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Jindal: Higher ed funding won’t drop Robert Stewart Managing Editor
Gov. Bobby Jindal outlined Thursday what he called a “leaner and smarter” state budget, which he said will put a high priority on higher education in the state. Jindal said there will be “absolutely no reduction” in three main areas of funding for higher education — state, federal and self-generated funds — between fiscal years 201011 and 2011-12. He said the difference does not include increases in TOPS or hospital funding. “I want to make it very clear for colleges: When I say the funding is the same in ’11 and ’12, it is the same,” Jindal said. Jindal said to replace the loss of federal stimulus funds, the state will increase general state fund dollars for higher education by $105 million. He also said the state incorporated an estimated $90 million that should be generated from the passing of the LA GRAD Act, which allows universities in the state to raise tuition by 10 percent annually if they JINDAL, see page 11
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More University students than usual are deciding they prefer their exercise on the rocks. Participation at the UREC Student Recreation Center’s climbing wall has more than doubled in the past three years, according to Chris Bullard, UREC Adventure Education Coordinator. The wall is receiving an average of 662 participants per month this year, up from a 300-person participation average per month in 2008, Bullard said. The upward trend in attendance may have something to do with fees. The UREC SRC climbing gym cost $5 for each use up until early 2009, according to Bullard. Use of the climbing wall is now free to those with UREC memberships. And the increase in traffic to the climbing wall since then has been substantial. Roughly 1,600 more people climbed the wall in 2009 than in 2008, Bullard said. “We did little else differently between these years in advertising the climbing wall,” said Bullard. “People just started to find it.” The UREC rock climbing wall was opened for use in early 2006 and is located near the equipment rental station in a CLIMBING, see page 11
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Connor Sinclair, biological engineering freshman, climbs Wednesday at the UREC climbing gym.
ANIMALS
Pet therapy offered in Blake Hall Kate Mabry Contributing Writer
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College of Agriculture Associate Dean Betsy Garrison performs therapy on her dog, Maggie, on Thursday in Blake Hall. Maggie has an anxiety disorder.
About 20 University students assisted two disabled Weimaraners in a physical therapy session Thursday evening in Blake Hall. Betsy Garrison, associate dean of the College of Agriculture, brought her two rescued Weimaraners, Jesse and Maggie, who were adopted from the Weimaraner Rescue of the South. Jesse has an unknown neurological disability while Maggie has an anxiety disorder, and Garrison said she performs exercises with the dogs to keep them active. The goal of the therapy sessions is to increase the dogs’ range of motion, specifically in their hips and
legs, Garrison said. “We are trying to get them to move in a way in which they are not used to moving,” Garrison said. “My dogs love peanut butter. I just put a little on their body, and they will stretch to lick it off.” Garrison said she has owned Maggie for two years and Jesse for less than a year. When Maggie was picked up, she had a severe case of mange, and Jesse was found wandering near an airport, Garrison said. “Because of Jesse’s disability, he cannot trot or turn,” Garrison said. Garrison and the students also used treats to make the dogs sit and shake to allow the dogs to exercise their legs. “We just put the food
underneath them and make them stretch for it,” Garrison said. Garrison showed students a video about Dag’s House, a housing and fitness center for special needs dogs in Marrero, La. Dag’s House typically cares for dogs that have tumors, spinal injuries or have been hurt in car accidents, and some of the dogs have been given wheelchairs to get around the facility, Garrison said. Even intensive care, such as the usage of water treads, is provided at Dag’s. Water treadmills allow dogs to build strength in their legs until they can put weight on their legs. Kali Sherman, animal sciences THERAPY, see page 11
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INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
Rebels retreat from Libyan oil port amid barrages of tank, artillery fire
Protesters removed from Wisconsin Capitol on Thursday before vote
January figures show Louisiana added jobs in past year
RAS LANOUF, Libya (AP) — With fierce barrages of tank and artillery fire, Moammar Gadhafi’s loyalists threw rebels into a frantic retreat from a strategic oil port Thursday in a counteroffensive that reversed the opposition’s advance toward the capital of Tripoli and now threatens its positions in the East. The rout came as the U.S. director of national intelligence stressed that Gadhafi’s military was stronger than it has been described and said that “in the longer term ... the regime will prevail.”
Libyan volunteers stand on the outskirts of Ras Lanouf, Libya, on Thursday. Hundreds of rebels from a strategic oil port were driven out by government forces.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police carried dozens of protesters from a hallway leading to the Wisconsin Assembly on Thursday morning as Democratic representatives pounded on the locked door of the chamber, demanding to be let in before a historic vote on an explosive bill taking away public workers’ collective bargaining rights. The chamber was locked while police did a security review in the crowded Capitol. Later Thursday, protesters who remained outside the chamber thanked the Democratic representatives who voted against the bill.
