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As the senator from Illinois had done many times before, he approached a podium where people waited for his words. He nodded his head in thanks and raised his hand to silence the cheers of his own name. But on this day, Barack Obama addressed the nation for the first time as its commander in chief.

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Tuesday’s return to classes after a three-day weekend didn’t stop students, faculty and staff from gathering to watch President Barack Obama’s historical inauguration — but a false fire alarm momentarily brought the viewing to a screeching halt for those in the Student Union.

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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Two desperate, dehydrated men found bobbing in a bathtub-sized cooler off Australia told authorities they spent 25 days adrift after their fishing boat sank, officials said Tuesday. There was no sign of 18 other crew members. Authorities were amazed that the men, from the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar, were spotted by a routine customs service flight that patrols for far larger craft such as illegal trawlers in Australia’s northern waters.

The men, 22 and 24, were rescued by helicopter Saturday.

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — They both chose backdrops of destruction for their speeches, one the still smoldering ruins of a U.N. warehouse and the other Gaza’s demolished parliament building. But visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and a senior Hamas leader delivered different messages Tuesday. Ban voiced his sorrow and frustration over the suffering of civilians during Israel’s three-week war on Gaza’s Hamas rulers; some 1,300 Palestinians have been killed, the vast majority civilians. Ismail Radwan, a Hamas legislator, celebrated the blood battles as proof of Hamas strength and defiance.

“Hamas today is more powerful,” he said.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, ill with a brain tumor, was hospitalized Tuesday but quickly reported feeling well after suffering a seizure at a postinauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama.

“After testing, we believe the incident was brought on by simple fatigue,” Dr. Edward Aulisi, chairman of neurosurgery at Washington Hospital Center said in a statement released by the senator’s office. “He will remain ... overnight for observation and will be released in the morning.” The statement said the 76-year-old senator “is awake, talking with family and friends and feeling well.” The statement did not disclose the tests performed on Kennedy, whose seizure was witnessed by several fellow senators seated with him at lunch.

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., right, arrives in Washington on Tuesday for the swearing-in of President Barack Obama.

Senate confirms six cabinet secretaries

Obama to meet war council on first full day

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate swiftly approved six members of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet on Tuesday, but put off for a day the vote on his choice of Hillary Rodham Clinton to be secretary of state. The Senate confirmed all six with a single voice vote a little more than three hours after Obama took the oath of office to become the 44th president.

But Democratic hopes to add Clinton to that list were sidetracked when one senator, Republican John Cornyn of Texas, objected to the unanimous vote.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SG officials attend inauguration in Washington, D.C. Members lobby Congress for students

By Adam Duvernay Staff Writer

Student Government President Colorado Robertson, standing in the Mall of the nation’s capital with four fellow members of SG and more than a million other Americans, witnessed history being made Tuesday as America swore in its first black president.

“I think it was amazing and a great moment in American history,” Robertson said. “We have the same passion: I want to serve the students of LSU, and he wants to serve the people of America.”

Along with 20 other students from the Louisiana State University System, Robertson, SG Vice President Shannon Bates, SG Speaker Pro-Tempore Drew Prestridge, SG Executive Assistant Daniel Marsh and SG Sen. Amanda Gammon were all present for President Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony.

While the Louisiana Council of Student Body Presidents makes annual trips to Washington D.C. to meet with Louisiana congressional leaders, there was an added sense of history to their visit this year.

“It was definitely an event of historical significance,” Prestridge

said. “To see how many people were in D.C. who cared about America and cared about politics was really inspiring.”

Though the trip was designed to provide members of Student Governments from Louisiana’s various Universities with face-to-face meetings with Louisiana legislators, Louisiana Rep. Bill Cassidy also provided the students with tickets to the inauguration ceremony.

Robertson said he discussed increasing dollars for University research, increasing Pell grants and infrastructure renovations — such as improved sewage and pipelines around campus — with the legislators. Robertson also lobbied for streamlining the process of dispensing federal aid to Louisiana students.

“The cost of higher education is going up each semester, and we just want to make sure they have students as a priority when things go up for legislation,” said Bates.

Even when they only had a short time to spend with the legislators, Robertson said it was important to remind Congress about the increasing needs of University students.

“The congressmen had so many people in and out, we didn’t have too much time to talk,” said Robertson.

“But, we got to talk a lot with their staff and put our concerns in their staffs’ minds.”

Campus Crime Briefs FOUR STUDENTS ARRESTED IN FIGHT Four University students were arrested Thursday around 3:30 a.m. in Graham Hall for disturbing the peace.

Brennon D. Brignac, 18, of 17554 Belle Helene Dr., Baton Rouge; Brian S. Winders, 19, of 19223 Spyglass Hill, Baton Rouge; Joshua H. Matthews, 18, of 4250A Dodson Ave., Baton Rouge and Zachary Dodge, 18, of 7 Janna Way, Lucas, Texas, were charged with disturbing the peace through fistic encounter, or fist fighting.

LSU Police Department officers were dispatched to a fight at Graham Hall, where officers found the four students in a fist fight, said Capt. Russell Rogé, LSUPD spokesman. Officers later discovered Brignac, Winders and Matthews — residents of The Venue at Northgate apartments — went to Graham Hall to confront Dodge. Officers stopped the fight, and Dodge was treated by EMS but refused to be transported to a hospital.

All four were issued a misdemeanor summons and released.

DRUNK STUDENT ARRESTED ON SEVERAL CHARGES A University student was arrested Monday at 7 p.m. in Beauregard Hall for attacking a police

officer.

Matthew R. Ingledew, 21, of 6652 Avenida Manana, La Jolla, Calif., was charged with disturbing the peace by public intoxication, resisting an officer and battery of a police officer.

Because of recent state budget cuts, the COSBP encouraged its members to pay their own way to the capital. While some universities, such as Southern University, did use student-paid dollars for their Student Governments, LSU’s representatives used personal funds and private D.C. residences during their trip.

“We wanted to save students’ dollars, so we paid for this all ourselves,” Bates said.

After struggling through an overcrowded metro system and a security line that wrapped around the Capitol, the members of the COSBP met with Sens. Mary Landrieu and David Vitter on Monday to discuss the condition of Louisiana universities.

Because the Capitol was filled with people looking for audiences with the senators, their meetings with Landrieu and Vitter were kept short, Bates said.

Bates also said their meetings with the senators were more like receptions than serious sessions concerning the needs of Louisiana students.

In Vitter’s office, the SG members were met with a Mardi-Gras themed reception where Vitter spoke to them about the historical significance of this time in American history.

Following their reception by the senators, the COSBP met with

LSUPD, Baton Rouge Fire Department and EMS personnel originally responded to a call about a medical emergency when officers found Ingledew passed out in a hallway, Rogé said. As EMS treated Ingledew, he began screaming and using profane language to the personnel and admitted he had been drinking.

