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University professor Gregory Stone dies Matthew Albright Staff Writer
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University professor and coastal expert Gregory Stone died Thursday morning.
University professor and coastal expert Gregory Stone died Thursday morning, according to close friends. Stone, a Coastal Sciences professor and director of the Coastal Studies Institute, passed away around 9 a.m., according to family friend Rick Gregg. “Greg and his family were like my family,” Gregg said. “It’s a real loss for all of us.” Details about Stone’s cause of death were not available by press time.
Stone is survived by his wife, Anne, and his 16-year-old son, Carter. Stone’s research at the University focused on the effects of waves, tides and other processes on the coast, including coastal erosion. The Coastal Studies Institute earned millions of dollars in grants from a host of government agencies, including NASA, the Department of Defense and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. When the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in April 2010, Stone was an oft-quoted expert
concerning the damage the leaked oil might cause to the coast. He was among the chorus of experts that warned oil visible on the surface was only part of the problem — oil further down in the water column existed, as well. Stone continued to be regularly consulted in the spill’s wake concerning the clean up and response efforts.
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College to defend grad programs Editor’s Note: This is the fifth 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. Matthew Albright Staff Writer
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences plans to challenge the six master’s programs and one doctoral program that were labeled “low completers” by the Board of Regents. “We consider these very important programs,” said Gaines Foster, the college’s dean. The programs are among the 34 at the University that appeared on a statewide list compiled by the Regents, which oversees the state’s higher education system. To escape the low-completer label, master’s programs must routinely produce five or more graduates a year. Doctoral programs must graduate two annually. Master’s programs up for review in the college include communication studies, French, Hispanic studies, philosophy, sociology and geography. “It’s devastating news to hear that these programs are being reviewed,” Foster said. Universities must submit proposals to the Regents by Feb. 28 detailing either how the programs can be consolidated or defending why they should HUMANITIES, see page 11
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Student Government President J Hudson discusses the state of the University on Thursday in the Holliday Forum. Watch a video of the address at lsureveille.com
Hudson, Borel focus on SG’s, University’s progress in town hall event Andrea Gallo Staff Writer
Student Government President J Hudson underscored the need for the University to live up to its flagship status by offering a multitude of programs at his “State of the University” address Thursday night in the Journalism Building’s Holliday Forum. “We are a flagship institution, and if you’re going to have a major, it needs to be at this one,” Hudson said. Hudson emphasized the need for students to join with him and SG to fight budget cuts and promote the University at the Capitol. “Student Government has no power if it doesn’t have students behind it,” Hudson said. “Your [local] legislator cares more about you than he does about me.”
Report Card SG Vice President Dani Borel said SG’s strength in fighting the cuts is its availability to administrators and its ability to represent different students and different perspectives. SG has “a lot of power,” according to Borel. Along with joining students together, Hudson stressed the importance of bridging the community gaps with other universities to support higher education amid the current budget crisis in the state. “It’s simple — we use our words,” he said. “A simple phone call can help legislators start thinking about higher education. We must gather together as a community of colleges and universities.” Hudson said he was frustrated with what he called the “number games” administrators play with the figures they use to represent cuts to LSU’s budget. Estimates have fluctuated from 23
percent to 35 percent, then to 32 percent and are now projected to be about 10 percent. Hudson and Borel said SG has worked to ensure transparency between administrators and students. “Our dedication to decreasing budget cuts is unwavering,” Borel said. Borel listed ways SG has worked to mitigate the budget cuts, referencing SG’s movement to create a committee to evaluate student recommended fees and assess the fee bill. Hudson and Borel expressed their views in favor of raising tuition as a way to supplement the budget cuts. Hudson said he’s in favor of the tuition increases if they will go toward making the University more nationally competitive, but if they are used to fill “budget holes,” SG won’t advocate their efficacy. BUDGET, see page 11
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Yemenis continue anti-government protests to oust president
War troops to undergo mandatory ‘don’t ask’ repeal classes
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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Thousands of protesters defied appeals for calm from the military, and the country’s most influential Islamic cleric and marched in cities across Yemen on Thursday, pressing on with their campaign to oust the U.S.allied president. In the capital Sanaa, protesters fought off attacks by police and government supporters swinging batons and daggers. Municipal vehicles ferried sticks and stones to the progovernment side, witnesses said.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — Marines fighting in Afghanistan will begin undergoing training to prepare for the repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay troops, and most will have participated in the mandatory classes before they return home, a senior U.S. Marine general in the country said Thursday. Maj. Gen. Richard Mills told reporters in a teleconference call that Marines coming off the battlefield will undergo formal classes, discussion groups and “extensive” training to make sure each individual understands the new rules.
