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Higher Education Forum addresses upcoming budget cuts

BY JOSE ALEJANDRO BASTIDAS jbastidas@lsureveille.com LSU President F. King Alexander told students Wednesday evening the best way to fight budget cuts is to “be annoying” in contacting their legislators.

Alexander’s remarks came during a Higher Education Forum hosted by Geaux Vote LSU, a student organization, and funded by the Andrew Goodman

Foundation, aimed at encouraging University students to engage in political participation and activism.

The forum gave students the chance to question Alexander, University of Louisiana system president Sandra Woodley and Louisiana Budget Project director Jan Moller.

Panelists answered questions about the future of higher education, increases in tuition and fees

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and student involvement in the decision-making process.

“States are getting out of the public higher education business rather rapidly,” Alexander said.

“They’re pushing higher education onto [a student’s] back and justifying it by saying it’s only an individual benefit. It is a societal benefit to support a student.”

Alexander said the University is trying to decipher how not to cut classes, as well as keep faculty and

students in the classroom.

He also said University officials will work with Student Government to ensure essential student services are not eliminated.

Class scheduling begins Thursday, and Alexander said there’s a possibility students could sign up for a class that would end up being cut, depending on the magnitude of state budget reductions.

“We’re in a very foggy

PITTSBURGH — Last season, the LSU men’s basketball team could only wonder how it might have performed in the NCAA Tournament.

This season, the Tigers have the opportunity to see what they can do against the nation’s best, starting tonight.

The moment they’ve waited for since they were kids has finally arrived. After a five-year absence, LSU is back in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed and will tip off against No. 8 seed North Carolina State at 8:20 p.m. tonight at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

“Growing up, this was one of my dreams: coming to college and playing in the Big Dance,” said LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin. “To finally accomplish that goal is real exciting. I can’t wait to get in and get started.”

LSU (22-10) enters the tournament after its best regular season since 2008-09, when the Tigers

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won the Southeastern Conference regular season title and advanced to the Round of 32.

The Wolfpack (20-13) finished seventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings this season but had résumé-boosting victories against No. 4 Duke, No. 15 North Carolina and No. 17 Louisville.

But how teams performed in the regular season doesn’t mean much during March Madness, when anything and everything is possible on any given night.

“At this time of year, they are going to play as hard as anybody,” said LSU junior guard Keith Hornsby. “It’s going to be a physical game no matter who you play or what the style of play the teams play against. You are fighting for your life, and they are too.”

Tonight’s contest will be a fight between clubs with similar personnel but differing styles.

see NCAA, page 15

Check out our sports columnist’s prediction on page 5.

see FORUM, page 15 ADMINISTRATION

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atmosphere right now, and I wish we had more clarity as to what’s going to happen in June,” Alexander said. “If these budget reductions go unmitigated and addressed to the fullest capacity, it is possible ... that with a budget cut of this magnitude, we may not even be opening in August.

An 81 to 82 percent budget reduction is the largest single budget

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Sophomore forward Jarell Martin (1) celebrates after scoring during the Tigers’ 81-77 loss against Auburn on Feb. 5 at the PMAC.

University officials are working on new ways to combat sexual assault in line with the new Louisiana Board of Regents policy.

The policy is an offensive against all forms of sexual misconduct and focuses on four mandatory requirements: campus climate surveys, prevention and awareness programs, coordination with local law enforcement and institutional task forces.

Since the Board passed the “Uniform Policy on Sexual Misconduct” at its February meeting, universities across the state have until July 1 to draft a policy and until October 1 to implement it.

James Marchand, assistant to the LSU System General Counsel, said he and other members are updating the current policies on sexual assault under PM 73.

“The first thing we did is we got a group of fellows that are looking at the new Board of Regents policy

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Chevron Corp. donates $850k to LSU Foundation As part of its nearly $3 million commitment to the University from 2013, Chevron Corp. recently donated $850,000 to the LSU Foundation. The money is to support the colleges of Engineering and Science, the E. J. Ourso College of Business, the LSU Olinde Career Center and the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, according to a press release from the LSU Foundation and LSU Media Relations.

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“Through our University Partnership Program, Chevron provides support to partner universities to help build educational capacity needed to train the workforce of tomorrow,” said Chevron manager of university affairs Bill Hunter in the release.

Women’s swimming and diving to compete at NCAA qualifiers The LSU women’s swimming and diving qualifiers are in Greensboro, North Carolina, today for the beginning of the NCAA Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

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time. With outstanding showings last week at the Zone D Diving Regionals in Iowa City, Iowa the team’s confidence is sky high.

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University professor, researchers measure communities’ wealth Team gives dollar values to aspects of living areas

several the USDA issued in the Agriculture Food and Research Initiative to fund programs to increase prosperity in rural

BY DEANNA NARVESON communities, according to a dnarveson@lsureveille.com news release Wealth, Fannin said, inAgricultural economics pro- cludes more than businesses fessor Matt Fannin is heading and how many people in a coma team of researchers who are munity are at the poverty level. working to define with dollars Wealth isn’t just about the size aspects of living areas that of a house, but the proximity of previously did not have price other resources.

He said it includes the state tags.

Using $500,000 from the of the environment, social probU.S. Department of Agricul- lems and issues like the quality ture, Fannin, along with re- of local school systems. searchers Tom Johnson of the Fannin said what people Rural Policy Research Institute place value on does not always at the University of Missouri have a dollar amount attached, and John Pender but the importance placed on of the USDA Economic Research ‘There’s value people these items afService, will an- place on things that is fects community alyze the value members’ choicbeyond prices.’ es.

Research people place on shows people will parts of communities like lakes, pay much more MATT FANNIN, schools, rivers for a house on a agricultural economics professor and other natural lake than a house resources. down the street “There’s value people place without a lakefront view, even on things that is beyond prices,’ if the two houses are the same Fannin said. “Usually when size. measuring wealth we may take The team will create a a look at wealth based on finan- method to give prices to uncial wealth, their bank accounts priced parts of a community, and stock portfolios.” like clean air or fewer rainThe team’s grant is part of storms, and then develop a

way to measure how much money and effort should be invested to maintain the items communities enjoy.

“Once we put a value on these, we can assess whether or not we are investing enough to maintain them,” Fannin said.

“Our approach also attempts to recognize that people make their own decisions on these things.”

The information provided through this research is multifunctional, with applications in increasing wealth in poorer or rural communities, easing financial strife, educating researchers who want to learn more about economic development.

Fannin said the team hopes eventually to put its findings about communities into a database.

Fannin said this project of redefining wealth has practical applications for businesses as well as homeowners. Knowing what people see as important when selecting real estate is good for businesses to use in planning and development.

“One of the things important for many businesses is location,” Fannin said. “So finding out where people want to live is good.”

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Fresh Campus celebrates national Kick Butts Day

BY CHLOE HUFF chuff@lsureveille.com Representatives from Smoking Words and the Litterati Campaign set up on the Parade Ground for more than six hours to enlist more students in the fight against smoking at the University.

Tuesday was the 20th anniversary of Kick Butts Day — a national day of activism that encourages youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against big tobacco companies.

More than 1,000 groups celebrated by raising awareness on the problem of tobacco use in their communities.

“Our goal is to convince college students not to be replacements, which of course is what the big tobacco companies want,” said Smoking Words faculty leader Judith Sylvester.

She said this year’s theme is “I am not a replacement.”

