Comparisons: Other universities also suffering from cuts, p. 6
Baseball: RB Spencer Ware to compete for outfield position, p. 15
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Chancellor Michael Martin announces the exercise has grown to 35 percent — it shrank to 32 percent in the next few weeks
Higher education officials are told to prepare plan for a possible 10-percent cut in state funding
LSU System President John Lombardi postpones Board of Supervisors meeting to unveil the 10-percent cut plan
New projections could mitigate extent of cuts Latest budget exercise calls for 10-percent reduction Higher education cuts to be decided during ‘cliff year’ Xerxes A. Wilson Staff Writer
Even with talk of a lesser cut in the coming year, optimism is in short supply with the University administration. With the state facing a $1.6 billion budget deficit, how much budgetary belt tightening the state budget will require is still up in the air, according to Chancellor Michael Martin and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Jack Hamilton. LSU System President John Lombardi raised eyebrows last week when it became clear that a 10-percent budget cut exercise was in the works. This is the third exercise in the past six months, and the 10-percent figure is substantially less than the 32-percent cut employed last semester. “As we continue to attempt to address the budget prospects for the coming fiscal year, having gone through cut exercises up to 32 percent, it now has been
suggested that the lower 10-percent target we last asked you to work on may be more severe than what the Executive Budget will require,” Lombardi said in a System news release last week. Although Gov. Bobby Jindal confirmed through various news organizations his intentions of keeping the cuts to colleges at a minimum, Hamilton and Martin stressed the uncertainty left with these “random” exercises. “I don’t think we are in a position to be optimistic or pessimistic right now,” Hamilton said. “I think the governor has talked about the cut possibly being lower than 10 percent, but it is not clear how he arrived at that figure and what assumptions he made.” Martin predicts what he labels as the “net cut” to be higher than 10 percent because of mandated costs forced upon REDUCTION, see page 10
Matthew Albright Staff Writer
The state’s ongoing budget crisis will come to a head this semester as state leaders attempt to fill a projected $1.6 billion budget deficit for the coming year. That number was confirmed Thursday when the state’s Revenue Estimating Conference, the body that estimates how much cash the state will have to spend, declined to alter the revenue adjustments. In previous months, lawmakers have referred to this year as the “cliff year,” when expiring federal funds will mean deeper cuts to departments that have already been trimmed by cuts during the past few years. That cliff year means potentially drastic cuts to higher education. State higher education officials released a plan last semester at the request of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Division of Administration to deal with a potential 32-percent cut in
state funding. That plan, released by LSU System President John Lombardi early last month, would result in students paying significantly more in tuition and fees. However, policymakers hinted last week that the cut may be much less than 32 percent. Last week, Lombardi called off a meeting of the Board of Supervisors scheduled for Jan. 21. University heads were to release a plan to cut 10 percent at that meeting, but it has now been suggested the lower 10-percent target may be more severe than what the Executive Budget will require. Jindal said last week he was “hopeful” cuts to higher education would be less than 10 percent, according to news reports. University administrators emphatically caution that the decreased cut is by no means certain. The smaller cut would hinge on the CLIFF YEAR, see page 10
‘I think the governor has talked about the cut possibly being lower than 10 percent, but it is not clear how he arrived at that figure and what assumptions he made.’
LOOKING AHEAD
Jack Hamilton, provost and executive vice chancellor
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration unveils preliminary budget to be approved by the Louisiana Legislature March 11
Legislature convenes for “extraordinary session” March 20 - April 13
Legislature convenes for regular session April 25 - June 23
Final day of session: finalized budget becomes law, higher education cuts “set in stone” June 23
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INTERNATIONAL
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STATE/LOCAL
Troops building bridges in Brazil mudslide zone
Washington state bird-watcher spots his stolen van
Work to resume next week on Superdome renovation
TERESOPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s army on Monday sent 700 soldiers to help throw a lifeline to desperate neighborhoods that have been cut off from food, water or help in recovering bodies since mudslides killed at least 655 people. Troops have already set up at least one bridge in the mountain vacation city of Teresopolis, officials said, but at least 10 main highways remain blocked in the rugged area north of Rio where the slides hit, hampering efforts to move in the heavy machinery needed to begin massive clean up efforts and eventually dig out bodies stuck under tons of mud and debris.
A rescue worker carries supplies Monday for residents of a neighborhood isolated due to landslides in Nova Friburgo, Brazil.
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — While Devan Miller was bird watching recently on Olympic Peninsula, he saw bald eagles, kingfishers, woodpeckers and his stolen Volkswagen Vanagon. Miller told The Peninsula Daily News the van was so badly damaged he almost didn’t recognize it. The top and side panels had been cut off and the dashboard ripped apart. Clallam County detectives took fingerprints, but Miller has little hope of finding whoever took the van from his Port Angeles driveway in November.
Somali pirates release 1 ship, hijack another
President Obama to honor China’s president with state dinner
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somali pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier on Monday after releasing a Greek-owned tanker the day before, the European Union Naval Force said. The cargo ship MV Eagle was hijacked early Monday by pirates who had fired small arms and grenades, according to a press statement from the EU Naval Force. There are 24 Filipino crew onboard, it said. The attack occurred in the Gulf of Aden.
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Hu Jintao makes what is likely his final trip to Washington as China’s president, he will get an honor he desperately wanted but was denied during his first visit nearly five years ago: a White House state dinner. Symbolism and protocol are very important to the Chinese and the opulence of Wednesday’s black-tie affair with President Barack Obama should be plenty satisfying for Hu.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Work will begin Jan. 24 on the final phase of the Superdome’s renovation project to add more seats, lounges and concession spaces to a building ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.. The Times-Picayune reports the five-month project will further spruce up the building that has undergone massive upgrades since the hurricane wrecked the 36-year-old venue in 2005. When construction begins, workers will make changes to the lower bowl of the stadium, reconfiguring it to increase seating by 3,500 widening the plaza concourse, building two bunker club lounges and adding additional concession stands. The $85 million renovation was part of the 15-year lease extension between the Saints and the state. The project also includes tearing down the temporary stairs that lead from Champions Square to the Dome, replacing them with permanent steps. Workers also will complete the installation of express elevators that will taxi coaches and media from the ground level of the stadium to the press box.
Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ makes surprise return from exile PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, a once feared and reviled dictator who was ousted in a popular uprising nearly 25 years ago, has made a stunning return to Haiti, raising concerns he could complicate efforts to solve a political crisis and the stalled reconstruction from last year’s devastating earthquake.
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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
North Gate developments roll out Rachel Warren Staff Writer
As students return to the University, they may be surprised to find that the North Gate area has developed even further since they left. Clarke Cadzow, owner of Highland Coffees on Chimes Street and member of the North Gate Merchants Association, said the area saw some improvements during the winter break. Cadzow said some of the area’s new assets include a PJ’s Coffee, which is currently being constructed, new sidewalks and a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant. Brian Streetnan, general manager of the new Buffalo Wild Wings, said the restaurant opened to the general public Jan. 16. He said he received a lot of positive feedback before the restaurant even opened. “We’ve even had people coming in before we opened, ready to eat,” Streetnan said. Streetnan said he expects the restaurant to be popular, especially because of its close proximity to campus. “We’ve got a good location in an established area,” Streetnan said. “It should be terrific.” Cadzow said he’s not surprised Buffalo Wild Wings opened so quickly because of the strides workers made in the building’s construction early
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New sidewalks are currently being constructed in the North Gate area. Other new developments include a new Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant and a PJ’s Coffee.
