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Monday, March 22, 2010

Band members send mixed signals about Groovin’ message

By Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer

Good Vibrations J. J. ALCANTARA / The Daily Reveille

Shinedown performs for fans during the annual Groovin’ on the Grounds concert Saturday. The performances were moved into the PMAC because of weather concerns.

More than 2,500 people attended Students on Target’s annual “Groovin’ on the Grounds” on Saturday to see artists Prom Date, Big Boi and headliner Shinedown.

Students on Target moved the concert from the Parade Ground to the PMAC beSee photos of cause of weather the performances, concerns.

Shinedown a video with artist drummer Barry interviews and read a blog about Kerch called perthe Groovin’ forming in the experience at same place that lsureveille.com. has hosted bands like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd an honor.

“Hopefully people will look back and say that’s the place Shinedown played as well,” Kerch said.

Shinedown lead guitarist Zach Myers said the band likes the fact that Groovin’ is a free show.

“School’s expensive, so the fact they get to come to a free show is good,” Myers said. “We like that, and it’s a positive message.”

GROOVIN’, see page 11

CONSTRUCTION

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Options for constitutional Business Education Complex change to appear on ballot groundbreaking draws crowd Trial Court could be eliminated entirely

By Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer

Students can vote Tuesday on changes to the Student Government Constitution in addition to voting for a president, a vice president and college councils.

The changes are meant to clarify discrepancies and unclear procedures for elections, appointments and other categories.

The Senate passed the proposed changes almost unanimously in its Feb. 17 meeting. There was only one “nay” and several abstentions.

Students for a Better SG, a Facebook group in support of the change, said the campaign aims to “promote and advocate the passage of the constitutional revisions appearing on the

ballot this election.”

Arts and Sciences Senator Aaron Cafferel and Basic Sciences Senator Jared Bourgeois authored the legislation.

The changes are necessary to clean up the constitution, Cafferel said.

“There are a lot of discrepancies in voting or certain things like approving the rules of court and approving bylaws,” Cafferel said.

He said he wanted to articulate each branch’s role in SG and implement that in the revised constitution.

The most controversial change to the constitution was the elimination of the Trial Court.

The University Court and Trial Court are under the judicial branch.

But a defendant can appeal and appear in University Court after failing in Trial Court.

“A lot of people end up not apCHANGE, see page 11

Completion of building still requires $8 million from private funding

By Sabrina Trahan Contributing Writer

More than 200 people watched the groundbreaking ceremony for the new $60 million Business Education Complex on Friday.

The 156,000-square-foot complex is expected to be completed in December 2011 and will be located on the east side of Patrick F. Taylor Hall. The Lemoine Company is the contractor.

The platform committee sat onstage and included Gov. Bobby Jindal and East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden.

Private donations funded the first half of the complex’s expense, and the state provided a $30 million match. The complex’s first donation of $1.5 million came in 1998 — making the Business Education Complex a 12-year project.

“In hard times, it’s delightful to have a chance to celebrate for a few moments,” Chancellor Michael Martin said.

But the University still needs $8 million in private funds to SARAH HUNT / The Daily Reveille complete the building, said Bill Slaughter, co-chair of the Louisiana Chancellor Michael Martin, left, and Governor Business Building Oversight Committee.

Bobby Jindal break ground Friday during a

FUNDING, see page 11 ceremony for the Business Education Complex.

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MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010

Nation & World

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

GM recalling 60,000 vehicles in South Korea due to safety problems

Fargo’s fight against Red River flooding nears its climax

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 60,000 automobiles in South Korea beginning Monday due to potential problems with steering wheels, fuel hoses and seats, the company’s local unit and the government said Sunday.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A weeklong fight against flooding neared its climax in Fargo on Sunday, with miles of sandbags and clay dikes expected to hold back the bloated Red River at its crest with room to spare.

City officials and residents were on the brink of declaring victory and ready to move out of floodfighting mode. They hoped for mostly dry weather to speed the river’s fall by week’s end. The forecast was cooperating, with only a small chance of rain in sight on Tuesday evening.

US, Russia deal about nuclear weapons could build momentum PARIS (AP) — Nearly a year after President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators to start work on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals, the two countries say they are finally close to completing a deal — taking a small but important step toward the U.S. leader’s goal of a nuclear-free world.

A deal could build momentum and trust toward resolving other key nuclear issues.

More snow expected in Oklahoma, Arkansas spring blizzard OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More snow is expected as part of a powerful storm blowing through Oklahoma and the southern Plains on the weekend of spring.

The National Weather Service says the snow will keep falling

across much of eastern Oklahoma and into northwest Arkansas on Sunday, with up to 6 more inches possible. That means some part of the two states will have gotten more than a foot of snow since the storm began Saturday.

Authorities have attributed at least three deaths in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma to the weather.

Thousands rally for immigration reform in Washington DC WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigrant rights supporters from around the country are rallying for immigration reform on the National Mall.

People are waving American flags and holding signs with slogans in English and Spanish like “Legalization yes, deportation no.” About half an hour after the rally’s scheduled 2 p.m. start, an area of about four square blocks on the mall was filled with people.

STATE/LOCAL

Coast Guard rescues seven people from waters over weekend

Two Acadian parishes propose evacuation buses to Monroe

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard has rescued seven people from Louisiana waters over the weekend.

It says a crew of three was picked up late Saturday from a disabled lift barge, and four boaters — including a 3-year-old child — from a boat that got stuck in a mud flat Friday night.

A news release says a crew member called about 11:30 p.m.

Saturday from the Global Lift 9, saying it was taking on 8-foot seas with three people on board. A helicopter crew rescued them.

The vessel’s owners were to coordinate a retrieval plan for the vessel on Sunday.

A helicopter crew rescued the four boaters near Madisonville after the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said the area was too shallow to reach by boat.

Nobody was hurt in either incident.

HOUMA (AP) — Monroe could become the destination for people who cannot leave Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes on their own for a mandatory evacuation.

Under the plans, up to 4,500 Terrebonne and Lafourche residents would be bussed to buildings that Monroe would rent to the parishes.

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East Baton Rouge DA: Suspect’s autopsy inconclusive (AP) — The district attorney says he can’t conclude cause of death from the autopsy of a Baton Rouge man who died in October after a struggle with police, including use of a stun gun.

Authorities have said 30-yearold Keltron Charles Singleton died Oct. 30 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, about two hours after the struggle and stunning.

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FUNDRAISING

Students, community shave heads for cancer research Event raised $8,500 for charity

By Sarah Eddington Staff Writer

More than 30 students and community members shaved their heads for children’s cancer research Saturday night at The Varsity Theatre.

Participants went bald in return for sponsors’ pledges of financial support.

