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The LSU Wind Ensemble plays a piece Wednesday night during the ensemble’s concert directed by a guest conductor at the newly opened Union Theatre.
The LSU Wind Ensemble is currently being instructed by guest conductors as the College of Music and Dramatic Arts searches for a replacement after Director of Bands Frank Wickes’ retirement last summer. See the full story on p. 4.
Word about the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures firings has spread throughout the University, and students and the “Foreign Language 14” have raised questions about the timing of the cuts. The Foreign Language 14 is the self-dubbed name of the instructors who will no longer have jobs as of Jan. 21, 2011, and the instructors are demanding answers now more than ever. When three of the instructors sat down Tuesday with Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Executive Vice Chancellor Jane Cassidy and The Daily Reveille, their biggest concern was how students will complete their foreign language requirements. Gaines Foster, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said his college will allow students to complete their sequences in another language instead of having to start new sequences. LANGUAGES, see page 15
MUSIC
New Orleans street musician curfew undetermined Enforcement slowed while debate ensues Morgan Searles Entertainment Writer
An ordinance giving a curfew for all street musicians in New Orleans has been put on hold while officials redraft a better compromise between residents and musicians. Enforcement of the curfew — which prevented jazz musicians from playing on the street between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. — generated protests from people who feared the ordinance would harm the local culture. Lisa Palumbo, marketing professor at the University of New
Orleans and manager of To Be Continued Brass Band, the main band protesting the curfew, said the ordinance had been suspended, and the band hasn’t had issues with enforcement of the curfew. “There have been meetings to address a new draft of the ordinance,” Palumbo said. “I wasn’t allowed to go, so I don’t know exactly what happened at the meeting.” City council members for the district have set up an informal task force to discuss the ordinance and look into larger questions about city-wide sound, said Mary Howell, the lead attorney defending the street musicians. “Everyone would like to find a good solution for these issues that does not involve litigation, and I’m hopeful that common sense and
sound thinking will prevail,” Howell said. Howell said the laws in place regarding street music are unconstitutional either in the way they are on the books or the way they are used. “These are overbroad laws that cover music, which is a form of speech, which is protected by the First Amendment,” Howell said. “The process of change involves trying to make sure we have laws that are both constitutional and appropriately applied.” New Orleans police are currently not enforcing the curfew. “They’re getting close to a change,” said Officer Roger Jones, a quality of life officer for the New ORDINANCE, see page 15
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Members of To Be Continued Brass Band play music on a New Orleans street behind a sign reading “Please Don’t Stop the Music!”
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INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
Spanish legislators who banned bullfights allow flaming horns
Court affirms immediate overturn of Florida’s gay adoption ban
MADRID (AP) — Run with the bulls, let them tumble into the sea during the chase, even stick fireworks or flaming wax to their horns — but don’t kill them. That’s the line legislators in northeastern Spain drew Wednesday between protecting animals and upholding cherished national traditions.
MIAMI (AP) — Florida will immediately stop enforcing its ban on adoptions by gay people following a decision by a state appeals court that the three-decade-old law is unconstitutional, Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday. Crist announced the decision after the 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld a 2008 ruling by a Miami-Dade judge, who found “no rational basis” for the ban when she approved the adoption of two young brothers by Martin Gill and his male partner.
CIA running an Afghanistan paramilitary force hunting militants KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. official in Washington confirmed reports that the CIA is running an all-Afghan paramilitary group in Afghanistan that has been hunting al-Qaida, Taliban, and other militant targets for the agency. A security professional in Kabul familiar with the operation said the 3,000-strong force was set up in 2002 to capture targets for CIA interrogation.
Two Ohio real estate agents killed; another robbed within a week KENT, Ohio (AP) — Two real estate agents were killed in vacant homes for sale and another was robbed all within a week, prompting frightened agents in northeast Ohio to cancel open houses and avoid meeting prospective buyers alone.
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A reveler runs away from a bull with flaming horns during a festivity in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, in the streets of Gilet, a town near Valencia, Spain on Jan. 17, 2010.
Two brothers were arrested Tuesday in the Sept. 15 robbery of a real estate agent who showed them an apartment in Boardman Township. Police were investigating whether the robbery is related to the first homicide in nearby Youngstown, but authorities said the investigation into the second death was focused on a person who is not one of the brothers. Friend says Chicago bomb suspect not terrorist, wanted quick fame CHICAGO (AP) — A 22-yearold Lebanese immigrant accused of placing a backpack he thought contained a bomb near Chicago’s Wrigley Field was no terrorist, just someone seeking quick fortune and fame in America, his attorney and a friend said Wednesday. But a federal judge denied bail for Sami Samir Hassoun, determining he is dangerous and a flight risk.
STATE/LOCAL
Ex-cop sentenced to 3 years for Hurricane Katrina bridge shootings
Watchdog group seeks Senate probe of David Vitter and aide
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former New Orleans detective who admitted he helped cover up deadly shootings of unarmed residents on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison. U.S. District Judge Lance Africk lashed out at Jeffrey Lehrmann, one of five former officers who have pleaded guilty in the Justice Department’s probe of the Danziger Bridge shootings, saying he was exceeding the sixmonth federal sentencing guideline because he was particularly disturbed by a sworn law officer ignoring the rule of law. “This entire post-Katrina episode is a disgrace of enormous proportions,” Africk said. “In a time of need citizens must be able to rely on police for protection. Instead we needed protection from you.”
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A watchdog group asked the Senate ethics committee on Wednesday to investigate allegations that Sen. David Vitter lied about duties of an aide who resigned after he was charged with attacking a girlfriend. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s complaint also said the aide twice traveled to Louisiana, at taxpayer expense.
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GOVERNMENT
Federal judge facing impeachment
Porteous is LSU, LSU Law alumnus Matthew Albright Staff Writer
A New Orleans-area federal judge and University graduate is currently fighting possible impeachment in Congress. The charges stem from allegations that G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the Eastern District Court of Louisiana, committed perjury to obscure gifts he received from litigants. If the Senate Impeachment Trial Committee finds Porteous guilty of the bribery and perjury charges, he will be the eighth federal judge removed from office. Porteous graduated from the University in 1968 as an undergraduate and graduated from LSU Law School in 1971. Prior to his appointment to the district court, he served in private practice and as a city attorney. Impeachment concluded Tuesday; a verdict is expected soon
after Thanksgiving. The four Articles of Impeachment against Porteous accuse him of four separate pieces of misconduct. The first article accuses Porteous of taking part in “a corrupt scheme” in which he appointed two attorneys, Jacob Amato Jr. and Robert Creely, “curator” of hundreds of cases, for which they earned $40,000. Porteous then allegedly asked for a portion of the fees paid for their service amounting to about $20,000. Porteous allegedly lied under oath on financial statements to deliberately obscure his relationship with the attorneys, leading to a perjury charge. Porteous then allegedly ruled in favor of a litigant represented by the attorneys after accepting that money. The second article accuses Porteous of accepting meals, trips and home and car repairs from Louis and Lori Marcotte while rendering verdicts that benefited their bail bond business, including “setting, reducing and splitting bonds
as requested by the Marcottes, and improperly setting aside or expunging felony convictions for two Marcotte employees.” The third article accuses Porteous of acting improperly during his bankruptcy filings by concealing assets and preferential payments to certain creditors, concealing gambling losses and debts, incurring new debts while the case was pending and using a false name — G.T. Ortous — and post office box. The final article accuses Porteous of lying about his past to the Senate and FBI during his appointment hearings. When asked if there was “anything in his life that could cause an embarrassment to Judge Porteous or [President Bill Clinton, who appointed him] if publicly known,” Porteous said no. The article says those statements under oath were false because Porteous had already engaged in unethical behavior with Amato, Creely and the Marcottes.
