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Retrospective H1N1 HEALTH
Sesquicentennial time capsule planned, to be opened during the University’s 300th anniversary in 2160 By Ryan Buxton Senior Staff Writer
1976 LSU Gumbo yearbook
As 150 years of University history is being revived and celebrated, the current generation of students is putting its own history 6 feet under. The Sesquicentennial Student Subcommittee is planning to take a snapshot of the University and put it into a time capsule to be buried for another 150 years and opened during the University’s 300th anniversary in 2160. For the sesquicentennial capsule, the
student subcommittee is hoping to include items like a letter from the chancellor, signed photos of sports teams or coaches and contributions from students, Chairman Iftekhar Rouf said. The committee may also ask each college to donate something that represents it. But the plans for the capsule are not as concrete as the cement in which it would be buried. The subcommittee is facing budgetary concerns that make the capsule a tall order. CAPSULE, see page 15
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[Top] A photo from the 1976 Gumbo yearbook shows the dedication of the American Revolution bicentennial time capsule. [Bottom] This sectioned sketch shows the features and parts of the World of 2067 time capsule, buried in 1967 in front of the Union.
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virus still present on campuses
By Grace Montgomery Staff Writer
The number of H1N1 cases is decreasing across the nation, but officials are still encouraging college students to get vaccinated for the virus. Fewer cases exist now than at the 2009 peak around October and November, but students are still susceptible to the pandemic, said Dr. Stephen Redd, director of the Influenza Coordination Unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The virus has died down somewhat, but there are still nine states reporting cases,” said Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health. Luke Duvall, a 15-year-old H1N1 survivor from Arkansas, encouraged students in a conference call to get vaccinated for others, if not for themselves. Duvall did not qualify for the vaccine and spent 17 H1N1, see page 15
ACADEMICS
LSU among best value college Five SEC schools listed in report By Ryan Buxton Senior Staff Writer
College students want the most for their money in the current economic climate, and LSU is one of 100 institutions giving the best value, according to the Princeton Review. The University was included on the Review’s 2010 list of “best value colleges” — universities that provide a good education for an affordable price. The list, compiled by the Princeton Review and USA Today, shows the 50 public and 50 private most valuable institutions based on data from the 2008-09 academic year.
The top 10 public and private colleges are ranked, while the remaining institutions are listed with no order. The University is among the unranked schools. The University joins four other SEC schools on the list. The universities of Arkansas, Florida and Tennessee are unranked, while the University of Georgia is No. 7 in the public school category. The No. 1 public school is the University of Virginia. Chancellor Michael Martin said the rating shows the University is servicing its students well. “These rankings again show that we are giving our students great bang for their buck,” Martin said in a news release Tuesday. The University has the lowest tuition costs of all the SEC schools included, according to the Princeton Review’s report. Martin said this means tuition could be raised
while still maintaining a cheaper price. “While we always want to be a great value for our students, we are currently charging about $2,300 less in tuition and fees than the average at our peer institutions,” Martin said in the release. “To help with recent budget cuts, we could have a raise in tuition and still be a great value and charge less than our peers.” Herb Vincent, associate vice chancellor for University Relations, said the rating is an indication the University can increase fees without harming itself. “It creates the awareness that we have room to increase cost of attending LSU and still maintain our value,” Vincent said. The University’s in-state tuition is listed in the report as VALUE, see page 15
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Nation & World
INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
German reptile collector caught at airport with 44 lizards in pants
79-year-old jewel thief facing new charge in Santa Ana, Calif.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Ñ A German reptile collector has been jailed for 14 weeks and must pay 5,00 New Zealand dollars (3,540 U.S. dollars) for plundering New ZealandÕ s wild gecko and skink populations, a judge has ruled. Hans Kurt Kubus, 58, is to be deported to Germany as soon as he is released.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) Ñ An international jewel thief who claims to have pocketed a small fortune in gems while shoplifting in ritzy stores from New York to Monte Carlo has been arrested in Orange County for allegedly trying to steal a coat. Doris Payne, 79, was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Superior Court on a felony count of grand theft, district attorneyÕ s spokeswoman Farrah Emami said.
At least 51 Haitians detained in Bahamas; future unclear NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Ñ At least 51 Haitian migrants were detained in the Bahamas, and authorities differed Tuesday on whether they would be released or face charges. It wasnÕ t immediately clear if the migrants were victims of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, killing at least 150,000 people. Thousands of Haitians were already fleeing to neighboring Caribbean islands every year before the quake.
Michelle Obama wax figure unveiled at New York City museum NEW YORK (AP) Ñ Madame TussaudsÕ in New York has unveiled a wax figure of Michelle Obama in a one-shouldered white gown inspired by the one she wore to the inaugural ball. The first lady’s likeness joined a wax tuxedo-clad President Barack
Obama on Tuesday. His figure was unveiled at the museum last year. In about two weeks, the Obama wax figures will exchange their formal wear for everyday wear. The museum says Michelle Obama will be clad in a mint green J. Crew skirt and an embellished cream cardigan. The president will get a business suit. Man sentenced for encouraging kids to beat, kill mother with bat LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Ñ A Kansas man who encouraged his children to try to kill their mother by beating her with a baseball bat has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Arthur Davis III of Lawrence was sentenced Monday for attempted first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and contributing to a childÕ s misconduct. Prosecutors say Davis encouraged his 12-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son to kill his ex-wife last June. After the children began beating her, Davis went to her house and joined the attack.
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STATE/LOCAL
39-year-old homeless man on trial in Covington beating death
Police officers stop cyclist with butcher knife-pool cue axe
COVINGTON (AP) Ñ A 39-year-old homeless man is on trial in St. Tammany Parish in the death of a 64-year-old artist whose decomposed body was found in her downtown Covington apartment. Kevin Williams is charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of Ilena Lyons in the summer of 2008. Her body was found July 10, about two weeks after her death, and Williams was arrested July 15, 2008. Assistant District Attorney Nick Noriea Jr. told jurors Monday that DNA evidence links Williams to the death. Public defense attorney Peter Ierardi IV said the evidence is circumstantial. Two witnesses testified Monday that, in July 2008, Williams talked about having killed someone. Two others testified that he asked them to cash LyonsÕ checks.
ALEXANDRIA (AP) Ñ Alexandria police said a man stopped for riding his bicycle at night without a headlight was carrying a weapon made from a butcher knife attached to a pool cue. They said the 51-year-old man also had a razor blade in his hat. He was booked with illegally carrying a weapon, among other things. Early voting in mayor race heavy as Saints plan Super Bowl NEW ORLEANS (AP) Ñ The Secretary of State’s office in Baton Rouge says early voting in the New Orleans mayorÕ s race has been heavier than usual. On Saturday, the first day of early voting, 1,865 people cast ballots. ThatÕ s three more than were cast in New Orleans on the first day of early voting in the 2008 presidential race, according to a spokesman for Secretary of State Jay Dardenne.
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ECONOMY
Tattoo, piercing parlors flourishing despite recession
Body art becoming a steady trend By Lauren Nyman Contributing Writer
Campus area tattoo and piercing parlors are peforming well in the tough economic times. There are 30 to 40 licensed body art facilities in Baton Rouge. Walter Pichon, director of Louisiana DepartmentÕ s Health and HospitalÕ s Food and Drug Program, said tattoo parlors have seen more growth than failure in past years. Despite national economic strife, Jake Brooks, piercer at Atomic Tattoo on Lee Drive, said the effects have been minimal. Ò WeÕ re not providing a necessary service, and weÕ re not a necessary priority, but we only felt [the economic recession] a little bit,Ó Brooks said.
