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The LSU Police Department has a simple request for students — “If you see something, say something.” The request is part of a new campaign LSUPD introduced on campus, according to Det. Kevin Scott, LSUPD spokesman. He said the goal of the campaign is to encourage students to report any suspicious activity they notice on campus. Scott said planning for the campaign has been in the works since the beginning of the year. He said he was first introduced to the concept when he and LSUPD Chief of Police Lawrence Rabalais attended a LSUPD, see page 15
STUDENT LIFE
International Fusion celebrates world food, culture About 20 countries featured at event Celeste Ansley Staff Writer
More than 300 people gathered Saturday for International Fusion at the International Cultural Center, which featured an exhibition and performances from about 20 countries. The International Student Association event began with an exhibition featuring booths with food and souvenirs and ended with performances from various countries and an international dinner from area restaurants. “There was a really strong spirit to yesterday’s event that’s hard to manufacture,” said Maureen Hewitt, manager of the
International Cultural Center. “It’s a big event that brings all Event organizers aimed to fa- the cultures together and shows the miliarize international students, diversity that LSU has,” Aguilar American students and the Baton said. Rouge community Pram Abwith internationhayawardhana, a al cultures, said chemistry graduDeepmala Agarwate student from al, cardiovascular Sri Lanka, said physiology docthe event allowed toral student and international stupresident of the Indents to mingle. ternational Student Agarwal said Association. Soka Gakkai, a Agarwal said Japanese Taiko Maureen Hewitt between 300 and drum team from International Cultural 400 people visited New Orleans, inCenter manager the six-hour event. ternational dancCountries in areas like Latin Amer- ers from Houston and members of ica combined into continents for a Sri Lankan community from New the exhibition. Orleans visited the Fusion event. Maria Aguilar, marketing Food was provided by stujunior from Guatemala, said In- dents and catered by international ternational Fusion has multiple purposes. FUSION, see page 15
‘There was a really strong spirit to [Saturday’s] event that’s hard to manafacture.’
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A performer demonstrates an Indian dance Saturday at International Fusion at the International Cultural Center. The event aimed to bring the campus’s diversity together.
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INTERNATIONAL
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Somalia creates new state, Azania, could further fracture country
Mechanics discover pre-existing damage on Southwest jet
Jindal boosts partisanship in remapping of state districts
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somali politicians on Sunday announced the creation of a new state in the battlescarred nation, a move condemned by Somalia’s fragile government, which said it could further fracture the already chaotic country. The creation of Azania was celebrated Sunday in a colorful ceremony in Kenya’s capital. Its creation brings the total number of new states to more than 10.
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Southwest Airlines mechanics were working Sunday to cut out a section of ruptured fuselage from a Boeing 737-300 that was forced to make an emergency landing at a southwestern Arizona military base. The tear along a riveted “lap joint” shows evidence of extensive cracking that hadn’t been discovered during routine maintenance before Friday’s harrowing flight — and probably wouldn’t have been unless mechanics had specifically looked for it, officials said.
(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal said weeks ago that he knew his boundaries in the remapping of state political districts, and they didn’t include much involvement in the redesign efforts. Jindal’s boundaries apparently have expanded since then. The Republican governor’s gone from a hands-off stance in the three-week redistricting special session to full-on meddling. He’s backed a specific approach to the reshaping of Louisiana’s congressional districts that happens to favor a GOP approach to a Democratic one. Jindal’s also pushed to retain Republican districts in the state House.
Abidjan holds its breath, awaits final battle between candidates ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Residents barricaded themselves inside their homes Sunday, blanketing windows and pushing furniture against doors as this country on Africa’s western coast tensely awaited the final battle between the two men who claim the presidency. Fighters backing the internationally recognized president, Alassane Ouattara, amassed at a tollbooth on the city’s northern edge, preparing for the final assault. Their leader was declared the winner of last November’s election, but Ouattara has not been able to assume office because outgoing president Laurent Gbagbo is refusing to yield power.
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Onlookers pull a net to try to catch a turtle Tuesday as thousands of wellwishers crammed around Hoan Kiem lake in downtown in Hanoi Capital, Vietnam.
‘Sacred’ turtle captured in Vietnam lake, needs medical attention ANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An ailing turtle considered sacred by many Vietnamese was captured in central Hanoi on Sunday by rescuers who hope to give it medical attention. Thousands of onlookers cheered at Hoan Kiem Lake as the mammoth creature was pulled in after escaping capture last month. It took 50 workers two hours to net the turtle and lure into a cage which was then transported by boat to an island which is panded and equipped with a small pond.
Accuser in Duke lacrosse case stabbed boyfriend in chest DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say the woman who falsely claimed she was raped by Duke lacrosse players has been accused of stabbing her boyfriend in the chest at a North Carolina home. Durham police say 32-year-old Crystal Mangum was arrested Sunday morning several hours after the stabbing that seriously injured her 46-year-old boyfriend. Investigators said they were arguing but didn’t release other details. Mangum is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and is being held without bond.
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PHILANTHROPY
Honors College students, faculty members restore cemetery Spring service project to continue Kate Mabry Contributing Writer
Honors students, faculty and staff joined together Saturday morning to clean up this year’s site for the Honors College Spring Service project — the Old Lutheran Cemetery. The cemetery, located in Old South Baton Rouge, is the oldest African-American cemetery in the city and was chosen by Baton Rouge Metro Councilwoman Tara Wicker of District 10, said Granger Babcock, associate dean of the Honors College. “It’s part of the beautification and renewal project in her district,” Babcock said. “Our other community partner is Campus Federal, who helped us get in
contact with Tara Wicker and arrange for the project.” Blaine Grimes, financial education coordinator at Campus Federal, said Campus Federal has been working on service projects for almost eight years. “We’ve worked in locations all over the city,” Grimes said. “I wanted to find a location close to our area in district 10.” The Old Lutheran Cemetery was selected as the site for the project in January, and students and staff will be working at the site several Saturday afternoons until the project is completed, Grimes said. In the past, other historic sites, like the Sweet Olive Cemetery, have been featured in a beautification project, and Wicker said she hopes to turn her attention to redevelop the area north of campus. “This site is significant to the community,” Wicker said. “The
area had become a real eyesore to the residents in the area. We knew we had to do it.” Grimes and Wicker both describe the choice of the historic Lutheran cemetery as a “no-brainer” decision. Kristen Callais, international studies freshman, and several of her friends joined in on the effort by painting graves. “We’re trying to fix up as much as we can,” Callais said about the restoration project. “We’re just giving the community a jumping point to go off of.” Brittni Naylor, biochemistry freshman, said she signed up because the project was for a good cause. “We’re giving back to the community, and people are noticing,” Naylor said. “People will stop and thank us. They just appreciate the help.” Michelle Limbaugh, biology and French junior, participated in
the service project by pulling up weeds around gravesites. Limbaugh said she participated in Community Bound with Volunteer LSU in the fall. “I really enjoyed the work with Community Bound and wanted to volunteer again,” she said. Ming He, chemical engineering freshman, said he signed up for the program because he likes to volunteer. “Service builds character, and it’s always a good thing to add to your résumé,” he said.
