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‘Command College’ to aid disaster response LSU partners with state in new program Matthew Albright Chief Staff Writer
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[Left] Coca-Cola boxes roll off a conveyor belt at the Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Co. [Right] An employee rides a bike through the facility as part of the company’s eco-friendly mantra. Read more about Coca-Cola’s green initiatives on page 4 and see more photos at lsureveille.com.
State officials will be going back to school in disaster management once a new “Command College” hosted at the University is up and running. The Stephenson Disaster Management Institute, partnering with the Governor’s Office ‘This isn’t of Homeland just a Security and Louisiana Emergency issue.’ Preparedness , will create a Joseph Booth series of edu- Stephenson Disaster cational proManagement grams to train Institute executive director state leaders on how to better respond to catastrophes. “When you see a police RESPONSE, see page 15
ECONOMY
La. agriculture industry earns state nearly $10B in 2010 Poultry and forestry saw greatest earning increase Kevin Thibodeaux Contributing Writer
The Louisiana agriculture industry earned nearly $10 billion for the state’s economy in 2010, according to a list compiled by the LSU AgCenter. The number is up 20 percent from the year before, according to the summary. The data for the Agriculture Summary, collected under John Westra, LSU AgCenter economist and project director, was based on the production and income of certain commodities like forestry, poultry, aquaculture and sugar cane. Agencies like the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries measure the production and income of corn, cotton, sugar cane and other crops but ignore areas like fruit and vegetables produced in Louisiana, which are included in the AgCenter summary, Westra said. Of the areas studied, the summary shows the poultry and forestry industries increased in production and income the most. The poultry industry earned about $1.5 billion, and the forestry industry earned around $3 billion, according to the summary. The two industries make up nearly half of the total agricultural earnings. Westra said the two industries make up such a significant part of the industry that when they suffer, as they did in 2008 and 2009, they bring the entire
Louisiana agricultural earnings up 20 percent from 2009.
AGRICULTURE, see page 15
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INTERNATIONAL
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STATE/LOCAL
Libyan rebels reject role of nation’s leader for Gadhafi sons
Obama opens bid for new term, offers kickoff video
Tests performed on Gulf fail-safe device defended to federal panel
ISTANBUL (AP) — A diplomatic push by Moammar Gadhafi’s regime ran into trouble Monday as opponents at home and abroad rejected any solution to the Libyan conflict that would involve one of his sons taking power. While a Gadhafi envoy lobbied diplomats in European capitals, Italy became the third nation to declare that the rebels’ interim council in Libya is the only legitimate voice for the people of the North African nation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — No longer the fresh voice of change, President Barack Obama embarked on a bid for re-election Monday by asking a divided, anxious electorate to let him finish the job he won in 2008. He’s getting an early start against a Republican field that’s still undefined, but he has an ailing economy that still isn’t working for millions of voters. He offered a kickoff video in which official Washington is ignored and even Obama himself only makes a fleeting appearance.
METAIRIE (AP) — An investigator who examined the safety device that failed to prevent last year’s BP oil spill said Monday his firm did not skip critical tests under pressure to meet a deadline to file a report on what caused the contraption not to work. Neil Thompson, a Det Norske Veritas vice president, told a federal investigative panel that tests that were removed would not have affected the determination of why the blowout preventer failed. DNV’s March 23 report concluded the device failed because of faulty design and a bent piece of pipe.
New furor in France over Muslim face-veil ban looms TRAPPES, France (AP) — Karima has a plan. If police stop her for wearing a veil over her face, she’ll remove it — then put it back on once they’re out of sight. If that doesn’t work, she’ll stay home, or even leave France. For Muslim women who cover their faces with veils, it is the moment for making plans. Starting April 11, a new law banning garments that hide the face takes effect. Women who disobey it risk a fine, special classes and a police record.
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A member of the Japan Coast Guard holds a rescued dog Saturday. The dog was found Friday on top of a house floating 1.1 miles off Kesennuma.
Dog gets hugs from owner during rescue three weeks after tsunami TOKYO (AP) — A dog rescued from drifting ocean debris immediately jumped to her owner and wagged her tail at their reunion more than three weeks after Japan’s tsunami. Toshio Suzuki described Monday’s reunion at the animal shelter he heads in the tsunami-wrecked Miyagi region of northern Japan. The owner of the 2-year-old mixed breed named Ban saw Friday’s rescue on television and was not identified for privacy reasons.
Feds seek forfeiture of $7M in rival ‘Liberty Dollars’ currency RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking roughly $7 million worth of privately made coins issued by a group that wanted to establish a currency to rival the U.S. dollar. A forfeiture trial is scheduled to resume Monday in Statesville. The government is seeking the coins, known as Liberty Dollars, from Bernard von NotHaus, of Evansville, Ind. About a dozen U.S. states, including North and South Carolina, have legislation pending that would authorize the creation of their own currencies.
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Southern Univ. athletic director arrested on solicitation charge HOUSTON (AP) — Southern University Athletic Director Greg LaFleur is free on bond after his arrest in Houston on a charge of soliciting a prostitute. Police records show the 52-year-old former NFL tight end was arrested on a downtown Houston street about 8:30 p.m. Sunday and released Monday after posting $500 bond. LaFleur has been Southern’s athletic director for six years.
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PHILANTHROPY
New campus organization promotes ‘change for change’ Group to collect quarters at games Sydni Dunn Staff Writer
A little can go a long way — that’s the mantra of Quarters 4 Change, one of the University’s newest on-campus organizations. Quarters 4 Change, established last week, is an organization that aims to raise money for Louisiana charities by asking students who attend home football games to bring a quarter to donate. The quarters collected will benefit a different charity each game, according to Emily Anthony, founder and elementary education junior. The total amount collected will be announced at the end of each game. “It’s a simple way to make a big impact,” Anthony said. “It will help organizations and charities statewide access resources.” Anthony said a selection committee to pick the recipients for each game will be formed within the next few weeks. She said the group has already had conversations with the American Cancer Society and 4-H Youth Development Organization. Anthony said the group will set up a donation site inside the student entrance gates of Tiger Stadium, and quarters will be collected until the end of the first quarter. A promotional video will also be shown during the game to encourage students to get involved. She said the video will be “created by students, for students.” Planning for the organization began last year when Anthony started thinking of ways University students could contribute to the community. “I love sporting events, and I know so many people attend them,” she said. “There are four quarters in a football game — Quarters 4 Change.” And though one quarter is a minimal request, Anthony said it adds up.