Spanish judge rules death of US exchange student an accident
Pope Benedict XVI’s new book: Violence never in God’s name
Pennsylvania government’s deep higher ed cuts draw protests
(AP) — The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the state added 9,500 non-farm jobs from January 2010 to January 2011. Seasonally adjusted figures released Thursday by the commission showed 1,887,200 non-farm jobs in January. It was a decrease of 3,200 jobs from December, but it was up 9,500 over the year. Private industry jobs were up 18,900 by the seasonally adjusted count, while government shed 9,400 jobs. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Louisiana in January was 7.8 percent, up slightly from 7.7 percent for December. New Board of Regents minority appointee will not attend meeting
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judicial official says the investigation into the death of a U.S. exchange student whose body was found in a river suggests it was an accident. The Madrid Superior Justice Tribunal official says a preliminary autopsy report shows Austin Bice, from Carlsbad, California, died of heart failure but that further tests are under way to determine the precise cause. He spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with department rules.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI rejects the idea of Jesus as a political revolutionary and insists that violent revolution must never be carried out in God’s name in a new book released Thursday amid great fanfare at the start of Lent. “Jesus of Nazareth - Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection,” is the second installment of Benedict’s planned trilogy on Jesus. Already, 1.2 million copies of Part II have been printed in seven languages.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s new Republican governor is under fire for proposing the nation’s biggest cuts in higher education — more than 50 percent for some of the largest universities — while refusing to tax the gas drilling that is quickly becoming one of the state’s biggest industries. Some critics of Gov. Tom Corbett are frustrated that he won’t tap such a rich source of tax revenue when the state is looking at a projected deficit next year of $4 billion.
(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal’s new minority appointee to the Board of Regents won’t be attending a meeting to discuss the racially charged, potential merger of Southern University at New Orleans with the University of New Orleans. Albert Sam II, a black vascular surgeon from Baton Rouge, was named to the Regents by Jindal after the governor pushed out a longtime white member of the board amid complaints about the lack of diversity on the panel.
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PHILANTHROPY
Up ‘Til Dawn earns money for St. Jude’s with letter writing should be excited to find a cure.” Gina Pentas, economics senior and LSU Up ‘Til Dawn assistant director, said she’s been involved with the program since her freshRachel Warren man year in college and is excited Staff Writer to see the way this year’s letterStudents who have participated writing campaign is turning out. Pentas said the executive board in the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Up ‘Til Dawn event in the hopes to raise between $40,000 and past may be surprised to find this $50,000 through the campaign. She said they’d estimate the year’s student volunteers campaign amount raised by counting the numdoesn’t just involve writing letters. ber of letters sent The campaign out. requires students “The letters to each gather 35 bring in about $20 contacts to send each, on average,” pre-printed letters she said. asking for donaPentas said tions to St. Jude. finding 35 names Jennie Armmay seem overstrong, mass comwhelming to stumunication senior Jennie Armstrong dents, but most and LSU Up ‘Til Dawn executive di- LSU Up ‘Til Dawn executive director realize quickly that they’re not difficult rector, said in past to come up with for years the organization held one letter-writing party for the cause. “The point is to send it to somestudents to gather together and adone you think has the means to dodress envelopes. She said this year students are nate,” she said. “Anything helps.” Pentas said the money will go being encouraged to organize teams to gather as many contacts and ad- to support St. Jude in its efforts to provide help for anyone in need, redresses as possible. Armstrong said students who gardless of how much money they find 35 people to send letters to have. “It costs about $1.3 million per will receive a wristband that allows them access to a final party at Serra- day to run the hospital,” she said. nos on March 31 where they’ll stay up late to honor the sleepless nights families constantly experience at the hospital. “There will be local bands and free food,” she said. “It’s basically a celebration of all St. Jude has done.” Armstrong said she thinks events like Up ‘Til Dawn encourage people to think of cancer in a different way. “We shouldn’t be sad because cancer exists,” Armstrong said. “We
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Pentas said she thinks it’s important for students to get involved with organizations like Up ‘Til Dawn because it helps them realize their efforts matter. “If everyone contributes just a little, they can make a big change,” she said. Pentas said she also thinks the campaign will be popular with students because it won’t take much of their time — all they have to do is address envelopes. She said the LSU Up ‘Til Dawn organization will hold two letterwriting parties in the Student Union on March 28 and 29, but students are also encouraged to address letters on their own. Armstrong said while teams are encouraged this year, students can still write letters on their own by registering by e-mail.
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SPEAKER SERIES
Anti-gay activist to speak Friday Celeste Ansley Staff Writer
President of the Family Research Council and anti-gay activist Tony Perkins is scheduled to speak about public policy to 70 graduate students this afternoon in a public administration class. Perkins will speak about his work in public policy to the public administration colloquium, a course with a curriculum of about 10 speakers from a variety of organizations and 16 group projects, said James Richardson, E.J. Ourso College of Business Public Administration Institute director and the course instructor. Richardson said the Family Research Council is a large organization in Washington, D.C., with about 60 employees. “People working in public and private sectors have to appreciate all the different opinions and values,” Richardson said.
Richardson said one student privately approached him with discomfort about the speaker’s views. Richardson said Perkins will speak about more than just sexuality, and he represents himself, not the University. “He will explain how his organization influences policy,” Richardson said. Perkins has what he calls strong Christian values and promotes these values through the Family Research Council, which has advocated against issues like stem cell research and abortion, Richardson said. “We don’t control what [the speakers] say at all,” Richardson said. The speakers offer a variety of perspectives, and students must write summaries of their reactions to the speakers’ presentations, Richardson said. He said some of the speakers presenting to the class throughout the semester are Patrick Goldsmith,
Louisiana legislative auditor; Beth Courtney, president and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting; and Joe Traigle, local businessman and advocate for the “One Baton Rouge” resolution — a resolution for acceptance of all sexual orientations. Richardson said Traigle and Perkins will offer opposing viewpoints to the class, and both speakers feel strongly about their convictions. A representative from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, lobbyists and a combination of speakers who are and are not directly involved in public policy will also present to the class. Richardson said Perkins is a Baton Rouge native, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and alumnus of the University’s public administration program.