Community service is an expectation for students in the Honors College, Babcock said. “This project is specifically linked to learning outcomes for Honors 2000, which most Honors students take during their freshman year,” Babcock said. Joseph Ard Jr., supervisor at the Department of Public Works, provided lawn equipment for the students to use. Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com
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COVER STORY
BRBT celebrates 50 years onstage Performance, gala honor anniversary
Sydni Dunn Staff Writer
The Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre has taken centerstage for half a century. BRBT celebrated its 50th anniversary Friday and Saturday with a special performance and gala commemorating its lifetime of dance and friendship. The weekend’s festivities began Friday at the Baton Rouge River Center Theatre for the Performing Arts. The company’s final performance of the season featured a combination of classical and contemporary dance styles. “The performance was a mix,” said Mary Bayle, BRBT director of development and communication. “It highlighted the past 50 years.” The recital included acts like “The Garland Dance” from “Sleeping Beauty” to more contemporary numbers like “Duet for Wreck,” choreographed in 2008. An anniversary gala at the Lod Cook Alumni Center followed the performance Saturday evening. The center’s lobby was filled with ballet-themed memorabilia, from dated ballet advertisements to displays of newspaper clippings about the theater. Kevin Bell, BRBT alumnus, said he flew in from Cincinnati for the events. He perused the articles, laughing at a photograph of himself performing in “The Nutcracker.” “This had to be when I was 20,” said Bell, who danced with the company from 1984 to 1996. “It’s freaky seeing it.” Other items on display included a handful of colorful, ornate dance costumes. “They are more beautiful on the girls,” said BRBT costume mistress Polly Normand. Normand, who has worked with BRBT for 17 years, designed several of the costumes on display.
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A Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre dancer applies her makeup before the theater’s 50th anniversary performance Friday at the Baton Rouge River Center Theatre.
“I started in a closet at the studio,” she said. “We’ve really evolved.” Normand said she has watched all of the dancers grow, designing outfits for them through every stage of their careers. She said she even designed some of the women’s wedding gowns. Normand said the theater is more of a family than a company. Jourdan Puyau, BRBT dancer and kinesiology junior, agreed with Normand, saying “the directors are like second mothers to me.” Puyau has been with the company since 1999. The Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre is a non-profit organization, which began in 1960 to “promote and assist the advancement of classical and contemporary dance by maintaining a performing company, presenting a high quality season, providing dance education and community outreach,” according to its website. And the company has
remained true to its mission, said Elissa Fuchs, BRBT founder. “It’s hard to put into words that someone my age started this, has seen it grow and now blossom,” Fuchs said. Fuchs, who is “29 turned around,” said the past 50 years have been exciting and scary. The theater, which is directed by Molly Buchmann and Sharon Mathews, currently has about 83 dancers, with 24 company dancers, 12 company apprentices and 47 youth ballet dancers. Mathews said she has been with BRBT for all 50 years. She said she began in the first grade and danced until 1976 when she became the co-artistic director. “The smartest thing I ever did was hand over the reins,” Fuchs said. “Not just to these two but to the city of Baton Rouge.”
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
High school students attend University’s Flagship Showcase Andrea Gallo Staff Writer
Student Government hosted its first Flagship Showcase on Saturday when 35 high school students came to the University to learn about the inner workings of SG and University involvement. College of Humanities and Social Sciences Sen. David Jones chaired the showcase and said its goal was to challenge the attendees “as student leaders to take their roles more seriously.” SG Senate’s Committee on External Affairs headed the event. High school students from across the state were invited to the University, and
speakers from the University and the community talked to them about involvement. SG originally planned to award scholarships to students in attendance, but there were no scholarship applicants, according to SG Senate Speaker Brooksie Bonvillain. Bonvillain said SG may try to award the scholarships at other events or wait until next year. SG Vice President Dani Borel said only a couple of the students at the showcase were planning to come to the University, which poses issues in awarding a scholarship. Bonvillain said there was no prerequisite of attending the University to attend the showcase.
FINANCE
Hidden college costs can rival tuition Brian Sibille Contributing Writer
Many first-year students fail to consider unexpected costs when planning financially for life at college, according to recent findings by coursehero.com. The online student resource website compiled a list of costs that often surprise students, citing research from organizations like ABC News and CollegeBoard. According to coursehero.com, non-tuition costs can add up to more than $23,000 a year on average, including coffee, entertainment, books and alcohol as some of the costly college endeavors. The highest yearly costs listed by the website include room and board at $7,999, entertainment at $4,000 and alcohol at $2,600, though these estimates may be inflated. “This is budgeting on the high end,” said Emily Burris, Student Financial Management Center coordinator. Burris said while these numbers may be extreme, there are costs and fees students do not consider. Many first-year students have relied on parents to pay the bills but seeing firsthand how expensive simple necessities can be is shocking, she said. Chandler Scheuermann, mechanical engineering freshman, said the study’s figures are accurate for students who want the full social experience. “There’s the cell phone, entertainment, alcohol obviously, spring break and a lot of other things,” he said, explaining these aspects of college can amount to another “fee bill” outside of tuition. Scheuermann said he spends about $16,000 a year on non-tuition expenses. He said his parents chip in on smaller items and necessities like clothing, but he works 24 hours each weekend at a construction job to pay for his social life, apartment and car payments. Burris said she encourages students at orientation to consider needs and wants. Room and board, clothes, fees and cell phones are a number of necessities for students, but costs of
entertainment and other non-essentials vary depending on the student, she said. The key to being prepared is to track and budget money, Burris said, explaining that many students are shocked during advising sessions when they realize how much money they absentmindedly spend. Creating a budget of how much money can be spent in different areas and consciously thinking about money management can better prepare students for college costs, Burris said. Means by which students pay the bills also vary, Burris said. “For some, student loans are ideal, but for others, finding a job on or off campus and working 10 hours a week may be a wiser choice,” she said. Frances Lawrence, human ecology professor, will begin teaching Personal Money Management — FIN or HUEC 1060 — in the fall 2011 semester. “The class is for students who are concerned about managing money for college and for the future,” she said. The class will help students with short-term and long-term planning, she said. It will focus on goal setting, credit managing and retirement planning. Lawrence said the class is completely web based and will combine elements of finance and human ecology curriculum. Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com
“I think the high school showcase was successful,” said Borel. “I wish our attendance had been higher, but it was the first time we did this.” Jones planned the showcase along with the Senate’s Committee on External Affairs. Jones said he received ideas for the showcase from the SG SEC exchange he attended earlier in the semester. Throughout the day, students learned about being involved in both their schools and communities during and after high school. The students also learned how college SG differs from high school student councils. “Student government is so different from student council, and they
don’t know what the differences are,” said Hilary Soileau, SG Senator and showcase volunteer. Bonvillain said the students were especially receptive to guest speakers David Jones Sr. of the St. Paul Adult Learning Center and Councilwoman Tara Wicker, District 10. While recruiting was a component of the Flagship Showcase, Borel stressed the main goal was to show students how they can be involved in their colleges. During the day, students met with committee heads and brainstormed initiatives pertaining to both the University and their high schools. Bonvillain said because most high
school student councils focus on event planning, many of the students were interested in the Committee on Student Outreach. Bonvillain said they advised the students about how to increase participation, advertise and budgets for their events. Despite the low turnout, Borel, Bonvillain and Soileau agreed the showcase went well. “This is Student Government investing in the future,” Soileau said.
