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Concert Spectacular William Morris

School of Music explores musical space in annual fundraiser

Contributing Writer

The University School of Music’s Concert Spectacular is loaded with a host of expectations, and Friday night the school did its best to live up to the title with a fastpaced and multi-faceted musical journey.

The concert was performed in a no-applause, non-stop format.

Musicians in every category took the stage to showcase their talents.

From a full orchestra, brass and woodwind ensembles to a beatboxing flautist, everyone had their time to shine.

Stephen Beck, director of the School of Music, said the non-stop nature of the concert allowed for a unique opportunity to show off nearly every talent the school has to offer.

“Anything and everything we do here in the School of Music gets presented in this format,” Beck said. “The idea is to play non-stop and the audience can be exposed to everything we have to offer.”

Beck said the no-pause nature of the event comes with its own set of problems that can be difficult to overcome.

“We have so many big set changes throughout the night so it is important to distract the audience from the changes going on

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STUDENT LIFE

Group celebrates Lunar New Year AAA looks to promote Asian culture at LSU Michael Tarver Contributing Writer

other in action and be inspired by what they do.

“We are so busy doing our individual activities and our own research it is hard for us to hear what everybody else is doing,” Beck said. “It is a great opportunity to relish in the quality of the faculty and students we have here.”

Despite the difficulties of

The University’s Asian American Ambassadors celebrated the Lunar New Year for the first time on campus by tabling in Free Speech Plaza on Friday, encouraging passersby to learn more about an important day in Asian culture.

The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, is a celebration to bring in the New Year on the lunar calendar. While often called the Chinese New Year, it is also celebrated by other Asian countries like Korea, Vietnam and Japan.

The Asian American Ambassadors is under a new executive board this year and aims to enlighten students about a quickly growing University culture.

“We want to promote Asian

ORCHESTRA, see page 15

NEW YEAR, see page 15

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The Symphony Orchestra closes The Concert Spectacular, the annual LSU School of Music fundraiser, in the LSU Union Theater.

behind the scene,” Beck said. “We had groups performing in every possible space of the theater so those changes could be made.”

Beck said the Concert Spectacular not only functioned as an event to showcase the talent in the School of Music — it was also the most important night of the year for fundraising.

“The concert event is our big fundraiser for the year where we

invite the community to come and see what we are all about,” Beck said. “In a little over an hour of non-stop music, we can show people what we do in terms of performance. That is the best advertisement we have for our programs.”

Beyond raising money for scholarships and putting on a show, Beck said the concert allows students and faculty from the various musical departments to see each

ADMINISTRATION

Board of Supervisors approves new buildings Funds come from other projects’ excess James Richards Staff Writer

The LSU Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Friday to approve renovations to University buildings and schematic designs for a new residence hall.

The Board also voted to establish the Leveraging Innovation for Technology Transfer (LIFT) Fund and to transfer $2 million from an existing restricted account to the new fund.

The Board approved the

design for a new residential facility on what is now the Hart Parking Lot. The facility will contain approximately 400 beds for on-campus students. The University has had a waiting list for the past few years, forcing the reopening of Kirby Smith Hall as a temporary solution, according to the recommendation. The project will cost approximately $25 million.

The Board of Supervisors also approved the reallocation of approximately $7 million from completed building projects to the renovation of Evangeline Hall and $5 million to a new Greek house. The recommendation took excess money from

the East Laville and Residential College One projects to update Evangeline and excess from Annie Boyd’s renovation to build a new Greek house.

This reallocated money will combine with money designated by the 2013 state Capital Outlay Act to total about $22 million allocated to the Evangeline Hall renovation and $11 million allocated to the new Greek house.

The Board also authorized an agreement with the Tiger Athletic Foundation to demolish vacant apartments and build a temporary parking lot across from Tiger Stadium on Nicholson Drive.

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Board of Supervisors member Scott Angelle speaks at a meeting Friday in the System Administration Building.

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STATE/LOCAL

NATIONAL

TODAY’S FORECAST Landrieu re-elected as New Orleans mayor Immigration

reform raises citizenship costs

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After four years of controversial police reforms, revamps of city contracts and stepped-up efforts to rid lingering Hurricane Katrina blight, Mitch Landrieu is calling his landslide victory for a second term as New Orleans’ mayor a message from voters to keep moving forward.

Landrieu captured 64 percent of the vote in Saturday’s city election, defeating retired Judge Michael Bagneris and local NAACP leader Dannatus King.

In the New Orleans sheriff’s race, incumbent Marlin Gusman finished strong despite last year’s release of an inmate-made video showing drug abuse and a loaded weapon in the jail he runs. Gusman faces former Sheriff Charles Foti in a midMarch runoff.

Landrieu recited a list of the city’s many diverse neighborhoods and evoked New Orleans images including street cars, St. Louis Cathedral and the Rebirth Brass Band in an election night victory speech.

“Now the people of New Orleans have spoken — again,” said Landrieu, who had won a similar resounding victory over ten opponents

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Incumbent New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu addresses supporters after winning re-election in New Orleans on Saturday.

in 2010, becoming the mostly black city’s first white mayor since his father, Moon Landrieu, held the job in the 1970s.

This year, he faced two AfricanAmericans: Bagneris, who finished with 33 percent of Saturday’s vote, and King, with 3 percent. In their campaigns, they said Landrieu did too little to cut crime or create jobs

in a city still on the mend more than eight years after Hurricane Katrina.

Landrieu acknowledged during the campaign that violent crime continues to plague the city, but also could point to a murder total that dropped to a nearly 30-year low in 2013.

Landrieu was endorsed by President Barack Obama.

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Hilda Vasquez squirreled away the money for her U.S. citizenship application by selling batches of homemade tamales at South Texas offices. Carmen Zalazar picked up extra babysitting jobs at night after caring for kids all day in Houston.

The women scrimped and saved for months to pay for the $680 application, but for other applicants in the future, it might not be enough.

As President Barack Obama renews his quest for immigration reform, some proposals would impose fines of $2,000 on top of application fees, making the financial hurdles much taller for people who are here illegally.

“You have more rights when you are a citizen, like to vote,” said Zalazar, a legal resident.

INTERNATIONAL

Thousands of protesters march in Moscow The Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Several thousand protesters marched through central Moscow on Sunday to call for the release of 20 people who were arrested after clashes between police and demonstrators in May 2012.

Some of them face up to ten years in prison if convicted for the protest, held on Bolotnaya Square on the eve of President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration to a third term as Russia’s president.

Putin’s return to the presidency saw the passing of new

laws aimed at cracking down on anti-government protests and restricting non-governmental organizations.

The protesters marched Sunday with portraits of the jailed protesters and a banner stretching across the street reading: “Freedom to the Bolotnaya heroes, the hostages of Putin.”

Some also carried Ukrainian flags to show their support for the anti-government protesters in neighboring Ukraine, where demonstrations have been going on for more than two months.

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SIX MORE WEEKS

Lecture series honors late chemist Panya Kroun Contributing Writer

More than 150 people gathered on Thursday and Friday to celebrate the legacy of the late University chemistry professor Philip West in a lecture series held in the Life Sciences Annex and the Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex.

West was the first chemist to earn the rank of System Boyd Professor, the highest academic achievement at the University. He published more than 120 articles during his career and is remembered for his unyielding commitment to scientific discovery.