in the project. “It’s pretty impressive how fast they can do all that,” he said. Cadzow said he’s especially proud of the new sidewalks being paved along West State Street, stretching from the former Blockbuster building to the Wendy’s restaurant. “We have more pedestrians here than any other place in town,” Cadzow said. “And it wasn’t easy to walk here before.” Cadzow said the NGMA has been planning the sidewalks for nearly a year, and the construction began during the Thanksgiving break so the bulk of the work would
occur while students were away for the winter break. Cadzow said he expects construction on the sidewalk to be complete about a week after the spring semester starts. Cadzow said he has heard several rumors about businesses looking to inhabit the space Blockbuster vacated, but he hasn’t heard anything concrete. “I’d like to see all the empty spaces full,” he said. “We want thriving businesses here.” Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com
BOARD OF REGENTS
Commissioner search continues Sydni Dunn Staff Writer
The Board of Regents has received no further applications for the position of Commissioner of Higher Education despite hiring a professional search firm nearly four months ago. Greenwood/Asher and Associates Inc. has been actively recruiting applicants from around the nation to fill the position, but efforts by the firm have yet to produce any results, said Meg Casper, Regents spokeswoman. Casper said the only formal applicants to date remain the four candidates who applied prior to the hiring of the firm. These lacking results have led some to question the hiring of the roughly $70,000 Florida-based search firm, but Casper said no judgment concerning the efficiency of the firm has or can be made at this point. “There’s no judgment because [the Regents] haven’t seen an outcome,” she said. “There has been
no discussion that the Board is unhappy.” However, the Board has continued to discuss the need for a qualified commissioner. “It will be critical that we hire an innovative, passionate and thoughtful commissioner to lead us through the coming years of change and improvement,” Robert Levy, newlyelected Regents chairman, said at the Jan. 6 meeting. Levy said the new commissioner will be pursued with an “appropriate amount of diligence” and within the “not-so-distant future.” The Board projected to have a finalist selected by December, but the date has since been delayed. “We are hoping to have a finalist by February, but we will have to see,” Casper said. Following the Regents’ selection, the new commissioner and his or her salary must be approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the group that denied former prospect Tom Layzell’s compensation package for being “too
costly” last August. Louisiana is one of the few states that require this approval process, which could be linked to the minimal number of applicants the Board has seen. “[The Board] will go and try to get it approved beforehand,” Casper said. “But yes, clearly there is some apprehension.” The Board has operated without a permanent or interim commissioner since the resignation of former Commissioner Sally Clausen in June. Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com
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the administration and Academic Affairs, and ultimately approved by Martin. With the state facing a $1.6 billion deficit, planning even the number of instructors the UniverXerxes A. Wilson sity can have next year is imposStaff Writer sible. Planning the next 10 years Though the University’s bud- is based on the premise of not get is rife with uncertainty, admin- having any budget cuts, Hamilton istrators are continuing to develop said. long-term plans for the Univer“If you leave us alone and let sity’s future. us be good, this is what we will Created as a continuation to be,” Hamilton said. the 2010 Flagship Agenda, ChanMartin acknowledged in the cellor Michael Martin unveiled the new agenda’s announcement the groundwork for the Flagship 2020 challenges of planning in unagenda shortly becertain times by fore Christmas. emphasizing his Former Prosupport for the Primary Goals of vost Astrid MerFlagship CoaliFlagship 2020 get began work tion, an interest • Discovery: Expand discovery on the new agenda group of influenthrough transformative research before stepping tial businessmen and creative activities addressdown from her pothat aims to reduce ing contemporary and enduring sition in May. Afthe University’s issues that shape the way we live ter taking the podependence on in the world. sition of provost, fluctuating state Jack Hamilton befunds partially by gan to tweak the • Learning: Enhance a faculty-led giving the Uniplans that should and student-centered learning en- versity increased ultimately shape vironment that develops engaged power over tuition the University in citizens and enlightened leaders. levels, which curthe next 10 years. rently fall under The plan in • Diversity: Strengthen the intel- legislative control. its current form lectual environment by broaden“If Flagship is a set of general ing the cultural diversity of the 2020 is our acagoals that focus LSU community. demic vision for on improving the future, the graduation rates, • Engagement: Promote enCoalition’s plan is increasing re- gagement of faculty, staff and the vehicle to get search initiatives students in the transformation of us there,” Martin and community communities. said in the anengagement. nouncement. “We know For the full list of goals, visit The term what our values www.lsu.edu/flagshipagenda. “Flagship Agenare,” Martin said. da” was coined “We know the in 2003 for a policies in place. strategic plan to This is a strategic document from set goals both academically and which the tactics will come out of financially for the University to the colleges and become the sub- meet during the decade. Since stance of tactical side of carrying then, the University has achieved out the 2020 agenda.” some of those milestones, inBoth Hamilton and Martin cluding reaching its $750 million described the current agenda as an fundraising goal by 2010. outline for individual colleges to create plans with specific paramContact Xerxes A. Wilson eters to achieve the goals. These at xwilson@lsureveille.com plans will then be combined by
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University plans for Superfest loses $300K in funding festival could next f lagship agenda 2012 be in different city Initiative aims to increase grad rates
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This year could be the last time Tiger Stadium celebrates Memorial Day with some of country music’s biggest stars. Scott Dyer, spokesman for East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden’s office, said the East Baton Rouge Metro Council decided Dec. 8 to strip the mayorpresident’s budget of the $300,000 that was meant to sponsor Bayou Country Superfest. He said the festival is safe this year, but the money will become unavailable in 2012, possibly sending the festival to another city. Dyer specifically mentioned Shreveport as a city the concert could move to in 2012. Dyer said the money previously allocated for Superfest will now go to fund juvenile services and a substance abuse center. He said $250,000 was also taken from the mayor’s account to be given to the District Attorney’s office. Dyer said he feels Metro Council members were confused about what the money was being used for — support for communitysponsored programs. Dyer said the changes made to Holden’s budget reflect the current times. “There’s been a lot of attention on crime,” Dyer said. “That’s where this is coming from.” Dyer said the money had previously allowed the city-parish to act as a sponsor for the festival, in addition to the Louisiana Office of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and the Baton Rouge Convention and Visitors Bureau. Dyer said each group offered the festival $300,000. “The council felt the money could be better spent,” he said. Dyer said the show was responsible for a $35 million impact on the city in 2010. Paul Arrigo, president and CEO of the BRCVB, said the festival attracted a crowd of 87,000 people during two days in 2010, and 2,800 of them were from
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Taylor Swift performs May 29 at Bayou Country Superfest. The festival could possibly move to another city in 2012 because funding will be unavailable.
outside the Baton Rouge area. Arrigo said visitors came from 48 states and at least two other countries to see the show. “The interest was broad,” he said. Arrigo said the number of emails the bureau received following the festival last year surprised him. He said most of them were attendees singing the show’s praises. Arrigo said the significant economic impact Superfest made in 2010 is one he hopes will occur each year in the future. “Obviously, we would hate to lose it,” he said. But Dyer said the city’s current budget situation will make it difficult to find $300,000 elsewhere to sponsor the show, and promoters could move it to another location. “There are a lot of cities that might be interested in this,” he said. “A lot of cities don’t mind putting money up for it.” Arrigo said he hopes Baton Rouge residents will embrace the festival by buying tickets and providing sponsorship for the event.
“This has the potential to grow into a major musical event,” Arrigo said. “Like Jazz Fest in New Orleans.” Arrigo said the fact that the festival is put on in a college community could be one of its saving graces. He said students tend to know people who live outside the Baton Rouge area and can invite them to see the show. “I encourage students to invite others who live elsewhere to buy tickets for their benefit and for the economic development,” Arrigo said. Festival Productions Inc., the company that produces Superfest, will make a statement regarding the festival’s future closer to the date of the show. Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com
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Other universities suffer budget cuts fiscal year — for the next year, only $6 billion will remain. States that used the money to University students return to buffer against cuts are now left to campus this semester already weary face continued deficits alone. of hearing about budget cuts. HowMartin said Louisiana’s case is ever, as grim as Louisiana’s higher especially “tricky” because much education budget sceof the stimulus money narios seem, public went to pay for higher Who pays universities throughout education. for higher ed? the country — and the “I do believe we An in-depth look world — are suffering created a cliff” by usat budget cuts similar fiscal pain. ing stimulus to prop up across the country “Many, but not higher education budall, institutions are sufgets,” Martin said. Part One fering as bad or worse Still, other states’ than we are,” Chancelbudget problems are lor Michael Martin said last week. threatening higher education. In TexLouisiana’s higher education as, newspaper headlines eerily echo budget cuts, like everywhere else, are those in the state next door. a result of shrinking state budgets. Texas’ comptroller announced The infamously slumping economy last Monday that its legislature will resulted in decreased tax revenues have to fill a $27 billion budget defiand other sources of income. cit. Louisiana, for example, faces a While that number is signifibudget deficit of $1.6 billion for the cantly higher than Louisiana’s, Texcoming fiscal year. How much of as’ total budget is also much larger that deficit will be passed to higher — this year it was $182 billion, education is unclear. compared to Louisiana’s $25 billion Yet Louisiana is hardly alone in — so the numbers are more compastruggling with budget cuts. In fis- rable. cal year 2012, which begins July 1, Like Louisiana, Texas’ govern2011, states are expected to face a ment refuses to raise taxes, which combined deficit of $140 billion, ac- means the cut has to come from a cording to the Center on Budget and reduction of state services; higher Policy Priorities. education is expected to bear some That’s more than the $130 bil- brunt of that. lion total deficit for last fiscal year. “I’m very worried,” William But it’s less than the $191 billion Flores, president of the University of total deficit two years ago, when the Houston-Downtown, told the Houseconomy first precipitously plum- ton Chronicle in December. “We’ve meted. got to make higher education posLouisiana, however, is different. sible.” The state faces its biggest deficit of Flores’ comments echo comthis crisis — what state leaders have ments made by Louisiana adminiscalled the “cliff year” — in the com- trators, including Martin. ing fiscal year. That’s a result of exThe same article includes depiring federal stimulus money, espe- scriptions of higher education cutcially from the American Recovery backs that could easily describe and Reinvestment Act. Louisiana. Most of the money from the act “Schools will react by increasis running out in the coming year. ing class sizes, cutting class sections About $60 billion of federal funds and, maybe, offering fewer degree were available to the states in this programs. Many schools will order
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layoffs or furloughs,” the article read. But Texas and Louisiana are by no means the worst-hit states. California’s budget deficit bears even more grim hard numbers than either, and it’s resulting in even more drastic cuts to higher ed. California faces a budget deficit of more than $26 billion, which comes after years of similar deficits. Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for the coming year, released last Monday, includes drastic cuts to most parts of state services. That cut means a reduction of more than $1.4 billion for California higher education and $500 million to the University of California System, according to the Associated Press. For a sense of scale, that means California’s higher education system alone could be cut almost as much as Louisana’s entire budget. That $500 million cut means that, like LSU, UC is for the first time funded more by self-generated revenue than by state funding. The cuts are forcing California universities to turn away qualified students, increase tuition and slash classes. Before the crisis is through, it’s hard to know how Louisiana’s higher education budget cuts will compare to the rest of the country because the severity of the looming cuts remains to be seen. LSU administrators have been told by the state to prepare for wildly different budget cut scenarios, from 32 percent last semester to less than 10 percent this semester. “I can tell you that no other state has announced exigency,” Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Jack Hamilton said, referring to the process of academic bankruptcy. “If we face more than a 10-percent cut, we might very well have to do that.” Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com
BEC construction continues Brian Sibille Contributing Writer
Construction of the Business Education Complex is on schedule, though the E.J. Ourso College of Business has not yet met its goal of $30 million in private donations. The project is currently funded as a public-private partnership established by Gov. Bobby Jindal in 2009, in which the state promised $30 million to match the University’s $30 million earned through donations, according to the College of Business’ website. The College of Business currently needs $6.46 million to reach that goal. However, the University has not yet set a deadline for doing so. “We want it sooner rather than later,” said Karen Deville, College of Business senior director of advancement, explaining that raising such a large amount is not easy during economically difficult times. The LSU Foundation is currently bridging the gap, and the complex will open even if the goal has not been reached, Deville said.
