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Josh Naquin Staff Writer
A 45-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon at the Athletic Administration Building for disturbing the peace with vulgar language, simple battery and resisting arrest, according to Capt. Cory Lalonde, LSU Police Department spokesman. LSUPD officers arrived at the Athletic Administration Building, located off of North Stadium Drive, around 3:30 p.m. after reports of a disturbance, Lalonde said. Officers saw Brian J. Rigby, of 7245 Bayou Paul Road in St. Gabriel, in a verbal altercation with Buster Guzzaro. The officers separated both subjects in order to speak with them, and Rigby continued to publicly curse and call Guzzaro inappropriate names, according to a police report from LSUPD. Lalonde said LSUPD officers asked Rigby three times to compose himself, but Rigby remained “belligerent.” Rigby then physically resisted officers when he was put under arrest. Rigby, who is not affiliated with the University, was booked at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
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Monday night while participating in Splatterbeat for the third straight year on the Parade Ground. Students were given free white T-shirts and were able to smother each other with 140 gallons of tempura paint propelled by tennis balls on sticks in overturned trashcan lids. See more Splatterbeat photos at lsureveille.com.
FACULTY SENATE
New grading system considered to reflect students’ work Pluses and minuses would affect GPA
Josh Naquin Staff Writer
The LSU Faculty Senate is considering introducing a new, campus-wide grading system, and students have mixed opinions on whether the change in grades would be a plus. Don Chance, professor of finance and business administration senator, introduced a resolution at the Senate meeting
Thursday that, if passed, would implement the use of pluses and minuses in determining class grades and grade point averages. Under the new system, a B- average would earn a student a 2.7 GPA, a B average would receive a 3.0 GPA and a B+ average would garner a 3.3 GPA. This differs from the current system, which assigns a 3.0 GPA to any type of B average, no matter where on the scale a student’s grade falls. Pluses and minuses would be considered with all letter grades under the new policy with the exceptions of an A+, F+ and F-.
Emily Berkey sociology senior
‘I like it because it gives you a chance to boost your GPA.’
Chance said a plus-and-minus system will ensure grades more accurately reflect students’ academic progress and effort. “There’s a big difference in performance between the
Erica Laroux English senior
‘I’m not in favor of it. It doesn’t seem fair that an A- doesn’t count as much as an A.’
highest B and the lowest B,” Chance said. Chance said he researched grading systems for 82 peer institutions to better understand where the University’s
Steve Alvarado biology sophomore
‘I think that new system would better reward hard work.’
current grading system stands. He found that 69 institutions used some variation of the plus-andminus grading system, while 13 GRADING, see page 4
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INTERNATIONAL
Nation & World
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
Balloons encourage smiles among Kenyans wary of bomb warnings
Jury reaches guilty verdict in case of Michael Jackson’s doctor
Fee hikes, cuts listed in East Baton Rouge park’s budget
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A U.S. artist handed out thousands of yellow balloons to Nairobi’s bluecollar commuters Monday, igniting broad smiles among Kenyans weighed down by two recent grenade blasts and warnings of a terror attack. The giveaway took place near a bus stop where one person was killed in late October in a grenade attack blamed on a man who said he is a member of alShabab, Somalia’s most powerful militant group. Iraqi governor escapes bomb assassination attempt unharmed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s doctor was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star’s death for supplying an insomnia-plagued Jackson with a powerful operating-room anesthetic to help him sleep as he rehearsed for his big comeback. Dr. Conrad Murray sat stonefaced, his chin held high, as he heard the verdict that could send him to prison for up to four years and cost him his license to practice medicine. He was handcuffed and immediately led off to jail without bail to await sentencing Nov. 29. U.S. curbs summer work programs for foreign college students
(AP) — East Baton Rouge Parish park managers are proposing to raise admission fees to two popular parks, cut hours for some programs and contract out more operations next year to deal with a tight budget for 2012. Superintendent Bill Palmer tells The Advocate the park system is being squeezed by higher costs for products and services at the same time that tax revenues are flat. He said BREC managed to avoid layoffs and sought to make changes that would have the least impact on the public in drafting a proposed budget for 2012. Lawsuit alleges ‘fight club’ at a Gray junior high school
BAGHDAD (AP) — The governor of Iraq’s largest Sunni province escaped an assassination attempt Monday on a highway in a former insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad. Iraqi police say the governor of Anbar province, Qasim al-Fahadawi, escaped unhurt after a roadside bomb hit his motorcade as it headed to Baghdad. Al-Fahadawi, a former businessman who worked with the U.S. military for years to revitalize the sprawling desert province, has been a frequent target for insurgents.
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A volunteer carries a bunch of yellow balloons to hand out to commuters Monday as part of an art project by American artist Yazmany Arboleda in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kuwait officials say no plans to increase U.S. troop levels KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A top Kuwaiti official has thrown doubt on American proposals to station at least 4,000 additional soldiers in the Gulf nation following the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq at the end of the year. Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak AlHamad Al-Sabah, who is also defense minister, was quoted Sunday saying there is no plan to increase U.S. troop levels in the country.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The State Department put a freeze Monday on expansion of a program that arranges summer jobs in the United States for foreign college students, citing persistent complaints about young people getting ripped off and exploited. At issue is the J-1 visa program, which began in 1963 as a way to encourage cultural understanding by allowing young adults from other countries to spend their summers living, working and traveling in the U.S.
GRAY (AP) — Parents of a student at Evergreen Junior High School in Gray say in a lawsuit that their son was taunted into fighting a fellow student in what amounted to a “fight club” at the school. The Houma Courier reports that the lawsuit was filed in federal court in New Orleans last month by Tyrone and Kathy Bella. They say their ninth-grader was taunted for weeks until he fought another student in a school bathroom in August.
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ACTIVISM
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Occupy movement draws differing opinions at LSU Brian Sibille Staff Writer
As the Occupy Wall Street movement continues, similar Louisiana rallies have drawn attention to the movement for many at the University, but some remain in the dark. Nearly four out of 10 Americans now support the Occupy movement, according to the Pew Research Center. More than 1,000 American adults were surveyed, and 35 percent said they do not support Occupy action. Young Americans have played a significant role in the national movement because many of the issues addressed by protesters concern higher education. The American Association of University Professors joined last month when the national organization endorsed the movement. A statement on the AAUP website cited state cuts to higher education
Emma Allain mechanical engineering senior
‘I don’t know if Occupy Wall Street is the smartest way to solve our problems.’
and increased tuition for students as reasons for supporting Occupy protesters. Ravi Rau, physics and astronomy professor and president of the LSU AAUP chapter, said the endorsement makes sense because the AAUP believes in the same principles of higher education as Occupy protesters. Rau called the endorsement a “general backing” of the issues being raised.
