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‘I want all PHILANTHROPY the planning ... out of the way so we can just really enjoy the trip.’
David Bonnoitt • LSU senior
‘We’re so encouraged by the support we’ve had from our friends.’ Max Zoghbi • LSU senior
‘I’m most excited about a chance to share our faith nationwide.’
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Business administration senior Max Zoghbi kayaks on the LSU Lakes on March 16. Zoghbi plans to kayak the Mississippi River.
2 LSU, 2 Ole Miss students to kayak Miss. River to raise money Catherine Threlkeld Contributing Writer
Sixty days, 2,300 miles and a whole lot of paddling. That’s what awaits two LSU students — business administration senior Max Zoghbi and finance senior David Bonnoitt — and two University of Mississippi students — real estate senior Rob Treppendahl and religion and history senior Bowman Hitchens. Their plan, dubbed “A Wake in the Current,” is to kayak the entire length of the Mississippi River in
less than two months this summer. From the river’s origin in Lake Itasca, Minn., the quartet will set their oars into the water on June 21, hoping to reach Jackson Square in New Orleans less than 60 days later. Camping on riverbanks and traveling 10 to 16 miles per day, the group’s goal is to raise money for two ministries, the Gardere Christian Community School in Baton Rouge and Interfaith Compassion Ministry in Oxford, Miss. “Gardere Community Christian School gives kids from
low-income backgrounds or children at risk a top-notch education for little to nothing,” Zoghbi said. “The parents of these kids pay $30 a month, but it costs about $7,500 to sponsor them.” Zoghbi said they hope to raise $50,000 to sponsor seven or eight kids for a year at the school. Nancy Zito, director of Gardere Community Christian School, said she was stunned when the students first contacted her. “I’m a little older, and they’re KAYAK, see page 15
Rob Treppendahl • Ole Miss senior
‘I wanted to do something huge to help homeless in Oxford.’ Bowman Hitchens • Ole Miss senior photos courtesy of MAX ZOGHBI
Bogie’s to host Japan relief event tonight Celeste Ansley Staff Writer
Bogie’s Bar will host “Bogie’s Japan Relief Palooza” tonight to benefit relief efforts in Japan. The $5 cover charge for the event, one bartender’s tips and a few hundred dollars from the bar’s owner will be donated to undecided disaster relief organizations, said Shota Kamo, Bogie’s bartender and University alumnus. Kamo said his parents emigrated from Japan, and he still has relatives and friends living in Tokyo. The bar will offer $1 call drinks from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., $2.50 Coors Light and Miller Lite from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. and may extend drink specials to include $1 Kamikaze shots, Kamo said. The benefit is a last-minute event organized about a week ago, Kamo said. Kamo said he decided to donate his tips after Aaron Saulnier, Bogie’s owner, decided to make a donation. “If the owner is donating that much money, I need to, too,” Kamo said. BENEFIT, see page 15
STUDY
Millennials value effective parenting over successful marriages Young adults open to alternative families Brian Sibille Contributing Writer
The Millennial Generation, or Generation Y, values effective parenting over a successful marriage even more than past generations, a March 9 study by the Pew Research Center said. The study showed 52 percent of Millennials polled — those aged 18-29 in 2010 — thought being a good parent was of utmost
The March study also said 36 importance in life, while 30 perpercent of Millennicent thought als are parents, but the same of only 22 percent of having a successful marthe generation is curriage. rently married. The 22 Craig Poche, percent differhistory junior, is part of the married Milence between lennial minority and parenting and disagrees with the marriage has increased since Heather Johnston Durham study’s findings. education graduate student He said indithe last time viduals may value the poll was conducted in 1997. The survey parenting more because of bad of Generation X indicated only 7 relationships with their own percent of Generation X valued FAMILIES, see page 15 parenting more than marriage.
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‘I think raising physically and emotionally healthy children trumps a lot of things.’
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
INTERNATIONAL
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STATE/LOCAL
Brain problems led to death of Knut, a 4-year-old polar bear
E-mails to Wis. governor initially favored union rights roughly 2-to-1
Feds recruit science grads to improve offshore drilling safety
BERLIN (AP) — Brain problems apparently caused the shockingly early death of Knut, Germany’s 4-year-old celebrity polar bear, the Berlin Zoo said Tuesday. Initial findings from a necropsy performed Monday by an institute in the German capital showed “significant changes to the brain, which can be viewed as a reason for the polar bear’s sudden death,” the zoo said in a statement. Further planned tests include bacteriological and histological, or tissue, examinations.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Seeking a way to counter a growing protest movement, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker cited his e-mail, confidently declaring that most people writing his office had urged him to eliminate nearly all union rights for state workers. But an Associated Press analysis of the e-mails shows that, for close to a week, messages in Walker’s inbox were running roughly 2-to-1 against his plans. The tide did not turn in his favor until shortly after desperate Democrats fled the state to stop a vote they knew they would lose.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal regulators plan to scout U.S. colleges next month for students interested in environmental science in an effort to recruit more workers for the agency that oversees offshore drilling. Michael Bromwich, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement, told researchers gathered at a conference in New Orleans on Tuesday that his agency is looking to put more focus on science in its decision-making. He said the college recruitment initiative will run from April 4 through the end of May.
Albatross’ return dispels fear it died during March 11 tsunami
Emeril gets kids cooking with high school program in arts school
HONOLULU (AP) — The oldest known wild bird in the U.S. has returned to a remote atoll northwest of the main Hawaiian islands after surviving this month’s tsunami. Officials at the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which includes Midway Atoll, said Monday they are thrilled that the Laysan albatross survived the March 11 tsunami. The albatross, named Wisdom, is more than 60 years old.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts — a high school already famous for turning out budding musicians, dancers and painters — will soon be graduating another kind of artist — one who is creative at the stove and chopping block. Renowned chef Emeril Lagasse and his foundation are the lead backers of a four-year program in culinary arts.
Snipers, shells, tanks terrorize coastal city of Misrata, Libya TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi’s snipers and tanks are terrorizing civilians in the coastal city of Misrata, a resident said. The U.S. military warned Tuesday it was “considering all options” in response to dire conditions there that have left people cowering in darkened homes and scrounging for food and rainwater. Libyan state TV broadcast what it said was live coverage of Gadhafi’s less-than-five-minute statement. Standing on a balcony, he denounced the coalition bombing attacks on his forces.
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Knut, a polar bear cub, has his first public appearance with his keeper in the Berlin Zoo on March 23, 2007. Knut died suddenly last weekend.