Deville remains optimistic that all needs will be met thanks to generous donors. “We continue to meet with donors and tell our story,” she said. Meanwhile, construction of the complex is right on track. Emmett David, one of the project’s architects and director of Facility Development, said the expected completion date is December 2011. “We’re on time, under money and running smoothly,” David said. Working with a project budget of about $40 million, David said costs have remained below that number. He said a 10-percent
margin of error has been allotted for unforeseen problems, but the margin has been around 1 percent thus far. The complex will go through a transition phase of different inspections and procedures that David expects to wrap up in January 2012. He projects the College of Business’ move from Patrick F. Taylor Hall to the complex beginning in March, with students in the building by the fall 2012 semester. Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com
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REMEMBRANCE
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG plans to start progress on initiatives before semester ends
Hudson, Borel work on bus trips, recycling Andrea Gallo Staff Writer
As the spring semester begins, Student Government President J Hudson and Vice President Dani Borel say they plan to accomplish or start working on all 32 of their campaign initiatives by the end of the semester. “We want to set the bar high for the next administration,” Hudson said. “We’re trying to establish a level of excellence, whether it be completing initiatives, budget cuts, fighting for the academic core or letting students know that SG is open to work on anything that needs to be worked on.” SG’s executive branch will
continue work on initiatives la- office without work on.” beled as “in progress,” such as SG’s legislative branch, building covered bus stops, cor- led by Senate Speaker Brooksie rectly labeling reBonvillain, is cycle bins, changalso working to ing the priority further advance SG TENTATIVE EVENTS several projects, points system and fighting budget • Feb. 12 – Basketball bus trip to including reArkansas cuts. zoning parking, Hudson and •March 26 – Groovin’ on the altering the “W” Borel intend to Grounds policy, organizbegin work on •April 7 – Baseball bus trip for ing a “Flagship assisting in stu- Pontiff Classic Showcase” to dent-organization • April 29 – March on Capitol Hill teach high-school fundraising, exstudents how to tending wireless get involved at to the Univerthe University sity’s Greek houses, reforming and continuing a public-relations international student orientation, campaign to show University organizing a baseball bus trip and students the money the Athletic arranging a pep rally for graduat- Department gives toward acaing seniors. demics. “I don’t see any initiative that Once the state legislative we will not be able to concretely session draws nearer, the SG legestablish,” Borel said. “I don’t islative branch will send a resosee anything that we’ll leave lution to state legislators “about
SURVEYS
University ranks as best value college LSU makes list despite budget cuts Claire Caillier Contributing Writer
Despite facing dramatic budget cuts, the University yet again landed on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s list for Best Values in Public Colleges 2011. Kiplinger’s magazine recently ranked the University as 76th best for in-state tuition among the list of 100 public schools, placing it ahead of rival Southeastern Conference universities like the University of Alabama and Auburn University. LSU ranked 79 for out-of-state tuition, besting Alabama, Auburn and the University of Tennessee. “We’re proud of this ranking, and we know LSU’s tuition is low, but remember, you’re only a bargain if you deliver a quality education,” Chancellor Michael Martin said in an e-mail. “That’s why we’re going to have to come up with creative solutions to counter the budget cuts we’re facing. We must ensure that our quality does not suffer.” SEC schools that placed ahead of LSU were the University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of South Carolina, University of Arkansas and University of Tennessee, in that order. SEC schools that did not make the list include the University of Kentucky, University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University. Vanderbilt University ranked 18th best for instate tuition among the list of 100 private colleges. “With budgets being cut, tuition is going up and there are cutbacks on faculty,” said Christopher Meeks, first-year law student. “It makes me feel good that we remain on the list.” The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked first for
in-state tuition for the 10th consecutive year. UNC’s admission rate is the lowest on the annual list, and the students are among the most competitive. In-state tuition is $17,000, which remains close to the average price for public universities — $16,140. The magazine begins its study with 500 public schools in the nation. To qualify as a best-value school, the magazine determines which schools provide an excellent education while maintaining low financial costs. Because budget cuts are affecting the entire nation, the magazine factored in who is delivering “an
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outstanding, affordable education in good times and bad.” The rankings are based on a wide scale of variables, including student-faculty ratio, admission and retention rate, four-year graduation rate, SAT or ACT scores and total cost of attendance with or without financial aid. The academic quality division carries almost two-thirds of the weight of the final ranking compared to the affordability aspects.
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concern for LSU in the legislative session,” according to Bonvillain. SG elections will occur differently this spring. Bonvillain said the recently revised election code will “streamline financial reporting so that it’s not so gray and convoluted.” The changes to the election code adjusted expenditure limits and outlined terms of endorsement. SG candidates will also be permitted to use trinkets as part of their campaign paraphernalia. Four associate justice positions will be available when SG’s judicial branch holds elections this spring. Students running for the judicial branch will no longer be allowed to support, advocate or participate in any campaign, as the new rules of court specify that justices must remain impartial during elections. Once the associate justice
seats are filled, University Court Chief Justice Danielle Rushing will appoint the clerk of court, public defender, solicitor general and judicial aide positions. SG will continue to provide free scantrons to students with a new twist. Jeffrey Wale, director of academics, ordered purple Scantrons branded with the SG logo. The Scantrons will be available the first day of the semester and were ordered for the same amount of money from Apperson Education Products, where SG bought the green Scantrons, according to Wale. “We hope that this will promote SG visibility on campus,” Wale said.
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FACILITY SERVICES
$1M allocated for new windows New installations more energy-efficient Logan Leger Contributing Writer
New life is coming to University buildings as replacement windows are installed throughout campus. The replacement windows, an ongoing project of Facility Services, promote sustainability and preservation, said Paul Favaloro, director of Facility Services. The project started with core academic buildings in the Quad and has replaced $3.5 million worth of windows on 12 buildings in the past three years, Favaloro said. Another $1 million has been allocated for window replacement in the coming semester, including work on Atkinson and David Boyd halls. The window replacements are
financed from the deferred maintenance fund, Favaloro said. The windows help preserve the integrity of the buildings by providing better protection from the elements. Installed as a seamless unit, the windows are inoperable, meaning they seal out moisture and provide protection from the weather, Favaloro said. “Protecting our buildings’ envelope is a top priority,” Favaloro said. Similar to the windows the Athletic Department installed on Tiger Stadium, the windows on campus buildings also improve the overall appearance of the buildings and preserve architecture consistency across campus, Favaloro said. “You’re getting both — protecting the building as well as dramatic aesthetic improvement,” Favaloro said. The windows do more than just protect the buildings and look good — they’re the latest in
energy-efficient technology. The windows, which are double-paned, have low emissivity, said Denise Scribner, manager of Campus Sustainability. That means they sustain heat during the winter and keep it out during the summer. The windows are more than 40 percent more efficient than standard windows, according to PPG Industries, the manufacturer of the windows. Over time, the windows will pay for themselves in energy savings, Scribner said. They’re the new standard at the University, but the windows are just one part of a continual effort to promote sustainability on campus. “There’s still so much more to do,” Scribner said.
Contact Logan Leger at lleger@lsureveille.com
BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
City officials break ground at Town Square Galvez Plaza also set to be redesigned Rachel Warren Staff Writer
Baton Rouge officials bundled up Jan. 14 to break ground at the new North Boulevard Town Square. The Town Square is located downtown on North Boulevard between Fifth Street and River Road. The area will consist of a lawn to be used for outdoor movie showings, small concerts, fitness classes and receptions, according to a news release from East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden’s office. The nearby Galvez Plaza will also be redesigned to include a permanent event stage and an interactive fountain. Scott Dyer, spokesman for the Mayor’s Office, said a larger area is necessary because of the growing popularity of the downtown Baton Rouge area. “When we did ‘Live after Five,’ there were so many people, almost
too many to accommodate,” Dyer said. “Some of this is to address that.” The project will be completed in two phases, according to the release. Phase I will be funded by $5.7 million in city-parish and Federal Transit Authority funds, and Phase II will be funded by $1.9 million in leveraged federal dollars through the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Holden spoke at the ceremony and encouraged attendees to photograph the existing space and look at the photos again in a year when the Town Square is completed. “Put them side by side, and you will see one of the most amazing transitions this city has ever seen,” he said. Holden said the new green space will give families an area to come together downtown — something he believes will aid the city’s future. “We’re building a new Baton Rouge,” he said. “It’s going to be America’s next great city.” Sen. Mary Landrieu said she aided in garnering funding for the
project to support the city’s leaders in their efforts. Landrieu said she wanted to attend the ceremony because she believes in the value of the project. “This is one of the most promising cities in the South,” she said. Baton Rouge City Councilwoman Tara Wicker said the development of the new Town Square hits close to home for her because she has four children. Wicker said she’s excited to take her family to the area when it’s completed and hopes it gives her children a sense of loyalty to the city. “We want our children to choose to stay in Baton Rouge and have families and children of their own here,” she said. Holden said the Town Square will attract more visitors and conventions to the area, translating into more money for the city. “This is a new beginning for Baton Rouge,” Holden said.
Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com
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NOT ALL QUIET ON THE SOUTHERN FRONT
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Soldiers fire off rounds Saturday in memory of Gov. and Civil War Gen. Henry Watkins Allen during a reenactment of the Louisiana Secession Convention.
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What’s your 2011 New New members, officers instated Year’s resolution? BOARD OF REGENTS
New chairman aims to work efficiently Sydni Dunn Staff Writer
The Board of Regents appointed new members and installed a new set of officers for the 2011 term at the Board’s first official meeting of the year Jan. 6. The newly appointed members include Scott Ballard of Covington; Joe Wiley of Gonzales; Chris Gorman of Shreveport; and Joe Farr of Monroe. Ed Antie, of Lafayette, was the only re-appointed member. The elected officers to the Board include Secretary Charlotte Bollinger of Lockport, Vice Chair Mary Ellen Roy of New Orleans and Chairman Robert Levy of Ruston. Levy, who has worked for the Board since July 2001, told the Board it must conduct business differently as it moves forward, operating under what he called the “new normal.” “One thing that needs to be different is the speed at which we assess our goals,” he said. “We need to expedite our efforts to drive higher performance and greater effect.” Levy also said the Board needed to be more creative, more aggressive and work with a strong “sense of accountability.”
Levy outlined several of his goals for the Board, assessing both short-term and long-term initiatives to improve the state’s higher education system. “We have to be transformative in a way that both meets the shortterm needs of a significantly reduced budget but also produces a highereducation system that meets the demands of students and the work force across Louisiana for the long term,” Levy said Jan. 6. Levy said he hopes his plan, which he referred to as the “ladder approach of productivity,” will lead to educational attainment. “Our two legs, or twin pillars, will be a revised, performancebased budgeting formula on one side that is strategic, defensible, understandable and drives sustainable improvement, and on the other side an academic program review focused on eliminating low-completer and unnecessary duplicative programs,” he explained. Levy said the steps of the ladder consist of initiatives like refining the LA GRAD Act, the transfer degree, the regional alignment of programs and the Regent’s Master Plan. Levy said he would like to see these pillars and steps implemented as soon as possible, as it is the constitutional duty of the Board to restructure and address state issues. “With budget constraints, we need to learn to be more productive
with less money,” he said. Levy said the state must strike a balance to do this — a balance between what the state must and can do and what the students must and can do. Levy welcomed input from the students, noting the effort in December by the College Caucus to open communication with the Board. The College Caucus has not been in any further communication with the Board since its appearance at the Dec. 2 meeting, according to Caucus member Leda Williams. Williams, business junior, said the group has not formally met since the Board meeting because of conflicting holiday schedules but is planning to solidify the next meeting date and course of action soon. “The next step [for the Caucus] will be to reach out around the state,” she said. “This means from the smallest town in northern Louisiana to the largest colleges and universities in New Orleans.” Williams said the group plans to take this input and present it to the state boards as a representation of what the people hope to see in the future. “We want them to hear us,” she said. “They want our input and we want theirs.” Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com
Students resolve to improve their health Josh Naquin Contributing Writer
Read about students’ resolutions at lsureveille.com
Enrico Cannella
‘I plan to go running and swimming before and after classes.’
music freshman
Joseph Biondini
chemical engineering sophomore
‘Start a water-ski team here at LSU.’ Jaime Wallace
mass communication sophomore
‘Use technology less.’ Gennifer Wiliams interior design sophomore
‘I plan to maintain my fitness level – no more ups and downs.’
