try to have them in a legislature to renovate the Studio nicer facility,” Day said.

Arts Building.

Though she doesn’t have any After receiving state funds for classes in the Studio Arts Building about 10 percent of the project, the this semester, Day said she noticed design work for the Studio Arts problems with heating and coolBuilding was completed, Husser ing. During the summer, the upsaid. The plans were drawn, but stairs classrooms were too hot, and the project remains at a stop until in the winter the building seemed there is money for construction. colder than it was outside.

Earlier this month, Gov. Bobby Seba, who occupies a studio Jindal’s administration announced space, said the roofs are a major ishigher education could face bud- sue. She said she likely will have to get cuts of up to $300 million. place a tarp over her studio to keep “We’re simply just waiting on leaking water off her artwork.

Husser said the University’s deferred-maintenance priorities include roofing, elevators and air conditioning. Because the Studio Arts Building has several priority issues in addition to its lower priority needs, such as painting and flooring, the building renovation was consolidated into one project.

Husser said maintenance funds invested in the building have gone toward air conditioning, roofing and door and ceiling repairs, as well as asbestos removal.

This semester, roof repairs will be made to the building’s two western wings.

Seba said she has noticed improvements, such as the exposed wiring, which she noted was fixed over the summer, but there is more work to be done.

“The workers on campus are really great,” Seba said. “If we put a complaint in, we usually get heard — not as quickly as we’d like, but they’ll come and help as much as they can. But half the stuff, it needs full replacement, but Facility Services can’t do that on their own.”

Alexander said deferred maintenance is a major issue statewide.

“I think the state needs a plan to really aggressively start tackling the deferred maintenance issue, and we don’t have the money to go after all of the problems we have,” Alexander said.

event drew about 35,000 people and was sponsored by the AFA. Perry later announced his 2012 presidential campaign.

Student response will go a long way showing the AFA’s views do not align with the University, Barrett said.

“What is happening in the PMAC is a disgrace,” Barrett said. “The world should know that LSU is bigger than the American Family Association’s hate and that LSU is smarter than the American Family Association’s ignorance.”

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prayer rally, from page 1 are coming to this rally are coming because they believe that inclusion and diversity make us stronger,” Jenkins said.

LSUPD will provide protection for both events, said LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde.

Lalonde said he does not expect violence from either side, but officers will be playing it safe. The Baton Rouge Police Department and the Louisiana State Police also will be involved.

“We do have to err on the side of caution,” Lalonde said. “We’re planning for the worst but hoping for the best. We are going to have additional personnel on campus.”

Saturday’s prayer rally is similar to one held by former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Perry’s said, which would make the University about 6 percent funded by the state of Louisiana.

“I’m not real sure that they would be comfortable if I said, ‘Maybe we should only serve 6 percent of our Louisiana students,” Alexander said.

He said lawmakers would be hesitant to support the cuts as elections draw near.

“We also have legislative leaders who are dead set on not killing higher education,” Alexander said.

Alexander assured senators while the numbers are real, the University is working with lawmakers, mentioning a special session in March after Jindal’s budget announcement.

A website is also in the works, to keep students, faculty and community members informed and upto-date on budget-related news.

Sports

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COUNTDOWN TO FIRST PITCH compiled by BY Jack Chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com

LSU baseball kicks off preseason practices Friday in preparation for its season-opening series against Kansas on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium. With the preseason about to get underway, here’s a look at some preseason stats as the Tigers prepare for the upcoming 2015 season.

LIFE OF BRIAN

RANKINGS Collegiate Baseball No. 4 - D1Baseball.com No. 9

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No. 1 Recruiting Class according to Baseball America, Perfect Game and Collegiate Baseball

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C Mike Papierski OF Beau Jordan C/INF Bryce Jordan

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games to be televised on ESPN family of networks, SECN, SECN+ and CST

Season begins against Kansas on Feb. 13, 7 p.m.

Media Day today at 12:30 p.m.

PROJECTED LINEUP

RF Mark Laird CF Andrew Stevenson SS Alex Bregman 1B Conner Hale C Kade Scivicque LF Jake Fraley DH Chris Chinea 2B Kramer Robertson

LSU men’s basketball should make NCAA

PROJECTED ROTATION

RHP Alex Lange LHP Jared Poche’ RHP Jake Godfrey RP Russell Reynolds

The LSU men’s basketball team is an NCAA Tournament team.

