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What’s the catch?
Crawfish season off to slower than average start, but numbers expected to increase with warmer weather By Sarah Eddington Staff Writer
Stephen Minvielle farmed crawfish for the last decade and typically caught 18 to 30 sacks a day this time of the year. Last Tuesday, he only caught six. Minvielle, director of the Louisiana Crawfish Farmers Association, said the current state average is less than one sack per 25 acres of
land, which is much lower than the normal average of one per 10 acres. “With the conditions we had early on, we should have had a really good season,” Minvielle said. “The catch did not show up.” Robert Romaire, professor at the Aquaculture Research Station, said this year’s unusually low temperatures are responsible for the limited CRAWFISH, see page 15
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[Top] Vernon Pfister, research associate at LSU AgCenter’s Aquaculture Research Station, retrieves a pyramid trap with crawfish in it Thursday. The Aquaculture Research Station is located off Ben Hur Road. [Bottom] Pfister shows crawfish caught in a trap.
BUDGET CUTS
Facility Services receives $1 million funding reduction Workers anticipate additional layoffs By Xerxes A. Wilson Senior Staff Writer
Reeling from more than $1 million in cuts in January, Facility Services is struggling to maintain its standards while waiting for the next cut. Facility Services — tasked with custodial upkeep and maintenance of campus facilities — cut more than $400,000 from its operational budget earlier this month. The unit was also forced to shear $460,000 in the form of 26 funded, but vacant, positions along with $140,000 by
terminating eight filled positions, said Tony Lombardo, interim assistant vice chancellor of Facility Services. Bobby Pitre, executive director of Facility and Utility Operations, said students and staff on campus will experience longer wait times for repair requests, reduced quality in the area of custodial services and a hastened degrading of facilities on campus. Paul Favaloro, director of resources, said having to cut positions results in less man hours available, generally resulting in a decline in quality. “We work hard to maintain a high standard,” Favaloro said. “But with less people, we are demanding more per person to do those tasks, and it just gets a
lot more difficult to maintain the level they are used to seeing.” Favaloro said the cuts also necessitated some program cuts, like the termite program, and will hinder Facility Service’s ability to respond to emergencies during to hurricane season. “You are going to see those immediate impacts, and those things that will accrue as time goes on,” Favaloro said. The physical qualities of the University will decay creating longer backlogs for maintenance, Favaloro said. Pitre said this decay will add to the deferred maintenance backlog that already has $200 million in repairs waiting for MAINTENANCE, see page 15
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Jeff Mitchell, Facility Services employee, works on renovations on campus Monday. After undergoing a budget cut, Facility Services is struggling to maintain quality.
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Nation & World
INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
Blasts kill 37 in Iraq; ‘Chemical Ali’ executed
Contest aims to find out who has got the best weed
BAGHDAD (AP) — Suicide bombers struck in quick succession Monday at three Baghdad hotels favored by Western journalists in well-planned assaults that killed at least 37 people and wounded more than 100.
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — It’s like a beer competition for marijuana. A cannabis festival in Aspen this spring will be the first in the state for approved growers to put their strains in a contest. The Western Slope Cannabis Crown will have about 50 medical marijuana growers enter their strains of weed. The marijuana strains will be diagnostically tested for their THC levels. Growers will also be able to sell to medical marijuana patients. The customers would vote on a “people’s choice” strain. Nazi group to clean up Colorado highway trash
Karzai: Taliban reconciliation has West’s support ISTANBUL (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the United States and Europe back his plan to invite some Taliban fighters to lay down their arms and reintegrate them into Afghan society. Karzai spoke Monday in Istanbul, three days ahead of a London conference on Afghanistan that is expected to focus on his government’s efforts to persuade Taliban militants to give up their fight. He says the offer would apply only to those Taliban who are not part of al-Qaida or other terrorist groups.
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A white supremacist group in Colorado will be heading out on the roads near Denver to pickup litter. The chapter of the National Socialist Movement is participating in
a state Adopt-A-Highway program. The group calls itself America’s Nazi Party and it will be responsible for picking up trash along a 1-mile stretch of highway in a suburb north of Denver. A sign is already up in the area with the group’s name on it. A spokesman for the group, Neal Land, says the group is “doing good things.” Obama to skip jury duty in Chicago suburbs BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — A White House official says President Obama will be skipping jury duty after being summoned in Illinois. The administration official confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday that the president alerted the court weeks ago that he won’t be able to make it. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to speak publicly. Obama was summoned for jury duty at the Bridgeview courthouse in suburban Chicago starting Monday.