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“LSU is known for its football, but we are more than sporting events,” she said. “I wanted LSU to be recognized for giving back and making an impact.” Anthony said the group was recently established with the help of Student Government. She said Cody Wells and Kathleen Bordelon, the newly elected SG president and vice president,
supported her initiative and helped it earn approval. Anthony said “Together LSU” met with Joe Alleva, vice chancellor and director of athletics, and he “loved the idea” but “nothing is in writing yet.” Anthony was elected to SG Senate after running on the “Together LSU” campaign, and Bordelon said she and Wells thought
the project was a great idea. “Cody and I ran with the ‘Together’ slogan,” Bordelon said. “This was a great example of how we could pull organizations in to help out and work together.” Anthony said the group is open to all students. “I want it to include the entire student body, and I want everyone to have a part,” she said. “The main purpose is to get as many students involved as possible. It’s a collective effort.”
A Facebook page dedicated to the organization has drawn 723 members since the page was formed March 29. The goal is 5,000 members, according to the page. Anthony said the group will try to expand to other sporting events if the first year is successful. Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com
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Emily Anthony, education junior, plans to have buckets placed at the student entrances of Tiger Stadium at each home game to collect change for charities.
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COVER STORY
BR Coca-Cola facility featured on National Geographic documentary Factory selected for its ‘green’ techniques Rachel Warren Staff Writer
The company known for more than 100 years for its red and white logo is now being recognized for its use of a different color — green. The Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Co. on Plank Road was featured on the National Geographic Channel’s documentary series “Ultimate Factories” on March 17. Melanie Clark, vice president of marketing for the Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Co., said the ZACH BREAUX / The Daily Reveille show will re-air internationally in The Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Co., located on Plank Road, was featured on the May once all the episodes from the March 17 episode of the National Geographic Channel series “Ultimate Factories.” season have aired. square feet. Clark said the plant first opened specific pH balance. “Coca-Cola has very strict paEven the factory’s workers are in 2009 and was built mainly from rameters,” she said. putting forth efforts to go green recycled materials. Clark said the ingredients that while on the clock. She said the fact that the comEmployees travel across facpany built the facility from scratch comprise the famous Coca-Cola secret formula are tory using bicycles. Clark said the gave it an advanshipped to the fac- plant didn’t originally offer the use tage when trying to tory in two parts of bicycles, but employees requestbe more environand are combined ed them because the factory floor is mentally friendly. on-site with sweet- so large. She said it’s Clark said Coca-Cola officials eners and water. difficult and costly She said prod- were happy to oblige. to add new pieces “They don’t use any gas, and ucts are randomly to old machinery. tested throughout they’re great for exercise,” Clark Clark said the the day in a quali- said. building is CocaClark said she was excited the ty-control room to Cola’s first to be Melanie Clark factory was chosen for the program ensure excellence. LEED — LeaderVP of marketing, Baton Rouge Clark said because Coca-Cola has maintained ship in Energy and Coca-Cola Bottling Co. about 540 em- its focus on environmentally friendEnvironmental Design — certified, which qualifies the ployees work in the 789,000 ly initiatives for so long. “Coca-Cola has been a part factory as “green.” LEED certifica- square-foot plant. She said the old factory on of this community since 1906, and tion is primarily based on a buildAirline Highway was only 300,000 we’ve always given back,” she said. ing’s sustainability. Clark said the plant recycles nearly every piece of material it uses — plastic, aluminum, shrinkwrap and cardboard. Clark said the factory uses “green” initiatives in nearly all its endeavors from the high-efficiency lighting that hangs high above workers to the cross-ventilation system that cools the factory floor. “There’s no way to air-condition a facility this large,” she said. Clark said the design of the factory and its machinery was also planned to maximize efficiency. Bins are placed throughout the factory to collect waste materials as soon as they’re discarded. Clark said it helps to guarantee they’re recycled quickly. Clark said none of the machinery produces any exhaust, and the majority of water used is put into the product itself. Excess water is used to water the lawn outside the factory. Clark said the machinery can produce about 1,800 cans of soda per minute. She said carbonated beverages are filled in a specific facility because the liquid must be kept at about 34 degrees and is warmed to room temperature once the can is filled. Drinks like Powerade and Vitamin Water are filled at 180 degrees and cooled later. Clark said the factory houses its own water treatment facility and two on-site wells. She said any water used in Coca-Cola products has to be cleaned and must meet a
‘Out of all the factories out there, we were chosen. It’s so meaningful for us.’
“This is part of our legacy for future generations.” Clark said the factory was the only Coca-Cola plant in the country to be featured on the show and was chosen because of the energy-efficient and “green” techniques it uses. “It was a great honor,” Clark said. “Out of all the factories out there, we were chosen. It’s so meaningful for us.” Clark said the show’s producers interviewed several of the factory’s employees and were looking to showcase exactly how the plant works. “It’s a really interesting and informative piece,” she said. Rodney Mallett, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality spokesman, said the DEQ recognized the plant in one of its newsletters last year. “We really try to highlight these kind of things,” he said. Mallet said the DEQ was even impressed by the factory’s parking lot, which holds 22 spaces for
carpoolers and 22 for fuel-efficient vehicles. Mallet said the reason he’s so excited the factory is being featured on the documentary is that he hopes it will have a positive influence on other factories. “If more do what they’re doing, we’ll definitely see the benefit,” he said. Aynsley Smith, international studies sophomore, said she thinks it’s good the Baton Rouge factory was recognized for its efforts because there are so few factories with those initiatives. “Maybe that will get other factories to do the same thing,” she said.