Sylvester said big tobacco companies target young people with flavored products adults would not be interested in. Kick Butts Day urges elected officials to take action against this deceptive marketing.

More than 1,500 college campuses are tobacco-free or smokefree, Sylvester said.

“I keep pointing out to students, 1,500 colleges and universities can’t be wrong, and municipalities

like New Orleans and New York and Los Angeles can’t be wrong,” Sylvester said. “It’s just time to face it.”

Secondhand smoke is not the only smoking-related consequence non-smokers deal with, Sylvester said. Cigarette butt litter also affects areas on campus.

She said not even weeds will grow in front of Middleton Library, where more than 200 cigarette butts have damaged the soil.

Smoking Words teamed up with the Litterati Campaign to draw attention to cigarette waste around campus.

The Litterati Campaign — a year-old, worldwide organization encouraging students to submit pictures of campus litter to social media — has received more than 500,000 entries.

Litterati’s student representative Nathan Hitchcock said the campaign has received about 50 entries in the past few weeks from University students.

Sylvester said she hopes the partnership will bring attention to the effects of smoking on campus.

“It’s been my opportunity to try to do a little education and set the record straight on a few things and try to convince the diehards that they are die-hards,” Sylvester said.

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University’s ‘Plant Doctor’ advises state on plant health

BY WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER wpotter@lsureveille.com

The University’s “Plant Doctor” doesn’t even need a sample to make a diagnosis. With a good picture, he can usually figure it out and help fix the problem.

Assistant professor Raghuwinder Singh with the Plant Diagnostic Center came to the University on March 17, 2007.

Though he’s been around less than a decade, Singh has received numerous recognitions for his work.

Singh and the Plant Diagnostic Center provide diagnostic services to the state. When a parish agent, homeowner, commercial grower or landscaper has an issue, Singh tries to diagnose the issue and recommend a solution.

Plant diagnostics was not always Singh’s career choice, he said. He originally wanted to be a human doctor.

Singh decided to do plant diagnostics in college and focused in plant protection throughout his academic career. In 2001, he went to the University of Florida for the doctoral plant medicine program.

“Officially, I’m a plant doctor now,” Singh said. “Our job is a little more difficult than the human doctors. Plants cannot talk, so we have to find out what’s wrong with them.”

Last year, Singh was awarded the Floyd S. Edmiston Award for excellence in extension education, one of the top awards given to extension faculty. He

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University assistant professor Raghuwinder Singh works in the Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic in the LSU AgCenter on March 17. also will receive the Louisiana County Agricultural Agents Association Achievement Award in June.

“This has only been possible with all the support from the administration and all the support from the other specialists that we have,” Singh said.

Before Singh arrived, the program only included a plant disease diagnostic clinic. In 2010, the program was able to upgrade to a plant diagnostic center, which covers a broader range of issues such as nematodes, plant pathogens and pests, Singh said.

Singh’s background includes experience in entomology, plant pathology, nematology and other agriculture and horticulture related subjects, so the University was able to expand the center’s capabilities.

“Now, when the sample comes, it could be anything,” Singh said. “With my background and experience, I am able to do so many things, not just the plant pathology only.”

The Plant Diagnostic Center also allows people to submit questions to Singh through the AgCenter website about their own gardening or plant

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problems. Last year, Singh said he received more than 275 digital samples.

The center also handled over 615 physical samples for routine diagnostics last year, Singh said. Other physical samples will come in through different surveys, such as a nursery survey with samples from the Department of Agriculture.

“They will bring in the samples, and we’ll test those samples,” Singh said. “Then we do a couple more surveys, like we’re doing the citrus canker survey this year and also the citrus clean plant network survey.”

Singh said one of his responsibilities is to report anything new found in the state.

Lately the center has been working on a problem called boxwood dieback.

Boxwood dieback is a disease affecting boxwood plants caused by a specific fungus — Colletotrichum theobromicola.

It causes stem discoloration and foliage to turn light-tan.

The boxwood dieback problem is found in several states, Singh said. For a while, he did not know what was behind the new disease.

“We didn’t know what was actually causing that problem, the genus and species involved,” Singh said. “It took me some time from 2011 to 2014, but we were able to figure out what is causing that problem.”

In the future, Singh wants to compile an index on plant diseases and pests in Louisiana.

Another goal of his is to help the Louisiana nursery industry further manage its issues.

Singh seeks to continue the center’s work and help spread the word about its services. He said helping the state’s residents are his proudest achievement.

“My greatest accomplishment is to help the agents out in the fields and also the growers, any kind of commercial or homeowner whenever they send me a sample,” Singh said.

“When I’m able to solve the issue and make some recommendations that they can use to get rid of the problem, that’s my major accomplishment.”

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[Left] Junior wide receiver Travin Dural (83) runs a drill during practice and [right] LSU wide receivers coach Tony Ball instructs a drill during practice on Tuesday at the Charles McClendon Practice Facility.

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Dural eyes leadership role heading into junior season

BY MARIO JEREZ mjerez@lsureveille.com Entering the spring before his junior season, LSU receiver Travin Dural is taking it upon himself to lead an otherwise young receiving corp and perhaps become LSU’s next elite wide receiver.

Dural said he is looking to take the next step in his game this season and continue to

flourish in offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s offense.

“I want to get better at things I lacked last year, whether it’s route-running, catching contested balls or finishing blocks,” Dural said. “I want to be a complete receiver next year where they can look for me not only on first down, but on some third downs and maybe even some

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BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com It’s a first audition for the LSU football team’s wide receivers.

On Feb. 13, the Tigers announced the hiring of former Georgia wide receivers coach Tony Ball, who spent nine years in Athens mentoring Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green in his time with

the Bulldogs.

Sophomore wide receiver Malachi Dupre said while the offense as a whole hasn’t transformed, Ball has been inflicting change on the unit.

“It definitely is a first audition for Coach Ball, but nothing else has changed as far as anything else with the offense,” Dupre said. “This is the first time

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LSU will defeat NC State, advance to Round of 32 LIFE OF BRIAN BRIAN PELLERIN Sports Columnist On March 19, 2009, the LSU basketball team played Butler in a 8-9 seeded game. The Bulldogs had current Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward and college hoops stars Matt Howard and Shelvin Mack, but the Tigers’ defense had 11 steals and 8 blocks to ensure a 75-71 victory.

Making its first tournament appearance six years later to the day, LSU is the talent-ladened nine seed hoping to avoid an early exit.

At this point, there are two viewpoints from fans — the ones who see the Tigers in the Final Four and the others who see them losing tonight. But have no fear Tiger faithful, LSUsports.net has Saturday’s potential matchup against either Villanova or Lafayette on its schedule already.

If that’s not confidence, I don’t know what is.

In reality, there’s no way to tell for sure which team wins, especially when the Wolfpack mirrors the Tigers in many ways.

NC State has four wins against the RPI Top-50 — Duke, North Carolina, Louisville and Boise State. LSU

has three such victories against Arkansas, West Virginia and Georgia. Both teams enter the tournament with 6-4 records in their last 10 games.

NC State’s second leading scorer, senior guard Ralston Turner, transferred from LSU shortly after Johnny Jones became the head coach.

Speaking of coaches, Tiger fans should be familiar with Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried, who coached at Alabama for 11 years.

Gottfried maintains the tournament experience edge with 10 NCAA appearances to

see ADVANCE, page 8

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LSU freshman guard Jalyn Patterson (15) dribbles during the Tigers’ game against Tennessee on March 4 at the PMAC.