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FACULTY
Professors must publish material to obtain tenure, seek promotion But standards to obtain tenure higher standards. “LSU has become a better are more qualitative. Most departments seek about six outside opin- university since I’ve come to the ion letters, input from the faculty University,” he said. Dan Novak, associate profesin case committees and the opinion of the department chair, Foster sor of English, said job descripMeredith Will tions in that department typically said. Contributing Writer The departments also mea- involve 50 percent research and Professors busy with class- sure national and international 50 percent teaching, but service rooms full of students each day impact of professors’ work, he on committees, programs and staff are often also laboring on more said. Some use databases’ citation meetings are not under contract. personal projects — publishing indexes, and others use outside He also said it usually takes original research in their fields of letters. 18 months to get a contract from expertise. a publishing comKennedy Many University faculty said the English pany. members are constantly putting requirements to “It’s someforth their work that not only adds gain tenure vary thing you can’t original voices to the academic depending on the control,” he said. arena, but also brings those pro- field of the proNovak said fessors closer to the goal of tenure fessor, but the though the reand promotions. search and projrequirement for Dan Novak As they pour time into valued literary scholars ects are time associate professor of English research, professors are some- is usually one auconsuming, protimes forced to teach fewer class- thored book to fessors do it bees to make room for their demand- gain tenure and another to move cause they love it. ing load. It also helps their classes and up in the ranks. Jerry Kennedy, Boyd profes“These are not iron-clad rules keeps them engaged with the newsor of English, said professors because we have great diversity est thinking and research, Novak working on research projects and expertise in the English De- said. typically teach one or two fewer partment,” Kennedy said. “Without research, what stuclasses than those inactive in the Some professors, like poets, dents get is a worse product,” he research field, but they often work would have a much more difficult said. longer days — even nights and time getting an entire book pubJesus Avila, English graduate weekends. lished, he said, so it’s a case-by- student and teaching assistant for “If the University wants a fac- case basis. a course on major American auulty member to remain active in Books must be peer reviewed thors, said the research does not research, it’s very and deemed wor- affect the quality of classes. difficult to teach “I’ve always taken that as bethy, as well as as many courses published by an ing part of the job,” Avila said. as a faculty memMillie Calcada, creative writinstitution with ber who is not ex“academic pres- ing English junior, said she thinks pected to publish,” tige,” Kennedy the research can affect the quality Kennedy said. of classes. said. But the busy Calcada said she had a teachKennedy said schedule is all the quality of the er who was constantly exhausted part of the requireprofessors’ teach- and unprepared for class because Jerry Kennedy ments for Univering and service he was working on a side project. Boyd professor of English sity faculty. The History Department has a in the community Gaines Foster, and the University stricter publishing requirement for dean of the College of Humanities are also evaluated. professors. and Social Sciences, said faculty A professor must publish one Kennedy said the requiremembers are required to publish ments have changed since he came book to gain tenure and publish work to earn tenure and promo- to LSU in the 1970s, when tenure another to move up, said Victor tions. Some areas, like the History and promotion could be acquired Stater, department chair of history. Department, require books, and by publishing a few articles. “If all you had was a book, others, like psychology profesKennedy said a better hiring you’d be on shaky ground withsors, publish articles as grounds and intellectual atmosphere has out publishing an article or two,” for professors to move up, he said. contributed to the University’s he said.
Requirements vary by department
‘Without research, what students get is a worse product.’
‘It’s very difficut to teach as many courses as a faculty member who is not expected to publish.’
It is typical to publish a few question that makes him think in a more articles in addition to a sec- different way. ond book for promotion, Stater Karl Roider, alumni professaid. sor of history, He said most said researching researching hishistory professors tory professors teach two courses teach two classes per semester, and while two Boyd history professors professors teach not working on one class and research generally conduct more reteach four courses Jesus Avila search. per semester. English graduate student “The expectaRoider said tion is that you’re researching while going to teach and publish,” Stater teaching prevents professors from said. teaching the same thing every seHe said research enhances mester. teaching because professors teach “That’s the big difference beclasses dealing with what they’re tween a research-based university researching. and a non-research college,” he “The two feed off each oth- said. er,” he said. Stater said classes also affect research because new ideas occur Contact Meredith Will at to him while giving lectures or mwill@lsureveille.com when a student asks an interesting
‘I’ve always taken [research] as being part of the job.’
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Caldwell signs on to replace Chancellor
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No. 17 LSU wins first SEC series after falling, 16-3, Saturday against Ole Miss
Mark Clements Sports Contributor
LSU has hired former UCLA women’s basketball coach Nikki Caldwell to replace Van Chancellor, who stepped down two weeks ago, the University announced late Saturday. Caldwell, who won a national championship as both a player and a coach at Tennessee, compiled a 7226 record in her three years at UCLA and was named Pac-10 coach of the year in 2010 after a 25-9 season. “Nikki is one of the best and brightest coaches in the country, and LSU fans will be proud of the way she will represent this program,” said vice chancellor and director of athletics Joe Alleva in a news release. “She has all the qualities to bring our program to national prominence.” Caldwell began her coaching career as an assistant at Virginia in 2000 before returning to her alma mater in 2003 under legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. During her tenure at Tennessee, she helped the Lady Volunteers reach the Final Four five times, including picking up a pair of national titles, and has earned a reputation as one of the nation’s best recruiters. Caldwell is set to make $900,000 a year, according to a Los Angeles Times report — triple what she earned at UCLA and $240,000 more than Chancellor earned. Contact Mark Clements at mclements@lsureveille.com
‘[Mikie Mahtook] plays the game 100 miles an hour with his hair on fire.’ Paul Mainieri LSU baseball coach SHAINA HUNTSBERRY / The Daily Reveille
LSU junior outfielder Mikie Mahtook runs back to second base after attempting to steal third Sunday during the Tigers’ 11-8 win against Ole Miss in Alex Box Stadium.
Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
After enduring a 16-3 loss Saturday night, the No. 17 LSU baseball team could either fold or retaliate in Sunday’s rubber game. It chose the latter. Senior pitcher Ben Alsup tossed a masterful eight innings in the longest outing of his career, leading LSU (20-8, 3-6) to an 8-2 victory against Ole Miss (19-10, 4-5) for its first Southeastern Conference series victory of the season.
“After a night like [Saturday], it’s easy to come out flat,” said sophomore left fielder Alex Edward. “But I could have told you at about 8 o’clock in the morning that everybody that was there was ready to play.” Freshman second baseman JaCoby Jones, junior center fielder Mikie Mahtook and junior shortstop Austin Nola combined for six RBIs and five of LSU’s 11 hits. Mahtook nearly delivered his team-leading 11th home run of the season, driving a blast to dead-center field in the third inning which looked
to have cleared the fence and ricocheted off the batter’s eye. It was ruled an RBI triple off the top of the fence, and Nola brought Mahtook in with an RBI single in the next at-bat, increasing LSU’s lead to 6-0. “I’m pretty sure I know what the result was or should have been,” Mahtook said. “But hey, it was a triple, and Austin did a good job of driving me in.” OLE MISS, see page 14
GOLF
LSU wins Invitational by 1 stroke Lady Tigers struggle at Liz Murphey Chris Abshire Sports Contributor
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LSU senior Andrew Loupe hits out of a sand trap onto the green of the 10th hole Saturday during the LSU National Invitational at the University Club.
LSU golf coach Chuck Winstead let out a sly chuckle after his team won its second tournament in five days Sunday at the LSU Invitational. “One stroke or 10, I guess a win is a win,” Winstead said. The No. 9 Tigers, hosting a tournament on the University Club’s new layout for the first time, defeated Tennessee-Chattanooga by one shot with a team score of 22-over-par 886 after a tense back
nine littered with high scores and the Tigers held a slim three-shot adkey bogey saves. vantage on Chattanooga, but each Midway through the back nine, had to face the difficult par-4 18th the Tigers held a six-shot advantage hole. The hole was playing into the against a fading wind, with a back No. 12 Iowa, but left pin and had a a series of crucial stroke average of mistakes — often more than 1-over involving water par on Sunday. hazards — brought “I’d put the the clubhouse lead18th hole with the er Chattanooga, at wind and pin locaChuck Winstead 23-over par, back tion up against any LSU men’s golf coach into the mix. 18th hole in the “We had a country the way it two-touchdown advantage and was playing [Sunday],” Winstead threw two pick-sixes, to use some said. “It was playing more like a football terms,” Winstead said. par 5 all day.” With only senior All-AmerLoupe saved a bogey after icans John Peterson and Andrew TOURNAMENT, see page 14 Loupe left on the course for LSU,
‘[Andrew Loupe and John Peterson] came through with big shots for us.’
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SOFTBALL
LSU nabs first SEC sweep of season Tigers have won 15 of 16 against AU Hunter Paniagua Sports Contributor
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Senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson lofts a pass during spring practice March 12. LSU coach Les Miles tabbed Jefferson on Saturday as the Tigers’ clear-cut starter.
Miles’ confidence in Jefferson continues Rueben Randle catches 3 TDs Michael Lambert Sports Writer
The buzz of LSU football fans during spring practices has circled around new sophomore quarterback Zach Mettenberger. But every time the quarterbacks are mentioned, LSU coach Les Miles sticks to the gunslinger he’s been paired with for the past three seasons — senior Jordan Jefferson. Miles continued to campaign for Jefferson, a common event this spring, after the Tigers’ third scrimmage Saturday. “What continues to be a routine occurrence is that Jordan Jefferson has had better practices and throwing the ball better,” Miles said. Jefferson threw four touchdowns in the 120-play scrimmage in Tiger Stadium, the final warmup before the spring game April 9. Even though it hasn’t been a large mystery, Miles made the pecking order clear under center. “Currently it would be Jefferson, [senior quarterback Jarrett] Lee and then Mettenberger,” Miles said. Mettenberger and Lee, who had a touchdown pass Saturday, worked with the backups while Jefferson had the advantage of working with the
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skills of the first-team wide receivers and the protection of the first unit on the offensive line. Junior wide receiver Rueben Randle recorded three touchdowns, and senior tight end Deangelo Peterson caught two in the end zone. Miles said junior wide receiver Russell Shepard grabbed a touchdown pass, but he also said Shepard “was a little quiet” during the scrimmage. Sophomore running back Jakhari Gore scored a touchdown on a 30-yard run. The defense impressed by recording two turnovers and holding the LSU offense with a goal-line stand anchored by sophomore defensive tackle Michael Brockers. On the injury front, a slew of players sat out the scrimmage — junior tight end Chase Clement, senior linebacker Karnell Hatcher, junior defensive tackle Josh Downs, senior linebacker Stefoin Francois, junior defensive end Lavar Edwards, junior defensive end Chancey Aghayere, senior left guard Josh Dworaczyk and sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery. LSU has three more practices this week before the spring game. Follow Michael Lambert on Twitter@TDR_Lambert. Contact Michael Lambert at mlambert@lsureveille.com
The LSU softball team brought out the brooms Sunday in Fayetteville, Ark., and swept Arkansas (1028, 1-15) for the Tigers’ first sweep of a Southeastern Conference foe this season. LSU (21-12, 5-6) survived a pitchers’ duel Sunday to hold on for a 1-0 victory to complete the sweep. Sophomore pitcher Rachele Fico (7-8) threw her second shutout of the series, striking out 11 and allowing just three hits in the victory. Fico fanned five in the opening game of the series, an 8-0 victory for LSU. “It’s kind of hard to beat a team three times,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard. “I thought we played really great and intense. We go home feeling a whole lot better about ourselves.” Junior first baseman Anissa Young provided the only run the
Tigers needed Sunday, driving in freshman outfielder Simone Heyward with a fifth-inning single to centerfield. Fico slammed the door on the Razorbacks and allowed only one baserunner in the final three frames. Fico and junior pitcher Brittany Mack had no trouble shutting down the Arkansas offense that had a combined .248 batting average entering Sunday’s game. The pitching duo only allowed one run and combined for 27 strikeouts. “We just offset each other so well,” Fico said. “We throw so differently. It shakes the other team up and leaves them off balance. We both threw great games and we’re hitting our spots and working hard.” The Tigers’ offense clicked to score 18 runs in the series’ first two games. Junior infielder Juliana Santos tied an LSU single-game record with a 5-5 performance Saturday and recorded three RBIs in a 10-1 victory for the Tigers. “Our big hitters did well and they all did it in different areas this weekend,” Girouard said. “It’s a good sign that the bats are starting to come around.”