Aaron Scruggs, co-owner of Perkins Road Parlour, said serving the nearby University community is beneficial. Ò Business is absolutely better when school is in,Ó he said. Many college students agree tattoos are a steady trend among their classmates. Ò It is not unusual to see students with tattoos around campus,Ó said Ashley Webre, architecture freshman. Ò Students are more willing to spend the money even if it may be a bad decision.Ó Brooks estimates AtomicÕ s Lee Drive location averages 100 to 120 customers each week, the majority of whom pays $50 to $150 for a custom tattoo. He said parents of students often foot the expense, sometimes unknowingly. Ò A good 75 percent of the work we do is paid for with a credit card, and whether or not [a student is] funding that credit card, IÕ m not sure,Ó he said. Ò They ask pretty often if it will
show up on a credit card statement.Ó Pichon also attributed the continuing success of tattoos and piercings to a recent body art fad. But Scruggs described a variety of clientele. “We see lot of first-timers and die-hards who have been tattooing forever Ñ anywhere from 18 to 50 years old,Ó Scruggs said. Ò We tatted a 50-year-old Marine last week.Ó Competition is among the leading causes of tattoo business closure. Despite the opening of a nearby parlor, High Resolution on Brightside Drive, Brooks welcomes it. Ò The more artists there are, the more people are interested in the art,Ó Brooks said. Ò People will be less afraid of the industry. Hopefully we are all going to get to advance what we love.Ó JORDAN LaFRANCE / The Daily Reveille
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Patrick Brabham gives Carl Coates, Baton Rouge resident, a tattoo at Perkins Road Parlour.
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Online service lets users ‘commit’ social suicide More than 1,500 people use Web site By Mary Walker Baus Contributing Writer
Committing social suicide has never been so easy or fulfilling. A new, free online service called Ò Web 2.0 Suicide MachineÓ ends usersÕ lives on social networking Web sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn just by clicking the Ò commitÓ button on the siteÕ s home page. Ò Web 2.0 Suicide Machine,Ó hosted by Moddr, was created by Walter Langelaar, Gordan Savicic and Danya Vasiliev, Web designers and programmers based in the Netherlands. Since its Dec. 19 launch, more than 1,500 people have Ò committed suicide,Ó unfriending 116,362 friends and removing 262,892 tweets. Ò Everyone should have the right to disconnect,Ó according to the FAQ portion of the Web site. Ò Users are entrapped in a high resolution panoptic prison without walls, accessible from
anywhere in the world.Ó The site advocates improving face-to-face relationships, using time more productively and stopping self-procrastination. Sara Crow, Career Services assistant director, said the struggle of keeping social networking profiles completely private may convince some students to do away with their social networking accounts for good. Ò Most employers expect that a recent college graduate is going to have a Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn profile,” Crow said. Ò ItÕ s not a negative ... they need to be aware that their pages could be seen by other people, and that includes employers. The main thing is you need to keep it clean.Ó Crow said social networking sites can be helpful for students because networking is one of the most common ways to fill jobs. To commit social suicide, users must provide the Ò Suicide MachineÓ with their login information for the different social networking Web sites so the machine can access the account and kill the profile. When suicide is accomplished, the login information is not stored on their server. The Ò Suicide MachineÓ
keeps only users’ profile pictures, names and last words. The Ò Suicide MachineÓ takes only 52 minutes to delete usersÕ Ò Web 2.0 alter egoÓ when it would take nine hours and 35 minutes to delete manually, according to the Web site. The Ò Suicide MachineÓ cannot remove the information from online databases. Instead, it restricts access and disables friends and groups so the material will drop out of the Web siteÕ s server. In a Jan. 6 letter from Facebook Inc., representatives accused Moddr of infringing FacebookÕ s intellectual property rights through Ò Web 2.0 Suicide MachineÓ , soliciting Facebook user login information and scraping content from Facebook. Facebook demanded Moddr
destroy all user content obtained through the Web siteÕ s service, including login credentials, user photos and profile information. Facebook has blocked Ò Suicide MachineÓ from accessing its site, according to a Jan. 19 article on Time magazineÕ s Web site. Ò Compared to the more than 350 million users [on Facebook], we think deleting a few hundred is not very impressive,Ó Langelaar said in TimeÕ s article. The creators of Ò Web 2.0 Suicide MachineÓ declined to comment to The Daily Reveille. Stephan Taylor, higher education and student affairs graduate student, said he would miss out on a lot of things such as events and communicating with friends and family if he didnÕ t have Facebook.
Taylor said heÕ d rather manually delete his Facebook account than trust the Ò Suicide MachineÓ to do it. Brooke Bennett, electrical engineering freshman, said the Ò Suicide MachineÓ is a good thing for people who do not want their information on the Internet after theyÕ ve deactivated their accounts. Ò If you really need to get rid of it, you can,Ó she said. Ò Just to not have your information out there is good because you can never know who can see it.Ó
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TRANSPORTATION
Residents express mixed feelings about proposed loop By Grace Montgomery Staff Writer
Residents of Ascension and West Baton Rouge parishes are looking at the proposed Baton Rouge Loop project with mixed feelings as plans spread across the five parishes involved. One concern is the time frame for construction of the loop. Construction is expected to take place in phases beginning in
northern parishes, said Riley Berthelot, West Baton Rouge Parish president. Ascension Parish President Tommy Martinez said he is considering loop alternatives to immediately address traffic concerns. Possible choices include a toll road to link Livingston and Ascension parishes or a westbank expressway. Ascension residents are also divided on the positive economic ben-
efit of the loop as opposed to losing the personality of the parish, said Ascension Parish spokesman Scott Rabalais. Ò Some want to maintain the rural atmosphere of the area,Ó Rabalais said. Martinez said a northern bypass seems more feasible, Rabalais said. Residents of West Baton Rouge seemed to respond positively to the loop, Berthelot said.
“Everyone recognizes the need for it, and we need to begin work now,” Berthelot said. In a phone poll, 88 percent of West Baton Rouge residents supported the loop, Berthelot said. The 90-mile loop will run through Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston and West Baton Rouge parishes. The loop is currently in the first phase of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, in which
plans for federal projects must be displayed to the public. The next step will be to finalize the loopÕ s route of the many proposed paths. Land use planning meetings will take place in early February to address how growth will develop along the corridor. Contact Grace Montgomery at gmontgomery@lsureveille.com
BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
FUTUREBR encourages involvement By Sarah Eddington Staff Writer
East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden launched a kick-off reception Tuesday for a large-scale city planning project that encourages direct community involvement. The project is designed to update the East Baton Rouge Parish Land Use and Development Plan and to encourage the community to take an active role in the process. Ò This is day one of a year-long planning process for our city and parish to charter the kind of future we want for our children and grandchildren,” Holden said. The plan, entitled Ò FUTUREBR,Ó is a community-wide planning project that will examine current development and economic trends by using direct input from Baton Rouge residents. Ò This is an opportunity for the citizens of East Baton Rouge to learn how they can be involved in a planning process that will define our future,Ó Holden said in a news release. John Fregonese, lead planner for the comprehensive update, said the goal is to communicate with people in a 21st-century manner through open houses, community outreach and social networking. The information received from the community will then be used to help design the future of Baton Rouge for the next 20 to 30 years, Fregonese said. “You have to put a blueprint in place in order to move ahead,”
Holden said. “We have the potential to be one of AmericaÕ s next great cities.” Holden said FUTUREBR offers citizens a chance to get off the sidelines and take an active role in making a contribution to their city. FUTUREBR will host parish workshops in March where people can contribute their ideas about ways the city can be improved. Fregonese said they will collect all the data and formulate them into
digital scenarios on the computer. The community will later decide which option the city will take. Ò We are taking your dreams and making them real,Ó Fregonese said. “This time next year you’ll have the beginning of a new plan that you will have helped make.” Contact Sarah Eddington at seddington@lsureveille.com
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John Fregonese, lead planner for FUTUREBR, outlines the project to the public Jan. 26. FUTUREBR is the Comprehensive Master Plan to propose a vision for the next 30 years.