After he refused to be taken to a hospital, Ingledew crumpled his paperwork and threw it on the ground, Rogé said. After an officer told Ingledew to pick up the paperwork, Ingledew threw the wad of paper at the officer. He then rammed into an officer with his shoulder and

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SG Vice President Shannon Bates [left] and President Colorado Robertson [right] stand on the National Mall on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. before the inauguration.

Louisiana congressmen and their staffs.

Though the chaos of the Capitol the day before the inauguration also kept these meetings brief, there was more time to discuss concerns about the University.

“I think LSU stands above the

rest because we are the flagship University in Louisiana,” Robertson said. “No matter what we’re doing up here, our presence puts LSU at the forefront.”

refused to tell officers identification information.

Ingledew was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

a fire alarm in LeJeune Hall where residents could smell a burning odor coming from the second floor, Rogé said. A resident assistant opened doors on the second floor for the officers, checking for smoke. Officers found a small pile of what appeared to be marijuana, along with a marijuana grinder, Rogé said.

Rogé said Shepard admitted the 32 grams of marijuana were his. The cause of the alarm is unknown, and Shepard was issued a misdemeanor summons and released.

UNIVERSITY STUDENT ARRESTED FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION A University student was arrested Thursday around 10:30 p.m. in LeJeune Hall for drug possession.

David F. Shepard, 18, of 2438 Echo Fork, San Antonio, was charged with simple possession of marijuana and simple possession of drug paraphernalia.

LSUPD officers responded to

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LAW SCHOOL

Students help community through Clinical Program Director: Practical experience provided

By Kristen Higdon Contributing Writer

Twenty-one Paul M. Hebert Law Center students will get the opportunity to serve the less-fortunate members of their community while gaining crucial legal experience after participating in the Law Center’s Clinical Program Induction ceremony Tuesday night.

“I would never want you to take a case for the money, but instead because you feel you can meet the client’s needs,” Scott Gaspard, adjunct professor of Family Mediation Clinic, told students. “I hope you can gain that understanding from this experi-

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Law students get sworn into their clinical program Tuesday in the David Robinson Courtroom in the Law Center by Judge Pam Baker from Family Court of Baton Rouge.

ence.”

The Clinical Program provides free legal aid to members of the community who cannot afford

it.

“The Clinical Program is beneficial in two respects,” said Robert Lancaster, director of the

Clinical Program. “All clients that the clinic serves are people living in poverty. We do not accept clients with the economic means to hire a lawyer.”

The Clinical Program follows the federal poverty line. For instance, the program can’t accept a family of four that makes over $815 per week.

“Another aspect of the program that is favorable to students is that it gives students real experience,” Lancaster said. “This is the opportunity for them to transition from law student to student lawyer.”

Students have the option of participating in Family Mediation, Juvenile Representation or Immigration Legal Services clinics.

“After students learn the basic principles in their first two years of law school, they have the desire

International Film Festival series begins

By Alice Womble Contributing Writer

Journey across the Australian Outback, learn about the Bosnian conflict and experience the hardships of feminine emancipation with three award-winning international films.

The International Film Festival series, sponsored by the Student Activity Board, is a threeweek event featuring three films.

Each film will be shown on both Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. of the week it’s featured.

The films were selected by the International Committee of SAB based on what would be the most interesting to students.

“We want to promote cultural awareness through films,” said International Committee Chair Damneet Mand. “This may help people know what’s going on.”

The film “No Man’s Land” was first shown Tuesday night and will be shown again tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Dodson Auditorium. The viewing is open to the public.

“No Man’s Land” is set during the Bosnian conflict of 1993.

A Bosnian soldier and Serbian soldier are trapped in a trench between warring factions, each 100 yards from an army that wants to kill them. This film earned a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film and an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

Golden Globe-nominated “Rabbit Proof Fence,” based on the true story of three aboriginal girls who journey across the out-

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to want to practice and put what they have learned into action,” said Stephen Dixon, adjunct professor of law for Juvenile Justice Clinic.

Twenty-six percent of children in Louisiana are living in poverty, according to Lancaster.

“Realize that the work you will do has real consequence,” he told students at the ceremony.

Georgetown Law school transfer student Stephanie Inks said she likes how she is allowed to take more than one clinical program opposed to, Georgetown where students are only allowed to take one.

“Practical hands-on-experience is rare in law school,” Inks said.

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back of Australia to return home, will be shown next week.

The final week of the series features the winner of the London Film Festival, “Brick Lane,” which is based on a novel by Monica Ali about displacement and female emancipation set within a poor East London immigrant community.

Parker Johnson, psychology graduate student, believes the International Film Festival is important for cultural awareness.

“You have to be able to walk and talk in other countries, and international films [are] a great way to bridge the cultural gap,” Johnson said.

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An audience watches “No Man’s Land” Tuesday evening in Dodson Auditorium.

ATLANTA (AP) — As she watched Barack Obama descend the steps of the U.S. Capitol to be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, 107-year-old Ann Nixon Cooper leaned forward in her seat, grinned and let out a contented sigh.

One of her grandsons asked, “How do you feel about having a black president?”

“Well,” Cooper said at her home on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Atlanta, “I helped put him there.”

And so she had.

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ENVIRONMENT

New course helps with LSU’s ‘green’ campus

Denise Scribner, the University’s sustainability manager, said the Campus Committee for Sustainability approved this course once they were certain the class syllabus

By Peter Hubbs covered some of its objectives.

Contributing Writer “Faculty and students can make the largest contributions to When Emily Neustrom and sustainability through curriculum Alisha Andrews and research,” saw the LSU Scribner said.

Green Campus Neustrom said Initiative’s plans the Campus Comfor a more envimittee for Sustainronmentally susability plans to retainable university, view all of the final they knew there projects at the end must be a way to of the semester get students more and implement the involved. best sustainable Neustrom, concepts. horticulture graduThe course Denise Scribner ate student, and still has available sustainability manager Andrews, horticulseats and is worth ture senior, teamed one course credit up with Carl Motsenbocker, hor- in either agricultural economics, ticulture professor, to create Ex- agronomy, biological engineering, ploring Campus Sustainability, a horticulture or human ecology. But HORT 4012 course, focused on professors and students involved creating student-generated projects said they welcome anyone interfor a more eco-friendly campus. ested in learning about sustainable “We are focusing on the low- food systems or helping the Unihanging fruit projects,” Neustrom versity “go green.” said. “In other words, the ones that “We are trying to get all maare easier to accomplish and low jors involved,” said Andrews. “We on costs so that we can get these have students majored in arts and beneficial projects underway and sciences, biological engineering, make LSU more sustainable.” oceanography and horticulture.”