STATE/LOCAL
Man booked in child pornography case MINDEN (AP) — Webster Parish Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 22-year-old Sibley man for possession of child pornography. Sheriff’s cybercrime investigators Lt. Dustin Reynolds and Sgt. Scott Tucker say 22-year-old Nicholas Chambers was arrested Saturday after he admitted to having downloaded pornographic materials involving juveniles. Following a search of Chambers’ home, investigators seized computers and also recovered drug paraphernalia. Chambers was booked with one count of possession of pornography involving juveniles, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Anti-tax stance boosts Jindal despite budget woes (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s refusal to raise taxes is boosting his stature with a re-en-
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CRIME
One in 29 college students has criminal record University has selfdisclosure policy By Ryan Buxton Senior Staff Writer
Academic records may not be the only files on many college students’ minds. One in every 29 college students has some type of criminal record, according to a December study by MyBackgroundCheck.com. The nationwide study surveyed 13,859 students from 125 different educational institutions, including universities and career colleges. Driving violations were the most common offense, accounting for 60 percent of student offenses, according to the study. Disorderly conduct was a distant second at 9.5 percent, followed by theft at 8.8 percent. University students have all types of offenses on their records, said Eric Norman, associate dean of the Office of Student Advocacy and Accountability. “We have seen everything
from basic trespassing, simple assault, battery, alcohol violations, drug violations, DUIs and domestic disputes,” Norman said. “It runs the full gamut.” University students who receive a criminal charge are sent to Student Advocacy and Accountability, but Norman said his office does not collect data about how many students on campus have a criminal record. It would also be difficult to quantify criminal pasts in students because juvenile records made under the age of 17 are confidential, said Capt. Russell Rogé, LSU Police Department spokesman. “When most students come to college, if they have committed crimes, it may have been when they were under 17,” Rogé said. “We wouldn’t know if they got in trouble as a 15- or 16-year-old.” No juvenile criminal charges were included in the MyBackgroundCheck.com survey. Rogé said most University students generally do not have severe criminal records. “Most students with an extreme crime history won’t come to
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college,” Rogé said. “They’ve already made their career choices.” The University currently does not check the backgrounds of people who apply for admission. Norman said there have been talks of doing spot checks, but nothing has been initiated because of problems and inefficiencies that come with background checks. “It’s not a fail-safe system,” Norman said. “We’ve found there are lots of different loopholes and leeways. It’s tough because the different reporting agencies have different thresholds and different
levels of communication.” Some inconsistencies are whether the report can include charges given after the University application has been submitted and whether the check will include all arrests or only convictions, Norman said. Norman said there is also a financial concern, as a background check costs approximately $35 per student. Instead of checking University applicants’ backgrounds, there is a self-disclosure policy during the application process.
“We ask if they have been arrested previously or have any type of disciplinary conduct file at a prior institution,” Norman said. If a student fails to disclose a criminal record, his or her application can be eliminated from consideration, Norman said. When current University students receive a criminal charge, they are sent to the Office of Student Advocacy and Accountability to discuss the disciplinary consequences. Students meet with an accountability official, Norman said. The official offers the student a sanction, and the student can either accept it or decline and move to a hearing. Disciplinary action varies based on the offense and can be anything from a verbal warning to expulsion. Expulsions occur in serious cases, Norman said. “If it’s a felony or if it’s a health and safety concern, that usually indicates we need to separate that person from the University,” he said. Contact Ryan Buxton at rbuxton@lsureveille.com
ENVIRONMENT
University competes in national recycling competition
Efforts quadrupled during last 5 years By Xerxes A. Wilson Senior Staff Writer
Coming off advances in the recycling program last semester, the University is trying to improve its recycling yields by competing in the Recycle Mania competition. The University’s recycling yields will be measured against 378 other schools weekly for the next 10 weeks. The University nearly doubled its gameday recycling efforts last semester after introducing recycling to Tiger Stadium. The pounds recycled will be divided by the population of staff and students on campus after each week. The University ranked 108th last year in the per capita compe-
tition, recycling 13.46 pounds per person. Andres Harris, solid waste and recycling manager for campus, said 108th place was a good result because the University was competing with schools that have much more funding to advance recycling efforts. The University ranked 25th in overall tonnage in last year’s competition, recycling 475,940 pounds in the 10-week period. “This is just a friendly competition to raise awareness about the importance of recycling and reusing resources,” Harris said.
Harris said the University recycles about 25 percent of its waste, considering reused materials like concrete and organics. The University increased its recycling output from 316 tons in 2005 to 1,311 tons in 2009, according to waste management statistics. Budget cuts have most areas of campus cutting back efforts, but Harris said campus’s recycling capabilities were not hindered by the cuts because it costs the same to remove recycling and other trash. Cas Smith, Student Government director of sustainability,
said he is currently gathering data with the goal of creating a composting program for material disposed from campus dining facilities. Harris said the University is also in the process of approving a program that would automatically shut down campus computers that are not in use at night. The University’s gameday recycling program got a boost when Tiger Stadium became the last SEC football stadium to have a recycling program. Twenty-five recycling bins were placed in various concourses
throughout the stadium, and cleanup crews began separating recyclable material as they cleaned the refuse left after each game. “We put the bins out, but we found that people didn’t use them or the garbage cans,” Harris said. “The bulk of the material recycled came from the bowl [bleacher area] cleanups.” The University recycled 17 tons after five home games.
