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CONSTRUCTION

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for the enhancement of additional seating in the LSU Art & Design Building

total spent: $24,180.60 SG INTERNAL OPERATIONS

The LSU Athletic Department is delaying its groundbreaking plan for the new Tiger Athletic Nutrition Center, the school announced in a news release Tuesday.

The center was set to serve as a fuel stop for about 400 University athletes. Full-time chefs and nutritionists will be housed at the facility, according to the Tiger Athletic Foundation website.

The Daily Reveille previously reported the Nutrition Center was originally set to be completed in April 2016.

The Athletic Department was scheduled to begin breaking ground this spring, LSU ALLEVA Athletic Director Joe Alleva said in the release. Alleva said all of the money for the facility has already been raised from private donations, but the “current climate of austerity” at the University led to the decision to delay the groundbreaking.

“The Tiger Athletic Nutrition Center will become a reality, but we will wait until we can gauge how the budget cuts will affect LSU before starting the project,” Alleva said.

In 2012, the LSU Board of Supervisors approved $5.5 million in donations from the Athletic Department to help offset budget cuts.

The Daily Reveille reported in September 2012 that the Board also approved $36 million in Athletic Department donations over five years from 2012-17.

to buy 15 clickers for Student Senate operations

$1000

to fund registration for the 2014 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Exchange

$850

to fund a student’s travel to present at the International Conference on Urban Education in Montego Bay, Jamaica

$575

to fund Art and Design Graduate student to attend ATYPI typography conference in Barcelona, Spain

total spent: $5,650 $2,023.75 to partially fund the E.J. Ourso College of Business “Jumping Into Business” Week

total spent: $2,023.75 $3,030.50 (pending) to fund Career Services’ Going Global Program

total spent: $0

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Student Government Senate allocates $54,830, spends $40,153.70 in fall 2014

BY CHLOE HUFF chuff@lsureveille.com Though money from fall 2014 was approved in Student Government Senate, not all expenditures made it to the bank.

Even if the entire Student Senate passes a legislative spending measure, Speaker of the Senate Adam Grashoff said a board of Student Government lead-

Construction halts in wake of budget cuts

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to send 15 graduate students to attend the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association Conference in Orlando, Florida

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ers can halt spending.

For example, after legislation to authorize spending of $10,000 on SG rebranding efforts passed through Student Senate, SG leaders later decided not to spend the allocated funds — making them unusable until the next fiscal year.

“When we got new leadership recently, we kind of decided that there’s not really an issue of having to spend that much

money on rebranding,” Grashoff said.

There are five fees included in students’ fee bill. For full-time students, these include a $245 Academic Excellence Fee, a $75 Technology Fee, a $48 Building Use Fee, an $80 Operational Fee and Required Fees that ranged from $584 in the fall to $591 in the spring.

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LSU’s Ballard earns multiple All-SEC awards In a vote by the league coaches, LSU junior guard Danielle Ballard earned AllSoutheastern Conference First Team and All-SEC Defensive team honors, the SEC office announced Tuesday.

Ballard picked up her second selection the All-SEC Defensive Team after earning the honor in her freshman season in 2013. She became the 22nd player in LSU history to be named to the AllSEC First Team.

Despite starting her junior year with a 14-game suspension, Ballard led the Lady Tigers with 14.3 points and 7.2 boards per game. She is the only player to be ranked in the conference’s top 10

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in four of the major five statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) in SEC play.

Ballard ended the season by posting at least 10 points in the Lady Tigers’ final 12 games. She started her scoring streak by leading the Lady Tigers with 25 points to a 71-69, double-overtime victory against then-No. 15 Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., on Jan. 15.

Ballard became the 25th player in program history to tally more than 500 career rebounds and will start the SEC Tournament, which begins Wednesday, just 70 points away from notching 1,000 points in her LSU career.

SG Senate to discuss multiple bills at meeting Student Senate will hold itsweekly meeting today in the Capital Chambers.

This week, senators will vote and discuss the following bills: A bill for the Office of Research and Development to create a database of research opportunities A bill requesting LSU to change singage on single stall

bathrooms to “unisex” A finance bill to allocate $10,000 to purchase an e-textbook web platform and database for LSU Libraries A finance bill to allocate $560 to fund the Food Science Club to compete in the College Bowl Competition in Florida A finance bill to allocate $10,070 to fund Senior Stride

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College of Engineering offers diverse robotics minor

BY ROSE VELAZQUEZ rvelazquez@lsureveille.com

Robotics, the technology of science fiction books and movies, is a growing engineering specialization set to become a University reality.

The College of Engineering will introduce its new multidisciplinary robotics minor this fall.

Marcio de Queiroz, robotics minor program coordinator and mechanical and industrial engineering professor, said robotics is a growing area in both industry and in higher education.

“I would say 10 years ago, there was not a single major in robotics,” de Queiroz said. “Now, there are two majors that I know of — the same thing with minors.”

After seeing an amputated arm replaced with a fully functioning robotic limb in one of the “Star Wars” movies, electrical engineering senior Marlou de Guzman was sold on the idea of using robotics to change the world.

De Guzman said he saw this technology come to life in recent footage of an amputee with a transmitter connected to his head that allowed him to communicate with robotic limbs to move. He said he wants to be a part of this emerging technology and believes the robotics minor is the way to get there.

The robotics program will be the University’s first multidisciplinary minor. Instead of

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Vice President Joe Biden visits a robotic welding shop at the Manchester Community College in Manchester, N.H., on Feb. 25. belonging to a single department within the College of Engineering, the program will be a college-wide collaboration.

“It just exposes [students] to different topics outside of their major, and that makes them more attractive to employers,” de Queiroz said. “They don’t want a one-dimensional employee. They want somebody who’s adaptable, who’s dynamic, so that minor would gave that to the student.”

To earn the minor, students will have to complete 21 credit hours, or seven courses. Five of those courses are allowed to

overlap with the student’s major.

De Queiroz said the College of Engineering will introduce new classes in the fall semester that are specifically designed for students studying robotics, including Introduction to Robotics. Later in their coursework, students also will have to choose between two course specializations — industrial robotics and autonomous robotics vehicles.

Because students must take at least two courses outside their major, de Queiroz said students will receive the necessary cross-disciplinary education in

mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and computer science. The minor will lay the foundation for students who want to pursue a robotics graduate program or career.