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TECHNOLOGY
Social media courses now offered Meredith Will Contributing Writer
Businesses are using Facebook and Twitter to soar to new heights. Victor Canada, lead consultant and trainer for NXT Media, came to the University in collaboration with Continuing Education to teach a new Social Media Specialist Certificate program. The program consists of five courses that can be taken selectively or together. The courses are social media essentials for business; customizing Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn for business; integrating web development and graphic design for social media; maximizing business results using social media and a choice of elective, Canada said. The online electives include technical writing for business professionals and Photoshop CS5 essentials. Canada said the courses are offered once a semester with threeweek periods in between, but he expects they’ll be offered twice a semester with growing popularity. If the classes are taken successively, Canada said the certificate can be earned in about three months. “Most of our instructors are folks out in the field,” said Doug Weimer, executive director of Continuing Education, of adjunct professors like Canada. Weimer said he found the course helpful and informative, and the cost of the class helps pays for the computer labs where they are held. He also said participants can network with people from other companies by attending the class, which may help them network in the future. The first class consisted of about 10 people. Canada said the class size needs to remain small to get the most out of the hands-on experience. This way, Canada said he can give individual attention to his students. Future classes will be limited to about 20 people, he said. “He made it interesting. I was never bored,” said Mindi Talley,
University alumna who is the marketing manager at inoLECT, an electrical engineering firm. Talley said she learned major companies use Twitter and Facebook as important tools to reach broader audiences. Jessica Hutchinson, University alumna and assistant to the director of the LSU Fire and Emergency Training Institute, said social media is a way to pull in new customers, and the class instructed her how to do so. Students were a mixture of government employees, small business employees and other companies, Canada said. The average student age was 30 to 40 years old. Canada said the class is useful because companies tend to flounder when “revolutionary” new technology is introduced into everyday life. He said businesses try to ignore new technology at first but eventually must adapt as programs gain
popularity with their competition. “This country thrives in business going in a good direction,” Canada said. He said he wants to see the Gulf Coast and especially Baton Rouge lead social media and the business world. “Twitter is the most powerful tool for businesses and personal branding,” Canada said. Canada said NXT Media connected with LSU as the social media manager of the Louisiana Technology Council, of which LSU is a member. He said he and Continuing Education decided to offer the program after similar one-day versions of social media essentials became popular.
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Today in sports: Baseball takes on Cal State Fullerton at 7 p.m. at Alex Box Stadium
Sports
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Spring has sprung
BASEBALL
LSU faces tough test against Fullerton Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
back job with seniors Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee. LSU’s passing game was anemic at best in 2010, finishing last in the SEC and No. 102 in the nation in passing offense with 155.6 yards per game. Miles hasn’t let Mettenberger’s criminal record impede his recruiting of the Watkinsville, Ga., native, who was arrested for sexual battery in March 2010 and kicked off Georgia’s football team in April. “[Mettenberger] has done a great job in the coaching sessions, and he’s ... going to be a fast learner,” Miles said. “He’ll pick it up pretty
Non-conference baseball games don’t get more intense than this. Two teams that have combined for 10 of the past 32 national baseball championships will clash this weekend at Alex Box Stadium as the No. 16 LSU baseball team (12-1) hosts No. 6 Cal State Fullerton (8-3). “It’s going to be a battle, no doubt,” said LSU junior shortstop Austin Nola. “We can’t wait. We’re so excited to play a really good program like that.” The Titans hold a 4-3 advantage all-time against the Tigers but were only 1-2 at the old Alex Box Stadium. The two teams haven’t met since the 2003 College World Series when Fullerton won, 8-2. While LSU hasn’t faced a ranked opponent yet this season, Fullerton has already seen No. 15 North Carolina and No. 7 TCU. The Titans lost in extra innings to the Tar Heels, 4-3, and took two of three from the Horned Frogs. Fullerton’s .267 team batting average this season isn’t staggering compared to LSU’s .321 average, but the Titans still managed to win six straight games coming into this weekend’s series. LSU coach Paul Mainieri said the Titans have made the “West Coast baseball” style famous. “Fullerton hasn’t had a single
PRACTICE, see page 7
FULLERTON, see page 7
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LSU freshman running back Michael Ford shakes off Texas A&M defensive back Terrence Frederick on Jan. 7 during LSU’s 41-24 win in the Cotton Bowl.