Read a first-hand account of a tour of the factory on the Out of Print blog at lsureveille.com. Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com
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REPORT
La. ranked most disaster-prone state percent of storms will make land“We’re in a La Niña year fall on the Gulf Coast between the right now,” Keim said. “Unless Florida panhandle and Browns- we swing into a strong El Niño, ville, Texas, an area that also in- we can expect an above-average cludes Louisiana. season.” The Colorado Keim said some Parker Cramer Top 10 States Most State forecasters make of the worst hurContributing Writer their predictions based at Risk of Disaster ricanes Louisiana has seen have been Louisiana ranks No. 1 on on a system of telecon1. Louisiana during “very quiet the list of “Top 10 States Most at nections, which refers 2. Florida years.” Risk Of Disaster,” according to to the idea that weather 3. Texas in one part of the world People in LouiKiplinger.com. siana need to be on “The Pelican State has the affects the weather in 4. New York guard at all times unfortunate distinction of be- another, Barry Keim, 5. Mississippi because there have ing the most disaster-prone state professor of geography 6. Oklahoma been bad storms in in the nation, largely because of and anthropology, told 7. Alabama quiet years, Keim Hurricane Katrina, which was the The Daily Reveille in 8. California said. costliest disaster in U.S. history,” January. Keim said the main “Hurricane the Kiplinger website says. 9. Missouri season serves as a Kiplinger advises Louisiana factor of whether a hur10. Ohio great reminder to reresidents to adequately prepare ricane season will be Source: Kiplinger.com evaluate your prefor the upcoming 2011 hurricane active has to do with El Niño and La Niña in the paredness plans and season, which begins in June. update your emergency toolkits,” Forecasters at Colorado State Eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. El Niño occurs when sea said Col. Joseph Booth, LSU SteUniversity released the predictemperatures in phenson Disaster Management tions for the upthe eastern tropi- Institute executive director. coming hurricane cal Pacific are The institute strongly encourseason in Decemwarmer than nor- ages people to prepare families ber. mal, which in turn and businesses for upcoming hurThe 2011 causes cooler than ricanes. Colorado State normal Atlantic “It’s time for preparedness forecast includes temperatures and to go viral,” Booth said. “We 17 named storms therefore a lighter encourage the entire LSU comand nine hurhurricane sea- munity to not only prepare themricanes, five of son, according to selves but to help prepare their which are preCol. Joseph Booth Keim. friends and families. We actually dicted to be major executive director, LSU Stephenson La Niña is have to put preparedness into acstorms. Disaster Management Institute the exact opposite tion to make a difference.” Hurricanes — when cooler are considered major if they fall between Cat- temperatures in the Pacific cause egories 3 through 5, according to warmer temperatures in the AtlanContact Parker Cramer at tic and therefore a more intense the Colorado State report. pcramer@lsureveille.com The report predicts 48 hurricane season, Keim said.
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BUDGET CUTS
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
ENVIRONMENT
AgCenter Hooks to protect bluefin will be required in Gulf to close 3 research stations Janet McConnaughey The Associated Press
Rachel Warren Staff Writer
The LSU AgCenter sent out a news release April 1 to announce that the AgCenter will soon phase out three of its 20 research stations. AgCenter Chancellor Bill Richardson said officials have been planning to make the AgCenter more efficient for the past two or three years. Richardson said the three stations — the Coastal Area Research Station in Plaquemines Parish, the Rosepine Research Station in Vernon Parish and the Calhoun Research Station in Ouachita Parish — should close by July 1. Richardson said the AgCenter is phasing out these three stations because they feel it’s the smartest move for their current budget situation. “This is a strategic move,” he said. Richardson said the research completed at each closed station will be transferred to the AgCenter’s other research stations across the state. The stations study subjects such as beef, wood and plants, depending on the station’s location. Richardson said the AgCenter will lose 10 or 15 employees from the phase-out of research stations but most were able to transfer to other locations. Richardson said the AgCenter is looking to become more efficient because of the stress put on it by budget cuts in recent years. “We’re mainly looking to just be more focused,” he said. Richardson said the AgCenter has seen particular problems because it feels the effect of the University’s budget situation but doesn’t benefit from tuition or student fee increases. Emily Perkins, history senior, said she was disappointed to hear the AgCenter will lose some of its research stations. “This is an agricultural college,” she said. “You can’t have LSU-A&M without agricultural research.” Perkins said she has been frustrated by budget cuts in the past but this effect startled her. “All these cuts are just awful, but that one’s just egregious,” she said. Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Starting May 5, commercial fishermen using longlines that stretch for miles in the Gulf of Mexico must use hooks designed to straighten when grabbed by bluefin tuna, releasing the fish. Three years of tests have shown that these “weak hooks” will hold most yellowfin tuna, swordfish and other commercial species while cutting the accidental bluefin catch by 56 percent, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday. That could cut the number of bluefin caught from an average of 285 a year to 124 bluefin caught this year, the NOAA said. Though fish still alive when they reach the deck are released, many die from the stress of being caught and hauled to the boat, according to the NOAA. The lines are 10 to 20 miles long, National
Marine Fisheries Service fishery management specialist Randy Blankinship said. Requiring weak hooks is a good step but not enough, said Catherine Kilduff, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity. The center asked NMFS last May to declare bluefin endangered, saying the Gulf of Mexico oil spill had depleted their numbers. The agency must decide that question by May 24. “That’s where we’re putting most of our energy,” Kilduff said. It’s important to get the hooks in use this spring because bluefin spawned in 2003 will soon be old enough to spawn, Blankinship said. He said data indicate this is the largest “year’s class” since 1974, and numbers born since have been quite low, so protecting these fish can help long-term rebuilding. Fishermen who haven’t already adopted the hooks — NOAA quoted Capt. Mike Carden of Panama City,
who participated in its research, as saying he and several fishermen he knows already have done so — will have to change them all by May 5. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is offering vouchers to help pay for the new hooks, Blankinship said. It’s illegal to fish for bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico, the only known spawning area for western Atlantic bluefin. But part of an internationally set U.S. quota is used to cover bluefin caught accidentally by commercial boats trying to catch other kinds of fish. Kilduff said that should be made a hard quota that ends the longline commercial season once it’s reached. The new hooks are the size and shape required since 2004 to protect sea turtles, but made out of slightly narrower wire. NOAA said yellowfin tuna caught in the Gulf average 86 pounds, while the accidentally caught bluefin
average 485. But even bluefin the same size as fish the boats are targeting might be able to get free of the hooks, Blankinship said: “It’s not weight — it’s how hard the fish is swimming and the power and force it exerts.” Or, as Kilduff put it, “Bluefin tuna are just machines. They’re built for power and speed. So they say — though they haven’t done a lot of research on weak hooks — that bluefin tuna have a burst of energy that might allow them to get off the weak hook.” Bluefin begin spawning in the northern Gulf of Mexico in April — the month BP PLC’s undersea well began spewing millions of gallons of oil last year — and continue through June. By that time last year, more than one-third of federal waters were closed to fishing because of oil. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com
Sports
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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Frankly Wilson builds reputation as strong
recruiter
LSU assistant football coach recognition as Rivals.com “RecruitFrank Wilson has spent most of his er of the Year” despite having only life walking a tightrope. one season under his belt at LSU. Wilson, 37, serves as LSU’s As recruiting coordinator, Wilrunning backs coach and recruiting son has the task of protecting Louicoordinator — a job involving siana’s border. This year, he helped toeing the line pull in a top-10 Katherine Terrell between recruiting class landing and kept five-star Sports Contributor a bluerecruits La’El chip recruit and be- Collins, Anthony Johnson and Jaring hit with NCAA vis Landry in the state. sanctions. Wilson said LSU hired him beW i l s o n ’ s cause of his love for what he does work ethic and and his ability to relate to his renatural pas- cruits. sion for the “Usually, people who are sojob earned cially adaptive and like to engage him LSU’s with people are the guys who usualrecruiting ly do a good job recruiting,” Wilson c o o r d i n a - said. “Then the next piece of it is not tor position just being a good recruiter but being after stops at a good talent evaluator. It was just T e n n e s s e e , something I embraced. I enjoyed Southern Miss doing it.” and Ole Miss. It WILSON, see page 11 also earned him
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Running backs coach Frank Wilson directs players March 29 at spring practice. Wilson, who also serves as recruiting coordinator, won Rivals.com Recruiter of the Year during his first season in Baton Rouge.