Some of these proposed projects include a composting facility using wasted dining hall food and a student farm for certain campus Contact Peter Hubbs at fruits and vegetables. phubbs@lsureveille.com

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‘Faculty and students can make the largest contributions to sustainabilty through curriculum and research.’

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black generations who endured the cruelties of Jim Crow, who knew the indignity of separate drinking fountains and the terror of snarling dogs. They fought back with sit-ins and boycotts and ballots.

On Tuesday, with weathered hands and an excitement that belied their age, they applauded Obama — and the role they played in sending one of their own to the White House.

“I was hoping for a great change that would happen in my day,” said Cooper, whose story was highlighted in Obama’s speech the night he won the election. “I put my thoughts into ideas pointed towards better days for our people.”

Mary K. Jones, a 78-yearold retired university professor in Detroit, has come a long way from the sweltering heat and segregation of Arkansas. She grew up there, along the banks of the Mississippi River, on the same 40 acres her great-grandmother — a former slave — received from the U.S. government.

“Jim Crow and segregation were something we were born into. It was just a way of life,” Jones said Tuesday. “We lived in a certain area. We all knew where

we could go or couldn’t go. You stayed where you were. But they (whites) were in their place, too.”

When Obama took the oath of office, Jones sat up in her chair, clasped her hands to her chest and smiled.

“There is still integrity. It’s not lost,” Jones said. “I feel very full.”

Sam Cain stood up and threw his hands in the air, tears streaming down his face after Obama took the oath of office. The 61-yearold South Carolina native was born in the midst of Jim Crow’s heyday, barred from eating and drinking with his white neighbors in his Bishopville hometown.

“From the time you’re 2 or 3, you know your place,” Cain said, though he said he now believes life has changed for his family, his race and all Americans with Obama’s election.

“I do believe in my lifetime he can bring this country together,” Cain said.

In his inauguration speech, Obama looked to inspire the nation with a “new era of responsibility” and a recognition of how far the nation has come.

“This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed — why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent

PAGE 5 mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath,” Obama said.

Obama then led an inaugural parade that paid further homage to pioneers in the fight for equality. Re-enactors from a black Civil War regiment, World War II’s surviving Tuskegee Airmen and Freedom Riders who battled for civil rights followed the new president’s limousine down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House.

In Birmingham, Ala., where protesting blacks faced fire hoses and police dogs in the 1960s, thousands gathered in historic Boutwell Auditorium to view the inauguration on a huge video screen. The old hall had the feel of a church revival, with gospel songs and flags waving.

“I never thought it would ever come,” said 77-year-old Ted Roberts, who marched in civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham when segregationists held power.

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PAGE 6 PARTY, from page 1 About 200 gathered in the Cotillion Ballroom of the Union for the ceremony, which was shown courtesy of Campus Life. Only a few minutes into Obama’s speech, a false fire alarm sounded through the Union, forcing students to evacuate the building and miss about five minutes of Obama’s nearly 18-minute address.

Information Technology Services streamed the inauguration on their Web site and worked with Campus Life to show the coverage on televisions in the main entrance of the Union, Himes Hall and multiple locations in Middleton Library.

Ronald Garay, mass communication media history professor, dismissed his morning class early and canceled his noon class.

“It’s a celebration. It’s a ceremony. It’s a tradition,” Garay said of the inauguration. “I think it’s important for students to see the inauguration ... I would imagine a lot of professors have let their classes out.”

Garay called the ceremony the opportunity to watch history in the making.

“There’s so much symbolism in an inauguration,” Garay said. “[Like] a president moving into a White House built by slaves.”

Dave Dessauer, a human resources education teaching assistant, said his class met in the Cotillion Ballroom to watch the inauguration as a group.

“It’s an important day for the country, and we definitely don’t want to take this experience away from people,” Dessauer said. “It’s really a great experience that our class can share together.”

Dessauer commended the University for the watch party in the Union.

“I think it’s really neat that people can come here [to] not just watch it as a class but as an LSU community,” Dessauer said.

Erica Martin, writing and performing arts senior and member of the human resources education class, said she appreciated the opportunity to watch the inauguration as part of her class.

“It’s an important thing; it’s never happened in our country before so I think everyone should be watching it,” Martin said.

Martin said she would have watched the inauguration at some point during the day regardless of class cancellations.

Tamara Nauman, chemistry instructor, said she didn’t cancel her noon chemistry class because Tuesday is “a class day at LSU.” “We have a certain amount of material we have to cover,” Nauman said. “Otherwise, it won’t get covered.”

Nauman said she doesn’t take

roll, but her class was full.

Sheri Thompson, Information Technology communications and planning officer, said IT made the inauguration available for streaming through the IT Web site to ensure the on-campus wireless Internet would operate as normal.

“We assumed that a lot of people would be wanting to watch it from the convenience of their computer,” Thompson said. “We wanted to make sure that people who were trying to use the Internet would still be able to get the kind of connectivity that they’re used to ... By streaming it, we’re able to better [control] the kind of bandwidth that’s used.”

Thompson said the streaming efforts were successful — IT didn’t received any complaints.

Mary Norris, nursing freshman, said none of her classes were canceled today.

“I have class at [noon] ... I have to do a biology quiz,” Norris said.

“I taped it so I’ll probably watch it later with my roommates.”

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OBAMA, from page 1 two-mile stretch between the U.S. Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday to hear Obama’s inaugural address and watch the first African-American president take the oath of office. There, on the National Mall, Obama became the 44th president of the United States of America.

“On this day we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord,” Obama said.

As people waited for the inauguration to begin, Ryan Orgera, a University doctoral student who was in Washington, D.C. for the ceremony, said the atmosphere had an air of “complete and utter happiness.”

Melissa Guidry, political science and accounting sophomore, watched Obama’s speech on a JumboTron screen from the National Mall.

“It was freezing and more crowded than you could believe, but it was still the best experience ever,” Guidry said.

Sarah Isaacs, mass communication freshman, watched the

ALEX BOND / The Daily Reveille

Students packed the Cotillion Ballroom of the Student Union to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama, the United States’ 44th President on Tuesday. The watch party was hosted by Campus Life.

ceremony with Guidry from the mall.

“It was absolutely phenomenal,” she said.

Kevin Brown, political science senior and the campaign field director for Louisiana during the general election, sat in the north standing area, directly northeast of where Obama gave his address. During the election, Brown worked with several states to start voter networks for Obama. Brown said the entire speech was inspirational, and it was a “tremendous experience.”

“Being there for a firsthand account of the event was a unique experience and made it resonate deeper for me,” Brown said.

