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BUDGET CUTS
Chancellor fears possible faculty loss
G ld Rush
By Xerxes A. Wilson Senior Staff Writer
Olympics wind down, students weigh in on games By Grace Montgomery Staff Writer
As the historic quest for honor and glory in Vancouver, British Columbia, comes to a close at the 21st Olympic Winter Games, some students said they haven’t invested much time in the two-week long competition. Though many students watched the Winter Games, some tuned in only casually. Many said they had difficulty finding time to watch with schoolwork or prefer the Summer Games. “I’ve been watching skiing and curling,” said geology senior Jeff Fabre. “Not as much as I want — school usually gets in
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the way.” Though unable to watch regularly, some students still recognize the importance of the Winter Games. “It’s the highest level of competition in the world,” said mechanical engineering senior Bryan Nichols. “The Olympics repreGAMES, see page 12
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“I like [the Olympics] because it happens so rarely and there is so much at stake.”
Hoa Bui “I’ve mainly biology senior been watching curling — that’s all I can ever catch on TV.” Greg Jacob biology junior
Marci “I don’t really Andrews watch [the industrial Olympics]. engineering I get bored sophomore with it.”
“I watch curling. I like the competitive spirit of the Olympics.” photos courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
[Clockwise from top left] Lindsey Vonn of the United States speeds down the course Wednesday during the women’s giant slalom. Figure skater Mirai Nagasu of USA works on her routine Wednesday. USA’s Apolo Ohno competes Wednesday in the men’s 500m short track skating competition. Germany’s GER1, piloted by Andre Lange, brakes in the finish area Thursday during a training run. USA’s Zach Parise (9) is congratulated by teammates Wednesday after he scored a goal in the third period of a men’s quarterfinal round ice hockey game against Switzerland. American fans cheer Thursday during the Men’s Nordic Combined Individual event.
With a grim budgetary outlook and sagging faculty morale, Chancellor Michael Martin said retaining and recruiting highquality faculty is the biggest challenge for the next 10 years. The University’s budget outlook is uncertain, prompting administration to begin the process of sending out more than 450 termination notices to non-tenure and non-tenure track faculty. The notices give the University the legal right to end faculty employment in a year’s time. These notices can be revoked as the University gains a better idea of its budget situation in the coming months. “Faculty morale is down,” Martin said. “Administration morale is down. I suspect the Board of Supervisors morale is down and the legislature morale is down. This is as close to the worst downturn we have had in this country since the 1920s and ’30s.” Most deans said the problem of faculty leaving because of the budget situation hasn’t been widespread yet, but the potential for flight is evident. “The good news is that the best people are always being recruited because they are good,” Christopher D’Elia, School of Coast and Environment dean. “The bad news is we are vulnerable.” D’Elia said his school has only seen normal attrition of faculty leaving during the budget crisis. “Some schools like Kentucky have put recruiting and expansion into a prominent position during the recession instead of treating it as just another part of the recession,” said Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope. College of Education Dean M. Jayne Fleener said the budget crisis keeps colleges from matching the offers of other schools, which will hinder the retainment of faculty in the future. FACULTY, see page 12
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010
Nation & World
INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
Afghan government installed in Taliban stronghold
SeaWorld will keep killer whale despite trainer’s death
MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials raised the national flag over Marjah on Thursday, asserting government control even as Marines searched for militant holdouts. Kabul also confirmed the arrest of another top Taliban leader — part of a roundup that could further strain the insurgent movement.
ORLANDO (AP) — Despite calls to free or destroy the animal, SeaWorld said Thursday it will keep the killer whale that drowned its trainer, but will suspend all orca shows while it decides whether to change the way handlers work with the behemoths. Also, VIP visitors who occasionally were invited to pet the killer whales will no longer be allowed to do so. “We’re going to make any changes we have to to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” said Chuck Tompkins, chief of animal training.
Chief of Algerian police killed by colleague on Thursday ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The powerful chief of Algeria’s national police, on the front line in the war against Islamist insurgents, was shot and killed by a colleague during a meeting Thursday at his headquarters, authorities said. Two others were injured in the attack on Ali Tounsi, including a security chief for the Algiers region, a law enforcement official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
US pilot who dismissed Pearl Harbor reports dies SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hawaii-based pilot Kermit Tyler thought the big blip on the radar screen on Dec. 7, 1941, was a fleet of U.S. B-17 bombers due in from the mainland, so he replied “don’t worry about it” when told of the approaching mass that
turned out to be the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Tyler, who was ultimately cleared of wrongdoing, has died at age 96, content he did all he could that morning. 80-year-old burglar gets 3 years in California prison TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — An 80-year-old woman with a criminal record stretching back to 1955 has been sentenced to three years in state prison for ransacking and stealing cash from a Southern California medical office. Doris Thompson thanked a judge Wednesday for not sending her to Los Angeles County jail, which she doesn’t like, and said she deserved a longer sentence. She also told the judge, “God bless you.” State records show Thompson, who has used 27 aliases, has repeatedly been arrested during the past 55 years, mainly for petty theft and burglary. She has gone to jail several times.
STATE/LOCAL
Saints make offers to 13 restricted free agents
Fourth grader brings pellet gun to Thibodaux school
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has tendered qualifying offers to offensive tackle Jammal Brown, safety Roman Harper and 11 others players slated to become restricted free agents next week. Loomis says offers were also made to offensive tackles Jermon Bushrod and Zach Strief; safeties Chris Reis and Usama Young; defensive linemen Remi Ayodele and Anthony Hargrove; wide receivers Lance Moore and Courtney Roby; linebacker Marvin Mitchell; tight end David Thomas; and running back Pierre Thomas. The Saints declined to disclose the terms of the offers. Players may wait to see if they receive better offers from other teams before agreeing to contracts with the Saints. If another team offers more money, the Saints can match it.
