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CRIME
Seven arrested for campus bike thefts Sarah Eddington Staff Writer
reserves, especially benefited from Americans’ almost insatiable thirst for oil.” By 1923, the College of Engineering offered a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering to help train students for the booming industry. Now, more than 85 years later, mainstream TV commercials promote hybrid and electric cars
The LSU Police Department has increased its efforts to mitigate the bicycle theft problem on campus after the recent spike in thefts, and the efforts are already yielding positive results. Police have made seven arrests related to the thefts and recovered more than 20 bikes reported stolen, according to Det. Jason Bettencourtt, LSUPD spokesman. The seven people arrested all live in neighborhoods north of campus, which made it easy for them to walk to campus and ride the bicycles back, Bettencourtt said. There were 67 reported bicycle thefts on campus from June to October, and the number peaked in October with 25 reported cases, Bettencourtt said. “That’s well above our average,” he said. “Those numbers are extremely high for LSU’s campus.” LSUPD responded by placing officers on special assignments to identify the people responsible and to retrieve the stolen bicycles, Bettencourtt said. “We had plain-clothed officers
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THEFT, see page 15
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[Left] Kevin Book, vice president of international operations for Compressco, gives a guest lecture to the PETE Field Operations class Nov. 23 at the LSU PERTT Lab, the only university-owned, hands-on training facility of its kind in the nation. [Middle] Abiola Olabode, of the TA field operations lab (green helmet), answers student questions during a Compressco demonstration at the LSU PERTT Lab. [Right] Students take notes in the lab.
DEEP ROOTED Nicholas Persac Contributing Writer
Huey Long, elected Louisiana governor in 1928, recognized the importance of the growing automobile industry and the demand to build new roads during a time when only 331 miles of paved highway outside of urban areas existed in the state.
For 85 years the University’s Petroleum Engineering Department has trained students for an ever-evolving industry.
“The rapid growth of automobile ownership nationally, however, accelerated demand for petroleum products, particularly gasoline and lubricants, and indirectly led to the establishment of a new department by the College of Engineering,” author Dan Frost wrote in his book, “The LSU College of Engineering, Volume II: Growth and Maturity, 1909-1970.” “Louisiana, which contained large petroleum
CAMPUS COMMUNITY
Memorial held for deceased adviser Rachel Warren Staff Writer
Students and faculty gathered Monday evening to remember Victoria Archangel, the Business College adviser who died in a car accident two weeks ago. Ashley Junek, E.J. Ourso College of Business assistant dean for academic programs, said the memorial service was an informal gathering to accommodate students, faculty and staff who couldn’t attend the funeral services in Monroe two weeks ago. Business College faculty members passed out blank notebooks for
attendees to sign their names and write down memories of Archangel to be given to her family. Andrea Houston, ISDS associate professor, said the number of people in attendance was a testament to the impact Archangel had on the University. “It’s clear that she was special,” she said. Houston said students often continued seeing Archangel for advising after their freshman year because they felt they had a connection with her. “She was always working hard to make LSU a better place,” Houston said. “I think it’s important for
all of us to try to be the person she wanted us to be.” Business College Dean Eli Jones spoke at the memorial and said what he remembers most about Archangel is her smile and laugh. “I’ll be honest,” Jones said. “I keep hearing her laugh in my head.” Jones said he was hoping students would come forward and speak about their former adviser and teacher — and several did. Nick Hyde, accounting sophomore, said he worked with Archangel closely because he’s a residential adviser in the Business Residential MEMORIAL, see page 15
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Eli Jones, dean of the E.J. Ourso College of Business, speaks to the family of Victoria Archangel. A memorial service was held for the adviser on Monday.
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INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
Arabs said to be alarmed by prospect of nuclear-armed Iran
Connecticut man accuses officer of swiping sex videos
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Leaked U.S. diplomatic memos have exposed a depth of alarm across the Middle East over the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran that has never been expressed publicly: Arab leaders said to be urging that Iran be attacked if it refuses to concede to international demands.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man who was arrested by police has accused an officer of confiscating his cell phone and forwarding sexually explicit personal photos to himself and at least one other person. A lawsuit filed in federal court alleges Officer Michael Presti forwarded e-mails containing racy photographs and videos of William Vasilakos and his girlfriend. Presti, reached at his home Monday, said the matter had been resolved internally by police, and he declined to comment further.
Rio de Janeiro slum dwellers caught in battle to pacify city RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Jose Pereira’s hand shook as he sat on a sidewalk and took a deep drag on a cigarette, trying to calm down after taking a stray bullet in the leg while police and drug dealers fought over the shantytown where he lives. “They fight, but we’re the ones who suffer, the residents,” the 33-year-old bricklayer said just after police captured the slum amid heavy fire.
Swastika case another race issue for New Mexico town FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Three friends just finished their shifts at a McDonald’s when prosecutors say they carried out a gruesome attack on a customer: They allegedly shaped a coat hanger into a swastika, placed it on a heated stove
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A police officer patrols in Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, as efforts continued to locate drug gang members.
and branded the symbol on the arm of the mentally disabled Navajo man. Authorities say they then shaved a swastika on the back of the 22-year-old victim’s head and used markers to scrawl messages and images on his body, including “KKK,” ‘’White Power,” a pentagram and a graphic image of a penis. Customer shoves 100-year-old Wisconsin Walmart greeter MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — A 100-year-old greeter at a Milwaukee Walmart was shoved by a customer after the centenarian tried to stop the woman to determine if she’d paid for items that were in the lower part of her shopping cart, police said Monday. Greeter Lois Speelman fell down and went to a hospital after she was shoved Sunday. “I’m bruised a little, but I’m able to go back to work Thursday,” Speelman told The Associated Press from her home on Monday.
