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Tuesday, September 20, 2011 • Volume 116, Issue 21
The mold rush
Old Forestry Building plagued by decrepit conditions
Laura Furr
Contributing Writer
Mud-caked classroom floors, stacks of unused chairs, mold-covered banisters — these are a few things one might find when visiting the Old Forestry Building, located off South Stadium Drive. And while the 55-year-old facility has passed safety inspection, students and professors say it’s time for an overhaul. The Old Forestry Building is officially home to the College of Agriculture and University Auxiliary Services but houses other degree programs such as Human Resource and Leadership Development. The building passed the fire marshal inspection in 2009 with no major citations listed, according to Emmett
David, director of facility development at the Office of Facility Services. David said despite Read our complaints, no scheduled renovations opinion on the are in sight. HRLD students Kolby Lirette building, p. 12. and Robert Bostick visit the building frequently for classes and to meet Read a student’s with professors and advisers. Both are by the conditions. account of the disgusted “Every time I come here, I cross blight at my fingers to hope that I make it out lsureveille.com. alive,” Lirette joked as he guided a group of Daily Reveille employees through the building last week. DERELICTION, see page 4
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The second floor of the Old Forestry Building appears abandoned and in disarray [center] and has fallen prey to mold and disrepair [left, right]. See more photos of the derelict building at lsureveille.com.
REALIGNMENT
Merger may breed collaboration Andrea Gallo Staff Writer
The University’s merger of the School of Social Work, School of Library and Information Science, College of Education, Department of Kinesiology, Early Childhood PK-3 program and the School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development should bring collaboration among faculty and cement opportunities for students to learn in different fields, according to professors and administrators. Chancellor Michael Martin said the merger, announced Sept. 8, is a way for the University to propel itself into the future. The University
cannot grow without change, he said. University administrators have said the merger is not directly budget-driven, but the budgets for each component being merged have fluctuated during the University’s battle with funding shortages during the past few years. The School of Library and Information Science had an unrestricted budget of $936,966 for all activities pertaining to instruction, including salaries, in 2008. The preliminary 2011 unrestricted instruction budget for the School of Library and Information Science is $827,726. That’s more than $100,000 in budget loss over four years. The School of Library and
Information Science also saw its restricted funding from state, federal and private donations drop from $60,836 in 2008 to $41,546 in the preliminary 2011 budget. That’s a decrease in funding of about $19,000. Suzanne Stauffer, library and information science professor, said students and faculty in the School of Library and Information Science currently have to compete for resources against every other University school and college. Once the school is cushioned in a larger college, it will have access to more resources, she said. “If this merger is approved by MERGER, see page 4
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INTERNATIONAL
Nation & World
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
Yemen protesters storm elite military base, 50 killed, hundreds injured
Two companies agree to pay $44.4 million for San Francisco Bay spill
American Girl books give glimpse of historic New Orleans
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Thousands of protesters backed by military defectors seized a base of the elite Republican Guards on Monday, weakening the control of Yemen’s embattled president over this poor, fractured Arab nation. His forces fired on unarmed demonstrators elsewhere in the capital, killing scores, wounding hundreds and sparking international condemnation. The protesters, joined by soldiers from the renegade 1st Armored Division, stormed the base without firing a single shot, according to witnesses and security officials.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Companies responsible for a 2007 San Francisco Bay oil spill that occurred when a ship slammed into a bridge agreed Monday to pay $44.4 million toward the cleanup and damage to the environment, including the deaths of thousands of birds. The proposed settlement is the final chapter in the nearly four-year legal saga involving lawsuits against Regal Stone Ltd., which owned the ship that hit the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Nov. 7, 2007, and Fleet Management Ltd.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ rich melting-pot history has always been a big draw for authors. But telling it through the eyes of two antebellum 9-year-old girls — one black, one white — offers unusual perspectives on life’s challenges in the mid-19th century. American Girl Brand LLC, a subsidiary of toy giant Mattel Inc., usually introduces its dolls (and the book characters based on them) one at a time. In August, the company launched two — called Cecile Rey and Marie-Grace Gardner — along with a six-book series set in New Orleans. Shreveport may be forced to cut back on water use
Bomb threat clears University before Turkey president’s speech BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police cleared a university where Turkish President Abdullah Gul was due to speak after receiving a bomb threat Tuesday. Police asked people to leave the auditorium at Humboldt University, on downtown Berlin’s Unter den Linden boulevard, shortly before Gul was to deliver a speech on Turkish-German relations. Police searched the building but found nothing untoward.
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An anti-government protester holds out his blood-stained hands after clashes with security forces in Sanaa, Yemen on Sept. 18.
Stolen 17th century paintings recovered and returned to Bolivia LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Two 17th century colonial paintings stolen from a Roman Catholic church in Bolivia more than 13 years ago have been recovered and returned to the South American country. A statement from the Londonbased Art Loss Register says the works are titled “Saint Rose of Viterbo” and “Saint Augustin.” Executive director Christopher Marinello says the recovery was made after a U.S. art dealer reported receiving the paintings on consignment from a collector.
Review sought in California school’s religious banner case POWAY, Calif. (AP) — A public interest law center says it will request a full appellate court review of a ruling prohibiting the display of banners referring to God in a San Diego County classroom. The Thomas More Law Center, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., announced Monday that it will ask a full bench of 11 judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a three-judge panel’s decision. That ruling reversed a trial court decision upholding math teacher Bradley Johnson’s First Amendment right to hang the banners.
SHREVEPORT (AP) — Shreveport officials may be forced to tell residents to restrict how much water they use. The Times reports city officials are measuring how much water is used over the next 10 days to determine if restrictions are necessary. Starting this week, the city is tracking the amount of water used at the plant. The city is currently pumping 75 million gallons per day.