LSU has now won 15 of its last 16 meetings with Arkansas. The Razorbacks last defeated the Tigers in 2009. The Tigers have also now won six straight games, with fivestraight SEC victories after starting conference play with a six-game losing streak. Fico said the team’s confidence has picked up as they continue to win. “We know how good we are,” Fico said. “But we just need to play like that all the time. We’re hoping to continue what we’ve got going right now.” LSU hosts Nicholls State on Wednesday, the third meeting between the teams this season. The Tigers will then face No. 1 Alabama in a weekend series at Tiger Park. “We have Alabama coming in, and they’re the number one team in the country,” Girouard said. “We’re just going to have to play lights out to be successful.”
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GYMNASTICS
Tigers’ season comes to a close at NCAA Regional meet
a team,” Dickson said. “But I’m really happy that I get to go individually and represent LSU and my team. I know that they’re all behind me and supporting me.” The Tigers have much to look Rob Landry forward to in the future, however, Sports Contributor as all but one member of this year’s The No. 18 LSU gymnastics squad — senior Sam Engle — will team posted its third-highest road return. score of the season in Saturday’s “Now we know what it’s like NCAA Regional to not make it, and meet, but it wasn’t hopefully we can enough. use that as motivaThe Tigers tion,” said junior posted a 195.350 Ashley Lee. “A lot score, which of the girls will be placed them third one year wiser, and in the six-team we can come back D-D Breaux field. next year a little LSU gymnastics coach Only the top more experienced two teams advance. and know what “Short of a couple of bad breaks it takes and the feelings of disapon floor, we had a great meet,” pointment and wanting to not be in said LSU coach D-D Breaux. “I that position again. So we can take couldn’t be disappointed with the this meet and make it a positive.” overall team’s performance. ... I knew that this region was going to be the most challenging region to get out of, and I think Saturday Contact Rob Landry at night proved that.” rlandry@lsureveille.com This season marks the first time since 2001 that LSU has not advanced to the NCAA Championships. UCLA and Georgia topped the scoreboard to qualify for the Championships in Cleveland on April 15. The Bruins dominated the field, posting a 197.425, defeating the runner-up Bulldogs by .675. Though the team was eliminated from competition, the Tigers are still vying for a championship. Redshirt freshman Kaleigh Dickson advanced to the Championships as an all-around participant. She qualified with a 39.075 all-around score. “I had no idea [I had qualified],” Dickson said. “I walked out of the locker room and [assistant coach Ashleigh Clare-Kearney] came up to me and told me, ‘Congratulations,’ and gave me a big hug and I asked her what that was for and then she told me.” While Dickson awaits her chance to compete for a national championship, there will be something missing in Cleveland. “It’s a bittersweet feeling because I wanted us to qualify as
Dickson advances to championships
‘Short of a couple of bad breaks on floor, we had a great meet.’
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LSU freshman Kaleigh Dickson performs on floor March 4 during LSU’s win against New Hampshire at the PMAC.
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TENNIS
Tigers outlast Alabama, Auburn; Lady Tigers fall to Alabama Men to travel to Nashville on Friday Katherine Terrell Sports Contributor
LSU sophomore Olivier Borsos raised his arms in triumph as Alabama’s Ricky Doverspike tossed his racket over the wall of W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium and into the abandoned Tiger Park in frustration. The Tigers defeated Alabama 5-2 after Borsos outlasted Doverspike in a third-set tiebreaker to clinch the match point. Borsos won 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (10-8) in a back-andforth battle that lasted almost three hours. LSU (9-10, 4-4) led 3-2 with two matches still in play. Senior Mark Bowtell extended his match to three sets, behind 6-5 as Borsos won his tiebreaker. Bowtell defeated Alabama’s Michael Thompson, 2-6, 6-3, 5-6, winning by retirement to earn LSU’s final point. “Our normal clutch guys had a tough time and tough matchups, so for Olivier to ultimately win was big and Bowtell kept the pressure off of him,” said LSU coach Jeff Brown. “It was big for the team to see that they can win when maybe they aren’t playing their best.” Borsos snapped a six-match losing sneak and earned his first win at Court 1. He said this win felt particularly important after losing a tiebreaker March 19 against Georgia’s Javier Garrapiz. “I tried [having] a different attitude and a different tactic, and it worked,” said a smiling Borsos. “To play on Court 1 is an honor. It’s almost like playing a final, so you really want to win.” LSU currently rides a twomatch win streak, having defeated No. 18 Auburn, 5-2, on Friday. Brown said LSU got the monkey off its back after breaking a sixmatch losing streak to the Tigers. “It was a big win. They are a very good team,” Brown said. “We shouldn’t have lost as many in a row to them. We were pretty even several times. ...There was a lot to get off our back. ... It was a lot to overcome mentally as well as physically.” With LSU leading 3-2, junior Neal Skupski defeated Auburn’s Alex Stamchev, 7-6, 6-2, to clinch the match for the Tigers. Senior Sebastian Carlsson extended the lead to five with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Daniel Cochrane on Court 4 to end the match. The Lady Tigers (10-10, 4-4) defeated Auburn 5-2 at Yarbrough Tennis Center on Friday afternoon and lost to Alabama 7-0 on Sunday afternoon. “Alabama played extremely well today,” LSU women’s coach Tony Minnis said in a news release. “We need to get home and refocus because we have a couple of tough matches next weekend.”
BLAIR LOCKHART / The Daily Reveille
LSU sophomore Olivier Borsos smashes a return March 22 against Nebraska. Borsos won the clinching match of LSU’s 5-2 win Sunday against Alabama.