‘Reduce my weight.’
Rajesh Velamarthi
graduate student photos by SHAINA HUNTSBERRY / The Daily Reveille
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page 10 cuts of previous exercises, according to Hamilton. “If it is less than 10 percent, the University. “It is a proposal,” Martin we may be able to get through said. “There will be a lot of nego- this,” Hamilton said. “We can tiation. I think a lot of tribal ritu- avoid it, but if you get north of als and dancing will take place 10 percent, the damage becomes before we know what the next worse and worse.” Along with a smaller-thanfiscal year will look like.” Jindal’s plans for cutting will discussed cut, the chancellor is require use of “one-time” funds, also looking for more “flexibility” in things like bidding prowhich presents a cesses from the familiar political legislative sesbattle to be fought sion to operate in the legislative the University session later this more efficiently semester. and mitigate the F u r t h e r effects of any dip clarity will be in funding. achieved in March Martin and when Jindal reHamilton are also leases his prelimieagerly awaitnary budget that ing the fate of will ultimately be proposals made debated, edited by the recently and passed by the formed Flagship Legislature. Jack Hamilton Coalition, which While the exact cut to the provost, executive vice chancellor seeks to lessen the University’s state’s budget is still subject to debate, a 10-per- dependence on fluctuating state cent cut — requiring a $19.4 funding. “We don’t know what steps million cut from the political leaders in the state See an the Ba- will take,” Hamilton said. “In in-depth ton Rouge the next couple of weeks we timeline of c a m p u s will know more, but we are — would not down to [a 10-percent cut] budget allow the any more than we were up to a cuts at University [32-percent cut].” lsureveille.com to avoid exigency Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at that seemed inevitable if the Unixwilson@lsureveille.com versity were to receive the larger
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Jindal administration’s plans to find additional funds by a variety of means, including selling prisons, privatizing state employee health plans and getting some amount of lottery proceeds up front. The Legislature has challenged using “one-time money” like this before in previous sessions. The Governor’s Office starts the budget process when it releases its final budget March 11. That budget then goes to the Legislature, which will make changes to it. The budget first passes through the more conservative House of Representatives, which usually cuts the budget, then through the Senate, which usually adds more programs. The final form, approved by both houses, becomes law. The Legislature will convene twice this year — first in an “extraordinary session” to be held from March 20 to April 13, then again in the regular session, held from April 25 to June 23. In addition to the budget process, the Legislature must redistrict its congressional seats. Louisiana will lose a seat based on population data from the 2010 census; legislators will battle to control where the new district lines are drawn — a battle with significant political repercussions. This session also comes in an election year, which many
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 observers — including Chancellor Michael Martin — say will influence what bills are passed. “[Legislators] have to pass a budget, they have to deal with redistricting, and it’s an election year,” Martin observed. “If they can just do all that, I think they’ll call the session a success.” Still, filling the budget hole will likely be issue No. 1 for legislators. Several proposals for how to do so have been debated for months already. First, some policymakers have said tax increases should be considered as a way to raise revenue. Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, and chairman of the Senate Education Committee, said last semester the Legislature should consider undoing its controversial repeal of the Stelly Tax Plan, which he says could net the state $300 million. That solution, however, has been dismissed by many legislators and other influential policymakers. Jindal has vehemently vowed to veto any tax increases that reach his desk. Legislators have also often talked about reducing the number of four-year universities in the state by consolidating or eliminating campuses. No specific campus has been mentioned for the chopping block yet, with legislators calling for the Board of Regents to make a consolidation plan they can pass. Another solution on the table is removing constitutional and statutory dedications on protected programs throughout the state.
Currently, higher education and health care are the only major programs that aren’t in some way protected from budget cuts. So when cuts happen, these two programs suffer disproportionately high cuts. Some policymakers want to remove those protections so higher education and health care don’t take more than “their fair share” of cuts. Timmy Teepell, Jindal’s chief of staff, said last month that the administration supported bills in the past two legislative sessions that would have done just that, although those bills failed. Teepell said the administration would support such bills again this year, although it was “too early to tell” whether they might be successful this time around. Most policymakers are looking to fill the budget by eliminating waste and inefficiencies in government. State Treasurer John Kennedy, for example, made headlines last semester with his 16-point plan to fix the deficit. That plan would reduce the number of state employees, revamp the state’s Medicare and Medicaid systems and find other savings throughout the budget. The plan stoked a public feud with Jindal’s administration, which said the plan was unrealistic.
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Whole New Ball Game Tigers primed to BODY SHOTS
LSU roster, coaching staff undergoes changes shortly after 2010 season ends
make 2011 title run
running back Stevan Ridley, as both players declared for the NFL draft last week. The move was a near certainty for Peterson, who is projected by many to be a top-five selection. But Ridley’s decision was more debatable, as he is predicted to be a middle-round pick, according to local NFL draft analyst Mike Detillier. Ridley was the heart of LSU’s offense in 2010, finishing with 1,147 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns. He capped his college career with a 105-yard performance on the ground in the AT&T Cotton Bowl, averaging 4.4 yards per carry. True freshman Spencer Ware emerged as a force in the running game at the Cotton Bowl, surpassing 100 yards rushing in the game with 102. Ware had been more of an occasional weapon in the receiving corps and was also known for his 39-yard halfback pass touchdown to sophomore wide receiver Rueben Randle against Auburn. Crowton took a lot of heat from LSU fans this season for the Tigers’ conservative offense led by a two-quarterback system of juniors Jordan Jefferson and
Even though the year is less than a month old, 2011 has been a wild and crazy ride for LSU fans. The team’s recent activity in the past week and a half, though nearly nine months premature, will add to the way-tooearly hype that LSU is a serious contender for the 2011 title. ROB LANDRY But the Sports Contributor hype is much more than mere homer-istic babbling by Tiger fanatics. LSU’s performance during its dismantling of Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl was exactly what the LSU faithful have come to expect from Les Miles in bowl games. His team looked focused, prepared and more talented than its opponent. The outcome of the game, however, is not the reason for the optimism. It was the performance of the team’s underclassmen. Junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson set the tone for his senior campaign with a commanding performance. His passes were crisp, and he made good decisions all night long. If Jefferson can translate his bowl performance into consistent play next season, he has the talent to do great things. LSU will lose junior running
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2011, see page 22
above left photo courtesy of LSU SPORTS INFORMATION, other photos by DAVID LYLE / The Daily Reveille
Above left: LSU offensive coordinator Gary Crowton reacts to a play. Crowton will be leaving LSU to become Maryland offensive coordinator next season. Above right: LSU junior running back Stevan Ridley (34) shakes off an Aggie during the Tigers’ 41-24 win against Texas A&M at the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 7.
Rachel Whittaker Sports Writer
From top: LSU coach Les Miles celebrates the Cotton Bowl win with the Tigers. LSU junior cornerback Patrick Peterson (7) runs toward the end zone in the Cotton Bowl. Miles will continue to serve as head coach, while Peterson will be leaving for the NFL.
There’s no doubt the LSU football team will have a new look next season. LSU coach Les Miles is sticking around for a seventh season, but offensive coordinator Gary Crowton is headed north for the offensive coordinator post at Maryland. Crowton should have a smooth transition, as he will join forces with new Maryland coach Randy Edsall, with whom Crowton worked at Boston College from 1991 to 1993. Miles’ flirtation with his alma mater Michigan, who was looking for a new coach after firing Rich Rodriguez this month, didn’t last long, as he announced he would stay at LSU with a new seven-year contract worth his same annual salary of $3.75 million. Michigan hired former San Diego State coach Brady Hoke on Jan. 11. “This is home to us,” Miles said. “My family really loves being in Louisiana, and I love representing this great institution. Staying at LSU is the right thing to do.” LSU will lose two huge components of its team in cornerback Patrick Peterson and
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Defense, rebounding yield wins Forward Dennis Harris dismissed Michael Lambert Sports Writer
The LSU men’s basketball team found its stride through the early part of the Southeastern Conference season. The Tigers did something in their first two conference games the football team failed to do during their season — beat Auburn and Arkansas. LSU tightened up on defense, only allowing 54 points per game, to begin SEC play with a 2-0 record after wins against the two SEC West foes.
The victory against Auburn, 62-55, came in record-setting fashion as the Tigers held Auburn to a measly six points in the first 20 minutes of the game, tied for the second fewest points in the first half during the NCAA shot clock era. The 56-53 win Wednesday against Arkansas in the PMAC gave LSU two early SEC wins. But the Tigers stumbled hard against Kentucky, 82-44, on Saturday in Rupp Arena. LSU had two players in double figures, while five Wildcats scored at least 10 points. The Tigers found themselves in a deep hole after shooting 18 percent from the field in the first half. Still, a 2-1 conference record matches the team’s total SEC
wins from last season. LSU’s new defensive strategy has been the difference between the non-conference games (8-7) and the SEC games. The Tigers moved their defense from a man-to-man scheme to a 2-3 zone attack. “We worked on the 2-3, and it’s been working for us,” said freshman point guard Andre Stringer. “We tried it a little bit in the last non-conference game, and coach [Trent Johnson] liked the way we were moving in it. In the SEC games so far, we would maybe go a possession or two with man, but most of the time we were in zone.” The defense held Auburn and PROGRESS, see page 22
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LSU junior forward Storm Warren (24) attempts a field goal during the Tigers’ 73-57 win against Houston on Nov. 30. Warren is currently suffering from tendonitis.
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RECRUITING
Scandal plagues 2011 recruitment, class nears completion RB Hill arrested for sexual battery Hunter Paniagua Sports Contributor
LSU’s 2011 recruiting class continued to take shape during the last month, but not without its ups and downs. And no recruit experienced a steeper downfall than four-star running back Jeremy Hill. A month after recommitting to LSU, Hill, 18, was arrested Jan. 12 on charges of oral sexual battery. Hill and fellow Redemptorist High School student Avery Tate, 18, were accused of pressuring a 14-year-old girl to perform oral sex in the Redemptorist High School locker room in early December. Hill could face up to 10 years in prison. Football coach Les Miles has not made a decision regarding his scholarship offer.