Spring football practice begins today; Mettenberger in contention for starting QB job Rachel Whittaker Sports Writer
After several departures and additions this offseason, the LSU football teams’s spring practice kicks off today. The Tigers are returning 15 total starters, but they lost starters at offensive tackle, defensive tackle, middle linebacker, kicker and punter from the 2010 season. There are no coaching vacancies as LSU’s 15 spring workouts commence. Rumors swirled in January that coach Les Miles would leave for Michigan, but he instead signed a new sevenyear contract. The void at special teams coordinator lasted
about three weeks after Joe Robinson resigned Feb. 17, departing to North Carolina. Miles announced Thursday the hiring of Thomas McGaughey to replace Robinson. Newly hired offensive coordinator Steve Kragthorpe will also take the field for the first time during spring practice. QUARTERBACK COMPETITION GETS ANOTHER CANDIDATE Many eyes will be fixated on quarterback Zach Mettenberger in spring practice. Mettenberger, the No. 1 junior college prospect in the nation at Butler Community College in Kansas, enrolled early at LSU, and Miles said he will be in contention for the starting quarter-
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Commodores down Tigers, 62-50, end postseason hopes Freshman Turner held scoreless in loss Michael Lambert Sports Writer
The LSU men’s basketball season ended on an all too familiar note. The Tigers (11-21, 3-14) were handed another double-digit loss Thursday night — their eighth in the past two months — at the hands of Vanderbilt in the opening round of the 2011 Southeastern Conference Tournament, 62-50, in Atlanta. LSU didn’t give up without a last-minute fight. Vanderbilt (22-9, 10-7) held a 20-point lead at the 14:24 mark in the second half, but the Tigers came back to cut the Commodores’
advantage to eight points after junior guard Chris Bass hit a jumper with about five minutes remaining. But LSU missed three 3-pointers in the last couple minutes to seal its fate and signal the conclusion of the season. A comeback would have bucked a trend this season. LSU was 0-14 in games in which they trailed at halftime entering the SEC tournament. The streak didn’t end on Vanderbilt’s watch. The Commodores advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament and will face Mississippi State on Friday. Freshman guard Ralston Turner, the Tigers’ leading scorer, was cold Thursday, shooting 0-of-12 from the floor. LSU junior forward Storm Warren recorded 12 points, but he left the game at the 6:36 mark after
fouling out. Vanderbilt came out with the victory without the services of its leading scorer, sophomore guard John Jenkins. Jenkins was out with a foot injury he suffered during Saturday’s loss to Florida. Junior guard Jeffery Taylor picked up the slack, contributing 21 points. The Tigers failed to advance past the first round of the SEC tournament in three of the past four seasons. The last time LSU made it the third round in the SEC tournament was the 2002-03 season. Follow Michael Lambert on Twitter @TDR_Lambert. DAVE MARTIN / The Associated Press
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LSU forward Matt Derenbecker tries to move up court Thursday as Vanderbilt forward Lance Goulbourne defends during the Tigers’ last game of the season.
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SOFTBALL
Tigers take 0-2 SEC record to face No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs David Helman Sports Contributor
This week was destined to be a rocky one since LSU’s softball schedule was announced. The No. 22 Tigers (15-7, 0-2) got off to a shaky start in Southeastern Conference play Wednesday night, dropping 8-1 and 5-0 decisions to No. 2 Florida. The Gators managed 22 hits during the two-game sweep, while LSU could muster just four. “You cant say too much about [Wednesday],” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard. “You’ve just got to go on and hopefully we’re going to fight a little better this weekend.” The weekend won’t be any easier for the Tigers, though, as
LSU travels to face No. 1 Geor- LSU played in two weeks ago. gia (17-1, 0-0) this weekend in “We’re as prepared as we can Athens, Ga. be, but it’s a whole other level “This is a brutal opening,” when you get to the SEC,” said Girouard said. Georgia coach Lu “It’s just going to Harris-Champer get much harder in a news release. because Georgia “It’s a dogfight, is a very tough no matter who place to play.” you’re playing, to The Bulldogs the last out.” have yet to open The Bulldogs SEC play, but demolished Arithey have rolled zona, 8-0, in five through a stacked innings, while the Yvette Girouard non-conference Tigers fell, 4-1, LSU softball coach schedule this to the Wildcats. season. Georgia Georgia isn’t perboasts wins against No. 10 Okla- fect, however, as the Bulldogs homa, No. 22 Texas A&M and fell, 1-0, to the same No. 20 No. 4 Arizona — all coming in Oklahoma State group that beat the same Cathedral City Classic LSU.
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GYMNASTICS
Tigers take on No. 2 Alabama to close out the regular season Rob Landry Sports Contributor
Urgency. With the regular season coming to a swift close, the No. 22 LSU gymnastics team needs plenty of urgency to continue its drive to the NCAA Tournament. The challenges the Tigers have faced throughout the season don’t get any easier as they travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to take on No. 2 Alabama. “The kids are focused, and I am hoping our good experiences at home will carry us on the road for the rest of the season,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux. “I have seen a lot of emotion in the gym this week, and the one emotion I have not seen is fear.” LSU will look to win its thirdconsecutive meet against Alabama and its second-consecutive in Tuscaloosa. In 2009, the Tigers won in Coleman Coliseum for the second time in school history when they upset the Tide 196.675-195.750. “It will be their last home meet, their senior night,” Breaux said. “We need that kind of pressure going into [the] SEC [Championships].” LSU is coming off its second highest score of the season, a 196.000 against New Hampshire.
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The LSU gymnastics team celebrates after senior Sam Engle scores a 9.90 in the floor event. The team went on to win in a 196.000-194.350 victory over New Hampshire in the 2011 home finale.
A good score for the Tigers would allow them to drop a 193.350 score from their Regional Qualifying Score. Alabama has scored a 197.075 or higher in four consecutive meets and haven’t lost at home this season. “I personally love competing at Alabama,” said senior Sam
Engle. “They pack thousands of fans in there, and it’s a really intense atmosphere. I hope the girls like it, but we’re really going to have to keep our focus.”
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This weekend is technically the Tigers’ second SEC series, but it will be their first experience with the new three-day weekend schedule. Rather than playing two games on Saturday and one on Sunday, SEC teams will play one game on every day of the weekend this season. Girouard said during the preseason the new schedule would give her a better chance to rest
her pitching staff, which currently features a collective 2.35 ERA. “We have one day to recoup, and come Friday when we play Georgia we’ll have everything back together,” said junior pitcher Brittany Mack.