The top-end talent is there. The bench play is coming along. Former role players, like sophomores Tim Quarterman and Darcy Malone, are progressing in every game.

Sophomore forward Jarell Martin said this team is good enough to compete for the Southeastern Conference crown.

“With the guys that we have, I definitely feel like we’re one of the best teams in the league,” Martin said.

But why stop there?

CBS and ESPN both have LSU currently in their tournament field, but the Tigers are far from a guarantee to make it. Bracketologist Joe Lunardi has them in his “Last Four Byes” category, or one of the last eight teams in.

In a radio interview with 104.5 ESPN earlier this week, LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva said he believes LSU needs 11 SEC wins to earn its tournament berth. Heading into this weekend’s game, the Tigers need to win eight of their next 13 games to reach Alleva’s benchmark.

While it’s not a given, it’s incredibly possible the Tigers can pull it off — as long as they focus on each opponent. Junior guard Keith Hornsby said the Tigers have to stress not giving anything away like they did against Texas A&M last Saturday.

see ncaa, page 11 MEN’S BASKETBALL

LSU seeks fifth win against strong home court advantage

BY JAMES BEWERS jbewers@lsureveille.com As the old saying goes, there’s a time and place for everything.

For the LSU men’s basketball looking for its first NCAA Tournament berth in six years, the time is now.

But the place will be out of the ordinary tomorrow.

The Tigers (14-4, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) continue their conference slate on the road against Vanderbilt at 5 p.m.

Saturday in Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville.

Seating more than 14,000

with a raised floor, spacious sidelines and team benches on the baseline, Memorial gives the Commodores (11-7, 1-4 SEC) one of the most distinct homecourt advantages in college hoops.

Despite a 1-4 conference mark with road losses to No. 1 Kentucky and then-No. 23 Arkansas, nine of Vandy’s 11 wins came at home and scored an average of 75.5 points in those nine wins. The Commodores also shoot the highest field goal percentage in the SEC. LSU coach Johnny Jones, who is familiar both play-

ing and coaching at Vandy’s arena, said communication will be a challenge, but the Tigers need to rise to the occasion.

“It’s difficult, and it’s different because you’re sitting there on the baseline,” Jones said.

“Where you generally have an opportunity to communicate with your team on the sideline be it defensive or offensive instruction, and communicate with your point guard, they’re away from you the whole time ... But you have to do it once a year when

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Tigers open conference Simpson looks to close out college schedule with Mizzou career on high note in final season

BY Jacob hamilton jhamilton@lsureveille.com The No. 3 LSU gymnastics team is focused on putting together a consistent string of scores as the season progresses.

LSU (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) completed a secondhalf comeback in its 196.600195.600 victory against Kentucky and Arizona State (194.400) last Friday night.

Despite earning the victory, LSU’s 14-meet streak of scoring 197 points or more was snapped.

It will look to start a new streak against Missouri tonight at the PMAC. “What we need to see week-in and week-out is a consistent level of high intensity — a consistent level of sticking dismounts, hitting handstands and solid and fluid movement on the beam,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux. “If we can do those things, we can get better through the season.”

After producing uncharacteristically low scores on floor and vault in the season opener, LSU bounced back to score the highest in those same events in a tri-meet with Kentucky and Arizona State the next week.

LSU’s national rankings of No. 2 on beam and No. 3 on bars continue to be the team’s strengths, but its performance against Kentucky and Arizona State elevated the floor and vault lineups each to No. 7 nationally.

“I would say our strong suit is floor and vault,” said senior allarounder and two-time reigning SEC Gymnast of the Week Jessie

Jordan. “It’s fun because there is so much energy on floor. [Senior Lloimincia Hall] nailed her last pass that really put it over the top, and it got us hyped up for vault.”

Missouri (2-1, 0-1 SEC) is coming off a losing effort against thenNo. 7 Georgia, but it played up to the stiff competition and managed to score a season-best 195.225.

LSU and Missouri also faced off last season in the PMAC, when LSU scored its first 198 in program history in a 198.050-194.825 victory.

This time, Mizzou is led by freshman all-arounder Shauna Miller, who is No. 15 nationally in the all-around and tied for No. 10 on vault.

She has led Missouri to its highest team vault and beam scores since 2013.

But Miller’s numbers are dwarfed by Jordan’s, who ranks No. 1 in the nation on floor, No. 2 on beam, No. 3 in the all-around and No. 11 on bars.