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Sports
Breaking Bama Tigers still shooting for first conference win against Crimson Tide By Jarred LeBlanc Sports Contributor
Winning isnÕ t everything, but a win against Alabama tonight could go a long way for the LSU menÕ s basketball team. LSU (9-10, 0-5) has been on a five-game skid since the first time the Tigers met the Crimson Tide on the hardwood this season, a 66-49 Alabama victory Jan. 9. LSU’s problems don’t stop there. The Tigers have lost eight of their last nine games. “We have to continue to fight through,” said LSU coach Trent Johnson. “I put emphasis on that, and I know it sounds like a broken record, but it is a fight, and they have to look at it like that.” Alabama (12-7, 2-3) has also struggled since its victory against LSU. The Tide have lost three of their last four games since they beat the Tigers. But a 62-57 victory against division-leading
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‘We have to continue to fight through ... It is a fight, and they have to look at it like that.’
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Alabama junior forward Chris Hines (44) attempts to block LSU sophomore forward Storm Warren (24) on Jan. 9 during the Tigers’ 66-49 loss to the Crimson Tide in the PMAC.
Trent Johnson
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FOOTBALL
Scott, LaFell pull out of Bowl Staff Reports Former LSU football players Charles Scott and Brandon LaFell will not participate in this yearÕ s Senior Bowl, LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette confirmed Tuesday. Bonnette said Scott was not cleared to play after failing a physical at Senior Bowl practice. He said LaFell chose to pull out of the game on his own, but Bonnette did not know LaFellÕ s reason. Two former Tigers, offensive lineman Ciron Black and linebacker Harry Coleman, are still on the roster to play for the South team in the Senior Bowl. Scott suffered a collarbone fracture against Alabama on Nov. 7 and did not play the rest of the season. He finished his career with 2,317 yards Ñ seventh in LSU history Ñ and 32 rushing touchdowns in 43 games. LaFell racked up 175 catches for 2,517 yards in 51 career games. Scott and LaFell returned to LSU for their senior seasons after nearly entering the 2009 NFL Draft. Both are projected to be picked within the first three rounds of the 2010 NFL Draft in April, according to local NFL draft analyst Mike Detillier. The Senior Bowl will take place Saturday in Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Eason perseveres through pain Junior suffers ACL, collarbone injuries By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer
Playing hurt. It’s been a challenge Latear Eason has undertaken throughout her basketball career. The LSU junior point guard suffered season-ending knee injuries as a senior at John Hope Academy in Chicago and as a
freshman at LSU, and she had surgery on her left collarbone after a collision in the 2009 NCAA Tournament as a sophomore. The injury bug stung Eason again in practice last week when she sprained her sternoclavicular joint, which connects the breastbone to the collarbone, and missed LSUÕ s victory against South Carolina on Jan. 21. Eason returned to action in LSU’s loss to Tennessee on Sunday, but she scored only one point. “It’s still sore a little bit, but
I can play through it,” Eason said. “The flow of the game keeps me going and knowing I can be out there helping my team. I wasn’t worried about my shoulder. I was just worried about beating Tennessee.” LSU coach Van Chancellor said Eason practiced Ò at full speed” Tuesday, and he said her ability to succeed in the face of injury is one of her strongest qualities. Ò SheÕ s been hurt three times EASON, see page 11
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LSU junior guard Latear Eason (3) dribbles the ball down the court Sunday during the Lady Tigers’ 55-43 loss to Tennessee in the PMAC.
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Revelry
HOW DID YOU GUYS GET STARTED? “Our first show was at Spanish Moon. It opened a door, and we started getting calls. We toured [the country] in the summer of 2008, and then we came back here.” — Hartman
“We started in 2007. It was me, Cohen and Corey Ledet, our old drummer ... I had known Cohen through a mutual friend … He had a gig that week, and he asked us to be a back-up band … We got our friend Jerry playing bass, and that was the first real lineup.” — Dantin • • • • • • •
WHY SHOULD PEOPLE GO TO YOUR SHOWS? “We have a lot of energy, we put on a good performance, Andre’s drunk (laughs) … Our crowds get really into our music.” — Hartman
“One time we all played guitar behind our head.” — Dantin
“Yeah, Toby literally lifted his keyboard. I think there’s a video on YouTube ... Anyway, coming up, we’re going to have a flutist and we’ll be switching our sound to more indie folk.” — Hartman
WHAT DOES THE BR MUSIC SCENE NEED? “It needs like a community and a better sense of bands working with bands to achieve a similar goal ... We should try to be a music city. And we need more all-ages shows … We have a lot of underage fans. So more venues.” — Hartman
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? “Minus the Bear.”
— Dantin
“Tom Waits, a lot.” — Hartman “Margot and the Nuclear So and — Alfortish So’s.” “Protest the Hero, Brand New, Say — Doss Anything.” Cohen and the Ghost will be performing Friday, Jan. 29, at Spanish Moon with Secret Annexe.
Today’s KLSU 91.1 FM Specialty Shows: Street Beat (Trip Hop) 9 p.m.-11 p.m.; Underground Sounds (Underground Hip-Hop) 11 p.m.-1 a.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010
WEDNESDAY’S Q &
A
Cohen Hartman — Vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, accordion, reed organ, vibraphone, and producing Aleksander Alfortish — Drums, percussion, vibraphone, glockenspiel, and marimba Andre’ Dantin — Guitar, lap steel, banjo, mandolin, bowed guitar, slide guitar, drum machine, and producing Sarah Daugherty — Vocals, glockenspiel, piano, vibraphone, tambourine Derek Arbour — Bass guitar, backing vocals Justin Hoyt — Piano, keyboards Melissa Doss — Backup vocals
with local band Cohen
and the Ghost
HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH YOUR BAND NAME? “We thought about dropping my name, but we had built up a name for ourselves already … It’s got more of a ring with more than one word … We thought about something with the word Danger … I’m changing my middle name to Danger, by the way. My middle name already starts with a D, so I wouldn’t have to change my credit cards or anything.”
— Hartman
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FOOTBALL
Strong finish still within reach for LSU recruiting
It was a big weekend in Baton Rouge as 18 recruits came to visit LSU football. Earlier in the recruiting season, LSU lost a commitment from fourstar offensive lineman Jermarcus Hardrick and highly touted four-star wide receiver Mike Davis to Nebraska and Texas, respectively. The most recent loss for LSU’s 2010 recruiting class was four-star wide receiver Justin Hunter. The 6-foot4-inch Virginia Beach, Va., native committed to Tennessee last week. Scout.com recruiting analyst Sonny Shipp said the biggest reason LSU lost these recruits was the distance from home for each of the players. “I think the overwhelming factor is the distance factor,” Shipp said. “I also think that losing their wide receivers coach in D.J.