From prosthetics to creating safer working conditions, de Guzman said robotics opens the door to countless possibilities. He said he is interested in pursuing a graduate degree and specializing in prosthetics or bringing his skills together to work with the film industry.

When the curriculum for the robotics program was developed,

representatives from each engineering discipline came together to collaborate on the course material, de Queiroz said.

Classes will be taught by professors from multiple departments, and some will be teamtaught.

The program grew out of a combination of student interest and industry need, de Queiroz said.

The Robotics Peer Mentors, a branch of the College of Engineering’s Society of Peer Mentors, is a group of engineering students who mentor high school and middle school robotics teams for competition.

Once de Queiroz realized there was an active interest in robotics on campus, he worked with the College of Engineering to put twoand-two together.

De Guzman is a member of the organization, and when he found out there were so few students who knew about the upcoming robotics minor, he reached out to de Queiroz to encourage him to spread the word.

“I just want to stress the importance of robotics and how our world is ever-changing, and it’s changing really, really fast. And pursuing this will get you prepared for that because it’s definitely advancing,” de Guzman said. “Nothing that we’ve done in the past few years is the same, so anything regarding this technology is a step in the right direction in my opinion.”

STUDENT LIFE

Roleplaying society recruits members

BY WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER wpotter@lsureveille.com There aren’t many campus clubs that discuss magical pendants, German translations and werewolves. But for the Wargaming and Roleplaying Society, it’s an average meeting.

A student organization, WARS has been on campus since the ’70s, said history freshman and club president Caitlyn Bender. Alumni still participate in weekly meetings.

Roleplaying places participants in an alternate reality based on different genres. The group meets at 7 p.m. every Friday in 108 Tureaud Hall to play.

“If you think ‘Dungeons and Dragons,’ that’s a good starting point,” Bender said. “We don’t just focus on fantasy. We’ve done westerns, and there’s been some sci-fi in the past.”

The club is open to anyone and the games are easy to learn, Bender said. She said meetings can be intimidating at first because there are so many alumni.

Figuring out how the dice can work can be difficult to figure out, but after that it’s all about imagination, Bender said.

“I think you have to be willing to pick it up,” Bender said. “It’s all imagination and what you can create yourself. It’s very easy once you get through the very basic preliminaries.”

Though the club’s membership has dipped recently, it still holds a place in the University’s history.

Bender’s father was a member of the original club.

Bender was introduced to the group in the seventh grade. She still remembers the plot of her first game.

“My dad knew about the club, obviously,” Bender said. “He took me, and it was just a really good experience with five other people who were into that sort of thing and the fantasy.”

Each game has a gamemaster who sets the genre and makes all the decisions. A rotation decides who serves as gamemaster.

It takes a lot of experience to become gamemaster, Bender said.

She has yet to attain that title.

“You have to play for a while,” Bender said. “You have to know how the game works. You have to know how to be in charge. I haven’t played long enough is all.”

Communication disorders sophomore Anneliese Moore will attend her first meeting this week.

Bender, her co-worker, convinced her to get involved.

The two have convinced some of their other co-workers to come, Moore said.

“I’m glad Caitlyn’s there because I don’t know what to expect,” Moore said. “I’m excited. It sounds interesting. She told me about what she did the last few meetings, and it sounds fun. I’ve never done it

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LSU history freshman Caitlyn Bender is president of the LSU Wargames and Roleplaying Society. before, but I’m going in with an open mind.”

The club sells itself as a creative outlet, Bender said. It’s a way for students to break away from the average college routine.

“Sometimes I feel like, when you’re in college, it’s all about these facts and these figures,” Bender said. “Sometimes you need to do something where you can let your imagination go and have that social time with other people who are imaginative and creative.

Even if you’re not very imaginative, I feel like it’s a really good place to start.”

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TECHNOLOGY

Museum of Natural Science opens antique DNA Lab

BY JOSE BASTIDAS jbastidas@lsureveille.com In a world obsessed with what is coming next, University researchers are looking at evidence from the past to answer the research questions of today.

Biological sciences doctoral student Vivien Chua is the lab’s inaugural researcher to use the new antique DNA lab in the University’s Museum of Natural Science, where she isolates and sequences DNA to further her dissertation research.

The antique DNA lab, financed by a grant from the National Science Foundation, will allow scientists to study DNA samples from old specimens in the museum and contribute to evolution and ecology research.

“There are lots of species of mammals that have never been included in biogenetic estimates, and the same is true for birds, and any other group of animals and plants,” assistant professor Jake Esselstyn said. “Many of the species that are not included yet, it’s because we don’t have tissue samples where DNA was intentionally preserved. We do have old skins of specimens that have DNA preserved accidentally. Now we have the technology, and the clean lab, to be able to isolate the DNA in these samples.”

Over time, DNA samples in archived museum specimens deteriorate and break into small fragments due to exposure to

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LSU biological sciences doctoral student Vivien Chua displays a collection of bird specimens Feb. 24 inside the Museum of Natural Science, which houses the antique DNA Lab. the elements.

In the past, small DNA fragments were of no use to scientists, but new advances in DNA sequencing technology can use DNA which resides in museum skins and skeletons as a viable resource for scientific research.

To analyze the antique DNA, which can be more than 100 years old, the sample must be in a clean space where it can’t

get in contact with modern DNA, which can contaminate the sample.

“We need to keep it fairly clean. We spray and clean the counters and the walls with bleach every once in a while,” Esselstyn said. “We don’t want anyone going into the genetics lab in the basement and then coming into this lab because they will get DNA on their skins,

their hair. Even walking into the lab after being exposed to outside DNA could lead to contamination.”

Chua said this lab is necessary because if the sample isn’t isolated there’s no way to know if the DNA has been contaminated, which would could hinder research findings.

This is one of two antique DNA labs on campus,

Esselstyn said. The other is located in the Renewable Natural Resources Building.

Esselstyn said having this new lab makes research done by students working in the museum much more efficient.

Chua, whose research focuses on the evolutionary history of birds in Borneo, an island in Southeast Asia, will examine bird toe pads in the lab coming from specimen she’s collected, as well as from other facilities in the U.S. Esselstyn, who is still in the process of selecting samples, will use samples from a different species of mammals’ bellies.