Incestuous father convicted of 162 abuse counts in Germany KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — A German truck driver who fathered eight children with his stepdaughter and peddled her body to other men was convicted Tuesday of 162 counts of sexual abuse by a judge who called him a “pitiless egoist” and handed down a sentence that could keep the man locked away for life. Judge Winfried Hetger gave the 48-year-old man a 14 1/2-year sentence, but ruled that he should remain imprisoned indefinitely.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
UNION
Women in the Arts Night showcases talented women on LSU campus
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CAN’T TOUCH THIS
Acts included poetry, drumming circle Rachel Warren Staff Writer
Students gathered Tuesday at the Student Union Theater to support one cause — women. Rachel O’Pry, a graduate assistant for the LSU Women’s Center, coordinated the Women in the Arts Night, an event intended to celebrate Women’s History Month. “We’re celebrating women-positive and women-focused art,” O’Pry said. O’Pry said she thinks it’s important to offer events like Women in the Arts Night because it affects women on campus in a positive way. “There aren’t enough role models out there for female empowerment,” she said. O’Pry said she found acts for the show from all areas of the University, including the Theatre Department, the Women’s and Gender Studies Department and the Women’s Center. Acts included a harpist, flutist, poets, pianists and guitarists. The poems focused on gender acceptance and promoting love rather than animosity between women. “I’m hoping people come away with a positive sense of the talent women bring,” she said. “It’s almost a reaction to the negative images in the media.” One act that caught many of the audience members by surprise was the One Spirit Drumming Circle, who put on their first-ever indoor performance at the event. Members of the circle spoke between songs, and one person said drumming was once a women-centered act but was taken over by men as time passed. “Our primary purpose is to take drumming back,” one of the members said. O’Pry said the Women’s Center is hosting a number of events to celebrate Women’s History Month, including the Women in the Arts Night, a networking and business
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One Spirit Drumming Circle performs Tuesday night during Women in the Arts Night.
etiquette dinner and a keynote speaker. Juliana Ratliff, theatre performance freshman, was the emcee for the night. Ratliff said she was excited to see the amount of talent on stage. She said she thinks it’s necessary to showcase women in a positive way. “Women in the arts aren’t always recognized,” Ratliff said. She said she liked the variety of talent the event offered, from poetry to music. “To showcase talent of women from all kinds of backgrounds, that’s really cool,” Ratliff said. Kelsi Dougherty, English literature junior, said she was glad she heard about the event because she’s interested in art on campus. Dougherty said she also wanted to attend the event to support
talented women. “It’s extremely important,” she said. “Women are faced with so many negative stereotypes every day.” Dougherty said she thinks events like Women in the Arts Night are steps in the right direction for women at the University. “In all of history, women have only had a voice for the past 100 years or so,” she said. “We’re playing a long game of catch-up.” Dougherty said she was happy to attend the event and support her gender. “I’m always excited to see a sister succeed,” Dougherty said.
Watch a video from the event at lsureveille.com. Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com
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MONEY
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
ENVIRONMENT
Retirement a pawn Group gathers policymakers to discuss coastal restoration in budget battle Xerxes A. Wilson Staff Writer
Portions of some University employees’ salaries could be used to fill the budget gap, according to Gov. Bobby Jindal’s budget plan. The governor’s budget proposal calls for state employees participating in LASERS — Louisiana State Employee Retirement System — to increase their contribution in the next fiscal year. The governor presented his plans for bridging the $1.6 billion budget gap to the Legislature last week. Jindal’s proposal would see state employees’ contribution to the retirement system increase by 3 percent in the next fiscal year. The governor’s office claims the increase could free $24 million in general fund revenue that would have been used to cover increased costs to state employee retirement. Legislation for the proposal has not yet been filed. It is unclear how the funding would be substituted in the budget if the bill were to fail. University administrators say it could possibly lead to cuts to higher education. Most civil service employees and staff members at the University participate in LASERS, while teaching faculty have different plans. Hazardous duty employees
in LASERS are exempt from the proposal. Jindal’s proposal calls for keeping the employer’s contribution at “similar levels” to fiscal year 2011, but it is unclear if the University’s contribution to the LASERS retirement program would change. “This is a pay cut that SHOW is designed to ME THE cover the cost of promises MONEY made by previous politiA series cians,” said looking at how Faculty Senate President Kevin Jindal plans Cope. to preserve Cope has higher ed been pushing funding for a solution to problems with retirement programs available to faculty and staff. Cope’s contention lies in the growing number of retirement dollars going to the system’s unfunded accrued liability, while the amount reaching University employees is shrinking. “This [proposal] does nothing to fix the fundamental problems with retirement,” Cope said. Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at xwilson@lsureveille.com
Dardenne: Erosion a pressing problem Matthew Albright Chief Staff Writer
A group of local, state and national leaders kicked off a series of public planning sessions Tuesday in an attempt to prevent further coastal erosion. The first meeting of the Blue Ribbon Resilient Communities initiative, sponsored by America’s Wetland Foundation and America’s Energy Coast, was held in Lake Charles. BRRC aims to gather input from coastal leaders and citizens in developing a plan to fight erosion. “The strategy that we are to develop is ... from the local level,” said John Hankinson, executive director of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. President Barack Obama created the Task Force with an Oct. 15 executive order in response to the BP oil spill. The group coordinates federal and state efforts to restore the Gulf Coast. “The challenge is enormous,” Hankinson said. “This is a strong message to the people of the nation that this area is important.” Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne,
who co-chaired the meeting with Hankinson, said coastal erosion is one of Louisiana’s most pressing problems. “In a few short decades, if nothing’s done, there is going to be a simple ribbon of water, the Mississippi, connecting New Orleans and Louisiana,” Dardenne said. “The rest of the landmasses that we know as Southern Louisiana will not be there. That’s the harsh scientific reality.” Dardenne said BRRC helps to “literally chart the future of Louisiana.” The Lake Charles meeting is the first of 11 scheduled throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Four more events are scheduled for Louisiana, including in St. Mary, Iberia, Lafourche, Terrebonne,
Plaquemines and Orleans parishes. The organization plans to pay about $50 billion to Gulf coastal restoration programs over 20 years. The plan, organizers said, would pay for itself, preventing more than $137 billion in economic losses in that 20-year period. Event speakers emphasized the area’s economic impact, citing a $634 billion annual GDP and more than $2 trillion in assets. Speakers argued that increasing storm damage caused by erosion risks those assets. In addition to hearing citizen input, the meetings will hopefully educate area residents about the potential effects of coastal erosion and potential solutions for stopping it. Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
HISTORY
Mike the Tiger exhibits in the works Displays to be in two campus buildings Sydni Dunn Staff Writer
University faculty hope to have fans roaring this summer, as a project to build two Mike the Tiger-themed educational exhibits nears completion. The exhibits, which will cost about $178,000, will be located at the LSU Museum of Natural Science in Murphy J. Foster Hall and at Alex Box Stadium, according to David Senior, associate dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine. Senior said the exhibits are projected to open by June. Sophie Warny, assistant professor of palynology and LSUMNS curator of education, said each station will include a variety of educational information and interactive material for visitors. Warny said each will have a series of “flip panels” with questions about animal conservation, a replica of a tiger skull, a pugmark of a tiger’s paw print and recordings of the sounds a tiger can make. “The vision for the exhibit content is to develop interactive displays following a three-tiered plan,” Warny said. Warny said Mike the Tiger will be used as an attraction aspect for visitors to the University, but the exhibits’ content will focus on the tiger as an endangered species as well as other at-risk plant and animal species and will provide information about broader conservation issues of regional interest. Warny said the only difference between the two exhibits is the mascot display. In the museum, the real Mike I will remain on display with a new, enhanced casing. At the baseball stadium, a statue will be substituted. The design and content will be identical, she said. “This is exciting. It enables us to use the power of Mike the Tiger,” Senior said. “The passion associated with the animal is extraordinary, and we can use that leverage to educate people about tigers.” Warny said the exhibits will impact a number of people, as the museum draws in about 12,000 guests per year and the stadium attracts even more. “It’s also a great chance for us to partner with [LSU] Athletics,” Warny said. “As far as I know, this is one of the first times we have worked together.” Warny said the project is a collaboration between LSUMNS, the Athletic Department and the Department of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Services. The project is the result of a grant presented to the Audubon Nature Institute in 2004 that listed the University as an agent, Senior explained. He said the funding was from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “The initial project was quite large,” he said. “It was designed
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An artist’s rendering of the Mike the Tiger exhibit shows what the display may look like at Alex Box Stadium. Two identical exhibits should be completed by June.