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As some minority enrollment numbers increase, others fall Efforts continue to raise population Juliann Allen Contributing Writer
The University’s fall enrollment report shows an increase in some minority populations on campus, while others have shrunk since last fall. The population of black, Hispanic and Pacific Islander undergraduates saw Who is growth from fall LSU? 2010, but Asian and Native AmeriA five-part can undergraduates series have slightly dilooking minished for a total at the of 4,255 minority University’s students currently population. enrolled. David Kurpius, interim associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, said the increase in the population of black students may be attributed to more campus programs geared toward that minority, like the Black Student Union, which encompasses 23 predominantly black student organizations on campus. “We like to see that number increase,” Kurpius said. He said Texas-based
recruiting is a likely factor for Allen said the Native American bringing in more Hispanic students. population may have decreased due Chaunda Allen, director of the to technical matters. For example, Office of Muliticultural Affairs, to be considered as Native Amerisaid the combination of programs can, students must undergo a proand recruiting efforts helps attain cess to be classified by a tribe. diversity. “We may not be Giving prospec- Undergraduate minority seeing as many peotive minority students ple who are able to enrollment: an idea of how the • Asian: get that designation as University is unique we have in the past,” Fall 2010: 803 and how they will she said. Fall 2011: 746 benefit from it is imAllen said she portant when students • Black: expects an increase Fall 2010: 2,215 are exploring their opin these areas in the Fall 2011: 2,402 tions, she said. future if the Univer“If students can • Hispanic: sity continues its outFall 2010: 897 see themselves here, reach. Fall 2011: 1,000 they are more likely Though there is to attend,” Allen said. • Native American: a shortage of staff to Kurpius sugcreate more programs Fall 2010: 102 gested scholarship to target these particFall 2011: 94 cuts may explain the • Native Hawaiian/ ular minorities, Allen decrease in the num- Pacific Islander: said the University is ber of some minorbrainstorming about Fall 2010: 5 ity groups. He said how to make them a Fall 2011: 13 though scholarships reality. are given by the Uni- Source: Office of Budget and Planning Kurpius said not versity based on merit all of the enrollment or need, not by ethnicity, students data is in yet, so it’s not clear how still see scholarship cuts as a dis- many of these minority students are advantage whether they belong to a from out of state. minority group or not. More numbers will be released The University’s budgetary later in the year, revealing further woes may also be a contributing information about minority populafactor to the decrease. Kurpius said tions at the University, he said. if minority students are coming from out of state, ominous worContact Juliann Allen at ries of budget cuts aren’t appealing jallen@lsureveille.com to them.
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AWARDS
Architecture students receive recognitions Meredith Will
Contributing Writer
Five University student groups were recently recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects for their outstanding landscape architecture projects. Landscape architecture students submitted class projects to ASLA last semester, said Van Cox, interim director of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. Cox said the students’ recognition was a great honor to the School of Landscape Architecture, which is ranked No. 1 in the nation for undergraduate and No. 2 for graduate students. Three of the projects received the honors award in the General Design category of the national competition. The first project, entitled “Chattanooga Central Park,” was submitted by University alumnae Emily Bullock and Jessica Carvajal. The second project to receive the honors award in the General Design category was submitted by second-year graduate students Matthew Seibert and Benjamin Wellington and was titled “Fluvial Lexicon.”
“Simulation Space [Revisioning the Fake: Relinking the Real]” was the third General Design project to receive the honors award. It was submitted by undergraduate University alumni Drew Baum, Sara Davis, Mark Ellender, Courtney Lebeau, Kristen Lonon, Patrick May, Patrick McGannon, Ben Moran, Alex Ramirez and Christian Thonn. The fourth project, called “Canals as Greenways,” received the honors award in the Analysis and Planning category. It was submitted by Paul Toenjes and Shuntaro Yahiro, who recently graduated with master’s degrees in landscape architecture. “Viable Agricultural Solutions” was the fifth project to receive the honors award. The project placed in the Research category and was submitted by Will Tietje, a recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture. The students will receive their awards Nov. 2 at the annual national ASLA convention’s awards benefit in San Diego, Cox said. Contact Meredith Will at mwill@lsureveille.com
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Natural selection at work in sperm bank’s refusal of redheads
There exists a point where laissez-faire capitalism and human evolution meet, and Cryos International — the world’s largest sperm bank — has bridged the divide. In an official statement, Cryos recently announced it would no longer accept sperm donations from people with red hair. “There are too many redheads in relation to demand,” Cryos director Ole Schou told a Danish newspaper Friday. Whether you are a person with red hair or not, the first reaction is likely distaste. This is a gene pool embargo and direct intervention on the future of this species. “We have nothing against redhaired donors,” Schou assured MSNBC on Monday. “We have just too many on stock in relation to the demand.”
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As he walked, he pointed out poor conditions along the way. The banisters in the stairwell have an unidentified white mold growing on them, and a combination of stringy spider webs and stalactite-like structures hang from the tile-less ceiling. On the second story the floor is covered in dust, and several rooms appear to be used for storage. The doors in the hallway are left open, revealing mud and dirt on the floors, piles of chairs, old teaching supplies covered with a mysterious substance and sarcastic comments written on the chalkboards, like “This place is GREAT!!!” “This is all opened at night,” Lirette said. “I just wonder how many people wander into this room to study. It’s crazy.” Bostick said conditions in the classrooms are poor as well. “People don’t put their backpacks on the floor,” Bostick said. “I have a black backpack, and when it comes up it’s totally dusty every time I put it on the floor of the classroom.” Lirette and Bostick also said professors’ offices have mold growing on the blinds and hoses running water from air-conditioning units into containers. The duo said they believe their professors deserve better conditions. “We have great professors,” Bostick said. “It’s a good program.” Ali Hale, an HRLD senior, said it is difficult to learn in the run-down building. “I could not believe the University would allow a building in this condition to exist on campus,” Hale said. “I am especially frustrated that the University expects students to fully concentrate when ceiling tiles look like they are about to fall and the staircase seems to be on its last leg.” Lirette said he feels the University’s lack of attention to the building shows where its priorities lie. “I don’t know if it’s necessarily distracting to my learning, but it’s more about the way it makes me feel about my degree program and the University,” he said. “You literally see stalactites, and then you see the new [Business Education Complex].” Michael Burnett, director of the School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development,
One could say the company is playing God, and one would be correct. But aren’t we all? This is a business move. As such, this is not unwarranted intervention — this is exactly the order of things. Natural selection is just that: selection. Like all aspects of life, Clayton genes follow supCrockett ply and demand. Staff Writer But this is perhaps the first time we see the selection of genetic material adapted to a business model. Anyone who understands capitalism knows it to be natural selection of business. People favor the
said he recognizes the problems in the building but sees advantages as well. “Yeah, it’s got problems. Yeah, we would like the University to invest a lot more money into it,” Burnett said. “But I guess I would rather us be in this facility and be all together as a school than be scattered all around the University.” Burnett said the building has suffered problems in several upstairs classrooms due to roof leaks over the past few years. Since then the University has invested a substantial amount of money to repair the roof, and all problems with the roof have been resolved, Burnett said. He said the school plans to restore those rooms when funds are available. Contact Laura Furr at lfurr@lsureveille.com
companies with the best product, and the sales tell all. Should domestically-made cars take over the auto market and people lose interest in Japanese imports, the right move is to cease importing before too much money is wasted. Genetically, all fauna follow precisely the same process. A bat born with smaller wings will likely not mate because of its infirmities. Perhaps one peacock’s feathers may not shine quite so brightly as his neighbor’s. The same conclusion follows. The difference is that we, as human beings, can consciously monitor the process. And now we find the results: Red hair is not seen as a favorable trait by the majority of people, and because of this, the product, i.e. genetic material, is not selling.
