Olympic Medal Count
U.S. Germany Norway
GOLD
TOTAL
7 7 6
26 23 17
REVELRY Read our Q&A with local band GIVERS, page 4.
Perfect attendance
LSU football program ranks No. 7 nationally in attendance, page 5.
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LEGISLATURE
‘Incoherent’ student drives car into Quad Jindal
introduces LA GRAD program By Grace Montgomery Staff Writer
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An LSU police officer guides his K-9 on Tuesday during an inspection of architecture sophomore Storm Erie’s car at 9:45 a.m. in the Quad. Erie parked the car, threw out all his belongings and walked away with his dog, leaving the engine running. LSU police officers soon found him in the Art and Design Building.
LSUPD: Student posed no threat to University, was not yet charged By Xerxes A. Wilson Senior Staff Writer
The University student who caused an uproar Tuesday when he drove a car into the Quad before parking it and throwing out a random assortment of items including a large sling blade and a gas can, posed no threat to the University community, said Sgt. Kevin Scott, LSU Police Department Spokesman. After being located by police, Storm Erie was voluntarily taken to the hospital with no visible injuries, and he is now in medical care, Scott said. Scott described the architecture sophomore as “incoherent,” but said he had no visible physical injuries.
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Erie’s sister, Skye, said he has a medical problem the family has been struggling with but did not elaborate on the problem and chose not to comment further. There are currently no charges filed against Erie, but Scott said charges will likely follow the ongoing investigation. Although the incident ended with no injuries, many witnesses criticized the response from LSUPD, claiming it took more than 10 minutes for police to reach the Quad, a claim Scott refuted. Witnesses and police said University student Storm Erie drove a blue Mercedes along the sidewalk around Middleton Library, down the steps at the front entrance and through the Quad,
‘He drove down the steps at the library, honking his horn and almost hitting people. I really thought he was going to start shooting.’ Kandice Tyler psychology junior
nearly hitting multiple students before parking on a grassy area in the middle of the quad. “He drove down the steps at the library, honking his horn and almost hitting people,” said Kandice Tyler, psychology junior, who witnessed Erie drive his car into the quad. “I really thought he was going to start shooting or something.” Erie, accompanied by his dog, began throwing the contents of his vehicle onto the ground in the Quad. A dirty pair of rubber boots, a half-empty bottle of wine, a large wooden sling blade, a djembe, a four-sided lugwrench, a skateboard, a wooden chess set, a sweater, a pair of shoes, landscaping bags, a flashlight and a small
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Should the University have sent out an emergency text message to warn students of possible danger? Read our opinion on the incident, page 8.
mug littered the ground behind the car. He also propped up a set of blueprints along the back of the running car. “He was a real scraggily white dude — he was either crazy or on something serious,” said Michael Fernandez, sociology junior. “He walked up to me and said, ‘I just want to shake your hand.’ I asked him what he was doing, and he said, ‘Blueprints, man — come check out these blueprints.’” Architecture junior Jeremy Bunner, a classmate who saw the situation, said the blueprints were from an annual architecture competition. “We spent a lot of time and INCIDENT, see page 12
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Gov. Bobby Jindal announced his plan to allow state colleges and universities to raise tuition if they meet specific academic standards Tuesday. With the LA GRAD program, Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas, colleges that meet certain credentials will be able to increase tuition by 10 percent per year until they reach the average costs of their Southeast regional peers. Once they Bobby Jindal Governor reach this level, they could increase by 5 percent per year. The University would be expected to meet tuition rates of other state flagship institutions, not just regional schools. Louisiana is the only state that requires a two-thirds legislative approval to increase tuition. The standards universities are expected to meet in exchange for tuition flexibility include increasing admission standards to raise graduation rates, eliminating programs with low completion rates and increasing collaboration with two-year colleges. State universities and colleges would have six years to meet these goals in the voluntary program. Chancellor Michael Martin said there is some risk in giving universities flexibility to increase tuition. “There is always a danger that universities will overpromise to get funding, but it is a danger we have to deal with,” Martin said. The Postsecondary Education Review Commission suggested a similar plan earlier this month. The LA GRAD Act will be LA GRAD, see page 12
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Nation & World
INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
Afghan leader takes control of vote fraud panel to prevent corruption
Two teens shot, expected to survive in Colorado middle school shooting
KABUL (AP) Ñ AfghanistanÕ s president has taken control of a formerly independent body that monitors election fraud, raising concern Tuesday that heÕ s reneging on promises to clean up corruption and cronyism Ñ a pillar of the Obama administrationÕ s plan to erode support for the Taliban.
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) Ñ Colorado authorities say two teenagers have been shot at a suburban Denver middle school just three miles from Columbine High School, the site of one of the nationÕ s deadliest school shootings. West Metro Fire officials say TuesdayÕ s shooting happened at about 3:30 p.m. at Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, Colo., about 20 minutes south of Denver. The two victims are expected to survive.
Senior al-Qaida leader in Yemen threatens new attacks on US CAIRO (AP) Ñ A senior operative of the al-Qaida network in Yemen Ñ the group that claimed responsibility for the failed Christmas Day attack on an American passenger jet over Detroit Ñ has threatened more attacks on the United States. The U.S. has become increasingly worried about militants based in Yemen since al-Qaida groups there and in Saudi Arabia merged last year to become al-Qaida in the Arabian.
Puppet cleavage deemed a no-no for Colorado bus shelter ads COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Ñ Puppet cleavage has been ruled out for advertising posters in Colorado Springs bus shelters. Lamar Advertising rejected posters for a touring production of the Broadway show Ò Avenue QÓ
because they show the cleavage of a fuzzy pink puppet. Lamar account executive Jeff Moore says the company takes a conservative approach in Colorado Springs. The city is known for its political conservatism, and some conservative Christian groups have headquarters in the city. Dalai Lama: US must continue to champion liberty, democracy DAVIE, Fla. (AP) Ñ The Dalai Lama says the economic crisis cannot deter the U.S. from championing liberty, freedom and democracy. Fresh from a visit to the White House, the Tibetan spiritual leader addressed about 4,000 people Tuesday at Nova Southeastern University outside Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Exiled from Tibet for the last half-century, the Dalai Lama also spoke of the value of forgiveness, urging the audience to hate actions, not people.