The Tigers and Lady Tigers will swap spots Friday. The Tigers will travel to Nashville to face Vanderbilt at Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Center and the Lady Tigers will
host the Commodores at home. Contact Katherine Terrell at kterrell@lsureveille.com
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TRACK AND FIELD
Nugent beats rival, propels team to pair of runner-up finishes Chris Abshire Contributing Writer
A sweep of the 200-meter dash events and Barrett Nugent’s swift hurdles effort led the LSU track teams to a pair of runner-up finishes Saturday at the LSU Invitational. The No. 3 Lady Tigers lost a close meet to rival Texas A&M by just 3 1/2 points after racking up 245 total points for the meet. The fifth-ranked men’s squad made it a close contest late, but ultimately settled for second to No. 2 Texas A&M as well by a total of 190-172. Nugent spurred the Tigers early by clipping his rival, Illinois’ Andrew Riley — who has defeated Nugent at the past two NCAA Championships — with a time of 13.58 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles to register the third-fastest time in the country this season and claim the event crown. “Me and Andrew have been going back and forth all year, and we’re pretty even, but I had a little
MLB
Astros bested by Oswalt The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Roy Oswalt spent 10 years in a Houston uniform. Familiarity didn’t make facing him any easier for the Astros. Oswalt pitched six strong innings against his former team and Ryan Howard homered and drove in four runs to help the Philadelphia Phillies complete a season-opening, three-game sweep with a 7-3 win over Houston on Sunday. Hunter Pence homered and got three hits off Oswalt, but the Astros couldn’t manage much else. “He’s one of the better pitchers in the game,” Pence said of his former teammate. “He has great stuff and every pitch you can have. Fortunately I was able to get some good counts today.” Oswalt (1-0), who compiled 143 career wins with the Astros before a midseason trade to Philadelphia last year, allowed two runs on five hits while striking out six and walking one in his first start against his former club. “I didn’t know what to expect,” Oswalt said. “It was a bit different after being there so long. You know their strengths and weaknesses.” Oswalt made three All-Star teams with Houston and took the mound on opening day each of the previous eight seasons for the Astros. In Philadelphia, he’s merely the third starter — behind Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com
extra out there today,” Nugent said. Nugent credited his performance in part to the newly installed Mondo surface at Bernie Moore Track Stadium. “The track is so fast, and I think we’re all finally getting used to it, but it’s a really great surface to compete on,” Nugent said. Sophomore Kimberlyn Duncan, who won the 200 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships last month, set a new personal record
in the event on Saturday by posting a time of 22.76 seconds to win the race. Duncan also finished third in the women’s 100-meter dash while junior Semoy Hackett claimed the event title with a time of 11.23 seconds. In the men’s 200 meters, junior All-American Horatio Williams began his outdoor season with a time of 20.67 seconds to complete the LSU sweep of the 200-meter sprints.
The Lady Tigers also received key contributions from senior Brittany Hall and sophomore Charlene Lipsey, who finished first and second in the women’s 800-meter run with the two fastest times in the country so far this outdoor season. Bowerman Award candidate Walter Henning won his 18thstraight event against collegiate competition by throwing for a mark of 216-9 to win the men’s hammer throw.
Overall, LSU athletes accounted for 14 event victories and 17 personal records on the new track at Bernie Moore Track Stadium. After a two-week homestand, the track teams will travel to the University of Texas to compete in the Texas Relays from Wednesday to Saturday. Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com
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Edward hit his first home run of the season on a fly ball to left field in the second inning that kept drifting and found its way into the seats. “Everybody else was putting up good at-bats,” Edward said. “To put one up in that inning and then have the team pick us up and bust it open after that was great.” LSU scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second and two in the third and fourth innings, putting eight runs on the board quickly. Alsup (4-3) allowed two runs, tossed four strikeouts and had no walks through seven innings before surrendering two walks in a scoreless eighth inning. “I got going in those first three innings, and I was rolling and I felt really good,” Alsup said. “I knew that I was going to give my team a chance to win the game.” Junior Matty Ott closed the door in the final frame, helped in large part by Mahtook, who made an incredible diving catch in rightcenterfield with two men on base to end the game. “[Mahtook] plays the game
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hitting into the sand on the 18th, while Peterson birdied the par-3 16th and two-putted for the clinching bogey on the final hole just minutes later. “If there’s two guys who you want on the course with the tournament on the line, it’s Andrew and John,” Winstead said. “They came through with some big shots late for us.” Chattanooga junior Stephan Jaeger ran away with the individual title, posting the only total underpar score with a 7-under 209. Peterson finished in a tie for third with a 54-hole total of 1-over 217 while Loupe used a 2-over three round total of 218 to place fifth. Six Tigers finished in the top 20, though two of them, Andrew Presley and Clayton Rotz, were competing only as individuals. Other coaches labeled the new University Club with terms like “first-class” and “championship level.” “[University Club] is one of the three hardest golf courses we’ve played in the nine years I’ve been coaching,” said Chattanooga coach Mark Guhne. “For what LSU is trying to build with one of the top programs in the country, you couldn’t ask for a better facility.” Meanwhile, the LSU women’s golf team did not fare as well during the weekend, as it struggled to a 12th-place finish and a team score of 16-over 880 at the three-day Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic on the University of Georgia golf course. The tournament was played with the best-ball format, which uses the four best scores on each hole from each team and is a rare format for formal competition. The No. 6 Lady Tigers bounced back from a disappointing first two days by carding a team score of 7-under 281 in Sunday’s final round. Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com
Monday, April 4, 2011 night blowout. before senior Daniel Bradshaw LSU’s pitching staff was bat- tossed the last two outs of the intered and dismantled by Ole Miss ning. for 18 hits, equaling the most runs Junior first baseman Grant LSU has ever given up in a game in Dozar blasted a solo home run to Mainieri’s tenure. right field and sophomore Beau Di“If you’re dier poked a pincharound long hit single to right enough, there’s field for the only going to be nights two LSU RBIs. like this, and it’s Mahtook tough,” Mainieri again stole the said. show in Friday Freshman night’s opener, tystarter Kevin Gausing career highs man (2-3) gave up with four hits and Paul Mainieri six runs and six hits two home runs in a LSU baseball coach in 2 1/3 innings. It narrow 7-6 victory marked the secondfor LSU. straight weekend he pitched less With LSU leading, 7-3, Ole than three innings in a start after Miss scored three runs in the eighth pitching at least 5 2/3 innings in inning off freshman pitcher Ryan each of his first five starts. Eades before sophomore pitcher “I think my confidence is down Kevin Berry entered and allowed a little bit, but I’ll come back,” just one hit in the final two innings. Gausman said. “I’ll be fine.” Freshman pitcher Kurt McThe rest of the pitching staff Cune (5-0) turned in another solid didn’t fare much better. outing, allowing just three runs in Ole Miss added nine runs on seven innings to earn the win. eight hits in the seventh inning off sophomore Jimmy Dykstra and Contact Rowan Kavner at freshman Samuel Peterson to stretch its insurmountable lead to 16-2 rkavner@lsureveille.com
‘If you’re around long enough, there’s going to be nights like [Saturday], and it’s tough.’
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Freshman second baseman JaCoby Jones smacks an Ole Miss offering Sunday in LSU’s 8-2 win. Jones went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the contest.