(AP) — State gambling regulators on Thursday unanimously chose the biggest-ticket applicant to receive Louisiana’s 15th and last available riverboat casino license: the $400 million Mojito Pointe casino proposed for Lake Charles. The winning project, selected by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, is led by Creative Casinos LLC, owned by former Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. Chairman Daniel Lee. “We’re going to build a beautiful resort for that property. It’ll be a great asset for the state,” Lee said in an interview after the vote. “Now, the real work begins.”
King Tut’s stolen dad found, Egypt historical sites to open to tourism CAIRO (AP) — Egypt said it will reopen historical sites to tourism on Sunday as it sought to revive a key industry shattered in the turmoil that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Archaeologists were cheered by the recovery of the most important artifact stolen from Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, a rare statue of King Tut’s father. A 16-year-old anti-government protester found the statue of the Pharaoh Akhenaten next to a garbage can and his family returned it, the antiquities ministry said.
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Bahrain locked down after 5 anti-government protesters killed MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain’s leaders banned public gatherings and sent tanks into the streets Thursday, intensifying a crackdown that killed five anti-government protesters, wounded more than 200 and turned a hospital into a cauldron of anguish and rage against the monarchy. Thousands defied authorities by marching in cities in Libya and Yemen as political unrest continued in the wake of uprisings that toppled leaders in Egypt and Tunisia.
US seeks to avoid UN Security Council vote on Israeli settlements WASHINGTON (AP) — Stuck in a diplomatic bind, the Obama administration scrambled Thursday to avert a difficult U.N. Security Council vote on a Palestinian-backed resolution condemning Israeli settlements. President Barack Obama raised the subject in a call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after other attempts to sway him failed. Though Israel’s closest ally, the United States has opposed new settlements, saying they are an impediment to peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
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GRE testing format, content to change in August Andrea Gallo Staff Writer
The Graduate Record Examination will be overhauled this August, changing the types of questions that are posed in multiple sections, as well as the exam format, time allotments and scoring system. The exam, an admissions requirement for many graduate schools, comprises verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing and experimental research sections and is evaluated by 10-point intervals on a 200-800 point scale, according to Andrew Mitchell, director of prebusiness programs at Kaplan, a company specializing in test preparation. “The new GRE should be better at indicating who’s going to succeed,” Mitchell said. “The new GRE is meant to be more representative of graduate school work.” David Constant, dean of the University’s Graduate School, said the changes are being made to make the exam more representative of graduate school’s demands. The scoring of the GRE will change to a 130-170 point scale and will be evaluated similarly to the Law School Admission Test. Mitchell said the changes can be attributed to people overinterpreting the difference between a 700 and 710, as the exam was previously judged by 10-point increments. “As [Educational Testing Services] describes the scoring, the current scale of 200-800 for each part has become skewed toward the high side,” Constant said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille. “The new scale and scoring of exams is designed to use the full range of the scale and give both students and faculty a clearer picture of performance on the exam.” A calculator will be permitted during the new quantitative section of the test, but according to Mitchell, using one is a double-edged sword. “While a calculator might seem like an advantage, it’ll change the type of questions that get asked,” he said. “It is likely to make the math harder and at a higher level of thinking.” Chad Roberts, University alumnus in psychology, said he will take the exam within the next six months. He said he thinks the quantitative section won’t be as difficult with a calculator. The verbal section is undergoing changes in the types of questions asked. Mitchell said the test currently has many vocabularybased questions where students must identify antonyms and analogies, which will be replaced with more reading comprehension. Roberts said he would prefer
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Changes to the GRE: • Questions: Quantitative section will allow a calculator; verbal section will ask fewer vocabulary questions, more reading comprehension • Navigation: Examinees will be able to skip questions within sections; previous sections will indicate difficulty of future sections • Timing: Test will be an hour longer • Scoring: The scale will change from 200-800 to 130-170, evaluated on ask fewer vocabulary questions, more reading comprehension
the old GRE verbal format because he’s a slow reader. He said more reading comprehension would be a better indicator of a student’s future performance in graduate school, however. Garrett Dupre, chemical engineering junior, will also take the GRE within the next several months and said he will prefer the new GRE verbal format because it’s less vocabulary intensive. The “navigation” of the exam
will change, as well. The present GRE is computer adapted, meaning questions change according to how a student is answering them. If a student answers several questions correctly, more difficult questions will emerge. Students can only look at and answer one question at a time. The updated GRE will allow examinees to skip around within sections and come back to them later as long as they are in the same
section, Mitchell said. However, one’s performance on one section will affect the level of difficulty given to him or her on the next section. “I think they will appreciate that there’s more flexibility in skipping around questions,” Mitchell said. The revamped GRE will also be an hour longer. Current practice tests are quickly becoming obsolete, according to Mitchell, but Kaplan is “staying on top” of the changes. Mitchell said Kaplan is used to
formats changing and adapts with the exams. He said change can be good. Mitchell said he recommends seniors take the GRE now before it changes formats, and their scores will be good for five years. If students wait until August, their final scores won’t be available until November, possibly pushing or missing graduate school deadlines.
