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Have Hudson and Borel put students first? Budget cut concerns eclipse several campaign promises Frederick Holl Staff Writer
Budget cuts have overshadowed most of SG President J Hudson and Vice President Dani Borel’s administrative goals as they near the half-way point of their tenure and the SG Senate ends its semester term this week. Hudson made national headlines after newspapers in states where Gov. Bobby Jindal was fundraising published letters Hudson wrote urging the governor to come back to his home state. “This project was not supposed to blow up,” Hudson said. “It was supposed to be to get Gov. Jindal’s attention.” Hudson and Borel used the letters as launching pads J HUDSON SG president for the SG letter-writing campaign and the “WhatNow Lsu” event. “It proves that a letter makes a difference,” Hudson said. “It becomes about having not just one letter but 30,000.” The letter eventually got Hudson and Borel a meeting with Jindal, which Hudson described as unsatisfying. All in all, Hudson and Borel have completed nine of their 32 StudentsFIRST campaign pushcard initiatives, according to Hudson.
Completed:
Add a campus Redbox Strengthen dead week violations Organize gameday parking Increase Student Union seating Decrease LSU Dining receipt printing
Unaddressed:
Extend library hours Advocate renewable energy Donate funding from unused meal plans Investigate Burbank, Nicholson traffic Make Northgate safer
In progress:
Assess fee bill format Advocate against 2011 budget cuts Extend class add/drop time frame Publish results of teacher evaluations Extend campus wireless Recycling bins in every classroom
University adviser dies in car crash Funeral service plans not yet announced Rachel Warren Staff Writer
students can see.” One initiative, reducing LSU Dining receipt printing, was completed in a different way, according to Borel. “We couldn’t decrease [the printing] but we did get little recycle bins by every cash register for LSU Dining,” Borel said. Incomplete initiatives include the extension of the initial class drop date, creating an online test bank, ensuring recycling bins are in every classroom, extending library hours and establishing covered bus stops. Hudson said he and Borel spent a lot of
An E.J. Ourso College of Business undergraduate adviser died on her way to work Monday morning in a car accident on I-10. Victoria Archangel was traveling east on I-10 when she rear-ended a pickup truck VICTORIA in front of her, acA RCHANGEL cording to LouiAdviser siana State Police spokesman Russell Graham. Graham said Archangel lost control of her SUV and crossed the median. Her vehicle was struck on the driver’s side by a large truck traveling on the opposite side of the interstate. The wreck caused heavy traffic on the interstate Monday morning. Timothy Rodrigue, assistant director of alumni and external relations in the Business College said Archangel was making her daily commute to the University from her
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ACCIDENT, see page 15
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Completed campaign promises: 9 Unaddressed campaign promises: 11 Campaign promises in progress: 12
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Hudson said that 12 initiatives are “in progress” while 11 of them he described as “to-do.” Completed initiatives include strengthening dead week violations, spotlighting organizations on campus for achievements, reforming towing Fridays before gamedays, increasing seating in the Student Union and putting a Redbox kiosk on campus. DANI BOREL “One of my favorites is SG vice president the Redbox because it’s very visual,” Borel said. “It’s something we do that
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
ENTERTAINMENT
‘Wheel of Fortune’ visits campus Show seeks student for ‘College Week’ Kayla DuBos Contributing Writer
“Wheel of Fortune’s” Wheelmobile rolled onto campus Monday, challenging students to test their puzzle-solving skills for a chance to appear on the syndicated game show. David Strathearn, director of marketing and promotions for Sony Pictures Television, said most general public auditions are finished.
“We worked with University Relations to make this event more private and student-based,” Strathearn said. The Wheelmobile, which serves as a tour bus for recruiters, visited campus to find Tigers to represent the University in the April 2011 New Orleans filming of “College Week.” Student applications were put into a lottery machine. Strathearn hoped to call as many names as possible throughout the day. “I want to give every Tiger the chance to play the game,” Strathearn said. “We want contestants that will be energetic and enthusiastic.”
Strathearn hopes to have talented University students participate. “When you’re watching the show at home, you root for the person who has the most enthusiasm,” he said. “Your energy and attention is invested in that one person.” Recruiters collected and called applicant names in yesterday’s events. If those called were in the audience, they were invited to solve puzzles onstage. Strathearn explained Monday’s events were only the first part of the application process for the lucky contestants who got to participate. FORTUNE, see page 15
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Ryan Bonnet, mathematics freshman, dances Monday during his “Wheel of Fortune” audition in the Student Union Theater. If selected, he will compete in April 2011.
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INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
Archaeologists unearth 12 more sphinx statues in Egypt
Court upholds in-state tuition for some immigrants
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s antiquities department says archaeologists have unearthed 12 more sphinx statues along the ancient avenue connecting Luxor and Karnak temples. The discovery was made in a newly excavated section of the Avenue of the Sphinxes, most of which is buried beneath the modern city of Luxor in southern Egypt. The sandstone section of road dates back to the reign of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from 380-362 B.C., and was used in religious processions. Egypt is working to excavate the entire sphinx-lined avenue. It was heavily damaged during the Roman period by the construction of roads and houses over it and by the reuse of some of the sphinxes in other building projects. The antiquities department said Monday that a Roman-era oil press and pottery were found at the site.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court weighed in Monday on the politically charged immigration fray when it ruled that illegal immigrants are entitled to the same tuition breaks offered to in-state high school students to attend public colleges and universities. While the ruling applies only to California, the case was closely watched nationally because nine other states, including New York and Texas, have similar laws. Woman’s body found in Arizona linked to young girl in Louisiana PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona authorities said Monday they discovered the body of a woman believed to be the missing mother of a girl found dead in Louisiana. The possible remains of Suellen Roberts, 31, were found in a remote area off Interstate 40 in northwestern
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Arizona, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office. Thomas Steven Sanders was arrested in Mississippi on Sunday in the kidnapping of Roberts’ daughter, 12-year-old Lexis Roberts. The girl’s skeleton was found by hunters last month in Louisiana. Man arrested for wearing priest robe to steal church cash JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A 52-year-old Jackson man accused of donning a priest’s robe to steal parishioner donations from a church has been arrested. Sgt. Kevin Hiller told the Jackson Citizen Patriot the man stole an undisclosed amount of money and checks from St. John Catholic Church about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Hiller said the man used the robe to gain access to a room where the money was located. Witnesses helped police identify the man, who was arrested at his home.
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STATE/LOCAL
La. public school funding formula leaves $42 million budget shortfall (AP) — The state underestimated the number of public school students this year, leaving the funding formula for school districts short an estimated $42 million and adding to the financial problems facing the Jindal administration and lawmakers. The Louisiana Department of Education has notified Gov. Bobby Jindal of the shortfall. Lawmakers and the governor’s office will need to find the money to fill the gap before the 2010-11 fiscal year ends June 30. Rene Greer, a spokeswoman for the education department, said 9,000 more students were in state public schools on Oct. 1 than had been included in the budget estimates. The formula approved by lawmakers had been based on 658,000 students statewide. “We are analyzing the data at this time to determine where the growth occurred,” Beth Scioneaux, deputy superintendent of the education department’s finance office, said.