to put a tiger information annex next to the Mike the Tiger habitat where a gift shop has been built.” Senior said the Tiger Athletic Foundation originally wanted to put an “education element” next to Mike’s current home. The projected cost was $223,672. Warny said space did not permit the annex. Senior said the
project was transferred, and he became the grant administrator. The project’s design and implementation is currently under development with Southwest Museum Services of Houston, he said. Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com
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CRIME BRIEFS University student arrested for domestic abuse, battery LSU Police arrested a 40-year-old University student for domestic abuse March 16 after he struck a woman in front of Williams Hall. According to Det. Jason Bettencourtt, LSUPD spokesman, LSUPD officers were dispatched to Tower Drive in front of Williams Hall around 2 p.m. A witness told LSUPD officers a man was having an argument with a woman, and he hit her three times. The man and woman then got into a vehicle and left the scene, he said. Officers located the vehicle on Aster Street and identified the man as Subrata Dey, of 3550 Nicholson Drive, Bettencourtt said. Dey was taken into custody and denied striking the woman. The woman was treated on the scene, but Bettencourtt said no injuries were sustained. Dey was later booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Man unaffiliated with University involved in ‘hit-and-walk’ LSU Police Department officers arrested a man unaffiliated with the University on March 14 for a hit-and-run and other violations. LSUPD officers were dispatched to Highland Road around 12:30 p.m. after receiving notice of the hit-and-run, Bettencourtt said. Officers stopped a young man that matched the description walking near Highland Road and Tower Drive, Bettencourtt said. The male was identified as John Bartholomew, 22, of 1115 North Roman St. in New Orleans. After returning to his parked 1992 Mercury Marquis, Bartholomew failed to present his driver’s registration. His license plate had also been switched. Bartholomew was issued a misdemeanor summons for failure to secure registration, a switched vehicle plate and careless operation. His car was towed. The victim of the hit-and-run was a University student. The student will pursue criminal charges though damages were minor, Bettencourtt said. Man unaffiliated with University arrested for cocaine possession A 39-year-old man unaffiliated with the University was arrested March 14 after LSUPD officers found 0.3 grams of cocaine in his car. Officers spotted a car pulled off to the side of Highland Road near Tower Drive with its hazard lights on around 9:30 p.m., Bettencourtt said. The driver, identified as Alton Jones, of 11271 Florida Blvd., told the officer he ran out of gas. The officer scanned Jones’ license plate and discovered the plate had been canceled. Bettencourtt said Jones appeared nervous and attempted to walk back to his car several times as the officer spoke with him. The officer asked Jones if he
would allow his car to be searched, and he complied. Bettencourtt said officers found a small metal pipe and 0.3 grams of cocaine. Both were seized, and the vehicle was towed, Bettencourtt said. Jones was arrested and booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Man unaffiliated with University arrested for DWI, marijuana LSUPD officers arrested a man unaffiliated with the University on March 16 for driving while intoxicated and for possession of marijuana. Bettencourtt said at 1:30 a.m. police radar scans picked up a vehicle driving 49 mph in a 25 mph zone on Highland Road at South Stadium Drive. During the traffic stop, officers smelled a alcohol on the driver — Ashley Hughes, 33, of 11086
Royal Ascot. When Hughes exited the car, he had poor balance. After failing all three aspects of a field sobriety test, Hughes was arrested. Bettencourtt said the officer also searched the vehicle and found 1.2 grams of marijuana and a blue glass smoking pipe. Hughes was transported to the LSUPD office where he registered a 0.168 blood alcohol content, Bettencourtt said. Hughes was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Read about more crimes around campus at lsureveille.com. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
White House pushing for better graduation rates Vice President Joe Biden announced Tuesday a series of White House initiatives aimed at increasing the country’s university graduation rates. The initiatives are designed to help state governors increase rates and include:
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Specific calculations for each state’s share in President Barack Obama’s goal of adding at least 8 million graduates by the end of the decade
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A First in the World Initiative, which would provide $123 million in competitive funds for programs that boost completion rates while holding down tuition
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A 2011 Comprehensive Grant Program, which would allocate a total of $20 million to schools that show “innovative reform practices”
A total of $50 million in College Incentive Grants for states that reward increases in graduation rates
Check out the “Out of Print” news blog on lsureveille.com to read what this could mean for Louisiana.
Today in sports: Women’s tennis takes on Colorado at 3 p.m. and Southern at 7 p.m.
Sports
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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FIRST AND GINN
Lafayette Letdown
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LSU junior center fielder Mikie Mahtook unsuccessfully dives for a ball during the Tigers’ 11-5 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette on Tuesday at Alex Box Stadium.
