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Canine Carnival Pets, owners participate in the Mystic Krewe de Mutts
LSUPD: No foul play suspected Sydni Dunn Staff Writer
A 28-year-old female unaffiliated with the University died Sunday morning after receiving emergency medical care at East Campus Apartments, according to the LSU Police Department. LSUPD Det. Jason Bettencourtt said police responded to a 911 call from the apartment at approximately 3:30 a.m. reporting an unresponsive female. The female was identified as Kristine Ritter of Walker, La. Bettencourtt said Ritter was staying at the apartment with a University student, whose name has not been disclosed. The student administered CPR to Ritter until EMS arrived on the scene to provide further aid. Bettencourtt said Ritter was transported to Baton Rouge General Mid City Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. The cause of death has not yet been determined. Bettencourtt said the incident is currently under investigation by LSU Police, and no foul play is suspected. Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com
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Baton Rouge kicked off its Mardi Gras celebration Sunday with the 12th annual “Mystic Krewe de Mutts” parade downtown. Pet lovers, dogs of every shape and size, vendors and animal-rescue organizations gathered on North Boulevard between 4th and 5th streets to celebrate the event, hosted by the Capital Area Animal Welfare Society. Dozens of just about every breed imaginable mingled at the parade — from Great Danes to dachshunds. They begged for hot dogs and wore throws from the parade. The theme of this year’s Krewe de Mutts was “Hooray for Howl-ywood,” and owners decked their floats with themes like “Scarlett O’Hair-a” from “Gone with the Wind,” the cast of “Wizard of Oz” and “Jaws.” Pups in the costume contest were dressed as Elvis, characters from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and Minnie Mouse. A goat even snuck into the dog contest dressed as Paris Hilton. The parade’s grand marshal was Cane II, the furry face of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers. “CAAWS royalty,” honored dogs of the parade, are always dogs rescued by CAAWS who have been adopted into loving homes. This year’s royalty were King Fred and Buttercup. Cane II’s owners, Todd and Gwen Graves, are CAAWS’ biggest sponsors and great supporters, said Frank Parks, CAAWS director. Animal rescue organization volunteers followed Cane II with MUTTS, see page 8
FEAST YOUR EYES
BUDGET CUTS
Ag college: Programs will survive Sydni Dunn Staff Writer
Editor’s note: This is the sixth 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. The College of Agriculture is confident its graduate programs under review will survive, according to Agriculture Dean Kenneth Koonce.
Eight of the University’s 34 programs identified by the Regents as “low completers” are agriculturerelated. They were recognized for low enrollment and graduation rates in the master’s and doctoral programs in January. The Regents’ new evaluation standards state that Ph.D. programs must graduate two students each year, and master’s programs must graduate five. Koonce said the majority of the programs have regained enrollment or have restructured. “We will be able to maintain them because they do have
expectations of additional graduates,” he said. Koonce said the University’s agriculture programs are the only ones in Louisiana, significantly aiding the state’s economy. “Terminating the programs would be detrimental to the state’s agricultural production,” Koonce said. “They are instrumental in providing students to the workforce.” Koonce also said the programs are not a financial burden on the University because they are funded by the LSU AgCenter. AGCENTER, see page 8
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Becky Andrews displays sushi for participants of the Nearly Naked Sushi fundraiser Sunday at the Highland Road location of Hello Sushi. The Baton Rouge Arts Council held the event in partnership with Hello Sushi as a way to raise support for the art society.
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INTERNATIONAL
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STATE/LOCAL
Prince William, Middleton mail invitations for the royal wedding
Tennessee mom suspended from job for taking Marine son’s call
Fifth person charged in New Orleans bribery scheme pleads guilty
LONDON (AP) — Keep an eye on the mailbox — Britain’s Prince William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton have sent out invites to their highly anticipated royal wedding to around 1,900 guests. Military personnel and charity workers will mingle with European royalty, diplomats and the family and friends of the couple at the Westminster Abbey ceremony on April 29, St. James’s Palace said Sunday.
WOODBURY, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman was suspended from her job for three days when she answered her cell phone on the job — to take a call from her son, a Marine stationed in Afghanistan. The business, Crane Interiors, has since apologized and says Teresa Danford will be paid for the work she missed. She says managers had threatened to fire her if she violated the policy again.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A fifth person charged in a bribery scheme involving New Orleans city officials has pleaded guilty after being charged with conspiracy to commit bribery. A bill of information charging Dwaine Hodges was unsealed on Friday, according to The Times-Picayune. Hodges, 51, of Baton Rouge, pleaded guilty Friday to acting as a middleman in the payment of bribes from a city hall tech vendor, Mark St. Pierre, to Anthony Jones, the city’s former chief technology officer during the administration of ex-Mayor Ray Nagin.
Warship shadowing American yacht hijacked by Somali pirates MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A warship is shadowing a yacht with four Americans on board that was hijacked by Somali pirates, a pirate said Sunday, as the vessel was reported to be moving closer to the Somali coast. The yacht Quest was hijacked Friday off the coast of Oman, but is now in the waters between Yemen and northern Somalia, two pirates and a Somali government official told The Associated Press. One pirate, Hassan, said a warship with a helicopter on its deck is near the Quest.
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A member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office places invitations to the royal wedding into envelopes Wednesday at Buckingham Palace in London.
Orphanage blaze kills 10 disabled children in western Estonia TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A fire raced through an orphanage for disabled children in western Estonia on Sunday, killing 10 of them, a rescue service spokesman said. There were 37 children and nine adults inside the wooden building when the fire started in the coastal town of Haapsalu, said Viktor Saaremets, a spokesperson for the Western Estonia Rescue Services Center. Most of the victims were wheelchairbound and were unable to escape the fire, he said.
Texas poised to pass bill allowing guns to be carried on campus AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is preparing to give college students and professors the right to carry guns on campus, adding momentum to a national campaign to open this part of society to firearms. More than half the members of the Texas House have signed on as coauthors of a measure directing universities to allow concealed handguns. The Senate passed a similar bill in 2009 and is expected to do so again. Republican Gov. Rick Perry, who sometimes packs a pistol when he jogs, has said he’s in favor of the idea.
ABBEVILLE (AP) — Unofficial election returns show that Republican Jonathan Perry has narrowly defeated Democrat Nathan Granger in the race to fill a vacant state Senate seat, possibly giving the GOP control of the Senate. The Louisiana Secretary of State reported on its website Saturday night that Perry received 52 percent of the vote to 48 percent for Granger.
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Students camp outside Buffalo Wild Wings for free food, swag BWW on Highland Road offered a year’s supply of free wings, along with free shirts, baseball hats, key chains and more, to the first 50 visitors Saturday morning. Check out these scenes of attendees camping out and entertaining themselves with magic tricks, dice games, beer pong and music in hopes of winning the culinary prize. The Daily Reveille photographer Christopher Leh was the 45th person in line, and he chronicled the night while he waited.
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CAMPUS LIFE
PO box to be mandatory for on-campus residents University chooses new mail carrier Xerxes A. Wilson Staff Writer
Students living on campus will be required to purchase a post office box at the soon-to-berenovated post office starting next semester at $70 per year. The regulation comes with the University’s new mail carrier, which will take over operations from the United States Postal Service. The University will hand over operations to Ricoh USA because the USPS office on campus was one of six Baton Rouge locations recommended for closure by USPS, according to Director of University Auxiliary Services Jason Tolliver. The $70 standard box with the new provider is an increase
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Tim Jones, English junior, checks his mail box at the temporary post office behind the Faculty Club on campus. Students living on campus will be required to purchase a post office box starting next semester at $70 per year.
from the $44 per year for a basic P.O. box with USPS, according to Tolliver. Tolliver said Ricoh will offer
a “one-stop” center for mailing, copying and printing along with numerous improvements over the current mail center, which has
been housed in a group of trailers behind the Faculty Club since last year. “One of the things we [hoped for] was the ability to enhance the retail experience for the customer,” Tolliver said. The new post office will feature a self-service mailing center that will help students get their mailing business finished more quickly, Tolliver said. Ricoh will also offer other features like an online notification system that will alert students when they receive mail. The move will come with some unwelcome changes, as some University departments will no longer receive mail delivered to their desks. Tolliver said departments will have a box in the new office, although details have yet to be finalized. Tolliver said in addition to the recommendation for closure by USPS, University budget cuts also had a bearing on the situation.