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Watkins, Scheuermann push for infrastructure with Landrieu SG represents LSU on Capitol Hill By Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer
Student Government President Stuart Watkins and Vice President Martina Scheuermann worked among lobbyists and politicians on Capitol Hill last Thursday. They traveled to Washington to meet with Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and to discuss what LSU needs from the federal government. “We went to speak with Senator Landrieu to appropriate money
and talk to the appropriation committees,” Scheuermann said. “It was reassuring to see how much they cared about student problems.” Watkins and Scheuermann met with Landrieu for about 20 minutes and discussed problems students face with budget cuts. “[Landrieu] is very committed to LSU, and she will continue to get LSU the things we need through the federal level,” Watkins said. They also met with governmental affairs adviser Stacy Golleher of Adams and Reese law firm, which represents the University’s initiatives in Washington. She gave Watkins and Scheuermann an overview of how the federal
government works and a legislative outlook of what will happen in the next year in Congress. “I love to hear what the students have to say,” Golleher said. “To have that active of a student body is really important.” Watkins said acting as constituents to the Senate and House of Representatives is SG’s obligation, and it’s important to let the government know what students are going through. “When Martina and I were elected, we made a commitment to working with administration,” Watkins said. “Students need that voice in Washington.” The main initiatives Watkins and Scheuermann discussed in Washington were two $1 million
grants that Sen. Landrieu and Sen. David Vitter, R-La., have pushed. One grant benefits the National Center for Biomedical Research. The money helps build a work force for nuclear science infrastructure within Louisiana and getting nuclear laboratories up to speed. “Louisiana deals heavily with national security issues, and we do a lot of training,” said Jason Droddy, University Director of External Affairs. “Some of the most important things that we can hope to gain is infrastructure.” The other grant helps the University build infrastructure in digital media. Droddy said an institutional tax credit was passed several years ago that drew the
interest of movie producers and gaming companies such as EA Sports to Louisiana. “We just needed to build an infrastructure and work force,” Droddy said. “EA Sports liked the tax credit and computing power of LSU.” Droddy said investments in digital media and nuclear science are two of the initiatives the University is pushing for in Washington. “We’ve got to move forward with research,” Watkins said. “Landrieu is our person on the hill that LSU goes to.” Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com
PHILANTHROPY
Group collects donations to offset victim’s medical costs Inkjet cartridges, cell phones gathered By Sarah Eddington Staff Writer
The University’s chapter of a national honor society has collected 278 old inkjet cartridges and cell phones during the last four months to help offset the medical expenses of a woman who sustained a traumatic brain injury in September. A vehicle struck Jennifer Warnke, 24-year-old Texas resident
and mother of two, as she was walking on a street in Houston. Warnke was in a coma for several weeks with no health insurance. Katie Cherry, psychology professor and family friend of Warnke, launched a service drive in November through Sigma Phi Omega, the national academic honor and professional society in gerontology, to support Warnke’s family during the rehabilitation process. Cherry, director of the Life Course and Aging Center, said the donations are mailed to a national recycling company, which compensates the donations with a
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check. The drive is in line with the LCAC’s mission of studying the aging process, Cherry said. “The LCAC studies the steps taken in youth to promote healthy aging across the life course,” Cherry said. “So when development goes awry, we work to find out how a person can achieve the fullest possible life.” Marisa Sullivan, psychology graduate student and president of SPO, said she was happy for the opportunity to help an important cause. “It’s a good opportunity for SPO to get involved with community
service,” Sullivan said. Cherry said her original goal was to collect 100 donations by Christmas. “We exceeded our expectations,” Cherry said. “I deposited 154 cartridges and cell phones in December, and my new goal is 1,000 by Easter.” Jenny Denver, psychology graduate student and member of SPO, said she collected 19 phones and 94 cartridges from Soddy Daisy High School in Soddy Daisy, Tenn., where her mother teaches. “We asked the science professors and the ecology club to help pitch in,” Denver said. “They were
happy to donate to our cause.” Warnke visited her family in Walker, La., for Christmas, Cherry said. “Her family said she is beginning to walk again and understandably communicate,” Cherry said. “She is definitely showing signs of recovery.” Donation bins are located outside 119 Hodges, 142 Agricultural Administration Building, 219 Audubon Hall and 141 Huey P. Long Fieldhouse. Contact Sarah Eddington at seddington@lsureveille.com
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Revelry
Today’s KLSU 91.1 FM Specialty Shows: Rusty Cage (Metal) 9 p.m.11 p.m.; Martian Mix (Mashups/Mixtapes) 11 p.m.-1 a.m. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010
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Saints Bikini, G-III Sports It’ll be warm in Miami, so why not start summer early?
Football Movies to watch:
Everybody’s All-American (1988) Louisiana football man and hometown hero (Gavin Grey) deals with the failure of his professional career amid plenty Baton Rouge and LSU scenery. Varsity Blues (1999) A serious Texas football team must rally behind a secondstring quarterback for its district championship, as he tries to survive the pressures of being in the hotseat where high school football is a religion. Any Given Sunday (1999) Like Jamie Foxx’s character Steamin’ Willie Beamin’, “Any Given Sunday” keeps the ladies and its fans screamin’. Oliver Stone and a starstudded cast portray the gritty underbelly of the fictional AFFA Miami Sharks.
Men’s: Start the post-bowl celebration early with a Super Bowl XLIV T-shirt. Women’s: Carry the historic victory in New Orleans all the way to Miami with an NFC Championship T-Shirt.
“The Way We Live” (2006) Baby Boy
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The Replacements (2000) Gene Hackman and Keanu Reeves lead a loveable band of misfits into action during a professional football strike. Hackman’s character, Jimmy McGinty, insists, “You’ve got to have heart,” and this movie does by the truckload. Remember the Titans (2000) Remember one of the best-loved movies ever — Denzel Washington leads a high school team in their first racially integrated season.
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Lonely Warrior
Facility flooded by pipe line burst
By Andy Schwehm Sports Contributor
LSU’s soon-to-be completed basketball practice facility has been hit with a setback, said Eddie Nunez, associate athletics director of operations and project development. Nunez said the pipes of an airconditioning unit malfunctioned a week and a half ago, putting 4 to 6 inches of water throughout the entire facility. Both of the new gym floors and some drywall around the inside of the facility will have to be replaced because of the damage from the water. Nunez said both the men and women’s teams were anticipating to be able to move into the facility by mid-to-late February, but the flooding will set back their entrance date until possibly the middle of March. “The good thing is the company that installed the court has already removed the old court and is getting set to put the new court on it,” Nunez said. “The process is much faster during basketball season because the company has a little more flexibility to do this because it’s their downtime.” Guy Hopkins Construction of Baton Rouge, the company heading the construction of the $14 million practice facility, will not be penalized or fined by the Athletic Department for the mishap, Nunez said. “It was something that was unforeseen, and they are doing everything they possibly can to get us back in there sooner rather than later,” Nunez said. The 60,000-square-foot facility was originally expected to be completed by the start of the 2009-10 basketball season. Contact Andy Schwehm at aschwehm@lsureveille.com
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[From left] LSU senior foward Tasmin Mitchell (1) goes up for an offensive rebound Dec. 14 during the Tigers’ 77-60 win against Southeastern. Mitchell takes a jump shot Jan. 4 during the Tigers’ 83-60 win against McNeese State. Mitchell drives a ball to the hoop Dec. 14 against Southeastern.