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STATE/LOCAL
Man gets five years for beating calf to death with shovel COVINGTON (AP) — A 22-yearold Gibson man has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing a newborn calf and beating it to death with a shovel after the Saints lost to the Dallas Cowboys last season. David J. LeBlanc Jr., one of four men convicted in the case, had asked for leniency but state District Judge Martin Coady ignored his pleas, saying LeBlanc used “a dangerous weapon” to cause the “painful death” of a defenseless animal. The Times Picayune reports during Monday’s sentencing hearing the judge ordered LeBlanc to undergo psychiatric evaluation and said LeBlanc could not be near animals for the duration of his sentence. Sitter arrested for stealing $10,000 from elderly woman SHREVEPORT (AP) — Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator says a sitter for an 89-year-old Shreveport woman has been arrested for
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BUDGET CUTS
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WEATHER
LSU US undisturbed by eventful hurricane season 2 tropical storms, Printing no hurricanes hit Services to close Jan. 3 Matthew Albright Staff Writer
Sarah Eddington Staff Writer
As of Jan. 3, LSU Printing Services will no longer be in operation. The decision was made after a Printing Services review team was formed in February to evaluate the effectiveness and productivity of the outfit, according to Herb Vincent, associate vice chancellor for communications. “After an evaluation of our business operations, we determined this particular unit wasn’t being as financially productive as it needed to be,” Vincent said. The decision was made as part of the LSU Plan for Greater Impact on Louisiana — an initiative designed to efficiently plan for the University’s future in light of budget cuts. “Through the review, the team found that industry changes resulted in less demand for traditional printing and, coupled with other factors, meant an annual loss for several years,” according to a University news release. The closure was announced in June, and since then, 12 of the 32 employees affected have either retired, resigned or found other jobs, Vincent said, adding that representatives from LSU Office of Human Resource Management have been working with the affected employees to “make the transition as smooth as possible.” Contact Sarah Eddington at seddington@lsureveille.com
An active but relatively harmless hurricane season ends today. Meteorologists warned the country in the spring to brace for an active season. Barry Keim, Louisiana’s state climatologist, says those warnings proved to be correct, although few storms made landfall in the U.S. “The season’s certainly lived up to its expectations,” Keim said. “The catch is that the U.S. hasn’t been hurt much by it.” This year’s 19 named storms ties for the third-most active hurricane season on record. It’s also significantly more than the 10 named storms spawned in an average season. “We practically had two hurricane seasons in one this year,” Keim said. The year tied with 1995 and 1987 and was only less active than 1993’s 21 storms and 2005’s 28 storms. Despite the season’s number of storms, the U.S. got off relatively lightly. Only two of the season’s seven tropical storms made landfall – Bonnie, which made landfall in South Florida in July, and Hermine, which hit Texas in early September. None of the season’s 12 hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. “It was the quietest active season we’ve had in a while,” Keim joked.
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Keim says two large-scale weather phenomena contributed to the season’s intensity. First, a phenomenon known as the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation has increased surface temperatures of the ocean waters. “We’re at the positive [warm] end of the AMO,” Keim said. Warmer water fuels more and more intense storms. Second, Keim says a mild or weak “La Nina” created favorable air conditions, which allowed the warm water-fueled cyclones to build up strength. However, Keim says two highpressure systems diverted the storms away from the U.S. The first, “Bermuda High,” is a recurring system that sits off the country’s eastern seaboard, spinning clockwise. Hurricanes that come through the Atlantic are routed around the edge of the front. The High’s location routinely changes, pulling hurricanes either closer to or further away from land. This year, the front was further away from shore, routing most of the major storms east, out of harm’s reach. A second front sitting over the Gulf of Mexico also routed storms that spawned South of the Gulf Coast — a blessing for workers struggling to repair the leaking BP oil well. Keim said he predicts another active system” next year. He said the next seasons’ severity hinges on La Nina, which is predicted to last at least until the spring. “If [La Nina] persists into the
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since records have been kept. “If we go one more year, we’ll break the records,” Keim said.
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DIGITAL MEDIA
LDGI recruits studios to Louisiana
Julian Tate Contributing Writer
With movies like “Breaking Dawn” and “Battleship” filming in Baton Rouge, the city is raising its profile in Hollywood. To increase awareness of the state’s entertainment opportunities, the Louisiana Digital Gaming Initiative exists to help make Louisiana an international leader within the video game and digital media industry. “We’re a nonprofit organization that does workforce development and economic development in Louisiana with digital media and digital games,” said executive director and founder of LDGI Jeff Pellegrin. “What we do is recruit studios to move to Louisiana [through networking].” Pellegrin said his inspiration for the initiative stems back to 1992 when he was included in the August 1992 issue of Nintendo’s Nintendo Power magazine at the age of 10 after beating Super Mario World the day it was released. And his passion for making video games led him to the University, where he graduated from the E. J. Ourso College of Business in 2006 and embarked on a career of multiple roles in the gaming industry. “For the gaming industry to really foster in Louisiana, you have to take it from two approaches,” Pellegrin said, “You have to take it from recruitment and economic development and at the same time either workforce development and professional development.” According to Pellegrin, the industry has made “great strides” in the state. One benefit to video game developers is Louisiana’s digital interactive media tax incentive, which essentially allows production in Louisiana for two-thirds of the cost, Pellegrin said. Pellegrin said movie productions come and go, but the digital media industry sticks around. “These [video game] projects take a very long time, much longer than a movie does. They have to set up locations, build up an office or lease an office,” Pellegrin said. “Unlike the movie industry where they come and go, the digital media industry brings in quality jobs and are longer lasting.” Three of LDGI’s seven employees are University students. “It’s good for Baton Rouge, and it’s good for the state that we’re trying to get companies down here,” said finance junior Tripp George.
Contact Julian Tate at jtate@lsureveille.com
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Christmas trees sold in annual fundraiser Frederick Holl Contributing Writer
Find a little bit of Christmas spirit on the corner of Highland Road and Tower Drive. The Society of American Foresters began their annual Christmas tree sale fundraiser Monday night in front of the Renewable Natural Resources building. The trees, a mix of Carolina Sapphire and Leyland Cypress, are grown at the School of Renewable Natural Resources’ research forest and donated to the society annually for the sale. The event is organized by the professional student organization of about 20 members, according to SAF at LSU president Hannah Plaisance. The sale has been going on for decades, according to SAF faculty adviser and associate professor of forest products Niels de Hoop.