Andrew Wegmann history graduate student
‘I don’t entirely agree with the movement. ... It isn’t cohesive or well thought out.’
He said many of the issues, like increasingly high student debt and less state government support, are relevant to college students and should be important to them, especially at the University. The Louisiana Legislature has made many cuts, and raising tuition should be a concern for University students, he said. Rau said he personally supports the movement and attended the first Occupy Baton Rouge rally at the
State Capitol Building on Oct. 22. But students have mixed opinions on the movement. Many actions Occupy protesters have taken have been chastised by much of the general public, said Andrew Wegmann, history graduate student. He said he disagrees with the movement. Emma Allain, mechanical engineering senior, said she agrees with the Occupy belief that large corporations have too much power but thinks they are a “necessary evil.” “Without corporate America, America wouldn’t be America,” Allain said. She said there are definite flaws in the government and financial systems, but Occupy protesters are getting in the way more than they are
being helpful. Electrical engineering junior Rachel Champagne said protesters’ frustrations are misguided. Champagne said the movement should target politicians rather than corporations because politicians have the power to raise taxes and cut funding. Many students said they did not know much about the movement, with some mentioning they heard or read about Occupy rallies but were not interested in learning more about them.
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STUDENT FEES
Campus technology to be replaced Joshua Bergeron Contributing Writer
The Student Tech Fee Oversight Committee approved six campus improvement projects Monday at its second meeting of the semester. The proposals, which were submitted by Information Technology Services, will have an immediate impact of $175,290, according to an ITS document handed to attendees before the meeting. The first project will replace seven video cameras within the Gear to Geaux program, which allows students to check out mobile technology such as laptops, cameras and clickers for three-day periods from the Middleton Library Circulation Desk. Another proposal approved will install Adobe Connect equipment in
10 classrooms that hold large numbers of students, such as Dodson Auditorium. Other approved projects include: purchasing an add-on to restore the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, a computer program used for statistical analysis, to the VLAB environment; continuing MySTART, a program that trains users on how to use various computer programs; and enhancing collaborative learning spaces in Middleton Library room 126. But the most heated topic of the meeting related to buying 10 iPads to be checked out in the library as part of the Gear to Geaux program. The proposal was dismissed because several board members thought the iPads were unnecessary. “Why do we need iPads when students can already check out
laptops?” said Student Government President Cody Wells. “An iPad is nothing more than a convenience.” Robert Doolos, University registrar, also presented a proposal that would improve seven classrooms in Allen Hall that don’t currently meet University specifications. These classrooms were initially installed with technology by College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Gaines Foster and the English Department. Another topic discussed was attaining an Adobe Campus License Agreement. Due to budgetary constraints, the proposal could not be approved. Discussion will continue at the next meeting on Dec. 5. Contact Joshua Bergeron at jbergeron@lsureveille.com
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BUDGET
Hamilton talks academics in NY Times Article addresses athletic discrepancy Andrea Gallo Staff Writer
As media spanning the country have flocked toward the University’s football program, The New York Times highlighted the University’s budget problems amid its athletic success on Thursday. New York Times writer Jeré Longman’s column, “A University’s Emphasis,” eyes the University’s budget roadblocks as it climbs toward academic success. Longman is a University alumnus and cites Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Jack Hamilton and English professor
GRADING, from page 1
institutions used the traditional system the University currently employs. Sociology senior Emily Berkey is an exchange student from Oregon State University, an institution Chance found to use a plus and minus grading system. “I like it because it gives you a chance to boost your GPA,” Berkey said. Chance said a plus-andminus grading system would be advantageous as it would allow professors more control and discretion when assigning grades. “We would have more flexibility, and those professors who
J. Gerald Kennedy. “There is a bread-and-circuses aspect about football that detracts from more urgent concerns at L.S.U,” Longman wrote. “The faculty has gone three years without raises. State budget cuts have sliced through fat into muscle. An outHamilton cry would ensue if the football team was under-financed. But gutting of the foreign language department generates only a comparative whisper.” Hamilton has continually repeated the potential impacts of budget cuts on University programs. “We’re starting to move toward very high-quality public
institutions, like the Big Ten,” Hamilton said in the article. “The question is, are we going to get there, or will there be budget cuts to the point where we end up being a mediocre school with good football?” Kevin Cope, Faculty Senate president, said in response to the article that the University needs to scrutinize the weight of athletics versus the weight of academics at the University. Cope said athletics currently hold more clout, but the University needs to teach the state about the importance of a research university.
may not like it can use the old system,” Chance said. Chance acknowledged the new system may yield a few disadvantages, one of which would be an increased amount of appeals from students trying to attain higher grades. “The more lines you draw, the more students you will have in your office at the end of the semester,” Chance said. Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope said he felt the proposed grading system would allow students’ achievements to be more accurately recorded. “I think students would welcome a system which gives them a chance to be better assigned
grades within a hierarchy that reflects their work,” Cope said. Cope felt the faculty voiced opinions for and against the bill. He suspects the resolution will pass, but he said it is by no means a done deal. The resolution would take at least a year to implement, according to Cope. The Senate will vote on the passage of the resolution at its next meeting Dec. 7.
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Sports
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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All eyes on Randle
Junior wideout fought double, triple coverage
Miles merry after win in Alabama Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
The mood seemed light at LSU coach Les Miles’ weekly press conference after a monumental win against Alabama. Miles told stories of his recruiting trips to American Samoa while coaching at Colorado and explained his vision for turning Jamaican track star Usain Bolt into a football player. Miles has the freedom to make jokes after defeating the now No. 3 Crimson Tide and having Western Kentucky as the next opponent. That didn’t prevent Miles from taking time to compliment the Hilltoppers. “We go to Western Kentucky, who’s won five straight and is a very talented team,” Miles said. “They’ve beaten some very quality football teams. It shows how competitive they can be.”
