Budget cuts: Theatre programs face possible eliminations, p. 4
Enrollment: LSU’s numbers see increase from last spring, p. 3
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Study shows red-light cameras effective Rachel Warren Staff Writer
traditions coordinator for the STRIPES program, said Valentine’s Day is the one time of year the bells chime past 10 p.m. “Nowadays, the co-ed rule is not as strictly enforced, but it still remains a popular tradition for
A national study released by the Virginia-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows red-light cameras are effective in preventing fatal car crashes. A news release from ‘It’s still a East Baton valid Rouge Mayoryardstick. President Kip Holden’s office We’re still summarized the study, which encouraged found “red- by these light enforceresults.’ ment cameras saved 159 lives Scott Dyer over a five-year spokesman, period in 14 Mayor’s Office U.S. cities.” The study concluded the total number of fatal red-light running crashes decreased by 35 percent in those 14 cities from 2004 to 2008,
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Students kiss in front of Memorial Tower in 2009 to celebrate the start of Valentine’s Day. The tradition is part of the University’s rich history, but its origin is unclear.
Memorial Tower midnight kiss continues as amorous Valentine’s Day tradition Sydni Dunn Staff Writer
Late Sunday night, nearly 40 couples gathered around the base of the Memorial Tower, eagerly waiting for the clock to strike midnight. The bells didn’t chime this year, but the students still sealed their love
with a kiss, becoming official University “co-eds.” “The tradition is, if a couple kisses beneath the bell tower at midnight on Valentine’s Day, they become an official co-ed,” said Emily Smith, LSU Liaison and marketing sophomore. Smith said though she has never
witnessed it, the campanile is said to deviate from the traditional “Westminster Quarters” chimes on Feb. 14 to play famous love songs. The Daily Reveille reported in 2008 the clock tower serenaded couples with “Love Me Tender” and “The Way You Look Tonight.” Seth Guidry, history and
ASTRONOMY
On-campus observatory lets students see planets up close Monthy ‘star parties’ open to public Matthew Albright Staff Writer
The moon is huge from up close. The straight line of a lunar morning cuts across the surface, running like a ruler’s edge out of the top and bottom of view. From this close, the Man on the Moon’s face looks badly in need of acne medicine. Craters bigger than Louisiana pockmark the surface. From above, they look like sand splattered by drops of water. The ridges of the deeper pits near the slowly-receding dark side trap the sunlight, casting black shadows that pool
in their depths. The moon’s eyes and mouth are flat wastes of dark gray rock. They are sweeping plains of cooled basalt that bubbled up in the moon’s youth, when meteors gouged gaping chunks in the surface. For a few dozen students taking astronomy classes at the University, the view is like they’re hovering in space. In fact, they are on the roof of Nicholson Hall, in the Landolt Astronomical Observatory. “It’s just like flying over the surface yourself,” said Bradley Schaefer, University astronomy professor and Observatory director. Schaefer threw one of his monthly “star parties” at the observatory Saturday, giving students and the general public a chance to see stars and planets up close
through the Landolt telescope. Built in 1939, the Observatory fell into disrepair in the early ’90s. When it was refurbished in 2005, it was named after Arlo Landolt, the longtime core of the University’s Astronomy Department. On the outside, the Observatory is an unassuming green dome on top of Nicholson. On the inside, it looks like a science-fiction movie. The long brass tube of the telescope dominates the room, stretching upward through a narrow slit in the roof. The room is lit only by two dim, red light bulbs meant to preserve viewers’ night vision. With the press of a button, gears whirl to life. The dome slowly rotates into position, its narrow slit pointing toward Jupiter. OBSERVATORY, see page 7
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A student peers into a telescope Saturday at the Astronomy Department’s “star party” outside Nicholson Hall. The Observatory was built in 1939 and refurbished in 2005.
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INTERNATIONAL
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Egypt’s military rulers dissolve parliament, suspend constitution
Proposed pilot safety regulations being weakened in Washington
New Orleans police charge mom with aiding escaped teenage son
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military leaders dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution Sunday, meeting two key demands of protesters who have been keeping up pressure for immediate steps to transition to democratic, civilian rule after forcing Hosni Mubarak out of power. The military rulers who took over when Mubarak stepped down Friday and the caretaker government set as a top priority the restoration of security, which collapsed during the 18 days of protests that toppled the regime.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer of New York warned on Sunday that national air safety regulations proposed after a Buffalo airliner crash two years ago are being watered down in Washington. Schumer told The Associated Press that he will call on the Federal Aviation Administration to fight what he says are industry efforts to weaken the August 2010 regulations. The rules are aimed at keeping drowsy or overworked pilots out of cockpits. The regulations he sponsored arose from the February 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 into a house near Buffalo. Memorial held for student killed in shooting near Ohio college
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police have charged a 32-yearold woman with accessory after the fact for allegedly helping her teenage son evade police after he escaped from a juvenile detention center. A news release from the police department said Latoya Carney was arrested Saturday and charged with helping her 15-year-old son evade arrest after he escaped from the Youth Study Center Friday night. Police said they went to Carney’s home after the boy’s escape. Police believe the boy was inside the home, but Carney allegedly lied about her son having already left while he escaped out a window to evade the police.
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Thousands of Italian women rally to denounce Premier Berlusconi
People march against Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi during a protest in Rome on Sunday. Thousands of women turned out in 200 Italian cities to denounce what they say is Berlusconi’s debasing of females.
ROME (AP) — More than 100,000 Italian women and their supporters turned out across the country to protest against Premier Silvio Berlusconi, saying his dalliances with young women humiliate the sex as a whole and degrade female dignity. Backers of the 74-year-old Berlusconi, who is under investigation for allegedly paying for sex with a 17-year-old girl, dismissed the protests as strictly political. The teenager, a Moroccan night club dancer, has said Berlusconi lavished cash and jewelry on her. Both deny having had sex with each other.
Prostitution isn’t a crime in Italy, but paying a minor for sex is. Prosecutors are requesting to put him quickly on trial in what has been the most sensational probe against Berlusconi in over a decade of criminal cases against him, mainly for dealings in his billion-dollar empire of TV, film, advertising and other business interests. The premier, who willingly acknowledges his fondness for pretty young women and is being divorced by his wife for his purported dalliances, claims he is being victimized by left-wing prosecutors.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Mourners remembered a student killed during a shooting near an Ohio college campus as a peacemaker and a role model. The Vindicator in Youngstown reports an estimated 1,800 people attended a memorial service Saturday for 25-year-old Youngstown State University senior Jamail Johnson. He was killed last weekend in a shooting at a fraternity house party that left 11 injured.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say a 54-year-old man collapsed during Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon and was revived by bystanders. New Orleans Emergency Medical Services spokesman Jeb Tate said emergency technicians arrived to find bystanders performing life saving procedures on the runner, who regained a pulse and started breathing on his own.