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No. 1 LSU baseball begins SEC road play against Razorbacks

BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com The No. 1 LSU baseball team is set to take on its first true road test in the Southeastern Conference when it travels to Arkansas for a three-game series beginning at 6 p.m. tonight at Baum Stadium.

The Tigers (19-2, 2-1 SEC) hit the road to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the Razorbacks (10-8, 0-3 SEC) after squeaking out an extra-innings affair with inner-city foe Southern, 4-2, on Tuesday night.

“Our guys love going on the road,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “I guess it’s just team camaraderie and all of the excitement that goes with it, feeling like everybody’s against you and you can only depend on each other. We’ve had pretty good success on the road during the years I’ve been here, and I’m very proud of that.”

Arkansas has struggled so far this season, ranking dead last in the SEC in pitching with a 4.30 ERA while allowing 87 runs, 87 walks and 10 home runs and hitting a league-leading 27 batters.

Mainieri said Arkansas’ recent struggles on the mound have come as a surprise to him based on their recent history.

“That’s very unusual for them,” Mainieri said. “They’re usually strike zone pounders, and I’ve noticed they’ve been hitting a lot of batters, so who knows. We don’t take a lot of

“One thing I know from the pitches, so I’m not sure if that plays into our favor. We’re go- past is Arkansas has always ing to go up there and hack had good pitching,” said juaway and hopefully drive some nior shortstop Alex Bregman. balls into the gap and out of “They have the guys. They all compete. From the little video the ballpark.”

The Razorbacks’ pitching I saw on them, they compete, struggle comes a season after and they attack you. You better be ready to go when finishing with a 2.63 ERA and striking ‘We’ve had pretty you step in the box.” bigout 435 batters, but good success on gestThe Tigers’ challenge Mainieri isn’t buythe road during ing into Arkansas’ heading into the the years I’ve been weekend is their inshaky stat book.

“Their record here, and I’m very experienced pitching staff. Freshman is not indicative of proud of that.’ pitchers Alex Lange their talent level, I and Jake Godfrey can assure you of PAUL MAINIERI, will be making their that,” Mainieri said.

LSU baseball coach first road starts of “I’ve always loved the year. playing Arkansas.

Lange is coming off of his [Arkansas coach] Dave Van Horn coaches the game very best performance of the seastrategically similar to what son in his last start against I do offensively, so it’s fun Ole Miss, going eight innings, while allowing only three hits matching wits with him.”

Arkansas’ fall from grace and striking out 13.

Both Lange and Godfrey this season comes after consistently being one of the best have been solid additions to pitching teams in the SEC over the Tigers’ rotation in 2015, the past few seasons. but their starts this weekend LSU leads the series with will put their performances Arkansas, 61-29, and the Ti- into perspective. gers have won nine of their “It’ll be an interesting task last 10 SEC regular-season for us. Our team is ready to series versus the Razorbacks, handle any adversity that including a 2-1 series victory comes our way,” Lange said. last season in Baton Rouge.

“I don’t feel like it’s any difThe only series win for Ar- ferent. We’re going to come kansas against LSU in the past out there and play ball like we 10 seasons came in 2011 when know how to and take on Arthe Razorbacks swept three kansas this weekend. We’re games from the Tigers in Fay- 100 percent ready.” etteville. The Tigers are 25-11 against Arkansas over the past You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @Chascin_TDR. 10 seasons.

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Forward Mickey trying to rebound from recent injuries, slump Sophomore hopes to be ready for NCAA tourney

BY DAVID GRAY dgray@lsureveille.com After getting hit with injuries in recent weeks, LSU sophomore forward Jordan Mickey said he’s good to go.

He just hopes that’ll be the case when the No. 9-seeded Tigers tip off in the NCAA Tournament today.

“My body was a little tired, but I feel a lot better now,” Mickey said. “The rest that we did get benefited me. I’m just excited to get out there and start this new journey.”

LSU (22-10) will have had six days off when it goes against No. 8 seed North Carolina State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at 8:20 p.m. tonight at Consol Energy Center.

But for Mickey, who sat out the Tigers’ win against No. 21 Arkansas on March 7, it’ll be just his second game in 15 days.

The extra rest couldn’t have come at a better time for Mickey. The Tigers’ two-time All-SEC selection has battled injuries and fatigue in recent weeks while seeing a noticeable dip in his normally stellar numbers.

In the last six games he’s played, Mickey has averaged

9.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. He hasn’t tallied more than 14 points or eight boards during that span, and the nation’s second-leading shot blocker has recorded only two rejections in his last two games.

Mickey’s uninspiring play culminated in perhaps the worst performance of his collegiate career during the Southeastern Conference Tournament last weekend.

Against Auburn on March 13, Mickey failed to make a field goal for the first time in his 64 games at LSU, going 0-for-4 from the floor and making one free throw for a careerworst one point. He finished with eight rebounds, one block and four turnovers before fouling out for the first time in his two-year career.

Despite playing a seasonlow 16 minutes against Auburn, Mickey said his body felt deflated.

“After the SEC Tournament was over and you come back home the next day, you realize how tired your body actually is,” Mickey said. “You wake up the next morning pretty banged up and sore and stiff.”

Mickey has been banged up plenty this season, particularly toward the end.

After injuring his ankle against Mississippi State on Jan. 31, Mickey suffered a

shoulder injury against Ten- we’ve had a lot of success. nessee on March 4, forcing him He went down for a couple of to sit out the regular season fi- games, so I know he’s anxious nale against the Razorbacks. to get back out there and play.”

In addition to the Against Auinjury bug, Mickey ‘The rest that we did burn, Mickey enhas contended with get benefited me. I’m dured the refs’ and a countless double and just excited to get out whistles second-half scuftriple-teams oppothere and start this fle with junior nents send his way, new journey.’ which has limited forward Jordon his effectiveness Granger, who on both ends of the punched the back JORDAN MICKEY, floor. of Mickey’s head LSU sophomore forward But after nearly before he received a Flagrant a week of rest, LSU sophomore guard Tim Quarter- 2 foul and was ejected from the man said he has no doubt Mick- game. ey will be ready to go when the But seeing Mickey stand up Tigers begin their quest in the and get engaged with the physical play was something his NCAA Tournament.

“Players go through stuff,” teammates rarely witness.

“I was surprised he was Quarterman said. “He’s been a part of our team all year, and even up in the guy’s face,” said he’s been a big reason why LSU junior guard Keith Horns-

by. “I’ve never seen Jordan that fired up. He’s such a laid-back guy, but I kind of liked it.”

Mickey was assessed a technical foul for his role in the altercation and later fouled out with 5:12 to go in regulation of the Tigers’ three-point, overtime loss.

But Mickey, a First Team All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive selection this season, said he has to play without fear of what the refs might call, adding that they can’t control everything on the court.

“The refs can’t control how hard you play,” Mickey said.

“If you play with intensity, the refs can’t control all that. So you just have to go out and play hard.”

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page 8 DURAL, from page 5 fourth-down plays.”

After being redshirted in 2012, Dural saw limited targets in 2013 as former LSU receivers Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry put up monster numbers as the focus of LSU’s passing attack.

Dural took advantage of more targets in 2014 after the departure of LSU’s leading receivers, putting up 758 yards on 37 receptions and scoring seven touchdowns. In terms of yardage, Dural was the sixth leading receiver in the Southeastern Conference despite inconsistent quarterback play throughout the season.