Lutcher High School stadium damaged by suspicious fire LUTCHER (AP) — Authorities believe a fire that damaged Lutcher High School’s football stadium was deliberately set. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says Monday’s earlymorning fire caused more than $200,000 in damage to the stadium’s bleachers and several rooms underneath it. Audit raises questions about Jefferson parish nonprofit for youth GRETNA (AP) — A publicly funded nonprofit program for underprivileged youth in Jefferson Parish could provide little or no documentation for many expenditures, including more than $100,000 paid to a firm owned by state Rep. Girod Jackson, according to a state legislative audit. The audit also said Jefferson Parish Council member Byron Lee may have violated a state conflict of interest law.
Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities released this photo Monday showing an unearthed sphinx statue of Pharoah Nectanebo I on the Avenue of the Sphinxes.
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BUDGET CUTS
POLITICS
Jindal’s book blasts ‘liberal elites’ Governor explains his ties to LSU Matthew Albright Staff Writer
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Jean Rutherford, Russian language instructor, talks Monday in Hodges Hall about offering to teach without pay for seniors so they can complete their Russian minors.
Instructor offers to teach Russian for free Friends of Russian will pay for time Editor’s note: This story includes some vulgarity that may be offensive to some readers. Kayla DuBos Contributing Writer
In a day where six-figure salaries aren’t unusual in academia, Jean Rutherford wants to teach for free. Rutherford was one of the 14 teachers ushered into a meeting Aug. 27 to be told her contract would be terminated as of next semester. In the months following, Rutherford, a Russian language instructor, asked Gaines Foster, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, if she could teach sixthsemester Russian in the spring. Rutherford’s reasoning for such an offer was to allow 15 students, who had already taken five semesters of Russian, to complete their Russian minors. Rutherford said Emily Batinski, chair of the Foreign Language and Literatures Department, stayed on Foster’s case about the situation. “The department kept telling me that it wasn’t possible for me to teach for free,” she said. But Rutherford finally found a solution from an unlikely source — 15-year-old program Friends of Russian. “Friends of Russian fundraised to make money for the department,” she said. “I never knew what the money was for, and I never asked until now.” Batinski told Rutherford the funds raised could be used for “whatever I say.” The money raised by Friends of Russian will now go toward paying Rutherford to allow her to teach next semester. “Though I have been fired, I have decided to retire this semester,” Rutherford said. “By doing so, I will be reinstated as a professor in the spring and will be paid
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by the funds raised by Friends of Russian.” Matthew Tapley, international studies senior, said this was a huge relief. “I was worried I wouldn’t have enough credit hours to graduate in May,” he said. “With Jean being allowed to teach next semester, I don’t have to worry about three hours.” But Rutherford expressed her concern about the future of the University. “Forever LSU took money from a lot of people,” she said. “Where did it go? If the campaign made so much, how come they are cutting so many of us?” Tapley also said he worries about the future of the University. “This bureaucratic bullshit is entirely frustrating,” he said. “Any types of arts and humanities are always the first to go.” Tapley said in today’s economy, having knowledge of Russian is vital. “There are a whole line of language you can’t ignore,” he said. “Everything is universal these days.” Contact Kayla DuBos at kdubos@lsureveille.com
Gov. Bobby Jindal is on the offensive in his new book, “Leadership and Crisis,” which hit stores yesterday. The book, part-memoir, part political manifesto, has stirred up headlines nationwide for its pointed criticisms of President Barack Obama, “liberal elites” and the national news media, and has reignited speculation that Jindal has possible national political ambitions. The opening chapter details Jindal’s perception of response efforts to the BP oil spill and is laden with criticism aimed squarely at Obama, the federal government and oil giant BP. Jindal criticizes the Obama administration for letting “political posturing become more important than reality.” He complains that the president lectured Jindal and other Louisiana officials about making him look bad before actually dealing with the spill. “That encounter with President Obama served as a reminder to me of why Americans are frustrated with Washington: The feds focus on the wrong things,” he said. “It’s called core competence or the lack thereof.” After the first chapter’s salvo, Jindal begins an account of his personal story, from his childhood raised by Indian immigrants to his ascendancy to governor. That story is peppered with disdain for “Northeastern elites,” who Jindal says are out of touch with “real Americans” — and with whom he says he has had cultural clashes. “Reporters from Washington and New York often treat me as something exotic,” he writes. “I’m a Christian with Hindu parents, a son of immigrants who was elected a Republican governor of a southern state, a social conservative who graduated from Brown University and Oxford.” The University is featured heavily in stories about Jindal’s early life – Jindal’s parents moved to
America so his mother could pursue a graduate degree in nuclear physics. “LSU was so accommodating, and the opportunity to come to America so thrilling, that my parents accepted,” he writes. “For this reason alone, I’m an LSU Tiger fan for life.” Religion also plays heavily in the book — Jindal talks about his conversion from Hinduism to Catholicism, the defining moment of which he says occurred at LSU’s Chapel on the Campus. Jindal has traveled the country to promote the book — yesterday he appeared on MSNBC’s
“Morning Joe,” Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” and Fox News opinion personality Sean Hannity’s radio show. The book and Jindal’s promotion have rekindled some speculation that Jindal plans to run for national office. Jindal has repeatedly denied those rumors, saying he “has the job he wants.” The book is available in the LSU Bookstore.
Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com
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PHILANTHROPY
Reilly Center receives $1.2M Rachel Warren Staff Writer
The Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs at the Manship School of Mass Communication received a gift of $1.2 million from Charles and Carole Lamar, according to Ralph Izard, interim dean of the Manship School. The money will be used to set up the Lamar Family Visiting Scholars Endowment, which will annually allow recent Ph.D. graduates deemed “Lamar Scholars” to visit campus for a full academic year, according to a news release. Lamar Scholars will be selected by the dean of the Manship School, and the visiting scholars will teach at the University and work on projects meant to improve the school, according to the release. Each visitor will be expected to produce an original piece of research to garner national attention for the University. This is the latest in a long line of gifts and donations the University has recently received. The Forever LSU campaign has raised $787 million since it was launched in June 2006, exceeding its goal of $750 million. Izard said he is proud of the Reilly Center’s gift. “Any time you get $1.2 million, it’s a major accomplishment for the program,” he said. “For the Lamars to give us that kind of gift, it demonstrates a confidence that we really appreciate.” Izard said the endowment will allow the Reilly Center and the Manship School to develop programs that focus on media literacy, something he said all students need to be familiar with. “We see that as a necessity,” he said. Izard also said the Manship School submitted a request to the Board of Regents for $800,000 in matching funds, but he didn’t know if the school would receive the money. “The Board of Regents has provided this kind of support in the past,” he said. Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com
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POLITICS
TECHNOLOGY
Apple website promises ‘exciting’ Gov. Jindal news will be announced today travels to Reports: iTunes to promote sell Beatles tracks his book The Associated Press
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple Inc. replaced its regular home page Monday with a note promising an “exciting” iTunes announcement. “Tomorrow is just another day. That you’ll never forget,” the gadget maker posted online. The website instructs people to check back at 7 a.m. PST Tuesday to learn more. Apple would not give any further details about the nature of the announcement, but The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple has finally snagged the rights to sell Beatles albums on iTunes. Relying on unnamed sources, the report also said there was a chance Apple could change its plans at the last minute. Representatives from the Beatles’ label, EMI, and Apple Corps Ltd., which manages the band’s affairs, did not respond to messages from The Associated Press seeking comment. EMI has acted as the distributor for the Beatles since the early 1960s, but Apple Corps has so far declined to allow the Fab Four’s music on any Internet music services, including iTunes. The situation was exacerbated by a long-running trademark dispute between Apple Inc. and Apple Corps that was finally resolved in early 2007 when the companies agreed on joint use of the apple logo and name, a deal many saw as paving the way for an agreement for online access to the songs of the group, which broke up 40 years ago. Rumors of the Beatles’ online debut have cropped up tied to past Apple events. In 2009, Apple scheduled a music-themed event on the same day a digitally
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The Wall Street Journal reported Apple Inc. has obtained rights to sell Beatles songs on iTunes after Apple’s website promised an “exciting” announcement for today.