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STATE/LOCAL
Louisiana woman pleads guilty to selling children for bird, money
Louisiana man sentenced to four years for stomping death
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Ñ A Louisiana woman has pleaded guilty to selling two children for a cockatoo and $175 in what her attorney called an attempt to do a good thing that went wrong. Ò It was a really clumsy attempt at an adoption proceeding,Ó said Steve Sikich, attorney for Donna Louise Greenwell of Pitkin. Greenwell, 53, was sentenced Monday to 15 months of hard labor on each of two criminal counts: sale of a minor. The sentences are to run concurrently. The case centered on a 5-yearold boy and a 4-year-old girl in GreenwellÕ s custody. Investigators said she called Paul J. Romero, 46, and Brandy Lynn Romero, 27, of Evangeline Parish early last year after seeing a flyer they posted offering a cockatoo for sale, and offered to deliver the children for about $2,000.
DURANT, Okla. (AP) Ñ A pipeline worker has been formally sentenced to four years in prison for the stomping death of his friend. Don Mancil of Pitkin, La., was sentenced Monday based on a prison term recommendation from the jury that convicted him of first-degree manslaughter. R&B superstar Alicia Keys added to Essence Fest 2010 lineup NEW ORLEANS (AP) Ñ R&B superstar Alicia Keys has been added to the headline roster for this yearÕ s Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Keys will join Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight, Jill Scott, Earth, Wind and Fire and others performing at the Louisiana Superdome July 2-4. The festival began in 1995 to mark the 25th anniversary of Essence magazine.
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CENSUS
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CHANCELLOR
Martin addresses student questions
By Mandy Francois Contributing Writer
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Bateman team members Bridget Cloud, left, and Jennie Armstrong, center, talk about the Census to kinesiology freshman Trent Brasseaux on Monday in Herget Hall.
RepreCENSUS campaign concludes on campus By Grace Montgomery Staff Writer
The repreCENSUS campaign is winding down on campus, and the U.S. Census Bureau is about to take its Ò snapshot of America for 2010.Ó The Bateman team visited residence halls Tuesday night to answer questions and encourage students to fill out the survey. College students are considered a hard-to-reach demographic because many students assume their parents will fill out the forms for them. But students are encouraged to complete the Census where they live for most of the year. “By filling out the census here, it makes me feel like IÕ m contributing to LSU and Louisiana,Ó said Lauren Leist, Missisippi native and political communication freshman. Ò I feel more at home.Ó The Census could also provide job opportunities to collect and count the survey. Ò Since the budget was cut for student jobs, I would be interested in working for the Census depending on time restrictions,Ó said Trent Brasseaux, kinesiology freshman. The repreCENSUS campaign, a project of the UniversityÕ s Bateman team, spent the month of February promoting the Census around the University. Ò We targeted every aspect of LSU,Ó said Bateman team member Jennie Armstrong. The Bateman teamÕ s lime green shirts and stamps have been seen at dining halls, sporting events and bars near campus.
Ò After working on the campaign for so long, weÕ ve all become really passionate about the Census,Ó said Bateman team member Chelsey Laborde. Census forms will be mailed in March and will be available in residence halls and Greek houses. Ò Finding out that the majority of students do care about the Census and want to get counted made it completely worth it,Ó Laborde said. The repreCENSUS campaign was created by five mass communication seniors as part of the Public Relations Society of AmericaÕ s national Bateman competition. Participants create and promote a campaign in February and analyze its success in March. The competition began in February, and the Bateman team began research last fall, Armstrong said. Ò We surveyed students, and our entire campaign is based off of the data we found,Ó Armstong said. Eighty schools are competing in the Bateman competition, and the top three teams will travel to Washington on May 13 and 14.
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Ò Chats with the ChancellorÓ got off to a slightly unexpected start Tuesday, but the topic of most studentsÕ questions was less than surprising. Chancellor Michael Martin didnÕ t arrive until about noon to the 11:30 forum in Free Speech Alley because of a morning press conference. Eric Monday, vice chancellor of Finance and Administrative Services, filled in until Martin arrived, and both met questions mainly about budget cuts from the handful of students present. Monday said there are several criteria to evaluate academic programs and their importance to the University, and programs that donÕ t meet the criteria may be subject to cuts Ñ which he said should lead to PROGRAMS, see page 11
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Chancellor Michael Martin talks to civil engineering senior Chris Siverd on Tuesday about budget cuts during Chats with the Chancellor in Free Speech Alley.
French professor denies claims about higher education By Sumit Kumar Contributing Writer
John Protevi, associate professor of the Department of French Studies, delivered his lecture titled Ò The Turning Point : The Crisis in Public Higher Education in Historical PerspectiveÓ in the Howe Russell Complex building Tuesday. Protevi contradicted the neoliberalistic idea higher education benefits only those with degrees. Education should be available to the entire state, and everyone must benefit from it, he said. Ò The key is to think of public education as an investment in the future,Ó Protevi said.
Protevi said he regarded public education as having widespread economic and social benefits and the government as an organized expression of community decisions. He referred to the history of universities and mentioned higher education is currently in the
Ò corporate university phase.Ó
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GIVERS
Givers, the quirky Afro-beat pop quintet from Lafayette, La., has begun to garner heavy national acclaim. The band toured with popular indie band The Dirty Projectors in the fall and was named Paste Magazine’s “Best of What’s Next” artist last week. The band’s song, “Saw You First,” was featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered in January, and the popular track, “Ceiling of Plankton,” from their self-titled EP was an Editors’ Pick for the Oxford American literary magazine last month. Taylor Guarisco, guitarist and lead vocalist for Givers, took some time from the band’s busy touring and recording schedule to talk with entertainment writer Chris Abshire.
Q: The band has a new album out this summer. How is the recording of that
photo courtesy of GIVERS
album going?
