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Jindal responds to criticisms of higher education policies University admins give mixed responses Matthew Albright Staff Writer
University administrators are challenging some of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s criticisms of the state’s higher education officials. Last week, Jindal addressed critics of his higher education policies via Facebook posts, e-mail blasts and a website launch. “To Louisiana College Students: Our government is spending more than we can afford, and I believe our universities are delivering less value than you deserve,” Jindal said in a Facebook post last Tuesday. In a second Facebook post,
Jindal said Louisiana’s higher education system is underperforming. “As of this May our six-year graduation rate was only 38 percent — far behind the 53 percent graduation rate for other states in the southern region,” the post said. Chancellor Michael Martin says Jindal’s comments about higher education’s performance do not apply to the University. “If you look at the total cost of LSU and the value we provide, it’s hard to argue we don’t give our students their money’s worth,” he said. Martin said the University provides an education comparable to Ivy League institutions at a fraction of the price. However, Martin said Jindal “might have a point” about higher education’s overall efficiency. “I can’t speak for some of our
sister institutions,” he said. Martin said the University’s graduation rates, which hover around 60 percent, are better than the Louisiana average — if LSU were removed from the system, the state’s graduation rate would drop from 38 percent to 31 percent. “We are pulling the rest of the state up,” he said. Jindal’s posts have also downplayed the effects of recent budget cuts to the higher education system. A Web page posted last Wednesday on the Division of Administration’s website prominently features several questions about higher education funding, responding to many criticisms levied against the administration. The site says increased tuition JINDAL, see page 11
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Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks at a news conference June 11, 2009, at the State Capitol. Jindal is using Facebook and other media to respond to higher education criticisms.
Bike theft continues to climb LSUPD: CRIME
Quad isn’t dangerous Sarah Eddington Staff Writer
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LSUPD continues to see a drastic increase in bike theft on campus this fall. The number of bikes stolen in October has more than doubled what it was at this time last year, with 19 reported cases as of Monday. Read more about this campus crime problem, including LSUPD’s take on the issue, on page 4.
Despite raised concerns after a student was violently attacked outside Middleton Library last week, the LSU Police Department said the Quad is not a particularly ‘Historically dangerous area speaking, of campus. the Quad “Historically speakis not an ing, the Quad area of is not an area of high crime,” high crime.’ said Det. Kevin Scott, LSUPD Det. Kevin Scott spokesman. LSUPD spokesman Scott said the previous Student Government administration launched an initiative to use specified grant money for the University to purchase surveillance cameras for the Quad, but the cameras are not yet up and running. Matt Fuller, assistant director of building automation for Facility Services, said he first met with CAMERAS, see page 11
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INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
Endangered rhino shot by poachers, recovering at a zoo
Georgia man finds neighbor’s escaped buffalo in pool
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A critically endangered black rhino shot nine times by poachers in South Africa has been moved to a zoo in Johannesburg. Faan Coetzee of the Endangered Wildlife Trust said Monday that 5-year-old Phila will stay at the zoo until she recovers from her wounds, which may take six months.
CLEVELAND, Ga. (AP) — A north Georgia man said he and his wife found a neighbor’s buffalo in their swimming pool. Chris Nonnemaker said he and his wife noticed two holes in the pool’s cover and went outside to take a look Saturday morning in White County. Nonnemaker said they noticed something moving. When he pulled the pool cover back, Nonnemaker saw a buffalo that had escaped from a neighbor’s home. Nonnemaker called police and videotaped the animal’s rescue, which involved ropes to help coax the buffalo out near the shallow end.
Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity to undergo renovations BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian government announced Monday it is planning an ambitious restoration project for the ancient church that marks the traditional birthplace of Jesus, an important Christian site that draws millions of visitors. The renovation of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity is expected to take several years and cost millions of dollars.
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Girl famous for hiccups charged with first-degree murder ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An uncontrollable case of the hiccups brought an odd sort of fame to Jennifer Mee, who was 15 when she appeared on television
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morning shows trying to find a cure for her mysterious affliction. Five weeks later they stopped, and the media attention mostly disappeared — until this week, when Mee, now 19, was charged with first-degree murder after police said she met a 22-year-old man online and lured him to a vacant home where two of her friends robbed and shot him. Group asks court to lift ban on gays during government appeals SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gay rights group that successfully sued to overturn the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy said Monday that national security would not be irreparably harmed by allowing gays to serve openly while the federal government appeals the case. The Log Cabin Republicans organization asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to let stand an order by a lower court that barred the policy. The move came after a
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three-judge panel of the appeals court imposed a temporary stay that in effect reinstated “don’t ask, don’t tell” eight days after U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips issued a worldwide injunction halting its application. The panel is now considering whether to extend the ban during the appeal by the federal government. The Log Cabin group was given until Monday to present arguments. President Barack Obama favors repealing the Clinton-era law but wants it done by Congress. However, lawyers for the Log Cabin group argued that the Obama administration has not proven that allowing gays in uniform would be problematic. “The district court’s injunction requires only one thing: that the government discontinue all investigations and discharge proceedings that have been commenced under the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ statute,” lawyers for the group wrote.