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BUDGET AND PLANNING
Enrollment rises since spring 2010
Numbers decrease from fall semester Celeste Ansley Staff Writer
University enrollment has increased since spring 2010 but decreased by 1,567 full and part-time undergraduate students since last semester, according to the Office of Budget and Planning. The Office of Budget and Planning makes an enrollment report of full and part-time students in each college on the 14th class day every semester. Ernie Ballard, director of media relations, said in an e-mail that spring enrollment decreases from the fall because of December graduates and few incoming freshman. “This past December, LSU graduated 1,603 students,” Ballard said. Despite a decrease in enrollment since the fall semester, the University’s enrollment for spring 2011 increased 695 un‘The spring by dergraduate is three students from percent spring 2010. Ofabove last fice The of Budget spring just and Planning like the fall expected the in stuwas three increase dents to mirror percent the increase the fall above the from semester, said fall of Robert Kuhn, 2009.’ associate vice chancellor of and Robert Kuhn Budget Planning. associate vice “ T h e chancellor of Budget spring is three and Planning percent above last spring just like the fall was three percent above the fall of 2009,” Kuhn said in an e-mail. Kurt Keppler, vice chancellor of Student Life and Enrollment Services, said in an e-mail that the University’s freshman class in fall 2010 had about 700 more students than fall 2009. The University currently has 27,027 undergraduate and graduate students and has increased by 766 students since spring 2010, according to the report. The University’s number of graduate students has also increased since spring 2010 by 44 students, according to the report. The largest undergraduate colleges are University Center for Freshman Year with 4,614,
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Humanities and Social Sciences with 3,952 and Engineering with 2,751 students, according to the report. The largest graduate colleges are the College of Science with 678 students, Humanities and Social Sciences with 643 and E.J. Ourso College of Business with 600 students, according to the report. Keppler said the University is reviewing strategies to increase the retention rate of these students with the newly created Retention Committee. “The University is very committed to doing everything we can to increase retention rates,” Keppler said. The committee was formed in January and comprises students,
faculty and staff from all areas of the University, said Saundra McGuire, assistant vice chancellor for learning, teaching and retention in Student Life and chairman of the Retention Committee. “The Retention Committee is a group of people that has been put together to improve retention until graduation,” McGuire said. McGuire said only 62 percent of students who begin as full-time freshmen graduate from the University within six years. “We are looking at why students aren’t graduating at a rate we would like them to be,” McGuire said. Contact Celeste Ansley at cansley@lsureveille.com
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BUDGET CUTS
Theatre programs among Regents’ low completers Dept. sees decline in doctoral students Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories looking at 34 University programs under scrutiny. The Board of Regents, the body that oversees the state’s higher education system, labeled those programs “under-performing” Jan. 26. Annie Hundley Chief Copy Editor
Everyone at the University is sick of hearing about budget cuts. Keirston Besse was so sick of it, she left. The former theatre major attended the University for five semesters before she decided a degree from a dwindling program with constantly looming budget cuts was no longer worth her time and money. Her decision may have come at the right time. The Board of Regents released a list Jan. 26 of low-completer programs that might be up for elimination. Thirty-four University programs were on the list, including both theatre graduate programs — the Master of Fine Arts program and the Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre program. “This is the second round of budget cuts LSU is about to go through, and our department had already been downsized,” Besse said. “It was kind of just my awakening to say, well, if the department’s going to be downsized again, the degree from it is not worth it — because I can get a far more stable and well-rounded training from a program where if I say I have a degree from there, the response is, ‘Oh, that’s a fabulous department,’ not, ‘Oh, they don’t have a department anymore.’” Keeping the theatre programs off the chopping block has become a priority for Laurence Kaptain, dean of the College of Music and Dramatic Arts. “In the case of the MFA and PhD programs in theatre, the enrollments and graduation rates only tell a part of the story,” Kaptain said in an e-mail to faculty, staff and students in the department. The numbers actually paint a somewhat skewed picture of the department’s success. The nature of the MFA program requires that it graduate a group of students every other year, according to Kristin Sosnowsky, associate professor and interim chair for the Department of Theatre. The Board of Regents defines a program as low-completer based on its average graduation rate over a three-year period. “If you take a three-year average, and the three years happen to be years that there’s only one class graduating, then you have an unusually low number,” Sosnowsky said. The department has
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believes the programs’ contribution to the community and University will ensure their place in the department, its uncertain future is sending students like Besse away from the University and out of the state. Besse plans to move to New York in June to attend a two-year conservatorystyle acting program. “Classes at LSU that should have been offered every semester are being offered every other semester or once every two years,” Besse said. “The professors are great, and the actual courses are great, but you’re not getting everything you can out of them because of the budget. You’re hurting your own education.”
University graduate assistant Nick Rhoton teaches an introduction to acting class Feb.1 in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.
developed a response to the lowcompleter list, according to Sosnowsky, which the Board of Regents will evaluate between Feb. 28 and April 18. While the Theatre Department has developed creative ways to deal with its already-reduced budget, it can only maintain its hyper-efficiency for so long. “It’s very hard to keep doing things on a shoe-string budget,” said Neal Hebert, a graduate teaching assistant working toward his doctorate of philosophy in theatre and former Daily Reveille opinion editor. Because many theatre graduate students like Hebert
teach undergraduate courses, the loss of graduate programs would deplete the quality of the entire department and the University as a whole, Hebert said. “The MFAs and Ph.D.s, all together, teach like 1,000 students every semester,” said Nick Rhoton, a graduate teaching assistant pursuing his MFA in acting. “And if we go away, there’s no one to teach those. If you want to keep those classes, you have to hire faculty.” Paying a faculty member is more costly than paying a graduate student, Hebert said. “A Ph.D. student is significantly cheaper than a tenured
faculty member,” Hebert said. “Five of us cost about what one tenured faculty member would cost.” While Sosnowsky said she
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PHILANTHROPY
Needy women benefit from Bra Recyclers and hopes to increase to 35 by the end of the year, Birks-Mitchell said. Birks-Mitchell said media and the community have responded positively to The Bra Parker Cramer Recyclers’ concept; however, Contributing Writer they have received some ridicule. The concept of recycling is “A lot of people don’t unnot novel. Bra recycling, how- derstand what we’re doing and ever, is a new trend with a chari- why we’re trying to do it,” Birkstable cause. Mitchell said. Elaine Birks-Mitchell foundSome are disgusted by the ed Bra Recyclers in October 2008 idea of wearing a used bra, Birksafter she realized there was a need Mitchell said. in her communi“ W h e n ty. Birks-Mitchell you’re leaving began calling loa domestic viocal shelters to see lence situation, if residents needyou don’t think to ed bras. pack a bra. If you “I had about a were in a desperdozen bras in my ate situation, I bet drawer with tags you would take a on them still,” used bra,” BirksElaine Birks-Mitchell Birks-Mitchell Mitchell said. Bra Recyclers founder said. Birks-MitchBirks-Mitchell advises people ell describes The Bra Recyclers to step back and see what it’s like as a business that “fell into [her] in someone else’s shoes. lap.” “Anything that helps out, no The Bra Recyclers strives matter how personal, is a good to supply bras to needy women thing,” said Olivia Marino, Engaround the country and abroad, lish junior. Birks-Mitchell said. If people would like to do“Having a bra is pretty im- nate but aren’t close to a dropportant,” said Shelly Gonsoulin, off location, there are four easy history sophomore. “I think it’s steps. a great idea, especially if they’re The Bra Recyclers ask people nicer and might last longer.” to wash their bras, tag them with The Bra Recyclers is also a the Bra Recycling form from the textile recycling company, Birks- website, box them and mail them Mitchell said. They donate usable to Gilbert, Ariz. The full address bras and recycle can be found on BraRecycling. ‘Having worn-out bras to com. fund the coma bra is pany. The Bra Repretty cyclers important. have currently drop-off Contact Parker Cramer at I think it’s locations in 11 pcramer@lsureveille.com a great states and PuerRico where idea.’ to women can take their unwanted Shelly bras, according Gonsoulin to their website. history sophomore Many drop-off locations are small businesses who support the initiative, most of which contacted The Bra Recyclers on their own, according to Birks-Mitchell. The Bra Recyclers searches for drop off locations that make donating convenient and easy. Louisiana does not currently have a drop off location, but BirksMitchell said she would like to have one in the Baton Rouge or New Orleans area. “Louisiana is one of the areas we’re looking to open a shelter in,” Birks-Mitchell said. Birks-Mitchell expressed interest in expanding to Louisiana because of the amount of needy women, especially those affected by storms such as Hurricane Katrina. Currently, The Bra Recyclers supplies bras to 25 organizations
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A group of puppies awaits a new family Saturday at the Yelp!BR pet adoption center’s Valentine’s Open House Adoption Day.