Mark Clements Sports Writer
It’s not often a guy with two catches for 19 yards can have a significant impact on a football game. But when the team’s biggest playmaker is drawing attention from multiple defenders every play, it’s hard to overlook that kind of contribution. After a frustrating outing that left some saying No. 2 Alabama got the better of him, junior wide receiver Rueben Randle tweeted, “It’s funny how ppl sayin I got shutdown wen they had 3 ppl covering me. #c’mon man.” Through the first eight games of the season, Randle compiled 638 yards and seven touchdowns — higher numbers than any Tiger receiver posted all last season. The Bastrop native’s hot start didn’t go unnoticed by Alabama on Saturday, forcing Randle’s receiving role to be adjusted. “I think [Alabama] Coach [Nick] Saban had the game plan to not let me do anything,” Randle said. “All I did was distract the defense the whole game. There was at least two or three [defenders] around every last play, so it was kind of frustrating.” Saturday’s performance marked Randle’s lowest output of the season since LSU’s season opener against Oregon on Sept. 3, where he recorded one catch for 10 yards and a touchdown. The 6-foot-4-inch, 208-pound Randle has scored in six different games this season, including a touchdown in each of the past three games, and sits RANDLE, see page 8
FOOTBALL
MILES DOESN’T NAME A STARTER Senior quarterback Jarrett Lee turned in his worst performance of the season against Alabama, throwing two interceptions while completing just three passes. Fellow senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson handled signal calling duties for most of the game, but Miles did not say who will start against Western Kentucky. “We have two quarterbacks who have contributed significantly to the success of this season,” Miles said. “That will continue. I haven’t given a lot of thought to it. We will need two to go forward, and I’m not making any real determinations at this point.”
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LSU junior wide receiver Rueben Randle stands after the Tigers’ 9-6 victory against Alabama on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
DID IT HIT THE WIRE? Alabama senior wide receiver Marquis Maze said the 73-yard punt from redshirt MILES, see page 8
SEC
Montgomery delivers against Tide
D-lineman racks up 6 tackles, 2 sacks Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
Sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery sat on an exercise bike while junior kicker Drew Alleman lined up for the game-winning field goal against Alabama on Nov. 5.
Though Montgomery had full confidence in his kicker, he wanted to stay loose in case the defense needed him again. He already had two sacks, his second forcing Alabama sophomore kicker Cade Foster to attempt a 52-yarder, but still Montgomery had plenty left in the tank. He compared the overtime sack against Alabama sophomore quarterback A.J. McCarron to Michael Jordan draining a lastsecond shot in the playoffs.
“That’s the most competitive game I’ve ever had in anything,” Montgomery said. “From video games to basketball, that was the most competitive thing I’ve ever played in my life.” Montgomery’s performance against Alabama — six tackles with two for a loss — garnered him Southeastern Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week honors. He took home the award MONTGOMERY, see page 8
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Sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery warms up Saturday before the Tigers’ 9-6 overtime victory against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Miles tricks Saban without trickery BODY SHOTS ROB LANDRY Sports columnist Nick Saban got outcoached. That statement is rarely uttered, but it was the truth on Saturday night. Something heard on even fewer occasions is that Saban, the Alabama head man, got outcoached by the same coach in two consecutive seasons. That man is LSU coach Les Miles. It would even appear Miles has gotten into Saban’s head and is merely toying with him. Miles’ claim to fame during his tenure at LSU is his willingness to take risks, running fake kicks and trick plays. He went 5-for-5 on fourth-down conversions in a 2007 win against Florida. Later that season, he called a pass to the end zone with LSU in field-goal range that was caught by wide receiver Demetrius Byrd with one second remaining on the clock. In 2010, Miles called a fake field goal late in the fourth quarter against Florida that helped the Tigers
come from behind to win, 33-29. Then there was last season’s Alabama game. With LSU trailing 1413 and less than 10 minutes to play, the Tigers were facing a fourth-and-1 on the Alabama 26-yard line. Instead of kicking a field goal, Miles went for it in a style only the Mad Hatter could pull off. He ran Deangelo Peterson on a tight-end reverse for a 23-yard first down. The Tigers scored a touchdown three plays later, converted the two-point conversion and took a 21-14 lead. LSU won the game, 24-21. Before this season’s game, Saban knew he would have to be prepared for Miles’ shenanigans and be able to respond with some of his own. But Miles pulled yet another rabbit out of his hat. This time, he did nothing. Miles was conservative. He was content with punting and playing the field position game without trying to do anything crazy. Saban did the opposite. He tried to out-Miles Miles, and it completely backfired. With the Crimson Tide driving on the LSU 28-yard line, Saban
decided to have Marquis Maze attempt a wide receiver pass. The toss was picked off by sophomore safety Eric Reid, ending the Tide’s scoring aspirations. Then, in overtime, with a Heisman Trophy candidate in junior running back Trent Richardson in the backfield, Saban elected to throw the ball three times. The third attempt led to a sack of sophomore quarterback A.J. McCarron and put Alabama in long field-goal range. Alabama sophomore kicker Cade Foster missed the kick, marking the fourth missed field goal attempt of the day for the Tide. LSU took the ball, never put it in the air, got into field-goal range and let junior kicker Drew Alleman put the game winner between the uprights. Alabama led LSU in total yards, time of possession and had fewer penalties, but it was Saban’s risky calls and overmanagement that cost his team the game. This aggressive style is unlike the normally conservative Saban. Saban banked on the fact that he could catch Miles’ team sleeping and
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LSU coach Les Miles barks orders Saturday before LSU’s 9-6 win against Alabama in Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
get the offensive spark that the game never saw. Saban’s aggressive play calls did create a spark — it was just a spark for LSU. Maze had no business throwing the football, and why Saban elected not to hand the ball to Richardson in overtime is a question that will haunt ’Bama fans for years to come. The only explanation for Saban making a diversion from his harped-upon process is that Miles’ zany reputation was in his head. Saban overanalyzed Miles’ tendencies and thought he would have to go
off-the-wall to win. But Miles’ crazy call was to do nothing crazy at all. And that was the last thing Saban was expecting. Rob Landry is a 23-year-old mass communication senior from Mandeville. Follow him on Twitter @RobLandry85.