STATE/LOCAL Officer killed Sunday in front of store by lone gunman SHREVEPORT (AP) — Sgt. Tim Prunty — a 19-year-veteran of the Shreveport Police Department was shot and killed when a man drove up to the officer and opened fire. Police Chief Willie Shaw says the 44-year-old Prunty was checking on a business before dawn Sunday when he was shot. Prunty was standing outside the store talking to a store clerk when a man drove up and opened fire on the officer, according to police. Prunty returned fire before falling to the ground, police said. The clerk was not injured. “A lone gunman stepped out of the vehicle unprovoked and opened fire,” Shaw said. “Sgt. Prunty was struck multiple times, and as a result, he died.” Twenty-four-year-old Christopher Cope was charged with one count of first-degree murder.
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Hudson, Borel meet with state legislators Leaders discuss Jindal, budget cuts Matthew Albright Staff Writer
Student Government President J Hudson and Vice President Dani Borel picked the brains of two state representatives about Gov. Jindal and budget cuts to higher education at a Monday meeting. Rep. John Bel Edwards, DAmite, and Rep. Patricia Haynes Smith, D-Baton Rouge, joined the student leaders in the Acadian Room of the Student Union for a far-reaching discussion including constitutional amendments, changes to TOPS, capital outlay funding and the state budget. Both representatives sit on the House Education Committee. Jindal came up often in the conversation, almost always in a negative context. “Right now we have a governor who is not proposing solutions,” Edwards said. Edwards praised Hudson for the letters he sent to newspapers where Jindal has traveled imploring the governor to return to Louisiana and fix the higher education budget crisis.
“From what I can gather, you’re having trouble talking with Gov. Jindal,” Edwards said wryly. “We don’t really get a lot of information out of him either.” Edwards said Jindal’s recent comments saying higher education officials aren’t providing students the value they deserve are a “sleight of hand” meant to distract from the drastic budget cuts. Hudson and Borel questioned the two on a series of possible fixes to the higher education budget problems, especially constitutional ones. “It seems the only way to protect higher ed except a Band-Aid is a constitutional change,” Hudson said. The Louisiana budget currently includes many constitutionally protected programs. Because those programs can’t be cut, higher education and health care bear a disproportionate brunt of the cuts. Edwards and Smith said it would be difficult to convene a constitutional convention necessary to make such changes because of protest by those working under protected programs. “It’s difficult because a lot of these programs have built-in constituencies,” Edwards said. Both legislators said a better solution was to remove statutory dedications on programs, which
can be removed more easily during the next session. Edwards said Jindal had the opportunity to make cuts across the board once the general fund was cut by 0.7 percent. “Half of the cuts we made last week could have come from elsewhere,” he said. “The governor chose to allow the cuts to fall disproportionately on higher education. Smith criticized Jindal for his blanket refusal to raise taxes. “If the citizens of the state make a statement, that might change his mind,” she said. “His stance now will mean the demise of so much.”
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State Representative John Bel Edwards, D-Amite, and Student Government President and Vice President J. Hudson and Dani Borel discuss how the state has handled higher education funding Monday in the Student Union.
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CRIME
On-campus bicycle theft rises Sarah Eddington Staff Writer
The number of on-campus bicycle thefts this fall continues to increase as the reported cases for October more than doubled what it was at this time last year, according to LSU police. There have been 19 reported cases of stolen bicycles as of Oct. 25, which is much more than usual, said Det. Kevin Scott, LSUPD spokesman. While the number typically increases at the beginning of the fall semester, it usually doesn’t remain this high in October, Scott said. “Those numbers are outrageous,” Scott said. “At this late in the semester, we shouldn’t be seeing those numbers.” According to last year’s crime reports from LSUPD, there were eight reported bike thefts in Oct. 2009. The bicycles have been stolen from bike racks across campus, including those located outside the
East Campus Apartments, Middleton Without registering a bike, it Library, Pleasant Hall and Atkinson becomes much more difficult to leHall. gally prove the bike’s ownership, Scott said bicycle thefts are typi- Scott said. cally committed by a small number “We’ve recovered between of people. four to six bikes in the past “Normally when we see Reported month, but if students don’t this type of crime, it’s usu- on-campus have their bikes registered in ally caused by repeat offendthe system, it’s impossible bicycle ers,” Scott said. to legally determine if it’s Scott said a few arrests theirs,” Scott said. thefts: have already been made this Scott said students April - 3 month for stealing bicycles, can register their bikes on May - 8 but the number continues to Tuesdays and Thursdays at June -4 grow. LSUPD. At the beginning of the Scott said the departJuly - 7 month, many of the stolen ment will also be impleAug. - 21 bicycles were either unmenting programs to mitiSept. - 10 locked or were locked with gate the problem, but student Oct. - 19 so far involvement is crucial. chains that were easy to cut, Scott said. But the most re“If you see something cent thefts occurred with bicycles se- suspicious taking place, you should cured with steel locks. give [LSUPD] a call,” Scott said. Scott said another problem is “We ask that students be vigilant and very few people register their bikes observant near bike racks. We can’t with the city. be everywhere.” “Out of all the stolen cases this Contact Sarah Eddington at month, none of them have been regseddington@lsureveille.com istered,” he said.
