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LSU Student Government President Clay Tufts (left) and Alumni Association President Cliff Vannoy are launching a new campaign to get the LSU community involved in the current budget crisis.

Breaking Down the WISE Fund

The WISE Fund allocates $40 million to Louisiana higher education. $14 million was allotted to the LSU System.

The University was set to receive $7.1 million, split three ways: 1. General Fund: $1.4 million received 2. Community Development Block Grant: $3.5 million to be received 3. House Bill 2: $2.2 million to be received

Upcoming budget cuts could affect WISE Fund

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Alumni Association, SG begin campaign against budget cuts

BY Rose Velazquez rvelazquez@lsureveille.com

BY Chloe Huff chuff@lsureveille.com

The presidents of Louisiana’s higher education systems agreed cutting core funding from universities will make the money received through the Workforce and Innovation for a Stronger Economy Fund obsolete, Tommy Smith, associate vice chancellor of Finance and Administrative Services and vice provost for Finance, said Wednesday.

“They can’t come in and say, ‘LSU, we’re going to give you a $20

Everyone has a stake in the future of the University, or at least that’s the plan. The Alumni Association is teaming with up Student Government to bring together all members of “Tiger Nation” in an advocacy group to help stop the state’s potential $400 million budget cuts to higher education.

The Alumni Association launched Tiger Advocates online on

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see ALUMNI, page 4

Construction

Pleasant Hall set to undergo major renovations $7 million in updates to be funded privately

BY Julian Schardt jschardt@lsureveille.com Pleasant Hall will receive a face-lift as the University attempts to create lasting first impressions on students deciding whether to make the University their future alma mater.

Director of planning, design and construction Roger Husser said the project is in the early stages of planning, and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions is the focus of the

proposed plans.

Husser said the renovations have a budget of $7 million, and the money will be raised through private fundraising efforts.

Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management David Kurpius said fundraising efforts started in Nov. 2014, and about $1 million has been raised for the project thus far.

“We are hoping to finish up this year,” Kurpius said.

“It’s one of the President’s top priorities.”

Prospective students touring the University are met with grim, outdated conditions upon

entering Pleasant Hall, and it does not leave a good taste in their mouths, Kurpius said.

The proposed plans include the creation of a plaza in front of Pleasant Hall, which Kurpius said will contain a more attractive and inviting entryway.

“We need a highly branded, welcoming place where students and families don’t stand at a front desk counter and talk about their finances and their scholarships for financial aid where other people can hear,” Kurpius said. “There are appearance issues, privacy issues. The University needs to put its best foot forward, but

with this building we don’t.”

Phase one of the project included the construction of the new Geaux Zone located on the first floor of the Student Union.

Kurpius said the Geaux Zone will serve as headquarters for campus tours and will be used for the first time on Thursday.

Phase two includes adding interactive as well social media elements to the Geaux Zone, Kurpius said.

Kurpius said the next step of the plan includes moving the Math Lab and converting the space into admissions and

see RENOVATIONS, page 4

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Students enter Pleasant Hall prior to its planned renovations.

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Fugitive treasure hunter to remain behind bars in Fla. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A deepsea treasure hunter was ordered Wednesday to remain behind bars in Florida while his extradition process is delayed and his former investors press for details on what happened to millions of dollars in gold he found in a historic shipwreck.

As he did twice last week, U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Lee Brannon postponed a hearing to confirm the identity of Tommy Thompson and discuss his extradition to Ohio, because the 62-year-old defendant still hadn’t formally hired an attorney licensed to represent him in federal court. Thompson again repeatedly told the judge of his complicated medical issues, and the judge repeatedly cut him off.

“Your health issue is in no way relevant to whether you’re wanted in Ohio or not,” Brannon said.

An attorney did appear in court on Thompson’s behalf but said she had not yet received clearance to defend him and had not yet had time to familiarize herself with the case. Meantime, Thompson’s longtime companion, Alison Antekeier, was

denied bond and ordered held awaiting a decision on her own extradition. Brannon said even though Antekeier only faces a civil charge, she was a flight risk.

His decision to deny bond for Antekeier came after a U.S. Marshals Service officer who tracked down the couple last week testified about what he found in their possession: information about seeking asylum in foreign countries, more than $420,000 in cash and storage units around South Florida held under different names.

“They were using different identities and using disguises,” Officer Christopher Crotty testified.

Thompson made history in 1988 when he found the S.S. Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, which sank in a hurricane about 200 miles off the South Carolina coast in September 1857, claiming 425 lives.

Thousands of pounds of California gold went down with the vessel — so much gold that it contributed to an economic panic.

Thompson and Antekeier were arrested Jan. 27 at the hotel where they were living near Boca Raton. Less than 48 hours

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Tommy Thompson holds a $50 pioneer gold piece retrieved in 1989 from the wreck of the gold ship Central America. later, investors and sonar analysts who sued Thompson about a decade ago for their share of the treasure filed subpoenas in federal court, seeking any documents from the hotel that may show how Thompson has been living a cash-only lifestyle for so long.

“If he has millions of dollars of cash hidden somewhere, if he

has 500 gold coins hidden somewhere, those are assets he needs to answer questions about,” said Mike Szolosi, a Columbus, Ohio, attorney representing nine sonar analysts who sued Thompson in 2006, arguing that they’d been cheated out of 2 percent of profits from gold recovered from the shipwreck, plus years of interest.

Man who lived modestly leaves millions in donations BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — A Vermont man who sometimes held his coat together with safety pins and had a long time habit of foraging for firewood also had a knack for picking stocks — a talent that became public after his death when he bequeathed $6 million to his local library and hospital.

The investments made by Ronald Read, a former gas station employee and janitor who died in June at age 92, “grew substantially” over the years, said his attorney Laurie Rowell.

Read, who was known for his flannel shirt and baseball cap, gave no hint of the size of his fortune.

“He was unbelievably frugal,” Rowell said Wednesday.

When Read visited her office, “sometimes he parked so far away so he wouldn’t have to pay the meter.”

The bequest of $4.8 million to the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and $1.2 million to the town’s Brooks Memorial Library were the largest each institution has ever received. Read also made a number of smaller bequests.

“It’s pretty incredible. This is not something that happens on a regular basis,” said the hospital’s development director,

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In addition to cash, Read had an antique Edison phonograph with dozens of recording drums that he left to the Dummerston Historical Society, Rowell said.

“It’s really a beautiful machine,” said the society’s president, Muriel Taylor.

Read was born in the small town of Dummerston in 1921.

He was the first in his family to graduate from high school, walking and hitchhiking about four miles each way from his home to school in Brattleboro. After military service during World War II, he returned to Brattleboro and worked at a service station for 25 years and then 17 years as a janitor at the local J.C. Penney.

In 1960, he married a woman he met at the service station. She died in 1970.

Stepson Phillip Brown, of Somersworth, New Hampshire, told the Brattleboro Reformer he visited Read every few months, more often as Read’s health declined. The only indication Brown had of Read’s investments was his regular reading of the Wall Street Journal.