Guarisco: “It’s going very well. We just finished tracking everything at this studio in Maurice, La., at this quiet little studio called Dockside Studios. And it
was just this chill place out in the country near the river, and we camped there for two weeks, so we just had nothing to do but record music for two weeks. We’re really thrilled with the songs that came out of those sessions.”
. . .
Q: How did a band growing up in South Louisiana acquire so many world influences? Guarisco: “I think it came from all of us growing up and going to Festivale Internationale [in Lafayette, La.] and seeing all these bands from West Africa influenced us and kept us open to more worldly sounds. Most of us were into funky music in high school, and we also got into the New Orleans’ music tradition, which has its roots in African music. For years, I played in a Cajun and Zydeco band, so those sounds also seeped their way into the stuff we play as The Givers.”
. . . Q: How has the band handled the increased exposure, both regionally and nationally? Guarisco: “It’s been so surreal, and it hasn’t really sunk in. We haven’t taken a break since the tour [with the Dirty Projectors] in the fall. There’s been so much recording and rehearsing for shows that we haven’t really taken the time to step back and enjoy it. It’s really amazing to think that so many people in different areas and states are checking us out.”
. . .
Q:
The band is playing the South by Southwest Festival [in Austin, Texas] in March. What are you looking forward to at an event like that, which is so huge in the music industry?
Guarisco: “We’re so excited. Most of us have never experienced the festival. We feel so lucky to be in a position to showcase ourselves. We’re all really looking forward to being around enthusiastic crowds and people who know and love music so much.”
Q:
How does the full album sound compared to the band’s popular EP?
Guarisco:
“We experimented with a lot of stuff on every song. We tried to get this huge palette of sounds onto the new record. I think the quality of these tracks blows the EP out of the water.”
Q: What has been the response from these national audiences who, maybe, aren’t as familiar with The Givers?
Guarisco: “It’s been spectacular. The crowds outside
of Louisiana are receiving it really well. Very different though. Like, at our shows in Louisiana, people love to dance, but at some other venues in different areas, they absorb the music differently. It’s refreshing in a way, because it can feel a little more intimate. We had to get used to different crowds, but once we figured it out, we realized how to play for them.”
. . .
Q: How has the music and arts culture in South Louisiana influenced the band or affected your approach to connecting with fans? Guarisco: “South Louisiana has this openness that we’ve embraced, and we’ve really tried to follow this no-boundaries approach in the way we function as a band, and we mix everything from the unique culture we grew up in to shape us.”
Sports
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Today in sports: Men’s Basketball at 7 p.m. Baseball at 4 p.m. Softball at 4 p.m.
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FOOTBALL
LSU ranks No. 7 in game attendance
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Crowd averages more than 92,000 By Staff Reports
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LSU junior guard Bo Spencer (11) passes the ball as Mississippi State senior forward Jarvis Varnado tries to block him during the Tigers’ 60-59 loss Saturday against the Bulldogs in the PMAC.
Grudge Match
Tigers hope to handle Razorbacks better in second meeting of season By Chris Branch Sports Writer
The last time the LSU and Arkansas men’s basketball teams met, it was complete carnage. The Razorbacks assisted LSU in hitting rock bottom with an 87-52 thrashing of the slumping Tigers. “Obviously, the last time we played them they really handled us physically,” said LSU coach Trent Johnson. “They
just did what they wanted. We really had no excuses from the lack of competitiveness that we showed in that game.” The Tigers haven’t been the same since. LSU rebounded from the lackluster showing in Fayetteville, Ark., by pushing both Vanderbilt and Mississippi State to the buzzer in its next two contests. “Since then, I think we’ve been as good as we’ve been all year,” Johnson said. Wednesday could be another chance
for Arkansas (14-13, 7-5) to duplicate its last performance against LSU (9-17, 0-12) as the Razorbacks travel to Baton Rouge to face Johnson’s team Wednesday at the PMAC. The Tigers are coming off their closest loss of the season after losing in gutwrenching fashion to Mississippi State on Saturday, 60-59. Bulldog junior guard Phil Turner rattled in a 3-pointer with REMATCH, see page 7
LSU ranked No. 7 in the nation in football attendance for the 2009 season, the LSU Athletic Department announced Tuesday in a news release. LSU ranked in the top 10 for the 10th consecutive season. LSU also ranked No. 7 in 2008. LSU averaged 92,489 fans in 2009, marking its fourth straight season with at least a 92,000 average. The 2009 per game average is the second highest in school history behind the 2007 season (92,619). Tiger Stadium holds 92,400 people, according to LSU’s football media guide. Five Southeastern Conference teams, including LSU, made up the top-10 teams in attendance for the 2009 season. The other four SEC teams in the top 10 are No. 5 Tennessee (99,220), No. 6 Georgia (92,746), No. 8 Alabama (92,012) and No. 9 Florida (90,635). Michigan led the nation in attendance, averaging 108,933 fans per game. Penn State (107,008), Ohio State (105,261) and Texas (101,175) finished second, third and fourth in attendance, respectively. LSU begins spring practice Friday at 4 p.m., and the spring game will take place March 27 in Tiger Stadium. The spring game will be televised on ESPN2.
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BASEBALL
Tigers continue middle relief search LSU faces McNeese State in next game By Andy Schwehm Sports Contributor
LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri has a plan for his pitching staff for about the first three weekends of the season. He got what he wanted from his
starting pitchers in a weekend sweep of Centenary — five or six solid innings and fewer than 80 pitches from sophomore Joey Bourgeois and juniors Anthony Ranaudo and Austin Ross. The middle relievers left Mainieri yearning for a bit more Friday and Saturday. They threw a combined seven innings and gave up 11 earned runs. The No. 2 Tigers (3-0) will continue their search for middle
relievers for the upcoming Southeastern Conference schedule this afternoon at 4 p.m. against McNeese State (3-0). “I liked just about everything I saw from the team [last] weekend,” Mainieri said shortly after Sunday’s 4-0 victory against the Gents. “But we need to find more pitching from middle relief.” Sunday’s relief provided him RELIEF, see page 7
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LSU freshman pitcher Jordan Rittiner throws the ball during the Tigers’ 4-0 win Sunday against Centenary for the third game in the series in Alex Box Stadium.
