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Jindal to submit budget today
LSU begins SEC tourney today By David Helman Sports Writer
It’s conference championship week — when college basketball teams with visions of glory pad their resumes for the NCAA tournament, and programs with dwindling dreams of dancing do whatever it takes to keep the season alive. So consider LSU coach Trent Johnson’s unenviable task of preparing the No. 20 Tigers (25-6, 13-3) for two separate teams this Log on week and having only 24 hours to to read devise a game plan for their Friday live blogs opponent, Kentucky (20-12, 9-8), during who advanced with a 71-58 win the SEC tournament. TOURNAMENT, see page 4
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Gov. Bobby Jindal will submit his tightened executive budget today — quite fittingly on Friday the 13th — and higher education is expected to be hit hard. During a meeting at the Governor’s Mansion on March 6, state college leaders were told to expect a funding reduction of at least $219 million, or 8 percent. And according to documents released Tuesday by the LSU System, the University will face a $45.1 million cut. “It will be like the Flagship Agenda never happened,” Chancellor Michael Martin said in a University news release Tuesday. “The cut will likely cause us to fall back to where we were eight or 10 years ago. This kind of cut — 20 percent — would be a major setback for LSU.” Jindal is expected to propose a $219 million budget cut in higher education state funding for the fiscal year beginning July 1 — meaning a $34.8 million cut for the University. The total cut of $45.1 million includes the now permanent $10.3 million mid-year budget cut for fiscal year 2008-09. FUNDING, see page 4
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Hundreds gather to listen to Critter By Adam Duvernay Staff Writer
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After a week of students walking around campus dressed in ambiguous green shirts, more than 500 students gathered Thursday night in the Cox Communication Centers for Student
Athletes to see if they really did agree with Critter. Chris Cook, better known to his friends as Critter, spoke to the congregation for about 20 minutes about his personal relationship with Jesus. Critter, management senior, is a normal University student who says his life was changed by Jesus. The Refuge, the collegiate ministry of the Chapel on Campus, asked him to speak. “He’s a man of integrity and a man of character,” Clary said. “But he’s just
a normal student, and that’s really what we want to portray tonight.” The Refuge gave away about 500 green T-shirts during the past two weeks, with “I Agree With Critter” written across the front. When asked what the phrase meant, the green-shirted students informed others on campus about the event. “LSU gets a reputation as a party school, but there are Christians who CRITTER, see page 4
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday rallied the people he is counting on to help turn around the economy and warned anew that he will not tolerate wasteful spending of his $787 billion economic stimulus package. “If we see money being misspent, we’re going to put a stop to it,” Obama told a gathering of state officials. Vice President Joe Biden, who is coordinating oversight of stimulus spending, opened the conference with an equally stern warning. “Six months from now, if the verdict on this effort is that we’ve wasted the money, we built things that were unnecessary or we’ve done things that are legal but make no sense, then, folks, don’t look for any help from the federal government for a long while,” he said.
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Gov. Jindal plans to change Louisiana DWI laws Task force outlines three initiatives
By Leslie Presnall Staff Writer
In efforts to keep Louisiana roads safer, Gov. Bobby Jindal announced last week his plans to crack down on drunk driving in the upcoming legislative session. The DWI-Vehicular Homicide Task Force joined Jindal to outline three initiatives that will strengthen the state’s drunk driving laws. The proposals will strengthen the laws for drivers who refuse to submit a breathalyzer test, increase penalties for those driving with a suspended license after a DWI arrest and simplify the process to allow prosecutors to more quickly prosecute those who break the law. “Despite recent progress, Louisiana’s alcohol-related fatality rates remain significantly higher than the national average,” Jindal said in a public statement last week. “We have an obligation to keep our roads safe in order to keep our communities safe for our families.” In 2007, 475 people were killed in alcohol-related car
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crashes in Louisiana. There were more than 7,200 alcohol-related crash injuries. Jindal said he will take action to raise the suspension penalties for refusal to take a breathalyzer test to match the penalties for failure of the test — eliminating any reason to refuse the test. “This is a strong statement that we are serious about our drunk driving laws in Louisiana,” he said. “And, if you get behind the wheel drunk, you should expect to pay the price and be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” Jindal said the current law is written in a way that seems to encourage the refusal to submit to a chemical test. If an offender tests positive, the penalty is losing a driver’s license for two years — compared to a suspended license for 180 days for the refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test. In current state law upon the second refusal, a person’s license is suspended for
544 days. The LSU Police Department has written 81 DWI citations since Jan. 1, 2008. Capt. Russell Rogé, LSUPD spokesman, said nearly 50 percent of those people stopped on suspicion of drunk driving refuse to take breathalyzer test. “It’s fairly common [to refuse],” he said. “If you refuse to take it, you automatically lose your license, whether you are found innocent or guilty of the DWI [in court].” Rogé said he understands Jindal’s reasons to change the laws. “Anytime you try to change the DWI law, you’re going to have two different sides,” he said. Cpl. L’Jean McKneely, Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman, said BRPD arrested 1,106 drivers in 2008 for driving under the influence. McKneely said BRPD refused to comment on whether they agreed with Gov. Jindal. Donna Tate, DWI-Vehicular Homicide Task Force member and Mothers Against Drunk Driving Louisiana executive director, said the proposed legislation will save lives. “MADD Louisiana is excited