“I’ve been here for 18 years, and I have been doing it the whole time,” de Hoop said. James Hollier, biological engineering senior, was one of the first people to come pick out a tree to decorate his house. “My girlfriend heard about this, and we figured we might as well buy local,” Hollier said. Carrie Robison, Baton Rouge resident, said this was her fourth year coming to the sale after she passed it on the street years ago. According to de Hoop, the weather is the biggest determining factor for how fast the trees are sold, and the sale will go until just about all the trees are sold, which should happen in about a week. “Rain really hurts the business, and cold weather helps it,” de Hoop said. “People are more in the mood for buying trees.” The trees are sold for $7 per
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Forestry management senior Joe Bichoff, left, and junior Greg Marshall hang lights Monday for a Christmas tree sale hosted by the Society of American Foresters at LSU.
foot, and most of the trees cost about $50, de Hoop said. “We get a lot of alumni coming by and just picking them up,” said Billy Dahmen, forestry junior and SAF at LSU vice president. The money will go toward sending the members of the society to the national convention in the fall and the Southern Conclave in the spring, according to forest management junior Greg Marshall, a
member of SAF. Marshall said Conclave is a competition in outdoors games and technical competitions for collegiate foresters. “[Conclave] is like ESPN Outdoors. That’s the best way to describe it,” Marshall said. Contact Frederick Holl at fholl@lsureveille.com
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LITERATURE
University student publishes novel ‘The Color of Red’ has 16 possible ends Kate Mabry Contributing Writer
A University sophomore’s first crack at a published novel has ended in a “mystery romance suspense thriller.” Nineteen-year-old author Jules Haigler recently debuted with “The Color of Red.” The novel was published under Xlibris Book Publishing Company, and an ecstatic Haigler said he hopes to have several book signings in the Baton Rouge area. “Red” is a fictional novel set in England during the World War II years. Haigler said he plans to arrange book signings at Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and the LSU Bookstore. The print and e-book versions became available in October at the online stores of Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Books-A-Million. “It took me two years to write the book but six years to come up with plot and characters,” Haigler said. “After that, writing the book was easy.” Catherine Glueck, elementary education sophomore and Haigler’s friend, recalled when he began working on his story. “I remember in high school when he started writing it, he’d sometimes let his friends read the rough draft of a chapter he had started, and everyone loved it,” Glueck said. “Every day when I’d see him, he’d have some new development in the process of publishing to tell me about.” Writing became stress relief for Haigler, who said he was bullied in the past. After doubting would finish his book, he said the publishing of his first novel is a huge success. Occasionally, Haigler would become overwhelmed with the prospects of publishing the book, but once his goal was accomplished, he returned to his usual, happy self. Glueck said he was deeply invested in the production. “I enjoy writing, and I wrote most of the book between classes on my laptop,” Haigler said. He also designed the cover and illustrations in the novel. “Jules is a very creative person with a unique way of looking at things, which is why I think he makes such a great writer,” Glueck said. “He was very excited about getting his book published.” Haigler said he was inspired by Dan Brown, author of “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons,” and wanted his book to portray the same dramatic style as many of Brown’s novels. Haigler said he was also inspired to use the color red as a theme after he read “The Giver” in middle school. Haigler uses the color to represent the characters’ emotions, like passion, love and anger. The novel is centered on themes of greed, innocence, betrayal and secrecy, and each of the four parts has a unique ending. But Haigler says they
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University sophomore and author Jules Haigler discusses his new book, “The Color of Red,” on Sunday. Haigler hopes to have several book signings in the Baton Rouge area.
all connect into one story. He said there are 16 possible endings, and the reader can choose, though he provides a definite ending in the epilogue. Inspector Danforth Rouge, the novel’s protagonist, is a colorblind detective who seeks justice in a corrupt world, Haigler said. “Each of the characters presents a different form of evil in the human soul,” Haigler said. One of the characters, the pretentious Madame Scarlette, dresses richly and represents pride, Haigler said. And Haigler said some of the physicality and personality of his
characters matches his family and friends. One of the protagonist sympathizers is based on his grandmother. Others embody character flaws of the people Haigler encounters in real life, he said. “Although the novel involves several murders, the story has a good message. But the readers must read the novel themselves to find out what it is,” Haigler said. He said a stormier sequel is in the works.
Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com
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Bowl Game Blues
Sports
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ILLEGAL ACCESS
LSUsports site among 20 domains hacked
Loss to Arkansas bumps LSU down in bowl pecking order
Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer
Rob Landry Sports Contributor
All the pieces of the puzzle are coming together. Following No. 1 Auburn’s win against No. 16 Alabama on Friday and No. 10 LSU’s loss to No. 7 Arkansas, the bowl picture for the Southeastern Conference has possibly cleared up. Should the rankings hold and should Auburn win the SEC Championship Game, it would secure a spot in the national championship game. Arkansas would be the top candidate to receive an at-large bid to the Sugar Bowl. LSU, Alabama and South Carolina would then be left in limbo between the Capital One, Outback and Cotton bowls. But no matter where the Tigers play their postseason ball, some students are unimpressed. BOWL, see page 10
Read about what went wrong Saturday, p. 9.
photos by DANNY JOHNSTON and APRIL L. BROWN / The Associated Press
[Left] Arkansas players celebrate Saturday’s 31-23 victory against LSU with “The Boot” trophy, which goes to the winner of the annual contest. [Above] LSU tight end Deangelo Peterson walks off the field after the Tigers’ loss to Arkansas.