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COAST AND ENVIRONMENT
Monday, Feb. 14, 2011
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
LSU students travel to Arkansas for basketball their student section and how quiet they were, which made me feel better about ours, because we were loud and full of energy the whole time.” Clark also said University Andrea Gallo students were able to talk to the Staff Writer team after the game. LSU fans outcheered the “We wanted to go just to “pig sooie” cries from Arkansas support our team,” Clark said. Razorback fans when Student “It was really nice talking to the Government took 38 students on team afterward. They thanked us a bus trip to the for coming all the LSU-Arkansas way. They were basketball game really grateful Saturday. that we came.” The bus trip The bus left was a success Friday at middespite the Tinight and got to gers’ 80-61 loss, Arkansas on Sataccording to urday around 10 Brandon Briggs, a.m. The UniverBrandon Briggs the SG director sity students got SG director of athletics of athletics who to explore the Arplanned the trip. kansas campus, “The trip itself went well,” but they agreed the game was a Briggs said. “We had a bunch of different experience than a game die-hard LSU basketball fans, so in the PMAC. it was great. LSU just had a re“The student fans in the ally rough week, but they gave a PMAC are a lot more rowdy,” lot of effort all the way to the end Briggs said. “I’d say our 40 stuof the game and we appreciated dents were louder than their 200. that.” LSU’s team knew we were there. Briggs and Matthew Clark, a We were constantly cheering.” mathematics senior who took the Briggs said this was his secbus trip, agreed the LSU student ond bus trip, and the location varsection was louder and more spir- ies every year. ited than Arkansas. “We actually had Arkansas fans come up and tell us thank Contact Andrea Gallo at you for being so respectful,” agallo@lsureveille.com Clark said. “I was surprised at
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Bryan Fry, oceanography and coastal sciences professor, gives a lecture Friday entitled “Tuna Talk: Feeding Ecology and Fish Movement in the Equatorial Pacific” at the Dalton Woods Auditorium. Fry discussed the worldwide problem of overfishing.
Professor explains tuna overfishing Weekly discussions held during semester Rachel Warren Staff Writer
Just keep swimming. That was the topic of “Tuna Talk,” a lecture by Bryan Fry, oceanography and coastal sciences professor, Friday morning in the Dalton Woods Auditorium in the Energy, Coast and Environment building. Fry said he thought people would enjoy his lecture because of its popular topic. “Everyone loves to eat tuna,” he said. Fry explained that his speech highlighted a worldwide problem — overfishing. He said conservation zones have been created internationally and their purpose is to make more tuna, which will diffuse into the rest of the ocean, but problems occur when the tuna don’t move anywhere. “They’re surprisingly local,” he said after presenting the research findings to the audience. Fry said most of the research was done by a group of researchers and graduate students. He said they tagged tuna to monitor their trophic levels and determine their migratory patterns. “Animals that migrate widely should have the same isotope values in the west and east, but residents can be very different,” he said. Fry said it’s important to talk to students about these topics because of the important role they play. “Students are the future,” he said. “If we don’t do anything, things will not turn out well.” Courtney Saari, oceanography and coastal sciences graduate student, is a member of the committee that picks the speakers for the series.
Saari said School of the Coast and Environment Dean Christopher D’Elia wanted to put on the seminars to offer students a series of high-quality speakers. She said another objective is to promote interaction and collaboration between the University and outside researchers. Saari said the school will offer a seminar each week for the rest of the semester, except during spring break. She said the seminars will cover a range of topics like oceanography, biology and chemistry. “We try to get scientists from as many disciplines as possible,” she said. One topic set to be covered is communication — something that hasn’t been discussed before in
seminars offered by the School of the Coast and Environment. Saari said the committee chose a Manship School of Mass Communication faculty member to speak about how scientists can become better communicators. Mimi Ferrand, kinesiology senior, said she enjoyed Fry’s lecture on tuna because it involved material she’d learned in class. “He used a lot of stuff we’ve been learning,” she said. “It kind of tied it into the real world.” Lexi Stephens, biological sciences senior, said she attended the seminar for credit in a class but would probably return because she enjoyed it. Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com
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students,” Guidry said. Smith agreed, saying she always mentions it while giving University tours to potential students. “There are a lot of facts and history about the University, but I know students will remember the tradition and connect to it,” Smith said. “It sets LSU apart.” But when and how the tradition officially began remains a mystery. Randy Gurie, former director of University Special Events and executive director of Cadets of the Ole War Skule, told The Daily Reveille in 2007 the tradition likely began in the 1930s or ’40s. “If there was a tradition like that when I was there, I didn’t know it,” said Patricia Bercier, 1947 University alumna. “And I would have never kissed a boy on the mouth in public.” Bercier said the word “co-ed” was reserved for married couples, not young folks. “At that time there were 9,000 boys and 3,000 girls [that attended LSU] — you dated everybody,” she said. “You were a wallflower if you just went with one boy ... and nobody would ever ask you to dance.” Bercier said the closest tradition to the midnight kiss was “pinning,” when a man presented his true love with his fraternity pin. According to a 2001 article in The Daily Reveille, the historic tradition was turned into competition by the Greeks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol, or GAMMA, organization. GAMMA transformed the tradition into a public event in an attempt to beat the world record for the most couples kissing simultaneously at one location. The “kiss-off” fell short of the record, which was 1,544 lip-locked couples. Though this is no longer a designated event, Student Government and other campus groups encourage students to participate. SG Vice President Dani Borel said SG continues to promote the kiss, as it is the University’s most personal tradition. “LSU has so many traditions that involve academics and athletics, but the kiss is on a more personal level,” Borel said. “You can look back years from now and tell your children stories about how you kissed your boyfriend under the tower at midnight.” Borel said this is the first year she participated in the Valentine’s Day kiss. “It’s my last year here, and I’m getting married this summer to my fiance,” she said. “There’s no better way to spend my last unmarried Valentine’s Day.” Joan Broussard, pre-pharmacy junior, said the kiss is a fun and harmless University tradition. “It’ll be something very special to share with the one I love,” Broussard said. Broussard and her boyfriend, John Paul Timpa, English literature senior, will also be participating in the tradition for the first time this year. She said she is working for the official midnight tradition, but they plan to kiss at the tower before the end of Valentine’s Day. “It’ll be something nice to share as a couple,” she said.
Schaefer then scampers over to the telescope, rotating it by hand into position with broad, smooth motions. The huge cylinder pivots easily, and giant barbells of counter-weights and a swivel work silently as Schaefer hunts for the planet through the eye-piece. Once he finds it, the crowd lines up, each student taking a turn to stare at the stars. Schaefer’s students are here for extra credit. When they’re not in the long line that snakes around the wall inside, they’re out on the balcony, staring into smaller telescopes, studying star charts and pointing up at the sky. “No way — that’s fake,” says Jennifer Harrison, psychology freshman, as she peers into a short, fat scope, marveling at the moon. One of the stars the students are hunting for is Algol, which is undergoing an eclipse. “It’s the demon star,” Schaefer intones, cackling lowly and loudly like a mad scientist, the red lights shining sinisterly on his face. Sirius — the brightest visible star besides the sun — is high in the sky, twinkling visibly like a faroff disco ball. Schaefer, who’s bouncing in and out of the room talking to students, stops to explain why. “There’s a lot of atmosphere between us and them,” he said. “That light has a lot to go through before it hits our eyes.” Light refracts as it travels through the atmosphere, causing shimmering and blurring effects. As the bodies and planets sink lower in the sky, light has more atmosphere to go through, so the effect worsens. Jupiter, for example, gradually gets blurrier through the telescope as it nears the horizon. Still, the view of the planet is stunning. It is wrapped in dark bands, tremendous jet streams bigger than Earth that slice across the planet. Two of the planet’s moons float brightly nearby. Io, the hot one, is full of magma and active volcanoes that hurl plumes of fire miles into space. Europa, the cold one, is covered with frozen oceans hundreds of miles deep — oceans Schaefer says could possibly harbor life. Throughout the night, Schaefer moves the scope several times, from Jupiter to the moon to the Orion nebula, where stars peek out from a light-years wide cloud of stellar gas, like headlights in the fog. It’s these objects — planets and nebulae — that are Landolt’s specialty. The telescope’s 11.5-inch lens, made by legendary craftsman Alvan Clark, is relatively small by modern standards. Schaefer said the telescope is primarily used to teach classes and for amateur observation. The scope is too small and too poorly located for cutting-edge research. “There’s too much light pollution around here,” Schaefer said. “This would have been up to research standards around 30 to 40 years ago.”