HEALTH
Health Center to offer online service
Frederick Holl Staff Writer
The Student Health Center is going digital. The University’s medical clinic has purchased a Medicat College Health Information System, a system that brings many of the center’s services online, according to Health Center Associate Director Julie Hupperich. “We’ll begin launching some of the different parts of the system throughout the spring, and it should be completely implemented by the summer [of 2011],” Hupperich said. While students previously had to call or visit in person during the center’s open hours to schedule appointments, the Medicat system will allow students to schedule appointments online, Hupperich said. Students will also be able to get text message reminders about their appointments, print their parking passes at home and talk
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with doctors through a secure online portal on the new system’s website, in addition to other new features. The Health Center purchased the system about two weeks ago in order to maintain accreditation and continue to provide a high level of care, according to Hupperich. “It’s specifically built for college health centers, and it can be tailored to your specific health center,” Hupperich said. Health management systems like Medicat are becoming a standard for college health centers she said. Madison Dean, marketing sophomore, said the Health Center has problems the new system may address. “Getting a doctor in there is
really hard, and they’re not too nice,” Dean said. The service and delays can cause some students to go elsewhere for their health coverage, Dean said. “A lot of my friends won’t go there,” she said. Dean also said the problems at the Health Center could be caused by overcrowding, a problem that could be fixed with the new service. “We’re really excited about it because it’s going to improve the quality of care, it will improve the access to information we have, and it will be helpful to students,” Hupperich said. Contact Frederick Holl at fholl@lsureveille.com
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Dropped passes, mistakes hinder LSU in loss to Auburn Sean Isabella Sports Writer
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LSU junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson directs the offense before the snap Saturday during the Tigers’ 24-17 loss to Auburn.
The LSU football team had two things on its agenda heading into Saturday’s Southeastern Conference showdown with Auburn. First, it would have to stop a prolific rushing attack spearheaded by junior quarterback Cameron Newton and second, capitalize against a questionable Auburn secondary, who had just been torched for 428 yards against Arkansas the week before. No. 12 LSU failed to do either in a 24-17 loss to Auburn just three days ago in a game featuring several missed opportunities that could have resulted in an LSU victory. Coming into the game, Auburn’s defense was giving up 266 passing yards per game, while LSU’s offense was 113th nationally with a paltry 140 yards. Something had to give. But the LSU Tigers found themselves on the short end of the stick for the first time this season. They managed only 128 passing yards (39 coming from a trick play). The LSU receivers had at least six dropped balls, and the offense failed to cash in on its field position advantages. Of the Tigers’ 11 drives, six started from their own 36-yard line or better — including two from the LSU 44, one from the LSU 47 and one from midfield. The only scoring drive to come from the six drives was in the fourth quarter when freshman running back Spencer Ware connected with sophomore OPPORTUNITIES, see page 7
Missed Opportunities
SCHWEHMMING AROUND
Rangers will trump Giants in 7 games I’ll admit it. I was completely wrong a few weeks ago in my Major League Baseball postseason picks. They were terrible, and I am ashamed. It was so bad that my World Series winner (the Tampa Bay Rays) was eliminated in the first round by the nowAmerican League champion Texas Rangers. My National League champion Andy Schwehm Sports Columnist (the Philadelphia Phillies) didn’t do much better, losing to the San Francisco Giants (who I had losing to my Atlanta Braves in the first round). I’m sorry to all the hundreds of you who put lots of money on my expert picks. It was just terrible on my part, but I can’t pay you back. Just deal with it and bet a lot of money on whomever I don’t choose here to win the World Series. However, I will say this much: Whoever picked the Giants to play the Rangers before the playoffs began is either a baseball genius, lucky or a huge fan of one of those two teams (I wasn’t even aware Rangers fans existed outside of my freshmanyear roommate). Honestly, those two teams were the last picks in my rankings for their respective leagues. But they made it through, and it’s going to be a great series. The analysts on ESPN, MLB SERIES, see page 7
FOOTBALL
LSU-Bama set for 2:30 p.m. kickoff Staff Reports The No. 12 LSU football team’s Nov. 6 tilt with Alabama will kick off at 2:30 p.m. on CBS, the Southeastern Conference announced Monday. The game will be the Tigers’ third appearance on CBS this year, along with a last-gasp win against Tennessee and Saturday’s 24-17 loss to Auburn. The loss dropped the Tigers as many as seven spots in some polls, while Auburn climbed to No. 3 in the polls and No. 1 in the Bowl Championship Series. Alabama, meanwhile, has recovered from a loss to No. 20 South Carolina to reach No. 7 in the BCS — the highest-ranked one-loss team
in the poll. The Crimson Tide are coming off a 41-10 drubbing of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., this past weekend. This will be the fourth-straight season the Tigers and Crimson Tide will meet on CBS. The game has been one of the most anticipated matchups in college football since Alabama hired former LSU coach Nick Saban in 2007. LSU defeated the Crimson Tide, 41-34, in a 2:30 p.m. CBS telecast on the way to its national championship in 2007. But Alabama has taken the past two meetings — both of them 2:30 kickoffs — winning the 2008 meeting, 27-21, in overtime at Tiger Stadium and taking the 2009 edition, 24-15.