Dural said his new wide receivers coach Tony Ball stresses repetition and emphasizes good technique.

“It’s a little bit different working with him because he’s more of an aggressive guy,” Dural said.

“He’s a guy who tries to get a lot in. He’s really different from the last coach we had, but he’s a really good teacher. We’ll adjust to it.”

Now an upperclassman, Dural looks to be a leader on the field and in the locker room.

“Travin has been a leader to me since I’ve been here,” said sophomore wide receiver Malachi Dupre. “Although I feel we all have to contribute a leadership role, Travin’s a great leader to all of [the receivers] as a group.”

Dupre was one of multiple freshman receivers to see significant playing time in 2014 during their first year in the SEC. Dupre and fellow sophomore receivers Trey Quinn and John Diarse now have a year of big-game experience under

their belts.

Looking at a bigger picture, Dural said he wants to continue LSU’s recent tradition of elite wide receivers.

“I think about it all the time,” Dural said. “I worked with Odell Beckham for two years. I watch [former LSU receivers Rueben Randle and Dwayne Bowe] on TV, and I always try to compare myself to those guys so I can shine like they did and separate from everybody else.”

Dural has already made a couple of memorable plays for the Tigers in critical situations during his LSU career.

One was in the last regularseason game of his freshman year in 2013, when he hauled in a 49-yard score from quarterback Anthony Jennings in the final minutes to defeat Arkansas on senior day at Tiger Stadium.

Another big play came on Oct. 11 in Gainesville, Florida. Dural made a one-handed touchdown grab in the corner of the endzone to give LSU a 27-24 lead against Florida with 2:40 left to play during an important conference road game.

Dural made the catch despite being interfered with, and the play came after he converted a third and 25 situation for LSU earlier in the drive. The Tigers went on to win, 30-27. “[Travin has] always been that leader that talks to all the receivers and gets those guys going,” quarterback Anthony Jennings said. “He already showed people what he can do through his play, and he’s also taking a more vocal leadership role this year.”

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COACH, from page 5 he’s seeing us on the field, so it is a first start in that aspect for him to see our abilities and him to learn … what we can do.”

While at Georgia, Ball was part of two Southeastern Conference Eastern Divsion Championship teams and set multiple school records. Georgia’s 2012 offense set the school record for total yards (6,547) and touchdowns (72), while the 2013 team set the school record in yards per game with 484.2.

In nine years at Georgia, Ball helped the Bulldogs to an 84-35 overall record, five seasons of at least 10 wins and six bowl MARIA FERNANDA PIÑA / The Daily Reveille victories.

LSU coach Tony Ball celebrates a big hit during practice on Tuesday at the Charles “Tony is a very talented McClendon Practice Facility. coach who is an SEC veteran,” said LSU coach Les Miles in competing against ourselves, While it’s a new beginning the wake of Ball’s hiring in making each other better.” for the wide receivers, the goal February. “He’s going to be The spring is also an hasn’t changed. The Tigers a real asset for us in the pass- opportunity for Ball to win over brought Ball in to improve the ing game. He’s going to be able his new group. passing game under offensive to come in and take our group Ball’s passion for the game coordinator Cam Cameron, and of receivers and develop them has helped him along in his Ball is working to achieve that into great players. We are ex- journey to Baton Rouge, win- goal. cited about havning over the “With Coach Ball coming ing him join our ‘With Coach Ball coming wide receivers in, we’re ears-open, ready to in, we’re ears-open, staff.” with each passing learn some new techniques,” Ball’s hire ready to learn some new day.

Quinn said. “We’re just ready comes as a new Quinn said and enthused about this spring techniques. We’re just start for the LSU ready and enthused about Ball’s energy and to prepare for the fall. As a wide receiving this spring to prepare for intensity on the group — the receivers and corps to show practice field is quarterbacks — we’re just the fall.’ what it’s capawonderful to see trying to get the connection ble of as spring when they show down and improve as a TREY QUINN, practice rages on. up to practice unit. He’s very specific on LSU sophomore wide receiver “It’s an open each day. footwork. c omp et it io n ,” “I real“He has this set mindset, said LSU sopholy like him,” and he’s going to try and get it more wide receiver Trey Quinn. Quinn said. “He is a good guy. as perfect as possible, and we’re “A lot of people see [it as] that His approach to football is willing to do that. We just got to because there is a new coach [that it’s] something to enjoy. buy in.” here. We’re just out there com- It’s different having a new peting, trying to earn our spots coach, but we’re all enjoying You can reach Jack Chascin on and while we’re doing that we’re the process.”

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Jones’ two, but both coaches have been in the Big Dance before.

LSU is 9-10 in the tournament as a lower seed. Nine seeds are 69-75 against eight seeds in tournament history.

No matter how you slice it, the eight-nine match-up is difficult.

So let’s throw historical stats aside and focus on what decides almost every game — turnovers, free throw shooting, rebounding and clutch shots.

LSU’s most recent game was a head-scratching loss to Auburn in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. The Tigers committed bonehead errors down the stretch, including shot clock violations missed free throws and not fouling a 48 percent free-throw shooter with seconds left in a three-point game.

LSU can play with anyone in the country but proved against Auburn it can also lose to anybody.

In that loss, the Tigers managed to take three of the things that decide close games and mess them up. But after nearly a week to regroup from the loss, I’m going with the Tigers.

They have the nation’s second leading shot-blocker in Jordan Mickey. Jarell Martin and Keith Hornsby have become a dynamic insideout scoring combo capable of posting over big point totals any night.

The Wolfpack have the Atlantic Coast Conference’s best three-point shooting duo with Turner and junior guard Trevor Lacey, but LSU has at least three players who can carry them to a victory any night.

Whenever LSU loses (or wins the whole thing, if you want to leave that as a possibility), Mickey and Martin will probably have played their last games in purple and gold. Mickey’s been playing hurt for a while, but in what could be his final game, I expect him to show his All-SEC First Team self.

The Tigers must figure out how to make free throws, avoid foul trouble and not beat themselves with turnovers to play on Saturday. If not, don’t be surprised when their year ends in yet another disappointment.

Brian Pellerin is a 21-yearold mass communication junior from Kenner, Louisiana.

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whom to contact. The Burden Museum and Gardens used CaFÉ as the format for submitting entries into the “Brush With Burden” art show, a staple occasion for each year’s event.

The website’s organization of submissions has helped Blades and her fellow committee members handle the large amount of entries, a number that has only grown since “Brush With Burden” began.

“We didn’t know what to expect,” Blades said. “We’ve accepted entries from California, Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas. We’re really, really pleased with that. We

Ballet has been around since the 15th century, and this weekend, the local ballet theatre will dance in the streets to keep the tradition in Baton Rouge.

The Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre will host its annual “Dancin’ in the Streets” fundraiser on Saturday. The block party is Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre’s biggest fundraiser of the year, featuring live music, food and dancing at Perkins Rowe to help keep the company up and running.

The event shuts down the street in front of the theater at Perkins Rowe. Local band Phat Hat will be performing, and food and drinks will be provided from some of the Perkins Rowe vendors, such as California Pizza Kitchen, Kona Grill and VooDoo BBQ and Grill.

Christy Benoit, director of development and communications at the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, said it’s the most fun event of the year.

“Once you get in, it’s all you can eat and drink,” Benoit said. “We have a lot of fun activities happening, including a silent auction, which is new this year, and raffle drawings for grand prizes.”