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the East Baton Rouge Department of Public Works Traffic Engineercompared to the number of crashes ing Division, said the department from 1992 to 1996. gets crash data six months after a Scott Dyer, spokesman for time period concludes. Holden’s office, Because of said Baton Rouge that, Edel said, the RED-LIGHT CAMERAS wasn’t included in department only the study because 2009 data for Baton Rouge: has one year’s it used data from • Number of intersections with worth of data at its 2004 to 2008, and cameras: 15 disposal. the city didn’t use Edel said 15 •Percent decrease in total number cameras until Baton Rouge inof crashes: 9 2008. tersections had Dyer said the •Percent decrease in correctable red-light cameras study can provide crashes: 21 in 2009. The data people with an from 2009 show a idea of what may Source: EBR Department of Public 9 percent decrease come in the future. Works Traffic Engineering Division in total crashes “It’s still a and a 21 percent valid yardstick,” decrease in corhe said. “We’re still encouraged by rectable crashes like right-angle these results.” crashes and T-bones. Sarah Edel, civil engineer in She said the results aren’t
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page 7 conclusive because the cameras weren’t up in Baton Rouge until recently. “We’ve been really encouraged by the data so far,” Edel said. “But it’s too early to make a definitive decision.” Dyer said he believes the trend occurring in the cities included in the study will also be present in Baton Rouge. “I can’t think of any reason we’d be different from these other cities,” he said. Aaron Zeringue, business management freshman, said he doesn’t like red light cameras. “I’m not really a huge fan. I find myself running a lot of red lights,” he said. Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com
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Fresh Start
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Freshmen help LSU sweep Tiger Classic; Heyward earns tournament MVP honors Hunter Paniagua Sports Contributor
The youth of the No. 19 LSU softball team put on a show this weekend as the Tigers swept the competition at the Wilson/DeMarini Tiger Classic at Tiger Park. Freshman pitcher Meghan Patterson recorded 25 strikeouts and surrendered only one earned run in 13 innings of work. Freshman center fielder Simone Heyward earned tournament MVP honors with seven hits, six stolen bases and 11 runs in her first weekend as a Tiger. Junior first baseman Anissa Young said the freshmen stepped up in a big way for the Tigers, who outscored their opponents 41-8 and started the season 6-0. “The freshmen came out and did their jobs,” Young said. “They did not play like freshmen. Without a doubt they’re going to be an asset to us this year.” Injuries to senior third baseman Jessica Mouse and senior outfielder Ashley Applegate forced freshmen into key situations. The freshmen produced offensively and defensively — including outfielders Jacee Blades and Alex Boulet, who provided much-needed speed on the base paths.
“We got a very good freshman class,” LSU coach Yvette Girouard said. “We addressed what we need on this team, and that was speed. We’ve got a lot of it with this freshman class. They just added another dimension to our offensive game.” The speed allowed Girouard to be aggressive early and often. The Tigers combined to steal 22 bases on the weekend and were caught only four times. “We’re going to run until people throw us out consistently,” Girouard said. The Tigers’ pitching staff also lived up to the lofty expectations placed on them by Girouard. Junior Brittany Mack, sophomore Rachele Fico and Patterson held opponents Louisiana Tech, Bowling Green and Purdue to just eight runs. Fico and Patterson notched double-digit strikeout totals in each of their two starts. “It’s a long weekend. Six games in three days — that’s a lot of ball to play,” Girouard said. “Except for a couple of innings, I thought our pitchers were phenomenal.” Patterson arrived on the college stage with a bang in her
Mark Clements Sports Contributor
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A look at this weekend’s scores
Friday LSU 9, Louisiana Tech 1 F/6 Saturday LSU 6, Bowling Green 0 Sunday LSU 6, Purdue 2
LSU 5, Bowling Green 0 LSU 5, Purdue 3 BRIANNA PACIORKA / The Daily Reveille
LSU 10, Louisiana Tech 2 F/5
LSU loses to No. 15 Kentucky in nail-biter
LSU freshman center fielder Simone Heyward bunts for a base hit Friday during the Tigers’ 9-1 victory against Louisiana Tech. Heyward earned MVP honors this weekend.
Being heartbroken on Valentine’s Day is not a good feeling — just ask the LSU women’s basketball team. The Lady Tigers (17-10, 7-6) lost a heartbreaker to No. 15 Kentucky (19-6, 8-4) on Sunday afternoon in a 49-47 duel. The defeat marks the first time LSU has lost in Lexington, Ky., since 1994. “It was a tough, tough loss,” LSU coach Van Chancellor said in a postgame interview. “We’ve been so close all year and just can’t get over the hump.” With the game tied at 47 and just 29 seconds left, LSU followed suit with the theme of the game — turnovers. The Lady Tigers gave the ball back to the Wildcats after a traveling call. Kentucky sophomore guard A’dia Mathies drove the lane and found an open Brittany Henderson, who scored her first basket of the game with 1.1 seconds left on the clock to seal the victory. “I thought we played about as hard as we can play,” Chancellor said. “It’s hard to win close games when you turn the ball over twice with 48 seconds to go and miss a wide-open layup. Otherwise, our kids played hard.” LSU’s conference-leading defense held Kentucky’s DEFENSE, see page 15
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Tigers face difficult schedule in coming weeks after losing to Hogs LSU meets Alabama on Thursday at home Michael Lambert Sports Writer
This past week was the LSU men’s basketball team’s chance to add another “W” to the win column. LSU was facing an Ole Miss team that was 3-5 in the Southeastern Conference and an Arkansas (15-9, 5-6) squad fresh off a three-game losing streak. Instead, those two games represented the seventh and
eighth straight defeats for the Tigers. It’s been 33 days since LSU (10-15, 2-8) enjoyed the spoils of victory, and it could be 19 more before the team has another chance to grab the elusive third win. LSU radio play-by-play announcer Jim Hawthorne tried comforting LSU coach Trent Johnson in the postgame interview after Saturday’s 80-61 loss at Arkansas, saying the Tigers return to the PMAC for the next two games. They have been on the road since Tuesday because of wintry weather, going to Fayetteville,
Ark., after Wednesday’s game in Oxford, Miss., instead of returning to Baton Rouge. Johnson noted Hawthorne’s optimism but understood the reality of LSU’s next two matchups, both of which will be televised on ESPN. “We got Alabama leading the [SEC] West, and we got Florida leading the [SEC] East,” Johnson said. The Gators and the Crimson Tide, who the Tigers face Thursday at 8 p.m., are a combined 17-4 in conference play. The following three games CHALLENGES, see page 15
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LSU freshman guard Matt Derenbecker, left, drives around an Arkansas defender. Derenbecker led LSU with 13 points in its 80-61 loss on Saturday to Arkansas.