“The University is dealing with budget cuts and looking for ways we can be more efficient, and one of the areas we identified is campus mail,” Tolliver said. Tolliver said the change will save the University $400,000 annually, and the new company will pay $133,000 annual rent along with $350,000 to renovate the post office area on the first floor of the Student Union. In addition to the savings, Tolliver said the carrier switch will also give a “modest gain” back to the University. Tolliver said the switch is part of long-term plans to convert the Copy and Mail Center to a student lounge to serve students waiting for buses in the vicinity.
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ADMINISTRATION
Chancellor Martin asks for more autonomy to ease budget concerns Martin said. “Watch us to death. We have auditors everywhere. Believe me, I see them every week. There are auditors behind every live oak on our campus.” Gov. Bobby Jindal proposed Xerxes A. Wilson some similar autonomies in his Staff Writer higher education agenda earlier University Chancellor Mi- this semester. His agenda included chael Martin made the case for fur- allowing universities to carry forther autonomy as a means of easing ward some excess state dollars budget concerns for higher educa- each fiscal year and reducing the tion on Friday. red tape in the Martin joined procurement representatives of University from the Louiproperty. siana CommuMartin nity and Technical again made College System, his case for the University of allowing uniLouisiana System versities the and the Southern ability to inUniversity Syscrease tuition. tem to discuss the C u r r e n t l y, challenges faced tuition inby higher educacreases must Michael Martin tion at the League be approved of Women Voters by the state Chancellor monthly luncheon. legislature. “The first thing I believe we “I actually believe there is a need to do is free those of us who benefit to students if we can ensure make very large salaries to be held them we will have enough sections accountable to earn them by man- and courses to get them out in four aging our institutions from the op- rather than five years. We save erations side in the most effective and efficient way,” Martin said. Martin suggested allowing the University to do a reverse auction to purchase the $170 million in supplies needed to operate each year. In this scenario, the University would receive a round of bids for a particular product or service, then publicly post these bids before receiving a second round of counter bids. “We don’t want to be dishonest, we don’t want to be illegal,”
Further tuition increases also a goal
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‘There is a benefit to students if we can ensure them we will have enough sections and courses to get them out in four years rather than five.’
them one whole year of tuition and a year in the job market,” Martin said. UL System President Randy Moffett echoed Martin’s suggestions. “We are a bargain,” Moffett said. “You need to encourage the Legislature to give us the opportunity to control tuition, generate revenues through autonomies, and I think you will see the end product of a better educational system. Don’t over regulate us.”
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LSU Chancellor Michael Martin takes part in a panel discussion supporting budget autonomy Friday at a luncheon for the League of Women Voters.
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SCIENCE
Creationist lecturer argues Bible more rational than evolution
Attending student calls Galloway a liar Matthew Albright Staff Writer
A creationist lecturer drew sharp criticism from a few students Saturday while arguing biblical creationism is more logical than evolution. Sid Galloway presented his “Evidence — Answers Seminar” at the Chapel on the Campus. His twohour talk was condensed from a sixhour lecture Galloway gives as part of his “Good Shepherd Initiative.” “The Bible doesn’t teach that faith is a feeling — it is to be rational,” he said. “Don’t believe anything I say today unless you can find evidence for it.” Galloway’s lecture was built around information from Christian scientists, including the inventors of the MRI, the Gene Gun at Cornell University and the TERRA geophysical supercomputer at Los Alamos Labs. Galloway argued scientists who challenge evolution in favor of creationism are often ignored. “There is a very active persecution of those who stand for a biblical worldview, especially in the worlds of science and academia,” he said. Galloway’s evidence — which takes up more than 200 slides in its full form — challenged what he called “atheistic science.” First, he argued against the Big Bang theory. “The theory is that nothing somehow became something, and that something suddenly exploded,” he said. Galloway argued the theory doesn’t make sense. “Zero plus zero equals zero,” he said. “Nobody plus nothing equals zero.”
Second, Galloway said DNA couldn’t have evolved spontaneously because it’s too complex. “[DNA] is the best scientific evidence for God,” he claimed. “This is why so many people who were atheists are coming to say ‘there might be an intelligent designer.’” Finally, Galloway said mutations — the mechanism he argues “drives” the theory of evolution — don’t lead to evolution, but to devolution. “Mutations don’t add,” he argued. “Mutations take away.” Galloway said mutations are slowly eroding humanity’s gene pool, which accounts for the lengthy life-spans of people in the Old Testament. After arguing a biblical worldview was more logical, Galloway said an atheistic worldview is potentially dangerous. “It undercuts everything about morality,” he said. Galloway argued that evolution is often used to fuel racism. “If you read [Charles Darwin’s] ‘Descent of Man,’ it’s obscenely racist,” he said. “At the core of Hitler’s belief was evolution.” Galloway, who believes the universe is thousands of years old, not billions, said evolution directly contradicts Christianity, because suffering would have existed in the world long before Adam and Eve bit into forbidden fruit. “They cannot both be in harmony,” he maintained. “They are incompatible.” Galloway’s lecture was interrupted several times by one student protesting his material. “You’re young. You’re passionate. I remember when I was like that,” he said after one interruption. “But please be nice to these other people who are trying to listen.” “I am being nice,” the student fired back. “I’m pointing out that
TRANSPORTATION
Portion of St.Louis Street to close today Rachel Warren Staff Writer
Students looking to venture downtown may run into some trouble today, according to a spokesman for East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden’s office. “If you’re coming downtown from LSU, I think you want to just avoid St. Louis Street altogether,” said Scott Dyer, spokesman for Holden’s office. “Bottom line is you’re probably going to want to pick a different route.” The 100 block of St. Louis Street at North Boulevard will close to traffic beginning today according to a news release from Holden’s office. According to the release, the closure will begin at 9 a.m. today on the portion of the street that runs between City Hall and the 19th Judicial District Courthouse.
Dyer said construction on the new North Boulevard Town Square caused the closure. Dyer said he knows some residents will be upset by the inconvenience, but it’s a necessary evil. He said major street median construction makes delays unavoidable. Dyer said the mayor’s office expects the street to remain closed until November. “There’s really no way to get around it,” he said. According to the release, drivers will still be able to access the River Center parking garages from St. Louis Street. Just past the garages, traffic will be diverted east onto Louisiana Avenue.
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you’re lying.” Galloway answered questions from the audience after his lecture, including students who challenged his arguments. “The Q&A was the most fun, with a number of angry atheistic evolutionists, who became so emotional it was fun maintaining order,” Galloway posted on Facebook. “As I shared during the outbursts, it reminded me of my zoo-keeping days when I had to go out into the wolves’ and hyenas’ enclosure and chase them into the right den with a stick.” Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com
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Sid Galloway argues Saturday in favor of intelligent design and denounces evolution during a talk entitled “Evidence — Answers Seminar” at the Chapel on the Campus.
