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Student loan defaulting may rise
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Every University student has at one time or another pondered which class is the most difficult at LSU. The Faculty Senate has quantified this issue by ranking the University courses with the highest average numbers of D and F grades, as well as “W’s” for classes. Economics 2000 has the highest average DFW rate for the past five years with 34.4 percent, followed by History 1003 with 32.4 percent. While the percentages change year to year, the average percentage list is based on data from 2005 to 2009. Karl Roider, alumni professor who teaches a History 1003 class, said he was surprised to see the western civilization class so high on the list. Roider said the fact that the course is a general education class and is typically taken by underclassmen could be possible explanations for the high DFW percentage. The poor grades are not a trend with Roider’s smaller classes that include older students, where he sees few upperclassmen on Facebook or texting, he said. Ritu Roy, psychology sophomore who took History 1003 as a freshman, said the subject matter could be a cause for the low grades. “A lot of people don’t like history,” Roy said. Roy said the class required a lot of writing, with essay and short-answer tests.
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The number of for-profit college students who default on their student loans may increase by more than twofold next year when a new rule takes effect, dwarfing default rates for public and private non-profits. A report issued by the Department of Education last week indicates 11.6 percent of for-profit university students who started repaying their loans in 2008 have defaulted on their loans. That’s almost twice as much as the 6-percent default rate for public institutions and the 4-percent default rate for private non-profits. Public four-year institutions and greater, a category that includes LSU, had a default rate of 4.4 percent. Currently, colleges track borrowers over a period of two years when determining their default rates. In 2008, however, Congress voted to increase the tracking period to three years, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. The move came after some LOANS, see page 11
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Committee members survey campus for poorly lit areas Students to contact Facility Services Andrea Gallo Staff Writer
Student Government members walked across campus Thursday evening to find areas of less than desirable lighting. The Senate Committee on Campus Services and Development held a “light walk” to promote student outreach. The walk was led by Sen. Marcus Alexander, College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Participants split into pairs, and each group covered a different section of campus. Alexander will contact the Office of Facility Services and ask
what steps can be taken to add more light will cover more surface area. lighting or fix lighting fixtures that Sen. Cody Wells, University aren’t working. Center for Advising and CounselSpeaker Pro Tempore Aaron ing, said he’d like to see lighting all Caffarel and Sen. Meredith West- the way down North Stadium Drive brook, College of to Mike the Tiger’s Music and Dramatcage. He said the ic Arts, said they west side of Tiger walked through Stadium was also dark areas between poorly lit. the Chancellor’s Sen. Johnae Office and Coates Jefcoat, UCAC, Hall, behind Dodsaid the only light son Auditorium, beby Pleasant Hall tween Lockett Hall Sen. Meredith Westbrook comes from the and Middleton Li- College of Music and Dramatic Arts businesses behind brary and between it, and the entrances Hodges and Hatcher Hall. to Pleasant Hall are dark. She also “In most of the places that were said the Hart lot, the path between dark, there were lights, but they were Kirby-Smith Hall and The 5 and the out,” Westbrook said. area between Broussard Hall and the Caffarel suggested changing the LIGHTING, see page 11 type of lighting in the Quad so one
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Student Government Speaker Pro Tempore Aaron Caffarel (left) and Sen. Meredith Westbrook map out dimly lit areas along campus Thursday evening.
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INTERNATIONAL
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Egypt’s Mubarak keeps post, stuns protesters demanding his ouster
NY firefighters save injured worker in Long Island Railroad tunnel
Gov. Jindal headed to Washington, D.C., annual Mardi Gras celebration
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak refused to step down or leave the country and instead handed his powers to his vice president Thursday, remaining president and ensuring regime control over the reform process. Stunned protesters in central Cairo who demand his ouster waved their shoes in contempt and shouted, “Leave, leave, leave.” The rapidly moving events raised the question of whether a rift had opened between Mubarak and the military command. Earlier, the military announced it had stepped in to secure the country, and a top general announced to protesters in Tahrir Square that all their demands would soon be met, raising cries of victory that Mubarak was on his way out. Several hundred thousand protesters packed into Tahrir Square, ecstatic with expectation that Mubarak would announce his resignation in his nighttime address. Instead, they watched in shocked silence as he spoke, slapping their foreheads in anger and disbelief. Some broke into tears. After he finished, they broke out into chants for him to go.
NEW YORK (AP) — Specially trained New York City firefighters have rescued an injured worker trapped deep underground in a tunnel being constructed for the nation’s largest commuter railroad. Fire Department of New York Lt. Peter Blaich says firefighters climbed down 50 feet and hoisted the worker from the Long Island Railroad tunnel using a metal basket. The worker was removing debris with a giant payloader 150 feet below street level Thursday.
(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal is heading to the nation’s capital for the annual Washington Mardi Gras celebration, which includes attending parties, rubbing elbows with members of Congress and lobbyists and collecting another round of campaign cash. The Governor’s Office announced the trip Thursday, saying Jindal was traveling to Washington, D.C., that day and will return to Baton Rouge on Sunday. While in Washington, the governor’s spokesman says Jindal will attend two fundraisers for his fall re-election bid. Jindal has no announced challengers. Freezing blast fills homeless shelters amd threatens crops
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A lawyer wearing a mask reading “Forbidden of Expression,” demonstrates alongside judges Thursday in front of the Justice Palace in Nice, France, during a national protest.