According to Pamela Brady, who organized the event, students in the analytical chemistry department compiled a list of prominent chemists who represented West’s ideals and voted for those whom they wanted to speak at the annual talk.

This year’s lectures were presented by Daniel Armstrong of the University of Texas at Arlington.

Brady said that every year the winners are awarded with plaques and host informal meet-andgreets after their presentations.

Sandy Dasgupta, West’s last graduate student, described West as one of the brightest people he has ever known, and encouraged Armstrong, his colleague, to accept the University’s invitation.

Armstrong, who has published 550 articles to scientific journals and patented 23 inventions during his career, said he was honored to receive the plaque and referred to West as a wonderful and eminent professor.

Armstrong’s research is highly praised, and he has received several awards from the American Chemical Society. He rose to particular prominence in 2012 for his publications on performance enhancing drugs and chemical analysis, which were the focus of his talks.

According to Armstrong, the attorney of two

professional sprinters approached him in 2011 and asked him to run tests on supplements that made their urine test positive for the presence of synthetic drugs.

The supplements’ manufacturers claimed the drugs were produced naturally, but Armstrong used devices of his own invention to reveal a more sinister truth.

“We found Diethylamine, a stimulant that’s a lot like the street drug speed,” Armstrong said.

The sprinters used this evidence to sue the supplements’ manufacturers, and in April 2012, the Food and Drug Administration banned Diethylamine, or DMAA, from use as a dietary supplement. Armstrong said that prior to the ban, DMAA could be found in many products sold at retail chains like GNC and The Vitamin Shoppe.

Today, the tools Armstrong built to detect the drug are

commercially available and used to conduct a variety of research.

In his talk on chemical analysis, Armstrong said they are used to measure water contaminants, pharmaceutical content and atmospheric pollutants.

“People come up for uses for these things I’ve never thought of, and I feel good because they were used to create something significant,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong said he appreciated his time at the University and was glad he was invited to give the talks. Brady said the audience felt the same way, and the event will return next spring for its fourth anniversary.

Contact Panya Kroun at pkroun@lsureveille.com

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014 9:00 AM 9:45 AM 7:00 PM Charles Champagne / The Daily Reveille

University of Texas at Arlington Biochemist Daniel Armstrong speaks on Ionic Liquids in Separations and Mass Spectrometry on Friday at the LSU Life Sciences building.

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NATION

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ECONOMY

Philip Seymour Hoffman found Study shows the impact dead in New York City apartment LSU has on Louisiana

The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote and created a gallery of other vivid characters, many of them slovenly and somewhat dissipated, was found dead Sunday in his apartment with what officials said was a needle in his arm. He was 46.

Two law enforcement officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the evidence, said the actor apparently died of a drug overdose.

Glassine envelopes containing what were believed to be heroin were found with him, they said.

Hoffman — no matinee idol, with his lumpy build and limp blond hair — made his career mostly as a character actor, and was one of the most prolific in the business, plying his craft with a rumpled naturalism that also made him one of the most admired performers of his generation.

The stage-trained actor was nominated for Academy Awards four times in all: for “Capote,” “The Master,” “Doubt” and “Charlie Wilson’s War.” He also received three Tony nominations for his work on Broadway, which included an acclaimed turn as the weary and defeated Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman.”

Hoffman spoke candidly over the years about past struggles with drug addiction. After 23 years sober, he admitted in interviews last year to falling off the wagon and developing a heroin problem that led to a stint in rehab.

Tributes poured in from other Hollywood figures.

“One of the greatest actors of a generation and a sweet, funny & humble man,” actor Ricky Gervais tweeted. Director Spike Lee said on Twitter: “Damn, We Lost Another Great Artist.”

And Kevin Costner said in an AP interview: “Philip was a very important actor and really takes his place among the real great actors. It’s a shame. Who knows what he would have been able to do? But we’re left with the legacy of the work he’s done, and it all speaks for itself.”

“No words for this. He was too great and we’re too shattered,” said Mike Nichols, who directed Hoffman in “Charlie Wilson’s War” and in “Death of a Salesman.”

The law enforcement officials said Hoffman’s body was discovered in a bathroom at his Greenwich

Deanna Narveson Staff Writer

KEVORK DJANSEZIAN / The Associated Press

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman poses with the Oscar he won for best actor for his work in “Capote” at the 78th Academy Awards. Police say Hoffman was found dead Sunday in his apartment.

Village apartment by a friend who made the 911 call and his assistant.

Late Sunday, a police crimescene van was parked out front, and technicians carrying brown paper bags went in and out. Police kept a growing crowd of onlookers back. A single red daisy had been placed in front of the lobby door.

Hoffman’s family called the news “tragic and sudden.” Hoffman is survived by his partner of 15 years, Mimi O’Donnell, and their three children.

“We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil and appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone,” the family said in a statement.

In one of his earliest screen roles, he played a spoiled prep school student in “Scent of a Woman” in 1992.

One of his breakthroughs came as a gay member of a porno film crew in “Boogie Nights,” one of several movies directed by Paul Thomas Anderson that he would eventually appear in.

He often played comic, slightly off-kilter characters in movies like “Along Came Polly,” ‘’The Big Lebowski” and “Almost Famous.”

More recently, he was Plutarch Heavensbee in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and was reprising that role in the two-part sequel, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay,” which is in the works. And in “Moneyball,” he played Art Howe, the grumpy manager of the Oakland Athletics

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Just weeks ago, Showtime announced Hoffman would star in “Happyish,” a new comedy series about a middle-aged man’s pursuit of happiness.

He was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in “The Master” as the charismatic leader of a religious movement. The film, inspired in part by the life of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, reunited the actor with Anderson.

He also received a 2009 bestsupporting nomination for “Doubt,” as a priest who comes under suspicion because of his relationship with a boy, and another best-supporting nomination as a CIA officer in “Charlie Wilson’s War.” In his Oscar acceptance speech for “Capote,” he thanked his mother for raising him and his three siblings alone, and for taking him to his first play. Hoffman’s parents divorced when he was 9.

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For every dollar the state puts into operations and capital to University, the LSU system provides $5.08 of economic activity, creating jobs, bringing in revenues and drawing non-residents into Louisiana, according to a study conducted by the LSU Division of Economic Development and the E.J. Ourso College of Business.

The study, released on Friday, found that in 2013, the University supported nearly $3.9 billion in Louisiana sales, $1.5 billion in new statewide earnings and nearly 3,500 new jobs brought in by non-resident students attracted to LSU programs.

“It’s no surprise that LSU has such an economic impact on Louisiana,” said LSU President F. King Alexander. “With campuses, research stations and extension offices in every corner of the state, we don’t just make money for Louisiana — we attract new business and industry.”

LSU supported an estimated 36,757 direct and indirect annualized jobs, with 6,090 full-time employees and 9,930 part-time employees at the flagship campus, the study found.

In the Baton Rouge area, the flagship campus, LSU AgCenter and Pennington Biomedical Research Center contribute to $2.1 billion in sales, $764 million in earnings and more than 21,400 jobs.

William Cefalu, executive director of Pennington, said that research grants awarded to the research center support area business though the purchase of supplies and equipment.

“For every $1 million from Pennington Biomedical’s operating expenses, it was estimated to generate

$1.9 million in new business sales and 20.5 new jobs,” Cefalu said.