BASEBALL
Tigers travel to in-state rival Tulane Broussard to get first career start Luke Johnson Sports Contributor
The No. 17 LSU baseball team (20-8) will travel for just the fifth time this season tonight when it heads to New Orleans to take on Tulane (18-10) in an in-state clash. The two teams seem to be heading in opposite directions, with LSU winning three of its last four and Tulane coming into the game on a five-game losing streak. Freshman Joe Broussard will get his first career start against the Green Wave, after seven mostly solid relief outings for the Tigers. “Joe Broussard has pitched great baseball for us this year. He’s really coming on strong,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “He’s a kid I have a lot of confidence in. ... I like his attitude, I like his competitive zeal and I like the way he pitches.” The Gretna native has posted a 3.86 ERA in 16 1/3 relief innings this season with 19 strikeouts compared to eight walks. “We’ve been using him exclusively out of the bullpen, and I just want to get him to start a game,” Mainieri said. “I don’t know how far he’s going to go because I think he’s a little too valuable on the weekends to let him go out there and throw 80 or 100 pitches.” Mainieri said he plans to use START, see page 11
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Caldwell introduced as new coach UCLA staff to replace Chancellor’s Rachel Whittaker Sports Writer
A new era has begun for the LSU women’s basketball team. Former UCLA coach and Tennessee assistant coach Nikki Caldwell was formally introduced Monday as the new coach for the Lady Tigers, bringing her whole UCLA staff with her after three seasons with the Bruins. Caldwell, a native of Oak Ridge, Tenn., is replacing Van Chancellor, who stepped down
March 16. She said the decision to take the job at LSU was not an easy one, but her enthusiasm was evident Monday through her fiery persona. “It was a tough decision to make when [UCLA] was my first head coaching job,” Caldwell said. “This LSU program is very rich in tradition, and LSU has been committed to women’s basketball when it wasn’t popular. I want this to be my home for a long, long time.” Caldwell, 38, graduated from Tennessee in 1994 and served as assistant coach under Pat Summitt from 2002 to 2008 after a stint as an assistant at Virginia from 2000 to 2002. She also became recruiting director at Tennessee in 2003.
She compiled a 72-26 record at UCLA and took the Bruins to the NCAA tournament in 2009 and 2010. UCLA was a No. 3 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament but was eliminated in the second round against No. 11-seed Gonzaga. Joe Alleva, LSU vice chancellor and director of athletics, said he interviewed four people for the job, and he knew Caldwell was the right woman when she stressed “player development” in her interview. Caldwell will get a five-year contract worth about $700,000 per year, on par with Chancellor’s former salary, Alleva said. “I knew she was the one when CALDWELL, see page 11
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Nikki Caldwell, new LSU women’s basketball coach, speaks of her intentions for the future of LSU women’s basketball Monday afternoon in a news conference.
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BASEBALL
Opponents’ 57 errors help LSU score multiple unearned runs Errors lead to 28 percent of total runs Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
Put the ball in play, and the defense is bound to make mistakes every so often. The No. 17 LSU baseball team’s adversaries are making a habit of those mistakes. LSU ranks second in the Southeastern Conference with 40 errors, yet opponents have still committed SHAINA HUNTSBERRY / The Daily Reveille 17 more errors than the Tigers this Junior shortstop Austin Nola (36) crosses home plate March 11 as junior center fielder season. Those errors have contributed Mikie Mahtook looks on. LSU has profited from many unearned runs this season. Another Ole Miss error came to 59 unearned runs for the Tigers, line, which was thrown into right later in the inning on a blazing onejust under 28 percent of LSU’s to- field. “Tyler put a hopper from junior center fielder tal run output this great bunt down,” Mikie Mahtook to third base, which season. said sophomore was fielded and thrown low across Florida, Vanleft fielder Alex the diamond and past the first basederbilt and South Edward. “For a man for two unearned runs. Carolina — the left-handed pitch“You put the ball on the ground, top three teams in er, that’s a really you make them make plays, and the SEC — have tough play for him good things happen,” Mahtook said. fewer than 40 unto make. He has “You hit the ball in the air, anybody earned runs each, to go to the line can catch a fly ball.” equaling less than Paul Mainieri and then spin and Even Cal State Fullerton 22 percent of the LSU baseball coach throw it, and with — the No. 12 team in the nation total run output for Tyler’s speed, he has to make a per- — couldn’t field the ball cleanly every team. against the Tigers, committing at Opponents have committed at fect play.” least two errors in 19 of LSU’s 28 games. The Tigers are 2-3 in the five games opponents have had a clean defensive slate. “I was just in my office and watching the first baseman for the Chicago Cubs make an error on a ground ball in the eighth inning with a one-run lead,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “It’s part of the game. People make errors.” Mainieri said the errors are a result of LSU putting pressure on the other team. The Tigers have done that in a multitude of ways as small ball has overtaken the “gorilla ball” of past teams. LSU has 21 more steals and 16 more successful sacrifice bunts than its opponents. One of those sacrifices led to an Ole Miss error and three eventual unearned runs in the first inning of the Tigers’ 8-2 win Sunday against the Rebels. Junior third baseman Tyler Hanover laid a bunt down the first base
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‘It’s how baseball is. These kids are not perfect. ... Sometimes they have misplays.’
