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Students should become active, attend budget forum today Today Chancellor Michael Martin should stare down a hot barrel of public opinion so the legislators and politicians that hold your future will take notice — and it’s students that need to put him in that uncomfortable situation. The Faculty Senate Forum,
today at 3:30 p.m. in the Shaver Theatre, is open to all faculty and students, and it’s an opportunity for you to ask Martin anything you want about the $62 million projected cut in the University’s operating budget in the 2011-12 fiscal year. In case you missed the
budget cuts saga of the past months, these are the cuts that could raze 50 degree programs, 270 faculty and staff members and the equivalent of seven of our 14 colleges. The Faculty Senate has been collecting questions from students and faculty for the past two
weeks, and many of them will be presented to the chancellor today. Fifty-five minutes have been allotted for previously received questions and an additional 15 minutes for spontaneous questions from the audience. But only 90 questions had been received as of Monday,
Fly High Researchers use fruit flies, rats to study link between schizophrenia, hallucinogens Celeste Ansley Staff Writer
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Fruit flies are contained Monday after being administered various chemicals by professor Charles Nichols in a lab at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.
For Charles Nichols, a typical day at work involves a hefty dose of hallucinogens, thousands of flies and frozen rat brains. Nichols and his father are tag-team researchers exploring the effects of mind-bending drugs on schizophrenia. Nichols, associate professor of pharmacology at the LSU Health Sciences Center, researches the relationship between drugs like LSD and the mental disorder. His father, David Nichols, is a Distinguished Chair in Pharmacology at Purdue University. David Nichols doses rats with LSD every other day for three months to develop a model of psychosis of schizophrenia.
After he takes the rats on their three-month-long trips, he euthanizes them and extracts their brains. He then mails the frozen brains to his son for further research. “The heart of it is LSD or schizophrenia has the ability to change how someone views reality,” Charles Nichols said. He said hallucinogenic drugs affect the same parts of the brain as schizophrenia, so understanding how drugs like LSD operate can give clues to how schizophrenia works. Charles Nichols said the practical benefits of his research would be to develop a new drug to treat the disorder. He said after the rats receive DRUGS, see page 11
Administrators talk budget, band with students Athletic Dept. stops ‘Oh-Wee-Oh’ chant Frederick Holl Staff Writer
Budget cuts shared the stage with football chants when Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services Eric Monday and several other administrators sat down to talk with students on Monday at The 5. The conversation, part of the Monday on Mondays series, began with a group of seniors who were upset that the “Oh-Wee-Oh” chant
wasn’t played at Saturday’s football game. Monday did not have an answer for students at the time, but he later told The Daily Reveille in an e-mail that the Athletic Department informed him they have asked Tiger Band to stop playing “Oh-Wee-Oh” for good. The song has garnered a bad reputation since the South Carolina game in 2007 when the student section added “You suck cock,” to the end of the chant. Since then, it has been played somewhat inconsistently. Matt Wynne, plant and soil systems senior, said he doesn’t CHANT, see page 4
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Fans in Tiger Stadium do the wave Saturday during LSU’s win against West Virginia.
according to Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope. For a forum open to faculty, staff and 28,771 students, fewer than 100 inquiries is a damning reflection of the apathy permeating the student body. FORUM, see page 11
Chancellor to discuss budget today at forum Sydni Dunn Staff Writer
Chancellor Michael Martin will answer a series of high-interest budget questions today in a Faculty Senate-Chancellor Forum at 3:30 p.m. in the Shaver Theatre of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building. The community forum, “The Budget: Paying for a Great University,” will address the current financial crisis. After an opening statement, Martin will answer a series of questions gleaned from a campus survey before taking questions from the audience. Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope welcomes all to participate in the discussion of this critical topic. “Much of what will be discussed is pertinent to students,” Cope said. Cope said he hopes the forum will promote a “vigorous and informed” response. “Students have expressed concern random ways, and that’s good,” Cope said. “But the response has been passive compared to [other schools].” Cope said it’s shocking to discover how few letters legislators have received from students regarding the massive cuts. He encourages students to take action and motivate relatives and peers to get involved. “[This topic] is one of immediate and critical interest to everyone who supports LSU,” Cope said. Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com
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INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
Small-town mayor stoned to death in drug-plagued western Mexico
Protestors blast raids on anti-war activists in Chicago, Minneapolis
MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — A small-town mayor and an aide were found stoned to death Monday, the fifth city leader to be slain in Mexico since mid-August. Soldiers have destroyed more than 20 meth labs in the region in the last year, and several police officers have been killed by suspected drug gang members.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of protesters gathered outside FBI offices in Minneapolis and Chicago on Monday, bearing signs and shouting chants condemning the agency’s recent searches of homes and offices of anti-war activists in both cities. About 150 people protested in Minneapolis, and roughly 120 people marched in Chicago, chanting, “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! FBI raids have got to go!” Search warrants had indicated investigators were looking for connections between the activists and radical groups in Colombia and the Middle East.