In addition to the research center’s direct impact on the area, Cefalu said that many of the center’s grants are in collaboration with fellow campuses enhancing their research programs and creating more new jobs.

The LSU AgCenter, another economic driver in Baton Rouge, provides information to improve quality of life and the state’s $30 billion agricultural industries and also provides more than 2,000 jobs and $92 million in earnings, said LSU Vice President for Agriculture Bill Richardson.

The study also found the New Orleans metropolitan statistical area employs 15 percent of the system’s full-time workers, despite only housing the Health Sciences Center.

In the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan statistical area, home to LSU Shreveport and the Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, University facilities generate more than $200 million in earnings and employs 18 percent of the University’s full-time workforce.

Paul Sisson, interim chancellor at LSU Shreveport, said the study’s findings confirmed the economic impact known to the area, and gives the university an opportunity to show the surrounding region the degree to which it directly affects the community.

“These numbers demonstrate how invaluable LSU is to our state from a variety of angles,” said Stephen Barnes, study author and director of the LSU Division of Economic Development.

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J.O.B. WELL DONE Forward O’Bryant breaks slump MIKE GEGENHEIMER • Sports Writer

Boring Super Bowl will haunt Manning THE SMARTEST MORAN

A month ago, it seemed LSU junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III’s decision to spurn a potential pro career for another year in Baton Rouge may have been a miscalculation.

A month ago, O’Bryant suffered through a slump in the early part of Southeastern Conference play. He appeared lackadaisical in his approach, and his once-dominant post game turned soft and uninspired.

But that was before a collapse at Ole Miss turned into 29 points against the No. 11 team in the country.

That was a month ago.

“This year, I think with having [freshman forward] Jordan Mickey and all the freshmen and all the talent we have, I kind of fell victim to kind of just thinking I didn’t have to take on a big load,” O’Bryant said.

O’Bryant is the first to admit games like Tennessee and Ole Miss weren’t up to par.

In the first three SEC games, O’Bryant barely averaged 10 points and 6.3 rebounds per game — both well below his 2013 averages. LSU went 1-2 in those games with the lone victory coming against 8-13 South Carolina by just three points.

O’Bryant hit a low after traveling to Oxford, Miss., to play Ole Miss in his home state. Scoring just six points in the contest, the 6-foot-9-inch big man was nowhere to be found as the Tigers

Just be happy it’s finally over.

Super Bowl XLVIII was billed as an epic matchup between one of history’s most prolific offenses against the league’s most vaunted defense. Instead, we were all treated to one of the most lopsided, sad games of tackle football I can remember.

It was a strange game from the first play from scrimmage, and it devolved into a total blowout before halftime.

Despite catching a huge break weather-wise in the form of a pristine February evening in New Jersey, the game peaked when Joe Namath, white fur coat and all, false started on the opening coin flip.

Seattle return man Percy Harvin took the opening kickoff of the second half back for a touchdown and the NFL might as well have shut off the lights as he broke away.

It happened during last season’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, and that game was way more competitive.

After a run of classic Super Bowls, we were due to get stuck with a clunker, but I doubt anyone could have imagined it would get this ugly.

Sunday will go down as a

O’BRYANT, see page 11

SUPER BOWL, see page 11

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LSU junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III (2) blocks a shot Tuesday during the Tigers’ 87-82 win against the Wildcats in the PMAC.

TENNIS

New rules aim to shorten match, draw crowds Taylor Curet Sports Contributor

In tennis, love signifies a score of zero and each point is worth 15.

If the sport weren’t complex enough, new format changes this January had even its coaches and players confused.

Starting this spring season LSU, along with every Division I school, was mandated to follow the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s experimental rules from Jan. 1 until mid-February.

With a big push in recent years to televise college tennis, the ITA’s new rules attempt to shorten the

matches to improve fan attendance, physical strain on student-athletes and provide TV opportunities.

If making a change during the season isn’t enough of a curveball, the ITA created different formats for the men’s and women’s sides.

“I think we’re the only sport who experiments within our season,” said LSU women’s coach Julia Sell.

“It’s shocking.”

The Tigers have practiced the recent rules since their opening Jan. 5 match and will continue to until Feb. 17. During that period, Division I men’s tennis teams are required to play doubles matches to six games, contrary to the former rule of

playing to eight.

Doubles and singles matches must use no-ad scoring and a tiebreaker at five all. In the ad format when games are tied at 40-all, a player must win two points in a row to win the game. In no-ad scoring, the next point wins, a rule that shortens matches more often than not.

Alike in the men’s and women’s format is the disallowance of warmups against opponents before the first point is played in doubles and singles.

Besides preferring LSU to be given the chance to play a full set TENNIS, see page 10

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The test run for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s tennis rule changes, which are designed to shorten matches, will end on Feb. 17.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

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Tigers’ zone defense leads to fast starts, wins Chandler Rome Sports Writer

In the blink of an eye, LSU was up 7-0.

Standing in Coleman Coliseum, a place where the Tigers were historically dismal, LSU got a jumper from junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III, sophomore guard Malik Morgan knocked down a 3-pointer and freshman forward Jordan Mickey got a second-chance layup.

For a team notorious for its slow starts, the quick flurry was welcomed.

It wasn’t sustained, though, as Crimson Tide “do-it-all” point guard Trevor Releford sliced and diced his way through the Tigers’ man-to-man defense for 17 first half points and Alabama brought a 36-23 lead into the locker room.

After the Tigers’ eventual 82-80 loss, freshman forward Jarell Martin said the Tigers knew what had to change.

“We just have to come out and jump out on teams — not let them get us first and stopping them on

defense,” Martin said.

And that’s how it went for the next two games. First, the Tigers (14-6, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) raced out to a 22-6 lead on No. 11 Kentucky before holding on for an 87-82 upset. Then, four days later, a 26-9 opening run spurred an 88-74 victory against Arkansas.

Credit for maintaining the quick starts goes to the emergence of a 2-3 zone that features Martin back in the starting lineup, manning the back of the zone with the 6-foot-9-inch O’Bryant and 6-foot-8-inch Mickey.

With the hype surrounding the Wildcats and a national television audience watching, a fast start wasn’t necessarily an anomaly against Kentucky.

But putting the landmark win behind them and having a similar start against Arkansas pointed to maturation, according to LSU coach Johnny Jones.

“I thought they came out very focused tonight,” Jones said after the Arkansas victory. “One thing we didn’t want to do was for [Arkansas] to become a confident basketball team out the locker room.”

The length and scrappiness of the newfound zone forced Kentucky into five turnovers in the opening minutes of Tuesday’s game and limited Arkansas to an abysmal 25.8 percent shooting clip through the first 20 minutes.

“We can put length out there,” Jones said. “It gives us the opportunity to wall up sometimes and take away driving lanes and put our post guys in better positions.”

Jones said the team’s recent success doesn’t mean the Tigers will switch exclusively to a zone — evident Saturday when the Tigers

played possessions of both man-toman defense and a box-and-one.

With the zone’s recent efficiency comes the usual shortcomings.

For most of the second half, Arkansas was able to move the ball to the most vulnerable part of any 2-3 zone — the middle — leading to outlet passes and five made 3-pointers for the Hogs.

“They got to the rim more, kicked out for a lot of shots,” Martin said. “We’ve got to do a better job of communicating and keeping teams out of it.”