remastered collection of the Beatles’ oeuvre was due out on CD. However, the event came and went without an announcement. Apple is also thought to be working on some sort of music streaming service tied to Apple’s acquisition of startup Lala.com in 2009. Lala let people pay a small fee to stream music over the Internet instead of buying tracks for download. Some analysts believe Apple will eventually offer iPhone and other gadget users Web access to their iTunes
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libraries. Apple would need to have new deals in place with music labels first, and it’s unclear that such agreements have been forged.
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(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal is away from Louisiana all this week, traveling to support his new book “Leadership and Crisis” and to meet with Republican governors. The governor’s spokesman Kyle Plotkin announced Jindal’s schedule Sunday night. The governor will be in New York and California this week and returns to Louisiana next week, on Nov. 23. Jindal headed to New York on Sunday for appearances on several televised news shows, including NBC’s “Today” show and for interviews to tout the book that hit stores Monday. He will travel to San Diego on Tuesday for the Republican Governors Association’s annual conference, which he will attend through Friday before hitting Los Angeles for a re-election fundraiser, Plotkin said. On Saturday, the governor will promote his book at the Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara, Calif., a meeting to be aired on C-SPAN. Then, he will head to Washington for several interviews. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com
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Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
ACADEMICS
Landscape architecture program ranked No. 1 in nation Matthew Albright Staff Writer
The LSU Robert S. Reich School of Landscape Architecture’s undergraduate program took the top spot nationally in rankings released last week by DesignIntelligence, the leading
design profession journal, according to a University news release. The school’s graduate program took the No. 2 spot. The school has placed in the top five nationally since the rankings were designed, according to the release.
“This is a gratifying record and reason for University administrators and citizens of Louisiana to be proud,” said Van Cox, the school’s interim director. He said the rankings were a significant boon for the school’s recruiting. The rankings are based on
statistics and surveys of professionals and academics. The survey asks leading landscape architecture firms which schools produce the most qualified graduates. DesignIntelligence is regularly cited by national news organizations like NPR, Fortune
magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Robert Reich, the schools’ founder and namesake, died in early August at the age of 97. Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com
STUDY
University prices increasing more quickly than average Grace Montgomery Contributing Writer
College prices are increasing at two- and four-year institutions across the U.S., according to a 2010 survey by the College Board. The annual study “Trends in College Pricing” measures variations in pricing at two-year colleges and four-year public and private institutions. In the past year, published instate tuition and fees at public fouryear institutions rose by about 8 percent, according to the study. The average cost of in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions was $7,605 in the 201011 year, according to the study. From the 2009-10 to 2010-11 school years, the University’s annual tuition and required fees for fulltime in-state undergraduate students increased by 10.1 percent, according to Bernie Braun, applications consultant in the Office of Budget and Planning. The average cost of tuition and fees for in-state students is $5,764 this year, according to the Office of Budget and Planning. Out-of-state tuition and fees at public four-year universities are 6 percent higher, according to the study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for the University increased by 13.1 percent, according to data from Budget and Planning. Since funding for the University is controlled by the State Legislature, the passing of the LA GRAD Act will affect tuition increases, Braun said. The LA GRAD Act will allow public state universities to increase tuition by 10 percent every year for the next six years if the institution meets certain goals in retention and graduation rates. While this increase is more than average, the University is still more affordable than many peer institutions, according to Budget and Planning. “The key point is that while prices are increasing, LSU is still very affordable when compared to other peer institutions,” Braun said. Peer institution schools are similar in size and programs, like the universities of Georgia and Tennessee, according to Budget and Planning. For the 2009-10 academic year, the average cost of tuition and required fees was $7,426. The University’s tuition and required fees cost was $5,233, according to Budget and Planning.
The study also compared tuition and fees and room and board increases from 2001 to 2010. Tuition and fees increased by 5.6 percent at public four-year institutions during that time, according to the study. In 2001-02, tuition and fees cost $3,468, and $5,086 in 2009-10, according to Budget and Planning.
Room and board also constitutes a large portion of undergraduate fees. According to the College Board report, room and board rose 4.6 percent at public four-year universities from the 2009-10 academic year to the 2010-11 academic year. On average, University room and board cost $4,610 in the
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2009-10 academic year and increased to $4,890 in the 2010-11 academic year — a 6.1-percent rise. Published tuition and fees at private, nonprofit four-year colleges increased by 4.5 percent on average from 2010-11, according to the study. Estimated published tuition and fees at private, for-profit institutions
increased by an average 5.1 percent in the past year. The Office of Budget and Planning prepares similar reports specifically on University pricing for external and peer surveys, Braun said. Contact Grace Montgomery at gmontgomery@lsureveille.com
Sports
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
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FOOTBALL
Nevis left off final Lombardi Award list Sean Isabella Sports Writer
practicing Monday after having a screw removed from his ankle about a month ago — an encouragingly quick rehabilitation for the fiery lineman. “As the operation took place, we felt like this was a very significant injury, and it was not as likely that he would return at the end of the season,” Miles said. “But the bones grew together extremely well. ... I watched him on the sideline in what was a Friday walk, and he was over there hitting a wall, stomping on his ankle and working like heck.” Blackwell still has a plate in his ankle for the time being, but he said he can’t wait to play again in Tiger Stadium.
The Rotary Club of Houston announced Thursday the four finalists for the prestigious Rotary Lombardi Award with a perplexing twist. LSU senior defensive tackle Drake Nevis, a semifinalist for the annual award that recognizes the nation’s top lineman or linebacker, was surprisingly left out. Nevis has anchored an LSU defense that ranks fifth in the NCAA in total defense and 24th in rushing defense. He is currently third on the team in tackles (49), first in sacks (6) and tackles for loss (12.5) to go along with three forced fumbles, an interception and one safety. “I was shocked,” said junior running back Stevan Ridley. “That really just blows my mind. I kind of wonder what people have been watching on TV if they don’t think he should be up there for the Lombardi.” The four finalists are Clemson defensive end Da’Quan Bowers, Iowa defensive end Adrian Clayborn, Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley and TCU center Jake Kirkpatrick. Bowers and Fairley were nobrainers as Bowers leads the nation with 13.5 sacks and 22 tackles for loss, while Fairley is tied for 20th with 7.5 sacks and leads the Southeastern Conference with 18 tackles for loss.