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MARDI GRAS
Police to target underage drinking Celeste Ansley Staff Writer
State officials are taking a proactive approach to combat underage drinking during the Mardi Gras season. The plan is two-fold, said Troy Hebert, commissioner of the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. He said agents have been visiting businesses asking for cooperation, and the department will have more agents patrolling throughout the holiday. “Mardi Gras is such an economic and great asset to the state,” Hebert said. “We want to continue to have a safe and fun Mardi Gras.” Hebert said he is not trying to ruin the carnival season but to uphold its safety and integrity. “We aren’t trying to take the fun out of Mardi Gras. We’re trying to make sure the alcohol part is handled properly,” Hebert said. He said ATC is working with State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson and Fire Marshal Butch Browning to ensure a safe holiday season. Hebert said the state police will also be sending additional officers to help with safety. New Orleans Police Department will also have an abundance of officers patrolling in heavily populated areas during Mardi Gras, said Officer Garry Flot, NOPD spokesman. “The NOPD will be in full force on parade routes, in the French Quarter and throughout the City of New Orleans looking for criminal activity,” Flot said. Brad Armentor, kinesiology sophomore, said the efforts of the state to control underage drinking may not be a match for the widespread trend. “They will probably barely put a dent in [underage drinking] because it’s part of the culture,” Armentor said. Hebert said Mardi Gras is less active in northern Louisiana, so agents are being reassigned to the South during the holiday. He said Baton Rouge, Thibodaux, Monroe, the Acadiana Parishes, Orleans Parish and Jefferson Parish are some of the areas receiving more agents. Celina Will, geology graduate student, said it will be hard for agents to distinguish who is underage because so many people look younger than they are. “Underage children will drink no matter what. It’s a waste of everyone’s time,” Will said. Jennifer Jefferson, accounting sophomore, said efforts from the state will be unfeasible. “I think it’s almost impossible, but it’s a great try,” Jefferson said. According to the ATC news release, Orleans and Jefferson parishes combined create the biggest region in the state that sells alcohol, with 553 bars and 491 restaurants in Orleans Parish and 503 bars and 472 restaurants in Jefferson Parish. Lauren Rogers, secretary to Commissioner Hebert, said in East Baton Rouge Parish there are 937 businesses with alcohol permits. “In the New Orleans area, many businesses have already been
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Oscar Solis, from western Texas, dangles beads over the crowd Feb. 24, 2009 from a balcony on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter during Mardi Gras.
approached to solicit their cooperation by exchanging contact information for quicker response time and making sure businesses clearly understand the laws and regulations so they are prepared to handle the problems associated with large crowds,” Gov. Bobby Jindal said in a news release.
The Governor’s Office release said ATC will have both uniformed and undercover agents patrolling throughout the state.
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Tigers hit the road after 9-0 victory
Coach Joe Robinson resigns Rachel Whittaker Sports Writer
The LSU football team experienced its second coaching change of the offseason Thursday, as special teams and defensive-line coach Joe Robinson resigned. Robinson left the program to become defensive-line coach at North Carolina, multiple outlets reported. “[Robinson] did a great job coaching our special teams in his three years JOE ROBINSON with us,” said special teams and defensive line LSU coach Les Miles. “We coach wish Joe and his family great success in their future endeavors.” Robinson, who graduated from LSU in 1985, coached at his alma mater for three seasons and won National Special Teams Coordinator of the Year honors from FootballScoop.com in December. LSU finished in the top 15 nationally in punting, punt returns, punt-return defense and kickoff returns, spearheaded by Southeastern Conference Special Teams Player of the Year Patrick Peterson. Peterson led the SEC in puntreturn average (16.1 yards) and kickoff return average (29.1 yards).