Whether spurred by the zone

or hot shooting, the Tigers know fast starts are needed when they hit the road for three of their next four games.

And as if a reminder was needed, that night in Tuscaloosa is still fresh in the Tigers’ minds.

“You never want to come out and get hit first. You always want to hit first,” Mickey said. “It’s good for us to establish ourselves early.”

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LSU junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III (2) blocks Arkansas forward Coty Clarke (4) on Saturday during the Tigers’ 88-74 win against the Razorbacks in the PMAC.

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Shooting struggles lead to 63-56 defeat at Kentucky

Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

Riding a three-game winning streak, the Lady Tigers looked to keep momentum in their favor Sunday against No. 13 Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., but a poor shooting performance from the field resulted in a 63-56 defeat for LSU. Following Thursday night’s victory against Mississippi State, LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said it would be crucial for her squad to break its trend of playing sluggishly in the first half.

But when the No. 14 Lady Tigers (17-5, 6-3 Southeastern Conference) took the floor to start the game Sunday, the tendency returned. After jumping out to a 6-0 lead within the first minute of regulation, Kentucky (17-5, 5-4 SEC) took over by going on a 13-0 run.

“When we look back at the film, we will see missed opportunities in the paint,” Caldwell said. “I thought we left too many layups, and when you’re on the road, you have to make layups and free throws. You just have to.”

The Lady Tigers failed to make a basket for nine minutes, and Kentucky used the opportunity to quickly build its lead.

Caldwell said her squad

the Lady Tigers down. Wildcat junior guards Bria Goss and Jennifer O’Neill both reached double-digit scoring, and seven Kentucky players scored six or more points.

LSU freshman guard Raigyne Moncrief kept the Lady Tigers in the contest late, shooting 7-of-16 from the field and finishing with 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Overall, the Lady Tigers shot poorly from the field, shooting 32 percent, and they were even worse from 3-point range, making only one of their 11 attempts.

Turnovers also proved to be a fatal flaw for LSU, as Kentucky scored 25 points off the Lady Tigers’ 18 total giveaways.

“Our turnovers cost us,” Caldwell said. “It allowed them to get their transition game going.

We should’ve made some wiser decisions. We’ve got to be better at taking care of the basketball.

We just didn’t do what we needed to do on the offensive end.”

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had its chances to score during that stretch.

“We got easy looks at the basket during that nine-minute stretch, but we didn’t capitalize on making layups,” Caldwell said. “That’s something that’s attributed to a lack of focus, and we’ve got to be better.”

LSU missed nine straight shots from the field before finally drawing within three points of the Wildcats, but Kentucky didn’t take its foot off the gas pedal.

The Wildcats continued on an 8-0 run.

Lady Tiger senior forward Shanece McKinney led the squad in scoring in the first half with eight points, but LSU went into

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LSU freshman Raigyne Moncrief (11) attempts a layup Thursday during the Lady Tigers’ 65-56 victory against Mississippi State in the PMAC.

the locker room trailing 32-23 at halftime.

The second half was much of the same.

Kentucky built a 15-point lead with 11:36 remaining in the contest, and the Wildcats as a whole combined to keep

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Lady Tigers finish regular season on a high note Kopcso continues successful debut season

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The LSU women’s swimming and diving team swept the competition this weekend, defeating Houston 278-75, Tulane 287-65 and Rice 223-124 in Houston, Texas.

The Lady Tigers beat each squad by 99 points. They can attribute these blowout wins to the fast start they had Friday night.

LSU took nine of the 11 events Friday with help from a pair of strong performances on the diving board by junior Alex Bettridge and sophomore Cassie Weil.

Bettridge scored a win on the 1-meter dive, recording a 308.50, with Weil finishing fourth in that same event, scoring a 264.50.

Weil went on to record a win of her own on the 3-meter dive with a score of 331.50.

The strong diving performances were complemented by great performances in the pool.

The Lady Tigers also got off to a hot start in swimming, finishing first and second in the 200-yard medley relay.

Junior Amber Carter earned one of her two wins in the 100-yard butterfly, clocking in at 53.81 seconds.

Carter was accompanied by senior teammate Torrey Bussey, who finished the same event in third with a time of 54.81.

In the next event, Lady Tigers’ junior swimmers Katlin Sepp and Jennifer Reese finished first and second in the 100-yard backstroke with Sepp finishing at the 55.45 mark and Reese at the 55.60 mark.

Freshman Kara Kopcso got on the board receiving her first of two wins of the night in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.01.

Her teammates, sophomores Stacey Stanfield and Megan Cox, were able to finish second and third for a one, two, three finish.

Kopcso continued her dominant season, recording her second win Friday night in the 200-yard individual medley earning a time of 2:00.38, marking her season best in that event.

The Lady Tigers finished their successful day one on Friday winning in the 400-yard freestyle relay, and LSU swimming coach Dave Geyer said he was happy with what he saw.

“I think the women were in a great spot mentally when we got to the pool on Friday,” Geyer said.

“They were loose, they were having fun and they were in their own element.”

The Lady Tigers began action again on Saturday morning to a slower start than the one they had

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LSU freshman Kopcso sets a pool record Jan. 18 during the Tigers’ meet against Texas A&M in the women’s 100-yard butterfly timed finals.

Friday night.

Geyer said the start to the meet on Saturday was sluggish for them.

The Lady Tigers recorded two top three finishes in the first two events compared to three top three finishes in the first two events on Friday.

LSU turned the slow start around when sophomore Danielle Stirrat finished first in the 200-yard backstroke, clocking in at 1:56.96.

“Stirrat had a terrific meet,” Geyer said. “She posted the fastest time in the 200 freestyle on Friday and followed that up with a great 200 backstroke today.”

Kopcso stood out again on Saturday getting her third win of the weekend in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:23.51 and increasing her team-high total to 11 wins of the year. “[Kopcso] had another solid meet and it’s fun to watch,” Geyer said. “The whole women’s team brings their own significance to the team. … They all understand their roles and are willing to make contributions to the team.”

This week signifies the end of many Lady Tigers’ careers. Geyer said he is appreciative of the seniors

as they finished out their careers putting forth a positive attitude and finishing with great swims.

After a strong outing this weekend by the women and an already finished regular season for the men, LSU swimming and diving will continue to train for the start of the Southeastern Conference Championships, which begin on Feb. 18.

Contact Jack Chascin at jchascin@lsureveille.com

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Seahawks beat Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl playoffs, had a 23-yard TD pass to Jermaine Kearse late in the EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. third quarter to make it 36-0.

(AP) — Defense wins championWilson also hit Doug Baldships, and the NFL has not seen win for a 10-yard score in the a defense like Seattle’s in a long final period in what had become time. one of the most lopsided SuThe Seahawks won their first per Bowls. For the fifth time in Super Bowl title Sunday night in six meetings between the NFL’s overpowering fashion, punishing No. 1 offense and defense, the Peyton Manning and the Denver D dominated. Only Denver in Broncos 43-8. That relentless de- 1990, when it lost in the biggest fense, the NFL’s stingiest, never romp in Super Bowl history, 55let the five-time MVP get going, 10 against San Francisco, failed disarming the highest-scoring of- with the top defense. fense in league history.