“I was tremendously surprised,” Brown said of Read’s hidden wealth. “He was a hard worker, but I don’t think anybody had an idea that he was a multi-millionaire.”

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Thursday, February 5, 2015 TRANSPORTATION

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University transit system’s 10-year contract up for grabs

BY AMANDA CAPRITTO acapritto@lsureveille.com In 2009, the Capital Area Transit System lost its contract and partnership with the University, but this year, CATS has the chance to reestablish its service in the campus area.

CATS CEO Bob Mirabito said he thinks CATS can serve University students better than First Transit, the transit line that provides Tiger Trails, because its buses can combine campus routes and other city routes into one system.

“You have to understand, LSU can only provide service that is targeted for areas around campus,” Mirabito said.

“We are the public transit provider for East Baton Rouge Parish, so what students would get from CATS — in addition to campus services — would be services around different areas of Baton Rouge.”

However, CATS doesn’t offer some of the amenities provided

by First Transit.

First Transit offers four nighttime routes that students rely heavily on, while CATS buses begin their routes at 4:30 a.m. and end at 11 p.m. daily, but Mirabito said those hours can change.

“If a nighttime service is included in the contract that LSU offers CATS, then obviously we’d do it,” Mirabito said. “We listen to our customers.”

Mirabito said they would look into demands for nighttime services in other parts of the city, like downtown or the Corporate Boulevard area.

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The University transit system Tiger Trails, which is run by First Transit, has a fleet of 23 buses and offers nighttime routes. ing app similar to First Transit’s, but there are some differences, Mirabito said.

The First Transit app, called TransLoc, has a real-time tracking map where riders can see individual buses moving along their routes, as well as a minute-by-minute countdown for bus stop arrivals CATS uses “CATS Trax,” an app provided by a company called RouteShout. While the CATS app offers minute-byminute countdowns, it does not provide a live map.

Mirabito said CATS could be more convenient for students, especially those who use public transit to get to other parts of the city.

“Right now, you have to have two apps,” Mirabito said. “For example, if you want to take an LSU bus to get to an LSU

bus stop that is also served

by CATS, you first have to see when the LSU bus is coming.

Then when you get off the LSU bus, you have to see when the CATS bus is coming. If CATS has all the service, it’s all integrated into one application and one system. It’s a lot easier for students to get around all of East Baton Rouge Parish, not just campus.”

The University charges all students a flat fee of about $70 per semester to pay for the First Transit system. Mirabito said he thinks the case would be the same if CATS were awarded the new contract.

“My expectation would be that the LSU ID would be your passport onto CATS buses and you’d be able to get free transportation,” Mirabito said.

Mirabito became CEO June

2013, four years after CATS lost its partnership with the University, but he said he thinks the company lost a significant amount of revenue, and a new contract would have a large impact on their earnings.

CATS is also looking into alternatively fueled buses, Mirabito said.

They are considering switching to electric or hydroelectric buses, and Mirabito said he thinks serving the University could help.

“Being able to partner with LSU to provide bus service to the students and the campus could be a catalyst in us switching to alternative fuel buses,” Mirabito said.

University director of finance and administration Jeffrey Campbell said CATS lost its contract with the University

in 2009 because of student and faculty complaints.

“Customer service just didn’t seem to be a priority for CATS back then,” Campbell said. “We had multiple complaints about professionalism and reliability of service. CATS management was not addressing those issues.”

Campbell said students have been fairly pleased with the First Transit system, but there’s always going to be complaints.

The biggest issues students and faculty have with First Transit system are the bus schedules and the lack of buses, Campbell said. The University currently has a fleet of 23 buses, but only 19 or 20 run at a time in case backup is needed.

“In the last six years since the [First Transit] contract, we’ve increased in student population. But, in the contract with First Transit, we called for a certain number of buses,” Campbell said. “We can pull one bus from one route and put it on another, but then you’d get some backlash.”

The new proposed contract will be a 10-year agreement and is asking for new buses, Campbell said.

Proposals will be accepted from any interested transit system and will be “graded” on a point system. Campbell said.

“I’m not saying CATS will get it and I’m not saying CATS won’t get it,” Campbell said.

“It’s based on the service and technology they can provide, and anything to prevent additional cost. We’ll always do what’s in the best interest of the University and the students.”

TECHNOLOGY

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New research center to work on cyber security

BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON chenderson@lsureveille.com With potential budget cuts on the horizon, many state universities and their internal departments are wondering where their next dollar will come from. But at least one University entity thinks it can attract $34.5 million in the first three years of its existence.

They also think they’ve found just the man to lead it.

The Transformational Technology and Cyber Research Center hopes to be a hub for major federal and commercial research projects in STEM-related fields.

Jeff Moulton, the center’s first director, has experience in raising research dollars. He served previously as the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s principal research associate.

Under Moulton, the Institute gained over $300 million in annual research and development contracts.

Moulton’s job will be to attract research entities from all over the country in applied sci-

ence fields like cyber security and nanotechnology.

Gov. Bobby Jindal and LSU President F. King Alexander announced the formation of the TTCRC in August, and the Board of Supervisors conditionally approved the measure and Moulton’s hiring at their January meeting.

But the center did not wait until then to get started.

Moulton said the center has two funded contracts and is working on adding many others.

“We’re working on cybersecurity related research,” Moulton said. “One is an evaluation of a training tool that we’re using to train military responders, and the second is a look at how we actually secure critical infrastructure components.”

Moulton said each project has its own deadline, and the two they are currently working on are one-year projects.

The center is set apart from other research happening at the University because it’s “applied research,” Moulton said.

This is because it’s outside the classroom or laboratory set-

ting and beyond trying to prove or disprove a hypothesis.

“Where we do our work is where it counts, and that’s where we use research,” Moulton said.

“So in the user’s environment how does this actually work on a real network and not a pristine environment like a laboratory?”

The center will be funded in part by the state and the University. For every $10 earned in research funding, the state will provide $1 and the University will provide 50 cents.

Along with other divisions of University research, The TTCRC will collaborate with and be housed in the Stephenson Disaster Management Institute.

The broad goals of SDMI are “to save the lives of people and animals by continuously improving disaster management through leadership in applied research and executive education,” according to its website.

SDMI is a member of the Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training, and is currently working on projects related to cyber security.

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page 4 sponsored by the Alumni Association, and we’re informing the entire Tiger Nation — every graduate, every future alum, every faculty member, their families, anybody in Louisiana,” Vannoy said.

SG will bring student involvement to the group, while the Alumni Association will contact alumni.

The two will then work to get the families and friends of those connections involved too, Vannoy said.

Students who enter their information in the program will

Alumni, from page 1 Feb. 3.

Tiger Advocates aims to inform the LSU community of legislation threatening University funding and connect them to their state representatives, who will convene April 13 for the 2015 legislative session.