MERGER, from page 1 the Board of Supervisors, our students will probably not notice any changes because the name of the school, the faculty, the degree requirements and curriculum for the master of library and information science degree will stay the same,” said School of Library and Information Science Dean Beth Paskoff in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille. The School of Library and Information Science enjoys its current autonomy as its own college, Stauffer said, but its students and faculty will enjoy interaction with other units. “The only thing is we are no longer independent, which is good and bad,” she said. Stauffer pointed to University students who are interested in specializing as children or teen
Except in Ireland, Cryos pointed out, where it sells “like hot cakes.” The story here is not that a company is no longer stocking up on a product that isn’t selling, as this is how businesses — and genetics — are (bio)logically ordained to act. The story is that the people aren’t buying. The realization, then, is not that we have reached a point where humans buy and sell genetic material on a capitalist business model, complete with supply and demand and varying price levels. The realization is that we have been doing this all along. As a person with red hair, I am not offended. In fact, I am in awe at the beauty of the natural process, for now we may partake in exactly that
which makes us human: thought. Because of this single trait, we break the bondage of blind instinct and may consciously progress. Red hair is, evolutionarily speaking, both rare and likely traced to cold landscapes with small populations. The broad majority of this planet’s humans live where sunshine is plentiful, where the crops can grow and the livestock can thrive. Unfortunately for we whose skin pigmentation adapted to the frigid land of the midnight sun and seasonal darkness, the subtropics are not what we banked on millennia ago. A poor investment, indeed.
librarians as examples of people who can benefit from curricula infused with other colleges. “We’re really starting to get very excited about it because there will be a lot of opportunities for collaboration in terms of research,” she said. The School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development currently falls under the College of Agriculture and has three concentrations: agricultural and extension education and youth development, career and technical education, and human resource and leadership development. “In one sense I really hate to leave where we’ve been so successful,” said Ed Holton, coordinator and founder of human resource and leadership development. “But on the other hand, I try to look at change as a new opportunity.”
Holton said the Agricultural and Extension Education and Youth Development program may struggle after it’s torn from the University’s College of Agriculture since it is closely related to those fields. But moving the School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development as a whole instead of dividing its components is a positive step because it means curricula will not change, Holton said. “It won’t impact the students, which is very, very important to us,” Holton said. Holton said workforce development may risk getting lost in the College of Education’s K-12 focus. He said workforce skills are critical to developing Louisiana’s already underperforming economy.
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It was announced Monday that kickoff for the Oct. 1 game against Kentucky will be at 11:20 a.m.
Sports
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FOOTBALL
Walk this way
Miles eager for Shepard’s return
Tiger basketball team works out walk-on hopefuls
Injured Faulk, Wing could return
Chris Abshire Sports Writer
Hunter Paniagua
Following an offseason of roster turnover that included three players — guard Aaron Dotson and forwards Matt Derenbecker and Garrett Green — transferring from the LSU men’s basketball program, coach Trent Johnson said he is looking to fill “one, maybe two” roster spots with walk-ons. That process got under way on Monday, when Johnson and LSU hosted open tryouts at the PMAC for the fourth consecutive season. Assistant coach Nick Robinson led approximately 25 student hopefuls through a regimen of endurance exercises, ball-handling evaluations, shooting drills and live scrimmages.
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LSU football coach Les Miles said Monday that he’s eagerly awaiting the return of junior wide receiver Russell Shepard. Shepard missed the first three games of the season due to an NCAA violation but will return Saturday against West Virginia. Freshman wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has excelled during Shepard’s absence, leading the team with 15 receptions for 111 yards. “Both are very good players that deserve touches, and we’re going to make sure that happens,” Miles said. “We’re going to find a way.” Miles said sophomore offensive tackle Chris Faulk and freshman punter Brad Wing could return from their leg injuries this week. Faulk left Thursday’s game against Mississippi State, and senior offensive tackle Greg Shaw replaced Faulk for the remainder of the game. Wing has not appeared in a game since the Tigers’ season-opener against Oregon on Sept. 3. Junior punter DJ Howard took over punting duties in Wing’s absence. Howard has punted seven times for an average of 38.9 yards per punt. Wing averaged 41.3 yards per punt on six attempts. Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com
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Petroleum engineering senior John Myers attends the basketball team’s walk-on tryouts Monday.
ALTERCATION
Attorneys: DNA testing not conclusive
Grand jury to hear evidence Wednesday Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
Attorneys representing suspended LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson said Monday that results from DNA testing performed in the case of a bar fight involving LSU football players came back inconclusive. The Baton Rouge Police Department seized 49 pairs of shoes from Jefferson during a search warrant executed Aug. 24. The genetic testing was done on the shoes, according to The Associated Press. “The results of the DNA testing support our position,” attorney Lewis Unglesby said. “Jordan will be cleared. He should not have been arrested.” A grand jury will begin hearing evidence on the matter Wednesday. Unglesby filed a motion Friday to dismiss second-degree charges against Jefferson and sophomore linebacker Josh Johns, against whom BRPD executed a search warrant on Aug. 30. Jefferson and Johns were arrested Aug. 26 on charges of second-degree battery. LSU football coach Les Miles then suspended the two players indefinitely. Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com
FOOTBALL
LSU kickoffs coming up short
Alleman has strained MCL Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
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Junior kicker Drew Alleman kicks off against Oregon on Sept. 3 in Cowboys Stadium. Alleman has averaged 57 yards per kickoff this season.
When it comes to kickoffs, length matters. Junior kicker Drew Alleman and junior punter DJ Howard have split kickoff duties to this point, each with 11 kickoffs to their name. Neither kicker has forced a touchback this season, and Alleman has averaged 57 yards per kickoff, while Howard has averaged 61 yards. Alleman said the kickers haven’t lived up to their own expectations.