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as head coach. The Demon Deacons went 8-22 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and had a 2-20 road record in 2010. Mainieri had only 29 wins in his first season at LSU and at least 41 wins in every season since. He said he knows a coach can’t be judged based on one year. “There’s no doubt in my mind he’s going to have an outstanding ballclub coming here to Baton Rouge this weekend,” Mainieri said. “It’s going to be certainly the toughest opening series we’ve had since I’ve been at LSU.” Walter, who coached the New Orleans baseball team for five seasons before his arrival at Wake Forest,
Is it possible to get better than perfect? Unlikely as it sounds, that’s precisely the question the LSU softball team must answer after tossing the program’s third perfect game Wednesday night. The No. 18 Tigers (7-0) blitzed Southeastern Louisiana, 9-0, in just five innings, largely thanks to a perfect effort from sophomore pitcher Rachele Fico. “Rachele was magnificent tonight,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard after the game. “She played great defense and certainly was the deciding factor in tonight’s game.” Fico’s seven-strikeout performance is the highlight of a blistering start for LSU, as the Tigers have blown past their opposition by an average of six runs per contest. “We hit the ball hard, and the intensity was magnificent,” Girouard said. “It’s a team that really enjoys coming out here and playing softball.” Now LSU must take the hot streak on the road for the first time. The Tigers will travel to the Hilton Houston Plaza Classic for the first of two away tournaments this season. “This next weekend is going to help prepare us for [Southeastern Conference play],” Fico said. “We
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LSU junior outfielder Mikie Mahtook speaks Wednesday at baseball media day. LSU’s season opens tonight in Alex Box Stadium.
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No. 22 LSU kicks off season tonight against Wake Forest Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
The weather is warmer, the sun is brighter and Alex Box Stadium will soon be packed. It’s baseball season in Baton Rouge. Senior pitcher Ben Alsup will start Friday as the No. 22 LSU baseball team opens the year against Wake Forest. “It’s going to be electric,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “The big tiger in the sky is certainly taking care of us with the weather.” Alsup, one of two seniors on the LSU roster, went 5-1 last season with a 3.88 ERA. He will pitch against a Wake Forest team coming off an 18-37 season in coach Tom Walter’s first year
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Tigers fall in ninth-straight loss Bama rolls LSU in second half Michael Lambert Sports Writer
The country was introduced to the LSU men’s basketball team Thursday night, and the nation saw what LSU fans have been going through the entire season. The Tigers nearly played the role of spoiler, holding an eightpoint lead in the first half and coming as close as two points with 9:26 left in the game. But LSU (10-16, 2-9) couldn’t pull the upset against Southeastern Conference rival Alabama (17-8, 9-2), falling to
the Crimson Tide, 67-56, in front of a roaring student section, a half-full PMAC and a national television audience on ESPN. “They’re better than we are,” said LSU coach Trent Johnson. “They have some guys with some more experience, and they have a nasty edge to them.” A layup by Alabama freshman point guard Trevor Releford with 2:12 remaining put his team up, 64-56, and all but sealed LSU’s ninth-straight defeat. “You have to continue to fight,” Johnson said. “Were there some improvements without looking at tape? I believe so.” LSU cut Alabama’s lead to two points when freshman point guard Andre Stringer sunk three free throws at the 9:26 mark in
the second half. The Tigers were then outscored 17-8 after Stringer’s contributions from the charity stripe. “It wasn’t so much the pressure,” said LSU freshman guard Ralston Turner. “For the most part we handled it well. It was missing shots in the final five or six minutes.” Turnovers continued to plague LSU, and Alabama cashed in to the tune of 30 points off LSU’s mistakes. LSU freshman guard Ralston Turner enjoyed his best outing since returning from a stress fracture in his foot. Turner’s 17 points were his most since Dec.18. LSU’s ESPN exposure ALABAMA, see page 7
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LSU junior forward Malcolm White shoulders a defender Thursday during the Tigers’ 67-56 loss against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the PMAC.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lady Tigers seek to avenge loss to Arkansas Razorbacks Rachel Whittaker Sports Writer
Who’s your 68? That’s the question LSU women’s basketball associate head coach Bob Starkey posed to the team at Thursday’s practice. The motivational tactic originates from the story of NHL player Jaromir Jagr wearing No. 68 in memory of his grandfather, who died in 1968 after being imprisoned when the Soviet army invaded Czechoslovakia. On Thursday, the Lady Tigers each picked their own “68,” someone or something that inspires them and to whom they will dedicate Sunday’s game against Arkansas and the remaining games this season. LSU travels to Arkansas at 2