Mitchell carries the basketball team as the Tigers’ unquestioned leader By Chris Branch Sports Writer
One of the character-defining traits of a great basketball player has always been the ability to put a team on his back. LSU senior forward Tasmin Mitchell, the unquestioned leader of this team, has been doing just that for most of the Southeastern Conference slate. Call him a workhorse. Mitchell
averages team highs in points, rebounds, minutes and steals. He’s second in 3-point shooting at 35 percent from beyond the arc, a trait that could pose problems in the post and on the wings for opposing defenses. His 17.9 points per game is good for No. 3 in the SEC, while his 9.5 rebounds per game ranks him No. 2. Mitchell has played 40 minutes in seven games this season, including a 45-minute outing
in LSU’s overtime loss to Washington State. “From last year, we knew that there were two people they were going to focus on — me and Tasmin,” said junior guard Bo Spencer. “Tasmin has been in his groove lately, knocking down big shots, and it’s going to take a team effort to get a victory. It’s frustrating to him LEADER , see page 11
NFL
Fans celebrate for Saints’ victory Partying began after a close playoff game By Johanathan Brooks Sports Writer
As Saints kicker Garrett Hartley’s dagger soared through the uprights and into the hearts of Vikings fans, he kicked off one of the biggest parties south Louisiana has ever seen.
Ashlyn Ciolino, kinesiology junior, never seen anything like the explosion that went to the game and happened when Hartley’s kick said no words could desailed through the uprights. scribe the feeling of the “Everyone had waited so Louisiana Superdome long for that,” she said. “There Log on to read about were these two guys next to throughout the contest. who Archie Manning “It was as loud as me — you know, grown men, will root for in the Super Bowl. you could even imagjust crying because it was just ine,” she said. “I’ve so exciting.” definitely never heard it The win sent the Saints to that loud before.” its first Super Bowl in the franchise’s 43Ciolino said she has season tickets PARTY , see page11 and attended 10 Saints games, but she had
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New Orleans Saints fans party in the French Quarter after the Saints won the NFC championship Sunday night.
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FAMOUS AMOS
Saints, Colts best in League
Imagine a Super Bowl where both the competitors were undefeated. That could have happened if both the Colts and Saints, who started 14-0 and 13-0, respectively, would have run the table, but both teams are still within reach of their original goal — to win the Super Bowl. Colts coach Jim Caldwell made that point clear after he chose to rest his starters after the Colts built a five-point lead in their eventual 2915 loss to the Jets during the regular season. Miami will be flooded with black, gold, blue and white in two weeks for a matchup of arguably two of the best teams in the NFL. The Colts earned their trip after taking over the AFC Championship Game in the second Amos Morale half. The Colts Sports Columnist were down, 1713, at halftime to a Jets team that had the most momentum going heading into the conference championship week. Indianapolis held New York scoreless in the second half, but more importantly, held the NFL’s top rushing team to just 86 yards on the ground. They looked like a title contender. They are balanced on offense, and their defense is playing very well. The Colts chose not to pursue an undefeated season and sat their starters, ironically, against the Jets. New York would have been eliminated from playoff contention if it had lost the game, but instead the Jets came from behind and won the game. The following week the Jets defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, who they later eliminated from the playoffs. It would have been interesting and fitting to see an NFL team punished for resting its starters by losing to the team it let into the playoffs. But that was not the case, and the Colts, the best team in the AFC, will face the Saints who have consistently played the best football in the NFC. The Vikings were the best team, but at times didn’t play up to their potential. The Saints were just meant to be in the Super Bowl. Their season was filled with plays happening at key moments having no explanation other than destiny. From Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham’s missed 23-yard field goal in Washington to Sunday’s interception by Tracy Porter that prevented the Vikings from moving into fieldgoal range and attempting a game-
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Saints quarterback Drew Brees, left, celebrates New Orleans’ 31-28 overtime victory against the Vikings in the NFC championship game in New Orleans.
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Colts quarterback Peyton Manning walks off the field Sunday after Indianapolis’ 30-17 victory against the Jets in the AFC Championship game in Indianapolis.
winning field goal, everything the Saints needed to happen this season happened. One of the keys to a Saints’ victory Sunday was to force turnovers. They got five — the most important being the interception by Porter. The Saints were outplayed by the Vikings. Adrian Peterson had his first 100-yard game in eight games with 122 yards on 25 carries, three of them scoring touchdowns. Brett Favre threw for more than 300 yards, and the Vikings’ defense made it hard for the Saints to establish any sort of running game. The Vikings seemed on their way to punching a ticket to the Super Bowl as they drove down the field and were a play away from field-goal range. But then destiny reared its head,
and the Saints were able to get the biggest turnover in franchise history. With all this said, it’s hard to argue the Saints don’t belong in the Super Bowl. When it mattered most, they were the best team in the NFC. This year’s Super Bowl matchup should be an offensive showcase for the ages. Both teams have great receivers and feature a quarterback whose name is in the record books. Both teams’ defenses are fast and force turnovers. Both teams had a chance at going undefeated, but both teams only want to win their last game — the Super Bowl. Amos Morale is a 22-year-old history major from Houston, Texas. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_AmosMorale3 or contact him at amorale@lsureveille.com
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Undefeated Kentucky claims No. 1 Four SEC teams in top 25 this week By Jarred LeBlanc Sports Contributor
The Southeastern Conference shook up the top 25 rankings this week. Kentucky moved up to the top spot in the nation after then-No. 6 Texas dropped two games in a row. The newly crowned Wildcats defeated Arkansas, 101-70, on Saturday and remain the only undefeated Division-I program in the nation. It is Kentucky’s first No. 1 ranking in six seasons. Tennessee dropped from No. 8 to No. 14 in the rankings after dropping a game last week against Georgia, 78-63. Ole Miss also moved up in the rankings from No. 22 to No. 18 after beating South Carolina on Wednesday, 66-57, and LSU on Saturday, 73-63. No. 21 Vanderbilt (15-3, 4-0) entered the top 25 after beating Auburn, 82-74, and winning the past nine games. Mississippi State dropped of the top 25 after losing to Alabama, 62-57. FIGHTING FOR THE TOP IN THE EAST Vanderbilt travels to Tennessee on Wednesday to face the Volunteers in a matchup between two top-25 teams trying to keep pace with Kentucky in the East. “The last few years, we haven’t played as well as we could against Tennessee,” said Vanderbilt sophomore forward Jeffery Taylor. “[We need to] stay positive, stay aggressive, and do what we’ve done to win so far.” Statistically, Vanderbilt and Tennessee are fairly close in com-
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Kentucky’s John Wall (11) celebrates on Jan. 2 with teammates Ramon Harris, left, and Patrick Patterson, right, in Kentucky’s win against Louisville in Lexington, Ky.
