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Furlough proposal submitted to LSU System sity could consider imposing a mandatory furlough — a temporary, unpaid leave of absence — on faculty and staff to help cope with possible large budget cuts next fiscal year.

“Their salaries would be reduced by the percentage of the time they are furloughed,” Martin

Board of Sups required to approve plan

By Kyle Bove Chief Staff Writer

The University submitted a proposal to the LSU System Office on Thursday, requesting the Board of Supervisors change a major

policy that would make enforcing an involuntary furlough on faculty easier.

Chancellor Michael Martin, along with other administrators, asked System President John Lombardi in late January if the Univer-

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suggested to Lombardi in a Jan. 20 e-mail obtained by The Daily Reveille.

The Board of Supervisors currently requires the University to declare financial exigency — an actual or upcoming financial FURLOUGH, see page 5

SAY WHAT?

•Furlough: A temporary, unpaid leave of absence •Financial Exigency: An actual or upcoming financial crisis in which a university can no longer support its academic units at their current level

KNEE SLAPPER

Theatre students pull off flash mob prank Thursday afternoon

By Adam Duvernay Staff Writer

by Ann Harris, theatre senior, and Rebecca Stewart, theatre sophomore, and communication studies senior Casey Miller. After almost a year of FREEZE, see page 6 Rachel Zimmerman (right) stands in a high-five pose with a friend in the Quad on Thursday afternoon during the five-minute flash mob project.

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Twix gives students chance to use comedy skills for free trip

By Joy Lukachick Staff Writer

Claire Newman could feel the air becoming tense when her roommate and her boyfriend were in a heated argument. But she immediately began to ramble off lighthearted sentences to ease the mood.

The sociology sophomore found it easy to cool the escalating tension in her apartment by spouting off a joke.

“Laughing is a very essential part of life,” Newman said.

People like Newman are rewarded every time they make people laugh — a concept Twix brand is using to reward the funniest student in America.

Twix is searching for “The funniest college student on campus” in a contest ending on April Fools’ Day. The winner receives a $3,000 check from the company and a one-week internship to the TBS A “Very Funny” Festival: Just For Laughs, for which Twix is one of the main sponsors.

Everyone enjoys well done comedy, said John Fletcher, theatre professor. But if people can’t connect with the person making the joke, they won’t find any humor in the situation, he said. “[People] like to laugh,” Fletcher said. “It’s freeing, and it gives us a sense of perspective.”

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As the clock struck 1:33 p.m., a haunting blast from an ocean conch echoed through the Quad and signaled a mass call for stillness. Within moments, hundreds of students, professors and passersby fell still and silent.

Movement in the Quad ceased for five full minutes Thursday after- Log on noon as part of a loosely organized to see flash mob designed by several Uni- students versity theatre students. Inspired standing by a growing international trend of frozen in improvisational public events, the the Quad Quad was transformed into a still life on of campus activity.

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[Above] Claire Newman, sociology sophomore (left) and Taylor Moore, political science freshman, laugh at a YouTube video Wednesday. [Top left] Zachary Lott (right) and Erik Runnels, English sophomores, laugh at the same video.

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WORLD NEWS Cheered in Canada, Obama treads lightly

THURSDAY’S POLL RESULTS Should Gov. Jindal turn down the economic stimulus money?

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New Atlas shows dying languages around the world

PARIS (AP) — Only one native speaker of Livonian remains on Earth, in Latvia. The Alaskan language Eyak went extinct last year when its last surviving speaker passed away. Those are just two of the nearly 2,500 languages that UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, says are in danger of becoming extinct or have recently disappeared. That’s out of a total of 6,000 world languages.

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OTTAWA (AP) — President Barack Obama courted warmer relations with America’s snowy northern neighbor Thursday, declining to ask war-weary Canada to do more in Afghanistan, promising he won’t allow a protectionist creep into U.S. trade policy and talking reassuringly around thorny energy issues. Obama-happy crowds cheered Obama’s seven-hour visit, his first outside U.S. borders as president, and he returned the compliment with a quick stop at an indoor market. where he delighted shopkeepers by picking up pastries and souvenirs.

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(AP) — Louisiana lawmakers are questioning how they can tap into the state’s full share of federal stimulus money, suggesting they would consider sidestepping Gov. Bobby Jindal if he tries to turn away some of the dollars. Jindal is one of a handful of Republican governors who have said they aren’t sure their states should use all the stimulus money they’re eligible to receive, depending on the conditions attached to the spending. Members of the Senate Finance Committee, looking for ways to plug next year’s budget gap, asked their financial analysts Thursday how they could get to the dollars if the governor turns them down.

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Facebook removes many Dow ends at lowest close sex offenders since May in more than 6 years RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Facebook has removed more than 5,500 convicted sex offenders from its social networking Web site since May, Connecticut’s attorney general said Thursday. Richard Blumenthal said the world’s largest social networking site, which claims to have more than 175 million active members, reported to his office that 5,585 convicted sex offenders were found on the Web site and removed between May 1, 2008, and Jan. 31, 2009.

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NEW YORK (AP) — An important psychological barrier gave way on Wall Street Thursday as the Dow Jones industrials fell to their lowest level in more than six years. The Dow broke through a bottom reached in November, pulled down by a steep drop in key financial shares. It was the lowest close for the Dow since Oct. 9, 2002, when the last bear market bottomed out. The blue chips’ latest slide dashed hopes that the doldrums of November would mark the ending point of a long slump in the market.

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ANIMALS

On-campus ‘furry celebrities’ face many daily dangers Hazards include predators, traffic

By Peter Hubbs Contributing Writer

They’re known as Humphrey, Himmler, Jamal, Walter Cronkite, Trey, Mark Davis Jr., Snowball and Goosey Von Goose by some of the students who have seen them around campus.

But the University’s “furry and feathered celebrities” — the albino squirrel, three-legged squirrel and Herget geese — face life-threatening danger everyday, according to Phil Stouffer, associate professor in the School of Renewable Natural Resources.

“The squirrels thrive and survive with the level of interaction they have with students on campus,” Stouffer said. “The bigger problems are things like cats on campus and other things that are not meant to be here.”

Stouffer said the squirrels are natives to campus, and even though they enjoy the food students provide, they encounter danger from

student-related disruptions in their habitat.

“There are people that feed these feral cats on campus,” Stouffer said. “They’re an introduced predator that are attacking wild animals and potentially spreading disease, and human involvement is keeping many of them around.”

Stouffer said there’s no need to worry because squirrels are not a species people need “to have a conservation interest in,” but to students like Ali McCrosky, anthropology junior, squirrels like the “living legend” albino squirrel need to receive care.

“I’ve come into contact with the albino squirrel once, and I was really excited because I thought it was a good omen,” McCrosky said. “If a black cat [is] crossing your path it’s bad. Surely an albino squirrel crossing your path is good, right?”

The University does not take care of the animals in any way, said Andres Harris, Facility Services manager.

“We just let them be,” Harris said.

Stouffer said the geese are not

really a wild species since they naturally live near populated areas, so students should not care about their conservation “unless you just really like to look at geese.”

Students like Madeline Grant, biology junior, see the effects of the lack of care through “run-over” squirrels across campus and helps by feeding the animals.Other students, though, hold hostility toward some of these animals and feel indifferent about the care they receive.

“I really had a bad day, and it was rainy when those geese started charging at me to scare me off,” said Craig Clement, international trade and finance junior. “I started running full force at them to get them to run away, but Papa Goose snapped at my kneecap. I jumped back and yelped.”

Many students like Matt Griffin, pre-nursing senior, had similar stories about goose attacks near Herget.

“Once I sat down near the geese, and they came and sat in my lap and started pecking at me,” Griffin said. “Also, I used to crunch up bags of chips from the snack

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The University’s infamous “albino squirrel” hangs out on campus. The squirrel’s existence has been rumored to be false, but many students claim to have seen it.

machine to give to the ducks and the geese would come steal them.”

Many students’ bad opinions of the geese prevent them from caring for the geese’s safety, but for now Grant George, English junior, made a suggestion.

“Do not wear open-toed shoes,” George said. “They go for the feet.”

Contact Peter Hubbs at phubbs@lsureveille.com

ADMINISTRATION

Chancellor addresses Faculty Senate with budget update Martin commended for open disclosures

By Lindsey Meaux Staff Writer

In a bright, sunlit room, about 40 anxious University academics waited with Provost Astrid Merget for Chancellor Michael Martin to take the to podium discuss a grim topic — budget cuts.