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — A 10-year-old boy brought a pellet gun into a Thibodaux school, though school officials say he did not threaten anyone with it. A South Thibodaux Elementary School official notified an onsite deputy after getting information that the fourth-grader had the gun in his book bag.
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
First ‘Straight Talk’ session of the semester held Thursday Event moved to Middleton Library By Adam Duvernay News Editor
Students passing through Middleton Library received an unexpected bonus in the form of free scantrons and blue books Thursday. In the first Straight Talk with Student Government session of the semester, SG representatives gave out testing supplies to students and tried to engage them in campus-wide issues. This session of Straight Talk was the first to be held in Middleton — in the past, most were held in Free Speech Alley. “We’ve seen the library become more accessible over the past couple of years. It’s a common place
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SG President Stuart Watkins, right, talks to Chris Waller, history junior, about the Tuesday morning incident in the Quad on Thursday in Middleton Library
students pass through,” said SG President Stuart Watkins. Watkins said he thinks Straight Talk has recently been more successful and credited this to varying the location of the event. Watkins said his administration
held Straight Talk events in Free Speech Alley, the 459 Commons, the Patrick F. Taylor Hall walkthrough and a mobile bus route through campus. “We know the majority of students won’t pass just through Free
Speech Alley; we have to reach out to them through other areas,” Watkins said. Though only a few students stopped to speak to SG representatives, many picked up their free scantrons and blue books. Sen. Andy Palermo, University Center for Advising and Counseling, said the free testing material is especially useful to students right now because midterms are approaching. Palermo said the students he spoke to are mostly concerned with upcoming budget cuts and the governor’s proposal to allow universities to increase tuition levels to compete with peer institutions. Watkins said SG will organize an informational campaign during the next two weeks to get students more active in fighting budget cuts. “The important thing is not only informing the students about what’s going on with budget cuts,
but actually getting them to pick up the phone and contact the people who represent them on a state level,” Watkins said. Watkins also said students were interested in the lineup for Groovin’ on the Grounds. The list of performers will be released on Monday at noon. Chris Waller, history junior, stopped by to ask Watkins about Tuesday’s incident in the Quad in which a student parked his car and unloaded a wide assortment of seemingly random and possibly dangerous items. “They definitely should have sent a text message to tell people to stay away from the Quad, especially if there was something dangerous,” Waller said. Contact Adam Duvernay at aduvernay@lsureveille.com
FASHION
‘Project Runway’ star visits Baton Rouge to promote line
after giving so much to the show. “It’s five weeks of your life, so when you get to the end, you want to win,” Momolu said. “When you don’t, you feel defeated.” By Ryan Buxton But she looks at her expeSenior Staff Writer rience on the show as a gift beHer work has been seen on cause it has helped build her “Project Runway” and at the brand and given her opportunities Emmy Awards, and on Thursday, to become a public speaker and fashion designer Korto Momolu inspire others. brought her designs to Baton “When you go on [‘Project Rouge. Runway’], you’re thinking of Momolu, two-time runner-up yourself — it’s kind of selfish,” of “Project Runway,” appeared she said. “But I’ve been able to at Dillard’s to promote her line become a role model and a muse of handbags and jewelry, Korto for others.” Momolu for DilThe Dillard’s lard’s. line is only one of The pieces, Momolu’s projmarked by their ects since appearchunky structure ing on the reality and vivid colors, show. are affordable She also and appealing to created an enwomen from 16 vironmentallyto 60, Momolu friendly jewelry said. Most of the line called Saba Korto Momolu line retails for “Project Runway” runner-up, designer and will design a less than $100. dress for Tanika Momolu said Ray, former cothe line fits right into a college host of “Extra,” to wear at the woman’s wardrobe. Academy Awards. “You can wear the totes to Momolu said designing for a class, and they’re not so glitzy specific person is all about mergthat they’ll be out of place,” Mo- ing her point of view with the climolu said. ent’s needs. Textiles, apparel design and “I create something that’s merchandising junior Katherine very Korto, but still them,” she Bynum went to Dillard’s to meet said. Momolu and said she liked the Momolu recently debuted line. her clothing line at New York “The bags look like they Fashion Week, in the same venue could be worth more than the as Leanne Marshall, the season price,” Bynum said. five winner of “Project Runway.” Momolu’s “Project Runway” Momolu said she still keeps experience was longer than most in touch with “Runway” concontestants. She returned for testants including Marshall and “Project Runway: All-Star Chal- Jerell Scott from her season, and lenge” and placed second for a contestants from other seasons second time. like Santino Rice from season “I call myself the first-run- two and Jay McCarroll, winner ner-up girl,” Momolu said. of season one. She said losing was hard Jamie Davidson, president
Momolu designs handbags, jewelry
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‘You can wear the totes to class, and they’re not so glitzy that they’ll be out of place.’