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Regents to pay $105K to find new higher education commissioner Staff & Wire Reports The Board of Regents chose a search firm Wednesday to find the state’s next higher education commissioner. The Board selected Greenwood/ Asher and Associates, Inc., to find Louisiana higher education’s highest executive. Contract details have not been settled, although a tentative cost was set at $105,500. Some Board members questioned the price and need to hire
a firm in a time of state budgetary uncertainty, but the majority argued the Board didn’t have resources for a proper search. The Board has operated without a permanent or interim commissioner since the resignation of former commissioner Sally Clausen this summer. The Board hopes to have a new commissioner by December. The Board also discussed higher education’s budget situation Wednesday. “We have to look at making
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plans as far out as possible to give our faculty and staff lead time,” Regents Vice-Chairman Bob Levy said in a news release. “If we are talking about $432 million, or anything close to that, lots of bad things will happen for our students and for our state. To that end, we must rally around some shared goals.”
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Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010
NIGHT LIFE
Wind ‘The House’ in Tigerland to have grand opening to host Mannie Ensemble Bar Fresh on Saturday seeks new director Frederick Holl Staff Writer
Andrew Cavazos Contributing Writer
The show must go on for the University’s top band, even though a permanent replacement for Frank Wickes, former director of bands, has yet to be found. The University’s Wind Ensemble performed Wednesday night under the direction of a guest director as a search committee continues to look for Wickes’ replacement. Wickes retired this summer after a 30-year career at LSU, leaving the University’s top concert band without a director. The potential candidate list isn’t long because the College of Music and Dramatic Arts is selective, said James Byo, chair of the director of bands search committee and music education professor. The widespread search began last fall, and the job was offered to a candidate who declined, Byo said. The committee will accept applications until the end of the month, Byo said. “Ultimately, we want to bring three candidates to campus,” Byo said. Charles Taylor, a visiting associate professor from the University of New Orleans, is serving as the interim director in a limited role preparing the band for guest conductors. The Wind Ensemble will perform six times this year — three in the fall and three in the spring. The first concert will be directed by a guest from the University of New Mexico, and the second by a guest from the University of Michigan, Byo said. Byo didn’t say specifically who those guest directors would be. The third concert, which will be played around Thanksgiving, will be a showcase for a candidate. The next several concerts will also be directed by candidates, Byo said. Willis Delony, associate dean of the College of Music and Dramatic Arts and interim director of the School of Music, said the school is “not going to fill those shoes” when trying to find a replacement for Wickes. “By Christmas time we should know who the finalists are. We will have a director probably in early spring,” Delony said. Byo said Wickes was a man of “fantastic versatility.” “He did the marching band by himself and worked with the artistic ensembles,” Byo said. “He was the chief guy in our graduate conducting program.”
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It has been described as part New Orleans, part Denver, part Austin, and tonight it will be all open. The House, a new bar and music venue taking over the facility once occupied by The Box and Tiger Bar in Tigerland, has its grand opening concert tonight, and co-owner Kevin Bowen wants to make sure everyone feels welcome. “I don’t want this to be a bar that just caters to one crowd,” Bowen said. “I want everyone to be able to come and experience good live music.” The bar is under new management and ownership. The show tonight will feature P.Y.M.P., Gris Gris and Young Hedons. The cover charge is $10 for patrons under 21, $5 for 21 and older, and there will be drink specials all night long, according to Bowen. Bowen said he plans for The House to host a wide array of music acts from all over the country and of a wide variety of genres. He describes himself as “the music guy” at The House and owns the bar with David Sheely, owner of Shady’s, and Van English, who was a co-owner of the Box. The House will offer 18 draft beers, which will be served in chilled mugs, according to English.
Chris Dibenedetto, international studies senior and member of Gris Gris, said he is excited to play in The House. “They’re trying to do something like Baton Rouge has never seen,” Dibenedetto said. He said what sets The House apart from other bars is its commitment to do things for “the betterment of the Baton Rouge music scene.” Bowen said he accepts submissions from local bands and wants people in Baton Rouge to BENJAMIN OLIVER HICKS / The Daily Reveille help in deciding what acts play at Chris Peddie, light designer and economics senior, adjusts the light and sound The House. controls Wednesday afternoon at The House. The grand opening is tonight. “Even if my personal taste doesn’t agree with it, if there’s a massive response for one band, we’ll do everything in our power to get them,” Bowen said. Chris Peddie, economics senior and light designer at The House, said he has been doing lights for more than a year in Baton Rouge and New Orleans and is impressed with what they’ve put together at The House. Bowen also said during the week when there’s no live music the stage area will be partitioned off to give The House a more intimate bar feel. “We want to have live music at least one night a week and a sweet party the other five nights a week,” Bowen said. New Orleans hip-hop star Mannie Fresh will perform Saturday at The House. The cover will be $25 for 18 to 20-year-olds and $20 for 21 and up.
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Falling Short
FOOTBALL
D. Peterson to play against WVU Sean Isabella Sports Writer
way, so you got to go with the flow.” One of the main reasons for Toliver’s lack of opportunities this year is LSU’s run-happy offense. Toliver flourished last year when the running game struggled at times, and he developed a rapport with junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson. But Jefferson has only thrown 57 passes this season. Opposing defenses haven’t helped, either. Since his 53-catch outbreak last season, Toliver has seen his fair share of double coverage, limiting his play-making ability. “Terrence is our No. 1 receiver, our No. 1 threat, so teams are going to double team him
After being sidelined for LSU’s first three games of the 2010 season, junior tight end Deangelo Peterson will make his season debut Saturday against West Virginia, LSU coach Les Miles said Wednesday. Peterson has been out since Aug. 31 after he suffered an ankle injury in practice. “He’s been practicing,” Miles said. “We anticipate him to play.” Miles didn’t reveal if Peterson would start, and all signs point to junior tight end Mitch Joseph getting the nod for the fourth-straight game. “I would think he would play significantly,” Miles said of Peterson. “I don’t know if the first play is his position.” Joseph is known more for his blocking but does have five catches for 51 yards so far this season. Peterson is a converted wide receiver and was expected to be one of junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson’s more trusted targets in the red zone this season. Peterson had five catches last year, two of which went for touchdowns. “[Peterson] is certainly a faster threat,” Miles said. “The good news is he’s blocked well this week, and we can put him in, and he’ll be a full-service Peterson.”
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PETERSON, see page 8
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LSU senior wide receiver Terrence Toliver (80) goes down with the ball Saturday night during the Tigers’ 29-7 win against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.
Toliver’s career at LSU not living up to his own expectations Sean Isabella Sports Writer
Any LSU fan who hasn’t been living under a rock the past four years knows the type of raw talent Terrence Toliver has. The LSU senior wide receiver was rated No. 1 in the country at his position in 2007 coming out of high school. After playing sparingly his first two seasons, Toliver showed glimpses of why he garnered a unanimous five-star ranking by various recruiting sites with 53 catches last year. But through three games in 2010, Toliver only has nine catches for 82 yards and no touchdowns — and best describes his career at LSU as “not good.”
“Last year, I did all right,” Toliver said, shaking his head, noticeably frustrated. “But my career here hasn’t been like I thought it was going to be.” Toliver stands at 6 feet 5 inches and is a prototypical receiver with his height, speed, good hands and the toughness to move downfield after the catch. For some reason, this has yet to translate into personal success for the Hempstead, Texas, native, even though he won a national championship in 2007. “I see guys like [Alabama junior wide receiver] Julio Jones and [Georgia junior wide receiver] A.J. Green, and they come in as freshmen and make big plays. And I expect myself to be up there, too,” he said. “But it ain’t worked out that
RECRUITING
QB Mettenberger mulling LSU offer, plans to visit Nov. 20 Former UGA player was let go from team Michael Lambert Sports Contributor
LSU football fans felt optimistic about the future of the team’s quarterbacks on National Signing Day in 2009. Scout.com five-star recruit Russell Shepard, a dual-threat quarterback with a personality as large as his home state of Texas, and threestar quarterback Chris Garrett out of Tupelo, Miss., highlighted a top-rated recruiting class and were already enrolled at LSU.