CEO and president of the LSU Alumni Association Cliff Vannoy said he hopes Tiger Advocates unifies the LSU community.

“In short, Tiger Advocates is a grassroots organization

The Daily Reveille be linked to state legislators, said SG president Clay Tufts.

“They can start contacting them and let them know, ‘Hey I’m a student and I care about LSU. I want the best for my school,’” Tufts said.

Advocates can send an email to or call their legislators to let them know they are monitoring legislative decisions that could impact the University.

LSU is not the only institution threatened by budget cuts, Vannoy said, and partnerships with other universities could be helpful.

Thursday, February 5, 2015 “We’re also looking at partnering with other institutions to bring a strong message about the importance of wellfunded outstanding institutions that provide a great service to Louisiana and its citizens,” Vannoy said.

The Alumni Association led efforts to create a group advocating against budget cuts because of their connections to the University, Vannoy said.

“We’re supposed to be building a mutually beneficial relationship between our graduates and friends with the

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University,” Vannoy said. “If the University needs help, that’s who they call on — the Alumni Association.”

Budget cuts are unavoidable, Vannoy said, but the impact of the cuts could be decreased by an innovative solution.

Change is possible if enough advocates tell legislators they are behind these solutions, Vannoy said.

“I would think the key to this thing is com[ing] up with a creative solution,” Vannoy said. “Provide that as part of legislation and with that, help solve the issues. Rather than just say ‘No, don’t do that,’ let’s find a solution that works and then get behind that solution. And I think that’s imperative.”

RENOVATIONS, from page 1 financial aid offices. “[If you] come in here on a day when you have prospective parents coming in, and the Math Lab isn’t quite open yet,” Kurpius said, “you will have students laying on the floor, sleeping on the couches and our prospective student parents our looking around here saying, ‘What is going on?’”

Kurpius said the proposed plans will move the Math Lab to the first floor of Middleton Library and hopes to have the relocation completed by Jan. 1, 2016.

The new lab will take up the area on the right side of CC’s Coffee House.

Director of Precalculus Mathematics Phoebe Rouse said students may benefit from this change as the Math Lab will be more centrally located and closer to the hub of campus.

About 3,700 algebra and trigonometry students use the Math Lab during the fall semester, and about 1,800 students use it during the spring semester, Rouse said.

Algebra and trigonometry students must spend three hours a week in the lab. Students completing a dual algebra and trigonometry course must spend 4 1/2 hours a week in the lab.

Rouse said since the Math Lab’s implementation in 2003, the percentage of successful grades — A, B and C — in math courses has steadily increased and reached a peak of 75 percent in 2014.

Rouse said the Math Lab is a fundamental part of the University and believes the move to Middleton will help students become more successful.

“College Algebra is the gatekeeper course in institutions all around the country,” Rouse said. “Students who are successful on their first attempt have a graduation rate that is about double of those who don’t.”

The University’s Math Lab serves as an example to the rest of the nation as Rouse helped other universities such as Kentucky University and Northern Illinois University implement their own systems.

Thursday, February 5, 2015 football

LSU ends National Signing Day in top 5

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BY Jack Chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com The results are in.

The Tigers finished No. 5 in the nation after receiving two five-star, 11 four-star and 10 three-star recruits, according to 247sports.com’s composite rankings.

“This is the first time we’ve been ranked in the top-five back to back,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “We really want to know about this class for a year or two, but it has got a balance of speed and size. And it’s a class where character and quality people, as well as talent, are throughout. This is a class that, in my mind, helps us compete for championships and certainly the college playoffs.”

The big day for LSU kicked off around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, when the Tigers landed their first marquee target in 4-star offensive lineman Toby Weathersby. Weathersby, the No. 6 ranked offensive tackle in the nation, decided on LSU after heavy consideration in joining Southeastern Conference foe Arkansas.

“He reminds you of La’el Collins,” Miles said. “A big, strong kid. A guy who enjoys the right side of the line.”

Heading into the 2015 season, a big question on the minds of Miles and his staff was the pending replacement of offensive lineman La’el Collins and the future of the Tigers’ offensive front.

The commitments of both Weathersby and four-star offensive lineman Maea Teuhema, along with the return of junior Vadal Alexander and sophomore Jerald Hawkins, has given the Tigers plenty of hope for its established reputation up front.

“The past month has given us a real strength on the offensive line,” Miles said. “It allows us to develop those young players … with the idea of finding the best five players this year will be a little bit more competitive. And the idea that these guys will step forward in a year or so, and we figure, to be one of the best lines around.”

After Weathersby’s commitment, letters came pouring in from many expected LSU targets. One target in particular, four-star running back Nick Brossette, decided to keep his prior commitment to the Tigers after heavy consideration elsewhere.

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LSU sophomore forward Jordan Mickey handles the ball during LSU’s 87-84 win against Georgia on Jan. 10 at the PMAC.

Sophomore forward Mickey emerges as leader BY david gray dgray@lsureveille.com LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin knew his teammate was in pain.

But Martin also knew sophomore forward Jordan Mickey wouldn’t be out for long.

“He wanted to go back in,” Martin said. “He told the coach he was ready. I saw in his eyes the pain he had. I knew how bad he was feeling.”

In the second half of the Tigers’ loss against Mississippi State on Saturday, Mickey leaped for a high pass but landed awkwardly on his right ankle, forcing an unexpected exit to a tight ball game.

But less than two minutes later, Mickey was back on the court.

Martin wasn’t surprised.

“He was in a lot of pain,” Martin said. “He came to the sideline saying it was hurting. He actually wanted to sit down and take a break. But he knew how important it was for him to be out there, and he knew the predicament I was in. He went out there and gave his all.”

The Tigers’ loss to the Bulldogs marred a historic game from Mickey, who tallied 25 points and a career-best 20 rebounds Saturday.

Mickey’s gutsy performance wasn’t lost on his teammates, giving them more reason to follow the player who’s steadily evolved into LSU’s leader this season.

“It shows how resilient he is and what a warrior he is,” said junior guard Keith Hornsby. “He’s going at it on a hurt foot, and that’s big for us, and obviously the numbers speaks for themselves.”

Entering this season, there was concern about who would fill the gaping leadership void left by former LSU forward Johnny O’Bryant.

With more than half the regular season gone by, Mickey has emerged as that leader.

Never too high, never too low, the low-key Mickey lets his play do the talking.

“He takes care of business,” Hornsby said. “No extra stuff, no histrionics. He can be defined as our

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‘When you see a guy go out there and play through the pain, it makes you play your heart out even more — to give him everything you can, every bit of energy in your body.’

Jarell Martin, sophomore forward

Fax machines, welcome back to oblivion. National Signing Day is over.

According to 247sports. com’s composite rankings, the LSU football team finished the day with a top-five recruiting class, marking the first time LSU has pulled off back-to-back top-five classes since 2003-04.