These grand prizes include a hot air balloon ride, a $500 gift card usable at all Perkins Rowe shops and an LSU Tiger

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The juried fifth annual ‘Brush with Burden’ art exhibition features work by University studio arts senior Joseph Turpin and will run March 21-29 at the LSU AgCenter’s Burden Museum and Garden.

Burden Museum and Garden to host fifth annual ‘Brush With Burden’ art show

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For an artist, whether they are skilled in sculpture, painting or even metalwork, a career can be difficult to get off the ground. The stigma of the “starving artist” has stood the test of time, thus discrediting creative minds who seek secondary means of income in times of need.

Now in its fifth year, the Burden Museum and Gardens’ “Brush With Burden” art exhibition has been working to help Baton Rouge’s community of art enthusiasts to see the creativity that lies right under their noses.

Margaret Blades, a “Brush With Burden” committee member, is acting as this year’s event chairperson. She works with a group

of colleagues to compile a list of artists. As a long-term committee member for the facility, Blades has worked each year to keep the event fresh for supporters. “[The theme of] the last two years have been ‘Louisiana’ in general — so the nature and culture of Louisiana,” Blades said. “We try to grow it each year. Last year, we added the separate photography exhibition.”

One change for this year’s event is its collaboration with CallForEntry.org, known as CaFÉ, which is a website used to host calls for events. CaFÉ organizes artist submissions into manageable content for venues and establishments so they can decide FASHION

Avant-garde, controversial designs brought to Southern Design Week

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[Left] Destani Hoffman with DH Designs shows her clothing line and [right] Stevie Boi shows his clothing line ‘CR3AM’ on Tuesday during Southern Design Week in New Orleans.

Among motorcycles and motor scooters, designers Destani Hoffman and Stevie Boi walked designs of structure and minimalism down the runway on Tuesday.

Southern Design Week hosted guests at The Transportation Revolution European Motorbikes New Orleans on Julia Street for a show of garments that have the potential to spark a conversation.

Hoffman, the mind behind DH Designs, is an illustrator at heart and used the shapes she’s illustrated from her emotions and transferred them to clothing. She said her true inspiration came from the struggle she experienc-

es of balancing her personal life with her designer life.

“As a designer, you’re always trying to better yourself,” Hoffman said.

“Other people shouldn’t be your competition. Yourself should be your competition.”

Hoffman is originally from Mobile, Alabama, and attended college for design in New York City. After school, she decided to move back to the South and hasn’t looked back. Working with Southern Design Week is one of the reasons she moved back, as fashion is becoming a growing, successful industry in the South.

“I don’t think I will ever leave,” Hoffman said. “I’m so excited about how much [the

fashion industry is] growing, and this alone is just a fantastic experience, especially for designers like me who just want as much exposure as we can get.”

Her fall/winter 2015 collection consists of constructed crop tops and skirts in grays and light purples. The clothing is asylumthemed, including large buckles, chiffon pieces and eyeball detailing.

The eyeballs are a large part of Hoffman’s garments, ranging in size and placement. She said the choice of adding these to several ensembles was from the idea that as a designer, she is always being watched for what she’s

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Sleeping With Sirens (Epitaph Records) The band released its fourth full-length album, “Madness,” on Tuesday, and it’s everything its members needed and a little bit more.

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FROOT Marina and the Diamonds (Neon Gold) To her credit, instead of making the same formulaic music, Diamandis explores all kinds of alternative pop sounds. “Froot” delivers a refreshing new sound and direction for the ever-changing Marina and the Diamonds, leaving listeners wondering what she’ll do next.

— KAYLA RANDALL

CINDERELLA Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Disney hits all the right notes with this remake by creating a dream world and putting movie-goers into a fairytale.

— MEG RYAN

STRANGERS TO OURSELVES Modest Mouse (Epic Records) “Strangers to Ourselves” is an adequate addition to Modest Mouse’s discography in its 21-year history. Clocking in at nearly an hour, the album plays somewhat smoothly. The album’s pace is staggered by the varying styles that Brock chose to employ in his songwriting.

— GERALD DUCOTE

RUN ALL NIGHT Warner Bros. Pictures If anything, “RoboCop” star Joel Kinnaman, as Michael Conlon, is beginning to establish himself as a notable face in the actionadventure genre, but his acting quality has yet to surface without a great script to get behind. It is unclear whether or not Kinnaman will develop into a box office draw, but there is definite potential.

— MICHAEL TARVER

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Different genres permeate ‘Run’ KICK ASH ASHLYN ROLLINS Entertainment Writer

For readers who loved AWOLNATION’s “Sail,” run as fast as you can to pick up this new record.

AWOLNATION returns with its second album, “Run,” and stays on track with its unusual sound — a mixture of heavy rock and electronic influences.

However, different genres can be heard in virtually every song, seeming to borrow inspiration from the likes of Foster The People and Fall Out Boy. It takes the experimentation from its debut album, “Megalithic Symphony” and hones it to produce a record unlike anything audiences have ever heard.

The intro, which is also the title song, immediately locks listeners in for a musical journey.

It boasts the opening lyrics, “I am a human being capable of doing terrible things” on repeat against a dark arrangement of synthesizers and piano melodies which later leads into loud electric guitars.

While this song is unlike the others on the album, it sets the serious tone present throughout.

The first few songs employ heavy synthesizers, and we hear the darker side of AWOLNATION. As the album progresses, its

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songs get lighter and more personal and allowing listeners to hear softer side of the band is revealed.

The less-intense songs in the midst of ballad-heavy rock songs are “Fat Face,” “Holy Roller” and “Lie Love Live Love.”

Each of these songs are mellow and on the verge of acoustic compared to others like “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” and “Windows.” These songs provide that more familiar, gritty sound.

Even though technological influences weigh heavily on each song, the emotion in each song can’t be denied.

“Run” features not only musical experimentation but also self-exploration from frontman

Aaron Bruno.

The closing song, “Drinking Lightning,” is the most serious song on the album and talks about longing for a girl who wasted her time in a relationship with another guy.

Bruno sings, “When my eyes sting, when my heart sings, there will be no strings. We’re drinking lightning.”

Overall, “Run” is every heavy metal/pop enthusiast’s dream. It’s underlying dark tone satisfies an inner rage, while the dominating pop sound makes this album easily one of the best releases of the year.

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Thursday, March 19, 2015 DESIGNERS, from page 9 doing or what she’s going to do.

“That sort of weighs down on you, and it makes you think harder and harder and harder about your next collection,” Hoffman said.

For designer Stevie Boi, having eyes on him is nothing he shies away from but instead, embraces.

Stevie Boi’s creative influence came at the age of 16 from the likes of designer Richie Rich and model Amanda Lepore.

He graduated college with a criminal justice degree, but after graduation, Stevie Boi’s creative side took over. Instead of using his degree, he decided to pursue his passion for fashion.

“They were like ‘No, Stevie!

Wear makeup. Dress crazy. It’ll get you attention,’ and they were completely right,” Stevie Boi said.

Stevie Boi named his fall/winter 2015 “CR3AM” and said, while he is known for bizarre and overthe-top designs, he wanted to go more simple this time around.

The entire collection was made in black and white and includes joggers, rompers and dresses. Some items have graphic patterns, including “CR3AM” written on some of them. Stevie Boi said there were certain challenges he experienced while making the collection — one being using all white.