Also, then-freshman quarterback Jordan Jefferson was coming off an MVP performance against Georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Much has changed since then. The Tigers currently face a quarterback quandary with only two scholarship players under center, Shepard converted to wide receiver, Garrett left LSU, and two-sport prospect Zach Lee signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers this summer. Stephen Rivers, a three-star recruit from Athens, Ala., helped ease some of the pressure when he committed to LSU on Aug. 6. But LSU is seeking another arm for its 2011 recruiting class, and efforts have turned to former Georgia
and current junior college quarterback Zach Mettenberger. Mettenberger signed with Georgia in 2009 but was dismissed from the team in April after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery after inappropriately touching a woman at a Remerton, Ga., bar. The Watkinsville, Ga., native was in a heated battle for the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback position with redshirt freshman Aaron Murray before transferring to Butler Community College. Rivals.com recruiting analyst Mike Scarborough said LSU’s need for a quarterback and Mettenberger’s METTENBERGER, see page 8
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Former Georgia quarterback Zach Mettenberger stands on the sidelines April 10 during the G-Day spring game. Mettenberger will visit LSU for the Ole Miss game.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Former Tiger Band tuba player walks on to basketball team First seven-foot player since 1992 Mark Clements Sports Contributor
Anyone who has watched the Tiger Band play has probably noticed the abnormally tall tuba player. That massive musician is now a member of the LSU basketball team. Andrew Del Piero walked on to the basketball team last week after LSU coach Trent Johnson held open tryouts. “Everyone always told me I should play,” Del Piero said. “I just figured I had the size, and I’d never know unless I tried. So I just went for it.” The 7-foot-2-inch, 286-pounder doesn’t have as much basketball experience. In fact, Del Piero hasn’t
played organized basketball since career at LSU by joining Tiger his freshman year in high school. Band two years ago. “I played when I was younger The redshirt sophomore muwhen I was growing up,” Del Pie- sic major was a Class 5A selection ro said. “I played through middle for the all-state band for two years school and my freshman year of while in high school at Westlake high school. I kept High School. He with it after that said he began playbut was never too ing tuba in seventh serious about it. grade and hasn’t Not a school team stopped since. player but just kind While music of for fun.” has been Del PieJohnson said ro’s forte the past the coaching staff few years, basTrent Johnson was looking at Del ketball runs deep Piero for nearly in the Del Piero LSU men’s basketball coach a year before tryblood. His father, outs. Paul Del Piero, “Andrew is a young man that played college basketball at Darthasn’t played a lot, but we knew mouth College. of him last year,” Johnson said. Andrew Del Piero said after “Anytime you see a guy in the band he decided to try out for the team, walking along with that size, you’re he spent the summer working like ‘Oh my goodness.’” with coaches to develop his game. Del Piero, an Austin, Texas, He got the opportunity to work native, began his extracurricular with former University of Texas
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FOOTBALL
SEC QBs playing well this year Pete Iacobelli The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Greg McElroy owns a national title at Alabama, Stephen Garcia has South Carolina off to its best start in three years and Ryan Mallett of Arkansas may be the country’s best passer. For a league known for punishing defenses and overpowering ground games, the Southeastern Conference has a group of quarterbacks getting things done through the air. “It’s something,” Gamecocks cornerback Stephon Gilmore said. “You can’t take a week off in the SEC.” Especially this season. Nearly a month into the season, according to STATS LLC, passing statistics in the SEC are up in most categories from last year. Quarterbacks have completed 62.9 percent of their throws, compared to less than 58 percent a year ago. And it’s no coincidence that the best quarterback play has come from the top teams. McElroy, Mallett and Garcia are among the top four in SEC completion percentage and their teams are all undefeated and ranked in the top 12. “I think that in the SEC, if you look at the teams that win the conference or that play for the national championship from our conference, they’re normally the teams that have the better quarterbacks and the teams with the more experienced quarterbacks,” said Tee Martin, Kentucky’s receivers coach and the quarterback on Tennessee’s 1998 national championship team. It’s not just the experienced quarterbacks making their marks under center. John Brantley has kept Florida winning despite a few offensive bumps in its post-Tim Tebow era. Georgia is 0-2 in the SEC, but freshman Aaron Murray has been poised and confident as Bulldogs
quarterback. Auburn’s 6-foot-6 Cam Newton, once Tebow’s backup at Florida, has the Tigers undefeated and moving up the rankings. For Auburn coach Gene Chick, the SEC looks a lot like the Big 12 when he was Texas’ defensive coordinator and staring down skilled passers each game like Reggie McNeal at Texas A&M and Chase Daniel of Missouri. “Every week someone was an off-the-chart quarterback,” Chizik said. Two of the SEC’s best square off this week when McElroy leads top-ranked Alabama into No. 10 Arkansas to face Mallett, the country’s leader in passing yards.
McElroy, who helped the Crimson Tide to last year’s national championship, has completed better than 70 percent of his throws this season. However, McElroy readily acknowledges that with runners like Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson he’s not asked to do the same things as Mallett. “Fortunately for me, I have a lot of weapons at my disposal,” McElroy said. “The fact that we do have such a capable running game means I am not asked to do as much.”
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assistant coach Eddie Oran. this year, work hard and have fun.” “Through him I had a connecWhile Del Piero was thrilled to tion with the coaching staff here, make the team, he said the biggest and I actually talked with them and thing he needs to work on is condiworked with them before the try- tioning, and he hopes to prove his outs even happened,” Andrew Del worth on the court. Piero said. “So I “I need to be guess going into able to run up and the tryouts I was down the floor and pretty confident I be able to keep up had a spot.” with the smaller Johnson said guys,” he said. it is too early in “It’s hard to tell the year to truly right now whether evaluate where the they actually have Andrew Del Piero newcomer might a use for me. But fit in. His biggest I guess I’ll have to LSU center walk-on concern is making wait until I have sure Del Piero has the time to prove a good time. myself.” “His biggest contribution that Del Piero is the first sevenhe can give us is once he gets to footer to play at LSU since Geert practice, he can assimilate some Hammink in 1992. size against some of the people we’re going to be playing,” JohnContact Mark Clements at son said. “But our expectations for mclements@lsureveille.com him are just to enjoy it, get through
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SCHWEHMMING AROUND
Peterson deserves some Heisman hype, but won’t win it The old Boston song says, “It’s been such a long time.” Now, that song isn’t referring to defensive players who have won the coveted Heisman Trophy as college football’s best player. But the idea is the same. In the trophy’s now 75-year history, only four players who played defense have won the award. Two of those were what in the days of yore were called “ends,” someone who lined up on both the offensive and defensive lines. Those two were Larry Kelley (Yale), back in 1936, the second person to ever win the award, and Leon Hart (Notre Dame) in 1949. The third defensive player to win was Ernie Davis, a halfbacklinebacker-fullback for Syracuse. He was more known for his running than defense, though. The most recent defensive player to take home the Heisman was Charles Woodson from Michigan. He was a cornerback, a wide receiver and a punt returner. Do you notice something here? All of those “defensive” players weren’t specifically defensive players. Andy Schwehm They all had Sports columnist the offense to add to their credentials. So in 75 years, no purely defensive player has won the award. Former Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh came close last year, and he would have been the first defense-only player to win the award. But no pure corner, safety, linebacker or defensive lineman has ever won college football’s most coveted trophy. What I’m getting at here is the Heisman isn’t really the award for the nation’s best player. It’s the award for the nation’s best offensive player, the guy who can put up the most touchdown passes or rush for the most yards. It’s not for the guy with the most interceptions or sacks. So does LSU junior cornerback-kick returner Patrick Peterson have a shot to take home the coveted award come the end of the year? LSU fans are starting to murmur about Peterson’s recent performances, thinking there may be a shot for a Heisman. There’s no shot in hell it will happen, realistically. Now, do I think he should get some hype? Yes, indeed. He has proven already to be one of the best corners in the nation, and his punt and kick returns will only help him add a few “offensive” numbers to his candidacy. But it’s just not likely to happen. Peterson would have to put up gaudy numbers for the remainder of the season. I’m talking about at least an interception a game, along with five or six more kickoff and punt return
second Heisman (Billy Cannon was the first back in 1959). It just won’t happen. However, it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. Only eight Heisman winners have gone on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. So y’all can start the Peterson for Heisman hype all day long if you want. I’ma start the Peterson for Hall of Fame hype 15 or so years early. Andy Schwehm is a 21-year-old psychology and English senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Aschwehm.