Centuries-old art and archives make up Rome Caravaggio exhibit ROME (AP) — Art lovers will get rare glimpses of Caravaggio’s often violent life in an exhibit opening Friday in Rome and combining centuries-old documents from archives as well as paintings, including a portrait last seen in public 100 years ago. Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza, a church with a courtyard designed by Baroque artist Borromini and later home to Italy’s state archives, hosts the show until May 15.
Closing arguments completed in border group leader Forde’s trial TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Attorneys have finished closing arguments in the murder case against an antiillegal immigrant group leader accused of gunning down a 9-yearold girl and her father in what prosecutors say was an attempt to steal drug money to fund border operations. Shawna Forde is accused in the May 2009 killings of 29-yearold Raul Flores and his 9-year-old daughter at their home in Arivaca, a desert community about 50 miles southwest of Tucson.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Homeless shelters filled and farmers worried about filling the Valentine’s Day demand for chocolate-dipped strawberries as an arctic blast of cold air covered Louisiana. Much of the state was under a hard freeze warning Thursday. But it will probably be the winter’s last really cold spell in Louisiana — arctic air doesn’t usually get this far south this late, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.
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STUDENT LIFE
Study abroad feeling economy’s effects LSU program’s decline reflects national trend Xerxes A. Wilson Staff Writer
The economic downturn and budget cuts have caught up with study abroad programs at the University, reflecting declines in those programs nationally. Between fiscal years 2008 and 2009, participation in the University’s study abroad programs dipped by about 20 percent, according to statistics from Academic Programs Abroad. The discrepancy has stabilized recently, but University Director of Academic Programs Abroad Harald Leder said he expects the coming fiscal year to be among the worst in the program’s history. “Our numbers are down,” Leder said. “Not as quickly as I expected, but Louisiana has a slow way of catching up to things.” Leder said the drop comes from the economic downturn and is exacerbated by misconceptions surrounding the cost of studying abroad. He noted that studying abroad is rarely more expensive than a typical semester at the University because of state financial aid programs. The University’s study abroad programs see most students leave the country for a summer term. This creates a problem, Leder said, because most financial aid is only available for semester and year-long stints abroad. Misconceptions aside, the University has traversed a series of state appropriation reductions and is preparing for another in the coming fiscal year. The study abroad office has not been immune to such reductions. As a mostly self-sufficient entity, the office had to begin paying its own employee benefits starting this fiscal year, further driving up personnel costs where most of the office’s costs are fixed, Leder said.
Leder said cost became an even offerings and a keener focus on the larger issue for students when the international experience are keys to study abroad program’s primary aid the future of the program. program was restructured to further “We talk about globalization, restrict who can apply for the award. but we are cutting languages,” Leder Finding a program with trans- said. “So it seems no one is sure how ferable credit is we are going to do Top destinations the other factor that.” holding study Aside from for U.S. students abroad back. the cuts and misearning credit abroad conceptions, Leder Last semester, the Universaid the office faces 1. U.K. 12 percent sity cut 14 faculty an uphill climb be2. Italy 10.5 percent members in the cause the Univer3. Spain 9.3 percent Department of sity historically has 4. France 6.5 percent Foreign Languagnot emphasized 5. China 5.3 percent es and Literatures. studying abroad. Source: Institute of International Education This ended the “A lot of uniSwahili program versities have reand the Swahili Safari study abroad quirements or require some sort of program. international experience in their curAs programs are cut, there are riculums,” Leder said. “I hope to see fewer opportunities for students to that at LSU soon.” study abroad, which makes studying Nationally, the number of stuabroad more restrictive because find- dents studying abroad saw its first ing transferable credit in many fields decline of the decade in the 2008-09 is difficult, Leder said. school year, the latest figures auditHe explained that most students ed, according to an annual survey of who study abroad have curriculums some 3,000 colleges by the Institute in the humanities because areas like of International Education. science, engineering and business are more restrictive in what credits Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at can transfer. Leder said expanding the course xwilson@lsureveille.com
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Students discuss programs Jan. 26 at the Study Abroad Fair in the Cotillion Ballroom.
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University graduate student and soprano opera singer Zuly Inirio performs Thursday during the Spanish Resource Center’s Open House Concert.