Martin, introduced by Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope as the University’s “fearless leader” and later commended for his cooperation with the Faculty Senate.

He thanked Senate members present at the Thursday afternoon meeting for “keeping the faith” amid impending budget cuts at the second monthly Faculty Senate meeting of the spring semester.

“What we know is fairly constant, and what we don’t know is increasing geometrically,” Martin said of the his efforts to keep the Faculty Senate informed. “We are awaiting, as always, news from various places within the state government and beyond about what the real situation is ... The first uncertainty is exactly what the federal stimulus package means and how it will trickle down to directly effect us and then secondly whether the governor will accept it.”

President Barack Obama signed the $787 billion economic stimulus package Tuesday, which allots about $4 billion for Louisiana.

Martin, who said he spent

Thursday meeting with legisla- pecially considering LSU has a tors, said the University’s situa- long history of secrecy — it’s a tion will be more fresh start and a clear after Gov. break in the right Bobby Jindal’s direction,” Cope budget is presentsaid of the handed March 13. ful of meetings Martin’s atbetween Martin tendance at the and the Senate meeting is the since the onset of most recent of the budget crisis.

Michael Martin many efforts he “I would say the University chancellor has made to mainchancellor has tain open commubeen very quick nication with the Senate, accord- when something does arise to ing to Cope. call more or less on the spot. We “This ... is admirable, es- appreciate not only being in the

‘If you don’t hear anything from us, we just don’t know anything ...’

loop, but being in the loop in a timely way.”

Martin, who made assurances “no large amount of faculty” cuts are planned, pledged to make an effort to stay in touch with the Senate as developments occur.

“We’ll try to keep you informed,” Martin said. “If you don’t hear from us, we just don’t know anything we didn’t know before.”

The chancellor wrapped up his presentation by taking questions from the Senate and expressing hope that the “stimulus package stimulates.”

Dydia DeLyser, Faculty Athletics representative, was on hand to discuss graduation rates among athletes and Athletic Department funding.

“If you hear about coaches salaries, it’s not taking money out of your pocket,” DeLyser said.

“Our athletics is self-sufficient.

That money does not come from student fees at all or from state tax dollars.”

Contact Lindsey Meaux at lmeaux@lsureveille.com

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COMMUNITY

University receives national recognition for service Volunteer LSU looks toward future

By Lindsey Meaux Staff Writer

The Corporation for National and Community Service has recognized the University with a position on the Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service.

With 179 service-learning classes through 35 departments and community-service programs such as Volunteer LSU, the community service is “definitely a huge part of LSU Culture,” said Mallory Trochesset, Campus Life coordinator.

“In regards to how we feel

about the importance of this honor, I think that it’s such a significant honor to be recognized in the [Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service],” Trochesset said.

Jan Shoemaker, director of the Center for Community Engagement, Learning and Leadership, said the University has received the distinction every year since 2006, and the University is among nine schools throughout the state to receive the honor.

Shoemaker did not know the number of schools across the country honored with this distinction.

“It’s certainly a very fine distinction to be recognized for the hard work that our faculty and students are involved in around

the community,” Shoemaker Honor Roll based on the level of said. “It reinforces our efforts ... “student involvement in a service it challenges us as a University to and impact in that service.” be an even better citizen.”

“In the past, LSU has done Shoemaker a tremendous called the Uniamount of that versity’s servicefollowing Hurlearning program ricane Katrina,” “unique in the Dugan said of the variety of serUniversity’s past vice” — which efforts.

Shoemaker said Vo l u n t e e r spans from mass LSU worked in Jan Shoemaker communication close collaboraclasses to biology director of the Center for Community tion with CCELL Engagement, Learning and Leadership to help make the classes.

Siobhan Durecognition posgan, public affairs specialist with sible, according to Trochesset. the Corporation for National “Volunteer LSU is commitand Community Services, said ted to upholding that status,” Troschools throughout the coun- chesset said, naming two upcomtry are honored by Presidential ing community service projects.

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‘It’s certainly a very fine distinction to be recognized for the hard work ...’

Trochesset named he next two projects Volunteer LSU is working to facilitate as an upcoming trip to Galveston, Texas, and their annual spring project with the Mid-City Redevelopment Alliance.

Volunteer LSU is targeting damage to Galveston from Hurricane Ike as an attempt to repay Texas’ support in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, Trochesset said.

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AGRICULTURE

AgCenter professor honored as top cotton researcher The Mississippi River wa- system, but added that the profits tershed is the second largest in from the winter crop and savthe world, draining 1.83 million ings, reduced tillage labor and the long-term benefits square miles of of better soil qualland in 31 states

By Matthew Barndige ity should make and two Canadian Contributing Writer up for those loses provinces. in revenue.

Boquet said Boquet said Human agriculture signifi- sediment run-off another way to cantly increases pollution levels is an ancient and reduce pollution proin waterways, but the efforts of necessary levels in sediment a University researcher will help cess that brings Montgomery Alison Jr. run-off is to idennutrients to Louireduce these levels. marshy director of Macon Ridge Research Station tify the correct LSU AgCenter professor siana’s levels for fertilDonald Boquet received the Cot- ecosystems. Polizer application. ton Researcher of the Year award lution resulting at the 12th annual National Con- from human agricultural practices This method is also cost-effective servation Tillage Cotton and Rice is seven times higher, however, for the farmer.

Conference in Marksville, La., in than natural levels.

“This has been going on for January for his years of research Contact Matthew Barndige at in agricultural management tech- millions of years,” he said. “What we want to do is not have an exmbarndige@lsureveille.com niques.

Chairman John LaRose said cessive amount. We need to go the conference honored Boquet back to what nature intended.”

Macon Ridge Research Stanot just for cotton research, but “in recognition of his work that tion director Montgomery Alison he has contributed over the years Jr. said the award was an honor to to conservation systems and agri- the AgCenter and the University.

“It’s a tribute to the AgCenculture.” ter to have a sciBoquet, a entist recognized researcher at the in his field by the Macon Ridge Reproducers in his search Station in area,” he said. northeast LouisiBoquet said ana, has worked a reduction in the for the last 10 amount of tillage, years to develop or the preparaways to reduce Donald Boquet tion of the soil for the amount and AgCenter professor planting, will help the effects of sedikeep any pollument run-off that tion on the surface and reduce the pollutes Louisiana’s waterways.

“Agriculture contributes a lot amount of soil lost to erosion.

“In the past, farmers did a to the pollution of the Mississippi River and the Atchafalaya Basin,” lot of tillage of the land,” Boquet he said. “We’ve been doing our said. “But over the years, we’ve part here to keep the sediment and learned that we can reduce the amount of tillage that is done.” nutrients on the fields.”

He said a two-crop rotation The pollution comes from across the central United States in can help reduce soil run-off. Plantthe form of agricultural nutrients ing a winter crop such as wheat, like nitrogen, but especially from rye or winter peas rather than the agricultural Midwest, Boquet leaving the field fallow prevents soil erosion during the winter. said.

Boquet estimated famers lose The pollution ends up in Louisiana waterways and the Gulf of 10 percent of the summer crop when they use a two-crop rotation Mexico.

Instructor awarded for years of research

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‘We’ve been doing our part here to keep the sediment ... on the fields’

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‘It’s a tribute ... to have a scientist recognized in his field by the producers in his area.’

Photo courtesy of Don Boquet

LSU AgCenter professor Donald Boquet works on equipment Wednesday at the Macon Ridge Research Station in northeast Louisiana.

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ACADEMICS

Survey indicates about 20 percent plan to attend graduate school for post-baccalaureate studies,” Haynie said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille. “It is important that students major in an area for which they have a strong intellectual curiosity ... GPAs tend to

By Lindsey Meaux reflect not just a student’s intelStaff Writer lectual capacity but their passion Lynsie Mumphrey started col- as well.”

Data from the Graduating lege with a clear focus: admission Students Survey indicates 19 into medical school.

According to the kinesiology graduates intend to attend the LSU sophomore, she has bounced be- Health Sciences Center while an tween a basic sciences major and a additional three students are an kinesiology major. But she wishes intent to pursue a post-undergradshe had spent her college years uate degree from Our Lady of the working on a degree in direct Lake. Three students showed inpreparation for medical school terest in the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.

— a pre-medical Kathy Stuckdegree.