Denver fell to 2-5 in Super Seattle (16-3) was too quick, Bowls, and by the end many of too physical and just too good for Manning’s passes resembled the Denver, and that was true in all “ducks” Sherman said the All-Pro areas. What was hyped as a clas- quarterback sometimes threw. sic matchup between an unstopThe victory was particularly pable offense and a miserly de- sweet for coach Pete Carroll, who fense turned into a rout. was fired in 1994 by the Jets, led Punctuating Seattle’s domi- the Patriots for three seasons and nance were a 69-yard intercep- again was canned. After a short tion return touchdown by line- stint out of coaching, he took backer Malcolm Smith to make it over at Southern California and 22-0, and Percy Harvin’s sensa- won two national titles. tional 87-yard kickoff runback to But he always felt there was open the second half. unfinished business in the NFL. When the Seahawks, up by Carroll finished that business by 29 points, forced a Denver punt lifting the Vince Lombardi Troearly in the third quarter, the 12th phy, four years after taking charge Man — and there were legions of in Seattle and eight years after the them in MetLife Stadium — be- Seahawks lost in their only previgan chanting “L-O-B, L-O-B.” ous Super Bowl to Pittsburgh.

As in Legion of Boom, the No Super Bowl had been CHRIS O’MEARA / The Associated Press Seahawks hard-hitting second- played outdoors in a cold-weath- Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson holds up the Lombardi Trophy after ary. er city before — not that the Big winning the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game against the Denver Broncos on The loss by the Broncos again Apple was anything close to fro- Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J. raised questions about Manning’s zen Sunday, with a 49-degree ability to win the biggest games. temperature at kickoff. And no led 2-0 with the quickest score in He is 11-12 in the postseason, 1-2 Super Bowl has started more bi- Super Bowl history, beating Chiin Super Bowls. He never looked zarrely. cago’s Devin Hester’s kickoff comfortable against a defense Things went sour for Man- return to open the 2007 game — some will begin comparing to the ning and the Broncos from the against Manning’s Colts.

1985 Bears and 2000 Ravens — very first scrimmage play, and That one ended much better other NFL champions who had by halftime they were down 22-0 for Manning as Indianapolis won runaway Super Bowl victories.

— their biggest deficit of the sea- the championship. This one was a Seattle forced four turnovers; son and the only time they didn’t fiasco throughout, dropping ManDenver had 26 all season. ning to 11-12 in the postseason. score in a half.

The Seahawks looked comSteven Hauschka, who On that first play for the fortable and at ease, and not just Broncos, Manning stepped up missed only 2 of 40 field goals their defense, which lost All-Pro toward the line just as center entering the game, made a cornerback Richard Sherman Manny Ramirez snapped the ball. 31-yarder for 5-0 and a 33-yarder to an ankle injury in the fourth It flew past his incredulous quar- for 8-0 after Doug Baldwin toastquarter. terback into the end zone, where ed 15-year veteran cornerback Russell Wilson, who has Knowshon Moreno dived on it Champ Bailey, in his first Super an NFL-record 28 wins in his for a safety.

Bowl, for 37 yards on third down. first two pro seasons, including Then the Seahawks began A mere 12 seconds in, Seattle scoring touchdowns.

Manning’s third-down pass to Julius Thomas sailed way too high and directly to safety Kam Chancellor, giving the Seahawks the ball at Denver’s 37. Harvin, finally healthy after a virtually wasted first season in Seattle, MARK HUMPHREY / The Associated Press sparked the short drive with a 15- Denver Broncos’ Peyton Manning walks yard burst, and a third-down pass off the field after throwing an intercepinterference call on Tony Carter tion against the Seattle Seahawks gave Seattle the ball at the 1.

Marshawn Lynch scored to during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Sunday in East make it 15-0.

Then Smith, with a play em- Rutherford, N.J. blematic of the best defense the NFL has seen in years, made his 19, his fourth-down pass was second huge play in two weeks. tipped by Chris Clemons and fell Cliff Avril got to Manning’s harmlessly to the Meadowlands arm as he was throwing, the ball turf. fluttered directly to Smith, who So did Denver’s reputation took off down the left sideline for as an unstoppable force. a 69-yard interception TD. Manning trudged to the sideContact The Daily Reveille’s sports GREGORY BULL / The Associated Press line, a look of disgust on his face. staff at sports@lsureveille.com; Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Malcolm Smith returns an interception for a touchThat look didn’t improve down during the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J. when, after a drive to the Seattle Twitter: @TDR_sports The Associated Press

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with a tiebreaker at six all, Tigers coach Jeff Brown generally agrees with the new rules.

Brown said he is OK with the no-ad scoring as the rule was used during his college playing days and it significantly shortens matches, which he believes is the ultimate goal.

“I think it’s a good idea to experiment and get feedback as opposed to just making a big change without any information,” Brown said. “You certainly don’t want the length of the match to be the reason that they’re not looked at as a TV sport.”

With the Southeastern Conference network scheduled to boot up in August, there’s a substantial push to get college tennis on TV. The ITA hopes shortening the length of matches will help make that possible, but Sell said she’d rather see them condense matches in a different manner rather than considerably altering the rules.

The main rule change the Lady Tigers have adjusted to involves a 10-point tiebreaker instead of a third set in singles. Sell said adopting the format she played under, singles before doubles, would encourage fans to stay longer and be a more practical regulation.

“That [tiebreaker] is ridiculous,” Sell said. “I can go play Serena Williams and have a chance to go win a 10 point tiebreaker today. It doesn’t reward the better player. What makes our sport great is the athleticism because of the length of time it takes and that you have to go out everyday and be consistent. You’re starting to poke at the essence of what makes our sport compelling.”

While Sell said the Lady Tigers

[Top] LSU junior all-around gymnast Lloimincia Hall holds up tiger paws Friday after scoring a perfect 10 on her floor routine and [right] LSU fans cheer Friday during the Tigers’ victory against Alabama in the PMAC. It was Hall’s third perfect 10 on floor of her LSU career.

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dislike the recent changes, she also said it affects their development as players. Not having a chance to play out a third set, push themselves and practice like the professionals will cause many athletes to waive college tennis altogether.

Although Brown disagrees with the 10 point tiebreaker as well, he said any rule changes the ITA decides on won’t dramatically affect LSU or any team’s progress.

“I don’t buy into the ‘We’re not able to develop players,’ or what have you,” Brown said. “Players are still going to have to make a jump.

Players are going to be the guys who take the fitness step and work hard.

If they’re good enough to play pro, they’re going to do what it takes.”

As LSU’s men’s and women’s teams will play their last matches under the new mandates this weekend, what will come of ITA’s experiment remains a question. But as Brown has seen format tweaks here and there for about a decade, he said he doesn’t expect it to be the last trial.

And while the Big Ten conference and Texas’s Longhorn Network currently broadcasts college tennis, Brown said rule adjustments are inevitable in order to showcase the sport.

“LSU football, people leave after a certain amount of time for various reasons,” Brown said. “To expect a fan to be at your match for two-and-a-half to five hours is asking a lot to keep a fan base entertained. I think we have to find something that is fan-friendly.”

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Monday, February 3, 2014 O’BRYANT, from page 5 fell to the Rebels in overtime.

LSU had a team meeting after a crushing defeat to Tennessee at home, but it took the collapse at Ole Miss for something to finally click for O’Bryant.

“I just feel like I have to be more aggressive,” O’Bryant said.