The Tigers impressively grabbed this class after losing their defensive coordinator about a month before Signing Day. Upon the hirings of new defensive coordinator Kevin Steele and defensive line coach Ed Orgeron, LSU was outside the top 10.

Climbing the top five is remarkable, but most of the work was done well before National Signing Day. As a whole, National Signing Day was dull and uneventful because the Tigers didn’t grab the flashy ESPNU live commitments or even the players committing through live stream. The class was put together in the weeks leading up to today.

While this class is impressive, it does have holes. Well, one gaping hole.

It includes one quarterback, three running backs, four wide receivers, three tight ends, five offensive linemen, two defensive linemen, three defensive backs, two athletes, a punter and a long snapper.

You probably noticed the missing link there. If not, read it again.

LSU didn’t sign a linebacker.

None. Nada. Zip. Zero. Zilch.

That is a problem.

The Tigers have a pair of good experienced linebackers currently on roster, rising senior Lamar Louis and rising junior Kendell Beckwith, but the future of the position is up in the air.

Going into next season, LSU will have only four underclassmen at the position — Clifton Garrett, Donnie Alexander, Jonathan Rucker and Hunter Burns. Now, linebacker will have to be a position of need in next year’s class because otherwise, the Tigers could be in a lot of trouble.

Speaking of not signing anyone at a position, LSU couldn’t flip four-star

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GYMNASTICS

Tigers look to regain Zamardi flourishing as sophomore footing against Auburn

BY JACOB HAMILTON jhamilton@lsureveille.com

BY JAMES BEWERS jbewers@lsureveille.com The LSU men’s basketball team has been in this situation before.

In a season of several high peaks and only a handful of low valleys, LSU (16-5, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) is again tasked with rebounding from a loss to a team it was projected to beat.

But LSU has a chance to do it at home in three games over six days, starting with Auburn at 6 p.m. tonight in the PMAC. LSU coach Johnny Jones’ squad rode a three-game winning streak heading into Starkville, Mississippi, in a contest with then-below .500 Mississippi State on Saturday. Despite grabbing a one-point lead with less than 4 minutes to go, LSU couldn’t overcome its 29.4 field goal percentage in the first half and the Bulldogs’ 18-of-25 free throw clip in the second half, walking off the floor with 73-67, résumé-reducing loss.

“Obviously, we’re disappointed,” said junior guard Keith Hornsby. “It’s a game we should have won, but, at the same time, we realized stuff like that does happen when you always play against great competition. You can’t have nights where you feel like you’re only halfway there on the court. I felt like we were kind of like that on Saturday, and it showed in the results.”

Similar to how it has fared most of the season, LSU didn’t match the Bulldogs’ success from line, going only 11-of-21 for the game. Worst yet, Hornsby said the team uncharacteristically lacked energy to get back on defense down the stretch.

On top of struggles from the field — including several missed layups — and the free throw line, Mississippi State attacked a hobbling sophomore forward Jordan Mickey, who turned his ankle near the midway mark of the second half. Mickey battled through the pain on his way to 15 second-half points for a total of 25 to match 20 rebounds.

In the past 19 seasons, Mickey, who is expected to play against Auburn, is only the sixth conference player to achieve 20 and 20 in those two categories. As a team, though, Mickey said LSU has to find ways to keep its foot on the accelerator when the offense does come back around.

“We have to have that point in the game where we just turn it on,” Mickey said. “When we get up a few points, we have to continue to try to establish that lead instead of just trying to go for the knockout punch early. We have to realize that one [3-pointer] isn’t going to beat that team.

We have to continue to play

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LSU junior guard Josh Gray (5) shoots the ball during the Tiger’s 64-58 victory against South Carolina on Jan. 28 at the PMAC. the right way.”

LSU, which had two days off after the loss to Mississippi State, should be able to right some of its wrongs offensively against Auburn (10-11, 2-6 SEC). LSU’s three starters in the front court — Mickey, sophomore forward Jarell Martin and sophomore center Darcy Malone — should have a size advantage against Auburn, which doesn’t have a starter or a key contributor taller than 6-foot-8.

To counter Auburn’s smaller lineup, Martin said LSU will switch on screens to stay in front of the ball-handler. Offensively, if Martin can respond from a four-point and four-foul outing in 27 minutes of action on Saturday, LSU should be able to get back to its near-75 point average against a team tied for second in most points given up in conference games.

“With me and Jordan being the leaders on the team, we have to go out and provide as much as we can for the team,” Martin said. “We have to go out playing our best each night. It [can] be a bad outcome at the end if both of us don’t come out having a big night.”

LSU will also see the return of freshman guard Jalyn Patterson, who missed the past two games after sustaining an injury against Vanderbilt on Jan. 24. Patterson was in double-figures off the bench in six of his last 10 games before his injury.

Jones said Patterson will be plugged back into the rotation in his normal capacity and shouldn’t be held back at all. But Jones also said he needs his regular contributors to go full-speed when they are on the floor for his team to have success.

“We have guys [on the bench] chomping at the bit for opportunities to get in games, and we want to make sure we give them that opportunity when guys have exhausted themselves on the floor,” Jones said.

You can reach James Bewers on Twitter @JamesBewers_TDR.

The transition from club to college-level gymnastics is difficult for many athletes. But they are also student-athletes, and in many cases, they are in a new city.

For sophomore all-arounder Sydney Ewing, the transition was limited to an athletic basis. A Lafayette native, Ewing was able to contribute from the season opener to the NCAA Individual Event Finals in 2014.

But for sophomore allarounder Shae Zamardi, the already difficult transition was exacerbated by being in a foreign country with a new culture, in a college environment for the first time and so far away from her family.

“Last year was a transitional year for [Zamardi],” said sophomore all-arounder Ashleigh Gnat. “I know it wasn’t easy moving away from her family.

We did our best to be there for her and comfort her.”

At the end of her freshman season, Zamardi contributed on bars just once in the season opener, but she performed two exhibition floor routines and once on bars.

The Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada native went home for the summer. LSU coach D-D Breaux said Zamardi came back to school in better shape and with polished routines more suitable for college competition.

“If you saw me last year and compared it to this year, there is a huge difference,” Zamardi said. “There has been a growth and maturity. Last year, I was a bit tentative to show my full potential, but this year, I said, ‘Nothing is holding me back.’”

Zamardi was making a case for being a starter on bars and floor, but she was held back again.

This time Zamardi had a severe high ankle sprain, prohibiting her from training to the best of her ability.

While still hurt, she injured the same hamstring she previously had surgery on while at club level.

LSU associate coach Jay Clark said Zamardi had more potential on bars for this season, so her training focused on it after she sat out for a month letting the two injuries heal.

“I could see that she wanted the starting spot, and she

worked for that starting spot,” Breaux said. “I always tell the kids my expectations are up here, and your delivery is down here. Her delivery and our expectations have closed the gap.”

When she returned to training, Zamardi secured one of the opening in the bar lineup and has competed in all four of LSU’s meets.