CALENDAR
2009 to see Friday 13 three times Day, number combo considered unlucky By Lindsey Meaux Staff Writer
Matthew Schute, philosophy junior, said he’ll likely spend today glancing over his shoulder with fear of bad luck lurking in the back of his mind. “I don’t do anything different, but I do think about it during the day and try to see if it’s anything different,” Schute said. Today is Friday the 13th, the second of three occurrences in the 2009 of the notoriously unlucky day — a day Thompson Davis, psychology professor, said might be considered unfavorable because culture defines it to be. This is the first time Friday the 13th has occurred three times in one calendar year in this millennium. The most recent occurrence was in February while the next occurrence is in November. Jennifer McCarty, biochemistry freshman, is just looking forward to another wonderful Friday. “To me, it’s mindset,” McCarty said of her sunny disposition. But McCarty is likely among the minority. “Because we know it’s supposed to be a bad day, we’re kind of just on the lookout for bad things,” Davis said. “We’re on the lookout for those kind of things more on that day because culturally we’re supposed to be.” Carolyn Ware, English professor,
said the combination of Friday and the number 13 might be responsible for the superstition. Thirteen, commonly considered an unlucky number, can be attributed to its biblical connections — there were 13 people in attendance at the Last Supper, Ware said. Marty Young, director of the Pioneer Heritage Center — a center focused on interpreting Louisiana folklore at LSU-Shreveport, said there could be several reasons Friday might typically be considered an unlucky day. “[Allegedly] Friday is the day of the week that Eve actually tempted Adam,” Young said. “On a Friday the 13th in the year 1306, the pope and King Philip of France ... had all of the knights templars arrested ... After they had the templars arrested, they tortured and murdered all of
them.” Young said Jesus was killed on a Friday, another possible reason for the hype surrounding the day. Psychologically, Davis said people use superstitions to avoid their fears. “If we get this kind of uncomfortable kind of sense in our bodies ... And that superstition makes it go away, [we’re] more likely to do that,” Davis said. “Doing that behavior decreases a sense of discomfort in [our] bodies.” According to McCarty, the best way to ward off the discomfort associated with Friday the 13th is to approach it cheerfully — a month ago on Friday, Feb. 13, she made a 97 percent on her geography test. Contact Lindsey Meaux at lmeaux@lsureveille.com
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Capt. Roge of the LSUPD administrates a mock breathalyzer test to LSUPD administrative coordinator Chelsey Roy. The new DWI proposal would impose stiffer penalties on those refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test.
at Governor Jindal’s interest and commitment to the safety of the public as demonstrated by his support for these initiatives,” she said. Murphy Painter, DWI-Vehicular Homicide Task Force chairman and Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control commissioner, said he applauds the governor for
recognizing the matter. “This is the right approach,” Painter said. “We need a comprehensive effort to target and remove drunk drivers from the road.” Contact Leslie Presnall at lpresnall@lsureveille.com
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“We will do all we can to minimize the adverse impacts, but this will clearly do real harm to a great university,” Martin said in the release. LSU broke into the top tier of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” list in August, an accomplishment that makes the possibility of large budget cuts even more painful, Martin said. He said the ranking is a result of the Flagship Agenda — a plan to make the University nationally competitive by 2010 — and the Legislature funding the University at the Southern Regional Education Board average during the past two years. Martin said in the release he wants to see the University rewarded for its high levels of performance. Jindal announced at a news conference Wednesday afternoon his plans to use about $100 million of state surplus funds to invest in capital outlay projects for higher education. The 21 infrastructure projects receiving surplus funds include about $5 million for the University’s new band hall and a chiller at LSU South Campus, $12.2 million for LSU at Eunice to construct a building with technology laboratories and lecture halls and $11 million dollars for the new clinical research facility at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. While surplus funds cannot be used to supplement the possibly hefty budget cuts, investment in capital outlay projects will keep the state moving forward, Jindal said at the news conference. “We’re going to have to do more with less, set priorities and make sure that even while we’re tightening our belt, that we are moving forward,” Jindal said. Contact Kyle Bove at kbove@lsureveille.com
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can party, too,” said Josh LaRavia, college pastor at the Chapel on the Campus. “There are a lot of people here who are down with Christ.” When Critter took the stage, he spoke about some of the experiences in his life which brought him to Jesus. Critter said the most important event in his life happened during a trip to a church camp in Florida when he was young. He said the camp played a clip of a movie depicting Jesus’ execution which moved him to tears. Critter finished his sermon with a call to students to seek out answers in their lives, even if they did not believe everything he said. “When I came to LSU and I was still seeking, the biggest help was other people seeking, too,” Critter said. “At least be seeking, that’s all I’m asking.”