‘GPAs tend to reflect ey, admissions co“It would’ve ordinator for the provided you with not just a student’s LSU New Orleans a wide range of subjects to help in intellectual capacity but Medical School, medical school,” their passion as well.’ said the majority of the incoming Mumphrey said. fall 2008 class “You don’t just Stacia Haynie was comprised of need science.”

The Graduat- vice provost of Academic Affairs science majors.

“The more ing Student Survey, which was submitted by 83.6 science background you have, the percent of the fall 2008 graduating easier the [Medical College Adclass, indicated about 20 percent mission Test] would be,” Stuckey of respondents intended to pursue said. “Other than that, they have a professional degree, whether to have 32 hours of science.”

Stuckey said other incoming part-time or full-time, according to an e-mail from Sara Crow, Ca- students previously majored in foreign languages, business, psyreer Services spokeswoman.

However, the University does chology, English and kinesiology.

Ginger Guttner, LSU School not offer pre-law, pre-med or predentistry programs. Students are of Veterinary Medicine spokes“advised to graduate with a de- person, said 86 students comprise gree in a related field,” according the fall 2008 incoming class.

“Obviously, most of those to undergraduate admissions.

Stacia Haynie, vice provost [degrees] are science related,” of Academic Affairs, said students Guttner said.

According to data on the inplanning on attending professional school should set their primary coming class, among the 86 stufocus on excelling in the degree of dents, 48 of them were animal science majors and 15 were biotheir choice.

“LSU, like many universities, logical sciences majors.

Thirteen respondents to the provides a variety of curricular options for students which will Graduating Students Survey indiprovide the essential foundation cated an intent to attend LSU Law

Pre-med, pre-law programs not offered

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FURLOUGH, from page 1 sis in which a university can no longer support its academic units at their current level — before applying furloughs, layoffs or terminations of tenured faculty, nontenured faculty or other contract employees before the end of their contract.

Martin told Lombardi in a Jan. 21 e-mail obtained by The Daily Reveille that even a budget reduction below the worst-case scenario level of 30 percent would cause the University to consider furloughs.

“If the cut even approaches the 20 percent level it seems some rather dramatic actions will be called for,” Martin said in the e-mail. “Including furloughs and layoffs.”

The issue of furloughing faculty was not included in the System’s “budget reduction exercise” — showing how the System would deal with cuts between 18 and 30 percent for the fiscal year beginning July 1 — submitted to the

Division of Administration Feb. 4, but financial exigency was.

“To terminate faculty would likely involve the necessity of the Board of Supervisors declaring financial exigency and implementation of a procedure to further evaluate and act,” the budget reduction exercise states. “Furthermore, financial exigency action is best implemented in relation to an actual budget reduction and not a range of potential budget cuts.”

The proposal will have to be reviewed by Lombardi and other System officials before it is presented to the Board of Supervisors.

System Spokesman Charles Zewe said it will likely not be a part of the Board’s upcoming March 5 meeting.

It is undetermined when or if the proposal will go before the Board of Supervisors, who would ultimately need to approve the measure.

Contact Kyle Bove at kbove@lsureveille.com

Center while 14 respondents expressed intent to attend other law schools.

Beth Loup, Paul M. Hebert Law Center interim director of admissions, said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille the Law Center does not recommend any specific majors for undergraduate students.

As per guidelines outlined in the LSU Law catalog, students are advised not to enroll in undergraduate-level law courses.

Loup said there are currently 108 political science graduates, 51 history graduates, 51 English graduates and 32 mass communication graduates enrolled at the Law Center. Other graduates include finance, accounting and management.

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talking about it, the students created a Facebook group two weeks ago to finally organize the scene.

“At first it was kind of a joke we would mention to each other in passing, but at the beginning of the semester, Ann got really serious about it all,” Miller said.

The word got out, and the idea snowballed from a group of only about 20 to more than 260 confirmed participants within a two-week period. The event was attended by even more students, many of which participated on the spot without any prior knowledge of the event.

“I knew what it was because I’m

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stressful problems in life, and laughing can teach the moral of not sweating the small things, Fletcher said.

Twix is trying to find the most entertaining candidate to give the winner “a break” from the stress of life, said Julie Curry, account executive for Weber Shandwick, a public relations firm.

College, university and junior college students can submit a video up to three minutes long to the company’s Web site to compete in the contest, she said. “[Students] can tell a joke, act out [or say] anything clean to make the judges laugh,” Curry said.

One of the most effective forms of humor is when the person making everyone laugh is the brunt of the joke, said Loretta Pecchioni, communication studies professor.

Comedy makes everyone feel

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a theatre minor, and in New York, people do random acts of theater all the time,” said Sherrin Perkins, mass communication junior. “When I recognized what was happening, I just froze.”

Harris said she was inspired by the work of the New York performance art group “Improv Everywhere.” The group, which has staged similar freezes in New York, is also responsible for such scenes as the annual “No Pants” events in which participants ride the New York City subway across town dressed only in shirts and boxer shorts.

“A lot of people have asked me if we were making some kind of political statement or something like

that, but it’s really just to have fun and laugh at ourselves,” Harris said.

“It’s a prank.”

Despite the massive number of participants, like all good pranks, Thursday’s Quad freeze took the unaware by surprise. Reactions ranged from confusion to annoyance with the arbitrary nature of the freeze.

Other students were excited about participating in such a unique campus event.

“I feel like it gave people a chance to stop and look at their surroundings for five minutes,” said Kelly Ryan, theatre senior. “It was really cool.”

After a highly successful turnout in the Quad, urban-style pranks

like this might become a regular occurrence on campus. Harris said she and her fellow pranksters are working to create an official student organization dedicated to causing scenes of social absurdity.

“The student organization would be focused on performing arts and improv skits, fun things around campus to keep people entertained and exercise our creative juices,” Stewart said.

Spontaneous musicals in dining halls, giant picnics and slow motion students are some just some of their prospective ideas for future events.

The likelihood of a student organization forming around such social pranks depends mostly on the types

of events they would create and whether student risk was involved, according to Michelle Lowery Eldredge, assistant director of facility services.

Though flash mobs have a tradition of being politically galvanized events, Miller said their event was not a protest. Along with the goals of having fun, these student improvisational scenes also carry the weight of campus art.

“It’s important that we can laugh at ourselves and have fun, but also it’s performance art,” Harris said.

good about themselves, and audience members at a comedy show want to be engaged, Pecchioni said.

“Laughing is one of the best things about letting off steam,” said Curry.

The comedy festival, hosted by TBS for the first time in Chicago, will host famous comedians including Ellen DeGeneres and Dane Cook.

Newman said she can turn anything she does into a funny situation because she just continues to talk until people start laughing.

Zachary Lott, English sophomore, said the only time he laughs at comedy is when he can relate with the story the comedian is telling in the joke.

“I think laughter is the best part about life,” Lott said.

People tend to think a joke is funny when it’s original, but a lot of times good comedy is expected humor, Fletcher said.

The reason humor is effective is the connection people can make with others, Pecchioni said.

“Humor is a great coping strategy,” Pecchioni said. “It helps us make sense of the world.”

Nervous or uncomfortable situations can be resolved by laughing or telling a joke, she said.

“Shy people are generally not funny,” Pecchioni said.

Devin Allain, construction management senior, said he grew up in a house full of family members who “loved to tell dumb jokes.”

He said he would sit back and listen but would never pipe in with his own.

“I guess I’ve never been good at telling jokes,” Allain said. “I can’t seem to remember any jokes or the punch lines.”

Pecchioni said noticing the little details is the heart of joking.

“Going to get a book of jokes is

not going to make you funny,” she said. “But I think people can look at structure of jokes.”

People who are considered funny by their peers or co-workers generally understand when it is appropriate to make fun of a situation, Pecchioni said. If a joke is overly racist or sexist, people may be hesitant to laugh, Fletcher said.

A recent study conducted by several graduate students in the Communication Studies Department explored the idea of how effective humor is in classroom settings.

Michael Rold, communication study researcher and doctorate student, said the study measured how credible teachers who used humor in the classroom perform in three areas — confidence, trustworthiness and goodwill.

One of the results of the study showed students perceived female professors as more trustworthy if

they were funny, Rold said. “[Humor] can make an instructor more human in the eyes of the students,” Rold said. “It ... can work to someone’s advantage but should be used sparingly.”

Sometimes a professor may use humor to cover up a deficiency or a hole in the lecture, Rold said. Too much humor can take away from a teacher’s credibility, he said.

Figuring out when it’s the right time to tell a joke is important, Pecchioni said.