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NEVIS, see page 11
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The LSU offensive line faces off against the Auburn defense Oct. 23 during the Tigers’ 17-24 loss. Starting guard Will Blackwell might return to the offensive line Saturday.
Back in, Blackwell Starting guard may return to revamped offensive line after injury in season opener
Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer
The very first snap of the season changed the LSU offensive line. Junior right guard Will Blackwell was starting his first game at LSU against North Carolina, and on that first snap, junior running back Stevan Ridley rolled into his right leg. The next thing he knew, Blackwell couldn’t feel his leg. The West Monroe native remained out since that opening game and underwent surgery after the North Carolina game, and the team assumed he would be out for the season. LSU coach Les Miles said that might not be the case after all, and he thinks Blackwell will play Saturday against Ole Miss. Blackwell started
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Tigers look to improve on season opener LSU faces Nicholls tonight at 7 in PMAC Luke Johnson Sports Contributor
The LSU men’s basketball team got a taste of victory in its season opener, but it was bittersweet for coach Trent Johnson. The Tigers (1-0) were out-rebounded and out-hustled by the Northwestern State Demons. Northwestern State pulled down 24 offensive boards and forced 25 LSU turnovers. “Going into this year, we understand what we need to do and how we need to go about it to be effective,” Johnson said. “I didn’t expect to give up 24 offensive rebounds, but that’s putting a body on the guy.”
The Tigers will need a better effort tonight against the Nicholls State Colonels, who will be coming to the PMAC with a 0-1 record. The Colonels nearly pulled off a victory against Houston in their season opener, dropping the contest, 63-62, in overtime in front of the Houston crowd. Nicholls State features a prolific scorer on their roster who could give LSU fits. Senior forward Anatoly Bose — who was born in Kazakhstan but calls Australia home — has been king in the castle for the Colonels after averaging 21.1 points per game in his junior campaign. Bose scored 22 points in the Colonels’ opener. He scored 20 or more points in 20 of the Colonels’ 30 games last season, including three games in which he scored 40 points or more. In last season’s contest against LSU,
Bose lit up the scoreboard for 24 points — nearly enough to topple the Tigers in a game LSU won, 63-60. The Tigers may have found some scorers of their own, however. Freshman guards Andre Stringer and Ralston Turner each scored 21 points in LSU’s opener. The efforts were the most points scored by an LSU freshman since Glen “Big Baby” Davis scored 28 points in 2006. “That is what they’ve been doing in practice. Neither one of them is afraid,” Johnson said. “We didn’t really have many problems on the perimeter. Nothing surprised me from that standpoint offensively.” Stringer and Turner revived a perimeter attack that was lacking for the Tigers last NICHOLLS, see page 11
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LSU junior guard Chris Bass (4) dunks the ball Friday during the Tigers’ 87-78 victory against Northwestern State.
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FOOTBALL
LSU receives second commitment for class of 2012 Linebacker Granier to join Tigers Hunter Paniagua Sports Contributor
National Signing Day for the Class of 2012 may still be more than a year away, but LSU has already started doing work. LSU received its second commitment for the class of 2012 on Nov. 11 when Thibodaux linebacker Trey Granier chose the Tigers. Granier joins four-star wide receiver Avery Johnson, the brother of LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson, in the 2012 class. Bayou Bengals Insider recruiting analyst Derek Ponamsky said the 6-foot-1-inch, 225-pound linebacker possesses the speed and instincts that will project as a weak side linebacker at the college level. Ponamsky also noted Granier has shown similar leadership skills to a current star in LSU’s linebacker corp. “When you look at a guy like Kelvin Sheppard, he has a lot of those same strengths,” Ponamsky said. “He’s a 3.8 student. He’s very intelligent, and he’s going
to be able to make the checks and recruits. calls and get the guys lined up.” “They’ve always had talent,” Granier’s cousin David Butler Ponamsky said. “It’s a situation played running back for the Tigers where Dennis Lorio took it over in the early 1990s, and did a great and his father job of making played college sure those guys football at Nichare put into a poolls State with runsition to succeed. ning backs coach Obviously, it’s a and recruiting cotremendous credit ordinator Frank to him.” Wilson. PonamLSU lost sky said that relaThibodaux wide tionship may have receiver Trovon played a role in Reed to Auburn Derek Ponamsky Granier’s deciin 2009. This year, Bayou Bengals Insider sion, but it wasn’t LSU again finds recruiting analyst the only reason he itself in a recruitgrabbed LSU’s attention. ing war with Auburn over one of “At the end of the day, it Granier’s teammates — four-star wasn’t a situation where the kid offensive lineman Greg Robinson. just got offered because his faLanding Granier may have ther knew Frank,” Ponamsky the benefit of swaying Robinson said. “He’s going to be an all-state in LSU’s favor, Ponamsky said. linebacker as a junior and one of “[Granier is] a natural-born the elite prospects in the state for leader,” Ponamsky said. “Guys 2012.” tend to gravitate toward him and Granier marks the third elite follow him. He’s going to be recruit to come out of Thibodaux working out with Greg from now High School in three years. until February, and that will only Ponamsky said former head coach help.” Dennis Lorio, who recently reEven though LSU has gotsigned, can be credited for the ten an early start in building an program’s success in churning out elite recruiting class in 2012,
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‘He’s going to be an all-state linebacker as a junior and one of the elite prospects in the state for 2012.’
FOOTBALL
LSU-Ark. to air at 2:30 p.m. on CBS Holiday weekend to see 4 other SEC games Staff Reports The LSU football team is slated for another appearance on CBS — its fifth of the season — when it faces No. 13 Arkansas two days after Thanksgiving. The Southeastern Conference announced Monday that CBS would televise the game Nov. 26 at 2:30 p.m. The network has televised LSU’s tilts with Tennessee, Auburn and Alabama, and it will air this Saturday’s match against Ole Miss. The game will be played in Little Rock, Ark., rather than
Fayetteville. The Razorbacks traditionally play several games in Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium. Arkansas’ Sept. 11 game against Louisiana-Monroe was also played in Little Rock. The last time LSU played Arkansas in War Memorial Stadium was in 2008, when the Razorbacks came away with a 31-30 win on a last-minute touchdown pass from quarterback Casey Dick to wide receiver London Crawford. The LSU-Arkansas series has traditionally been played the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving, but CBS moved the game to Saturday last season. The Iron Bowl rivalry between Alabama and Arkansas, which is usually played on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, has
been moved to Friday for the 2009 game and this year’s game because of contract agreements with CBS. Four other SEC games will be televised during Thanksgiving weekend. Kentucky-Tennessee will be on the SEC Network; the Ole Miss-Mississippi State “Egg Bowl” rivalry will air on ESPNU; Wake Forest at Vanderbilt will be on Comcast Sports; and Georgia Tech at Georgia will air on ESPN. Florida State plays host to Florida, and South Carolina travels to Clemson. Television status has not been announced for either of those games. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com
Ponamsky said the Tigers still have their attention focused on filling out the 2011 class. “I wouldn’t expect much more action to take place in the 2012 class right now because LSU has got some really big fish that they want to put in the boat before they
start working on that too much,” Ponamsky said. “I think they want to take their time on evaluating a few more guys.” Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com
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SCHWEHMMING AROUND
BCS shakeup could get interesting down the stretch for LSU
This past weekend could have been absolutely disastrous for the BCS and terrific for LSU. It was supposed to be a weekend where the BCS standings remained the same for those programs in the top 10, since none of them were playing ranked opponents. In college football, though, “supposed to be’s” frequently turn into “should have been’s.” That nearly happened this weekend. Let’s start with No. 3 TCU. The Horned Frogs looked spectacular coming off their big win against then-No. 5 Utah the week before. TCU, which boasts the nation’s best defense, gave up 35 points against unranked San Diego State.
