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VolumeÊ 114,Ê IssueÊ 102
Friday,Ê MarchÊ 5,Ê 2010
STEP
FACULTY
Candidate offers grad school diversity
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By Mallory Logan Contributing Writer
Sorority step show brings Greek councils together By Joanna Zimmerman
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Phi Mu stepped its way to victory against five other sororities Thursday night. The sorority won the first-place trophy in the first Panhellenic Council step show with a routine entitled “Pink Ladies.” “Go big or go home, and we’re not going home,” said Natalie Jeansonne, Phi Mu freshman. Kappa Delta took second place, and Zeta Tau Alpha finished third. Other competing sororities were Chi Omega, Delta Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta. Each sorority choreographed a routine with the assistance of a liaison from the National Panhellenic Council. Whitney Morvant of Chi Omega, history junior, said the MPHD helped a lot with the routine. Her group also used YouTube to find steps they liked. Most choreographed the routine with a theme specific to their sorority. Morvant said they used their mascot, an owl, as inspiration for their theme “Jailbirds.” Phi Mu chose a routine entitled “Pink Ladies” because the sorority’s colors are pink and white, STEP SHOW, see page 12
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[Top] Members of Phi Mu perform Thursday at the annual Panhellenic Council step show at the River Center. [Bottom] Members of runners-up Zeta Tau Alpha and Kappa Delta perform.
EDITORÕ S NOTE: This story is the second in a series of stories about the Graduate School dean candidates. The final candidate running for the Graduate School dean is planning to attract more international students but is unsure of how thick his skin is for the job. Patrick Hesp, final candidate and Geography and Anthropology Department Chair, spoke Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Dodson Auditorium to approximately 50 listeners. One element of the Graduate School that Hesp will focus on is the Web site. Ò Obama has proved that the use of Internet and social networking systems are effective through his campaign,” Hesp said. Having the Web site available to read in different languages is important to attract foreign students, Hesp said. The enrollment of international students has decreased since 1993, while enrollment DEAN, see page 12
BUDGET CUTS
Faculty, students rally against state funding decreases Save LSU advocates higher income tax By Xerxes A. Wilson Senior Staff Writer
A small group of students and faculty assembled Thursday at the flagpole on the Parade Ground to rally against budget cuts and decreases in state funding. Dubbed the Ò National Day of Action for Public Education,” students across the country rallied against budget cuts to higher education.
Five hundred protesters reading, “Hey Bobby J, How many marched across various campuses, jobs did you cut today?” The gathering was organized by according to reports, while about 20 the “SAVE LSU” students and faculty gathered on the facebook group, University’s camwhich has more pus at noon. than 6,100 memLog on to read the “There is a terbers. budget cut blog and Ò I read about rible case of apathy see the fl yer the the cuts and didnÕ t on campus,” said protesters distributed. pay much attenPeter Nictakis, thetion until I got atre freshman. “Increased tuition and loss of instructors back from break and the theatre dewill be really felt in the fall, but by partment told us about the cuts we then, it will be too late.” are going to see,” Nictakis said. “It Nictakis attended to represent needs to be real to students.” the University chapter of Ò Students SAVE LSU, see page 12 Against Sweatshops” and held a sign
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Alexandra Bobet, plant and soil sciences junior, and Peter Nictakis, theatre freshman, hold up signs in the Save LSU protest Thursday.