Flood waters ruin crops in Nigeria as food shortages remain serious GUDINCHIN, Nigeria (AP) — Flood waters that rushed through northern Nigeria now cover about 34 square miles of farmland there. As the bright sun begins to slowly dry the fields, all the farmers have are ruined stalks and dying plants — the latest strain on food in a region where other nearby countries face serious shortages. The floods have come at the worst possible time — just before harvest — when it is too late for farmers to replant their fields.
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The university’s Institute for Astronomy said Monday that the object located by the Pan STARRS PS1 telescope has a diameter of about 150 feet. It’s the first potentially hazardous object it has been used to discover. A university member of the PS1 Scientific Consortium says the object won’t hit Earth in the immediate future. Empty wrappers found outside stolen Little Debbie delivery truck WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say whoever stole a Little Debbie delivery truck left a trail of empty boxes and snack cake wrappers after abandoning the vehicle. The truck was taken around 4 a.m. Monday from outside a Walmart store. KFDI-AM reports the vehicle was driven into a shallow canal — but not before the thieves apparently pulled out some of the thousands of dollars worth of snacks. Police are still looking for the thieves. Three wreckers were used to pull the truck from the canal.
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Homicide experts arrive in New Orleans amid 2-year-old’s slaying
Louisiana man charged in hate crime at junior high school
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A team of Justice Department experts is in the city to evaluate the police department’s homicide unit as the mayor on Monday called on witnesses to help solve a high-profile fatal shooting of a toddler. Police are searching for the gunman who fired a stray bullet that killed 2-year-old Jeremy Galmon in a parked car two blocks from a “second line,” a traditional New Orleans walking parade Sunday afternoon. The investigation coincides with the arrival of a team from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas invited the experts to help the troubled police force improve how it conducts homicide investigations. Serpas, who called on the shooters to turn themselves in, said detectives are following up on leads and “making headway” on the case.
MONROE (AP) — A north Louisiana man accused of helping hang a dead raccoon in a noose outside a junior high school to intimidate black students has been charged with conspiring to commit a hate crime. The four-count indictment also charges 33-year-old Christopher Shane Montgomery with tampering with a witness and lying to an FBI agent. UNO faces tough budget future without federal stimulus money (AP) — The University of New Orleans is receiving $26 million less in state general funding this year than two years ago. And with $17 million in stimulus money used up, UNO faces difficult financial decisions. State lawmakers have warned that the state likely won’t be able to use other funding sources when stimulus funding disappears in the upcoming budget year, leaving UNO and other colleges facing sharp budget cuts.
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NATION Faculty President speaks to students on higher education considers Loans, cuts to state funding addressed interim dept. chair Julian Tate Contributing Writer
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department is in the process of looking for an interim chair after the passing of former chair Jorge Aravena on Sept. 17. Richard Koubek, dean of the College of Engineering, asked electrical and computer engineering faculty in an e-mail Sept. 22 to consider the opportunity to serve in the role of interim department chair. “Whoever steps into this position wants to be sure that they are committed to helping the department move forward,” Koubek said. Pratul Ajmera, electrical and computer engineering professor agrees with those sentiments. “The interim chair assumes the responsibilities of the chairmanship in the department,” Koubek said, “They act as the regular chair until a permanent person is appointed to the position.” The interim chair is required to attend department meetings, represent the department in academic discussions, work with the dean of the engineering college office, interact with students and alumni and “imbue the collegiality necessary to keep the department moving forward,” Koubek explained in the e-mail. Koubek declined to comment on the number of applications received because applications for the position are not due until Friday. Still, Koubek hopes the faculty is motivated to take the position. “There are a lot people in the department that are really committed to its mission,” Koubek said, “This provides an opportunity for one of them to step forward and do it as the interim chair.” Mimi LaValle, the college of engineering’s director of communication, said the decision for interim chair will be made within two weeks.