All proceeds went to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation — a nonprofit organization aimed at raising awareness and funds for children’s cancer research — and donated hair went to Locks of Love and Pantene Beautiful Lengths.

St. Baldrick’s is the largest volunteer-driven fundraising organization for children’s cancer research. Similar events have taken place in 24 countries and all 50 U.S. states, raising more than $68 million for grants and fellowships for research since 2000.

Danielle LaRock, environ-

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Carlos Lucito, kinesiology senior, takes part in the annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser at The Varsity Theatre on Saturday night.

mental sciences graduate student, said this was her second time organizing the event, which collected more than $8,500 this year.

“I want to contribute to research that will find better treatment options for children and anyone who has to fight cancer so they can live more normal lives,” LaRock said. “Eventually I want there to be a cure.”

She said she empathizes with

children who had to undergo harsh treatments to live.

“I have a chronic disease called Crohn’s disease, which is an autoimmune disease of the digestive system,” she said.

“Thankfully it’s in remission now due to miracle medication, but there needed to be research and money for that research to develop those medicines.”

Children’s cancer research

funding accounts for less than 3 percent of all research funding allotted by the federal government, according to the National Cancer Institute.

The fundraiser held personal significance for many participants, but none more so than Baton Rouge resident Laurina Conger and her 10-year-old son Mikey, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2005 when he was only 5.

“Try imagining you’re told your child has an illness that could kill him,” Conger said.

“And if the illness doesn’t, there’s the possibility the medication could.”

Conger said Mikey is in remission thanks to efforts from the doctors at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, but he still has to be monitored closely and has to fly to St. Jude’s in Memphis, Tenn., every four months for check-ups. Mikey has been a Tiger fan since birth, Conger said.

“My husband was in the Tiger Band, and he didn’t know any lullabies, so we always sang the LSU Fight Song to Mikey to put him to sleep as a baby,” she said.

“When he was in the hospitals

and had to be put to sleep for spinal taps and different treatments, we’d sing it to him as a lullaby.”

Conger said Mikey is close friends with former offensive tackle Ciron Black, who wore Mikey’s name on his wrist tape during the 2008 BCS Championship Game.

Many participants were University students and alumni.

Allie Roberts, biology sophomore, said this was her second time shaving her head for cancer.

“I’m doing it personally to honor my cousin, Bernadette, who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in 2007,” Roberts said. “I shave for her.”

Moshe Cohen, math graduate student, also said this was his second time shaving his head for cancer. His first time was after his close childhood friend started chemotherapy.

“I’m proud of Dani [LaRock] for getting everyone together and excited about this,” Cohen said.

“It’s great to see the LSU community involved in this.”

Contact Sarah Eddington at seddington@lsureveille.com

LAW SCHOOL

La. lawyers discuss juvenile justice system at symposium Army vet discusses Supreme Court case

By Mandy Francois Contributing Writer

Law representatives from across Louisiana gathered Friday in the LSU Law Center to discuss problems in the juvenile-justice system.

“The Backdoor of the Juvenile Courts, Waivers and the Impact of Criminalization” was presented by The Louisiana Law Review, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the George W. and Jean H. Pugh Institute for Justice.

This year’s symposium discussed unfair juvenile justice laws and how to change them.

Gerald Gault, an army veteran, shared his experience through an on-stage interview with Patti Puritz of the National Juvenile Defender Center.

Gault was accused of making a lewd phone call to a neighborhood woman when he was 14, a crime he said his friend had

committed using his home phone.

He was sentenced to six years in a juvenile facility without counsel. Gault’s parents fought the case to the Supreme Court and won. Gault’s case set a precedent, allowing juveniles the right to counsel.

“If you ask my 10-year-old grandson what to do when a cop stops him,” Gault said. “He will respond, ‘I want my lawyer, and I want my mommy.’”

Gault shared his experiences at Fort Grant Industrial School, where he served only six months of his proposed six-year

sentence. Amelia Lewis, an ACLU attorney, represented Gault’s case and took it to the Supreme Court.

“This is my life,” Gault said.

“I don’t see the changes that should have come from my case.

I have to do something about it.”

Neelum Arya, director of Research and Policy for the Campaign for Youth Justice in Washington, spoke at the symposium.

The Campaign for Youth Justice’s mission is to end the practice of trying, sentencing and incarcerating youths under the age of 18 in the adult criminal justice

system. More than 12 percent of youths in juvenile facilities are sexually assaulted, and more than 20 percent of youths in adult facilities are sexually assaulted, Arya said.

“If children need to be punished, then they need to be punished,” Arya said. “But not in such a way that they are scarred for life.”

Arya went on to say while 16- to 18-year-olds may be tried like adults for serious crimes murder, they should not be placed in adult facilities.

“The juvenile justice system today is seriously lacking,” Arya said.

Contact Mandy Francois at mfrancois@lsureveille.com

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MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010

CHARITY

Students, alumni play kickball to benefit Haiti Event raised more than $400 for Haiti

By Sarah Eddington Staff Writer

The forecast of inclement weather didn’t stop students from gathering on the Parade Ground on Saturday morning for “Kickin’ for Haiti.”

About 50 students participated in the kickball tournament, hosted by the Manship Ambassadors and Tigers for Haiti, which raised $400 for the Tigers for Haiti disaster-relief fund.

Players each donated $10 to participate, and each team consisted of 10 players.

Mimie Laurant, Tigers for Haiti chair, said all proceeds went to Partners in Health, a nonprofit health-care organization that’s been working in Haiti for the last 20 years.

Katie Cicardo, Manship ambassador, said she was pleased with the turnout.

“I think a lot of people were turned off by the chance of rain,” she said. “But the people that came out were really engaged and active.”

Four teams competed in the tournament — Kickin’ It Old School, The Diplomats, The

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Team “Kickin’ It Old School” shakes hands with team “The Destroyers” after a game of kickball Saturday at Kickin’ For Haiti.

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Kickin’ It Old School, whose uniforms consisted of knee-high socks, cleats, undersized shorts, one sombrero and two mullets, took home the victory prize — a pizza party.

The team was composed primarily of LSU Rugby Club players who said they knew they’d win the tournament before it began.

“Asking if we would win is like asking if Zeus has a beard,” said Scan Bruce, a Lafayette musician who heard about the

tournament through his friends at the University.

Eric West, University alumnus and Kickin’ it Old School member, said the team participated for two reasons.

“We figure we can kill two birds with one stone,” he said.

“We’re helping Haiti and having fun at the same time.”

Travis Lambert, kinesiology sophomore, wore a red, white and blue mullet and could be seen on the sidelines pouring Capri Sun into the players’ mouths and handing out snacks.

“I’ve got to keep them hydrated,” Lambert said. “I’m the team mom, coach and trainer.”