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BASEBALL
No. 16 Tigers take on in-state Alex Box drop-off rival Southeastern Louisiana lane scheduled to be
finished this week
Bad weather moves start time earlier
Champ. Plaza to be completed in March
By Rowan Kavner Sports Contributor
The No. 16 LSU womenÕ s softball team faces a 3-5 Southeastern Louisiana team today at Tiger Park following back-to-back weekend tournaments against top20 teams. But senior pitcher/outfielder Kirsten Shortridge said the Tigers (7-4) canÕ t go into the game unprepared. Ò Southeastern always gives us a great game, and we never take that for granted,Ó Shortridge said. The TigersÕ only losses this year have come against then-No. 19 North Carolina, No. 4 Michigan and twice to undefeated No. 14 Texas. The Lady Lions have fallen to Louisiana Tech twice, Jackson State, Saint Louis and TennesseeMartin, none of whom are ranked. In three games against Southeastern last season, the Tigers outscored the Lady Lions, 32-8, going 3-0 in the process. A fourth game was rained out. LSU coach Yvette Girouard said sheÕ s ready for warmer weather. The start to todayÕ s matchup was moved up to 4 p.m. in fear of inclement weather. Ò WeÕ re tired of freezing,Ó Girouard said. Ò If we can get any daylight, any sunlight, that would help us.Ó The Tigers are in the midst of an 18-game home stand, which theyÕ ve started 5-1. LSU won its home-opening tournament last weekend, losing only to No. 4 Michigan. Ò IÕ m not unlike [LSU menÕ s basketball coach] Trent Johnson in that I hate to lose,Ó Girouard said. Ò All coaches hate to lose. We had our opportunities against Michigan. But we were overmatched by their pitcher.Ó Girouard said the terrific opposing pitching played heavily in LSUÕ s four losses. Ò WeÕ ve faced very good pitching,Ó Girouard said. Ò WeÕ re preparing ourselves for the [Southeastern Conference]. Everybody weÕ ve faced has quality pitchers, and weÕ ve been facing No. 1 [pitchers].Ó LSUÕ s pitching staff hasnÕ t disappointed, either. All four Tiger pitchers have ERAs less than 1.50
By Johanathan Brooks Sports Writer
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LSU senior outfielder Kirsten Shortridge prepares to bat Saturday during the Tigers’ 2-0 loss to Michigan at Tiger Park. LSU will face Southeastern tonight.
for the season. Ò ItÕ s an incredible [reassurance] to the team that you have people in the circle that can stop the other team,Ó Girouard said. Ò WeÕ ve had fantastic pitching.Ó Girouard said she isnÕ t sure who will start for the Tigers, but any or all of LSUÕ s pitchers could see some action. She said the team has to be prepared for whoever is on the mound for the Lady Lions. Southeastern sophomore pitcher Katelyn Thomason threw a no-hitter last weekend. Ò TheyÕ ve always had one legitimate thrower that can hold us down,Ó Girouard said. Ò A couple years ago, they did beat us, so we have to execute.Ó Girouard is still waiting for LSU’s bats to explode. In the first tournament at Texas, LSU scored a total of two runs in its three losses. But the Tigers showed glimpses of
greatness at the plate toward the end of last weekendÕ s tournament. Sophomore left fielder Ashley Langoni is hitting tremendously as of late. She hit .500 with nine RBIs and three home runs last week and was named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Softball Hitter of the Week. Sophomore second baseman Courtney Hollier also found her swing recently, recording her first career multi-RBI game in the championship game of last weekendÕ s tournament against Virginia. Ò We just settled down and relaxed,Ó Hollier said. Ò WeÕ re swinging at good pitches, and everythingÕ s just kind of falling into place. We all knew we could do it; it just took a couple good hits to let us break out.Ó Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com
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Construction work is still going on around Alex Box Stadium despite the completion of many offseason construction projects. Bleachers in right field, a new batter’s eye in center field and a new Intimidator billboard were installed during the offseason. Forthcoming additions include a fan drop-off lane and a National Championship Plaza. Ò Everything for the most part at baseball is going well,Ó said Eddie Nunez, associate athletic director of operations and project development. Ò Everything we needed to get done for the playing opportunities were completed for the first game this past weekend.Ó Pending weather, Nunez said concrete would be poured later in the week with the hope of having that part of the project completed by the weekend when LSU plays William and Mary. He said the National Championship Plaza was expected to be completed sometime in March. Ò Weather has really put a bind on that one,Ó Nunez said. Ò ItÕ s moving well, though, and weÕ re hoping to have everything ready to go in
about a month.Ó The plaza will be located in front of Alex Box StadiumÕ s gate two and will honor LSU’s prolific baseball history. “One of the first couple of things we wanted to recognize were ‘We wanted the six national to bring championships,Ó some of Nunez said. In the old the old ... Alex Box Sta- in with the dium, there were plaques honor- new. Now ing the coaches we’re adding and players to it.’ on the teams. Nunez said those Eddie Nunez plaques would associate athletic of operations, be refurbished director project development and placed within the Plaza. Additional monuments will also surround the facility. Ò We wanted to bring some of the old, which was the old Alex Box Stadium, in with the new,Ó Nunez said. Ò Now weÕ re adding to it with last yearÕ s championship.Ó Other items to be included in the plaza are the six national championship flags and other monuments honoring the former LSU players who have been elected into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Contact Johanathan Brooks at jbrooks@lsureveille.com
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REMATCH, from page 5
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LSU senior forward Tasmin Mitchell (1) gets caught between two Mississippi State defenders during the Tigers’ 60-59 loss Saturday against the Bulldogs in the PMAC.