from Penn State University to the University of California at Los Angeles. “I’ve been talking about this a lot lately. We have fallen behind,” Obama said. “In a single Parker Cramer generation we have fallen from Contributing Writer first to 12th in college graduation President Barack Obama rates for young adults.” emphasized Monday his goal of With massive state deficit inensuring student borrowers they creasing the likelihood of cuts to will only have to repay 10 per- higher education, states need to cent of their salary per payback take in more tax revenue in order installment. to prevent passing on increased Obama spoke via conference costs to students, Obama said. call with The Daily Reveille and He said education is the only several other collegiate news- system with higher inflation than papers from around the nation health care, but some of this inabout his priorities for higher flation is out of the control of unieducation. versity administrators. He stressed When he goes making college to public colleges more affordable and universities for the average and sees some of American stuthe athletic fadent, especially cilities and food by lowering courts, he said maximum loan they’re nicer than payback installwhen he went to ments. college. “Our second “You’ve got priority is making to think about sure that higher what we can do education creates to generally make a workforce that’s universities more ready for the cost effective for new jobs of the students,” Obama future,” Obama “You should President Barack Obama said. said. know where your The third part tuition is going.” of the higher education strategy Obama urged universities is making sure more students to remind faculty members that complete college, Obama said. their “primary job is to teach.” “The key here is that we want “If we’re serious about to open the doors of our colleges building a stronger economy and and universities to more people making sure we succeed in the so they can learn, they can gradu- 21st century, then the single most ate and they can succeed in life,” important step we can take is to Obama said. make sure that every young per“Our classrooms, our pro- son gets the best education posfessors, our administrators, our sible,” he said. students — you guys are going to drive future success of the United States,” he said. Obama took questions from Contact Parker Cramer at four student journalists from pcramer@lsureveille.com around the country, ranging
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FILM
Documentary honors alumnus’s career Humphrey was a political icon Matthew Albright Staff Writer
In a hot, crowded convention hall in Philadelphia, Hubert Humphrey addressed a bitterly divided 1948 Democratic National Convention. He stepped forward to the glaring lights that washed over the podium, sweat dripping from beneath his suit. “The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadow of states’ rights and to walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights,” he said, his voice high and emphatic. The crowd went wild, applauding for 10 uninterrupted minutes. The motion passed, the Southern Democrats stormed out of the convention to start the Dixiecrat Party, and the nation took its first steps toward real political action on civil rights. With those words, Humphrey launched himself into the national political spotlight and into a distinguished, history-making career. The story of that career is being told anew in a recently released PBS documentary called “Hubert H. Humphrey: The Art of the Possible.” The documentary premiered
Monday in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building. The premiere was followed by a panel discussion featuring Mick Caouette, the film’s producer, and two Humphrey staffers. Raised in South Dakota, Humphrey (May 27, 1911- Jan. 13, 1978) moved to the South in the late 1930s to pursue a political science master’s degree at LSU. He spent his first few nights in the decrepit dormitories under Tiger Stadium until he found housing elsewhere for himself, his wife and child. In his autobiography, he describes his amazement at the “campus politics, fueled by hysteria and enthusiasm,” and his shock at “the viciousness, the personal vitriol, the character assassination” of state politics. He also witnessed first hand the “institutional white paternalism” that defined race relations in the South. Sixteen years later, the nation was ripping at the seams over racial inequality. President Lyndon Johnson needed a legislative leader to pass a civil rights bill and immediately turned to Humphrey, who by now was a respected senator. Humphrey was able to overcome an almost two-month-long Southern Democrat filibuster. On July 2, 1964, Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. Humphrey would go on to serve as vice president and run for president, losing by less than a
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An audience watches a screening of the film “Hubert H. Humphrey: The Art of the Possible” on Monday in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building.
percentage point to Richard Nixon. He retired from the Senate after 33 years of public service. At the documentary’s premiere, two Humphrey staff members remembered the senator, commenting on his boundless energy and magnanimity. John Stewart, who served as Humphrey’s legislative and executive assistant during the passage of the act and his tenure as vice president, said Humphrey was a decent man and a brilliant policymaker. “Humphrey could do things cosmically,” he said. “But he could also do things that touched you.” Stewart said Humphrey had almost limitless energy.
“It would wear you out,” he said. “You really had to work hard. He figured because he could do these things, everybody who walked the earth could do them, too.” Norman Sherman, Humphrey’s press secretary during his tenure as a senator and vice president, says the film captures the politician’s vigor. “I can’t tell you how exciting it was to work for him,” he said. “He had an extraordinary ability to move people.” Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com
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think it’s fair that songs like “OhWee-Oh” and “Tiger Rag” are not played at football games just because certain students change the lyrics. “There’s nothing inherently vulgar about these songs,” Wynne said. The conversation turned to budget cuts, and Monday tried to express the University’s dire situation. “It would be like going back to 1974,” Monday said. “We’re talking about a time like we have not experienced.” David Jones, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Student Government senator, said he’s worried about the long-term value of his degree. “I think they need to re-distribute the wealth to the schools that can stand the test of time,” Jones said. Jones said he was trying to get fellow students involved to make an impact on the State Legislature. “The voice that speaks loudest is going to win,” Jones said. Alex Wright, construction management senior, said the University is too afraid to make tough decisions. “If this University is going to survive, they need to stop being so nice,” Wright said. Jason Tolliver, director of University Auxiliary Services, answered questions about the Student Union. Though the Union is not scheduled to be completely open until Jan. 11, Tolliver said the Tiger Lair may open some of its eateries as equipment comes in, and the Magnolia Room is scheduled to open Oct. 11. Contact Frederick Holl at fholl@lsureveille.com
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FOOTBALL
Jefferson will start against Tennessee
QB hasn’t thrown TD since UNC Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer
TRIED AND TRUE
Despite offensive struggles, LSU boasts 4-0 record thanks to reliable defense Sean Isabella Sports Writer
With a quarter of the 2010 football season now in the books, the LSU football team has a recipe for success that would make even celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse proud. Take a large piece of a dominant defense and a hearty portion of a dominant special teams — despite a poor offense — and the Tigers have
established a 4-0 record and a top-12 ranking. The defense ranks fifth in scoring (12 points per game) and ninth in total defense (254 yards per game) in two games against ranked opponents and two games against Southeastern Conference foes. While the offense continues to struggle, new questions have emerged about whether LSU can keep relying on a suffocating defense to keep that shiny 0 in the loss column.