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Junior cornerback Patrick Peterson returns a punt against North Carolina Sept. 4. Peterson is rumored as a Heisman Trophy candidate.
touchdowns combined. That sounds insane, but insane numbers on defense are the only way he will get the award. What will make it harder is that opposing offenses will start throwing away from him while opposing special teams will start pooch-kicking on kickoffs and kicking to the sidelines on punts
to keep it away from him. Both of those are signs of respect for a great player, which Peterson is. Peterson will be taken high in the 2011 NFL Draft, and he will be high on the list for all the best defensive awards this year in college football. A shot at the Heisman, though, may be out of his reach.
Yes, I would thoroughly enjoy Peterson giving LSU its
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Former Georgia quarterback Zach Mettenberger throws a pass April 10 during the Georgia G-Day spring game. LSU offered Mettenberger a scholarship earlier this month.
METTENBERGER, from page 5
desire to return to the Southeastern Conference have spurred talks between the two. The Tigers extended a scholarship offer to Mettenberger earlier this month, according to multiple reports. “There’s been mutual interest and discussions between the two parties since before the season started,” Scarborough said. Mettenberger said he plans to come to Baton Rouge when the Tigers face Ole Miss on Nov. 20, but for now he is focused on being the quarterback for the Grizzlies. “I don’t really want to talk about it until after my football season at Butler,” Mettenberger said. “I’m taking a visit to LSU in November.” Mettenberger, who has two years of eligibility after this season,
PETERSON, from page 5 MURPHY ‘HOPEFUL’ FOR WVU Senior running back Richard Murphy, who didn’t play last week because of a hamstring injury, is “hopeful” for this weekend, Miles said. Miles also added sophomore wide receiver Chris Tolliver and freshman running back Spencer Ware were doubtful for the game. Tolliver is still recovering from a concussion, while Ware is nursing a hamstring injury.
is making the best out of his season at Butler. The quarterback has lit up the junior college ranks for 970 yards, 12 touchdowns and only three interceptions through four games. Mettenberger was a high profile prospect from Oconee County High School in Watkinsville as a Scout four-star recruit. Rene Nadeau, college football analyst for TigerVision and ESPN, said the 6-foot-5-inch, 250-pound pocket passer could quickly become a viable option under center for LSU. “The learning curve is shorter on a junior college kid,” Nadeau said. “He’s a big kid with good size. He could compete with Jordan Jefferson.” Dean Legge, publisher of Georgia’s Scout affiliate DawgPost.com, thinks even more of Mettenberger’s skills. PREPARING FOR DEFENSE LSU has dealt with traditional defenses so far through three games but will face a different scheme against the Mountaineers. West Virginia will run its staple 3-3-5 defense — three linemen, three linebackers, five defensive backs — in hopes of slowing down LSU’s running game. “There is a different challenge to it,” Miles said. “It’s not that we’re not accustomed to it, it’s just that we don’t see it. You don’t play it with any regularity. It’s old learning for
“People ignored the fact that he has an NFL arm,” Legge said. “Zach’s going to play in the NFL.” The signal caller’s career has already been a series of ups and downs after committing and later being dismissed from his dream school. Legge said Mettenberger had a tumultuous relationship with fans during his time at Georgia. “He’s been misunderstood for as long as I’ve interacted with him,” Legge said. “They think he’s cocky. They think he’s brass, but a lot of quarterbacks are.” Mettenberger’s incident at a Georgia bar came two days after it was revealed that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was being investigated for sexual assault charges at a Milledgeville, Ga., bar. Legge said the timing of the two situations added to the negative public storm. “I spoke with him after Georgia let him go, and he was disappointed. But he had it in his head he would come back and play football, probably in the SEC,” Legge said. Scarborough said Mettenberger’s return to college football, possibly to LSU, would be the ultimate redemption for the quarterback. “I haven’t talked to anyone in Athens who says LSU should stay clear,” Scarborough said. “Everybody loves a comeback story. Who’s to say he doesn’t come in and get back on the right track?” Legge said Florida State, Cincinnati and Louisville have been on Mettenberger’s radar in the past, but the Seminoles would be the biggest threat to LSU because of his relationship with Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher, a former LSU offensive coordinator.
Contact Michael Lambert at mlambert@lsureveille.com the coach but new learning for the players. It requires a focus to get it right.” GETTING DEVINE LSU also spent the week preparing for West Virginia running back Noel Devine by using freshmen Jarrett Fobbs and Jakhari Gore to simulate Devine. Devine has 354 yards and two touchdowns rushing this season. Contact Sean Isabella at sisabella@lsureveille.com
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 TOLIVER, from page 5
naturally,” said sophomore wide receiver Russell Shepard. “It’s a mixture of different things — a corner playing 10 yards off him or a corner pressing him with a safety over the top.” Toliver saw those same looks last weekend against Mississippi State, resulting in five targets and three catches for 35 yards. He nearly scored on a fade route in the corner of the end zone at the end of the first quarter, but Jefferson’s pass landed inches from Toliver’s outstretched hands. Fortunately for the Tigers, Toliver has been a good sport with teammates. “He’s really been cool about it,” said sophomore wide receiver Rueben Randle. “He knows it’s part of the game, and it’s going to come.” When the ball isn’t thrown his way, Toliver now takes a greater joy in blocking — something that has developed since the arrival of firstyear wide receivers coach Billy Gonzales. Toliver even made a key block on each of Shepard’s two touchdown runs this season against North Carolina and Vanderbilt, respectively. “I feel like if I’m not catching the ball, I might as well block,” Toliver said. “I take pride in that this year.”
Toliver is familiar with wide receivers having a drop off in production because he has seen it happen twice at LSU. When Toliver was a freshman in 2007, former standout Early Doucet was fresh off a junior campaign that included 59 catches for 772 yards and eight touchdowns. Doucet’s numbers took a hit as his catches (57), yards (525) and touchdowns (5) all decreased while he dealt with injuries. The same went for Brandon LaFell, who was a junior during Toliver’s sophomore season. LaFell hauled in 63 catches for 929 yards and eight touchdowns and was projected as a late first or early second round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The extra attention caused his catches (57) to drop, along with yards (792), though he did catch more touchdowns (11). LaFell ended up going in the third round to the Carolina Panthers in last year’s draft. Despite the track record, Toliver still has at least nine games in his career to turn the tide. “You’d have to think when you’ve only played in three games in your senior year, your career could well be in front of you,” said LSU coach Les Miles.
