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Women and gender studies eliminated

Board of Regents cuts three programs

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The Louisiana Board of Regents decided Thursday to cut three University academic programs and to consolidate six programs effective immediately.

Students will no longer be able to start a bachelor’s degree in wom- Log on to en’s and gender read an studies, a mas- update in ter’s degree in “Eye on comparative literature or a the Budget,” the Ph.D. in com- budget cuts blog. parative literature.

The Board of Regents also consolidated the bachelor’s degree program in food science and technology with the bachelor’s in nutritional science. The doctoral programs for business administration were consolidated from four different concentrations into one.

Students currently enrolled in these programs will not be affected by the terminations, said Meg Casper, associate commissioner of public affairs for the Board of

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[Top] Odin, a 16-year-old cat suffering from a tumor, undergoes radiation treatment Jan. 21 at the LSU Vet Clinic. [Bottom] Huff, an orange tabby with basal cell carcinoma, is held by a veterinary student Jan. 26. He was brought in for a checkup after losing a limb that the veterinarians tried treating with chemotherapy. He still has lymphoma.

Vet school brings hope to animals with cancer

By Mallory Logan Contributing Writer

Huff Williamson, a domestic short-haired cat with three legs, has been visiting the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Teaching Hospital and Clinic for about seven years.

The Baton Rouge native receives care at the University’s Cancer Treatment Unit for basal cell carcinoma from Dr. Tracy Gieger, assistant professor of veterinary medical and radiation oncology.

But Huff isn’t the only animal requiring treatment. The CTU sees 300 to 400 animal cancer cases per year and is staffed with three

PROGRAMS, see page 19

faculty oncologists, two oncology residents, three veterinary technicians and anywhere from two to four senior veterinary students.

Vet technicians administer chemotherapy and radiation, and students get hands-on experience.

“We monitor chemotherapy, review blood work, follow the patient’s diagnostics, radio graphs and ultrasounds,” said Morgan Frugé Bryant, fourth-year veterinary student.

Ninety-nine percent of patients are cats and dogs, but the oncology area is also equipped to handle large animals, wild animals ONCOLOGY, see page 15

BUDGET CUTS

Band faces possible personnel losses Drum major looks for other alternatives

By Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer

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Two trumpeters for the LSU Tiger Band perform Oct. 10 in the Quad. The band is facing possible personnel cuts.

Tiger football fans used to the deafening roar from Tiger Band will be disappointed next year if budget cuts affect the band’s size as expected.

The Tiger Band may be smaller in the future, according to a message from the

Chancellor’s Office.

This possible change outraged Tiger Band members, who would rather see stipend cuts than personnel cuts.

“The size and sound is what makes the band powerful,” said drum major Rob Dowie. “No one does Tiger Band for the pay.”

The band pays each member $1,000 per season, which is actually an increase from $640 two years ago.

Dowie said the budgets cuts are coming when the band is losing it’s 30-year band director, Frank Wickes. Roy King,

assistant director of bands, was one of about 200 instructors to get termination notices.

“That, with a size drop, could be devastating,” Dowie said. “We wouldn’t be able to flip the LSU during the pregame show.”

Jane Cassidy, director of the school of music, said the department will do everything it can to protect the band.

“If we’re going to take a major budget cut, it is unrealistic to think that it BAND, see page 19

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010

Nation & World

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NATIONAL

Iran’s leader predicts Israel’s destruction

Neb. woman accused of having sex with young son

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader predicted the destruction of Israel in comments posted on his Web site on Wednesday, in some of his strongest remarks in years about the Jewish state.

In the past, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called Israel a “cancerous tumor” that must be wiped from the map, but the new comments mark the first time in years he has openly speculated about Israel’s demise.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 41-year-old Nebraska woman had sex nightly with her teenage son when he was in seventh and eighth grade.

The Fort Calhoun woman has been charged with first-degree sexual assault and made an initial appearance Wednesday in Douglas County Court. Her bond has been set at $30,000.

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine says the boy, now 15, reported the alleged abuse to a counselor, who notified police.

Saudis drive Yemeni rebels out of border region RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi forces have driven Yemeni rebels out of the border region between the two countries, a top Saudi defense official said Wednesday, suggesting that the three month conflict along the mountainous frontier may be winding down.

Emergency grants offered to Haitian students in US NEW YORK (AP) — Haitians enrolled as international students at American colleges and universities could get emergency grants if they’re facing financial difficulties in the wake of the Haiti earthquake.

The Institute of International

Education announced Wednesday that it is offering grants of up to $2,000 to undergraduate and graduate students from Haiti studying here.

The Institute of International Education announced Wednesday that it is offering grants of up to $2,000 to undergraduate and graduate students from Haiti studying here.

Boulder crashes through house, barely misses woman ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency officials say a boulder about the size of a compact car crashed into an apartment in eastern Tennessee, barely missing a woman sleeping in her bedroom.

Fire Chief David Jackson in Rogersville says 75-year-old Elizabeth Allred was lucky that the 10-foot-wide boulder didn’t hit her bed straight on. Instead, it crashed nearby and the imploding wall sent her hospital bed rolling across the room. She was at home recovering from a broken hip when it happened Monday morning.

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STATE/LOCAL

Ex-FEMA worker pleads guilty to $721K fraud

Former LSU men’s basketball assistant coach dies

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Federal Emergency Management Agency worker and her cousin pleaded guilty Wednesday to orchestrating one of the biggest Hurricane Katrina scams to become public since the 2005 storm.

Lashonda Booker, 35, and her cousin, Peggy Hilton, 36, were charged Jan. 8 with conspiracy to commit mail fraud in a scheme to steal $721,000 that was meant for storm victims.

It’s the biggest theft of Katrina money by individuals to be made public so far, according to U.S. Attorney Donald Burkhalter.

The women pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Gulfport, said Sheila Wilbanks, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office. She had no further comment.

Sentencing was set for April 29. The women face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

(AP) — Funeral services are set for Friday for former LSU men’s basketball assistant coach Art Tolis.

The University said Wednesday that Tolis died Jan. 22 at the age of 79. Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. at Honaker Funeral Home in Slidell.

Tolis served as an assistant for coach Dale Brown between 1974 and 1980.

Boh Bros wins I-10 widening project (AP) — State officials say Boh Bros Construction Co. of New Orleans is the apparent winner of a $60 million contract to widen Interstate 10 from Siegen Lane to Highland Road.

The firm finished first despite submitting the highest of three bids and needing roughly 10 months longer to finish the work than two other bidders.

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POLITICS

Obama stresses affordable college education in State of the Union address Students gather to watch in lounge

By Grace Montgomery Staff Writer

President Barack Obama confirmed the need to make college more affordable for American families in his first State of the Union address.

Obama proposed $10,000 tax credit for four years of college and an increase in Pell Grants with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Graduates would be required to pay only 10 percent of their income on students loans and debt would be forgotten after 20 years — 10 for students who choose careers in public service.

“Any support of college ambitions is absolutely essential,” said geology freshman Shane Cone. “Education is pivotal.”

Cone was among the nearly 30 students gathered in the LSU Student Union Live Oak Lounge to view and discuss the address at a program hosted by the Student Activities Board and Student Government. Students could also leave written remarks on a comment wall.

“We want to encourage student involvement on the state and national level,” said SG President Stuart Watkins.

The president also stressed the need for more focus on math and science programs and revitalizing failing schools and community colleges.

“We cut taxes for 8 million Americans paying for college,” Obama said. “As a result, millions of Americans had more to spend on gas and food and other necessities, all of which helped businesses keep more workers.

And we haven’t raised income taxes by a single dime on a single person.”

Students watching the address in the Union took particular interest in and discussed Obama’s

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Joseph Tran, philosophy graduate student, watches President Obama’s State of the Union address Jan. 27 in the Live Oak Lounge of the Student Union.

plans for education reforms.

“This is a much needed change,” said Mason Dupré, finance freshman. “This should have been a long time coming.”

Obama pressed the need to ease financial burdens for the middle class. Obama announced plans to double child-care tax credits and create retirement accounts for all workers with Vice President Joe Biden’s task force on Middle-Class Families.

“That’s why we’re working to lift the value of a family’s single largest investment — their home,” Obama said. “The steps we took last year to shore up the housing market have allowed millions of Americans to take out new loans and save an average of $1,500 on mortgage payments. This year, we will step up re-financing so that homeowners can move into more affordable mortgages.”

The president stressed the need for job creation more than health care reforms.

“Jobs must be our number one focus in 2010, and that is why

I am calling for a new jobs bill tonight,” Obama said.

Obama urged the Senate to pass a jobs bill like the one the House already approved earlier this year.

Obama also proposed a threeyear freeze of government spending beginning in 2011 to reduce the national deficit.

The president remained strong in his support of a comprehensive health care reform. He encouraged Americans to review and not give up on the plan.

“There’s a reason why many doctors, nurses and health care

experts who know our system best consider this approach a vast improvement over the status quo,” Obama said. “But if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors and stop insurance company abuses, let me know.”

The president said he would work with legislators to end the policy of “don’t-ask-don’t-tell” and allow homosexuals to openly serve in the military.

“This year I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are,” Obama said.

The military is taking steps in allowing Afghan Security Forces to take over by July 2011 despite having to increase troops in Afghanistan.

The president reaffirmed his campaign commitment to end the war in Iraq and said he would have all combat troops out of the area by the end of August.

Contact Grace Montgomery at gmontgomery@lsureveille.com

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Campus Crime Briefs

STUDENT SMASHES IN DOOR On Jan. 19, LSU Police Department officers arrested William Kline, a 19-year-old University student of 23 Windermere Lane, Houston, at his dorm for criminal damage to property and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Sergeant Jason Bettencourtt, Kline said didn’t have a key to enter his dorm room in Beauregard Hall and used a fired extinguisher to smash the lock on his door — worth $500 — and entered the room after unsuccessfully trying to get a replacement key from the front desk.

At 5:40 p.m. police confronted Kline in his dorm where they smelled burnt marijuana, Bettencourtt said . After a search of the room, police found a pipe, Bettencourtt said.

Kline later admitted to breaking into his room, Bettencourtt said.

He was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

TEXTBOOK THEFTS Patrick Blackwell, a 28-year-old unaffiliated with the University of 3046 Fritchie Drive, and Floyd Williams, a 26-year-old unaffiliated with the University of 1877 McQuaid Drive, were arrested for felony theft at 10:15 a.m. on Jan 21.