p.m. on Sunday, hoping to avenge a 53-45 loss to the Razorbacks at home Jan. 27. LSU senior guard Katherine Graham said her “68” is her godmother, who died in October 2009 of sickle cell anemia. With their “68s” in mind, Graham said the team has its eye on limiting Arkansas’ free throw attempts and not giving shooters open opportunities. “This late in the season, you need that extra push ... something we can hold each other accountable and hold ourselves accountable for,” Graham said. “Arkansas is a great team as far as having shooters and running the floor in transition. We have to keep them out of the paint.” Arkansas junior guard C’eira Ricketts exploited LSU for 20
points and nine rebounds in their matchup against Arkansas despite previous meeting. LSU junior shooting 3-of-17 from the field, forward LaSonsaid her “68” is dra Barrett said her family, on containing Rickwhom she reetts will be crucial lies for guidance Sunday. before and after “I had the every game. She privilege of playsaid the team’s ing with her on emotion during Team USA, so the “68” speech knowing her perwas a great bondsonally, I know ing exercise and she guns after helped guide its LSU,” Barrett focus. said. “She has “Everybody a stronger right poured their Katherine Graham hand, so we need heart out,” BarLSU senior guard to force her to her rett said. “That’s left and make her make tough the message right now — we’re shots.” playing not just for ourselves, Barrett, who scored her the coaches and our fans, but for 1,000th career point in the first something deeper. Mine is my
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family — they’re my support system who first put a basketball in my hand.” Barrett said the Lady Tigers are thrilled to get a second chance at the Razorbacks, this time in Fayetteville. LSU nearly knocked off Kentucky on Feb. 13 in Lexington, falling on a lastsecond layup. LSU missed six free throws against Kentucky and went a meager 7-for-17 from the charity stripe in the first Arkansas game. “Free throws will win or lose games,” Barrett said. “That’s not a part of practice where you just take a break. It’s about being able to make those shots even when you’re tired.” Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com
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made headlines in the offseason after donating his kidney to freshman outfielder Kevin Jordan. “We’re all ready to turn the page and get to baseball,” said Walter, who is still recovering from the Feb. 7 surgery. Mainieri, a former UNO baseball player and a friend of Walter’s, said LSU will honor the Wake Forest skipper with an introduction and will post a photograph of Walter and Jordan on the Jumbotron.
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have some great competition.” Ironically, LSU is traveling 270 miles to Houston to open the tournament against cross-town rival Southern (1-4) at 9 a.m. on Friday. “I’m not quite sure why we’re traveling five hours to play Southern at 9 o’clock in the morning, but we don’t make the away schedules,” Girouard said at LSU’s media day last week. After opening the season with
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continues Sunday when No. 14 Florida (20-5, 9-2) travels to Baton Rouge for a noon tip-off on the worldwide leader of sports. The Gators enjoyed the week off after beating Tennessee, 6160, on Saturday. Florida coach Billy Donovan’s team has captured at least
“I know our team will be standing on the top step, giving him an ovation,” he said. “Then we’re going to turn around and try to whip their team.” Walter said he plans on starting junior left hander Austin Stadler against Alsup. Stadler finished 3-4 with a 5.26 ERA last season and led the Demon Deacons with 70 strikeouts. “Austin had flashes of brilliance last year for us but was very inconsistent,” Walter said. “He had a good summer up on the
Cape [Cod Summer League], so hopefully he’s turned the corner.” LSU freshman pitcher Kevin Gausman is scheduled to start Saturday. Gausman was a sixth-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers but opted to attend school. “For the price tag he was asking, I think people didn’t feel he was of that value, so he came to college with the idea he wanted to prove that he is,” Mainieri said. “I think he has a chance to do that.” Junior college transfer Tyler Jones was originally scheduled to
six games in three days, this weekend will be another heavy load of games for the Tigers, who play five. LSU faces No. 20 Oklahoma State (4-1) right after Southern. “Oklahoma State came here [last season], and I thought they were a very good ball club,” Girouard said. “We beat them twice, but I’m sure they’re going to want some revenge. We’re going to have to play very well this weekend to stay unbeaten.” The Tigers might have found an extra spark Wednesday in
freshman infielder Tammy Wray. Wray went 3-for-3 from the plate against Southeastern, tallying a two-run home run and three RBI. The Tigers follow up Friday’s games with another in-state tilt against Nicholls (2-2). LSU also plays host team Houston (3-2) twice this weekend.
20 wins for the past 12 seasons, including back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007. Derenbecker said he used to be a Florida fan and was even a supporter of former Gator quarterback Tim Tebow during high school. Things have changed, however, since joining the Tigers this fall.