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Entertainment
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010
Juke Joint Hero
Local venue introduces novices to blues music
Man aids soldiers with concerts Entertainment Writer
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Cody Anderson — honorary Marine, patriot and owner of 60 keys to cities who was ironically born on July 4 — is working to better the world by doing charity work across the U.S. Anderson’s latest effort, Music Aid for Troops, made an appearance Saturday and Sunday in downtown Baton Rouge as he disc jockeyed while Syllable 7 played live music in front of the USS Kidd. Anderson said he has already played shows in Florida and Georgia and will soon play more shows in Tennessee. Anderson spent $40,000 out of his own pocket to build a sound system in the back of his truck to travel and organize shows to raise money and international phone cards for the troops, Anderson said. Anderson said he has raised more than $300,000 in donations and phone cards since 9/11 and donated more than 7,000 phone cards to the troops abroad for Christmas in 2009. Anderson explained troops always want phone cards, and he said he is starting a program that allows his Facebook friends to donate $10 to international phone cards. “I want to get 40,000 to 50,000 phone cards at least,” Anderson said. Anderson plans to personally deliver the phone cards and money
[Top] Teddy’s Juke Joint in Zachary hosts blues and jazz bands as well as opportunities for novices to learn to play blues music. [Bottom] Teddy’s owner Lloyd “Teddy” Johnson Jr. relaxes behind the bar Wednesday night.
CHARITY, see page 10
Entertainment Writer
BLUES, see page 11
MUSIC
Ferris W. McDaniel
Cathryn Core One of the Baton Rouge area’s best-kept secrets, Teddy’s Juke Joint, is making an internationally renowned mark on the local music scene. The Juke Joint, located on Old Scenic Highway, is no ordinary venue. It exposes students and the Baton Rouge community to the world’s top musicians and enables an interactive, enlightening experience. It’s a place where all patrons, from rookies to experienced musicians, can get up on stage alongside internationally acclaimed artists and work what they’ve got, guaranteeing even the most unfamiliar of customers a true understanding of blues. Owner Lloyd “Teddy” Johnson Jr. said everyone is welcome to come out and learn to play blues. “I had a young man from LSU who played violin and came and learned to play blues,” he said. “Anyone can do it. If they play rock and they want to be exposed to something different, they can come out here and learn to play blues.” Though Johnson said customers shouldn’t expect classroom-like lessons, the musicians he brings to the venue are more than willing to help out newcomers, especially Dixie Taylor, who plays in the Dixie Rose Acoustic Circle and open mic on Wednesday nights. “Most of the musicians that come here will give you different pointers,” he said. “But when we have the acoustic circle and open mic, Dixie’ll take time and try to help [new musicians] out as much as she can.” Johnson said he is in touch with more than 1,000 artists from across the globe and that just by observing, visitors walk away from the haunt with a better understanding of blues. “I have people from all over the world that come and play here,” he said. “People can learn a whole lot just by coming out and being exposed,
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MY OPINION
Prime-time TV returns with comedies dominating lineup
Fall is here, so the seasons are changing. TV seasons, that is. Fall signals the return of America’s favorite TV shows after the lengthy summer hiatus. While many of TV’s most acclaimed shows are dramas — like “Mad Men” and “Weeds” — on cable or premium channels, fall showcases TV’s best comedies on major networks. Whether it’s the offbeat “The Big Bang Theory” CHRIS ABSHIRE Entertainment or the absurd Writer “30 Rock,” this fall’s lineup is more about hearty laughter than tugging at
the heartstrings. Of course, the dramas will have their place, as “Dexter,” “House” and musical dramedy “Glee” will surely provide their fair share of theatrics. Regardless of the genres, this season’s highlights will feature a mix of old favorites and intriguing new shows. THE OFFICE NBC’s most popular comedy in the last five years returns for a seventh season and the final one with star Steve Carrell, who brilliantly portrays the offensive but lovable boss of Dunder Mifflin Paper Co., Michael Scott. Despite last season’s poignant focus on Jim and Pam’s wedding and Michael and Andy’s love lives, the
show’s best days appear to be in the rearview mirror. Still, season seven is one last chance to see Michael Scott’s cringeworthy antics and could be a final bow for the entire series.
DEXTER For four seasons, Michael C. Hall has taken millions further into the mind of a conflicted serial killer than most would ever want to go. Dexter, the title character — a tortured killer and family man who works for the Miami Police Department — has to pick up the pieces left behind by season four’s “Trinity Killer,” masterfully played by John Lithgow. Despite the show’s bloody nature, its TELEVISION, see page 10
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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
Kittu Pannu Entertainment Writer
The savory aroma of Cajun cooking will fill the streets of downtown Baton Rouge tonight when United Way’s 23rd annual Jambalaya Jam takes over Third Street, filling the area will live music and Cajun food from 5 to 8 p.m. With 40 different teams participating, the streets will be filled with competitors trying to make the best jambalaya, said Emily Guidroz, director of relationship development for United Way-Baton Rouge. “The Jambalaya Jam is the largest jambalaya cook-off in the state,” Guidroz said. “The sidewalk areas will be littered with tents for the teams where they will be cooking the jambalaya.” This is the first time the Jambalaya Jam is not at the River Center, Guidroz said. “Since this is the 23-year anniversary, we were looking to reinvent the Jambalaya Jam,” Guidroz said. “This is the first time we are doing this on Third Street in the evening.”
TELEVISION, from page 9
incisive explorations into the dark side of the human psyche should continue to produce compelling television in season five. GLEE Everyone’s favorite drama stars are back after a first season that brought soaring ratings, bestselling soundtracks, Emmy awards and millions of ardent followers. If the premiere episode that aired Tuesday is any indication, then this season’s mix of updated playlists — Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Jay-Z — and heightened drama, as football threatens the glee club’s funding, should make for better long-term plots and more relevant
“They’re still missing birthdays. They’re not at home with loved he raises from shows and Facebook ones. They’re missing their chilto the main base in Afghanistan. dren grow up.” Anderson’s Facebook friends Reeve said America has gotten who donate phone cards will have tired of hearing about the war, and an opportunity to video chat with Anderson’s efforts are important soldiers when he makes his deliv- because they help remind people ery, Anderson said. the war is still going on. Maj. Michael Reeve, An“It’s a tremendous effort by an derson’s communicator with the individual,” he said. “He in turn is troops overseas, said people across inspiring others to get involved.” the U.S. are sending phone cards Jade Edgecombe, biological to his station in sciences sophomore, Fort Stewart, said Anderson playGa., as well as ing shows for donations is a great idea, giving them to and she would defiAnderson. Reeve said nitely donate a phone he sends the card. phone cards “It makes me and other donasmile when I see tions to Beverly people helping othMaj. Michael Reeve Childes, the ers, especially when U.S. Army fort’s director it’s for a good cause,” of Morale Welfare and Recreation. Edgecombe said. Childes sends the care packagOther students would probes overseas to a division chaplain ably be willing to donate, Edgeand the division chaplain sends combe said. the packages to unit chaplains, Anderson said college stuwho distribute them equally to the dents are an important source for troops, Reeve said. donations. Reeve said what Anderson “The University alone could is doing is extraordinary, and he make the soldiers’ Christmas fanwishes more people would take an tastic,” he said. active role in supporting the soldiers. Contact Ferris W. McDaniel at “They’re still putting their fmcdaniel@lsureveille.com lives on the line,” Reeve said.