Jarvis Landry, a Lutcher wide receiver and LSU commit, said he was in shock after hearing of Hill’s arrest. “It’s hard trying to imagine a friend, more like a brother, someone that’s part of ‘The Fam,’ being arrested,” Landry said. “I know it’s overwhelming for him and his family right now.” Landry made headlines of his own after earning the White team MVP award Jan. 5 at the Under Armour All-America Game. Landry’s team, which also featured LSU commits Anthony Johnson and La’El Collins, lost to the Red team, 24-22, after a last-second field goal. Johnson, who will enroll early with Kenny Hilliard and Zach Mettenberger, blocked the initial field-goal attempt, but an illegal formation penalty gave the Red team a second chance. Johnson cried foul. “Oh yeah, it’s not legitimate and those guys know it,” Johnson told ESPN’s Corey Long after
the game. “The whole thing was a big conspiracy. It was a great play call, and I blocked the kick. The White team was stacked. Everyone knew it, so the refs started cheating us.” The U.S. Army All-American Bowl also featured future Tigers. Hilliard and New Orleans native Odell Beckham Jr. showcased their talents Jan. 8 in San Antonio, Texas. Beckham, whose father played football for LSU, announced his commitment to LSU during the game. Shea Dixon, managing editor of TigerSportsDigest.com, said Beckham may have made a silent commitment to LSU in November. “[His commitment] was never in doubt,” Dixon said. “He never made a visit to Miami this year, and those were his top two teams. So that shows he had his eyes on LSU the whole time.” Two other Louisiana recruits joined the class Dec. 18: St. Augustine offensive lineman
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Tigers record wins during break Albert Burford Sports Contributor
After a short 10-day break from practice, the LSU swimming and diving teams are back in action. The No. 22 Tigers (5-4) and No. 23 Lady Tigers (9-3) defeated Incarnate Word on Saturday. The Lady Tigers won 198-98, and the Tigers won 200-93. The LSU swimming teams defeated Penn, Brown and Florida Atlantic on Jan. 5 while falling to Purdue in the Florida Atlantic Invitational in Boca Raton, Fla. The next day, the teams went on to Florida International University, where the Lady Tigers posted wins over the host Panthers and American University but lost to Kansas. The men dominated American University, while senior Luis Gonzalez finished first in both the 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyle race. While the swimming teams racked up wins in Florida, the diving team took part in the Tennessee Invitational in Knoxville, Tenn.
Freshman Daniel Helm and sophomore Rebecca St. Germain led the Tigers at the Invitational. Helm finished seventh in the men’s platform competition, while St. Germain earned second place in the 1-meter springboard competition, missing out on a first place finish by less than three points. LSU diving coach Doug Shaffer explained the importance of the Tennessee Invitational. “The reason we have this meet is to put ourselves in a championship meet format competition,” Shaffer said. The break was short, but LSU swimming coach David Geyer noted how necessary it is to work hard during the time off. “Swimming is one of those sports where for every one day you’re out of the water, it takes another two days to get back in their groove, and the swimmers know that,” Geyer said. “They’ve been doing this long enough to understand the importance of staying in the water.”
Prior to the meet at FAU, the swimming teams had a seven-week break in competition. For Geyer, the meet was more about getting back into top form than winning or losing. “The difference between our first meet on Wednesday and that second meet on Thursday was dramatic,” Geyer said. “We made some adjustments and worked with detail a lot, and were a lot better focused.” Both teams are looking forward to the SEC Championships, which are coming up in February. Though they don’t have any seniors, Shaffer says the diving team still finds leadership and a good balance of talent. “We have a lot of young talent, and the upperclassmen add a level of maturity to the team that the underclassmen can learn from,” Shaffer said.
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Jonah Austin and Acadiana defensive back Micah Eugene. Austin, a 6-foot-7-inch, 305-pounder, originally committed to the University of Houston but changed his commitment after receiving an LSU scholarship offer. Dixon said Austin worked hard during the year to earn a spot at LSU, which may have also been aided by Thibodaux offensive lineman Greg Robinson’s decision to attend Auburn. “When Greg decided to go out of state, that opened up that offensive-line spot,” Dixon said. “They didn’t even need to look elsewhere. He would have been one of the biggest steals in Houston’s recent recruitment because he was good enough to play SEC ball right away.” Eugene, who played both offense and defense for Acadiana’s state championship team, overcame academic concerns to earn an LSU scholarship. Dixon said Eugene could play a similar role to rising sophomore cornerback
Tyrann Mathieu. “He’s so physical and can cover so well and do so many different things for them,” Dixon said. “He’s on the smaller side like Mathieu, but Miles has shown that willingness to throw those young guys out there.” LSU made another addition with James Hairston, who committed to LSU on Dec. 29. Hairston replaced junior college punter Dalton Botts, who switched his commitment to Miami on the same day. “Bringing Hairston into the program gets you some depth there,” Dixon said. “And according to some of the scouts, he’s one of the best kicker prospects out there.”
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BASEBALL
RB Ware joins team, competing to play outfield Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri knows the importance of athleticism. He helped mold former football players Chad Jones and Jared Mitchell into weapons on the baseball field in 2009. The duo ended their LSU careers as the only two college athletes with a BCS national championship and a College World Series crown. Now another football player is making the same switch. Freshman running back Spencer Ware, who rushed for 102 yards in the Cotton Bowl, decided to join the baseball team. Mainieri described Ware as the “wild card” on his roster. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native hasn’t practiced yet but will join the team Tuesday once school begins. “He’ll be out there competing like crazy for playing time in the outfield,” Mainieri said. “Obviously he’s a great athlete, and he’ll be a welcome addition to our team.” Mainieri said football lured Ware to LSU, but the running back always wanted to play both sports. “[LSU coach] Les [Miles] and I have already proved with what we did with Chad Jones, Jared Mitchell, Chris Jackson, among others, that Les is very willing to let players play baseball,” Mainieri said. “It
was a big part of Spencer’s decision to come to LSU.” Mainieri said he wanted to wait for Ware to finish his first semester at LSU before making the freshman decide on baseball. As it turned out, Ware wasn’t ready to hang up the baseball cleats. “After they finished the regular season he came to see me, and he expressed to me that he still had a great passion for baseball and really had a desire to be a part of it,” Mainieri said. It is unclear at this point where Ware will fit into the Tigers’ plans. Mainieri said he already has an idea who his starting nine will be for the season opener Feb. 18 against Wake Forest. There are quite a few holes to fill, as LSU lost first baseman Blake Dean, catcher Micah Gibbs, outfielder Leon Landry and pitcher Anthony Ranaudo, among others, to the major-league draft. “I’m kind of referring to year five of my tenure as year one without Blake Dean,” Mainieri said. “It was pretty easy the last four years. When I started to write out a lineup, I always started with the No. 3 hole where I always put Dean’s name.” Mainieri said sophomore Alex Edward, who mostly played third base last season, is the likely starter at first base, while freshman Tyler Ross will play catcher and freshman JaCoby Jones will play third base.
Junior Mikie Mahtook will rotate to centerfield alongside junior left fielder Trey Watkins. Mainieri said sophomore Mason Katz will have the “first shot” in right field and sophomore Raph Rhymes will likely be the designated hitter. The middle infield will remain constant with junior Austin Nola at shortstop and junior Tyler Hanover at second base. “We don’t have as much homerun power, but I think we’ve got a lot more speed this year,” Hanover said. “We’re going to incorporate different ways to score runs.” LSU, which is ranked No. 15 in the preseason poll, has only two seniors — pitchers Daniel Bradshaw and Ben Alsup — and 13 freshmen after signing the No. 1 recruiting class. “I think Ben Alsup, as a senior, his time has finally arrived where he can lead our pitching staff,” Mainieri said. “He’s really come along, and I think he’s turned into a bona fide [Southeastern Conference] weekend starter.” Of the nine first-year pitchers on the roster, Mainieri said freshman Kevin Gausman and junior Tyler Jones, a junior college transfer, are the two who could start immediately.
Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com
BASEBALL
Koziol dismissed from team for DWI Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
Freshman infielder-pitcher Kevin Koziol was dismissed from the LSU baseball team this weekend after his arrest for driving while intoxicated. Koziol, 19, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison early Sunday morning. He was reportedly charged with reckless operation of a vehicle and running a red light. “As soon as I heard about it I called him in, verified it was true, and I told him he was being
dismissed from the team,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “There’s just certain levels of behavior I expect out of LSU baseball players, and obviously that is not one that is going to be acceptable by me.” The 6-foot-2, 195-pound freshman from Orland Park, Ill., was the 2009 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year, a three-time Illinois All-State selection and the 2010 Conference Player of the Year. Mainieri said the players had been “well warned” about the ramifications of their actions and
this offense warranted the dismissal. “If players don’t want to abide by these expectations of behavior that I have, then there’s no reason for them to be a part of the program,” he said. “It’s embarrassing to me, and it’s embarrassing to the rest of the players when these kinds of things happen.” He said Koziol “wasn’t in the mix” to start this season. Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com
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LSU freshman running back Spencer Ware breaks a Texas A&M defender’s tackle during the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 7. Ware is making the transition to baseball.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
LSU heads into conference season with confidence heartbreaker at South Carolina (6361) before bouncing back to beat Alabama (72-43) and Mississippi State (72-55) convincingly. The Lady Tigers, who have spent 11 of their 19 games on the Mark Clements road, dropped their third conferSports Contributor ence contest of the season to AuEven though the LSU wom- burn on Sunday, 65-53. en’s basketball team tipped off Sophomore guard Adrienne its season back in November, the Webb, who led the way for the players said with a new year comes Lady Tigers with 11 points in the a whole new season — the confer- game, said the team has had to adence season. just to life on the road. The Lady Tigers rebounded “It’s the life of a college athfrom their 0-2 start, improving lete,” said Webb, who also leads all their record to 10-4 to cap off the Lady Tigers with 13.5 points per non-conference slate. game. “You just sleep whenever LSU faced three top-10 teams you can. We just need to get our in the first half of the season, in- rest and be ready to play.” cluding No. 1 Connecticut, No. 7 The slate doesn’t get much Ohio State and No. 9 UCLA. easier from here on out. But as freshman guard Jeanne Looking ahead on the schedKenney said, the Southeastern ule, LSU still faces four top-25 Conference portion of the schedule teams, including No. 19 Kentucky, brings a world of new opportuni- No. 23 Arkansas twice and a seaties. son-ending showdown at No. 6 “It is important to get a good Tennessee. start to definitely build your confiLSU coach Van Chancellor dence, but the SEC is a whole dif- said the early season challenges ferent season,” Kenney said. “You will help the Lady Tigers down the could have a terrible preseason road. and then come out with everybody “[The preseason] makes you a clicking.” lot tougher, and then you’re ready Kenney, whose five 3-point- for [SEC play],” Chancellor said. ers last week against Mississippi Chancellor described the SEC State tied former Lady Tiger Cor- as having “a different attitude, difnelia Gayden for ferent mindset, difan LSU freshman ferent everything,” record, said the and said the key tough first half of to success in the the season helps conference lies in the team come toplaying defense. gether and prepare “In this league for the conference you’ve got to dehalf of the season. fend and rebound “It was imporand take care of tant for us to have the ball,” Chancelsome difficult lor said. “We can Jeanne Kenney games,” Kenney shoot the ball, we LSU freshman guard said. “We have play hard, we rethe right pieces to bound good, and the puzzle and the right talent and our defense is at the top. As long as everything. It’s just a matter of your defense is at the top, you’ve coming together and making those got a shot.” pieces work.” LSU’s defense ranks 20th Just two days into the new in the nation, allowing just 53.8 year, LSU kicked off SEC play points per game. The Lady Tigers losing to No. 5-ranked Tennessee, are also holding opponents to a 73-65. The Lady Tigers then lost a mere 34.2 field-goal percentage.