LSU’s domain registry account was illegally accessed from outside the country Nov. 25, causing visitors to the domains to be directed to the marketing page for available domains of GoDaddy.com, the University said Monday in a news release. The LSU Athletic Department’s official website, LSUsports.net, was one of the University domains transferred to a third-party account and subsequently canceled, the release said. “We’re still trying to determine how they hacked in,” said Brian Hommel, director of trademark licensing at LSU. “Essentially they hacked in, changed all the contact information and made changes to certain domain names.” As of Monday night, the site appeared to be operating normally. Contrary to the GoDaddy.com page, LSUsports.net is not available for purchase. Todd Politz, LSU Sports interactive manager, said Monday morning it could take one to two days for all users to see content correctly again, though the site appeared to be working Monday. “The University is in the process with GoDaddy of undoing everything that was done Thursday,” Politz said. “It really didn’t propagate to the Internet until [Sunday] afternoon and early [Monday] HACK, see page 10
MEN’S BASKETBALL
LSU nabs first road victory since ’09 Tigers face Houston tonight in PMAC Luke Johnson Sports Contributor
The LSU basketball team took advantage of some scorching shooting during the Thanksgiving break. The Tigers parlayed their deft touch into two wins against nonconference foes Centenary and South Alabama, pushing their record to 4-2 on the season. The Tigers averaged 79 points in the wins. “We’ve got some guys that can shoot the ball. We’ve got some young guys who are pretty skilled
and pretty talented,” said LSU coach Trent Johnson. “We move the ball and shoot the ball well. With the exception of some of the careless turnovers, we have the look of a real balanced team.” LSU has scored 78 points or more in all of its four wins. Last season the team only eclipsed 78 points three times in 31 games. The efforts are undoubtedly helped by the arrival of sweetshooting freshmen Ralston Turner and Andre Stringer and the resurgent play of sophomore Aaron Dotson, who combined to post 85 of the Tigers 158 points over the break. The trio of guards were blazing from beyond the 3-point line, where they sank 64 percent of their
3-pointers — combining to shoot 18-28 from deep. The win also marked LSU basketball’s first victory away from the PMAC since they toppled Butler in the 2009 NCAA Tournament and the first win on the an opponent’s home court since LSU defeated Kentucky at the tail end of the 2008-09 season. The Tigers and Dotson came out firing against Centenary last Wednesday. Dotson sank two 3-pointers in the opening minutes to give the Tigers an early 8-1 advantage they never relinquished. LSU passed the Gents by a 42-point margin largely because of the shooting percentage and a 43-25 WINS, see page 10
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LSU freshman guard Andre Stringer (10) lays the ball up Nov. 18 as UT Martin junior guard Dane Smith defends during the Tigers’ 79-56 win against the Skyhawks.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
LSU looks to rebound from UConn loss against Nicholls Mother, daughter to be reunited at game Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer
Tonight’s women’s basketball game between LSU and Nicholls State has special meaning for LSU freshman forward Theresa Plaisance. Plaisance’s mother, DoBee, is the women’s basketball coach at Nicholls (2-3), and Theresa said she cannot wait for tipoff at Stopher Gym in Thibodaux tonight at 6:30 p.m. It will be the first trip to Thibodaux for LSU (4-4) since 1981, and Theresa said there will be many familiar faces in the audience from her alma mater of Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma. “I’m super excited to be
playing at Nicholls,” Theresa “She’s just been telling said. “My whole school is sup- me not to get discouraged beposed to be there and obviously cause I’m not playing as much my mom. It’s kind of overwhelm- as I would like right now,” Theing. I don’t really know what to resa said. “Basically keep your expect, but I’m head up and keep hoping to make ‘We’re not going in working hard, and the most of it.” eventually you’ll Theresa said thinking we’re better be where you her mother has want to be. That’s than them just been the biggest the best advice influence in her because we’re LSU. she’s given me, basketball deand she’s there for velopment, and They put their pants me all the time.” though they speak on just like we do.’ Nicholls is on daily, the upcoma three-game losing faceoff has ing streak, startLaSondra Barrett not been a topic of ing the year off LSU junior forward conversation. with wins at home Plaisance has played in seven against Southern-New Orleans of LSU’s eight games this sea- and Louisiana-Monroe before son, but she has no starts and is dropping road games to Ole Miss, just 3-of-11 shooting with eight Stony Brook and St. John’s. total points. She said her mothBut LSU junior forward Laer has assured her that fresh- Sondra Barrett said the Lady man year can be a tough year Tigers can’t slack off in prepafor adjustment. ration for Nicholls, especially
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VOLLEYBALL
LSU to compete in NCAA tournament Tigers to face Tulsa in first round
Mark Clements Sports Contributor
For the sixth year in a row, the No. 15 LSU volleyball team will compete for a national championship. The Tigers (25-4) earned the No. 13 seed in the 64-team NCAA tournament. LSU placed in the Norman, Okla., region to face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (30-2) in their first round match Friday at 6 p.m. “We’re really excited and certainly glad that the committee felt like our season merited a top16 seed, and we’re happy to be No. 13 for sure,” said LSU coach Fran Flory. “That’s a tough first round match for us, but every first round match is tough. At this point, everybody is playing for the end of their season.” LSU is one of only 18 programs to earn a spot in the last six NCAA tournaments and will face a No. 23 ranked Tulsa team that boasts the nation’s longest winning streak at 29 matches, dating back to opening weekend. The Golden Hurricane also tout the nation’s kills and assists leader. Tulsa sophomore setter Jordan Clampitt has dished out 13.18 assists per set, most of them going to sophomore outside hitter Tyler Henderson, who averages an astounding 6.23 kills per set. “Having to match up against Tyler Henderson is a tough matchup, but the bottom line is we want to play the top. … We’ll take a shot at them,” Flory said. “I think our team is very ready and excited for the end of the season but we have a lot of respect for the people that are in our
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LSU senior setter Brittney Johnson sets the ball Sunday during the Tiger’s 1-3 loss against Florida. LSU will play its first match in the NCAA tournament Friday.
bracket and the people that would be across the net from us.” The Tigers garnered their sixth-consecutive Southeastern Conference Western Division crown this season and earned an overall second place finish in the SEC standings. This year’s NCAA tournament features six SEC schools, including Auburn, who will make its first appearance in school history. Flory said the tail end of the SEC slate featured several games with “playoff atmospheres.” Senior outside hitter Angela Bensend said these types of matches help prepare the team for the tournament. “We’ve been playing every game as an NCAA tournament match, and we want to be ready,” Bensend said. “We’ve been doing really well, having hard places to play at and the fans, and I think it’s going to help us when we get to the tournament.” If LSU wins its first round game, it will face either
Oklahoma (21-10) or Wichita State (21-7) on Saturday. The winner of that match will advance to the Sweet 16, held in University Park, Pa., and likely face No. 4 Penn State. “I think this pod of four people in the first and second round is one of the toughest if not the toughest in the country,” Flory said. “There’s nobody in this tournament that doesn’t have the background and the wins and the experience to be here.” Overall, Bensend said the season has been a success, and the team is ready for the challenges ahead. “It’s been a great season. We’ve played very well, we finished strongly and we got a great seed into the tournament, so we’re excited,” Bensend said. “It’s going to be a lot of fun, and it’s a good spot for us. I can’t wait to go.” Contact Mark Clements at mclements@lsureveille.com
remembering what happened when they played their first instate school this season – a 54-52 home loss to Tulane on Nov. 23. “They haven’t backed down in their games,” Barrett said. “The games they lost were really close games. We’re not going in thinking we’re better than them just because we’re LSU. They put their pants on just like we do.” Nicholls lost to Ole Miss and Stony Brook by four points each, and its most recent defeat by St. John’s was by 25 points, 79-54. Freshman guard KK Babin has played all 40 minutes in all five games this season, leading the team with 16.4 points per and 14 steals. But she also has the most turnovers with 22. LSU is coming off its fourth loss of the season Sunday to No. 1 Connecticut, 81-51. Barrett said the loss came as a result of physical and mental mistakes.