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AGRICULTURE
Student wins national poultry prize
Senior attends expo, earns scholarships Kevin Thibodeaux Contributing Writer
Animal science senior Tyler Gamble knows not to count his eggs before they hatch — his research on chicken hatchability has earned him a national award. Gamble recently attended the annual International Poultry Expo in Atlanta along with the College of Agriculture’s Poultry Science Club. He was named the expo’s student of the year and was awarded the Frank Perdue scholarship worth $1,000. Gamble said University associate poultry science professor Dennis Ingram selected him as a contender for the award. Gamble was chosen to represent the University because of his leadership skills and his experience with
poultry, Ingram said. expo in previous years and viewed There were about 25 universi- the student of the year award as an ties present at the expo and about 13 unattainable goal. students competing for the award, “It’s just satisfying to know I’ve according to Gamble. reached that level,” Gamble said. Gamble has been published Gamble also received the Oliin the “Journal of Poultry” for his ver J. Hubbard Memorial Poultry research on chicken Science Scholarship, hatchability. Gamble which was given to the said his research inUniversity by Hubbard creased hatchability by Farms. The University about 5 percent from then selected Gamble a normal hatchability as the recipient. rate of 80 percent. Gamble said his “In an averageplans for the future are sized hatchery, the to attend veterinary additional 5 percent school at either LSU hatchability can save or Mississippi State Tyler Gamble about $25,000,” GamUniversity and earn animal science senior ble said, comparing a master’s degree in the cost of maintainavian medicine. ing eggs versus the income the farm Gamble said he ultimately makes off them. wants to create vaccines and vaccine Ingram, who advised Gamble’s equipment, which he said has a lot of project, credited the student with all implications because vaccines have results. the potential to be used for more Gamble said he had attended the than 1 million birds on one farm and,
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‘The additional 5 percent hatchability can save about $25,000.’
DRUGS
Driving while high on medicinal pot banned The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The surge of medical marijuana use in Colorado has started another debate in the state Legislature: What constitutes driving while high? Lawmakers are considering setting a DUI blood-content threshold for marijuana that would make Colorado one of three states with such a provision — and one of the most liberal, according to Rep. Claire Levy, one of the bill’s sponsors. Under the proposal, drivers who test positive for 5 nanograms or more of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, would be considered too impaired to drive if the substance is present in their blood at the time they’re pulled over or within two hours. Levy, a Democrat from Boulder, said she’s gotten resistance from medical marijuana advocates who
fear it will restrict patients from using the drug. “What I’ve tried to assure the patient advocates is that we’re not talking about sobriety checkpoints, we’re not talking about dragnets and massive stops,” she said. “They’re not going to be stopped if they’re driving appropriately.” It’s already illegal to drive while impaired by drugs — states have taken different approaches to the issue, however. Twelve states, including Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and Rhode Island, have a zerotolerance policy for driving with any presence of an illegal substance, said Anne Teigen, policy specialist at the National Conference of State Legislatures. Minnesota has the same policy but exempts marijuana. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com
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Tyler Gamble, animal science senior, speaks Friday about his honor. Gamble won $1,000 and was named the International Poultry Expo’s student of the year.
if something goes wrong, can affect humans, as well. Gamble said he was approached at the expo by Merial, an animal vaccine production company for which Gamble says he’d like to work. “Tyler is not only a great student, but an earnest, conscientious
person. He’s always gracious and accommodating,” said Betsy Garrison, the associate dean for the College of Agriculture. Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com
Monday, Feb. 21, 2011
PHOTO STORY
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Runners participate in annual breast cancer race Check out these scenes from Saturday’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, which kicked off at Old Front Nine. photos by MARTIN MCCALLISTER / The Daily Reveille
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banners and spoils to throw. University student Chris Migliore said his uncle participated in the parade, and he wanted to see the festivities for himself. “I came out here to be with the greatest dogs, greatest people in the greatest city,” said Migliore, computer science junior. The parade is the largest fundraiser for CAAWS and raises more than $15,000 each year, Parks said. “It is wild,” Parks said. “Up to 10,000 people come.” CAAWS, founded in 1979, is
AGCENTER, from page 1
“LSU has not [made] a large investment in these programs,” he said. “The LSU AgCenter is a separate entity, but they fund majority of faculty in those programs — it’s a very unique situation.” Koonce said most faculty members in the college have primary appointments with the AgCenter. LSU AgCenter interim Vice Chancellor for Research John Russin said the two are linked by research. “Agriculture is the state’s largest industry,” Russin said. “It contributes more than $30 billion to the state per year.” Russin said it’s vital to train graduate students to become the future of the industry. “Without graduates, we can’t do our business,” he said. Plant Health Ph.D. and MS “[Plant health] programs were on the list last year, but they were extended,” Koonce said. “They haven’t had the opportunity to have enough graduates within the year, but they have sufficient enrollments now to have the number of graduates necessary in the future.” Koonce said plant health has 15 students currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program and expects three to graduate this year. In the master’s program, 11 students are enrolled and five are expected to graduate this year. These rates meet the Regents’ expectations, leading Koonce to believe the program should survive. Koonce said the Department of Plant Health has been under new administration for the past several years. He commended the new head for his success in turning the program around. Food Science MS Koonce said the food science program has also been previously reviewed by the Regents. He said the college is working to combine the Food Science Department with Nutrition and Dietetics because of their similarity. “We’re combining the undergraduate programs, but we have not done anything with the graduate programs,” Koonce said. He said nutrition is currently part of the human ecology graduate program, but the college is working to transfer the program. He said consolidation is still being discussed and awaiting approval from University administration. The college hopes to make progress within the next year. Koonce said 26 students are currently enrolled in the master’s program, with 12 students expected to graduate this year.