Esselstyn said research done in the lab will mostly be used to answer systematics questions — how species are defined and the relationships between them.

However, Esselstyn said this type of basic research could lead to answering questions about diseases among mammals, like viruses transmitted from rodents to humans.

“When you have active research going on by the University, it leads to the faculty, graduate and undergraduate students to learn the latest scientific knowledge rather than just what’s been printed in a textbook published 10 or 15 years ago,” Esselstyn said.

Esselstyn said the lab is available for students working in the museum. Two undergraduates currently work with him.

ACADEMICS

School of Kinesiology set to launch first online degree program

BY ROSE VELAZQUEZ rvelazquez@lsureveille.com With the need for accessible education formats to satisfy the growing population of non traditional college students, higher education is just a click away these days. This fall, LSU Online will add another degree to its digital repertoire.

The School of Kinesiology will launch its first online degree program in the fall, offering a master’s of science in kinesiology with a sport management specialization through LSU Online.

J. Michael Martinez, kinesiology professor and director of online programs for the School of Kinesiology, said the program will be easier to adapt to the online setting than the many other degree programs offered by the School of Kinesiology because it focuses on industry and management and does not have lab work.

The online sport management program will benefit those already working in the field who might be looking for an opportunity to advance, or for those looking for a change in career, Martinez said.

Employers are looking for standouts when people compete for jobs, and a master’s degree with a concentration in sport management could mean the difference between coaching high school football and moving to an administrative position, Martinez said.

“Sometimes there’s this misconception about online education either being easier or harder or whatever it is,” Martinez said.

“The quality is going to always be there. It’s just a matter of convenience of it and flexibility of it.”

While there may be some changes in the delivery format, Martinez said students will receive the same content and quality as they would in the traditional classroom setting. The program requires 36 hours, or 12 courses, which are completed in 7-week modules, each consisting of two courses.

Martinez said the online format will “streamline” the content and require students to do more individual work and less group work than they would on campus.

The biggest difference between the online format and the classroom setting is the courses will

be condensed and time-driven.

“For instance, if you were in a semester course, we may go through things in a slower progression, and if you have a paper due, you may have maybe two months to work on it rather than when you’re in a seven-week setting, you may only have six weeks to work on it or five weeks to work on it,” Martinez said.

Another difference between the online program and an oncampus education is there will be less course options to choose from. While students on campus may be able to take courses in other areas of study to supplement their focus in sport management, students in the online program are limited to the courses available through that medium, Martinez said.

Martinez said on-campus interest in the program is slow, but the interest among students on a broader scale is increasing.

“We’re just kind of rolling it out, so we haven’t had a lot of interest initially, but that’s okay because the main focus of the online program is to broaden what our exposure is, so it’s not just going to be geared towards LSU

students who are on campus right now,” Martinez said.

The program will likely attract students who graduated from other universities and want to pursue their master’s degree or former University students who want to earn their master’s degree while they’re in the field gaining experience, he said.

There are six module start dates scheduled throughout the year. If students register for each of the start dates and complete the two courses offered during each module, they would be able to complete the degree in a year.

However, Martinez said many of the individuals attracted to the online program are non traditional students whose schedules might not align with the timing of the modules.

“The difference is that it may not always be suited for whatever your lifestyle or whatever your work experience is,” Martinez said.

With the time constraints facing students who might be parents or professionals, the estimated time to complete the degree is

one to two years, Martinez said.

The program’s timing is one of the greatest benefits for students who are in need of flexibility and a personalized pace.

Martinez said the next steps will likely be for the School of Kinesiology to offer online certification programs that could aid a student’s transition to the University or provide them with the core classes necessary to move into the master’s program.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015 softball

Andrews grabs National Player of the Week

BY morgan prewitt mprewitt@lsureveille.com After earning Southeastern Conference Player of the Week just a day ago, LSU senior outfielder A.J. Andrews earned her first career National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Division I National Player of the Week award Tuesday.

Andrews became the first Tiger to be honored since former pitcher Rachele Fico in April 2013 and only the sixth player overall in program history.

“I’m really excited and so humbled and blessed to have earned this award,” Andrews said in a news release. “It’s an honor that I’ve been working towards my whole career to achieve, and it’s amazing to have so many people that believe in me and allow me to play the game that I love.”

In the Tigers’ five wins in the 2015 Purple & Gold Challenge last weekend, Andrews hit a teamhigh .909 by going 10-for-11 at the plate with 13 RBIs, seven walks and seven stolen bases. She did not tally a strikeout while hitting three triples and a double and notching a 1.545 slugging percentage with an .895 on-base percentage.

Andrews leads LSU in three major statistical categories — batting average at .531, walks with 23 and stolen bases with 11. She leads the SEC with seven triples and a .658 on-base percentage.

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LSU defeats SFA, preps for Grambling

‘It’s my life and my pain.’

BY david gray dgray@lsureveille.com

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LSU junior guard Keith Hornsby (4) signals to a teammate during the Tigers’ 75-71 victory against Georgia on Jan. 10 at the PMAC.

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t times, LSU junior guard Keith Hornsby never thought last season would end.

Hornsby knew sitting out for a full year after transferring from UNC-Asheville would test his patience, but it didn’t lessen the misery as he watched games from the sidelines during his year of ineligibility.

That seems like a distant memory now.

On a team without much depth, Hornsby has given more of himself than everyone else, logging a teamhigh 1,022 minutes this season. While it doesn’t completely erase the memory of sitting out last year, it’s not a bad start.

“That’s one thing I can’t complain about — I’m getting as much court time as anybody,” Hornsby said.

“I love it.”

Last season, the only games Hornsby played were against his teammates in practice. This season, no one has played more than Hornsby, who’s gone from the Tigers’ most unknown player to one of the key pieces in their NCAA Tournament chase.

At least that’s the way LSU coach Johnny Jones views his workhorse of a guard.

“I can tell you if it wasn’t for Keith, we wouldn’t have the success that we are having right now,” Jones said.

With two games left in the regular season, LSU is on the brink of capturing its first NCAA Tournament bid since the 2008-09 campaign, and perhaps no one has helped the Tigers’ cause on the court more than the Virginia native.