Lambert said the victory felt great.

“It’s a large pressure off my chest,” Lambert said.

Billy Pecue, petroleum engineering sophomore, said the team “took it one kick at a time” for a good cause.

“We don’t like to think of ourselves as athletes,” Pecue said.

“We think of ourselves as philanthropists.”

Student Government Vice President Martina Scheuermann played for The Diplomats and said it was one of the best ways she could spend a Saturday morning.

“Letting loose and having fun for a good cause is very rewarding,” she said.

Scheuermann, a member of Tigers for Haiti, said she was happy with the turnout.

“After the tragedy in Haiti

happened, I really wanted to make sure LSU formed some kind of response,” she said. “It’s been incredibly rewarding to see people supporting the cause.”

Laurant said the tournament coincided with the organization’s mission of action, education and philanthropy.

“Action doesn’t necessarily mean going to Haiti,” Laurant said. “It could also mean going out and having fun while being philanthropic.”

Laurant said she hopes to put together another sport-themed fundraiser in the future but will poll the students to see what game they prefer to play.

“People like playing sports when it’s a nice day outside,” she said. “It’s not just giving someone money. It’s an experience.”

Contact Sarah Eddington at seddington@lsureveille.com

MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010

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SAFETY

Self-defense program teaches women to fend off attackers RAD aims to give women confidence

By Mallory Logan Contributing Writer

Student and faculty women practiced ground moves, blocking and other self-defense tactics on campus last weekend.

The Rape Aggression Defense Systems Program instructs women in an effort to prevent attacks around campus.

Nicole Pierce, psychology freshman, said she learned about RAD from The Daily Reveille’s Web site, and it peaked her interest.

“I live by myself, and my apartment isn’t the safest place, so I wanted to be able to protect myself,” Pierce said.

Sarah Latiolais, Student Union building manager and RAD instructor, said she doesn’t mind not receiving monetary compensation for her job with RAD. “Probably the most rewarding part of being an instructor is watching students become

confident about themselves and then sometimes become instructors themselves,” said Latiolais.

Latiolais previously worked in Miller Hall, where she said she saw girls in dangerous situations in which she said her self-defense lessons could be applied.

The most common situation was girls coming home very drunk from the bars, Latiolais said.

“This made me want to become an instructor and educate young women,” Latiolais said.

The first night of class is mostly lecture on drinking and rape, as well as recognizing threats in a situation, Latiolais said.

“Saturday and Sunday are the physical days of practicing ground defenses, blocks and other moves,” Latiolais said.

Students pad up and practice their moves on the last day in a mock attack with police officers as the attackers, Latiolais said.

RAD is sponsored by the University’s Wellness Education Center and the LSU Police Department.

Wellness Education Coordinator Kathy Saichuk has worked with RAD for 15 years and instructed

the program this weekend.

“There is at least one RAD program each semester, and there are hundreds of RAD programs in colleges across the country,” Saichuk said.

The program focuses on preventing and escaping dangerous situations rather than fighting an attacker, she said.

“The No. 1 rule is being aware of your surroundings and keeping your head held high to show you’re aware,” Saichuk said.

Latiolais discourages talking on your cell phone when one is walking around at night by themselves.

“If you look like a victim, you are one,” Latiolais said.

Pierce said she was surprised when she found out they weren’t going to be practicing moves to attack people.

“There is a lifetime return and practice policy and former students can practice their skills for free,” Latiolais said.

The cost for University students and faculty is $25, but Latiolais said the Wellness Center can usually make accommodations for

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Wellness Education coordinator Kathy Saichuk, left, teaches a female student defense techniques at Saturday’s Rape Aggression Defense class.

students who can’t afford it.

“The importance of learning the skills is greater than the money being made from it,” Latiolais said.

Pierce said she felt more confident after learning the

techniques and strongly encouraged all women to participate in the future.

Contact Mallory Logan at mlogan@lsureveille.com

ENTERTAINMENT

Anthony Mackie brings N.O. to stage at Oscars

By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two days before attending his first Oscars ceremony, New Orleans actor and “Hurt Locker” star Anthony Mackie was playing it cool.

The New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts graduate admitted being excited about attending the Academy Awards on behalf of his nine-times-nominated film, of course, but there was an easy, restrained quality to his voice as he said it.

“It’s been a whirlwind,” he said, sincerely but nonchalantly.

“We definitely didn’t know what to expect when signing on to all of this, but ‘Hurt Locker’ has kind of come full circle, so we’re just riding the wave.”

By the Oscars on Sunday night, under the glare of the flashbulbs lining the red carpet in front of Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre, that facade began melting away.

“I’m too excited,” he told red-carpet host Robert Osborne in a near shout upon arriving at the mob scene that is a pre-Oscar tradition. “My first Academy Awards ceremony. The Saints won the Super Bowl. It couldn’t

get any better.”

A little bit more than three and a half hours later, it got better.

TV cameras watched as he leapt from his seat and lifted co-star Brian Geraghty off the ground in an enthusiastic embrace. The cameras watched as Mackie and Geraghty, along with co-star and best actor nominee Jeremy Renner, rushed the stage.

As director Kathryn Bigelow accepted the movie’s sixth Oscar of the night, the three men stood behind her, their arms around each other’s shoulders — brothers in arms — and beamed and hooted and reveled in the moment.

Yeah, it’s been a whirlwind all right, and a long road from the 30-year-old Mackie’s youth in New Orleans’ 7th Ward.

“It was a quintessential New Orleans childhood,” he said.

“Played in my school band from elementary to high school. Went to NOCCA (and Warren Easton Senior High), went fishing in City Park — a typical New Orleans childhood.”

But he wasn’t exactly a typical kid. He could act, this one.

After NOCCA, it was on to Juil-

liard and a string of roles that earned him notice on the New York stage. Just like that, a film career was born, bringing praise nearly every step of the way, in films such as “Half Nelson” and another best picture winner, “Million Dollar Baby.”

Then came “The Hurt Locker,” a little film about a big subject, shot in the scorching Jordanian desert about three miles from the Iraq border.

“It was twice as intense

(making the film) as it is watching it,” Mackie said. “It was just so hot and so unpredictable. But we had a good time — we tried to have as much of a good time as we could. We had a lot of Iraqi refugees working on the film, and they really gave us the insight of what was going on at the time of the war in Iraq.”

What was really unpredictable is that their little film caught on with critics while hitting the film-festival circuit in late 2008

and early 2009.

“Nobody expected it,” Mackie said. “We knew we were all there for the right reasons and to make a good film, but nobody knew it would be accepted the way it has been. It’s truly been a surprise for everybody involved.”