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GYMNASTICS
Fall dooms No. 19 Tigers in loss to No. 11 Razorbacks
vault title with scores of 9.900. The scores set a career high for Morrison, and Lee tied her career high. “In practice, we’ve just been working on having the right techRob Landry nique to stick our landings,” Lee Sports Contributor said. “So I didn’t go into the vault The No. 19 LSU gymnastics saying, ‘I need to stick this landing.’ team looked to build off last week- I just thought, ‘Do what I’ve been end’s season-high performance practicing and prepare for the landwhen No. 11 Arkansas visited the ing,’ and it just happened perfectly.” PMAC on Friday LSU notched a night. season-best 49.025 And in three of on the balance the four events, the beam, and freshteam did just that. man Maliah Mathis LSU (2-6, 0-3) won her first career scored more than a title in the event. 49.000 on the vault, The Tigers balance beam and also scored a floor exercise. 49.000 or better for But the Tigers’ the second consecD-D Breaux undoing came in utive week on the LSU gymnastics coach the second rotafloor exercise. tion of the meet on the uneven bars, Individually, Mathis and Morwhere they fell a total of three times. rison stole the show, winning two The falls forced LSU to count individual titles apiece. Morrison a 9.250 and a 9.225, which gave Ar- captured the all-around title for the kansas (4-2, 3-1) a lead it would not second consecutive week. surrender. The Gym’Backs went on “It is such a great feeling and to win the meet, 195.325-194.875. great accomplishment,” Morrison “We had a great week [of prac- said. “After we had a little mess up tice] on bars, very few misses. It on bars, we came back and we hit was just a great week,” said LSU really solid on beam and floor.” coach D-D Breaux. “We just have to The Tigers close out their believe in what we’re doing. I think three-meet homestand next weekthe kids believe in the coaches, and end against No. 4 Georgia, where we certainly believe in these kids. they hope to eliminate the errors At no point in this meet did we ever and put all the pieces together. give up.” “We’re inching toward putting The woes on bars may have that full meet together,” Breaux cost LSU a victory Friday, but the Tigers took away plenty of positives from the meet. After posting a season-low team score last weekend against BYU, the Tigers rebounded Friday with a 49.075 — their second highest score of the year on the apparatus. Junior Ashley Lee and freshman Sarie Morrison tied for the
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LSU’s Sarie Morrison scored a 9.80 on Friday to finish second in uneven bars. The Tigers fell to Arkansas, 195.325-194.875.
said. “Sure, we want to climb up in the rankings and we want to do a lot, but we’ve got some great scores and we’ve got some great gymnasts on this team.”
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Monday, Feb. 14, 2011
SWIMMING AND DIVING
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TENNIS
Men place fourth, Tigers swept by Ohio State, 7-0 Carlsson women eighth in SEC Skupski, record doubles win Diving Championships Ryan Ginn
“The entire final was a nailbiter, and she went dive for dive all the way to the end with Taryn Zack,” Shaffer said. “It was one of the best women’s 1-meter competitions I’ve seen.” Albert Burford St. Germain wasn’t the only Sports Contributor LSU diver that saw success in Gainesville. Before the Southeastern Helm finished fifth for the Conference Diving Champion- Tigers in the 3-meter springboard ships, LSU diving coach Doug competition. The freshman reShaffer said he had the stron- corded a personal-best score of gest squad he’d ever taken to the 380.70 in the finals after notching event while at LSU. a score of 348.65 in the prelims. The LSU men’s and women’s “Daniel was on fire today,” diving teams lived up to that de- Shaffer said. “He definitely scription this weekend and took learned a lot from his first career fourth place and eighth place, re- finals appearance and really set spectively, at the tournament in the stage for his bright future.” Gainesville, Fla. Freshman The Lady TiSean McKinney gers were led by tied for 10th in sophomore Rebecthe prelims of ca St. Germain’s the same event, efforts. St. Gerwhile juniors main finished with Brian Gembera silver medal in ling and Matt the 1-meter springVieke finished board competition. 15th and 22nd, “I couldn’t be respectively. Doug Shaffer happier with the Sophomore LSU diving coach performances of Elle Schmidt Becca and Daniel finished 15th in [Helm],” Shaffer both the 3-mesaid in a news release. “Becca re- ter springboard and the platform ally rose to the occasion, break- competitions. ing the school record and coming While the ninth through 16th away with her first SEC medal.” place finishers don’t advance to The second-place finish was the finals, they do record points St. Germain’s first medal in the toward the overall team scores. SEC Championships. The LSU swimming team St. Germain, last year’s SEC will compete in the SEC SwimFreshman Diver of the Year, ming Championships in Gainesearned a mark of 331.15 for her ville this Wednesday through six-dive total. Saturday. Her score beat the LSU reThe SEC Swimming Chamcord in the event and was the pionships will be LSU’s last third strongest score at an SEC event before the Last Chance championship meet ever under Meet on Feb. 26 and 27. The site the current six-dive format. of that meet has yet to be deterShe was less than six points mined. short of the winner, Taryn Zack of South Carolina. Zack set an SEC record with her score of Contact Albert Burford at 336.55. aburford@lsureveille.com
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Riding a three-match winning streak, the LSU men’s tennis team’s Southeastern Conference speed was no match for No. 4 Ohio State’s Big Ten power. The Tigers (3-3) were defeated in straight sets in all but one singles match as the Buckeyes rolled to a 7-0 win, extending their home winning streak to 118 matches. “Ohio State is No. 4,” said LSU men’s coach Jeff Brown. “We’re not there yet, and that’s how it is. I’m encouraged, and I do think we’re a top-25 team.” The No. 27 doubles team of junior Neal Skupski and senior Sebastian Carlsson provided the lone bright spot, winning their fifth straight match by taking down No. 19 Matt Allare and Peter Kobelt, 9-8 (7-3). “A couple of the matches they lost earlier in the season, they just had to figure each other out,” Brown said. “They know how to complement each other well.” However, Ohio State quickly erased any thoughts of an upset. After LSU sophomores Roger Anderson and Olivier Borsos won the first two games of their doubles match, No. 25 Devin McCartney and Balazs Novak reeled off eight straight wins to prevail, 8-2. LSU lost the doubles point moments later when senior Julien Gauthier and junior Tom Knights fell by an identical 8-2 margin. In singles, the Tigers let several sets slip through their grasp. Ohio State countered with its best tennis when threatened most. After 102nd-ranked Borsos, playing on court one for the first time in his career, took a 4-1 second-set lead, No. 7 Blaz Rola won the last five games to defeat Borsos, 6-2, 6-4. Similarly, Gauthier lost a 4-2 first-set lead when Novak closed out the set by winning four games, ultimately falling 6-4, 6-4. “We played well about half the amount of time we needed to,”
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Junior Mark Bowtell hits a forehand Feb. 8 against Louisiana-Lafayette.
Brown said. “[Ohio State] played at a very high level, and we were able to match that for some of the time, but we just need to do a better job of staying at that level.” Knights was the only Tiger to win a singles set. The London native battled back from a 5-2 deficit in the first set before losing, 7-6. He bounced back to win the second set 6-4. Because of time constraints, a super tiebreaker was played in place of the third set. Knights fell
behind early and couldn’t rally, dropping the tiebreaker, 10-4. The win gave Ohio State its third win this season against a ranked SEC opponent and marked the 300th career victory for coach Ty Tucker.
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BASEBALL
LSU roster contains six two-way athletes, 2010 had none Recruiting players was ‘by design’ Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
Former LSU baseball player Chad Jones made the move famous. LSU coach Paul Mainieri saw Jones’ versatility as a threat he couldn’t ignore, placing the former outfielder into the bullpen during the 2009 season. Jones went on to throw a scoreless inning in Game 1 of the College World Series Finals and 1 2/3 scoreless innings in Game 3 of the CWS Finals. The 2011 squad offers even more two-way athletes who could hit or pitch for the Tigers. This season, six players on the roster are listed as both pitchers and position players. The 2010 roster contained no twoway players. Mainieri said recruiting double-threat players was “by design” because the NCAA limited the rosters to 35 players. He said two-way players are even more crucial this season after two players left the program and another was injured for the season, limiting the active roster to 32. “As a means to make up for those kinds of losses, we have intentionally gone out and
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Former LSU outfielder Chad Jones swings at a pitch March 1, 2009, against Central Florida. Jones played two sports for LSU.