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Thursday against Ole Miss. “This thing is hard,” Johnson said Tuesday. “Everything we’ve done in the past — whether it was right or wrong — you throw it out the window … Half of practice was Kentucky.” Johnson probably wants to just throw LSU’s past two games — both losses — out the window on the way to Tampa. “We don’t watch film after a game, whether we play good or bad,” said senior guard Garrett Temple. “It wasn’t anything they did. We just missed shots to be honest. We couldn’t knock down shots we usually make, and hopefully this break will help out with that.” Temple, an All-Southeastern Conference Defensive selection, and the Tigers will also have to find a way to stop Kentucky’s first team All-SEC duo of junior Jodie Meeks and sophomore Patrick Patterson. Meeks has been the SEC’s leading scorer throughout the season, averaging 24.7 points per game, and finished second to LSU senior guard Marcus Thornton in SEC Player of the Year voting.
Patterson averages 18.4 points and 9.2 rebounds, and his 15 points and 14 rebounds helped the Wildcats advance Thursday. Production in the post like that is a big reason why the Tigers enter the SEC tournament on a two-game losing streak. LSU finished the conference season ranked No. 3 in scoring defense and rebounding defense. But the Tigers were dominated in the paint last week, giving up a 33-point, 10-rebound night to Vanderbilt sophomore center A.J. Ogilvy and allowing 16 points and 17 boards to Auburn senior forward Korvotney Barber in back-to-back games. “Defensively — us getting attacked off the dribble and our angles on post defense — there were some major breakdowns there,” Johnson said. “We’re not going to put 900 pounds on [senior center] Chris Johnson and make him different over night.” The Wildcats enter Friday’s noon tipoff with a clear objective: Win, or fail to make the NCAA tournament for the first time in 17 years. Kentucky ended its regular season on a four-game losing
streak. “We’ve been reeling for a while,” Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie told reporters after Kentucky’s win Thursday. “We had a tough first half against [LSU] the first time. That’s because they made us have a tough first half. That’s what they do to people.” When the Wildcats had secured their bid to face LSU — just after 2 p.m. Thursday — Trent Johnson got to work for a tipoff less than a day away. “We’ll have a staff meeting and a serious video session,” Trent Johnson said. “We’ll be nonstop trying to get them prepared.”
friday, march, 13, 2009 The showdown also serves as a rematch for arguably the best four players in the SEC: Meeks and Patterson versus LSU’s own All-SEC duo of Thornton and junior forward Tasmin Mitchell. The Tigers got the best of the Wildcats on Feb. 28 at Rupp Arena when a late 3-pointer by Mitchell clinched the SEC regular season championship for LSU. “They’ve whipped us in our own gym, and we look forward to playing the conference champion tomorrow,” Gillispie said. Contact David Helman at dhelman@lsureveille.com
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Tigers prepare to fight Bulldogs By Jarred LeBlanc Sports Contributor
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Miles happy with quarterbacks, new defensive scheme after first practice By Rachel Whittaker Sports Writer
LSU football coach Les Miles said he was pleased with the quarterbacks’ performance on the first day of spring practice Thursday, and the defense is adjusting well to a new scheme and coaching staff. “I enjoyed today’s practice,” Miles said. “A lot new went in, some new
defensive terminology. The quarterbacks are not quite understanding how we call a formation, yet it was very productive. I liked it a lot.” Miles said he is still in no hurry to declare a starting quarterback, but he said rising sophomores Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee are more familiar with the quarterback position than newcomers Russell Shepard and Chris Garrett.
“The veterans obviously know more of what’s going on, are more comfortable with reads and crisper than the younger guys,” Miles said. “[Jefferson and Lee] made a lot of good throws today. Chris Garrett looked good today for his first day.” Jefferson said he feels “more advanced” this year and said he has gained SPRING, see page 7
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LSU freshman quarterback Russell Shepard (10) holds the football during a drill on the first day of spring practice. Coach Les Miles said he was pleased with the first practice.
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The No. 20 LSU softball team travels to Athens, Ga., this weekend for a three-game series against Georgia in the Tigers’ first Southeastern Conference road trip of the season. The No. 8 Bulldogs seek SEC redemption after losing to No. 1 Florida in a doubleheader Wednesday night, 15-0 and 4-0, respectively. Georgia (15-2) enters this weekend leading the SEC with a .367team batting average, a .677 slugging percentage and a .459 on base percentage. But ‘[Georgia] its potent offense managed has a lot only one hit in each of of new its games played the Gagirls, and against tors. we have LSU’s ace to learn pitchers, freshBrittany to pitch to man Mack and junior those girls.’ Cody Trahan, are Cody Trahan expected to see LSU junior pitcher action against the Bulldogs, while senior Dani Hofer, who earned two victories against Georgia in 2008, is still sidelined with injuries. “They’ve got to hit their spots and work ahead,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard. “That’s the secret to winning and being a pitcher.” Trahan secured the second victory in LSU’s three-game sweep of the Bulldogs last season, allowing one hit, one walk and striking out eight. “Last year we were able to come in and thrown our pitches and be successful,” Trahan said. “They have a BULLDOGS, see page 7
BASEBALL
Tigers to open SEC play with Ky. LSU hopes to rebound from three losses By Casey Gisclair Chief Sports Writer
LSU junior first baseman Sean Ochinko stood on the top step of the dugout and took a few deep breaths before addressing the media following LSU’s 10-9 loss Wednesday to Louisiana-Lafayette. Ochinko had hit an eighth-inning, game-tying two-run homer just minutes earlier to push LSU even with the Ragin’ Cajuns after falling behind 8-1 in the third inning.