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com

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Dexter Alexander, communication disorders freshman, and Bridgett Prier, kinesiology sophomore, jump on inflatable trampolines Friday during the pre-Groovin’ wellness fair.

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Members of the four primary tickets for Student Government election meet Tuesday to debate issues in the Sigma Chi House.

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Victoria Cribb, English freshman, and Colby Stitt, biological sciences sophomore, wait Saturday for Groovin’ on the Grounds to begin in the PMAC.

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Kelsey Allison Davis poses with her parents Sunday night after winning the 2010 Miss LSU pageant hosted

by Delta Zeta sorority in the PMAC.

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FOOTBALL

Bowden speaks at Clinic on Saturday

Domination

Lady Tigers eliminate Hartford in first round, take on No. 2-seed Duke tonight

Former coach praises La.’s football ability

By Rob Landry Sports Contributor

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Hartford’s Nikkia Smith, left, and LSU’s Katherine Graham scramble for a loose ball.

By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

The No. 10-seed Hartford women’s basketball team had the lead for exactly 2 minutes, 47 seconds in its NCAA tournament firstround game against No. 7-seed LSU on Saturday.

Then the score was tied at 4-4 for another 57 seconds before the Lady Tigers (21-9, 9-7 Southeastern Conference) broke the game open with a 17-0 run en route to a 60-39 victory against the Hawks (27-5, 16-0 America East) in the first game of the Memphis Region in Durham, N.C. LSU led by as many as 29 points on the day, and the SEC’s No. 1 defense held Hartford to 29.6

percent shooting and 17.6 percent from 3-point range.

“It was very important for us to contain them,” LSU senior guard Allison Hightower said in the NCAA’s postgame press conference. “Our jumpers weren’t falling, so we had to step it up on defense and do the little things until the jumpers started to fall.”

Hartford never cut the deficit to closer than 11 points, and LSU further cemented its lead with a 13-0 run midway through the second half.

Hartford coach Jennifer Rizzotti said in the press conference the Hawks worked hard in practice to prepare for the Lady Tigers’ defensive attack, but she said it often takes “real game experience” to get

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LSU’s Allison Hightower (23) drives as Hartford’s Alex Hall (10) and Diana Delva (40) defend during the second half of an NCAA first-round college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday. LSU won 60-39.

a sense of their toughness.

“It’s tough to simulate a team like LSU and what they can do defensively,” Rizzotti said.

“We settled down a little bit better in the second half, and we did get some open looks. It was a

matter of guys needing to step up and knock them down.”

LSU coach Van Chancellor said in the press conference one key to his team’s victory was the ability VICTORY, see page 10

With his trademark “dadgums” and thick Southern drawl, legendary former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden made an appearance on LSU’s campus.

Bowden was the keynote speaker Saturday at the annual LSU Football Coaches Clinic.

LSU coach BOBBY BOWDEN Les Miles was Former Florida thrilled to have State coach Bowden make an appearance.

“It’s an honor to have coaching legend Bobby Bowden be a part of our Coaches Clinic,” Miles said. “I have always respected and admired Ccoach Bowden because of what he has meant to the game of football.”

Bowden — who ranks second in all-time Division-I victories — said he does not like to talk football strategy at these clinics, but he instead enjoys giving lessons of what he has learned in his more than 50 years of coaching.

“I don’t talk X’s and O’s. I don’t know enough about them,” Bowden joked.

But Bowden did touch on a wide array of topics, including how football players have changed throughout BOWDEN, see page 10

BASEBALL

Tigers take series against Ark. behind Matulis’ arm

Ranaudo expected to pitch next weekend

By Johanathan Brooks Sports Writer

An effective starting pitching performance from Chris Matulis was enough to propel the LSU baseball team to a series-clinching win on Sunday at Alex Box Stadium.

The sophomore pitcher struck out six times while only allowing five hits in 5 1/3 innings of work to lead LSU (16-3, 2-1) to a 5-1 win against Arkansas (13-5, 1-2) in the first Southeastern Conference series of the

season.

“Chris Matulis arrived today,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “For me, this was what I’ve been waiting for out of that kid for a year plus.”

The series did not start positively for LSU as the Tigers dropped Friday night’s game, 6-3, after being shut down by Arkansas senior pitcher Mike Bolsinger.

Saturday’s game started out rough as well, but the Tigers erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning to take game two, 8-7.

The win Sunday for the Tigers was the second in the series. LSU has now won 14 of its last 15 SEC series.

“This is something we all

should be very proud of,” Mainieri said. “Any time that you can lose the first game of a series and then come back to win the next two displays a lot of great character.”

Matulis likely won’t start next weekend despite his solid pitching performance, as injured junior pitcher Anthony Ranaudo is scheduled to make his long-awaited return to the mound next weekend.

Mainieri said Ranaudo is likely to start but only pitch a few innings.

He said the plan is to pitch him on Sunday next week, then Saturday and then Friday in successive weeks.

“Anthony Ranaudo’s bullpen

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LSU sophomore pitcher Chris Matulis (30) throws the ball to first after a bunt RANAUDO, see page 10 against Arkansas on Mar. The Tigers won 5-1.

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SOFTBALL

Tigers extend streak to program-record 21 victories LSU undefeated in conference play

By Jarred LeBlanc Sports Contributor

A three-game series sweep of Auburn by the No. 14 LSU softball team extended LSU’s winning streak to a program-best 21 games and kept LSU undefeated in conference play.

LSU (26-4, 8-0) broke the 2000 LSU softball team’s previous program record of 19 consecutive wins.

Auburn (16-12, 2-6), in contrast, has lost five of its last six games.

Sunday’s series finale started slowly for both teams as each squad went scoreless during the first four innings.

LSU broke the scoring drought in the bottom of the fifth inning when senior left fielder Rachel Mitchell doubled to left field and later scored on a sacrifice fly by sophomore second baseman Courtney Hollier.

Senior center fielder Kirsten Shortridge scored on a double by junior right fielder Ashley Applegate in the bottom of the sixth inning. Mitchell added to the lead in the same frame with a two-run

home run to extend the final score got on the board in the second into 4-0. ning with two unearned runs on a “I knew she was going to throwing error and a sacrifice fly. throw me inside, so I was just LSU’s offense exploded with looking for that one specific a five-run sixth inning to put the pitch, and she happened to throw game out of reach, capped off by it to me,” Mitchell said. “I made a two-run double from sophosure my foot was down on time more catcher Morgan Russell. and got it out of Game two here.” between the LSU freshtwo Tiger teams man Rachele Fico seemed like an(10-2) earned the other shutout for shutout win after LSU until Auburn pitching all seven scored three runs innings, giving up in the last inning, six hits and two making the final Rachele Fico walks and striking score 4-3.

LSU freshman pitcher out five batters.