Slightly after noon, Chief Justice John Roberts swore Obama into office. Although Roberts made a small blunder while giving the oath, Obama caught the mistake, and it was recovered quickly and seamlessly.

Expectations were extremely high for Obama’s speech because Obama had been an eloquent speaker in the past, according to Kirby Goidel, mass communication professor. Goidel said it was a very good speech, but he didn’t think it was necessarily his best speech.

“The inauguration is symbolically very important for America,” Goidel said.

Guidry said people around her were crying and cheering as Obama gave his address.

wednesday, january 21, 2009 In his address, Obama talked about the problems the country faces, speaking of the war, the economy, health care, the education system and the energy crisis.

“Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real,” Obama said. “They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.”

As Obama addressed these problems, he made clear he plans to keep the U.S. strong during his time in office and will strive to bring these problems to an end.

“At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebearers, and true to our founding documents,” Obama said.

Ellis Sandoz, political science professor, said he is anxious to see if the promises Obama made during his campaign will be made a reality.

“You can’t transform the world with a magic wand, as the more ardent supporters of Obama imagine,” Sandoz said.

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A Shot at the Top

THE SIXTH MAN

LaFell made the right choice

Tigers could score a division lead in tonight’s game against SEC champ, Mississippi State

By David Helman Sports Writer

A division lead was never really in the cards last season for LSU’s men’s basketball team.

The Tigers started with no wins and losses like every other Southeastern Conference team, but five straight losses to begin conference play quickly put LSU behind the pack.

But the Tigers (14-3, 2-1), one year and one day removed from a 7-11 record and a 0-4 start in SEC play, will have a chance at a division lead tonight against defending division champion Mississippi State (13-5, 3-0).

“I actually thought about that while we were lifting today,” said senior guard Garrett Temple. “We have a chance to go 3-1 and take the lead in the West. They beat us twice last year, but we have a chance to have the lead in the West ... it’s another game to get us where we need to be, and it’s a big game for us.”

It seemed unlikely LSU would be in position to compete for anything just a week ago. The Tigers followed a 91-61 shellacking from Utah on Jan. 6 with a 65-59 loss to Alabama on Jan. 11.

But the team responded with two of its most impressive performances of the season — an 85-68 win against South Carolina and a dominant 83-51 performance at Ole Miss.

“I feel good about this week from the standpoint that we have

a little confidence,” Johnson said.

“We’re coming off a good home win versus South Carolina in which we played really well in the first half [and] a good road win in which we played really well in the first half.

But like I told them, you’re going to have to play 40 minutes because this is a team that’s capable of going off in spurts.”

Junior forward Tasmin Mitchell led the turnaround, averaging 23.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in the two wins. Temple also had 24 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists last week.

“I like the camaraderie we’ve had the last couple games,” Temple said. “Coach holds us accountable, and we do a good job of holding each other accountable. Besides the Utah game, we’ve competed real well, and that’s a plus.”

The Bulldogs have raced out to a fast start in league play after a rough end to 2008. They lost five of eight games from Nov. 28 to Dec. 30 but have a 5-0 record, including three straight conference wins, since the start of 2009.

Normally known for physicality, Mississippi State has found a rhythm using a four-guard approach this season. The Bulldogs have attempted 360 3-pointers, the third-highest total in the conference. They are also ranked No. 4 in the SEC in field goal percentage, shooting 47 percent from the field.

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Sophomore guard Bo Spencer brings the ball up the court Dec. 17 in the Tigers’ 68-56 win against Nicholls State in the PMAC.

Look at the big brain on Brandon LaFell.

When ESPN broke the news last week that the junior wide receiver would skip his senior season for the fame and fortune of the NFL, I thought it was Johanathan Brooks a great idea Columnist for him.

Then it trickled across the bottom line Sunday on SportsCenter that he took his name out of draft consideration. I called him an idiot.

But now that I’ve had time to sit and ponder his decisions, it turns out I’m probably the idiot here.

I wrote last week how he had the size and athletic ability to be a first-day pick, but I didn’t consider that a player of his caliber would be discontent with possibly being the fourth or fifth receiver taken in the draft.

LaFell wants to guarantee himself a spot in the first 10 picks of the draft. And with another great season at LSU, he could easily be the No. 1 wide receiver taken next year.

That’s a difference of several million dollars on the contract, and the most important factor concerning people leaving college in this economy should be the amount of LAFELL, see page 11

FOOTBALL

Reason behind Pratt’s switch remains uncertain Central safety Josh Johns commits to LSU

By Tyler Harvey Sports Contributor

photo courtesy of the Navasota Examiner

Dexter Pratt stands in his Navasota High School jersey. Pratt committed to Oklahoma State shortly after enrolling at LSU.

The saga of Dexter Pratt has been harder to follow than an organic chemistry class.

With rumors swirling and few people talking, it is still not entirely clear why the four-star running back went from enrolling at LSU to committing to Oklahoma State in one week.

The 6-foot-2-inch, 225-pound bruiser from Navasota High School in Texas was supposed to enroll for the spring semester with five other LSU commits, but plans fell through.

Pratt’s eligibility was not cleared

by the NCAA Clearinghouse, meaning LSU would violate NCAA rules if they allowed him to stay on campus free of charge. He had to return to Texas shortly after arriving in Baton Rouge.

Late last week, Pratt’s high school coach, Lee Fedora, told KZNE Radio in College Station, Texas, Pratt would take an official visit this past weekend to Oklahoma State, where Fedora spent some time coaching.

That visit went well for Pratt and the Cowboys as he committed during the trip and plans to enroll.

Miriam Segar, LSU associate athletic director for student services, could not comment on Pratt’s specific situation but said midterm entries were hastened with the spring semester starting a week earlier than usual.

“Midterm entries always have a lot of information to produce in a small

amount of time,” Segar said. “So finishing high school and trying to enroll at midterm is in a compressed time frame.”

At Navasota, Pratt rushed for more than 1,300 yards with 19 touchdowns.

He is rated as the No. 144 overall prospect in the country and the No. 10 athlete by Rivals.com.

GUIDRY TURNS DOWN VOLS Lance Guidry, assistant coach at McNeese State and father of LSU cornerback commit Janzen Jackson, told The Shreveport Times he will not interview for a position on Tennessee’s coaching staff.

This comes as good news for Tiger fans, as speculation was increasing about whether Jackson would back out PRATT, see page 11

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POLITICS

Pro athletes toss schedules aside to catch inauguration LeBron James: ‘This day will last forever’

By Joseph White AP Sports Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Muhammad Ali and Magic Johnson had prime seats at the Capitol. LeBron James watched from a hotel room in Los Angeles with his two sons.

Across the country, coaches rescheduled practices, and even the Super Bowl had to take a back seat Tuesday to the inauguration of Barack Obama.