Hornsby tops the Southeastern Conference in

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It had been eight months since LSU senior pitcher Kyle Bouman started on the mound.

But he was always ready for his next chance, which came against Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday night.

Bouman struck out a careerhigh seven batters in his longest stint since last season’s NCAA Regional against Houston, and the No. 2 Tigers (11-1) controlled a midweek game for the first time this season with an 8-1 victory against Stephen F. Austin (4-9) at Alex Box Stadium.

The win was the eighth in a row for LSU, which has outscored its opponents by 47 runs during that span.

After tossing six shutout innings in his lone regional appearance last postseason, things haven’t gone as planned for Bouman in 2015.

The senior southpaw had pitched only three innings this season prior to Tuesday’s game, giving up five runs on six hits and two walks with an ERA of 12.00.

But he didn’t let that deter his focus.

“My confidence will always be the same whether I have a good game or a bad game,” Bouman said. “I just go out there and try to do my best every day and put my team in a position to win.”

Bouman fanned three of the first four batters he faced and

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softball

Corbello throws no-hitter as Tigers blow out NSU BY morgan prewitt mprewitt@lsureveille.com

The No. 5 LSU softball team earned its 11th win by mercy rule with an 11-0 clobbering of Northwestern State in five innings Tuesday night, extending its record start to 22-0.

The Tigers’ dynamic combination of power and speed lit up the scoreboard, recording doubledigit runs in the first inning for the second time this season. Not to be outshined, sophomore pitcher Baylee Corbello notched her first career no-hitter. “[Corbello] did a great

job,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “She made really good pitches. She was sharp from inning one.

Her changeup was really good tonight. She had a really good day, and we’re proud of her.”

After Corbello struck out the Lady Demons’ leadoff hitter and produced two grounds outs in the top of the first inning, LSU’s bats came on fire and all but ended the game in the bottom of the frame.

Senior center fielder A.J. Andrews got the Tigers started by knocking a single through the right

side and stealing second to get into scoring position.

Sophomore right fielder Bailey Landry drove in Andrews with a bunt single for LSU’s first run.

After junior shortstop Bianka Bell doubled and sophomore third baseman Sahvanna Jaquish walked, junior catcher Kellsi Kloss reached on a fielder’s choice, driving in Landry. Jaquish kept the inning alive by sliding into the second baseman to break up the double play.

An RBI single by junior first baseman Sandra

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LSU sophomore pitcher Baylee Corbello (19) pitches during the Tigers’ 7-2 victory against Memphis on Feb. 6 at Tiger Park.

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Caldwell’s segment philosophy brings responsibility to bench BY morgan prewitt mprewitt@lsureveille.com LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Caldwell’s connection to the University of Tennessee and legendary coach Pat Summitt is undeniable. Caldwell won a national championship as a player and two titles as an assistant coach under Summitt while at Tennessee.

Though her passion on the floor resembles Summitt’s iconic style, Caldwell has developed her own coaching philosophy.

Instead of separating the game into halves, Caldwell breaks down the game into 10 four-minute segments, placing more responsibility on the bench to help carry the Lady Tigers.

Caldwell’s different approach emerged in her threeyear tenure at UCLA from 20082011.

“When I first started coaching at UCLA, I started structuring my practices where everything was in four-minute segments,” Caldwell said. “If we were doing a layup drill, it was for four minutes ... Everything was consistent with the timeouts in a game, but within those four minutes, I wanted to break the game down and really talk about one possession at a time.”

Caldwell’s perspective provides a simple goal for her players no matter their roles or their minutes played — win the segment.

Each segment is a building block. Caldwell said if the Lady

Tigers win three out of the five segments of each half, they typically win the game.

The starters are responsible for setting the tone of the game from the tipoff to the 16-minute mark. When the starters struggle to establish shutdown defense and an offensive rhythm, the responsibility to raise the level of play falls to the bench.

In LSU’s 58-57 loss to Ole Miss on Feb. 26, the Rebels outscored the Lady Tigers’ starters, 12-2, in the first four minutes.

After Ole Miss outscored LSU 22-3 in two segments in the first half, the Lady Tigers’ bench helped cut the Rebels’ lead to four points with a 9-0 run in the last four minutes of the half.

In Caldwell’s eyes, the Lady Tigers have a new set of starters for each segment, making the bench players vital to creating and maintaining momentum.

“It also puts an accountability factor on when you are getting ready to go back there on the floor. You’re starting for us,” Caldwell said. “You may be at the 16-minute mark, and you are a starter for us. Or you may be at the eight-minute mark when you are in, and you are a starter for us. You have to get us off to a good start.”

Senior guard DaShawn Harden, junior guard Akilah Bethel and freshman guard Jenna Deemer have been the main weapons for the Lady Tigers off the bench this season.

Harden has brought to the defense with steals and sparked

the offense with a team-leading 43 treys. Though she notched 12 starts, Harden led the Lady Tigers’ bench with 24.7 minutes per game.

When Bethel comes off the bench, she brings athleticism and energy to the Tigers on both ends. Bethel averages 4.4 boards and 5.1 points in her 20 minutes per game. Against Mississippi State on Jan. 15, Bethel’s presence at the top of LSU’s full court press forced a key turnover late in the game to spark LSU to its first win against a ranked team in 2015.

Though Harden tallied the most 3-pointers, Deemer led the Lady Tigers in 3-point percentage with 37.5. Against Ole Miss on Jan. 29, Deemer scored a career-high 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting. LSU posted a 6-1 record when Deemer scores more than 10 points.

When Caldwell gets a highlevel of production from the bench, her strategy of breaking the game into segments often pays off.

“It’s just common for anyone in any sport to feel like because they are not starting, they are not important,” said senior forward Sheila Boykin. “But at the end of the day, who is going to hold it down if a starter goes down or if a starter isn’t on their A game? Who’s going to come in and either elevate or maintain what’s going on in the game?”

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015 softball, from page 5 Simmons and walk-in run allowed by Northwestern State’s sophomore pitcher Shelby Sells extended LSU’s lead to 4-0.

Sells allowed another run by hitting Andrews with the bases loaded.

Landry broke open the game with a double to left center, clearing the bases and extending the Tigers’ lead to 8-0.

Jaquish capped off the Tigers’ scoring in the frame with a double to left center, scoring Landry and Bell.