Williams was also booked for possession of drug paraphernalia.

LSUPD received a complaint about two men exiting the bookstore with textbooks they didn’t pay for, said Kevin Scott, LSUPD spokesperson. Police searched Williams and Blackwell and recovered approximately $1,200 in textbooks from each man, Scott said.

Police also recovered an intravenous syringe from Williams.

Police then searched Williams’ car CRIME, see page 15

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Thursday, January 28, 2010

HEALTH

Haiti relief efforts, senior class Active Minds formed gift top SG Senate’s agenda to address mental issues Senator looks into volunteer ideas

By Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer

Student Government senators jumped into plans for volunteerism and Haiti relief efforts during their second meeting of the semester Wednesday.

College of Arts and Sciences Senator Drew Prestridge talked about volunteer options for the spring. He said he wants to narrow to a few ideas and focus on those in March.

His ideas included senators and students volunteering at local food banks, soup kitchens, battered women’s shelters or Habitat for Humanity.

SG is also putting together fundraising for Haiti relief as a top priority.

SG Vice President Martina Scheuermann said many out-ofstate SG visitors brought fundraising ideas from last weekend’s SEC Exchange, during which SG representatives from all of the SEC’s schools except Auburn University visited LSU’s campus.

Scheuermann said the executive staff has brainstormed ideas

since the tragic Jan. 12 earthquake, ranging from a benefit concert to a student auction.

Scheuermann also said she wanted to bring together all the student organizations which are raising funds for Haiti and unify them to work toward the same goal.

“To be the most effective would be to unify and mobilize ourselves and work toward the same initiatives together as a opposed to a multi-faceted approach,” Scheuermann said.

She said to be the most effective, all the organizations need to get behind one idea and map out the rest of the semester with different events.

Scheuermann also said the executive staff also had an informative meeting on budget cuts because many staff members didn’t know how cuts would affect them.

She said SG is going to draw up letter templates to Gov. Bobby Jindal and state representatives so students can express concern about budget cuts.

Sergeant at Arms Josh Mullen and College of Music and Dramatic Arts Senator Meredith Westbrook expressed concern for the University’s dance program.

“The dance program in Music and Dramatic Arts is in

serious danger,” Mullen said.

“They cut the master’s program and major program.”

Students can still minor in dance, but the department is now limited to three dance classes per semester. Mullen said some students are staying around for a fifth or sixth semester just to complete the dance minor.

“We’re cutting a very popular program which is sad because we have a very high demand for it,” Mullen said.

SG President Stuart Watkins said he is starting 2010 fresh and moving forward with initiatives on and off his campaign pushcard.

He plans to team with Senate members to assign appropriate names to fees on the fee bill that have misleading names, such as the “women’s transit fee” which is actually a campus transit fee.

The Senate has recently initiated new members. SG Speaker of the Senate Tyler Martin swore in Mallory Richard of the University Center for Freshman Year and Meredith Westbrook of the Music and Dramatic Arts College.

Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com

FACULTY SENATE

Members receive fewer benefits than at comparable institutions Meeting addresses discrepancies

By Sarah Eddington Staff Writer

University faculty members receive fewer benefits than those offered at other comparable institutions, according to the Faculty Senate Benefits Advisory Committee.

The committee held the first of three programs in a series of discussions to address insufficient benefits received by University faculty.

“We compare benefits at LSU with institutions of similar stature and try to see where we are behind,” said Roger Laine, committee chair. “And we are incredibly behind on retirement benefits.”

Most institutions have 2.5 to 3 times the University’s state contribution to retirement, Laine said.

The state’s contribution in 2009 was lowered from 6.77 percent to 5.62 percent.

Laine said there are typically two different retirement plans offered for faculty — the Optional Retirement Plan or the Teachers

Retirement System.

“The state contribution was lowered because of ‘unfunded liabilities’ that need to be paid,” Laine said. “Meaning ORP faculty have been tapped to bail out TRS.” Many faculty members choose ORP because the rates are protected against inflation adjustments, Laine said. And high profile employees, like the chancellor, choose ORP because their time at the University may be limited.

Laine said TRS is for faculty who plan to spend their entire career at the University. The benefits are comparable to other state institutions, but TRS is susceptible to inflation.

Faculty members also lack Social Security benefits, Laine said. Social Security benefits at retirement can range from $20,000 a year to $24,000 a year.

“That can add 20 percent or more to retirement income,” Laine said.

The University’s health insurance benefits are low to average with respect to comparable institutions, Laine said.

The University also lacks provisions for providing tuition for dependents of faculty members.

Lastly, Laine said faculty

shouldn’t be forced to pay for oncampus parking.

Laine said the committee wanted to address these issues for fairness to long-term employees and for the retention and recruitment of highly successful faculty.

“This is extremely important work to us,” said Pratul Ajmera, vice president of Faculty Senate.

“Especially now.”

Laine said the committee realizes current budgetary conditions are not ideal for asking the administration for increases, but they want to make some noise.

Laine said the committee planned to collect signatures, possibly get advice from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center and form a union of faculty members who want to make a difference.

Dominique Homberger, biology professor, said anytime the University is challenged legally, it will take years for decisions to be reached.

“They tie up the lawsuit until faculty run out of time, money and energy,” Homberger said.

Contact Sarah Eddington at seddington@lsureveille.com

support for the Crisis Intervention Group’s message of suicide prevention.

To appeal to a wider audience, Solomon decided to change CIG into a chapter of Active Minds Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to altering the conversation and stigma of mental health issues on college campuses.

Solomon’s mission to help others stemmed from her personal experience with mental illness.

“I’ve had three suicides in my family,” she said. “My cousin, who I was really close with, killed himself exactly a year after his father, my uncle, committed suicide.”

Solomon said she struggled

By Mary Walker Baus Contributing Writer

Most students don’t spend their days thinking and talking about suicide, but Allie Solomon does.

Solomon, psychology senior, dedicates her time at the University to helping people with mental health issues.

She volunteers at the THE PHONE, a 24-hour hotline at the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, works at Mental Health in the Student Health Center and helped found the Crisis Intervention Group student organization, for which she now serves as president.

Because suicide is a difficult subject, Solomon had a hard time reaching students and gaining

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Building up, Tearing down

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The old Alex Box Stadium lies in disrepair. After the construction of the new Box, the old Box is being torn down piece by piece. A parking lot will temporarily replace the stadium after it is flattened.

While the new Alex Box Stadium gets a few additions, the old stadium is set to meet its demise

By Andy Schwehm Sports Contributor

LSU’s baseball fans’ emotions will likely head in opposite directions in the next few days when additions to new Alex Box Stadium will be overshadowed by the impending destruction of the old stadium.

Fans driving down Nicholson Drive will only have a few more days to set eyes on the old stadium, which is set

to be destroyed within the demolition will be the coming week, said between $300,000 and Eddie Nunez, associ$350,000 said Mark ate athletic director of Log on to see Ewing, senior associate operations and project photos of the old athletic director. development.

Nunez said the maAlex Box Stadium.

Nunez said the dejority of the stadium molition company has has been cleared of all debris that was not aucworked from the bleachers and the outfield wall inward to the tioned off, which has kept any looters actual body of the stadium in the process away from the stadium.

“We’ve been fortunate, but there of tearing everything down. The cost of

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isn’t much anyone can go in there and do,” Nunez said. “We have secured the area with fencing for safety and liability purposes, though. If anyone gets in there, they would just run around in a bunch of rubble.”

Once the stadium is flattened, a temporary limestone parking lot will be put in its place until the future of the area is decided. Nunez said the zone for the lot STADIUM, see page 14

RECRUITING

Tide dominates Tigers, 57-38 Marsh, Seastrunk

decide against LSU

LSU drops sixthstraight game

By Chris Branch Sports Writer

The hits just keep coming.

For the third-straight game, the LSU men’s basketball team played a nice first half. For the sixth-straight game, the Tigers picked up a loss — a bad loss.

Alabama (13-7, 3-3) held LSU (9-11, 0-6) to its lowest point total since 1948 in a 57-38 thumping of the Tigers in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday.

The Tigers only managed 32 points in a loss to Alabama on March 1, 1948 — 37 years before the NCAA instituted a shot clock in men’s basketball.

Sophomore forward Storm Warren led LSU with nine points.

Senior forward Tasmin Mitchell had eight points with 10 rebounds and freshman forward Dennis Harris contributed eight points as well.

“It’s hard being good, and we’re not very good,” said LSU

California, Baylor, Auburn, Oklahoma, Texas and UCLA. But neither of these moves came as a shock. Seastrunk’s commitment was a long shot seeing how LSU already has three running backs

By Chris Branch in the 2010 class, including five-star Sports Writer prospect Spencer Ware from CincinThe Tigers lost two more poten- nati. tial players Wednesday.

“Everyone knew Lache SeaDefensive end Cassius Marsh strunk wasn’t coming here,” said and running back Lache Seastrunk Scout.com recruiting analyst Sonny announced their commitments to- Shipp. “Getting Jakhari Gore was day — both deciding a sign that the against college footcoaches were ball in Baton Rouge. preparing just Marsh, a four-star in case Lache prospect from Westdidn’t come.” lake Village, Calif., Shipp said reneged on his comif all three runmitment to LSU coach ning backs qualLes Miles, instead ify academicalSonny Shipp choosing to play closer ly, LSU will be Scout.com recruiting analyst to home at UCLA. in fine shape.

Seastrunk is the “When you fourth-rated running back in the have Spencer Ware, Jakhari Gore country and five-star recruit accord- and Alfred Blue and they all get their ing to Scout.com. The Temple, Tex- grades, LSU will be OK,” Shipp as, native chose Oregon over a host of suitors including LSU, Florida, RECRUITS, see page 14

UCLA, Oregon get commitments

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‘Everyone knew Lache Seastrunk wasn’t coming [to LSU.]’

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Alabama senior forward Tony Mitchell (5) defends a shot by LSU sophomore guard Chris Bass (4) Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

coach Trent Johnson in his postgame radio show.

Junior guard Charvez Davis finished with 15 points to

lead Alabama, while senior guard Mikhail Torrance and ALABAMA, see page 14

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FAMOUS AMOS

’08-09 men’s basketball team wouldn’t dominate this year What a difference a year makes.