“They’re times when we just need to be serious,” she said. “[But] being able to tell a good story that makes people laugh and brings people together ... is a positive feeling we like.”

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PLAY BALL Tigers set to open season at new stadium tonight

By Casey Gisclair Chief Sports Writer

LSU’s brand-new 8,786-seat ballpark is considered by many to be the best stadium in college baseball.

But while the Tigers open a new era in LSU baseball this weekend against Villanova, LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri hopes his team’s level of performance matches the beauty of the new park.

“The only thing that remains is for us to put a ball club out there on the field that’s worthy of us using such a beautiful facility,” he said. “I’m pretty excited about what we have going for us.”

One of the things Mainieri is excited about is his team’s experience.

Seven starters return from last season’s offense, led by junior outfielder Blake Dean, who hit .353 with 20 home runs last season.

Dean said the Tigers are anxious to return to the field after last season’s College World Series run.

“We’re so excited to get started,” he said. “We have a solid team and a great new park. We hope to make our new home as memorable as our old home.”

Senior pitcher Louis Coleman will start on the mound in the season opener.

Coleman was one of LSU’s most consistent pitchers last season with an 8-1 record and a 1.95 ERA in 23 appearances.

Mainieri said the high magnitude of tonight’s game was the reason he chose to give Coleman the opening game start.

“I’m hoping to put him in the bullpen for the rest of the year,” he said. “We’ll see how it plays out, but I feel real confident that the guys that we think are going to be our starters will end up our starters.”

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LSU junior designated hitter Blake Dean blasts a home run to right field during last season’s NCAA super regional against UC Irvine. The Tigers open the 2009 season tonight against Villanova.

PROJECTED OPENING DAY STARTING LINEUP

#6

#16

Leon Landry

Ryan Schimpf

sophomore, center field

junior, second base

#34

Blake Dean junior, DH/left field

#33

Micah Gibbs sophomore, catcher

#17

#3

#14

#4

#5

DJ LeMahieu

Jared Mitchell

Sean Ochinko

Chad Jones

Derek Helenihi

sophomore, shortstop

junior, right field

junior, first base

sophomore, left field/DH

senior, third base

#29

Louis Coleman senior, pitcher

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL

By Casey Gisclair

first time this season

Lady Tigers earn win at Georgia LSU faces Auburn for LSU junior guard Allison Hightower had just five words to say Tuesday when asked if the Lady Tigers were among the top-64 teams in the country.

“Of course,” she said. “Without a question.”

Hightower did her best to back up her statement Thursday night, scoring 16 points and notching six rebounds and five assists to help the Lady Tigers (14-9, 7-4) lead from start to finish in a 57-46 win at Georgia (15-11, 5-6).

“Hightower was her usual good ‘Right now my energy is self,” LSU women’s so high I can fly home basketball coach Van Chancellor said on my own. I don’t on his postgame show. “She need an airplane.’ radio was 8-for-19, but three times she had Van Chancellor to hoist up a 3-ball women’s basketball coach with the shot clock running down. She was terrific again.”

The Lady Tigers carried momentum from their win against Florida on Sunday into the opening minutes of Thursday’s game and took an early 10-2 lead.

The Lady Bulldogs narrowed LSU’s lead to 14-10 midway through the opening half thanks to the strong OFFENSE, see page 10

By David Helman Sports Writer

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LSU junior guard Allison Hightower takes a shot Sunday in the Lady Tigers’ 66-47 upset against then-No. 9 Florida. LSU beat Georgia on Thursday, 57-46.

There’s something suspicious surrounding the LSU men’s basketball team’s 10-game Southeastern Conference win streak.

Wednesday’s win against Arkansas was LSU’s eighth game against the SEC West, and the conference’s other set of Tigers have yet to rear their heads on the schedule.

Heading into tomorrow’s game against Auburn, LSU has played home and away against every other team in the division before playing Auburn once.

“I always thought that was kind of weird, that we played most teams twice before we played Auburn,” said junior forward Tasmin Mitchell. “I asked [senior guard] Garrett [Temple] last week, ‘We don’t play Auburn?’ I really don’t understand that.”

While hardly earth-shattering, it’s a bit unusual compared

to recent years. LSU and Auburn played at least once by Feb. 1 in each of the previous three seasons, and in 2008 the two played twice before the end of January.

“It’s a first time for me, that we play [Auburn] twice this late in the season,” said LSU coach Log on to Trent Johnson. see Trent “It almost feels Johnson like they aren’t and a part of our players league or we’re not a part of talk about theirs consider- Auburn. ing what’s been going on.”

LSU may be happy for a fresh face after the past few games.

The Tigers outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points in the first batch of SEC West

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Former, current Tigers prepare for opening of new Box Team excited about first game

By Andy Schwehm Sports Contributor

“I got behind home plate a little bit,” he said. “There’s no hitters eye back there right now, but it’s not too bad. Once we have that hitter’s eye there, it will be perfect.”

Pontiff said no matter what the situation is, there shouldn’t be any excuses for bad play.

“Everybody is real comfortable,” he said. “I don’t think there should be any excuses for anybody on any aspect. The playing surface is better than it is [at the old Box], and the amenities are 100 times better.”

With a new stadium comes a new era.

But LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri doesn’t want his players to forget where numerous teams in the past era ended up by the close of their seasons.

That is part of the reason the large, new scoreboard that graces FORMER TIGERS the left-field backdrop at new Alex The excitement for opening Box Stadium replicates the one in day extends beyond Mainieri and the stadium where his current players. the Tigers have Michael Holspent so many lander, a four-year postseasons, winstarting infielder ning five national for the Tigers from championships.

2004-2008, is happy “Everybody for his old teammates misses the Into get the chance to timidator down play in the new staMichael Hollander the right-field dium. line because it al“There’s been former LSU baseball player ways gave those talk for a while now left-handed hitters a target to take about building a new stadium,” a whack at,” Mainieri said. “But Hollander said. “I’m excited to see we wanted to make this stadium as not just how this team does but how much like Rosenblatt [Stadium] as the stadium looks and how the fans we could so that if we are fortunate like it.” enough to get to Omaha, the adjustFormer LSU baseball coach and ment doesn’t seem so great.” athletic director Skip Bertman and While that scoreboard will re- his former standouts are also ready mind players where they want to end for a new era in LSU baseball. their season, its recent completion Bertman, who coached the also builds excitement for opening Tigers from 1984-2001, said he is day tomorrow. happy the stadium construction is “The week before the final coming to a completion. week is always the hardest because “It’s been a well-done stadiguys are starting to get a little sore, um that is fan friendly and player and they are getting tired of practic- friendly,” Bertman said. “Although ing against one another all the time, it’s not a Taj Mahal, it’s functional. and the season is still a week away,” It’s got all the things a coach needs Mainieri said. “When they woke up and all the things a player needs and on Monday morning, they knew it all the things that the fans and media was opening game week, and I’m need.” sure their adrenaline was pumpBertman is also looking beyond ing.” opening day to the second phase of The players said they are ex- construction, which includes the cited for opening day and the new amenities outside the stadium. era of LSU baseball.

“There are parts of it that have “Of course it’s hard to leave a yet to take place — like the foliage, place over there with all the memo- the skyboxes, more parking for mories, but you have to form your own tor homes — that I’m looking formemories,” said LSU senior out- ward to,” he said. fielder Nicholas Pontiff. “We are Bertman won five national going to ... try to turn this place into championships during his time as a dynasty like it was back over there coach in old Alex Box, and he also at the old Box.” played a large part of getting the The Tigers have only practiced new stadium as LSU’s athletic dia few weeks on the field because rector. He said he feels good about of the ongoing construction in and being such an integral part of both around the stadium. stadiums.

Mainieri said he had a “tough “The old Box was venerable,” decision” whether to keep practic- he said. “It had unbelievable great ing at the old stadium because the history, and we are taking that with batting cages in the new stadium us. There will be an Alex Box Hall were not completed until Tuesday. of Fame in the new stadium. We ex“I just thought that it was im- pect to have the same electricity that portant to get over [to the new sta- we had at the old Alex Box.” dium] and start to get used to the Kurt Ainsworth, LSU starting environment and the surroundings,” pitcher from 1998-1999 and a memMainieri said. ber of the All-Alex Box Stadium But the players still feel they Team “Omaha Era,” said the new are already comfortable with the stadium is well overdue. field.

“I’m just happy that they are “This field is one of the best getting a new stadium,” he said.