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Liberian-born designer and “Project Runway” season five finalist Korto Momolu, left, compares watches with Jessica Prest, food science junior, right, at Dillard’s in the Mall of Louisiana on Thursday. Momolu is making a nationwide promotional tour.
of Korto Momolu, L.L.C., said Momolu’s genuine and friendly demeanor contributes to the success of her line. “Half of fashion right now is media,” Davidson said. “Without personal magnetism, you lose a lot.” Becky Adams, Dillard’s assistant store manager, said one of Momolu’s handbags sold out by the middle of her appearance. Momolu’s line stands out to customers because of the bold, eye-catching colors that make it unique, Adams said. “It’s not your typical Ralph Lauren,” Adams said. Momolu said her career keeps her busy, but she said her dream would be to style Oprah Winfrey. “Oprah is my idol — she’s at the top of her game,” Momolu said.
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Revelry
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Don’t forget the accessories! Keep cool with a thermal tote: a lightweight insulated bag that you can carry the day’s drinks and snacks in. “A lot of people use [them] for baseball games,” says Avery Cootes, Tattle Tales store manager, pictured above.
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A navy blue Lucy Love romper can be used as a cute cover-up or a hot outfit for sizzling spring break nights. “You could add some jewelry and wear it out at night,” says Cootes.
A printed Lucy Love sundress is perfect for a day at the beach. Wear it over a bikini and relax on the beach, then slip on a cute pair of wedges and dance the night away. Story by Rachel Warren
‘Metallic is always in.’ -Cootes Havianas flip-flops are made of durable rubber that doesn’t absorb any dirt. Wear them to the beach, then rinse them off and wear them out on the town. They come in bright colors, as well as metallics.
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FOOTBALL
Ensminger named tight ends coach
Sports
Practice. Win. Repeat.
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Spring practice to begin Monday By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer
Two things changed for the LSU football team Thursday. The start of spring football practice was postponed yet again, and LSU hired Steve Ensminger as tight ends coach to replace Don Yanowsky, who departed for Memphis. LSU coach Les Miles said spring practice will now begin Monday to allow Ensminger to get settled with the team. The spring game is still scheduled for March 27. “We’ve had a great start to our offseason ‘I like the conditioning,” said in a attitude Miles news release. and work “The playethic that ers have done great job of this team adoing what the has coaches have displayed asked of them. like the atso far.’ Ititude and the work ethic that Les Miles LSU football coach this team has displayed so far. I’m looking forward to getting on the practice field with them.” Ensminger will be back on familiar ground when he joins LSU, as he played quarterback
Tigers travel to Auburn after first SEC win of the season By Chris Branch Sports Writer
These types of victories seem almost as sweet as winning a title. LSU’s win against Arkansas on Wednesday was the first win in 13 games and its first taste of victory in 51 long days. The win also doused any chance of LSU going into the history books for the wrong reasons. Are they complacent? Don’t suggest that to the players. “It’s going to be the same mindset we’ve been having all year,” said senior guard Tasmin Mitchell. “We’re trying to get over that hill right now. We’re going to keep working hard and try to finish strong until the end.” Freshman point guard Daron Populist agreed. Populist has seen an increased role in the past few weeks — the walk-on has seen 20 or more minutes of action in four of LSU’s last seven games. “It was a great win,” Populist said. “We needed it. We’re just ready to get onto the next game.” LSU coach Trent Johnson didn’t savor the win for long. Johnson said in the past he wasn’t concerned much about IMPROVEMENT, see page 11
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ENSMINGER, see page 11
LSU sophomore guard Chris Bass (4) takes a shot at a layup on a fast break Wednesday during the Tigers’ 65-54 win against Arkansas in the PMAC.
BASEBALL
LSU to play without Ranaudo Ross to start against William and Mary By Johanathan Brooks Sports Writer
The LSU baseball team will be without its ace when it takes the field Friday night against William and Mary. The Tigers (4-0) will have to try to get a win against the Tribe (3-0) without the aid of junior pitcher Anthony Ranaudo. “He may just miss this start,
or it may be another two or three weeks,“ LSU coach Paul Mainieri said after Wednesday’s game against McNeese State. “We don’t think it’s a serious problem, but we don’t want to put Anthony on the mound until he feels 100 percent.” Mainieri said the injury is a stress reaction and does not involve any ligament damage. He also said the injury does not appear to be a long-term problem. Ranaudo is pegged by many MLB draft projections as a firstround selection. The 6-foot-7-inch righty
missed playing time during his freshman season because of another injury to his throwing elbow. In that season, he didn’t debut until well into the year because of tendonitis in a ligament. The injuries are unrelated. “I don’t think it’s going to be anything terribly serious,” Mainieri said. “What we’re going to do is take the prudent route, which is the ultra-conservative route. That kid’s just got so much riding on his career that I didn’t want to ACE, see page 11
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LSU sophomore outfielder Trey Watkins slides back to first Wednesday evening at Alex Box Stadium in LSU’s 2-1 win against McNeese State.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
SOFTBALL
No. 16 LSU hosts Tiger Invitational this weekend Girouard reunites with former player By Rowan Kavner Sports Contributor
The softball Tigers are getting comfortable in their home cages. The No. 16 LSU (8-4) carries a three-game winning streak into this weekend’s Tiger Invitational against Southern, Houston (4-6) and Jacksonville State (2-1) at Tiger Park. LSU has outscored its opponents, 24-1, in its last three games. The Tigers have won six of seven
games and are in the middle of an 18-game home stand. LSU sophomore first baseman Anissa Young broke out Wednesday against Southeastern Louisiana with two home runs and a career-best five RBIs. “I took movement out of my swing,” Young said. “I’m just trying to be more relaxed at the plate and see better pitches.” LSU coach Yvette Girouard said she was impressed with how Young has adjusted this season. “She’s so much more focused this year,” Girouard said. “She’s come out and she’s worked so much harder already than she did last year. She’s doing extra, and it’s starting
to pay off.” Houston has had a rollercoaster of a season. The Cougars had a three-game losing streak followed by a three-game winning streak and are now in the midst of another three-game losing streak. But Girouard said there’s talent in this weekend’s competition. “Houston has a very good team with some good stats, and Jacksonville State pulled off some major upsets last week,” she said. “We can’t assume that we can just hit anybody that trots out there in the circle.” Girouard has some personal connections with Houston’s softball team. The Cougars’ head coach,
Kyla Holas (formerly Kyla Hall), played for Girouard at LouisianaLafayette. “I always say she’s the finest athlete I ever coached,” Girouard said. “Somebody that can pitch for you and hit four-hole and hit bombs is a very special individual and athlete.” Girouard said Holas is one of the few whose passion to win rivals that of her own. “She was about as big a competitor as I was,” Girouard said. “If there’s anybody that hates to lose and is more intense than myself, the next person would have to be Kyla Hall.” LSU is the only ranked team in
the Tiger Invitational. The Tigers’ miniscule 1.05 ERA has contributed significantly to its success. All four Tiger pitchers’ ERAs are less than 1.40. Sophomore pitcher Brittany Mack and senior pitcher Cody Trahan boast ERAs under 1.00. Girouard said the depth will allow the Tigers to use specific pitchers suited for different opponents.