For the LSU men’s basketball team, the difference is in the numbers.

Seven is the number of players this year’s squad lost from last year’s to injury, graduation and disciplinary reasons.

Five is the number of conference wins LSU had at this time last season — the Tigers have zero so far.

But it isn’t just LSU that’s changed — it is the whole Southeastern Conference.

The competition level of the SEC has risen, and it hasn’t boded well for an LSU team without the talent level it had last year.

But what if last year’s Tigers, who fell in the NCAA tournament to eventual national chamAmos Morale North Sports columnist pion Carolina, were in this year’s SEC and played this year’s schedule?

Would they have dominated conference play the way they did?

They wouldn’t have.

Not because they wouldn’t have had the talent, but more so because the rest of the league has improved so dramatically.

The 2008-09 Tiger squad went 5-1 through its first five conference games. This year’s team is still hunting for its first victory.

The Tigers of last year would probably have a 4-2 record at this point if they played this season’s competition.

Last year’s squad opened the season with a loss in Tuscaloosa, Ala. It wouldn’t have done the same this year in Baton Rouge.

LSU lost only twice at home last season and wouldn’t have started conference play with a loss this season. The new coaching staff at Alabama has improved the Tide’s play from last season, but if the Tide would have played last year’s Tigers the way the Tide played against the current LSU team, there would have been nothing short of a 20-point victory for LSU. LSU would have then put a marker in the loss column against South Carolina. The Gamecocks point guard Devan Downey is playing like he is possessed by Allen Iverson these days.

The SEC’s leading scorer in conference play is hitting the big baskets at the big moments on the big stages.

He single-handedly broke undefeated No. 1 Kentucky’s press Tuesday night and pushed South Carolina to a 68-62 upset.

Last year’s Tiger squad would not have had an answer for him on the defensive end.

The Tigers would then have dropped a second-straight game to Florida in Gainesville, Fla. Flori-

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Former LSU guard Marcus Thornton dunks the ball during the Tigers’ 77-45 victory against Alcorn State University on Nov. 20, 2008.

da has too much size for LSU, and the home crowd would be just too much for LSU to handle.

Former center Chris Johnson would not have been able to handle any of the post presence of the Florida’s Alex Tyus and Vernon Macklin.

The game would have remained close, as Marcus Thornton would have had a big night against a Florida team that doesn’t run much, but a more talented Florida team would have knocked off the Tigers.

LSU would rebound with a dominating win against Auburn at home. Auburn gave LSU all it could handle last season but isn’t playing the same caliber of basketball this season. Thornton and Garrett Temple would have shutdown Auburn’s duo of Tay Waller and DeWayne Reed, while LSU forward Tasmin Mitchell, who scored 38 points in this year’s game, and Johnson would exploit the Auburn interior defense.

Sitting at 2-2 in conference play, the Tigers would then move one game above .500 in conference play with a big win against a ranked Ole Miss team. This year’s

Tiger squad only fell to the Rebels because of defensive breakdowns and missed opportunities.

The veteran squad would have taken advantage of its opportunities and not allowed Ole Miss’ guards to get the penetration they were able to find Saturday.

And LSU’s guards would have exploited Alabama’s youth Wednesday night for the season sweep of the Tide.

A record of 4-2 would have them tied for second place in the SEC West with Ole Miss. But, more importantly, if this year’s Tigers had the depth of last year’s, they would keep control of their NCAA-tournament destiny.

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BASKETBALL

Intramurals begin South Carolina fined $25K by seasons, experience SEC after fans storm court increased interest Violation the second

Boyer said “everything started off smoothly” despite scheduling conflicts between intramural games and the NFC championship game between the New Orleans Saints and the MinBy Cory Boudreaux nesota Vikings. He said there was Sports Contributor only one forfeit of all the games The term “slow start” does scheduled last Sunday.

“We tried the best we could not apply to the first two weeks of the semester for University do to make the necessary arrangements, but there are just not Recreation.

The spring is well under enough days in the season for us way for the UREC as its calen- to be able to do that,” Boyer said.

But with the local interest in dar hosts a number of intramural the Saints’ first Super Bowl aptournaments and activities. pearance on Feb. Last week 7, Boyer said inkicked off the tramural schedules first part of will be adjusted so the intramuthose interested in ral season as watching the game league play will be able to do began for basso. ketball, soccer “Now that [the and football.

Saints] are in the Leagues for Super Bowl, all the racquetball scheduled games and table tenwill be played nis will begin Matt Boyer much earlier in the Feb. 1.

UREC assistant director day or during the Registraof leagues and tournaments week,” Boyer said. tion for ulti“It’s a special time mate frisbee begins Feb. 8, and registration for everybody, so we’ll make for softball and indoor volleyball sure everyone gets a chance to experience that.” starts Feb. 22.

Matt Boyer, UREC assistant director of leagues and tournaContact Cory Boudreaux at ments, said he was impressed with the number of students cboudreaux@lsureveille.com visiting the University Student Recreational Complex and that intramurals are off to a successful start.

“With everybody’s New Year’s resolutions, you can tell the Rec in general is much more crowded, but in a good sense,” Boyer said. “There’s a good kind of feeling around here. I just hope it lasts.”

The turnout for intramural basketball exceeded last year’s total, and intramural soccer’s quota of 20 teams filled quickly, Boyer said.

Basketball games will take place Sunday through Thursday until Feb. 11 at the UREC, while intramural soccer games will be played at the UREC Sport & Adventure Complex on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays until Feb. 10.

The 4-on-4 flag football league began play Tuesday and will continue on Tuesday and Thursday nights at the Student Recreation Complex’s outdoor fields. Thirty-two teams will compete in eight divisions until Feb. 11 for entry into two playoff brackets.

A number of basketball teams have begun to separate themselves from the pack as 17 teams recorded double-digit wins this week. Competition in the soccer league should be fierce as well as 10 teams won by multiple goals.

Soccer, flag football already under way

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South Carolina will be fined $25,000 by the Southeastern Conference for violating league rules, the conference announced Wednesday in a news release.

The violation came after South Carolina’s 68-62 upset of No. 1 Kentucky when Gamecock fans stormed the court after the game.

The SEC’s access to competition areas policy says the only people that have access to competition areas are “participating studentathletes, coaches, officials, support personnel and properly-credentialed individuals at all times.” The policy went into effect on Dec. 1, 2004, and only imposes fines for violations in football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball.

“This policy is designed to create a safe environment for everyone who participates and attends our athletic contests,” SEC commissioner Mike Slive said in a news release. “The security and protection of our student-athletes, coaches, officials and fans is our primary concern.”

This is the second time South Carolina has been fined by the SEC for violating the access to competition areas policy. Fans also stormed the court after the Gamecocks beat the Wildcats, 73-61, on

Feb. 15, 2005.

A second violation invokes a $25,000 fine, while a first violation incurs a $5,000 fine. Any subsequent violation for South Carolina could cost the school $50,000 if it

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‘This policy is designed to create a safe enviornment for everyone who participates and attends our athletic contests.’

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SEC commissioner

occurs in the next three years. If South Carolina violates the policy again after three years, the fine would be $25,000.

South Carolina’s athletic Web site is still broadcasting the upset

victory, featuring both the score and a picture of the fans on the court after the game. The victory marked the first time the South Carolina men’s basketball team had beaten a No. 1 team.

Kentucky moved to No. 1 in the rankings for the first time since 2003 under the guidance of firstyear coach John Calipari and freshmen stars John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins. The fabulous freshmen racked up 19 and 27 points, respectively, but the Wildcats shot 38.6 percent from the floor in the game.

The Wildcats were the last unbeaten team in Division I until the loss.

South Carolina senior guard Devan Downey was the star of the night, scoring 30 points for the fourth time in six conference games. Downey is the leading scorer in the SEC at 22.4 points per game.

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BASEBALL

Last year’s No. 1 team named No. 3 in preseason poll Tigers rank behind Texas, Virginia

By Johanathan Brooks Sports Writer

Expectations are already high for the LSU baseball team even though it will still be nearly a month before it takes the field competitively.

The Tigers have been named the No. 3 team in the nation in Baseball America’s preseason poll.

This is the second top-five preseason poll ranking for LSU, which was ranked No. 2 in the Collegiate Baseball newspaper preseason poll last month.

“It’s great to receive this kind of recognition, and the polls create

a lot of excitement for our fans,” LSU coach Paul Mainieri said in a news release. “At the same time, we know that we have a season full of challenges ahead.”

The Tigers started last season ranked No. 1 in most preseason polls and finished the season No. 1 after capturing LSU’s sixth baseball national title.

Texas, the 2009 national runner-up, was named No. 1 in both the Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball polls, followed

by Virginia. LSU and Virginia switched spots in the Collegiate Baseball poll, and the Cavaliers are No. 3.

Perennial powerhouses Cal State Fullerton and Rice round out the top-five in the Baseball America poll.

Five other Southeastern

Conference teams were ranked in the Baseball America poll.

No. 7 Florida, No. 10 South Carolina, No. 17 Arkansas, No. 22 Georgia and No. 24 Ole Miss compose the rest of the SEC schools in the poll.

The SEC is tied with the Atlantic Coast Conference for the most schools ranked in the poll.

The Tigers open practice Friday, and their season starts Feb. 19 when they take on Centenary in Alex Box Stadium “We’re definitely anxious to get started,” Mainieri said. “We feel like we have the players here who know how to win and contend for championships.”

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LSU’s Derek Helenihi (5), scores on a two-run single by DJ LeMahieu against Texas in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series best-of-three baseball finals, in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 22, 2009.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Lady Tigers to face No. 1 scoring offense tonight Chancellor: team must limit turnovers

By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor said Kentucky is a team that “really worries” him.

No. 23 Kentucky (16-3, 4-2) will pose a serious challenge to the No. 18 Lady Tigers (14-4, 3-3) because of the Wildcats’ ability to force turnovers. Kentucky comes into tonight’s 7 p.m. game in the PMAC as No. 1 in the nation in turnover margin at +9.9.

LSU ranks No. 3 nationally in turnover margin at +8.2, but the team’s disparity in turnovers between wins and losses has Chancellor a little concerned.

“We’ll have games when we’ll have nine turnovers and the next night we’ll have 18,” Chancellor said. “That’s a little bit too big a discrepancy.”