McCarthy hurt. He had the lead role considered an LSU lean early in the in recruiting them, and I think that recruitment process, but he verbally contributes a little bit to it too.” committed to in-conference rival With recruiting season in full Auburn in November. swing, filling in the holes in the Shipp said Reed’s visit gave coaching staff was a big concern. him something to think about. Shipp said LSU coach Les Miles “He is still a strong Auburn did an excellent job in bringing in commit,” Shipp said. “But he had the right guys for a good visit, and it the job. will be going down “Les Miles had to the wire between to go out and hit two LSU and Auburn.” Log on to read a blog home runs as far as Shipp said about LSU’s potentially good news could guys who were just as good recruiters,” strong recruiting finish. be on the horizon as Shipp said. “I think soon as this week in he did that in Frank the form of a comWilson and Billy Gonzales.” mitment from Jarrett Fobbs. Shipp went on to compliment Fobbs, a Shreveport native, is a both coaches as great replacements. four-star athlete who committed to “Billy Gonzales is known for Texas A&M last summer. It wasn’t being a national recruiter when he until recently that LSU covered was at Florida, and no one is go- some ground on Fobbs, and Shipp ing to recruit Louisiana better than said Fobbs could change his comFrank Wilson,” Shipp said. mitment very soon. The duo of Wilson and Gonza“I think it’s very possible LSU les also helped in getting 18 recruits could get some good news from Jarto visit LSU this past weekend. rett Fobbs,” said Shipp. One of those was Thibodaux wide Shipp also said four-star outreceiver Trovon Reed. side linebacker Justin Parker may The four-star recruit was make a decision in the near future.
NBA
NFL
Recruits enjoy visit to campus last week By Mark Clements Sports Contributor
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Hornets Delta Air Lines adds avoid flights to Super Bowl paying luxury tax By The Associated Press
Brown dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Hornets will not have to pay the NBA’s luxury tax this year after dealing reserve guard Bobby Brown to the Los Angeles Clippers. The deal on Tuesday gives the Hornets a conditional 2014 second-round draft pick from the Clippers and brings the Hornets’ player payroll below the $69.9 million luxury tax threshold. The Hornets have shed millions in payroll through several trades this season, including Monday’s deal that sent shooting guard Devin Brown to Chicago and earlier trades that sent former starting shooting guard Rasual Butler to the Clippers and reserve center Hilton Armstrong to Sacramento. Hornets coach and general manager Jeff Bower says the deal helps the Hornets avoid the tax while keeping core players.
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MIAMI (AP) Ñ Delta Air Lines is adding flights to and from Indianapolis and New Orleans to help carry the crush of fans heading to Florida for the Feb. 7 Super Bowl. The world’s biggest airline will add another flight on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5 from Indianapolis to Atlanta, to go with the eight flights it has. Delta flies 11 daily flights to Miami from Atlanta. For the day after the game,
Delta is adding two nonstop flights from Miami to Indianapolis, including a redeye. Delta is adding a nonstop flight on Feb. 5 to Miami from New Orleans and two nonstop flights to New Orleans from Miami on Feb. 8. Delta will fly the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints to the game at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com
The Beaufort, S.C., native is currently uncommitted and was one of the 18 to visit LSU this past weekend. “Justin Parker had a real good visit too,” Shipp said. “It’ll be interesting to see what happens on that front too with Clemson, South Carolina and Georgia Tech still in the mix.” Rivals.com recruiting analyst Mike Scarbrough also said he sees potential for a strong top ten finish again for LSU. But Scarbrough said people often get too tied up in the rankings, and the bigger concern is filling team needs. “You can have a very highly rated recruiting class and still not meet your needs at the positions that you need players,” Scarbrough said. “You can not meet your needs and still have a highly rated class.” Scarbrough said the final week of the recruiting season will determine how LSU finishes in the
VISITING RECRUITS: • Trovon Reed, wide receiver, Thibodaux High School, five stars • Kadron Boone, wide receiver, Trinity Catholic High School (Ocala, Fla.), four stars • Luke Muncie, safety, Oak High School (Klein, Texas),three stars • Dexter Blackmon, defensive tackle, Selma High School (Selma, Ala.), three stars
rankings. “[For LSU] as of now it’s still to be determined,” said Scarbrough. “Between now and Sunday evening … this is where it’s all made.”
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Johnson discusses issues with team’s concentration
Student bus trip to Auburn costs $25 By Johanathan Brooks Sports Writer
LSU coach Trent Johnson knows concentration throughout all 40 minutes of basketball games has been an issue for his team this season. Johnson said the Tigers (9-10, 0-5) will need to work harder on that and other things when they travel to Tuscaloosa to take on Alabama (12-7, 2-3) Wednesday night. LSU has tied or led well into the second half in three of their five Southeastern Conference games but has yet to come away with a win. Johnson sees this as an issue with his playersÕ focus. Ò We need to continue to dwell on the things that are correctable,Ó he said. Ò What I mean by that is our concentration level in games from start to finish and our concentration level in practice from start to finish.” Johnson said the Tigers will also focus on some of the more fundamental aspects of the game such as shot selection, rebounding and setting screens and that the team can still be successful if those areas are corrected. Ò WeÕ ve gotten to the point where weÕ re getting better against good teams and good people for 20 or 30 minutes,Ó he said. ACCURATE PREDICTIONS Johnson also took time to brag about his prognostication abilities at the end of the session. At last weekÕ s media session, Johnson asked reporters in attendance who they felt would win the upcoming weekendÕ s NFL conference championship games, and after he heard some predictions, he made one of his own. It turned out to be accurate as he was able to pick the teams who would emerge from the weekendÕ s contest victorious. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the New York Jets in the AFC Championship game, and the Saints downed the Vikings on the NFC side of things. Ò What did I say last week?Ó Johnson asked. Ò I said it would
end up being the Saints vs. Manning. I really went out on a limb, huh?Ó
MISSING FARRER Senior guard Alex Farrer has missed the entire season thus far with a kneecap injury, and Johnson said his absence has hurt the team. Farrer played in 32 games in the 2008-09 season, averaging 1.7 points per contest. The senior from Phoenix was expected to play a major role with the Tigers this season. Ò The only thing surprising to me is that I didnÕ t think weÕ d be in this situation without Alex,Ó Johnson said. Ò More than anything, and I said this earlier when he was gone, the freshmen have to come and play at a rate faster than they are capable of.Ó Johnson said he felt going into the season Farrer would have been able to help relieve some of the pressure off junior guard Bo
Spencer and the overall competitiveness of the team.
STUDENT BUS TRIP Student Government will offer a basketball student bus trip for the first time ever this season, it announced in a broadcast e-mail Tuesday. Students can sign up beginning Friday for the $25 trip to Auburn, Ala., for the TigersÕ game against Auburn on Saturday, Feb. 27. Only 45 students will be able to participate, and the cost of the trip includes transportation, a ticket to the game, meals and snacks, a T-shirt and a goodie bag. The bus will leave Baton Rouge the Saturday morning of the game and return Sunday morning. J.J. ALCANTARA / The Daily Reveille
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LSU men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson talks to LSU junior guard Bo Spencer during the Tigers’ 77-60 victory against Southeastern on Dec. 14, 2009.