Tigers drop fourth straight in 11-5 loss to ULL on Tuesday Luke Johnson Sports Contributor
The No. 11 LSU baseball team came into Tuesday night’s contest looking for a rebound on several fronts, but came out of the game with more questions than answers losing 11-5 to Louisiana-Lafayette. From weekday junior starter Tyler Jones, who didn’t record an out in his last start. From the offense, which was downright anemic while being swept by No. 1 Florida. From all-time saves leader junior Matty
Ott, who was knocked around in his last appearance, LSU (16-5) had plenty of issues heading into the game. ULL, coming into the game with a 9-10 record, looked like the perfect cure to the Tigers’ recent woes. But the Ragin’ Cajuns (10-10) proved they weren’t going to lay down for LSU. “We just got totally outplayed,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “ULL was the better team tonight. You’ve got to tip your hat to them. They pitched better, they hit better, they did everything better.” The deciding factor in the game may have been the six-run fifth inning, when seven of the first eight Ragin’ Cajun batters reached base. Freshman pitcher Joe Broussard (0-1) walked the first two ULL, see page 10
Jane Trepp one of LSU’s best athletes
One of the most successful athletes at LSU is likely someone you’ve never heard of. While the LSU baseball team was getting cleaned out by No. 1 Florida and both basketball teams were watching the NCAA tournament at home, senior swimmer Jane Trepp turned in a historic performance at the NCAA champion- RYAN GINN Sports ships. Blogger After rewriting the LSU record book during the regular season, she began a dominant postseason at the Southeastern Conference Championships. She took home LSU’s first SEC event championship since 1997, winning the 100-yard breaststroke in 58.94 seconds, the first time she’d ever broken the one-minute mark. She not only defeated reigning SEC champion Micah Lawrence of Auburn by a full second. She also shattered Lawrence’s SEC record in the event. She ended the meet with four medals, also winning a silver medal in the 200-yard medley relay, bronze medal in the 200-yard freestyle relay and another bronze medal in the TREPP, see page 11
FOOTBALL
Senior linebacker Ryan Baker leads new, young Tigers Minter moves into Sheppard’s shoes Michael Lambert Sports Writer
There’s a clear-cut king of the LSU linebacking corps — senior outside linebacker Ryan Baker. Baker has more total career tackles (115) at the position than the 11 other linebackers on the roster combined, and he has shown his veteran wisdom through six spring practices. “Baker’s playing like you’d expect him to,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “[He’s] in the position in my mind to be that guy [to lead].” Baker, senior outside linebacker Stefoin Francois and senior Karnell Hatcher, who just switched from safety to linebacker, are the
only linebackers with more than two years of experience. “We like him a lot as a linebacker now,” redshirt freshman linebacker D.J. Welter said about Hatcher. “He’s done a good job making the switch.” Hatcher has been working with the outside linebackers during spring practice. Francois, who recorded 36 tackles last season, remains with the first team opposite Baker on the strong side. The intrigue during spring has come from the middle of the linebacker corps. A fellow Georgia native will fill the 6-foot-3-inch, 250-pound void left by former LSU middle linebacker Kelvin Sheppard, who grew up in Stone Mountain, Ga. Sophomore linebacker Kevin Minter, 2 inches shorter and 25 pounds lighter than his predecessor,
has moved to the starter’s role in the middle of LSU’s defense this spring. The Suwanee, Ga., native shadowed Sheppard last season and saw the most action in a six-tackle performance against North Carolina in the opener, but Minter only had nine more tackles the rest of the season. “He’s trying to fill the shoes that Kelvin left,” Baker said. “He didn’t have as much confidence as he should have had last year.” Miles has yet to anoint Minter as the second coming of Sheppard even though he’s running with the first team during spring practices. “[Minter needs to] just be consistent,” Miles said. “He’s very physical. ... He needs to demonstrate the ability to do the job.” An alumnus of Peachtree Ridge High School, Minter said he’s open to accepting leadership. BAKER, see page 11
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Senior Karnell Hatcher, who switched from safety to linebacker, runs a drill Tuesday. Hatcher and seniors Stefoin Francois and Ryan Baker lead the Tiger linebackers.
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SOFTBALL
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
BASEBALL
No. 25 LSU Freshmen dominate Tiger pitching staff McCune, Gausman to face take weekend roles Nicholls in rematch Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
Tigers won 11-2 in first meeting Hunter Paniagua Sports Contributor
With a seven-game losing streak in the rearview mirror, the No. 25 LSU softball team hopes to keep the victories coming. The Tigers (17-12) will travel to Thibodaux tonight to face Nicholls State (8-16) for the second time this season. LSU routed Nicholls 11-2 in the teams’ first meeting at the Houston Hilton Plaza Classic on Feb. 19. LSU coach Yvette Girouard said LSU has a target on its back when it travels to face an in-state opponent. “We’ve got to be ready to play,” Girouard said. “Anytime we travel in this state, there are a lot of kids and people that come out to watch the Tigers. It’s an in-state opponent that we can never take lightly.” LSU tends to play its best against in-state foes. The Tigers have a 58-6 record against Louisiana teams and have a combined .373 batting average and 1.10 ERA against those teams. LSU comes off a series victory against No. 24 Kentucky to snap the losing streak. Junior pitcher Brittany Mack, who was named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week after consecutive complete game victories against Kentucky, said the team’s morale improved following its initial win. “As soon as we got that first win, it was a huge load off our shoulders, and we knew we were finally getting back to the team we [know] we are,” Mack said.
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Freshmen are rarely symbols of stability to a college sports team. Freshmen Kurt McCune and Kevin Gausman lead the LSU baseball staff, an extraordinary case in which young hurlers supply consistent outings. “I go with the kids I think give us the best chance to get the job done,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri, who went to the 2002 College World Series with two freshmen starters on his Notre Dame pitching staff. “I’ve always had the courage to play freshmen.” McCune, who wasn’t projected to be in the rotation before the season, has flourished as the Friday night starter for the Tigers. He has pitched at least six innings and conceded two runs or fewer in each start this season. McCune was named the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week after his first collegiate start. He stymied Wake Forest in LSU’s opening series, tossing six shutout innings of one-hit ball to finish the sweep of the Demon Deacons. The Destrehan product hasn’t slowed down since. McCune has given up only four earned runs in five starts this season. He has a 1.15 ERA, a 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and hasn’t lost a game this season. “There’s something about
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LSU freshman pitcher Kurt McCune strides toward the plate Feb. 26 in the Tigers’ 14-3 win against Holy Cross. McCune is one of two freshmen in the starting rotation.
McCune,” Mainieri said. “He’s got that something little extra about him. Down here in Louisiana we call that lagniappe.” While McCune is keeping runners from scoring, Gausman is sending hitters back to the dugout with an animated inning-ending celebration. “The more fired up you are, the more your team wants to play behind you,” Gausman said. “If you don’t show any emotion, they can get pretty bored out there, especially if you strike out a lot of guys.” The Centennial, Colo., native’s 31 strikeouts this season are 10 more than McCune’s, who is second on the team in strikeouts. Gausman has thrown at least four strikeouts in each of his five weekend starts, including a
stellar performance against Princeton, where he fired nine strikeouts in six innings for his second win of the season. His only loss this year may have been his best start. Gausman pitched eight innings — the most in a start for any Tiger this year — throwing 118 pitches and giving up just one run in Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Florida. “It was really inspiring to our team and to us as coaches to see a young man grow up so quickly and handle that situation,” Mainieri said after the game. Gausman and McCune are a combined 5-1, boast ERAs under 3.00 and have thrown 64 of LSU’s 180 innings. The last time LSU had a comparable freshman tandem on the mound was in 2003,
when then-freshmen Justin Meier and Jason Determann were a combined 15-3, had ERAs under 3.00 and threw more than 25 percent of LSU’s innings, though Determann was primarily a reliever. This year’s freshman depth also carries into the bullpen. After McCune allowed two runs in seven innings Friday against Florida, freshman Ryan Eades entered and threw two strikeouts in a scoreless eighth. Eades has 11 strikeouts and eight walks in 9.1 innings pitched. “We’ve got to get him where he’s going to be pounding the zone, because nobody has stuff as good as him,” Mainieri said. Freshman Samuel Peterson hadn’t conceded a run in seven appearances until he surrendered four runs on four hits in a third of an inning Tuesday against LouisianaLafayette. Freshman Joe Broussard has also bailed the Tigers out of rough spots. Trailing 6-0 against Nicholls State, Broussard entered the game in the first inning and pitched six innings, allowing just one run on five hits with seven strikeouts in an eventual 12-8 LSU win. “My job as a coach is to make our players believe they can do anything if they put their mind to it,” Mainieri said. “I try to instill confidence in them. I want them to think they can climb mountains.” Follow Rowan Kavner on Twitter @TDR_Kavner. Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com
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TENNIS
Lack of indoor facilities hamstrings tennis programs Plans for indoor courts in the works Hunt Palmer Sports Contributor
When it rains, it pours — at least it does on the LSU tennis programs. In the 12-team Southeastern Conference, LSU is the only school without an indoor tennis facility, and the ripple effect covers everything from practicing to scheduling to recruiting. “Facilities are an issue,” said LSU men’s tennis coach Jeff Brown. “A lot of places have stateof-the-art outdoor facilities and an indoor facility, as well. I’m sure when other schools recruit against us they ask the kids, ‘What does LSU do when it rains?’” That question draws a number of startling answers. Brown and women’s tennis coach Tony Minnis routinely check the weather a week in advance to arrange practices in the event of inclement weather. The teams are forced to practice in an airport hangar at Independence Park or the courts at Country Club of Louisiana after the members have completed play. This semester, both teams have held late practices from 9 p.m. to midnight. “It’s so frustrating. Sometimes we don’t even get to practice,” said Lady Tiger sophomore Keri Frankenberger. “Sometimes places aren’t open, or we have to go all the way across town.” This fall, Minnis charted the days that practice was affected by inclement weather. Of the 144 practice days, more than one-third (53) were weather-affected. Canceling practice is a small inconvenience. Minnis’ Lady Tigers were scheduled to host the 2011 SEC Tournament, but the lack of an
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Members of LSU’s men’s tennis team practice at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium on Sept. 29. LSU is the lone Southeastern Conference school without an indoor practice facility. A new facility is in the planning stages, to be built on Nicholson Drive.