100 miles an hour with his hair on fire,” Mainieri said. “That’s when you love the game, when you play
it that way.” The Sunday series cap was in complete contrast to the Saturday
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conference on homeland security last year. “We thought it would be beneficial here,” he said. Scott said he’s found students are typically distracted when they walk around campus and don’t always notice what’s going on around them, which he would like to change. “No crime occurs in a split second,” Scott said. “There’s always an unfolding period.” Scott said he wanted to increase awareness and help people realize when crimes are unfolding in front of them. Ernie Ballard, director of University Media Relations, said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille the cost for the campaign has so far totaled $7,521.10. He said the cost includes printing postkeychains, ‘No crime ers, magnets and occurs a d v e r t i s e in a split ments. He said niversity second. U representatives There’s are also using always an free promomethods unfolding tional like broadcast period.’ e-mails and social media. L i n d a Det. Kevin Scott who LSUPD spokesman Martin, was on campus with her son for spring testing and orientation, said she appreciated the campaign because it made her more comfortable about her son leaving for college. “It’s important as a parent to know there’s measures being taken to keep your kid safe,” she said. Martin said she would have liked this kind of initiative when she was a student at the University. “There was nothing like this,” she said. Vincent Carnovale, history senior, said he’s happy LSUPD is encouraging people to report crimes because it makes him feel safer on campus. Carnovale said he often uses the computers on the second floor of Middleton Library and is always nervous to leave his bag there when he goes downstairs to smoke. He said he hoped someone would stop or report anyone who tried to steal his belongings. Carnovale said he would call LSUPD if he noticed any suspicious activity on campus. Scott said the definition of suspicious activity may be difficult to determine, but he hopes students will use their best judgement. “Everyone has to answer that for themselves,” he said. “Trust your gut.” Scott said if a student reports a suspected crime and it turns out to be a false alarm, he or she will not be penalized, but if someone falsely reports a crime on purpose, he or she will face action from the LSUPD.
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restaurants in the area, Agarwal said. Chukwudi Chukwudozie, petroleum engineering graduate student from Nigeria, said the event demonstrated other countries’ cultures through performances. “The event is trying to bring people from other countries together,” Chukwudozie said. Hewitt said the exhibition hadn’t been hosted in about five or six years, and this year’s International Fusion is the first time something like this has been hosted at the ICC. Hewitt said moving the event from the Pete Maravich Assembly Center to the International Cultural
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Center this year helped the performers achieve an “intimate connection with the audience.” Hewitt said the PMAC is an expensive and large venue where students had to shout to be heard. Hewitt said she was initially worried about the logistics of hosting the event in such a smaller location, but it “just really worked.” Hewitt said the door money was used to help cover the expenses of the event. Agarwal said the International Student Association wants to work toward hosting Fusion again next year. Contact Celeste Ansley at cansley@lsureveille.com
A performer demonstrates an Indian dance Saturday at International Fusion at the International Cultural Center. The event also featured food from various countries.
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A performer plays a pipa, the Chinese version of the lute, at International Fusion.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Better taxi cab service needed for college students
I’m writing this in response to Sydni Dunn’s article on LSUPD’s DWI rate. I’m partially biased towards drinking and driving on campus. It would be hypocritical of me to say I’m not amongst the
thousands of students that engage in driving under the influence, but not naive of me to say there is a real solution to the problem. Louisiana is one of the poorest states in the nation, and I’m far from convinced the absurd amount of DWIs our LSUPD gives out isn’t a direct reflection of them trying to supplement Baton Rouge’s deficit in income. In comparison to every other Flagship university in the nation/ SEC, we have the worst taxi cab
service bar none. I’m aware we have a drunk bus service that takes students to campus after the bar, but what about the remaining 80 percent who live off campus? Taxi services are more concerned with downtown customers that will produce a higher cab fare, and college students are the least of their concern. I’m seriously convinced the state of Louisiana pays off or in some way/shape/ form puts cab companies out of business in order to collect the
hard cash from every $10,000 DWI. This is a very harsh reality, there aren’t options. You walk, find a designated driver, or drive yourself to avoid finding your way in a holding tank at the end of the night with a crackhead named Frank. I appreciate your article, and I’m appreciative of the service our police officers provide, but I think there’s a real problem here in Baton Rouge that needs to be brought to the forefront. Those
Monday, April 4, 2011 officers, those leaches, prey on innocent college students that don’t have the capacity of knowledge to make any better decisions because of the pathetic infrastructure of a system that’s been laid out for them. Josh Gugenheim general studies major Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com
SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE
It’s not corn’s fault you’re fat, overeating is the problem The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) recently aired a pair of commercials aimed at countering criticisms some nutrition professionals and medical researchers have leveled at high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). One of the ads focuses on a pair of suburban moms at a birthday party. When one pours a glass of red punch for the kids, the other criticizes her for serving the children HFCS. The mom pouring the punch asks what’s so bad about HFCS, to which the other woman has no response. The ad concludes by claiming HFCS has no artificial ingredients, is made from corn and is fine in moderation. While these claims are true,
the widespread use of HFCS in American food has made consuming HFCS in moderation an increasingly difficult task. HFCS is currently under a great deal of medical scrutiny, with recent research showing possible links to obesity, diabetes and even Alzheimer’s disease. None of this research is conclusive, and most scientists involved agree HFCS is probably no more dangerous to consumers than conventional cane sugar. Organizations like the CRA are even attempting to have the name HFCS legally changed by the USDA to corn sugar due in large part to HFCS’s bad rap and alleged health risks. Naysayers point out that
classifying HFCS as corn sugar would lead to confusion with dextrose, which the USDA already recognizes as corn sugar. Critics also argue the name corn sugar doesn’t accurately reflect the industrial processes required to produce the syrup. Even if we accept the position of the CRA, which mainAndrew tains HFCS Shockey is no worse Columnist for the human body than cane sugar, we are still left with the real danger HFCS poses to consumers: its low
cost of production. A host of factors including corn subsidies and sugar tariffs contribute to the low cost of HFCS and encourage its inclusion in practically every American-processed food from soft drinks and breakfast cereal to sliced bread and fruit yogurt. That ubiquity has made moderation nearly impossible. According to the USDA, Americans’ per capita sugar consumption increased by 40 percent from 1950 to 2000. Americans in 1950 consumed about 110 pounds of sugar per person, of which about 90 percent was cane and beet sugar. Since its introduction in the 1970s, HFCS has supplanted a significant portion of cane sugar’s
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market share, with each sweetener accounting for about 40 percent of the 152 pounds of sugar consumed by Americans in 2000. The CRA and other lobbyist organizations enjoy pointing out the lack of scientific evidence specifically linking HFCS to obesity in America, but they willingly acknowledge weight gain and obesity are primarily caused by an imbalance between calories consumed and calories burned. HFCS and cane sugar are both basically pure calories lacking any additional nutritional value, and consuming large amounts of either will result in weight gain and other medical problems. There is little doubt the dramatic increase in American sugar consumption in the past 50 years has played a significant role in the rise of obesity in the U.S. Americans are simply eating too many calories, whether they come from corn, sugar cane, meat or dairy. HFCS didn’t create this situation, but its low price and pervasiveness have exacerbated an already serious problem. People tend to seek quick fixes for difficult problem,s and more than a few voices are clamoring for a ban on HFCS to combat America’s growing obesity epidemic. While HFCS is certainly not helping America’s collective waistline, replacing HFCS with cane sugar will not make obesity go away. Banning HFCS might raise the prices of some unhealthy foods, but the problem with sweeteners isn’t a matter of selection but a matter of volume. If Americans are serious about obesity, we have to change our lifestyles—not just our ingredients.