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TRACK AND FIELD
Tigers seeking first indoor conference title since 1990 Teams to compete in Ark. on Saturday By Luke Johnson Sports Contributor
With the indoor regular season behind them, the LSU track and field teams have their sights set on competing in the Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field
championships Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark., at the Randall Tyson Track Center. LSU will travel to Fayetteville to compete in an indoor meet for the second time this season, and several LSU athletes will return later to compete for the NCAA championships, which will also take place at the Tyson Track Center. LSU coach Dennis Shaver said the team altered its approach this week in order to prepare for the
conference championships. “It’s a good time for us to do just enough work to keep them sharp, but at the same time really try to rest them up,” Shaver said. “In all honesty, just in the last couple of days I can really tell that they’re getting ready to go.” The SEC is stacked on both the men’s and women’s sides this season. The SEC boasts five schools in the top 25 in both the men’s and
women’s United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association rankings, including the Tigers at No. 3 and the Lady Tigers at No. 5. Though the competition for the conference title will be stout, LSU is among the favorites to take it home thanks to several standout athletes. Junior thrower Walter Henning has been like Hercules in purple and gold this season.
Henning owns the nation’s top performance in the weight throw by more than a foot and a half this season at 76 feet, 6.5 inches.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lady Tigers defeat Ark., earn eighth conference win Jones earns careerhigh 22 points By Michael Lambert Sports Contributor
The Lady Tigers’ hope for an eighth consecutive first-round bye in the Southeastern Conference tournament stayed alive Thursday night on the backs of sophomore forward Courtney Jones and junior guard Katherine Graham. Jones’ career-high 22 points and Graham’s near triple-double was plenty enough for No. 20 LSU (19-8, 8-7) to roll past Arkansas, 70-53, Thursday night at the PMAC. “Courtney Jones and Katherine Graham were outstanding,” said LSU coach Van Chancellor. “Graham is igniting us lately. Jones was just unbelievable.” Graham recorded her third double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Jones added five rebounds along with her game-high 22 points. LSU bolstered its NCAA résumé and guaranteed the Lady Tigers at least a .500 record in the SEC for the 14th straight season. “We just needed to get to eight conference wins,” Chancellor said. “You pretty much need eight
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LSU junior guard Latear Eason (3) reaches down to grab a loose ball Thursday night during the Tigers’ 70-53 victory against Arkansas in the PMAC.
conference wins to make the tournament.” LSU is tied for fifth place in the conference with Georgia. An LSU win against Mississippi State on Sunday coupled with a Georgia loss would hand the Lady Tigers a
first-round bye in the conference tournament. The top four SEC teams receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament, which begins Thursday in Duluth, Ga. “[A bye] would help a lot with
our legs and make us fresher for the next games,” Graham said. Graham was removed from the game with 2:45 remaining and was only two assists shy of her second triple-double of the season. “[Chancellor] wanted me to look for my shot a little bit more, just to open up the offense,” Graham said. Jones shot 8-of-9 from the field and a perfect 4-of-4 from beyond the arc to earn 22 points. “I was just shooting it,” Jones said. “I wasn’t really thinking it would go in.” Jones’ previous season high was 11 points against Florida. “She’s been a player that I’ve struggled with trying to get her to shoot the ball,” Chancellor said. “This was her best game of the year.” Arkansas coach Tom Collen said a different Razorback guarded Jones every time she shot from 3-point range. “We let Courtney Jones get away from us from the 3-point line,” Collen said. “She can shoot it. Obviously our players didn’t get that message.” The Lady Tigers have won four of five games with the Arkansas (12-16, 4-11) victory. The 17-point win was similar to LSU’s blowouts against Florida, Auburn and Vanderbilt, where LSU won by
an average of 26.6 points. Chancellor said he thought his team was “dead in the water” before the Florida game, but it has come alive down the stretch. LSU’s only blemish since Feb. 7 came at the hands of No. 5 Tennessee, 70-61, on Monday night. The Lady Tigers nailed 50 percent of their shots from the floor in the game and 56 percent in the second half. Senior guard Allison Hightower wasn’t the usual star of game, but she contributed 12 points and six rebounds. LSU’s win is its 16th straight against the Razorbacks and stretches the Lady Tigers’ all-time record to 26-9 against Arkansas. Arkansas sophomore guard Lyndsay Harris, the Razorbacks’ leading scorer, was held to 11 points. “They are clearly a team that has already punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament,” Collen said. “We knew LSU would be a good challenge.” The Lady Tigers’ final regular season game takes place Sunday at 2 p.m. against Mississippi State at the PMAC with a chance at an SEC tournament bye on the line. Contact Michael Lambert at mlambert@lsureveille.com