“[Connecticut] knows how to win in spite of adversity,” Barrett said. “That’s one thing they had over us. The physical part was they outrebounded us [LSU gave up 19 offensive rebounds], and we weren’t mentally focused so we didn’t take care of the ball.” Plaisance said fatigue shouldn’t be a factor tonight, even though LSU plays its fourth game away from home in five days. “We really frustrated [Connecticut] at one point in the first half, but they just had a really good start to the second half and we kind of lost it from there,” she said. “My mom has high hopes for this team. She was upset about us losing to Tulane. She thought we should have won.”
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SCHWEHMMING AROUND
Tigers got all the wrong bounces during Arkansas game Every play counts. It’s cliche. The thing about cliches, though, is that they are true. LSU found that out the hard way Saturday afternoon in Little Rock, Ark., in its 31-23 loss to the Razorbacks. You take one play off, you miss that one tackle, you blow one assignment, and before you know it, the other team has six on the board. LSU had found a way to be on the right side of those mistakes so far this season. In fact, the Tigers have thrived in these close games. The balls always seemed to bounce the Tigers’ way. On Saturday, they didn’t. Arkansas had two fumbles, but neither was lost. LSU had three fumbles, and all were lost. This game didn’t come down to turnovers, though. It came down to the big plays. LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri always emphasizes that it’s not the home runs that kill a team — it’s when they pile on. The Tiger defense allowed those home runs to accumulate, and that spelled disaster from the start. The biggest one came at a time when there was no need for
anything to happen. With 1:18 left in the first half, LSU took the ball at its own 30. All they had to do was run out the clock. Yes, Arkansas had timeouts remaining. But all LSU had to do was pick Andy Schwehm up a first down Sports Columnist rushing the ball. Instead, someone on the sideline thought LSU had some type of quick-strike offense, so they tried to score. It failed. LSU turned it over. But then Arkansas turned it right back over. OK, so then you learn from your mistake, and you try to just run out the clock, right? Wrong. If at first you don’t succeed, fail again. And LSU did. They gave Arkansas the ball back with six seconds left, failed to play prevent defense (that still boggles my mind) and failed to make tackles when they needed to. The result was seven points that ultimately decided the game. Let me just be frank here: LSU absolutely choked this game away
when there was so much on the line. The defense went into a coma in the first half. They gave up the home runs. Then they came back to life for most of the second half. Meanwhile, the offense was awake in the first half. They were playing decently. And then they went into a coma when Jarrett Lee touched the ball once in the second half. I’m obviously not saying Lee was the cause of the offense’s quagmire, but there was no reason for him to be in there for one play in the second half. It made no sense. Oh, and the play calling near the goal line after a stuffed punt in the third quarter was atrocious. You don’t call a play on second down from the three yard line that is designed to be run from the one. And you don’t call a fade to a tight end on third down. You just don’t do those things. Anyway, the entire team couldn’t wake up when everything was on the line, so now it’s time to play the bowl waiting game. I’m not even going to begin speculating about where LSU should and should not go because there are too many hypothetical
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LSU coach Les Miles congratulates Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett Saturday after Arkansas’ 31-24 victory in Little Rock, Ark.
situations remaining with the upcoming conference title game. The good news is that the waiting will be nowhere near as stressful for LSU as it would have been with a victory against Arkansas. It would have been a question of whether they would make the national championship game or some other BCS game. Now there is no chance of making any BCS game, which is the bad news for the Tigers.
But that’s what happens when you drop the ball when every play counts. Andy Schwehm is a 21-year-old English and psychology senior from New Orleans. You can follow him on Twitter @TDR_ASchwehm.
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“They’re in a bowl, and that’s fine,” said microbiology freshman Andrew Barker. “It would’ve been better if they would have won and played in the Sugar Bowl, but I guess the Cotton Bowl is fine.” But should the top-ranked Auburn Tigers fall in Atlanta this weekend, the picture becomes more complicated. South Carolina would then be guaranteed the SEC’s automatic BCS berth, and the bowl committees of the remaining BCS bowls would have to decide if they wanted to take Auburn as an atlarge team. If they do, Arkansas would then be bumped out of the BCS picture and left to fight with LSU and Alabama for one of the remaining three New Year’s Day bowl bids. ESPN college football analyst Mark Schlabach has released his bowl predictions — which assume Auburn wins the SEC crown — and has LSU facing off against Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl. This would mark the secondconsecutive time LSU would play in the Capital One Bowl and the second time LSU has faced Michigan State in a bowl game. The two teams last met in the 1995 Independence Bowl when the Spartans were led by Nick Saban. LSU’s loss Saturday hit home for Barker. “It was completely disappointing, considering how highly we were ranked,” Barker said. “Arkansas is always a pretty good team and always a hard team and a scary game for us, but we didn’t quite play up to our potential on Saturday.” Others take Saturday’s loss as an indictment of the entire season. “It’s a disappointment from what we could have done, but it’s a bowl game,” said general studies freshman William Fisk. “I expected this team to be maybe top-25, but especially after the Tennessee game, I didn’t expect much out of this team.” Though LSU’s season may not have ended how the fans wished in August, conference pride is still ringing strong in pulling for the conference to win its fifth-consecutive national title. “If Auburn loses, it’s going to be Oregon and TCU in the national championship, and every conference besides the SEC is total garbage,” Fisk said. “If you look at the past four national champions it was Alabama, Florida, LSU and then Florida, so I always pull for an SEC team.” Even though Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is still under the gun from NCAA and FBI investigators attempting to find out if he or his father, Cecil, solicited and received improper benefits from Auburn during his recruitment, Barker does not think it should hinder the Tigers’ chances of playing for college football’s top prize. “This scandal has been pushed around for a while now, but eventually it is going to get resolved,” Barker said. “I just don’t think it’s going to get done in time to do anything for this season.” Contact Rob Landry at rlandry@lsureveille.com
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the LSUsports.net domain through GoDaddy.com is an individual named Mohamed Irfan. Politz said Irfan lives in Jalisco, Mexico. Politz quashed rumors that LSU forgot to renew the LSUsports.net domain, saying the domain is registered through May 19, 2015. “Domain companies want you to renew, so they send you tons of reminders that you’re coming up,” Politz said. “Another rumor is
that LSUsports.net had to switch to dot-com because of CBS’ multimedia rights. We’re their rights-holder for the website. We’re not switching to LSUsports.com, though we have owned it for years. We’re using it to direct traffic right now to allow people to access the website.” Hommel said the University is working with the “Undo” department at GoDaddy.com to get the issue resolved as quickly as possible.