“Our goal is to try and get them down inside the 20 [yard line],” Alleman said. “Right now we’re not happy with the kicks. I’m not happy with the kicks myself.” For Alleman, the problem stems from an injury he sustained against Oregon on Sept. 3. During a kickoff return, sophomore running back Alfred Blue was blocked into Alleman and rolled over on his knee, straining Alleman’s medial collateral ligament. Alleman said the injury hasn’t affected his field-goal kicking but has shortened the distance on his kickoffs. That lack of distance shows in the average return yards against the Tigers. Against Alleman, opponents reach the 30-yard line, on average.
For Howard, the average is the 25yard line. “You don’t want them to start the game off with good field position because that would put a lot of pressure on the defense,” said senior safety Brandon Taylor. “That’s what we don’t want. We want the offense to have good field position, so we want to hold them down [on kickoffs].” The coverage unit receives added pressure with every returnable kick. The Tigers did force a fumble on a kickoff return against Oregon, but LSU coach Les Miles said the unit still needs to improve. “We get a very good kickoff coverage at times, and then we get KICKOFFS, see page 8
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SOCCER
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CHEERLEADING
Tigers defeat Oklahoma, 2-1, in BR Sullivan’s to hold
fundraiser for Garcia
LSU extends win streak to four games
Blood drive had 183 donations
Chris Abshire Sports Writer
The LSU soccer team’s stifling defense and timely scoring led it to a late 2-1 defeat of Oklahoma on Monday night at the LSU Soccer Stadium. After opening with a 1-3 mark, LSU has reeled off four wins and a tie in five matches. Senior midfielder Taryne Boudreau’s goal from the right sideline in the 52nd minute broke a scoreless tie, and Natalie Ieyoub’s first goal of the season in the 70th minute gave the Tigers’ consistently dominant backline support. LSU has now allowed only eight goals through nine outings, including just three in its fivematch unbeaten streak. The Tiger offensive attack threatened early with three quality scoring looks in the opening six minutes, but misses from close range by Boudreau and senior midfielder Allysha Chapman seemed to indicate more scoring frustration. For the half, LSU managed five shots — two on goal — but kept the Oklahoma defense on its heels throughout. After both teams wasted scoring chances in the scoreless first half, LSU broke through early in the second half. Sophomore Addie Eggleston, who struggled in the first 45 minutes, found Boudreau streaking
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LSU senior midfielder Taryne Boudreau (16) and Oklahoma junior defender Katharine Nutman (23) fight for the ball Monday night in Baton Rouge.
down the right sideline, and the senior lofted a 25-yard floater over the arms of frustrated Sooner goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire. “I just try to look for goals from anywhere on the field,” Boudreau said. “It was very important because we had created so many chances before then, and it gave us the momentum.” Ieyoub’s goal came on a deflected cross from freshman forward Alex Cook on the right side, as the junior midfielder switched her angle in the box to net the goal past a diving Devonshire. LSU coach Brian Lee said it was “crazy” to see his team score a second goal for just the third time in nine games this season off a broken sequence. “It’s a funny little game to
play that well and score on a shot cross,” he said. “That’s how it goes, though, and Natalie was composed enough to finish it in the box.” Despite dominating the possession and scoring, the Tigers had to sweat it out late, as junior Sooner forward Caitlin Mooney snuck a low ball past LSU senior goalkeeper Mo Isom in the 90th minute for Oklahoma’s lone goal. Following a frantic final 45 seconds that saw Oklahoma bring its goalkeeper up to assist in a last-gasp free kick sequence, the LSU defense swatted two consecutive sends out of bounds to seal the victory. Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com
Sullivan’s Steakhouse will hold a fundraiser Sept. 30 in honor of Chico Garcia, an LSU associate cheerleading coach who suffered a spinal cord injury Aug. 27 in a boating accident, according to head spirit coordinator Pauline Zernott. Our Lady of the Lake hosted Garcia a campus-wide blood drive for Garcia last week on Tower Drive. The hospital vowed to take $15 off Garcia’s medical costs for each pint of blood donated. The blood drive brought
in 183 viable donors and raised $2,745 for Garcia’s treatment. Sullivan’s will donate proceeds made from cover charges and food and drink specials in support of Garcia. “It’s incredible support that our entire community is showing,” Zernott said. “We’re just very grateful for that. Unfortunately, his outlooks on his injury aren’t great, so we’re just open for all the support we can get.” Zernott said Garcia’s spirits have remained high, and doctors hope to take him off a ventilator in the near future. “Medically, there’s been no change,” Zernott said. “He said he’s not coming home until he walks again. That’s a hefty goal for him, so we’re just trying to get him stabilized as much as possible.” Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com
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Junior Andrew Del Piero, a lanky center who made the Tiger roster as a walk-on last season after two years in the Golden Band from Tigerland, completed the warm-up exercises but didn’t participate further. But Johnson said the 7-foot-2 Texas native does not have a leg up on the competition or a guaranteed roster spot despite his limited role in the tryouts. “Every year you have to prove yourself,” Johnson said. “We have team individuals practice tonight, and Andrew had some study requirements before then. Nothing’s certain, and that’s only fair.” Two of LSU’s most famous walk-ons, Jack Warner and Brandon Landry, sat courtside with Johnson and gave the eager players some words of encouragement before they hit the floor. “I told them that they’ll remember the experience for the rest of their life if they make it,” said Landry, who co-founded the popular local Walk-On’s restaurants with Warner, modeled off the duo’s time as non-scholarship basketball players from 1997 to 2000. “You have
to bust your butt, but you’ll have a great time while helping the team out in ways most don’t see.” Petroleum engineering senior John Myers, who was one of the standout performers during the audition practice, said the expected tempo of the college game caught him off guard. “The drills and practice [were] fast-paced, intense,” Myers said. “The coaches asked a lot of you, but I enjoyed that.” Johnson said he has enjoyed positive experiences with walk-ons going back to his days at Stanford and Nevada. He has also kept at least one such player on the Tiger roster in his first three seasons at LSU. Daron Populist and Zach Kinsley converted their time as walk-ons at LSU during the last three years into scholarships at Southeastern Louisiana University and the University of New Orleans, respectively. “It’s an opportunity, and there’s a tradition and history of guys performing well as walk-ons at this school,” Johnson said. “I don’t like the tag ‘walk-ons,’ and I don’t use it because you’re a part of this basketball team once we bring you in. It doesn’t matter if you’re first or 15th
The Daily Reveille up and down the roster, your value is just as important.” The fourth-year coach said he was looking for speed and quickness since his team is relatively stacked with size in the frontcourt. Landry said he remembered how nerve-wracking the tryout process could be while observing some of the passing drills. “There’s no doubt they’re nervous,” he said. “The way you overcome that is just by being energetic, hustling to the ball and looking for that one special thing to make the coaches notice you.” Johnson said the Tigers haven’t been affected by the offseason’s tumultuous roster changes due to the NBA’s continued lockout. “The most important thing in getting better is to create the most competitive environment during practice,” Johnson said. “We’re fortunate with the NBA in lockout, so we can have an occasional practice with former LSU guys in the pros like Anthony Randolph, Marcus Thornton and Glen Davis still around. That’s an advantage.” Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com
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a little sporadic,” Miles said. “But when you spray the ball into the backfield, and you’re really trying to cover a specific area, it really throws your coverage off. We’re still mixing the personnel around. We want to find the best guys because we expect to have a great kickoff team.” Alleman’s injury opened the door for Howard, who competed with him in practice Monday to determine who will kick off against West Virginia on Saturday. Freshman kicker James Hairston has also received looks in practice for kickoff duties. “He is getting a look, and he’s getting a look repeatedly,” Miles said. “He’s another guy that has a big strong leg and can occasionally knock it out the back of the end zone, and we’d like to see that happen. So we’re looking at some competition there.” Miles also said he would welcome any interested parties that would like to tryout for kickoff duties.