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COO COO KITTU
Cee Lo Green, Eminem should win big at Sunday’s Grammys The best awards show in a music lover’s lifetime is his first Grammy Awards. Mine was in 2004, when OutKast won the Grammy for Album of the Year for its double album opus, “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.” I became a fan of Western music from that day on and have enjoyed every second since. To all the haters who say the Grammys aren’t relevant anymore, please go sit in a corner and Kittu Pannu think about Entertainment what you are Writer blaspheming. Think of the countless memorable performances, the legacies of winners, the one-hit wonders that amounted to being one-time Grammy winners and, of course, the cursed Best New Artist Grammy that inevitably dooms its recipient’s career. The Grammys convey a sense of achievement most other music award shows only dare to replicate but fail miserably to do every time. On that note, Sunday’s Grammy Awards, at 7 p.m. on CBS, are packed with so many dynamite acts that it is hard to predict which ones will pull through to win the coveted gramophone statue. The nominees this year truly represent both critical successes and chart toppers, a feat the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences usually does not achieve. So, here are my predictions for Sunday. Recording of the Year, one of the “big three” awards of the night, is really tough this year. With nominees like two of rap’s biggest songs of last year — Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie” and JayZ’s “Empire State of Mind” — it seems this category could go to anyone. However, Cee Lo Green’s “F**k You” will own everyone. He does not release music often, and it’s always a spectacle when he does. “F**k You” was the best singalong song produced last year. I give full permission to Kanye West to storm the stage and snatch away the Grammy from anyone else and rant about Cee Lo having “the best song of all time.” As for Album of the Year, only two nominees stick out to me: Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs,” the indie album, and Eminem’s “Recovery,” one of the best-selling albums of last year. Other than that, Lady GaGa could pull off the heist of the century by winning this award with her hit album, “The Fame Monster,” though it is highly unlikely. In the Best New Artist category, I want Florence + the Machine to win because they “seem” to be the newest and the most popular.
Drake is the only other legitimate contender. Here’s one for wheelchair, Jimmy. Among the other categories, I look forward to Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Nominees for the category form a strong group. Michael Buble, Michael Jackson and John Mayer have already won in the pop vocal arena, while Bruno Mars and Adam Lambert are both strong vocal performers. It will be interesting to see how it plays out, but I hope Mars wins his first Grammy for his ode to
women, “Just the Way You Are.” Besides these awards, the show will feature live performances by Lady GaGa, Cee Lo Green, Katy Perry, Eminem, Drake and Rihanna, Dr. Dre, Bob Dylan with Mumford and Sons and even more. The biggest names in music will be there performing live. And it will be so awesome.
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Today in sports: LSU softball team takes on La. Tech in Tiger Park at 3 p.m.
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ON THE MEND
SOFTBALL
LSU opens at home for first time since 2008 Tigers host La. Tech, Bowling Green Hunter Paniagua Sports Contributor
remains in New Orleans to rehab his leg, which suffered multiple fractures and nerve damage when his SUV slammed into a streetcar pole on North Carrollton Avenue in the early morning of June 25. “I’ve been doing rehab with Southern Orthopaedics Uptown,” Jones said. “I go there two or three times a week for about two-hour sessions. I lift weights, do stretches and a lot of types of exercises.” Jones’ activity level continues to increase. He is now lightly jogging after being released from his walking boot.
The No. 19 LSU softball team still has a bitter taste in its mouth from the 1-0 loss to Texas A&M in last season’s NCAA regional. The Lady Tigers’ first step to redemption begins with the Wilson/DeMarini Tiger Classic this weekend, where they will host Louisiana Tech, Purdue and Bowling Green. LSU opens the season at home for the first time since 2008 with Louisiana Tech at 3 p.m., followed by Bowling Green in the second leg of a doubleheader. LSU coach Yvette Girouard said the winter storm that brought freezing temperatures to Baton Rouge impacted the team’s preparation. “I’m sure Purdue and Bowling Green haven’t seen too much of the dirt,” Girouard said. “Although I don’t know how advanced we are because the weather has played havoc with us also. I think this is the coldest spring beginning I can remember in a long time.” LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri made his team’s indoor batting cages available to the Lady Tigers, but Girouard said nagging back injuries limited her players’ repetitions. “When you carry 19 players and people start to go down, you
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[Left] Former LSU pitcher and safety Chad Jones works out his leg Oct. 10 in Isidore Newman High School swimming pool in New Orleans. Jones sustained leg injuries in a car accident June 25. [Top] Jones pitches for the LSU baseball team and [bottom] makes a tackle for the LSU football team.
Former LSU athlete Chad Jones eyes return to NFL in two seasons Michael Lambert Sports Writer
Chad Jones entered a football field in early October to a standing ovation from thousands of fans. Jones wasn’t running onto the New Meadowlands Stadium, the home of the New York Giants, or through the Tiger Stadium tunnel next to cornerback Patrick Peterson and linebacker Kelvin Sheppard. Instead, the safety was walking gingerly across the 15-yard line of Death Valley, wearing jeans and a walking boot on his left leg.
Jones was honored Oct. 2 in Death Valley during the Tennessee game for his progress since recovering from a crippling car accident in the summer. “That was great,” Jones said. “I felt like I was back playing with my teammates, and to be in front of those people and all the fans was incredible.” The Giants’ third-round draft pick was a fan-favorite during his three-year tenure with the football and baseball teams at LSU, adored for his ball-hawking skills in the backfield and his menacing presence on the mound. The former LSU two-sport star
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lady Tigers beat Auburn, 55-52 LSU moves to fifth in SEC standings Rachel Whittaker Sports Writer
It was an exhausting day in the hayfield. That’s how LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor described the Lady Tigers’ game against Auburn on Thursday night. LSU (17-9, 7-5) again shot dismally in a first half that ended in a 16-all tie, but came alive to beat
Auburn (13-11, 6-5), at the PMAC, 55-52, and pull into fifth place in the Southeastern Conference standings. “A game like tonight where you can’t score reminds me of when your daddy’s made you work in the hayfield, and you’re hauling hay, and you’re so tired,” Chancellor said of the game, which included 11 lead changes. “Right now I could almost go to sleep and lay down on this table. This is a hardworking victory tonight because you’re trying everything you can to score.” LSU led Auburn 45-35 with
5:29 to play, but Auburn made three 3-pointers in the final 39 seconds for shot to win, which it could not convert as the final buzzer sounded. The Lady Tigers fell behind 7-0 and did not score until a free throw by junior forward Courtney Jones with 14:05 left in the first half. LSU did not record a field goal until senior guard Katherine Graham made a one-handed basket with 9:57 left that cut Auburn’s lead to 9-6. Graham made 12-of-15 free AUBURN, see page 7
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LSU junior guard Destini Hughes dribbles down the court Thursday in the Lady Tigers’ game against Auburn in the PMAC. LSU beat Auburn, 55-52.