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SOCCER
Tigers to face A&M in first round of NCAA tourney
Sports Writer
With its spot in the NCAA tournament almost guaranteed, the LSU soccer team wasn’t exactly sweating the selection show as it gathered to watch its postseason fate Monday afternoon in the Lawton Room. “The kids all knew we were in the tournament, so it wasn’t an ‘in-or-out’ anxiety, but we wanted to know who we got,” LSU coach Brian Lee said. Who the Tigers “got” is geographic rival and top-16 national seed Texas A&M (15-5-2, 6-1-1 Big 12), which will host LSU in College Station, Texas, in the first round Friday night. While LSU (13-7-1, 8-3 SEC) is done with Southeastern Conference play this season, the Aggies game will soon become a staple of the LSU schedule when A&M joins the SEC next fall. “They’re coming into the SEC West, I presume, next year, and I feel they’re our natural rival anyway,” Lee said. “But it’s a credit to the
players here because this wasn’t a rivalry seven years ago. Now, we’re facing them in another big match.” The last time LSU traveled to Texas A&M for an NCAA game, the Tigers suffered one of the most heartbreaking losses in program history. The Aggies defeated a 14-4-5 and SEC runner-up LSU squad on penalty kicks in the second round of the 2009 tournament. “I just remember how tough it was to see our seniors come that far and lose like that,” senior midfielder Kellie Murphy said. “We will do everything possible to not let that happen to us this year. It can’t.” LSU, SEC runner-up in the regular season, is one of a record eight SEC teams in this year’s NCAA field — including three national seeds. The Tigers faced 10 NCAA qualifiers in their 21 matches, going 5-4-1 in those matches. The Aggies come into the tournament fresh off a Big 12 tournament title run that included victories against top-10 opponents in all three matches. Texas A&M also finished the
season on a 13-1-1 hot streak and scored at least three goals in six of its last nine matches. LSU, on the other hand, has lost three of its last six matches as its defense has allowed three or more goals in each defeat. LSU players reacted to the announcement with faint applause and a smattering of cheers, but the Tiger squad — which held a top-30 RPI — was clearly disappointed to hear it didn’t earn one of the 32 host sites for the first round. “You always want to play at home, in front of our great fans,” said
senior standout Taryne Boudreau, who has scored 12 goals this season. “But if you need that motivation in the NCAA tournament, then you’re not really ready to play a great team like Texas A&M.” Lee said the pairing ultimately came down to geographic concerns. “We knew the realities of the situation, having another great team within 400 miles of us,” Lee said. “The Olympic sport brackets are more about saving money than creating competitive equality, outside of the top seeds.” For now, Lee said the selection
show gathering, which he called a “reward in itself,” will give way to a long week. “It’s going to be a grind from this moment on,” the seventh-year coach said. “We’ll be working on travel logistics, scouting A&M and getting the players prepared at practice every day. Friday night is our season at this point.”
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FOOTBALL
Game meets high expectations Scott Branson
Sports Contributor
LSU bested Alabama in overtime of the first Southeastern Conference regular season matchup between a No. 1 and No. 2 team, but was it really the “game of the century”? LSU players think so. “It was a defensive battle and it lived up to the hype,” junior kicker Drew Alleman said. It was Alleman’s 25-yard chipshot field goal in overtime that pushed the Tigers past the Crimson Tide. Alleman made all three of his field goal attempts, accounting for all of LSU’s nine points. Two Alabama kickers combined to make two field goals and miss four, including a 52-yarder in overtime. The Lafayette native said it was special that Tiger fans showed their support upon the team’s return to Baton Rouge in the wee hours of Sunday morning. “Flying back, getting here and having fans greet us here, that’s never really happened,” Alleman said. “The fans are great here, and they made this one.” Sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery said while some people watching the game may have been bored by the low score, he thinks that’s how the game should be played. “I thought it was the most best game ever,” Montgomery said. “You’ve got people who are scoring millions of points, but old-school football, it’s not about the points. It’s about when you get two competitive teams that go down to the wire.”
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LSU students dance along with Tiger Band on Saturday during the Tigers’ 9-6 overtime victory against Alabama in Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Senior safety Brandon Taylor said the game went beyond expectations because of the close score and national attention. “I think they said over 80 million people watched the game, so that was like our Super Bowl,” Taylor said. “There was posters and stuff all over the weight room when we got back. That shows that we have a lot of people that support us and love us.” Sophomore running back Michael Ford agreed and said coming home to cheering LSU fans was “definitely a special feeling.” Ford nearly won the game for the Tigers on the second play of overtime when he ran left, got to the sideline and turned upfield. He reached the end zone, but stepped out of bounds at the 7-yard line.
SPORTS BRIEFS Eric Reid, Sam Montgomery receive SEC honors The LSU defense continued to get showered with praise as sophomore safety Eric Reid and sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery were recognized for their performances Saturday in the Tigers’ 9-6 defeat over No. 2 Alabama. Reid, who finished the game with six tackles, one for a loss, a forced fumble and a game-changing interception, was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week, while Montgomery, who also racked up six tackles, including a pair of sacks, earned SEC CoDefensive Lineman of the Week honors. The Tiger defense held Alabama to six points, 96 rushing yards and 295 total yards — all season lows for the Tide. Nutt out after this season
“I definitely thought it lived up to the hype. That was a big, hardpounding game,” Ford said. “A 9-6 game, two great teams playing each other. You couldn’t ask for anything better than that.” Contact Scott Branson at sbranson@lsureveille.com
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Ole Miss has announced the 2011 season will be Houston Nutt’s last as the Rebels’ head football coach. Athletic director Pete Boone said Monday the fourth-year coach will finish the remainder of the season. Boone also said he will step down as athletic director by the end
of 2012. “Our goal is to compete for championships, and we are not making progress in that regard,” Boone said in a news release. “It’s time for our team to have new leadership and a new direction.” Ole Miss is 2-9 this season, and its last win against a Southeastern Conference opponent was a 42-35 victory against Kentucky on Oct. 2, 2010. The Rebels and the Tigers will meet in Oxford, Miss., on Nov. 19. Helen Boyle named SEC Freshman of the Week Outside hitter Helen Boyle took SEC Freshman of the Week honors Monday for the first time in her LSU career. She amassed 18 kills and delivered with a .405 hitting clip and 18 digs against Auburn in a 3-1 LSU victory Friday. Her previous career best was 16 kills. Boyle added another 10 digs and 11 kills, including the matchclincher, in a tight 3-2 comeback win Sunday against Georgia.
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page 8 RANDLE, from page 5 second in the Southeastern Conference averaging 18.8 yards per reception. He nearly extended his scoring streak when a pass from senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson seconds before halftime glanced off his fingertips in the end zone. “That was my one chance and I let it go,” Randle said with a grin. “As a wideout, you’ve got to put those things behind you and just keep focused on the things you need to work on.” Coming off arguably his best
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performance of the year against myself because I wasn’t really Auburn, where he caught five helping the offense out,” Randle said. “He told me passes for 106 as long as I keep yards and two two or three guys scores, all eyes on me, they’ve turned to the jugot to worry nior. about other guys. Randle said It was just my job he had a hard time to go out there adjusting to his and distract those altered role in the Rueben Randle guys and let other defensive duel. LSU junior wide receiver guys make plays “ [ L S U ] for us.” Coach [Les But Randle’s role didn’t end Miles] had to do a great job of keeping me in the game because there. With Jefferson at the helm, I was starting to get down on
‘All I did was distract the defense the whole game.’