“It’s very contagious,” Torina said. “Once somebody starts hitting, it gives the next hitter confidence, so they can do it as well. We’ve shown to have a really potent offense, and they’re a tough out No. 1 through No. 9 ... Once they get the ball rolling, they’re tough to stop.”

Although home runs typically spark the Tigers’ big innings, LSU’s speed and pinpoint position hitting shined against the Lady Demons.

Landry led LSU’s lineup

hornsby, from page 5 total minutes played this season, nudging Tennessee senior guard Josh Richardson by 10 minutes for the league lead. Hornsby has played at least 30 minutes in 26 of the Tigers’ 29 games this season, including the last 16. In 16 SEC games, Hornsby has eclipsed the 35-minute mark 12 times.

But he feels like he could play even more.

“My body’s actually been fine after the games,” Hornsby said.

“I’m exhausted, but my shape’s at the point where I feel like I could play another 10 minutes. Stamina-wise, I feel like I could play a whole game.”

Hornsby hasn’t disappointed in his extended time. The 6-foot-4 guard is 15th in the SEC in scoring, averaging 12.8 points in 35.2 minutes per game. He’s also been the Tigers’ most reliable 3-point threat, burying a team-high 61 treys on 38.4 percent shooting from deep.

In LSU’s win against Ole Miss on Feb. 28, Hornsby scored 16 points — his 12th straight game reaching double digits — and went 4-for-7 from downtown.

But Hornsby’s scoring abilities and 3-point prowess aren’t what his coach has been pleased with most.

“He probably doesn’t get enough credit for what he’s done defensively,” Jones said. “Not that he’s been able to shut everyone down. But the passion that he plays with and how hard he plays night in and night out — you are going to

with a perfect 3-for-3 night at the plate, tallying three RBIs and adding two runs. Seven different Tigers notched an RBI, including freshman left fielder Emily Griggs, who drove in LSU’s final run in the second with single to right.

The Tigers’ ability to consistently score more than five runs in an inning helps took the pressure off Corbello to be perfect.

Corbello was definition of efficient, notching eight strikeouts and facing only 16 batters in five innings pitched. From her first pitch to her last, Corbello was dominant and was only one batter away from posting a perfect game.

“Honestly, I don’t really think about no-hitter or no walks throughout the game,” Corbello said. “I just try to think about do what I’ve been doing in practice — stop trying to do too much and stop over adjusting and to just adjust by inches.”

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Aside from Hornsby’s all-out effort, he’s also provided multiple skill sets to the Tigers’ arsenal.

Whether he’s been asked to dribble on the break, beat the zone with his shot or defend the opponent’s best player — Hornsby has done it all.

The only thing he doesn’t do on the court is give away the ball.

In more than 1,000 minutes of court time, Hornsby has turned the ball over 43 times, or once every 23.7 minutes. Hornsby’s stingy ball-handling this season is much improved from his last stint at UNC-Asheville in 2012-13, when he turned over the ball 67 times in 1,007 minutes.

He said he doesn’t think his former Bulldog teammates would recognize him now.

“Somebody who saw me my [sophomore] year wouldn’t believe I’ve become this player now,” Hornsby said. “I used to be pretty wild. Not saying I have that completely out of my system now. I can still make wild plays, but it’s coming more natural to me more than it ever has.”

With the individual and team success he’s enjoyed, Hornsby said this season has gone better than he expected it would, making this one of the best years of his life.

He’s made many lifelong memories during his first active season in purple and gold: the Tigers’ upset win at No. 16 West Virginia that alerted the nation of their talent; Hornsby’s career-high 24 points at UAB that proved he could be the No. 1 option; the loss to No. 1 Kentucky that showed Hornsby and

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at one point retired seven consecutive Lumberjacks. Bouman pitched through four scoreless innings before SFA freshman infielder Hunter Wilson belted an RBI triple down the left field line in the fifth.

After Bouman issued a walk to put runners on the corners, LSU sophomore pitcher Hunter Newman (1-0) replaced the senior lefty and retired the next three batters to get the Tigers out of the fifth-inning jam.

“I was just trying to get the job done and pick a teammate up,” Newman said. “I felt pretty good about it.”

Despite putting his team in a jam in the fifth, LSU coach Paul Mainieri said Bouman performed well in his first start since June 1, 2014.

“I told him there would be a time when you’re going to get a start and start to develop,” Mainieri said. “He threw the ball really well tonight, as well as he’s thrown in a long time.”

Stephen F. Austin’s one-run fifth inning wasn’t enough to upset the Tigers, who played perhaps their most efficient midweek game of the season.

LSU went 1-1 in its first two midweek games against Nicholls State and Southeastern Louisiana, getting outscored 14-12 despite racking up 27 hits.

It was a much different game against the struggling Lumberjack pitchers, who threw two wild pitches, walked seven batters and hit two. The Tiger scored a more even eight runs on nine hits to hand SFA its third loss in five games.

LSU grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning off an RBI single from junior designated hitter Chris Chinea.

Sophomore infielder Danny Zardon doubled LSU’s lead with a solo home run to lead off the second inning. It was the second home run of the season for Zardon and third of his two-year career.

“You can tell that ball sounded different when it came off the bat,” Mainieri said. “[Zardon]

really played a good game. He hit the ball hard.”

Seven different Tigers picked up an RBI against SFA, including senior infielder Conner Hale.

Hale drove in junior shortstop Alex Bregman with an RBI double in his second at-bat, extending the senior’s team-best hitting streak to 12 games.

The Tigers will hit the diamond against Grambling State (2-8) at 3 p.m. today at Alex Box Stadium.

Since collecting two wins against Wiley College and Southern, Grambling has dropped five straight and is coming off an 0-3 weekend against Oregon State.

But with a 30 percent chance of rain, there’s a possibility the game could get postponed. Mainieri doesn’t want that to happen with the Houston College Classic coming up this weekend.

“Hopefully, we’ll get it in before the heavy stuff comes,” Mainieri said.

the Tigers could play with anyone.

All are memories he won’t soon forget.

“It’s been one of the biggest years of my life with some of the highlights of my life for sure,” Hornsby said. “Just being here and meeting all the people and all the fans that I’ve met, there are moments this year that I’ll never forget.”