least three errors in all three games Tigers’ batting average is 67 points of LSU’s sweep. higher, and its slugging percentage “It’s how baseball is,” Mainieri is more than 100 points higher than said. “These kids are not perfect. their opponents.’ They’re not ro“You just bots. If you cut LSU Opponents put the ball in their arm, they Errors play and hit the 40 57 bleed just like ball hard and 15 you and I. They Unearned runs 59 have good attry their best, Stolen bases bats, and good 50 29 and sometimes things happen 34 18 they have mis- Sac bunts for you,” MahStrikeouts 151 205 plays.” took said. LSU makes contact more often than not, strik- Follow Rowan Kavner on Twitter ing out 54 fewer times than its op- @TDR_Kavner. ponents. When the Tigers force the defense to make plays, botched fielding attempts are inevitable. Contact Rowan Kavner at LSU has scored 19 more runs rkavner@lsureveille.com than any team in the SEC. The
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Caldwell ushers in overhaul of women’s basketball program THE JOOSE IS LOOSE Michael Lambert Sports Writer on.
Say goodbye to the Van Wag-
An updated model has pulled into Baton Rouge — the Caldwell Chopper. LSU showed off its new women’s basketball coach Nikki Caldwell on Monday to the media, current players and fans. Caldwell will take on the responsibility of steering the women’s basketball program back into its glory after its recent rut. The LSU Athletic Department promoted the women’s basketball team the past couple of years using a purple van with a larger-than-life portrayal of Van Chancellor, the 67-year-old former coach of the Lady Tigers turned assistant to the athletic director. Now the program has a fine-tuned, 38-year-old leader in Caldwell, who rides a Harley Davidson and led a motorcycle charity event to raise money for breast cancer awareness at her former home UCLA. There’s no denying the stark contrast between Chancellor and Caldwell. The commonalities between the two stop at the fact they are both women’s basketball coaches. Chancellor was always seen drinking sweet tea from McAlister’s Deli. Caldwell probably enjoys cosmopolitans. Chancellor largely sat back during practices, preferring the pace of the golf course, while Caldwell claims she preaches a high-octane offense, which will “run, run, run.” “They come from two different sides of basketball,” said senior forward LaSondra Barrett. “She’s more young, in today’s culture ... Coach Chancellor had a lot of old fashioned coaching styles.” The Lady Tigers respected and enjoyed Chancellor’s expertise and legendary status in the world of women’s hoops, but Caldwell will be a coach they can relate to on a more personal level. Chancellor’s four-year tenure
with the Lady Tigers started off at the pinnacle of college women’s basketball — the Final Four — but ended a good conference win shy of the NCAA tournament. “He’s been a tremendous asset to the women’s game, not only at the collegiate level but also professionally,” Caldwell said. “He’s going to be missed, but again when you look at
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New women’s basketball coach Nikki Caldwell discusses her goals for the women’s basketball team Monday.
opportunities and the opportunity for me to be here, I’m extremely excited.” Caldwell made another thing clear — her passengers on the sideline this season will be from her former staff at UCLA. Gone at LSU are 22-year mainstay Bob Starkey, youngster Joni Crenshaw and recruiting guru and bowtie-wearing Travis Mays. “[Losing] somebody that’s been in this program for 20plus years ... that’ll probably be tough,” Barrett said. Starkey has been on staff at LSU since 1990, including seven seasons as an assistant for the men’s basketball team. As hard as it is to see such a dedicated coach get the boot, Caldwell has every right to want her own coaching staff. “I already told him I’d like to pick his brains,” Caldwell said. “I look forward to speaking with him.” The defensive mastermind also took the role of acting head coach, including a Final Four appearance, while LSU dealt with the removal of former coach Pokey Chatman. Caldwell brings a youthful exuberance not found since
Chatman’s time in Baton Rouge. But Caldwell said she wanted to use the example of the late Sue Gunter, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame former coach of the Lady Tigers, to guide her tenure. If Caldwell comes anywhere close to the way Gunter pioneered the sport and achieved
442 wins at LSU, she will be in Baton Rouge for the long haul. Follow Michael Lambert Twitter @TDR_Lambert. Contact Michael Lambert at mlambert@lsureveille.com
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SOFTBALL
Tigers hit by pitches 47 times, lead Southeastern Conference Tigers hit a record 80 times last season Hunter Paniagua Sports Contributor
When it comes to getting hit by pitches, no Southeastern Conference softball team does it better than LSU. The Tigers lead the SEC in that category, getting hit 47 times this season. The closest team to the Tigers, No. 1 Alabama, has been hit just 33 times. But LSU coach Yvette Girouard said despite the numbers, her team doesn’t crowd the plate or lean into pitches. “We just try to emphasize not shying away it,” Gir‘You just from ouard said. “If wear it. If you’re going to get hit, get hit.” it’s Tigers coming at haveThe clearly you, wear not been shyaway from it. That’s ing pitches this seawhat we son. The team’s preach total through 33 games alhere.’ ready beats totals in all but Anissa Young two years from junior first baseman 1997 to 2010. LSU players were plunked by 47 pitches in 2001 and a program-record 80 times last season. This season’s team is on pace to be hit nearly 77 times. “It’s kind of a weird thing now that we are getting hit,” Girouard said. “We’re not trying to get hit, but we don’t back away from it.” Players reaching base via hit by pitch doesn’t always translate to post season success. In 2001, the Tigers won a school-record 59 games and the SEC championship. LSU also reached the Women’s College World Series and finished third. But despite having 80 hit by pitches in 2010, the Tigers failed to advance out of the NCAA Regional tournament, falling to Texas A&M. Girouard said players being
hit can cut the production of some bruise all season that hasn’t gone bigger hitters who get away yet.” more extra-base hits. Yo u n g One such hitter, leads the team, being junior first baseman hit 14 times Anissa Young, is no this season. stranger to getting She ranks No. clipped, as she has been hit 46 times in 2 nationally in Yvette Girouard her career. She said that category, LSU softball coach behind Oklashe has a black and homa State’s Mariah Gearhart. blue reminder of each one. Getting hit has been a trend “I get hit in the same spots,” Young said. “I’ve had an ongoing in Young’s career. She broke the
‘We’re not trying to get hit, but we don’t back away from it.’