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LSU senior guard Katherine Graham (1) shoulders through defenders Dec. 28 in the Lady Tigers’ 55-53 win against UCLA.
Webb said the stingy defense and solid start to the season gives her confidence in the team’s potential. Webb, whose 48 threes made are good for second in the SEC, also said the team’s chemistry is one of the biggest factors of success in the SEC. “[The key] is staying together through the rough patches in the games,” Webb said. “We’re keeping our heads and making each other realize that we still have a lot of time either in the game or in the season to build our team.” The Lady Tigers sit at 12-7 overall and 2-3 in the conference begin a four-game homestand Thursday against Ole Miss (8-8, 1-3) before hitting the road again for five of their last seven games. Kenney said the team is excited for the home stretch and also said she can feel the team meshing as the season progresses. “We’re learning each other really well,” Kenney said. “And we’re starting to realize it.” Contact Mark Clements at mclements@lsureveille.com
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GOLF
Tigers enter spring ranked No. 8, Lady Tigers No. 4 McChrystal and four men in top 100 Chris Abshire Sports Contributor
A big spring awaits the LSU men’s and women’s golf teams after a fall that featured numerous top 10 finishes and tournament victories. Both teams enter the spring in the Top 10 of the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, with the Men sitting at No. 8 and the Lady Tigers ranked No. 4. Neither squad is short on standout performers, as Megan McChrystal is the No. 1 ranked female player in the country and four male golfers rank in the Top 100, according to the Golfweek rankings. The Tigers began their season with an 11-stroke triumph at the Gopher Invitational at Minnesota in September, kicking off a fall stretch that included a victory at the David Toms Intercollegiate and a runnerup finish at the prestigious Isleworth
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Players say the newly-renovated University Club course is helping them prepare for the tougher courses on their upcoming schedule.
Collegiate Invitational. The Lady Tigers held the No. 1 spot in the polls for much of the fall, as the squad racked up a win at the Mason Rudolph Championships and runner-up finishes in the NCAA Fall Preview and the Tar Heel Invitational. LSU women’s coach Karen Bahnsen, in her 27th year at the helm, said she was pleased with the fall results, but also that spring is a
different challenge for her players. “Spring is the portion of our season when all of our major championships are played,” Bahnsen said. “But the fall season certainly gave us a lot of confidence where we know we can compete consistently at a high level.” LSU men’s coach Chuck Winstead said the spring schedule is more difficult because of adverse course conditions.
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Youth and injuries headline season Team averaging score of 193.925 Rob Landry Sports Contributor
Coming into the season, the No. 25 LSU gymnastics team was planning on showing off many new faces. With the departure of four seniors from the 2010 team — including three-time national champion Susan Jackson — the Tigers were left with just one senior and two juniors for 2011. “We are an extremely young team, and we will get beat because there are some teams who can score better and do more difficulty,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux in a news release. “What we need to do is stay in the process and show composure and teach them how to compete and be a team.” LSU (0-2, 0-1) opened its season at Oregon State, where it struggled at times and lost, 195.400193.350. Despite the loss, Breaux was pleased with her team’s effort. “I felt like the scoring was a little bit tight, but for us to come here this far, these kids gave us 100 percent,” Breaux said. “I could not have asked them to compete any harder, to have more spirit or to give us a more positive effort.” Then, in preparation for the Southeastern Conference opener at Auburn, the decision was made to sit out junior Gloria Johnson for the season with an ankle injury. “This week we decided to concede the season for Gloria Johnson,” Breaux said. “Her ankle is not responding to treatment, so she is scheduled for surgery this week.” Senior Samantha Engle
also fell victim to the injury bug Wednesday, when she hurt her ankle. Engle was forced to sit out of the Auburn meet. With Engle and Johnson out of the lineup, LSU had only one upperclassman — junior Ashley Lee — available to perform. The lack of depth made things difficult for the Tigers, but they managed to post an improved score of 194.475, but fell to Auburn by .300. “Tonight we saw an extremely young team put together a very emotional effort,” Breaux said. “But for a few immature errors on beam, we could have won this competition.” The Tigers held a .350 advantage halfway through the meet, but struggled down the stretch on the
floor exercise and balance beam. Leading the way for the Tigers was redshirt freshman Kaleigh Dickson, who competed in the allaround and finished second — just .050 behind the winner, Auburn’s Petrina Yokay. Though the team is winless in its first two meets, Breaux has bigger goals for the team. “Winning or losing for us at this point is not the epicenter of what we are trying to do,” Breaux said. “What we are trying to do is build a team culture and have these young athletes understand what it is to continue to fight, and we saw a lot of that tonight.” Contact Rob Landry at rlandry@lsureveille.com
“The reality is that the first half of the spring is very difficult because the players have to face challenging conditions on tough courses at times when the weather isn’t very good,” said Winstead. “As the spring progresses, the scores will lower.” Both coaches credited the newly renovated University Club for preparing the golfers for more difficult courses. “The players used to be a little more intimidated when we went to harder golf courses, but practicing on a difficult course all the time has helped toughen them up for those challenging tournaments,” Bahnsen said. Winstead said the new course gave the players more confidence when they faced early trouble in their rounds. “Having a more difficult practice track instills a toughness in their games that allows them to overcome adversity and continue to make quality swings through any struggles a
course may cause,” Winstead said. Despite the high rankings each team enjoys, both coaches say the goals for their respective teams are very simple. “My expectations never change for my team in that I just want us to improve every time they play,” Winstead said. “If each of our guys does that, I have no doubt they’re strong enough to compete for great things.” Bahnsen said the Lady Tigers needed to be focused and work hard in their daily practices, the mental aspect of the game will define her team’s spring. “Golf is one of those sports where your attitude is very important,” Bahnsen noted. “And I think this team’s got the right approach.” Both teams open the spring portion of the schedule with February tournaments in Florida.
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TRACK AND FIELD
No. 2 Tigers, No. 3 Lady Tigers enter season with high hopes Luke Johnson Sports Contributor
Like every student, the members of the LSU track and field teams had some time to enjoy the holidays with their friends and family. But with the spring semester starting up, it’s time to do work. After months of preparation, the teams look ready to start the 2011 season with a bang, as the Tigers are ranked No. 2 and the Lady Tigers are No. 3. Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers finished in the top six in both the indoor and outdoor NCAA championships last season and are hoping to do more damage this season. “We had a very productive fall in preparing for the start of the indoor season, and I know that we are anxious to compete for the first time,” said coach Dennis Shaver in a news release. “Our athletes have trained with great focus and intensity to this point.” The team kicked off its season Saturday with a home meet at the Carl Maddox Field House. Though not all of the athletes performed in the meet, LSU showed what it was made of, as 14 athletes set personal bests and two jumpers qualified for the NCAA Championships. Senior Zedric Thomas and sophomore Damar Forbes dueled for the long-jump title at the meet, each establishing personal bests in the
event in the process. Both cleared the 25-foot-11-inch automatic qualifying mark to advance to the national meet in March. Thomas won the event with a jump of 26 feet 3.75 inches, beating Forbes by three quarters of an inch. Lady Tiger sprinter Semoy Hackett nearly qualified for nationals by winning the 60-meter run in her first meet as a Lady Tiger. Hackett sprinted to the finish line in 7.28 seconds, good for tenth place on LSU’s all time indoor performance list for the event. The Tigers return eight AllAmerican athletes from 2010 — none more dynamic than senior thrower and reigning NCAA champion Walter Henning. The Kings Park, N.Y., native was dominant in his junior season, finishing with the longest throw in every meet he competed in last year — both indoor and outdoor. Henning was named to the Bowerman Award watch list to start the season. The award is track and field’s most distinguished award and is given out to top male and female performers. The five-time All-American and four-time Southeastern Conference champion was a semifinalist for the award last season after claiming the NCAA championship in both the weight throw (indoor) and the hammer throw (outdoor). The Tigers also return three
NCAA runners-up in 2011. Seniors Josh Dominguez, Thomas and junior Barrett Nugent combined to accumulate seven AllAmerican performances in 2010. The end of the 2010 season took some serious experience from the Lady Tigers. In their four seasons at LSU, LaTavia Thomas and Samantha Henry combined for 27 All-American honors, 12 SEC championships and three National Championships. But improvements by some of the younger runners and an influx of talent could ease the loss of the two stellar performers. Joining Henning on the Bowerman watch list is Hackett, who is in her first season at LSU after transferring from Division II Lincoln University. Hackett was a 10-time NCAA Division II national champion during her two years at Lincoln University, nabbing back-to-back championships in the 100-meter, indoor 200-meter, outdoor 200-meter and 4x100-meter relay. Sophomore sprinter Takeia Pinckney should build on her impressive freshman season, when she garnered All-America honors for her fourth-place finish in the 100-meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Contact Luke Johnson at ljohnson@lsureveille.com
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Senior Walter Henning sets a new LSU record Jan. 23, 2009, in the men’s weight throw during his first track and field meet in the Carl Maddox Field House.
