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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Ballard’s career effort sends LSU into NCAA second round, p. 5

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For two days, fans of hip-hop, electronic and indie music were treated to a collection of live shows, art and food this past weekend at The BUKU Music + Art Project, held at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans.

Day one featured an all-star lineup of artists like Kaskade, Zeds Dead, Pusha T and Nas. Nas celebrated the 20th anniversary of his debut album “Illmatic” by performing a few songs from that album before venturing into a medley of tracks from his other records. Fans knew every word of the rapper’s set, leading him to say he should “come back every year.”

The Ballroom stage was the place to be on Friday, with acts like Wavves and Miami Horror receiving a large turnout. Australian band Miami Horror thanked fans for showing their Southern hospitality, as the show was the band’s first time in Louisiana.

Pusha T’s show was wellreceived by the crowd. The rapper showed his longevity in rap music by carrying out a collection of songs from his time as a part of Clipse to tracks from his solo album “My Name is My Name.”

Chance the Rapper’s show was the most popular act of the Friday lineup. He performed many songs from his mixtape “Acid Rap” including crowd favorite “Cocoa Butter Kisses.” Chance and his live band, The Social Experiment, set a high bar for the Saturday shows to come.

Day two of BUKU started off with lesser-known artists like Thundercat and Dan Deacon taking the stage.

BUKU, see page 15

While UREC equipment on the Parade Ground and improved lighting on campus may sound nice, Student Government candidates may not fully grasp how much it takes to make those ideas reality, according to current SG President John Woodard.

INITIATIVES, see page 15

SG leaders make trip to D.C. Staff Reports

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[Top] Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips sings on the Power Plant stage, [left] Tyler, The Creator performs and [above] fans raise their hands during Explosions In The Sky’s set at The Buku Music + Art Project on Saturday at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans.

Senior members of the University’s Student Government, along with leaders from other Southeastern Conference higher education institutions, touched down in Washington, D.C., on Sunday to kick off a fourday push to focus on maintaining levels of federal aid for college students.

SG President John Woodard said the main focus of the trip is to prioritize students in lawmakers’ discussions of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. He mentioned that certain lawmakers will seek to LEADERS, see page 15

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Nation & World

Monday, March 24, 2014

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

Turkish jet downs Syrian warplane Damaged

barge rid of oil after collision

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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish fighter jets shot down a Syrian warplane Sunday after it violated the country’s airspace, Turkey’s prime minister said, in a move likely to ramp up tensions between two countries already deeply at odds over Syria’s civil war.

A spokesman for Syria’s military confirmed the incident, denouncing it as a “blatant aggression.” The unnamed spokesman quoted on Syrian state TV said the plane was hit while pursuing gunmen near the border, and that the pilot safely ejected from the aircraft.

Turkey, a NATO member that once enjoyed good ties with Syria, has emerged as one of the strongest critics of Syrian President Bashar Assad and is now one of the main backers of the 3-year-old rebellion against him.

Hostilities have flared along the border on several occasions, although the exchanges of fire have generally been brief and limited in scope.

Despite protestations from Syria, there was little indication

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A Turkish fighter jet flies above the Incirlik airbase in southern Turkey on August 31, 2013.

either side wanted the confrontation to escalate.

In a statement, the Turkish military said a Syrian MiG-23 entered Turkey’s airspace near the Hatay border zone after ignoring four warnings to turn back. One of two Turkish F-16s conducting a patrol in the area then fired a missile that struck the Syrian jet, which crashed 1,200

meters inside Syrian territory near the town of Kassab, the military said.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking at a rally in northwestern Turkey a week ahead of local elections, congratulated the military, and said the strike should serve as a warning against further incursions.

TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) — Officials say all of the remaining oil has been taken out of the damaged barge and it is being moved out of the Houston Ship Channel.

The barge collided with a ship Saturday and a 168,000gallon tank started leaking.

Coast Guard port captain Brian Penoyer said at a news conference Sunday that oil residue has been spotted as far as 12 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Penoyer called it “a significant spill.” Officials also said there have been some reports of affected wildlife but didn’t specify.

The channel is closed, blocking more than 60 vessels — including three cruise ships — from moving between the Gulf and Galveston Bay.

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Airport aims to use solar power The Associated Press

KENNER, La. (AP) — The sweeping curves and glass walls of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport’s planned new terminal building have defined that project since the design was released last month, but the futuristic architecture is not the only forward-looking aspect of the project.

Airport officials say they are also embarking on an ambitious plan: harnessing enough solar energy to fully power the airport, allowing it to operate

independently most of the time, especially when disaster strikes.

The solar proposal is still in its early stages but is included in the official cost projections for the $826 million airport revamp, which includes the new $650 million terminal on the north side of the property, a hotel and a new Interstate 10 flyover ramp.

If it happens, it would apparently make Armstrong the only airport in the country capable of running on self-generated solar power.

“Once in place, it would make us a zero-grid operation, where we’re not dependent on

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outside generation,” Director of Aviation Iftikar Ahmad said.

Initial plans call for installing enough solar panels to generate roughly 10 megawatts of power, enough to provide energy for about 1,500 homes.

A project that size would be one of the largest in the country.

In fact, it could be unique in the United States, airport officials said. Even though other airports already have large solar projects, those are designed to feed electricity back into the general power grid or else to account for only a portion of the airports’ power.

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EVENT

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Law Center to rejoin Miss LSU-USA 2014 crowned University by 2015 Meg Ryan

Entertainment Writer

Deanna Narveson Staff Writer

The Paul M. Hebert Law Center will rejoin LSU A&M as part of the flagship campus this year after a unanimous decision from the LSU Board of Supervisors at its meeting at LSU Shreveport on Friday.