“Coming to LSU now, I lost that passion for Florida Gator basketball,” Derenbecker said. “Now I just want nothing more than to beat them.”
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“I wouldn’t personally want to hit against him.” Mainieri said he will not overwork his pitchers. He said 75 to 80 pitches and six innings will be the limit for every starter. Junior shortstop Austin Nola said the Tigers have to come out firing after missing the College World Series last year. “We’ve got to prove to our Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com
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Regarding Chris Grillot’s column, “SUNO defense arguments pointless – close the university,” readers had this to say:
“Southern and grambling are both throwing my tax dollars down the drain ... close them now!” -Anonymous
“What an incredibly ignorant statement. Protecting a traditionally black university is not racist, but as a white male I’m sure it’s very difficult for you to see past your own privilege and view this from the perspective of the African American community. “ So the defense “We need to keep it open because it is a historically black” is not racist? What would your responce be to “We need to keep LSU open because it’s a historically white university.” That
“I am assuming the previous anonymous would not be in favour of retaining vestiges of segregation. Well the Southern University System is exactly that. But if you want a rational argument, at what point would you consider the school a success? A 9% graduation rate is hardly a success. We have too many failing universities. SCRAP THE LOT!” -Anonymous “There is no defending the indefensible. The facts speak for
themselves: CLOSE SUNO.” -Anonymous “Chris you stated the facts and they speak loud and clear. SUNO needs to close now. Now taking it to court and more money down the drain, that’s really helping a student.” -Anonymous “Your diatribe against SUNO leaves out several considerations. First, SUNO draws its student body primarily from what was clearly the worst public school system (Orleans) in the state of the Louisiana (hence, the high number of underprepared students). On top of that, it has been a commuter school (no dorms, no “campus life) which also enrolls a disproportionate percentage of older, nontraditional, part-time students (students who take longer to graduate and drag down the institution’s overall graduation rate). Also, you
are probably not aware that the $96 million in FEMA dollars earmarked for SUNO is being purposely held up by Bobby Jindal - he has refused to release that money to SUNO because he has other plans for that money (namely, giving it to Delgado). Now the same governor who has callously undermined SUNO’s efforts to recover from the devastation of Katrina is essentially calling for its elimination. You are quick to call other people ignorant, yet your article leaves out many critical facts. Do your homework before you start calling other people names.” -Anonymous “The tone of your article is incredibly offensive. I can tell you’re 19, jaded and arrogant. Even if some of your points had merit, the people that you are trying to convince (or need convincing) won’t listen because of your condescending tone.
Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 Keep going to class kid. You still have a lot to learn.” -Anonymous “’Defending the closure of an institution for being historically black is just as racist as segregation was, but segregation ended in the 1960s. We should forget about it, and people need to stop making invalid arguments using racism as a defense.’ What an incredibly ignorant statement. Protecting a traditionally black university is not racist, but as a white male I’m sure it’s very difficult for you to see past your own privilege and view this from the perspective of the African American community.” -Anonymous
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Life can still be social without networking Clinton Vansciver Daily Trojan
LOS ANGELES (UWIRE) – “Welcome to Facebook.” It’s the most memorable line of David Fincher’s film “The Social Network because it has come to define our generation as a whole, most notably those enrolled in college. In fact, Facebook has become such a crucial aspect of our lives as college students that it’s hard to imagine what life would be like without it. But for any technology to be harnessed effectively, we have to realize how to use it in moderation. With Facebook, that’s something we don’t really understand how to do yet. That’s why I think college life would be better without Facebook — or at least with a smaller dose of it. Five hundred million active users, 50 percent of whom log on every single day. Facebook claims 200 million active mobile users, all of whom use Facebook at least twice as much as the other 300 million. More than 2.5 million websites have integrated it, so it’s everywhere, with 10,000 signing up every day. And yet, even with all these stats, I think the most damning one is this: “People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook,” according to Facebook’s