I’ve played on,” said sophomore “We were always one of the worst shortstop DJ LeMahieu. stadiums in the [Southeastern ConSophomore catcher Micah ference] condition-wise, but the Gibbs said he is getting comfortable fans were always the best. You put with his spot behind home plate. those fans in the new stadium, and

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‘I’m excited to see ... how the stadium looks and how the fans like it.’

it’s going to be exciting. I can’t wait to watch it as a fan now sitting in the new ballpark.”

Brad Cresse, LSU catcher from 1997-2000 and a member of the AllAlex Box Stadium Team “Omaha Era,” said he is ready to start the new era in LSU baseball.

“The last game last year, when we had all the celebration, it was sad because of all the great memories, but we will always have those memories,” said Cresse, a member of two national championship teams. “It’s time for the Box to be upgraded. The new stadium, driving by it down the street, it’s so impressive. It’s time to make the change.”

The former players are also happy to see LSU’s baseball program back on the map.

“It’s exciting to see LSU back up at the top of the rankings where LSU belongs,” Hollander said. “I know coach Mainieri has done a great job, and he has worked really hard to get that result. That’s what he came here for.”

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[Left] Former LSU athletic director Skip Bertman discusses a call with an umpire back when he was the Tigers’ baseball coach. [Right] Former LSU third baseman Michael Hollander was a four-year starter for the Tigers at shortstop and third base.

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SOFTBALL

Brady Tigers host Purple and Gold Challenge returns to LSU faces UAB for familiar third time this season territory

By Sean Isabella Sports Contributor

By Jerit Roser Sports Editor

NEW ORLEANS — He had a fresh haircut, and his players’ jerseys were black and red.

But the man sitting in the second seat of the Arkansas State bench at the New Orleans Lakefront Arena on Thursday night was unmistakable to LSU men’s basketball fans.

A small crowd watched coach John Brady’s return to Louisiana after being fired by LSU just more than a year ago.

The Red Wolves’ 73-63 loss to New Orleans was Brady’s second trip back to Louisiana in less than a week. Arkansas State lost, 54-50, at Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday.

“It’s like being anywhere I’ve ever coached,” he said. “I don’t really want to go into that. It has no bearing — I coach at Arkansas State now, and I’m trying to do the best I can. I like it there. They like me for now, so that’s kind of it.”

Less than a minute into action against UNO (11-16, 6-10), Brady was nervously rubbing his hands together and barking directions to his players. He was out of his seat and pacing the bench by the five-minute mark.

The Red Wolves trailed, 39-30, at halftime, but a quick six points after the break cut the lead to 39-36 and briefly changed Brady’s attitude — he and his associate head coach, Chad Dollar, stood and applauded loudly.

Brady was up and yelling after a 12-3 UNO run, stomping his feet on the playing floor.

Dollar, who assisted Brady and interim coach Butch Pierre at LSU last season, even joined in at times, yelling from his seat between Brady’s and the scorers’ table.

“It’s been tough the last couple games here, but we’re just trying to build this program up … and that takes time,” Dollar said. “It’s always frustrating when you’ve lost a few games in a row.”

Arkansas State battled UNO late into the game, trimming the lead to as little as four points with less than a minute to play before the Privateers pulled away following a Bryant technical foul.

The Red Wolves have struggled through several close losses in a recent 1-7 month-long stretch of games decided by an average of just more than four points.

Meanwhile, Brady’s former team has built a three-game lead in the Southeastern Conference standings.

“I haven’t had a chance to keep in contact with any [LSU players] just because of NCAA rules,” Dollar said. “I’m happy for the success they’ve had, and I wish those guys the very best.”

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Following Wednesday night’s rainout at Southeastern Louisiana University, LSU softball coach Yvette Girouard said she’s looking forward to another opportunity to play at home in the new Tiger Park.

The No. 22 Tigers (6-4) host the Easton Purple and Gold Challenge this weekend.

“It’s all about us, the Tigers, making adjustments right now to succeed,” Girouard said.

The four-team tournament includes AlabamaBirmingham, ‘It’s all Iowa about us, Northern and Texas State.

Pool play the Tigers, opens up at 3:45 making p.m. today when adjustments UAB and Texas State square off. right now to LSU and Northsucced.’ ern Iowa follow with a 6 p.m.

Yvette Girouard matchup.

“The comLSU softball coach petition is a little better than we anticipated ... three very good opponents coming in here this weekend,” she said.

The Tigers are no strangers to UAB (2-3). They split two games with the Blazers two weeks ago in Hawaii at the Paradise Classic.

LSU won the first meeting, 10-5, on Feb. 5, with UAB defeating the Tigers, 5-3, the next day.

Northern Iowa (7-2) is off to its best start since 2002, while Texas State (6-4) knocked off two ranked foes last week. The Cougars are fresh off a 3-2 upset of No. 19 Texas A&M on Wednesday and also surprised then-No. 14 Houston on Sunday with a 2-0 victory.

With the stiff competition, the Tigers will be looking for more

consistency at the plate. LSU is batting .250 through 10 games this season, 65 points lower than its average through 10 games last year.

Girouard attributes the low team average to a slow start, particularly by the more experienced players. “[It’s] a slow start by some of our veterans, maybe a lack of focus on everyone’s part and the reality of the adjustments at this level,” she said.

Senior pitcher Dani Hofer is still sidelined following wrist surgery last April and also has back problems.

Girouard said she has no idea when Hofer will return to the lineup.

The Tigers have relied on junior pitcher Cody Trahan and junior pitcher/outfielder Kirsten Shortridge to step up in Hofer’s absence.

Trahan also has injury problems of her own, coming off back surgery during Christmas break. She experienced struggles in her first few outings and has yet to record a decision, but her 1.19 ERA leads the team.

“Things have come around here toward the last two games, but there’s still a lot more to be done,” she said.

Shortridge, a Baylor transfer, leads the team in batting with a .378 average and has also started three games as a pitcher.

Two of those starts came against UAB. She was the winning pitcher in LSU’s 10-5 win against the Blazers at the Paradise Classic, allowing only one hit in three innings.

“It’s awesome she transferred here when she did,” said junior outfielder Rachel Mitchell. “She’s our starting outfielder ... And of course she also pitches for us — especially in this time of need when Dani had surgery and Cody had back surgery.

She can step in and even it out.”

The Tigers conclude pool play with two games tomorrow as they take on Texas State at 2 p.m. and UAB at 4:15 p.m.

Bracket play begins at 9 a.m.

Sunday, with the championship game scheduled for 3:45 p.m.

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Junior pitcher Cody Trahan throws the opening pitch Feb. 11 at the new Tiger Park.

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he thought he could play Wednesday,” Johnson said. “The key games. That margin has dropped is how he adjusts if there’s any to 6.75 in the rematches, includ- swelling or anything. If he is able ing the Feb. 11 double-overtime to go I will probably start him begame at Mississippi State and cause I won’t get him warmed up Wednesday night’s scare against and sit him and give [the ankle] a the Razorbacks. chance to stiffen.”

“We’re playing with fire,” LSU fans would have probJohnson said. “If you play against ably preferred to get Auburn out good people and of the way in the continue to play ‘I always thought that was early going of the like we’re playing, conference seakind of weird, that we it’s going to come son. up and bite you in A u b u r n played most teams twice dropped the face.” three Much of that before we played Auburn.’ of four games to deals with the start SEC play loss of sophomore but has rebounded Tasmin Mitchell point guard Bo with a four-game junior forward Spencer. Spencer winning streak, went down with a including a lastsprained ankle against Mississippi second win against Tennessee on State and has been “day-to-day” Feb. 7. ever since.

“We’re shooting the ball pretSpencer said he practiced for ty consistently from the perimeter the first time since the injury on and our bench play has been solThursday. id,” said Auburn coach Jeff Lebo.

“He thinks he can play, but “Even though we’re small, we’ve

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Tasmin Mitchell looks to pass after grabbing a rebound in Fayetteville, Ark., on Wednesday. LSU beat the Razorback, 72-69.

OFFENSE, from page 7

interior play of junior forward Angel Robinson, who used her 6-foot-5inch frame to score 8 first-half points and finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

LSU maintained its comfortable lead and took a 32-25 lead into halftime thanks to efficient offensive play.

The Lady Tigers shot 44 percent in the first 20 minutes, led by 11 firsthalf points from freshman forward LaSondra Barrett.