Zamardi ranks No. 13 in the Southeastern Conference in the event with a 9.844 average. She recorded highs of 9.900 in the season opener and at the Metroplex Challenge last Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.

“She has totally changed her attitude and mindset when it comes to being a part of this team,” said junior all-arounder Randii Wyrick. “She’s willing to do the corrections the coaches give her and listens to any advice we give her. She really just wants the best for this team.”

Zamardi said the rough patch she went through was good for her growth as a person.

Although she is away from her family, she said her teammates and coaches have become her family in the South.

“I couldn’t imagine myself being anywhere else,” Zamardi said. “Although it was hard to adjust, [LSU] is where I am supposed to be. I am supposed to be with this team.”

You can reach Jacob Hamilton on Twitter @jhamilton_TDR.

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LSU sophomore all-arounder Shae Zamardi flips during a bars routine Jan. 23 during the Lady TIger’s 197.350192.725 victory against Missouri at the PMAC

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signing day, from page 5 Brossette committed to the Tigers in August 2013 and seemed on track to play for his hometown team. But as National Signing Day crept closer, Texas and head coach Charlie Strong began to make a strong push at landing Brossette.

When Wednesday morning approached, it seemed plausible Texas could steal Brossette from the Tigers, but the 6-foot, 207 pound back didn’t bite. Brossette sent in his letter early Wednesday morning, more than four hours before his scheduled announcement in what he said was fairness to

page 7 other schools.

“It’s home,” Brossette said.

“I couldn’t pass that up. I feel like LSU is giving me a better opportunity. I want to thank Texas for recruiting me and everybody else. Frank Wilson made me a promise and said, ‘I’m going to make you successful on and off the field,’ and I trust him with that.”

Brossette’s signing was one of 17 signees on offense, with only eight on defense or special teams. With the departure of former defensive coordinator John Chavis a little more than a month before National Signing Day, much could be made of potential misses on defense in this

year’s class.

Miles said with the coaching changes which took place over the last month, player relationships can tend to fall through.

“When you change staff, there’s a point in time where there’s some guys who made relationships with some of our old coaches, and when they left, so did their interest in the school,” Miles said. “We made our case the best we could, but what will end up happening certainly is that next year’s class will be a very heavy linebacker class.”

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page 8 mickey, from page 5 main leader in that sense.”

Mickey became the first Tiger to tally at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a Southeastern Conference game since Shaquille O’Neal did it against Auburn in 1992. Mickey’s career night also gave him his 12th double-double of the year, tying him with Auburn junior forward Cinmeon Bowers for the SEC lead.

But while others get caught up in numbers, Mickey gets caught up in wins.

“You can’t be satisfied with individual stats,” Mickey said. “I wanted to win the game, and we weren’t able to.”

Mickey may not put stock in personal numbers, but he’s reaching the point where the stats can’t be ignored. With 179 rejections, he is the second-leading shot blocker in LSU history, trailing O’Neal for the program’s all-time record.

Mickey’s 20 rebounds against Mississippi St. were the most for a Tiger since Jaime Lloreda grabbed 21 on Nov. 24, 2003. His big night on the glass also put him 15 rebounds shy of becoming the 39th player in program history to grab 500 boards in his career.

But talent alone doesn’t have Mickey, a former four-star recruit who captured a state title his junior year at Arlington Grace Prep in Texas, in such a historic position at LSU. Martin said Mickey, who’s also his roommate, has tirelessly worked himself into a great player. “[Mickey’s] work ethic and everything — he’s a guy that works hard and lives in the gym,” Martin said.

This season, the hard work has paid off. The 6-foot-8 Mickey leads the SEC in blocks per game (3.7), is second in rebounding (10.9) and third in scoring (16.4).

Mickey’s numbers this season make those of his rookie year look pedestrian. His 12 doubledoubles this season are already three more than his entire freshman campaign. He’s also scored at least 20 points six times this season, something he did just three times in 34 games last season.

With the season past the midway point, Mickey’s play has turned up. Mickey is averaging 21.3 points in his last three games, including two 25-point outings during that span. The second 25-point affair on a bum

ankle against Mississippi State astonished Hornsby, who didn’t realize until late in the game how badly his star teammate was hurting.

“I didn’t even realize something was wrong with him until three minutes left when he was just limping severely,” Hornsby said. “The fact that he managed to get 25 [points] and 20 [rebounds] under those conditions is another example of how amazing he is.”

For a player who lets his actions on the court do the talking, seeing Mickey trudge his way up and down the court inspired those around to play even harder.

“When you see a guy go out there and play through the pain, it makes you play your heart out even more — to give him everything you can, every bit of energy in your body,” Martin said.

Mickey will have had five days

The Daily Reveille to rest his injured ankle when the Tigers hit the floor for their game against Auburn at 6 p.m. tonight in the PMAC. The matchup will pit Mickey against Bowers, the only two players in the SEC averaging a double-double.

While Bowers doesn’t have a game that can match Mickey’s recent dominant outing, LSU’s even-keeled leader hasn’t dwelled on his personal feat. He’s moved on to the next game.

“It was a good individual game [against Mississippi State], but I’m a player that wants to get the win,” Mickey said. “I hate losing.

I was pretty disappointed that we lost, so I didn’t really dwell on the [accomplishment] too long. I just went back and tried to figure out how we can get ready for the next game.”

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BY Sadie Mcdade smcdade@lsureveille.com

Weinstein said after a theme was established, the museum chose abstract artists who have made major contributors to the art scene for a long period of time. For instance, many of the artists featured were involved

The University will be serenaded this weekend by an army of stand-up bassists, both local and international, as the Louisiana Bass Festival returns to campus. Double bass professor Yung-Chiao Wei organized the two-day festival for bass players and enthusiasts alike.

The program started roughly four years ago and has grown since then. Wei hopes to bring bassists together through this program to help them learn the power of community and cooperation.

“Not a lot of people play the double bass,” Wei said. “That’s one of the reasons why I wanted to bring awareness to the community and show them what bass players can do.”

This year, the festival will feature two guest artists, Diana Gannett, professor emeritus of double bass at the University of Michigan and Zi-ping Chen, professor of double bass at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China. Chen is also bringing students from China to participate in the festival.

A solo competition portion of the festival is open to those who apply ahead of time.

The grand prize winner will win an $800 bow courtesy of the Guarneri House in Baton

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Artwork by Steve Schmidt is displayed Tuesday at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum as part of the Capitol City Contemporary exhibit.

Abstract art exhibit highlights emerging local art prominence

BY Michael Tarver mtarver@lsureveille.com

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n exhibit in the Louisiana Art and Science Museum illuminates the abstract work of 12 Baton Rouge artists, including a few University faculty members, who have established themselves in the city’s art scene.

“Capitol City Contempo-

rary” is the first in a series of exhibitions aimed at highlighting local artists. Revolving around the theme of two-dimensional abstract art, the exhibit displays artists grounded in Louisiana, primarily in Baton Rouge.