In LSU’s three Southeastern Conference wins, the Lady Tigers have a turnover margin of +20. In their three conference losses, however, the differential is lower — +10.

“There’s no doubt in my mind when we’ve been able to win, we have kept our turnovers down, and when we’ve lost games, our turnovers have been high,” Chancellor said. “That’s simple when you look at our record. Sometimes we get impatient. We need to be making better decisions.”

Chancellor said those better decisions will often have to come under pressure against Kentucky.

“They are playing lights out and playing hard,” Chancellor said.

“They are really maximizing what they’re doing together. They have a really nice team, and it will be a great test.”

Both of LSU’s games against Kentucky last season were nailbiters. Senior guard Andrea Kelly

scored 15 points in her first career start to propel LSU to a 59-56 road win last January. At home Feb. 22, LSU senior guard Allison Hightower blocked a potential game-winning shot to preserve a 57-56 win.

Hightower said Kentucky is an even more difficult team to face this season.

“We expect to see aggressive man-to-man, pressure in the lanes, getting their hands on the ball, all kinds of pressure,” Hightower said. “From the film, we’ve seen Kentucky put a lot of pressure on teams.”

Kentucky is on a three-game winning streak against SEC competition, outscoring its opponents by an average of 20 points in the span.

“We definitely have to come out and play hard and limit our turnovers from the last couple of games,” LSU junior guard Katherine Graham said. “Kentucky is forcing more than 25 turnovers in the SEC alone, so that’s one thing

we have to make sure to take away from them because they’re one of the nation’s best in scoring.”

Kentucky’s scoring offense ranks No. 1 in the SEC. While LSU’s scoring defense is No. 1 in the conference, the Lady Tigers let Tennessee rattle off a 13-0 run in the second half in their most recent loss.

LSU junior point guard Latear Eason, who leads the SEC in assist to turnover ratio with 2.5, did not play against South Carolina on Jan. 21 and was held to one point against Tennessee after suffering an injury near her collarbone. Chancellor was encouraged by her efforts in practice Wednesday and expects her to start tonight.

“The big news for us is Latear Eason was pretty healthy today,” Chancellor said.

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LSU junior guard Katherine Graham (1) chases after a loose ball Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, during the Lady Tigers’ 55-43 loss to Tennessee in the PMAC.

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Season-ending injuries to Kelly, Booze affect shooting Attendance high for Tenn. game Sun.

By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

Fans of LSU women’s basketball came in full force Sunday for the No. 18 Lady Tigers’ 5 p.m. game against Tennessee despite a time conflict with the NFC championship game that featured the Super Bowlbound New Orleans Saints.

The Lady Tigers average 3,308 fans per game through 11 home games this season, which ranks No. 5 in the Southeastern Conference. The turnout was 4,971 for the Tennessee game — a 55-43 loss in which former LSU legend Seimone Augustus’ jersey was retired.

LSU senior guard Allison Hightower said fan attendance is critical to inspire the Lady Tigers on the court.

“Our fans are very loyal to us,” Hightower said. “They’re great supporters for us and always there for a lot of the games.”

Tennessee leads the SEC in attendance with 13,048 fans per game.

LSU faces Kentucky tonight at 7 p.m. in a matchup of the Wildcats’ top scoring offense against the Lady Tigers’ top scoring defense in the

SEC. “We hope everybody can come out tonight and support us because when they’re behind us, it makes us feel good,” Hightower said.

KELLY OUT FOR SEASON When the 2009-10 season began, LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor was on a mission to find a third scorer alongside senior guard Allison Hightower and sophomore forward LaSondra Barrett.

A candidate for that role was senior guard Andrea Kelly, who transferred from Okaloosa-Walton (Fla.) Community College as a junior and became LSU’s leading 3-point shooter. But she has not played since suffering a foot injury in late October, and Chancellor has declared her out for the season.

“Kelly is not going to play anymore this year,” Chancellor said.

“She’s got two stress fractures, and it looks to me that she’s out for the rest of the year.”

Kelly’s first start at LSU came Jan. 25, 2009, on the road against Kentucky. She scored 15 points, all from 3-point range. At that point, LSU had converted only one shot from beyond the arc in its previous four SEC games.

Chancellor said he is still unsure if Kelly will receive a medical redshirt in her senior season.

“We really miss Kelly,” he said Wednesday after practice.

The Lady Tigers endured another season-ending injury in December. Junior guard Taylor Booze, a transfer from Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College, tore her right ACL in the second half of LSU’s 5733 win against New Orleans and had surgery to repair the injury.

Booze averaged 2.4 points and 12 minutes per game in five games before the injury.

“Two of our best shooters are hurt, but that’s life,” Chancellor said.

NELSON IMPRESSES Fellow Trinity Valley Community College transfer Jasmine Nelson saw some of her most extensive action of the season Sunday against Tennessee.

Nelson played for 24 minutes and scored just one point, but she blocked two shots and garnered 10 total rebounds.

Chancellor said he was pleased with the junior forward’s effort in a key conference matchup.

“She was a big difference for us,” Chancellor said. “Nelson is playing unbelievably well.”

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NFL

Colts face challenge against the Saints, ‘America’s Team’ N.O. a favorite to win Super Bowl

By The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Move over Dallas, the New Orleans Saints are the new “America‘s Team.”

With New Orleans about to make its first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history, memories of Hurricane Katrina still lingering and close ties between the team and the city‘s rebuilding effort, Colts players understand why the Saints are this year‘s sentimental favorite.

They just want to play the role of spoiler.

“There’s a reason America is pulling for New Orleans, and why wouldn’t they? They‘ve been through a lot,” Indy safety Antoine Bethea said. “Sports tends to pull people together, so it‘s commendable for New Orleans to be, as I guess you’d say, America’s team right now.

But at the same time, we‘re going to go out there as the Indianapolis Colts and play ball.”

The reach of New Orleans’ fans goes all the way to the highest levels of the White House.

“You know, I think both teams are terrific,” President Barack Obama told ABC News. “I guess I am rooting a little bit for the Saints as the underdog, partly just because when I think about what’s happened

in New Orleans over the last several years and how much that team means to them. You know, I‘m pretty sympathetic.”

The Colts know they’re still the favorite in at least one state, Indiana, and one city, Las Vegas. Bookmakers have installed them as a 5-point favorite, prompting Obama and others to pull for an upset.

“He’s entitled to his opinion, and why wouldn’t he be rooting for them?” Bethea said of Obama’s decision to cheer for New Orleans. “Like I said, the city has been through a lot.

But the Colts, man, we’re going to go down there and give them a show.”

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LSU junior forward Jasmine Nelson (2) tries to grab a loose ball Sunday during the Lady Tigers’ 55-43 loss to Tennessee in the PMAC.

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ST

ART University students find fun outlet for extraneous knowledge

By Betty Mujica

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MUSIC

Northgate Tavern to host 3 bands

Battle of the Bands winner is on roster

Entertainment Writer

Majoring in film history, watching all-day “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” marathons or getting lost in Wikipedia articles for hours are just some of the diversions that leave college students with an overabundance of useless knowledge.

Luckily, some of Baton Rouge’s bars and eateries have established the perfect venue to showcase one’s mastery of all things pointless and obscure: trivia night.

Pluckers and Mellow Mushroom are two of at least nine area restaurants and bars embarking on the trend.

Monday nights are typically slow for Log on to test your restaurants, but walk knowledge into The Chimes in an Restaurant around online quiz and to find 10 p.m., and the buzz a schedule of is undeniable — the local trivia sound of glasses nights. clinking, tables being pounded and roaring laughter sets the scene for an unexpectedly lively evening.

“During the summer I started coming pretty regularly,” said Michael Brummerhop, computer science sophomore. “It’s great to hang out with friends

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By Chris Abshire Entertainment Writer

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(Clockwise from left) Janaé Mitchell, theater senior; Justin Huff, theater senior; Steven Bailey, theater junior; Shelley Regner, theater junior; Sarah Patin, theater freshman; Anne Harris, theater senior; and Victoria Ruiz, theater sophomore, try to figure out how many Academy Awards particular movies won during trivia night Monday, Jan. 25 at The Chimes.

and to actually have something to do on Monday nights.”

Fifteen to 30 teams sit down every Monday night at The Chimes for “Let’s Get Quizzical,” hosted by Michael Hatfield, cofounder of MonkeyBR — an event and promotions company.

Hatfield Started as a DJ and trivia

host at Fox and Hound Pub and now hosts three trivia nights in Baton Rouge — one at Port Royal and another at the Cove — but he calls Monday night at The Chimes “the big show.”

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Prom night is coming about three months early to Northgate Tavern on Saturday night.

Prom Date, an indie dance quintet and one of Baton Rouge’s most talked-about bands, will share the stage with a couple of the area’s newest — Della and The Acadias.

Prom Date is fresh from a year that included a victory at the LSU Battle of the Bands contest in October and a No. 2 ranking in 225 Magazine’s list of The 5 Most Intriguing Baton Rouge CDs of 2009 for its demo.

“They’ve got such a great blending of styles, and — when I’ve seen them — they are so dynamic,” said Colette Burke, French and English junior, whose brother is in the band.

With a rising local profile and an opening gig at Groovin’ on the Grounds in March, Prom Date continues to win new fans with its dynamic and danceable live show.

“Their shows are definitely a different experience,” said NORTHGATE, see page 12

MUSIC

Local band Secret Annexe will make comeback Friday Group is working on a new album

By Elizabeth Clausen Entertainment Writer

Shelby Rushing said his band sounds like a kitten exploding.

Most listeners wouldn’t associate the acoustic-driven melodies of Secret Annexe with detonating cats. But it was the first thing that came to Rushing’s mind when he described his band’s unique sound.

“It’s like indie rock with some folk elements,” Rushing said on a more serious note. “It’s a little bit classic rock, a bit of experimental noise going on in the background.”

Secret Annexe will perform its first Baton Rouge show in six months Friday night at Spanish

Moon. Rob Mulhearn, vocalist and guitarist, founded the band with a group of his friends and his high school girlfriend, whom he later married.

Mulhearn’s wife, the band’s professed drummer emeritus, recently had a baby and has been on leave.

“Tammy couldn’t play when she was pregnant,” said Mulhearn, a stay-at-home dad. “She joined the band after we started dating.”