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back Stevan Ridley to the NFL draft. While his absence will be obvious, rising sophomores Spencer Ware, Michael Ford and Alfred Blue are all returning, so its’ not a pivotal blow to LSU’s ground attack. The defensive side of the ball has a bright future ahead of it, as well. Simply put, Patrick Peterson cannot be replaced. He was a once-in-a-generation player whose ability has not been seen in Tiger Stadium since the days of the great Tommy Casanova. But Peterson’s departure for the NFL draft does not leave the cupboard bare by any stretch of the imagination. The Tigers’ trio of freshman phenoms — Eric Reid, Tyrann Mathieu and Tharold Simon — showed their skills in Dallas and appear ready to step in the spotlight. LSU is yet again looking at reeling in one of the nation’s top recruiting classes. Headlining the new crop is transfer quarterback Zach Mettenberger, who is enrolled in school for the spring semester. Mettenberger is expected to give Jefferson a run for his money. The Tigers then learned that
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Freshman defensive back Eric Reid is tackled by an Aggie during the Tigers’ 41-24 win against Texas A&M on Jan. 7 at the Cotton Bowl. Reid is expected to help replace junior cornerback Patrick Peterson, who will be leaving LSU for the NFL draft.
their “Top Hat” turned down his alma mater, Michigan, to continue to graze on LSU’s greener pastures. Though Miles has faced some criticism from fans in recent memory, he is without a doubt the right man for the job. His 62-17 record at LSU speaks for itself, as does his 5-1 record in bowl games. In college football, winning is the name of the
game, and Miles wins as much as anyone in the country. LSU is, excuse the cliche, miles ahead with Miles at the helm than it would be with anyone else, should he have bolted for Ann Arbor, Mich. And finally, the Tigers got wind of the most anticipated assistant coaching move in Baton Rouge since the commencement
a longer time.” One of the biggest surprises Arkansas to shooting under 34 during the break has been junior percent from the field. LSU also forward Garrett Green. Green averaged 2.1 points won the battle on last season, but the boards by at he is beginning to least six in its first improve. two SEC games. Green has “It’s going come off the to be a game-tobench to supplegame decision ment the post in terms of how presence missing we employ the while junior forzone or the man,” ward Storm conJohnson said. tinues to nurse “For the most Garrett Green tendonitis in his part we have to junior forward right achilles. do what we have Green avto do to give us the chance to compete, and the eraged 10.6 points in the last zone has been effective.” LSU’s new defense came at the same time the team lost its leading scorer, freshman guard Ralston Turner, to a stress reaction on his right foot in its last non-conference game against Virginia. Johnson said he won’t rush the return of Turner, who has averaged 13.7 points a game. “Ralston would have tried to play [against Auburn],” Johnson said. “I’m real gun-shy on this whole thing. It’s going to take a lot of convincing for whoever makes the decision that he can go. This kid’s got a lot of basketball in front of him, probably after college.” Freshman guard Matt Derenbecker filled the shoes of Turner in the starting lineup. Derenbecker, who struggled in the beginning of the season to find his form, scored in double figures against Auburn and Arkansas. “When Ralston comes back, we’ll probably still be playing in the zone,” Stringer said. “It’s geared toward certain teams when we play the zone. If they have a lot of shooters, we may play man, but if they have only one shooter, we may go zone for
eight games. The Tigers had a more permanent loss when sophomore forward Dennis Harris was dismissed from the team during the break because of violation of team rules. “We didn’t see it coming with Dennis, but with him making poor decisions here and there, he kind of brought it upon himself,” Green said. Johnson wouldn’t add details on the situation, but he said he wishes Harris the best in the future.
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‘We didn’t see it coming with Dennis, but with him making poor decisions ... he kind of brought it upon himself.’
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of the Lou Tepper era at the end of Gerry DiNardo’s tenure. LSU offensive coordinator Gary Crowton announced Thursday he would be resigning from his post at LSU to take his imaginary talents to College Park, Md. Following LSU’s 2007 national title season, Crowton
struggled to develop his younger talent, which led to a statistical free fall in the offensive ranks. With Jefferson’s improvements, the entrance of a true pocket passer and a new offensive coordinator, the space for improvement on the offensive side of the ball seems to be limitless — akin to running the option to the wide-side of the field. So go ahead and book your hotel rooms in New Orleans for early January 2012. It’s bound to happen. With a solid corps of returning veterans, a great crop of recruits, a winning head coach and a new offensive coordinator, LSU is all but assured to make some noise on the national scene come fall. Oh, and remember this: The BCS National Championship Game is in New Orleans next season. And the only team to win college football’s crown in the Superdome since the turn of the century has been LSU.
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Jarrett Lee. While LSU did average 29.7 points per game, the Tigers finished the season last in the Southeastern Conference in passing with 156 yards per game and No. 11 total offense with 341 yards per game. Jefferson only had four touchdown passes through 12 games in the regular season, but he nearly equaled that mark with three scoring throws to senior wide receiver Terrence Toliver in the Cotton Bowl, helping the offense shine in what was Crowton’s final game with LSU. After LSU’s 41-24 victory against Texas A&M, Crowton expressed optimism for how Jefferson will perform next season. “He’s been under pressure because he hasn’t thrown a lot of touchdown passes, but we’ve been in a little bit of a two-quarterback situation,” Crowton said. “He didn’t hesitate on passes or on third downs when he had to run the ball. … He doesn’t look like a deer in head‘My family lights like some have really loves people said to me bebeing in cause he’s not. Louisiana, He has purpose, has a plan and I love he and he has an representing idea of what is this great going on.” Another institution.’ q u a r t e r b a c k will fight for Les Miles the starting role LSU football next season in coach junior college transfer Zach Mettenberger, and he will be under the tutelage of a new offensive coordinator who has not yet been named. Names circling as a potential replacement include former Louisville and Tulsa head coach Steve Kragthorpe, who will reportedly interview on Tuesday, TCU cooffensive coordinator Jeff Fuente, who reportedly interviewed over the weekend and Louisville offensive coordinator Mark Sanford. Sanford is also reportedly set for an interview. Other possible names include Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney, Jacksonville Jaguars wide receivers coach Todd Monken and Tampa Bay Buccaneers running backs coach Steve Logan. A few young defensive backs are prepared to step up in Peterson’s absence, including Tyrann Mathieu, who recorded one interception, a sack, two forced fumbles and fumble recovery in the Cotton Bowl. Mathieu was named to the Football Writers Association of America freshman All-America team. He finished fourth on the team this season with 57 tackles. “Patrick pulled me to the side one day [during the summer] and asked me if I was ready. I knew that could only mean one thing — I was going to play,” Mathieu said. “I just had to mature faster than the rest of the freshmen and had to grow up.”
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Reveille reveals administration’s abuses Your front-page story and editorial opinion on p. 12 of The Daily Reveille, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, exposed unconscionable behavior by our LSU administrators. Why should they, such as our recent provost, keep enormous salaries that are more than twice that of other professors, when they step back into the faculty ranks?
Indeed, even failed administrators, who are asked to step down after a couple of years (“fired”), and who had no distinguished record earlier of research or teaching, and their superiors who make these decisions, seem blind to the abuse involved, which is no different from similar golden parachutes and other excesses of failed and discredited CEOs of an Enron. Worse, while pleading lack of funds to continue 14 instructors until the end of the academic year, money is so easily found for themselves. Up to just 10 years ago, deans, provosts and chancellors were
faculty members who served in such positions for a few years before returning to their faculty jobs. A reasonable supplement in those years could be justified, but not a change in their base salary for the rest of their careers. The rot set in with sudden, unjustified doubling of then-Chancellor Mark Emmert’s salary. Now, administrators down to the mid-level also get salaries out of proportion to that of faculty and staff. At the same time, they pretend also to be faculty, getting tenure even when undeserved, so that when fired and unable to get positions elsewhere, they stay on and keep these
ridiculously large salaries. There is no reason or logic here, only an abuse of power. Simply because they control the treasury, they give themselves privileges for perpetuity. Our past provost also gets an unjustified sabbatical, her dean justifying with: “She is also serving on the college’s promotion and tenure committee which is time consuming.” Faculty with decades of distinguished record in teaching and research who have served on countless committees as just part of their job or obligation should feel outraged at what would insult the intelligence of even a 5-year old. Abuses at the top have
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 consequences for the institution as a whole. Senior administrators abuse sabbaticals, tenure, salaries and perks, but the entire faculty and LSU get tarred in the eyes of the public, governor and legislators. Students and faculty at LSU must demand an end to these scandalous policies. A.R.P. Rau physics and astronomy professor
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THE C-SECTION
Jindal’s bowl appearance a ploy, he doesn’t like LSU The University has seen much turmoil in the last few semesters. Budget cuts have threatened our colleges and have even led to the firing of some instructors and the elimination of many classes. Throughout the ordeal, students and faculty have fought for answers as to why cuts are being placed so heavily in the state’s higher education system. Fingers were pointed at different people, and Chancellor Michael Martin received a great deal of criticism early on. Eventually, however, most pointed to Gov. Bobby Jindal.
Jindal, having the most control over where budget cuts fall, proved to Louisiana citizens he does not care much about higher education in his state. He has ignored the concerns of Chris Grillot students from across the state, Columnist and he has even gone as far as telling his constituents to stop “whining” about the cuts. But on Jan. 7, something
happened. Before LSU faced Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl, Jindal told an Aggie joke on national television while sporting a purpleand-gold tie. And it didn’t stop there — Jindal was also present at the coin toss. The sight confused me. Did Jindal actually start to support Louisiana’s flagship university? Does he now care about higher education? But before I answer my own questions, I’ll take a look back at how he has ruined his reputation
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with the University. To start, while Martin was experiencing tons of negative backlash because of the threat of budget cuts, Jindal was nowhere to be found. Fourteen foreign language instructors were fired, and students and faculty became furious. All the while, Jindal had been spending days at a time out of state campaigning for other Republican candidates and himself before midterm elections. During this time, students began to notice Jindal’s disregard for the University and other state schools. In October, Student Government President J Hudson wrote a letter to a New Hampshire newspaper asking Jindal to come home. Jindal’s response: a post (which he probably didn’t write himself) on his Facebook page inviting students to join a discussion about higher education. Students held a protest Nov. 10 at the State Capitol. Hundreds of students from across the state showed up asking for answers — and Jindal. As you could guess, no one came to give answers. Some students even marched to the Governor’s Mansion — still no Jindal. But a few days later, Jindal spent eight days in California and New York promoting his new book. The semester came to a close with students anxious and still without answers. And then a few weeks later, Jindal appeared at the Cotton Bowl to represent the University in front of the nation. What the whole appearance
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boils down to is a public relations stunt. Having Jindal show up to support the University was simply a ploy to revive his tarnished reputation with students in the state. We can’t let him trick us. Jindal has proven he is simply a narcissistic politician only out for his own personal gain. He has no interest in the students. Read his Facebook page. Many of the posts serve to promote his book or notify people of his media appearances — not to answer students’ questions. And on top of that, before his appearance at the Cotton Bowl, Jindal was in Houston at a fundraiser for his re-election. Would he have even shown up if it weren’t for the fundraiser? On Jan. 12, Jindal posted on his Facebook page that the cuts are expected to be less than 10 percent — which is good. But with that possible good news (which we aren’t even sure yet is probable), we can’t let Jindal fool us. He may pretend to support the higher education in Louisiana, but under it all, he has proved he has greater interest in himself. I might go to an orchestra concert to get extra point in music class, but that doesn’t mean I actually want to be there. Chris Grillot is a mass communication sophomore from leans. Follow him @TDR_cgrillot.