threw well,Ó Bradshaw said. Ò The second and third innings I threw, I with a little less heartburn, as fresh- just made a couple of bad pitches. man Jordan Rittiner and senior Paul I got ahead in the count, and then I Bertuccini shut down CentenaryÕ s hung a few curveballs. It wasnÕ t exbats, giving up just two hits in three actly the way I envisioned it, but I innings of work while striking out have this start and a chance to turn things around.Ó four batters. Bradshaw is another piece to Mainieri knew what to expect from Bertuccini, a fifth-year se- MainieriÕ s three-week pitching plan. He wanted to give nior. But Rittiner the junior some showed he could provide middle rework Friday night, lief for the Tigers which he did, bewith something fore starting him the team lacks Ñ tonight. southpaw pitching. If Bradshaw Mainieri put should come out the freshman into a of tonightÕ s game Paul Mainieri tough spot with the with a good outing, LSU baseball coach game tied at 1-1 in Mainieri hopes to the seventh inning, use him in a startbut he knew Rittiner would get the ing role again in early March when job done. Mainieri even hailed Rit- the Tigers take on an ever-dangerous tiner as the possible Ò Matty Ott of Pepperdine club. Ò Whoever we throw on that 2010.Ó In the tight situation, Rittiner Thursday night against Pepperdine has got to be on the top of his was ready to handle the pressure. Ò I was a little nervous in my game,Ó Mainieri said. Ò I want to see warmup pitches,Ó Rittiner said. Ò Once I got out there and I started the game, I just focused in on [junior catcher Micah] Gibbs, and he just calmed me down.Ó LSU will hand the ball over to junior Daniel Bradshaw against McNeese. Bradshaw pitched three innings Friday night in relief. He gave up three runs on five hits while earning the victory in a 5-4 LSU season-opening win. “The first inning, I thought I
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5.8 seconds left to erase a two-point LSU lead. It was a harsh stroke of luck. Johnson doesnÕ t believe it has been a snakebitten season though. Ò Is that bad luck?Ó Johnson said. Ò I think thatÕ s poor execution. When you say luck, we were in a lot of games late last year. We had good players who made plays Ñ experienced players. WeÕ ve been in a lot of games this year where it could have gone either way. We havenÕ t executed.Ó Experience is one of the key cogs Johnson points to as a possible reason for the dearth of wins this season. Much of that experience went with senior guard Alex FarrerÕ s knee. Farrer was a near lock for a starting role before injuring his knee in a preseason scrimmage. He has not played since having surgery after the injury and was cleared to play Monday. Johnson said he wants to play Farrer, but his overall health is still a concern. Ò He wants to play,Ó Johnson said. Ò HeÕ s cleared to play. ThereÕ s nothing that can worsen his situation. Still, heÕ s dragging that knee around if Daniel has the capabilities of being that caliber of starting pitcher ... The question is do I want him to be a midweek starter or a guy out of the bullpen on the weekends? Right now, I want him to pitch innings and gain experience.Ó But having a good outing against McNeese may be harder than it seems considering the Cowboys swept past Valparaiso this weekend and kept LSU close in a 6-3 loss last season in Alex Box Stadium. That game marked Ott’s first save in what would be a record-breaking save season for the freshman. Ò Hey, it will be a matchup of two undefeated Louisiana teams,Ó Mainieri said with a wink. Ò Terry Burrows is doing a great job over there at McNeese State. He is a great coach, and they are getting better with each passing year.Ó
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a little bit. For me, as much as I want him to play because he wants to play, I still have to look at the young manÕ s welfare and his health.Ó The LSU team is certainly young. The Tigers have only one senior to go along with four freshman, four sophomores and one junior who see significant playing time. Freshman forward Dennis Harris is playing his first full season after being hobbled by an injury last season, while sophomore forward Garrett Green is seeing his first significant action because of chronic back problems. Put those two with true freshman guard Aaron Dotson, sophomore forward Storm Warren and three walk-ons, and experience is not an adjective to describe the crew. “For me, you can’t put a finger on games played,Ó Johnson said. Ò Is it an excuse? No. But itÕ s hard enough to play out there every day. Between Aaron, Dennis, Garrett, Storm and [sophomore guard] Zach [Kinsley], the amount of minutes and the amounts of games theyÕ ve played at this level is not a lot.Ó Johnson also said Dotson has been cleared to play after missing last game with respiratory concerns. Dotson reportedly had trouble breathing in practice last week, prompting the
PAGE 7 lineup absence. Ò I guess the term is a bad case of asthma,Ó Johnson said. Ò IÕ m pretty gun-shy in terms of letting him go full-scale practice. IÕ ll probably look at him during shooting drills and go from there. ThereÕ s no guarantee heÕ ll be playing on Wednesday.Ó The Tigers could use Dotson to win a first conference game. While the supporting cast has been better in the past two contests, they havenÕ t been consistent. Ò When everybody contributes, itÕ s a positive,Ó said senior forward Tasmin Mitchell. Ò We just start coming closer when everyone contributes. You canÕ t win the game by yourself.Ó Winning a game is on the forefront of the playersÕ minds. Junior guard Bo Spencer and Mitchell are not used to losing after the success they tasted last year as key parts of an SEC title team. Ò I just want to win a game,Ó said Spencer. Ò We canÕ t go through the SEC winless. ThatÕ s our motivation. We need to win a game.Ó
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Incident raises questions about emergency response The chaotic and bizarre incident in the Quad yesterday raises some serious questions. What would have happened if the student had been less harmless than he apparently was? ItÕ s obvious in hindsight he was not a threat to campus, but it was considerably less so when he was wielding a can of gas and a blade. If he had actually been dangerous, yesterday could have been a tragedy instead of merely a bizarre anecdote. The hysterics attracted the attention of a crowd of students. As the incident unfolded, more students
walked into the Quad to watch the show. This is unacceptable and dangerous Ñ if this student had been a more sinister individual, the carnage could be tremendous. But the disturbing problems this incident illustrates donÕ t stop there. Why did this student have time to drive into campus, unload his belongings and spend some amount of time in and around the Design Building? More importantly, why didnÕ t the administration take steps to inform the campus?