recruited two-way guys,” Mainieri said. “What it does is it gives you depth if the other guys don’t perform.” Mainieri said two of those versatile players who could make immediate impacts are freshman Ryan Eades and sophomore Jimmy Dykstra, a junior college transfer. Eades, a Slidell native who pitches and plays infield, didn’t pitch his senior season after
shoulder surgery but still hit .400 with six home runs at Northshore High School. He posted a 0.92 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 30.1 innings as a junior. Dykstra, a San Diego native who can pitch and play outfield, hit .267 with three home runs with a 2.53 ERA for Yavapai (Ariz.) College in 2010. “We couldn’t get Eades out in the fall and he was throwing well, and Jimmy has a bunch of pop on
the mound and at the plate,” said junior outfielder Mikie Mahtook. Eades said he arrives early to practice to maintain his swing and gets as much work as he can on the mound after missing a season of pitching. “This year I think I’ll get my innings pitching, but I think I’ll have a shot to get some at-bats at [designated hitter],” Eades said. “We only have about four left-handed hitters, and I switch
hit too, so that gives me a fair shot.” Dykstra, who said he always thought he’d be an outfielder growing up, didn’t start pitching until his senior season in high school. “Mostly in high school and last year I was a fastball guy because I threw hard.” Dykstra said. “Once I got here and worked with coach [David] Grewe, I developed more pitches.” So far, their work hasn’t gone unnoticed by the skipper. “If Jimmy Dykstra or Ryan Eades went out there over these next few weeks and really swung the bat and we thought it would make our team better, they would supplant somebody else in the lineup,” Mainieri said. Other two-way players on the roster include freshmen Joe Broussard and Samuel Peterson, sophomore transfer Kevin Berry and junior transfer Kirk Cunningham. Mainieri said Eades, Dykstra, Berry and Broussard are all potential starters who could also come out of the bullpen. Follow Rowan Kavner on Twitter @TDR_Kavner.
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TRACK AND FIELD
Duncan sets personal record, qualifies for NCAA indoor meet Relay teams shine at meet in Arkansas Chris Abshire Sports Contributor
The LSU track and field teams continued their sprints toward the upcoming indoor championship meets this weekend with strong individual showings at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Sophomore Kimberlyn Duncan led the way for the Lady Tigers, posting a time of 23.01 seconds to win the 200-meter dash title and automatically qualify her for the NCAA Indoor Championships in March. Duncan’s official time tied her with Oklahoma’s Candyce McGrone. Their times had to be calculated to a thousandth of a second, where Duncan narrowly edged McGrone by just .001 seconds. “She’s steadily been improving throughout the indoor season, not only in competition but in her training, so it was no real surprise that she made great improvement since we ran here two weeks ago,” said LSU coach Dennis Shaver. Duncan shaved .3 seconds off her time in the 200 meters from the Razorback Invitational on the same track just two weeks ago. “I really was expecting my time to come down in this meet,” Duncan said in a news release. “I was nervous coming in here, but I talked to my mom and dad before the race, and they helped calm me down and get my mind focused.” Duncan’s previous personal best in the event was a 23.08-second performance in the 2010 NCAA East Regional preliminary rounds. “We’re excited for her because she’s just a sophomore and she’s certainly picked up her game up in recent weeks,” Shaver said of Duncan. Shaver said a major point of emphasis going into the weekend was the performance of the 4x400-meter relay squads. “That was one of my main goals for our team at the meet because the track [at Arkansas] is one of the indoor tracks that gives you the opportunity to run fast because of the 60-degree bank,” he said. Both LSU relay squads responded with impressive showings. The Lady Tigers’ relay team of junior Rebecca Alexander, sophomore Latoya McDermott, senior Brittany Hall and junior Jonique Day took home the women’s 4x400-meter relay championship with a season-best time of 3 minutes, 34.54 seconds. Day punctuated the victory with a thrilling final split of 52.70 seconds on the anchor leg of the event. The Tiger 4x400-meter
relay squad of junior Keyth Tal- weekend will be vastly differley, junior Horatio Williams, ent from the SEC Championship junior Riker Hylton and sopho- here,” Shaver said. “But we’ve more Caleb Williams took sec- got athletes who recognize that ond place with a difference and time of 3 minutes, have created the 6.56 seconds, the depth to compete third-fastest time for championin the NCAA this ships.” season. Before the The second SEC Championtrip to Arkansas in ships, however, three weeks was a several LSU athDennis Shaver chance to develop letes will comLSU track and field coach depth and gain pete in the LSU experience on the Twilight meet same track the Southeastern Con- Friday at the Carl Maddox Field ference Championships will be House. held in two weeks, Shaver said. “Every meet is structured differently, and even though we’re Contact Chirs Abshire at happy to get more experience on this track, we know that this cabshire@lsureveille.com
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GOLF
Tigers finish third in spring opener behind Florida, Auburn Hunt Palmer Sports Contributor
The LSU men’s golf team jumpstarted the spring season with a thirdplace showing during the weekend at the SunTrust Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. The No. 6 Tigers shot a 22-overpar 862 in 54 holes to finish behind Southeastern Conference foes No. 3 Florida and No. 13 Auburn The Gators won their eighth consecutive SunTrust Gator Invitational with a 4-over 844. LSU seniors Ken Looper, Andrew Loupe and John Peterson all
fired 5-over 215’s to tie for 11th place. The All-American Loupe, who finished second place in the event last season, sandwiched a 73 between two 71 rounds for LSU. Peterson, fresh off a victory at the Jones Cup on Feb. 8, rebounded from a disappointing 77 in the first round to shoot a 68 and a 70 in rounds two and three. Looper also broke par in the second round, shooting a 1-under 69 and moving to 2-over, just three shots behind the leader and tied for fifth after day one. Looper’s 73 on Sunday bumped him out of
the top 10. Senior Clayton Rotz tied for 29th at 9-over, and junior Sang Yi finished in 40th place after a 13-over performance. The Tigers’ total score of 862 was 10 shots better than the 872 they posted a year ago at the Mark Bostick Golf Course. “While we certainly didn’t play our best, it’s hard for me to be too disappointed with third place since this is our best finish with this group at the Gator Invitational,” LSU coach Chuck Winstead said in a news release. The host Gators had three
players finish the event tied for first place at even par, including No. 1 Bank Vongvanij, who has not finished outside the top five in the 2010-11 season. Florida senior Andres Echavarria won the four-man playoff with four consecutive pars to earn medalist honors for the weekend. Auburn’s second-place finish was its fourth consecutive top-two result. Sophomore Blayne Barber and freshman Niclas Carlsson each posted a 1-under 69 on Sunday to cement the Tigers’ place in second. North Florida and Central Florida rounded out the top five.
LSU returns to the Sunshine State in just two weeks for the John Hayt Invitational in Ponte Vedra. LSU has fared well at Sawgrass Country Club in the past two seasons, winning the 2009 team title and finishing second in 2010. “We can be an outstanding team as the spring goes along,” Winstead said. “We just need to clean up our play on and around the greens.”