“This day means a lot to inner-city kids, to African-American kids, to everyone,” said Cleveland Cavaliers star James, who contributed $20,000 to Obama’s campaign but couldn’t attend the swearing-in because his team is on a West Coast road trip.

“This day will last forever,” he said. “It will be in books. It will be in schools. It will be in classes. It will be on test questions. It means a lot not only on this day, but for the rest of the days to come and the years to come.”

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin pushed back his first pre-Super Bowl news conference one hour so it wouldn’t conflict with the inauguration.

“What we’re doing here today pales with what’s going on in our nation’s capital,” Tomlin said.

The Boston Celtics, on the way to Miami for a road game, voted to change their flight schedule and arrive in time for the players to watch the ceremony from their hotel, even though coach Doc Rivers offered to tape it for them.

“They said, ‘No, we want to see it live. We think it’s that important,’” Rivers said. “One of them said, ‘Twenty or 30 years from now, I want to say I saw him speak live when he came in.’ I guess it will be like JFK in a lot of ways.

I’m glad our guys have the awareness of real life.”

Guard Ray Allen upped them all, attending the inauguration in person with Celtics owner Steve Pagliuca before rejoining the team in Florida.

Pagliuca said he was proud to represent a Celtics team that was the first in the NBA to draft a black player and to hire a black coach.

“It was people coming together; kind of a peaceful feeling came over the crowd,” Pagliuca told The Associated Press. “The crowd had a hope and a joy. For that many people to be that peaceful was very moving.”

In Fairfax, Va., George Mason men’s basketball coach Jim Larranaga used “Yes, we can!” as his thought for the day when practice began at 11:30 a.m. He pulled his players off the court 27 minutes later and took them to the locker room to watch the swearing-in and Obama’s speech. The players broke out in applause several times, then returned to finish practice.

Even ESPN deviated from its sports programming to broadcast the swearing-in, and ESPN Classic followed with a 10-hour “Breaking Barriers” marathon featuring

African-American athletes such as Arthur Ashe, Jack Johnson and Eddie Robinson.

Sports metaphors were heavily in play. Louisville basketball Rick Pitino, who campaigned for Rudy Guiliani during the primaries, said he was thrilled by Obama’s speech but noted the challenges the new president is facing.

“I think, unfortunately, he’s taking over a bad program with bad players right now,” Pitino said.

Kansas City Chiefs coach Herm Edwards watched the inauguration under the same gloomy cloud millions of Americans share — worried that he’s about to lose his job. His team went 6-26 over the last two seasons.

“I think the country has been waiting for something like this,” Edwards said. “We should all embrace it, regardless of our background — religious, economic, heritage. It doesn’t matter.”

Baseball players found it easier to attend the inauguration because their sport is out of season.

Free agent reliever LaTroy Hawkins, who had a seat about 100 yards from the Capitol, said he thought of his grandmother, who died in 2006, as he watched Obama take the oath. He said the sports world paid more attention than usual to

Obama’s rise because of the high proportion of African-Americans on many teams.

“It has to do with race,” Hawkins said. “A lot of AfricanAmerican people feel now they can relate to someone in the White House, and that somebody in the White House can relate to them.

He can understand their struggles.

He can understand what it means to be black in the United States.”

New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya also had a good view, not far from singer Alicia Keys.

“I hope all kids will look at today and realize how great a country we have,” said Minaya, who was appointed this month to the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports by outgoing President George W. Bush.

On the other side of the world, tennis star Serena Williams followed preinaugural events on television during the Australian Open, although she felt it probably was wiser to tape the inauguration rather than watch it live at 4 a.m. local time.

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President Barack Obama, left, greets Tiger Woods, right, during the “We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial” on Sunday in Washington.

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ATHLETICS

Chancellor likely to shuffle lineup in coming weeks LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor addressed the media Tuesday at Walk On’s Bistreaux and Bar, discussing the status of sophomore forward Katherine Graham and his team’s matchup Thursday against Mississippi State.

Graham sat out LSU’s 75-67 loss to Vanderbilt with a knee injury.

Chancellor said he was not encouraged by nearly all of the Lady Tigers’ points against Vanderbilt being scored by just four players.

“We’ve got to find somebody else to score,” Chancellor said.

Chancellor said he expects to make more changes to help spark the Lady Tigers.

“You’d better be checking that lineup card,” he said.

Chancellor said his team needed to cut down the number of turnovers

TRACK AND FIELD READIES FOR NEW SEASON Chancellor also took time to acknowledge LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver’s accomplishments.

The LSU women’s track and field team won a national championship last season, its first outdoor crown since 2003.

“I don’t know if Dennis gets his just due around here,” Chancellor said. “This man is a coaching track machine.”

Shaver said a new look could be expected from both the men’s and women’s teams.

He said the teams feature a slew of good recruits and improved athletes to attempt to replace departed stars Richard Thompson and Kelly Baptiste, who swept the 100-me-

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ter dash at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

“The men’s team, I think, is going to be a well balanced scoring track team,” Shaver said.

The women’s team also lost NCAA 400-meter hurdles champion Nickeisha Wilson, who decided to turn professional after her junior year.

“You just Log on to see can’t recover a video of from that in just Chancellor one recruiting and class,” Shaver Shaver’s said. press Shaver exconference pects the Lady Tigers to still at Walk- On’s. compete well in the sprint and hurdle events, an area they dominated last season with Wilson and senior Jessica Ohanaja.

Shaver also discussed senior sprinter Trindon Holliday’s contributions this season.

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they commit. The Lady Tigers turned the ball over 20 times in their 75-67 loss against the Lady Commodores.

“I’m amazed we scored 67 points with as many turnovers as we had,” Chancellor said.

Shaver: Holliday’s role may increase

NFL

Fitzgerald poses threat to Steelers

By Alan Robinson The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Larry Fitzgerald might be the most scouted player in Pittsburgh Steelers history.

For two years, they needed only to look out their office windows to watch him.

Fitzgerald’s exceptional hands, his knack for making difficult catches while heavily covered and his high jumper-like leaping ability might pose the biggest obstacle to the Steelers beating the Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl on Feb. 1.

As Steelers coach Mike Tomlin suggested Tuesday, scouting and a good game plan alone aren’t enough to slow Fitzgerald, whose 419 yards receiving are the most in a single NFL postseason, with one game remaining.

“If you get down the field oneon-one with him, he’s going to come back with the football,” Tomlin said.

“He is the best in the world at that, bar none.”

Not that any one needs to remind the Steelers.

Displayed in their Heinz Field press box, alongside pictures of former and current Steelers players, is a large photo of Fitzgerald leaping above three Texas A&M defenders to make a touchdown catch while at Pitt in 2003. He couldn’t have been more covered, yet it made no difference. The football was there, and in Fitzgerald’s mind, nobody else was going to get it.