Hommel estimated the number of domains affected is in the 20s, including LSUpix.net and LSUDining. com. “We have 200-plus domain names in the account, so we had to manually go through each and every domain to determine which ones were affected,” Hommel said.
you’re playing or if they’re smaller,” White said in a postgame inrebounding advantage. Stringer led terview. “We still have to come out the team with 16 points, and eight and execute, and that’s what good players scored six teams do.” or more points in But it was the win. LSU’s shootJunior foring performance ward Malcolm against South White also enAlabama on Sunjoyed what may day that may have have been his best opened some eyes. game in an LSU The Tigers jersey against shot 70 percent Centenary. White from the 3-point scored 14 points line and shot 53 on 6-of-7 shooting percent from the and nabbed seven field in their 80-65 rebounds in 21 victory over South minutes. Alabama in MoMalcolm White “One of the bile. LSU junior forward things Coach Stringer led Johnson was telling us was that the scoring effort for the Tigers it doesn’t matter what opponent again, netting 21 points for the
Tigers. The Mississippi native is averaging 16.7 points per game this season and has led the team or tied for the lead in scoring in every game this season. LSU returns home tonight to face a 4-2 Houston squad that is coming off a 79-63 loss to TCU. Houston’s starting lineup is very similar to LSU’s, featuring three guards and two forwards. The Cougars match Stinger and White with a prolific scorer in senior guard Adam Brown and a powerful post presence in senior forward Maurice McNeil. The 6-foot-9 McNeil — a junior college transfer — is
averaging nearly 12 points and 9 rebounds this season and could be the best post player the Tigers have seen so far this season. McNeil has tallied double-doubles in three games. Like Stringer, Brown has scored in double figures in each of the Cougars’ six games this season. Brown is shooting at a blistering clip from beyond the 3-point line this season, having nailed 53.8 percent of his 3-point attempts.
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morning. It’s not something that will affect all users immediately, but at the same time, it won’t resolve correctly for all users either. It will be a sporadic issue for the next 24-48 hours. It’s not like a flipping a switch where now you see it, now you don’t.” A Whois.com search revealed the owner who took over
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‘Coach Johnson was telling us ... it doesn’t matter what opponent you’re playing or if they’re smaller. We still have to come out and execute.’
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
University should raise tuition for out-of-state residents I have been writing for decades to the LSU administration to step in and change the tuition rates. I have played golf with several students from Mississippi, Texas, Missouri and from out of the U.S., who have told me the reason they come to LSU is simply that the outof-state fees are lower here than if they stay home and pay in-state
fees. That is sad; the administration should have a desire to provide in-state residents with a good education without allowing out-ofstate and out-of-country students to swell the admittance numbers and put demands on facilities. I do not mind ‘alien’ [out-ofstate and out-of-country] students coming to LSU but they should pay lots more than the in-state families that have paid taxes to provide the infrastructure. I propose out-ofstate alien students to pay 15 percent more than their own state university fees, whatever that rate is, and out-of-country alien students should pay 25 percent more than out-of-state alien students. It is a
simple calculation: Alien students pay the Louisiana fee plus 15 percent of their own state where they graduated high school. The alien out-of-country students pay 25 percent more than the out-of-state aliens. Then the reason alien students come to LSU is for the great education, traditions and cultural experience not because it is cheaper. The only reason the alien students come here is for the lower fees, the ones I have been in school with and those I have talked to most have scholarships or ‘funded education’ from their countries as long as they return; so they are a pure drag on facilities. Some end
up in grad school and end up as instructors to American students giving language and understanding problems while trying to communicate. It is bad enough to get through the technical matter without a language barrier. The administration needs to “step up the tuition and step-up to better education.”
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The Jindal Count Days Bobby Jindal has ignored our concerns:
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Will higher education hold any priority with the administration in the coming budget crisis?
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CAMPUS-RESIDENT ALIEN
Pat-down procedure exposes fragility of America’s intimate values Security procedures in airports have come under heavy scrutiny in the past month. The threat of recently foiled terrorist attempts and the addition of a full body scan machine with the alternative of a thorough patdown search are in the spotlight of the debate. But my review of the subject will touch parts of America’s intimacy that aren’t easily exposed — even by an anti-terrorist measure.
Many of the people polled or interviewed on the controversial procedure feel if these measures are what it takes to fly without the fear of being exploded by an extremist lunatic, then let’s go with it. On the other hand, most who complain about the radiation from the full body scan and the thorough pat-down are concerned about their “dignity,” understandably uncomfortable being touched by
complete strangers. I don’t think the procedure would be controversial in Brazil. It wouldn’t even be an issue at all. Believe me, it’s something Latin Americans joke about when living in the U.S. For reasons that a 600-word article could never explain, Americans share the intrinsic notion that “the other” is always a threat, unless proven innocent. I learned this lesson quickly.
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Don’t get too close to the person in front of you in the Highland Coffees’ line, especially if it’s a girl. You will be considered a “creeper” if you invade her space. In addition, don’t place Marcelo Vieira your hands on Columnist the shoulder of the person you are talking to. It can be misinterpreted as an assault. “The other” is always a threat unless he or she gives you enough reasons to believe it’s safe to interact with them. Even so, it will take a while to achieve trust — if ever. As for the security problem, it’s always the same incoherence. Millions of us are going to deal with these new security measures, whether we like it or not. The reason: A few people have harmful, criminal intentions. We all pay and will continue to do so for what a small group of hateful people decided to do. For those currently wondering “is this guy in favor or against the procedure?” “what is his opinion?” or “I don’t see percentages or quantitative data proving his point” — my apologies. Spoiler alert: In the end, I find both sides of the discussion outrageous. On one side there are those who have no problem giving up their civil rights by letting a scan emit noxious radiation and showing officers whether you
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are circumcised or going through your monthlies. And on the other are those who feel outraged by a pair of hands touching their sacred and undignified bodies — yeah, right. Too bad that’s the defense in the war against terrorism. The question is: Do we trust the procedure is preventing terrorists from doing their nasty jobs? Who’s the real threat: The terrorists or the hands of the Transportation Security Administration? Apparently both. Nevertheless, the issue lingers in the back of the minds of millions of Americans. The U.S. is still convinced it will suffer an attack. And these fears cover many facets: the fear of being exploded, fear of being touched and fear of “the other.” When traveling, if you opt for the scan, make sure to wear beautiful underwear. And if you opt out, well, try to enjoy the pat-down. There’s no dignity in being searched for explosives on the most intimate areas of your body, but there should be no shame in proving you aren’t. 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 “I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived.”