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Sept. 11 conspiracy theories act as relaxing fantasies Marcelo Viera: Last Sunday, the History Channel showed a documentary on Sept. 11 conspiracy theories. For years, blogs, YouTube videos and even books have challenged the typical narrative. Movies Marcelo Viera like “ZeitColumnist geist” and “Loose Change” try to prove the government, the military and financial corporations are behind the attacks. As offensive as these theories can seem, some of the facts about 9/11 were never really clarified, and that’s what these theories base themselves on. Daniel Morgan: I wouldn’t say there’s a mainstream phenomenon, but a subset of America is eager to indict the government in a conspiracy. It grows out of a healthy skepticism of power but portrays a government Daniel Morgan capable of acColumnist complishing any sinister plan. I’m generally skeptical of such claims. Massive conspiracies require massive coordination, and there’s too much to gain from being a whistleblower for conspiracies to work. Nixon couldn’t pull off Watergate, and even the whistleblower who exposed the boring accounting conspiracy at Enron became a minor celebrity. I’m too skeptical of state power to be that skeptical of state power. Marcelo: Maybe the government couldn’t have pulled it off by itself, but — especially if you’re not American — it’s hard to doubt the power of the American government. We all saw the might of America when it overthrew the Taliban and Saddam Hussein. And that’s why people in other countries are more prone to believe such conspiracy theories. They judge America by its action movies — anything is possible. Especially when these
theories say Sept. 11 justifies a profitable war on Iraq. Daniel: I think everyone is hungry for an explanation of why the war in Iraq happened, but I think it’s a shame curiosity is wasted on debunked conspiracies. “Popular Mechanics” has done a lot of convincing work, and Wikipedia’s “9/11 conspiracy theories” has a good summary of the arguments. For a more irreverent take, Google “David Wong 9/11.” Nineteen hijackers can kill 3,000 civilians, and one lone wolf can assassinate a president. That’s the stupid, random world we live in. If the conspiracy theories were true, we could just oppose the Rockefellers and live in utopia. In some ways, it’s a shame the “Loose Change” crowd is wrong. A conspiracy theory is an appealing fantasy.
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Marcelo: Yes, it’s true. I think there’s a wicked desire of being as cool and dangerous as America in Brazil and in a lot of other countries. But also, there’s a resentment that comes from this jealousy and a heavy critique on American capitalism as being wild and expansionist. We grow up watching American movies, especially action movies after Sept. 11. Daniel: Let’s hope in
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Marcelo Vieira is a 32-year-old jazz cello graduate student from Brazil. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_marcelovieira.
The incident in the Quad Tuesday not only raises serious questions about the University’s emergency response but also about our awareness of mental health issues, especially those pertaining to college students. Did you know that the majority of mental illnesses first present themselves at the college age? That, accompanied by the high-stress environment of college life and the fact that many of us are on our own for the first time, leaves students especially vulnerable to developing problems with mental health. College students need to be better informed so that those experiencing symptoms understand what they are going through, know it’s not their fault and get the help they need. Mental health education is also important so that worried students know how to talk to their friends about getting them help, where to
Daniel: That’s interesting. I know we export pop culture, but I didn’t know other countries imitate our paranoia.
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Quad incident highlights college mental health issues
find help, and also so that those students who are living with a mental health disorder don’t feel alone. In a 2006 study by the American College Health Association, nearly half of all college students reported having felt so depressed in the past year that they couldn’t function. The student who drove his car into the Quad on Tuesday is not “crazy.” He’s struggling, just like so many of us are. He needs support and understanding, not judgment and ostracism. That could’ve been any one of us Tuesday morning. We all get stressed. We all feel overwhelmed. It is SO clear that so many of us are struggling, so why does it seem like no one is willing to talk about it? There is so much stigma that surrounds mental illness that we refuse to recognize it in ourselves and/ or peers, and we certainly do not talk about it. The sad and confusing event Tuesday morning is a perfect example of why we need to START TALKING NOW.
Marcelo: Conspiracy theories can definitely be a waste of time as much as debunking them. But Sept. 11 changed the world. In Brazil, for example, we don’t have the history of plane-hijacks and president killers, but some there think we have the same threats. Sept. 11 not only justified the war on Iraq, it sponsored a noxious export paranoia. The attacks on the towers, graphically broadcasted on live television, made the line between fantasy and reality almost imperceptible. Conspiracy theories and people trying to debunk them are profiting from this instability of what’s real and what’s fake.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We are the people our parents warned us about.”