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Women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor looks on from the sideline during the LSU-Alabama game Jan. 11 at the PMAC. The Lady Tigers won the game, 55-34.

He said Holliday is adjusting to from football training to track practice, so the team is trying not to rush him into training for track — something Shaver said they may have done last season.

“He’s coming from basically

not doing a lot to getting thrown in,” Shaver said. “So we have to ease him in so he’s not getting too sore.”

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Oct. 7, 2008: National Spotlight

Obama and Sen. John McCain respond to questions during the second of three presidential debates.

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Aug. 23, 2008: Not Your Average Joe

Obama announces his vice presidential running mate, then-Sen. Joe Biden, during a stop in Illinois.

Jan 20, 2009: I Solemnly Swear Obama became the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday when he took the Oath of Office. The inauguration was the last step for Obama and capped off a campaign that lasted nearly two year.

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June 3, 2008: The Final Blow

Obama and his wife, Michelle, tell supporters in Minnesota that he clinched the Democratic ticket.

Jan. 15, 2008: The Hot Topics Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton square off in the first of three primary debates.

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Obama wins the 44th presidential election with 365 electoral votes.

His opponent, McCain, finished with 173 electoral votes.

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At a rally in Charlotte, N.C., Obama sheds a tear as he talks about his grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham. She died in her sleep a day before the election

Obama arrives at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., to announce his candidacy for president.

Nov. 2, 2004: Where It All Began Obama gives an acceptance speech in Chicago after winning the 2004 Illinois Senate election. Obama became just the fifth black Senator in U.S. history.

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LAFELL, from page 7

money they stand to make when they enter the job market.

An NFL superstar shouldn’t have to ball on a budget, and LaFell’s decision to stay guarantees he won’t have to.

LaFell has grown from being an underused big target with bad hands into potentially one of the greatest Tiger receivers of all time in a very short period.

He has gotten on or near the all-time LSU top-10 list in many receiving categories, including yards, catches and touchdown receptions.

He finished last season with more than 60 catches for 929 yards and cut down considerably on dropped passes.

Barring injury, he will be the top receiver in the conference next season and probably a Biletnikoff Award finalist when it’s all said and done.

There is no way he can’t succeed — especially with LSU’s quarterback situation next year.

LaFell was still named an Associated Press first-team AllSoutheastern Conference player while having two inexperienced freshmen and an untalented sophomore throwing to him all season.

Just imagine what he will be able to do with more seasoned players throwing to him all season.

One thousand yards and 10 touchdowns should be the minimum expectation for LaFell.

Intriguingly enough, LaFell’s decision to stay will likely help LSU more than it will help him personally.

If he had gone pro, rising senior tight end Richard Dickson would be the top returning receiver next season — and he only had 324 receiving yards.

LaFell will also be able to mentor some of the younger receivers and emerge as one of the team’s leaders.

PRATT, from page 7

of his commitment to LSU if his father took the Tennessee job.

But Guidry is still a hot name for a spot on Miami University in Ohio’s coaching staff.

Jackson is rated a five-star prospect by Rivals.com. He is ranked as the No. 2 high school cornerback and the No. 17 overall player in the nation.

“I still think he’s a very strong lean to LSU,” Guidry told The Shreveport Times. “LSU is way ahead of everybody. Tennessee is still in there, but, in my opinion, if Janzen does not go to LSU, he would go to Alabama. But I think he’s going to be a Tiger.”

JOHNS COMMITS Central safety Josh Johns committed to play for the Tigers late last week. LSU is close to the NCAA maximum of 25 signees for a class. If LSU reaches that limit, the 6-foot-2-inch, 210-pound prospect may have to grayshirt and enroll next spring at LSU. Contact Tyler Harvey at tharvey@lsureveille.com

BASKETBALL, from page 7

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Mississippi State junior defensive back Marcus Washington tackles LSU junior wide receiver Brandon LaFell during the Sept.

27 game in Tiger Stadium. The Tigers beat the Bulldogs 34-24.

The offense will still have rising senior running back Charles Scott in addition to LaFell and the aforementioned quarterbacks.

They will also tout a pretty good offensive line.

This team could be the

second best in the SEC behind the juggernaut known as Florida and will battle only the Ole Miss Fighting Houston Nutts for SEC West supremacy.

BCS bowl, here come the Tigers.

LaFell is a genius for coming back — his bank account and trophy case will attest to that next season.

Contact Johanathan Brooks at jbrooks@lsureveille.com

biggest guard in the conference last year and a very big post player in Jamont Gordon and Charles Rhodes,” Temple said. “But [Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury] has done a great job of finding their niche, which is athleticism and speed. They shoot the ball well and use what they have to their advantage.”

The game is the first of a nasty four-game stretch for LSU. Following Mississippi State, LSU hosts No. 15 Xavier on Saturday before traveling to face preseason SEC favorite Tennessee.

If the Tigers are still standing, they return home to face Arkansas, which started the season 12-1 before opening 0-3 in SEC play.

“I’m worried about this next job, this next possession right now,” Johnson said “We’ve got Mississippi State ... we’re as healthy right now as we can expect to be, and there’s really no excuse for not playing hard and competing at a high level.”

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THIN PINK LINE

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009

Warren pick undermines Obama spirit of unity The invitation of the Rev. Rick Warren, an outspoken opponent of gay and lesbian rights, to deliver the invocation at President Barack Obama’s inauguration is an unpleasant contrast to Obama’s promises of civil rights for all Americans.

It’s hard to understate the outrage some gays and lesbians feel when asked to reach out to Warren.

In a recent video interview with Beliefnet.com, he explicitly equated same-sex relationships with incest, pedophilia and misogynistic forms of polygamy.

Gays and lesbians aren’t the only targets of Warren’s scorn. On the Aug. 18 airing of Larry King Live, he declared atheists are unfit to serve as presidents. He’s also an opponent of stem cell research, abortion rights and even access to contraception.

In response to liberal concerns over Warren’s selection, Obama offered this statement at a Dec. 18 press conference: “What we have to do is create an atmosphere where we can disagree without being disagreeable, and then focus on those things that we hold in common as Americans.”

In principle, this kind of

reconciliation is laudable. For Christians like Obama and Warren, it’s even a moral obligation to seek it out.

It would be wonderful if the political discourse of the moment encouraged more examination of “those things that we hold in common as Americans.”

The problem here is only Obama has demonstrated such a commitment to inclusion. The aforementioned interviews and others indicate Warren is committed to exactly the opposite.

He thinks same-sex relationships are inferior to heterosexual ones, and by extension, gay and lesbian people are inferior to heterosexuals. To him, gays and lesbians are neither fully citizens nor fully human.