“We want teams to know how hard we have worked and what our plans are for the season,” said senior all-arounder Rheagan Courville. “We plan on doing the absolute most we can to achieve our goals.”

Jordan leads LSU into the matchup with six individual titles on the season. She is accompanied by four other gymnasts who have won an individual title, an attribute to the team’s depth.

“This is, I think, as good of a team as we have ever had and [opposing teams] have to bring their very best performance to all of the meets,” Breaux said.

BY James Bewers jbewers@lsureveille.com When LSU men’s tennis senior Chris Simpson arrived in Baton Rouge, it was a home away from home.

As a freshman from Derby, England, Simpson became the fourth Englishman — two juniors and a sophomore — to join the 2010-11 roster. In fact, six of the 12 other members of the team were from Europe.

But now, Simpson stands atop the Tiger program in a class of his own.

As the only senior on this year’s team, Simpson is the highest-ranked LSU singles player in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s rankings and the only current Tiger to have competed in an NCAA Tournament.

Despite personal success throughout his time at LSU, the former Co-Louisiana Player of the Year and two-time AllSoutheastern Conference Second Team member has committed to the team concept.

“The team just helps you get better,” Simpson said. “You’re down and might be losing, and you got someone on court three or four saying, ‘Come on, Chris, here we go.’ It helps a lot. ... It would be weird now playing on my own or on a court because I wouldn’t have anyone talking to me.”

Playing on a team and adjusting to the Louisiana climate were challenges at first.

But when Simpson received an opportunity to contribute to the Tigers, he didn’t waste any time.

Simpson became an AllSEC Freshman as a redshirt freshman and defeated nine ranked singles opponents his sophomore year, aiding his NCAA Tournament berth in singles. Simpson has accumulated a 72-59 record in singles and 69-52 record in doubles for his career.

“Day-in and day-out he’s the hardest worker on the team,” Busch said. “He’s doing

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After moving from England, senior Chris Simpson has spent the last five years making Louisiana his home, thanks to the LSU tennis team. everything when people aren’t watching. He’s hitting the extra serves. He’s making the extra ball. He’s 100 percent every day, and that’s why he’s done so well.”

Busch’s sentiment was on display Sunday night when the Tigers faced Nicholls State in the second dual match of a double-header.

The Colonels’ Sam Meessen appeared to be heading toward an upset against Simpson after jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first set.

Simpson stayed composed against his spirited opponent, though and battled back to win the set, 6-4, and eventually take the match, 6-4, 6-1.

“In four years, [Simpson has] been a very consistent performer,” said LSU coach Jeff Brown. “He generally brings his best level. What we’ve seen him do different opponents is, ultimately, he just doesn’t give up. I think a lot of players’ level goes up and down. If they’re better than he is at the start, he still maintains it and catches them on the down side.”

Brown said Simpson wasn’t always his sharpest last season as he debated whether to pursue tennis after college.

Once he refocused his goals, Brown credits Simpson as being crucial to the development of last year’s team, which only had eight players on the roster.

And if Simpson is physically and financially able, Brown encourages him to take a chance at a professional tour.

“You don’t want to ever have any regrets around when you’re 35, thinking, ‘I wish I would have done that,’” Brown said. “You only have a limited window. He could do well. It’s just up to some of those factors coming together.”

As for his final season at LSU, Simpson is soaking up the college experience as much as he possibly can. To him, the sky’s the limit for where LSU tennis is moving next.

“I just think it’s just going upward, especially with the new facilities,” Simpson said. “I think it is going to attract more players. It’s going to be easier for us because we go traveling and have to play indoors sometimes. Now we can train indoors and practice instead of us just having to train outdoors.”

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Tigers head to College Bliss smashes 21-year-old Station for ITA Kickoff record, leads LSU in final season

BY JACK WOODS jwoods@lsureveille.com

After sweeping both of its matches on opening weekend, the No. 45 LSU men’s tennis team (2-0) is preparing for a step up in competition at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in College Station, Texas. The Tigers face No. 33 San Diego at noon Saturday. If they win, they’ll face the winner of No. 10 Texas A&M and No. 37 TCU (1-0) for the championship at 3 p.m. Sunday . If they lose, they’ll face the loser of the same match in a consolation match at noon Sunday.

Victories this weekend would add a trip to Chicago to LSU’s schedule in February to compete in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships with the nation’s elite.