But LSU’s offense sputtered following their second-half surge, and the Lady Tigers went four minutes without a field goal to allow the

OPENING, from page 7

Two of the pitchers Mainieri talked about are sophomores Anthony Ranaudo and Austin Ross, who will start Saturday and Sunday’s games respectively.

Ranaudo was limited for the early part of last season with an elbow injury but returned for the second half of the season and pitched 12 scoreless innings.

Ross served as one of LSU’s most reliable bullpen pitchers last season and was 3-1 with a 2.58 ERA in 52.1 innings.

Against Villanova, LSU will face a team that went 30-28 last season.

But the Wildcats were depleted by graduation and return just one hitter with at least a .300 batting average and two pitchers with an ERA under five from last season’s team.

Sophomore pitcher Chris Pack will start opening night for Villanova. Pack was 4-3 with a 5.17 ERA in his freshman season last year.

Junior Brian Strilein and freshman Kyle Helisek will start on Saturday and Sunday for the Wildcats.

Villanova coach Joe Godri said his young team’s performance this weekend will go a long way in determining the Wildcats’ success this season.

“When the lights get turned on Friday night at LSU, it won’t be an intrasquad game in a controlled

Lady Bulldogs to cut the lead to 3630 with 14 minutes to play.

LSU’s offense continued to sputter throughout the half. The Lady Tigers had just three field goals in the first 10 minutes after intermission.

But LSU kept Georgia at a distance thanks to a swarming defensive effort that limited the Lady Bulldogs to just 33 percent shooting in the second half.

“When you’re able to guard somebody and you’re able to give up just 46 points to Georgia, who is a heck of a team, you have to feel good about that,” Chancellor said.

Hightower put the Lady Bulldogs away for good late in the final half, scoring three points in a 10-0

run to give LSU a 13-point lead with three minutes to play.

LSU also got plenty of help off of the floor on Thursday.

With Arkansas’s upset win against No. 15 Florida and Kentucky’s home win against No. 19 Tennessee, the Lady Tigers are now in fourth place in the Southeastern Conference with three games to play.

Chancellor said with the way things have unfolded in the SEC this season, he likes his team’s chances just as much as any other team in the conference.

“These kids did not play early,” he said. “I didn’t coach them well.

But now they’re playing wel. Right

situation,” he said. “At that point it comes down to who can make the plays.”

The Wildcats have a reputation for defeating Southeastern Conference opponents, beating then-No. 8 Florida in 2005 and then-No. 18 Alabama in 2007.

Godri said for a similar situation to play out this weekend, his team needs to handle the atmosphere in Alex Box Stadium.

“We are going to play in their backyard,” he said. “We have to be able to handle the stadium atmosphere with 7,000-plus fans. There are a lot of opportunities on the field this weekend for Villanova against one of college baseball’s true heavyweights.”

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now my energy is so high I can fly home on my own. I don’t need an airplane.”

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 done a fairly good job of being even or winning a little bit on the rebounding margin.”

Three of Auburn’s fourstraight wins have been at home, while its most recent road win was at last-place Georgia. A win at the PMAC would give LSU only its second home loss of the season.

“They’ve played awfully well at home — I think 17-1,” Lebo said. “We’re going to go into a very tough environment against a team that’s got a lead on everybody for the overall SEC championship.”

There may be more to celebrate during the upcoming holiday than just Fat Tuesday. With Tennessee and South Carolina both suffering losses Wednesday night, LSU can come within a game of the SEC title by beating Auburn and can clinch it with a win against Florida on Tuesday.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Larger crowd expected, so be extra cautious in Big Easy As the University closes its doors for the Mardi Gras holiday, it’s important to remember to have a good time safely and responsibly.

Every year thousands of people crowd the Big Easy streets for one of the most interesting holidays we have — and University students will be right there with them.

But this year should be a little more exciting than years past.

The Daily Reveille reported on Feb. 4 that local experts are “cautiously optimistic” crowd numbers will be similar to pre-Hurricane Katrina parades.

That means more people, more alcohol, and more concern over safety.

Whether students brave the streets of New Orleans to attend any of the city’s historic parades or

choose to celebrate closer to home with Baton Rouge’s own Spanish Town parade, safety needs to be primary concern.

Although most Louisiana natives are veteran parade-goers and no stranger to the dangers of a Mardi Gras party, it’s always important to remember safety precautions before once again braving the streets.

Things can escalate when alco-

hol is involved in any activity, and mixing booze with one of the largest festivals only adds to those worries.

Be aware of your limits and surroundings, and make sure at the end of the night — or day — you have a safe place to crash and recharge those party batteries.

Also be careful about decisions you make and the long-term effects they may have. Although Mardi Gras

is technically a break from classes, it’s not long before students have to start concerning themselves with responsibilities of the week ahead.

Midterms are around the corner.

After Fat Tuesday, it’s back to business. Have fun and be safe.

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METAIRIE’S FINEST

Mardi Gras our calendar Christmas, responsibility It’s finally Mardi Gras.

As someone who calls New Orleans home, it’s often difficult to transcribe the immense joy that fills me when royally clad marching bands and bead carrying floats amble down St. Charles Avenue.

It can be hard to describe what it is that makes us from New Orleans learn parade routes months early and study the schedule, which by this point we’ve easily memorized.

Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose has already done a more than an admirable job of documenting every aspect of our Christmas, from child-bearing ladders on small tires to our penchant to do everything just a little bit bigger and louder than our neighbors in, well, the world.

But the unbridled, unadulterated

joy that exists in “Iko, Iko” seems almost unmatched in anything else. It brings with it the ideals of family, of friends, of fun.

Facebook statuses, which have begun to usher in all seasons, are ripe with Mardi Gras references and pleas to return to the most wonderful city on earth, one shared by Fats Domino and Lil’ Wayne alike.

In some ways, many of us are part of the generation that saved Mardi Gras. After Hurricane Katrina did its best to gut the city, we returned with beaming smiles and ice-chests of crawfish and cheap beers, ready to take back Fat Tuesday.

Three years ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Arthur Hardy, the quintessential Mardi Gras expert who writes the annual Mardi Gras

Guide. It was the first Mardi Gras following the hurricane, and we discussed the wisdom in holding a celebration while the city was attempting to heal.

He told me, “‘I do [think holding Mardi Gras is a good idea] because I think it says Travis Andrews we’re down but Columnist we’re not out.

To not do it would be to say New Orleans is done for.”

At the time, it felt like the city was done for. Like with my flubbering Saints, I had faith but wasn’t actually sure what to expect.

Three years later, I realize how

much wisdom was contained in those words.

Mardi Gras is like Christmas to New Orleans residents — we measure our years by it. I have more memories from Mardi Gras than I have from any other holiday. It is always a rite of passage for the year, a time to reflect and evaluate everything that has happened since the one before.

New Orleans wasn’t down and out. It never will be. They’ve thrown a fire our way. Then they threw water our way. We’re still standing.

As much as this doesn’t need to be written, it needs to be stated. It’s our responsibility to keep it standing.

Through anything and everything.

Frankly, this ain’t that bad of a responsibility.

Just remember what Fats Domino said: “New Orleans is my home / that’s the reason that I’m going / Yes, I’m walking to New Orleans.”

Because if you are part of the LSU community, then you are part of the New Orleans community.

So after you’ve filled your rolling ice chests with food and beer and you’ve readied your old Schwegmann’s bags to carry your bounty of green-and-purple beads and plastic cups that you’ll be using around the house for the next year, then come on down for a few days of pure, untainted joy.

The city will be waiting for you.

Contact Travis Andrews at tandrews@lsureveille.com

SAVED BY THE BELLE

Web sites promote eating disorders as a lifestyle Editor’s note: This column contains language that may be offensive to some people.

Our society promotes impossible standards of beauty.

Standards of beauty which are only attained through plastic surgery, PhotoShop and, most recently, Web sites encouraging eating disorders.

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week begins Sunday, so there’s no better time to address this topic.

Thanks to virtual eating disorder communities, anorexia and bulimia are no longer considered diseases but are lifestyles.

And “Ana” and “Mia” are becoming girls’ best friends.

Gone are the days when girls had to sneak off to recovery groups or rehabilitation centers. Now they can openly talk to others with similar goals and can proudly parade the bones protruding from their bodies for all the world to see.

The number of Web sites

promoting anorexia and bulimia has increased 470 percent in a single year, according to a 2008 study by Optenet, a global Internet trend company.