The Horned Frogs held a 3721 advantage before having to hold on late against San Diego State, 40-35, at home. Then there is No. 1 Oregon, the nation’s most powerful offense. Those Ducks nearly fell flat against upset-minded California. In fact, they should have lost. Early on in the fourth quarter, California kicker Giorgio Tavecchio made a 24-yard field goal. The only problem is that it didn’t count because of a false start on Tavecchio himself. He then shanked the ensuing 29-yard field goal. Oregon escaped by a safety, 15-13. In those two games alone, you are looking at a mere seven points separating LSU from No.
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Oregon wide receiver Jeff Maehl (23) celebrates after scoring against California on Saturday’s win in the Duck’s 15-13 win in Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif.
5 in the BCS to No. 3. Talk about what could have been a BCS mess. As if that wasn’t enough, there is No. 2 Auburn, who pulled ahead late against Georgia behind the ever-criticized quarterback Cam Newton. The “other” Tigers, as they are freAndy Schwehm quently reSports columnist ferred to in Baton Rouge, outscored Georgia 28-10 in the second half to seal the Southeastern Conference Western Division crown. Had the Bulldogs been able to pull it off, all hell would have broken loose in the BCS. Let’s go hypothetical here for a moment and say just Oregon and TCU lost. You have LSU, a team that isn’t even going to be playing for an SEC championship, sitting pretty at No. 3. Then you have arguably the most hated team in America (which I don’t understand) in Boise State at No. 2. Auburn would hold down No. 1. The pollsters and computers would have to think long and hard about this one. Do you put Boise into the national title game over a one-loss major conference school? Do you put LSU, a team that can’t even win its own conference, into the title game? Do you jump Stanford or Wisconsin over LSU to ensure they have a shot at the title game? These are going to be the questions that plague voters over the final few weeks in college football should something happen, and they aren’t going to be easy to answer. The thing is, we could be looking at such a scenario. Oregon has No. 22 Arizona at home next weekend before traveling to face in-state rival Oregon State the following weekend.
Meanwhile, Auburn is still looking at No. 11 Alabama coming up before closing out the season against No. 17 South Carolina, whom the Tigers barely defeated earlier this season (35-27). Boise State still has No. 18 Nevada left on its plate. We may be looking at a lot of title game scenarios while saying “what should have been” if there were no BCS instead of “what is.”
This year, the system may hit a breaking point. Andy Schwehm is a 21-yearold English and psychology senior from New Orleans. You can follow him on Twitter @TDR_ASchwehm.
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GYMNASTICS
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
BASKETBALL
Courville brightens Tigers’ future Terry’s 26 points lead U-High senior Mavericks past Hornets
my hometown and stay where I’ve been cheering for LSU for as long as I can remember.” Courville began taking gymnastics at age 5, and she had qualified as an elite international Rob Landry gymnast by the time she was 10. Sports Contributor On her first attempt, she The LSU gymnastics team ranked high enough to be a Junior is building for the future, even Olympic Qualifier. In 2007 she won the balance though the 2011 season has yet beam title at the American Clasto start. The Tigers got word last sic meet and also won the allWednesday that Rheagan Cour- around title at the U.S. Classic. She spent time ville — a senior training in Houston at University with the Karolyi’s, High School in the coaches of the Baton Rouge USA Olympic Na— signed her tional Team. intention to take Now she comher talents to the petes with threePMAC. time national Courville champion and forhad offers from mer LSU gymnast a multitude of Susan Jackson at schools includLouisiana Gyming Southeastern Susan Jackson Training Conference foes three-time national champion, nastics Center. Florida and Auformer LSU gymnast “Susan has alburn, along with ways been one of national powers my idols,” Courville said. “She’s Alabama and Georgia. But the allure of staying been so successful in the colleclose to home was too much to giate and national field, she’s accomplished just about every goal pass up. “I narrowed it down to most you can accomplish in college. of the SEC schools,” Courville To be coached by her makes it said. “And then in the end, LSU, even better to know what it takes with its resources and support in- and she can give me the training fluenced my decision to stick with that I need to get exactly where
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‘She will be at the end of every line up and will probably be an all-arounder her freshman year.’
she is.” Jackson is equally as impressed with Courville. “She is very, very talented,” Jackson said. “She’s not scared to try new skills. When you try to tell her to try new skills, she just picks it up pretty quickly. And as far as college goes, she has more experience than most of the other girls because she has done the elite scene.” Courville was also drawn in by working under the tutelage of LSU coach D-D Breaux. “She liked D-D’s coaching style,” said Rheagan’s mother, Bridget Courville. “She’s a little firm and really eager. But it was hard because a majority of the coaches were really nice. But she really liked D-D. And we’d been taking her to LSU meets since she was really young so she knew what it was all about.” Though the Tigers will only have to replace one senior following this season, Jackson expects Courville to step in and make an immediate impact. “She will be at the end of every line up and will probably be an all-arounder her freshman year,” Jackson said.