Both LSU and Alabama have bye weeks this weekend before squaring off. LSU is 14-1 following losses under coach Les Miles. The Tigers are also 4-1 following scheduled bye weeks under Miles. LSU has defeated Tennessee, Alabama and Auburn following scheduled bye weeks, while the Tigers lost, 51-21, to Florida following their 2008 bye week. LSU did not have a scheduled bye week in Miles’ first season because of complications caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. File photo
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LSU’s defense takes its place on the line of scrimmage Nov. 8, 2008, during the Tigers’ game against Alabama. LSU faces the Crimson Tide on Nov. 6 at 2:30 p.m.
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TENNIS
Lady Tigers fall in quarterfinals of ITA championships Bowtell, Carlsson defeated in semifinals Erin Henley Sports Contributor
LSU men’s tennis junior Mark Bowtell fell in the singles main draw semifinals of the USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships on the third day, ending the team’s run at the tournament. The Lady Tigers were also eliminated from the main draw after losing in the quarterfinals. Bowtell was defeated by 58th-
ranked Tucker Vorster of Ole Miss, to Marcel and Chris Thiemann of 4-6, 2-6 in the semifinals. Senior Ole Miss, 6-8. The 10th-ranked Sebastian Carlsson Thiemann brothwas also defeated ers were the No. in the semifinal 1 overall doubles round, losing to Joseed. nas Lutchen of Ole LSU men’s Miss, 3-6, 4-6. coach Jeff Brown Junior Neal said the tournaSkupski lost in the ment was a posiquarterfinals to the tive experience. 73rd-ranked Alex “It was a very Jeff Brown Stamchev of Aupositive tournaLSU men’s tennis coach burn, 6-7, 1-6. ment, and we The Tigers had some great were also unable to advance in the results,” Brown said in a news doubles main draw as Carlsson release. “It shows us that we are and Skupski lost in the semifinals doing a lot of things right in our
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practice and our conditioning. We will make some minor adjustments and look to continue our great fall next weekend.” The Tigers will finish out the fall season at the USF Fall Invitational, which is set to begin Oct. 29. On the women’s side, junior Whitney Wolf and sophomore Keri Frankenberger were both eliminated after losing to nationally-ranked opponents in the quarterfinals. Wolf suffered a big loss to 20th-ranked Kristi Boxx of Ole Miss, 2-6. 1-6. Frankenberger fell to the 38th-ranked Alexa Guarachi of Alabama in straight
sets, 2-6, 2-6. LSU woman’s coach Tony Minnis was pleased with the results. “Whitney and Keri had a nice tournament,” Minnis said in a press release. “They just played good players who played really well today. I am also proud of Yvette and Ariel for fighting back through the back draw.” The Lady Tigers end the fall season at the WFU Fall Invitational, starting Nov. 5. Contact Erin Henley at ehenley@lsureveille.com
UREC
Men’s, women’s flag football playoffs to begin this week Championship to be held Nov. 28 Hunt Palmer Sports Contributor
Flag football playoffs are heating up this week at the LSU Student Recreational Complex. After a regular season that saw 17 teams finish undefeated in the men’s open A bracket, 28 teams remain. Seeds were determined by a combination of winning percentage and sportsmanship points, an area that improved this fall, according to Matt Katz, graduate assistant for leagues and tournaments. “[This season] has been great,” Katz said. “We haven’t had any fights or serious issues. Our participation has been high. Forfeits have been low.” Heman Woman Hater Club enters the Men’s open A bracket playoffs outscoring opponents by a combined score of 173-13 in four convincing victories.
Defensive-minded Tommy Noble stymied opponents during the regular season en route to an undefeated and unscored upon 4-0 record. Another contender, Skittles, Taste Dwayne Bowe, coasted through the regular season 5-0 and largely untested. After a week-one loss, Loose Cannons managed to rattle off four victories and seems primed for a postseason run.