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Jambalaya Jam offers Cajun food cook-off, live music downtown
All-you-can-eat tickets cost $10
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010
Live band participation will help the event be successful, said Keith Schultz, lead guitarist of the 484 South Band, which will perform at the event. “I think it’s always good to have live music,” Schultz said. “It gives you an extra pull [for patrons], depending on the band and the following.” Other musicians that will be at Jambalaya Jam include Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk House at Red Star, 6 Pack Deep at The Roux House, Kaitlyn Courville at The Office and DJ Stevie P at Punchers. The event is a great opportunity for students to learn about the wonders of downtown, said Katie Prechter, special events coordinator for The Roux House. “Everybody loves jambalaya and live music, and this event has a kind of Jazz Fest feel to it,” Prechter said. “The locations are nice, and it will be great exposure for the venues on Third Street.” Some students, like biology freshman Callie Comstock, are excited the event is downtown. “I love downtown. I love how it feels like a real city,” Comstock said. “You probably get to meet a lot of people, and the food should be great.” There are four purchasing options for this event, including
plate dinner, all-you-can-eat, Third Street Sampler and VIP ticket. “For $10 you can do the ‘allyou-can-eat’ option and get as much jambalaya from any [participant],” Guidroz said. “The Third Street Sampler and VIP ticket are different because we are working with nine bars to do an alcoholic drink tasting also. We want the ticket purchaser to have a great experience.” The event is for all ages, Guidroz said. Some options were made with students in mind, Schultz said. “When I was a student, I would look for good food deals,” Schultz said. “Some of the [pricing] options make it easy on the college budget, and the food is great, so you can’t complain.” The event will make for a great alternative Thursday night for students, Prechter said. “Most [students] stay around campus, and lots of people around downtown are young professionals,” Prechter said. “The combination of food and live music makes this an event students will not want to miss.”
pop-culture punch. MODERN FAMILY Following its surprise success as one of last year’s breakout new shows, ABC’s “Modern Family,” returns for a second season. The show’s mockumentary style captures the often-surreal nature of interfamily relationships while maintaining the hilarity of sitcombased humor. The show’s use of gay characters and handling of racial issues casts a satirical but understanding light on some of society’s most absurd dealings, even leaving room for punchlines.
Generation.” The pilot episode airs Tuesday night, but early reviews and the show’s unique premise have created intrigue for the series. The show follows a group of former high-school classmates who return to their Austin, Texas, high school for a 10-year reunion. There they remember and confront the dreams and hopes they had a decade earlier before each hit the real world. While some of the character descriptions seem to fit some archetypes, the show’s distinct time capsule feel from the turn of the millennium could lead to a breakout first season.
MY GENERATION One of this fall’s most anticipated new shows is ABC’s “My
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‘[Anderson’s charity is] a tremendous effort. ... He in turn is inspiring others.’
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MUSIC * MOVIES * BOOKS * TELEVISION
Glee
Season 2 Premiere Fox Broadcasting Company
The “Glee” season two premiere rocked TVs across the nation with the outstanding performances of the usual clan along with a couple of attractive newcomers — a girl from the Philippines who threatens to steal Rachel’s spotlight and a tall, lean transfer with a Justin Bieberesque hair-do and the voice of a Broadway god. The club is still fighting the same old issues, but the cast has a new, more polished image, which makes the show seem even more unrealistic but still devastatingly addictive.
John Legend and Easy A Sony Pictures The Roots Wake Up! Columbia
Modern soul crooner John Legend and Jimmy Fallon’s legendary hip-hop house band The Roots join forces for an album full of funky ’70s soul covers. Tracks from soul legends like Curtis Mayfield and Bill Withers are infused with Legend’s passionate vocals, which blend smoothly with The Roots’ stellar rhythms. “Wake Up!” works best when the collaborators fuse their hip-hop and soul influences into their own unique post-funk style. While the album does get bogged down in The Roots’ almost-too-effortless beats, there are too many blasts of soulful melodies and funky drum rhythms to be anything less than great.
Loosely based on “The Scarlet Letter,” “Easy A” stars Emma Stone as high-school nobody Olive who relies on the rumor mill to liven her reputation. Narrating her side of the story through a video blog — an interesting and dynamic element of the movie — Olive seeks to restore her good name. Stone’s brilliantly quickhumored delivery and go-all-out attitude make Olive an instantly likable and identifiable character. With vividly awkward scenes and bantering dialogue, the movie churns out many laughs. However, a few scenes lack clarity, and with the exception of Olive, the characters desperately need further development.
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MORGAN SEARLES
The Town
Maroon 5
Serj Tankian
A&M/Octone
Reprise
“The Town” is a valiant attempt by Ben Affleck to write, direct and star in a gritty, suspenseful crime-thriller. It features a solid cast whose members are both convincing and entertaining in their respective roles. Unfortunately for Affleck, “The Town” is also the familiar story of a criminal with a heart of gold, his trigger-happy best friend whose reckless behavior creates tension and one last dangerous job for all the marbles. It’s a tired story with a fresh coat of paint, and though it won’t keep many people guessing, it will keep them entertained.
Continuing the pop-rock sound that brought it to prominence, Maroon 5 shows it is not ready to leave the spotlight just yet with “Hands All Over.” Adam Levine croons about relationships, love and sexual encounters throughout the album’s 12 tracks. Tracks like “Give A Little More” show how the band has grown since its last LP. Other songs, like “Never Gonna Leave This Bed,” would sound better without the processed pop. Though it is no “Songs About Jane,” this LP is an enjoyable listen and does not disappoint.
Former System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian’s sophomore solo album is a step above its predecessor but is highly unstable. “Imperfect Harmonies” is an unsurprisingly politically themed album that rambles on and is at times a drag. The sound of the electric guitar is greatly missed as Tankian moves away from face-melting metal and experiments with more electro and orchestral sounds. Tankian comes across as extremely misanthropic, and the album leaves the listener not in awe, but rather bored and eager to make it to the end.
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Warner Bros. Pictures
Hands All Over
Imperfect Harmonies
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Editor’s Pick Modern Family
Season 2 Premiere ABC
[A]
Fresh off an Emmy win for Outstanding Comedy Series, “Modern Family” shows no signs of sophomore slump in its second-season premiere. This episode plays to the show’s strength — finding fresh comedy in everyday situations like selling an old car and building a playhouse. With the entire cast back in top form and standout performances from Sofia Vergara, Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, fans can look forward to another superb season with this lovable family.
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Entertainment Editor
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observing in person.” Many of the performers who come out to the venue have played with big-name artists and are awardwinning artists themselves, Johnson said. “Just to name a couple of people who play here — I got Gregg Wright, who played with Michael Jackson on the Victory Tour,” he said. “Kenny Neal — he’s the first man to put blues on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, and he’s played in every Jazz Fest except one since it started up.” Alex V. Cook, Baton Rouge author and journalist, is including Teddy’s Juke Joint in his upcoming book published through LSU Press. “I’m writing an anecdotal type of guide book to Louisiana juke joints, dance halls and honkey tonks,” he said. “Teddy’s actually in-
page 11 spired me to write the book.” Cook said the juke joint is “the real deal.” “Blues keeps itself alive through this place because it’s the legitimate thing,” he said. “Teddy was actually born in the house, and it’s one of the only real juke joints left in the area since Tabby’s Blues Box closed.” Along with providing a sense of blues music tradition, the haunt is also the quintessential vision of a classic juke joint, Cook said. “If you’ve got any concept of what a juke joint is in your mind, that’s what it looks like,” he said. “It’s just a good time. It’s one of my favorite bars ever.” Nancy Johnson, the owner’s wife, said she’s proud of her husband for expanding the musical horizons of all the venue’s visitors. “I think what he’s doing is absolutely fantastic,” she said. “It’s been
a terrific ride for me. He’s dedicated, he’s a good man, he enjoys the lessons, he really helps everybody and he does a great job doing it, too.” Nancy Johnson said her husband’s dedication comes from his heritage. “It’s in his roots,” she said. “He’s always been involved in music ever since he was a little boy, and once he opened this bar, it was just a natural course for him.” She said students should come to Teddy’s Juke Joint because the musicians give individual attention to all interested patrons. “Teddy has fantastic people come out here,” she said. “They’re not just good musicians — they’re good folks.” Contact Cathryn Core at ccore@lsureveille.com
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Budget cuts sever unique experiences in foreign languages “I really loved the class I took with you.” “I wish I could have taken more classes in your department, but I didn’t have enough room in my schedule for them.” “Taking your class opened my eyes to things I had never thought about!” Hearing these kinds of comments from former students can
really make an instructor’s day. It’s satisfying to know you have made a difference in someone’s life by stimulating their intellect. Sometimes you can tell your efforts have been worthwhile when a “lightbulb” goes on over a student’s head and you can tell he or she is experiencing an “Aha!” moment. Unfortunately, if the University continues along its current path, these special moments will become rarer and rarer on our campus. This is tragic — not because it means my colleagues and I will find our job less gratifying, but because those moments are what the university experience is supposed to be about: the students.