Three days after shutting down a historically potent West Virginia offense to 177 yards, the players are ready to ride the wave. “I’m hoping that we rely on that the whole time,” said junior linebacker Ryan Baker. “We feel that each and every game we should hold the opposing offense under 100 yards. Anytime that we don’t do that we look at it as a failure.” DEFENSE, see page 7
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LSU junior cornerback Ron Brooks rushes West Virginia freshman quarterback Geno Smith during Saturday’s 30-24 victory in Tiger Stadium.
LSU junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson has his starting job for at least another week, coach Les Miles said at his weekly press luncheon Monday. Jefferson has not thrown a touchdown pass or eclipsed the 100-yard passing mark since LSU’s 30-24 victory against North Carolina, yet when Miles was asked point-blank if Jefferson will start against Tennessee, he briefly paused and answered, “Yes.” Jefferson most recently recorded just 75 yards through the air and two interceptions against West Virginia. He was also sacked twice and has been sacked five times through four games. Jefferson was repeatedly booed against West Virginia as pass after pass fell incomplete, and he struggled to gain substantial yardage on option plays. Junior Jarrett Lee sits in the backup quarterback spot, and Miles said it remains a week-byweek decision about how to involve Lee. “You have to use the strengths of the players on the field,” Miles said. “We look at the opportunities to play Jarrett Lee ... It’s never going to be necessarily the fact that OPPORTUNITIES, see page 7
BASEBALL
Tigers’ first fall practice held Sunday Team opens Feb. 18 against Wake Forest Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
It’s never too early for baseball in Baton Rouge. The Tigers held their first fall practice Sunday at 4 p.m., about five months before their opening game Feb. 18 against Wake Forest. Sunday marked the first day of a five-week practice session for the Tigers. The starting time was pushed back from 1 p.m. so fans and players could watch the Saints
game, according to LSU coach Paul Mainieri. The Tigers worked on defense and base running and took batting practice before starting a six-inning scrimmage, with which Mainieri said he was pleased. “I was really excited to get out there on the field and see the whole team together and really get after it,” Mainieri said. “It was a very positive first day.” Junior transfer pitcher Tyler Jones and freshman pitchers Kevin Gausman, Kurt McCune and Joe Broussard threw on the mound. He said all four of his recruited pitchers look like they have the talent to contribute. “The two guys that probably
stood out the most were Tyler Jones and Kurt McCune,” Mainieri said. “They were each throwing the ball up to and beyond 90 miles per hour.” Mainieri also said sophomore infielder Raph Rhymes and freshman infielders Ryan Eades and Kevin Koziol dazzled at the plate. “Eades had three hits today, Raph Rhymes had two good hits, and Kevin Koziol had two good RBI there in the clutch,” he said. The Tigers assisted their young pitchers defensively. Junior shortstop Austin Nola made multiple putouts at shortstop, freshman catcher Tyler Ross threw PITCHERS, see page 7
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LSU junior utility player Grant Dozar (7) fields a catch during practice Sunday at Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers will face Wake Forest on Feb. 18 in their opener.
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SCHWEHMMING AROUND
Dear LSU football, you need to make a few adjustments the head coach, the play calling or what. I’m sure everyone is booing something different or booing because everyone else is. Whatever it is, it needs to cease. It makes the University look terrible on national television. I know everyone is upset with the offense, but booing isn’t going to help anyone, including
It’s time to play Tuesdaymorning quarterback. I feel the best way to do that is to write a few letters. Dear Patrick Peterson, Late last week, I wrote a column in which I said that your Heisman Trophy chances were bleak. I’m heartily sorry for having offended you. However, I stick with what I said. Yes, you do have quite a bit of swag. Yes, you did return another punt for a touchdown. Andy Schwehm And yes, West unSports Columnist Virginia, like Mississippi State, decided to keep the ball away from your side of the field on defense. All those things are great. The problem is that teams are going to start to kick the ball away from you, limiting your chances at striking another Heisman pose. Also, this whole dehydration and cramps nonsense is starting to get old. Take care of yourself, or your Heisman chances are going to quickly go down the drain as you stay off the field. But thank you for one of the most memorable moments I’ve had in Tiger Stadium. Your pose was brilliant.
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LSU junior cornerback Patrick Peterson returns a punt Saturday during the first quarter of the Tigers’ 20-13 victory against West Virginia in Tiger Stadium.