Doubles “I took adby Applegate vantage of the cold weather and and freshman shortstop Allison jammed them inside,” Fico said.

Falcon in the first two innings LSU started the series with a pushed LSU to a 2-0 early lead. bang Saturday, beating Auburn, The Baton Rouge Tigers car7-0, in game one of a double- ried the 2-0 lead to the fourth header. inning when LSU punched in Senior pitcher Cody Trahan two more runs on singles by (8-0) picked up her eighth win of Shortridge and Applegate to exthe season after pitching all seven tend the lead to four. innings, giving up three hits and “We’re all really great hittwo walks. Trahan struck out six ters,” Applegate said. “We’re batters and continues to lead the seeing the ball really well, no Southeastern Conference with a matter who is on the mound.”

0.26 ERA. But Auburn didn’t give up.

“She’s been phenomenal,” Two hit by pitches, an error said LSU coach Yvette Girouard. by Mitchell and three hits led to “She’s throwing well right now.” three runs for Auburn.

The purple and gold Tigers The scoring surge was

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‘I took advantage of the cold weather and jammed them inside.’

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LSU freshman pitcher Rachele Fico throws the ball Sunday in LSU’s 4-0 win against Auburn in Tiger Park. LSU swept Auburn in the weekend’s three-game series.

highlighted by a two-RBI double

by Auburn sophomore first baseman Amber Harrison.

Sophomore pitcher Brittany Mack (6-2) earned the win after pitching 6 and 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run, walking one batter and striking out five.

Fico earned her third save of

the season when she came in with runners on second and third in the last inning and forced a ground out to sophomore first baseman Anissa Young to end the game.

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SWIMMING

Lady Tigers finish at No. 30 Team earns eight All-American honors

By Katherine Terrell Sports Contributor

The LSU women’s swim team returned home from the Women’s NCAA Championships with a 30thplace finish and eight All-American Honors.

Five Lady Tigers competed in the three-day meet, held at Purdue’s Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind. No strangers to the meet, junior Jane Trepp and sophomore Mary Beck returned for their second year, while freshman Amanda Kendall, sophomore Samantha Goates and sophomore Morgan McGee competed for the first time.

Trepp, Kendall, Goates and McGee kicked off the meet with a 12th-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1 minute, 30.47 seconds. The time earned Trepp her fifth All-American honor, while Kendall, Goates and McGee each received their first.

“I am proud of these four girls for becoming All-Americans, especially since three of them are here for the first time,” LSU coach Adam Schmitt said in a news release.

Individually, Trepp tied for 20th place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.52 seconds, and

Kendall placed 50th with a time of place finish with a time of 3 minutes, 23.11 seconds. Beck finished 28th in 20.71 seconds. She also placed 44th the 200-yard individual medley with in the 200-yard backstroke with a a time of 1 minute, 59.70 seconds. time of 1 minute, 57.35 seconds.

The Lady Tigers closed out Kendall and Goates both swam Thursday with the 400-medley re- in the 100-yard freestyle Saturday. lay. Beck, Trepp, McGee and Ken- Kendall placed 57th with a time dall clocked a time of 50.48 seconds of 3 minutes, 40.09 and Goates placed seconds to finish 60th, coming in at 17th.

51.01 seconds.

The foursome Schmitt said of Trepp, Kendall, the future looks Goates and McGee bright for next seapicked up their secson with the young ond All-American group of swimAdam Schmitt honor Friday in the mers.

LSU swimming coach 200-yard medley “I’m proud of relay. They placed how our women 13th with a season best time of 1 competed this weekend,” Schmitt minute, 39.24 seconds, before mov- said. “We fought hard, and coming ing up to 12th place Saturday be- away with a top-30 finish is good. cause of USC’s disqualification.

Of course we had higher expectaBeck placed 33rd in the 100- tions, but I’m happy we came away yard backstroke Saturday with a with eight All-American honors, time of 54.22 seconds. McGee and with such a young team, I look placed 46th in the same event with forward to the future.” a time of 55.09 seconds.

The Men’s NCAA ChampionTrepp placed 35th in the 100- ships will begin Thursday in Columyard breaststroke with a time of 1 bus, Ohio. Senior Sean LeNeave, minute, 2.35 seconds, and 37th in juniors James Meyers and Hannes the 100-yard butterfly, sprinting Heyl and freshmen Andrei Tuomola the race in 54.07 seconds. Kendall and Craig Hamilton will represent placed 63rd in the 200-yard free- LSU at the event. style with a time of 1 minute, 50.07 seconds.

Beck swam in place of McContact Katherine Terrell at Gee in the 400-yard freestyle relay Saturday, aiding the squad to a 17th kterrell@lsureveille.com

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‘With such a young team, I look forward to the future.’

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GYMNASTICS

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LSU junior gymnast Samantha Engle reaches to grab the bar Friday, March 13 during a meet against Iowa.

Tigers post highest road score of season

By Andy Schwehm Sports Contributor

Mission accomplished.

LSU’s gymnastics team headed into Friday’s meet against Centenary looking to boost its shaky road Regional Qualifying Score, and it did just that.

The Tigers defeated Centenary, 196.425–187.770, to scratch a 195.350 off their previous RQS score and post their best road score of the season.

The victory improved the No. 11 Tigers (8-4-1, 2-3-1 Southeastern Conference) to 28-1 all-time against Centenary (0-7), with their

only loss coming on Feb. 1, 1984.

But the Tigers scored lower than 196.525 at Centenary for the first time since 2001.

LSU coach D-D Breaux was quick to point out the meet’s tempo was slow, as judges had to confer numerous times throughout the night.

But she noted the tempo wasn’t the only problem for her team.

Breaux discusses her team’s mistakes. Log on to lsureveille.com.

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PAGE 10 BOWDEN, from page 7 the years.

“People ask me if kids have changed over the years,” Bowden said. “No, they haven’t changed. The parents have changed. They’ve quit raising their kids.”

Bowden continued to tell the coaches to prepare for criticism, but to stick with their original plan.

The former Seminoles head man also reminded the coaches they will probably be considered failures at

VICTORY, from page 7

to contain Hartford senior forward/ center Diana Delva during the game.

Delva finished 5-of-9 from the field for 12 points Saturday, 2.5 below her season average and was the only Hartford player to score in double figures.

“We said the two things we have to do to win the game are to double [Delva] every time she touched the ball and rebound,” Chancellor said. “[After our first timeout] we were

RANAUDO, from page 7

went great today — as well as can be expected,” Mainieri said. “He threw 25 pitches off the mound, and he threw all 25 pitches 100 percent. So now what we’ll do is try to get him on a schedule to be ready to pitch Sunday against Tennessee.”

Things appeared bleak for both LSU and Arkansas on Sunday.