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quickly. His abilities, even coming out of junior college, are pretty significant.” Miles said Lee is also in the mix at quarterback. Lee, more of a pocket passer, has struggled mightily with interceptions in his career. In eight starts as a redshirt freshman, he threw 16 interceptions and 14 touchdown passes and started just one game in his next two seasons. Jefferson started every game last season in a dual-quarterback system with Lee. “[Jefferson] is in the best shape I’ve seen him in, and his attention to detail and his want to be a great quarterback appears to be there,” Miles said. “The Jarrett Lee-Zach
Mettenberger pair certainly is the competition. ... I don’t know that we will be in a two-quarterback system.” ADJUSTING TO RIDLEY’S DEPARTURE The LSU running back corps will have a serious void since Stevan Ridley opted to forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft. Ridley led the Tigers with 1,147 yards on 249 carries and 15 rushing touchdowns. To replace Ridley, Miles will rely on sophomores Spencer Ware, Alfred Blue and Michael Ford along with incoming freshman Kenny Hilliard. Ware, who also plays baseball for LSU, rushed for 102 yards on 10 carries in the Cotton Bowl.
“Ware couldn’t hit a curveball, and I’m going to get to work with him a little bit more specifically so that when he goes back to baseball, certainly he’ll be able to hit the curve,” Miles said. Hilliard is another early enrollee and will participate in spring practice. SPECIAL TEAMS TO HAVE NEW LOOK, NEW COACH Special teams will be an area that experiences a great deal of turnover in the 2011 season. First-team All-American kicker Josh Jasper and punter Derek Helton graduated, and Southeastern Conference-leading punt and kick returner Patrick Peterson spurned his senior season for the NFL draft.
FULLERTON, from page 5
home run this year, and yet they’re one of the best teams in the country,” Mainieri said. “They draw walks, hit and run, bunt, squeeze, they play small ball and put a lot of pressure on the defense.” While Fullerton’s offense hasn’t been eye-opening, its opponents’ .217 batting average is staggering. Fullerton held opponents to a .110 batting average last week and allowed four hits or fewer in each of its last four games. “The reason for Fullerton’s success has always been pitching and defense,” Mainieri said. The Fullerton pitching staff has a 2.09 ERA with 85 strikeouts and 25 walks. All three projected starters this weekend boast ERAs under 2.00. LSU’s pitching staff can’t
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LSU junior shortstop Austin Nola throws to first base March 2 during the Tigers’ 10-8 victory against Mississippi Valley State University at Alex Box Stadium.
be overlooked, either. The Tigers have a 2.69 team ERA, and junior pitcher Tyler Jones’ seven-inning appearance Wednesday saved most relief pitchers from having to
throw this week. “[They’re] going to be tough games, so we’re going to need all the arms we’ve got,” Jones said. Starting tonight for the Titans is
page 7 Miles said sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu will be in the mix at punt returner with junior wide receiver Rueben Randle, and senior cornerback Ron Brooks will continue as a kick returner. DEFENSE LOSES FOUR KEY COGS The LSU defensive line lost tackles Drake Nevis and Lazarius Levingston to graduation. Nevis started every game last season and led LSU linemen with 56 tackles. Tackle Anthony “Freak” Johnson is LSU’s third early enrollee and will be on the field for spring practice. During his four years at O. Perry Walker High School, he broke the Louisiana sack record with 67.5. Mathieu was one of three junior Noe Ramirez, who is 2-1 with a 1.71 ERA. He went eight innings and allowed one hit in a 10-1 win against USC on Friday. Freshman Kurt McCune will take the mound for LSU for his second-straight Friday start. McCune threw 6 1/3 innings of three-hit ball in his last start and is 3-0 with a 1.47 ERA this season. Freshman Kevin Gausman is expected to pitch Saturday against Fullerton junior pitcher Tyler Pill. Gausman is 2-0 with a 2.55 ERA, while Pill is 1-0 with a 1.86 ERA. “I have a lot of confidence in those young kids,” Mainieri said. “They’ve got three starts each under their belts now, and now they’re obviously going to jump to another level of competition.” Pill’s low ERA is nothing compared to the stunning 0.82 ERA from Fullerton’s expected Sunday starter,
freshman defensive backs with an interception in the Cotton Bowl, along with Eric Reid and Tharold Simon. Miles said all three will be in the mix to replace Peterson, who is projected to be a top-five draft pick in April. One more defensive stalwart will be missing next season in middle linebacker Kelvin Sheppard, LSU’s leading tackler in 2010. Miles said redshirt freshman D.J. Welter and sophomore Kevin Minter could be in line to replace him. Follow Rachel Whittaker on Twitter @TDR_RWhittaker. Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com junior Colin O’Connell, who is 2-0 this year. He will face senior pitcher Ben Alsup, who is 2-1 with a 2.30 ERA. Alsup’s last start came in Sunday’s 8-7 loss against Princeton. The Titans arrive one weekend before Southeastern Conference play begins for LSU next Friday against No. 1 Florida. “It’s going to be great baseball,” Mainieri said. “But when it’s over, it’s over, and right around the corner is the SEC schedule. We’ve got to keep that in mind because those are really the big games for us.” Follow Rowan Kavner on Twitter @TDR_Kavner.