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TENNIS
Carlsson looks to make an impact this spring Junior succeeding both on, off court By Sean Isabella Sports Contributor
Sebastian Carlsson spent the last week and a half watching the Australian Open, pondering what itÕ s like to be professional tennis superstar Roger Federer. Carlsson, a junior on the No. 29 LSU menÕ s tennis team, has spent the last six months perfecting his game in a quest to emulate his childhood idol. Carlsson only sports a No. 97 singles ranking, but a laundry list of people think he is among the top singles players in the country SebaStian CarlSSon and ready to junior tennis player burst onto the tennis scene similarly to FedererÕ s start to professional dominance in 2003. His coaches, teammates and the entire LSU tennis family are waiting on one thing Ñ his breakthrough. Ò This year heÕ s starting to step up as one of the top players in the country,Ó said LSU assistant coach Danny Bryan. Ò HeÕ s definitely going to hold his own.” The Uppsala, Sweden, native received a wake-up call last summer when the Tigers lost their top two singles players Ñ Michael Venus and James Cluskey. Carlsson, who spent his first two seasons playing in the No. 3 to No. 6 singles spots, had it etched in his brain he would have to full the void left by Venus and Cluskey for the team to succeed. Ò He took the fall a little more to heart and … got the confidence that he needed to get to play higher in the lineup and win,Ó said LSU coach Jeff Brown. CarlssonÕ s determination and hard work paid off, as he was named a co-captain with fellow junior Cody Loup. Ò ItÕ s a pretty big honor,Ó Carlsson said of being a co-captain. Ò I hope the guys can look up to me and use me as an example as someone who works hard.Ó Sophomore Neal Skupski reiterated Carlsson is a perfect team leader. Ò HeÕ s always there for you when you need him Ñ heÕ s a good friend,Ó Skupski said. Ò If you need something, heÕ ll do it for you.Ó Carlsson put all the pieces together last fall, putting together a 7-2 singles record and a teambest .778 winning percentage. He won the South Florida Invitational singles title in early November and defeated then-No. 10 Saketh Myneni of Alabama in the second round of the ITA South Regional before being
ousted in the semifinals. Ò I donÕ t know if he saw himself as one of the top 15 players when he first came [to LSU],” Brown said. Ò But having been around it for a couple years, I think he understands he is at that level.Ó The Tigers have yet to participate in their first dual match of the season, but Carlsson has had his fair share of competitive battles with some of the nationÕ s best. He came two points away from upsetting No. 5 Dimitar Kutrovsky of Texas on Jan. 8 at the Key Biscayne Invitational and dropped a three-set thriller last weekend to No. 2 J.P. Smith of Tennessee, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships. Ò ItÕ s kind of a big step to play at No. 1 or No. 2, so I see it more as a challenge than pressure,Ó Carlsson said of his increased role with the team. Ò I feel like I can compete with the best guys in the country.Ó Tennis isnÕ t the only thing to come relatively easy for Ò Seb,Ó as his teammates and coaches like to call him. He has been equally effective in the classroom, regularly posting a 4.0 GPA each semester, as well as being named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and an ITA scholar-athlete. CarlssonÕ s progression on and off the court has given Brown a Ò gratifyingÓ feeling as a coach. Ò ItÕ s something you feel you want to get out of these guys so they donÕ t leave with any regrets,Ó Brown said.
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NFL
Hubbard takes on leadership role Saints’ All-Pro Evans Senior competes in climbed from D-II all around this season By Brett Martel
By Rob Landry
The Associated Press
Sports Contributor
The foundation of a great team is great leadership. Great leaders can motivate a team to achieve new heights while never showing any signs of stress in critical situations. The New Orleans Saints have Drew Brees. The Indianapolis Colts have Peyton Manning. The LSU gymnastics team has Summer Hubbard. The 21-year-old senior has taken on the role of attempting to be not only a leader for the team but also a role model for the younger gymnasts. “She’s almost like a mother figure,Ó said Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, HubbardÕ s former teammate. Ò She just has that mother instinct, and sheÕ s always looking to help people to get better.Ó Hubbard, a St. Petersburg, Fla., native, was originally introduced to gymnastics at 3 years old by her grandmother. Ò I was just a hyper little thing bouncing all over the room,Ó Hubbard said. Ò She needed somewhere to take me to release some energy, so she took me to the gym, and thatÕ s where sparks flew.” As a budding gymnast, Hubbard had dreams of becoming an Olympic gymnast, looking up to Dominique Moceanu and the gold-medal winning 1996 U.S. WomenÕ s Gymnastics team. At age 6 she began to train with the Tampa Bay Turners under the tutelage of coach Brad Harris. Harris and the Turners produced four previous LSU gymnasts Ñ Colleen Barger, Lindsay Beddow, Lauren Companioni and Terin Martinjak. Harris knew from the very beginning he had a special talent in Hubbard. Ò From the earliest days we could tell she had something special in regards to her mentality and her work ethic,Ó Harris said. Ò She was head and shoulders above normal kids of her age.Ó Hubbard qualified for the 2006 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals during her time with the Turners. She placed second on the uneven bars at the meet, third on the balance beam, seventh on the floor exercise and sixth in the all-around. When colleges came chasing after Hubbard, she chose LSU in large part because of Tigers coach D-D Breaux and the allure of being a part of something special in Baton Rouge. Ò [LSU] had never made the Super Six and I wanted to contribute to that,Ó Hubbard said. Ò I wanted to be at a school where I could make a difference and push the limit and make some records. We did that, and itÕ s amazing.Ó Hubbard has won 14 individual titles since coming to LSU, including nine on the uneven bars. The senior all-arounder is also a two-time first team All-American on the uneven bars, garnering the honor in 2008 and 2009.
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LSU senior Summer Hubbard performs a routine on the beam Jan. 22 during the Tigers’ meet against Auburn in the PMAC. Hubbard scored a 9.600.