Baton Rouge’s oldest animal organization, started because there wasn’t any animal control in Baton Rouge, said CAAWS Vice President Greg Jones. “There was just the ‘dog catcher,’” Jones said. Jones is one of hundreds of CAAWS volunteers who devote their free time to feed and care for the animals. While most volunteers have full-time jobs, Jones is retired and devotes his time to CAAWS. Parade proceeds go to CAAWS’ main mission of spaying and neutering animals. “Our organization feels if you Entomology MS Koonce said he is confident the master’s degree program in entomology will also survive. He said current enrollment is 11 students, with five expected to graduate this year. “Plant heath and entomology are directly connected to agricultural production in the state in terms of disease, insect, weed control,” he explained. “There is a demand for the programs, and there is no other way of producing students in these areas.” Animal and Dairy Science Ph.D. “[Animal Science] has been one of our strongest programs over the last three years though it has only graduated two or three students,” Koonce said. He said the program now has 17 students enrolled, with one expected to graduate this year. “I think that program is going to be all right, as well,” he said. Forestry MS and Ph.D. Koonce said the individual graduate degree programs in forestry, wildlife and fisheries have been terminated. He said the school has also been renamed the School of Renewable Natural Resources. “We are going to have a master’s in RNR, which includes concentrations in forestry, wildlife and fisheries,” he said. “That should take care of the low-completers.” He said this area is heavily dependent on the Louisiana marketplace, and enrollment numbers often fluctuate with demand. Agronomy MS “We’ve combined horticulture with what was formally agronomy and environmental management into a School of Plant, Environmental Management and Soil Sciences,” Koonce said. “We will have a single degree, a master’s or a Ph.D., and it will have all of those components in it including horticulture and agronomy.” Koonce said the new program has just been approved by the University. He said enrollment and graduation data have not yet been established. “They are important to the state, they are the only programs of their type and they have tremendous support from the LSU AgCenter,” Koonce said. “There will be variations over time in the number of students we graduate, particularly at the graduate level.” Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com
want to attack the overabundance of animals, the way to do that is to spay and neuter animals,” Parks said. CAAWS has shelters for dogs and cats rescued from euthanization and animal shelters. They spay and neuter, put animals in foster homes, put animals up for adoption and host pet therapy programs. They show their animals for
Monday, Feb. 21, 2011 adoption at PetSmart locations on Siegen Lane and Millerville Road. Jones said his favorite part of working at CAAWS is pet therapy, where volunteers take animals to nursing homes. “It wakes [people] up,” Jones said. “It breaks up the monotony of the daily nursing home life.” Other volunteer groups participated in “Bark at the Park,”
another part of the “Mystic Krewe de Mutts” celebration held on the median of the parade route on North Boulevard. Greyhound rescue groups, pet store vendors, a pit bull rescue group and others advocated for their causes. Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com
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Sports
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Tigers Awake
SOFTBALL
Tigers drop three of five during weekend Patterson notches no-hitter Friday Luke Johnson Sports Contributor
me when I hooked him after six innings with a no-hitter.” The floodgates opened in the bottom of the third when the Tigers turned a scoreless game into a 5-0 lead. Junior outfielder Trey Watkins put the Tigers on the board, 1-0, with an RBI single up the middle. It was the first of two singles for Watkins, who was 0-for-7 in two previous games. A double by sophomore outfielder Raph
LSU entered the Hilton Houston Plaza Classic riding a sevengame winning streak, but the team is reeling after dropping three of five games during the weekend. Sunday’s game was dominated by strong pitching performances. Sophomore pitcher Rachele Fico, less than a week removed from a perfect game, took the circle for the series finale and didn’t disappoint. Fico pitched 7 2/3 innings of no-hit ball against tournament-host Houston, but she went unrewarded for her effort as LSU only managed three hits in a 1-0 loss in extra innings. “I was doing my best to hit every spot the coaches called,” Fico said. “I was going to hang in there as long as I could.” Fico was matched by Houston’s Amanda Crabtree in a pitchers’ duel. The two pitchers each hurled seven scoreless frames before the tiebreaker rule was put into effect. When the game goes into extra innings, a runner is placed at
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LSU junior outfielder Mikie Mahtook takes a swing Sunday in LSU’s 9-1 win against Wake Forest. Mahtook hit four home runs in the Tigers’ sweep of the Demon Deacons.
LSU sweeps Wake Forest in season-opening series, Mahtook slams four home runs Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
The brooms are out early in 2011. Junior outfielder Mikie Mahtook clobbered four home runs, and all three starting pitchers went at least five innings as the No. 15 LSU baseball team swept its opening series against Wake Forest. “It was just a matter of going out and showing the fans what they’re in for this year,” Mahtook said. “I think it’s going to be a fun and exciting year.”
LSU (3-0) capped the series with a 9-1 win Sunday afternoon with freshman pitcher Kurt McCune on the mound. McCune had a no-hitter through five innings before giving up a dribbler between third base and shortstop in the sixth. He pitched six innings with seven strikeouts and two walks before sophomore pitcher Jimmy Dykstra threw two scoreless innings in relief. “I’m glad he kind of got me off the hook there giving up the base hit,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “I’m sure everybody would have booed
MEN’S BASKETBALL
LSU tallies 10th-consecutive loss Gators beat Tigers, 68-61, in PMAC Michael Lambert Sports Writer
LSU men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson understood the steep task facing his team entering Sunday afternoon’s game. The Tigers, who haven’t won a conference game since Jan. 12, were welcoming Florida, the Southeastern Conference leader and No. 14 squad in the country. The game was a near blowout when the Gators (21-5, 10-2) were up by 15 points at halftime, but second-half adjustments led to a competitive game, albeit in a 68-61 defeat for LSU. “I’m not into false confidence. I’m not into moral
victories,” Johnson said. “They were better than us like a lot of people.” The Tigers (10-17, 2-10) shrunk Flor‘I’m not ida’s lead to six points with into moral 4:41 to play off a jumper victories. by freshman They were guard Ralston better than Turner. But Flori- us like a lot da wasn’t go- of people.’ ing to let LSU pull the upset Trent Johnson LSU men’s and held on for basketball coach a seven-point win, sealing the Tigers’ 10th consecutive loss. “We played a strong second half,” said freshman guard Matt Derenbecker. “We were where we needed to be with four minutes left.”
LSU’s failure to overcome a deficit in the final minutes is nothing new for the team. The Tigers didn’t record any points in the last four minutes against Alabama on Wednesday in the team’s first of two straight defeats on ESPN. Lack of points late in the game also hurt the Tigers’ chance to pull out victories against South Carolina, Mississippi State and Ole Miss. “It’s the same old story,” Johnson said. “That’s probably as good as we can play at this time of year.” Walk-on guard Daron Populist, who has averaged 4.4 minutes of playing time this season, handled the ball in the final minutes instead of freshman guard Andre Stringer or junior guard HALFTIME, see page 15
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LSU freshman guard Ralston Turner tries to dribble past a Florida guard Sunday during the Tigers’ 61-68 loss to the Gators in the PMAC. It was the 10th-straight loss for LSU.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lady Tigers’ offense struggles in loss against Arkansas Mark Clements Sports Contributor
The LSU women’s basketball team fell short once again. In the sixth loss of the year decided by five or fewer points, the Lady Tigers (17-11, 7-7) struggled to find any signs of offense in a 4240 loss to Arkansas (18-8, 6-8) in Fayetteville. LSU’s two losses to the Razorbacks this season ended a 16-game winning streak against the Southeastern Conference rival. “We had free throws, we had little chip shots we missed,” said LSU coach Van Chancellor in a postgame interview. “Somebody in there’s got to make a shot.” After trailing the majority of the game, the Lady Tigers had their chance to snatch the victory from the Razorbacks late in the game. With 3.6 seconds left in the contest, senior guard Katherine Graham inbounded the ball to
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LSU senior guard Katherine Graham attempts a shot Feb. 10 during the Tigers’ 55-52 win against Auburn. The Lady Tigers fell to Arkansas, 42-40, on Sunday.
freshman guard Jeanne Kenney with two Arkansas defenders in her face. Kenney’s last-second desperation 3-pointer hit the backboard and rim before bouncing out, securing the Razorback victory. “It doesn’t make any difference what we do,” said Chancellor, who was seeking his eighth SEC road victory of the season. “When
the pressure gets on, we can’t get it done. It isn’t just about this or that. We’re struggling under pressure to get what we want run.” LSU’s conference-best defense held Arkansas to 25.4 percent shooting, marking the seventh-straight game the Lady Tigers have held their opponent to 55 points or less. The Lady Tigers’ turnover problem from last week continued,
giving away 16 balls. Chancellor said the poor offense, combined with the lack of execution, made for a frustrating outing. “You don’t give up but 42 points, commit 16 turnovers, and I can’t get us to quit charging in the middle of the lane. And I couldn’t get us to get the ball to the right people at the right time,” Chancellor said. “I don’t have an answer to it, I really don’t.” Sophomore guard Adrienne Webb led the way for the Tigers, scoring 10 points in the contest and pulling down six rebounds. Junior forward LaSondra Barrett finished the game with nine points and nine rebounds, coming up just shy of her fifth double-double of the season. Despite the defensive effort, LSU shot only 26.5 percent in the contest – the third-straight game the Lady Tigers have shot less than 30 percent.