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La. administration’s choice in spending misguided Fellow students, we now stand on the threshold, the precipice, the steep edge overlooking Louisiana’s abysmal future. Louisiana’s administration has demonstrated time and time again that it has no idea how to handle our money. For those of you just getting into the story, we’re at the point now that medical professions would call “CTD.” That is to say, we’re “circling the drain.” Louisiana now stands, or rather recoils, in the face of a massive $1.6 billion budget deficit. The disproportionately high cuts we’ve seen to both Louisiana health care and education are now in the hands of the legislators past and present who have neglected to give these two the seminal importance they deserve. To make things worse, Gov. Bobby Jindal has used one-time sources of funding — “rainy day” funds and the like — to “balance” our budget in the past. This is the government equivalent of paying
off the negative balance on your debit card with your credit card. It may fix the problem for now, but no intelligent person would ever claim this as a solution. Not only has Jindal already started his exuberant cries of jubilation, he has written a book on how well he has done and toured the U.S. to let everyone know Devin Graham how well we’re Opinion Editor doing thanks to him — including his improvements to education. No, really. Now, I’m a hopeless romantic when it comes to the idea of redemption. I’d be more than willing to forgive Jindal and his boys for some of the worst political moves I’ve seen in Louisiana for some time — to forgive them for laying off droves of good, hardworking state employees right
before Christmas, for doing all of this and then labeling it a wildly successful endeavor, and one to be imitated, if he would make his due concessions, learned his lesson and changed. I’m disappointed to say nothing has changed, and our current plan to save Louisiana is, once again, to use one-time, unsustainable funds. Jindal’s administration has proposed several possible solutions to come up with cash, including selling prisons, handing over state-employee health plans to private groups and getting some amount of lottery proceeds up front. Interestingly, according to LouisianaLottery.com, 35 percent of all cash going into the lottery is put into the State Treasury, a whopping $1.8 billion dollars since its inception in 1990, according to their site. That makes the Louisiana Lotto a financially good decision for our state. The concept isn’t
hard. If a financial proposition means we’ll have less money in the future, we probably shouldn’t do it. Enter the infamous Bayou Country Superfest. The festival aims to bring country-music celebrities to play in Tiger Stadium. Usually, there is $300,000 dollars in love-money from Baton Rouge to help pay for the event because, to be frank, we need money coming in however we can get it. The festival is a great idea. Not only does it raise culture and pride in our city, but, most importantly, it provides a long-run economic boost to our floundering state. The Superfest is put on by Festival Productions Inc., a New Orleans-based company, and the concern is if we don’t continue our support for the festival in the way of sponsorship, they’ll leave for another city willing to hand over the dough. I bet you can already guess where this is going.
The East Baton Rouge Metro Council decided Dec. 8 to strip the mayor’s budget of the $300,000 that was meant to sponsor the festival, according to Scott Dyer, spokesman for East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden’s office. The funds have been reallocated to fund juvenile services and a substance-abuse center. I’m going to be a little blunt, LSU. If you can balance your checkbook and have even a basic understanding of what to spend your money on, you’re miles beyond the financially inept goofballs running the show now. Devin Graham is a 21-year-old business management senior from Prairieville. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_dgraham.
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As students return this semester to the beautiful stately oaks and broad magnolias of the University, they also return to endless construction, inadequate parking and the doom and gloom of the infamous budget cuts. Unfortunately, students also return to the uncut price of textbooks. While some students find the purchase of “mandatory” overpriced books for all of their classes futile and simply go without them, the majority flock to their local bookstore — like the LSU Bookstore or Co-op — looking for the best deals. Well, boys and girls, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there are no deals to be found. However, you will find long lines, corporate greed and endless frustration. Personally, corporate greed is my favorite. As someone working on a business minor, it makes financial sense for men in expensive suits to gouge the hell out of poor college students for the newest edition of their textbooks. As someone with a soul, it makes about as much sense as a Shake Weight. The reason the men in expensive suits can get away with this price gouging relies on the fact many students don’t know of any other options — or have never heard of the Internet. Online shopping isn’t as scary as people make it seem. In fact, when done correctly, it can save you a lot of money. For example, let’s compare prices of one of the more expensive
textbooks on my reading list. “The Universe,” required for my Astronomy 1102 class (an elective, mind you), is being sold at the LSU Bookstore for $130.55 new and $97.90 used, according to its online catalog. One quick click over to Amazon shows Adam Arinder the same book Columnist is being sold directly by Amazon for $95.46. It’s definitely a nice discount considering Amazon doesn’t charge sales tax. That’s almost a $50 difference after tax is added by the LSU Bookstore. While online shopping can render bad experiences — slow shipping times, a misadvertised product or someone stealing your credit card information — using reputable sites like Amazon can easily help keep your financial transactions secure. Other sites such as eBay, Craigslist and Buy.com also can be great sources to finding great deals on things besides textbooks. Amazon offers so many more ideal solutions for customers that traditional brick-and-mortar stores couldn’t. The main gripe I used to have about online shopping involved shipping times and prices. I always wanted my item as soon as I bought it. I didn’t want to wait five to seven business days for the new toy to come in. However, Amazon helps alleviate the problem with Amazon Prime.
Unlike the greedy men in expensive suits, Amazon acknowledges the poor college students and offers a one-year trial of Amazon Prime for free — simply type in your .edu e-mail address, and you’re set. Amazon Prime offers customers free two-day shipping on any and all products — no matter the cost — as well as free overnight shipping for only $3.99. The service costs $79 per year, which may seem expensive at first, but calculating the price out comes
out to only about $6 per month — the approximate price for standard shipping. Therefore, as long as you order one thing from Amazon per month, the service pays for itself. Plus, the items will arrive much more quickly. So instead of rushing out to your local brick and mortar this semester for books, movies, video games or anything else — other than maybe groceries — take a few minutes to compare prices to online retailers.
Not only will the item generally be cheaper, you may avoid sales tax and even have the product shipped to your door for free. Talk about a welcome back present. Adam Arinder is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder. Contact Adam Arinder at aarinder@lsureveille.com
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rigsbysalon.com. 225.769.7903 PT MANAGER START @ $12/HR Smoothie/daiquiri company at LSU & River Center. Friday-Sundays plus 1 weekday. 225.335.4984 PT OR PERM ASSISTANT needed in small office. Exc. computer skills, customer serv and, prev office exp necessary. PART TIME Ñ STUDENTS Great pay, Flexible schedules, sales, service, ages 17+, conditions apply, CALL TODAY 225-3834252 www. SemesterBreakWork. com PETZ PLAZA NOW HIRING We are now hiring for PT receptionist and kennel workers. Please stop by our Jefferson location to fill out an application. 8380 Jefferson Hwy. Mon - Fri 7:30am - 6:00pm Sat. 8:00am - 2:00pm 225.302.5926 DENTAL OFFICE with friendly staff & doctor needs dental assistant, NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY FT or PT Email resume to resume70806@ yahoo.com RUNNER mornings mid-city 2-3 hrs/day, 1-3 days/week. $9/hr plus mileage. acadian@Lafastservice.com P/T STUDENT WORKER for a Pharmacy - 15hrs/ wk min - M-F, Exc Cust Serv Skills, Multi-Tasking, Filing, Answering phones, etc. email resume and references to education.elise@prescription-compounds.com SEEKING F/T ASST. MANAGER Local apartment complex is seeking a full time assistant manager. Experience is a major plus but not essential. Duties include collection of rent, leasing, and basic customer service. Email resumes to jfarr@pm-br.com or fax to (225) 924-9893. SEEKING LICENSED MASSAGE THERA Rigsby Frederick Salon Gallery Spa is seeking a Licensed Massage Therapist. Many benefits offered, including insurance, vacation and a flexible schedule. Two years of experience is preferred. Please contact Sarah Frederick at 225-769-7903 or email sarah@
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Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 http://riverroadapartments.tripod. com CALL FOR MOVE IN SPECIAL 2BR. 4119 Burbank Drive between Walk-ons and Izzo’s. 445-0039. www.lsubr.com for pictures and floor plan. Sexy apartment! $450 Cash! Upgraded 2BR, 1.5 Bath. Hardwood floors, new appliances, CHEAP UTILITIES!!! $870/mo.incl. water. $450 cash at move-in. Avail. immediately. Ask for #265, tell them Rachel sent you. (225) 766-7380 Highland Road House - 3 br/2ba $1099/ mo. 225.767.2292 Walk to Campus $695 2br,1ba, house, w/d conns. 869 violet and 2br 1ba, duplex, $525, 3012 wyoming st., w/d conn., mcdaniel props. 225.388.9858
Walk To Campus 1Br, 2Br, and Townhomes. Starting as low as $325.00. www.lsuwestchimesplace.com 225.346.4789 Tiger Manor 2BR / 1BA, w/d included, Gated, Sercurity Cameras, Walk to Class,1050 month 225.622.1909 WALK TO CLASS! 1-2 BR, 1 Bath apartment in charming, remodeled historic building on E. State Street near Dalrymple. W/D, wood floors, granite countertops and new stainless steel appliances. $1050 to $1100/month. Includes water, DirectTV & wireless internet. 225.769.6244 SUBLEASE THE VENUE Private bedroom/ bath in 3 person unit. Rent, 1/3 utilities. Parents offering bonus to person who qualifies to take over lease January - July. rlenfa1@lsu.edu
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