LSU single-season record in 2010 after being struck 21 times. She also holds the LSU career record, which she broke Feb. 18 against Oklahoma State after being hit for the 36th time. Young said her high totals still surprise her. “I feel like I stay off the plate most of the time,” Young said. “But you just wear it. If it’s coming at you, wear it. That’s what we preach here.” Even though some collegiate
pitchers can throw faster than 70 miles per hour, Young said she tries to hide the pain every time she gets hit. “I’m used to it,” Young said. “I just wear it, bite my lip, count to 10 and move on.”
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Today’s recruiters are paying for the sins of the past, Wilson said. Years ago, prized recruits openly flaunted new cars and piles of cash. Now, with the watchful eye of the NCAA on all the major programs, even something as simple as a bottle of water or a sandwich could land a school in trouble. “It may appear that it’s silly, I mean, he got him a bottle of water or something of that case,” Wilson said. “I guess unfortunately we’ve had a small group of the overall collegiate coaches that took advantage of those things. That bottle of water became dinner and that dinner became a car and that car became a house.” Wilson has made a career of convincing indecisive teenagers to commit to play for his school. When he walks into the living room of a high school athlete, he said he shelves the sales pitch and relies on
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several pitchers against Tulane, but he’s hoping for Broussard to keep the Green Wave in check early so his offense can get off to a good start. LSU leads the all-time series 162-125-3, but the series has been tighter in recent years. Mainieri sports a 6-4 record against Tulane during his tenure in Baton Rouge, and in Tulane coach Rick Jones’ 17 seasons, he has compiled a 20-21 record against LSU. The Tigers and Green Wave split their season series last year, with each team winning at home. The in-state rivalry has prompted some venomous comments from the Tulane fans, according to Mainieri. “I’d walk down to the bullpen and I’d hear things that make me want to blush,” Mainieri said. “The
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she started talking about how important it was to develop young ladies for the rest of their lives,” Alleva said. “I didn’t interview any weak people. She’s a star.” Caldwell said the hallmark of LSU will still be defense, and the tempo will be faster in practice and games. Additionally, she said she and her coaching staff will be actively engaged in increasing the players’ basketball IQs. “We’re gonna run, run, run,” Caldwell said. “I love quick, early shots when they go in. I have a staff that can literally get on the floor and simulate the system we’re trying to run. ... That lends a different level of teaching, and that’s been special about our staff.” LSU senior forward
building relationships. “[I tell them], here’s who I am,” Wilson said. “Here’s who we are as a university. Here are the standards and the things that we stand upon. And I’d like to share with you why you should allow us at LSU to be an extension of your family.” Recruiting involves more than a speech about graduation rates or wins and losses, Wilson said. The most important factor in building a long-term relationship is trust. “That young man and his family have to trust you,” Wilson said. “They have to trust your head coach, they have to trust your program, that they are going to have a complete development.” Wilson, a graduate of St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, said LSU has always been home to him. It didn’t take much for LSU coach Les Miles to lure him away from an assistant coaching position at Tennessee in 2009. people at Tulane, I don’t think they care for LSU all that much. They make their feelings pretty obvious for me from the things that are yelled at me.” Junior outfielder Mikie Mahtook was named the Souteastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday after posting a .643 average with two triples, two home runs, six RBIs and six runs scored during the week. “Mikie Mahtook is our unequivocable leader, not only on offense but in other aspects, too,” Mainieri said. “When he hits well, good things happen with our team. He makes so much happen. He’s got power. He’s got speed when he gets on base.”
Contact Luke Johnson at ljohnson@lsureveille.com LaSondra Barrett said Chancellor and Caldwell are very different coaches, and she is most excited about Caldwell’s energy and “player-coach relations.” Barrett said she remembers Caldwell’s passion from LSU’s 5553 road victory against UCLA on Dec. 28. It was UCLA’s first of five losses in the 2010-11 season. “It will be great having a coach out there with us,” Barrett said. “It might be funny at first because we’re not used to it. It just shows how much they care for a coach to actually be out there when they don’t have to.”
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“I always aspired to have the opportunity to come back home and coach at LSU,” Wilson said. Shea Dixon, managing editor of TigerSportsDigest.com, said Wilson’s hometown roots have helped him find recruiting success in Louisiana because local boys can relate to him. “So many high school coaches and players, especially in Louisiana, look up to a guy like that, one of their own,” Dixon said. But more than that, Wilson’s background has allowed him to establish a rapport with recruits that
page 11 other coaches can’t. Wilson grew up in a single-parent household after losing his father to a car crash in the fifth grade. Wilson’s wife, Tiffany, said many of his players have also grown up without a father around and look up to him as a father figure. “That is probably what makes him so personable with the kids,” she said. “He knew how it felt at that age when he played college ball. He knew the way it felt to not have his dad there to help him make decisions.” Tiffany said Wilson’s players
have become an extension of their own family over the years. The players have become like brothers to their children, she said. “They’re always around,” she said. “I cook dinner for them, on birthdays we bring them food for the dorms. We cook for the parents. It’s a great experience. I don’t think we would have it any other way.”
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As usual, the Opinion Section of our website, lsureveille.com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out today, and let your voice be heard.