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Truth isn’t tamper-proof in Scorsese’s ‘Shutter Island’ Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) are federal marshals investigating the escape of insane murderess Rachel Solando from a heavily-guarded mental facility off the coast of Massachusetts. The asylum, situated within a fortress built during the Civil War, is imposing from its façade, but gets more freakish once the interior and its inhabitants are exposed. Daniels’ investigation is impeded by the administrators of the facility who view the escape as an internal matter. Psychiatrists John Cawley (the ubiquitous Ben Kingsley) and Jeremiah Naehring (the quintessential Nazi — Swedish star Max von Sydow) head the asylum and would prefer not to be pestered by overeager cops. “Shutter Island,” directed by Martin Scorsese (his first film since his Oscar-winning “The Departed,” in 2006), is based on
a novel by Dennis Lehane (bestselling author of “Mystic River”). With “Shutter Island,” Scorsese is working within the gothic-horror, film-noir genres. The picturesque location of the asylum surrounded by a Freke Ette forbidding forColumnist est, the loud, discordant music (especially at the beginning), the suffocating confines of the caverns and the spooky characters — both sane and insane — all contribute in establishing an unsettling ambience for the audience. While the plot proceeds linearly, crucial information is withheld, so the audience exchanges position with Daniels. From expecting to solve a mystery, it suddenly dawns on us we might be prey in a chase
— the scenario resembles a chess game played on a mutating jigsaw puzzle. At a point, Daniels gets lost in a dungeon overrun by escaping criminals; what’s most scary is not the manic protestations by inmate George Noyce (Jackie Earle Haley), but rather matchsticks being lit. This mirrors the human heart: We are terrified less by what is hidden in its dark recesses and more by what could be exposed in the light. What “Shutter Island” shows best is the power of cinema to tamper with the structure of time and space. This is not to say all films are narrative in structure, but rather that one cannot be sure where narrative springs from in movies. For instance, are the events bubbles of Daniels’ imagination? Do the scenarios occur through Daniels’ actions, or regardless of them? Is the story being told Daniels’ or Scorsese’s? Cinema’s history is replete with narratives that fiddle with real-
ity. Disparate examples include Robert Wiene’s “The Cabinet of Caligari,” Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon,” Samuel Fuller’s “Shock Corridor” and Bryan Singer’s “The Usual Suspects.” Each of these films, among countless others, challenges our firm belief in what is real or truthful. Granted, fiction also has the same potential to open us to these queries; it is less successful than film because we are conditioned to believe what we see more than what we read. The camera doesn’t lie, after all; to most of us, only the sensible, the rational, the visible, the comprehensible can be real. Scorsese is at his weakest when tying loose ends. Once we reach the conclusion of “Shutter Island” and get expositions explaining the entire film, the exercise proves disappointing because it conforms to our expected version of the truth. Which is why when a character pleads for
another “to accept reality,” we can only assume the comment to be ironic. No mad man would claim to be mad; and if there was, why should anyone believe him? As a filmmaker who came of age in the ’70s, Scorsese is steeped in cinema’s extensive tradition. With “Shutter Island,” he has a film of fluctuating quality, alternating between razor-sharp visuals and distended plot. In the end, the film is neither a resurgence of a spent master nor the decline of an established auteur, but rather a celebration of the visual medium itself, an aesthetic toast to narrative and its ability to refract reality in its own image. Freke Ette is a political theory graduate student from Uyo, Nigeria. You can follow him on Twitter @TDR_fette. Contact Freke Ette at fette@lsureveille.com
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Government, politics not legitimate sciences A “corporate whore who fakes compassion to gain the trust of the general public” is one of many colorful definitions you’ll find on Urban Dictionary when you search the word “politician.” Webster just says it’s “a person experienced in the art or science of government.” Several individuals have come through government who actually deserve descriptions like “who so desires power that they have lost all notion of morality and will now do or say anything to acquire more power.” Regardless of the evil in a few, the majority of them aren’t so bad, but, some way or another, politicians have gained this rotten reputation. Since the profession is so hated, why would anyone want to study what they do? During fall 2009, LSU had 435 of these brave souls, willing to stand the hate, studying political science. What are they studying that makes them so hated? My answer is that it’s not what they’re studying; it’s that they’re studying. George Washington and company didn’t know squat about interest groups in American politics (POLI 4032) or gender and American politics (POLI 4028). They would probably laugh at either of these two classes. “Wait, not only do women get to vote, but there are actually classes that study how they affect government?” I can hear the bigotry now. This is neither a shot at women nor a shot at Washington. The men who started the country were behind on two issues
for sure— hair styles and dental hygiene — I mean, slavery and female suffrage. Besides those two shortcomings, they were pretty advanced in their thought processes, and they took some dangerous steps to ensure Matt Lousteau our existence as a state — Columnist the founding fathers were more like philosophers with guns than scientists studying the inadequacies of their current government. The politicians of today seem more interested in what their constituents think about them than what the constituents think. Happy constituents translate into job security. With six figures on my pay check, I’d make that a priority too. No, all politicians aren’t bad, but we see how childish our current elected officials are acting right now. If they’re products of the education provided in political science … yikes. Another point is that the fault does not and cannot rest entirely in the hands of politicians. My colleague, Daniel Morgan, advocated apathy toward politics last semester. His points are quite convincing. It seems your participation in an election or any type of vote wouldn’t change the outcome no matter what. It’s a reality of the tremendous population in America. Fifty-one percent of 4.4 million (Louisiana’s approximate
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population) is still 2.24 million, and that’s a lot of people to have thinking the same way about one thing. Of course that’s counting under-aged citizens and people who don’t ever vote. People don’t participate, and many who do participate shouldn’t. This is a major problem. Democracy is vulnerable to one human characteristic — stupidity. Stupidity is the weapon that can bring a democratic country to its knees. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad doesn’t need nuclear weapons to end America. With sports, bad music and bad entertainment melting the intellect of our popu
lous, we’ll take care of ourselves. It’s the same problem as in junior high, high school or college student elections — they’re popularity contests. It’s easier to measure someone’s appearance and personality than what’s in their head, so vote for the prettiest. People don’t cast their votes based on logic, so politicians have to worry about their opinions on essential issues like the “necessity” of funding for postsecondary education. Legislators could just vote to amend the constitution and protect higher education and health care without concern for their re-election.