“I’m still a boy at the end of the day, so I like to roll around in the dirt type of thing. But I thought it was a great challenge for me, and it worked out very, very nicely,” Stevie Boi said.

Originally, Stevie Boi said he

planned to make the collection entirely out of latex, but finding the right white shade of spandex was impossible because it doesn’t exist. He said he wanted the latex to give the collection a sexual and provocative look, but he then decided to make it mature and tone it down by using mesh and lighter fabrics.

The collection also includes models pairing their ensembles with Stevie Boi’s eyewear designs.

The sunglasses are encrusted in jewels in varying colors.

Stevie Boi said all of his collections’ inspiration comes from playing with people’s minds and creating conversations.

“I love doing things controversial,” Stevie Boi said. “My last collection was entitled ‘ecstasy,’ and it was spelled ‘x2c’ but I wanted people to automatically insinuate it with drugs. And I wanted people to insinuate ‘CR3AM’ with something else.”

Stevie Boi’s appearance in Southern Design Week is just one of the 20 countries and 16 cities he is showing in during his “CR3AM” tour. He said he personally would not want to buy or support a designer he didn’t know.

“Designers are so boring, and they’re wrong,” Stevie Boi said.

“Because they think ‘Oh I show in [Mercedes Benz] New York Fashion Week’ that means you covered all the spectrums of the demographics and the genres but you haven’t. You have to individually go to people’s cities, do what I’m doing right now, be personable and be hospitable.”

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This year’s art show will be judged by New Orleans artist Phil Sandusky. An author on art techniques, Sandusky works as an instructor of landscape and lifestyle painting at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts.

Blades said the committee’s choice of Sandusky is because of the center’s desire to host interesting local artists with reputable careers. Sandusky specializes in “plein air” painting, where an artist paints a live scene while present in the environment.

Sandusky is no stranger to participating in art shows. He said the “Brush With Burden” show is of specific interest since it contains “a good cross-section of work … that really makes a good portrait of Louisiana.”

Being a specialist in plein air, Sandusky said he tries to keep an open mind when judging art so as not to let his forte influence his perspective. For him, artists who are able to express their individual creativity show a higher merit over those who make art that is more derivative of other artists.

“When their only goal is to make something that looks different from what someone else does, that’s not good,” Sandusky said. “I just look for honesty — someone who just honestly communicates the poetry that they see. I try to keep an open mind as much as possible. It’s easy for an artist to gravitate to their own style.”

Of the many entries accepted into the “Brush With Burden” art show, one is by University studio art

BALLET, from page 9 Marching Band gameday experience, where the winner will join the band as they walk down Victory Hill and perform before an LSU home football game. There also will be a ring toss game in which participants can win bottles of wine.

The block party also serves as a chance for people who aren’t familiar with the Ballet Theatre to get to know more about it in a comfortable and casual setting.

Though the event includes many entertaining elements, all the festivities aren’t simply to have a good time. Benoit said it’s important to remember the good cause of keeping one of the oldest art forms ever in Baton Rouge.

“This event is fun, but it’s also a way for people to get involved, give back and support the ballet with their money and their time,” Benoit said.

The proceeds from this fundraiser support the Ballet Theatre’s programming all year long. Not only does the funding help produce the ballet shows at the River Center, it also goes toward community outreach programs and dance education classes.

It can be a struggle to cover all of the expenses of the Ballet Theatre, Benoit said, as ticket sales from the shows take care of less than half of them.

“Ticket sales usually only cover about 40 percent of our expenses for the whole season, so we

page 11 senior Joseph Turpin. He discovered the event through the Burden Museum and Gardens’ use of CaFÉ.

Turpin said he discovered his talent early on, with support from his family and influences ranging from cartoons to athletes to musicians. His current work focuses on Baton Rouge’s hip-hop community. Turpin’s art depicts rap artists, both local and well known, in various graphic representations.

Turpin’s use of sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram has resulted in meeting and sharing his portraits with some famous musicians, including Chicago artist Chance The Rapper.

“I want to create a reaction,” Turpin said. “I don’t want to paint something for me. I want to paint something for my community.”

The two pieces Turpin submitted show a duality in his creativity. One titled “Capital City” is a landscape painting of Baton Rouge’s downtown area as seen from the River Walk. The other, a much more abstract painting, is titled “Humid.” Turpin chose these works to better express to Sandusky the diversity of his abilities. “Capital City” acts as an expression of Turpin’s love of his hometown, while “Humid” exists as an unprecedented abstract endeavor.

“I love Louisiana, and I’m always doing local paintings,” Turpin said. “If it’s not people, it’s also landscapes. [‘Humid’] is like nothing I usually do. I really

did that painting because I didn’t really understand abstract.”

Like other artists competing in the show, Turpin said he is interested in the potential reward at hand — a month long showing in the Shaw Center for the Arts.

Since he is always concerned with the public knowledge of his art, Turpin said he sees this prize as a step in the right direction for making his name in Baton Rouge’s art community following his graduation in May. Turpin said he would view a loss at “Brush With Burden” as a necessary effort in his career. He makes sure to maintain at a balanced level of confidence and humility when submitting his art for judgment.

“I don’t have my hopes too high because … there’s so much competition,” Turpin said. “You don’t want to think you own it.

I’d be upset, but it’s never going to affect my art. I’m always going to be constantly doing shows.”

The fifth annual “Brush With Burden” exhibition is scheduled from March 22-29. The art portion of the exhibition will be held in the Burden Museum and Gardens’s Steele Burden Memorial Orangerie, a glass-lined hall Margaret Blades believes will be the ideal place to view artists’ works. The exhibition will be open each day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on Sundays from 1-4 p.m.

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Jonna Cox, a ballet instructor at Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, performs with a flashmob she choreographed at the fourth annual ‘Dancin’ in the Streets.’ rely a lot on the generosity of our patrons and donors and events like this,” Benoit said.

Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre artistic director Molly Buchmann said she likes to refer to this event as a “funraiser” instead of a fundraiser because participants are raising money for a good cause by showing up, drinking, dancing and enjoying themselves.

“With Phat Hat, even people who don’t like to dance will want to dance,” Buchmann said. “Where can you have this much fun for $35?”

Buchmann said she believes having a ballet company in Baton Rouge is essential to the city’s

well-being. Because it’s a smaller city, it’s much harder to keep the ballet going, which is why she encourages everyone to come out and give their support.

“A great city needs a lot of great things,” Buchmann said.

“Great restaurants, great sports and certainly great art. Ballet is a centuries-old art form, and we need a great ballet company.”

“Dancin’ in the Streets” takes place from 7-10 p.m. at the Perkins Rowe Great Hall. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door.

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other educational institutions.

In 2008, The Daily Reveille reported on a bill which would’ve allowed concealed carry on college campuses among other places.

Unfortunately, that bill failed, and the University is still vulnerable to mass shootings from deranged maniacs. This is exactly the type of shooting police cannot effectively handle.

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Texas, the land of the free and the home of the 72 ounce steak dinner. As the saying goes, everything is bigger there, from the personalities to the hats.

Lawmakers in the Texas legislature are also considering a big issue at the moment — whether to allow those

with concealed carry permits to bring handguns into buildings at public universities. The so-called “campus carry” bill has 19 co-sponsors and was given “preliminary approval” by the Texas Senate yesterday. But the relatively unpopular bill still needs a final vote before it heads to the House of Representatives.