“We were playing Vanderbilt a indoor facility prevented that from happening. LSU, along with the 10 few years ago. It was No. 21 versus other schools, will travel to Knox- No. 22, a big match for both sides,” Minnis said. “After about an hour ville, Tenn., instead. The Tigers do not play a home of play, it started raining, and they match in the fall because the three- just went home.” LSU schedules many of its day tournament format of fall spring matches in collegiate tennis the afternoon to increases the likeallow for rain delihood of weather lays, but even that delays and cancelprecaution preslations. ents problems. “It puts us in “It’s difficult a very precarious to build a fan base situation,” Minwhen you play 3 nis said. “This p.m. matches bepast year we were Keri Frankenberger cause most people scheduled to play have to work,” Texas Tech at LSU sophomore tennis player Brown said. home, and it ended In the past four years, LSU has up raining. Texas Tech spent all their money to come down here, so shelled out money for new faciliI agreed to drive down to New Or- ties for the baseball, softball, basleans and play indoors there. Texas ketball, golf and track programs. Tech had spent two weeks playing indoors, and we hadn’t played indoors at all. It was a home match for us, but we were all of a sudden at a disadvantage.” Sometimes, matches are canceled or started and never completed.
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‘It’s so frustrating. Sometimes we don’t even get to practice.’
LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva told The Advocate on Sunday that private fundraising is underway for such a facility, which would cost $10 million to $11 million. The new facility, complete with indoor and outdoor courts,
will be built south of LSU’s campus on Nicholson Drive. The complex would be similar to University Club, the home of LSU’s golf teams. University Club functions as a country club yearround, but the golf teams have access at all times. Plans are awaiting approval from the LSU Board of Supervisors. “We feel there are a lot of things right about this project, and timing is one of them,” Brown said. As the Tigers have traveled across the country playing matches, they’ve seen their share of indoor facilities. “One of the benefits of being last [in the conference] to build is seeing how others have laid out their facilities,” Brown said. “Our layout is one of the best in the nation.” Minnis seems less concerned with the layout. “We just need something,” he said. Contact Hunt Palmer at hpalmer@lsureveille.com
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
TENNIS
Tigers rally to defeat Nebraska, 4-3 Lady Tigers host Colorado, Southern Hunt Palmer Sports Contributor
There’s nothing like a little drama, and LSU’s 4-3 win against Nebraska on Tuesday afternoon at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium had more than its fair share. What seemed an easy victory for the Tigers turned into a heated battle including sportsmanship violations, verbal arguments and four singles matches that went the distance. “It was a great fight,” said LSU coach Jeff Brown. “It’s a one-onone thing. That’s how tennis players fight. You can’t hit the other guy.” Junior Mark Bowtell fought back from a set down and 1-4 in
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batters in the fifth and was pulled in favor of freshman Sam Peterson. Peterson only lasted a third of an inning, however, giving up four straight hits, as he was chased out of the game after allowing a two-run triple. ULL was locked on Jones early, posting four hits in the first inning. Jones was able to hold ULL to one run in the inning, but the frame provided a glimpse for what was to come. The ULL hitters looked like they were taking batting practice against the rest of the Tiger pitchers, tallying 11 runs off eight walks and 15 hits. LSU used six pitchers in the game, including an appearance by junior Matty Ott in the eighth inning with LSU down by four. Ott’s struggles continued, as he gave up four hits — including a two-run home run — in one inning. The LSU offense scattered
the second set to gut out a 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 win against Andrew Stenger to clinch the elusive winning point for the Tigers, who led the match 3-0 at the time. Senior Sebastian Carlsson and junior Neal Skupski, the nation’s No. 12 double’s duo, notched an 8-5 win against No. 65 Chris Aumueller and Benedikt Lindheim. The win followed a pair of tight wins by LSU on courts one and two. Senior Julien Gauthier and sophomore Olivier Borsos topped Calin Paar and Robert Schulze, and sophomores Roger Anderson and Stefan Szacinski followed suit with a break at 8-7 to win 9-7. Skupski and Carlsson made quick work of Paar and Tom Blackwell in singles, creating a 3-0 LSU lead. Nebraska cut the Tigers’ lead to just one, but Bowtell came through with a win to secure the match. 11 hits, showing glimpses of busting out of its recent slump. Sophomore right fielder Mason Katz bombed a solo home run in the second inning — the first LSU home run since March 4. The drought spanned 419 plate appearances and 10 games. But the offense couldn’t come through in the clutch, with many of the hits coming with the bases empty or with a runner on first. “There’s no way we should be getting 11 hits and lose the game,” Katz said. “We’re coming around. JaCoby [Jones] was robbed on a liner, I had one to the warning track, Mikie [Mahtook] had a couple deep ones. We just need to get them at the right time.” LSU will try to break its four-game losing streak Friday when it resumes Southeastern Conference play at Georgia. Contact Luke Johnson at ljohnson@lsureveille.com
The Lady Tigers (7-7, 3-1) seek a bounce-back performance after No. 23 Tulsa snapped their fivematch win streak. “We had opportunities against Tulsa,” said LSU women’s coach Tony Minnis. “We’ve got to close those matches out to get to where we’re hoping to get to.” Minnis’ squad welcomes Colorado and cross-town rival Southern to “The Dub” for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. The Buffaloes limp into Baton Rouge on a sixmatch skid. “Colorado is going to be hungry to beat somebody,” Minnis said. “We just need to make sure we’re really ready to play.”