Of course it would have to attain support from 51 percent of voters, but the ones who know better would probably show up. Maybe that’s too optimistic. Matt Lousteau is a 20-year-old mechanical engineering junior from Laplace. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_mlousteau.
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for the Tigers from 1976-79. He played in three bowl games and threw for 2,770 yards and 16 touchdowns in his career. “Steve comes to LSU with a great deal of coaching experience in the [Southeastern Conference], and he knows Louisiana very well,” Miles said. “He’s demonstrated expertise in coaching on the offensive side of the ball, and
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records — he just wants the team to get better. “We’re 1-12 right now,” Johnson said. “We have no reason to be overconfident. We have no reason to be complacent.” The Tigers don’t have much time to relish the victory. LSU (10-17, 1-12) travels to play Auburn (13-15, 4-9) on Saturday to face the other Tigers a second time this season. Mitchell could use this game to help him end his career on a high note after the dismal 12game losing streak. His 16 points against the Razorbacks tie him for third place on LSU’s all-time scoring list with 1,942 points. Just 58 points separate Mitchell from becoming the third player in LSU history to score 2,000 points, following “Pistol” Pete Maravich and Durand “Rudy” Macklin. Mitchell isn’t focusing on his accolades just yet. He still has games to win. “I guess I’ll thank God for that,” Mitchell said. “We just have to continue to win games. It feels good to be up there with Pistol Pete, Howard Carter and Rudy [Macklin]. We have to win some games though. I’ll worry about the scoring thing after.” Mitchell might be more worried about Auburn’s firepower. LSU had trouble staying in front
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he gives us a coach who will be very valuable in recruiting. He’s also an LSU guy, which just reinforces that this is the right hire for us.” Ensminger began his collegiate coaching career as receivers coach at Nicholls State in 1982. Ensminger’s first SEC stop was Georgia from 1991-93, where he was quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator. He also served as Auburn’s quar-
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of Auburn’s guards last go- terms of their personnel than Arround, guards Johnson said “had kansas,” Johnson said. “The key a quickness and skill advantage” is that they have a four-man in Hargrove who’s able to play on after their last meeting. Senior DeWayne Reed, se- the perimeter and throughout the nior Tay Waller and sophomore high post very much like Tasmin can. They cause a lot Frankie Sulof problems.” livan torched LSU for 50 of Clarke and Fortson, the Razorthe team’s 84 backs’ top two scorpoints in the ers, could only help high-scoring Arkansas muster affair. Mitch54 points against ell scored 38 LSU. Arkansas had points against Trent Johnson been averaging 79.2 Auburn in the points per game in loss and was LSU men’s basketball coach its previous five conone of the only reasons LSU stayed in the game. tests. LSU’s defense has seemed “We had to find something to clamp down in recent games, that was going to work for us,” though. A tenacious 2-3 zone de- said LSU junior guard Bo Spenfense proved to be a foil to Ar- cer. “We just executed the zone. kansas’ talented backcourt trio of We still had some breakdowns, sophomore guard Courtney Fort- but for the most part, that’s what son and sophomore guard Rotnei is working for us right now.” Clarke. Johnson agreed. But he said Johnson said the matchups the Tigers might have to stray will be different Saturday, though away from the zone at points on the effort is encouraging. Waller Saturday. “I think for us to have sucand Reed are seniors, whereas Fortson and Clarke are just soph- cess there’s going to be some times where we’ll have to play omores. Don’t sleep on Auburn’s some man because they cause frontcourt, though. Versatile se- so many problems at four posinior forward Lucas Hargrove re- tions,” Johnson said. mains a threat as a big man who can shoot from beyond the arc. He scored 14 points against LSU in the last meeting. Contact Chris Branch at “They’re a lot different in cbranch@lsureveille.com
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‘We’re 1-12 right now. We have no reason to be overconfident.’
Dean said. “In the past few years, I liked to get my home run or my put the kid in any sort of situa- RBI totals up early. This year tion where it could jeopardize his I’ve just gone to try to work the average up and get base hits.” career.” Three of LSU’s four wins this Since they won’t be able to utilize their ace, the Tigers may season have been decided by four of fewer runs, and need help from Dean said close other facets of games give the their game in orteam confidence der to handle the it can use later in Tribe. the season. Though it In LSU’s hasn’t been evimidweek game, dent in all of its the Tigers secontests, LSU has cured a 2-1 win the ability to hit against McNeese the ball well. Blake Dean State. The game The Tigers LSU senior first baseman was tied until the have scored 36 eighth inning. runs this season “These games were a strugand hit six home runs on 46 hits. Senior designated hitter Matt gle,” Dean said. “This shows a lot Gaudet leads the Tigers at the about our team, and we go into plate with eight hits in 14 at bats the weekend with a plus on our backs. Hopefully, it carries us for a .571 average. Two of those hits have been into the weekend.” William and Mary has some home runs, and he has batted in players who have been getting six runs for LSU. Senior first baseman Blake base hits while working their avDean is batting .500 and has add- erages up as well. The Tribe comes into this ed one home run and nine RBIs. “This year I’ve had to come game a week after they notched in with a different approach,” a three-game sweep of Maryland-
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terbacks coach in 2003 and tight ends coach from 2004-2008. Ensminger was most recently the passing game coordinator at Smiths Station High School in 2009. Monday will be the first of five workouts for the Tigers next week. The first spring scrimmage
‘We go into the weekend with a plus on our backs. Hopefully, it carries us into the weekend.’