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SHOW ALL COMMENTS As usual, the Opinion Section of our website, lsureveille.com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out today, and let your voice be heard. Regarding Chris Freyder’s column, “Everyone is getting high — they just don’t know it yet,” readers had this to say: “How does a Nyquil commercial mean everyone is getting high? I’ve known very few people in my 55 years who took that stuff. Apparently it must be favorite in New Orleans, and when introduced in 1968 it only took a few years for that entire city to begin its decline.” -Anonymous “Lets just hope Drew wasn’t tested for drugs shortly after he made the commercial!” -Anonymous “Brees’ position is not of a sacked quarterback, but of one who
just threw a touchdown pass.” -Anonymous “Good story bro. Take your stoner propaganda somewhere else. Only stoners want to legalized dope.” -Anonymous “Unlike illegal drugs, Nyquil will cause liver cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) via Acetaminophen metabolism if taken in large doses. At several times the prescribed dose the liver will fail. As Dr. House says, ‘You can’t live without a liver...hence the name.’” -Anonymous “Any scientific facts for this here, Chris? Or are you just talking just to talk?” -Anonymous “This is by far the most misleading, ignorant column I’ve ever read in The Daily Reveille. Nice job.” -Anonymous
Regarding The Reveille article, “Black caucus emerges in tense session,” readers had this to say: “Desegregation has come full circle back to segregation. Cool. The positions taken are inherently inconsistent. ‘We want to be treated equally/the same as everyone else” does not gel with “we deserve to be treated differently and have a segregated group to represent our interests which are different from everyone else’s because we are different.’ If you believe that you are that dramatically different why do you complain when people treat you as such? If you want to be the same then why segregate yourselves.” -Anonymous “I have always believed in and supported the fight for equality. Creating this caucus aims to further broaden the gaps between all races. Being treated differently because of the color of your skin is in direct opposition to the core principles of
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the Civil Rights Movement. This is a prime example of why students hate student government. They do not act in our favor, but embarrass us instead.” -Disappointed Student “Probably the most racist thing on campus I have seen... shouldn’t the influence of a group of people be in some way proportional to their population of the student body? I’m not saying minorities should have little or no say, but why should any race have its own division of the student government? Wouldn’t it make more sense to just actively seek a more diverse student government?” -Anonymous “As a member of several minority groups, I say white men are devils and trying to keep me down.” -Afreaux “With the stupidity these people are bringing to the table, it
sounds like 10% is too many.” -Anonymous “The biggest problem with this article is that someone needs to teach the kid in the purple sweater to tie a tie correctly.” -Anonymous “‘I don’t think because you’re black you face different problems than if you are white,’ Pace said. GTFO. I’m a white, middle class male and there’s no way even I believe this... pretty insensitive. I don’t know the problems of the poor, of women, of blacks or other races of other faiths ... I can comfort and help those people with struggles, but I do not claim to have experienced them or am as ignorant as Ms. Pace to think our differences cause us to faces different problems.” -Anonymous Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com
SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE
Republicans cannot balance budget by cutting NPR
In the last few weeks, a newly Republican House of Representatives has been battling with President Barack Obama over his proposed $3.7 trillion budget for the 2012 fiscal year. Many newly elected Republicans won their seats by targeting the rampant spending and record deficits incurred by the Obama administration in the past two years, so it makes sense they’re giving him a hard time. While Obama’s proposed budget would reduce the deficit by $1.1 trillion, it would take 10 years to do so. In the meantime, we’ll add a record $1.6 trillion to the national debt this year. I agree with Republicans who believe we need to bring some level of balance to our national budget, but they’re going about the process in completely the wrong way. Many Republicans say we can balance the budget without raising taxes by slashing non-military discretionary spending. This idea is a lie. Discretionary spending is technically everything the government spends money on other than Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid (which combined make up roughly 40 percent of the budget) and the interest on the national debt (which commands about 6 percent). Military and defense spending
is considered discretionary but still makes up about 20 percent of the budget. So if we add it all up we find non-military discretionary spending only accounts for about a third of the budget, and it includes programs like the Department of Transportation, the Department of AgriAndrew Shockey culture and the Columnist Department of Justice. More importantly, one-third of $3.7 trillion is about $1.2 trillion, which is about $400 billion less than the projected deficit. We could literally cut every discretionary program we have and still be nowhere close to a balanced budget. One discretionary spending program on the chopping block near and dear to my heart is public broadcasting, specifically NPR and PBS. Apparently, Republicans think Cookie Monster needs to pull himself up by his bootstraps, and the “Car Talk” guys should start charging for advice. Historically, public broadcasting receives about $400 million in federal funds annually, which sounds like a lot of money. But it’s important to remember those funds
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are shared between dozens of organizations and stations and usually account for a relatively small percentage of their total operating budgets. Federal dollars make up about 15 percent of PBS funding while only financing about 1 percent of NPR’s total funding. These low percentages are slightly deceiving because individual NPR and PBS stations, especially in poor or rural areas, may rely on federal funds for up to 50 percent of their total budget. These areas arguably need public broadcasting more than anyone because of limited options for the arts, foreign news and educational programming. Also keep in mind $400 million is about one-tenth of 1 percent of the national budget, or slightly more than $1 per American annually. According to a survey conducted by Hart Research and American Viewpoint, 69 percent of Americans oppose defunding public broadcasting, including 56 percent of the Republicans sampled. Respondents also ranked public broadcasting as the second-best value for their tax dollars behind national defense and ahead of Social Security, food safety and transportation. They also ranked PBS as America’s most trusted institution,
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ahead of courts by more than 20 percent and ahead of newspapers and cable TV by more than 30 percent. Public broadcasting provides wonderful educational programming, and journalism in an industry increasingly dominated by sensationalist garbage like Fox News, MSNBC and Larry the Cable Guy’s new home, the “History” Channel. Until Congress can get real, raise taxes and start cutting some of the hundreds of billions of dollars we spend on “defense” every year, leave Big Bird, Elmo and Ira
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A BETTER PILL TO SWALLOW