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Members of LSU’s special teams follow junior kicker Drew Alleman (30) down the field Sept. 3 in the Tigers’ 40-27 win against Oregon.
“The guy that I would be talking to is a guy who, for fun, would go off on the weekend with his date and say, ‘Hey listen. Could you shag balls for me while I kick?’” Miles said. “And it’s fun. The date would understand that and would have enjoyed the moment. That guy, he’s
sitting there right now going ‘I know I can kick off.’ And if there’s that guy out there, he’d show up and we’d welcome him with open arms.” Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com
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childhood obesity, said Patrick Fellows, the organization’s founder. Fellows said the foundation uses donations to host its own marathons and triathlons for children or to finance other programs that actively promote childhood exercise. He said some money is used to send children to the YMCA’s fitness camp. “There’s plenty of money out there going to the study of DIRTY, see page 11
PHOTOS, see page 11
Down and Dirty
Runners crawl through the mud, other obstacles in 3-mile charity race
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Students and Baton Rouge residents got down and dirty Saturday at the Play Dirty Adventure Trail Run at the Baton Rouge Fairgrounds. The three-mile event included a mud crawl, various obstacles to climb and greasecovered plastic to struggle up and then slide down. University students who ran the race were up for the challenge, especially given its
philanthropic intent. The race supported the cause of fighting childhood obesity. Stephanie Cavalier, civil engineering graduate student, said the event was something different compared to regular road races. “It was fun. Crisco was a nice surprise,” Cavalier said, referring to the greasy plastic participants had to climb multiple times. Construction management senior Michael Zertuche said he wasn’t sure what to
expect from the race because he hadn’t trained for it, but he still enjoyed the challenges the course offered. David Poleto, Play Dirty event director, said a portion of the entry fees from the event will go to the Rocket Kidz Foundation to battle childhood obesity. He said the event has raised roughly $5,000 for the organization so far. Rocket Kidz Foundation was founded in 2007 as a non-profit fund to combat
Nude pics highlight celebs’ stupidity
Everyone’s favorite fantasy girl, Scarlett Johansson, is the most recent celebrity to join the pants-off party on the Internet. Johansson’s photos, depicting her in her bountiful birthday suit, were leaked last week after her phone was EMILY hacked. After the photos went HERRINGTON viral online, she Entertainment Writer contacted the FBI and had lawyers submit takedown notices. Johansson has joined the hacked phone club with other recent victims Mila Kunis, Blake Lively, Jessica Alba and Vanessa Hudgens. And let us not forget about other celebrity nude photo leaks like Paramore singer Hayley Williams’ “accidental” ta-ta tweet, Brett Favre’s unimpressive sext to a reporter and Rihanna’s solo photo shoot in front of her mirror. It seems like every week we’re plagued and/or pleasured
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Participants make their way through a giant mud pit Saturday during the Play Dirty Adventure Trail Run at the Baton Rouge Fairgrounds. The event raised money for Rocket Kidz Foundation, an organization battling childhood obesity.
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MUSIC
Wind Ensemble season opens New director to make debut tonight Taylor Balkom Entertainment Writer
One night can change everything. Donald McKinney, director of wind ensembles and conducting at the University, will make his debut directing the Wind Ensemble tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Theatre. But he didn’t plan to be a conductor. “I was convinced I was going to be a professional saxophone player,” McKinney said. “I was kind of obsessed with paying the sax.” But he put the saxophone aside in favor of a baton in college.
“I found I could do things musically with a baton that I’d been doing on saxophone,” McKinney said. After his junior year of college, McKinney volunteered at a local theater company that needed a conductor to prepare the orchestra, vocalists and the choir. That’s when he truly learned the ropes of conducting. “I learned on the job how to conduct,” McKinney said. “Everybody seemed to react very well and respond well and said [conducting] is what I needed to do.” But the major turning point didn’t come until the director of bands asked him to conduct Duquesne University’s second band. “I had just finished conducting a piece, and there was somebody behind me screaming, ‘Bravo!’” McKinney said. “The theater
director ran up to me after and said, ‘I don’t care how good you play the sax, you have to do this as a career.’” Fast forward to 2010, and the director of wind ensembles and conducting position opened up at the University’s School of Music. “I knew LSU had a great tradition of bands and music,” McKinney said. “So I just threw my name in the hat and applied. It just kept unfolding to when I was offered the position.” McKinney’s debut performance will be conducting the Wind Ensemble in the Union Theatre. Fuller Lyon, graduate student and tuba player in Wind Ensemble, said the concert will be diverse. “Dr. McKinney’s programming for this concert has given ENSEMBLE, see page 11
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Donald McKinney conducts the wind ensemble in a practice in preparation for tonight’s Wind Ensemble concert in the Union Theatre.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Five reasons why 3-D movies should stop being made
In the past few years, Hollywood has become enamored with 3-D movies. It seems these days a movie can’t be considered a bigbudget blockbuster unless it’s projected in 3-D. Allow me to be completely frank about my stance on this trend — I hate it. What you’ll find below is my humble opinion. I know that 3-D has done some good, like drawing audiences back to theaters and thereby increasing profits. Just look at the top-grossing movies of 2011 Joey Groner so far. Of the top Entertainment 10, seven were Writer presented in 3-D. Add to this the fact that last weekend’s re-release of “The Lion King” took in $29.3 million at the box office, making it the fifth-largest September opening of all time, and anyone can see that studios have a huge cash cow on their hands. The studios are aware of this and are taking every step to capitalize on the 3-D obsession. Disney’s re-release of “The Lion King” is only the beginning, as 3-D rereleases of all six “Star Wars” films, “Titanic” and “Top Gun” are slated for early 2012. Why, then, do so many directors, studio executives, film critics and movie lovers agree that 3-D is a bad thing? I present our case, by the numbers. 1. It adds nothing to a movie. What’s your favorite movie? Would it really have been made better by 3-D? When I was a kid, “The Lion King” was one of my favorites. I was ecstatic for its return to theaters on Friday, but when I saw the movie, which is only being screened in 3-D, I was extremely
disappointed. I honestly think my VHS tape from 1994 showed more visual depth.