For a band named after a quote in “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl,” the six members of Secret Annexe are surprisingly light-hearted.

“We thought about making our name the Synchronetics Orchestra and Social Club, because that’s pretty much what we are right now,” said Mulhearn. “We go to practice, we talk and we eat.”

The members have always been close, though the lineup has changed since 2000.

“It’s evolved since we started,” said Kyle Bailey, who plays keyboard, bass, guitar and mandolin.

Like Bailey, Rushing is a multi-instrumentalist, alternating between guitar, keyboard and a combination of drums and vocals. The band’s music is defined by widely varied instrumentation, which gives its songs a distinctively textured sound.

“I think we’re the only band in Baton Rouge with a viola,” Bailey said.

Kelly Stone, who plays viola, is a classically trained musician.

“It’s exciting,” she said. “You can have this rock band and then SECRET ANNEXE, see page 11

photo courtesy of ROB MULHEARN

Secret Annexe will return to the stage at the Spanish Moon on Friday.

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BOOKS

Amazon Kindle, e-books emerge as new reading trend Barnes & Noble joins bandwagon

By Matthew Jacobs Entertainment Writer

A new trend in literature is kindling, and it’s emerging as a technological movement across the country.

Amazon’s Kindle, a handheld device released in 2007 that accesses electronic books, jumpstarted an elevating trend in the use of technology for literary needs.

Despite a slow pickup, electronic books are now making their mark, according to the first of a three-part survey released Jan. 15 by the Book Industry Standard Group.

The BISG reported 20 percent of readers stopped purchasing print copies of books in the last 12 months, switching instead to electronic editions via Kindles, comput-

SECRET ANNEXE, from page 10 have a pretty string instrument ... it can play in the background or right along with the guitars. It helps bridge the gap between styles.”

Rushing described the difficulties of songwriting among so many creative and musical voices.

“The toughest thing is arranging, because there’s so many instruments,” he said. “You have to weave lines in and out ... and there’s some self-sacrifice sometimes. You might like the part that you’re playing, but it doesn’t always work with the song.”

Secret Annexe has released two full-length albums with Ocelot Records. “Seven Headed Monster,” released in 2007, was listed among Baton Rouge’s Five Most Intriguing Albums of 2009 by 225 Magazine. The band is currently working on new material for their next release.

“We’re experimenting with our style as a band,” Rushing said.

Secret Annexe hopes to take its music to a new level for their upcoming album by altering its recording process to create a more raw sound.

“Our last record ... sounded really clean,” Mulhearn said, “So for our next one, we want to make it more dirty, gritty, with more distortion, pushing the levels. Not everything has to sound polished.”

In addition to new songs, the band will introduce new instruments at its show, including an electric mandolin. Secret Annexe will open for Cohen and the Ghost on Friday at 10 p.m. at Spanish Moon.

“Come to the show,” Bailey said. “Or I’m going to get really drunk and I might die ... Put that in [the story.]”

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ers and other devices.

Bill Demastes, English professor, said gadgets like Kindle could be beneficial to book sales.

“Booksellers have been losing money for decades for hard copies of books,” Demastes said. “The Kindle may turn this around because all readers have to do is hit a send button. There’s instant retrieval instead of distribution.”

And other recognizable franchises have fought for a place on the trend’s bandwagon since the Kindle’s inception.

The Sony Reader was released in August, and Barnes & Noble released its reader, the Nook, in November.

The Kindle, which can hold as many as 1,500 books, earns a price tag of $259, while the slightly larger Kindle DX, which can hold 3,500 books, is sold for $489. The Nook sells for $259, and Sony’s most basic version of its Reader sells for

$299.99.

Even Apple has joined in on the e-book enthusiasm, as it released its new Apple iPad on Wednesday, which starts at $499, according to their Web site.

The iPad offers a high-tech combination of Internet, video and iPod, and in addition to these features, users can download the iBook application.

Via iBook, users can purchase books and read them on the iPad. Newspapers are also finding an avenue for increased readership through the e-book craze. Sony advertises on its Web site that newspapers can be downloaded to the Reader.

And as the BISG survey indicates, the Internet is adapting to the trend too, with eBooks.com referring to itself as “the digital bookstore.”

The Web site offers e-books for PCs, Macs, Sony Readers and mobile phones, and many novels earn similar price tags as those sold in

hard copy on Amazon.com.

“The Lovely Bones,” eBooks. com’s current No. 1 best-seller charges $9.99 per download, comparable to Amazon.com’s $7.50 price tag for the hard copy.

E-books constitute less than 2 percent of all books bought, according to a Jan. 23 report from Publishers Weekly, but while jumping on the Kindle bandwagon may be moving

graphic by SARAH LISOTTA / The Daily Reveille

slowly, University students express interest in the trend.

Melissa Hatten, English senior, praised the Kindle’s ability to provide readers with a means of carrying many books at once.

“It definitely makes books more accessible,” Hatten said. “The only turn-off is that nothing beats holding READING, see page 12

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beer to the framed Stella Artois mirror given away last week, and the spoils are often worth the brain-wracking required to be a trivia master.

Walk-On’s has drink specials starting at 9 p.m. and promotions by companies like Jaegermeister — but also the highest stakes of all the trivia nights in the city: cash prizes.

A race for $1,000 will commence a week after the Super Bowl with the prize going to the team earning the highest cumulative score after nine weeks.

TV quiz shows’ popularity has been on the rise since their inception in the 1950s, becoming a staple of American programming.

“Jeopardy,” launched in 1964, pioneered televised trivia, giving rise to shows like “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and “Cash Cab,” and fueling audiences’ interest in trivia.

Will Folse, computer science senior and member of Team Finbar, has dabbled in trivia for much of his college career, playing at

NORTHGATE, from page 10

Robert Brown, physics freshman.

“It’s a pretty cool show and a lot of fun.”

Despite the band’s indie leanings and dance rhythms, defining Prom Date’s sound is difficult, even for Prom Date’s own keyboard player and guitarist, David Fuller.

“We definitely have some alternative and ’80s influences in our music, but it’s not something we worry about too much,” Fuller said. “We just love to entertain.”

Two of South Louisiana’s freshest bands, Della and The Acadias, will bring their own flair to complement Prom Date’s high-energy set Saturday.

Della is a duo of LSU seniors Laura “Della” Smith, pianist and vocalist, and Trey Boudreaux, double-bass player.

As music majors, both have deep roots in classical sounds and traditional music composition.

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a book in your hands and thumbing through the pages.”

The University is adapting to the trend too. Full-time students can access the netLibrary database, which offers free e-books.

But independent bookstores are taking a significant hit from the inception of the Kindle.

Danny Plaisance, owner of Cottonwood Books on Perkins Road, said the Kindle only serves as an avenue to take away business from independent booksellers.

“It’s another way to eventually take the written word in book form out of the public’s hands,” Plaisance said. “Thousands of independent bookstores have gone out of business in the last five to 10 years because of the Internet and technology.”

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THE DAILY REVEILLE Pluckers as a freshman and now at “Having those teams to beat The Chimes. and rivalries is what makes trivia “It’s a good release from night fun, he said. “If a team is doschool,” he said. “You can have ing well, I’ll call them out to get fun bickering with your friends other teams worked up.” about random facts.”

While some take the game The theme seriously, giggling on Monday was and chattering award-winning across the resmovies, and buffs taurant indicates poured in by the some teams are dozen. just letting loose.

The Princes Theater sophof the Universe, omore Victoria comprised of film Ruiz’s team, Budmajors from the get Cuts and ProsWill Folse University of New titutes, thought computer science senior Orleans, came a theater backready to dole out ground would their expert knowledge, but their help with the night’s themed trivia first-place hopes were dashed by but did not find it useful. team Taj Mahal & Oates in round “So far we’ve just put down one.

Meryl Streep when we don’t know “They have a great name, and the answer,” Ruiz said, causing I can respect that,” said Princes her table to erupt in laughter. team member Jeff McDaniel. “But One of Walk-On’s servers clearly they cheated, which I don’t started its booming trivia night respect. They are now my arch three years ago. nemeses.”

Cody Leake, mass commuHatfield said the experience is nication senior and Walk-On’s about interacting with other teams trivia host, said trivia brings in a and finds he often fuels the fire. late crowd on an otherwise dead

‘‘

‘It’s a good release from school. You can have fun bickering with your friends.’

“There is certainly a lot of traditional songwriting and compositional aspects to our sound, but we’ve tried to incorporate some different aspects, like bluegrass, to our live shows, as well,” Smith said.

The Acadias, who are only in their fourth month of official existence, is an indie-folk quartet with a different twist.

The foursome assimilates Louisiana roots music into its sound with interesting results.

“We try to bring a lot of different instruments, like banjos — think Sufjan Stevens style — into our stuff,” said Blake Stephens, vocalist and guitarist for The Acadias and a former writer for The Daily Reveille.

“It’s a challenge to translate that live, but a lot of our songs are very instant and catchy,” Stephens said.

In a short time, the quartet has already recorded a demo and played three live shows, honing

its sound in the process.

“When we were first starting out, there was a little more folk to it, but lately there’s a singersongwriter vibe with a pop twist that we’ve started to adopt more,” Stephens said.

While dissimilar in style, the bands profess to enjoy their differences and find common ground in their approach to live shows.

“It’s really odd for us to be playing together in some sense,” Fuller said. “But really all three bands will get your feet tapping, get you dancing and make sure that the show’s going to be a hell of a lot of fun.”

The show begins at 9:30 p.m., and the cover is $5.

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Tuesday night.

“Tuesdays are definitely a younger crowd,” Leake said. “The restaurant is completely filled up.”

And the trivia nights are benefitting restaurants and bars.

Wade Heyman, The Chimes manager, said trivia was brought in to increase revenue on its slowest night, and the patronage speaks for itself.

“Everyone knows it’s cheaper and easier to keep a regular than it is to find new customers,” Heyman said.

Drew Galloway, Pluckers manager, said trivia nights are a good way to connect with and retain patrons, who are mostly students.

“When school’s in, we are super busy,” Galloway said. “I’d suggest getting here before trivia starts at 8 p.m. to get a spot.”

Both Heyman and Leake admitted an unanticipated problem — the use of texting and iPhones to look up answers.