Both teams loaded the bases with one out in the first inning, and neither was able to push across any runs or threaten to score again in the next few innings.

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some point in their careers but to keep pushing through.

“Churchill, Edison, Nixon, Lincoln, Lombardi, Benjamin Franklin,” Bowden rattled off. “They all made mistakes, but they found a way to succeed. You’re not going to win all your games, but you find a way to change and win some.”

Bowden was also asked about a former Florida State running back, Baton Rouge native and Catholic High School graduate Warrick Dunn.

Dunn made an obvious impact

on Bowden and his family.

“I enjoyed coaching Warrick as much as any boy I’ve ever had,” Bowden said. “He was like a child to me. I’d take him right now.”

Bowden also said his biggest mentor when he was a young coach coming up through the ranks was Paul “Bear” Bryant at Alabama.

Bowden coached at Samford University, then known as Howard College, in Birmingham, Ala., from 1959-1962 and was only 50 miles away from the Crimson Tide’s

Tuscaloosa campus. Bowden would regularly attend their practices to see what techniques Bryant used to be successful.

He touched on having three sons in coaching as well.

“I never wanted my boys to go into coaching,” Bowden said. “So of course three of my sons decided to go into coaching.”

But Bowden said the worst was having to compete against his son Tommy head-to-head when he coached at Clemson.

“I hate to see him lose, but I hate to see me lose more,” Bowden said.

Bowden closed the day by thanking the coaches in attendance for grooming and producing so many talented players.

“A lot of our success at Florida State came from Louisiana,” Bowden said. “There are enough great players from here to play anybody in the country.”

able to adjust because we didn’t have our positioning right. She is a very good player who I think could play in the SEC any day.”

LSU sophomore forward LaSondra Barrett led all scorers with 20 points on the day, and Hightower and sophomore forward Courtney Jones also reached double figures with 10 points each.

Barrett said the team’s strategy to beat Hartford was to “keep pressing.”

“Keep pressing is a term we

use for everybody to become aware, whether we are up or we’re down, to keep doing whatever we are doing,” Barrett said. “It is just a motivational key.”

Rizzotti said the loss made the Hawks realize they squandered an opportunity to capitalize on their productive season, tying the highest seed in team history at No. 10.

“I’d like to think that my competitiveness has rubbed off on them … but they’re still pretty disappointed,” Rizzotti said. “It’s basically

about missed shots, turning the ball over, not rotating the ball and lack of intensity. We didn’t go in the locker room and say, ‘Ra-ra,’ and ‘Congratulations,’ but we talked about how we’re going to be better.”

Chancellor said the Lady Tigers faced quite a challenge against the America East champions, and he said they will need that same dominant play if they hope to advance in the tournament.

“Anytime you win a NCAA tournament game, you feel very

fortunate,” Chancellor said. “I thought Hartford would reflect [Rizzotti] — hard-nosed and tough. They had a great year. We are very fortunate to win.”

LSU’s second-round game is tonight at 6 p.m. against No. 2-seeded Duke, who knocked off No. 15-seeded Hampton, 72-37, on Saturday. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

It wasn’t until LSU senior designated hitter Matt Gaudet’s RBI single in the bottom of the fourth inning allowed sophomore right fielder Mikie Mahtook to score and bring the score to 1-0 in favor of the Tigers.

Mahtook crossed home plate again in the next inning after he knocked a solo home run over the fence in right field. At that point, LSU led, 2-0.

The Razorbacks cut LSU’s lead in half in the top of the sixth inning when Arkansas pitcher Brett Eibner helped out his own cause by knock-

ing a solo home run over the fence in right-center field.

That run was Arkansas’ only score of the game.

LSU tacked on another run in the bottom of the sixth when sophomore left fielder Trey Watkins hit a solo homer to right field to make the score 3-1.

Weather conditions were unseasonably cool for this matchup with a game-time temperature of 42 degrees. The wind was blowing 21 miles an hour, and Mainieri said that was a factor in the homers.

“On the home runs by Mahtook

and [Watkins], we took advantage of the way the wind was blowing,” he said. “They both were hit well, but the wind kind of blew them out of the park.”

LSU scored two more runs in the seventh inning when junior center fielder Leon Landry and sophomore shortstop Austin Nola each had an RBI single.

Those runs brought the score to its final count of 5-1.

Matulis got the win for the Tigers — his third of the season in three starts.

Eibner (2-2) got the loss for the

Razorbacks. He pitched six complete innings and allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out seven and walking two.

LSU freshman pitcher Jordan Rittiner picked up the save for his three innings of shutout work. He struck out two batters and allowed only two hits.

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Groovin’s message of “a good time not wasted” appealed to lead singer Brent Smith.

“Shows like this are honestly what will separate you from actually being a good band or not being a good band because there are no substances involved,” Smith said.

These shows keep the band members on their toes, he said.

“You basically better bring your A-game because all these students out there. They’re gonna be completely sober, so you better perform really, really well,” Smith said.

But Kerch didn’t share the frontman’s enthusiasm for the antibinge drinking message. He not only said his post-performance plans

FUNDING, from page 1

“Every year, there are more capital outlay demands than there are dollars,” Jindal said. “Despite these constraints, we have made this commitment to make this project a priority. We made this historic investment because it is a tremendous step to strengthen the future of our flagship University.”

Jindal and Eli Jones, College of Business dean, agreed higher education is critical to the state’s economic development.

The E.J. Ourso College of Business is the only business school in the nation that doesn’t have its own building, said Jimmy Maurin, cochair of the committee.

“We will free up Patrick Taylor Hall for the College of Engineering, and we will renumber the rooms so they actually make sense,” Martin said.

Students waved signs displaying phrases such as “LSU is building business” and “LSU means business.”

The gameday theme was evident with purple and gold decorations, cheerleaders, gameday music and a large yellow Forever LSU banner hung on Patrick F. Taylor Hall — the College of Business’ current home.

“The gameday theme best represents the celebration of making history in Louisiana,” Jones said.

CHANGE, from page 1 pealing after going to Trial Court,” Cafferel said. “We have it going straight to University Court. [Having] nine of your peers would be a much better system.”

College of Arts and Sciences Senator Drew Prestridge was the only senator who voted against the constitution passage.

“The Trial Court is a crucial part of the judicial branch,” Prestridge said. “But as far as the entire constitution goes for making Student Government better, I hope the whole thing collectively passes the student body.”

Other changes to the constitution include reapportionment for senators to number of students, a one-term limit for SG presidents, fall University Court elections and college councils’ move to the executive branch.

Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com

included “the things this concert doesn’t promote,” but his Twitter account, @BKerchofficial, was also updated hours before the concert with the message, “College campuses have become too PC. Really!