As a junior, Hubbard finished the season ranked No. 25 nationally on the balance beam with a Regional Qualifying Score of 9.870. This season, for the first time in her career, Hubbard is competing on the vault. Last Friday in the teamÕ s meet against Auburn, Hubbard posted a career-high 9.775 on the vault. HubbardÕ s other career highs include a 9.950 on uneven bars and a 9.900 on the balance beam. Her career high on the floor is 9.875. And Hubbard shines brightest when the stage is the biggest. Ò SheÕ s got pizzazz,Ó said Susan Jackson, teammate and roommate. Ò SheÕ s a great performer. She carries herself well and makes everyone stop and watch.Ó Hubbard and Jackson have be-
come best friends outside the gym as well. Jackson said Hubbard and her personalities are polar opposites, but that is what has made them such good friends. Ò SheÕ s my roommate, my best friend and my partner in crime,Ó Jackson said. “We have a lot of fun together.Ó Hubbard hopes to make a leap into the world of television once her time in the gym is finished. Ò I like broadcast journalism,Ó Hubbard said. Ò My dreams now are to get into the media and do some big things on TV.Ó Contact Rob Landry at rlandry@lsureveille.com
METAIRIE (AP) Ñ When AllPro Jahri Evans was an NFL rookie, he traveled to rural Pennsylvania to watch a Division-II football game. Bloomsburg at Mansfield. Few appreciated that more than Bloomsburg coach Danny Hale, who took a chance on Evans out of high school without Evans having played a down during his senior year. Ò I think itÕ s something special for a guy down there in New Orleans whoÕ s willing to give up that weekend to fly up here to upstate Pennsylvania in the cold and wet,Ó Hale said. Ò He really is a special guy Ñ pretty humble, a hard worker and a great kid. When he was here it was five years of just doing what you tell him.Ó Since being drafted out of Bloomsburg in the fourth round in 2006, Evans has started every game at right guard for the New Orleans Saints. Had he not been playing so well lately, he might be suiting up for his first Pro Bowl this weekend. Instead, heÕ ll take the field for the Super Bowl a week later. Ò ItÕ s not a bad reason to miss the Pro Bowl,Ó Evans said, chuckling. During last weekendÕ s NFC championship game, Evans helped clear a path on both of running back Pierre ThomasÕ touchdowns in the Saints’ 31-28 triumph over Minnesota. On Thomas’ 38-yard score on a screen, the 6-foot-4, 318-pound Evans motored up field to cut off defensive back Benny SappÕ s path to the ball. Sapp fell as he tried to avoid running into Evans, who has been known to put defenders on their backs. Evans then quickly pivoted right and delivered a
glancing blow to linebacker Chad Greenway, who was trying to track down Thomas from behind. Back in Bloomsburg, Hale was watching, delighted but not surprised. Ò IÕ m seeing the same things heÕ s doing at the NFL that he did at this level,Ó Hale said by phone Tuesday. Ò He doesnÕ t even have to make contact. HeÕ s there and (defenders) are going to vacate. He’s hustling to get downfield and get another block.Ó Thomas scored on a 9-yard run in the second half by cutting back behind EvansÕ block on defensive tackle Pat Williams, whom Evans shoved several yards off the line of scrimmage before knocking him down. In Philadelphia, former Bloomsburg running back Jamar Brittingham had an idea of what Thomas saw on that run. Ò I can remember running to his side and there would be a humongous hole,Ó said Brittingham, who rushed for 2,260 yards and 32 touchdowns in 2005, with Evans blocking for him. Evans had hopes of playing major college football when he was a high school junior in Philadelphia. Letters arrived from Maryland, Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt and others. Then while playing pickup basketball the following summer, he broke his leg and could not play football as a senior. Bloomsburg found out about him while recruiting his Frankford High School teammate, Sean Williams, who persuaded coaches to meet Evans. “He just came off extremely well in the personal visit Ñ a very good high school student, top 10 percent in his class,” Hale recalled. Ò We just took a chance.Ó Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com
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pretty bad,Ó Chancellor said. Ò It tells you how tough she is. ItÕ s unbelievable.Ó Eason, a Chicago native, said the biggest key to overcoming injuries is to regain mental strength. Ò With two ACL injuries, it shows how strong you are as a person,Ó Eason said. Ò A collarbone is nothing compared to an ACL. ItÕ s easy to bounce back from that.Ó Junior guard Katherine Graham arrived at LSU with Eason in 2007. Graham said EasonÕ s toughness sets her apart on the team. Ò Coming from Chicago, she’s hard-nosed and able to fight through adversity since sheÕ s been injured pretty much every year,Ó Graham said. Ò That takes resiliency and perseverance, but sheÕ s always been able to bounce back.Ó Eason said she considered Michigan State and DePaul before deciding to come to LSU. Ò I like the South Ñ the food, the Southern hospitality and the weather,Ó she said. Ò I just love LSU.Ó Eason wears No. 3 on her Lady Tiger uniform, the same as the two NBA players she admires most Ñ Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers and Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets. Eason said she sees a lot of herself in them. Ò TheyÕ re smart players, but they also have big hearts,Ó she said. Ò I like the way they carry themselves off the court and on the court. TheyÕ re great leaders for their team.Ó Graham said EasonÕ s leadership is a great asset to the Lady Tigers. Ò SheÕ s goofy and loves to crack jokes,Ó Graham said. Ò You have to watch her Ñ she gets her jokes in slyly. At times she can be quiet, but she always voices her opinion.Ó Eason is averaging five points and 3.7 assists per game this season. She also leads the Southeastern Conference in assist to turnover ratio with 63 assists against 25 turnovers in 17 games played. Eason said her primary role in high school was to score points. She led John Hope Academy to a 32-2 record as a junior, including 27 consecutive wins, and averaged 19.3 points on 54 percent shooting and four assists per game. Ò I really didnÕ t play the point guard position,Ó she said. Ò In college, the coaching staff demands a lot more from us. IÕ ve learned how to play Coach ChancellorÕ s way.Ó Chancellor said Eason has adjusted well to her role in the LSU lineup despite having to play hurt a great deal. Ò She is one of the reasons we went 10-4 [in SEC play] last year and are No. 18 in the country this year,Ó Chancellor said. Ò Every time you turn around, everybody wants me to start her. TheyÕ re all pulling for her, no question in my mind.Ó Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com
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Mississippi State on Saturday has given Alabama hope within the Southeastern Conference Western Division. Ò Watching them play Mississippi State and Vanderbilt Ñ which is a game I thought they should have won at home Ñ theyÕ ve improved,Ó Johnson said. Ò They are playing a lot better, like a lot of people are playing in our league right now.Ó Though Alabama averages 69.6 points per game, the thirdlowest average in the SEC, the Crimson TideÕ s defense has been giving other teams many problems. Alabama allows its opponents to score 63.7 points per game, which is third best in the SEC. The Crimson Tide have been even better in SEC play and have only allowed opponents to score 61 points per game. Ò Our defense has given us chances in every game that weÕ ve played, and I think thatÕ s one thing thatÕ s been consistent throughout SEC play,Ó said Alabama coach
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Anthony Grant in a news release. 65.5 points per game. Ò If we can defend and we can get Johnson said his young team consistent in terms of rebounding, lacks the skills to overcome some then that gives us of the problems it a chance at least has faced this seaevery night.Ó son. For Alabama Ò What we are to keep up its dedoing offensively fensive numbers, last year isnÕ t near the Crimson Tide like what we are are going to have doing this year,Ó to find a way to Johnson said. Ò We Trent Johnson stop LSU senior tried to simplify LSU men’s basketball coach forward Tasmin things as much as Mitchell. we could because Mitchell has been the third we have limitations at a skill levbest scorer in the SEC, averaging el.Ó 17.9 points per game. Mitchell also Alabama senior guard averages 9.5 rebounds per game, Mikhail Torrance and sophomore which is tied with Kentucky fresh- forward JaMychal Green led all man forward DeMarcus Cousins Crimson Tide players in scoring, for the second most in the SEC. averaging 15.2 and 15 points per Ò I think heÕ s one of the better game, respectively. competitors in college basketball,Ó Grant said of Mitchell. Ò HeÕ s been around the game for five years, and he makes plays just from anticipation that can be very disruptive.Ó Despite MitchellÕ s performance, the Tigers score the fewest points in the SEC, averaging only
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‘We tried to simplify things as much as we could because we have limitations at a skill level .’