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Senior Sebastian Carlsson returns a shot at the net Tuesday in LSU’s 4-3 win against Nebraska during the first battle between the Tigers and the Cornhuskers.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 TREPP, from page 7
50-yard freestyle. In an interview with The Daily Reveille before the season, the Estonia native said her primary individual goal was to swim in an NCAA event final. Mission accomplished. Trepp became the first-ever Lady Tiger to qualify for the ‘A’ final in all three of her individual events at the NCAA championships, finishing in the top eight nationally in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard butterfly. She also swam in each of LSU’s relays, two of which garnered 10th-place finishes. Because of how the meet was scheduled, Trepp swam in five races on the first day of NCAAs and six on the second — the result of competing in three events as well as relays. So full was her schedule that a teammate had to accept her award for a seventh-place 100 butterfly finish because she was preparing to swim in the 100 breaststroke two races later. To put her performance in context, she accounted for 41.5 of LSU’s 89 points at the NCAAs. Her individual point total was
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“I’ve done it before in high school,” Minter said. “I know this is a totally different game, but I feel like I can do the job. I have to take more of a commanding spot and be that leader everyone expects of me.” The linebacker position doesn’t solely belong to Minter. Welter and sophomore linebacker Lamin Barrow are waiting in the wing. Barrow, who played in 11 games last season and started against North Carolina, has more experience, but Welter has turned some heads in his first spring with the team. “He’s a guy that’s really caught my eye,” Baker said. “His work ethic has changed a lot, and we’ll see where this ends up.” Still, the Crowley native trails Minter for the starting job. “He’s been to three springs so he’s a little bit ahead of me right now,” Welter said. “That’s my ultimate goal — to be the starter.” The 6-foot, 226-pound linebacker said he still has much to learn from defensive coordinator John Chavis. “I need to definitely dig into the playbook, really get with [Chavis] and watch more film, learn the schemes and learn all the checks,” Welter said. Baker insists he will remain at outside linebacker, but Miles left the door open for the veteran to move if necessary. “Baker knows enough about football that he could play that position comfortably,” Miles said. Follow Michael Lambert on Twitter @TDR_Lambert. Contact Michael Lambert at mlambert@lsureveille.com
more than double the team’s entire point total from the 2010 NCAA Championships. She holds school records in three individual events, four relays and is second all-time in another. Ironically, it’s her attitude toward those records that may be most impressive. On a team where the former
head coach routinely pointed out his school record from 1988 had yet to be broken, Trepp said she wouldn’t mind her records being broken by teammates. “I don’t want the team to stop improving [after I leave],” she said. “It’s kind of two-sided. Of course I want my name to be up there for another 10 years, but at the same time, I don’t want us
page 11 to get stuck.” It appears she’ll have the opportunity to make her name on a much bigger stage, as well. With the 2012 Olympics just one year away, Trepp will spend the next year training to qualify and represent Estonia in the London games. Having already won a silver medal at the European Short-
Course Championships in 2009, she has shown she can compete with not only the best swimmers in the NCAA, but also in Europe. Just another chance to help carry a lesser-known team to new heights. Contact Ryan Ginn at rginn@lsureveille.com
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
LSU campus should be smoke-free Kick Butts Day, the annual event sponsored by Tobacco-Free Kids to encourage a smoke-free environment, is today. Once again, SmokingWords would like to challenge the campus community to be smoke-free for the day. In particular, we need to clear the smoke away from the Middleton Library entrance.
Are you aware that secondhand smoke is pulled into the library constantly through the front entrance — the only way in or out of the library? Are you also aware of the litter that blights our campus from the 7,777 or so cigarettes that are smoked on campus every day? The American Cancer Society, the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living and the local Cancer Coalition support an increase in the state tax on tobacco. Currently, Louisiana has the third lowest tobacco tax in the country. The goal is to increase the tax to $1.25 per pack.
Research has shown that increasing the tax discourages young people from smoking, which in turn saves thousands of lives a year. Currently, about 27 percent of the LSU undergraduate population smokes at least occasionally. That is the highest rate we have seen in 10 years. About 1,000 Louisiana residents die from second-hand smoke exposure every year. We need to do all we can as a community to reduce these rates and make the LSU campus a healthier place for all of us.
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Nicholls State University has gone smoke-free. Several other Louisiana universities are moving in that direction. It’s time for LSU to start the process of becoming smoke-free and to let Governor Jindal know that a tobacco tax is a tax that we can all live with. Judith Sylvester mass communication associate professor and founder of SmokingWords
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THE BOTTOM LINE
AT&T merger could be illegal and dangerous for consumers AT&T recently announced its intention to acquire T-Mobile for $39 billion, but the deal faces some problems. It may not be legal because of antitrust regulations, and it could spell disaster for local economies. This deal is sweet for AT&T. The bigger the company can get without “the man” holding it back, the better. In economics, it’s called economies of scale, but it might as well be called economies of cash. Think about it like this: If AT&T and T-Mobile merge, they won’t really need two local stores to service customers. They can gain more customers for less cash per person. It could save the new company $3 billion in cold, hard cash every year, according to the New York Times. These savings happen for two primary reasons. First, sharing resources like supply chains, management and warehouses saves cash. It’s the reason why we carpool. Second, they don’t have to compete for customers — they already have them. Tobacco companies experienced a similar problem. Before there were limits on advertising to small children by using “cool” cartoon camels, tobacco companies spent insane amounts of cash on advertising. Why? As one company advertised more and stole customers, everyone else had to do the same or go out of business as all their customers left. That’s right. Tobacco companies benefited, at least for a short time, from advertising regulations. By absorbing the competition, AT&T would control a huge portion of the lucrative cellphone market. The potential merger
would make the new, super AT&T the largest cellular provider in the U.S., with around 129.2 million customers. In comparison, Verizon and Sprint Nextel Corporation have 101.1 and 49.9 million each, respectively. But it’s not all rainbows and butterflies here. If the companies merge, there’s far less incentive for the competition, and it may lead Devin Graham to much higher Opinion Editor prices for subscribers. As online exchange LendingTree explains so well, “When banks compete, you win.” When cellphone companies don’t have to compete, we lose. On top of that, the new goliath AT&T and Verizon would control some 80 percent of the lucrative cellphone market. When there are so few competitors, prices tend to fall slowly, if at all. Sprint Nextel, with only a 12 percent market share, will likely do little to help. While it’s likely T-Mobile’s customers will be safe for now, their prices may increase substantially after their contracts end. Apparently, many regulators are optimistic about the possibility of the two giants merging. While the cellphone market is dominated by a small number of large companies, there are tons of small, rather unsuccessful small competitors at the local level. It’s not uncommon to have five or six carrier options at the local level, which may be enough to allow the merger to go through. According to AT&T’s CEO, Randall L. Stephenson, this is how
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the Department of Justice should and will evaluate the merger. He maintains the merger will provide better coverage for customers of both companies, allow AT&T to keep up with America’s insatiable appetite for data. Like a politician — get this — Stephenson maintains the merger would expand critical infrastructure needed for our nation’s future. Yeah, I bet he’s really concerned about our nation’s future.