In the Men’s Greek A bracket, 16 teams are still alive, but that number will be cut in half as they all take the field Tuesday night in the first round of the playoffs. Defending All-Campus Champion ACACIA Black ripped through the regular season at 5-0 and remains the favorite to repeat as bracket champions. Their toughest test may come from a familiar foe, ACACIA A, who also notched a 5-0 record.
The two will not meet until the bracket finals Nov. 14. The winners of the Men’s open A bracket and the Men’s Greek A bracket will play for the All-Campus Championship on Nov. 28. In the women’s division, two clear-cut favorites seem destined for a title bout: Barbies, the defending champions, and
ZTA Left. Neither squad has been scored on since its season opener, and both boast perfect 4-0 records.
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wide receiver Rueben Randle on a double pass for a 39-yard touchdown. “We hurt ourselves,” said junior running back Stevan Ridley. “Each opportunity we had we didn’t take the best advantage of it. They took advantage of every opportunity they were given.” LSU’s field position edge was largely because of LSU senior punter Derek Helton, who was the only reason LSU was even in the game. Helton pinned Auburn inside its own 10-yard on five occasions, two of which were downed at the 1-yard line and one at the 2-yard line. His
only other punt should have been pinned down inside the 5-yard, as well, but replays appeared to show LSU junior cornerback Ron Brooks was held as the ball bounced into the end zone for a touchback. “We have to take advantage of the field position that we have, and we weren’t able to do that [Saturday],” said junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson. Jefferson and junior quarterback Jarrett Lee, who shared duties as they have for the previous three games, had no success against Auburn’s shaky pass defense. Jefferson finished 7-of-14 for 46 yards, and Lee was 8-for-14 for 43 yards, though the offensive line was
mostly responsible for the quarterback woes. LSU junior guard Josh Dworaczyk had a miserable time defending Auburn junior defensive tackle Nick Fairley — even with the help of double teams — allowing more defenders to drop into pass coverage. Auburn regularly dropped its safeties into two-deep coverage and put the cornerbacks in zone because of their ability to pressure the quarterback. The pressure and safe coverage forced both quarterbacks to settle for short throws. When they did throw down the field, it didn’t matter because of the receiver’s inability to secure the catch.
SERIES, from page 5
Network and all the other shows keep talking about how it’s a great series because of the stories behind the teams. For the Rangers, you have a formerly coked-up manager, a former alcoholic who has been through it all and a club that hasn’t even seen the World Series in its nearly 50 years of existence. For the Giants, it’s one big group of misfits. They have a rookie catcher who’s tearing up the postseason (much to my dislike), a blackbearded former LSU pitcher who is unhittable and a hippie former Cy Young winner who is just as untouchable. In between all that, the oddest story may be the fact that current Ranger catcher Bengie Molina will get a World Series ring no matter the outcome. Molina was traded by the Giants to Texas on July 1 to make room for that aforementioned rookie catcher whose name I refuse to say, so he was an integral part to both teams’ success. All are great stories, but sometimes we in the media get too caught
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San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Brian Wilson celebrates Saturday with catcher Buster Posey after the Giants’ 3-2 win against the Philadelphia Phillies.
up in the stories. I’m looking forward to the baseball that’s going to be happening on the field with the teams, not the individuals. These are by far — whether I want to admit it or not — the best two teams in the playoffs (emphasis on teams). They play together. It shows. Just watch, and you will see what I’m talking about. With that said, I’m taking the Rangers in seven games (sorry Rangers fans for my cursed pick). I had no faith in them before the playoffs
began, and now after having watched all of their games, I have every last bit of faith in them. It’s a great story, similar in some ways to the New Orleans Saints’ run to the Super Bowl last year. I’m ready to sit back and watch a great World Series. But I’ll be happy no matter the outcome because the Phillies and Yankees aren’t in it. Contact Andy Schwehm at aschwehm@lsureveille.com
page 7 LSU senior receiver Terrence Toliver dropped a key pass on third-and-6 that would have given the Tigers a first down with 3:27 remaining in the game. Toliver also dropped a ball at the end of the first half that potentially could have scored a touchdown (LSU later scored on a 2-yard run by Jefferson). “It’s good to have a short memory, but that stuff affects you as a receiver when you’re dropping balls and not making plays,” Toliver said. “We had too many drops, especially on my end.” To go along with Toliver’s drops, LSU could have added points on its first drive when Jefferson
appeared to connect with Randle on third-and-9 in Auburn territory. The pass was thrown a bit high, but catchable nonetheless, and went off Randle’s hands and into Auburn senior safety Zac Etheridge’s for a drive-killing interception. “It’s always a situation of if he would have caught it we probably would have had a different type of game, but he didn’t, and that’s a reality,” Jefferson said. “But we still had opportunities to win the game. That play didn’t define the whole game for us.” Contact Sean Isabella at sisabella@lsureveille.com
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Cato report on governors not newsworthy As my midterms drew to a close I thought I would sit back and relax with The Daily Reveille, skim the articles and descend upon and destroy the easiest crossword in print. Instead I ran across one of the sorriest regurgitations of what I’m sure was one of MSNBC’s top stories. Cody Worsham’s piece covering the Cato Initiative’s new report on governors displays disgusting political ignorance. That this report even warranted an article is baffling. The title of the
report itself includes the words “from a limited government perspective.” Cato is a conservative group that ranked governors by whose policies they like best. It’s like getting mad at Maxim for ranking hot girls in whatever category of TV show; it’s what they do. Mark Sanford isn’t perfect, but it’s undeniable that, however unscrupulous, a few plane tickets is nothing compared to what good fiscal policy can save an entire state budget. More pertinent though is the treatment of Bobby Jindal. Louisiana has seen more disasters in the past few years than most states have ever. President Barack Obama’s drilling moratorium alone has done, and continues (it’s “lifted”) to do more damage to Louisiana than anyone, with any type of policy, could possibly make up for.