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NBA
Rondo’s triple-double helps Celtics overpower Heat
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BOSTON (AP) — Rajon Rondo had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, and the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 85-82 on Sunday to clinch the season series against their top pursuer. LeBron James scored 22 points for Miami, which had won eight in a row. But he missed the first of two free throws with 13 seconds left and the Heat trailing by two points. The Celtics (39-14) took back
the top spot in the conference from Miami (39-15) and earned the tiebreaker for home-court advantage in the playoffs. Kevin Garnett scored 19 with seven rebounds, and Kendrick Perkins had a season-high 15 points for Boston, which snapped a twogame losing streak. Paul Pierce was 0-for-10 shooting and finished with one point, his lowest scoring total since 1999. Chris Bosh had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Dwyane Wade added 16 points for Miami, which cut a 13-point deficit to two in the final minutes. The Heat trailed 83-81 with
19 seconds left when they brought the ball in from a timeout and got it to James at the top of the key. He drove on Pierce and drew the foul but missed the first shot, then made the second. On the ensuing inbound pass, he dived for the ball and went into the stands. But he merely knocked it to Ray Allen; the Celtics got the ball downcourt to Glen “Big Baby” Davis, who ran out some more of the clock before he was fouled. Davis, who scored 16, hit both foul shots with 6.3 seconds to go, and Mike Miller missed a 3-point attempt in the final seconds that would have sent the game
to overtime. The Celtics beat a much different Miami team in the first round of last year’s playoffs, then knocked James and the Cleveland Cavaliers out in the next round. James fled to Miami to join Bosh and Wade, but the Heat still haven’t been able to beat Boston, losing the season opener in Boston and falling again in Miami on Nov. 11. The teams meet for the last time in the regular season April 10 in Miami. Miami took a 43-39 lead into halftime, but Boston scored 12 of the first 13 points in the third quarter and opened a seven-point lead
on Allen’s 3-pointer with 8:31 left. After Wade drove for a layup, Allen hit a 15-footer and Wade was called for a flagrant foul for elbowing Garnett while fighting for position. While the referees discussed it, the Heat gathered on the court and Rondo lingered outside their huddle until James pushed him away. Allen intervened to pull Rondo away. Garnett made both free throws, giving the Celtics a 59-46 lead. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com
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after next week will also be a steep challenge. The trio of Mississippi State, Vanderbilt and Georgia are all in the top three of their respective divisions. LSU’s final game of the season, a March 5 meeting with Auburn (9-15, 2-8), is setting up to be a matchup of futility in the bottom of the SEC West. Saturday’s 19-point loss against Arkansas stung Johnson for another reason, besides being one of the Tigers’ best chances to grab a conference win. LSU had improved in its past three games, only losing by an average of five points. “It’s disappointing because we lost three games going into this one that we showed some life,” Johnson said. “We were playing better. For this to happen ... it’s very disappointing.” The Tigers were turnover prone all afternoon. Junior forward Storm Warren and freshman point guard Andre Stringer each had three of LSU’s 17 turnovers. “One thing led to another,” Johnson said. “When things start to get bad, it becomes contagious.” The only time LSU led was after freshman guard Ralston Turner made a free throw to give the Tigers a 1-0 advantage. LSU stayed competitive until
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first appearance as a Tiger. The Destrehan native entered in the seventh inning Friday night against Bowling Green and struck out the side to close out the game. “There was a lot of adrenaline going through me when I got that first strikeout,” Patterson said. “I just focus, going pitch by pitch. I never really think I’m going to get the strikeout. I just hit my spot. If it’s a strikeout, it’s a strikeout.” With several freshmen producing this weekend, Girouard said she expects the younger players to push the upperclassmen for playing time. “Anytime you have competition within your team and players are pushing one another, that’s a good thing,” Girouard said. “Hopefully, that’s going to make us that much stronger. We need to be clicking on all cylinders.” The Tigers opened and closed the Tiger Classic with dominant wins over in-state rival Louisiana Tech. Neither game went the full
the final 4:37 in the first half, but was outscored 14-2 by the Razorbacks to go to the locker room down 40-22. “We had a really important final two minutes to end the half, and it was good to see guys go out and make baskets,” Arkansas coach John Pelphrey said in a news release. “To finish the way we did was inspiring.” Arkansas junior guard Rotnei Clarke’s stats once again told the tale of the game. Clarke scored in double-figures in the Razorbacks’ four SEC wins and two of their six SEC defeats. LSU held Clarke to five points Jan. 12 when the Tigers took care of business, 56-53, against the Razorbacks in their first meeting. Clarke went off Saturday to the tune of 25 points, his secondhighest scoring performance of the season. LSU freshman guard Matt Derenbecker’s 13 points led the Tigers. Follow Michael Lambert on Twitter @TDR_Lambert.
Contact Michael Lambert at mlambert@lsureveille.com seven innings with the run-rule coming into effect in each game. Fresh off the 9-1 defeat of Louisiana Tech on Friday, LSU shut out Bowling Green twice — 5-0 on Friday night and 6-0 on Saturday. The Tigers added two more victories against Purdue to complete their undefeated weekend. Heyward said her first weekend in an LSU uniform could not have gone better. “It’s more than I could have wanted,” she said. “I didn’t know what to expect coming in. It’s just
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24th-ranked offense to just 22 points and a 27.3 shooting percentage in the first half and held a onepoint lead going into the break. The Lady Tigers forced 10 turnovers in the first half but lost 15 of their own, giving the Wildcats nine points off turnovers. “I thought we did a good job of handling [Kentucky’s pressure],” said Chancellor, who suffered his second loss to the Wildcats while at LSU. “Our turnovers came because of decision making.” The Wildcats, who finished the game with 16 points off giveaways, lead the Southeastern Conference in turnover margin while racking up a league-best 11.5 steals per game. LSU finished the game with 25 turnovers, its highest total since giving 22 away Dec. 19 against Louisiana Tech. “Overall, when you hold Kentucky to 49 points, you thought you’d win the basketball game,” Chancellor said. “Their pressure hurt us, but a lot of our turnovers were just useless and unforced turnovers.” Junior forward LaSondra Barrett led the way for the Lady Tigers with 11 points and 14 rebounds in the contest. The Tigers also outrebounded Kentucky, 42-29. LSU entered the contest on a two-game conference winning
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LSU junior forward Courtney Jones dribbles down the court in the Lady Tigers’ 5552 win against Auburn on Thursday in the PMAC. LSU lost to Kentucky on Sunday.
streak, having won 16 of the last 17 meetings with Kentucky. The loss puts LSU at No. 6 in the conference with just three games left on the slate before the SEC tournament. The Lady Tigers need to finish fourth or better to
earn their 10th straight first-round bye in the tournament.
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ROCKING THE CRADLE
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Mubarak’s resignation a symbolic, hollow victory Hosni Mubarak has resigned, and the streets of Cairo are alight. The transition was far from linear, however. The political shuffle leading to his resignation was an arduous one, as Mubarak was one of the most stubborn leaders in the Middle East. His legacy of stability in the strictest sense will remain for decades. And with this in mind, one can be assured Mubarak has cards up his sleeve. Egypt’s government is undergoing the political equivalent of a slash-and-burn crop renewal, and Mubarak has planted his seeds in the rubble of the revolution. Mubarak announced to a furious public Thursday he had no intentions of leaving power. He said he would cede some of it, but he would not leave. The day leading up to the announcement was spent in widespread celebration, the protestors confident their wishes would be granted. The following night was spent
rallying activists to stage the largest protest to date the next day. The military even promised the people the day had finally come, and freedom would soon follow. When Mubarak clung to power as he had sworn he would, the military had its own statement to make: It was going to take control of the government. It was then that Clayton Mubarak left, Crockett ceding power Columnist not to his handpicked vice president Omar Suleiman, but to a military council. These progressions, while the most monumental thus far, have left the Arab world on edge. Who is actually in charge? What will become of Egypt’s diplomacy, the keystone of peace in the region? What about the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty?
The remaining members of the government have been asked to work toward regaining normalcy — namely economically, as the Egyptian economy has stagnated because of the flight of tourists, who are key businessmakers there. The most important figure remaining is Suleiman, who, though selected by Mubarak himself, is just progressive enough to be supported as a successor to power by multiple Arab nations. Above him, though, are the members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, who have promised a smooth transition to democracy. The first steps taken by the council were to secure peace with Israel and dissolve the Egyptian parliament, leaving Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi in command. Tantawi, like most men of power in Egypt, is a long-time Mubarak loyalist. He was often referred to as Mubarak’s poodle and was described in a leaked cable as
having “opposed both economic and political reform.” Some analysts believe Tantawi, with the army behind him, deviously switched sides to support the protestors rather than a rapidly deflating dictatorship — and I’m inclined to agree. Like Suleiman, he seems to be another remnant left to ensure the safety of important concurrent legislation, such as peace with Israel — which the military announced will stay intact. The retention of such men in office secures the former leader’s persistent influence, but one should not necessarily see it as a bad thing. I would have supported Mubarak remaining in power until the September elections purely for stability’s sake, and uncertainty is what the country seems to be left with. The cradle of civilization is wary, as it should be. Even the protestors, after being granted their greatest demand, are not sure
whether the rallies should continue. Sure, the military promised a smooth transition, but the promise could have been an empty one made in case Mubarak actually did step down. I cannot imagine any other circumstances in which a man as stubborn as Mubarak would have done so. Not without insurance. This is why the victory of Mubarak’s ouster is, as of now, a hollow one. Egypt has a long way to go, but the apprehensiveness to rapid change is founded.