Dear Gary Crowton, Stop it with the option. It doesn’t work. If you didn’t notice, your supposed feature back Stevan Ridley was averaging 5.8 yards per touch, and most of those were right up the gut. Utilize him more often. Dear defense and special teams, You once again won your team the game. Josh Jasper, you continue to prove to be one of the top kickers in the country. I hope you hit a 60 yarder one day this season, especially since I’ve been waiting for it for two years. The kickoff and punt coverage teams both looked excellent. The Mountaineers were held to 18.2 yards per kickoff return and 6 yards per punt return. In comparison, LSU was at 20.3 yards per kickoff
return and 30 per punt return. And, as far as the defense goes, I can’t sing enough praises. You held a very solid WVU offense to 177 total yards and 2-of-13 on third-down conversions. Dear student section, First of all, crowd surfing the mascot Mike to the top of the section was an epic victory. Congrats on that. Secondly, the beach party with all the inflated animals, rafts and balls was also amazing. Kudos to the group that got all those inflatable items into the stadium. But here’s one problem I had, and it wasn’t restricted to our section. You can’t keep booing your own team. I don’t know if you are booing the quarterback, the quarterback’s play, the offensive coordinator,
the quarterbacks. Andy Schwehm is a 21-year-old psychology and English senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Aschwehm. Contact Andy Schwehm at aschwehm@lsureveille.com
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out a base runner, and freshman outfielder Marcus Davis made a diving catch, nearly colliding with sophomore outfielder Jimmy Dykstra. “The guys that we know we can count on, Austin Nola for example, he handled it seemed like a dozen chances flawlessly,” Mainieri said. Pitchers Ben Alsup and Daniel Bradshaw are the team’s only seniors this season. Mainieri said two-year starting juniors like Nola, outfielder Mikie Mahtook, second baseman Tyler Hanover and pitcher Matty Ott, who has 27 career saves, will also need to assist the Tigers’ top-ranked recruiting class. “You can’t win in college baseball without having good veteran leadership on your team,” Mainieri said. “I’ve said this many times already that this fall kind of reminds me of the fall of 2007 where we had half a dozen or seven real veteran players on our team.” The 2007-2008 squad boasted four seniors and made it to the College World Series. He said this season’s few upperclassmen will have to lead by example to have similar success. “The veterans kind of show [the freshmen] how to work and teach them from a player’s perspective a lot of things,” Mainieri said. “I think we’re going to see that’s going to be critical.” The Tigers lost outfielder Leon Landry and would-be incoming freshman pitcher Zach Lee to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2010 MLB Draft. Former catcher Micah Gibbs, outfielder Johnny Dishon and pitchers Anthony Ranaudo and Austin Ross also signed major league deals. Mainieri said he already knows he has excellent athletes after a month of individual workouts whom he hopes can replace his departed athletes. LSU’s class of 19 newcomers includes eight players who were selected in the draft. “The competition within our team is really outstanding, and I’m looking forward to seeing how it will play out,” he said. Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com
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That lofty 100-yard goal was plausible last Saturday with the way the defense has been playing, but a slew of penalties — 12 for 120 yards to be exact — kept the defense on the field and the offense off for longer than expected. The defensive unit spent Monday morning, as they do every week, going through film study of the West Virginia game with defensive coordinator John Chavis. Chavis came into the film study with an all-business mentality because he knew the 177 total yards given up could have been fewer. “He could have came in, everybody could have laughed, talk about how we held them to 177 yards, but that’s not what he did,” said senior linebacker Kelvin Sheppard, who leads the team with 38 tackles. “He turned the film on and said ‘There are some plays you’re going to be happy with and some you’re not.’” Regardless, the defense has allowed LSU coach Les Miles to simplify his offensive game plan and let the defense do the rest. “The scenarios that we’ve seen in the last four games, that defense has played so dominantly that the offense did not necessarily need to exhibit every ability it has,” he said. LSU held West Virginia to 2-of-13 on third down and kept senior running back Noel Devine in check with only 37 rushing yards on 14 attempts.
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the other guy is just doing poorly. It’s with the complement of the efforts Jarrett Lee has.” Miles said he is focused on developing “a dominant offense” to complement the emerging, forceful LSU defense. “I want a dominant offense, one that has the ability to run it and throw it and the ability to attack every situation, and that’s not going to change,” Miles said. “[In the last four games] that defense has played so dominantly that the offense did not necessarily need to exhibit every ability it has.” A startling statistic from Saturday’s game was the 120 yards LSU racked up on 12 penalties, including five 15-yard infractions. Junior cornerback Patrick Peterson, who won his second Southeastern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honor
And the defense is determined they haven’t played their best football yet. “I don’t even think that we’ve been on our ‘A’ game,” Baker said. “There’s more improvement to make.” Junior running back Stevan Ridley agreed. “I’m never satisfied, the team’s never satisfied, the coach is never satisfied,” he said. “A win is a win. Ugly, pretty, whatever. It could’ve been better, but at the same time we’re still 4-0. We’re not going to get caught up in that though. We can’t just jump up and ‘hooray’ because we’re 4-0.” The next five weeks don’t get any easier for LSU. On Saturday the team gets into the meat of the schedule with Tennessee then heads to Florida on Oct. 9 and Auburn on Oct. 23 before returning home Nov. 6 to host Alabama. Alabama and Auburn currently rank No. 6 and No. 17 in the country in yards per game, respectively, while Florida is averaging a whopping 37.8 points per game. “At some point we’re going to need the offense to put up points,” said junior cornerback Patrick Peterson. “We need to keep pepping those guys up and putting those guys in good field position.”