things,” Chavis said following the game. “You’re going to make for the second time this season, some mistakes. There’s no doubt but said he was still surprised to about that, but there’s room to improve. Even after nine games, receive the recognition. “It’s amazing to have it in there’s room to improve. This such a big time game against defense can be better, and we’re Alabama,” Montgomery said. “I going to have to make sure that it was stunned. I knew I had a re- gets better.” After Alleman’s kick ally good game stat-wise. It was a major blessing, when No. 1 and went through the uprights, No. 2 go at it, to be defensive Montgomery jumped off his exlineman of the week. That says a ercise bike and immediately ran to the LSU seclot.” tion of BryantWhile MontDenny Stadium gomery accepts to celebrate with the respect that the fans. comes with the That celebraaward, he appretion continued ciates the recogwhen the 6-footnition it brings to 4, 245-pounder the entire defenSam Montgomery stepped back on sive line. “It’s not re- LSU sophomore defensive end campus Monday. “People were spect [for me] from people outside LSU,” looking at me crazy, and I was Montgomery said. “It’s respect looking back at them and they for our defensive line. We’re ma- started smiling, so everything turing, and we’re still going and was all good,” Montgomery said. “People were just stunned at how learning how to fight.” Montgomery might consider we can act like regular people. the award a big deal, but his team- We can laugh and be silly, then mates have grown accustomed to we can go out there play the type hearing “player of the week” and of football that we do. It’s just a “Sam Montgomery” in the same great feeling.” Unlike some of his other sentence. “It’s nothing new,” said teammates, Montgomery didn’t sophomore defensive tackle Mi- receive any standing ovations chael Brockers. “It’s like, ‘Oh, when he walked into class, but if congratulations, again.’ It’s noth- he continues to improve like he ing we were celebrating because vowed to do, that may change, he he’s done it before. He can go get said. “It didn’t happen while I some more [awards].” Montgomery said after the was in class,” Montgomery said. game he finally felt like he had “Hopefully tomorrow, hopefully arrived on the national scene, but tomorrow.” still had room to improve. Defensive coordinator John Chavis echoed those sentiments for the entire defense. Contact Hunter Paniagua at “They found ways to win football games in spite of some hpaniagua@lsureveille.com
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011 the Tigers turned to the run game, and more specifically the option, forcing Randle to turn into a blocker for a large part of the game. “Anytime you’re going to run the option and get around the edge, [blocking] is going to be vital,” senior guard Will Blackwell said . “[The receivers] did a great job the other night.” Regardless of who contributed, Miles called the landmark win a team effort, saying every play counted. “Whether it was a 2-yard play or a big play, it was a
significant impact on that game,” Miles said. “Each play made a difference. When the difference between winning and losing is so small, every play counts.”
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MILES AGREES WITH MATHIEU PENALTY As freshman wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. fielded a punt late in the fourth quarter against Alabama, sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu was flagged for a defensive holding penalty on Alabama junior cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick. “I thought that was a very good penalty,” Miles said. “The attempt that Tyrann made was to hit him in the chest. … I think he hit him legally. The issue became that he got tied and held.”
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freshman punter Brad Wing hit one of the guide wires for CBS’s cameras, saying that’s why he didn’t field the punt. While Wing said it didn’t hit the wire, Miles agreed with Maze and said he thought the punt hit the wire, which prevented it from traveling even farther, and added the wires should be moved. “That piece of equipment must be behind the play,” Miles said. “It just absolutely has to. … The ball shouldn’t have been near the wire. The determination whether it did or didn’t isn’t the issue. The issue is where that piece of equipment should be stationed.”
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Big-name artists going Bieber baby south for the winter claims will end badly for ‘mama’
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Nov. 12 at House of Blues in New Orleans
Additional upcoming concerts in the area: • Reba McEntire - Nov. 17 - Lafayette • Lykke Li - Nov. 21 - New Orleans • Wilco - Nov. 29 - Dallas • Trey Songz and Young Jeezy - Dec. 3 - Lafayette • Big Sean - Dec. 4 - Houston • The Kills - Jan. 26 - New Orleans
WILLIE NELSON Jan. 10 at Varsity Theatre in Baton Rouge
KANYE WEST & JAY-Z Dec. 3 at New Orleans Arena
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Baby, baby, baby…oh? In case you don’t check Twitter for Justin Bieber hashtags every five minutes like I do, I’ll fill you in. The Canadian pop star has been asked to acknowledge fathering a now 3-month-old baby boy with California native Mariah Yeater. According to Yeater, Bieber asked for some private time in what “turned out to be a bathroom” and then became “more aggressive” and had sex with her. “[He] went TAYLOR BALKOM from cute and Entertainment gushy to just ... Writer more aggressive,” Yeater told The Insider. “He told me he wanted to make love to me and that this was going to be his first time.” Wait, what? Bieber, the devout Christian who is quoted as saying “I don’t think you should have sex with anyone unless you love them” in a Rolling Stone interview, turned aggressive and had sex with a random fan after a concert? I’m calling shenanigans, but let’s let her have her 15 minutes of fame. The pop star’s representatives would rather not. They issued a statement saying, “It’s sad that someone would fabricate BIEBER, see page 11
CAMPUS
Cool weather drives students, teachers to seek outdoor haunts Students prefer less populous areas Kevin Thibodeaux Entertainment Writer
As temperatures drop in the waning fall months, students and teachers are beginning to take advantage of the pleasant climate across campus. Many students can be found in hordes laying on the Parade Ground or huddling in groups in the Quad, but more students are taking the road less traveled. Kinesiology sophomore Janice Albert said she thinks the Indian Mounds are a nice place to stop
and take a nap. Albert said she has class in Lockett Hall and stops at the Indian Mounds to catch some shut-eye before she grabs a bite to eat at The 5 dining hall. Likewise, social work graduate students Allison Boudreaux and Claire Leerkes said they have class nearby, and the Indian Mounds are a good place to take a break in between classes. “It’s probably the most sunny and beautiful place on campus,” Leerkes said. “But also shady,” Boudreaux added. Students can often be found in the Greek Amphitheater reading before class or eating their lunches. Geography junior Jon Cliburn likes
the area for its quiet atmosphere. “I come here just if I have studying that involves reading,” Cliburn said. “It’s a good place if I have Latin. It gets me in the zone.” Communication disorders junior Zrwantinie Valentine eats her lunch in the area between classes. She said the weather has been nice lately, but she’s been stopping by the amphitheater all semester. “It’s quiet. There’s not a lot of people,” Valentine said. Professors at the University also take advantage of the good weather. University art professor Jacqueline Parker said she takes her drawing class to the areas OUTDOORS, see page 11