In reference to the Reveille article, “University representatives unhappy with CBS story,” readers had this to say: “60.5% graduation rate is troublesome for a university confronted with budget cuts, the lack of scholarships and high costs of loans also puts pressure on students. As a Tiger, I would like to see that rate to go up. The administration
also has to realize that needs to hire and keep the best teachers, with so many choices, students go to the school where they think are better off. When the quality of education is perceived to be declining, students make a choice and leave, that is what cuts to education made to LSU. Next time vote for whomever you like whether it says will support higher education or simply just says it will but actually does the opposite. you know what I am saying?” -Mr. Dreaux “CBS is never fair. Let that be a lesson.” -Nancy R
“Never saw the story, and while there may have beens some ‘un-fairness’, the numbers speak for themselves. Yes, LSU may be improving, but this is likely a statewide issue and a failure of the public education system as a whole. The state needs to bolster early education programs, provide the proper funding for middle and high school, while at the same time expecting more from students to prepare them for success at the college level (if a student chooses to go to college). Part of the blame falls on students as well. While at LSU, I saw more students looking for ‘handouts’ or ‘begging’ for favors from professors than I had seen at
any previous school I attended (not to say that it doesn’t happen anywhere else)” -Jeremy Conkle “As Mr. Ballard says ‘LSU’s current graduation rate is 60.5 percent,’ I do not see the bias or bad angle, that is reality. Mr. Ballard should have said to CBS that most football players (99%) graduate on time. CBS truly failed to point out the efforts to improve and the budget cuts. Now, I see the anger.” -Mr. Dreaux “If you look closely, you’ll see that the state universities given a negative highlight (i.e., those with
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low retention rates) have governors from the GOP, and the state cited as having a good program has a Democrat governor. Me thinks this was largely to put a stain onto Governor Bobby, and the fact that LSU was put in a bad light was just the price that had to be paid. It is, after all, CBS; would you expect anything less?” -Abbie Someone
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THE C-SECTION
Schedule later classes this fall — your grades may be better With scheduling for the fall semester creeping up on some of us and already here for others, there’s no doubt many students are stressing to make the perfect schedule for fall 2011. Some schedule early classes so they can leave campus before noon, and others schedule so they don’t have to wake up before noon. While many blindly enroll in any section that fits their schedule, others are sure to spend hours scouring websites like Rate My Professors and University Tools to find the easiest professor — or the one who doesn’t record attendance. And students will inevitably take these classes at any time they’re scheduled simply because they may be less demanding than later sections. But what happens when these classes are scheduled for 7:30 a.m.? Do you still take them? While you may get an easier teacher, some studies show that holding off on that early class for more sleep equals a more active brain, which could lead to better grades. One study, conducted by Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, analyzed the sleep-wake pattern of medical students based on class starting time. The study focused on 27 medical students. Some scheduled early classes while others scheduled late sessions. The researchers classified early classes as starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday and 8 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Late classes began at 10 a.m. every day. “University students are
submitted to a lot of pressure due to academic demands. Moreover, the sleep-wake cycle of the students is characterized by insufficient sleep duration,” the study says. The study found that students with early classes slept for about 6 hours, 37 minutes, and students with late classes slept for about Chris Grillot 7 hours, 17 Columnist minutes. Overall, the study found later classes mean more sleep, which can be beneficial because “a high percentage of errors during work is due to partial sleep deprivation.” If that wasn’t convincing, another study from September 2010 further proves the point. Judith Owens, associate professor of pediatrics at the Alpert Medical School, did a study on St. George’s School in Newport, R.I. Until the 2009-10 academic year, St. George’s classes began at 8 a.m. Owens convinced the schools to change their starting time to 8:30 a.m. and began to monitor the students’ academic performances, according to the Brown Daily Herald. Students received 45 extra minutes of sleep and felt more motivated and less depressed, according to The Providence Journal. Owens said the study achieved significant results. “Academic performance, their health, their mood — all of these things are intricately tied to getting enough sleep,” she said. She told the Daily Herald nobody wanted to switch back to the 8 a.m. starting
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time. In this example, even a simple 30-minute class delay can make a difference. Students often get stuck taking early classes because of conflicts with other classes. One solution to this problem: Schedulizer. Schedulizer is a website that accesses the University’s Course Catalog and will build a schedule for you. Enter the classes you need to take into Schedulizer, and it builds
numerous variations of possible schedules for you. It can also be modified for days off, lunch times — and later classes. In the end, using Rate My Professors and University Tools to find the easiest or best teachers is not a bad idea. I’ve found great professors through the sites, and I know many people who have, too. But if that teacher is the only teacher before sunrise, it can pose problems. With research that says getting anything from an extra 30 minutes of sleep or two extra hours
can be beneficial, I think it’s safe to say scheduling late classes can prove beneficial for both grades and well-being. And more sleep and better grades both sound pretty nice. Chris Grillot is a 20-year-old English and mass communication sophomore from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_cgrillot. Contact Chris Grillot at cgrillot@lsureveille.com
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Cloud-based services help music industry competition evolve If you’re looking for the future of computing, look no further than the cloud. Cloud computing allows users to store files to a centralized server accessible from any device connected to the Internet. Many companies offer cloud backup for people’s files, so this phenomenon is nothing new. However, Adam Arinder many people Columnist don’t know about this helpful and revolutionary service. Google offers cloud services with Google Docs, which allows users to save and edit documents over its servers. Sony also just introduced cloud storage for PlayStation 3
game saves if you have a PS Plus subscription. While these are nifty services, they all only apply to certain types of documents — nothing so far regarding multimedia. That is, until Amazon came along. With Apple’s domination in the music field with iPods, iPhones and iTunes, it’s surprising it hasn’t tried to control the cloud space as well. Actually, if Apple controlled the cloud, they couldn’t overcharge for iDevices with more memory. Google has been breathing down Apple’s neck in the mobile phone industry by controlling the market with 33 percent of users selecting Android — as compared to the 28.9 percent choosing RIM (BlackBerry) and 25.2 percent choosing iPhone — according to The Huffington Post. Google is even going after iTunes with plans
to launch its own music store. Yet again, the search giant has not announced plans of taking its music service to the cloud. Finally, there’s Amazon— the company really taking advantage of using clouds. The online retail giant not only has its own music service trying to compete with iTunes, but also a video streaming service to compete with Netflix and a newly launched app store to compete with Apple. While all of these services are less widely used than its competition, Amazon and its music service made a significant leap last week when the company announced Amazon Cloud Drive and Amazon Cloud Player. Cloud Drive offers Amazon users the ability to save their media to its servers. Amazon is offering 5 gigabytes of storage for free with upgrades ranging from 20