Between their two matches against Lamar and Nicholls, the Tigers only dropped a lone singles match. The early season success gave the players the confidence needed to take on San Diego.

“I feel like if I get wins no matter how I’m playing, I’m a little more confident going into bigger matches like this weekend against San Diego,” sophomore Justin Butsch said.

The Toreros finished 18-9 overall with a perfect 9-0 record in the West Coast Conference last spring. Coach Jeff Brown recognizes it will be a competitive matchup for the Tigers. The teams are relatively close in the rankings, providing LSU with a solid test early on in the season.

“San Diego is a pick ’em kind of match, very close in the

rankings,” Brown said. “Who knows on that one?”

The Tigers will then play either TCU or Texas A&M on Sunday. The Horned Frogs or the Aggies provide another tough test, Brown said both teams have the ability to finish the year ranked near the top 10.

TCU is a familiar foe for LSU — the teams faced off at The Florida Gulf Coast University Spring Invitational on Jan. 7-11.

The Horned Frogs defeated the Tigers in 19 of 23 matches contested between the teams.

TCU may have bested LSU at the tournament, but Brown expects different matchups if the teams meet again. He said the past matches against TCU familiarized his players with what they might see this weekend.

“We’ve seen them, they’ve seen us, so I don’t think there’s an advantage either way,” Brown said. “We know a little bit more what to expect. Maybe if we hadn’t seen them we might be a little bit more intimidated, but these guys kind of know what’s out there.”

If the Tigers face off against Texas A&M, it will be the team’s toughest match on paper. The Aggies are a top-10 team, and they’ll be playing on their home courts.

No matter which team the Tigers face, sophomore John Michael Busch said that getting to play high level matches this early in the season will be beneficial later in the season.

“It’s good to get at least two matches at that level before we continue throughout the season,” Busch said.

BY MARIO JEREZ mjerez@lsureveille.com LSU senior Tori Bliss has enjoyed a memorable collegiate career, breaking multiple school records, being named an AllAmerican and becoming one of the brightest stars in the history of a prestigious LSU women’s track and field program.

She kicked off her final season on team with a bang, setting an indoor school record for the shot put competition with a throw that traveled 57 feet and 2.75 inches at the LSU Indoor Invitational earlier this month.

Bliss became the best indoor shot putter in LSU women’s track and field history by breaking the previous mark by more than a foot. The previous record was set in 1994 by LSU legend and former NCAA discus champion Danyel Mitchell.

Bliss realizes the significance of her achievement. It’s a culmination of all the hard work she has put in for the team.

“It was pretty cool to take the record down. It’s been up for a while,” Bliss said. “21 years

is a long time.”

Bliss was a versatile athlete growing up and played multiple sports, including soccer, volleyball and basketball. She started competing in shot put competitions right before she was in high school as a seventh grader.

Bliss said at first, she only joined the team in middle school as a way to stay in shape in between fall and winter sports. She played softball and track and field during her freshman year of high school until finally deciding to focus solely on the latter.

Bliss was impressive at LSU from the start, finishing her first indoor track and field season as the No. 2-ranked freshman in the country and breaking multiple school records since. She also holds the outdoor shot-put women’s record, a record she broke during her sophomore year in 2013 and again in 2014 at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

“It’s nice to establish some presence and bring the spotlight to shot put throwers here at LSU,” Bliss said.

Although she has had many

accomplishments, Bliss feels one thing is missing; a national title, something the Lady Tigers haven’t won since 2008.

“Everybody wants to win a national championship,” Bliss said. “That’s why we’re always so competitive and everybody’s getting after it every day.”

Although this year’s team is younger, Bliss believes the team will continue LSU’s tradition of winning.

“A lot of people are doubting the women a little bit, saying we’re too young to be competive,” she said. “LSU Track and Field is a dynasty. We don’t have 31 national championships for no reason and we’ll always compete.”

Bliss and the rest of the track and field team will be in action again this weekend at the Rod McCravy Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky. The Lady Tigers will compete against the hosting Kentucky Wildcats along with other Southeastern Conference teams.

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A RESPONSE TO ‘THE RESPONSE’ A letter to Gov. Bobby Jindal THE CERULEAN CONCILIATOR JUSTIN DICHARIA Columnist Dear never-to-be President Bobby Jindal, I’ve got to give you props for working so hard the past few years to create face-value policies that look good to your GOP pals in the shortterm but have disastrous long-term consequences for Louisiana.