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TRACK AND FIELD
LSU faces Arkansas, Teams return to Fayetteville for meet Strong field awaits hopes to end SEC skid Tigers, Lady Tigers
the final three minutes to win, 6660, even though the Tigers shot 45.1 percent from the floor for the game. If anyone can relate to the LSU It was the first time since the first men’s basketball team’s woes this conference game against Auburn season, it’s the team from a year the team shot better than 40 percent. One plus for the Tigers has been ago. Seven players remain from freshman guard Matt Derenbecker, the 2009-10 squad, which lost who is coming off a career-high 12-straight Southeastern Confer- 19-point performance Wednesday. “When he’s ence games. getting good shots This season’s in the rhythm of team got closer to our offense, he’s that mark in the developing in final minutes of front of our eyes,” Wednesday’s game Johnson said. “I’m at Ole Miss, exlooking for him tending its SEC to be a complete skid to seven player.” games. The Tigers The Tigers’ got the best of (10-14, 2-7) unArkansas in their fortunate streak first meeting. LSU could be snapped held Razorback juSaturday afternoon nior guard Rotnei against Arkansas. Trent Johnson Clarke, who usuLSU beat the RaLSU men’s basketball coach ally averages 13 zorbacks (14-9, 4-6), 56-53, in the PMAC on Jan. points per game, to five. Arkansas and LSU sit fourth 12. LSU’s travel plans were de- and fifth, respectively, in the SEC layed in Oxford, Miss., because of West standings. snow. Instead of returning to Baton Rouge on Wednesday night, the Ti- Follow Michael Lambert on gers took a bus to Memphis, Tenn., Twitter @TDR_Lambert. and then flew to Fayetteville, Ark., to begin preparing for Saturday’s Contact Michael Lambert at 12:45 p.m. tipoff against the Razormlambert@lsureveille.com backs. Johnson’s 2010-11 team has fallen by 18 points per defeat in the seven conference losses. The past three games have been different, though. LSU lost to South Carolina, Mississippi State and Ole Miss by a five-point average. The game against the Rebels on Wednesday was especially painful because the Tigers led, 49-41, at the 11:29 mark in the second half. “It’s always hard to lose,” said LSU coach Trent Johnson. “The only positive in this is that for the first time ... we’re as healthy as we’ve been in this losing streak.” Freshman forward Jalen Courtney was the only player held back by an injury Wednesday. Courtney was out with a right knee problem. Ole Miss scored six points in Michael Lambert Sports Writer
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‘It’s always hard to lose. The only positive in this is that for the first time ... we’re as healthy as we’ve been in this losing streak.’
Chris Abshire Sports Contributor
The travels never seem to end for the LSU track and field squads. After a weekend of numerous NCAA qualifiers and a men’s team title in the New Balance Invitational in New York City, the Tigers and Lady Tigers hit the road again, traveling to snowy Fayetteville, Ark., for the second time in three weeks to compete in the Tyson Invitational. LSU coach Dennis Shaver said he is looking to see how his athletes will respond after nearly a month of traveling. “The biggest challenge we’re going to face is, coming off some extensive travel, how well we can recover physically and maintain some consistent effort,” Shaver said. The Tyson Invitational is a twoday individual performance meet, meaning there is no team scoring for the more than 100 universities competing this weekend. Shaver said he hoped to use the strong finishes in the New Balance meet as a building block for his teams, citing All-American Brittani Carter’s high jump title, freshman Jasmin Stowers’ NCAA automatic qualifying time in the 60-meter hurdles and Walter Henning’s continued dominance in the weight throw as “highlights” of the weekend. “Once you get into the NCAA
Championships, it’s all about having individual championship performers — quality rather than quantity,” Shaver said. “You’ve got to have people that are leading events, so if we can have as many top finishes like in the New Balance [meet], we’ll be ready for the championship season.” With a field including 12 nationally ranked women’s teams and 11 ranked men’s squads, the Tyson Invitational will serve as another tough test for LSU as well as preparation for the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships in two weeks, which will also be held at the Randal Tyson Track Center at Arkansas. Shaver said a focal point for the weekend will include performers developing consistency in their main events. “We’re going to have very few individuals doing multiple events, so the goal is for each person to focus on improving in that one event
they’re competing in,” Shaver said. Through four meets, eight LSU performers have already automatically qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in March — four each for the No. 2 Tigers and No. 3 Lady Tigers. Despite few realistic chances to qualify for the NCAAs so far, Shaver said he wanted to see improvement from the 4x400-meter relay squads, adding that the Tyson Invitational will be a “very competitive environment for the event.” By this point in the season, the Tigers are also dealing with some seasonal aches and pains. Senior pole vaulter Josh Dominguez, a runner-up at last year’s NCAA Outdoor Championships, will miss another meet after a fall in practice last week required stitches in his hand. Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com