Eastern Shore. William and Mary outscored its opponent 40-7 in the series. Four Tribe batters are batting .500 or better, and sophomore infielder Tadd Bower is leading his squad with seven hits in 12 atbats with one home run and eight RBIs. LSU will combat the Tribe’s hot bats with junior pitcher Austin Ross on Friday night. Ross (1-0) pitched five scoreless injuries in his one start this season. He gave up three hits while striking out five batters. Sophomore pitcher Joey Bourgeois (1-0) will get his second start Saturday. Sunday’s pitcher is still to be determined, but Mainieri hasn’t ruled out the option of Wednesday night’s pitcher, junior Daniel Bradshaw, getting the start. “I’m sure Bradshaw will be available,” Mainieri said. “Not sure if we’ll start him or how we’ll do it. The best thing to do is to plan one game at a time, and we’ll see who we’ve got on Sunday.” Contact Johanathan Brooks at jbrooks@lsureveille.com
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GAMES, from page 1
sent inspiration, determination and hard work.” The Winter Games began Feb. 12 with the first indoor opening ceremonies in history. The celebration also marked the debut of the Cayman Islands, Colombia, Ghana, Montenegro and Pakistan as Olympic competitors. Eighty-three countries and approximately 2,500 athletes competed in 15 sports and more than 86 separate medal events. The United States leads the games with 32 medals — 8 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze. American speed skater Apolo Ohno was recently declared the most decorated Winter Olympian in history. Ohno has seven career medals from the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. The sport of curling gained popularity during recent games, even without American men or women making it to medal rounds. To play, athletes slide stones across the ice onto a target. “I’ve mainly been watching curling; that’s all I can ever catch on TV,” said biological sciences senior Hoa Bui. The Vancouver games are also being called the “Social Games” due to a high amount of Internet coverage and advertising sponsorships. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter are covering the games with fan pages and updates on progress. The first modern Olympic Games took place in summer 1896. The games featured ice skating, but officials decided to create a separate event for winter sports. The Olympic Winter Games
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Many faculty positions were lost with the elimination of vacant positions when the last series of cuts were implemented. The University eliminated more than 60 educational positions during the last series. “At the moment, I don’t think it is the quantity of money that is an issue. Rather it’s fear and anxiety about what will happen next,” Cope said. “The faculty are clever. They think about the future and see what the prospects are, and so they begin to look around.” Cope said he hasn’t personally heard of many faculty members looking at other schools or being recruited elsewhere. But many faculty members who are considering moving will not admit it because they don’t want to lose their negotiating position, Cope said. It would be difficult for the University to combat faculty flight if the movement gains momentum, Cope said. “The University can come up with some sort of short-term rewards,” Cope said. “That is a good stopgap measure that can keep someone for a year, but in the long term, one has to compete with the salaries.” Gaines Foster, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said he hasn’t had serious faculty loss, but he has heard indirect reports of some tenured faculty seeking other options.
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Sweden’s Emilia Andersson and goalie Sara Grahn reach for the puck Thursday after Finland’s Saara Tuominen scored the winning goal in Finland’s 3-2 overtime win in the women’s ice hockey bronze medal game.
were first held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Sixteen nations participated in the first Olympic Winter Games; 258 athletes, 247 men and 11 women, competed in 16 events. Though the Olympics bring prestige and honor to host cities, the games can be a financial burden. “Many of the Olympic cities lose money, and the taxpayers are left with public debt for many years, according to some economic reports,” said James Honeycutt, communication studies professor. Some officials project the city of Vancouver could be left with more than $1 billion in debt. The University also has ties to the Olympic Games. Fourteen current and former University students competed in
the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. University alumnus Richard Thompson placed second in the 100 meter dash at the games in Beijing. “We’re all athletes, and I have just as much respect for them as I do for the guys who compete in the Summer Olympics,” Thompson said. “Everyone is out there working hard in the weight room, working hard at their events in order to be the best in the world.” Thompson said he’s taking things one step at a time and hopes to win a gold medal in 2012. Women’s basketball head coach Van Chancellor coached during the 2004 Olympic Summer Games. “When you’re chosen to represent your country, it’s unbelievable,” Chancellor said. “That
Foster said he’s particularly concerned about the faculty morale and said the administration showing more appreciation for them will help build confidence. “Clearly, I am concerned about their morale because of what we have done to them,” Foster said. “The amazing thing to me is the instructors — from everything I hear and to the best of
my knowledge — continue to do a wonderful job of teaching.” Foster said administration making it clear that faculty are appreciated will boost loyalty to the University and help alleviate some of the potential crisis. Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at xwilson@lsureveille.com
makes a world of difference.” Athletic director Skip Bertman served twice as an assistant coach and once as head coach to the U.S. Olympic baseball team. “It was nice to be in an
Olympic Village with all the participants — there were about 15,000 people there,” Bertman said. Facilities were all on-site for the games. Dining halls contained foods from all over the world and had game rooms and activity centers for down time between events, Bertman said. “The competition was good. Athletes and Americans of other nationalities got along well,” Bertman said. The U.S. is one of the few countries that does not pay its athletes, Bertman said. Athletes might get funding from a private sponsor or from friends, but usually they are regular people with regular jobs, Bertman said. “In other countries, athletes may be given something like a $25,000 to $50,000 apartment to rent. It gives athletes more motivation economically,” Bertman said. Contact Grace Montgomery at gmontgomery@lsureveille.com