“I have to be more assertive. I have to grab more rebounds. I have to produce more. If they need a bucket, I’ve got to score.

I just feel like so much of this team’s success is on me.”

O’Bryant prefaced his words by saying he doesn’t want to take anything away from the hard work of his teammates, but his statement about the source of his team’s success holds up under analysis.

LSU has won four out of its last five games since Ole Miss, with O’Bryant averaging 21.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.

The pinnacle of O’Bryant’s return to dominance came in the Tigers’ takedown of then-No. 11 Kentucky. O’Bryant threw up 29 points against the Wildcats and was unquestionably the most dominant force on the court.

“I went into that slump at the beginning of the year for whatever reason, but I think I’ve gotten a lot of confidence back with the shots I take,” O’Bryant said after his most recent outing against Arkansas where he posted 23 points and nine rebounds.

O’Bryant is playing with a swagger that wasn’t there earlier in the season. He commands the paint with an authority that draws in a second defender on almost every possession — something LSU coach Johnny Jones said the rest of the team is feeding off of.

“He returned, and for him to be impactful on the floor and for him to make a difference out there, our guys feed off that,” Jones said.

“Johnny’s one of those guys, he doesn’t have the ego or whatever that drives guys away. He gets along with his teammates.”

Kentucky coach John Calipari cited the lack of a double team on O’Bryant in the first few minutes of the matchup as a primary reason why O’Bryant scored 10 points in the first six minutes — eventually leading LSU to victory.

Arkansas consistently double-teamed O’Bryant when he didn’t have the ball in his hands and sent a third man after him when he did.

If he could go back a month and give himself advice to get out of the slump, O’Bryant said he would go faster on the double teams. It’s been one of the biggest changes he’s made in his game the past few weeks and it’s helped to avoid any potential road blocks from the double team and allowed him to find the outlet to Mickey or along the perimeter.

“When he draws the double team, that of course draws the guys on the wings wide open for threes,” Mickey said. “Then he might also draw my guy on the double team and that leaves a lane to the basket, and I just have to be ready and wait for the ball.”

O’Bryant’s play sparks players like Mickey, who acts as the Tigers’ No. 2 guy down low.

In the past two outings, Mickey posted 36 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocks. But possibly just as important for the young Tiger, Mickey seems to be breaking out of his quiet demeanor in favor of more emotional and electrifying performances now that O’Bryant is taking more of the load.

“That’s great leadership on his part to be able to take on a load like that and be able to put his team on his back and take us to wins,” Mickey said. “That’s something great to hear from him.

He’s been the guy so far. No ones really been able to stop him.”

O’Bryant has at least 10 games left in a Tiger uniform before making another decision about his future. He could stay for his senior season, but it doesn’t seem likely after the first time around — although, O’Bryant said he always knew staying was the right call.

That means there are at least 10 games for O’Bryant to improve his stock and maintain the momentum he gained the past few weeks.

When asked if he has a few games like Kentucky left in him for this season, O’Bryant didn’t want to make any promises — except for one.

“I can’t predict the future, but I can say I’m going to go out and give the same effort each game.”

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LSU junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III (2) attempts to move past a Kentucky defender Tuesday during the Tigers’ 87-82 victory against the Wildcats in the PMAC.

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wasted evening for the millions who tuned in around the world, all of whom will quickly forget the hard-to-watch details.

Unfortunately for Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, I have a strong feeling he won’t be so lucky.

Manning has had more than his fair share of heartbreaking defeats during his long career, but this one will haunt him for a while. He wasn’t just beaten, he was humiliated on the world’s biggest stage as his team was utterly outclassed by Seattle in all three facets of the game.

On the heels of arguably the greatest regular season any quarterback has ever compiled, Manning could do nothing against the Seahawks. His record-setting offense was reduced to running out the clock on itself as Seattle began its celebration with a decent bit of time still on the clock.

The Seahawks won so easily that coach Pete Carroll actually got two separate Gatorade baths from his players. The second was perfectly framed to feature a defeated Wes Welker moping off the field in the foreground of the shot, which pretty much summed up the evening for the Broncos.

Manning will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game.

That legacy is cemented, but it will forever be accompanied by the asterisk of Manning’s postseason failures. For all his MVP trophies and passing records, Manning’s story will also end with the dubious title of “regular season quarterback.”

Everything was set up for Manning to erase that asterisk with a second Lombardi

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A Denver Broncos fan reacts after the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.

Trophy, but instead Sunday will be remembered as another playoff game that proves the asterisk’s worth.

It wasn’t as if Manning played well before throwing it away in the final minutes like his Super Bowl XLIV loss to New Orleans — he was overmatched throughout.

Manning looked scared to challenge Seattle’s secondary and throw the ball downfield for much of the game.

Denver’s first four possessions ended in a safety, a punt and two interceptions, and from that point on Manning seemed shellshocked and content to throw screen passes and hope Seattle missed tackles. The Seahawks didn’t, and Carroll never let them

take their foot off the gas.

As the clock struck triple-zeroes, we were all freed from the boring nightmare that was Super Bowl XLVIII. But for Manning it’s only beginning.

James Moran is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Beacon, N.Y.

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WEB COMMENTS In response to Jana King’s column, “Opinion: Abortion politics takes the emphasis off women,” one reader had this to say: “I’m not trying to argue the validity of either side, but I think you’re missing what’s going on with the pro-life side of the debate. It isn’t about robbing women of their rights. In fact, it really isn’t about the women at all. The entire basis for the pro-life argument stems from the belief that a fetus is a separate human being from the moment of conception, and therefore deserves the same rights as any other human being.

If that’s the motivation, a pro-lifer isn’t actually trying to deny a woman her rights, freedom, choices, etc.

They’re suggesting that because it’s about a separate person and not her own body, the decision to terminate the pregnancy isn’t actually her choice to make.

Something in the abortion debate does “take the emphasis off women” but it really isn’t the politics. It’s the fact that the argument itself is a battle over designating a fetus as a human person. If it isn’t a person under the law, then it’s simply about a woman and her right to choose what happens to her own body. If it is a person, then the argument is that abortion is the equivalent to murdering another person, and therefore has everything to do with protecting an individual’s life and nothing to do with the woman.”

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‘Why is Louisiana so racist?’

Google autocomplete shows users equate state to racism NO WAY, JOSE JOSE BASTIDAS Columnist “Why is Louisiana so racist?” is the most common question Internet users ask Google, according to the Twitter account @Amazing_Maps.

While states like Massachusetts and Texas got random or positive adjectives — “smart” and “big,” respectively — Louisiana’s autocomplete came out as “racist.”

Racism has always been a topic of much controversy in the southern states, but for some reason only Louisiana and fellow southern state Tennessee are still viewed as racist states by Google users.

Gov. Bobby Jindal wrote in POLITICO last August, “minorities just cling to their heritage and place too much emphasis on their ‘separateness.’” But, I don’t think it is just minorities.

I think that the issue of race is instilled in all Americans from southern states since birth.

Parents and social expectations raise us to see race as a way that people are different, and in a world where different is bizarre, we are all encouraged to stick to the status quo.

The racist aspect of this reality may be dissipating, but there is still a silent encouragement toward the “separate but equal” lifestyle.

“It’s OK to be different, but don’t expect to be fully accepted into the clan” is the non-verbal rule, and perception plays a big role when enforcing it.