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Communication studies junior Jen Coverick, left, and mechanical engineering junior Jared Thomas hang out and enjoy the weather Wednesday in the Greek Amphitheater.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Students and faculty accompany silent films with music Haylie Navarre Entertainment Writer
The University’s School of Music is making some noise over silent films. Five silent films of the early 19th century will be screened tonight, accompanied by live music performances from University students and faculty. The event, called Music for Silents: Film Scores and Improvisations, is free to the public and will be held in the Bo Campbell Auditorium of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes starting at 7:30 p.m. Visiting assistant professor of music Blake Howe said this is his first time directing an event like this. He said he believed this is also
the first time the School of Music has hosted this type of event. Howe said films from the 1910s did not have recorded soundtracks but always had musicians to accompany the film when screened for audiences. Scores were sometimes improvised, and other times they were composed. “Our goal in this concert is to try to recreate that practice,” Howe said. The musicians will try to play the music the audience would have heard years ago at original screening of the films. In some cases, the musicians are using historical concepts to attempt to recreate the sound, Howe said. Howe taught a class this semester called Introduction to Film Music — the first time the
University has offered it. His class studied some of the films being screened. The list of films includes “The Assassination of Duke Guise” (1908), “Frankenstein” (1910), “The Land Beyond the Sunset” (1912), “The Cameraman’s Revenge” (1911) and “Entr’acte” (1924). Howe said one musician will perform per film. Howe said each of the films is shorter than 15 minutes because films were typically only as long as the length of the reel permitted. Along with scores written by renowned composers Erik Satie and Camille Saint-Saëns, the night’s performance will include original arrangements by two of Howe’s students, Amanda Yan and Greg De Iulio, as well as music
theory graduate student Jonathan Mitchell and professor of piano Michael Gurt. Howe said his students compiled a film score of their own that attempts to imitate music of the respective century. Yan, piano performance and pedagogy senior, created her own arrangement of the score for the first existing film version of “Frankenstein,” and De Iulio, piano performance senior, composed his own arrangement for “The Land Beyond the Sunset.” Howe said each performer also has an assistant with a stopwatch and a list of times to cue the musician for important scenes. He said this is good experience for students, and it teaches “how music can map onto an image track.” He said most of tonight’s film
scores will be performed on a piano, but the score for “The Cameraman’s Revenge” will be performed by a musical ensemble. The film, which Howe described as a Russian stop-animation film featuring a love affair of insects, will be performed by the Incense Merchants, a group of local improvisational musicians. Howe said the group’s performance will be a completely modern take on film music. He said the Incense Merchants, who have been accompanying silent film for a while, have a unique style that is a combination of minimalism, jazz and experimentalism. Contact Haylie Navarre at hnavarre@lsureveille.com
THEATER
‘Home Bodies’ conveys idea of home through performance
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Home can be represented by many things: a comfortable desk, a bed or a window to stare out of. The idea of home is explored in the latest performance project to come to the HopKins Black Box Theatre, titled “Home Bodies.” The performance includes students from the University as well as Baton Rouge Community College and Xavier University. They will be “investigating issues surrounding the topic of home through the performance of literature, personal narrative, performance in everyday life and interpretive movement,” according to a Department of Communication Studies news release. Jade Huell, a Ph.D. candidate in communication studies at the
University and producer of “Home Baton Rouge and Komen Race for Bodies,” said she wanted to do the Cure in New Orleans, which a show about the ideas behind a was a basis for what to do during “Home Bodies.” home. “We used moments that hap“My last show was on nospened during the talgia, the root [service] projects of which comes that convey the idea from home and of home through longing,” Huell movement,” Huell said. “I felt like said. I had a good idea The student of longing, but performers will not home, so I share the stories wanted to do a Shelby Hamilton of their personal home show.” communication studies junior homes “with each The perforother and with an mance collaborates with professors Lisa Flan- audience,” according to the news galan of Xavier University and release. Shelby Hamilton, commuDanielle Vignes of BRCC. The group has been work- nication studies junior and cast ing with community-service proj- member, uses performance to tell ects like Habitat for Humanity in the story of her parents’ divorce.
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‘I think that family, friends, love and memories are what home is about.’
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The Family Dinner Comedy Troupe performs Monday evening at the University’s Homecoming Kick-off comedy show on the Parade Ground.
“I basically lived out of my suitcase when I was younger,” Hamilton said. Even people not affiliated with the show were asked to share their thoughts on home on the “Home Bodies Homepage” Facebook page. They were asked questions like, “What do you consider to be your ancestral home?” and asked to give a tour of their home in any way. “I think that family, friends, love and memories are what home is about,” Hamilton said in an email to The Daily Reveille. “Home isn’t about a material place or material things.” Huell said the group is trying to “inspire different thoughts about home.” “Home Bodies” will be
presented tonight and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the HopKins Black Box Theatre. Tickets are a suggested donation price of $5, and audience members are also asked to donate a canned good at the door. Contact Taylor Balkom at tbalkom@lsureveille.com
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surrounding Foster Hall because it is “nourishing” to be outside. “Students do respond differently [to being outside],” Parker said. “Part of it is getting into a space that is alive and growing.” Parker said the environment outside affects her students’ work and process. She said over time, as the class observes flowers bloom and plants grow, their drawings will evolve with the greenery. Parker usually takes her classes out in the late fall and spring when she knows the weather will be nice and the vegetation will be lush. Biology sophomore Darian Ellis said she splits time between the Memorial Oak Grove behind the Student Union and the steps of Memorial Tower.