I plan on changing this.” The tweet also included a link to a picture of Kerch and a second man on stage in the PMAC. Both appear to be drinking from liquor bottles while Kerch holds a University sign reading “Alchol and drug free zone.”

Former Outkast member Big Boi said the positive message of the concert fits his lifestyle of “good vibrations.”

“I don’t too much deal with negativity in my life,” Big Boi said.

“I’m about spreading good vibes.

It’s all about this funk music.”

Anne-Marie Fontenot, accounting sophomore, stood on the platform and thanked the faculty and staff, the Forever LSU campaign, the state of Louisiana, alumni and friends for the new complex.

“They challenged us to succeed and to make the LSU College of Business the best it can be,” Fontenot said. “I assure you, it will succeed.”

English instructor Tania Nyman attended the ceremony with four other instructors dressed in black because they received letters of termination. Higher education is becoming unaffordable as a result of tax reforms repealed in 2008, Nyman said.

Nyman, a life-long resident of Louisiana and supporter of the complex, hopes students appreciate that former students stepped up to make this happen. Without the support of alumni, the complex would not be possible, she said.

The ceremony closed when 22 platform committee members held gold shovels and moved dirt to mark the beginning of a new home for the College of Business with about 25 students gathered behind them. The platform party handed the students their shovels and hard hats.

Contact Sabrina Trahan at strahan@lsureveille.com

Big Boi is currently promoting his new album, “Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty.”

“I’m definitely a soul funk crusader,” Big Boi said. “I got a good presentation to put on. Just to get out here and jam. That’s what it’s about.”

The doors opened at 5:30 p.m., and about 200 students were in line before the concert.

Nolton Richard, chemical engineering sophomore, was first in line and ready to get inside.

“I don’t really know Shinedown that well,” Richard said. “I know Big Boi is a good choice.”

Logan Hall, architecture junior, was right next to the stage and said Groovin’ was one of the best concerts he’s seen. A Shinedown mem-

ber handed him the paper set list after their last song.

“I met them at the Varsity, and I talked to them for three hours so I think they recognized me,” Hall said.

Melissa Brown, kinesiology junior, said she’s been to Groovin’ every year, and Wyclef Jean was the “best ever.”

“I don’t really like either of the groups, but I’m here for the celebrity,” Brown said. “I like Andre 3000 better than Big Boi, but he’s pretty good. I like ‘The Way You Move.’”

Brown said she likes how SOT changes the lineup each year.

“They made it more diverse because you’re reaching different audiences with Big Boi and Shinedown,” Brown said. “You’re reaching two different audiences.”

PAGE 11 Melissa Guidry, SG director of student involvement said in an email to The Daily Reveille she didn’t think the concert could have gone any better.

“The acts were phenomenal,” Guidry said. “The students looked like they had a great time, and that is what it is all about.”

Guidry said her committee did a great job planning and putting together the concert.

“The overall feel of the environment was great,” she said. “It was truly a great time not wasted.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Budget cuts need student attention, support The budget cuts that have been made to higher education are going to change LSU with unforeseeable force. The LSU administration is doing everything it can to preserve the integrity of our beloved university and the quality of education LSU has become known for over the years.

However, little can be done if the higher-education budget at the state level keeps receiving cuts, even after the governor promised there would be no additional cuts made.

Chuck Wilson, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, explained the University has already cut all of the fat or unnecessary expenses they could out of LSU’s financial operating system. The money to keep LSU running still has to come from somewhere, however, and that somewhere is from the very heart of our university itself—from its degree programs.

The total effects of the cuts have yet to even be seen. All around us, entire programs are being shut down. Over 200 instructors have received letters of non-renewal, which means they could lose their jobs in 2011.

General staff employed for years by the University have been let go. This was all BEFORE the announcement that an additional $84 million may be cut by the

state from the higher-education budget for this fiscal year. It is inevitable — there will be even more changes and more damage inflicted upon the integrity of the University unless we do something.

This is OUR UNIVERSITY. We cannot just stand by and watch as LSU loses its reputation and quality of education because of budget cuts.

We need to make our voices heard and make them heard where they count. We need to contact the state legislature before they meet for their next session here in Baton Rouge on March 29. I beg you to make a quick phone call to your district Louisiana House and Senate representatives. It’s very simple to find out who represents you; go to http://www. legis.state.la.us/district/zipcode.

asp and type in your home address. If you’re not originally from Baton Rouge, make sure you contact the legislator(s) who represents the district of Louisiana you are from. The idea is to have legislators from all over the state receiving calls from the citizens they represent so we can have as much representation in the legislature as possible when the next session begins.

Also, join Student Government for the March to the Capitol demonstration March 29 when the upcoming session of state legislature meets. (Be on the lookout for a broadcast e-mail regarding the exact time and more details.)

The more of us that join in on the march, the greater impact we’ll have! Do not be scared if you have never done something like this before; neither have I. But

MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010 now is the time for us all to be brave and give it all we’ve got for LSU. If you value our university and your education, please make a call to your local House and Senate representatives to tell them how the budget cuts are currently and will continue to impact the University. They are the ones who represent us—help them to know without a doubt how we feel. We can make a difference.

Thank you and GEAUX TIGERS!!!

Sloane Elizabeth Churchman nutrition senior

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NIETZSCHE IS DEAD

‘God hates fags’ counterprotest encouraging

I was finally going to see them.

They were out in force outside Dutchtown High School, a few miles outside Baton Rouge. They, the face of intolerant Christianity and voice of senseless radicalism, were going to be picketing a few short miles from the house where I grew up.

I was finally going to see their signs.

You’ve probably seen them before. They’re large and colorful and stark, and their big black block letters spell out all kinds of hatred.

“God Hates Fags.” “You Deserve Hell.” “Pray for More Dead Soldiers.”

They’re the members of Westboro Baptist Church, and they’re our generation’s Ku Klux Klan. They’re the national symbol of religious fanaticism and reckless hatred, the most reviled hate-speakers of the new millennium.

And they were going to be on our doorstep.

Only a few protesters were gathered behind the barricades when the reporter covering the story and I arrived. But the crowd was swelling within the hour — lines of people streamed in from the road until the parking lot was full, and people still came walking in for miles.

There was a college student dressed as “White Jesus,” in flowing white robes and sandals, carrying a sign that said “Fags are A-OK with me.” There were young girls in Catholic school uniforms, high school girls with dark eyeliner and lipstick and college students in tie-die and

bandanas. There were wholesomelooking middle-aged mothers waving American flags and wearing pins with the faces of their soldier children standing next to men in dresses and makeup who stood next to priests in clerical collars.

They were all crammed tight in a seething, noisy crowd, and I Matthew could only hear Albright one thought Opinion Editor throbbing in my head through the noise and commotion.