Far more disturbing is the utter failure of the author to grasp the current political mood. Limiting the power and scope of this bloating corpse we call government is a huge issue for millions of Americans. One glimpse at Europe’s sorry state is enough to see the effects of runaway government power. The report uses the conservative approach to fiscal policy (cut taxes and government spending in a recession), but what’s the alternative? Raise taxes, and spend, spend, spend. That isn’t to say some taxes and spending isn’t necessary — it absolutely is. But when you spend $554,763 in stimulus money on new windows for a closed building, something’s wrong. It’s like finding a person dying of thirst, giving them a kick in the ass
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and leaving thinking you helped. Where was precious Obama when Jindal begged to clean the coastline? He was denying help from a multitude of countries and allowing the Coast Guard to stop boats cleaning up for days to count life jackets. Considering the liberals have been in control of Congress since 2008, right around the time the U.S. took a nosedive into one of the worst recessions in history, perhaps it’s flawed ideology we should be questioning. Nathaniel Bednarz Finance junior
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The Jindal Count Days Bobby Jindal has ignored our concerns:
14 Will higher education hold any priority with the administration in the coming budget crisis? Would the governor support a constitutional amendment to protect higher education and allow for more “across the board” cuts? What message would the Governor’s Office have for students, faculty and administrators faced with this crisis?
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Vatican newspaper mistakenly glorifies Homer Simpson What drew you to read this column? Was it the outrageous headline? If so, you’re not alone — an attention-grabbing title was probably what the Vatican’s newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, also counted on with its recent article, “Homer and Bart are Catholic.” In the Oct. 17 issue, Rev. Francesco Occhetta commends the 22-year-old animated sitcom “The Simpsons” for its recurrent themes of “Christian faith, religion and Kelly Hotard questions about Columnist God” — a justified, harmless observation. But Occhetta also declares Homer Simpson to be a “true Catholic” — a verbal baptism, which bewildered Roman Catholics, nonbelievers and Al Jean, the show’s executive producer. Jean quickly pointed out the characters belong to the fictional church of “Presbylutheranism.” He also brandished his personal denunciation of the Church years ago — essentially biting the hand that praised him. It’s crucial to realize Occhetta’s article came from the Vatican’s newspaper, not one of Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclicals. But with such an eye-catching headline, the story naturally went viral, and fewer people were able — or willing — to make the distinction. It takes extreme determination to sort through all the out-of-context
quotes, sensational headlines and mainstream media interpretations to find the author’s initial purpose. Many ideas were also lost in translation from the original Italian article to the snippets cited in most major English-speaking newspapers worldwide. The Vatican’s subsequent silence hasn’t clarified things, though the lack of response can be interpreted as a statement in itself. The pope isn’t the editor-inchief of L’Osservatore Romano, but perhaps he should be. Better yet, the Vatican shouldn’t even have a secular newspaper — it will only succumb to the “scandal sells” mentality plaguing the rest of the journalism industry. This most recent foray into pop culture proves it. Then again, this may be precisely what the Vatican ordered when it hired Giovanni Maria Vian as editor in 2007. Vian told the Wall Street Journal his duty — as established by Pope Benedict XVI — was to revive the nearly 150-year-old paper’s declining readership and liven its strict theological reputation with more cultural content. His will be done: L’Osservatore Romano has since commented on “Avatar,” The Beatles and “Harry Potter.” But the paper has taken a particular liking to “The Simpsons.” This latest L’Osservatore Romano article is a follow-up to a similar praise piece from December 2009. As a Catholic, I’m slightly offended some Vatican higher-ups felt
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obligated to trivialize my faith with pop culture to make it “relevant.” But disregarding my personal problem with this pronouncement, it just doesn’t make sense. There’s no coherent logic to Occhetta’s argument, unless simply praying before meals and discussing religious issues defines a Catholic. This just in: It doesn’t. Praise for exemplary Catholics in Hollywood is always refreshing, but “The Simpsons” isn’t what I had in mind. With the evidence given by Occhetta and the Vatican, the bold statement has served its real purpose — a publicity stunt. I’m not bashing my religion or its leaders — I’m merely pleading for clarification. Questioning the Vatican’s newspaper isn’t grounds for excommunication. In fact, if I’m interpreting Occhetta’s “The Simpsons” assessment correctly, the ability to admit doubt makes someone even more Catholic. This whole episode also suggests any pop culture reference to the Catholic Church is praiseworthy — even the derogatory jokes often found on “The Simpsons.” But if viewers just get the satirized version of Catholicism, I’d rather “The Simpsons” not mention it at all. The Church must realize its core principles of faith are meant to be timeless, not to be contorted and popularized with every generation. The Mass is solemn. It’s unpopular with popular culture. And I’m perfectly OK with that. I just wish the Vatican could better
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embrace its own traditions. I’m glad the pope has a sense of humor. Just don’t take L’Osservatore Romano’s word — or “The Simpsons” — as the new Gospel.