In my case, due to my bilingual education — as well as my life-long addiction to American television — I have had a pretty good American accent since before I moved to the United States from Venezuela almost five years ago.

Other than the gasps of shock that some people get when they find out my name and the “Why are you white?” or “Say something in Spanish” jokes, I haven’t been subjected to many racial comments ever since I came to Baton Rouge to attend LSU. My mother didn’t have the same experience, however.

During one of her visits in December, my mother tried to do some Christmas shopping at the Mall of Louisiana.

Having not activated her credit card, she had been paying by checks for all of her expenses.

However, in one particular store, she wasn’t allowed to pay by check because her form of identification was a passport and not a driver’s license.

In other stores, she would usually talk to the manager, and they would accept the passport but in this case she was rejected.

Obviously, this wasn’t a race issue, but it’s just one of the many examples of how people aren’t open to things that are different. A driver’s license and a passport are two official documents that serve to prove who we are, but because not everyone has a passport, it’s not accepted in some Louisiana establishments.

Maybe if I’d done the talking at the store, the lady wouldn’t have brushed us off without even looking at my mother’s

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passport, but since she was trying to explain in her broken English the reason why she didn’t have a license, the worker dismissed us and told us there was nothing she could do.

With situations like this, I wonder if it would be a more appropriate question to ask Google “Why is Louisiana so ignorant?”

According to CollegeFactual.com, 22.6 percent of the LSU student body belongs to a non-white race, and that number will keep growing over the next few years, including the number of students that come from other countries.

Louisiana has to accept this reality and change its policies to accept the growing international and multicultural population.

It’s time that society stops teaching us to steer clear from what’s different.

The longer Louisiana clings to oldschool ideas of how the world should be, the longer it will be perceived in a negative light by Google aficionados.

Jose Bastidas is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from The Woodlands, Texas.

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Net neutrality important for success of the Internet 600 WORDS OF SOMMERS Annette Sommers Columnist Don’t freak out, but we are about to talk a little technical.

Network neutrality: What the hell is that? It is something good, that’s what.

Net neutrality is the basic premise for everything we do online. It ensures that our Internet service providers don’t pick and choose what we see online. It makes sure the Internet is non-discriminatory to companies based on their ISP relationship or how much cash they cough up to them.

A free market provides an equal playing field. But if net neutrality efforts fail, ISPs will get to pick and chose which sites and connections they will support or not. In some cases, ISPs can completely block certain sites that don’t support them.

The reason net neutrality is so heavily debated is because the courts can’t decide if equal Internet access is a common enough utility.

Initially, we think it’s not because not everyone has the Internet.

But those that do should have the right to access whatever content is online, since that is what they’re paying for.

It seems a little unfair that people who pay for services will now be limited to whatever their provider deems beneficial for themselves.

For example, Comcast could discriminate against competitors by making their sites run slowly.

Or they could completely block companies they don’t have a preferred relationship with.

If I am online shopping, I don’t want to be limited to companies that Comcast likes. We definitely don’t have the same taste in clothes.

More likely than not, it’s the already heavily trafficked sites that will be the ones paying off ISPs and keeping their online monopolies. This will further the divide between smaller companies and their mainstream competitors.

Without neutrality, the Internet will no longer be a free market and will instead be a product of whatever ISP consumers use. This is what is upsetting the general public.

The federal appeals court ended net neutrality earlier in January, after Verizon argued these neutrality rules didn’t fall into the Federal Communications Commission’s authority range.

The FCC initially passed net neutrality laws in 2010 when the organization said that ISPs, like Verizon and Cox Communication,

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Members of global advocacy group Avaaz stand next to a digital counter showing the number of petition signatures calling for net neutrality outside the FCC.

had to give all content the same traffic potential. They have since been pushed aside as ISPs grow in power.

It’s time the FCC stands up to the Internet bullies.

A petition was presented to the FCC demanding a restoration of net neutrality. The petition reached 1 million signatures in two short weeks.

Providers like Verizon have released statements to the public

saying that their service won’t change regardless of the court’s decisions.

Of course, saying that they will most definitely start charging companies for higher speed downloads and therefore force websites to demand subscriptions and higher payments from consumers wouldn’t sound that great, would it?

We need a regulated Internet.

With regulation, ironically, comes

freedom to consumers. That is what has made the Internet hold its appeal for so long. We don’t want to be forced into browsing designated company websites that our ISPs choose for us.

Regulation is something that every marketplace thrives from.

Healthy competition allows companies to maintain morals and dedication to their customers.

There are regulations in economics, businesses and almost anything you can think of. The Internet should be no different.

If the current debate on net neutrality dies off and the court ruling holds up, the Internet of today will slowly devolve into a carefully constructed stream of monopolies and pay-to-play websites.

Until those victimized by a lack of net neutrality rules take a more public stand, ISPs will keep the Internet in the palm of their hands. Say goodbye to free online television and prepare to pay for YouTube.

Annette Sommers is an 18-year-old mass communication sophomore from Dublin, Calif.

Contact Annette Sommers at asommers@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @AnnetteSommers

Extra Super Bowl security a waste of resources ATLAS HAS SHRUGGED Andrew Stolzle Columnist While most of us enjoyed the Super Bowl alongside family, friends and queso, those in attendance did so in the company of SWAT teams, K-9 units, and snipers.

No, there wasn’t a royal wedding halftime ceremony; however, the federal government considers this football game a security event of that level.

In fact, the Department of Homeland Security labels the Super Bowl a level one national security event, a designation typically given to a presidential address or inauguration. But local and national leaders are exploiting this opportunity for political gain, as this level of security is quite unnecessary, and it shows the intimidating scope of the government’s authority.

This isn’t the first game to garner the attention of the DHS, and many argue that increased security is necessary for such occasions.

On Thursday, New York City police arrested 18 people for allegedly selling “party packs” consisting of prostitutes and cocaine.

The dealers claimed to be taking

advantage of Super Bowl week and were utilizing the increased traffic to boost sales and to advertise their product.

With tens of thousands of dollars being shuffled from client to seller and with many thousand people flocking to New York to experience America’s grandest sporting event, it’s no surprise that leaders called for more officers, more pat-downs and increased restrictions on what fans could bring into the stadium.

But the security well overcompensates any legitimate threat — which there weren’t any, and in no way should the Super Bowl be considered a level one national security event. The government again flexed its muscles and made entering the stadium more uncomfortable for the audience.

Seeing that almost every aspect of our lives is meticulously watched and regulated and that Louisianans have the highest chance of being incarcerated in America, we need to understand that more officers often generates more corruption than protection. As undergraduates struggle to afford tuition and textbooks, as businesses continue to pay the highest corporate tax rates in the world, the federal government continues to waste taxpayer funds on unneeded security measures.

The TSA, NSA and the

entire DHS are lauded as necessary components of a safe society.

But rather than creating a safer atmosphere for Americans, these bureaucracies have been a menace and at best, an inconvenience for travelers.

While strip searching retired citizens and patting down children, the TSA has failed to catch any legitimate threat to the airline industry.

Meanwhile, the NSA has created quite a controversy and opposition to it is quickly growing, thanks in part to the efforts of Edward Snowden. As individual privacy and liberty continues to diminish, our skies, stadiums and schools are no safer. Homicide rates have not decreased despite increased funding to federal administrations.