If AT&T is allowed to merge with Deutsche Telecom’s T-Mobile, we must then figure out how to keep competition in the industry without unfairly attacking the company. Would we force AT&T to allow contracts with smaller cellular providers to maintain a national presence, or place shortage-inducing price ceilings on cell phone bills? For now, we can’t even say for certain the merger will go through. If it does, I’d be willing
to bet it will be a much better deal for AT&T than for Americans. Devin Graham is a 21-year-old business management senior from Prairieville. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_dgraham.
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Quote of the Day “The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.”
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A BETTER PILL TO SWALLOW
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US obesity crisis solvable through good health education For primary and secondary school students in Mexico, lunchtime has taken on a new meaning. Soft drinks, processed snacks, fried chips and even tacos are missing from the school menus. Keen on conquering an everrising obesity problem in Mexico, the federal government has turned many forms of junk food into contraband with legislation earlier this year. Citing a 40 percent decrease in fruit consumption and a 50 percent increase in soda consumption, Mexican health minister Jose Angel Cordova is adamant in his mission to change Mexico’s status as the second fattest nation in the world — second only to the United States. While it is too early to understand the long-term implications of Mexico’s fight against obesity, the environment of the country’s schools is already changing. Some children are accepting their new diets and enjoying the
ham sandwiches and fruit packed into their lunch kits. But not everyone is satisfied. Junk food vendors line up at the gates of Mexican schools, ready to push their edibles on children who are either upset with their school’s new food choices or too young to say no to temptation. With an obesity rate of 26.4 percent in the U.S., we have implemented such policies before. In 2001, former California Gov. Gray Davis signed a bill outlawing the sale of junk food on elementary and middle school campuses. Legislation by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger added high schools to the list in 2005. Unlike Mexico, California’s policy does not regulate food brought from home. Therefore, some children have become “sugar pushers,” stuffing sweets and other goods into their school bags for resale. Even more disconcerting, statistics compiled by the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention show the percentage of those obese in California has remained relatively unchanged b e t w e e n 2001-2009 — hovering Chris Freyder around 20 to 24 percent. Columnist As these results are far from laudable, some have dismissed California and Mexico’s attempts to control obesity as the unwanted product of nanny state legislation. However, America’s growing obesity problem will not solve itself, and it would be reckless for our federal government to sit idle while our country suffers. Defined as possessing a body mass index of more than 30, obesity has often been linked to heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer. The direct and indirect health care costs of obesity
were estimated to be as high as $147 billion by the CDC in 2009. Fortunately, the Obama administration has finally taken a stance against obesity through Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! program. Her initiative focuses on the incorporation of nutritional and physical education into the classroom, the creation of School Health Advisory Councils and the employment of nutrition-savvy chefs at public schools Her campaign against obesity highlights the intrinsic failure of both Mexico and California’s junk food policies — they began in the educational system but blindly banned certain foods without dutifully explaining the rationale to the children involved. If children are not taught why they are subject to such rules and regulations, they will never develop the fundamental decisionmaking skills that will help stave off obesity throughout adulthood. Otherwise, students will find themselves in negatively charged
environments in which the fast food peddling vendors are a more welcome sight than the “healthy” lunches bagged by their parents. Primary school campuses should strictly adhere to the ban in tandem with nutritional courses, while bans should be lifted or lax in secondary schools. In this manner, children aged 5 to 10 who have poor decisionmaking skills can begin secondary education with an arsenal of knowledge as they enter the cafeteria or eat at home, rather than just being told what to do. Without an emphasis on education, the obesity crisis will continue to be a problem for years to come. Chris Freyder is a 21-year-old biological sciences junior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Cfreyder. Contact Chris Freyder at cfreyder@lsureveille.com
FAILURE OF DIPLOMACY
Detrimental attacks against transparency on the rise
Our ideal of a transparent government has come under attack — an attack that became exacerbated with the explosion of WikiLeaks on the Web last year. Most of the leaked information has been damning to some government agencies, but the group and founder Julian Assange have faced disproportionate criticism. Yet it’s not just WikiLeaks that has faced problems lately, as there have been other instances that seem to show our ideal for a
transparent government is just a talking point. To be fair, I understand our government is simply trying to prevent sensitive information from Zachary Davis being spread throughout the Columnist world. But it might be this same
lack of transparency in our government that makes sources like WikiLeaks so appealing. Some of the information released is trivial, but if it’s trivial it shouldn’t have been hidden in the first place. But we have obtained some important information, mostly relating to our actions in our wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan. To me, this seems like the natural evolution of the relationship between war and the media.
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In Vietnam we saw how the rise of television brought more unpopularity to the war. Now it’s the Internet’s turn, and it is certainly a much more dangerous beast than TV. Now we have people like Bradley Manning, the 23-yearold Army private from Oklahoma. Currently imprisoned, Manning has been charged with transferring classified data as well as aiding the enemy. One of the allegations against Manning says he leaked a video of a U.S. helicopter mowing down Iraqi citizens — something we might want to know about. Yes, the military will occasionally do regrettable things accidentally — it’s simply part of war. That said, keeping these occurrences hidden does not help and only serves to exacerbate backlash when the public finally finds out. Of course, while Manning shouldn’t have leaked some information, we must be careful in terms of how we punish him for his actions. If they really can be defined as treasonous, then of course he must face the corresponding penalty. Until then, however, he cannot be treated harshly. But according to his lawyer, Manning has had his clothing taken away from him for several nights, forcing him to sleep naked in his cell. Though he is given two blankets a night, both Manning and his lawyer see it as a form of humiliation, adding to the stress of being kept in solitary
confinement. This sort of punishment, and the support President Barack Obama seems to be giving it, is counter-intuitive to the governmental transparency the president pushed for during his campaign. Yet another recent example takes place much closer to home in the civilian sector — specifically, the blogging scene. In Minneapolis, blogger John Hoff was fined $60,000 because one of his posts may have resulted in the loss of a local politician’s job. Jerry Moore, the politician in question, was found to have been accurately linked to mortgage fraud. Despite being rightfully outed, Moore sued the blogger for damages relating to his job loss. Somehow the jury found this defense reasonable, and now Hoff has to pay for reporting the truth. Now, this issue would have never occurred had it been a news agency, so why should a blogger be attacked? Whether in our nation’s military or among the civilian sector, these recent attacks against transparency are despicable. Our politicians and our armed forces are meant to serve the people, and as such we deserve to know as much as we can without repercussions to those who help the cause. Zachary Davis is a 20-yearold history junior from Warsaw, Poland. Follow him on Twitter Contact Zachary Davis at zdavis@lsureveille.com