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The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Jason Terry scored 26 points, including the goahead jumper in the final minute, and the Dallas Mavericks handed the New Orleans Hornets their first loss of the season, 98-95 on Monday night. New Orleans, which had been off to a franchise-best 8-0 start, got 22 points from Chris Paul, but only two came in the second half. Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and 10 rebounds to help the Mavericks stretch their winning streak to four games. Peja Stojakovic added 17 points and Emeka Okafor pulled down 14 rebounds for New Orleans. Terry’s 17-footer with 46 seconds remaining gave the Mavericks a 95-92 edge, but Trevor Ariza’s 3-pointer with 40 seconds left tied it at 95. Terry drained an 18-footer with 34 seconds to play for a 97-95 advantage. Nowitzki made only one free throw with 2.8 seconds left, giving New Orleans a final chance to tie, but Okafor missed a contested 25-footer at the buzzer. The teams have a rematch Wednesday night in New Orleans. Jason Kidd contributed 16 points and six assists as Dallas
rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit. The Hornets were hurt by missing eight of 24 free throws. The Mavericks weren’t much better from the line, missing eight of 27. After the Mavs trailed by as many as 11 in the third quarter, Terry made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to open the final quarter, pulling the Mavericks within 78-75. Paul, who spent the final 7:34 of the third quarter on the bench with four fouls, returned about two minutes into the fourth quarter. Four consecutive 3-pointers by Willie Green, Stojakovic, Green and Stojakovic gave the Hornets a 9083 lead with 6:04 remaining. Dallas came back with a 13-3 spurt, capped by Nowitzki’s 3-pointer with 3:20 to play to tie it at 90. New Orleans used an 10-0 run early in the third quarter for a 62-52 pad, but Paul went to the bench after collecting his fourth foul. Even without him for the rest of the quarter, the Hornets held a 76-69 edge at the end of three. Paul, averaging 17 points in the first eight games, went 8 of 11 from the field to send New Orleans to a 52-47 advantage at the break. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com
The Daily Reveille
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 BLACKWELL, from page 7
“I broke my leg in three places and basically tore all the ligaments in my ankle,” Blackwell said. “It was like, ‘How is this possible?’” Sophomore center P.J. Lonergan, who has started all 10 games along with junior left guard Josh Dworaczyk and senior left tackle Joseph Barksdale, said the offensive line chemistry was slightly thrown off when Blackwell returned to practice. “The last couple of days practicing with him, it’s felt very awkward,” Lonergan said. “But that’s expected. When ‘Will has he got hurt and able to as much wasn’t play the first swag as an few weeks, it offensive felt awkward having him lineman not there. Now that can have. he’s back, it will a couple of He knew it take days to get used wasn’t the to it.” Blackwell end of his said he undercareer — stands it could it’s just a take a few days setback.’ for the offensive line to get used Stevan Ridley to his return. LSU junior running “It kinda back hurt my feelings. I didn’t know how to take it,” Blackwell said with a smile. “But I understand. They’ve been without me more than they’ve been with me this season, so they kind of got into a groove.” The team describes Blackwell as a resilient player, a quality which was even more evident after his devastating injury. Ridley said Blackwell “means business” on the field. He and Dworaczyk are Blackwell’s roommates. “Will has as much swag as an offensive lineman can have,” Ridley said. “He knew it wasn’t the end of his career — it’s just a setback. He probably won’t play the whole game this week, but by our bowl game he’ll catch his groove and prepare to roll into next year.” In Blackwell’s absence, junior T-Bob Hebert, LSU’s starting center in 11 of 13 games last season, and redshirt freshman Josh Williford have earned starts at the right guard position. Sophomore right tackle Alex Hurst went down against Alabama with a right leg injury, shaking up the line yet again. Junior offensive tackle Greg Shaw earned his first career start in Hurst’s place against LouisianaMonroe, and redshirt freshman Chris Faulk also played and earned Miles’ praise. Miles said he is optimistic Hurst will return Saturday. “Chris Faulk is a big, right tackle that we might need to get some looks,” Miles said. “We’ll make sure we have the right guys on the field.” Blackwell said it was challenging for linemen to be thrust into the starting lineup at such pivotal moments. “They’ve won a lot of games,” he said. “We’re 9-1, so I can’t complain.” Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com
NEVIS, from page 7
The biggest question mark — statistically speaking — is Clayborn’s selection over Nevis. Nevis has more tackles, sacks, tackles for loss and forced fumbles than Clayborn. Clayborn does boast a blocked kick and four quarterback hurries. “For me, I don’t know that there is a nose tackle or a defensive
NICHOLLS, from page 7
season. The duo combined to launch all 15 of LSU’s 3-point attempts and made seven of them. Stringer was especially impressive from beyond the arc, as he sank some of his shots from several feet behind the 3-point line. “I try to be as aggressive as Coach lets me be,” Stringer said. “I want to get my teammates involved
lineman, certainly an interior guy, that has as great an impact on a game or in leadership on a program as Drake Nevis has had,” LSU coach Les Miles said. “It’s sad that he’s not in the finals.”
page 11 together probably at the end of the season and weigh the options,” he said. “I just want to go out there and continue to help this ball club win games. That’s my ultimate goal for this season.”
PETERSON MUM ON FUTURE Fifteen LSU seniors will play their last game in Tiger Stadium this weekend against Ole Miss, but
junior cornerback Patrick Peterson could join them. Peterson, who projects to be a top-10 pick next year, is expected to forego his final year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft. But Peterson wouldn’t reveal any decision just yet Monday, saying he wants to focus on the rest of the year first. “My dad and coach Miles and the other coaches will come
and do whatever we have to do.” Sophomore guard Aaron Dotson also got in the mix for LSU in the opener. After only scoring in double figures three times in his freshman season, a healthy Dotson set a career high with 17 points in the opener. Stringer and Turner’s mastery behind the 3-point line made penetration easier for a slashing Dotson. “It stretches the defense, especially for me,” Dotson said after
the game. “It opens up the driving lanes.” Though LSU features a roster without a true center, the Tigers have a big size advantage on the Colonels. Bose is the tallest player on Nicholls State’s roster at 6 feet 6 inches. LSU features seven players who are listed at 6 feet 7 inches or taller, which could add up to a sizable advantage in the rebound department for the Tigers.
The Colonels were out-rebounded, 34-25, in Houston, with guard Fred Hunter leading the team with eight rebounds. Junior forward Garrett Green led the Tigers in rebounds in the opener, nabbing six in 11 minutes of playing time.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Despite criticism, LSU still needs Les Miles After the Alabama game, I was struck with what many would call a very odd thought: LSU needs Les Miles. You’re probably asking why on earth does LSU need Les Miles? The same coach whose time management, or lack thereof, nearly cost us the victory against Tennessee and did cost us at Ole Miss last year. The same coach who’s known by his infamous white hat and alias, “The Mad Hatter.” Yes, the very one who eats football turf, thinks fourth down means go for it, and tells journalists to,
“Have a nice day.” Why? Because of everything I just mentioned. He is the face of LSU football and he brings something to the table neither Nick Saban or previous LSU coaches, with the exception of Paul Dietzel and Charlie McClendon, could hope to. He gives LSU a football program that is completely distinct from any other. He brings style, swagger, and most importantly individuality to our program. Yes, he may cost us another game because his hat obstructs his view of the game clock or because he chokes on some turf, but he does it in style.
Aaron O’Neal History junior
CANCEL THE APOCALYPSE
Thank you to the LSU community for your support The people of Baton Rouge and Louisiana, and the LSU community have proven themselves extremely helpful and caring when it comes to helping out a member of their community. My family and I were overwhelmed by the generosity of those who have made a contribution to my recovery efforts while in Baton Rouge, where I have happily returned! Through your prayers, best wishes, donations and participation in Mike Bitton benefits, you have left myself and my family amazed and very appreciative. I continue to improve and I look forward to the day when I can once again ride my bike
and thank many of you personally. Again, a very heartfelt thanks to all of the individuals and the many groups that offered me and my family the greatest of support while in Baton Rouge. My thanks go out to, but are not limited to the following groups; Baton Rouge General Medical Staff, Acadian Ambulance, Louisiana State Police, LSU Cycling, LSU Triathlon Club, LSU Geography and Anthropology Department and Society, LSU ISO, Mitch Evans and the Raising Canes cycling team, Storyville and Chelsea’s Café for their extensive contributions and support, and all the individuals that offered support and prayers and donated blood in my name. Thank you everyone.