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throws, tied for No. 8 all-time in a single game and led LSU with 18 points. Jones recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. It only took 13 seconds after the break for sophomore guard Adrienne Webb to make a 3-pointer – LSU’s first of the game. LSU was 22-of-30 from the free-throw line while Auburn was just 5-of-8. “We just talked about relax-
RECOVERY, from page 5
The alumnus of Southern Lab High School in Baton Rouge has set his timetable to return by the 2012 NFL season. “It’s going to be tough, but I’m up for the challenge,” Jones said. Rocky Arceneaux, Jones’ agent, said the safety is further along in the rehab process than he expected. “He’ll be able to run and jog this season but not enough to be competitive,” Arceneaux said. “It’s going to take another year for him to get back where he wants to be.” Jones’ next step is to fly to New York before the end of the month and have team doctors see where his recovery stands. “Chad is coming up for a routine check-up with our doctors/ trainers to track the progress of his rehabilitation,” Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon said in an e-mail. Arceneaux said the visit will also determine if the safety’s leg requires any further surgery. Jones’ contract, which was signed two weeks prior to the accident, was reportedly a four-year, $2.6 million deal with a roughly $826,000 signing bonus. Arceneaux said the $2.6 million is not guaranteed because Jones’ injury was not football related, but Jones will still keep the signing bonus. Jones was waived in the summer before being placed on the Giants’ non-football injury list. Even so, relations between the Giants and Jones are strong, Arceneaux said. “So far the Giants have been great,” Arceneaux said. “They haven’t given me any indication they are willing to jump ship.” Jones’ father, Al, said one of toughest parts of the recovery process was during football season.
ing,” Chancellor said. “This wasn’t fighting in Iraq. It wasn’t dodging bullets. We had a great defensive plan, and we were able to execute it.” LSU next goes on the road to face Kentucky, who fell to South Carolina, 66-61, on Thursday. LSU has not won three games in a row in SEC play this season “I would have loved to played Kentucky tonight,” Chancellor said. “They spent so much energy with Tennessee [Monday]. Now by Sunday they’ll be so mad they
can’t see straight.” Graham said all the attention now turns to Kentucky, who is 12-1 at home this season. “They are athletic, like to pressure the ball, just Kentucky basketball,” she said.
“You look at the Giants play and see some of his friends play. It’s tough,” Al Jones said. “His dream was there in front of him.” Chad Jones’ leg serves as a constant reminder of the accident, but the mental images of the accident are also hard to erase. “I think about it just about every day, at least once every day,” Chad Jones said. “It happened in the past. It’s in my past, and I just have to fight through it.” Former LSU running back Charles Scott, who is on the Giants’ practice squad, said Chad Jones is going to come back strong once he is fully recovered. “Chad is a beast,” Scott said. “When he comes back, I’m going to expect him to be the same Chad Jones, knocking people’s
heads off.” Known as the “Dreadlocks of Doom,” the dual-sport athlete was also picked in the 2010 MLB Draft in the 50th round by the Milwaukee Brewers. “I’m leaving all my options on the table because that’s such a different option,” Chad Jones said. The Brewers have had little contact with Chad Jones, who said his time with a baseball has been limited to playing catch with his 3-year-old son, Chad Jr.
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have to be really careful about repetitions and keeping them healthy for six games in a weekend, much less 56 in a total season,” Girouard said. Senior third baseman Jessica Mouse and senior outfielder Ashley Applegate both suffered injuries that will keep them out for the opener against Louisiana Tech. The injuries will allow the coaching staff to shuffle players around in both the infield and outfield, and several newcomers should receive significant playing time. Sophomore pitcher Rachele Fico said the freshmen class brings speed, something Girouard made a point of emphasis to add in the offseason. “We have so much speed, which adds to the intensity and pressure of the game,” Fico said. “[The freshmen] are lots of fun to
watch, and they’re eager to learn. I can’t wait to see how they pan out this year, and I expect big things from all of them.” Girouard placed high expectations on Fico, who is the team’s No. 1 starter this season. The reigning Southeastern Conference Co-Freshman of the Year appeared on USA Softball’s Player of the Year watch list. Girouard said the team’s success depends on its ace. “She’s going to be our go-to girl,” Girouard said. “Things are going to rely on Rachele with how this team handles itself and how far we go with our goals. She wants the ball all the time, and she’s as good a competitor as I’ve ever coached.”