Sometimes, Hornsby has to remind himself basketball is only a game and what he’s doing on the court isn’t a matter of life and death even though that’s the mentality he plays with.

But Hornsby said he has too much respect for the game to play

it any other way.

“Basketball is my love,” Hornsby said. “It’s my life and my pain.

It means so much to me. It can bring me up but also shoot me down. I’m my toughest critic for sure, and I have people around to remind me of that, which is good.”

Despite Hornsby’s consistent play this, he’s gone under the radar a bit this season, mostly because of his equally-talented teammates.

The dominance of sophomore forwards Jarell Martin and Jordan Mickey has grabbed most of the headlines. Sophomore guard Tim Quarterman has emerged and recently recorded the program’s first

triple-double in nearly 13 years.

Freshman guard Jalyn Patterson’s maturity and high basketball IQ have been among the Tigers’ biggest surprises.

But Quarterman said he believes Hornsby warrants his own recognition.

“When this year came around, he saw his opportunity and took advantage of it,” Quarterman said. “He’s playing really well for us, and all the players love him. I know a lot of people talk about his dad, but Keith Hornsby is a great person.”

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LSU should protect its instructors from budget cut layoffs THE CERULEAN CONCILIATOR JUSTIN DICHARIA Columnist In the spring of my freshman year of college, Martha Strohschein reinvigorated my passion for writing.

Her English 2000 class hammered vigorous work ethics, research elements, writing skills and critical thinking into the 80-minute 7:30 a.m. class. She built a solid academic foundation for every class thereafter.

Since taking her class two years ago, Strohschein has become both a friend and mentor, always willing to hash out political thoughts and project ideas in her small office in Allen Hall.

She is one of the many instructors who received termination letters in the face of 2010’s budget cuts. University administration revealed in 2010 what is bound to happen in 2015 — budgetary downsizing will target instructors.

Luckily for Strohschein, and in turn, me and all of her past, present and future students, the layoffs in 2010 did not affect the 27-year veteran of the English department.

However, the same was not true for the mentors and inspirations of thousands of other students.

Instructors are arguably the best teachers on campus, as their departments judge them on teaching performance rather than research. They listen closely to the heartbeat of student learning and adapt their teaching methods to an everchanging youth.

Despite effectiveness in the classroom, they will be the first up on Gov. Bobby Jindal’s $567 million higher education chopping block.

Jindal’s proposed financing options for decreasing the burden of budget cuts, such as scaling back tax-break programs, are unlikely to pass through the legislature with business lobbyists biting at the heels of state representatives.

The University is switching to a plus/minus grading system to increase academic competition with other schools, but it will likely cut the

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Political science professor Dr. Leonard Ray teaches a politics of Israel course Jan. 16. instructors that provide the important groundwork required for higher-level classes.

According to an analysis of University employee salaries

by LSUreveille.com, University instructors make just about as much money as a high school teacher in Louisiana. To keep professors and administrators, the University will terminate a large amount of its instructors.

LSU will cut instructors, scale back or eliminate classes and most definitely raise tuition.

The forthcoming tuition hike asks parents and students to invest more money to a university that is firing some of its most capable teachers. The education site Noodle surveyed nearly 1,000 parents with children in high school or college and found parents want their children to acquire real-world marketable skills rather than a first-rate academic experience.

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must retain effective instructors or risk failing student’s academic needs in the classroom. Cut money somewhere else, redirect funds or ask for more private donations, but don’t lay off some of the most academically influential men and women on campus.

If you get rid of instructors like Strohschein, students fail to acquire the real-world marketable skills needed to survive in today’s competitive workforce.

The universities that realize this and reform their education models to fit the needs of their consumers will survive higher education’s changing environment. Those who fail to reform will die out. It’s the law of the market place.

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

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Abercrombie discriminates against religion, culture COLLEGE CANDY JEN BLATE Columnist Seven years ago, Samantha Elauf had no idea her life was about to change drastically. Little did she know, she was going to revolutionize the future of religious and cultural justice in the retail world.

In 2008, then-17 Elauf interviewed to work for Abercrombie Kids, a children’s clothing store owned by Abercrombie & Fitch in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

She walked into her interview with jeans, a T-shirt and a head scarf, an ordinary outfit for her, considering her Muslim faith. Abercrombie didn’t seem to agree.

As if Abercrombie didn’t have enough problems, let’s just throw religious discrimination into the picture.

Elauf did not get hired for the job simply because her head scarf didn’t comply with Abercrombie’s “Look Policy.”

In Abercrombie’s Look Policy, it’s clearly stated that no employee is allowed to have any extravagant hair styles or colors. It also mentions that the hair must appear natural and must not have any streaks, blocks or chunks of contrasting colors.

In addition, fingernails should not extend more than 1/4 inch beyond the tip of the finger. Although a natural nail is preferred, if polish is worn,

it should be natural in color or clear. Any makeup that is worn must be “natural looking” with no bold colors or anything drastic.

As if controlling the length of an employee’s nails and makeup is not enough for the stereotypical, preppy company, it’s also micromanaging employees’ sense of individuality.

The policy states “jewelry must be simple and classic.” If jewelry is the first thing a customer notices on an associate, then that jewelry does not meet this dress code requirement and shouldn’t be worn.

Abercrombie argued they shouldn’t be placed in an awkward situation that causes them to stereotype possible employees based on what they are wearing.

Abercrombie states it is people like Elauf’s responsibility to ask for a religious accommodation for head scarves because they may violate the company’s dress code.

But how is it Elauf’s responsibility to know that her religiously based head covering isn’t in accordance with the Look Policy prior to working for the company?

Well, it’s not her responsibility.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stated it is the responsibility of the employer to bring up something they are questioning in the interview that may potentially conflict with the company’s policies. It’s not the responsibility of the prospective employee, who has no prior knowledge of the

company’s internal dress code requirements.

Not only are these dress code rules heavily influencing women’s personal tastes, they are also obliging them to fit a specific American standard of “attractiveness,” which is all inadvertently based on a biased perspective.

But it isn’t just women that Abercrombie has discriminated against: It is also religiously based discrimination, too.

To make this clear, it isn’t Abercrombie doesn’t like the head scarf; it’s that they only like white women.

Because you typically don’t see white women and girls wearing a head scarves.