2. It can detract from a movie. The next time you see a film in 3-D, look closely. Notice how out of focus most of the picture is. When a film is shot in 2-D and poorly converted to 3-D, it causes only objects in the foreground, most often a character, to be in focus. For a textbook example of this, watch Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland” in 3-D. Movies presented in 3-D can also appear much darker than a director intended. The obvious reason is that seeing a movie in 3-D requires a viewer to wear those bulky glasses, which are fairly dark. This makes as much sense as watching a movie with sunglasses on. 3. It’s been scientifically proven to cause nausea and headaches. Early last year, Reuters published a report that made its way around film circles on the Internet. In the article, two eye doctors reported some moviegoers may suffer from headaches and nausea due to the increased strain on the eyes and brain caused by 3-D. Consumer Reports also published a study that found 15 percent of moviegoers suffer from headaches or nausea after viewing a 3-D film. I found I was part of this 15 percent after being coerced into seeing “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” this summer. The 3-D, coupled with Michael Bay’s explosion-laden directing, made my friends and me leave the theater early and head for the nearest trash can to vomit. 4. It makes going to the movies far too expensive. Everyone knows that seeing a movie in theaters is expensive, especially for college students. Nine dollars for one ticket is already
enough, but seeing a movie in 3-D can make it much more expensive — up to $5 more per ticket. You’re probably saying, “That makes sense because it costs more to show a film in 3-D.” Well, you’re right. It does cost more when it’s projected properly. However, many 3-D movies are shown on projectors that were built for 2-D, adding nearly no cost for the theater.
5. It’s already failed before. Talk to your grandparents about 3-D. Chances are they’ll have a “been there, done that,” attitude. Back in the ’50s, Hollywood felt threatened by the growing popularity of television. Studios tried a number of gimmicks to get audiences out of the house and back into a theater, and one of these gimmicks was 3-D. Along with all of the other cheap tricks, 3-D was laughed at and done away with. I will admit, the recent 3-D craze is driven by technology far superior to that used in the past, but the principle is the same – it was a cheap gimmick then, and it’s a cheap gimmick now. Despite all this, I’m honestly not opposed to 3-D being used as an alternative movie going experience. Some movies, generally action or animated films, can be more fun in 3-D. My fear is that, along with 3-D televisions, gaming systems and phones, 3-D movies will become so commonplace that audiences will simply accept them. And that prospect makes me just as sick as the new “Transformers.” Joey Groner is a 20-year-old mass communications sophomore from Baton Rouge.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011 DIRTY, from page 9
childhood obesity, but there’s not enough going to doing anything,” Fellows said. In addition to the charitable cause, the fun of the race was another draw for students. Mechanical engineering sophomore Morgan Pittman said she runs often, but she hasn’t competed in a 5K or any other type of road race before. She said she enjoyed the Play Dirty race because of its obstacles. “I like crawling through the mud,” Pittman said. “It’s fun to get dirty.” Evelyn Gutierrez, food science graduate student, said although she enjoys regular running, it was nice to run the adventure race for a change in the routine. “It’s something different to share with friends,” Gutierrez said. And there were plenty of people to share the experience on Saturday. Poleto said more than 1,700 people participated in the main race, with another 350 kids and parents competing in the child Mini Muck competition. He said the race was organized into multiple waves of racers starting every 30 minutes. Poleto said the inaugural event has catalyzed the creation
PHOTOS, from page 9
with new photos of celebrities looking a little underdressed. Be it an account hacking, a misdial, an “accidental tweet” or a resentful ex, nude photos will get out. Celebrities should know this by now. It’s possible some are seeking the free publicity. Photo leaks make statements and give us something else to focus on. For example, when Miley Cyrus’ photos surfaced a few years ago, she shattered her innocent image as the cute Disney Channel star with the annoying voice and became an adult. And no one knew who Amber Rose was until her bottom bombarded the Web. It’s also possible some celebrities — like Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively, who freaked out when their photos were released — are just plain dumb. They are two of pop culture’s most desirable sex symbols and are drooled over when fully clothed. Do they really think it’s safe to have naked pictures of themselves hanging around? Don’t be naïve. Not to sound overly dramatic, but celebrities need to realize their files are not safe. With the sophistication of today’s hackers, where there’s a will, there’s a leak. This applies to celebrities as well as regular Joes. While the world is a lot less interested in seeing you and me sans clothing, it’s still possible your photos will get out and cause irreversible damage. Photo scandals can harm relationships, employment and reputations, as well as inflict extreme humiliation and judgment. Just ask Anthony Weiner, who
of more Play Dirty races. A race has already been scheduled in New Orleans for May 5, 2012, and another in Baton Rouge next year. He said the bulk of the applicants for the race have been in their 20s, 30s and 40s, but even people in their 60s and 70s signed up to compete in the unconventional race. Poleto said there has been a big interest in off-road mud races recently, but the family-centeredness of Play Dirty sets it apart from other similar races, like the Warrior Dash. “This is about coming out and sharing the day with family to benefit kids,” Poleto said. Poleto said all the obstacles for the event were made off-site and brought to the fairgrounds. Organizers had the mud shipped in and built 12-foot cargo nets that participants had to climb over. “The reason why [the races have grown in popularity] is because people have been doing their standard 5K and 10K runs for years and they’re looking for something exciting and fun and unique,” Poleto said. Baton Rouge resident April Denham attended with her family and said the event offered as many family activities as any other road race she has attended. Denham, who competes in resigned from Congress after his wiener photos were thrust upon the masses. If you consider yourself sexy enough to be photographically documented, then all power to you. Cherish your hotness. Love it, kiss it, squeeze it, stroke it, whatever. But if you choose to photograph it, be prepared for the consequences. When you take a nude photo, you’re basically consenting that you’re OK with the fact that your body will be seen by multiple sets of eyes. If you absolutely must show your naked body to a certain someone, why not just do it in person and let him or her take a mental picture? It’s probably way more forgiving than your cellphone camera, and memory will usually add a few cups or inches here and there. Just be careful when sexting or posing for pictures. Digital evidence lasts forever, and your sexting partner might not be as trustworthy as you think. Today almost everything is traceable. Don’t be like Scarlett Johansson. You can go ahead and look like her, but don’t act appalled and shell-shocked like her if your privates go public. You should know what you’re getting into because things that are juicy, like Johansson’s rear, will always get out. Emily Herrington is a 19-yearold mass communication sophomore from Metairie, La.