It’s almost funny to see the attention sporting events and celebrities garner, while innocent, non-violent citizens in our own backyard are being locked away and mistreated.

The selling of these “party packs” will continue long after the Lombardi trophy is handed out. There is no rationale that can justify the TSA digging through purses, patting down fans or forcing a young child to strip down and be searched.

Benjamin Franklin prophetically said “those who surrender

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TSA officers prepare to screen a passenger’s bag at the Secaucus Junction Station in New Jersey. The TSA and New Jersey Transit Police began searching bags Friday in preparation for Sunday’s Super Bowl.

freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” Cocaine, prostitution and murder are not unique to the Super Bowl or to New York City — an increase in security won’t alleviate the problem either.

When you hear on the radio about the unprecedented safety ushered in by the DHS, remember that more of your fellow Southerners are behind bars than ever before; more than 90 percent of whom where arrested for non-violent crimes.

However, the government would prefer that you, along with the media, focus on Beyonce’s tweets rather than on the wasted funds and resources.

Andrew Stolzle is a 20-year-old mechanical engineering junior from Baton Rouge.

Contact Andrew Stolze at astolzle@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @AndrewStolzle

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Current CRP/First Aid Certification or ability to be certified by the Y within first 30days of employment. Must pass B/G check and drug screen. Contact Eddrick Martin @ (225) 344-6775 or apply in person to Baranco-Clark YMCA, 1735 Thomas Delpit Dr., Baton Rouge, LA. ________________________ Now hiring Part time sales clerk at Office Furniture World.M-F $10.00 Send resume to dennis@ofwbr.com or fax 751-4952 nocalls or walk ins please ________________________ Established BR legal services company QuickLiens.com seeking applicants for B2B marketing and sales targeting law firms nationwide. Must be an aggressive self-starter who desires to network and build customer base of prominent attorneys.

Must be graduating senior or LSU alum with BS in Marketing/Mass Comm.

Compensation includes commission plus base pay, performance bonus, health insurance, PTO, mileage reimbursement, and marketing expense budget. Room for advancement. ________________________

The Little Gym of Baton Rouge is looking for energetic, self-motivated and reliable individuals to host Awesome Birthday Bashes for children ages 1-8 years. Weekend hours are required. For more information or to start the application process, please email us at eely@thelittlegym.com. ________________________ EXTENDED DAY COUNSELOR Dependable and dedicated and must be able to work M-F, hours of 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Experience working with youth programs. Part-time 15-20 hrs/wk.

Current CRP/First Aid Certification or ability to be certified by the Y within first 30days of employment. Must pass B/G check and drug screen. Contact Eddrick Martin @ (225) 344-6775 or apply in person to Baranco-Clark YMCA, 1735 Thomas Delpit Dr., Baton Rouge, LA. ________________________

WEEKENDS OFF! ABL Management, Inc. of Baton Rouge has a Full Time position open for a qualified person to be an Assistant to the Purchasing Director. ABL is an organization that provides institutional food service throughout the U.S. Computer and Spreadsheet experience required.

Must be able to research, prepare, and track supply orders, equipment purchases, repairs, and travel plans. EOE. Forward your resume to: HumanResources@ablmanagement.com ________________________

MAKE QUICK CASH THIS WEEKEND Local market research firm is conducting a door-to-door survey in Lafayette this Saturday and Sunday. You don’t have to administer survey, just drop off and retrieve when completed. 9AM-5:00PM, $100 cash PER DAY + $25 for gas (if you drive). No visible tattoos please. If interested, email info@percyandcompany.com and I’ll be in touch. Visit our website www.percyandcompany.com for information about our firm. ________________________

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Recent graduate needed for Human Services position. Applicants must be highly organized, efficient, able to multitask, possess excellent clerical skills, and must be professional. This position requires excellent written and oral communication skills. Applicants must be team-oriented, and must possess a pleasant, outgoing and engaging personality. Degree in Human Services related field required and experience working with people with developmental disabilities is preferred. Salary is to be determined. Please send resumes to humanservicejobs@gmail.com. Call 225216-1199 for more information. ________________________

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NIGHT AUDITOR perform the duties of a Front Desk Agent and complete, balance and file night audit reports on the various areas of the hotel to provide accurate, timely information in accordance with cash handling, credit card processing and accounting policies and procedures.

BARTENDER will be responsible for delivering excellent guest experience in our bar area by missing drinks for both guests and servers. Other responsibilities include the complete set up and break down of the bar area.

HOUSEKEEPING staff are expected to exceed our guest’s expectations by maintaining the highest standard of cleanliness of the guest rooms. Clean and prepare guest rooms and public areas by meeting our established standards.

LAUNDRY ATTENDANT & DRIVER process the hotel’s laundry by folding, stacking and storing linen in compliance with hotel standards. Class D driver’s license is needed for driver applicants.

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combining dozens of different performances and set changes, the performance did go off without a hitch. As the last note of the finale faded to silence, the audience erupted with applause they had been holding back for an hour and a half.

Beck said the school looks forward to the concert every year and for him it never disappoints.

“Nearly every form of American music has ties to the state of Louisiana,” Beck said. “The concert is able to celebrate that and show the strength of the musical program at the University.”

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The Board established the LIFT Fund, which will provide money to “fill the gap” between initial research grants and selling the product to businesses, said Nicole Baute Honorée, LSU System director of Research and Economic Development Initiatives.

The Committee on Technology Transfer’s report said technology transfer is how the University can commercialize inventions arising from research by members of the University and its affiliates.

Board member J. Steven Perry said the goal of the recommendations for technology transfer is a streamlined system for potential commercially viable inventions to maximize revenues and spur more invention.

Honorée said when faculty make inventions, it isn’t always clear whether the invention will be commercially viable. She said the money required, for example, if a prototype is needed is currently difficult to get.

The LIFT Fund will receive 5 percent of all future licensing income from inventions that the University system can profit from.

The initial $2 million now allocated to the LIFT Fund was previously used to pay for patent fees, among other things, Honorée said. She said the first awards from the fund are planned to be distributed as early as July.

The Board honored Robert “Razz” Rasmussen, assistant vice president for System Relations, who announced his retirement. Rasmussen worked for the LSU System for 40 years, encompassing his entire professional career. Neither plans for a replacement nor a specific retirement date were announced at the meeting.

NEW YEAR, from page 1 culture on campus due to the fact that 4 percent of the LSU community is Asian,” said Isabelle Vea, president of AAA. “We just want to make our voice heard.”

One of the major traditions during the Lunar New Year is for the elders in the community to give envelopes of money to the youth in the community, though they have to give equally to every person, said Krystie Nguyen, coordinator of Cross-Cultural Affairs.

The table in Free Speech Plaza gave away small red envelopes with money and information about the New Year and how it is celebrated.

In Asian culture, the Lunar New Year is viewed similarly to the way most Americans celebrate Christmas, said Shaojie Qin, graduate assistant in the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

However, the New Year celebrations last 15 days. These days are

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spent visiting a different family member each day of the 15 days, Qin said.

Because it is such a family oriented event, most of the celebrating is done at home.

But for University students, support of the tradition can be seen across campus. Many students wore red Friday, another tradition, in recognition of the New Year, Vea said. “[The table] is really nice and informative, and it is a good way to get the word out there,” said Jason Xie, mechanical engineering freshman.

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