The UniversityÕ s emergency text message system, a centerpiece of the overall emergency response plan, was not activated. The LSU Police Department claims the situation was not Ò life-threatening,Ó and thus the general public did not need to be informed. This distinction is vague, totally subjective and scary. At some point there was a strange car in the heart of campus, and an even stranger man with a can of gas and a large blade. This raised an important question: How obviously dangerous does a situation have to be before it
becomes Ò life-threateningÓ enough to merit a response? Even if administrators didnÕ t want to cause panic, they should have used the text message system to assure students that the situation was under control or to advise them to avoid the Quad. By the time the incident was under control, wild rumors had spread Ñ everyone who needed to be on LSUÕ s campus would have appreciated some official indication they could continue with business as usual. In short, this incident vividly illustrates LSUÕ s emergency response
plan has room for improvement Ñ or at least for some more discussion. ItÕ s a harsh reality that horrible things can and do happen on college campuses Ñ the Feb. 12 shootings at the University of Alabama in Huntsville are a sad reminder. ItÕ s imperative that everyone responsible for our safety learn from yesterday and keep us as safe as possible. Other measures are possible.
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FIRST PERSON VIEW
Witnessing incident in Quad a real wake-up call Talk about a wake-up call. I was lumbering toward the Quad this morning en route to my 9 a.m. class in my normal half-asleep manner when I saw a small gathering of people pointing at something. A few steps further, and I saw it myself: a car in the Quad. My first thought was that it was some type of protest about limited parking availability around campus or budget cuts or something. But normally with a protest, there are police officers around. I looked around, and I saw no officers. All I saw was his dog. Second thought: ItÕ s some guy
trying to do an art exhibit with his car. Wonderful. He started dumping a checkers board onto the grass, he threw CDs and various other items all over the place, and there was some type of poster board near the back of his car. I heard him say something along the lines of Ò blueprintsÓ as I walked by. Then came the gas can. Newest thought: Run away. So I went near the fountain and was going to call LSUPD, but the people around me had already done so. Then I saw a student in his military outfit confront the guy, and that seemed to go nowhere. Meanwhile,
another student tried to get people to walk away from the scene. But everyone was captivated. The only person to leave was the guy himself. Outfitted in his brightblue Hawaiian Andy Schwehm shirt, with his Sports Contributor backpack and dog, he walked toward me. I took a step away, and the girl next to me asked him what he was doing.
Ò Walking my dog.Ó Obviously. So I followed him from about 50 feet behind, along with the aforementioned student that was keeping people away, into the Design Building, where my class was. I informed my teacher, and he called LSUPD, and things were taken care of. HereÕ s the problem: LSUPD had apparently only initially sent two officers, based on what I saw. We got no emergency text message, no warning, no nothing. Oh, and we got only two officers. IÕ m not saying this was going to turn into a Virginia Tech situation, but a university professor gunned
down three faculty members at a school in Huntsville, Ala., just more than a week ago. If it can happen there, it can happen here, and thatÕ s why I was frightened. Plus, he had a backpack and gas. Anything can happen. But now I get why so many innocent bystanders get hurt. ItÕ s mesmerizing. We canÕ t look away, so we keep watching. And IÕ m guilty of this myself. But next time, IÕ m getting the hell out of there. I got my wake-up call. Contact Andy Schwehm at aschwehm@lsureveille.com
NIETZSCHE IS DEAD
Filibuster reform important, but still a small step Our political system is broken. This is a recurring theme in the realms of political columnists and the blogosphere. The Democratic Party has been utterly stymied on health care reform (at least for now) despite overwhelming majorities in both houses of Congress, and even minute appointments and bureaucratic matters have been stalled by a filibuster-happy GOP. Compromise is a dirty word in the modern political environment. Our representatives stick to their partisan ideological guns. The establishment party tries to ram home their agenda without dissent or discussion, while the minority is content to snipe Ñ to earn political points and paint the opposition poorly without a thought to actually achieving anything. The discussion on how to fix these problems is dizzyingly vast and complicated. But a common theme is on specific institutional changes that
might alleviate some of the partisan gridlock. First and most ubiquitous is the argument about the filibuster. This procedural tactic, which allows minority senators to significantly delay the passage of legislation, is made to be the gaping hole causing our Titantic of politics to sink. And to some extent it is. But the filibuster does have a purpose Ñ without it, the majority could run roughshod over the minority, and hasty, ideologically-charged legislation would be easier to get away with. And itÕ s only a small piece of the problem. Does that mean the filibuster doesnÕ t need reform? Of course not. In its current incarnation, the process is an easy way to bring the entire democratic process to a screeching halt. So some limitations on when and how often it can be employed are probably a good idea. But, again, fixing the filibuster
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can only go so far. Other institutional changes need to happen, and they need to happen quickly. For example, gerrymandering Ñ the reprehensible practice of redrawing districts to ensure re-election Ñ has created an ideologically polarized representative body unrepresentative of the mAtthew real American Albright Opinion Editor political identity. Because representatives have gerrymandered their districts so heavily, they speak only for a small, skewed public Ñ and thus are only accountable to that small, skewed publicÕ s issues and positions. ThereÕ s also the issue of political party power. Party leaders are able to strong-arm representatives
into voting their way by determining who gets appointments to what committees and by threatening punitive actions on any legislator that defies their authority. This means that, even though some more moderate individual members of one party may support legislation, they can be quickly and ruthlessly silenced by their party if the leadership thinks it necessary Ñ for any reason. But, for all the problems with the operational architecture of our government, thereÕ s a bigger issue at stake here Ñ and itÕ s one not easily rectified by an amendment or systemic tweak. In the final analysis, we can blame the tortured mechanics of government for the constipation of our body politic, and we can call for all kind of institutional laxatives to relieve it. But these measures are just combating the symptoms of a larger disease unless we, as a collective society donÕ t start eating better Ñ