I wish we had this kind of push for concealed carry over here. Louisiana bans the presence of firearms on college campuses, high schools and

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Police Department knew what was happening, let alone be able to respond. If somebody there happened to have a pistol in their backpack, the tragedy might’ve ended before any blood was shed.

Yes, this is extremely unlikely, but dismissing the hypothetical ignores the point.

I’ll make the comparison to life insurance.

My mother has a policy in case she dies so my sister and I can pay for her funeral and mourn comfortably. She doesn’t have the policy because she thinks she’ll die anytime soon; it’s just in case a freak accident occurs.

In the same way, no sane person carries a gun because they think somebody will threaten their life tomorrow.

They do it because there’s an oh-so-slim chance somebody might, and they’d rather be prepared than be at the mercy of a mad man.

Speaking of sane people, did you know concealed carriers in Louisiana have to submit to a background check, mental health screening from a doctor, receive training and be at least 21 years old?

Most University students wouldn’t bother going through this. Only the truly dedicated, those who take guns seriously, would bother.

In addition, there’s evidence to suggest that more concealed carriers means less crime.

In Texas, where the bill is being considered, concealed carriers made up less than a fifth of a percent of total convictions in 2011, according to numbers from the Texas Department

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of Public Safety.

Texas Democrats and scaredy-cats alike are pitching a fit over the bill because they can’t stand the idea of responsible gun owners. Houston police are raising similar concerns, citing safety concerns for officers.

Forgive me if I don’t take cops seriously when they’re worried about people besides themselves having guns. Maybe it’s the bulletproof vests, high-speed cars or the legion of other armed men and women to back them up.

One of the arguments frequently advanced by advocates for the campus carry bill is that it would help prevent sexual assault by putting power into the hands of women.

Although I’m not against this line of reasoning, it glosses over some important facts. The majority of sexual assault, including unreported assaults, is committed by people the victim already knows, not some large stranger who snatches them into a back alley. In these cases, it’s unlikely a gun could do much.

It comes down to this.

Gun-free zones haven’t saved a single life and may contribute to the body counts of mass murderers. Why not give people a chance to prove they can help public safety while expanding personal liberty at the same time?

James Richards is a 20-yearold mass communication sophomore from New Orleans.

You can reach him on Twitter @JayEllRichy.

Quote of the Day ‘The purpose of torture is not getting information. It’s spreading fear.’

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It’s time to make sacrifices for the future of the U.S. MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL

CLARKE PERKINS Columnist Sitting around complaining about how terrible our government is won’t solve anything. It’s time to start making sacrifices because, as they say, teamwork makes the dream work.

This has been a great year for President Obama — new jobs, low unemployment and a decrease in the deficit. This year’s success has shaped his proposal for the new budget plan.

In early February, President Obama released his plan for the 2016 fiscal year. According to the Congressional Budget Office, Obama’s budget proposal will decrease the deficit by $1.232 trillion in a 10-year period.

Its main goal will be to close the gap between the upper and middle classes by aiding the middle and working-class families.

The budget will attempt to make families’ paychecks go further, and it will help to keep businesses generating new, high-paying

job opportunities.

According to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, about 46 percent of the reductions would come from higher revenues, while the other 54 percent would come from spending cuts. The new budget will have an effect on airfare prices, military and domestic programs, and it will even add a new tax on cigarettes. Everyone will be sacrificing for the success of our nation.

As we know, each party has its preferences on what taxes it would rather not cut or add to make this budget cut possible, but there is one aspect of the proposal that has been stirring up tremendous controversy lately.

The new budget plan will raise taxes for the wealthy and large corporations in an attempt to give the middle-class a tax break. According to the Congressional Budget Office, higher

taxes for the wealthy will collect $320 billion for the low and middle class tax credits.

And before the plan was finalized, the Republican party already had this on the top of its list of complaints.

Yes, raising taxes can be extremely annoying, but it is something that has to be done. It’s called “sacrifice.”

I understand the logic that someone may not want to pay more taxes because they don’t want their money going to people that haven’t worked “as hard” as them.

But you have to remember that even though there are those people that could be considered “lazy,” there are still millions of American families who just need a helping hand.

Certain tax breaks can take away the large burden of some people not being able to provide for their families and will allow them to get back on their feet. It can help these families find somewhere to live or help send their children to school.

The budget will include funding tuition-free community college, early education programs and

affordable child care.

If the wealthy in this country would just willingly open their wallets for the sake of this nation, it would save everyone stress.

Yes, that is easier said than done, but these taxes are going into the hands of people who need help, which could mean spending money in businesses.

At the end of the day, your money is possibly going back in your pocket. Considering the majority of American citizens identify as lower or middle-class, the wealthy need these people to be able to spend money at their businesses for them to survive.

It’s time to suck it up.

There is always room for compromise, but it needs to be understood that without the higher taxes on the upper-class, it will take much longer and be much harder to decrease the deficit. It’s all about sacrifices — we all must make some eventually to preserve the free market economy.

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

U.S. officials obscure facts about prisoner mistreatment SMALL THINGS CONSIDERED ALEX MENDOZA Columnist As far as the Pentagon is concerned, you don’t need to know what goes on inside Guantanamo Bay. In fact, you don’t even need to know what goes on inside Angola Prison.

Pentagon officials are blocking U.N. torture investigator Juan E. Mendéz from interviewing or meeting inmates at Guantanamo Bay. In addition, the U.S. has, for years, denied Mendéz access to regular U.S. prisons.

That the Pentagon will not allow an accomplished U.N. investigator access to its prison system is a clear indication that the U.S. has something to hide when it comes to the treatment of prisoners.

Perhaps it’s because the Pentagon does not want U.S. citizens to think any harder than they have to about what goes on at Guantanamo. Force-feeding, widely regarded as torture, is one practice U.S. officials would likely want to keep under wraps. Then, there are the facts that lawyers are being prevented from gaining access to their clients, and the majority of inmates have not even been charged with crimes.

And we do not limit the mistreatment of prisoners to accused terrorists.

Mendéz has kept up his fight to gain access to U.S. prisons in part because of his interest in the prevalent use of solitary

confinement in our country.

Isolation is considered by many human rights organizations to be a form of torture. According to PBS, hallucinations, panic attacks, overt paranoia, diminished impulse control, hypersensitivity to external stimuli and difficulties with thinking, concentration and memory are all well-documented side effects of solitary confinement.

U.S. prisons do not limit the use of solitary confinement to adults. Juveniles often receive isolation as punishment for even minor offenses. NPR has documented several cases where young people have been subjected to extended stays in solitary confinement.

It’s hard to believe that a nation ostensibly dedicated to fighting for freedom and justice around the world would maintain a facility like Guantanamo Bay. It’s even more incredible that the U.S. would deny access to reputable investigators seeking to expose the conditions inside our prisons.

Perhaps our leaders are truly unaware of what goes on in the prison system. Judging by the official attitude and rhetoric surrounding the institution, that certainly seems to be the case.

The ACLU estimates a staggering 80,000 people are kept in solitary confinement in the U.S. on any given day, more than in any other country. Yet last October, a U.S. spokesperson testified before the U.N. Committee Against Torture that “no systematic use of solitary confinement exists in the United States.”

The attitude of U.S. officials toward Guantanamo Bay is even more startling.

Newly elected Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas said during a Senate hearing that his only problem with Guantanamo is that it has too many empty beds.