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YMCA SUMMER DAY CAMP COUNSELOR The YMCA of the Capital Area is now hiring for summer day camp counselors. Day camp counselors are responsible for providing care and supervision to campers as well as facilitating all games, activities, arts & crafts, and field trips. A YMCA membership is included in employment. Qualifications: Candidates must be at least 18 years old and available Monday-Friday. Must be motivated and have knowledge and experience working with youth and children form ages 4-14 years. Must pass pre-employment background check and drug test. Experience working in a structured youth program preferred. Apply in person at one of the following locations. A. C. Lewis YMCA 225-924-3606, Paula G. Manship YMCA 225-767-9622, C. B. Pennington YMCA 272-9622, Dow Westside YMCA 225-6871123, Baranco-Clark YMCA 225-344-6775, Southside YMCA 225-766-2991. INOTES Would you like to make $$$ while going to class and taking notes? Earn up to $500+ for one course per semester. 3.0+ GPA required. Contact iNotes today to learn more. inotesforstudents@yahoo.com OMNIMERC $18 STARTING College Students. Flexible hours, No experience required. Email resume to jobs@ omnimerc.com or submit online HOME DEPOT CONTACT CENTER No telemarketing or cold calling Now Hiring for Entry Level Positions Full Time and Part Time Professional Office Environment Great Benefits/ Career Progression Apply at careers.homedepot.com Select ìCorporate/ Otherî Baton Rouge, LA Search Requisitions 68348, 67804 and 68118 RESPONSIBLE DRIVER NEEDED $15 an hour to deliver The Daily Reveille newspaper on or off-campus. One position available for fall & spring appointment. Must be a full-time student in good standing, own a reliable vehicle, and be available to work Mon - Fri 6am - 9am. (No 8:30 classes). Serious inquiries can send resumes to: klwilson@lsu.edu with a letter of interest for an interview. FULL/PART TIME WAITERS WANTED Cafe Americain Experienced waiter or waitress. Come apply Mon-Fri 2-5 or Sat 11-2 225.924.9841
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 KAYAK, from page 1
younger, and they’re adding a lot of excitement,” Zito said. Gardere Community Christian School, set to open in August, will employ University students as tutors, Zito said. ICM in Oxford assists homeless people. Hitchens said there were 300 homeless people in Oxford last year, 153 of them children. Oxford has a permanent population of 20,000. They mostly live in abandoned apartments or houses or move from household to household. Though it wasn’t the homelessness he was used to growing up in Charlottesville, Va. (pop. 43,000), Hitchens said he wanted help the cause. “I wanted to do something really huge to help [the] homeless in Oxford,” Hitchens said. “The homeless have been on my heart for a long time and on Rob’s, as well.” Donations are already pouring in. Zoghbi said in the next two weeks there will be between $7,000 and $10,000 for sure for both ministries. Bonnoitt said individuals can donate online through PayPal, and businesses can help financially
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parents. While neglecting a child is a bad choice, neglecting a spouse’s needs can produce equally bad results, Poche said. “Marriage is more important,” Poche said. “Ignoring your spouse is not a good decision.” Education graduate student Heather Johnston Durham is a wife and mother who belongs to Generation X, those currently aged 30-45. “I think raising physically and emotionally healthy children trumps a lot of things,” Durham said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille. She also said she agrees with the study because stability in a home is far more important than the number of parents involved. But having a partner in the equation does make a difference, she said. Durham said she admires single parents, and many of her Generation X peers hold the same sentiments. “Since many of us come from single-parent or blended-family homes, our own experience may tell us that the traditional, nuclear family is not the only successful model,” Durham said. Ashley Baggett, history graduate student, is a married Generation Y mother. Like those polled, Baggett said parenting is of great importance. However, she doesn’t agree
or contribute equipment. Oxford Outdoors is providing the team’s equipment, and Smoothie King will send packages of protein and food for the entire trip. “We’re challenging all our college friends our age to give $10,” Zoghbi said. “Or to match us one cent for every mile we’re going. It’s a reasonable amount — we can not have a latte or two a month and use that money to really benefit these kids and raise awareness.” The river is not a cakewalk, Zoghbi said. Each paddler will burn 5,000 to 6,000 calories per day and endure whatever surprises the Mississippi has in store. The largest rapids they will encounter will be wakes from passing barges, and their speed won’t be much faster than 6 miles per hour. All four students have had kayaking experience but nothing compared to the miles they’ll tackle every day this summer. Bonnoitt said he’s ready to end training and get started. “I want all the planning and stuff out of the way so we can just really enjoy the trip and have fellowship on the river,” Bonnoitt laughed. “I’m also excited about seeing the money come in and seeing the fruit of our labors.” Zoghbi said he’s ready to share with stigmatizing single parenthood. The study shows 63 percent of Millennials think single motherhood is bad for society, but Baggett said this belief is an unhealthy assumption. Baggett said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille that her marriage has helped her parenting abilities because her husband is equally involved as a parent. “He is actively engaged with raising our children, and I appreciate and enjoy having a supportive spouse,” she said. The study also showed different generations’ opinion of the traditional family structure. When asked if marriage is becoming obsolete, 44 percent of Millennials and 43 percent of Generation X members responded “yes,” but only 35 percent of Baby Boomers — aged 46-64 — agreed. James Honeycutt, communication studies professor, said divorce rates have consistently increased since the 1960s, disillusioning younger generations. The definition of a family is constantly expanding for members of Generation X and Millennials, Honeycutt said, and American society has been more accepting of disposable relationships. Social networking provokes this trend, Honeycutt said, because the decrease of face-to-face communication has changed the way we relate. Young parents are looking to the Internet for help while
The Daily Reveille their vision with the entire country through the people they meet on the river and those who donate to the cause. “It’s just really amazing to see doors being opened every day,” Zoghbi said. “We’re so encouraged by the support we’ve had from our friends and our family and people we don’t even know just coming on board to get excited about this with us.” Treppendahl encouraged readers to visit their website, awakeinthecurrent.com, and offer support, “whether it is in finances, prayers or gear.” “I’m most excited about a chance to share our faith nationwide and serve the kingdom in a really tangible way,” Treppendahl said. Hitchens said the four of them will grow as brothers and good friends on the trip. “There will be days when we’re broken down and tired,” Hitchens said. “But it’s going to prepare us for so many things in the future.”
Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com previous generations tended to seek the advice of elders, Honeycutt said. Today’s generations have experienced broken homes and the decline of the traditional family. “The current parenting style is much less disciplined,” Honeycutt said. The way parents relate to their children could change because of social networking, Honeycutt said, explaining that more parent-child Facebook friendships will exist as Millennials become parents. Social networking privacy settings may become one of the biggest concerns for parents of this generation, he said. Lauren Lenox, sports administration freshman, said she doesn’t subscribe to the study because she values the traditional family style. “Both a mother and a father are required for a good family,” Lenox said, adding that she disapproves of the non-traditional family styles that have emerged in the past decades. Parenting is most important, but a marriage can greatly benefit a family, said math senior Mark Davis. Davis said he grew up with divorced parents, spending equal time with each. “It takes a really special person to be a single parent,” he said. Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com
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BENEFIT, from page 1
Kamo said he created a Facebook group for the event. “I invited a good bit of my friends and told them to invite their friends,” Kamo said. Kamo said he would be happy if 100 to 150 people attend the event. “The more the better,” he said. Samantha Alleman, creative writing senior, said it’s good for the community when a business decides to give back. “It shows the business isn’t just out there to make a buck but give back,” Alleman said.
Heather Dylla, engineering science graduate student, said benefits like this are helpful to the community and great opportunities to fundraise because students will enjoy it. Kerry Kennedy, philosophy junior, said he finds it “a little offputting” to host the event at a bar. “I’m not a fan of Tigerland, but it’s a noble thing to do to raise money for a tragedy,” Kennedy said.
Contact Celeste Ansley at cansley@lsureveille.com
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