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Human experimentation is irresponsible, not tolerable When our core body temperature begins to drop below 95 degrees Fahrenheit, we begin to shiver. Our movement becomes sluggish and labored while our coordination begins to fail. As our body temperature continues to drop, a sensation of warmth may overcome us as we edge closer to death. The clinical term for this condition is hypothermia, a process we now adequately understand. But our intricate knowledge of how the body responds to freezing temperatures is based off what many would call “tainted science.” In the summer of 1941, Nazi Germany began its invasion of Soviet Russia. As the invasion dragged into the winter, Nazi scientists began their quest to find new, effective ways of preventing and treating hypothermia experienced by their frontline soldiers. Not satisfied with animal testing, these German scientists began what are now known as the “freezing experiments,” which involved dunking concentration camp
inmates in vats of ice-cold water or forcing them to endure freezing temperatures in the nude. These atrocious experiments, along with others, resulted in the death and disfigurement of thousands of innocents but created an immense amount of scientific data. To this day, it is debated whether these data should be Chris Freyder used. In some Columnist cases, as with the freezing experiments, the data have been widely deemed important enough to overshadow the method by which it was obtained. Nevertheless, the vast documentation surrounding these experiments describes horrible, gutwrenching accounts of inhumane activities — all in the name of science. Disturbingly, the U.S. is not entitled to sit on a high horse and point a condemning finger
at Germany. We are just as guilty. The U.S. has had a dark, albeit less publicized, history of nonconsensual human testing. The Tuskegee syphilis experiment, which involved the deliberate infection of rural black men with syphilis, is one of the most infamous experiments ever conducted in the U.S. However, recent investigation into the U.S.’s history of medical experimentation by the Associated Press has yielded more unsettling finds. Mentally unstable patients were infected with hepatitis in the 1940s, cancerous cell lines were injected into chronically ill patients in 1963, and animal testicles were implanted into prisoners around 1920. All of these experiments produced some level of death and suffering. The investigation has uncovered more than 40 horrific experiments all bearing a common theme. The men and women
subjected to these inhumane trials were all disadvantaged — poor, mentally challenged, imprisoned or chronically ill. While the U.S.’ attitude toward human testing began to sour between the 1960s and 1970s, the question undoubtedly remains — what are we to do with any resultant data? For some of the experiments, the answer is easy, as certain experiments produced little to no useful information. But when the data prove potentially beneficial to society, it’s difficult and possibly reckless to dismiss all scientific findings. Most of these experiments were performed decades ago when bioethics was in its infancy, but as the scientific community has grown over the years, human experimentation can no longer be tolerated. Therefore, it’s our responsibility to move forward without accepting or acknowledging data based on human testing if said testing is known to have taken place in
a contemporary setting. Although it may seem easy to regulate where our medical data come from in the U.S., it’s not unfathomable that nations with fledgling biomedical research programs, like China, may conduct experiments based in unacceptable methods. To discourage the propagation of human testing in developing nations, these hypothetical data must be ignored, as well. As informed as we are today, it would be irresponsible to deny the physical and psychological damage human testing causes, and fostering such denial may create more history we will regret. Chris Freyder is a 21-year-old biological sciences junior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Cfreyder.
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Human experimentation is OK on society’s worst offenders When one thinks of human testing, it almost always brings up images of horrible regimes performing acts worse than torture. At least as far back as the Romans, using fellow humans as test subjects has existed. But because of how some of these tests have been taken out, the process as a whole has negative stigma. Whether it’s the Nazis’ experimentation during World War II or our own experimentation on African-Americans at Tuskegee, there are many reasons for being wary of the tests. Josef Mengele and the abominable experiments in Tuskegee will likely scar human experimentation for decades to come — understandably. As horrible as these situations may have been, however, we must realize the advancements we have at times gotten through them. Testing on animals can only get us so much, and for us to truly advance medically, new breakthroughs must be applied to humans. Not only am I against testing on animals for ethical reasons, but I also believe it simply is not as effective as our research should be. We are not biologically the same as many of the animals we use as test subjects, and in some cases, what may be lethal to them could have no effect on us, and vice-versa. Does it make sense then for us to put our trust in this type of testing? The medical tragedy caused by Thalidomide certainly argues against it. Although this drug seemed to work as intended among animals, it resulted in a
massive amount of birth defects when it was introduced to the general public. Had the drug been tested on human subjects before its launch, the many deformities that resulted likely could have been avoided. But there still remains the problem of where one might find subjects on which Zachary Davis to test these Columnist potential drugs. While volunteers are certainly useful, we can’t truly account for all their actions. Additionally, there are undoubtedly going to be certain drugs that some volunteers simply don’t want to risk testing. This situation is where we have to look elsewhere for test subjects. Specifically, I think we should look at a place overflowing with people who would likely be willing to make deals: our prison system. Now, I’ve talked before about how I believe the death penalty doesn’t work, but I haven’t been able to expand on what exactly should be done with prisoners. Ideally, this situation is what those on death row can be used for. There are two ways to go about this. We can either give the inmates the option of downgrading to life in prison in exchange for becoming a test subject, or we simply use them as a test subject without their consent. While the second option
might seem similar to the unspeakable acts above, there’s rhyme to my reason. Ultimately, it goes back to the argument of what’s really “cruel and unusual” punishment. While lethal injections are legally sanctioned as a viable punishment for those on death row, there is nothing we truly gain as a society. If we were to instead use them as test subjects, their death could indeed be caused, but it
would at least have the potential to benefit society. Obviously, inmates will have to expend all their appeals, and both options would require oversight to prevent abuse. In the end, this could be a solution to several problems. Not only could it help clear out those on death row (either through deals or deaths), but it could also serve to expedite research on new drugs. While human testing has had
a sordid, dark history, its use can be one of the best ways to keep moving forward. Zachary Davis is a 20-yearold history junior from Warsaw, Poland. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_zdavis.