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malicious, defamatory and demonstrably false claims.” Ouch. They aren’t holding back. Bieber himself even said the allegations were “crap.” Reps said they would “vigorously pursue all available legal remedies to protect Justin and to hold those involved with bringing this suit accountable for their actions.” While the thought of Bieber’s bouncing baby boy is absolutely hilarious, the claims are most likely false and this whole charade will probably end poorly for Yeater. Let’s do some math. Yeater attended a Bieber concert on Oct. 25, 2010, where she and the teen heartthrob allegedly bumped uglies for 30 seconds. Nine months later, on July 6, 2011, Trystyn — yes, that is the correct spelling — was born. Yeater is 20 now, and Bieber
“It’s really quiet,” Ellis said. “It gives me good vibes before I go to class.” Environmental science senior Amber Hall sits near Memorial Tower to do her homework. “It’s quiet and I can concentrate,” Hall said. “The Quad is too loud and distracting — I like to people watch.” Hall said she prefers working outside as opposed to more traditional study areas like the library. “The weather is nice outside, and it’s too cold in the library,” she said. One of the lesser-known areas on campus is the terrace behind the Design Building. “It’s outside, it’s nice, there’s grass and there’s not smoking,” said Laura Durio, international studies sophomore. Durio said she had class in is 17. Which means at the time of conception, she was 19 and Bieber was a spry, under-the-legal-age-ofconsent 16 years old. That’s what we call statutory rape, ladies and gentlemen. Regardless of who raped whom, Yeater’s claim for $12,000 a month in monetary support is a laughable attempt by a single mother trying to support her child. In no way am I defending her actions. I’m just saying she had unprotected sex with someone, has no money and wants some for most likely selfish reasons. Bieber has agreed to a paternity test when he returns from Europe, but that will only confirm what we already know: Yeater is an attention-starved young woman who needs a lot more than a check to get her life in order. There’s a reason adoption agencies exist and, ignoring your moral views, there’s a reason
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the Design Building two semesters ago and discovered the area then. She liked the area so much she still frequents it, even if it’s out of her route. Child life and family studies sophomore Caroline Hicks just discovered the area. Hicks said she just exited the Design Building one day and noticed the area, which she likes because of the greenery. Biology freshmen Justin Montreuil and Khushboo Sojitra like to spend time in the sculpture garden behind the building. “It’s quiet and relaxing,” Montreuil said. “I was just walking by, and it looked nice. It’s not like the Quad where there’s a lot of activity.” Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com
abortion clinics exist. If you get pregnant and aren’t financially stable enough to support a child, these services were made to help you. Most importantly, people can and will help you through this. If you refuse to give the baby up for adoption or seek the alternative, ask for help. There are support groups for everything. Go see a therapist. Talk to your parents or your friends or anyone. But please, don’t take the irrational way out and blame your pregnancy on a teenage pop star. That’s pathetic. Taylor Balkom is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Baton Rouge.
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As usual, the Opinion section of our website, lsureveille.com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out today, and let your voice be heard. Regarding the Nov. 7 article, “Wells declines to sign LGBT legislation,” readers had this to say: “If you represented all of the students on campus, then there would be no need to recognize special groups for their special causes. That itself is discriminates against the others who do not have special causes. Cody Wells was correct in his
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“I guess he only wants to bring the straight people ‘together’” -Anonymous “Anyone with even a passing association with Wells knows that he is overtly Christian. Typically, the Reveille has let him use ridiculous reasoning to veil his doubtless anti-homosexual agenda. Quote: ‘If I sign a resolution, I’m signing it for 29,000 people,’ Wells said. ‘However, if I chose to allow the resolution to take affect without my signature, I’m
letting that resolution pass by the true vote of the student Senate as the representative voice of the student body.’ Shouldn’t all resolutions pass by the true vote of the student senate as the representative voice of the student body? Why ever sign or veto any resolution if this is your reasoning? This being said, why is the student senate even thinking about resolutions like this? What on earth is ‘LGBT student services’? Just like Black History Month, explicitly setting aside Oct. to ‘celebrate’ the LGBT community would only serve to further segregate
sub-communities. Celebrate the LGBT community by ignoring them completely, THAT is true equality.” -charlie_rose “I’ve lived in Californication since I graduated from LSU in 1967 and I’ve seen a steady decline in morals and harassment of people who still think homosexuality is a perversion. Why in the world would we celebrate this?? I know I’m theoretically breaking the Federal Hate Crime Law which protects certain classes of people and is blatantly unConstiututional but if people of good will don’t start
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 standing up for what is right our once great country will fall once and all... Here in CA there was a State law passed recently that mandates teaching elementary school kids about the contribution of the socalled LGBT ‘community’.... it’s beyond belief and I’m still waiting to see what sexual orientation has to do with ‘contributions’’..... what you do in the privacy of your bedroom should be irrelevant and certainly not emphasized to impressionable young children....” -Anonymous Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com
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New Orleans’ reputation soiled by crime, but future is bright The city of New Orleans is an odd place. There are times when the compounding action of the city’s food, music and hospitality combine to produce an atmosphere impossible to recreate anywhere Chris Freyder else. And in Columnist those moments, it’s the only place you want to be. The city’s downtown screening of LSU’s 9-6 win against the University of Alabama at Champions Square was a moment that reminded me of this invaluable characteristic. Constructed in celebration of the New Orleans Saints’ 2009 Super Bowl victory, the festival venue is what a blossoming city craves — a place to simultaneously provide entertainment and memorialize a shared history. Such areas are good indicators of a healthy city and show that New Orleans is making a concerted effort to revitalize the image of the city for both locals and tourists alike. Unfortunately, attempts to rejuvenate the city get caught up in the constant tug-of-war between New Orleans’ unique attractiveness and grimy reputation. On Halloween night, gunfire throughout downtown turned celebration into nightmare. The shootings, which occurred during five separate incidents, left two individuals dead and 16 injured, most of whom were caught in the crossfire. Regrettably, the interruption of seasonal festivities by violence has given New Orleans a checkered past. A Mardi Gras
Day shooting in 2009 left six injured, including an infant. Further insult was added to injury when an Air Force reserve medical doctor at the crime scene was quoted in a CBS interview calling New Orleans more dangerous than Afghanistan. These incidents highlight what New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu called the “battle for the future of the city,” and his analysis is not far off. The Greater New Orleans Inc.’s International Business and Trade Development Department was specifically created to turn the city into a hub for commercial job growth and international trade. Such initiatives are held hostage by the eventual success or failure of New Orleans’ ability to market itself in a respectable manner to both national and international investors. As the city’s murder rate is 10 times higher than the national average, Landrieu’s words hold more gravity. However, understanding the dynamic mechanisms behind crime in New Orleans is almost as difficult as bringing about a permanent solution. Perhaps the most substantial cause of the city’s predicament is what is colloquially known as “misdemeanor murder.” Article 701 of the New Orleans criminal code calls for the release of suspects that have not been charged after 60 days — even if the crime is murder. Although some claim this law is an institutionalization of murder, this is not the case. Rather, Article 701 has simply revealed major inefficiencies in the city’s judicial system. Lack
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of evidence, witnesses and police reports coupled with mountains of backlogged cases usually result in suspects being released before they can be fully investigated. This is evidenced by the fact that more than 500 criminal cases dating back to 2006 were refused in 2008 because NOPD never delivered reports to the district attorney. Fortunately, NOPD has recently made steps to correct these issues, as the reopening of its crime lab has proved essential to solving backlogged, violent cases that involve the use of a firearm. Police Chief Ronal Serpas has acknowledged that new technologies used by the crime lab will
eventually result in a complete revamp of the police department. That being said, no system overhaul will result in much change if the focus of arrest and incarceration does not shift away from non-violent offenders. Such an effort would free resources to pursue and book criminals that are frequent violent offenders. Thankfully, district attorney spokesman Chris Bowman has stated that his office is working alongside criminal justice officials to develop such an adjustment. New Orleans is a city of relatively untapped greatness, with a reserve of fortitude, creativity and
passion waiting to be harvested. It’s only a matter of time before this swell of energy paves the way to a golden age of the city. But until then, every citizen has a role to push back the tide of fear and stagnation that has already taken too many victims. Chris Freyder is a 21-year-old biological sciences senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Cfreyder.