“Back in the day, you didn’t have to worry about this kind of stuff,” Heyman said. “But with the iPhone phenomenon, we’ve

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010 started policing cheating.”

Sarah Slocum, psychology senior, has enjoyed coming out with her friends since they stumbled on The Chimes’ trivia night.

“We came to drink beer, and we’ve been playing ever since,” Slocum said.

And students aren’t the only ones getting in on the action.

Left End of the Bar, a regular team at The Chimes, is comprised of University faculty and staff.

“We did really well for a long time, but now there are so many teams,” said Donald Beale, Continuing Education manager.

By the end of round two at The Chimes, the Princes of the Universe had earned their rightful spot at the top, and Will Folse of Team Finbar received his ninth place consolation beer — everyone can leave a winner. Every Wednesday at 8 p.m.

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REVEILLE Ranks

MUSIC MOVIES BOOKS TELEVISION

Behave Yourself The Black Girl Of the Blue Next Door: A Colour of the Sky [EP] OK Go Cold War Kids Memoir Capitol Records Named after a handful of tracks that refused to conform to the sound of Cold War Kids’ sophomore record, “Behave Yourself” is an indication of the lighter, more expansive sound fans can expect from the band in the coming year.

The five-track EP only includes three original songs, but the release is pretty well-rounded.

From the up-tempo “Santa Anna Winds” to the soulful opener “Audience,” the band exhibits a simpler sound than in its previous releases, though fans largely attached to more commercial tracks like “Hang Me Out to Dry” may have a tough time adjusting to this more eccentric record.

Jennifer Baszile

M. JACOBS

B. BOURGEOIS

C. ABSHIRE

Extraordinary Measures

The Lovely Bones The Imaginarium of Doctor Dreamworks Pictures You’d think a movie that be- Parnassus

OK Go became a viral YouTube sensation in 2006 for the treadmill dancing in its “Here it Goes Again” video. Now, the four rock darlings from L.A. have crafted a concept album based on color schemes with their third effort “Sky.” Unfortunately, the band’s concept doesn’t sound quite as good as it looks. OK Go crafts a few gems with funky lead single “WTF?” and the mellow rocker “While You Were Asleep,” but overall, “Sky” lacks continuity. log on to read the full review at lsureveille.com

By constructively examining post-segregation attitudes in America, “The Black Girl Next Door” manages to successfully shed light on current racial issues and portray the complex state of racial progress today.

The author and narrator, Jennifer Baszile, traces her childhood upbringing in the 1970s following her family’s move to an exclusive, white California neighborhood. log on to read the full review at lsureveille.com

[B-] [B] [B]

CBS Films

“Extraordianry Measures” rarely manages to be anything more than boring despite quality performances from Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford. Fraser plays a well-off businessman and father of two children who suffer from Pompe’s disease, a genetic disorder with no cure. He starts up a biotech company with an eccentric, grouchy doctor (Ford), who feverishly works to find a genetic strain to cure the disease and save the children. log on to read the full review at lsureveille.com

C. ABSHIRE

gins with the disclaimer “My name is Susie Salmon. I was 14 when I was murdered” would be decidedly morbid, but “The Lovely Bones” provides a fresh take on what happens after death. The simultaneously suspensful and affecting movie does a good job of balancing the graphic nature of Susie’s murder with momentary glimpses of joy experienced by her family and friends — signs of moving on. log on to read the full review at lsureveille.com

B. MUJICA

Infinity Features Entertainment

Director Terry Gilliam, whose work includes “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” and several “Monty Python” films, juxtaposes maniacal, flamboyant imagination with superficial, apathetic reality in the fantasy film, “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.” Heath Ledger shines in his last recorded performance, but the consistency of his character, mysterious philanthropist Tony, wavers between dream and realworld presence in part because of the actor’s sudden death during filming. log on to read the full review at lsureveille.com

G. CLEMENTS

[C+] [A-] [B-]

Book [B-] Editor’s Pick The of Eli Alcon Entertainment, Silver Pictures

Eli’s got to protect a book — a book that holds the key to ruling mankind. Beyond that, the post-apocaplyptic plot of “The Book of Eli” doesn’t stretch far. The usually commanding Denzel Washington gives a decent performance, as does Mila Kunis, his pistol of a sidekick. But they lack chemistry and character development, and the audience never becomes fully attached to either of them. An entirely gray Midwest landscape of mangled concrete, broken-off overpasses and filthy, wear-worn apocalypse survivors effectively creates the eerie hopelessness of the end of the world. Political and religious undertones are there, and luckily they’re nearly as muted as the colors in the film. log on to read the full

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has yet to be decided.

“The University hasn’t come back with a definite answer as to what that area should and should not be,” Nunez said. “We decided to utilize it as much as we can for football and day-to-day parking.”

But Tiger faithful will have some joy to compensate for the sorrow, as the new stadium sees Phase Two hit full force just a little farther down Nicholson. This segment of constructions includes, among numerous other additions, the re-emergence of The Intimidator sign down the right-field line.

The Intimidator will be the refurbished original sign from the old stadium with one addition — 2009, the year of LSU’s latest national championship.

“Everybody liked that look we had, so all we have to do is add a date to it, and the graphics guys have been working with the coaches on that,” Nunez said.

A new section of 960 bleacher seats with backs will be situated just below the newly renovated sign. In total, all the right-field

ALABAMA, from page 5

freshman forward Tony Mitchell both scored 10 points for the Crimson Tide.

LSU matched Alabama bucket for bucket in the first half, poking and penetrating the Tide’s pestering full-court press. The Tigers took a 25-23 lead into the locker room at halftime.

“We played well in the first half,” Johnson said. “We had the right tempo. We were executing. We were setting screens. We were sharing the ball and handling their pressure.”

Not many of those things happened in the second half. The game slipped away from the Tigers just seconds after the second half began.

After Mitchell hit a jumper to put LSU up, 29-25, with 17:26 left, Alabama proceeded to reel off a 16-0 run to knock out any hopes of a conference win for the Tigers.

“We always ask, ‘if you’re good in the first half, how can you not be in the second half?’” Johnson said. “Bottom line is that we lost Davis on the back end of the zone, he hit some threes, then we panicked. In terms of handling their press, it’s really simple but it’s hard to do.”

Losing Davis was a bad idea.

The junior shot an executionary 5-of-7 from 3-point range, with four of those shots coming in the second half. LSU had no answer.

The lead only grew larger.

The biggest margin was 22 with two minutes remaining in the game.

Johnson gave credit to Alabama for exposing the Tigers’ mistakes.

“Our deficiencies show up against good teams and good players,” Johnson said. “Our lack of mental toughness reared its ugly head.”

Whatever the problem was, the second-period Tigers were the complete opposite of the team playing in the first half. LSU turned the ball over 12 times in

THE DAILY REVEILLE renovations will cost about $336,000 to at most $386,000, Ewing said.

The right-field area was originally supposed to be a grass berm, similar to the one in left field at Tiger Park, but LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri said it was decided that bleachers would be cheaper and hold more people than the berm.

Both Nunez and Mainieri expect the new seats and The Intimidator to be finished by opening day on Feb. 19.

“It gives you more of a feeling like you have in Omaha where you have stands behind both the right and left field fences,” Mainieri said.

Nunez said season-ticket holders in the left-field bleachers, which have no backs, have been offered a chance to move under The Intimidator to the bleachers with backs.

The additions may allow students to move from their traditional “Coon’s Corner” deep in the right-field corner to the outfield, but Nunez said no decisions have yet been made on if and when that

will happen.

With the additional seats, Mainieri said the stadium now has a seating capacity of 10,160. The capacity was 9,200 last season, and the average attendance was about 9,600 — meaning average attendance this season could reach 10,500.

The 2009 National Coach of the Year said he is excited about the prospect of having more fans in the stadium.

“It’s creating much more of a feeling of enclosure,” Mainieri said. “And obviously with more fans, it will be an even more exciting atmosphere.”

Mainieri said new 60-foot foul poles have also been brought in to replace the original 30-foot ones, and the batter’s eye, situated behind the center-field wall, has been raised from 16 feet to 34 feet. The new foul poles will run $15,000 apiece, Ewing said.

The addition of the higher batter’s eye means the six flag poles with the national championship banners will be moved to a National Championship Recognition Plaza in front of Gate 2 behind

the second period after only recording four turnovers in the first half.

The Tigers shot a measly 29 percent from the field for the game, along with 11 percent from 3-point range. Junior guard and walk-on Chris Beattie hit LSU’s only 3-pointer of the game.

Johnson preached his normal message after the game: the Tigers beat themselves.

“Their pressure at the start of the game was just like it was in the second half when they made their run,” Johnson said. “It was us making some ill-advised

passes and just not handling the moment or the possession like you need to.”

Johnson also urged his team to not lose heart after losing six straight and nine of their last 10 games.

“Again, nobody likes to talk about it, and nobody likes to hear it, but it’s the same old thing, and we just have to continue to play and continue to fight through,” Johnson said.

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home plate. Nunez said he expects the plaza to be “90 to 100 percent complete” by the first game.

“Those flags will be flown 365 days a year, 24 hours a day,” Mainieri said.

Nunez said there will also be a new area for patrons with disabilities to be dropped off closer to the stadium.

Herb Vincent, senior associate athletic director, said former coach and Athletic Director Skip Bertman and the Tiger Athletic Foundation have been raising money for all of the Phase Two additions, along with the demolition of the old stadium.

Vincent said additions such as the bleachers are revenue makers that will help alleviate some of the costs for the demolition and new additions to new Alex Box Stadium. The items auctioned off from the old stadium also produced more revenue for TAF that helped with the costs for the two stadiums.

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RECRUITS, from page 5 said.

Many media outlets have reported on Marsh’s desire to stay closer to home. Marsh’s commitment to UCLA was his third in the recruiting process after pledging to both Cal and LSU. Shipp said his decommitment was no surprise. “[LSU coaches] were expecting that to happen,” Shipp said of Marsh’s decommitment. “Now they have to go find another defensive tackle.”

That defensive tackle could be Evangel High School recruit Brandon Jackson. The three-star prospect is currently committed to Texas A&M, but his commitment to the Aggies is considered soft with LSU and Alabama seeming to be the frontrunners for Jackson’s services.

“Brandon Jackson is a guy to keep an eye on now that Cassius Marsh decommitted,” Shipp said.