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The Daily Reveille triathlons, said she liked that the race was broken up by the obstacles, and it wasn’t physically challenging for her. Lafayette resident Alayna Lemaire said she has run in similar events like the Warrior Dash and was upset that Play Dirty didn’t have more mud on the course. Lemaire said she likes that these alternative types of races are more fun and less serious than regular road races where participants compete to win. Lemaire said she heard about the cause to battle childhood obesity but that she would have attended the race regardless for the experience. Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com
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us a wide range of musical styles to perform,” Lyon said in an email to The Daily Reveille. “The challenge for the musicians is being able to switch gears from one composer’s style to the next.” The pieces range from “Musica Boema,” a folk-influenced song by Czech composer Zdenek Lukas, to “Lost Vegas,” a big-band tribute to the “lost” Las Vegas of the 1950s by Michael Daugherty. The concert also includes a new piece written by School of Music percussion professor Brett Dietz, titled “Saisei Fanfare.” “In Japanese, ‘saisei’ means ‘rebirth,’” McKinney said. “So it’s kind of initiating my beginnings here at LSU.” McKinney said he’d like to
see the Wind Ensemble resume traveling and competing around the country. “I’d like to see us go to a conference and play with colleagues of ours and play recruiting trips for high school students considering [studying] music,” McKinney said. McKinney also wants to have the group produce a CD of music played at a concert. “The publicity for the School of Music and the band department would be a great tool,” McKinney said. “We’d be able to put it on iTunes and make it accessible and get our name out there.”
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OUR VIEW
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Old Forestry Building’s sorry state mars Flagship Agenda Mold, grime and mildew. These sound like the makings of a haven for academia, right? A building that surely must belong to the flagship university of Louisiana? If you’re anything like the editors at The Daily Reveille, you were probably taken aback by the unsightly images plastered across today’s front page. Unfortunately, no Photoshop effects were involved. Taken last week inside the Old Forestry Building, the photos depict what is likely the most decrepit edifice on the University’s campus. At least we hope it doesn’t
get any worse than this. The Old Forestry Building houses the College of Agriculture and programs of the School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development, although it’s a wonder students are still willing to brave the conditions inside. Considering the wondrous aesthetics the University boasts, it’s surprising students haven’t selected another curriculum based simply on the state of their department’s home. As mostly mass communication students, The Daily Reveille staff is grateful for the clean, upto-date facilities in the Journalism Building, just as performing-arts
students are grateful for the Music and Dramatic Arts Building and business students appreciate Patrick F. Taylor Hall. It’s only fair that students in every program on campus, including agriculture and HRE, be able to have the same pride in the place where they do their work. In our cover story, student Kolby Lirette laments being able to see the shiny new Business Education Complex as he sits in the dilapidated Old Forestry Building. It’s an odd dichotomy, especially considering the University’s Flagship Agenda, which aims to “increase the quality of
the working, learning and living environment.” That goal is served through the whopping $60 million Business Education Complex and a brand new bookstore, but no amount of exciting new construction can erase the eyesore that is the Old Forestry Building. Many of these new projects are funded by private donors or by state-allocated funds, both of which specifically give money to particular projects. That means donors are coming out in droves to fund construction that gets lots of attention, yet we ignore the plights of students and faculty who spend hours in the Old
Forestry Building every day as mold snakes up the walls, endangering frequent visitors’ health. No wonder campus tours don’t make it to that area. If potential HRE students were to see their future home, they would flee like Southerners from a hurricane. Until the Old Forestry Building and any others like it are updated or eradicated, LSU will never truly maintain the “flagship university” status it longs to uphold.
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SCUM OF THE GIRTH
Western powers should appease Palestine, support Israel
Israel and Palestine — yep, this again. The conflict has been ongoing for quite some time, and I won’t begin to pretend like I completely understand it. Atrocities have been committed by both sides, and neither are innocent. In the near future, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas plans to ask the United Nations for full Palestinian statehood. Influential Western powers, such as the United States, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, are urging Palestine to resolve this issue away from the
U.N. floor, according to CNN. Currently, the United States plans to veto Palestine’s bid if it comes to the U.N. Security Council. This action would be detrimental to U.S.-Arab relations, which is the last thing we need. In recent years, we’ve Parker Cramer supported Israel Columnist virtually outright — financially, technologically and militarily. As a nation, we are somewhat biased toward the Israelis. Let’s face it, Israel
was established as a result of heavy lobbying by wealthy European and American Jews in order to prevent another holocaust from happening. Seems like a pretty good reason to establish a country to me. Israel is a Jewish safe haven. Having said that, the way Israel went about becoming a nation was anything but diplomatic. Radical Zionist organizations, such as Irgun and Stern Gang, would carry out attacks against civilians. One such attack was Irgun’s 1946 bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. The attack killed 91 people. The leader of
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Irgun, Menachem Begin, would later become prime minister of Israel. Blatant acts of terrorism by both sides have done nothing but increase tensions over the years and helped to establish radical Islam as a popular ideology in the Middle East. Regardless of whose side you support, both radical Islamic organizations and radical Zionist organizations that carry out attacks on civilians are terrorist organizations. End of story. So what do we do about this? How will we respond to Palestine’s unilateral declaration of statehood? Israel declared unilateral independence in 1948, so it’s reasonable to think the Palestinians would eventually do the same thing. I propose we appease the Palestinians while still maintaining a solid relationship with Israel. Israelis will argue that many Palestinians and Arabs want to destroy Israel, which is a good reason not to establish a Palestinian state. However, if establishing a Palestinian state, with borders and U.N. representation, could lead to peaceful coexistence between the two countries, then why not? Moderation is the answer, ladies and gentlemen. Let’s never forget what both sides have done to each other, but at the same time, let’s never forget that every Israeli and every Palestinian is not a radical. Moderates who strive for peaceful coexistence will come
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out on top. If Abbas cannot ensure peace with Israel if Palestine is given statehood, then the United States will continue to veto, veto, veto. The Obama administration does not want to veto. It will make us look bad. Blocking the addition of a Palestinian state will do nothing but worsen our position in the Arab world. The Arab world is important to us, and vetoing a Palestinian bid would likely create more radical Islamists with animosity towards America. Do we really want that? Give Palestine statehood. I don’t care where or how much, just give them something. At the same time, however, watch them closely. Israel is our close friend and loyal ally in the Middle East. We can’t turn our back on them. Ensuring peaceful coexistence between Jews and Arabs should be a top priority in the Middle East. Too many people have died on each side over the years, and it’s time to move forward. Peace is possible, and it’s our best option to maintain good relationships with both Israel and the Arab nations. Parker Cramer is a 20-yearold political science junior from Houston, Texas. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_pcramer.