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renovated racquetball court. The climbing gym has sections that are 13 feet tall and a section that’s 20 feet tall. The 20-foot section is known as the top rope section, which involves the use of ropes, harnesses and a spotter. If a climber should fall while using the top ropes, he or she will be caught with ropes using belaying techniques. The 13-foot-tall sections are used for bouldering, a rock-climbing term for climbing without any belaying ropes or a spotter. Bouldering is limited to 13 feet at the highest, and mats on the ground are the only things to catch climbers who fall. Safety is a big concern for UREC, Bullard said. “Everything we use in the climbing gym is made to be super
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freshman, said she and her family have actively worked with animal assisted therapy programs, like Tiger HATS (Human Animal Therapy Service) and the therapy program through the Agriculture Residential College. “I heard about tonight’s program through Dr. Garrison,” Sherman said. “The dogs are very sweet, and they enjoy being around people.”
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meet certain performance criteria. Jindal also proposed that the state should use $98 million in one-time statutory dedications toward higher education. Jindal emphasized that funds for higher education could increase by about another $98 million to $100 million if legislation he previously proposed passes. Those proposals include reducing statutory dedications, consolidating higher education boards and possible tuition and fee increases. Jindal highlighted five main points in his fiscal year 2011-12 budget proposal. One of Jindal’s minor points, however, was his proposals for TOPS, which includes an additional $39.9 million from the state for the program, plus $92 million from a proposed constitutional amendment. Jindal said the proposed total funds for TOPS would reach $174.5 million. “The necessary increases are included in case the Legislature passes our proposals to give colleges more flexibility over their tuition,” Jindal said. “This $39.9 million increase would cover the additional cost of TOPS. So TOPS would be fully funded, even if they approve the proposals we have offered to give the colleges more flexibility.” Jindal only outlined his proposed budget Thursday. The budget will be presented today to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. Jindal’s five main points outlined include: taxes won’t be raised, and Jindal will veto any attempt to do so; higher education will receive more protection; K-12 education will receive more protection; there are no major proposals to cut health care funding; and the budget will feature a reduction in one-time funds. Jindal said the overall budget will come in around $24.9 billion,
safe and specifically used for climbing,” he said. The climbing gym hasn’t recorded many injuries. Bullard said there’s an average of two to three accidents per semester, and they’re rarely serious. The 15-person staff that runs the climbing gym undergoes a centralized training process in addition to a two-day safety training session, Bullard said. “We give a five-minute introductory safety speech to all new climbers,” said Luke Rogers, climbing gym employee and general studies junior. Rogers said first-time climbers shouldn’t be timid. “The best way to do it is to go head first, all out and do it big,” Rogers said. Rock climbing is rigorous and a different workout from other Adelle Anderson, animal sciences freshman, said she heard about the therapy session through an email from a professor. “I love all dogs, and Maggie and Jesse are both calm and well-trained dogs,” she said.
Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com or $1.1 billion less — 4.3 percent — than fiscal year 2010-11. The $1.1 billion figure falls short of Louisiana’s estimated budget shortfall for 2011-12, which is almost $1.6 billion. Jindal’s proposed budget also includes what he claims is “substantially fewer” one-time dollars. He said his proposed budget will use $474 million in one-time revenues for recurring expenses, but if one subtracts $57 million of recurring revenues used for one-time expenses from that amount, the net difference is $417 million. “In other words, that’s a net of $417 million of one-time revenues for recurring expenditures,” Jindal said. Jindal said the one-time funding totals were roughly $800 million in fiscal year ’08 and more than $1 billion less than the current fiscal year budget, most of which is gone because of the loss of federal stimulus dollars. “We think this is a fiscally responsible path to reducing the reliance on one-time money while at the same time protecting higher ed and health care,” Jindal said. Jindal re-emphasized that he wants to sell three state prisons, but he also mentioned two prisons — Dabadie Correctional Center and Avoyelles Correctional Center — that he wants to downsize and convert into privately operated facilities. For health care, Jindal said his proposed budget includes no cuts in Medicaid provider rates, no reductions in eligibility and no elimination of services. “We’re proposing a balanced budget that tightens our belt,” Jindal said. “We’re doing more with less. There will be more efficiencies.”
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activities, according to UREC employees. Most of the exercise is focused on the forearms, fingers and back. “You’ll be waking up sore,” Rogers said. “It surprises a lot people how physically draining it is.” Neal Livesay wouldn’t have it any other way. The math graduate student’s interest in rock climbing was first sparked last December when he saw others climbing. Livesay now goes to climb the UREC’s wall three times a week. “One of the great things about climbing is that it’s so dynamic,”
page 11 Livesay said. Colored duct tape markers designate the correct hand and foot holds within routes to keep climbers on track as they ascend. The different colors are used to denote the difficulty of the route, with pink being the easiest and black the hardest. The climbing gym provides variety for rock climbers, Bullard said. Climbing routes are constantly being adjusted with a complete overhaul in route design at the beginning of each semester. Bullard stressed that each trip to the climbing gym is a fun and unique
experience. Music often sets the tone in the climbing gym. “Some days I’ll come in, and it’s chill reggae, and others it’s Rage Against the Machine,” Bullard said. The UREC rock climbing gym is open Monday through Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. Free belay clinics that focus on top rope skills and safety are held every other Sunday.
Contact Josh Naquin at jnaquin@lsureveille.com
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The Daily Reveille
Friday, March 11, 2011