Michael Bitton Geography and anthropology graduate student
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
The Jindal Count Days Bobby Jindal has ignored our concerns:
34 Will higher education hold any priority with the administration in the coming budget crisis? Would the governor put pressure on the Legislature for constitutional amendments to protect higher education and allow for more “across the board” cuts?
CAMPUS-RESIDENT ALIEN
Office of Parking should Statistical data overused, faked give commuters refunds Commuting students are all too familiar with the woes of on-campus parking. Endlessly searching a full South Stadium lot, paying hefty fines for inventing their own spaces and doing battle with fellow commuters when spots do become available — they’re just facts of life. But every so often, the situation becomes inexplicably worse. When spaces are needed for non-student events, they are taken without question. This past Wednesday’s annexation of the ROTC lot, located behind South Stadium, was only the most recent of these seizures. This happens any time the spaces are needed, and the only warning comes via LSU Parking’s Facebook and Twitter pages 24 hours before the event. For students who don’t religiously check these pages, their mornings often begin with the surprise of having to seek parking elsewhere and most likely being late for class. This is beyond problematic for students expecting their pre-paid parking to remain commuter only. Instead, the lots designated and reserved for commuting students can instantly become off-limits when needed for someone else. Trying to get a better grasp of the situation, I spoke with Gary Graham, director or Parking, Traffic and Transportation. Sharing little
compassion for commuting students, Graham suggested students sign up for Twitter accounts to get earlier notices of when their respective lots will be temporarily annexed for non-student events. I was seeking a list of fuAndrew Robertson Opinion Editor ture lot closures when I spoke with Graham, but no such list exists. Rather, sections of parking lots are taken as needed, with no regard for the students who are late to class because of it. Commuters pay $100 annually to park, not a small fee by any means. And for this payment, we expect our parking spaces to remain reserved for students — not roped off for others. Students suffer enough stress in the classroom — stop making it worse by taking our parking spaces. Andrew Robertson is a 23-year-old English writing and culture senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Arobertson
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For centuries, statistics have often been used as a tool of rhetoric for speakers and writers. More than that, the notion of “knowledge” is often mistakenly based on the need to provide quantitative data to prove “truths.” But like every other aspect of our juvenile-delinquent-of-a21st-century, statistical backup data is not only overused but in many cases simply faked. We should be concerned about this. It’s one of those things in our society that is blindly taken for granted. Quote a few percentage rates and numbers of “individuals,” and you have a nod from the person you’re trying to convince. Moreover, modern science and our whole academic system rests on the omnipotent notion that performance can always be measured by a few researchers willing to run experiments targeting quantitative results. Isolate a sample group, ask questions, run tests, do the math, analyze results and voila: You can apply that little truth to whatever you want to call “the real life.” How detached from reality is an experiment or a mathematical procedure meant to prove something about that reality? How accurate and stable are the conditions on which statistical data is produced?
Just one more question, and I don’t ask this hypothetically. I’d like you to answer, even if only to yourself: How likely are you to change your opinion within the span of one day? About big or small things, it doesn’t matter. Marcelo Vieira Sorry again Columnist — I’m being too “subjective.” Let me try to be more practical: How probable is it that you trip and fall on a stone in the street today? I can answer that one: There are two statistical answers — 100 percent or 0 percent. The plane you are in is either going to fall or not, no matter how many chances in a million there are for a plane to crash. There’s no percentage in the statistical wonderland that is going to make you feel safer. It’s a 100-percent or 0-percent chance it is going to happen. The worst kind of publicity are statistics such as “every x seconds, something y happens to z group of people.” It’s not hard to do the math and realize that in a fair amount of years, every subject of z will have suffered y. But what can I say about it? I’m just a musician. The percentage of notes I can get right in a performance,
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or the number of recitals I can give in one month is no guarantee that I will communicate the art of music to whomever sees me play. And the importance of my work can hardly be verified “objectively” enough to justify my existence. It’s not like x-percent of people are going to succeed in life because they are planning to attend the LSU Symphony concert this Friday. I could also never estimate how many students out of the average of 100 that comes to the concert is going to feel inspired and intrigued, and maybe have more energy to start preparing for finals. There’s no way in the world I’m going to understand statistics. I’m probably just one of the 99.9 percent of people that believes that life will go on, even when our monetary statistics are falling off the charts — and to the floor. Marcelo Vieira is a 32-year-old jazz cello graduate student from Brazil. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_MVieira.
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Quote of the Day “A mistake is simply another way of doing things.”
Katharine Graham American publisher June 16, 1917 — July 17, 2001
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Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
POP GOES THE CULTURE
Opinion
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Paparazzi mentality plagues politics, pop culture Gov. Bobby Jindal and “Twilight” actor Robert Pattinson have more in common than you think. If you’re an avid reader of The Daily Reveille, you know the editorial staff launched the “Jindal tracker” more than a month ago to keep tabs on our oft-traveling state leader. Two weeks ago, the paper also devoted a Twitter account to following the cast of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” as they enjoy nearby hangouts between filming sessions. Even before these movie stars invaded Louisiana’s capital city, an epidemic of paparazzi syndrome had swept the University campus. But whether an inept politician or a talentless actor, everyone should still be treated respectfully — it’s basic human decency. And respect doesn’t include behavior like stalking and asking for a picture or autograph. Respect means treating someone as a person on your
level — not as a celebrity. In the case of politicians, these leaders should be tactfully held accountable for their actions, rather than hunted or idolized. But the effect of giving our policymakers the “star treatment” is clear — it’s one Kelly Hotard Columnist of the driving forces behind the broken circus machine called American politics. Diplomacy meetings have become mere photo-ops. A Michigan couple sold a handwritten letter from President Obama for $7,000 to make ends meet. And comedians, of all people, organized a rally at the National Mall in D.C. to restore sanity. Washington, we have a problem. As for celebrities like the “Twilight” cast, I personally
couldn’t care less where they are. I realize most pop culture columnists would drop everything to pursue world-renowned actors when they’re miles away — an interview with a vampire is a difficult opportunity to resist. But better yet, might I suggest Robert Pattinson and Co. use their “star power” to champion a cause while they’re here, as celebrities like Drew Brees, Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock have done? Cameras and crowds are going to follow them everywhere. Why not join forces with the media and politics, bring attention to the higher education crisis and make an appearance at any of the numerous upcoming protests against budget cuts? Our University’s student involvement at such events has been generally low, but skipping class to follow the Cullens to the Capitol might seem more appealing to my peers. It’s an unrealistic request, of course, but I’d think much more favorably of these entertainers if
they were seen doing something more productive than partying and shopping. But if we want our easily recognized visitors to feel welcome in Baton Rouge and contribute to the local economy (the only feasible perk I find in their presence), they need to be reassured they can step out to the store or bar of their choice without being mobbed in minutes. So far, the only major patronage to any of these businesses has come from the influx of fans now trying to catch at least a glimpse of the stars reportedly seen there. Though I’m sure this hysteria is what the “Twilight” stars have come to expect, we should at least try to be polite and prove them wrong. Southern hospitality doesn’t involve stalking and exploiting their whereabouts — those are speculative, tabloid-like activities that social networking sites only encourage. I understand being starstruck in the midst of such breathtaking, Oscar-worthy performers might cause you to think irrationally,
if at all. Everyone loves sharing those life-changing experiences, and constant connectivity makes it easier than ever to do so. But if I spot any of the “Twilight” cast (or the governor, for that matter), I won’t be broadcasting it on my news feed — I already think it’s creepy I’m required to tell you to “follow” me on Twitter every week. We can’t expect our own digital privacy to be respected and then violate others’ simply because they’re famous. Leave the mobbing to the paparazzi. Besides, celebrities tweet so much about their lives, they just about put the star-stalkers out of business. Kelly Hotard is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Picayune, Miss. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_khotard.