You’re about to top it off this weekend with “The Response” prayer rally funded by the American Family Association, an organization that displays a stunning amount of hate toward The LGBT Community and Muslims.

Jesus said to love your neighbor as yourself. Apparently the AFA didn’t get the memo.

As my memory recalls, last year the Oklahoma State Legislature thought it was a good idea to build a Ten Commandments statue and place it on public property.

To remind the state legislature

of the First Amendment, a group of Satanists proposed erecting a stone statue of Satan for school children and families to enjoy on a school tour of the state capitol building.

Needless to say, the legislature took the Ten Commandments statue down to halt Satan’s arrival on the steps of their State Capitol. Take this as a warning: when you open the floodgates, you may not like what comes rushing through.

Ignoring history for your newfound belief in strict Evangelical Christianity must have sounded like a better idea though.

So when the Klu Klux Klan wants to host a rally in the PMAC will the LSU Board of Supervisors allow it?

Or how about a less extreme example — would the board approve a gay rights rally or Muslim prayer service to be held at the PMAC? Students should know your aims in hosting this prayer rally. It’s not to pray for the world, but to pray for a shot at being president.

You are trying your hardest to get the votes of hardline evangelicals who believe anything they hear on Fox News. For example, your target

13 things more likely than Jindal becoming president SMASH THE HATE JAMES rICHARDS Columnist

audience believed Steven Emerson when he proclaimed on Fox News that the British city of Birmingham is “totally Muslim, where non-Muslims just simply don’t go.”

Your conservative counterpart may have apologized for his erroneous mishap (after British Prime Minister David Cameron called him a “complete idiot”), and Fox News aired multiple retractions of the statement. Despite this, you announce the existence of no-go zones in Europe where Muslims, who you say want to colonize the western world, prohibit non-Muslims from entering.

Without even bothering to check the truthfulness of this absurd claim, you go ahead and just play it off as if it is this hidden truth that you have found at the end of a rainbow next to a pot of gold.

Too bad you couldn’t find this hidden truth treasure chest when you started your second term as governor. Maybe it would have revealed how your policies would be ineffective and detrimental to Louisiana’s future.

But luckily for you, the national

news media did not pick up your ridiculous theory and run like wild fire with it. Could this be a testament to your irrelevance in American politics?

Stop leaving your state to go make misinformed speeches. Come back and pay attention to the fiery trail of your miserable policies.

Stay awhile. Take a long, hard look at what you have done to this state. I would like to welcome you to the Bobby Jindal debacle — $1.4 billion budget shortfall, an eventual $1 billion in higher education cuts, thousands of citizens uninsured by your refusal to expand Medicaid and an education policy that blames bad test scores all on teachers instead of also recognizing societal factors.

The rest of the nation soon will find out that you left us here to die.

2016 will be your worst nightmare, and we will not be waiting with open arms when its over.

Justin DiCharia is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Slidell, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter at @JDiCharia.

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Bobby Jindal is endorsing bigotry in Louisiana ENTITLED MILLENNIAL CODY SIBLEY Columnist You know the ultra-religious people you see all the time in Free Speech Plaza? Well, tomorrow there will be hundreds of them at the PMAC. Gov. Bobby Jindal is hosting a prayer rally called “The Response.”

The American Family Association, known for spreading intolerance and hate throughout the country, is sponsoring this event.

In 2010, the Southern Poverty Law Center registered the AFA as a hate group. On the group’s website, there is a tab entitled

“Is AFA a hate group?”

AFA, if you have to convince people that you’re not a hate group, then you probably are.

AFA has a prayer guide on The Response’s website. In it, the organization blames Hurricane Katrina on the acceptance of LGBT people. Apparently God was so angry with who someone slept with that he wiped out an entire city.

Chris Barrett, English professor and Spectrum faculty advisor, said she was concerned for the safety of LSU’s LGBT population regarding having a registered hate group on LSU’s campus.

“I sent an open letter imploring [LSU President F. King Alexander] not to allow the rally to happen on campus,” she said.

“That was a Saturday when I sent the message. Wednesday I got an invitation from his office to meet with him.”

Barrett wasn’t the only one.

Other student leaders from around campus were at this meeting.

At the meeting, Alexander said they couldn’t pick and choose which groups were allowed to use campus facilities.