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statistics page. It’s safe to assume something very productive and beneficial could have been done with those 700 billion minutes. If every Facebook user accounted for a similar share of the time, that would come out to 23.3 hours per month, per person. We know that’s not the case, so that means more active users are spending more than a full day per month using Facebook. There’s a big difference between social networking and being social. Although the two can reflect each other, it’s still not quite the same thing. We haven’t replaced real social activity with an online version of it, though — we’re just doing both now. So the time has to have come from somewhere else. Is it our studies? A study by the British newspaper, The Times, says yes. An article published in The Times said those active on Facebook perform sometimes as much as full letter grades lower on exams. Facebook is a social hub for many students. But it is just that, and it needs to be kept in its place before we allow it to interfere with other crucial aspects of our lives. Welcome to Facebook. Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com
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US should treat addicts as treatable patients, not criminals I remember when I first learned about drugs. At the mere age of 9, I was under the influence — of D.A.R.E. The world of illicit drugs seemed mysterious and dangerous but never particularly luring. Since then, my ill dispositions toward the recreational use of substances, like alcohol and marijuana, have mostly dissipated. On the other hand, I have always conceded that the use of cocaine and other illicit drugs often transcend recreation and enter territory of physical and social disruption. For this very reason, I saw Dr. Nicholas Goeders’ cocaine dependency research as substantially beneficial to society. However, I find it disconcerting that everyone wouldn’t agree. Goeders heads the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience at the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. His research centers on EMB001, a drug in the clinical trial phase that has the potential to end
dependency to cocaine and possibly other substances. People like to trumpet the idea of drug abuse prevention as if it means anything. Preventative measures and preemptive strikes have been the main tactics of America’s 40-year $1 trillion War on Drugs and haven’t generated any exceptional results. Since the 1970s, the Na- Chris Freyder Columnist tional Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) has annually compiled statistics on citizens who have abused drugs within one month of taking the survey. This statistic, which follows those aged 12 and older, has been as high as 14.1 percent of the population in 1979 and as low as 5.9 in 1993. The most recent figures of 1999-2009 show a steady rise from 6.3 percent to 8.7 percent. While some would use this
as evidence to pump more money and human resources into the collective drug war giant, I can only interpret these oscillating results as affirmation that the war on drugs is wasteful. The solution to drug dependency does not require violence. European countries, like Portugal and Switzerland, are now instituting alternative drug policies focusing on treatment, rather than criminalization and incarceration. By decriminalizing illicit drugs in 2000 and treating their abuse as a public health problem, rather than a crime problem, Portugal has transformed entire communities from horrific drug slums to blue-collar towns. According to the Associated Press, one such community is Casal Ventoso, a place where thousands of heroine users used to assemble. Rather than incarceration, the country’s first response is to instate addicts in rehabilitation centers, with a fine for those who don’t comply. In Switzerland, no one has
died from heroine overdose since 1994 because of pro-treatment policies — an incredibly foreign idea here in the U.S. But the U.S. is starting to take notice. John Roman, a researcher at the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center, found that handling addicts as treatable patients would cost the United States $13 billion but would save $40 billion in the process. With a population substantially larger than that of Portugal, it’s not advisable to decriminalize all drug use like that country has. Despite this, we should eliminate our prejudice toward drug users as lost souls to society who need to be locked away. These people need assistance. Although the NSDUH reported in 2009 that 23 million Americas have tried cocaine, only 1.1 million people were considered dependent on the substance. Even if we implement a policy that prevents 90 percent of all cocaine dependence, we’d still be left will 110,000 addicts who
need treatment. Whether it’s illegal, drug abuse will always exist in our society, and these people can’t be abandoned. This is precisely why Goeders’ work is important. Breakthroughs like his will become the foundation for a shift in the way political policy handles addiction. Allowing addicts to overcome their drug dependencies isn’t an unwarranted reward. It’s a humane right that needs to gain recognition. Chris Freyder is a 21-year-old biological sciences junior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Cfreyder.