These online communities instruct visitors how to lose weight — whether it be by pills, laxatives or the classic starvation and purgation.

They also provide “thinspiration,” or photos of emaciated models, malnourished celebrities or obese and overweight people to keep these girls on the right track.

Pro-eating disorder Web sites have been around since the advent of the Internet. However, they used to be so well-hidden it took more than just one Google search to uncover them.

Upon entering “pro-eating disorder” in my Web browser, 44 pages devoted to this topic appeared.

The first on the list, “The World’s Largest Pro-Anorexia Site” where users’ profile pictures range

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from the thinspirational, incredible shrinking women Nicole Richie and Ellen Pompeo to photos zoomed in on girl’s skeletal remains.

While some comments cheerily express a girl’s pride for only consuming only 175 calories in a day and are adorned with smiley faces, others are quite dismal.

“Food is everywhere. in Drew Belle Zerbymy head and in my house and Columnist on my tv. I cant stop thinking about it and i’m going fucking insane. i can’t give in ... Because once I start eating I can’t stop, and we all know that purging doesn’t do shit anyway because those fucking calories are in you as soon as the food hits your mouth,” said one visitor to “The World’s Largest ProAnorexia Site.”

And these communities are spreading to popular social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.

“Many pro-ana Facebookers say the groups provide an invaluable support system to help them cope with their disease, but psychologists worry that the growth of such groups could encourage eating disorders in others,” read a Nov. 2008 Newsweek article.

Four out of 10 teenagers with eating disorders visit pro-eating disorder Web sites, according to a 2006 Stanford University study. Of the 96 percent of young women afflicted with eating disorders who visited these Web sites, 50 percent of them learned new weight-loss techniques.

Seven out of 10 visitors admitted they tried techniques discovered on these sites while one-third tested the suggested diet pills, supplements or laxatives.

But Facebook isn’t standing

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idly by. These pro-eating disorder groups violate Facebook’s terms of use by promoting harm to oneself and others.

There are designated Facebook employees who delete dangerous groups like pro-ana and pro-mia groups, company spokesperson Barry Schnitt told Newsweek.

Despite Facebook’s admirable endeavors, it can only do so much.

Ten million females and one million males are battling eating disorders, according to the National Eating Disorders Association.

And that’s only in the U.S. So in honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, girls, do yourself a favor and scarf down every last morsel of that Big Mac or Raising Cane’s chicken finger box because I promise, it won’t kill you.

But throwing it up will.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“New Orleans is my home. That’s the reason that I’m going. I’m walking to New Orleans.”

Fats Domino musician Feb. 26, 1928 -

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Obama is currently losing War on Talk Radio

Simply by acknowledging him, President Barack Obama has mistakenly given conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh a platform — involuntarily forging him as the mantle of the opposition.

Never shy about playing the villain as he did during the Clinton administration, the opposition leader of a party in exile has again returned to lead his people through the wilderness.

And Obama — having waged the initiative when he called out Limbaugh’s apparent weight (no pun intended) behind House Republicans’ opposition to the stimulus bill — made a serious error by acknowledging him.

Those traditional conservatives on the far right have now translated

Obama’s invocation as a verbal act of warfare.

A standard axiom of warfare — those on the offensive have an advantage — doesn’t apply here because, unfortunately for the president, Limbaugh is winning.

And Obama is making all the mistakes former President Bill Clinton did — namely, attempting to silence Limbaugh.

Limbaugh’s name hasn’t been mentioned this much since he called Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb overrated because he’s black. Fast-forward five years, and because Limbaugh drew comment from the president, his words are again worthy of front page news.

In response to every

Republican representative voting against Obama’s proposed economic stimulus bill, Obama addressed Congress.

From the floor of the U.S. House, Obama said, “You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.”

Daniel Lumetta C o n s e - Opinion Editor quently, on Jan. 29, The Wall Street Journal gave Limbaugh a platform to address the nation by offering him his own slot on the opinion pages of a publication with one of the largest circulations in America.

And with this opportunity,

Limbaugh and the rest of the talk radio right have pursued a familiar tactic — fearmongering.

By acknowledging his criticism of the stimulus, Obama allowed Limbaugh to successfully frame Obama’s invocation as a veiled assault on talk radio.

Regardless of the threat’s merit, conservatives everywhere fear the state-imposed demise of their talk radio empire.

After reading Limbaugh’s mock plan for a national stimulus, people unfamiliar with him may now be more attentive to his words.

This could have adverse effects.

Or it could come back to bite Obama — like it did when Limbaugh helped Newt Gingrich engineer the “Republican Revolution” of

the 1990s.

Regardless, Obama has opened up an entirely new segment of the population to Limbaugh’s rhetoric.

With a larger audience, talk radio has wisely chosen to mobilize its listeners against a revisied Fairness Doctrine, which has rallied the movement behind the fear of its silencing through government intervention.

This does not bode well for the Democrats.

The tragic lesson for Obama? If Obama had never mentioned Limbaugh’s name, you’d be reading about something else.

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Lincoln was fickle, calculating, but was he racist?

Celebrating President’s Day and Lincoln’s bicentennial has overshadowed the celebration of black history month during the tenure of America’s first black president.

In searching for a way to commemorate both, The Daily Reveille offers a discussion relevant to both — and we reserved a space for your opinion as well.

Honest Abe was by no means an abolitionist, but was he, as some claim, an “anti-slavery white supremacist?” Did his prejudice disappear after he witnessed the fortitude of black Union troops?

On Feb. 12, the editor-inchief of The Root, enquired, “So which was the real Lincoln, the benevolent countenance hanging on the walls of black people’s homes, the Man Who Freed the Slaves, or this man whom Du Bois was quoting, who seemed to hate black people?”

Check out what the peanut gallery had to say, then visit us online at lsureveille.com and tell us what you think.

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BRPD license plate scanners an invasion of privacy Kyle Bove recently praised the efficiency of the new BRPD license scanners.

This method of identifying stolen vehicles is a blatant invasion of privacy — more so than traffic light cameras. The scanner takes pictures of “stationary or moving vehicles,” and indicates the driver whose picture is being taken does not have to break the law for their information to be scanned and stored by the government.

Sean Gonzales, business junior Lerone Bennett Jr., outspoken critic of Lincoln the myth, has made numerous unsettling claims questioning the character and impetus of the 16th president.

Throughout his books, Bennett claimed Lincoln habitually used the n-word and supported Black Laws and the Fugitive Slave Act among other things. Bennett refers to the Emancipation Proclamation as a front for “colonization” — a veiled term that meant exporting blacks in the U.S. to Africa or Latin America.

Lincoln was, by all means, a racist.

Jeff Beben, engineering senior When discussing Lincoln’s racial disposition, it’s best to go

Lockheed Martin, a major manufacturer of traffic light cameras, is allowed to retain data from their leased cameras. This company can use this data however they wish.

While the BRPD may use this scanner for the purpose of returning stolen vehicles to their rightful owners, when are government surveillance activities actually restricted to a single purpose?

This issue of “mission creep” is addressed by the ACLU, who reported the use of cameras on a state border to photograph law-abiding civilians and subject them to inquiries concerning their intentions for crossing state lines.

According to the Supreme Court, “The right to be let alone

directly to the source.

Lincoln himself claimed whites and blacks had broader differences than any other two races and it would be better for the races to remain separate. He openly touted his opposition to equality and claimed blacks were not entitled to the natural rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.

Others throughout history have given mixed reveiws at best. Frederick Douglas, black abolitionist, noted Lincoln was free from the popular prejudices of his day. But civil rights acitivist W.E.B. DuBois put it best when he called Lincoln “big enough to be inconsistent.”

The logical conclusion is Lincoln was a calculating politician, able to play all sides and come out on top of history.

Daniel Lumetta, Opinion Editor Though he transcended them, Lincoln was a product of his times.

A man caught between extremes

— a man blameless in that age.

By utilitarian standards, Lincoln was a giant among men.

Because the quality of a presidency is determined through the prism of historical hindsight, which lends more consideration to outcome than motivation, the ends shouldn’t matter as much as the means.

It’s not the catalyst for his actions but their products that should be measured.

Because America is subject to “evolving standards of decency,” Lincoln shouldn’t be blamed for his intolerance.

He may have harbored bigoted tendencies, but he did free the slaves.

He may have been mistaken in his prejudice, but he did more for blacks than any other person in American history.

Lincoln’s morality trumped political expediency and his era’s standards of reasoning.