LASM curator Elizabeth

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St. Paul and The Broken Bones to play at Varsity Theatre

BY Gerald Ducote gducote@lsureveille.com Five notes.

Five little notes on a guitar riff are all it took for listeners to pay attention to “Call Me,” the breakout radio single from “Half the City” by St. Paul and The Broken Bones. The septet, led by Paul “St. Paul” Janeway, is one of the newest soul outfits to come out of the South, specifically Birmingham, Alabama.

“Call Me,” along with songs like “Broken Bones and Pocket Change” and “I’m Torn Up,” have helped St. Paul and The Broken Bones achieve once unheard-of goals, like reaching the third spot on the iTunes “Top Albums” chart.

Before guitarist Browan Lollar’s arrival into the band, frontman Janeway and bassist Jesse

Phillips collaborated in a group known as The Grenadines. Following the writing of the song “Broken Bones and Pocket Change,” the two saw the potential to make something of their musical ability.

The remaining members of what would become St. Paul and The Broken Bones, including Lollar, were brought together during the recording of the band’s first EP. “Half the City” was written in six weeks, recorded and mastered in the studio among the personal and professional lives of all seven members.

St. Paul and The Broken Bones has now begun the next chapter of its journey — a springtime tour through the United States, Canada and parts of Europe.

As expected, Lollar and the

rest of the band are excited for their first large-scale tour and the opportunities it will bring.

As a professional musician, Lollar is aware of the comparisons to other artists that can result from success. One of the most popular associations is to fellow Alabama soul band Alabama Shakes, fronted by the young upstart vocalist Brittany Howard.

Despite major similarities in genre and inspirations, Lollar cited Alabama Shakes as being a soul band with a heavier rock influence than St. Paul and The Broken Bones.

“We’ve always sort of looked at the two bands as both sides of the same coin,” Lollar said.

“I guess it’s just an example of us being on the same page as far

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St. Paul and The Broken Bones’ hit single ‘Half the City’ has helped the band reach new heights in its musical career.

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page 10 BASS, from page 9 Rouge. Along with the bow, the winner will be able to perform solo in the concert on Saturday.

Alongside the competition and master classes, Wei has incorporated another element to the bass festival — tai chi classes. She said practicing tai chi is beneficial to all musicians, particularly bassists, because of the large nature of their instrument.

“The double bass is such a big instrument and very difficult to play,” Wei said. “The tai chi helps to teach breathing techniques and core stance to help them be aware of their body position and how they can incorporate that into their bass playing.”

Wei said she hopes to be a role model to anyone who plays or is considering taking up playing. She encourages more people to try double bass.

“It’s tough because I would like to attract as many bassists as possible, but there are very few in the state,” Wei said. “Last year, we attracted students from out-of-state to come for the festival and this year we have international students so it’s definitely growing.”

Though it had humble beginnings in 2012, the festival is to amassing acclaim. Wei is determined to continue her work as the head of the festival while also teaching at the University. She finds getting bass players together in groups has huge benefits for

the community.

“By working together, I really think we are more alive and I can see a lot of my students don’t like to practice alone, they like to work with groups,” Wei said. “When we come together, it’s a really

Thursday, February 5, 2015 great force.”

The Louisiana Bass Festival will take place this weekend and will include the solo competition, master classes from guest artists and a concert featuring all participants.

It is open to anyone who plays

stand-up bass.

The free concert is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the LSU School of Music Recital Hall.

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“They have all, in their own way, contributed to making Baton Rouge a vibrant and vital place to make art,” Weinstein said.

Though this group of artists are typically more established or experienced, Weinstein said future exhibits in the “Capitol City Contemporary” series may feature emerging artists.

Landscape, narrative or digital art just a few of the theme prospects for the series in the future.

The museum is also working with the local organization Elevator Projects, whose mis-

ST. PAUL, from page 9 as inspiration goes. [Alabama Shakes] interpret the inspiration a little differently than we do. We’re all really big fans of what they do and hope it’s mutual.”

One thing the two bands share is stage presence. Where Alabama Shakes’ Howard belts out lyrics while riffing on her guitar, Janeway vocally dominates the microphone, dancing with moves like that of an evangelical pastor.

“Paul [Janeway] is just a person that does things the way that he does things,” Lollar said.

“He doesn’t really put on any different identities. It’s just sort of Paul.”

Because St. Paul and The Broken Bones is primarily a soul outfit, Lollar understands his presence as a guitarist. In a band where vocals and horns

sion is to “present innovative, creative, and contemporary projects that educate, serve, and engage the artists and audiences of Louisiana, the nation, and the globe,” according to its website.

Among the artists featured in the exhibit are faculty members Paul Dean and Jacqueline Parker, as well as former University professor Edward Pramuk.

Pramuk taught painting, drawing, printmaking and design during his 35 years at the University, and he “pioneered the development of graduate pedagogical studies which prepares students to instruct foundation courses in design and drawing,” according to his website. make up the majority of the sound, he uses his guitar as support, stating instrumentation is written for the sake of the song rather than for technical prowess.

In the wake of the release of “Half the City,” the band has spent the last year sorting out the details of this tour and comprehending how exactly it skyrocketed into the limelight.

The album’s success has lead to multiples occasions for attention, including a performance on “Late Show with David Letterman” and an episode in National Public Radio’s “Tiny Desk Concert” series.

“It was an insane year,” Lollar said. “We went from playing 100-cap clubs to 2,500-cap theaters. It’s gotten so big, it’s hard to see where we’re at right now.”

With the tour scheduled to run until July, Lollar and his bandmates are already looking

The Daily Reveille Parker said Pramuk has influenced her over the years, not so much through art but through his humanity as an artist, and has been a personal mentor and friend.

She has two pieces in the “CCC” exhibit that compile a collage of papers used in her past work “What’s Left Unsaid.” In comparison, Parker said the pieces in the exhibit are more active and talkative with more of a voice through more text and images.

Though Louisiana is not necessarily a direct source of inspiration, Parker said the environment and quality of life in Baton Rouge enables her work.

“I feel nourished where I am,” Parker said. “I have

to the future of St. Paul and The Broken Bones. He said the band is currently writing new material, focusing on the process of collaboration between all seven members.

A major concern for the group is the inevitable backlash of a sophomore album. Despite the major success of “Half the City,” Lollar is reluctant to rest on his laurels. Themes for this session of recording are evolution and progress.

“We want to take a next step,” Lollar said. “We don’t want to have ‘Half the City, Part Two.’ We want it to evolve and be better.”

The “Half the City” tour is scheduled to make a stop in Baton Rouge at the Varsity Theatre. Though it is a significantly smaller space than normal for the band, Lollar said he is excited to play the venue. The closer quarters equals better show value for the fans, allowing Janeway to have more interaction with the audience.

“Since it’s a small place, it’s going to be a blast,” Lollar said. “ With this band, it’s not always about playing bigger, better places. Paul can get out in the crowd and touch people. It’s definitely going to be something to remember.”