But despite another strong game at the our stride at the right time like we did last plate, the only thing on Ochinko’s mind year,” said sophomore shortstop DJ LeMawas redemption. hieu. “Like we did last “Any time you lose, season when we played it’s tough,” he said. “It’s some of our best basea long season, and we’ve ball at the most important just got to remember this times.” one, digest it and then One of the questions move on.” surrounding the Tigers in Ochinko and the No. SEC play is their pitching 4 Tigers have their first rotation. Sean Ochinko opportunity to “move on” Sophomore Anthony LSU junior first baseman this weekend when the Ranaudo will start FriTigers begin Southeastern day’s game for the TiConference play against Kentucky at Alex gers, and sophomore Austin Ross will start Box Stadium. KENTUCKY, see page 7 “It’s so important for us that we reach
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LSU sophomore pitcher Austin Ross throws a pitch Sunday during the Tigers’ 6-2 loss against Illinois.
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LSU Hornets won’t need state subsidies this year brings 16 entrants to NCAAs By The Associated Press
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It all comes down to this weekend for the 16 LSU entrants in the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships at College Station, Texas. “I’ve always found that getting into the meet is one of the hardest things,” said LSU coach Dennis Shaver. “Once you get there if you just do what you did to get there, more than likely you’re going to get a point.” The meet starts this morning at 10 a.m. and ends Saturday night. Nine members of the No. 3 ranked Lady Tigers will participate in 10 events while the No. 6 Tigers will participate in six different events. “The people who deserve to be there are there,” Shaver said. Junior sprinter Samantha Henry is the lone Lady Tiger to be running in two individual events. She will compete in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes for the second straight year at the NCAA Indoor Championships. “I’m stronger and faster,” Henry said. “I’ve already done the work. Now it’s time for me to just perform where it counts.” Junior LaTavia Thomas has a chance to defend her title in the 800-meter run, ranking third nationally in the event this season with a time of 2 minutes, 4.27 seconds. Junior sprinter Trindon Holliday enters the meet No. 2 nationally in the 60-meter dash after running a seasonal-best time of 6.56 seconds. Holliday finished second at last season’s NCAA Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 6.54 seconds, finishing behind former teammate and Olympic silver medalist Richard Thompson. “Anything’s beatable when you line up beside each other,” Holliday said. “It’s just going to be who has the bigger heart and the will to win.” Sophomore weight thrower Walter Henning has won every meet he has participated in as a LSU Tiger and has already broken the school record in the weight throw. “It’s nice getting the confidence up,” said Henning. “What I’m worried about there is having people come up and throw 76 feet, but that just means I’m going to throw 76 [feet], 6 [inches].” Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Hornets’ attendance and overall revenues have been strong enough to eliminate the need for financial inducements from the State of Louisiana this year. Hornets president Hugh Weber said Thursday that the New Orleans Arena has been filling to about 99 percent capacity so far this season in terms of tickets sold or complimentary tickets used. In what Weber referred to as a partnership with the state, the team
agreed to open its financial books to state government if the state would in turn pledge to pay subsidies when attendance and revenues failed to meet certain benchmarks. “The partnership was designed so we could get the fans engaged and if they did not, we would have a fallback with the state,” Weber said. “The good news is that we’re not going to be put in that position this year. So it speaks to the fans, but also it speaks to the partnership and how it was thought through.” While the NBA has taken out a line of credit to help struggling
teams’ cash flow, with 12 teams electing to borrow a combined $200 million, Weber said the Hornets have not sought any such help yet. “I think we’re running counter to many of the stories that are happening in professional sports right now,” Weber said. The Hornets’ season-ticket base is just short of 11,000, a new franchise high in since moving to New Orleans from Charlotte in 2002. The club has sold out 14 games, one more than all of the previous regular season. The team still has nine home games remaining and is on track
to make the playoffs for a secondstraight season. During last season, the Hornets negotiated changes to their arena lease with the state to include the potential for new “performance-based” subsidies as well as an escape clause that allowed the Hornets to leave New Orleans if average attendance fell below 14,735 during a two-season period. That benchmark will be easily eclipsed, Weber said. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com