Personally, I don’t feel like I’m directly under the gun; my department has been spared the worst of the budget cuts. But I have recently gotten better acquainted with the quality of instruction in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. The teachers there are among the best on this campus. Whether tenured, tenure-track or non-professorial instructors, they represent many decades of experience in how best to teach their subjects — from Spanish to Japanese, from Swahili to Hebrew. These classes meet in small groups, covering material that can stretch students’ minds in ways no other subject can. That is where the great “Aha!” moments are
happening every day. And these instructors and students are being savaged by the drastic cost-cutting. It’s not that I think the cuts are being made thoughtlessly or without any regard for educational value. Administrators have had to make some painful choices under dire circumstances. What I am saying, though, is the special place of language instruction in the University experience calls for extraordinary efforts to preserve it, even if only a minority of students actually takes the more “exotic” languages. I am also saying this to the students: It’s not too late. Please don’t feel the matter is out of your hands,
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 that the decisions have already been taken, or that it’s not your problem because you have finished your language requirement. If you value the University as an intellectual community and if you are proud of its claims to “Tier One” status, make some noise! Your family, your state, and your community need to hear from you. Steven K. Ross Associate history professor
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SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE LOST
Tea Party takes hold in Louisiana, but not for long As diverse and scrambled as our cultural, social and economic beliefs are, Louisiana’s residents have common links that unite all. Cajun cooking, beer and all things outdoors bring Louisianians together on many an afternoon, and there’s no better spot for this than Death Valley. But, in the mornings, there’s one beverage all the state’s citizens drink to satisfaction on common grounds: coffee. Don’t believe me? Proof of this can be found at Middleton’s CC’s, as customers wind around the library in a line longer than Paris Hilton could even snort. In a strange way, coffee in our state is a lot like politics. Both are consumed out of habit, and each in its rawest form is a bit strong to handle, and taken in excess they both leave you feeling nervous and on the verge of defecation. Yet bold politics and strong coffee are both a deep part of the state’s tradition. Both are distinctly Louisiana. But ascending above the scent of the morning’s fresh roast and transcending questionably constructed metaphors is the Tea Party, taking the national and state political brewing pot by storm. Led by the likes of Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck, the Tea Party is a conservative movement whose mission is “to secure public policy consistent with our three core values of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets,” according to the organization’s website. Originating in early 2009 as a libertarian-conservative offshoot, its name is an obvious allusion to the historical anti-tax sentiments of our country and actually began as a meager protest against a New
York soda tax. In 2010, however, the movement has exploded from fringe to mainstream and could have a definite impact in November’s midterm elections. Nowhere is this explosion more prevalent than here in Louisiana. According to state political pundit Bernie Pinsonat, Louisiana has more Tea Party-type voters per 1,000 citizens than any other state in the union. But why here? Why, in this state dominated by coffee and corruption, Cody Worsham is a revolutionary movement Columnist taking such a stronghold? To find the answer, we have to look at both the demographics of the Tea Party and the voting patterns in the state. According to an April survey in the New York Times on Tea Party supporters, the 18 percent of Americans who identify themselves as such are mostly Republican, white, male, married and older than 45. Now look at voting trends within the state. Despite only a 7.38 percent voter turnout in the August primaries, 13.6 percent of Louisiana’s white Republicans cast their votes. While age statistics haven’t been released for recent elections, Pinsonat asserts a vast majority of Louisiana voters actually showing up at the polls are indeed over 50. So it’s easy to see how the Tea Party is gaining popularity in a politically traditional state. Poor turnout among every demographic but its own is giving the Tea Party strength in numbers — despite being completely outnumbered. It’s this passion for politics which makes the party so potentially powerful. Inspired by
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Christine O’Donnell’s victory in Delaware over Mike Castle, traditional northern liberalism and masturbation, the party is a force to be reckoned with in the state. But this is only in the short term. Like a cup of Earl Grey in the morning, don’t expect this to have a lasting effect. Many Tea Partiers and supporters would like to convince you otherwise, but there are two huge obstacles working against them: age and political inconsistency. With a core built around aging white males, the Party suffers from the same ailment as the GOP — no youth appeal. With a voting population composed of men at the end of their lives, there’s nothing to build
upon. Roots in social conservatism and O’Donnell’s outcries against consulting Palmela Handerson don’t help, either. Meanwhile, the party is alienating passionate youth for big money political cronies like Newt Gingrich. They simply use the party as a platform to regurgitate the 1998 midterm propaganda, which sold a lot of books but ultimately led to George W. Bush’s arrival in the White House. Consequently, the party in power always manages to screw the pooch just enough to flip fickle political minds from one end of the spectrum to the other. As one party steps into power and settles down, the other is energized.
So no worries, coffee-drinking voters of Louisiana. Yes, the Tea Bagging has begun, and right now your voices are muffled by the overwhelming bitterness of the dipping. But close your eyes, swallow your pride and bid your tongues patience — you’ll be drinking coffee again soon enough. Cody Worsham is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_CWorsham.
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Quote of the Day “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”
Aristotle Greek philosopher 384 BCE - 322 BCE
The Daily Reveille
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010
EAT LESS, LEARN MORE
Opinion
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Concentrations of American engineering students is troubling With less than a third of the graduate students in the College of Engineering being American, the college and the University need to encourage more American engineering students to attend graduate school. Only 6 percent of all University students were nonresident aliens (NRA) in fall 2009 — not a tremendous number of students, but the distribution is completely dependent upon college and department. Of our 23,000 undergraduate students, only 2 percent are NRAs, but 27 percent of the 4,380 graduate students are foreign students. This is a tremendous difference, but it pales in comparison to the College of Engineering. In the college’s breakdown of undergraduate student origins, 82 percent are from Louisiana, 13 percent are from another state and only 5 percent are from other countries. In the same college the grad student percentages offer a whole
new world — 23 percent are from Louisiana, only 6 percent are from another state, and 71 percent are from another country. With NRA students hailing from numerous countries, the distribution is certainly curious, and I have a few conjectures as to the reason. Of the Matt Lousteau U n i v e r s i t y ’s Columnist international students, 34 percent of graduate and 28 percent of undergraduate students major in engineering. This high percentage makes sense because America is a leader in technology, making any institution of higher learning in America an appealing source of opportunity for students coming from countries with standards that are either too high or too low.