St. Paul and The Broken Bones are scheduled to perform tonight at 9 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre. Doors will open at 8 p.m., and singer-songwriter Sean Rowe will open.

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Louisiana art in general is rather colorful and can often be humorous, Weinstein said. The Catholic and cultural roots of French, Spanish, Creole and Cajun heritages mixes to make distinctive aesthetics.

However, this abstract exhibit is a snapshot of one aspect of the many artists working in the area right now.

There is also a sense of comradery amongst several of the artists in the display, she said.

Many of the artists know each other quite well and visit each other’s studios, having

conversations about their art.

For them, it is natural for their work to have some common reflections of each other — their philosophy or thoughts and techniques.

Because of the experience represented in the work of the exhibit, Weinstein said she believes it can be a valuable resource to inspire young artists just breaking into the local art scene.

“The most important thing you can do as an artist is to look, look and look some more,” Weinstein said. “The more you look at art and the more you know, the more you see what possibilities there are.”

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Islamophobia threatens to undermine freedom of speech SMALL THINGS CONSIDERED alex mendoza Columnist With the one-month anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo shooting fast approaching, Paris police have decided the greatest threat to the public comes not from Islamic terrorists, but from 8-year-old boys.

According to the New York Times, last Wednesday police officials in the French city of Nice brought in for questioning an 8-year-old boy who allegedly made comments in school defending the Charlie Hebdo gunmen.

The questioning is the latest in a series of moves by French officials to crack down on speech they say supports terrorism.

This month, a French humorist is set to stand trial for a

provocative Facebook post regarding the Jan. 7 shooting. At least two men already have been sentenced to prison time for making similar statements in the real world, and French prosecutors say they are investigating as many as 100 other people.

And apparently, the terrorist threat comes not just from one 8-year-old, but from all schoolchildren.

Following the refusal of many students to observe a moment of silence in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings, the New York Times reported that the French government will invest about $80 million this year on “moral and civic training” for students.

Moral and civic training?

Yikes.

Granted, the program is intended to fight racism, antisemitism and “any form of discrimination.” But there is a distinctly dystopian ring to these proceedings.

Add to the program a healthy dose of forced nationalism — in the future, classroom activities will include singing “La Marseillaise,” the French national anthem. Furthermore, “any behavior which will question the values of the republic and the authority ... will be systematically signaled to the school principal” and will be followed by an “educational dialogue with parents.”

What we are seeing in France is representative of Western Islamophobia bordering on hysteria. Indoctrination, thought policing: It’s a conspiracy theorist’s wet dream.

The French government is doing terrorists’ work for them. In a fit of fear, France has met the attack — one intended as an attack on the freedom of speech — by imposing strict limits on that very freedom.

But as easy as it is to point out the absurdity of France’s

Islamophobia, the same paranoia threatens to take hold of the United States.

Last November, Alabama voters passed a ballot measure intended to prevent Sharia law from being considered in court cases. The measure revealed not only a staggering ignorance of how the legal system works, but also an irrational fear of Muslims.

Just last month, Duke University was forced to backpedal on allowing Muslim students to sound their call to prayer from the campus bell tower. The act was intended to foster tolerance, but Duke canceled its decision after receiving threatening phone calls.

The United States is not yet France, but in our fear, we are inviting our government to restrict free speech in the same way.

The violent acts of terrorists are not in themselves intended to bring down a government or

conquer a nation. By definition, they are intended to instill fear in a population. As we have seen in France and in some instances in the United States, that tactic appears to be working.

But we are better than that.

Americans have the courage to resist Islamic terrorists by refusing to succumb to Islamophobia.

Those who would instill fear in our population seek to do so by undermining the unity of Americans. But if we can accept and embrace each other regardless of religion, terrorists will never win that fight.

It’s either that, or we start rounding up our 8-year-olds. I know Homeland Security has some questions for them.

Alex Mendoza is a 22-year-old political science and international studies senior from Baton Rouge.

You can reach him on Twitter @alexmendoza_TDR.

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Fraternities and sororities should follow the same rules MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL

CLARKE PERKINS Columnist For as long as you say “boys will be boys,” they will be.

As reported, a woman named Jackie claims she was gangraped at a University of Virginia fraternity party on Sept. 28, 2012.

After Rolling Stone published “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA” in November, many people were outraged by the alleged incidents. UVA president Teresa Sullivan suspended all of the university’s Greek chapters and any other Greek-related organization until January 2015.

The Phi Kappa Psi chapter at UVA was suspended the day after the article was published but was reinstated in January. The Charlottesville Police Department said there is still an ongoing investigation, but they have no evidence the incident took place at the fraternity house.

UVA has strongly recommended that fraternities sign off on a new set of rules, and they should, regardless of whether the allegations are true or false.

One of the rules states that a sober fraternity member must monitor each bedroom in the house during social events.

Making necessary precautions to ensure safety for Greek members is a step in the right direction.

Sororities and fraternities nationwide, including the ones

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active at LSU, should consider adopting these new rules so a tragic event like this doesn’t happen in the future.

The National Panhellenic Conference is not allowing the women in sororities at UVA to attend “Boys Bid Night,” one of the biggest nights of the year. Instead, the girls must attend mandatory dinners at their sorority houses, and that’s just a tad too much.

If LSU banned the girls from attending Greek social events because of alleged sexual assaults, it would leave many girls feeling discriminated against.

Keeping girls away from the parties is not the right approach to take, said architecture freshman and Pi Beta Phi member Daniela Hurtado.

“I don’t think that’s a sensible way of keeping girls safe at all,”

she said. “I think the smartest thing to do is inform us, let us know how to protect ourselves.”

UVA should make it a priority to enforce the new rule of keeping all of the parties monitored.

The answer to sexual assault shouldn’t be to lock women in sorority houses. This is placing the responsibility on them instead of on the men who allegedly committed the assaults.

Thousands of the girls belonging to the sororities signed a petition showing their disapproval of the new mandate.

They believe that preventing them from attending the party for their safety labels the men as dangerous and the women as powerless.

In the conference’s attempts to keep the women safe, it is coming off as a punishment. It would be more understandable

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if both the women and men had to stay in their houses, but to let the men still go out and party isn’t fair.

At the end of the day, this can happen to any man or woman.

All genders should take the same precautions.

“Regardless if it’s a fraternity or sorority, it doesn’t matter. You can get gang raped by anybody,” Hurtado said.

There shouldn’t be certain restrictions that only the women have to follow. Both sororities and fraternities should set the same rules as a combined effort to eliminate sexual assaults among all Greek organizations.

Clarke Perkins is a 19-year-old political science freshman from New Orleans. You can reach her on Twitter @ClarkePerkins.

Quote of the Day

‘I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.’