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Global warming is a controversy in itself With all the worry about global warming and what might happen to the earth if the temperature rises
one degree or so, we need to step back and have both sides of the argument present data so we, as a society, can accurately determine if the use of greenhouse gases is actually causing global warming. Having one side of the argument dominating the rhetoric needs to change because both sides need to be able to present their point of view. Having clear and accurate
information about the truth behind global warming needs to be stated so we, as a society, can make an accurate decision and determine whether we as a society want to go “green” or continue the life that we have. Although protecting the environment is very important and the environment needs to be protected for future generations, I
question whether some extreme techniques in protecting the environment along with combating global warming is worth it until we get information that is not manipulated and both sides agree on the merit of the information. Having a continuous debate with no clear answer and when one side of the argument is completely shut out in discussions about global warming,
Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 I believe we need to step back and analyze the information we have to determine if global warming is natural or caused by greenhouse gases. Bryant Garcin Geography sophomore Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com
GUEST COLUMN
Heartfelt congratulations to all the people of Egypt Ahmed Abdel-Khalek
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The story began when the former President Anwar Sadat appointed current president Hosni Mubarak as vice president of Egypt in 1975. Sadat, surpassed so many military leaders and political figures to appoint Mubarak, who was the leader of the air forces during the Oct. 6 war against Israel. Disastrously, Mubarak was a 48-year-old general from the air force who had no political experience of any kind. When Sadat was assassinated in 1981, Mubarak was directly appointed as president. In the beginning, he tended to take neutral decisions to satisfy Western policies. After a while, when he settled down, he tended to appoint people who were loyal to him to political positions, beginning with the head
of the military and the cabinet and ending with senators and members of local cabinets and syndicates. The situation was bleak before Jan. 24. There was almost no political contribution for individuals, and the economic situation of the country was suffering from huge amounts of foreign debts, which reflected on individual income and prices. Also, the excessive use of power against opposition from opposing parties — movements like Muslim Brotherhood and individuals like Khaled Saeed, a 28-yearold Egyptian from Alexandria who was murdered in 2010 by two police officers because he had some evidence against some police department officers. After more than two weeks of demonstrations and protests, the Egyptian people are seeking their freedom no matter what it takes. Protesters in Tahrir Square
are willing to die in order for their wishes to come true. Appointing Omar Suleiman as a vice president after the position has been vacant for 30 years, and replacing the cabinet with faces from Mubarak’s same loyal regime is not deceiving people anymore. Actually, people right now are much more aware of what is happening to them and what they are achieving more than ever — both because they have been going through this for 30 years and saw 300 people die during the first five days’ demonstrations. Claims of creating a political gap if Mubarak stepped down immediately is not threatening them at all. The new vice president is playing with the Muslim Brotherhood card to warn the West that Egypt may turn out to be another Iran in the next few months, which is not true.
In fact, the revolution was created basically by people from all over Egypt — rich and poor, Muslims and Christians, men and women, young and old. Despite the fact that the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is not popular politically, they announced several times before and during the demonstrations that they have no will to run for presidency or claim power and the people believe them. Mubarak’s speech Thursday about giving his authorities to his vice president was really disappointing for most Egyptians, as they wanted his entire regime to step down immediately. They are not worried who would come next because they are pretty sure the military will stand to support them until a safe transition of power is achieved. Many central political figures are ready right now to replace Mubarak, and they already
have the people’s support. Amr Moussa, for example, has been the secretary general of the Arab League since 2001 and has been active in Egyptian politics and diplomacy since working as Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs until 2001. I am so happy for my country and happy that people around my age were able to say their words and achieve what Egyptians have dreamed of for so long. I want to congratulate them and tell them we must always take the lead and create their future with our hands. Ahmed Abdel-Khalek is a 25-yearold transportation engineering graduate student from Cairo.
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A BETTER PILL TO SWALLOW
How finding eternal youth and defying nature is possible No matter how much we argue about philosophy, politics, economics or history, there are two accepted universalities deemed inescapable and often horrifying — everyone has to pay taxes, and everyone will grow old and die. In preparation for our inevitable demises, we are at our quirkiest. Some jump out of airplanes, while others find religion and some even cryogenically freeze their heads. No matter what we do, we share an unbreakable unity in our mortality. But something is missing from this rationality. Outside of the certitude of death lies the incertitude of when it will come. The good die young, and sometimes people like Jeanne Calment of France die very old — and apparently very bad — at the age of 122. While I’d like to believe I could live for another 100 years, most of us would agree it isn’t likely.
What does 100 years of life really mean objectively? Obviously, 21 years means something different than it did 60 years ago. My own grandmother was already a mother by the time she was 20. By our contemporary standards, Chris Freyder she just barely Columnist missed being a candidate for MTV’s Teen Mom. In her day, it was expected. The age of 40 is now a milestone where we can be athletic and sexy — think Brad Pitt. But there was a time when being 40 meant funerals and caskets, as the average life expectancy in 1880 was 39.4 — something Jeanne Calment might have been able to recall. Despite our ability to live on average almost twice as long in the
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United States as we did 131 years ago, our increased longevity can be attributed to nothing more eccentric than improved medical care, disease control and more stable diets. However, our longer lives still seem bound to the inevitability of severe aging, but not all believe this to be true. Anti-aging scientists have long held the belief that aging does not have to be part of life. These scientists have used plants, whales and sponges as examples of creatures that live centuries beyond our own years. While it is true our own physiology is different from a 100,000-year-old Posidonia plant, startling research shows we can learn from such organisms. Common biological themes run through these seemingly immortal organisms. All of these entities extensively use a protein called telomerase throughout their lives. This protein, which protects
DNA when cells copy, is limited to human stem cells. Researchers at Harvard Medical confirmed late last year that telomerase stimulation in humans has the potential to become a veritable elixir of life. Coupled with other breakthroughs in anti-aging science, it is possible we could experience life spans of 100 or even 200 years in our own lifetime. As we push the envelope of anti-aging medicine, there is no reason we should die what are considered “natural deaths,” or age at all. The social ramifications of essentially limitless lifespans are confusing and unprecedented. Many social constructions bank on the idea that we will not be living for very long. Social Security is a safety net that is already buckling under the weight of an older populace. If our country experiences an explosion of viable, healthy 100-year-olds,
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Social Security and retirement in their current form may no longer make sense. In fact, there would be no reason for professionals to limit themselves to one career. Spending 20 to 30 years as an actor and later learning to be a physician would be quite feasible. These considerations may seem far-fetched and outlandish now, but they could become reality in our own lifetimes. Maybe we are only fooling ourselves by trying to defy nature, but if not, I’ll be able to say, “I told you so” in about 100 years. Chris Freyder is a 21-year-old biological sciences junior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Cfreyder.