parison. Vanderbilt has a slight advantage over Tennessee (15-3, 3-1) in points scored with 79.2 points per game compared to Vanderbilt’s 78.8 points per game. The Commodores shoot .497 from the field, and the Volunteers aren’t far behind, with .473. Defensively, Tennessee has an edge over Vanderbilt. The Volunteers hold opponents to 64.1 points per games, whereas the Commodores allow 66.4. This week might be Vanderbilt’s most difficult week during SEC play. The Commodores travel to Kentucky on Saturday after Wednesday’s date with the Volunteers. “Any time you get to play two ranked teams in one week is very exciting,” Vanderbilt junior center A.J. Ogilvy said. “We’re going to have to play hard to win.” THIS SEASONS’ LONGEST WINNING STREAK Top-ranked Kentucky travels to South Carolina on Tuesday to faceoff against the Gamecocks. Kentucky (19-0, 4-0) is trying to keep the nation’s longest winning streak alive, while South Carolina (11-8, 2-3) is coming off three consecutive SEC losses.
Kentucky leads the SEC in points per game with 83.2 points per game, which ranks eighth in the nation. South Carolina might not have the same offensive statistics as the Wildcats, but they do have senior guard Devan Downey. “He is a great player and of course their main player,” said Kentucky freshman forward Daniel Orton. “I know he is going to look for his own buckets so hopefully we can just stop him and keep him contained.“ Downey leads the SEC in scoring, averaging 21.9 points per game, good enough for ninth in the nation. South Carolina is 0-7 all-time against teams ranked No. 1 in the AP poll, but the Gamecocks beat the Wildcats during their previous meeting last season, 77-59. “It is still in my mind how we played, but like I said, they have a different team, and we have a different team,” said Kentucky junior forward Patrick Patterson. “We will just go down there with a different game plan, and hopefully come back with a win.” Contact Jarred LeBlanc at jleblanc@lsureveille.com
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the Tigers’ role players. More than points and rebounds, Johnsometimes I know when he has son is frustrated with simple things. to do it all, scoring a lot.” “Obviously [senior guard] Spencer has been an inconsistent sidekick to Mitchell. Alex [Farrer], Tasmin and Bo Spencer’s shooting has been were here,” Johnson said. “But down this season after shooting those other guys were a part of 41.6 percent from distance last this system and a part of winning, year. The Glen Oaks High School so there should have been a carryover in terms product is curof fundamental rently shooting stuff.” 27.4 percent from The rest of 3-point range. team has not But he has rebeen much help cently improved. either. Redshirt Spencer hit 22 freshman forward points in the Ole Dennis Harris is Miss game SatTasmin Mitchell the fourth leading urday, shooting senior foward scorer on the team 7-of-17 from the with 4.5 points field. It was the most shots Spencer has made per game. Outside of Mitchell, since LSU’s Dec. 19 contest Spencer and Warren, the rest of the roster only contributes 21 against Rice. Sophomore forward Storm points per game. Losing hurts Mitchell, but Warren has also seen his stats fade as of late. Warren burst out his attitude has not changed. “As a leader, I’ve got to suck the gates this season with seven double-doubles in LSU’s first it up,” Mitchell said. “Just keep going every game and try to get nine games. But Warren has only man- a victory.” aged 11.8 points and 4.4 rebounds in LSU’s five SEC games this season. Mitchell’s best effort of the Contact Chris Branch at season came against Auburn last cbranch@lsureveille.com Wednesday. Mitchell lasered in 38 points and snatched 10 rebounds in what LSU coach Trent Johnson called “as good a game he’s played since he’s been here.” LSU lost the game, 84-80. “He put us on his back,” sophomore guard Zach Kinsley said after the Auburn game. With success comes attention. Mitchell attracted many a double team in LSU’s 73-63 loss Saturday against Ole Miss. Nevertheless, Mitchell recorded a double-double after scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. “They zoned up and packed it in on me,” Mitchell said after the game. Mitchell has been consistent throughout an LSU career that has seen a Final Four appearance and two regular SEC titles. The senior has averaged 15 points and 6.7 rebounds in his career. A potential problem for Mitchell might be his supporting cast. His talented but young teammates have yet to find a groove this season. Needless to say, Johnson is worried with the production of
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year history. Ciolino’s first reaction was to hug her dad and join in with the rest of the fans cheering. The game kicked off what some are calling the biggest party New Orleans — a city renowned for its partying prowess — has ever seen. “It was bigger than Mardi Gras,” said kinesiology senior Brandon Bean. “It was a different atmosphere. Everybody was one.” Bean watched the game from his New Orleans home, but said he had the opportunity to venture downtown for the celebration and said it was unlike anything he’s ever seen. “People were coming up to your car and dapping you off and leaning out the windows,” he said. Bean was just one of an average national audience of 57.9 million — the most-watched non-Super Bowl television broadcast since the “Seinfeld” finale in 1998. Stefany Achee, kinesiology junior, said she watched the game at a downtown bar and saw people dancing in the streets. “Everyone just went insane,” Achee said. “I’m pretty sure tons of people fell over because it was so crowded and everyone was jumping up and down.” The party was not just in New Orleans — Baton Rouge had its fair
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Fans react Sunday after the New Orleans Saints beat the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC championship game in New Orleans.