Invoking his memory is not a time for ignorance or hypocrisy, nor is it a time for condemnation. The point is not to neglect awareness or deny legacy but admonish history.

But perhaps it’s best to hear it

straight from the elephant’s mouth.

Abraham Lincoln 16th President First inaugural address, March 4, 1861 “Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet forsaken this favored land are still competent to adjust in the best way all our present difficulty...

“We are not enemies, but friends.

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”

Next week’s question: Where would you rank George W. Bush among presidents?

Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com

(is) the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men.

To protect that right, every unjustifiable intrusion by the government upon the privacy of the individual, whatever the means employed, must be deemed a violation of the Fourth Amendment.”

These license scanners and cameras, connotative of Orwellian telescreens and Big Brother propaganda, are unconstitutional and morally wrong.

Kathryn Touchestone international studies senior Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com

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225.388.9858 NICE AND L ARGE S TUDIO apartment in a gated community (Oakbrook) near LSU. Comes with washer/ dryer and all other appliances. Internet, Cable, and phone all INCLUDED 504.289.7316 *L A K E B E A U P R E ’ T O W N H O M E S * Reserve your place now for Summer/ Fall ’09.

2br/2.5b - $1300/ mo.

3br/3.5b - $1650/ mo.

Featuring Clubhouse with Pool, Tennis Court, Gym. All Appliances Included.

Dean Flores Real Estate 225.767.2227 A R L I N G T O N T R AC E Reserve yours now for Summer/Fall ’09.

2bed/2.5 bath - $1,300/monthly 3bed/3.5 bath - $1,650/monthly All appliances included.

Dean Flores Real Estate 225.767.2227 CRESENT CONDO FOR LEASE Luxury 1 bedroom condo with unbelievable ammenites for lease, at the Cresent at University Lake, $1500 a month. Please contact: 225.678.0133 TIGER MANOR CONDOMINIUMS. UNIT S R E A D Y F O R S P R I N G & F ALL 2009! Brand new 1, 2, & 3 bedrooms available. Reserve y o u r u n i t t o d a y ! Wa l k t o c l a s s ! 3 0 0 0 J u l y S t .

225-346-5055. www.tigermanor.com Location. Location. Location... Star t Living.

1/2 OFF MARCH RENT!!

Student roommate wanted for apt. near LSU on Brightside. The BLOX. 2 bed. furnished, modern, C A/H, pool, finess room, bus line to LSU, W & D. Looking for a “chill” roommate. $487.00 mo. If interested please email or phone 985-845-8049 or 985.778.9344 APAR TMENT FOR RENT 1BR/1BA, BURGIN APARTMENTS HIGHLAND AND LEE; $545/ MO, $350 DEPOSIT, W/ S INCLUDED NO DOGS 225.252.3163 3BR/2.5BA 1500SQFT $1110 / M O N T H 5291 S. Brightside View Drive: On-Site Manager, Flexible Leasing Terms, Washer & Dryer, Ceiling Fans, Central A/C, Near Bus Stop, Small Pets Allowed, Master Bedroom has it’s own Bathroom and Walk-In Closet.

Available Now 225.978.7400 T I G E R TOWN 1BR UNF 3299 Ivanhoe St. stove, fridge, AC 1BR $400 9275495 or 7660579 DOWNTOWN RIVERVIEW CONDOS Renovated 2 BR/2BA, granite counters, cypress cabinets. Fresh paint. $1200/mo.

Plus deposit. Call Don 368-3240 SUMMER GROVE CONDOS Reserve your unit now for Summer/Fall ’09.

2bed/2 bath - $1,200 2bed/2.5 bath - $1,300 3bed/3.5 bath - $1,650 See our website for more details! www.deanflores.com Dean Flores Real Estate 9191 Siegen Lane Ste 4-B Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225.767.2227 WALK TO L SU 1 and 2 BR FLATS and TH, pool, laundry center. University View Apartments on West Parker. Call Hannah 767-2678. NO PETS. NEWLY REMODELED APT S small 20 unit

cmplx w/ cntrl a/ h, ceramic tile flrs, tile kit cntr tops, otr micro, new appls, deck for fun, gated parking, on site lndry, nr lsu, brgh, brcc, dwntwn, &calandro’s 1 bdr 695.00 2bdr 850.00 225.955.3950 HOMES FOR RENT, ALL AREAS NO CREDIT CHECK! Don’t drive all over town $20 per list, a new list every week 4968 UNDERWOOD Baton Rouge 70805 Rent King 225-355-6220 S T U D I O A PA R TMENT - $550.00/MO Located in Carrington Place subdivision (Coursey and Stumberg Ln). Includes cable, internet, water, garbage. Washer/dryer in apartment. Please call Sharon at 975.7788.

Deposit of $300 required.

L SU: TIGERL AND Studio, 1 & 2 Bdr. WOOD FLOORS, POOL, LAUNDRY, QUIET $465-$695 225.766.7224 1 ROOMATE NEEDED to share new 4 bedroom house at Nicholson Lakes. Washer/ dryer. $420/ month + 1/4 utilities. 5 miles to campus. 805.551.0471 or 225.405.0918

ROOMMATES FEMALE ROOMMATE 2br2ba townhouse Sharlo off Brightside. Now through end May June or July. $475 plus 1/2 utilities. Julie at mjlap04@cox.net MAS TER & REGUL AR BEDROOM pvt bath $370. Reg. room $260. Nice house. W&D. Alarm etc. No lease needed. $250 deposit.

225.921.1209 R O O M M A TE NEEDED AS A P to share 2br/2bth off Highland w/ male student. $395/ month, all utilities except electricity free. Now through July. avenez1@tigers.lsu.edu

PERSONALS LOOKING FOR MILITAR T Y MAN looking for strong military man who isnt afraid to cud-

dle...im white female 19 freshman...if interested hit me up at: wonderchief1@ yahoo.com or my cell: 337.581.6946 BOOT Y HUNTER Looking for a cute pirate to shiver me timbers. Ask me about my Midnight Madness. Find out at www.themidnightmadness.com SEEKING CHARITABLE, outdoor loving individual. Must love animals and the occasional hiking or camping trip. Drop me a message at HighpointingForAmerica.org *BE MY LOVE* Tall, Dark & Handsome LSU Junior Guy looking to hang out with and possibly date an outgoing, smart & independent girl. Join me over Coffee!

With Love! prince28charming@gmail.com I NEED YOU! I’m a tough army guy looking for male to dig foxhole with. Ask for Gigglepants at 225.939.9916 TI MB E R ! FALLING downward is the lumber of my love. You grind your axe of passion into my endangered headlands. Don’t make me into a bureau. I want to be lots and lots of toothpicks. Looking for that someone to be my virgin white birch.cbarbe4@tigers.lsu.edu NEED MATH TUTOR AS AP Seeking Math Tutor for College Algebra. Email rates/availability. ccastl1@tigers.lsu.edu GLUTEN-FREE Gluten-intolerant student seeking to meet other participants of gluten-free lifestyle! celiad650@gmail.com FASCIN ATED? Looking for a male senior too focused to read the personals and too cute to need the personals... yet too curious to not respond. brightlight425@gmail.com STIMULUS LOVE PACKAGE! Single, outgoing, very attractive, brown LSU Senior gal seeking to date interracially/ Internationally a mature, nice looking male student, Grad/ or non student (26-38) for coffee, museum dates, music, enjoyment of the Arts. If interested email me Selena_M1212@yahoo.com.

PAGE 15 NICE GUYS FINISH FIRS T Tall, independent, blonde senior looking for smart, cute, sensible guy. I love reading, walks, and family. Email if interested: sunsetbridge281@gmail.com LF1M Quietly confident and fun male tired of gaming alone. Looking for shy guy to play with, hang out, and maybe date. Let’s take a chance. Hope you are out there! lsugaymer@gmail.com I WANT TO BE YOUR DERIVATIVE so I can lie tangent to your curves. Nerdy ndn chick seeking an intelligent and attractive conversationalist. Ladies only, please—I’m tired of

natural logs approaching the asymptote. sheenyinabottle@hotmail.com LOOKING FOR MY SOULMATE I am a Business Major here at LSU. I am also AAmerican with shoulder length red hair, and full figured. Looking for guys ages 45-60.

Who enjoy full figured ladies. If you are interested send me an email. c.mumford@yahoo.com

LOST AND FOUND REWARD! L o s t v e r y s p e c i a l r i n g a t o r n e a r the Rec Tuesday af ternoon. Please Help!

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