Willa Cather American author Dec. 7, 1873 — April 24, 1947
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Opinion
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Readers’ comments reveal my five darkest secrets
It’s that time of year again. The end of the semester is upon us, along with the chance to evaluate everything students have learned the Last few months. And I’m conducting a final review of my own, from an opinion columnist’s perspective. Rather than quizzing you on what my pop culture commentaries have tried to accomplish, I’ll be sharing what you, dear readers, have taught me about myself. Your comment have surprised even me sometimes. So here you have it — my top-five darkest secrets, according to readers:
No. 4: I AM A TROLL-FEEDER. When I’m not busy “trollin’” myself, I spend my time feeding those online creatures everyone loves to hate. I think we can all agree the trolls who roam Internet discussions are pests, but ignoring a problem and its source won’t make it go Kelly Hotard away. I’m merely addressing most Columnist readers by the name they prefer to be called: the collective “anonymous.”
No. 5: I AM A TROLL. Somewhere between defying the blind — or perhaps deaf — fandom of cultural juggernauts like Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and “Glee,” I earned the reputation of being a troll. But if a pop culture columnist can’t question these puzzlingly ubiquitous trends without being called the “T-word,” then I’m proud to take the title.
No. 3: I HAVE NO CULTURE. It’s true, folks: Your chief pop culture columnist has no appreciation for “the arts.” Well, actually, it’s only true if one must be a “Gleek” to recognize musical ability. The show’s cast may very well have Broadway-caliber talent among them, but it’s hidden in the lip-synced, AutoTuned performances. True stars can make the transition
from the stage to the screen, but in this case, the theatricality comes off as overdone. Also, the term “culture” is too subjective to be considered an acquirable object. The word has been broadly defined, but a culture is basically a collection of shared meanings in our society. In an age of individualism, however, we all gravitate to our own subcultures. It’s virtually impossible for an entire populace to agree unanimously on a cultural ideal — it doesn’t mean the dissenters “have no culture.”
No. 2: I’M JEALOUS OF TAYLOR SWIFT. This assertion comes from the age-old, catty misconception that a woman cannot objectively criticize another woman without envy as the underlying motive. I only wish my accusers had specified what I supposedly covet: Swift’s awe-inspiring vocal skills, sophomoric songwriting or more lyrical bad-breakups by the age of 20 than I’ll ever have.
At least the subject of jealousy segues into my No. 1 deepest, darkest secret.
No. 1: I AM A PENIS-ENVYING FEMINIST. This one’s a personal favorite, perhaps because it’s partially true. I discovered my “penis envy” in a discussion about my Oct. 12 challenge to several immature members of our student section. For the record: I would’ve written the column if the improvised chants mentioned any reproductive organs, whether they belonged to a man, woman or tiger. Men, women and children should enjoy Tiger Stadium equally. This means implementing cheers every attendee can participate in — not just guys. Female fans should be neither silent nor commanding opponents to “suck” something they don’t have. Parents also shouldn’t have to explain “the facts of life” at a football game. If the above beliefs pertain to feminism — which is simply about
equality — so be it. As you can see, this column was meant to clarify or debunk certain readers’ impressions of me based on my columns. At least people are reading, considering what I have to say and providing feedback. A writer couldn’t ask for much more. Retired Times-Picayune columnist Angus Lind once advised journalists to alienate at least 5 percent of their readership annually. After 20 years, he mused, they’d have practically no readers left and could write whatever they wanted without fear of hate mail and other backlash. Lind never detailed this alienation process, but I wonder if it involves having a Slushie thrown in my face. Kelly Hotard is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Picayune, Miss. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_khotard. Contact Kelly Hotard at khotard@lsureveille.com
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The tech world offers great gift ideas this holiday season With finals week quickly approaching, many students may not have time to think about what to give their loved ones this holiday season. But instead of falling back on something like socks or underwear, take a look at my second annual Holiday Buyer’s Guide for tips on technology and gaming. At the top of many people’s list is Apple’s “magical and revolutionary device.” The iPad has catapulted the tablet PC into the limelight, and people can’t Adam Arinder stop buying them. Columnist Sure, there have been other tablet-like computers before, but like with the iPod in music (more on those later), Apple is dominating the tablet market this year. The iPad has the ability to seamlessly browse the web, check e-mail, stream Netflix, play games and read books. And with models starting at $500, Apple’s little tablet that could is a great gift for the web surfer on the go. Sure, bookworms could download and read full novels through iPad’s iBookstore, but $500 may be a little steep to someone who won’t use all of the extraneous features. And some may find the iPad’s screen too bright for reading. That’s where eReaders come in. For a fraction of the price, eReaders, normally starting at about $150, are great gifts for the avid reader in your life — giving them access to thousands of eBooks at their fingertips. Plus, they use eInk, which allows readers to see the display in
bright sunlight. While the Amazon Kindle was the first and most popular eReader, I’m more a fan of the Nook by Barnes & Noble. The Nook’s bottom touch screen makes purchasing and selecting books a breeze. Plus readers have access to the complete Barnes & Noble library. However, if reading isn’t your thing, everyone loves to jam out to their favorite song. And yet again Apple comes through with new iterations of the iPod. Although I’m not a huge fan on the redesigned iPod Nano, the bite-sized MP3 player offers a multi-touch display with FM radio and pedometer. Where the Nano falls short, the new — and definitely improved — iPod Touch shines. Equipped with Apple’s snappy A4 processor, improved accelerometer and gyroscope, retina display and two cameras for FaceTime, the iPod Touch is a solid recommendation starting at $229. But while the iPod Touch and iPad have become popular platforms for gaming, they can’t compare to the games available this holiday season for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Two big sequels of award-winning titles were released this month in “Call of Duty: Black Ops” and “Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood.” Gaining popularity from last year’s blockbuster “Modern Warfare 2,” “Black Ops” sends players through time in various wars over the game’s main story mode. “Black Ops” also made additions to the highly successful multiplayer modes and even has a mode dedicated to killing zombies.