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Ann Coulter’s ‘race card’ defense of Cain is hypocritical
With Herman Cain’s status as a front-runner for the Republican nomination under assault thanks to a litany of gaffes and multiple rehashed sexualharassment allegations from the 1990s, conservative crank Ann Coulter Chris Seemann decided to come Columnist to the defense of the pizza man using her favorite tactic — blame the “liberals.” Coulter took to Fox News last Monday to defend Cain, citing the difficulty with being both Republican and black in America. Because the Democratic Party traditionally garners most of the black vote, Coulter reasoned that conservative African-Americans have had to form political views different than those of their families and communities, which is a
somewhat tenuous theory in itself. “Our blacks are so much better than their blacks,” she said. Putting Herman Cain aside for a moment, Coulter’s word choice is more than a little troubling. Conservative black politicians are either a curiosity or a commodity to Coulter, at least as evidenced by her bumper stickerstyle generalization about their relative quality when compared to their liberal counterparts. Ironically, it could be said that Coulter is playing the “race card,” a tactic long maligned by conservatives. She never presents any concrete evidence that the criticism Cain’s campaign is buckling under has anything to do with his race, but still constructs a narrative of racism to explain his difficulties as the nomination process intensifies. But, alas, Coulter was not done. She also felt Cain deserved
more credit for his AfricanAmerican ancestry as compared to that of Barack Obama, who is “the son of a Kenyan” and “is not a descendant of the blacks that suffered these Jim Crow laws.” Such a statement by Coulter suggests she believes the cumulative experiences of Cain’s parents and grandparents make him “better” than Barack Obama in some measurable way. If this seems like an odd argument for a stalwart conservative to make, it certainly is. A little over two years ago, a political battle raged over the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. An assertion by Sotomayor that her unique experiences as a Hispanic woman in the United States would enable her to often make better legal decisions than white males was decried by Coulter as “a racist statement.” Cain’s credentials are no
doubt impressive, as Coulter notes, but the necessary qualifications for a serious presidential candidate go beyond a successful career in business. The sexual-harassment allegations against Cain may or may not be frivolous, and primary voters can discard them from their consciousness if they wish. His doltish foreign policy statements, however, are significantly more inexcusable. Did liberals force Cain to mockingly refer to Uzbekistan as “Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stanstan” when his foreign policy knowledge came into question? Unfortunately for Cain, his own gaffes are damning enough without a relentless “racist” attack coming from the opposite side of the aisle. Coulter’s worst offense, though, is not racism, but evaluating politicians according to an inflexible “us vs. them” formula.
Instead of debating the relative merits of Herman Cain in a mature, measured manner, she resorts to accusing Democrats of racism, a tactic she would rightfully skewer a liberal commentator for using. Whatever the veracity of the claims against Cain, Coulter’s insistence on making them an issue of race is an example of partisan hackery at its worst. But if Cain makes it far enough to stand beside Obama on a debate stage, Coulter’s theory will be properly put to the test. Chris Seemann is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_CSeemann.
Contact Chris Seemann at cseemann@lsureveille.com
Walking on Thin Ice
Controlling overpopulation could save environment
If we have enough vested in- advancement of sexual and reterests to send people to war, buy productive health, recognizes an iPhone or spend time looking that of all the developed countries, the United for a job, then we should have States has the enough interest to invest in our highest rate of education system. teen pregnanApparently no one got that cies, more than memo. twice that of our Decades of improving techfrosty neighbor nology led to the iPhone, the Canada or even iPod, the Wii, and yet we can’t even improve sexual education Priyanka Bhatia Sweden. And while in this country long enough to Columnist most of the poprealize that the birth of the seven billionth person — two years ear- ulation is sitting, scratching their lier than projected by the United greedy faces, wondering what Nations — is not an achievement, we can do to fix our problems, but rather a mass rape of our re- they’re missing the big, neon sources and underuse of our in- billboard sitting right in front of them. telligence. It’s blinking the words “famAccording to the Association for the Advancement of Science, ily planning.” The only reason we haven’t the average person living in our country will consume 111 kilos adopted it to the extent we need to of meat — three times the world- is because of those silly religious wide average — while a billion extremists who feel they’re doing the world a favor by providing others go hungry. It makes sense. The general abstinence-only education. They’re not. rule of thumb is that the top 20 In fact, abstinence-only edupercent of the world’s population has been known to consume 80 cation has been linked to more percent of the world’s resourc- abortions. Meanwhile, according es, leaving those in develop- to the United Nations, contraceping countries struggling to sup- tives have prevented 112 million port their growing families. The abortions per year. I have no problem with relifunny thing is, as far as growing is concerned, developing coun- gion. I believe in whatever helps tries seem to be adopting family you live a happy, healthy life planning methods faster than the — just don’t take on a general United States and, although their belief system that could hurt the populations are increasing, the chances of other people doing the rate at which they’re doing so has same. In doing so, we must realchanged dramatically. As noted by World Overpop- ize abstinence doesn’t work for ulation Awareness, the average everybody and, while it’s an opIndian woman is now having 2.6 tion with good intentions, the children, down from six in 1950. Guttmacher Institute has found The Guttmacher Insti- that the teaching of comprehentute, a leading researcher in the sive sexual education does not
actually lead to teens having sex at an earlier age. Instead, a system of abstinence coupled with comprehensive sexual education could lead not only to fewer teen pregnancies — and thus, fewer abortions — but also fewer STDs. If you haven’t noticed, they’re kind of a problem in Louisiana. The Pelican State is ranked fifth among the 50 states for chlamydia and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent HIV Surveillance Report, released in 2009, Louisiana is ranked fifth nationwide in having the
highest AIDS case rates. Meanwhile, Baton Rouge is ranked second in estimated AIDS case rates for metropolitan areas. This could have been prevented in so many ways, and it still can — through the free condoms offered at a variety of clinics, including our own Student Health Center, and with a comprehensive sexual education program that emphasizes the necessity of protecting ourselves and our partners. Such a program would not only give us better control of our population, our teenagers and our health, but also the health of our
environment through better control of our resources. And having just reached the seven billionth person, it’s about time we implement “family planning” more widely than ever before.
Priyanka Bhatia is a 19-year-old pre-veterinary medicine sophomore from San Jose, Calif. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_PBhatia.
Contact Priyanka Bhatia at pbhatia@lsureveille.com
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