friday, march, 13, 2009 BULLDOGS, from page 5 lot of new girls, and we have to learn how to pitch to those girls.” The Bulldogs have 10 freshmen on their roster, but youth has prevailed for Georgia — four of the top 14 hitters in the SEC are Bulldogs. Georgia sophomore Alisa Goler is second in the league with a .500 batting average. Goler, who was named the SEC Player of the Week three weeks ago, leads the SEC in slugging percentage (1.148), on base percentage (.588) and home runs (9). “Obviously she has come
KENTUCKY, from page 5 Saturday’s game. But Mainieri said the team’s third starter is still a mystery. Mainieri said the uncertainty has forced the Tigers to focus on the present instead of their lofty preseason expectations. “We play better when we just take them one game at a time,” he said. “When we had that long run last year, we didn’t go into it with the idea that we were going to win 23 games in a row. We went into it with the idea of just winning today. We would just shoot all our bullets on that given day, and we’d end up winning.” Sophomore Daniel Bradshaw was demoted from his weekend role following consecutive starts in which the right hander failed to get out of
SPRING, from page 5 some weight to get to about 218 pounds. “I’m more of a pocket passer, but I don’t mind running the ball either,” Jefferson said. “I’m kind of mobile, so it really doesn’t matter.” Rising senior offensive tackle Ciron Black said Jefferson is developing a more mature mindset at quarterback. “[Jefferson] is starting to let the childish things go,” Black said. “He’s trying to help out the new freshmen.” On the defensive side, rising junior safety Chad Jones said the defensive scheme implemented by newly acquired defensive coordinator John Chavis, secondary coach Ron Cooper and defensive line coach Brick Haley includes raising the tempo of the defense. “We’re jumping routes much quicker and are a more aggressive defense,” Jones said. “Coach is really grinding us to get to the ball. We’re going to get to the ball much better this year. I like fast-paced defenses, running around and flying to the ball.” Jones said the team is having a good time getting to know the new defensive staff. “There is definitely a different intensity level,” Jones said. “Players don’t really know how the coaches think yet. It’s a great feeling out there, and we’re all having fun, but it’s time to play ball.” Jones reported to spring practice after spending time as an outfielder on the LSU baseball team. Senior wide receiver Jared Mitchell is also an outfielder, but he did not report to practice. Miles said Mitchell will continue to focus on baseball. “I told Jared he needs to not swing quickly on those slow curves
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around a lot this year and has done a lot of hard work,” Trahan said. “We’re probably going to approach it the same way. Just look at what pitches have been successful — what pitches we have thrown that have been working well for us and work with that.” LSU’s youth might play a factor as the nine freshmen and four sophomores travel to play in Athens for the first time. “In the SEC, Georgia is hard to play at,” Trahan said. “Their fans are absolutely crazy and yelling. It may be a little intimidating for some, but I think that our freshmen have had
enough experience now that they’ll be able to handle it.” Girouard said she’ll try to prepare her team for what lies ahead, but playing Georgia and the following Wednesday doubleheader against No. 2 Alabama will be a tough stretch. “If they thought the Kentucky series was a welcome to the SEC, they’ll have their eyes opened,” Girouard said. “Hopefully we don’t have the deer-in-headlights look.”
the fourth inning. Mainieri said Bradshaw will likely be used out of the bullpen for the remainder of the season — a role he was effective in this week and threw three scoreless innings. “We’re going to turn him around and get him going again out in the bullpen,” Mainieri said. “Because he’s got too good of stuff to make some of the mistakes he’s made.” The Wildcats come into the weekend having won nine-straight games, including an 8-7 win Wednesday against Indiana. Hitting has been the strength of the Wildcats’ surge, as Kentucky has scored eight or more runs in eight of the nine games in the winning streak. Kentucky sophomore infielder Chris Bisson and junior catcher Marcus Nidiffer lead the Wildcats’
offense and are hitting .412 and .390, respectively, for a Kentucky team that specializes in finding gaps and playing small ball. The Wildcats have hit 15 home runs this season compared to 31 for LSU. Ochinko said the Tigers better be ready to take a step up in competition this weekend despite the discrepancy in power. “It’s the second season,” Ochinko said. “We know Kentucky’s going to come in here with a solid ballclub, and we just have to take care of things one night at a time beginning Friday and get off to a good start in SEC play.”
... And the fly ball that gets in the lights, that’s a difficult play for him,” Miles said. “I don’t think he’ll be here in the spring at all. He’s going to play baseball.” Two other players Miles said are inactive are rising sophomore defensive tackle Kentravis Aubrey and rising sophomore safety Stefoin Francois.
“Kentravis Aubrey has a bad back, and it doesn’t appear to me he will be able to return,” Miles said. “Stefoin Francois had really significant knee surgery, and I don’t think he’ll be back in the spring.”