Contact Sean Isabella at sisabella@lsureveille.com on Monday, was flagged for excessive celebration after striking the Heisman Trophy pose in the end zone. Miles said the last time he saw the Heisman pose was by Desmond Howard in the press box at the 1991 Michigan-Ohio State game. Howard won the Heisman Trophy that year. “It appeared to me that the difference was Patrick Peterson put the ball down and did it without the ball,” Miles said. “I am for not taunting an opponent, and I don’t know if that really fits what happened here in either category, but if the official thought so, then I stand by him, and I coach my guy not to do it anymore.”
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Rally for higher education in Baton Rouge I write in solidarity from the University of New Orleans where I am a professor. Like LSU, we at UNO have experienced significant budget cuts that have led to layoffs, increased tuition, larger classes, and the like. This current budget crisis in higher
education is not — as our political leaders would like us to believe — solely the result of less revenue coming into the state’s coffers because of the economic recession. It is also a product of political decisions by the Louisiana government, including the repeal of the Stelly Plan, which taxed Louisiana’s wealthier citizens to support higher education, and the broader refusal of our political leaders to find a funding formula to put higher education on firm financial ground. Instead of investing in our future, the
Louisiana government has cut higher education by more than $250 million over the past two years, with larger cuts promised once the federal stimulus money ends in the summer of 2011. To date, the only real effort by our political leaders to fix this fiscal crisis has been the passage of the LA Grad Act, which allows Louisiana public universities to raise tuition by up to 10 percent each year in exchange for meeting certain “performance objectives,” including higher graduation rates. The increased revenue
from these tuition hikes will not come close to fixing the fiscal crisis; yet it will make public universities less affordable and less accessible to students. We need to make our voices heard. Toward that end, SAVE UNO, in alliance with others from across the state, is holding a Rally for Higher Education at the Capitol in Baton Rouge on Nov. 10 at 11:30 a.m. For the sake of Louisiana’s future, please join us on Nov. 10 to make our collective voice heard by our political leaders to stop the budget cuts and
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010 adequately fund higher education. Contact us at info@saveuno.org or visit www.saveUNO. org. Steve Striffler Doris Zemurray Stone Chair in Latin American Studies Professor of Anthropology and Geography University of New Orleans
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White supremacy more alive than we think in United States Maybe the polemic fascination for the subject of white supremacists and extremists comes from my South American background. We had no such thing in our history, or at least nothing so strongly rooted in our cultures. And while the modern Ku Klux Klan is trying to distance itself from its predecessors, this
seems unlikely. It’s hard to understand. The KKK website fills its pages with an extended list of explanations and reasons the group has no part in crime or hate groups, saying members rely on the quality of people that believe America should be a Christian and white nation — as it was founded.
On those texts, of course, we see several biblical quotes taken out of context in an attempt to justify their “30 Reasons for Seperatism” – their typo, not mine. Here’s the second online quote on the list: “God made everything to reproduce ‘after his own kind’ (Gen 1:11-12, 6:20, 7:14). Kind means type and color.
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He would have kept them all alike to begin with had he intended equality.” Even more fluctuating arguments are thrown in the list, like No. 6: “Isaac forbade Jacob to take a wife of the Canaanites (Gen. 27:46-28:7).” All right, so because millennia ago Isaac couldn’t marry a woman from another tribe, you better not get involved with that African-American friend on whom you have a crush. It makes a lot of sense, especially if you have biblicalreligious knowl- Marcelo Vieira edge, that most Columnist of the passages cited are from the Old Testament. What makes all of this harder to understand is why — if you want to gather people in a socialpolitical organization — would you bear the name of one that has a violent, intolerant and criminal past? Though today’s Klan is a mere shadow of what it was in the past, it is very much alive, and in our case, really close to home. Most of these groups can be more easily associated with extremist activists, sympathizing with antiimmigration and anti-government movements. Sound familiar? Photojournalist Anthony Karen, author of “Invisible Empire: Ku Klux Klan,” published in 2009 by Powerhouse Books, portrays a journey to the heart of the Klan during the days after President Barack Obama took office. Pictures include ceremonies in Walker, La. Karen doesn’t say how, but he had access to secret ceremonies
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such as the famous cross burning. It appalls me that such things still happen, just like it amazes me that African rituals where animals are sacrificed still happen everywhere. And for those who question the capacity of the Klan for violence should remember 2008’s murder of Cynthia Lynch. Ironically, or not, she wanted to be initiated in the Klan and came from Oklahoma to Louisiana to meet members and be part of a Klan’s boot camp. After 24 hours of chanting and running with torches, she couldn’t take it and asked to be taken back to the bus station. After an argument, the group’s “Grand Lordship,” Chuck Foster, shot her to death. This happened 60 miles from New Orleans. I thought we said goodbye to the last few centuries, but these people are proving me wrong. Despite the fact that Karen’s book depicts various groups that barely resemble the 19th and 20th centuries’ Klan, dissolved under at least 34 different names, it alerts us of an uprising of hate groups that have intolerance and extremism as their primary principles. Let’s not kid ourselves and forget. Racism and intolerance are very much alive, and be it against whatever group, race or denomination, it is a social disease and doesn’t fit America’s slogan of “the land of the free.” Marcelo Vieira is a 32-year-old graduate student from Brazil. Follow him on twitter @TDR_ MVieira. Contact Marcelo Vieira at mvieira@lsureveille.com
Quote of the Day “My duty is clear and at all costs will be done.”