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donÕ t start holding our legislators accountable for their sloth and abuses of power. As long as the loudest citizen voices are the most bitterly, blindly partisan, our government will reflect that sentiment. As long as voters take the drivel fed them by personalities disguised as journalists, our government will accept those facts as well. And as long as our voters are too cynical or apathetic to learn about what issues matter, why they matter and whoÕ s preventing them from being resolved, well, our government will continue to be fundamentally broken. Matthew Albright is a 21-year old mass communication junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_malbright. Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com
QuOTE OF THE dAy Ò America is a mistake, a giant mistake.Ó Sigmund Freud Austrian psychiatrist, neurologist May 6, 1856 - September 23, 1939
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Don’t get rid of your television, Twitter account The world is coming to an end. Don’t take my word for it. Just ask the “experts,” like ancient Mayan historians, religious fundamentalists, global warming advocates or lifelong Saints fans. The consensus is clear: It’s the end of the world, and we know it. Perhaps no group is more certain the world is going to hell in a handbasket than the people who continually complain about the current state of mass media entertainment. Judging from some peopleÕ s hostility, you would think “cheap, mindless” entertainment like cable television and social networking is societyÕ s gravest threat. ItÕ s true modern media has devolved considerably. Ò The Brady Bunch” has been replaced by “The Osbournes” and “Keeping up with the Kardashians.” “Gilligan’s Island” has been eclipsed by “Survivor” and “Jersey Shore.” On the Web, students often browse Web sites like 4chan.org and dead-baby-joke.com during class. Facebook and Twitter are
todayÕ s most popular social outlets. Evening news has been upended by the wild circus of cable news. In some ways, I’m leery of these trends too. I donÕ t want my younger siblings to be heavily influenced by Snooki or Mike “The Situation.” I fear a world where citizens get their news solely from Bill O’Reilly or Keith Olbermann. I don’t want to have to check Facebook to make sure my parents’ relationship status hasnÕ t changed to “single” or “it’s complicated.” These concerns are valid. But theyÕ re by no means an indictment of societyÕ s latest technological innovations. Those who disparage new forms of entertainment and long for simpler times neglect the vital role new media outlets play. Many Americans respect free speech as an abstract principle while criticizing it in practice. If we truly value individual expression, the more voices there are, the better off society should be. No place is this more evident than in modern news, specifically
cable news. Many viewers gripe about “cable news bias” because they hold it to the impossibly high standard of impartiality. But instead of denigrating certain networks for their slanted Scott BurnS portrayals and clear bias, we Columnist should condone their unique perspectives. ItÕ s far better we live in a world where weÕ re honest about our biases than fooling ourselves into thinking they don’t exist. This is obviously not a justification for unethical slandering and falsification. It’s an endorsement for an open forum of ideas and perspectives. FOX News nauseates me just as much as the next (classical) liberal. But IÕ m glad thereÕ s at least one network whose commentators don’t experience a chill up their leg every time the president speaks.
Our ancestors wouldÕ ve been far better off if they were exposed to the wide array of viewpoints available today. Before social networking, political protesters had to resort to self-immolation or stand defiantly in front of tanks to have their voices heard. Today, with the advent of blogs and online activism groups, you donÕ t even have to leave your desktop to start a mini-revolution. And thanks to cable television, comedians like Jon Stewart can illuminate the hypocrisy of warmongers and political prostitutes and undermine their reputation with a 10-second C-SPAN clip. Across the globe, Iranian voters can upload clips of political oppression on YouTube.com rather than having their outcry silenced by oppressive overlords. IÕ m sure the innocent victims of Marxism would’ve preferred to live in a world where Karl Marx and Vladimir LeninÕ s personal transgressions wouldÕ ve been constantly critiqued by slanted cable news networks so their hypocrisy
could be broadcast worldwide. Who knows? Under the magnifying glass of AmericaÕ s media scrutiny, perhaps morally depraved people like Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson couldÕ ve been laughed off as self-glorifying psychopaths before stepping foot into the oval office. Of course, “new news” outlets won’t expose every societal transgression. But they at least give everyone an opportunity to make their voices heard and hold elected officials’ nuts to the fire. The market for ideas is more open than ever before. May the most valid ideas prevail. Scott Burns is a 20-year-old economics major from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_sburns.
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THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE
Politics isn’t about policy, just status wrangling
Imagine a world where politics are about policy. Voters would struggle to become informed and abstain from voting on issues about which theyÕ re ignorant. Decisions would be based on subtle cost-benefit analysis, and leaders would feel free to change their minds without being branded a “flip-flopper.” In this world, coming from a small town is an asset, and not putting your hand over your heart is a gaping liability. The real worldÕ s politics arenÕ t about policy. Perhaps, in the unexamined subconscious of the average voter, the dog show of politics is really a thinly veiled argument over which groups should have status in society. Democracy answers the question, “Whom should we respect?” It doesnÕ t actually affect my grandmother if the Ten Commandments are displayed in the courthouses, but she is filled with righteous anger when they are removed because “this is a Christian nation.” As far as the Constitution is concerned, she’s completely wrong, but this is a place where Christians can feel at home and those of other religions, or a lack thereof, are shunned. On the flip side, I don’t think it really matters if science teachers mention intelligent design. A 400word essay (or five-minute YouTube video) on falsifiability makes ID seem like the kind of institutionalized BS en vogue teenagers shun in droves. Perhaps the average atheist fights to maintain the purity of science in the classroom to bolster the status of scientists.