“We missed shots right up under the basket,” Chancellor said. “We shot the ball four times and didn’t even hit the rim from two feet. I don’t understand that at a major college, I really don’t.” LSU comes back home Thursday to face South Carolina in the PMAC in its final home contest of the season. The Lady Tigers, who now sit in a tie for sixth place in the conference and with just two games left on the regular-season slate, find themselves in a near must-win situation. LSU is fighting for a fourthplace conference finish, which would secure a first-round bye in the SEC tournament in March for the 10th-straight year. “That’s a real challenge,” Chancellor said. “We have our work cut out for us.” Contact Mark Clements at mclements@lsureveille.com
GYMNASTICS
LSU posts season-high team score despite loss to Georgia Mathis tallies 9.975 on floor exercise Rob Landry Sports Contributor
The win column may not reflect it, but Friday night was a successful one for the No. 21 LSU gymnastics team. LSU (2-7, 0-4) lost to No. 5 Georgia, 196.500 to 196.350, but its score marked the first time the team has broken the 196 barrier this season. The score could go a long way in helping the Tigers when the Regional Qualifying Score rankings take effect. When the RQS comes out — which takes a team’s top-three home scores and top-three road scores before dropping the top overall score to come up with an average of the scores from the other five meets — it will allow LSU to replace a 194.000 score from its first home meet of the season against Florida. “Coming into the night, my goal was we had to break the 196 mark,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux. “We know what this team is capable of, we know what they do in practice. It’s unproven, it’s unestablished, we feel like we’re passing through this ranking and
passing through where we are and establishing ourselves as a team that starts slow and finishes faster.” LSU posted scores of 49.000 or higher in all four events, the first time it has done so this season. And for the third-consecutive week, freshman Sarie Morrison claimed the competition’s allaround title. Morrison scored a 39.575 on the evening, highlighted by a 9.900 on the floor exercise and a 9.925 on the vault, both career highs. “Going into the gym and hitting routines makes me feel more confident for the competitions,” Morrison said. “It really was an exciting moment to win the
all-around again.” Freshman Maliah Mathis ended the evening with a bang, tallying a 9.975 on the floor exercise. Mathis became the seventh gymnast in LSU history to post a score at or above that benchmark. “I was just doing my job,” Mathis said. “I just went out there and did what I train for. And we know what kind of team we can be, so we were just doing our jobs.” The meet was also the fourth annual Etta James Memorial Meet, which raises money for Foundation 56 — founded by former LSU and current Dallas Cowboys linebacker Bradie James to raise breast cancer awareness in the Baton
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Maliah Mathis performs in the floor event during Friday’s Etta James Memorial Meet. Mathis became the seventh gymnast in school history to earn a near-perfect score.
Rouge area. Foundation 56 raised $52,180 from the meet and helped draw in an attendance of 4,460 — the fifthlargest crowd in LSU gymnastics history. “I lost my mom while I was here at LSU, during my playing
days,” James said to the crowd following the meet. “Since then I’ve always wanted to do something to honor her, and here we are now.” Contact Rob Landry at rlandry@lsureveille.com
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TRACK & FIELD
Henning leads LSU at Twilight Teams prepare for SEC Championship Chris Abshire Sports Contributor
The LSU track and field teams used sophomore Walter Henning’s record weight throw and a dominant performance from sprint squads at the LSU Twilight on Friday to propel the Tigers toward this weekend’s Southeastern Conference Championships. Henning, defending NCAA indoor champion in the weight throw, added to his already impressive season with four throws over 75 feet. Henning’s successes included a mark of 76-6 1/4 feet that set a new Carl Maddox Field House
record and extended his NCAA season lead to nearly six feet. Henning is on the watch list for The Bowerman Award, one of collegiate track and field’s most prestigious honors, and is favored to win his third-straight SEC weight throw crown this weekend. “I’m coming around at the right time with the SEC and NCAA Championships right around the corner for our team,” said Henning in a news release. “We’re really excited about the potential we have these next couple of weeks.” In the sprints, the men’s and women’s squads swept the top two spots in the 60-meter dash. For the Lady Tigers, sophomore Kimberlyn Duncan narrowly clipped senior All-American Kenyanna Wilson by just .01 seconds to claim the victory.
On the men’s side, junior standout Horatio Williams bested teammate Gabriel Mvumvure with a time of 6.64 seconds to capture the 60-meter dash title. Continuing the impressive day in 60-meter events for the Lady Tigers was a tightly contested 60-meter hurdles battle between senior Tenaya Jones and freshman Jasmin Stowers. After barely edging Stowers in the preliminary heat, Jones again topped the freshman by a slim margin of .02 seconds in the final heat to take first place. Twilight included mostly instate schools and regional foes, the Tigers using the meet as a warm up for this weekend’s trip to Arkansas. The Tigers travel to the SEC Indoor Championship meet at Randal Tyson Track Center, where
WOMEN’S GOLF
No. 4 Lady Tigers begin spring play McChrystal starts season at No. 1 spot Hunt Palmer Sports Contributor
High rankings and expectations will take center stage when the No. 4 LSU women’s golf team tees off today in Parish River, Fla., at the Central District Invitational. As LSU women’s golf coach Karen Bahnsen enters her 28th season at the helm of the Lady Tiger program, talent is not in short supply. Senior Megan McChrystal carries the No. 1 NCAA ranking into the spring after a phenomenal fall, shooting rounds of 65, 68 and 66 for a final round scoring average of 66.3. McChrystal, a Stuart, Fla., native, finished in the top five of all three tournaments in which she competed, winning the NCAA fall preview in Bryan, Texas. In those outings, she fired closing rounds of 65, 68 and 66 for a final round scoring average of 66.3. “I wish it was as easy as she makes it look,” Bahnsen said in a news release. “She’s a real competitor. I’m just glad to have her see some results from all the hard work because the girl has worked her tail off.” Honorable mention All-American Tessa Teachman returns as LSU’s second most decorated player. The junior from Baton Rouge notched a pair of top 10’s last spring and posted a scoring average of 73.7, almost two shots better than her freshman season. Fellow junior Jacqueline Hedwall has finished in the top five on five occasions in her two seasons in Baton Rouge. Hedwall’s consistency has been remarkable. She has played in every team tournament for the past two seasons, and has a career-low round of 68.
Senior Amalie Valle, sophomore Mary Michael Maggio and freshman Austin Ernst round out an LSU lineup as deep as any team in the nation. “I have six players in the lineup that can go low,” Bahnsen said. “You’ll see some teams with three or four. I have a legitimate six.” The Lady Tigers tied for fifth at the season opening Central District Invitational last season when they posted a 34-over-par 898 in the twoday event.
Play begins at 7 a.m. Monday and Tuesday. After returning home from Florida, LSU will be in Louisiana for their next two outings — the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate at English Turn Golf Club in New Orleans and the LSU Golf Classic at the University Club in Baton Rouge.
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Junior Horatio Williams (front) grabs a victory Friday night in the men’s 60-meter dash final, scoring a time of 6.64 seconds at Carl Maddox Field House.