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A BETTER PILL TO SWALLOW
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Living in fear unnecessary, America has military dominance
Sometimes I get the feeling I should be scared. I’m supposed to believe terrorists are hiding somewhere in a cave, maniacally rubbing their hands together and scheming to get me, while brandishing evil, cartoonish grins. Well, I’m not worried. It’s not because terrorists don’t exist — I’m not about to pull that stunt. They’re out there, and many would be willing to do unspeakable things to smug Americans like me. The tragedy of Sept. 11 showed we aren’t invincible, and we’ve learned valuable lessons since then. What bothers me is how people are misled to believe they must alter their everyday lifestyles to combat terror. For instance, CNN has an entire section of it’s website dedicated to updating readers on how afraid they should be. Dubbed “Living with Terror,” the site would have people believe that Jihad-sized crevices
in America’s armor will have the country six feet under before the next 10 years play out. For some reason, people in this country often forget the most important variable in the equation of terror — America is scary. In other words, America is militaristically capable of doing things no other countries can do, Chris Freyder and what other countries can do, Columnist America does it magnitudes better. Look no further than our colossal military budget to understand the fiscal forces working behind our might. When the budget grows to the projected estimate of $1 trillion by 2012, we will be spending about 11 times more than our direct competitor, China. With this budget in perspective, people can understand the
feats our military is capable of performing. For example, one of the greatest indicators of a country’s deep-striking capabilities is the size of its naval fleet. Even more important is the number of active aircraft carriers on the roster. The British Royal Navy has one named the HMS Illustrious, and the French Navy has a rather nice nuclear-powered carrier known as the Charles de Gaulle. Early last month, China celebrated the launch of its first carrier, a furbished, diesel-guzzling, ex-Soviet aircraft carrier initially constructed in 1988. What does the U.S. have in its corner of the ring? We have 11 active aircraft carriers, with two more under construction. Enough said, America. Ever since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the romantic mythos of countries racing toward destruction by designing doomsday weapons has ended.
However, our ability to outlast the USSR crowned us as the only nation capable of developing and deploying secret technologies in combat. There may be no better recent example of this than the assassination of Osama bin Laden in May. The undetected insertion and extraction of an elite SEAL strike team into the backyard of a wellguarded compound sounded impossible, and still does. Not for America. Determined not to let a single drop of SEAL team 6’s blood spilled in foreign soil, several MH-60 Black Hawk transport helicopters were modified with stealth technology unseen and unheard of before. Even if someone could strip away all of the U.S.’s technological brawn or disband every specially trained branch of its armed forces, we are still left with America’s most terrifyingly potent resource — you.
I am not a violent man, nor have I ever considered a career in the military, but I would be willing to die for this country if a foreign invader attempted to tread on our beloved soil. And I’m sure I’m not alone with these sentiments — there’s an inherent passion within everyone. It makes us violent, but it also makes us Americans, and if I were a terrorist, I’d be trembling. This is not an indictment of American culture, but neither is it an acquittal. I simply hope that people take some serious time to reflect upon our militaristic nature. Chris Freyder is a 21-year-old biological sciences senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Cfreyder.
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FAILURE OF DIPLOMACY
Regardless of repeal, ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ battle not over
Today marks the end of a nearly two-decade-long discrimination policy for military personnel and the end of a legal struggle for too many Americans. I have been a steady supporter for the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and its backward ideas concerning the protection of our country. It would seem that Americans would want the best soldiers during a time of war, regardless of their sexual orientation. Thankfully, this might finally be the case. As we approach the 18th anniversary of its signing by the Clinton administration, the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” is finally here. Although it was started by former President Bill Clinton in 1993 as a compromise to allow Americans to serve in the armed forces, regardless of sexual orientation, it could best be described as a stepping stone. It allowed homosexual men and women to serve in the military without disrupting a unit’s morale. Referred to as the “unit cohesion rationale,” the argument stems from a testimony by Colin Powell in 1993. “Cohesion is strengthened or weakened in the intimate living arrangements we force upon our people,” he said. “Behavior too far away from the norm undercuts the cohesion of the group.” Although I respect Powell, who seemed to be the only man with sense duringhis time with the Bush administration, the idea of homosexuality affecting group cohesion is a little too close to the false belief many homophobes share — if someone is gay, he
or she will try to force his or her sexuality on you. While “don’t ask, don’t tell” may have succeeded in allowing homosexuals to serve in our armed forces, it meant these Americans had to hide and deny who they were. Unfortunately, while this may be an amazing victory in the fight for equal rights in this country, the progress is not complete. We already have people who wish to reinstate “don’t ask, don’t tell.” In the days leading up to the repeal, two prominent
Republicans — South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson and California Congressman Howard McKeon — were fighting to stop the repeal. Thankfully, they failed. Even more of a threat, however, are some presiZachary Davis GOP dential candiColumnist dates. Of those currently running, at least four would try to reinstate “don’t ask, don’t tell” if elected — Michelle
Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. The fight certainly isn’t over. Gay-rights advocates like the Log Cabin Republicans have been campaigning for the policy ruled to be unconstitutional. While there are people who want to keep discriminating against fellow Americans, that doesn’t have to be reality. Maybe, just maybe, this repeal will also lead to great social change. Perhaps the ability for homosexuals to openly serve in the military may be enough to help more people realize the insanity
of denying these men and women their civil rights. If they can die for our country, then they should be able to be their true selves and, for that matter, marry the person they love, just like the everyone else. Zachary Davis is a 20-yearold history junior from Warsaw, Poland. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_zdavis. Contact Zachary Davis at zdavis@lsureveille.com
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