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Quote of the Day
“A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her.”
Helen Rowland American writer 1875-1950
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WALKING ON THIN ICE
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Politics refuse to mature, reject findings to suit agenda
Politics are like Peter Pan, at times refusing to develop or mature. In the case of United States House, politics reject findings of credible studies to better suit their own agendas almost, like a jealous child. On March 15, as reported by Bloomberg, the House Energy and Commerce Committee rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s findings stating climate change is impacted by human activity. The Republican-heavy panel also rejected findings connecting carbon dioxide emissions to public health concerns. It’s one thing to label a claim as a hoax or inexplicable because of a lack of evidence, but to blatantly throw away scientific evidence? That seems like a leap, even for
politicians. Throwing these findings to the wind could be an effort to prevent a potential spike in energy prices, but there are plenty things more important than the cost of oil. According to the American Lung Association, “The protections against the health harm from carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas Priyanka pollution are esBhatia sential to public Columnist health and must be preserved.” Yet, in a country that values its voice more than the resulting noise,
our leaders seem quick to take our voice away from us, especially when it could potentially damage the economy. And Congress is on board, passing a bill that prevents addressing climate change with measures that would negatively affect the economy. However, in disregarding the original findings, the government fails to understand that, while it may be protecting us from an upset economy, it’s exposing us to a far more gruesome opponent — the environment. If carbon dioxide emissions have reached a point of toxicity, wouldn’t you want to know how it’s impacting your health? If it’s carbon dioxide we’re
putting in the air, shouldn’t you acknowledge that fact so the country can better plan for a future with a greener society? It seems the only thing we can do after ruining our surroundings is to put the pieces of this disturbed puzzle back together the best we can. Pieces the Environmental Protection Agency has declared important to the state of the U.S. and pieces the government has decided to shove under the rug. Despite Congress’ take on the effects of the findings on the country’s economy, it’s the government’s responsibility to focus objectively on environmental information. In the end, the findings are informative and necessary, but the government’s decision to reject their
application is not only inflammatory and appalling but also dangerous. In squashing what have been known as leftist ideas, Congress has threatened not only the health of our country’s environment but also the health of its people. Let’s hope all that money we save is worth it. Priyanka Bhatia is a 19-year-old freshman with a pre-veterinary medicine major and a minor in environmental management systems. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_Pbhatia.
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The road to Facebook abstinence possible, enlightening Dineen Boyle The Heights
CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. (UWIRE) — My name is Dineen Boyle, and I have been Facebookfree for 37 days. Last month, I wrote about my plan to deactivate my Facebook profile. Since then, I have realized many things about my relationship with the site, the most surprising of which is that I don’t miss it. Admittedly, the first two weeks were somewhat difficult. I experienced some withdrawal-like symptoms and found myself curious about what I was missing in the social networking universe. The days I spent housebound, recovering from wisdom tooth surgery over Spring Break proved to be the ultimate test. With laptop and smartphone within constant reach, the temptation to log on was intense. It was like dangling bait in front of a shark, or placing drugs in front of an addict, or putting cookies in front of someone who really likes cookies. During my absence from the site, I have noticed a marked increase in activities such as doing productive things. Initially, I turned to other ways to waste an average of about 15 to 20 minutes a day online. My efforts focused mainly on online shopping. These ventures proved mostly unsuccessful. However, I did manage to discover a 50 percent off Groupon for a Segway Tour of Boston (Laminated Certified Segway Driver’s License included). Although my procrastination has decreased, I occasionally relapse. I find myself watching YouTube videos of “A monkey and a puppy playing” or “Drunk guy attempting to put on flip flops.” But I catch myself and I say, “No, Dineen. No.” I recognize that the existence of such things in my computer history undermines the academic and social credibility for which I strive.
Overall, I have received mixed reaction from others in regards to my Facebook deactivation. Some have told me that they “admire” my self-discipline and say that they would never be able to kick the habit. Others have mentioned that they are inspired and hope to take a break from the site. Still, there are those who respond, “You don’t have a Facebook?” a glaze of disbelief coating their eyes, behind which their mind calculates a three percent possibility that a college student without a Facebook profile could still be a functioning member of society. I see the fear begin to register on their faces after concluding that I must undoubtedly be a freak social deviant. And upon informing my mother of my intentions to defect from the site, she posed the profound
question, “But how are you going to know things?” Although I make attempts at humor, I have learned a great deal in my efforts to limit my wasteful online activity. What began as a social experiment has proven to be thoroughly liberating. I recognize that 15 minutes spent here and there procrastinating on Facebook accumulates quickly and is time that could be devoted toward accomplishing productive and meaningful things such as volunteering or better educating myself about world affairs. Yet, as I mentioned in my previous column on this topic, I do not intend to vilify Facebook. It allows us an efficient centralized means of communication and becomes detrimental to our time management only when we allow it.
Through my time away from the site, I have been allowed an extrospective view of the extent to which Facebook is ingrained within the lives of our generation. My conclusion: We are incredibly dependent on it. Consequently, there are some drawbacks that accompany deactivation. It is remarkable how Facebook has come to monopolize the planning of our social lives and I find myself reliant on friends for information about events. It also takes a little bit more effort to stay in touch with those who live far away. Yet despite these minor setbacks, the positives that have accompanied my experience far outweigh the negatives. I care much less about trivial things with which I once found myself concerned. I have also spent more time engaging
in actual telephone, and in person conversations with my friends. Instead of viewing snapshots of parties or travels, I get to hear their actual voices update me on their lives. The good news is that if you are considering leaving Facebook, rest assured knowing that it will not equate to the demise of your social life. The bad news is that if you look super awesome in any pictures, you’re going to have to rely on your friends to e-mail them to you. As for my experience, I feel oddly empowered, and wicked pumped about my Segway tour.
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