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University Internet not worth current asking price $750,000 can buy a lot of things. While buying a private island with slip-and-slides as the only mode of transportation takes top priority on my list, I must say using the money to pay for Internet doesn’t really crack my top 10. However it does seem to be an important issue to Student Government. SG is teaming up with “prestigious Greek alumni” to raise money for the expansion of University Wi-Fi to Greek houses surrounding campus, according to a story in the Oct. 14 issue of The Daily Reveille. A one-time cost of $750,000 is necessary to expand University Wi-Fi to the Greek community with an additional annual cost of $23,000. That’s a lot of money just to watch fail videos and auto-tuned news stories over and over using the University’s network.
As Greek houses are privately owned (the University only owns the land they are on), state funds cannot be used to pay for the expansion. What doesn’t make sense is why SG and the Greek community are so excited to get connected to the University’s wireless network in particular and why the hell it costs so much. Hudson Adam Arinder explained to me Columnist how many of the cables are located underground and currently only reach out to the UREC. A majority of the funding goes toward expanding those underground cables and outfitting the houses with proper equipment. Hudson went on to say how he feels it’s a disservice to those
living in Greek houses not being supplied with Internet from the University while on-campus residents do. While wireless Internet is awesome, spending three-quarters of a million dollars to get it is the opposite of awesome. It’s downright dumb. If the whole point is to expand the University’s wireless to its Greek students, then the University should be the one paying the bill. However, due to the stipulation mentioned earlier — plus the fact the University is apparently running out of money — that’s not going to happen. Instead, Hudson and the rest of SG are looking to the Greek alumni to help with fundraising for their inane cause. Wireless routers are pretty cheap nowadays. It also isn’t very difficult to set up a simple in-home network
allowing multiple users access to a single Internet source. When I asked Hudson about a cheaper alternative like the Geek Squad setting up a simple in-home network for these houses, he said that option isn’t as reliable as having students connected to lsusecure. He alluded to problems many Greek students had with their current Internet setup during Hurricane Gustav and lsusecure helps guarantee students Internet access 24 hours a day. While he makes a good point there, it seems to me that type of money isn’t worth that guarantee. Sure, Cox doesn’t have the most reliable service, but they don’t have such a ridiculous asking price. Plus, if you’re connected to the University’s Internet, you can’t torrent your favorite movies or music. Not that I would ever advocate
the illegal downloading of copyrighted material, but if you do, the University will come down on you hard. (A message to all those currently torrenting Justin Bieber’s latest album over lsusecure). There is no reason for this initiative to be taking place or to have even gotten this far. Maybe Hudson’s recent “fame” will let him forget he ever came up with this money-wasting idea. For all the money already raised by the Greek community, take it and buy things you may enjoy. But stay away from the slipand-slides — that one is my idea. 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
CAMPUS-RESIDENT ALIEN
Chilean miners ordeal distracted us from our own lives The intensive live broadcast of the Chilean miners rescue a couple weeks ago gave us a clear notion of the broken boundaries between reality and fiction in today’s media. Between the lies of what TV stations call “reality shows” and today’s “showrnalism” (term coined by Brazilian journalist Jose Arbex Jr.), the televised and webcasted rescue was the apex of a stream of events that were perfectly built up for television and — as we will shortly see — books and movies. More than the story itself, opportunists of all kinds — especially self- Marcelo Vieira improvement Columnist gurus and religious freaks — are already jumping on the corniest considerations possible in a market that rests mainly on the fragility of human emotions. “Los 33” — what the surviving miners are being called — are a precious source of drama, their story a tale of burial and resurrection and a free-giving mill of prêt-a-porter life lessons. More than that, there’s so much symbolism involved in this story. From the number 33’s Masonic and Christian esoteric meaning, to the miners’ survival against the elements and ascending to surface, going through the coming from darkness to light. It would be beside my point to develop any of those subjects, when my point is only asking a
couple of simple questions: Why did we spend hours trying to empathize with something that actually concerned 33 men and their relatives, when it isn’t about us at all? What inversion of values makes us believe we have to be mentally and emotionally connected — be it through TV or Internet — to something happening across the globe to people we don’t know, just because it’s news, or so we are being told? I obviously can’t and am not trying to argue against the interest intrinsic to what happened in Chile. I kept the TV on for at least one hour on CNN’s live broadcast of the rescue while studying, to be my own devil’s advocate. We take for granted that the facts and information that are constantly broadcasted and appropriated by the media are indisputably important in the course of events that we often forget what we like to call “history.” And more than that, we give things completely beyond us priority in detriment of immediate aspects of the world around us that will influence the current conditions of our own lives. If you feverishly followed the story and rescue of these miners and can remember the emotional sprints of sadness and joy that you felt while that capsule went down and up several times, you must already be cursing me. My point exactly. Because whatever your opinions about the event are, they are now helplessly bathed in the syrupy sentimentalism the media outlets purposefully poured onto