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Students should be cautious of social network postings What do you want to be remembered for? Do you want to be remembered as the top graduate of your college, best athlete in the NCAA or possibly the best writer at a newspaper? Or would you rather be remembered as the person who downed a dozen Four Lokos and
proceeded to steal a tiger? The actions many college students engage in during this 21st century digital age all seem to share one common action — posting on social media sites. Through the use of social networking, it’s easy for you, your friends, your parents and possibly a future employer to see
what you have or haven’t done during your college career. The same site that introduced the world to Farmville and Mafia Wars could also easily be the ticket to your future — and it’s a difficult pill to swallow. Some of you might read this as a parental lecture, but a simple Google search can lead to hours
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of reading about the unfortunate souls who have had their lives ruined thanks to Facebook and other social networking sites. In this digital age, information can easily be gathered on almost any topic. H a r d l y anyone actually goes to a library anymore, as the Internet is a more con- Adam Arinder venient tool for Columnist “research.” Yet this ease of access can have negative effects, as well. Think about it — anything you post on the Internet, even if done so “privately,” — is now public domain for anyone to see. Yes, that means all blog posts, LiveJournal entries, tweets and status updates are public knowledge for everyone in the world. To many, this is common knowledge, and I’m most likely preaching to the choir — but it still amazes me the things people post and tweet about. Speaking first hand, we at The Daily Reveille have a very tight social networking policy and would come under fire from management if we post certain inappropriate content. And college athletes are constantly under social networking surveillance. Easily the most popular public figures of the University,
athletes are monitored by Athletic Department officials for postings and pictures and receive serious consequences if something inappropriate surfaces. No university wants to be thrown in the spotlight over anything negative — just look at Auburn. Now, I would never advocate any type of censorship or “Big Brother” approach — I’m a huge fan of the First Amendment and love freely speaking my mind — but people need to be more careful to what they put on the Internet. Even if it’s something private, it will find its way to the masses (see Brett Favre). Don’t ruin your professional life because you thought it necessary to make an ass out of yourself at a party last weekend and brag about it to your friends via Facebook. Be smart and think about what you tweet and what you post on Facebook. Remember, anyone can — and will — see it. Adam Arinder is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder.
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Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 CAMPAIGN, from page 1
their time working on initiatives students want but were not on the pair’s pushcard during their campaign, like placing more power outlets in the library. He said budget cut issues have taken priority over many pushcard initiatives. “At the end of the day I think the students would rather see a strong academic core … than these initiatives completed quickly,” Hudson said of those issues that have fallen by the wayside. The Senate, which will meet for the final time Wednesday night, was not as active as in semesters past because leadership from previous semesters had been lost, according to SG Senate speaker Brooksie Bonvillain. “There were really big shoes to be filled this semester. We started a little slow,” Bonvillain said. “It’s very much been a learning process.” Bonvillain said the new Senate has had time to learn, and she hopes to start next semester strong. “Although we haven’t had a high volume of legislation passed, we’ve had a lot ‘At the end of quality legislation,” Bonvilof the day lain said. “I do I think the have the goal of 10 pieces students having of legislation in would place to start the rather see spring semesa strong ter.” The Senate academic did their part to several core ... fulfill of Hudson and than these Borel’s caminitiatives paign initiatives, passcompleted including ing a resolution quickly.’ urging Faculty Senate to allow students to withJ Hudson draw from classSG president es on the eighth class day of the semester without receiving a W, which is the last day students can add a class. The resolution has been referred to the Faculty Senate’s Admissions, Standards and Honors committee. SG Senate also approved a resolution urging Faculty Senate to request Academic Affairs restrict the kinds of graded work given by instructors during the concentrated study period. Most of the senators did not run on Hudson and Borel’s ticket last spring, which created some initial tension between the executive and legislative branches, according to Borel. Hudson has also vetoed some Senate legislation this semester, including a change to the SG election code that will allow campaigns to hand out “trinkets” — items worth less than $2 — to students. The veto is expected to be overridden, according to Bonvillain. “Some people are afraid of [vetoes], but I think it’s exciting,” Bonvillain said. “It shows the balance of power.” Contact Frederick Holl at fholl@lsureveille.com
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home in Lafayette when the accident occurred. Rodrigue said Archangel was first hired as an adviser in August 2008. He believes her death will deeply affect students and faculty at the University. “She always had a smile on her face,” Rodrigue said. “It’s always a tremendous loss any time we lose someone but especially someone with her demeanor and personality.” Eli Jones, dean of the Business College, said Archangel will be missed for her contributions to the school. “She was a very kind lady,” Jones said. “She’s definitely going to
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“I’m in charge of the promotions department, and our job today is to get the word out there,” he said. “We are here seeking out the hopefuls that will make it through to our Contestants Department in January.” Strathearn said the department, which screens and interviews contestants for “Wheel of Fortune,” will be in New Orleans in January. “They will [administer] a written test to really challenge each finalist’s puzzle-solving,” he said. If the contestants do well in their tests, they may have the chance to be a part of the April 2011 taping of “College Week.” Greg Renoud, mass communication junior, was called onstage to prove his puzzle-solving skills. Renoud said auditions and interviews don’t faze him. “I’ve had a lot of experience being on stage through theater and Tiger Band,” Renoud said. “But this was still a little nerve wracking.” Renoud said being in front of strangers is easier than being onstage in front of friends. “When I introduced myself, I
be missed as a colleague.” Jones said Archangel was the coordinator for the Freshman Year Experience in the college, and the students she worked with will be hit especially hard by the loss. “We’ll do our best to make sure the students are taken care of,” he said. Rodrigue said no plans for funeral services have been made as of yet. He said Archangel is survived by her husband and four stepchildren. “It’s going to take a long time for people to recover,” he said.
Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com sang for the audience,” he said. “It was really hard to do that with a straight face in front of my friends.” Renoud said he hopes to make it to testing in January. “I’ve watched the show since I was 4,” he said. “I love it.” Each contestant received swag like “Wheel of Fortune” hats, shirts, duffle bags and more. “We just had to spin the wheel and whichever prize it landed on, we got,” Renoud said. Strathearn said there is another way for students to sign up for January testing. “I understand that some students who may make great contestants on the show couldn’t make it out today due to class,” he said. “We would like to give them a chance, too.” To register, visit fox8live.com and click the “Wheel of Fortune” link, where there is an application for “College Week.” Each of the online applications will be put in a database and randomly selected. Contact Kayla DuBos at kdubos@lsureveille.com
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