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Quote of the Day “If you wish to create an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
Carl Sagan American astronomer and author Nov. 9, 1934 - Dec. 20, 1996
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SOUTHERN DISCOURSE
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Louisiana’s economy should focus on green, not black I just moved down here from Tennessee last August, and I have to say — y’all Louisianians have a bad attitude. When it comes to alternative fuels, the Louisianians I’ve met have expressed not just a lack of interest but a vehement opposition to any suggestion of incorporating new fuel sources into everyday lives. I hate to generalize. It’s Macy Linton a noted trend in other parts of Columnist the country as well — it’s just more obvious here. For example, Sen. David Vitter’s recent comments about Obama “attacking traditional energy” come to mind. In Louisiana, a state where 17 percent of jobs are dependent on oil and oil-related industries, it’s almost understandable not to hope for a future without that security. So many people don’t. And that’s funny. Americans in general adopt new technology and become reliant on it so quickly, yet we fight, even fear, taking the energy industry to the next level. It is this unfounded fear holding America back from becoming a progressive, energy-independent nation. Yes, I did just say “unfounded.” Phasing out one industry and replacing it with another is not a loss. Economically, it would simply be a trade for something equal. Over time, green jobs would replace oil jobs, and — taking into account the natural turnover that occurs in the workforce anyway — that won’t be quite the big deal
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people make it out to be. In this particular case, many fringe benefits that aren’t talked about nearly enough would stem from this new economic focus. As a country, oil dependence threatens our sovereignty. For all that America is supposed to be as an independent nation, we’re very dependent on other nations for our
energy. In November 2009, more than 60 percent of America’s oil demand was met from outside the United States. In 2010, 30 percent of that oil came from countries on the U.S. Department of State’s Travel Warning List. Basically, we remain indebted to unstable nations for as long as
they supply us with oil. And while oil spills have the potential to compromise our standing with other countries by making us look inept (for example, the failing safety rules in the recent Gulf Oil spill didn’t make us look very capable), facilitating the alternative energy industry is in line with the goals of other
Western governments (as well as China) and necessary to reinforce America’s image as a world leader. Not to mention we wouldn’t ever have to worry about the oil running out. On a more local level, the oil industry has negatively impacted Louisiana’s marshlands, seafood industry and health. But don’t get too optimistic. Barring a complete draining of reserves, the world will probably never completely eliminate the use of oil. Despite this, it is well within today’s means to begin utilizing alternative resources. As the third largest oil- producing state in the United States, Louisiana has an opportunity to be a beacon of progress in this process, to leverage our local expertise into global influence. We have all the right components: a vibrant intellectual center (LSU, in case you didn’t catch that), abundant economic opportunities, rich natural resources to draw from and a prime location for trade right between the Gulf of Mexico and the biggest river in the Northern Hemisphere. While the transition will be far from immediate, it begins by urging our state and national governments to promote policy and designate funding toward research and job growth in the alternative energy sector and by exploring other economic opportunities outside of oil. Macy Linton is a 19-year-old international studies freshman from Memphis, Tenn. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_Mlinton.
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VIEW FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL
Katy Perry’s acting disappoints on Monday night sitcom
Ellie Rulon-Miller Massachusetts Daily Collegian
AMHERST, Mass. — (UWIRE) This past Monday, Katy Perry joined the cast of the popular CBS show “How I Met Your Mother.” Perry played the cousin of Zoey, a recurring character as of late. It was not Perry’s first foray into television. She has appeared in several series, including “The Young and the Restless” and as the voice of herself on “The Simpsons.” This episode of “How I Met Your Mother” was the first time she has played the role of a character instead of herself in a television series. Perry is also lending her voice to a production of “The Smurfs” this year. She will play the character of Smurfette. If it is anything like her character in Monday’s “How I Met Your Mother,” it may
be a promising role for her. She does naive well, so playing a little blue cartoon character may go over very well. Zoey, played by Jennifer Morrison, first appeared in the series as an activist who appeared regularly to protest protagonist Ted Mosby’s various architecture ventures. Prior to her time on “How I Met Your Mother,” Morrison was best known for her role in the popular series “House,” on which she played Allison Cameron. Perry’s character is referred to throughout the episode only as “Honey.” This is because the gang can’t remember her real name. They talk to her like a child throughout the episode because she is extremely naive and everything she says makes them say, “Oh, honey.” Honey’s naivete is not believable in part because of the
reputation Perry has built up as a performer. Her look is too edgy for this childish character — she wears a sexy, low-cut shirt and her tattoos are visible throughout the episode. Visually, she looks more like Mandy Moore’s character Amy when the other pop star made a guest appearance on the show as a dangerous-looking woman in 2007. It would have been more appropriate for Moore’s character to be like Honey and for Perry’s character to be more like Amy. After the last episode — in which Marshall’s father passes away — aired, viewers needed “How I Met Your Mother” to be lighthearted again. The episode was a buzzkill, even in its final moments when Marshall managed to smile and joke again. While the new episode was a happier one, viewers were reminded of Marshall’s loss.