They’re protected under the First Amendment. As long as they can pay $18,500, anyone can rent out LSU’s facilities.

The University’s administration went on to discuss ways to produce alternative events to “The Response,” and the vice chancellor even said that he’d be happy to take part in protest events.

On a philosophical level, I commend the administration for allowing people to practice their First Amendment right. And on a personal level, I’m glad our vice chancellor stands up to bigotry on campus.

It’s one thing to get told you’re going to Hell when religious extremists are swarming Free Speech Plaza. They’re irrelevant and, honestly, who cares what they think?

But it’s both Jindal’s and Alexander’s faults the AFA is coming to our campus. By endorsing these bigots, they’re legitimizing them.

Our governor turned his back on teachers, education, our own budget and now the LGBT community. Is F. King Alexander going to follow in his footsteps?

The AFA is the only one on its own side, and it’s not even Louisiana-based. They’re bigots from Mississippi with archaic beliefs.

And who actually wants endorsements from Mississippi?

They are literally the only reason we’re not the poorest and most uneducated state in America.

Louisiana needs more than a man who alienates the entire LGBT community in his state.

How can any gay or transgender person in Louisiana feel safe under Jindal’s leadership?

Cody Sibley is a 19-year-old mass communication freshman from Opelousas, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter at @CodySibley.

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page 11 ncaa, from page 5 His coach, Johnny Jones, reiterated the same sentiment, but he wants to make sure his team doesn’t get too caught up in the rankings early in the season.

“You just got to make sure you go out and play as well as you can,” Jones said. “We have a lot of games left in front of us … On the back end of the conference schedule you might get a little more concerned about where you are because things are starting to play out.”

But at a school that loves athletics, especially one that hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament in six years, it’s never too early to look at the team’s Tournament hopes.

Five teams — LSU, Georgia, Texas A&M, Florida and Arkansas — are tied for third in the SEC at 3-2. Every SEC team has at least one win in conference. The only unbeaten remaining is the al-

mighty Kentucky — I think they go down eventually, but that’s a story for another day.

Nothing is going to come easy in this conference this year, but the Tigers are good enough that they shouldn’t lose to most teams.

Hornsby said Jones has stressed to his team not to take any opponent for granted. Those words will be even more important in the Tigers’ upcoming stretch.

Starting with Vanderbilt on Saturday, LSU faces five of the bottom seven teams in the conference before playing the aforementioned basketball gods from Kentucky at the PMAC. While every game is important, Jones’ message will be challenged hard before LSU’s toughest opponent comes to town. But as long as the Tigers play within themselves, they’ll be dancing in March.

Brian Pellerin is a 20-year-old mass communication major from Keller, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @Pellerin_TDR.

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LSU junior guard Keith Hornsby (4) signals a teammate in the Tigers’ win against Georgia on Jan. 10 at the PMAC. half lead.

“We couldn’t just go down it’s your turn to be there, and I’m and force shots,” Quarterman sure it’s a great home court ad- said. “I wanted to calm the tempo vantage for them.” down, make sure we ran our ofJunior guard Keith Hornsby fense and get good shots. I think embraces and plays we did that. looser on the road de- ‘You have to be committed We spaced spite heckling from on the defensive end of the floor, opposing fans. He av- the floor and be able to got some erages 16.6 points in defend until the end of screens gogames away from the the clock... and be willing ing, and we PMAC, including a got some and prepared to do it season-high 24 points good looks the whole game.’ at UAB. He said he at the basdoesn’t expect playing ket.

When in Nashville to be an we did have Johnny jones, issue. open shots, LSU men’s basketball coach “Personally, I’ve alwe knocked ways been fascinated them down. with arenas,” Hornsby Jones’ said. “I just like that. That’s why club is preparing for a VanderI like road games, too, because bilt team, which attempts to play I like playing in unique places. a mostly half-court offense in Obviously, Vanderbilt is one I’ve been aware of since I was in high school. I’ve always called it ‘the concert hall’ venue ... I’m aware it’s a little different, but everybody goes in there. It doesn’t seem to make much of a difference to other teams.”

LSU is coming off its most dominant performance in conference play and perhaps of the season in a 79-61 victory against Florida on Tuesday night.

The victory ended a six-game losing streak to the Gators.