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Jindal’s DWI proposal close to breaking Fourth Amendment
Gov. Bobby Jindal has come close to apparently violating the U.S. Constitution. In a March 2 news release, the governor worked with the DWI-Vehicular Homicide Task Force to outline three legislative initiatives with the intent of strengthening Louisiana’s drunk driving laws. We support two of these proposals, with strengthened penalties when driving on a suspended license if said suspension stems
from a DWI arrest, as well as streamlining administrative hearings for driver’s license suspensions for those arrested for drunk driving. But the third proposition, strengthening penalties for refusing a breathalyzer test, is met with cautious pessimism. The data on the involvement of alcohol in fatal car accidents is not up for debate. Nearly half of said accidents in Louisiana were alcohol related in 2007,
according to the release. On the national level, 37 percent of all fatal crashes were alcohol related. We are not doubting the ridiculousness of drinking and driving. But under the proposed initiative, the penalty for refusing a breathalyzer test would be equal to the penalty for a failed test. This comes dangerously close to a violation of the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits any unreasonable search or seizure
without probable cause. If you’ve ever driven in Louisiana, you’ll encounter many people who drive in a way that could amount to probable cause for DWI without them drinking. If they are pulled over and refuse a breathalyzer, even if they’re sober, it’s the same as blowing anything over .08. In the release, Colonel John Leblanc, DWI-Vehicular Homicide Task Force member and Executive Director of the Louisiana
Highway Safety Commission, “Voluntary compliance is the ultimate goal, but these proposals are innovative and will strengthen our tactics for getting drunks drivers off the road.” Jindal should re-read the Constitution, at least between now and the time someone challenges this initiative in court. Contact the Editorial Board at editor@lsureveille.com
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Libertarians compelled to live free or die through statehood When considering living options around the seemingly everexpanding global community, few would confide in one of the smallest states in the nation. New Hampshire is undergoing a potential transformation in not only political but also social life. Since then, the state has become a haven for proponents of the libertarian philosophy. “Libertarian” is hard to define. As a general definition, libertarianism consists of a wide array of political identities cast under a limited spectrum of basic principles. These principles are generally centered around tendencies to maximize freedom, promote personal tolerance and champion responsibility while detesting the growth and existence, to a certain extent, of government authority. But like most third parties, the
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Don’t go out and vote this year We could critique every ticket’s platforms, but it would be a waste of our time. So we will tackle our biggest problem with Student Government. The reason people are always upset about SG spending “our money” — considering we pay fees that operate SG — is because we don’t get a vote on it. You can say, “Well, you have representatives from each college as senators.” But that is bull. We think you might want to add my next suggestion to your platforms — it might even gain you some votes.
Libertarian Party resides somewhere between ineffective and irrelevant. Refusing to fall victim to the dustbin of history, modern libertarians have instead opted for a pragmatic approach to the development of the movement’s political purpose. Some might Daniel Lumetta Opinion Editor estimate the national libertarian agenda has been hijacked by extremists who propose secession through legal and subtle measures. Others, specifically libertarians, disagree. The Free State Project is an attempt to migrate libertarians — 20,000 of them, to be exact — to New Hampshire. The conventional thinking
goes that 20,000 motivated libertarians will constitute enough political muscle to covertly hijack control of the government and undermine the legitimacy of the Union. But the libertarian mission in New Hampshire is evidently less conspiratorial in nature. Once enough sign the petition on the project’s Web site, the mass flock to the promised land begins. The project does not support any candidate or party and does not support or endorse any legislation. New Hampshire is “the chosen state” because it has the lowest tax burden and one of the lowest levels of dependency on federal spending in the nation, according to the Web site. The site also boasts an extremely low salary for state representatives, the lowest state crime level and a ranking by George Mason Univer-
sity as the “most free state.” Perhaps more notably, there are no seat belt or helmet requirements. But whether you agree with libertarian principles or not, there may be no better way to launch an aggressive campaign aimed at invoking political revision across the nation. To maximize political influence, the project advocates amassing enough people to signal marginal shifts in some elections. It’s questionable how practical it will be to quietly and gradually implant the libertarian culture and reputation into the collective conscious of the New Hampshire populace. But focusing on long-term strategy rather than short-term results, the project plans to secure control over the state government in increments, slowly making its way from local elections to the governor’s mansion. The project then aims to branch
out from the chosen state to regional chapters and a new, more appealing and inclusive political party. “Think globally and act locally” appears to be the creed behind the project’s execution. This might seem like a blip on the radar screen. But the point isn’t a sea-change in modern political life. But because many important decisions — especially those affecting local life — are made at the state government level, the potential the project holds has yet to be realized. Noble intentions rarely blossom when blended with impractical policy.
Any amount over $5,000 must be voted on by the student body. Simple, isn’t it? I know a lot of people would get tired of voting on things, but they also wouldn’t be able to complain when you waste and mismanage our money. And letting us choose how to spend $5,000, after wasting nearly $40,000 on furniture and another $70,363 on the Dodson gardens without a vote, is a slap in the face. I’m sure a lot of people support these projects, but somehow I think letting the students vote on it couldn’t hurt. So until we actually see a candidate that will change things, we will not vote and will ask everyone else to do the same. We can promise you that by joining in unity with us, and not voting with one voice, we can take a step
forward and bring more for LSU and SG to the next level of doing nothing in ‘09.
We are here to promise you that we will handle these issues to the best of our ability and act as you, the students, want. We are not going to push our own agenda or our own issues. We are here to face the issues the students bring to us and issues that come about. Rather than limit ourselves to a push card, we intend to face the broad spectrum of issues that face students. Rather than patting ourselves on the back for successfully implementing a trivial push card promise, we’ll be working to make sure Student Government isn’t wasting the money of the students, which often seems to be the case. The problem with making promises is once you realize you’re judged by your push card, the tunnel vision begins. You end up missing the fact
that your government just tried to spend $5,000 of student money on new office furniture because you’re too busy trying to get public feedings for our pet tiger. If elected, we will welcome a high level of scrutiny. We are confident we won’t disappoint. We don’t have a ticket and don’t want to owe anyone any favors because they helped us get elected. This is about our promise to the students: each and every student, no one student more than any other. We are here to represent the views of the LSU student body, not our own. Help us Make it Reign on March 24, 2009.