In “Brotherhood,” players fill the shoes of Ezio Auditore da Firenze once again to fight their way through Renaissance Italy to uncover a giant conspiracy involving the Knights Templar. “Brotherhood” also introduces players to an exciting new and strategic multiplayer mode. Nintendo returns to its roots with the release of “Kirby’s Epic Yarn” and “Donkey Kong Country Returns” for the Wii. Finally, if motion gaming is getting repetitive and boring on the Wii, Microsoft is here to steal the holiday season with their new dual-camera
sensor Kinect. Two words: embarrassingly fun. Microsoft’s campaign of “you are the controller” for Kinect has players getting off the couch to jump, wave and dance in front of their televisions with their family and friends. While the price for Kinect seems a bit high at $150, the technology involved is impressive, and its few good games (like “Dance Central”) are a blast to play with family and friends. So don’t let the looming Christmas shopping season worry you as you cram for finals.
Deep down, there’s a tech nerd in all of us, and any of these suggestions are sure to put a smile on someone’s face this holiday season. Adam Arinder is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder.
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The Daily Reveille
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 THEFT, from page 1
saturate the areas where the thefts were happening,” he said. “We also had extra patrols and surveillance.” Bettencourtt said the new initiatives generated instant results. “We’ve had a lot less bicycle thefts,” he said. “We saw an immediate drop in the numbers.”
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with “green” names like the Nissan Leaf. But students and professors in the department say the field is as important as ever, even as the industry’s direction may be shifting. And just over seven months after the BP well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, the department emphasizes the importance of training these future engineers to solve complex problems and to find new uses for the fossil fuel. “Teaching the fundamentals and ethics is important because petroleum engineers make a lot of decisions that can impact people’s lives, people’s fortunes and the public’s ability to enjoy a resource,” said Stephen Sears, the Craft and Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering chair. “If the wrong decisions are made, if shortcuts are made, there’s consequences. We want our engineers to feel like they’re obligated to take all this into account — that’s engineer ethics.” Sears described the April 20 well blowout as a double-edged sword. While the blowout admittedly harmed the state’s economy and environment, the demand for the industry’s forefront experts gave the University an opportunity to not only showcase the department’s research and efforts but also provided a current case study for students to discuss. In 1959, two of the department’s prominent professors, Benjamin Craft and Murray Hawkins co-authored the textbook “Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering,” which became “a standard text in petroleum engineering courses both in the United States and around the world,” according to the department’s website. Alumni from the department raised the funds to endow the department in Craft’s and Hawkins’ names during the ’90s, and Christopher White, an associate professor in the department, said their textbook is still used at the University and at other schools. “People see the name of the department and realize it’s the book they used in reservoir engineering even if they went to school in Texas, Colorado or South America,” White said. Roy Knight, a teaching assistant for the junior-level class petroleum field operations and president of the University’s chapter of the American Association of Drilling Engineers, said the department gives students not only classroom instruction but also hands-on experience at the Petroleum Engineering Research and Technology Transfer Laboratory, which is the only university-owned training facility of its kind in the nation. The PERTT Lab is an “industrial-scale facility having full-scale equipment and instrumentation” for students to study blowout prevention methods and borehole technology and gives private industry a place to
November has already seen a decrease in the number of reported thefts, with 11 reported as of Nov. 29, according to LSUPD daily crime reports. Bettencourtt said one of the main reasons for the bicycle thefts pertains to the quality of the bike lock, adding that while cable locks are often the least expensive, they conduct research. “To have private companies come here to research and teach students is great,” Knight said. “To hear it from the people who are best at it is really beneficial to the students.” The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement’s director, Michael Bromwich, visited the PERRT Lab in October to speak with students, and in late November, representatives from the international business Compressco came to the facility to show students how its natural gas well compressors work in the field.
Read more about the PERTT Lab at lsureveille.com. Contact Nicholas Persac at npersac@lsureveille.com
are the easiest to cut through. “It’s also the way people are locking them,” he said. “When you only lock it through the front tire, it’s really easy for someone to take the frame.” Bettencourtt said another problem is that students aren’t registering their bicycles, making it difficult to legally prove a bike’s
MEMORIAL, from page 1
College. He said he attended the memorial because he felt he owed it to Archangel. “She would have done the same for me,” he said. Amber Guillory, finance junior, said she was personally affected by Archangel’s death. “She was someone who was always there for me,” Guillory said. “She was a big source of encouragement.” And Junek said she was shocked when she heard of Archangel’s passing. “She was a joy to work with,” Junek said. “I’m still trying to get a grip on the fact that she’s not here anymore.” She said Archangel was driven and passionate about improving the
page 15 ownership, Bettencourtt said. “We need to have something that identifies it as yours,” he said. LSUPD began offering students bicycle registration this year for $5 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Bettencourtt said, adding that the registration numbers are kept on record and are run every time a bike is recovered, whether it be by
LSUPD or the Baton Rouge Police Department. Bettencourtt said community involvement is also crucial and that students should report any suspicious activity to LSUPD.
University and helping its students. “She was tough in her class,” Junek said. “But she knew if she pushed them, they could accomplish their goals.” Anne-Marie Fontenot, management junior and president of the Business College Council, said council members collected donations for the scholarship they plan to create in Archangel’s name. “We got quite a few [donations],” Fontenot said. Fontenot said Archangel was passionate about promoting diversity, so council members want to use the scholarship to continue in her efforts. Junek said the scholarship will be awarded next year, and the amount of money collected will determine how many will be offered and for how long.
Junek said Archangel was teaching two sections of business administration 1000 this semester, and Business College administrators were worried about the effect the loss would have on her students. “Our No. 1 concern was the students,” Junek said. Junek said employees of the Mental Health Center visited Archangel’s classes to speak with her students about loss and grief. Junek said students were encouraged to visit the Health Center for immediate grief counseling if they felt they needed it. “We wanted to make sure anyone in crisis gets the help they need,” she said.
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