The issue is not whether samesex relationships contradict Warren’s religious beliefs. Preaching that any act is morally depraved or theologically wrongheaded is entirely within his purview as a pastor.

But when Warren offers opinions about how the law should view same-sex relationships, he isn’t speaking as a preacher to his flock but as a political leader trying to influence civil society.

In this context, it is inherently “disagreeable” to suggest millions of Americans are morally equivalent to pedophiles solely because of the gender of their partners.

O b a m a has gone out of his way in his campaigns and policy proposals to affirm the Matthew Patterson dignity and civil rights of gays Columnist and lesbians.

Warren has done just the opposite. It can’t be productive, or even sensible, to insist both perspectives can somehow be accommodated in the law.

The urge to legitimize all possible points of view in the interest of tolerance or objectivity often leads politicians — and journalists — to assert a false equivalence between opinions that can’t possibly be reconciled.

Unfortunately, Obama’s attempts at damage control have only compounded this basic error.

On Jan. 13, the Rt. Rev. V. Gene

Robinson, the first openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church, was invited to deliver an invocation at a pre-inaugural concert two days before the swearing-in.

Robinson said in response to his invitation, “just seeing someone like you up front matters.” But even if Robinson’s participation could somehow cancel out Warren’s, his inclusion in the festivities pales in comparison.

Warren was announced and discussed a month in advance, Robinson less than a week before.

Warren offered his blessing at the inauguration itself, but Robinson was relegated to a sideline event.

Worst of all, Robinson wasn’t even “up front” in any sense — every news camera in the world caught Warren’s inaugural prayer, but, in a total slap in the face, the inaugural committee scheduled Robinson to speak before the TV coverage of the pre-show began.

This invocation business was mishandled at every step. A presidential inauguration is meant to be a celebration of national unity. Featuring a speaker who has belittled the dignity and humanity of millions of Ameri-

can citizens undermines the purpose of the festivities and Obama’s stated philosophy as a leader.

Ideally, Warren would have recognized the divisiveness his invitation caused and demonstrated his Christian humility by recusing himself. Instead, the inaugural committee treated the country to a blessing offered by a man who barely considers gays and lesbians to be human and ensured a contrasting view would barely be seen.

Obama isn’t wrong in his desire to bring together as many opposing views as he can. But he won’t be able to execute his own favored policies if he embraces those who not only disagree with his philosophies but consider them entirely illegitimate.

Obama must find a better way to reach out to his opponents without insulting and demeaning his existing supporters. The way the Warren affair played out demonstrates how much he has to learn.

Contact Matthew Patterson at mpatterson@lsureveille.com

NIETZSCHE IS DEAD

Warren not a bigot, comments taken out of context

Yesterday’s ceremonies made it official — Barack Obama is the president of the United States.

The event will remain a bright note of hope for our nation, the beginning of a presidency — of an era — where we as a nation attempt to heal the bitter rancor on issues that have so long divided us, to rebuild the bridges we have all burnt a thousand times over.

Unfortunately, there are already those who would attempt to interfere with that process and keep the wounds festering and the bridges burning.

Before he was even inaugurated, President Obama began taking heat from — ironically — the staunchest base of the party that elected him.

Obama’s choice of evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at the inaugural ceremony had pundits from across the left howling with rage.

They claim Warren, author of the best-selling self-help book “The Purpose Driven Life” and pastor of the colossal Saddleback megachurch, is prejudiced against gay people.

They say he equates gays with pedophiles. Their evidence?

One interview.

In fact, about 20 seconds of one interview — seconds which are taken grievously out of context.

Watch the clip on YouTube.com for yourself, and see just how out of context it really is.

When asked about why he does not support gay marriage, Warren explained he does not think we should change the definition of marriage. He goes on to say he doesn’t think incest, polygamy or pedophilia should be considered marriage either. When asked if he thinks those are equivalent to gays getting married, he said, “Yes.” I will admit the wording is unfortunate, but it still isn’t the slur detractors are condemning him for committing.

Remember, the question he is responding to is whether marriage — marriage, specifically, not the lifestyle in general — between two people of the same sex is equivalent to marriage of incestual couples, pedophiles and polygamists.

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gays are the same as pedophiles. He thinks marriage between gays is the same as marriage of pedophiles, in that he doesn’t think either of them are really in line with the standing definition of the concept.

Let me repeat — Warren does not think homosexuality is equivalent to pedophilia.

Matthew The pastor Albright himself has vigColumnist orously asserted this ever since detractors began using it as ammunition to attempt to have him pulled from the ceremony.

What’s tragic is that one unfortunate incident has been blown out of context and has done great harm to what could have been a great symbolic rebuilt bridge.

Warren’s career is one that should not be as controversial as it is. In fact, had the left chosen not to focus so much effort into destroying him, Warren would likely be taking heat from traditional evangelical

superstars, whom he has routinely called out for being harsh on gays.

The man the far left is criticizing for being homophobic is the man the far right is criticizing for being too soft on gays.

Even if Warren’s words are misconstrued, to blast him for being a bigot, you would have to ignore the countless admonitions he placed on his contemporaries to stop focusing so heavily on personal moral issues and start acting out the Christian calls for social justice they have sacrificed on the altar of personal values.

You would even have to ignore his words from the very same interview the much-maligned, muchmisinterpreted “slur” comes from.

In the same interview, Warren says “I support full equal rights for everyone in America — I don’t think that we should have unequal rights depending on a particular lifestyle, so I fully support equal rights.”

He also says he supports partnership benefits.

Those are some pretty interesting words for a homophobe.

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marriage and supported Proposition 8. But this stems from an argument on the definition of marriage, not on the belief that homosexuals are as bad as pedophiles.

If you want to criticize Warren for these views, go ahead. But don’t misuse an excerpt of a film clip to make him seem like a bigot.

As infuriating as this response is, it’s entirely expected. But give credit where it’s due — Obama ignored the complaints of his own party base to make a symbolic gesture of great importance.

I hope, once the dust settles, Rick Warren will be but a footnote in history. But one thing is for sure: Barack Obama will be more than a footnote, and I hope his entry in the books will be about a leader who continued to ignore petty, divisive nagging and reunited a broken nation.

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“We are Americans, united not by race or religion or blood, but to our commitment for freedom and justice for all.”

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President Obama needs to remember Louisiana

For all the right reasons, millions of people around the word celebrated the inauguration of President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

As the nation’s first black president, Obama is a tangible figure of progress in our country.

He has promised to bring sweeping change in a time of economic crisis, war and overall uncertainty.

But among all of Obama’s

promises and pledges, there’s one issue he can’t forget: the protection of the Gulf Coast — not just New Orleans.