Another status-marker is telling others what to do. Think of nonsmokers telling smokers where they can light up or teetotalers calling for blue laws or prohibition. In economics, think of those who prevent poor workers from taking jobs for which Daniel Morgan theyÕ re not paid the legally reColumnist quired Ò minimum wage.” Most of us like to pretend we’re free speech fundamentalists who believe everyone has a right to talk. It makes us sound modern, pluralistic and confident in our beliefs, but I’m skeptical of such claims. Most cried foul when the Supreme Court recently upheld the rights of those in corporations to engage in free speech. Most debates on the ruling skipped the morality of censorship and jumped right to the status of corporations. When I debated the topic with fellow columnist Mark Macmurdo, he pointed out “the term ‘nonprofit’ sounds endearing, but is actually misleading. The Citizens United folks aren’t collecting donations for Haiti, they’re producing films.” In other words, free speech is for the good, virtuous and respectable columnists at The Daily Reveille, not the low-status documentary-making partisans who organized themselves as a nonprofit corporation. IÕ m not above such discourse
myself. This entire column could be interpreted as an attempt to boost the status of those making substantive arguments. Status wrangling isnÕ t inherently harmful. Status plays a role in the human mating dance, so we can’t expect it to simply disappear. But we can and should be skeptical of those who piggyback conclusions with status. Ò Support the
troops” isn’t an argument about the Iraq war Ñ itÕ s an empty-headed command that says nothing about the merits of continuing a particular policy. One final moral: Don’t use the state to boost your status. In the same way we sneer at the loser who has to lie to boost his status, we shouldnÕ t respect those who have to use state force to prove their worth
to the rest of us. Doing so is low-status.
Daniel Morgan is a 21-year-old economics major from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_dmorgan. Contact Daniel Morgan at dmorgan@lsureveille.com
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010
THE DAILY REVEILLE PROGRAMS, from page 3
fewer, but better, academic programs. Kendra Brumfield, international studies senior, asked Martin if budget cuts would hurt study abroad and other international programs. “I haven’t seen anything yet that could hurt that program,” Martin said. Another student negatively commented on increased class size. Martin said he hopes the student-toteacher ratio can be improved. Chris Siverd, civil engineering senior, asked if the University should shift toward being more researchoriented.
“Our student body is 17 percent grad students, while other schools average about 22 percent grad students,” Martin said. “I think the solution is to bring more students into the University. Right now, our student body is about 28,000 students, and I would like to see it reach 32,000.” Students were also concerned about a tuition increase. “If tuition is increased, TOPS will cover it,” Martin said. “I would rather there be a tuition increase than a fee increase.” But Martin said he doesn’t feel TOPS is the program it used to be. “I think that TOPS should be a reward for students who worked hard in high school,” Martin said. “It
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isn’t quite as elite as it should be.” He said he did some crude math to figure out some numbers. “If the ACT score were changed from a 21 to a 23, the state could save $30 million,” Martin said. He also said he feels workstudy, another method of financial aid for students, is under-invested. “I think the criteria for work study is a little too strict,” Martin said. SG handed out free scantrons, blue books and packs of trail mix at the event. Contact Mandy Francois at mfrancois@lsureveille.com
THE DAILY REVEILLE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010 LA GRAD, from page1
submitted in the next legislative session. Using fall and spring tuition rates, with a 10 percent increase students would be paying $346 more per year. Students will see the change as early as next fall if the act passes legislaMartin ‘If there’s tion, said. a light at “I would argue that only the end of because tuition dollars the are pretty flextunnel, ible and you it’s a train have a scholarlike TOPS coming at ship that covers it,” Martin said. us.’ Martin Michael Martin said he is cauchancellor tiously optimistic about the upcoming act and reminded students many changes could take place during the upcoming legislative session. “If there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, it’s a train coming at us,” Martin said. Contact Grace Montgomery at gmontgomery@lsureveille.com
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effort on them,” Bunner said. “Maybe he was just proud of it.” Fernandez and other witnesses said Erie threw CDs into the air before attempting to jack up his car. He also placed a large gas can on top of his car before moving it to the top of a nearby garbage can. The can contained barely enough gas to fill the bottom, Scott said. Joe Rhodes, a graduate instructor, said he called the police for the second time and instructed students to stay away from Erie when he took the gas can from the car. Rhodes and other witnesses said Erie then put his dog on a leash, picked up his backpack and walked to the Art and Design Building, leaving his car and its contents in the middle of the Quad. Rhodes followed Erie into the building, where he said Erie shook hands with an unidentified student who handed Erie a small electronic device and left. Rhodes said he instructed people to leave the building. “I was thinking, ‘This is how memorials get built,’” Rhodes said. Scott later confirmed Erie was carrying a radio ampli-
fier which matched Rhodes’ Rhodes called the police description of the object. Scott again with Erie’s location. could not confirm where Erie got Scott said LSUPD arrived the radio amplifier. shortly after and searched Erie. Thomas Sofranko, profes- He had no drugs in his possessor and associate sion, Scott said. dean of the archiPolice actecture program, counts of how said he was alertlong it took for ofed to a commotion ficers to reach the in the main lobby Quad contradict of the Art and Deseveral witness sign building and statements. found Erie and his Scott said it dog wondering took police three around the lobby. minutes to arrive Thomas Sofranko Sofranko said in the Quad after architecture associate dean he was unaware of receiving the first Erie’s earlier accalls, according to tions in the Quad and recognized radio records, which he said canhim from the college. not be released until the investi“I said, ‘Storm, what is going gation is complete. on. Do you need to sit down?’” Rhodes vehemently disSofranko said. “He looked dis- agreed with LSUPD and said it traught.” took more than 10 minutes for Sofranko said Erie followed police to arrive in the Quad. him back to his office where they “From the first time I called talked before police arrived. — and the operator said I wasn’t Sofranko declined to explain the first one to call — it was 20 what Erie said because it was minutes until they found him,” “private.” Rhodes said. “He was in the Quad
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‘I said, ‘Storm, what is going on? Do you need to sit down?’ He looked distraught.’
PAGE 12 for more than three minutes. He was in the Quad for at least 10 minutes.” Police didn’t reach the Quad before Erie went to the Art and Design Building. “I am irate,” Rhodes said. “The University has failed the students. There was no message, and there was no expediency. It was the most amateur response to an emergency situation one could fathom.” Scott said the situation did not appear threatening initially because of different perceptions. “Initially, it was dispatched as a non-threatening situation,” Scott said. “Initially, it came in as a car parked in the Quad.” Scott said no emergency text messages were sent because initial reports of the event did not present “an immediate response from the community or on an immediate threat to life.” Scott said Erie’s family took custody of the dog. Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at xwilson@lsureveille.com