share of revelry as well. Austin Cooley, mechanical engineering sophomore, said he stayed in Baton Rouge to watch the game with his friends at the apartment of the friend with the nicest television. He and his friends partied after the game and witnessed fans going to the extreme to celebrate. “There were streakers in [University] Crescent,” he said. “I think they were in most of the major apartment complexes.” He also said people were running around apartment complexes with lit brooms using them as torches. Blake Tabor, LSU Police Deparement public information officer, said LSUPD only received one noise
complaint — which he said was not out of the ordinary. The delirium the Saints caused was pretty widespread, but not everyone will be pulling for the black and gold when Super Bowl Sunday rolls around. “Peyton Manning is like the Michael Jordan of football right now,” said Nyk Robberson, political science senior. “I rock with the Saints, but that boy right there is greatness. How can you go against greatness when it’s win or lose? I’ve been a fan of his since he was at Tennessee when he was doing it like that with Peerless Price.” Contact Johanathan Brooks at jbrooks@lsureveille.com
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Gay marriage is matter of civil rights After reviewing Mr. Schmitz’s article dealing with gay marriage, I was profoundly bothered by his apparent lack of research on the topic. He seems to dismiss the issue of marriage as nothing more than a romantic relationship, missing the point that it is also a legally
binding contract, affording two people rights to each other’s employment benefits, last will and testament, tax benefits and legal rights to shared medical information. Mr. Schmitz, like many heterosexual Americans, turns a blind eye to the fact that there is more to a marriage outside of holding hands at the alter, then saying “I do,” followed by years of laying side-by-side in bed. Married people receive certain societal benefits that we “singles” are not qualified to receive. People who are married not only pay less in taxes, they
also receive health care and other amenities from their spouses’ employment benefits package. Limiting tax benefits for gay and lesbian couples is unfair treatment for millions of socially and economically contributing citizens. Additionally, those who are not allowed to “tie the knot” have no official rights to the estates of deceased loved ones. They often forfeit the memory of their deceased companion to the family of the lost partner (which is often the case today.) This is one of the most enraging aspects of not
being able to marry someone of the same sex. The legacy and wealth of a departed romance partner can be easily claimed by a family member of the departed — specifically a family member who deserted them because of their non-heterosexual identity. Finally, to address Mr. Schmitz’s claim that gay marriage is not included in our civil liberties, I urge him to review the foundation of civil liberty theory, which includes the pursuit of life, liberty and property. I would argue that the liberty to choose a marital mate
Tuesday, january 26, 2010 is severely limited by a same-sex ban; and the right to share property with him/her is only valid while they are alive. When United States limits liberty and property for gays, we are no more just or free than countries like Uganda that issue the death penalty for gays. Kenneth Kuchta architecture senior
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MURDA, SHE WROTE
‘Drive-Thru Diet’ raises questions about marketing Sometimes considered one of the most successful marketing strategies ever, Subway made its name as a healthy fast-food alternative to hamburgers and frenchfries. Their lead spokesman, Jared Fogle, claimed dramatic weight loss could be attained while Mark Macmurdo eating certain Columnist items from the restaurant’s menu (along with vague references to exercise). Apparently taking a page from Subway’s playbook, Taco Bell began its foray into the same market by introducing its new “Drive-Thru Diet” late last year. Just like its sandwichserving adversary, Taco Bell has decided to give the new marketing campaign a face. Meet Christine Dougherty. Complete with before and after bikini shots, Dougherty boasts she lost 54 pounds thanks (in part, at least) to what she believes are healthy options in Taco Bell’s “Fresco” menu. The menu, which has existed for some time but is now being pushed heavily by the company, consists of a few items relatively low in calories. It achieves this feat by focusing on salsa for flair and ditching cheeses and sauces, which would add to the calorie count. Seeing the commercial for the first time, I was waiting to hear the punch line. I thought almost certainly that the commercial was a joke. After seeing the commercial three times, I was able to understand that, in fact, they were being serious. The company that once tried to establish the “fourth meal” was now promoting healthy eating habits. Of course, the advertisements are full of stipulations and fine print.