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Thursday, January 28, 2010 CRIME, from page 3

parked near the Parade Ground and recovered three needles, two cookers and a tourniquet, Scott said.

The two men were booked with the Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office.

Bookstore bandit Victor Aguirre, 23-year-old University student of 1828 Stafford Drive, was arrested and booked for shoplifting on Jan. 21.

LSUPD was called to the Stu-

HEALTH, from page 4

with a severe eating disorder and depression and went to in-patient care at an eating disorder facility in high school.

Solomon said her personal experience with suicide, depression and other mental health issues drove her passion to help people with similar issues.

Marc Peters, Active Minds chapter coordinator, said more than 1,100 students are lost to suicide each year.

“On a national level, we try to amplify the student voice,” Peters said. “If there’s really going to be

ONCOLOGY, from page 1

and exotic animals, Gieger said.

Of the dog and cat patients, 70 percent are dogs and 30 percent are cats, Gieger said.

Patients are usually referred from outside clinics and go through staging tests, which detect the exact location of the cancer and whether it has spread.

“Especially in dogs, there are definitely more breeds that are prone to cancer such as boxers, golden retrievers and rottweilers,” Gieger said.

Veterinarians then discuss possible courses of action with the animal’s owner.

Huff’s setback did not slow him down, owner Lehman Williamson said.

“He has kept up a great attitude throughout the whole treatment,” Williamson said.

Huff continues to be energetic as he runs up and down stairs as if his leg was never removed, Lehman said.

He received radiation therapy 11 months ago, which targets a certain area of the body and reduces the size of tumors.

The radiation equipment used on the animals is the same used for human treatment. A linear accelerator delivers high-energy X-rays that come through small radiation fields and is localized to one small area in the body.

Animals must stay still during treatment, so they are anaesthetized and put in the same type of body pillows humans use while being treated. Animals feel no pain from radiation, Gieger said.

But radiation does not prevent cancer from spreading like chemotherapy, which is given as a pill or intravenous injection, Gieger said.

She said most dogs and cats do well physically with treatment.

“Five percent of animals treated with chemotherapy get sick enough to go to the hospital, and less than 1 percent will die from chemotherapycaused illness,” Gieger said.

Lymphoma, cancer of the lymph

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dent Union bookstore where a staffer told police he witnessed Aguirre examine books for security tags and attempt to exit the store without paying for books, valued at $345.75, according to Bettancourtt.

The staffer detained Aguirre until police arrived.

Aguirre was transported to East Baton Rouge parish and booked.

Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Over the limit On Jan. 23, Kristen Bradley, a 27-year-old unaffiliated with the

University was booked for driving while intoxicated and improper lane usage.

An officer observed Bradley swerving south on Highland Road at 2:09 a.m., Scott said.

The officer then pulled Bradley over, and she failed a field sobriety test, Scott said.

Police then administered a chemical test, which Bradley failed with .147 grams percent blood alcohol level, Scott said.

Bradley was booked into East

POSSIBLE CRASH REPORTED On Jan. 25 at 1:18 p.m. LSUPD was called to the corner of Tower Drive and South Campus Drive. Corey Brett, a 27-year-old University student of 4637 Carthage St., Metairie, La., reported being struck by a vehicle driven by Eddrick Brown, a 27-year-old man unaffiliated with the University of 9447 Crandon Drive.

Brett claimed Brown hit his leg

a real change in how mental health is talked about or dealt with, then students will have to play an active role.”

Peters said the organization has 242 chapters across the U.S. and Canada. Solomon’s Active Minds chapter will be the first in Louisiana.

Peters said Active Minds advocates awareness on mental health disorders like depression, eating disorders and bipolar disorder to mental health concerns like day-today anxiety and stress.

Solomon said students will feel comfortable about getting involved because Active Minds includes stress and anxiety as mental health

issues, .

Currently, the pending Active Minds student organization has five dedicated members.

“For a student organization to be successful, especially when it’s as controversial as this, you have to build a strong foundation,” Solomon said. “I’m hoping to establish a link between Active Minds, the student body and the Student Health Center.”

Kathy Saichuk, Wellness Education coordinator at the Student Health Center, said because it is a difficult topic to talk about, people tend to ignore mental illness.

“If you go back historically and

traditionally, if someone had a mental health problem years ago they ended up in an institution,” Saichuk said. “Suicide is still not something we understand or are comfortable with. For someone who’s never been that severely depressed, it’s hard to grasp how you get to that point where you felt life was worthless.”

Saichuk said she hopes Active Minds will spread the word of the resources available on campus like the Health Center’s Wellness Education program and Mental Health Service.

Solomon plans to involve Active Minds in various mental health

nodes, is the most common type of cancer seen in dogs, is treated by chemotherapy with weekly visits for nine weeks then every other week visits for six months.

Gieger said the cure rate for dogs with lymphoma is 10 to 20 percent while the human cure rate is 40 to 50 percent, but the main goal when treating animals is quality of life.

“It is an emotional process for families to decide what path to take in treating their pets for cancer because not only money but the animal’s quality of life comes into effect,” Gieger said.

Sometimes owners cannot afford treatments, and an oncologist must play the role of grief counselors — many owners see their pet as a member of their family, Gieger said.

Radiation is the most expensive type of cancer treatment at about $5,000 per patient.

“Radiation usually costs about $5,000, and this does not count the visits, blood work and X-rays taken

beforehand,” Gieger said.

The total cost of chemotherapy after about six month is about $4,000 for a large dog, Giegers said.

Gieger said the veterinarians become attached to patients quickly because they are in and out of treatment frequently.

“We get to see them for longer than the average patient,” Bryant said.

Gieger said the cancer patients are often long-term patients as well.

“Most of our patients are older patients, so most times we see them for the rest of their lives because they will have other medical problems such as diabetes,” Gieger said.

Pictures of patients and thank you notes from owners cover the walls of the oncology area.

“Everyone has been wonderful here,” Williamson said.

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Brown refuted Brett’s claims and said he stopped his vehicle allowing Brett to cross, Sergeant Blake Tabor said.

Brett had no injuries or way to prove he had been hit and no citation was issued, Tabor said.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com events on campus. She said Active Minds plans to participate in Wellness Education’s events during the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week in February, the Wellness Fair in March and the Student Organization Fair in Free Speech Alley on Feb. 3.

“Even though I have a personal stake in this, it’s not just for people who are personally affected,” Solomon said. “Active Minds is for anyone who’s interested in helping, learning and leading.”

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OUR VIEW

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Coaches’ raises an opportunity to do real, concrete good At tomorrow’s Board of Supervisors meeting, LSU Athletics is expected to announce pay raises for LSU baseball coach Paul Maineri, his assistant coaches and football defensive coordinator John Chavis.

They are also expected to request permission to hire two new assistant football coaches.

We support our athletic programs in their pursuit of excellence, but this anticipated announcement couldn’t come at a worse time.

The academic side of our University is currently facing potentially crippling budget cuts. Every nontenure and non-tenure-track faculty member’s job is on the line. Program budgets are being slashed all over campus, and students are about to face increased class sizes and fewer overall services.

But at least our coaching staff is flourishing — right?

To be fair to the Athletic Department, their funds are mustered independently of the academic side of the University. Fortunately for our athletic programs — and for the University as a whole — Tiger Athletic Foundation draws in millions of dollars in contributions from loyal fans and alumni. And it’s certainly true our nationally competitive athletic programs contribute to our school’s prestige, recruiting value and overall public image.

But it’s infuriating that coaches are getting paid so much and new coaches are being hired while instructors are facing unprecedented layoffs.

For a bit of perspective, Chavis will make $700,000 this year. His original contract would have netted him $475,000. That’s a raise of $225,000. Instructor salaries vary, but the average amount paid was

about $40,000 a year, according to The Daily Reveille’s salary database for the 2008-09 fiscal year.

For those of you keeping track at home, Chavis’ raise — just the raise itself, not his entire salary — could pay for more than 5 1/2 instructors’ salaries.

This is — to put it lightly — ridiculous.

It’s essential to remember this money was not taken from the same budget. In fact, unless Chavis or TAF were to donate the money to the University, it couldn’t be used to pay instructors at all.

But it’s a telling symbol of our culture’s twisted priorities.

Yes, athletics benefit the school greatly. Yes, sports are a cultural phenomenon that ties in local heritage, culture and pride.

But what does it say about our culture that, even in tough economic

times, an assistant coach is getting a raise worth the salary of five instructors who will most likely lose their jobs?

A culture cannot advance unless it is educated. If Louisiana wants to stop ranking near the bottom of every study about quality of life, the solution starts with maximizing the intellectual capabilities and creativity of its citizens.

And the only place that can happen is at an institution of learning.

Athletes, no matter how good they are, will only entertain us. Even as the high priests of our civic religion, they will not advance our society in any practical way.

But this argument is made all the time, and there are few solutions on how to instill change in society at large.

Our coaching staff has a chance to change all that.

If Maineri, Chavis and all the other coaches receiving raises wish to make a real difference to society, they will donate some or all of these raises to the academic side of the University. Obviously this would help ease the pain of budget cuts — again, Chavis could prevent several firings all by himself.

Such a gesture would be a powerful reminder to the state and all the loyal Tiger faithful there is something more important than football and individuals can do their part to make sure the mission of the University is fulfilled to its highest potential — and it’d be a gesture extremely beneficial to the public image of any coach willing to make it.

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Charity should not be restricted to tragic events

Photos of Haitian children bloodied, parentless and homeless are flooding the media.

The raw images create an intense emotional impact. Tragedies such as this always elicit a multitude of responses.

Some claim the country made a pact with the devil, thus bringing the tragedy upon itself, while others rush to help save lives. Some change the channel while others pick up the phone and give much needed funds.

People in armchairs are stirred from their state of apathetic comfort to do something — anything.

Many are clamoring to bring these recently orphaned children to the U.S. Helping orphans is a noble cause, but I can’t help but wonder where all these loving, helpful humanitarians have been. What is it about this tragedy that has roused them from their slumber?

Haiti had 300,000 orphans before this earthquake struck, according to the Miami Herald. It’s true that efforts were made by groups and individuals to adopt Haitian orphans prior to this tragedy, and I applaud those honorable few. But it seems our society reacts only if a tragedy strikes close to home or is presented dramatically in the media.