Obama can’t forget we’re still struggling down here. We still need help rebuilding. We still need help coming back.

The issue of the Gulf Coast is still alive on Capitol Hill, thanks in large part to many of our homegrown public servants who are keeping focus on the issue.

Democratic political strategist and University alumna Donna Brazile spoke Sunday on ABC News’ show “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” saying she had a meeting with former President Bush to recap the government’s hurricane response.

Her impressions, she said, are that Bush has done some “soul searching” about how the government could have done things differently.

We as Louisiana residents need to do our part to continue to keep the spotlight on our recovery. As a news organization, we will continue to cover the issue.

And as residents, we need to keep the pressure on our senators and representatives to keep pushing the issue in Washington, D.C. It’s encouraging that, according to Brazile, Bush wants to be involved in the future recovery.

But of course we’ll wait to see

that happen. We welcome any help we can get.

But now it’s Obama’s turn not to forget Louisiana. These next four years could go a long way in keeping this place afloat.

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COMMON CENTS

Terrifying disease turns women into sex kittens Think of your biggest fear.

What makes your skin crawl, your blood curdle and your eyes narrow in cautious appraisal?

Whatever you fear the most — drowning, spiders, public speaking — it’s safe to say you would do all you could to stay away from it.

You might not be actively working against your fear, but I’ll guess you’re not shoving fire hoses and black widows down your throat while giving platform speeches on overdrawn metaphors.

I’ve never talked to a rat before, but I imagine they are terrified of cats and will go out of their way to avoid them.

But, when rats are infected with a parasitic protozoan called Toxoplasmosis Gondii, they will actually seek out their predators.

After being eaten, the parasite will move from the cat’s feces to more rats. This is all part of the

pathogen’s life cycle, according to a 2000 Oxford study.

As the geeky grandson of a holocaust survivor, my two biggest fears are fires and zombie invasions.

What I’ve already told you about toxoplasmosis is frightening because it moves the chance of a zombie outbreak from “busted” to “plausible” on the Mythbusters scale of terror. A single-celled organism can make animals march happily into the jaws of their greatest enemy.

That’s only a short lumber away from making people want to crawl over a barricade and take a big bite out of my jugular vein. Also, the zombies could be on fire.

But the horror doesn’t end there. In fact, it’s just getting started. It turns out toxoplasmosis — besides making rodents suicidal — can dramatically affect human personality traits.

When a man is infected, his intelligence is lowered, his attention span shortens, he becomes more anti-social and morose and women find him less attractive.

Sticking with cat metaphors, men with the Daniel parasite “beMorgan have like alley Columnist cats,” according to an Australian researcher.

“On the other hand, infected women tend to be more outgoing, friendly, more promiscuous, and are considered more attractive to men compared with non-infected controls,” according to Dr. Nicky Boulter of the Sydney University of Technology.

In other words, infected women are “sex kittens,” according to a Wikipedia article that I

may have just edited.

Humans can contract the disease by handling feline fecal matter or eating undercooked meat, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

As a man, I risk becoming a stupid, suspicious risk taker. If I were a girl, I would become a canny, charming cuddle-whore.

This might look slightly bleaker to me than it does for women.

But there are downsides for the women, too.

The infected also have slower reaction times and are 2.7 times more likely to die in a car accident. It is estimated that the disease indirectly kills 1 million people a year, according to a 2001 study by Jaroslav Flegr of Charles University in Prague.

Unlike Al Gore, I’m not getting in a tizzy over a terrible world that might come to fruition if I don’t keep the litter at bay,

vote the right way and hang out with hippies on Earth Day. Toxoplasmosis is a real disease that has already infected 33.1 percent of America, 22 percent of Britain, and, rather humorously, 88 percent of France. Worldwide, the number is about 40 percent, according to the CDC. Many of your friends are probably infected. A portion of your family is possibly infected.

There’s a very real chance you are infected.

That’s terrifying.

I’m going to go test my reflexes by playing Tetris for a couple of hours. I hope that’s not considered anti-social.

Contact Daniel Morgan at dmorgan@lsureveille.com

WALK HARD

Gates looks to remake ‘culture’ of the military

With the inauguration of President Barack Obama and the shuffling of advisers it brings, one office won’t be receiving new leadership. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will remain in that position under the new administration.

When Gates was installed as Defense secretary after the departure of Donald Rumsfeld, he was heralded as a moderating force within the administration.

Where Rumsfeld was instrumental in developing the Bush doctrine, which calls for pre-emptive strikes, Gates prefers deferment of threats.

A December 2007 Newsweek article describes Gates as a “believer in containment, in waiting out the adversary with vigilance and deterring him with the threat of force.”

The change Gates represents

belies the commitment he has to redirecting the resources of the Defense budget. In an article he wrote for the journal Foreign Affairs, he points out, “The United States cannot expect to eliminate national security risks through higher defense budgets, to do everything and buy everything.”

The country cannot expect to buy its way to peace. There is a penchant in Washington for addressing a problem by simply throwing money at it in hopes some of it will plug the holes of the leaky dike. Gates believes money is not the only answer.

Instead of blindly filling the coffers of the Defense Department, Gates wants to remake the “culture” of the military.

While he admits it’s imperative defense modernization and budgeting not “take its current dominance [on conventional

military terms] for granted”, he argues it’s also “time … to consider whether the specialized, often relatively low-tech equipment well suited for stability and counterinsurgency missions is also Drew needed.”

Walker The conColumnist flicts the nation finds itself embroiled in are “irregular” ones that require a different approach if success is to be achieved.

Gates points out the conflicts the military has entered into over the last 40 years — with the exception of Desert Storm — have all been unconventional. From Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq, the trend over the last half cen-

tury has occurred in engagement with forces who don’t wear uniforms or abide by accepted codes of warfare.

Gates blames the bureaucracy involved in appropriating the Defense budget for not having the wherewithal to adequately prepare for what he seems to believe is the new arena of war in the 21st century.

“My fundamental concern is that there is not commensurate institutional support — including in the Pentagon — for the capabilities needed to win today’s wars and some of their likely successors,” Gates writes in the Foreign Affairs article.

Saddam Hussein was ousted after just three weeks, the Taliban after three months. In conventional warfare, the actions should be over. But, seven years after the onset of military action in

Afghanistan, and nearly six years after the invasion of Iraq, the mission is still not accomplished.

The rules of the game have changed, and “the United States cannot kill or capture its way to victory.”

Might does not make right, and that is the cliché the Bush administration forgot as it embarked on its Alexandrian conquest for world domination.

Regime change caused by superior military might is now largely ineffectual, as has been shown by the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s time Gates’ suggestions are given more serious consideration instead of just a polite hearing out.

Contact Drew Walker at dwalker@lsureveille.com

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