Even as the ad flaunts Christine’s miraculous weight loss — like the typical diet pill scams on television — she inserts the disclaimer, stating her results “aren’t typical, but for me, they’re fantastic.” In fact, the Drive-Thru Diet “is not a weightloss program,” according to the advertisement. Why include the results in a commercial if they’re not typical? Like Subway’s campaign, the company positioned the goal posts in such a way that these health claims can be made but are highly unlikely to be achieved by regular people. Just as the case was with Jared, it’s not made clear exactly how much exercise was needed for Christine
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to drop the weight, as well as how many times she ate fast-food before changing the diet. After reading the fine print it becomes evident that, to achieve the same success, patrons would have to order no-frills meals and operate under a meager 1250 calorie diet every day — similar assumptions were made when Jared was leading Subway’s marketing efforts. Besides being criticized on nutritional grounds — several of the items have drawn ire for being high in sodium and fat — the new ad campaign raises questions about the implications of such health claims. Do campaigns like this actually improve public health? On the one
hand, there is no question the new menu being pushed by Taco Bell is relatively healthier than its other offerings and most traditional fastfood restaurants. It would be a good thing if people would eat Taco Bell’s lighter menu items in favor of double cheeseburgers. But at the same time, the new campaign could complicate matters by giving customers a false sense of security in eating fast-food from Taco Bell. When all cards are on the table, the company’s advertisements showing a woman losing weight – and then claiming the results are not typical – seems more like a ploy to capitalize on American’s guilt resulting from their eating habits than a
genuine attempt to help customers make healthy decisions. Some fast-food restaurants having healthy choices as a central part of their business plan is certainly a positive trend. But we can only hope this new trend brings real results – healthier and higher-quality food – instead of hypothetical scenarios. Mark Macmurdo is a 22-year-old history and economics senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_mmacmurdo.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be the designated driver”
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Brown’s win reflects public attitude toward health care reform The outcome of the Massachusetts special election caught everyone off guard. Held in the wake of former senator Ted Kennedy’s death, the election was thought to favor Martha Coakley, the Democratic forerunner. Media coverage of Kennedy’s passing neatly tied in his life’s ambitions with the current health care bill. This, tempered with a bit of romanticizing, was converted into emotionally fueled political capital. The tableau evoked by his death was stark and expected, considering Kennedy had championed health care reform throughout his career in the Senate. As such, the idea Kennedy’s vacated seat might be replaced by an obscure Republican was farfetched, particularly in the immediate wake of his passing. Considering this, Republican candidate Scott Brown’s win was no less than shocking, particularly given his platform, which promised
to stop the Obama administration’s health care reform in its tracks. Part of the surprise was brought about by the media’s slow reaction to the situation. It was only in the homestretch when the numbers began to favor Scott Brown, who had previously seemed almost laughably harmless with his lowkey campaign style and his unremarkable pickup truck. But the warning signs came long before that to those who were following the campaigns closely. It was evident in President Obama’s personal promotion of Coakley. To some, this rendered Coakley to be further infallible, but to others this personal bid indicated the Obama administration’s worry over what later proved to be an uncertain election. The former, as it turns out, was correct. This incident recalls when the president risked political capital for the privilege of hosting the 2014 Olympics in Chicago. Other world leaders have personally bid
for similar privileges, but never has the president of the United States done so. The unprecedented nature of the action, coupled with the abrupt rejection resulted in a gaffe that was fairly cringe-worthy. Granted, stumping for a potential senator is a smidgeon more appropriate than personally bidding for the Olympics to be held in your hometown, but the outcomes of both situations Linnie Leavines were very clear in their meanColumnist ings. They were forms of rejection, though one was merely embarrassing while the other was politically devastating. Given Massachusetts’s leftleaning tendencies, the meaning of their rejection was only intensified. State voters, recognizing the significance of the election and its relevance in the health care debate,
spoke in a way that resonated with the entire nation by going against their tendencies and rejecting a candidate the president had personally vouched for. It came as no surprise to the cynical when headlines the next day appeared about the Obama administration’s newfound determination to curb the risky behaviors of Wall Street bankers. The administration clearly had this contingency plan in mind, so they might show leadership on an unrelated issue, thereby ousting the embarrassing Massachusetts election from national headlines. Perhaps I’m cynical, but this issue was not only conveniently populist in sentiment, but perfectly timed to distract from the results of the special election. Regardless of how successful this administration may appear on other issues, it will undoubtedly face new difficulties with its ambitions concerning the health care system. Now that Scott Brown will
become the 41st Republican senator, his party will have the numbers needed to sustain a filibuster against the health care plan. But the fallout of this election will also extend beyond Massachusetts politics. The circumstances of this political upheaval resonated with the nation and will undoubtedly influence moderate senators to cast their votes in accordance with the changing public mood. For Massachusetts voters, at least, the health care debate proved to be a tipping point. We have only to wait to see if other voters feel the same way, though I suspect we won’t wait long. Linnie Leavines is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Central City. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_lleavines.
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CANCEL THE APOCALYPSE
Bible contains contradictory, incorrect passages
The Bible has been used to both justify and condemn atrocious behavior throughout history more than any other text. Genocide, slavery, feminine oppression — take your pick from the very long list. But what does this book have to do with our 21st century postenlightened secular — yeah right — society? Many still credit the Bible as the moral foundation of our little Western world. And while it is often read, it is rarely studied critically. This breeds a separation between Sunday school readers and academics. What’s more, those who attempt to extract a historical or critical view of the text are usually at odds with those who “know the Truth.” Is this simple disagreement founded in the search for truth, or have the pious relinquished that search and instead embraced a bastardized doctrine? I’m talking, of course, about inerrancy. Inerrant simply means “without error.” This goes a bit further with most adherents, who also include a literal interpretation and divine inspiration. So why attack this snobbish doctrine? The simplest answer — it harbors a static view of the Bible that is not compatible with an ever evolving and occasionally progressive society. How can transvaluation, the process of translating values and keeping them relevant as times change, be enacted when it is deemed unnecessary? In place of reinterpretation, there is only a propagated and unjustified dogma. Thus, what need does one have to inquire about anything when they possess the absolute truth? Let us examine