And when Abercrombie implies such rigid dress code policies, it allows them to hire only white people.

Because Elauf did not fit the “look” for Abercrombie to hire her, they are carelessly reinforcing Abercrombie’s white American standard of beauty, which is completely unacceptable and not appropriate for the ever-changing societal “norms.”

But it gets better. Abercrombie even argued that they would approach someone wearing a baseball cap as violating their Look Policy the same way they said a head scarf is violating the Look Policy.

A yarmulke, hijab and a baseball cap are not the same thing in any way. Abercrombie does not have to accommodate someone wearing a baseball cap. They do have to accommodate an individual wearing a hijab or a yarmulke. No questions asked.

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Abercrombie is all about their image. They even stretch so far as to call their employees “models.”

Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries even had a 40-page manual explaining how employees must act on their Gulfstream jet.

Jeffries also banned the color black from being sold at Abercrombie stores and banned employees from wearing black. He told Salon in 2006, in an effort to make Abercrombie’s clothing as exclusive as possible, they do not carry sizes XL or XXL. This way, only the cool, skinny white kids can shop at Abercrombie.

Well thanks, Abercrombie, for making teenagers around

the world second-guess their sense of self because they are not a specific weight, race or background.

Fortunately, the EEOC sued Abercrombie on behalf of two other Muslim women who also wore head scarves. The company agreed to pay them $71,000 and to revise its Look Policy to allow women to wear head scarves for religious reasons.

Maybe in years to come, an individual’s religious dress won’t be singled out, and people won’t have to worry about society’s discriminatory standards of beauty.

Jen Blate is a 24-year-old sociology junior from Miami, Florida.

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Circumcision violates bodily autonomy and proves unsafe ENTITLED MILLENNIAL CODY SIBLEY Columnist A new law in New York City reiterated the American mentality that religion trumps both bodily autonomy and public health.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio just reformed some regulations on a Haredi Jewish circumcision ritual that involved the mohel, the circumciser in Jewish rituals, sucking blood from a circumcision wound, known as metzitzah b’peh, or MBP. Before, parents had to sign a consent form for their baby to partake in this occult-like, vampiric ritual. This was a response to 17 cases of babies contacting herpes because of MBP. De Blasio scrapped the consent form. In place of it, doctors in the Haredi Jewish community will distribute information regarding the risks of circumcision and the MBP practice.

The mainstream media is praising de Blasio’s requirement.

They argued the consent form was ineffective, and this approach is more science-friendly and stresses the risks better.

However, this plan still has one major problem: It doesn’t protect boys from health risks and bodily autonomy.

Babies are obviously too young to consent on their own behalf, so parents make the decision to circumcise for them.

Apparently, it’s okay to mutilate babies and expose them to health risks as long as it’s done on the grounds of “sincerely held religious beliefs.”

Let’s tackle the health risks first. As stated above, MBP can spread herpes. Seventeen babies seems like a low number out of context, but when you take into account the fact that circumcision and MBP as a whole is medically unnecessary, 17 suddenly looks like a number that’s too high.

According to Intact America, parents who circumcise their

baby boys put them at risk for infection, hemorrhage, scarring and difficulty urinating. They can also lose parts of or all of their penis, and the babies can even die in some cases.

There are some benefits to circumcision, but the cons outweigh the pros. It’s been reported to decrease Urinary Tract Infections and penile cancer. In cases where circumcision doesn’t involve MBP, it can also decrease the chances of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

According to the American Cancer Society, fewer than 1 in 100,000 men get penile cancer each year. UTIs can be prevented by just washing yourself. As for STDs, we have medication and condoms now that make risks from STDs much lower than before. Medically, there’s no reason to circumcise your son.

Religious leaders don’t care, though. They’d rather risk boys’ health in the name of God than do what’s best for the child, which is keeping him intact.

Health risks aside,

performing evasive and medically unnecessary surgeries on anyone before the age of consent goes against the very notion that people have control over their own bodies.

Why is it okay to remove someone’s body part without their consent? It’s illegal to cut off someone’s leg without their consent. What makes foreskin any different?

By removing the foreskin, you’re exposing the head of the penis to elements and constant stimulation, which decreases pleasure for men during sex.

In fact, circumcision became so widespread in America because religious leaders used it as a way to try to decrease masturbation.

Who wants to be part of a religion that decreases sexual pleasure?

And what if the circumcised boy decides to leave Judaism? Then, he’s left with a permanent and unfortunate reminder of his parents’ choice to indoctrinate him.

If someone is over the age of 18 and is aware of the risks that come with circumcision, then let him go through the surgery.

That’s his choice; his parents aren’t forcing him to go through a surgery while he’s too young to understand.

However, babies don’t understand religion. They’re too young to be able to make promises with a god. And they certainly shouldn’t be subjected to unnecessary health risks by their own parents.

Overall, de Blasio’s new regulations are a baby step in the right direction. At least parents will be informed of the possible risks. But making unnecessary cosmetic changes on people before they’re old enough to consent is wrong, and babies should be protected from such changes.

Cody Sibley is a 19-year-old mass communication freshman from Opelousas, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter at @CodySibley.

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Alexander leads chancellors to visit delegation in D.C.

BY DEANNA NARVESON dnarveson@lsureveille.com

Leaders from the LSU System’s 10 institutions descended on the nation’s capitol Tuesday to present the system’s data, research and priorities to policymakers to campaign to support higher education.

LSU President F. King Alexander said the flagship campus receives about $500 million in funding from the federal government each year in grants and student aid — five times the amount received from the state government.

According to the LSU Office of Budget and Planning, funding from the state and federal government make up about 30 percent of the University’s operating budget.

“If you think about it the main campus gets about $100 million from the state right now,” Alexander said. “If these budget cuts go through, that will drop to about $50 million, so we probably ought to be doing this about every week.”

Last February was the first time LSU System chancellors traveled to Washington, D.C.,

SPENDING, from page 1 With the exception of Required Fees, the titles of the others explain what they will be used for.

Required Fees are distributed to different areas around campus — including Student Government.

Every semester, $2.20 of each student’s Required Fee goes to SG Programming Support and Initiatives, said SG Senate Director of Communication Zachary Holley.

“That sums up to about $117,774.10 for this fiscal year’s total SG revenue,” Holley said.