The average starting salary of an engineering student with an undergraduate degree is at just above $60,000 as of July 2009, according to the College of Engineering website, which draws American students away from graduate school. As an engineering student I can tell you after four or five years of engineering curriculum, a classroom is typically the last thought on our minds as we approach graduation. So, when companies offer the average of 60,000 smackeroos and life without studying every night, it’s no wonder American kids take the cash and run. I have another theory — America’s standard of education is too low. The standards deviate severely from state to state, especially in high school. I got to know a graduate student from India. He told me that he, and most students back home, took our equivalent of calculus III
in high school. I didn’t take the class until the summer before my third year at college. This head start would make them more apt to moving through undergraduate degrees into graduate degrees. Though these explanations may not be true for every student not pursuing a master’s or Ph.D., it’s surely the mindset of many. The low number of American engineering graduate degrees is dangerous. Engineering is a cornerstone of our country and society. I am proud of America, and technology, industry and the driving will to work made America what it is today. I don’t think those “damned immigrants ’ook our jerbs!” — or educations — but I think we need to promote advancing knowledge in Americans too. Isolationism failed before, and it will fail again. The diversity of ideas contributed by a multitude of cultures has given this country
many gifts, including just about every technological advancement made in America. Excluding nonresidents from graduate programs is not the way, but encouraging American students to enroll certainly wouldn’t hurt. We need not fear our fellow, foreign scholars, but rather we should join them in pursuing higher knowledge — engineering in particular.
Matt Lousteau is a 21-year-old mechanical engineering senior from LaPlace. Follow him on Twitter@ TDR_Mlousteau.
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AquAdvantage: You can barely taste the genetic engineering The Food and Drug Administration is currently reviewing the first genetically modified animal to be sold for human consumption, AquAdvantage Atlantic salmon. Opponents of the new breed decry it as a “Frankenfish,” but while this name conjures up images of fins and gills stitched together in a mad scientist’s lightning-filled laboratory, the reality is less sensational. The fish, developed by A q u a B o u n t y, has a pair of added genes, a growth gene from Chinook Andrew Shockey Columnist salmon and an activator gene from ocean pout. While an unmodified farmed Atlantic salmon grows to market weight in about 30 months, the new breed reaches its full size in 16 to 18 months, according to AquaBounty. Personally, I’m not afraid of genetically modified salmon. We’ve all been eating genetically modified (GM) crops for years. More than 70 percent of corn and more than 90 percent of soybeans grown in the U.S. are genetically modified, and during the past few years “natural” eggs and spinach have been responsible for more health scares than GM crops. While I don’t share their concerns or believe their apprehension is misguided, I do sympathize with critics of AquAdvantage salmon. The FDA has a responsibility to protect consumers from dangerous foods and drugs by conducting appropriate tests. But they also have a responsibility to prove their competence to critics through the
rigor of their methods, and unfortunately the FDA is not fulfilling this second obligation. One major criticism of the FDA’s analysis is its reliance on AquaBounty’s data in conducting its own tests. Obviously, AquaBounty has every incentive to cast its new product in a favorable light, and the FDA should not take it at its word. Some people are also afraid that they could buy GM salmon without even realizing it, and they’re right. According to the FDA’s current ruling, the new breed would not require a label because its tests show no difference between natural and AquAdvantage salmon. I have no problem buying GM salmon, but AquAdvantage should be labeled to allow consumers to make this choice for themselves. The FDA is not solely responsible for this situation. Because there is almost no legislation on genetically modified food in the U.S., the new breed of salmon is actually being tested as a veterinary drug. Because drug laws allow creators to protect their secret formulas and manufacturing processes, the research and testing on this fish is being done in perhaps the least transparent way possible. Obviously, the law needs to be updated to grant the FDA the tools it needs to properly test these new foods, but until that happens, we have to make due with the FDA’s report. The primary concerns regarding GM salmon are food safety and ecological impact. The FDA officially announced Monday that, “food from AquAdvantage is as safe to eat as food from other Atlantic salmon.” This
comes as no surprise to many food scientists because the only real difference between the two fish is one contains a growth gene from a different salmon. But some critics fear the new genes could trigger allergies, and while this concern deserves further testing, so far there is no evidence to support it. Critics are also concerned raising AquAdvantage salmon would exacerbate existing problems with salmon farming, as the fast growing salmon could escape into the wild and replace existing threatened Atlantic salmon populations. Conventionally farmed salmon is already an ecological nightmare. Most salmon are raised in ocean pens and require massive
energy inputs. The combination of increased population density and concentrated waste would result in pollution and the development of new pathogens which would infect wild salmon populations. Conditions are so bad that conventionally farmed salmon receive an “avoid” rating from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch. Genetically modified salmon could actually help alleviate these problems. The FDA is only allowing AquAdvantage salmon to be raised in land-based tank systems, which would minimize damage to the environment. And AquAdvantage salmon are female triploids (they have three sets of chromosomes instead of two, rendering
them sterile). These precautions, combined with the shorter growth period, could help move salmon aquaculture closer to sustainability. If all goes to plan, AquAdvantage salmon could be in a grocery store near you as soon as 2012 — just in time for the apocalypse. Andrew Shockey is a 20-year-old biological engineering sophomore from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Ashockey.
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Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010
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Musicians play on the streets of the New Orleans French Quarter while onlookers support them with signs protesting the 8 p.m. ordinance for street musicians. The ordinance is currently on hold while its constitutionality is analyzed.
ORDINANCE, from page 1
Orleans Police Department. “When they do, we will start a re-education program before we actually enforce the new ordinance. There will be a media press release that involves any initial information, public announcements and an advisory law to let everyone know what’s going on before we write people up.” The curfew started being enforced in mid-June when police officers distributed the ordinance to bands not honoring the 8 p.m. curfew.
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But each college has different foreign language requirements, and not all require language credits. Vice Provost for Academics and Planning Stacia Haynie said it is up to each college’s dean to determine if their students will have to start new sequences. But the Foreign Language 14 are confused as to why they were the only faculty, out of 240 who received the notices of nonrenewal, who will be terminated as of January. In fairness to the faculty to find another job and the students to complete their year of language, the 14 instructors are requesting their time be extended to May 2011. “Given our combined 160 years of service to Louisiana State University, we believe that the request to extend our contracts 16 weeks is fair and reasonable,” the 14 instructors said in a letter to Foster. “To retain [14] modestly-paid instructors for one more semester (i.e. four pay periods) will cost the University less than $300,000, or less than [1] percent of the overall budget shortfall of $43,000,000.” Foster’s e-mail response was apologetic, but he said he must carry out the original decision of the chancellor in light of the budget crisis. The Foreign Language 14 have not given up the fight. After requesting a sit-down with Chancellor Michael Martin, the 14 were referred to Cassidy, who could not answer several of the questions they posed. “I teach a Latin 1001 class,” said Johanna Sandrock, Latin, Greek, German and classical studies instructor. “Most of them are freshmen, which means they don’t have priority scheduling. They probably won’t be able to take the next sequence.” Students are just as
The enforcement was met with an array of protest from community members and those associated with the New Orleans music scene, as well as a Facebook group Palumbo started in response to the occurrences. The group, “Please Don’t Stop the Music. Let New Orleans Street Musicians Play,” has garnered more than 20,000 fans since its inception. Jones said that in a survey of the city, some residents affected by noise agreed 8 p.m. was early and they would lean for an extension of the hours musicians can play
on the street. “You can’t please everyone, but it’s better to at least have the greater majority be the most satisfied part of the community,” Jones said. “There is a fine line when you’re trying to enforce the law. It’s not always black and white — there’s a gray area. Human beings make a point to negotiate, mediate and come together and offer opinions.”
disappointed with the language cuts as the professors. English and international studies junior Robert Hudson is president of the Swahili Club, and he was appalled the University will be eliminating Swahili, Portuguese, Japanese and Russian. “If you look at languages offered at the University, we will no longer be offering an African language,” Hudson said. “Thirty-two percent of Louisiana is AfricanAmerican. If LSU is supposed to be the flagship university, how can we completely ignore our culture and heritage?”
Hudson has already taken all the Swahili courses the University offers, but he tutors athletes who will not be able to complete their foreign language sequences. He said students majoring in African studies will be missing a crucial part of their education. “It’s affecting the direction [students] want to go in their major,” Hudson said. “All the concentrations [in African studies] after this will be a joke.”
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