gigabytes to 1 terabyte for $20 to $1,000, respectively. While Cloud Drive is nothing new, Cloud Player is what separates Amazon from Google or Apple. Cloud Player will allow users to play their content saved to Amazon Cloud Drive on their computer or Android device — notice an absence of iOS. Amazon also offers other nice perks. Any album bought through the Amazon Music Store is stored to your Cloud Drive for free. Also, if you buy one MP3 album from Amazon, you will automatically be upgraded to 20 gigabytes of storage for free for one year. Amazon also brags about how other files — such as video, movies, photos and documents — can be saved to the Cloud Drive
as well. Amazon took a big step leading the way with its Cloud Player, and it won’t be long until Google and Apple follow. Google will be next, offering a more “open cloud experience,” with Apple following by bragging about how its service is “the best and only way to experience the cloud.” Despite it being the first, Amazon’s service will lose once Apple launches its cloud, but Amazon’s leap has shaken things up in the cloud market — and that’s a good thing. Adam Arinder is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder. Contact Adam Arinder at aarinder@lsureveille.com
FAILURE OF DIPLOMACY
Refugees a part of change, should not be rejected by US The revolutions in the Middle East are easily some of the most influential events of our times. With governments toppling and the prospect of more freedom and democracy, we can easily see the area is different than it was a decade ago. Yet with all the great change that may come from the current conflicts, we must be careful about some things. Beyond the growing concerns about which new regimes might turn violent in the near future, the problem of refugees can be just as troublesome. With all the violence breaking out in these areas, some will understandably flee to safer countries. We’ve seen this before, with examples ranging from the emigration of Eastern Europeans during World War II to the 2006 Lebanese War. As of 2009, the U.N. Refugee Agency estimates that more than 42 million refugees exist worldwide. Obviously, it’s an important subject and shouldn’t be taken lightly. What further builds upon this problem, however, is the fact that immigration is already seen as a major problem for some countries. Whether it’s here in the U.S. or in countries like France or Sweden, strong anti-immigration movements have taken hold. While the problems of illegal immigration might be legitimate, refugees cannot be lumped with them. In France, we have the leader of the National Front party, Marine Le Pen. While she has been pushing hard against illegal immigrants in the last few months, her recent actions have gone too far. She visited the Italian island of Lampedusa on March 15, where many Tunisians have fled to since
the revolts earlier this year. While there, Le Pen said she has “a lot of compassion for you, but Europe can’t welcome you. We don’t have the financial means.” Although her statement may hold some truth given Europe’s current economic situation, we cannot let it hamper our humanitarian actions. Thankfully, some protesters from Lampedusa agree with me and demonstrated against Le Pen’s visit. To further combat this inevitable wave Zachary Davis of immigration, Columnist Le Pen wants to go even further than simply turning back refugees coming across the Mediterranean Sea. Ideally, the far-right Frenchwoman would like to see the free movement only happen throughout Europe (like we have between states here in the U.S.) and recreate stricter borders between the countries. As someone who loves this free movement and would love to see the idea spread further throughout the world, Le Pen’s idea sounds absolutely horrible. It may just be a further sign of the times, however, given the statements of several countries and leaders regarding the idea of multiculturalism throughout Europe. Both British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have openly stated multiculturalism has failed, and instead has only served to foster Islamic extremism in their countries. Even Sweden, which has often prided itself on its acceptance of
immigrants, has started to join the regional backlash against immigration. Just as Le Pen thinks, there is going to be a wave of immigrants from today’s current revolutiontorn areas. It’s simply inevitable. Undoubtedly, some of these ripples may spread out far enough to affect us as well. If we truly do
support democracy and its growing emergence in the Middle East, both we and the European Union must simply deal with its side effects. To do otherwise would simply undermine any of our claims of support. This, more than starting more military campaigns, is what we should focus on.
Zachary Davis is a 20-year-old history junior from Warsaw, Poland. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_zdavis.
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officer or firefighter, you know he’s met certain training requirements,” said Col. Joseph Booth, SDMI executive director. “Directors don’t have the same requirements.” Booth said emergency responders on the ground undergo rigorous disaster training, and appointed or elected officials who lead response efforts seldom have the same training. “This isn’t just a Louisiana issue,” he said. “This is a national issue.” The Command College would fix this, Booth said, by offering cours‘The Command es teaching offiCollege will ... these cials how to better equip more effectively lead local during crigovernment to ses. “It’s just respond to all like if you hazards.’ were an EngPaul Rainwater lish major as a freshman,” Commissioner of said JenniAdministration fer Butler, SDMI associate director. Those who enroll in the college will take a series of required courses and electives, much like undergraduates. There are courses for a wide range of scenarios and procedures, with titles like “Hazardous Weather Flooding” or “Evacuation and Shelter In Place.” There are different tracks for different types of managers — elected officials, for example, will have a different degree audit than GOHSEP employees, Booth said. Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration brought up the proposal when unveiling Jindal’s executive budget. “The Command College will be the first of its kind in the country to ‘We are bring together a flagship uni- forced to versity with active Home- come up land Security with and emergency programs management that really personnel to better equip lomake a cal govdifference.’ ernment to respond to all Joseph Booth hazards,” said Stephenson Disaster Management Commissioner Institute executive of Administradirector tion Paul Rainwater. Jindal’s office estimates the Command College will save the state $300 million in the coming fiscal year. Booth said the college will save the state money by
centralizing training and eliminating redundant programs. He also said better-trained state officials will operate more effectively and efficiently. “The college will make sure all state programs work together,” he said. Booth said it was appropriate that this program will be started in Louisiana. “We know Louisiana gets a lot of disasters,” he said. “We are forced to come up with programs that really make a difference.”
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agriculture total down. Westra attributes the 2008 and 2009 decline in the poultry industry to a temporary factory shutdown, which returned to operation in 2010. Westra also said the individual broilers — meat-producing factories of chickens — all had increases in production in 2010. Westra said despite the increase, the poultry industry is still slightly below the industry’s average from past years. The forestry industry suffered because of the collapse of the housing market, which caused the demand and price of timber to go
page 15 down in 2008 and 2009, according to Westra. Westra attributes the success of the forestry industry in 2010 to the first-time homeowner tax incentives. Westra said as long as there is an excess of existing housing and a decrease in new home building, the industry will remain at below average levels. “One of the main reasons we started to compile this list ... was to gauge what was contributing to the economy,” Westra said. Westra said the list is important because it illustrates how different natural disasters and social factors are affecting the economy. But while the list encompasses many industries, there are some
fields that remain missing. Westra said there are unknown values like the buffalo or bison industry, which are currently unaccounted for. “We have no idea what the actual number is,” Westra said. “We come up with the best estimate possible.” The Agriculture Summary has been gathered every year since 1978 by the AgCenter. Westra said the Agriculture Summary is the most extensive and complete report of its kind in the state and the entire country. Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com
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