This is how we beat them.

It turns out the WBC never showed up. Some of the veteran protesters said it’s happened several times before. If this protest is any indication, these vitriolic mad-mongers are being halted and hemmed in by protests just like these, seeking smaller, more remote venues where crowds won’t drown them out.

This is how we beat them.

Don’t get me wrong: The situation was far from ideal. There was an open-air preacher from a local church who was trying to talk to the crowd about God — a conservative, evangelical’s God perhaps, but not the WBC’s God of Hate.

He couldn’t get a word in. The crowd would yell him down every time he raised his voice to speak. It was a sad dance that lasted all afternoon, and he was still standing on

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the other side of the barricade when I left the scene — a lone silhouette against the setting sun, trying to be heard over the din.

Seeing the number and diversity of people in attendance to shut out the inhumanity of the bigots that never showed up was great — and knowing these protests may be having some effect is encouraging — but seeing people getting pushed under the rug in the rush of it all is a little disheartening.

There is far more gray area here than some people realize.

Not everyone who professes faith in God is a bigot. Even among those who take religious texts largely literally, there are few who worship a God that hates homosexuals and soldiers and who mercilessly damns anyone to hell.

It is good and just to protest people who preach hatred. They can’t be reasoned with, and whatever absurdity it takes to drown them out is justified.

But the deservedly strong reactions to those on the lunatic fringe can’t color perceptions of anyone

who professes faith in God. We can beat hatred.

But we can’t let more reasonable people get caught in the collateral damage.

Matthew Albright is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_malbright.

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Expansion of medical marijuana may do more good than harm

By Melissa Hoon The Daily Tritan

FULLERTON, CALIF. — Imagine your mother suffers from epilepsy. The Dilantin her doctor initially prescribed is not effectively controlling her seizures, so he prescribes a remedy he is almost certain will work: marijuana.

No, I’m not some pot-smoking hippie who thinks weed can act as Jesus’ healing hand to all, but let’s get real. Marijuana has been proven to alleviate health problems, so what’s the big deal with patients smoking a little pot?

The possible side effects of marijuana, like paranoia, are short-term and are not as detrimental to patients’ overall

health like other medications prescribed for health problems, such as ADHD, can be.

Marley Rosner, 23, an American studies graduate student, has friends with ADHD. He said they were prescribed Ritalin and became extremely depressed, so they objected to taking it.

Rejecting medication? I can understand why patients run screaming to avoid popping pills that make their heart and mind race so fast they can’t think straight, but I can’t see a patient avoiding a drug that will do just the opposite.

Oh wait, that’s right. Marijuana can be addictive and — gasp! — it’s been said to be a gateway drug.

Only 10 percent of marijuana

users become physiolocially dependent, according to Dr. Colin Blakemore, department chair of physiology at the University of Oxford.

“Unlike for nicotine, alcohol and hard drugs, there is no clearly defined withdrawal syndrome, the hallmark of true addiction, when (marijuana) use is stopped,” Blakemore said.

And a gateway drug? Please.

Marijuana comes first because it’s most easily accessible.

If a fourth of teens at the local high school made their car payments with money from selling cocaine instead of weed, then cocaine would be dubbed the latest “gateway drug.”

Yes, marijuana can cause some lung damage. That’s

precisely the reason why medicinal marijuana should be legal nationwide.

Patients with medical marijuana cards can buy edible marijuana products, like cookies and cooking oil, thus eliminating the inhalation of the ever-so-harmful smoke.

It is easy to obtain a medicinal marijuana card so recreational use of the drug will be increased, and let’s face the facts: People who obtain a card for recreational use are going to get a hold of marijuana one way or another.

Why not purchase it legally at a marijuana store as opposed to a busboy pot dealer your girlfriend’s cousin’s best friend told you about?

So medical marijuana can

aid symptoms, help patients relax and eliminate lung-damaging smoke, you ask? I know your next question: So what’s the big deal with the expansion of the legalization of medicinal marijuana? Exactly.

When all else fails, just take the advice Stewie and Brian from “Family Guy” offer in their jubilant pro-marijuana song: “Everything is better with a bag o’ weed.”

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CAMPUS RESIDENT ALIEN

Education sometimes confused with instruction Have you ever considered — in your academic life, with so many different sources of knowledge — whether what you are getting from these years of study is a real education or merely instruction?

You should — our society frequently mistakes instruction for education in many important instances.

I realize they’re similar ideas, but there’s an important distinction to make between mentally storing information and articulating ideas and principles.

Confusing? That’s OK. I’m confused myself.

I was led to believe from an early age that knowing a lot about something would make me an educated person. But I’ve begun to realize through the years that information and knowledge by themselves don’t mean much without values.

We can only be sure we have learned something if we can put that knowledge and information to practice, then articulate ideas to respond creatively to situations we face every day.

It’s not uncommon to see “educated” people — those who have a degree of some sort — acting as though they have never really been taught how to respect other peoples’ ideas and attitudes.

In the same way, I had the surprise to observe — especially in my country, Brazil — that many people who didn’t have the opportunity to study are welleducated in terms of dealing respectfully with others. Character and honesty are often found in the less privileged.

Education means having a framework of principles cultivated in you — not by the gigabytes of information your brain could somehow absorb, but rather by

learning how to intelligently act and respond to situations, events and problems in the best way possible.

I’m not trying to separate two concepts that should work together.

The more instruction you have, the better your chances are to develop a strong sense of discernment about the world around you. If you are an educated person, instruction will open the way to a bright path Marcelo Vieira ahead for anyColumnist thing you wish to achieve.

For example, the instruction I receive as a musician allows me to perform on the instrument I play.

But only the education given to me through the years will help me realize how important my role as a musician is and to build a meaningful life through music in our society.

The importance of this matter is greatly amplified when we find ourselves in a university.

The term “higher education” refers to a specific, advanced level of instruction in a field of knowledge that will allow a person to have a professional function in the world outside.

We hope the same term will signify that whoever has been to a higher education institution will be able to offer a broader vision about the challenges the world of our time presents.

Maybe you can try to remember when someone “instructed” you to thank people when someone gave or did something for you, or how you

automatically say “excuse me” in various common situations during the day. These simple attitudes don’t come out of instruction.

This is just the beginning.

Real education goes a long way further.

Your conscience is what will provide the keys to

make educated choices when practicing the knowledge you received. And the keys that will open the right doors are those made by the priceless connection between the valuable information we get from all kinds of sources nowadays and the principles we value that makes us grow as humans and as a society, harnessed

by a real education.

Marcelo Vieira is a jazz cello graduate student from Brazil.

Follow him on Twitter @TDR_ mvieira.

Contact Marcelo Vieira at mvieira@lsureveille.com

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