Only about 5% of what you’re going to read is unbias and actual fact. ‘God doesn’t play favorites’ you say, obviously your just offended and close minded. Mr. Robertson, great job.” -Anonymous
“Not quite - I believe these athletes, actors, etc are thanking the God they believe in for the strength, skills, and ability to play the game or the part in the movie, not because God has chosen their team over anyone
else. As for Drew Brees, having read his book, I believe he is truly grateful to God for allowing him the miraculous recovery and the opportunity to help lead the Saints to their Superbowl win. I think Brees would have thanked
God after the Superbowl regardless of the outcome.” -Anonymous
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SHOW ALL COMMENTS As usual, the Opinion Section of our website, lsureveille.com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out today, and let your voice be heard. Regarding Andrew Robertson’s column, “Stop thanking God for winning, go ‘thank’ yourself,” readers had this to say: “Whats the point of this article?” -Pointless “‘In all things, give thanks.’ that’s Biblical. but more importantly, the winning team is usually the one’s spotlighted the most, so them given thanks would be seen/heard in the media. but in their quiet times, i’m sure the Steelers gave thanks just for making it to the super bowl and having the opportunity. it’s simply a thing a reverence.” -ladynoble “I dunno, anonymous. I’m pretty sure they are thanking GOD for winning, most the time these people aren’t in the least bit even understanding of what religion they are in the first place. I loved the article. Keep em coming. And anonymous, get a grip, paper is about 95% opinion.
“Wow, you must have had some bad experience with a priest. People thank God for giving them the opportunity to play, not for letting them win. Christianity is too easy. Why don’t you bash Islam for the rest of the semester and see how that works out for you :0 Or is Allah cooler than God, so atheists don’t need to bash Muslims like Christians... snnfff snnnfff, I smell a double standard” -Tyler
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“I assume that you, as a newspaper columnist, are in favor of free speech. It seems a little hypocritical of you to be bashing those who exercise that same right. Just sayin...Have a nice day and thank God!” -Anonymous “You should actually know a little more about christianity before commenting on it. You are WAY off Base.” -Anonymous
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Show love for your Valentine and nature with fair trade chocolate Dark and decadent, she cascades over a smooth, silky tongue creating pure bliss. Chocolate, she solves every problem. Whether it be walking down the street and twisting an ankle or having a bad day at school, chocolate has always been there. In terms of Valentine’s Day, if someone forgot about the overly publicized, loving, commercial holiday, all they have to do to make up for it is buy a beautiful box of chocolates to please their significant other. Unfortunately, while chocolate does an excellent job of showing our loved ones how special they are to us, it may have the opposite effect on Mother Earth. While she’s busy changing the seasons and making the Baton Rouge weather extra cold, cocoa bean workers all over the world are viciously tearing apart her rainforests. Cocoa beans may be beautiful and delectable in their final product, but to become luscious
or gourmet, they are nothing but trouble. Often grown in tropical climates such as Central America, South America and Africa, these small pods originally developed under the tall, handsome canopy in dense rainforests where they promoted biodiversity. This kind of growPriyanka Bhatia ing is known as shade-grown Columnist cocoa, and as deforestation becomes more and more popular, shade-grown cocoa has become harder and harder to find. Without the luscious canopies to protect the forest floor from the sun’s strong rays and the weather’s strong sway, many migratory bird species are now exposed to the harsh climate and are dying off in areas where they once found winter solace.
The National Wildlife Federation has said the insect populations at booming cocoa plantations have increased as a direct aftereffect to these species disappearing. The organization has called for the use of stronger poisonous pesticides, furthering the damage to biodiversity as well as the livelihood of workers. Most shade-grown chocolate is also fair trade, which according to Oxfam International and many other organizations, means the producers get a fair deal — good working conditions, a decent living wage and reasonable security. They’re promised to be paid better than they would without fair trade arrangements — and thank goodness for that. Without the promise of fair trade chocolate, the cocoa bean industry would hold no hope for the future of sustainability. And yet now, according to Cocoa
Stainability, it has gained the dedication of Mars Inc., IBM and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a cocoa bean genome project as an effort to better utilize the tropical land. The project aims for farmers to produce more cocoa beans per plant. It also aims to help farmers efficiently use the remainder of their land for better yielding crops as a way to increase their income and pull them out of poverty. Could there be a sweeter way to grow chocolate? Could there be a sweeter way to give back to Mother Earth this Valentine’s Day, showing her how much you love her? Fair trade chocolate is one of the few ways to smother our mother with love during this holiday. It’s fair to all, and it can be found just about anywhere. Just look for a wrapper bearing a small symbol saying it’s fair trade
certified. Better yet, by buying fair trade chocolate for those we love, we demonstrate that Valentine’s Day isn’t just a day where we show our love to one other person, but rather a day for us to show our love to everyone. If Forrest Gump were a hippie, he might say, “If the world were a giant box of chocolates, we should know exactly what we’re getting with each delicious bite — a soulful helping of good karma that comes with buying the right way.” Priyanka Bhatia is a 19-year-old pre-veterinary medicine freshman with a minor in environmental management systems. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_Pbhatia. Contact Priyanka Bhatia at pbhatia@lsureveille.com
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The social media police: Facebook has potential as law enforcement tool Ally Rogers The Kentucky Kernel
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UWIRE) — Facebook — it’s a great tool to keep in touch with friends and family. It’s useful for employers to profile prospective employees. And now, it has become a great tool for police departments and prosecuting attorneys. “It’s the 21st-century version of a private investigator following you,” said Trevor Wells, an attorney with Lexington, Ky., firm Miller Wells. Wells said while conducting research about the use of social networking sites in court cases for a continuing legal education seminar for the bar, he found that “every couple of months the number doubled with the cases involving Facebook.” While larger police departments and law firms use Facebook and other social networking sites to find evidence for domestic relations, gang-related and personal injury cases, smaller PDs use the networks less aggressively. “We’ve used Facebook in the past to gather information related to crimes,” said Joe Monroe, chief of the University of Kentucky Police Department. Monroe explained that
contrary to popular belief, the UKPD does not use Facebook as a way to locate student parties. He said not only would that process be a full-time job, it would be a waste of the UKPD’s resources, manpower and time. Currently, the UKPD operates one Facebook page. It represents the organization as a whole and, according to Monroe, is used simply as another way to communicate with the public. However, more than a year ago, UKPD detectives used Facebook as a means to an end in cases related to theft, robbery and drugs. Monroe said the process didn’t involve a random search or fake profiles. Instead, the detectives had suspects in mind and simply conducted a search to see public information, which was displayed on unblocked profiles. From there, the detectives followed trails of evidence and submitted documentation to the courts. “As long as people post things blindly, Facebook will be a useful tool,” Monroe said. Northern Kentucky University Police Department Sgt. Will Love said the only Facebook page they operate is one for community relations, similar to UKPD. However, he said in
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previous years it has been useful to locate students who had otherwise been unreachable by concerned parents. “We use it if it helps, but it’s not the first place we go,” Love said. Sherelle Roberts, public information officer for the Lexington Division of Police, said social networks are a “great way to give and get information” and it’s a “wonderful way to open dialogue with the community.” She said social networking sites have been used in Lexington investigations. Most incriminating information has been posted to public profiles via video or
photos on Flickr, YouTube, Facebook and Myspace. “It’s impossible to quantify Facebook’s use in cases,” Roberts said, adding that over the last decade the Internet has been a tremendous tool in gathering information and identifying criminal activity. Monroe said nearly 75 percent of police departments use Facebook in some fashion. Developing fake Facebook or Myspace pages is nearly beyond the scope of necessity for campus police departments, but not entirely out of the question for larger organizations. Wells explained that private
profiles aren’t entirely out of the reach of the law either. “More and more we’re seeing formal requests (being filed) for Facebook page activity,” he said. Other realms of the legal system are using social networks for cases as well, and it most likely will continue to grow in this day and age.
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