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Make it Reign on March 24 We are running for Student body president and vice president of LSU. Unlike some of our opponents, we are not here to make false promises or pretend that we can know what will happen next year. With budget cuts looming and an ever-changing administration, we can only imagine all the issues we will face.
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“... Notice the difference: While democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.”
Alexis de Tocqueville French political philosopher July 29, 1805 — April 16, 1859
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Is it fair, accurate to call President Obama socialist?
There are many opinions surrounding the popular tendency to label President Barack Obama a socialist — or at the very least, to stamp his policies as carrying socialist components. Some, like history professor David Culbert, deny the notion. Others, including students who openly adhere to socialism — yet wish to remain anonymous — consider Obama one of their own, noting the label doesn’t carry the same negative stigma elsewhere around the world that it carries here in the states. In light of recent inquiry, Obama was initially skeptical about whether the charge, which sprouted from a New York Times reporter, was cast in seriousness. Joe Curl’s blog at The Washington Times clarified the president’s perspective: “... I think it’s important just to note when you start hearing folks throw these words around that we’ve actually been operating in a way that has been entirely consistent with free-mar-
ket principles and that some of the same folks who are throwing the word ‘socialist’ around can’t say the same.” To settle whether it’s not only accurate but also fair to label Obama a socialist, we asked some notable voices on campus.
Kirby Goidel, political science and mass communication professor By my definition, socialism is “democratic” in nature as opposed to communism, which was brought on by force. Both share that government would have some ownership of the “means of production.” I think the term has more negative connotations than it should, and it has been used pejoratively to discredit policy ideas. Socialized medicine — for example — is bad. Yet, one of the more popular government pro-
grams — Medicare — is a form of state run socialized medicine. Government does not generally get overly involved in markets unless they do so by organized interest groups (generally through regulation) or when markets fail. What we are watching is a massive failure of financial markets and a potentially dire economic outlook. The true “capitalist” response would be to let the market run its course, let financial institutions fail, allow people to lose homes and jobs, and eventually the market will correct itself. Notably, it was George W. Bush — and Obama — who pushed the TARP program through as part of an effort to keep this from happening. Why? Because democratic governments demand the leaders respond to crisis. Indeed, the Obama presidency will be judged on whether the economy shows significant improvement. So is it fair to compare Obama to a socialist government? Why not, though I think you will find we are less socialist than
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Experience debunks bisexual myths Sexuality is fluid and varies from person to person, thus creating various labels to explain it. But labels are only terms used in society to name characteristics which are necessary to group together. Though it seems to be a trend in modern society to be bisexual in the sense that Tila Tequila is bisexual, two hot girls making out in a bar are often not bisexual — they are often just sexual or want attention from the male species. Some generic definitions of bisexuality include people who love despite gender and people who are capable of feeling romantic, spiritual and/or sexual attraction to both sexes. For those who truly feel their sexual orientation should be labeled “bisexual,” many myths need to be busted. 1. Myth: There is no such thing as bisexuality — you can only be straight or gay. Truth: Because of the fluidity of sexuality, many envisage it as a point on a spectrum. On the contrary, there is no such thing as straight or gay. This is not to say all people are bisexual — but both the male and female sexes have characteristics of each other. Straight men can be sensitive just as straight females can be muscular, and gay men can be ultra macho just as lesbians can be completely femme. The label of bisexuality only connotes the individual’s choice
to be labeled so. 2. Myth: Bisexuality is more accepted by modern society. Truth: Though some girls may believe being “bi” will make them more attractive to the opposite sex, in reality, many bisexuals feel unwelcome in both the heterosexual and homosexual communities. This is because both groups label them similarly Isabel Blum with only one Columnist difference. As a whole, both groups believe bisexuals are sexually confused or going through a phase. The difference is while some in the straight community believe bisexuals to be undercover gays, some in gay community believe them to be straights who want attention. These beliefs leave bisexuals too gay to be straight and too straight to be gay — and less accepted by both. 3. Myth: You can’t be bisexual and monogamous. Truth: This myth is widely persistent in both the gay and straight communities because of the tendency of many bisexuals to date one sex after having dated the other. This can usually be connected to different male and female characteristics the individual finds attractive. A bisexual woman who breaks up with a man because of
other industrial democracies. But we should not discard policies simply because they have been labeled socialist. The question is not what label to apply, but will the policy help to solve an important problem (health care) or relieve a crisis (the economy).
Christopher Weber, political science professor It may be the case that Obama’s policies lean to the left more than previous administrations, so, yes, the way his administration approaches domestic policy probably is more socialist. That said, the critique is often waged from the right and as a label with negative connotations, which may undermine valid and effective political solutions. In that respect, the usage of the socialist label is unfortunate
and may detract from policycentered discourse. Personally, I would label Obama’s approach to the economic situation more pragmatic than influenced by underlying socialist or liberal motives. Another thing to consider is how inherently meaningless these ideological labels can be. One aspect of the current economic situation that is rarely discussed is where the term “liberal” came from, for instance. One of the reasons for the discrepancy between American and Western European brands of “liberalism” is that FDR packaged his policies as liberal — which at the time also may have been deemed socialist. This was done to avoid the connotations associated with socialism.