GreenÕ s 14 points in the two teams’ first matchup of the season led all scorers. But what might have been the biggest difference in the first meeting between the teams was AlabamaÕ s ability to force LSU to turn the ball over. The Crimson Tide defense forced 15 LSU turnovers. Ò They are much improved now, and they were really good then in their ability to force a lot of pressure or get you out of rhythm,Ó Johnson said. The Tigers will have their second crack at the Tide at 7 p.m. tonight at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Contact Jarred LeBlanc at jleblanc@lsureveille.com
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Watching the State of the Union Address is your civic duty What are you planning to watch tonight? ItÕ s probably Ò American Idol,Ó isnÕ t it? Oh, is that not your thing? Perhaps youÕ d enjoy Ò Modern Family,Ó or maybe youÕ d prefer a dose of Ò Millionaire MatchmakerÓ Ñ I hear that showÕ s pretty funny. If youÕ re not too busy with those quality programs, IÕ ve got a suggestion for you. If you havenÕ t been paying attention, thereÕ s something big going on tomorrow. It probably wonÕ t be as big a deal as that telethon with George Clooney and all the other celebrity humanitarians, and it probably wonÕ t have the earth-shaking importance of the Ò late-night wars.Ó ItÕ s just some guy at a podium talking about stuff Ñ and not exciting stuff, like Tiger Woods or anything like that. ItÕ s boring stuff. ItÕ s just the state of our union. If my sarcasm isnÕ t obvious at
this point, one of us needs some serious help. Tonight is the State of the Union, when President Obama will stand in front of Congress, the nation and the world and make an accounting of our national welfare. Article Two of the Constitution Ñ the section that lays out the powers and responsibilities of the office of the president — places first among his responsibilities the duty to Ò from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.Ó In real-people language, that means the president is Constitutionally required to justify his actions to Congress and to the American people. And the State of the Union is the time when he does exactly that. The speech is among the most
In response to Andrew RobertsonÕ s Tuesday article, Ò Bible contains contradictory, incorrect passages:Ó The validity of an ancient text is deemed accurate through the number of manuscripts coinciding with the number of years that the proposed document was written. Therefore, the more copies with the least amount of variance in an acceptable amount of time prove the documentÕ s strength and validity. For example, there are 10 manuscripts that comprise what we know about Caesar 1,000 years after Caesar existed, yet no one questions whether he was real or a myth. Plato, who is frequently discussed in philosophical classes and is known as one of the founding fathers of philosophy, has 7 copies after 1,200 years chronicling his life and teachings. Once again, no one seems to question his existence. On the other hand, the New Testament has over 24,000 copies within 25 years. However, the Bible is consistently doubted and viewed as inaccurate.
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This is an undeniable, unacceptable travesty Ñ and it needs to be fixed. So tonight I implore anyone reading this paper to take an hour or two out of your normal television viewing habits. If you donÕ t have television viewing habits, dust off your set. If youÕ re not going to be home at 8 p.m., TiVo or DVR it. If you donÕ t have a recorder, find a friend who does. IÕ ll be watching. America will be watching. And you should be watching too. Matthew Albright is a 21-yearold mass communication junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_malbright.
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Think of companies within the business world; each has a set of values and standards in place for those within its organization. There are rules and ideals that must be upheld in order to continue its unique identity and culture. If these are taken away, the purpose and vision of the organization cease to exist. In the same way, all major religions have standards and guidelines by which its adherents abide. These standards and principles do not conform or falter to popular trends. Organizations are sustainable through their ability to outlast changes in their internal and external environments without losing their identity as a group. In the same way, religions gain their strength and ability to unify members over time. In conclusion, listed below are some questions regarding information cited in your article. Does the Bible say that you cannot question God or the foundation of faith? What religion is Ò compatible with an ever evolving and occasionally progressive societyÓ ? Why is there a need to attack scripture within the Bible when no one seems to question other holy text?
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for the coming years. What the president discusses in this speech will largely set the tone for what our governmental officials will be discussing in the near future. If youÕ re still not convinced, think of it this way: The State of the Union is like the Spark Notes of politics. Watch tonight, and if youÕ re too lazy to pay attention to public affairs, youÕ ll at least be able to fake your way into not looking ignorant. Still need convincing? Well, everybodyÕ s doing it! The State of the Union is one of the most widely televised events on television. Even in a cynical, apathetic population, every major news network covers the speech, and it earns huge ratings. Granted, the demographics donÕ t match people our age. Young people donÕ t watch speeches nearly as much as we watch Ò American Idol.Ó
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important duties the president has. It is also a powerful symbol of our democracy. Especially in the media age, the State of the Union is a chance for the president to explain to us Ñ his constituents and collective boss Ñ what Matthew he and the rest albright Opinion Editor of government have improved, what problems have emerged or still remain and what he intends to see done to fix them. If youÕ re too cynical or too lazy to worry about Obama defending his tenure so far, itÕ s that last part that should make anyone who cares anything about America and its affairs tune in. The State of the Union is an unparalleled opportunity for the president to announce his agenda
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QuOTE OF THE dAy Ò Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.Ó Henry Fielding English novelist April 22, 1707 – Oct. 8, 1754
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All-white basketball league merits more pity than anger Americans were introduced to a new professional basketball league last week called the AllAmerican Basketball Alliance. The league is scheduled to tip off in June with franchises in 12 Southeastern U.S. cities. But the AABA offers a slight twist. Only players who are “natural-born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league,Ó according to last weekÕ s press release. Ironically, the announcement came the Sunday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day and precisely a decade after Shaquille OÕ NealÕ s stunning defeat at the hands of 12-year-old pop sensation Aaron Carter. Don “Moose” Lewis, the commissioner of the AABA, insists the motive behind the leagueÕ s roster restrictions is not racism but equality. “There’s nothing hateful about what weÕ re doing,Ó Lewis said.
“I don’t hate anyone of color. But people of white, American-born citizens are in the minority now.Ó Lewis says he wants to emphasize “strategic, fundamental basketball” instead of “street ball” played by “people of color.” As LSU basketball fans know, nothing says “strategic, fundamental basketballÓ quite like Ben Voogd and John Brady. Lewis specifically cited recent incidents in the NBA, including former Indiana Pacer Ron ArtestÕ s infamous “malice in the Palace” brawl in 2004 and Washington Wizards star Gilbert ArenasÕ indefinite suspension after bringing guns into the team locker room, as examples of unacceptable thuggery. “Would you want to go to the game and worry about a player flipping you off or attacking you in the stands or grabbing their crotch?” Lewis said. “That’s the culture today, and in a free country we should have the right to move
ourselves in a better direction.Ó So far the proposal has received its fair share of heated objections. Several cities have already rejected the leagueÕ s proposal Dikembe Mutombostyle. Lewis said he has alScott BurnS ready received Columnist legal threats from people offended by the roster restrictions. He certainly deserves a heavy dose of criticism for denying people the right to play in league based purely on their ethnic or racial heritage. In todayÕ s age, itÕ s simply inexcusable to draw sweeping stereotypes based on what are essentially irrational dirt fetishes and random genetic tanning mutations. That said, though LewisÕ s motives and reasoning should rightly be disparaged, minorities Ñ and
Americans, in general Ñ should support his right to start the league. The rationale behind this plan is simple: Let the league fail. Lewis is perfectly within his rights to start his own league allowing only white players. But the fact that Lewis should have the legal right to run his business however he likes doesnÕ t mean his old-school bigotry is actually right or economically profitable. Who knows? The AABAÕ s lack of revenue and publicity could serve as a telling barometer of our nationÕ s true racial progress. This particular controversy also gives us a unique opportunity to settle racial disputes on the basketball court, not the Supreme Court. If Lewis really believes Caucasian athletes would put on a superior show, he needs to put his mouth where his money is. IÕ m sure Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dwight Howard and Air Bud would be happy to oblige him.
Even if Lewis refuses to take on the black-versus-white challenge, so be it. We donÕ t need to waste our time and energy battling irrational racists. We donÕ t even need to take political action to artificially create “level playing fields.” ItÕ s the 21st century. We can simply sit back and let racism fail on its own by subjecting it to the ultimate level playing field — the free market. Lewis might only choose to see things in black and white. But AABA’s financers will only judge his league by one color Ñ gr een. And boom goes the dynamite. Scott Burns is a 20-year-old economics junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_sburns.