Of this money, the legislative branch is appropriated a total of $31,274.10. A surplus account and initiatives also help fund projects.

The Office of Budget and Planning’s website says SG uses this money to allocate funds to student groups who are in need of financial assistance and plan programs that will enrich the University community. The fee is also used to cover day-to-day expenses of SG. SG senators then put this money to use though legislation.

Records of SG finance bills can be found on the SG website.

Student groups or organizations that offer a service to students looking to get funding from SG can submit a funding application to their respective senator.

The group must also attach an itemized budget of total costs and a breakdown of how the allotted funds will be spent.

A senator will write and present the finance bill to the Student Senate, where senators from each college will vote for or against the bill.

An organization, event, student(s) or expenditure is only

as a collective team, an initiative led by Alexander who experienced a similar practice as president of California State University, Long Beach.

“I learned this routine through what we did in California, where our 23 presidents would go and join the chancellor or the president of the system up in Washington for a couple of days,” Alexander said.

“In Kentucky, it was a freefor-all, like it used to be here.

That’s probably how it works in about half the states” The system office of Texas A&M University said the chancellors of university system visit the Capitol separately, and at the University of Alabama, just the president of university system visits Washington, D.C., to meet with the Alabama delegation their office said.

If the institution chancellors go separately, Alexander said, each unit of the system isn’t aware of the agenda of the other members or who they talk to.

This year, the LSU System has a strategy.

Alexander said the system chancellors will first meet with senators, who represent all of

Louisiana and then break out into groups who will visit congressmen from their districts.

“Wednesday is the day we hit our congressional delegation,” Alexander said. “We have our federal priorities booked.

We consolidated efforts because we are advocating for the same things. Certain congressional representatives on the house side are more receptive to what’s going on in Shreveport than they are in New Orleans, and those in New Orleans are more receptive to our institutions in New Orleans than they are Shreveport, so it helps to go together.”

The LSU AgCenter, for example, will meet with the Department of Agriculture because the United States Farm Bill, which governs much of the U.S. agriculture industry, is important for how the center operates, Alexander said.

Wednesday will end with a dinner for all LSU alumni working in Washington, D.C., Alexander said.

Last January Alexander also traveled to Washington D.C. for a White House summit on college affordability.

allowed one Senate funding allocation per semester and cannot exceed two per academic year.

Since the start of the fall 2014 semester, SG senate has allocated $54,830 for these activities, but only spent $40,153.70.

Between the Fall 2014 and spring 2015 semesters, SG passed six finance bills sending students to represent the University at conferences around the U.S., Spain and Jamaica.

According to Grashoff, between a rebranding of SG

effort, purchasing ten replacement computers for SG offices and buying 15 clickers for Student Senate operations, SG allocated $18,300.10 to be spent on internal operations. After the rebranding was nixed by SG leaders, the total cost of SG internal spending was $8,300.10.

Even seating during class breaks touches SG dollars.

SG spent $24, 180.60 to fund projects to increase seating around campus, specifically in the Art & Design Building and in Memorial Oak Grove.

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LSU President F. King Alexander greets the media at the U.S. Senate debate Oct. 29 in the Holliday Forum.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Tigers hope to solidify tournament résumé against Tennessee

BY JAMES BEWERS jbewers@lsureveille.com Controlling your own destiny is ideal, but it isn’t always as easy as it sounds.

The LSU men’s basketball team has that luxury, but in a close league race, execution down the stretch of the season is now the arduous task for coach Johnny Jones’ club.

After three straight wins and with two regular season games remaining, the Tigers (21-8, 10-6 Southeastern Conference) must prove they’re capable of being consistent with SEC and NCAA Tournament seeding on the line, starting against Tennessee at 6 p.m. tonight at the PMAC. “It’s definitely getting around to the end of the season, so we definitely want to go out with a bang,” said LSU forward Jarell Martin after LSU’s victory against Ole Miss on Feb. 28.

With wins against the Volunteers (14-14, 6-10 SEC) and No. 18 Arkansas on Saturday, the Tigers could lock up a double-bye in the SEC Tournament, meaning they would not play until March 13 with an inside track to SEC Tournament semifinals.

While LSU may have already secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament in some experts’ minds, two more wins, especially against the Razorbacks on the road, will go a long way in determining where the Tigers will be dancing.

But Jones said his team can’t overlook Tennessee, which has lost its last five games but has wins against No. 21 Butler and Arkansas.

“We definitely can’t look at their record and feel like it is a game we can just have to show up for,” Jones said. “We’ve been through those this year, and we know the outcome of how things have happened. We certainly have to be good on Wednesday.”

The Tigers started the Vols’ five-game losing streak with a 73-55 win on Feb. 14, leading Tennessee by double figures for the final 31 minutes of the game. LSU jumped on coach Donnie Tyndall’s squad early, shooting 64 percent from the field and 7-of-10 from 3-point range against Tyndall’s matchup zone in the first half.

On top of the offensive success against the Vols, Tennessee’s 55 points was the

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LSU freshman guard Jalyn Patterson (15) shoots the ball Feb. 28 during the Tigers’ 73-63 victory against Ole Mis at the PMAC. second fewest amount given up by the Tigers all season and the least amount in conference games. In all five of the Tigers’ wins in February, LSU held opponents to less than 64 points, including a 13-point average

margin of victory in the last three games.

LSU junior guard Keith Hornsby said his team is playing its best basketball at the right time.

“We don’t have to dig deep,”

Hornsby said. “We’ve seen and experienced recent success, so that’s our main motivator right now — just to continue on, doing what’s we’ve been doing. Hopefully, we’ll do that.”

But pressure comes with the calendar turning to March, a month Jones is 5-7 in during his LSU head coaching career. With three of the Tigers’ conference losses to the bottom three teams in the league, Jones wants to keep his team focused on the task ahead.

Jones said those losses should keep his team in check from looking at NCAA Tournament projections.

“My biggest example to them is to bring up some of the setbacks that we have had,” Jones said. “You can’t take anything for granted and how teams are capable of playing ... It’s just making a conscious effort that you relay those messages to them because if it’s after the fact, then it’s too late. I try to make sure and let them know on the front end so it doesn’t end up being an ‘I told you so’ deal.”

You can reach James Bewers on Twitter @JamesBewers_TDR.