LSU has already competed twice this season. “We’ve got a little momentum with the SEC Championships coming up,” said LSU head coach Dennis Shaver in a news release. “It’s now time for us to give
everything we’ve got to try to go to Fayetteville and win a championship.” Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com
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BASEBALL
Pitchers shine during opening weekend against Wake Forest
just one save shy of the LSU career saves record. The Tigers managed doubledigit hit totals in all three games, but spread the success around. No player had multiple hits in evRyan Ginn ery game. Sports Blogger Sophomore outfielder MaWith the LSU men’s basket- son Katz had a weekend of firsts, ball team’s losing streak reaching making his first home start Friday double digits, baseball couldn’t night and bombing the first home come soon enough for most Tiger run of his career Sunday. He is fans. LSU plowed through open- tied with Mahtook for the team ing weekend foe Wake Forest, lead in RBIs with six. providing plenty of noteworthy Junior left fielder Trey Watstats and quotes. kins didn’t record a hit until his ninth at-bat of the series but made NOTABLE his first one count, notching an LSU has swept every open- RBI single that helped jump start ing weekend in the new Alex Box the Tigers’ five-run third inning Stadium. The Tigers won all three Sunday. games against both Villanova in Freshman pitcher Kurt Mc2009 and Centenary Cune, who made last season. his first career start Opening night’s Sunday, allowed no paid attendance of hits through the first 12,070 was the secfive innings. He finond-most in LSU ished with just one history, and the achit allowed, no runs, tual attendance of and seven strikeouts 10,055 was the most in six innings. Mikie Mahtook in school history. Freshman outLSU junior outfielder Junior outfieldfielder Spencer er Mikie Mahtook Ware, fresh off his slammed four home runs into the 102-yard Cotton Bowl rushing leftfield bleachers, his only four performance, opened his baseball hits of the series. career by knocking in an RBI sinFreshman pitcher Kevin gle in his first at-bat and collectGausman forced 13 of the 21 ing a hit and walk in two other batters he faced Saturday into a plate appearances. two-strike count. In the first five With two blowout victories instances, he failed to get a strike- comprising most of their weekout, the last of which resulted in a end, LSU coach Paul Mainieri home run. From that point on, he used 26 different players against managed to strike out six of the the Demon Deacons. last eight batters who saw a twostrike count. QUOTABLE More than half of the 25 batOtt on the reception he got ters faced by Wake Forest starting upon entering the game: pitcher Austin Stadler on Friday “I struggled. It’s no hidden scored, as the junior lefty allowed secret around here. I struggled 13 runs to cross the plate. last year, and I believe a lot of Junior pitcher Matty Ott them want to see me succeed and made his first appearance of the get back on track. I think they year in the ninth inning Saturday, have a little extra support.” inheriting a 2-1 count and a runMahtook on the new NCAAner on first base. He punctuated mandated baseball bats: the 28th save of his career with a “You can’t worry too much strikeout on a sinker and is now about it. You just go up there and
Home crowd largest in LSU history
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LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri claps Friday as the Tigers’ starting lineup against Wake Forest is announced. The Tigers won, 15-4, in Alex Box Stadium.
try to put a good swing on the ball and see where it goes.” Katz on his teammates’ reaction to his home run: “They’ve been bugging me ... telling me it’s impossible to hit
a home run. It’s good to prove my teammates wrong.” Gausman on his Alex Box Stadium debut: “It’s just an unbelievable environment. ... [the] respect that
they give you, it’s just amazing. It was a lot more than I expected.” Contact Ryan Ginn at rginn@lsureveille.com
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SWIMMING AND DIVING PHILANTHROPY
Men, women James’ foundation highlights mother’s legacy earn fifth place at SEC ‘What I wanted to competition do was [help] the
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Albert Burford Sports Contributor
LSU swimming coach David Geyer said the Tigers’ goal at the start of the season was to finish fifth in the Southeastern Conference Championships. The Tigers and Lady Tigers accomplished that goal during the past two weeks at the SEC Championships, winning 15 medals and setting 13 school records. The divers put the LSU men in fourth place going into the championships, while the Lady Tigers divers had LSU in eighth place. At the end of the championthe men ‘The men ships, and women were in both sat in fifth a bit of a place. Wins at hole at one the event didn’t point. But come easy, with SEC teams they fought four ranked in the back and top 10 in the nation. The Titook gers’ fifth-place care of finish was their business.’ best since 2000. “The men David Geyer were in a bit of LSU swimming coach a hole at one point,” Geyer said in a press release. “But they fought back and took care of business.” The women’s fifth-place finish was their best since 2002. The Lady Tigers scored 131 more points than last year and 141 more than their closest competitor, South Carolina. “We pretty much rewrote our record books on the women’s side,” Geyer said. Senior Jane Trepp won the first individual gold medal for an LSU swimmer since Lucy Findlay in 1997 with a first-place finish in the 100-yard breastroke. She is only the ninth swimmer in U.S. Open history to finish the event in less than 59 seconds. “It’s been a long time coming for her, and she certainly deserves that title and record,” Geyer said. “She’s not only one of the best athletes this program has ever seen, but also one of the most modest, which is what makes her truly special.” Senior Hannes Heyl won a bronze medal in the 100-yard butterfly for the Tigers on Saturday night. Heyl swam to a seventhplace finish in the 100-yard backstroke the same night. “For Hannes as a senior to step up and get his first podium swim and handle that double, it’s great,” Geyer said.
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receiver who was James’ teammate “You’re so used to your mom befrom 1999 to 2001. “I’m really glad ing real strong for you and being to be a part.” the caretaker for you, and now The sadness has mostly evapo- you have to shift gears and help rated from James’ make sure she’s 6-foot-2-inch, [healthy].” 245-pound frame James said he in the past decade, wasn’t interested but he was noticein football as a ably emotional at child, playing prithe tailgate. marily because his Etta Mae was friends did. James first diagnosed became passionate Bradie James with cancer in Sepabout football after Dallas Cowboys linebacker tember 2000, but his mother died. didn’t tell her son During the so it wouldn’t disnext two seasons at tract him. By the time James found LSU, James totaled 267 tackles and out, it was too late. six sacks. He was clueless about breast “It was tough for me to actucancer and spent countless hours ally articulate what I was going researching. James dropped weight through,” he said. “My vice was and had to start seeing a counselor playing football and I was able to to cope with the loss of his parents. express myself through that.” “It was a shock,” said James, who had a team-leading 118 tackContact Sean Isabella at les for the Cowboys last season. sisabella@lsureveille.com
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Bradie James speaks about the Etta James Memorial Meet on Wednesday at a press conference. The meet aims to raise awareness and money for breast cancer.