The plot of the episode was told to Marshall over the phone by different members of the gang. He went back to Minnesota to spend time with his family. He sits in his childhood bedroom playing Clue by himself as Robin calls him. While she tells her version of what happened when Honey came to visit, her phone call is interrupted by a call from Barney, then from Lily, and so on. Each version of the story is told in ways that are characteristic to each of Marshall’s friends. Barney talks of the girl in sexual terms, Lily gets all worked up and makes a comment about sexting with Marshall, and it seems that Robin tells the story in the most realistic way. Despite Perry’s relatively minor role in the episode, it is a fairly bland one. Perhaps this is the reason a popular old joke was
brought back: the friends planning interventions for each other. In this case, an intervention was planned for Ted. Among the funniest things about the episode is the way Marshall and his family interact. They revert to childishness, and his mom and brother are constantly interrupting his lengthy phone call. Though the episode had its funny moments, it seemed to lack the typical humor usually associated with “How I Met Your Mother.” Jokes were not as sharp or as wellexecuted as they typically are. The show will have a chance to redeem itself on Monday, Feb. 14, when the next new episode airs.
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Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 COURSES, from page 1
“They are ‘gateway’ courses that, in some degree, measure aptitude for specific areas for study. Hence, the higher rate of low grades,” Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille. Cope said these courses are typically graded objectively instead of the grade inflation on which smaller courses are based. University Registrar Robert Doolos said it’s interesting that many large classes taught in the Cox Communications Center for Student Athletes Auditorium are not on the list. He said it’s hard to determine which courses at the University are the most difficult because it depends on how an individual defines the course. The Mathematics Department had the most classes make the list with four of the top 10 being 1000-level math classes. Phoebe Rouse, precalculus mathematics director, said the numbers surprised her because the national average for people passing college algebra is 50 percent, but the pass rate at the University is 71 percent. An A, B or C grade is considered passing, Rouse said. Grades in several math classes have improved since 2006, when the MyMathLab program and the Pleasant Hall labs were introduced at the University, Rouse said. Rouse said the students who take these classes are not science, technology, engineering or mathematics majors, meaning most of the students dislike math or lack strong math backgrounds. “We work hard to get students in and out in one semester so they can go on toward their major,” Rouse said. Kiara Johnson, biology freshman, said she doesn’t think Mathematics 1021 will be one of the hardest classes she takes during her academic career and believes some people get poor grades because they consider it a “blow off” class. Although the Pleasant Hall math labs have strict policies about cell phones, studying for other classes and browsing the Web, it isn’t 100 percent effective in making students use lab effectively, said Ashley Ericksen, chemical engineering senior and tutor at the math lab. “I really think people don’t take advantage of time in here,” Ericksen said. Science classes were also present on the list, with Chemistry 1201 at fourth place with a 30 percent DFW rate and Biology 1201 at fifth place with 27.6 percent. Contact Celeste Ansley at cansley@lsureveille.com
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higher education advocates complained the two-year measuring system didn’t adequately capture the depth of the loan-default problem. Next year’s numbers will mark the first time the new measuring system will be in place, and for-profit colleges may stand to lose greatly. The Department of Education report projects for-profit default rates to balloon to as much as 25 percent next year. Private non-profit default rates are projected to grow to 7.6 percent, almost doubling. Public default rates are
projected to grow to 10.8 percent. Public four-year institutions are projected to grow to 7.9 percent. For-profit college students accounted for 43 percent of all defaults in the two-year measure. That is expected to grow to 47 percent in the three-year measure. At stake in these figures is schools’ eligibility for federal student loan money. Under the new rules, any institution with a three-year default rate of at least 30 percent for three consecutive years would lose federal funds. Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com
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Pentagon are dark. Jefcoat said the most well-lit area she saw was the athletic dorms. Sen. Hilary Soileau, University Center for Freshman Year, said there are lamp posts across from Williams Hall, but the lights are burnt out. She said the corner of Nicholson Extension and Highland Road along with the path to the Patrick F. Taylor parking lot are dark. Alexander said the area between Acadian Hall and the French House is poorly lit, along with the area between the University Student Recreation Complex and Sorority Row.
Alexander was happy with the results of the light walk and hopes to build on it in the future. He said SG may host another one later in the semester. “I wish there was another way for us to document everything,” he said. “We’d like to have administrators come in the future, but the student input and participation was awesome.” This was CSD’s first time sponsoring the light walk, which has been led by the SG executive branch in the past. Contact Andrea Gallo at agallo@lsureveille.com
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