Rwanda had 613,000 orphans by the year 2001 as a result of genocide and AIDS. Where was the international outcry? We had to struggle

to even classify the situation in Rwanda as genocide.

Orleans Parish was the seventh most impoverished county of 290 counties in the nation prior to Hurricane Katrina. Other than those who lived there, who really cared?

Trying to raise funds for cancer research has made me well aware of the difficulty of Nathan Shull translating verbal empathy into Columnist monetary support, even when the National Cancer Institute estimates that, “based on rates from 2004-06, 40.58 percent of men and women born today will be diagnosed with cancer ... at some time during their lifetime.”

Why does it require some tragic stimulus to trigger a large scale humanitarian effort?

Many people need an emotional shock to part with their hardearned dollars if nothing material is exchanged. Sitting in front of the television watching tragic images of destitute youth, many feel morally compelled to fix a situation for which they previously had limited compassion.

It is important to give to those in need, whether in Haiti, Rwanda or even right here in the U.S. But let’s not let our transitory compassion

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carry us away in a river of compulsion.

We need to be careful to process the children currently orphaned in a manner which ensures the careful consideration of familial ties.

Our attention and funds should focus on helping the Haitian people establish a government in the wake of this disaster which will provide protection from corruption and abuse and give a voice to the people. We need to work with the Haitian government to establish programs and means for the Haitian people to rebuild the infrastructure. The goal — empowerment and employment of the impoverished masses.

“Human dignity demands that Haitians be treated not as victims but as fellow human beings who are resourceful and have a sense of pride,” writes Diane Paul, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institute. “Children separated from their parents should be placed with relatives or trusted family friends whenever possible, or with foster families, not in institutions.”

It is encouraging to know the nations of the world are stepping up to the plate to help alleviate as much suffering as possible. But who will care about all the suffering that remains when the music fades and the stage lights dim?

To respond to the call of pain and suffering only when others are watching is merely a way of

assuaging the conscience.

A humanitarian responsibility to help the less fortunate is bestowed upon people who enjoy the benefits of living in a prosperous nation.

Such a responsibility is not confined to periods of frantic media coverage.

Nathan Shull is a 35-year-old finance junior from Seattle. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_nshull.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I hope life isn’t a big joke, because I don’t get it.”

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Lady Gaga hermaphrodite rumors offensive, unlikely

Rumors have been circulating about Lady Gaga’s gender since footage from a concert showed her from a low angle wearing a short skirt. A yellow-panty-covered something peeps out from below her micro-mini dress. I’m certainly no doctor, and I haven’t examined the pictures that closely, but my best guess is it’s an enthusiastic vulva — not a micropenis.

Lady Gaga has carefully calculated a public persona that is most likely different from her private one.

It has been suggested she started the rumors to heighten public interest and publicity.

I’m not sure why she wouldn’t start a rumor that she’s the lost descendent of the Romanov dynasty or something a little more glamorous, but if she or her publicists created the rumors, their plan has worked.

Bravo to them for pulling one of the biggest, most fascinating, complicated publicity stunts since Elvis’

death.

Some gossipers seem to have confused the term “hermaphrodite” with “bisexual.” Hermaphroditism is an outdated term for a group of medical conditions called intersex.

Intersex is “a discrepancy between the external genitals and the internal genitals” according to Medline Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. It is typically characterized by having differently sexed internal and external sex organs, although it can also include differently shaped or developed external sex organs. Having both a fully developed penis and vagina is rare, if not altogether impossible.

Gossip bloggers and rumor mills also seem to confuse hermaphroditism with either transsexualism or bisexualism. Let’s rule out transsexualism. If you were Lady Gaga and you were transsexual, you probably would have had the full gender

reassignment surgery by now, right?

It runs about the same price as a crazy couture outfit.

Bisexualism is a sexual and/or romantic preference for both men and women. Lady Gaga professed to Barbara Walters in an interSara Boyd view that aired Columnist on ABC Dec. 9 that she has had sexual relationships with women but has only been in love with men, though she did not explicitly identify herself as bisexual.

And that’s fine. Sexual labels generally inspire prejudice and cause more confusion than clarification of a person’s physical and emotional identity, which is one of the reasons the hermaphrodite gossip is unseemly and offensive.

Intersex people are plagued by the idea that a person needs to be one or the other, male or female, and subjected to harsh judgment and criticism over issues they cannot physically control.

There is still much debate in the medical and scientific communities about when and how gender is internalized in a person’s psyche and how to treat people who are born intersex, as well as how to treat (medically and personally) children, adolescents and adults who identify as transsexual.

Madonna and Jamie Lee Curtis, both strong female personas like Gaga, have also suffered from rumors and gossip about their gender.

American pop culture shouldn’t question the womanhood of famous women, who are sexually assertive or refuse to characterize themselves as fragile, feminine inferiors.

Sexuality is a recurring motif in Lady Gaga’s music and

performances, and her unapologetic explicitness can be off-putting to people who are unaccustomed to or threatened by female sexuality.

That doesn’t justify questioning her very identity.

Assuming that a strong or sexually aggressive persona must have a penis — because only men can be sexually powerful — is sexism at its silliest.

It shouldn’t matter what kind of organs Lady Gaga or any other performer has. Judge on performance and talent — not gender or sexual orientation.

Sara Boyd is a 23-year-old general studies senior from Baton Rouge.

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Apple’s censorship of iPhone applications hypocritical

I wonder what Steve Jobs’ honeymoon was like.

I’d assume it was lavishing, romantic and exotic — filled with many thrills the founder of Apple would never speak of again.

But you know what happens when you assume ...

Given the most recent shenanigans of the technological conglomerate, I don’t think Ol’ Steve ever made it past second base on the trip.

A few weeks ago, a developer came up with the “forChan” app, a derivation of the popular imageboard 4chan.

For those unfamiliar with forChan, my buddy refers to it as “the darkest corner of the Internet.” The Web site originated in 2003 as a place where users could anonymously upload pictures and discuss anime and manga. Yet most of the message boards on the site have been overrun with obscene filth.

Some (granted, very few) users try to stay true to the site’s roots, but most of it has devolved into a giant hellhole.

But the forChan app made its way through Apple’s rigorous iPhone App approval process in a mere 12 hours, knowing any type of images could be uploaded to the site. Yes, that includes a pair of boobs.

The developer, also going by the name forChan, states his application was the first in the iTunes app store that could potentially access full nudity while still obliging to all of Apple’s strict guidelines ­­­— claiming it is nothing more than a Web browser/photo tool.

Once Apple caught wind of what was going on, they quickly pulled forChan off of the app store.

Although the app received a rating of “17+” (suitable for ages 17

and up), I understand why it was deemed inappropriate for your iPhone or iPod Touch.

But the precious “Jesus phone” still has an app that can view a woman’s naughty bits — it’s called Safari.

Safari is the main Internet browser that comes installed on every iPhone and iPod Touch, and it can view the same, if not more, obscene images that forAdam Arinder Chan could.

If Apple is Columnist going to change its mind about an already approved app just because of certain photos it can reveal, then it’s hypocritical to not remove all apps that may show someone’s “no-no area.”

That means Apple should pull the Safari, Photos and Camera app from the default OS, as well as third-party apps such as Google, Bing and Wikipedia, to name a few.

Every single one of the above applications can take, search and/or view pornographic images.

Something must be done about this!

To be fair, Apple tried.

Earlier this year, the company attempted to remove Microsoft’s Bing application from the iTunes store, stating reasons similar to the removal of forChan.

Considering Microsoft and Apple get along like Batman and The Joker, it’s no surprise Apple wouldn’t want one of its biggest competitors’ applications on their device.

Unfortunately for Jobs’ dear company, the Bing app still shows up in the USA iTunes store.

Censorship may be necessary in certain instances, but there needs to be a solid definition of what’s allowed and what isn’t, devoid of any type of first-party prejudice.

That’s like being on the playground picking teams for a basketball game with kids you’ve never met and refusing to pick the guy with glasses — solely because of his vision impairment — when you wear glasses yourself.

I don’t know what Mr. Jobs has against a nice pair of mammary glands, but there shouldn’t be such a gray area concerning the issue.

Considering the approval process an app endures in trying to make it into the iTunes store, it shouldn’t be rejected because it does something the phone can already do.

There’s nothing wrong with the female anatomy. It just seems Ol’

Steve is upset he can’t explore it as often as he’d like.

Adam Arinder is a 20-year-old communication studies junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder.

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Regents.

These students will be given time to complete their course of study, while new students will not be offered the terminated programs, Casper said.

The Board of Regents considered data from a five-year period to establish low-completer programs subject to elimination.

Undergraduate programs must meet standards of eight completers per year with a minimum of 40 graduates during the five years monitored to not be considered low completers, according to a Board of Regents news release.

Masters programs require an average of five completers per year or a minimum of 25 graduates within five years. Doctoral programs require two completers and 10 graduates in the five-year span.

The programs cut were identified in April 2009 and given additional time to increase their performances, Casper said.

“This is a way for Universities to focus limited funds on programs that are really producing,” Casper said.

In all, the board announced the elimination 28 programs statewide on Wednesday. The regents have cut 245 programs since Jan. 2009 as a result of these reviews.

Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at xwilson@lsureveille.com

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won’t be spared,” Cassidy said.

“Tiger Band is not being targeted.”

College of Arts and Sciences Senator and Tiger Band member Drew Prestridge has taken an active role in helping the band, speaking during in last week’s SG Senate meeting about trying to get help with the band.

He said Student Government or the Save LSU campaign can start playing a role to help.

“We spent so many years gradually increasing the size, we just got inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and we won Battle of the Bands last year,” Prestridge said. “We’ve done a lot in recent decades to build ourselves up.”

Prestridge said he wants to help a band “steeped in tradition” and “something that makes LSU unique.”

“There is no college band in the country that is better than ours,” Cassidy said. “I know the instructors and kids involved would agree that we will have a quality marching band no matter what. But smaller doesn’t sound as good.”

A problem that will arise from cutting Tiger Band will be more difficult tryouts. Tiger Band is the only band in the SEC that has tryouts, Prestridge said.

“It’s a lot of competition already,” Prestridge said. “We might have to re-look at that system.”

Dowie said a potential cut to Tiger Band would also make growth in the future difficult because the Athletic Department would sell those seats in the stadium, and the band could possibly never get them back.

Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com

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