Read about why addicts should be treated like HIV patients on the New Spin Zone blog at lsureveille.com. Contact Chris Freyder at cfreyder@lsureveille.com
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Prevention, therapy the real solutions to drug addiction
Call me old fashioned, but I believe it takes time and hard work to get what you want — or at least to keep it. So it seems a little too good to be true that a drug could one day exist to cure cocaine addiction. But that’s what researchers today, including some at LSUShreveport , are working on. A quick fix to correct a quickfix-gone-bad – there’s something poetic in that somewhere. But not in a good, Shakespearean sort of way. To begin with, the nature of cocaine itself causes me to doubt the usefulness of the drug. A lot of drug propaganda and warring perspectives exist in the world, but the general consensus seems to be that cocaine is a psychologically addictive drug. The physical harm caused by cocaine happens while the drug is in the body. Withdrawals are uncomfortable, but rarely dangerous. After taking cocaine, you want more. Immediately. Still, with a good rest, the feeling fades. Actual cocaine addiction increases with time and requires not just occasional but chronic usage. It isn’t like heroin, where the addiction hits hard and fast and doesn’t let go. Cocaine users show a marked level of control as far as when and how much they use. In other words, cocaine addiction isn’t regularly a case of one stupid mistake ruining a person’s life — rather, the user makes a conscious decision to use the narcotic for a prolonged amount of time. And it’s not like information
on drugs is scarce. It would be a rare occurrence for a person to take a drug as popular as cocaine and not know something about it. Drug research focus on the physical symptoms and misses the underlying cause — namely, what psychological factor triggered the user to start taking cocaine in the first place. Macy Linton If the cause Columnist is psychological, it makes sense the treatment should be, as well. And, seriously, even the most basic reason for making the drug has its flaws. If you’re cutting down a dead tree, you don’t start at the top. What researchers really need to focus on is prevention — how to cut off the drug supplies at their source. Among other things, cocaine contributes directly to crime and the destruction of rainforests. And no drug is going to fix that. Researchers should consider that a cocaine treatment drug would take focus away from prevention. Take a diet pill, for example. If you have a tablet that’s going to cut your caloric intake in half, you’re going to eat as much cake as you want. In addition — and it’s possible I’ve been reading too many dystopian novels, but bear with me — this drug could become a commodity in and of itself in the drug world. There are those
people who would want to be able to quit just long enough to pass a drug test and get a job, and then be able to start right back up again. To put it succinctly, the cost of the new drug could outweigh the benefits. On a small scale, it could have a place, but a drug to cure the effects of another drug should
be used rarely and alongside therapy — with no compromise on the therapy. What really cures addictions is willpower and the desire to quit, and there’s no drug for that. So next time, it might just be better to take the long road to better health. Or just don’t find yourself in
that situation in the first place.
Macy Linton is a 19-year-old international studies freshman from Memphis, Tenn. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_Mlinton. Contact Macy Linton at mlinton@lsureveille.com
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remain funded. The review comes as continued budget cuts drive state policymakers, like Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Regents, to seek out and eliminate inefficiencies in the state’s higher education system. But administrators and faculty say this review doesn’t necessarily measure the programs’ cost effectiveness fairly. “There’s no way to really pull out what we spend on each program,” Foster says. “There’s a lot of faculty overlap, and our faculty provide other services outside of these individual programs.” Several of the programs in question are interdisciplinary, drawing upon faculty from several departments, and those programs don’t have serious funding draws. Foster said the number of master’s programs on the list is a sign of the college’s focus on doctoral programs.
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Hudson compared the University’s tuition to that of peer institutions in Texas, noting tuition here is lower than Texas institutions’ in-state price. “We’re significantly below the average,” he said. Hudson said he gives his full support to the Flagship Coalition, a group of LSU alumni fighting to propel the University to the top of the Legislature’s concern in the upcoming session. He said the plan “tackles inefficiencies created by bureaucracy.” “This plan is, in my opinion, hands down the best plan for this University,” he said. To the audience assembled Thursday, which was comprised mostly of SG and Student Media representatives, Borel expressed her joy at seeing students concerned about the future of their campus. “Seeing students so interested in the well being of the University is truly inspiring,” she said. Hudson and Borel were effusive about their pride for what the University has accomplished this year and in past years, like remaining in the top tier despite budget issues. Both officials praised their administration’s accomplishments.
“We’ve made a conscious effort to focus on Ph.D.’s,” he said. “Most of our Ph.D. programs are meeting their needs.” The doctoral degree in comparative literature was challenged during the last Board of Regents review, but Foster said the college got an extension for the program. “It’s a very strange series of events to see that on the list,” he said. Foster said many of the master’s programs are “stepping stones” to Ph.D. programs. “A lot of students are getting their master’s on a way to a Ph.D.,” he said. “These are programs that actually support their Ph.D. programs.” Wesley Shrum, sociology section head, said that’s exactly the problem with his department’s master’s program. “There was a review a while back, and it was decided that we needed to focus our efforts on our Ph.D. program,” he said. “You may be seeing some results from that.” Shrum said the master’s
program recently dropped below five graduates, but it already has five graduates lined up for this year and the next. “The Regents are doing a good job with this study,” he said. “They just need to be judicious about how they apply what they find.” It appears most of the programs on the Regents’ list saw temporary drops in master’s students applying. The Hispanic Studies program, for example, graduated only three students in 2009 and four students in 2010, said department head Christian Fernandez. But the program already has five students set to graduate in May. Fernandez says graduate programs provide additional economic benefit to the University because those students teach undergraduate classes.
“We have stayed focused on the students,” Borel said. “LSU is in a challenging time, financially.” Amid fighting the budget cuts, Hudson reiterated his commitment to fulfilling initiatives on his pushcard. Borel said two initiatives that
will soon be visible are covered bus stops and Greek wireless.
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