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his insensitivity is likely to date a woman after because of her ability to be sensitive. This tendency does not mean bisexuals can’t be faithful to one person — monogamy is a choice made by the individual. 4. Myth: Men can’t be bisexual. Truth: America today expects men to be very macho and “manly,” but this does not mean men can’t be attracted to both sexes. Many dismiss bisexual men as being gay. Consequently, few men label themselves as bisexual. Men who may wish to refer to themselves as bisexual tend to delay opening up because of the social constraints it will create, thus claiming to be straight until it is necessary. There are many other myths prescribed to bisexuality that are only conceived stereotypes of the main-stream culture. But bisexuality is just a label. And labels are arbitrary and change between demographics and cultures relative to perception. There are myths of all different sub-cultures, and many prove incorrect, including those about bisexuality. And no, you can’t watch. Isabel Blum is a 20-year-old communications disorder junior. Contact Isabel Blum at iblum@lsureveille.com
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FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009 manor.com Location. Location. Location... Star t Living. FOR RENT- ARLINGTON TR ACE 1300 sq ft living area 2 bed, 2.5 bath Apprx. 3 Miles South of LSU Gated Community $1300.00 monthly 225.819.2616 *L A K E B E A U P R E ’ T O W N H O M E S * Reserve your place now for Summer/ Fall ’09. 2br/2.5b - $1300/ mo. 3br/3.5b - $1650/ mo. Featuring Clubhouse with Pool, Tennis Court, Gym. All Appliances Included. Dean Flores Real Estate 225.767.2227 SUMMER GROVE CONDOS Reserve your unit now for Summer/Fall ’09. 2bed/2 bath - $1,200 2bed/2.5 bath - $1,300 3bed/3.5 bath - $1,650 See our website for more details! www.deanflores.com Dean Flores Real Estate 9191 Siegen Lane Ste 4-B Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225.767.2227 A R L I N G T O N T R AC E Reserve yours now for Summer/Fall ’09. 2bed/2.5 bath - $1,300/monthly 3bed/3.5 bath - $1,650/monthly All appliances included. Dean Flores Real Estate 225.767.2227 WALK TO L SU 1 and 2 BR FLATS and TH, pool, laundry center. University View Apartments on West Parker. Call Hannah 767-2678. NO PETS. SHERWOOD AREA - SUMMER SUBLET Four bedroom home with pool. Available May 20th - August 15th. $1500.00/ month. 225.295.0173 ROOMMATES F E M A L E R O O M M AT E Seeking to share nice 2 br apt near campus, w/other female. $375/mo. 225.892.8901 PERSONALS R AWR! Did you see star wars? Did you like Chewbacca? Did you appreciate his height, hairiness, and loyalty? If so, I may be your man! ABSOLUTELY NO Y-CHROMOSOMES! I can be reached at hairybenjamin@gmail.com LOOKING TO SCORE?!?! Fun, smart, cute blonde babe about to graduate... Looking for involved, soccerplaying male grad-student... Only want a quick fling before I move away this summer! Come play with me! anchorchelsea@gmail.com LOOKING FOR MILITAR T Y MAN looking for strong military man who isnt afraid to cuddle...im white female 19 freshman....no older than 24 please...if interested please send some info about yourself, a picture, etc.. to: wonderchief1@ yahoo.com or ahillm1@lsu.edu L SU GUY Looking for love in all the wrong places. Finally decided to put this up here. I’m 22 going to graduate next May. I need a sweet girl who is content being herself. I like movies, going out to dinner, traveling, and of course LSU Football. Tigerlovin22@gmail.com *TIRED OF BEING HEAR T BROKEN* Smart, shy, Independant LSU Junior girl looking to hang out with a nice, smart, sensible, cute guy for friendship or possibly dating. damselindistress86@gmail.com
LOOKING FOR MILITAR T Y MAN looking for strong military man who isnt afraid to cuddle...im white female 19 freshman...if interested please send some info about yourself, a picture, etc.. to: wonderchief1@ yahoo.com or ahillm1@lsu.edu BOOT Y HUNTER Looking for a cute pirate to shiver me timbers. Ask me about my Midnight Madness. Find out at www.themidnightmadness.com SEEKING CHARITABLE, outdoor loving individual. Must love animals and the occasional hiking or camping trip. Drop me a message at HighpointingForAmerica.org GLUTEN-FREE Gluten-intolerant student
seeking to meet other participants of gluten-free lifestyle! celiad650@gmail.com I WANT TO BE YOUR DERIVATIVE so I can lie tangent to your curves. Nerdy ndn chick seeking an intelligent and attractive conversationalist. Ladies only, please—I’m tired of natural logs approaching the asymptote. sheenyinabottle@hotmail.com MISCELLANEOUS RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL HOME INSPECTION David Edenburn, ECI I n s p e c t i o n . O f f no 767.3996 or 225.933.7138
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