John Burns British journalist Oct. 4, 1944 — present
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‘Boardwalk Empire’ showcases 1920s version of ‘Jersey Shore’
One of the main criticisms my pop culture views have received thus far is how incompatible they are with those of my peers. I must admit: The claims of being old fashioned and out of touch with current trends may be somewhat accurate. Perhaps a childhood spent in the certified retirement community called Picayune has affected my cultural appreciation. I did grow up in my grandparents’ house, watching Lawrence Welk and reading classics instead of playing with the neighborhood kids. I’ve always felt like I was born in the wrong era. I recently decided to embrace my so-called antiquated notions by watching a new historical fiction TV show called “Boardwalk Empire.” HBO’s new Sunday night series chronicles the culture of Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1920 — the birth of the Jazz Age and Prohibition. Presumably, we’ve all heard
of the Roaring Twenties, if only through the required reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” or “This Side of Paradise” in high school. But aside from those mostly dreaded masterpieces, the 13 years America wasted banning alcohol hasn’t really been explored in pop culture — until now, thanks to director Terence Winter and actor-producer Mark Wahlberg, the brains behind “Empire.” Before the show premiered Sept. 19, this Prohibition business seemed familiar enough to someone raised in a dry county. But a dry country? Nationwide hypocrisy? Say it ain’t so. It’s evident from the Martin Scorsese-directed pilot episode that this is not your mama’s period drama. Viewers get an immediate sense that our great-grandparents’ generation was eerily similar to our own in terms of scandal and debauchery. Don’t let your elders’ lectures
about the “good old days” fool you: They were just as reckless and insubordinate as we are. Though the irreverent speakeasy jargon closely mirrors the art of expletives we’ve now mastered, the inhabitants of 1920s Atlantic City — yes, on the Jersey shore Kelly Hotard — are genuine Columnist gangsters, unlike those Italian-American wannabes manufactured by MTV. The difference between HBO’s foul-mouthed flappers and Snooki? Most 1920s women were literate. Believe it or not, the bootlegger’s favorite accessory — aside from a full flask — was a book, and the prop department of “Boardwalk Empire” won’t let you forget it. But the cultural connection between the 1920s and 2010
extends far deeper into the ideologies underlying such behaviors. We live in an age of unprecedented individual freedom — anything goes, and if our personal interests aren’t represented, we have the right to raise hell about it. This social liberation is largely attributable to Sigmund Freud’s ideas about human psychology, which didn’t really catch on until the 1920s. For instance, the post-Victorian generation was the first to adopt Freud’s theory of sexual desire and the subconscious: Apparently sex is all humans think about, and if we suppress those urges, we’ll destroy ourselves. Fast forward nearly a century, and we’ve got Tiger Woods, Jesse James and a slew of prominent public figures succumbing to “sexaholism.” Psychobabble aside, the truth is they’re just pigs. But I guess the medical industry profits more when they have diseases to cure.
It’s also no coincidence that the rise of modern culture can be traced to the 1920s and the launch of mass media. When movie-going became an essential American pastime, young people began looking to Hollywood for life lessons — and we’ve been doing it ever since. But if you really want to learn something valuable, gather with your great-grandparents to watch an episode of “Boardwalk Empire.” You’ll share more common ground than you think, and they can recount how they dodged Prohibition — such expertise comes in handy at Tiger Stadium. Kelly Hotard is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Picayune, Miss. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_khotard.
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EA’s ‘Medal of Honor’ reboot receives unnecessary ban I wouldn’t really describe myself as a military man. I just never understood the appeal of being woken up at 4 or 5 in the morning by a screaming sergeant then proceeding to run around for a few hours. I like my pillow far too much for that. Now, by no means do I have any lack of respect for the men and women who serve and defend our country and my freedom. I’ll support the troops until I die. It’s just not for me. However, if I were a military man, in my down time I would still
be looking forward to some time with my Xbox — as I know many of our troops do, as well. I also know I would still be excited for Electronic Arts’ reboot of “Medal of Honor.” Due to the recent success of Infinity Ward’s record-breaking “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” last year, EA has taken the franchise from World War II into present-day Afghanistan. “Medal of Honor” will have players following multiple Tier One Operators working in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. EA worked with several
military consultants to help make the reboot as realistic for gamers as possible. With online multiplayer options becoming a staple of current popular video games — see “Modern Warfare 2,” “Halo: Reach” and “Battlefield: Bad Company 2” as examples — EA has brought in DICE (developer of “Battlefield: Bad Company 2”) to develop the multiplayer portion for “Medal of Honor.” Yet the multiplayer has brought EA’s reboot into the limelight — and in front of a firing squad.