the story. That’s what I am disputing here: not the beauty of the story but the validity of the time and energy spent on its portrayal. Moreover, the story will develop with spectacular consequences far beyond the expectations of common workers, now former employees of a small mining company in Chile. These men, celebrities even
before their resurrection, will have their lives changed more by the conditions of being celebrities than for having survived in terrible conditions for 69 days. As for us, hypnotized for one day by the cinematographic characteristics of their story, will miss at least one of the daily news breaks that should be grasping our attention: Our education is getting trapped underground, and
no rescue efforts are being made by those who have the power to save us. Marcelo Vieira is a 32-year-old jazz cello graduate student from Brazil. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_MVieira. Contact Marcelo Vieira at mvieria@lsureveille.com
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LSUPD about the cameras a few months ago, but the cameras still have not been installed. Fuller said Facility Services is waiting on the request from Joe Thompson, LSUPD officer, before installing the cameras. Thompson could not be reached for an interview. Scott said he doubts the effectiveness of the cameras. “Cameras are another tool, but I don’t lean on them,” he said. “They are not the answer.” Scott said ‘Cameras bicycle officers paare another frequently trol the Quad, tool, but I especially at don’t lean night. “In the on them. incident last They are week, one of bicycle offinot the our cers was one of answer.’ the first people on the scene,” Det. Kevin Scott he said. LSUPD spokesman The female student was attacked while walking to her car after leaving the library around 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 17, resulting in a man unaffiliated with the University being arrested for attempted seconddegree murder. Scott said Middleton used to pay off-duty policemen for security when it stayed open until 2 a.m. but has not used the service since. Scott said the rate for hiring a security guard is $41 per hour, and many campus divisions pay for the service, including sorority houses, ResLife and the Law Center. Nancy Colyar, assistant dean of libraries, said LSUPD’s patrol of the area has gotten better over the years. “I feel safer leaving after dark. It’s not quite as scary as it was five years ago,” she said. “Over the past few years, they cut down a lot of the bushes that used to be over 5 feet tall around the building.” Scott said suspicious people used to hide in the shrubs located on either side of the library, which is why they were trimmed. Colyar said the library keeps LSUPD informed about its hours of operation.
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has allowed universities to recoup the loss of state general funds. In the post, Jindal said doomand-gloom statements about higher education’s funding have been overstated. “Even though it is common to hear that higher education has already received massive budget cuts, it’s not entirely accurate,” the post said. “Higher education’s total budget has decreased by 4.57 percent since the beginning of 2008, while the state’s overall budget has decreased by almost 26 percent – nearly six times as much. LSU’s main campus, in fact, has seen a reduction of 1.5 percent in funding.” These figures are different from — and less dire than — the numbers routinely cited by higher education officials, who look at state general funds, which are getting cut more severely than total budgets.
Additionally, Jindal’s administration argues that tuition increases allowed by policies like the LA GRAD Act should soften the blow caused by those funding cuts. But Jason Droddy, director of external affairs, says that’s not the whole story. Droddy says unfunded mandates — programs state government forces the University to pay without providing money — have eaten up most of those funds. Those unfunded mandates include increased funding for retirement payments and risk management and total $16 million — more than enough to eat up the increased tuition. “People say the University should be run like a business,” Droddy said. “Business doesn’t have the retirement assessments we have.” The cuts for next fiscal year — which could be as high as 32 percent of state funding — would likely amount to a double-digit decrease
page 11 in total funding. Droddy said the reputation damage from the cuts might be as bad as the cuts themselves. “We compete in a market. With a $64 million reduction, students won’t want to buy our product,” he said. Martin said budget cuts are a serious threat to higher education regardless of the numbers. “I’ve been in [higher education]
since 1971,” Martin said. “From my experience we are taking some serious damage.” Martin said he expected the governor would take a more active role in budget cuts after the next election cycle.
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