Sean Isabella Deputy Sports Editor
It’s been nearly 10 years, but memories remain vivid for former LSU star and current Dallas Cowboys linebacker Bradie James. James, then a sophomore at LSU, had just lost his father, who had battled kidney disease for more than a decade. Instead of being with his family, James remained in Atlanta for the 2000 Peach Bowl, preparing with the Tigers to battle Georgia Tech. Football was his escape. As the Monroe, La., native grieved his father, he fretted over his mother, Etta, who was near death from breast cancer. James’ performance in the Peach Bowl earned him the Defensive MVP. His mother later died in February 2001, leaving a young James brutally shaken. “What I wanted to do was [help] the community so people like myself wouldn’t go through [dealing with cancer],” he said. “It took me a while to figure out what to do.” James started Foundation 56 in 2007 with the help of LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux and members of the Bengal Belles, a non-profit social and fundraising organization. A year later, Breaux asked James if he wanted to host
a gymnastics meet to raise money and awareness for the foundation. James, 30, and his foundation celebrated the fourth annual Etta James Memorial Meet on Friday when LSU faced off against No. 5 Georgia in the PMAC. “This event has raised a tremendous amount of money,” Breaux said. “It is about early detection and breast cancer in our community, 10-parish area and in our state.” The foundation strives to provide women with early testing and to help fund the cancer treatment process. Breast cancer is second to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women, according to the National Cancer Institute. Louisiana also has one of the nation’s highest mortality rates. The meet has raised more than $170,000 during the past four years, including $52,180 this year. James matches every dollar raised and has contributed more than $300,000 since 2007. In addition to the meet, James helped stage the inaugural ‘Tailgate for the Fight’ on Feb. 16 in Tiger Stadium. Former LSU greats Josh Reed, Trev Faulk, Charles Scott and Justin Vincent attended the event which featured silent and live auctions. “The way he’s given back now, it’s amazing,” said Reed, a wide
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Rhymes increased the lead to 2-0 before Mahtook drove a three-run home run to left field, giving him at least one homer in all three games. Wake Forest (0-3) intentionally walked Mahtook in the bottom of the fifth inning to load the bases for junior shortstop Austin Nola, who brought in a run with a sacrifice fly. Sophomore outfielder Mason Katz then smacked a three-run home run to left field, extending the lead to 9-0. “We always say make them pay for it,” Katz said. “If they pitch around Mikie, it’s important for us to do that so they know not to do it again.” Wake Forest mustered its only run in the ninth inning off sophomore pitcher Chris Cotton. LSU was just as dominant in Friday’s home opener. The Tigers scored six runs in each of the first two innings in a 15-4 blowout, running their streak of season-opening wins to 10. “For an opening game, I’m not sure we could have played much better,” Mainieri said. Mahtook belted two solo bombs, Katz hit two doubles and drove in three runs and Nola added three hits. Mahtook and Katz led the Tigers with six RBIs a piece during the weekend, and Katz and Nola each had three doubles in the series. Freshman outfielder Spencer Ware replaced Katz in the fifth inning and delivered an RBI single in his first career Tiger at-bat. Ware had two hits and a walk in his only three at-bats during the weekend. Senior pitcher Ben Alsup threw five straight balls to start the games
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Chris Bass. Populist had two points in his 11 minutes on the floor. “We knew he could play in a game of this magnitude and stay poised,” Johnson said. “He steadied us. He’s a very calm influence.” LSU may not have scored enough in the final minutes to earn its third win, but it did improve after halftime. The Tigers’ eight-point advantage against Florida in the second half is the first time they recorded more points than their opponent in the final 20 minutes during SEC play. “We just came out with the intensity that I wish we could have come out with from the start of the game because it would have been a completely different game,” Derenbecker said. Three Florida players scored at least 16 points en route to the victory while only Turner (18) got into double digits for LSU. “I wish there were some things that we could do different,” Johnson said. “I wish I could force them to be bigger and stronger and faster right now, but there are some things we just have to wait for.” Florida was without senior forward Chandler Parsons, who averages 10.8 points and 7.7 rebounds a night. The Gators still had a strong post presence, scoring 26 points in the paint in the first half, while the entire LSU team only recorded 25 points through the first
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LSU freshman outfielder Spencer Ware gets excited Friday during the Tigers’ huddle before the opening game against Wake Forest. The Tigers won, 15-4.
but worked out of a bases loaded, no-out jam and conceded only one unearned run in five innings. “He just dug deep and pitched in the clutch,” Mainieri said. “It really set the tone for the night.” Saturday was a much tighter contest as the Tigers relied heavily on their newcomers. Freshmen pitchers Kevin Gausman and Ryan Eades threw a combined eight innings and junior pitcher Matty Ott earned his first save of the season as LSU squeaked out a 4-3 win. Gausman gave up two runs in the first two innings before settling down, striking out six batters and walking none in 5 2/3 innings. “I’ve always been like that,”
Gausman said. “If someone’s going to get runs or hits off me it’s always going to be early in the game when I haven’t found my rhythm.” Freshman second baseman JaCoby Jones went 3-for-3 at the plate with a home run and two RBIs. He hit .500 in his first series as a Tiger, trailing only junior third baseman Tyler Hanover in the team lead for batting average. Eades surrendered one run in 2 1/3 innings, walking one and striking out three Demon Deacons.
20 minutes. LSU junior forward Storm Warren, the Tigers’ main force down low, admitted being preoccupied with avoiding foul trouble. “I always get those fouls, and I was more worried about staying on the floor and keeping my hands to myself,” Warren said. The Tigers will hit the road
for Starkville, Miss., to meet Mississippi State on Wednesday for an 8 p.m. contest.
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second base to start the inning. LSU managed to knock in an infield single to put the go-ahead run at third, but Houston turned a double play to end the inning. “You don’t want to get into that situation on someone’s home field,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard. “They’ve got their crowd out there, and they get jacked up, and it always seems like the softball gods shine on the home team.” Houston sophomore Reina Gaber pinch hit in the bottom of the eighth for Katy Beth Sherman and tallied Houston’s only hit of the game, good enough to score sophomore Ashleigh Jones. Fico’s performance was one of LSU’s several standout pitching performances during the weekend. “I thought Rachele [Fico] was phenomenal, I thought Meghan Patterson was phenomenal, and I thought Brittany Mack was lights out and certainly pitched well enough to get the win,” Girouard said. Patterson started things off for the Tigers on Friday against Southern University by firing the 33rd no-hitter in team history. In her third career start,
Patterson struck out eight and walked four. Though the freshman was unhittable, the Tiger hitters didn’t seem to have trouble with the Southern pitching staff. The game was shortened to five innings because of an enormous lead LSU built. Nine different players drove in a run for the Tigers in the 12-0 rout. The Tigers looked comfortable against their fellow Louisiana schools in the tournament, as they also dispatched Nicholls State on Saturday by an 11-2 margin. Catcher Lauren Houston provided most of the offensive muscle with a three-run home run as part of an eight-run fifth inning. LSU dropped its first game of the season to No. 20 Oklahoma State on Friday by two runs. Oklahoma State sophomore Kat Espinosa moved to 3-0 on the season by holding the Tigers to three runs on six hits. The three runs were the lowest scoring output for LSU this season. Fico gave up five earned runs in the loss.