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If there’s been a pattern as of late with video-game sales, it’s that controversy is what sells. Last year the media erupted on Infinity Ward’s uber-successful “Modern Warfare 2” over a level in which gamers played as an undercover agents infiltrating a Russian terrorist group. While undercover, the Adam Arinder terrorist group Columnist opened fire on innocent civilians in an airport, in which the player could choose to participate or not. As with most multiplayer components to shooting games, there are two sides — usually a good side and a bad side. With “Medal of Honor” taking place in Afghanistan, players can assume the role of the Taliban in the multiplayer portion of the game. Similar to last year’s “Modern Warfare 2” uproar, this has sent the media into a frenzy. It’s even gone as far as the game being banned by the Army and Air Force Exchange Services from all Army and Air Force bases located in the contiguous U.S. as well as all bases worldwide “out of respect for our past and present men and women in uniform.” This is completely absurd. Like I said, I completely respect our men and women overseas and feel sorry for the families who lost loved ones defending our freedom. But this is a video game we’re talking about.
It isn’t real. In “Modern Warfare 2” multiplayer, it was Army Rangers versus Russian terrorists. In older “Call of Duty” games — as well almost every other game set in WWII — players either played as American or German soldiers. None of those games were banned, and they included the “killing” of American soldiers by enemy forces. What makes “Medal of Honor” different? Absolutely nothing. Yet again, politicians and angry mothers are using video games as scapegoats and working up a fuss over things they don’t understand or have ever even played (“Medal of Honor” isn’t released until Oct. 12). “Medal of Honor” is rated M for Mature, which means it’s designed for adults by adults. No one is forcing anyone else to play it. If you disagree with the game’s message, the simple solution is just not to buy it. But don’t ruin it for everyone else. I’m gracious for what the men and women in uniform are doing for us overseas. I just hope they don’t have too difficult a time getting their hands on what looks to be a fantastic video game.
Adam Arinder is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder.
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the prolonged LSD treatment, their behaviors change permanently. The rats become more aggressive and hyperreactive and show other symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia. He said he and his father aren’t sure whether the rats have trips. “Normal rats like sugar water, but LSD rats don’t have a preference,” David Nichols said. Charles Nichols said he learned from the rats which genes are affected and is now testing gene expression in fruit flies. He uses the flies because it is easier to turn on and off gene receptors. His lab in the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans is filled with glass tubes spotted with thousands of fruit flies. The lab is equipped with makeshift testing areas and fly traps to catch escapees. Charles tests the effects of hallucinogens on the flies’ visual perception by putting them in a spinning cylinder tube with a black stripe. A normal fly will follow the stripe, but a treated fly does not. He studies aggression by placing two treated male flies together and watching the levels of aggression while they fight. Affected fruit flies struggle with vision perception, aggression, memory problems, difficulty learning and are less likely to mate, he said. After the battery of tests, Charles sedates the fly before examining its brain. “LSD doesn’t just affect the brain. It affects hormones and the immune system,” he said. He said LSD and drugs related to it have potent anti-inflammatory effects — something he observed randomly in the lab. He is now looking at the anti-inflammatory effects of four other hallucinogens provided by pharmaceutical companies for research. Charles received a $350,000 grant for two years from the National Institute of Health in July to begin his research on the antiinflammatory effects. He uses tissue cells and cultured animal cells in hopes of one day making a drug based on hallucinogens that will be an intense anti-inflammatory. He said the Drug Enforcement Agency monitors his work closely. The DEA randomly checks his lab books to make sure everything matches up and is accounted for. All drugs are locked in a safe in his office.
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We are the flagship university of this state, yet we’re its most immobilized student body. Universities across Louisiana are experiencing budget crises — Nicholls students and faculty held a protest last week for a projected $3.4 million budget cut for the 2010-11 fiscal year, and the UNO student body’s involvement has put students at the LSU Baton Rouge campus to shame with one protest already on the books and a march on the Baton Rouge Capitol in the works. The apathy on this campus has painted a picture of students content with seeing the degrees they work for turned into hollow shells of the education they came for, many faculty members content having their jobs or the jobs of their coworkers stripped while alumni contently watch as one of the state’s most powerful economic engines is stifled by the short-sighted politics of the
governor and State Legislature. Today’s forum is designed as a direct response to the calls for communication about the budget crisis, but it is more appropriately an opportunity for students to take the first step out of the shadow of ignorance toward a resolution in a conflict that would threaten the entire state’s well-being. If our legislators don’t provide us with proper funding, University administrators have few choices but to terminate programs and jobs. The time has come to let Martin and our legislators know we, the students and faculty, are not willing to quietly compromise the integrity of our education. We were promised a toplevel education when we enrolled at LSU — and now we must fight for it.
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