With regard to the prisoners there, Cotton went on to say, “As far as I’m concerned, every last one of them can rot in hell. But as long as they can’t do that, they can rot in Guantanamo Bay.” This is not how a compassionate human being speaks, much less a person who claims to represent the U.S. Our criminal justice system is a shameful institution that stands in stark contrast to everything we claim to stand for as a nation.

I am all for fighting terrorism.

But when we turn to the same clandestine, undemocratic torturous methods used by our socalled enemies, what makes us any better?

When we lock thousands of children in isolation for weeks or months at a time, what makes us any better?

The mistreatment of prisoners is hardly a matter of national security. It would seem that the Pentagon is simply attempting to save face by obscuring its cruelty.

People need to know what happens to our own citizens in U.S. prisons, as well as the alleged terrorists at Guantanamo Bay. The Pentagon must allow U.N. investigators in.

Allowing access and transparency is a show of good faith

BRENNAN LINSLEY / The Associated Press

U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. that the U.S. is willing to change.

It’s also a sign that we are accountable for our actions.

The issue is especially pertinent in Louisiana, which holds the dubious distinction of being the prison capital of the world.

Yes, we imprison more of our own citizens here than any other place on earth.

But there is some hope for the future. Mendéz was able to gain access to California’s Pelican Bay State Prison by visiting as an expert rather than a U.N. investigator. Civil rights advocates expect to use his findings in a class-action lawsuit that will challenge solitary confinement

as unconstitutional.

The U.S. is mistreating an astonishing number of people inside its prison system. We can hide it, and we can lie about it, but the truth will come out eventually. The Pentagon and U.S. officials can go willingly and take responsibility for their actions, or they can be dragged kicking and screaming into the light.

Our reputation is in their hands.

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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Thursday, March 19, 2015 NCAA, from page 1 Both the Tigers and the Wolfpack play without a traditional center in the paint, opting to go with three guards and two forwards in their starting lineups.

The two teams can also score in bunches, with each finishing in the top four of their conferences in points per game.

But LSU plays at the seventhfastest pace in the nation, averaging 73.1 possessions per game, while NC State prefers to work the ball around to its 3-point sharpshooters, junior guard Trevor Lacey and senior guard Ralston Turner.

Lacey and Turner, the Wolfpack’s two leading scorers, hit a combined 160 treys, the most for a duo in the ACC this season.

Turner finished tied for second in the conference with 88 made 3-pointers and went 4-for-6 in NC State’s most recent game against Duke on March 12.

Preventing Lacey and Turner from getting hot will be the Tigers’ main point of emphasis on defense, said sophomore guard Tim Quarterman.

“They have very good guards, so our guards have to stay down on defense,” Quarterman said.

“We have to slow them down and make sure they’re not having a good night.”

Tonight’s matchup will be the

POLICY, from page 1 and are comparing it to our PM 73 and are going to begin to amend PM 73 to coordinate with the Board of Regents policy,” Marchand said.

Though the plans cover all state higher education campuses, the policy gives leeway to implementation, owing individual characteristics of campuses such as the difference between of campus policing and commuter and residential atmospheres.

“However, while all Louisiana public postsecondary education institutions may develop individualized policies specifying how instances of campus sexual misconduct are addressed and resolved, this Policy establishes various mandatory obligations with which all institutional policies must comply,” the policy states.

Marchand said a working group is discussing the best way to implement these new policies, while keeping students interested in outcomes.

Gaston Reinoso, director of Human Resource Management, said he and other members of the group have spoken with LSUPD as well as other parts of campus.

“It’s basically a response team, which requires collaboration of different parts of the University,” Reinoso said. “So we can all discuss situations and that way we can collaborate to have a quicker response to stop any inappropriate behavior that we identify.”

Because of the recent creation of PM 73 last June, the University policy is already “ahead of the game” when it comes to sexual assault, Reinoso said, but no fixed plans are in place as to how the new practices will

first meeting between the two programs, but there is plenty of familiarity between the Tigers and Wolfpack.

Turner played at LSU for two seasons before transferring to NC State following the 2011-12 season. As a freshman, Turner led the Tigers in scoring (12.3 PPG) and was second on the team with 48 made 3-pointers.

LSU coach Johnny Jones served as an assistant at Alabama under current NC State coach Mark Gottfried for one season in 2000-01, and the two have maintained their relationship through the years.

“We’ve been friends for a long, long time in the profession,” Jones said. “It certainly will be an interesting game for the both of us.”

But when the Tigers play, things are bound to be interesting, especially given their inconsistent season.

The Tigers went 12-5 against teams ranked in the RPI’s top 100 and captured impressive road wins at West Virginia and Arkansas, two No. 5 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers finished 6-1 against teams that made the Big Dance, with the only defeat a narrow two-point loss to No. 1 overall seed Kentucky on Feb. 10. It was the undefeated Wildcats’ slimmest margin of victory this season. be implemented.

Now, policy leaders are discussing how to administer campus climate surveys.

“The task force that has worked along with the Board of Regents policy will be meeting some more, for one, to discuss policy, but two, discuss things like the campus climate survey,” Marchand said.

“Those are things we will continue to work on.”

Dean of Students K.C. White has been outspoken about her desire to connect students to change campus themselves rather than

The Daily Reveille But LSU has suffered several alarming losses during its roller coaster season, most recently a 73-70 overtime setback to Auburn (No. 126) in the SEC Tournament on March 13. It was LSU’s fifth loss to a team ranked higher than No. 100 in the RPI, which doesn’t include a 15-point home loss to No. 99 Tennessee.

The Tigers will strive for consistency as well as victory against the Wolfpack.

“It’s a must that we come out here and be consistent,” said Martin, who’s averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds in the last six games. “If we lose one game, our season is over. I’m not ready for my season to be over with just yet.”

No player wants his season to end at this time of the year, but only one team can march through the chaos and end on top. With the eyes of the college basketball world watching, this is the moment the Tigers gave dreamed of their entire lives.

“It’s the biggest stage in college basketball,” Quarterman said. “You can’t ask for a better opportunity.”

page 15 FORUM, from page 1 reduction in, not only our history, but in every state.”

The panel addressed degree devaluation, for which all three of the panelists said losing money could lead universities in the state to lose their accreditation.

Alexander said professorto-student ratio increases could cause schools within the University to drop in rankings.

When discussing alternatives to the budget cuts, Moller said the legislature must look at more revenue options despite Gov. Bobby Jindal’s anti-revenue stance.

“Louisiana has already sustained the highest cuts in state support for higher education in the country, over $5,000 per student when you total up all the cuts, now is the time to look beyond the parameters [Jindal] has set,” Moller said. “Would you rather spend dollars on professor that’s going to live here and raise a family here, or an actor that will spend two weeks in a hotel and then go back to Hollywood?”

However Alexander assured the audience, comprised of less than 20 students, not including

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“She is right in that trying to do that is part of the whole University’s job,” Marchand said. “Looking at ‘It’s On Us,’ and we would encourage everybody to take the training that’s online.”

The LSU Board of Supervisors will review the new policy and forwarding the draft to the Board of Regents by Sept. 15.

Marchand said consequences of not following the new policy could be loss of federal funding in accordance with Title IX.

faculty and press, cuts on higher education are not inevitable.

“If we accept budget cuts as inevitable we’ve lost the battle,” Alexander said. “This is nothing more than a question of choice.

Do we want to incarcerate someone for $37,000 a year, or educate someone for $3,000. This is about choices we’re making.”

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