Despite constant full-court pressure from the Gators, the Tigers shot a blistering 51.9 percent (27-of-52) from the field, 61.5 percent (8-of-13) from the 3-point line and 94.4 percent (17-of-18) from the free throw line. Jones’ club defended the perimeter well, holding the Gators to a 3-of-16 clip from deep, and scored 20 points off 13 Gator turnovers.

Sophomore guard Tim Quarterman ran the offense for most of the second half in place of junior guard Josh Gray, who turned the ball over four times.

Quarterman was critical in maintaining the Tigers’ second-

home court, from page 5

contrast to the Tigers’ up-thefloor style. LSU scored 14 fast break points against Florida.

Jones said discipline will be the key to defense against the Commodores.

“You have to be committed on the defensive end of the floor and be able to defend until [the end] of the clock,” Jones said.

“You have to be discipline in terms of staying down. They do a great job of reading your defense and then trying to make sure that they react to that ... So you certainly have to stay connected and discipline into your principles, making sure you are there on the catch and be willing and prepared to do it the whole game.”

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LSU sophomore forward Jordan Mickey (25) dunks the ball into the basket on Jan. 10 during the Tigers’ 87-84 win against Georgia at the PMAC. FOR RELEASE JANUARY 23, 2015

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Friday, January 23, 2015

Lady Tigers fall to No. 5 Tennessee, 75-58 BY morgan prewitt mprewitt@lsureveille.com After almost single-handedly leading the LSU women’s basketball team to back-to-back wins against ranked teams, junior guard Danielle Ballard became mortal once again in the Lady Tigers’ 75-58 loss against No. 5 Tennessee on Thursday in Knoxville.

Although Ballard and sophomore guard Raigyne Moncrief led the Lady Tigers (10-9, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) with 15 points apiece, LSU’s defense could not contain the Lady Volunteers (16-3, 6-0 SEC).

“I think the one thing we talked about after the game was we didn’t have that same type of defensive intensity, and that just gets after you,” said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell. “We had to play a lot of our gap defense that left us a little more exposed inside, but we still didn’t have that tenacity that we have been playing with. I feel like we came out and we were a little flat tonight.”

After leading more than 50 minutes in the first halves of their last three games, the Lady Tigers allowed Tennessee to take the lead immediately and never challenged the Lady Vols defensively.

In the first half, Tennessee shot

51.9 from the field, and senior center Isabelle Harrison led the Lady Vols with 11 points in the first half.

Although the Lady Tigers forced 11 turnovers in the first half, the inability of LSU’s defense to shut down Tennessee put the Lady Tigers behind at the half for the first time in three games.

Ballard, the Lady Tigers’ offensive rock for the last few contests, scored only four points in the first half and did not score from the field until she hit a layup with 4:30 remaining in the half.

Sophomore guard Rina Hill stepped up for the Lady Tigers with 12 points and helped fill the hole left by the injury of leading scorer senior guard DaShawn Harden.

“Rina Hill did a nice job of being steady for us and being aggressive,” Caldwell said. “I thought she didn’t play scared at all. She was in there helping with the post game.

She did a nice job of rotating over when they did try to go inside, and she got some steals and some deflections.”

Tennessee set the tone in the second half by starting off with a 13-2 run, putting the Lady Vols ahead 45-28 with 15:29 remaining in the half. The Lady Vols came out firing in the second half, shooting 61.1 percent from the field.

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Sophomore guard Raigyne Moncrief (11) shoots a basket against Tennessee junior guard Andraya Carter on Thursday.

Harrison exploded in the second half with 14 points and four rebounds. Last season, Harrison led Tennessee with three doubledoubles against LSU, averaging 19.3 points and 11 rebounds per game.

“The one thing I will say is that I thought [senior forward] Sheila Boykin really tried to stand her ground in there,” Caldwell said.

“I think some calls could went another way where [Harrison] could

have possibly been in foul trouble.

A lot of credit though to Harrison for making the shots she did. I thought Boykin really was playing tough in there, and she was taking a lot of hits.”

Although the Lady Tigers did make a run late in the game, they were only able to cut Tennessee’s lead to 10 points with 3:04 remaining.

The defeat marks the first loss for the Lady Tigers since their

55-48 loss to then-No. 9 Texas A&M on Jan. 11, and it drops the team to 3-2 since Ballard’s return against Vanderbilt on Jan. 8.

“We’ve been at a lot of the top teams in our conference and the country,” Caldwell said. “Our kids are going to have to take this weekend to take a step away from basketball for a bit and get refocused on what to do in this next stretch.”

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