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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 Chris Grillot’s column, “SUNO defense arguments pointless – close the university,” readers had this to say: “We spend 40 million to graduate 5 percent of students. What a total waste of taxpayer’s dollars. Close that disgrace of a so-called institute of ‘higher learning.’ What employer would want to hire someone who ‘graduates’ from that school anyway? What a joke! And the joke in on the citizens and taxpayers of Louisiana. Again, we’re the laughing
stock of the nation. Pathetic!” -Anonymous “One who makes decisions based on race is pretty much the definition of a racist. Those who base arguments for or against the worth of SUNO based on race should be called on their racist beliefs and otherwise ignored.” -Anonymous “I don’t understand why we still have segregation in 2011, all schools should be desegregated... Call in the buses and start busing whites to SUNO and blacks to UNO.” -Anonymous “@ Anonymous (22:40). Graduation rates are typically based on full-time, first time
enrolled students not part-time status. Regardless of which graduation rate used (four-year or sixyear), the number is extremely low. The federal government is cracking down on for-profit colleges and their graduation rates and student-loan issues. Can’t a public university be questioned on its graduation rates and be held accountable by the taxpayers that fund them?” -Max “@anonymous, do you have such a racial chip on your shoulder that you cannot understand what he is saying? His complaint is that a ‘historically black’ university should not be propped up simply because of that reason, and that preserving a ‘black’ college (only because of
its ‘blackness’) is inherently racist. SUNO is a complete failure and an economic and educational disaster for a number of reasons, and I’m sure that has nothing to do with ‘blackness.’ It’s way past time to call things like they are and shut that place down.” -Anonymous Regarding Macy Linton’s column, “Louisiana’s economy should focus on green, not black,” readers had this to say: “Great article. Ignore the ad hominem attack.” -Anonymous “I have no problem with your opinion. I grew up in LA and graduated from LSU. The
Monday, Feb. 21, 2011 problem as I see it is not the polluting effects of oil but instead the reliance on one industry. Nevada, where I now live has been heavily dependant on gaming and mining to fill the state coffers. These industries along with the housing bust has left us with an unstable tax base. We are trying to position ourselves as the hub for renewable energy with vast geothermal reserves and abundant solar. LA should do all it can to diversify its economy. I am sure you are more than welcome to stay in LA but if not there is a place for you here in NV.” -Donald
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WALKING ON THIN ICE
Spare the trees in college rivalry: Respect nature It was a gorgeous sunny day, the birds were tweeting happily, and the students of Auburn University were all safe and sound. Unfortunately their campus was not. Sneaky and spiteful, a 62-yearold man by the name of Harvey Almorn Updyke Jr. was only trying to send a message, which was received loud and clear Wednesday. Updyke poisoned several of the university’s 130-year-old oak trees on celebrated Toomer’s Corner. According to news reports from NBC Sports, Updyke was simply taking a stance as a junkie rivalry football fan. But trees, really? What has our country come to? Of all the college rivalry pranks ever pulled on campuses throughout the country, this is one of the worst — the Orlando Sentinel even compared it to Michael Vick’s dog fighting scandal, and rightfully so. Unnecessarily endangering the lives of not only the tree but also the animals living and thriving off of it may seem like a far off comparison to the brutal killing of dogs, but the truth is, both ideas walk hand in hand with the idea of environmental safety and concern for nature. Updyke may be one of the more blatant examples of environmental ruin, but he is most certainly not alone. The Discovery Channel’s new hit show “Swamp Loggers,” a reality show dedicated to the trials and
tribulations of the logging profession, seems to completely disregard both age and nature as beautiful and necessary. Instead the main characters demonstrate their strength and wisdom by hacking away at ancient swamp trees and turning them into more practical and useful creations, like wildly expenPriyanka Bhatia sive guitars. Columnist The show is intriguing — fascinating even — but it’s the antithesis of how the human population should treat Mother Nature. Treasuring the elderly is a trait which is expected of us as human beings, but apparently it ceases to extend to those unlike ourselves. Logging, construction and even agriculture manage to completely tear apart the roots of some of the world’s oldest and most exquisite trees. And while these projects have provided jobs for those who need them, it doesn’t take much effort to wonder at what cost are we exploiting our environment? The University of Michigan declared that the repercussions of deforestation on all levels could be catastrophic. They claim that for each day a forest is cleared out, we lose over 50 animal or plant species which could potentially be used for medicinal purposes. Essentially, we’re shooting
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ourselves in the foot, and it can only get worse. Deforestation has many root causes, one of which is building. But another more obvious one is overpopulation. With the world’s up-and-coming population of 7 billion humans, stupid school rivalries should be the last reason to lose such a valued part of our natural ecosystems. And while I feel for Auburn University’s loss, punishing the perpetrator was not nearly a loud
enough message to stop this unnecessary killing from happening in the future. A slap on the wrist may have been enough to save face, but it most certainly not all the university could have done. With the power of the press in their hands, the school could have held a sort of fundraiser or expo on sustainability to raise awareness of the effects of tree killing in all forms. While the thought may seem a bit extreme, it would show the
world of Updyke what they have coming for them if they don’t stop their stupidity. Priyanka Bhatia is a 19-year-old pre-veterinary medicine freshman with a minor in environmental management systems. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_Pbhatia.
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FAILURE OF DIPLOMACY
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Russian standardized testing problems mirror America’s While we all have our differences at LSU, it’s safe to say we’ve just about all shared one experience – standardized testing. Whether it’s the ACT or the SAT, most students have to take at least one of these tests to get into college. And while some say the test are ineffectual in determining college preparedness, it’s unlikely we’ll be seeing them disappear any time soon. In fact, the system seems to be spreading because for the past two years, Russia has been trying to implement a system similar to ours: the Unified State Exam (or EGE). Established in mid-2009, it’s meant to be a program “directed against corruption” and to make the testing process “more transparent,” according to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. But it seems what it was meant to be in theory and what it’s doing in practice are two very different things. While the EGE may have
been set in place to help combat corruption, it seems it has had the opposite effect. According to Russia’s Interior Ministry, the amount of corruption has doubled since 2009, and it has moved into the schools themselves. Whether it’s simply students cheating, or those higher up in the process altering results, it seems corruption has Zachary Davis started to take a hold on RusColumnist sian education. But even without it, the situation for students in their system isn’t ideal. Since the change in 2009, classrooms have begun to focus more and more on simply preparing students for the test. Instead of preparing students for college by properly educating them and giving them the foundations needed,
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Finally sovereignty for Southern Sudan
Stefanie Doucette Vermonth Cynic
BURLINGTON, Vt. (UWIRE) – In a time when the news is often disheartening, it is rejuvenating to hear of the recent Sudanese success story. The people of Southern Sudan have been jubilant since the Independence Referendum of January 2011, where, as expected, citizens voted to secede from Sudan, which lies directly to the north. The final results, released Feb. 7, affirmed that a 98.83 percent of South Sudanese voted for independence, as well as raised the hopes of the Sudanese people. Such a show of overwhelming political unity, though rare, is possibly a sign of future political and social stability. Southern Sudan has been fighting domination from the north since 1955, at the onset of one of the longest periods of civil strife in African history. Although the Comprehensive Peace Agreement ending the conflict in 2005 declared them an autonomous region, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement was not satisfied with such incomplete liberation from the oppressive rule of President Omar al Bashir, who has only propagated political, ethnic and religious tensions in the country while in power. Although the thought of producing a properly functioning country is daunting, Southern Sudan is boding well. It shows
they are forced to learn how to take a test just to get into college. All of it sounds familiar, right? As a future teacher, it’s impossible to ignore the effects programs like “No Child Left Behind” has had on the state of education in this country. As with Russia’s EGE, a change in testing has caused the educational system to move away from what it’s truly meant to do. While our system might see some changes with President Obama’s education program, “Race to the Top,” it is still too closely based on the testing focus, which its predecessor brought in. While it may indeed help the educational system, it is still going in the wrong direction and needs to be corrected. Still, I am not completely against all forms of standardized testing. Although tests like the SAT, ACT, Russia’s EGE, and LEAP may be flawed,
those found in the International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) programs offer a possible alternative. While these courses may still be directed at an end test, they incorporate far more into their evaluation of a student than the SAT or ACT might. In the IB program, for example, students not only have to learn the facts and how to write an essay, but also to synthesize and apply the knowledge. Combine this with ongoing evaluation in the form of presentations or exams throughout the program, and it’s easy to see the academic possibilities of a student. And as someone who has experienced the program firsthand, nothing else has come close to preparing me as much as it has. While programs like IB and AP may be slowly growing in the U.S., it will be many years before they become anywhere near the norm. In the meantime, the
American education system must move away from relying on solitary tests like the ACT or the SAT and those which many schools nationwide now focus their teaching on. As long as this focus toward testing exists in its current state, we face the same problems our former Cold War enemies do now. Zachary Davis is a 20-year-old history junior from Warsaw, Poland. Follow him @TDR_zdavis.
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promise of being built around standards for respect of diversity and the assurance of basic rights and freedoms for all citizens. There is also due cause to hope that further dealings between the new south and its former northern partner will be cooperative and friendly. Acceptance of the referendum, as well as proceeding negotiations over the details of the split, have all been diplomatic thus far, and there is no foreseeable cause to believe that this should not continue. The Sudanese people might finally be on the verge of the peace they have been denied for decades. Optimism for Southern Sudan would not be unwarranted, especially once its new status is made official in July. The rest of Africa, if not the rest of the world, should be celebrating alongside the people of Sudan. Many speculate that these new political arrangements will set a precedent of self-determination and inspire more reforms against ethnic oppression in surrounding areas. The region of Darfur, especially, could be influenced by such changes, due to its similar struggle with religious persecution and the Sudanese government. Overall, the emerging Republic of South Sudan is set to become an example of better days to come.
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