this supposed “Truth” for a bit. Of its proponents, I can only wonder how many have studied Hebrew and/or Greek? My studies of the two languages at LSU have made me greatly humbled at the enormous difficulties in translating any ancient text. Don’t believe me? Take the classes and then retort. On the doctrine itself, one of the primary implications of inerrancy is that the Bible is perfect and timeless. Thus, if the text is eternally relevant and beyond correction, homosexuals must be put Andrew to death (LeRobertson viticus 18:22), Columnist menstruation causes moral uncleanliness (Leviticus 15:19-24), women are by nature inferior and subject to men (1 Corinthians 11:8-9) and the rabbit chews cud (Leviticus 11:6), which it indeed does not. Surely no one, regardless of his level of holiness, desires to see a human being put to death for a “crime” issued from our tribal roots in ancient Palestine. But we should be thankful we can now recognize a timely menstrual cycle as a sign of good health and women — despite their lack of external plumbing — are as worthy of human rights as men. And as far as the rabbit chewing cud, that belongs to a lengthy list of contradictory and often incorrect information mentioned in the Bible. But what does this mean for
Christianity? It should mean nothing. The Bible spans a vast history and numerous world views, and for this it is bound to have inconsistencies. But for the proponent of inerrancy, the previous statements contradict God and his holy word. Many would choose to reject the aforementioned issues as automatically false or tie themselves into a theological pretzel to defend their position. What does that alone say about the integrity of the doctrine? Must faith be reduced to an all or nothing adherence for it to be sin-
cere? One should hope not. As for the nature of theological accuracy in biblical writings — you decide. We should be more concerned with what literalist views do to people that go on to college to learn that the world is not merely thousands of years old, we do not live in a three-tiered universe and that a human cannot survive in the belly of a fish for three days. Any doctrine that claims to be above question deserves death. Perhaps what is labeled “God” is occasionally nothing more than
humanity’s foolish longing for security in place of ignorance. Until these points are recognized, let us await the rebirth of a faith where spiritual fruits conquer religious nuts. Andrew Robertson is a 22-year old religious studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @ TDR_arobertson. Contact Andrew Robertson at arobertson@lsureveille.com
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catch. “With cold weather, the catch falls quite dramatically,” Romaire said. “Their metabolism slows down, they’re not active and they’re not hungry.” The Aquaculture Research Station developed formulated bait that attracts crawfish in warm water, but doesn’t have effective bait for colder temperatures. “That’s an area of research that we’re working on,” Romaire said. Bill Pizzolato, owner of Tony’s Seafood located on Plank Road, said he was getting quality crawfish and lower prices before the cold weather. “The consistent cold really affected the supply and slowed down production,” Pizzolato said. “The prices went up in the past two or three weeks.” Pizzolato said boiled crawfish went from $3.69 a pound to $4.49 a pound, and live crawfish are only $1 less than boiled. Minvielle said the current price is almost exactly the same as last season at this time, but with half the production. Romaire said crawfish play an important role in Louisiana’s economy. “Louisiana crawfish is a $400 million a year industry,” Romaire said. “There are several thousands of people employed in its various facets.” Minvielle said farming crawfish is a stable industry for the state. “There are 150,000 pounds produced at farm level each year,” he said. “And the crawfish roll over approximately seven times in the process.”
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state funding. Budget cuts are nothing new to Facility Services, whose $3.8 million cut in funding since 2005 resulted in more than 70 terminated positions, Lombardo said. “In the two cuts prior to this one, we handled this with vacant
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Minvielle also said crawfish are the safest food people can eat in Louisiana. “They are non-tolerant to any chemical — pesticides or herbicides,” he said. Crawfish’s distinctiveness also attracts tourists. “You have shrimp in other states. You have crabs and oysters in other states. But crawfish is really unique to Louisiana,” Romaire said. “When people come and visit from other states, the first thing they usually say is ‘Can I get some crawfish?’” The number of harvestable crawfish begins to drastically peak around late February and early March, but Romaire said many farmers like to catch as many as they can as early as they can because buyers pay top dollar earlier in the season. With around 1,300 licensed crawfish fisherman and roughly the same amount of crawfish farmers in the state, many people depend on the crawfish season as their livelihood, Minvielle said. Minvielle said he usually spends around $30,000 a year on his crawfish farm. “If I don’t make double that, I need to find something else to do for a living,” he said. But hope is not completely lost. The crawfish will return to their normal level of activity when the cold front subsides, Romaire said. “The consumers won’t have any issues with the relative supply of crawfish this year,” Romaire said. “From our conversations with farmers, they are seeing lots of little ones, which is a good sign.” Romaire said the
Atchafalaya River Basin received a lot of water this year, and if the water levels remain high, the basin will serve as an additional source. Conditions were ideal before the cold weather, Minvielle said. The relatively wet summer was conducive to crawfish survival and reproduction in the burrows, and the wet October and November months helped induce the females out of the burrows, Romaire said. The mild winter was also beneficial for the water quality. “Ecologically, what occurs underneath the water is a lot more complicated and advanced than other types of aquaculture,” Romaire said. Unlike catfish or rainbow trout farms, crawfish ponds are stocked without being counted and without a formulated diet. Romaire said this method of farming is more unpredictable, but less costly. Rice is grown for the crawfish, which decays and produces bacteria, which snails and other organisms crawfish like to eat, Romaire said. “Crawfish farms are almost managed like a natural environment,” Romaire said. “We try to simulate what happens in the Atchafalaya River Basin under ideal conditions.” Minvielle said he can be attentive and do his job, but ultimately his success is determined by the weather. “It’s like a video poker machine,” Minvielle said. “It’s a gamble.”
positions and operational money, so we didn’t have to impact anyone in a position,” Pitre said. “But we are at a point now where our operational budgets have been cut to the point where there are no more dollars and we are going to struggle to make ends meet this year.” Administrators are
striving to stretch budgets, but the likelihood of fiscal cuts in the coming year have them looking for more efficiencies and bracing for further layoffs. “Everybody needs a job,” said David Perault, maintenance manager. “They see the writing on the wall, so a lot of people are nervous.” Higher education is looking to receive about $150 million in cuts during the next fiscal year because of a $1.9 billion shortfall in state funds for the next two years. If this is the case after the legislative session, the University could see $22 million in funding cuts for the next fiscal year. “We may have to ask for more participation from students and staff on campus to help us maintain these facilities with respect to removing trash from offices and things like that,” Favaloro said. Perault, who has been at the University for more than 20 years, said another cut will set Facility Services back 10 years. “We are looking if there is any way we can work differently,” Pitre said. “We may find something, but are we going to be able to increase efficiencies enough to absorb another $1 million cut without layoffs? I don’t think so.”
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