Benjamin Franklin Founding Father, inventor January 17, 1706 — April 17, 1790

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Child poverty is the greatest evil facing our nation THE CERULEAN CONCILIATOR JUSTIN DICHARIA Columnist Gov. Bobby Jindal prays for the spiritual revival of American traditional values but ignores one of the greatest evils our nation faces — child poverty.

Bring up child poverty and most of Jindal’s conservative allies will claim premarital sex and the degradation of the American family are the reasons for the daunting 16 million children living below the federal poverty line throughout the U.S. Life below the federal poverty line — $23,550 a year for a family of four — is a life of malnutrition, little sleep and a mockery of the childhood portrayed in American culture.

The Children’s Defense Fund reported increasing investments to employment programs, work payment policies and childcare by two percent in the federal budget could reduce child poverty by 60 percent, taking approximately 6.4 million children out of poverty.

According to the Kids Count Data Center,

Louisiana’s child poverty rate rests uncomfortably at 28 percent. We have the third worst child poverty rate in the nation.

Louisiana needs to focus more time on tackling child poverty and less time playing into Jindal’s political campaign for president. Jindal’s followers point to a lack of family values for the increase of poverty.

A war in the name of traditional family values does nothing for the children in poverty today.

One could make an argument that teaching traditional family values could help stop poverty in the future, but I’m skeptical.

Premarital sex will still occur.

Out-of-wedlock births won’t disappear. Single mothers will still raise their kids, as will gays and lesbians.

Will Jindal and his posse punish children because they abhor premarital sex and same-sex marriage?

Clearly, out-of-wedlock births contribute to the high number of impoverished children in America, but they are not the primary factor. Poverty is a perpetual and vicious cycle that will never find solitude.

However, we can minimize the amount of children and families the violent whirlpool

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pulls in.

Poor educational standards and inadequate mental health services are two of the many reasons for the never-ending nightmare of poverty.

“Poverty in the world is a scandal,” Pope Francis said at a speech to students of Jesuit schools in 2013. “In a world where there is so much wealth, so many resources to feed everyone, it is unfathomable that there are so many hungry children.”

The Pope’s words resonate under the oak tree canopies on Highland Road in Baton Rouge.

Three miles south of LSU’s campus on Highland Road is reminiscent of Beverly Hills, California. Aston Martins and Bentleys sit in the driveways of three-story mansions with guarded front gates. Grocery stores and retail stores are only a mile or

two away.

Drive back to LSU, go five miles north, and it hits you.

Old, dilapidated shotgun houses with broken-down cars sitting on the lawn. No grocery stores in sight.

Bikes are the means of travel north of LSU’s campus. You won’t find any Aston Martins or Bentleys. The fivemile contrast on Highland is startling. Perpetuated by the failures of our education system, the difference between south and north on Highland isn’t set to change anytime soon.

Jindal’s education reforms fail to go deep enough into societal problems that create low success rates among our state’s students. His reforms use teachers as scapegoats, ignoring obstacles such as student mental health and learning disabilities.

To solve Louisiana’s embarrassing education problems, state legislators need to push for in-depth reforms that look into diversifying learning techniques, addressing mental health issues and make the community accountable for a child’s education.

The first step we can take is creating a substantive education reform that does not solely blame teachers. We need comprehensive reform that can break future generations out of the cycle of poverty.

Investing in our children’s educational future is investing in diminishing Louisiana property.

Justin DiCharia is a 20-yearold mass communication junior from Slidell, Louisiana.

You can reach him on Twitter @JDiCharia.

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Thursday, February 5, 2015 Budget Cuts, from page 1 million cut, but we’re going to continue to give you WISE funding,’” Smith said. “It wouldn’t work.”

In January, Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration announced Louisiana higher education could face more than $300 million in budget cuts for the upcoming fiscal year, which LSU President F. King Alexander said could lead to hiring freezes and increases in student tuition and fees.

Jindal signed the WISE Fund into law in June 2014.

This legislative initiative allocated $40 million in state funds to higher education as an investment targeted at aligning institutions with workforce needs and economic growth. The LSU System’s share of these funds was about $14 million.

While it’s still early in the in the budget development process, Smith said the WISE Fund may be cut when Jindal makes his official budget presentation at the end of the month.

“Any of our funding, we would try to protect areas that we think are critical to LSU, which for us, our number one priority is academic core, protect the students, so they can continue along their academic career path and get a degree,” Smith said.

The University’s portion of the WISE Fund was split into three spending categories totaling roughly $7.1 million: General Fund, Community Development Block Grant and House Bill 2.

“They just went and reduced the state revenues again this year,” Smith said. “We haven’t seen the governor’s plan. We have been told that they are not going to touch [the WISE Fund] for this year, but can I tell you for sure, I won’t know

until I see the plan.”

Though the University received the General Fund, approximately $1.4 million, the CDBG and HB2 funding has yet to be received, Smith said. He said the Board of Regents and WISE Council are still discussing the stipulations tied to these two funding sources.

CDBG provides financial assistance for low income individuals, and HB2 provides state capital outlay funds for equipment and renovations. Institutions receiving CDBG and HB2 funds in addition to their General Fund will align their use of funds with the guidelines specified by the state.

“We didn’t craft our plan knowing that we would have that type of funding out there,” Smith said.

“When the presidents went to the governor and the legislature, you know, and they agreed $40 million, it wasn’t that we knew it was going to come in three different pots.”

Even though these funds have yet to be received from the state, Smith said spending for the amounts committed has already begun at the University as well as other Louisiana higher education institutions.

If this had not been the case, Smith said it would have been possible to cut the WISE Fund to

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The University’s CDBG funds, about $3.5 million, are meant to be used for the Pelican Promise financial aid program — a need-based grant program for Louisiana residents. Smith said he believes this use of CDBG money will fit with the purpose of these state funds.

Any time a four-year university seeks to increase graduation rates and the number of degrees offered, additional faculty must be hired, Smith said.

The University’s WISE plan was designed as a long-term commitment, adding 150 new faculty members over the course of four to five years, Smith said. University administration expected not only for the WISE Fund to be permanent, but for the original $40 million allotted to increase in the coming years.

Smith said the University has begun the process of hiring new faculty members. Some have already arrived at the University while others made hiring commitments.

“If we go out and hire a faculty member, they can cut the WISE or they can cut the regular general funds, somehow we’ve got to make that cover that faculty member and try to make cuts or increase

page 15 revenues somewhere to fund that,” Smith said.

Smith said the University’s plan for the HB2 funds, roughly $2.2 million, was to purchase start-up equipment for incoming faculty.

“Especially with these types of hires that we were trying to do for WISE and engineering, they have a big research component with them normally, and so you have to go out and kind of buy some equipment and things like that for their

start-up,” Smith said.

Due to increases in engineering enrollment, there are departments where the faculty to student ratio is higher than the University would like to see, Smith said.

“We were hoping that these faculty would come in here and push those ratios down to a more manageable area,” Smith said. “So again, you get to have more classes, smaller sections, those types of things.”

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