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Speculators improve economy both in WoW and IRL Ask any of World of WarcraftÕ s 11.5 million subscribers what the online RPG is about, and youÕ ll probably get an answer about wizards and warlocks teaming up to complete epic adventures. They are lying to you. I played WoW during Christmas break Ñ at the request of my girlfriend, I hasten to add Ñ and IÕ m happy to report Azeroth is a capitalist utopia that rewards hard work, perseverance and speculation. In the Auction House (market), players buy equipment (capital investments), raw materials (commodities) and mounts (signalling) which make them valuable assets to their guild (corporation). As much as people like to complain about speculators in the real world, the temptation to make easy gold eventually overwhelms the economic prudes (newbs). Say youÕ re auctioning mithril ore, and some troll rogue undercuts you. You could yell at him on trade chat or simply wait for him to get bought out, but if you have the money and the right attitude, you could speculate. If youÕ re sure heÕ s charging too little, buy him out and immediately put the goods back on the auction house at a higher price. Pundits like to decry speculators as providing no value for their risky profits, but “buying low and selling highÓ is a public service. That troll wasnÕ t trying to screw you Ñ he was trying to get some quick silver (liquidity). If you made the right call, buyers get their commodities at a price that reflects scarcity and youÕ re rewarded for
your patience and risk-seeking. If you set the price too high, then you suffer for your mistake, and others are encouraged to undercut you. A lot is made of the bubbles speculators cause. Sometimes outsiders can correctly point to times when speculators are Daniel Morgan very wrong (see Columnist The Economist calling the housing bubble in 2008), but not always (see The Economist calling the housing bubble in 2003). In real life, competing airline companies donÕ t stow speculated fuel in netherweave bags. If they think prices will be higher in the future, they might agree to buy oil now at a set price, a futures contract. Other speculators might use contracts that give them the option to buy at some date or any other possibility. No goods need change hands Ñ just let the negotiations bring the market closer to the real value. Speculators pursuing profit on the stock market indirectly decide how much capital companies receive. They can even prevent environmental damage in commodity markets. Future scarcity means higher future prices, an eventuality speculators can profit from by bidding up the current price Ñ which will encourage conservation. SpeculatorsÕ ability to integrate data has recently been used in unconventional ways. “Predic-
tionÓ markets exist for everything from political outcomes to where the next hurricane will strike. Congress has made it harder for Americans to participate in this “online gambling.Ó This is a very bad thing. I canÕ t understand the science of climate change, but I can respect proponents and skeptics willing to bet on their beliefs. If only those on both sides of the debate signalled their convictions and were punished for
making bad calls. At present, thatÕ s a dream as distant as warlocks in wonderland, but the good speculators do today is a comforting reality. Glory to those who chase truth and put their money where their mouths are. Shame on the haters who condemn voluntary transactions as they smear from the sidelines. The next time you disagree with someone, donÕ t waste breath
arguing with them Ñ make bets with them. Do it for the horde. Daniel Morgan is a 21-year-old economics major from Baton Rouge, LA. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_dmorgan.
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The capsule contained a microfilm record of students’ predictions of life in 100 years. To house the film, the students had to build their own capsule. A team of three engineering students was assembled to design it. The students had to develop a capsule capable of keeping the microfilm safe for 100 years, according to an undated report by Arthur Colley, one of the students from 1967. The stainless steel housing consists of a pipe 4 inches in diameter sealed with a bolt cap. “The gasket used for the bolted cap is a Fleximetallic gasket, a combination of asbestos and metal, which should hold for at least 100 years,” according to Colley’s report. The capsule was then sterilized and encased in a concrete cylinder weighing 1,000 pounds. The students’ predictions came at a “time of real transition,” said Grady Smith, one of the three
engineering students who built the capsule. “The Cubans had come in after the Bay of Pigs, and a lot of them started coming into LSU in the early and mid-’60s,” Smith said. “They were outstanding students — some really amazing guys came through here.” The University’s student body was also politically active during this period, when Free Speech Alley was in full swing as an outlet for students’ political musings, Smith said. The predictions in the capsule Smith remembers are those of impending national problems. “It was fairly obvious that our oil — even before the oil crisis in the ’70s — would be in depleted supply or people wouldn’t be telling the truth about the reserves,” Smith said. “We also thought it was obvious we would have a clean water problem.” The next capsule was buried
April 30, 1976, during the University’s celebration of the nation’s bicentennial. But the reasoning for burying the capsule that day was much larger, said Paul Murrill, University chancellor in 1976. It also marked the 50th anniversary of the campus at its current site after the move from downtown. The 1976 students also felt their capsule was being buried at an important time in history. “We were just coming through the Watergate period and just on the heels of finishing Vietnam,” said Paul Benoist, 1976 Student Government president. “Streaking was also a big thing on campus at the time.” Benoist said he remembers the contents of the capsule as what would typically be in a time capsule. “I imagine we probably had some Daily Reveilles in there, and we had the yearbook from LSU,”
he said. “Maybe also some articles of clothing and other things.” The 1976 capsule, located in front of the fountain in the Quad, is scheduled to be unearthed in 2076. The final capsule was buried in front of Memorial Tower in 1999 by the LSU ROTC as part of the LSU Salutes celebration. Though it’s the most recently buried, there is little information about it in the ROTC’s archives, said Lt. William Conger, Army ROTC enrollment officer, other than that it will be opened in 2050. The direct reasoning behind each capsule was different, but Smith said the motivation behind any capsule is typically the same. “You just want to leave some memories of what was going on around your time, so they can find out about it in the future,” he said.
Health and Human Services created the “I’m a Flu Fighter” Facebook days on a ventilator fighting pneu- application. monia that developed from the vi“It allows students to share rus. that they have gotten the vaccine Duvall had to relearn to eat, and challenge their friends to get drink and walk during his recovery. the vaccine as well,” Sebelius said. “It’s very important for yourSebelius said more than 61 self and everyone else,” Duvall million people have been inoculatsaid. “You could affect people you ed since the vaccine became availdon’t know and never even know able in October. it.” Vaccines are still available on To promote awareness of campus in the Injection Clinic at the virus, the U.S. Department of the Student Health Center.
“We have an ample supply now,” said Julie Hupperich, associate director of the Student Health Center. “They are open to all students, faculty and staff.” The Student Health Center distributed about 1,000 vaccines before winter break. The majority were for H1N1 — more than seasonal flu vaccines — Hupperich
said. “A large percentage came in during November and December, and we met the priority group,” Hupperich said. The H1N1 virus appeared in April as the first flu pandemic in four decades. The flu hit teens and young adults particularly hard. Sebelius said 18-24 year olds are six
times more likely to be hospitalized for the disease. “The flu vaccine is one of the great public triumphs, and we encourage students to take advantage of it,” Sebelius said.
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“It’s going to cost us about $3,000 to $4,000 to advertise, dig the hole and [complete the project],” Rouf said. He said the subcommittee is hoping to include the capsule as part of the 2010 class gift project, but that has not been finalized. If it is part of the gift, the capsule would be buried in the spring. If not, the project will likely be delayed until fall. But this isn’t the first time University students have left behind a slice of their identity for the future. The sesquicentennial capsule will join three others in University soil. The first was buried in front of the Student Union in 1967 as part of a program called “World of 2067.” The program’s purpose was to “give a preview of life during the first half of the 21st century,” according to a May 10, 1967, news release from the Union.
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$3,469. Of the SEC schools on the best value list, the most comparable tuition is the $4,373 charged by the University of Florida. Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope said the University’s presence on the list is a “mixed message.” “On one hand, one can’t get anywhere on that list without offering a quality product,” Cope said. But the fact tuition is so much
cheaper than peer institutions could harm the educational quality as the University’s budget is cut. “We are priced so far below the regional average,” Cope said. “We are getting a kick in the ratings from a phenomenon that is actually obstructing us from rising in the ratings.” Contact Ryan Buxton at rbuxton@lsureveille.com
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