The LSU Law Center has been an autonomous campus within the LSU System since 1977 when it split after three years of efforts by then-dean Paul Hebert. It will rejoin the University with some provisions made in order for the school to maintain its accreditation and traditions, said Jack Weiss, chancellor of the Law Center. The merge is expected to be completed by 2015.

Weiss said the Law Center would need to maintain the separation and freedom to make “law school-appropriate decisions,” and there are standards for how separate law schools need to be. He said the specifics and details of how the school will be joined with LSU A&M will be worked out in the future.

The realignment with the University will allow the school to better compete in today’s law school world, Weiss said. In the last 10 years, the number of students applying to law schools in the state of Louisiana has dropped by more than half, meaning the school has to compete more with others and vie for a chunk of the now-smaller student group.

The Law Center is required to

uphold the American Bar Association’s standards for accreditation of law schools and will also have to be approved by the University’s accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Weiss said the emphasis in legal education today is for students to obtain a practical law education, which he believes relies on implementing studies in other fields, and joining with the University would make that easier.

LSU President F. King Alexander said the addition of the Law Center to the University would allow the school to develop a long-neglected pre-law program and communicate with more transparency with the Law Center. Alexander said the two academic units would be working side by side to work on creating the best program possible Weiss said the merger will not necessarily be like that of the LSU AgCenter and the University last year when Bill Richardson became vice president for agriculture and dean of the College of Agriculture because Alexander’s vision is for the administration to adapt to the needs of each academic unit, tailoring the merger to the Law Center’s needs.

Read a recap of Friday’s Board of Supervisors meeting at lsureveille.com Contact Deanna Narveson at dnarveson@lsureveille.com

Delta Zeta hosted its 16th annual Miss LSU-USA pageant Sunday evening, awarding mass communication senior Deandra De Napoli the title.

Contestants competed in morning interviews, a swimsuit competition and an evening gown competition. From those results, judges chose the top five contestants. The top five consisted of Morgan Welsh, Kendra Turley, Jourdan Williams, Sloan Tison and De Napoli. The top five then competed in a second interview portion before a winner was chosen.

Hilary Tuttle, Miss LSU-USA 2013, said winning the pageant was one of the defining moments in her life. Tuttle said she was sad her year as Miss LSU-USA was over because it brought her so much. Her advice to this year’s contestants was to keep dreaming. She also gave advice to De Napoli.

“The position is what you make of it,” Tuttle said.

Tuttle said to “say yes to opportunities” and to “gain all the experiences you can during the one year reign.”

“I’m just excited to get involved in different service activities on campus and in Baton Rouge and I’m excited for everything this has in store. It’s going to be a busy year,” De Napoli said.

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POLITICS

FASHION

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Monday, March 24, 2014

Abortion Fashion Week New Orleans bill passes awards local talent House committees Meg Ryan

Entertainment Writer

Quint Forgey Staff Writer

The second week of the 2014 Louisiana Legislature was an eventful one, with a bill sailing through the House Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday that would place strict requirements on abortion providers across the state.

HB 388, filed by Democratic Rep. Katrina Jackson of District 16, permits only state-licensed physicians to perform abortions in Louisiana clinics, and also mandates that these physicians have admitting privileges at a local hospital should complications arise during the procedure.

Pro-choice advocates say the bill, if signed into law, would immediately close down three of Louisiana’s five abortion clinics, according to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.

Psychology freshman Cisco Gonzales said Jackson’s legislation is one of the most important bills in Louisiana.

Gonzales, a member of Students for Life, said several members of the anti-abortion University group rallied Wednesday at the Capitol in support of the bill.

“This is another bill that will help strengthen abortion laws and hopefully let Louisiana become the first state without abortion,” Gonzales said.

Rebecca Stewart, president of Feminists in Action at LSU, said in a Facebook message that HB 388 has “absolutely no medical benefit” and noted that “politicians are behind the bill, not doctors.”

“This bill will only further restrict the already sparse health care resources in Louisiana, and its current success is only a reflection of the willful ignorance of the politicians in support of it,” Stewart said.

Early last month, Gov. Bobby Jindal and the state Department of Health and Hospitals rescinded the state’s new emergency rules for abortion clinics amid an outcry from abortion rights supporters across Louisiana.

The now-void rules, which were enacted last November, would have placed new floor space requirements on the clinics and required the hiring of more specialized staffers.

Also on Wednesday in the legislature, the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs passed a bill that would eliminate the “No Party” option as a political affiliation in the state.

HB 193, filed by independent Rep. Jerome “Dee” Richard of District 55, would instead allow lawmakers to identify as “independent.”

Contact Quint Forgey at qforgey@lsureveille.com

The Joy Theater looked like a scene out of an old Hollywood movie Saturday night.

Fashion Week New Orleans hosted its Fashion Awards Gala to recognize those new and established in the New Orleans-based fashion industry. Tracee Dundas, Fashion Week New Orleans founder, said she was happy to be back building the fashion industry in New Orleans post-Katrina and enjoyed honoring those in the business.

“I love fashion and I love what I do and I appreciate the continual support,” Dundas said.

Co-hosts Marcus Stewart and Chriss Knight agreed there is no place like New Orleans.

The first award of the night was for the Top Design competition. The nine contestants were all new, emerging designers consisting of Dominique White, Jose Rodriguez, Lauren Ospina, Nichole Steuart, Nikki Manuel, Romey Roe, Sandhya Garg, Shannon Warren and Tiffany Langlinais.

Each presented one design from their collections and a short video.

Langlinais said Fashion Week New Orleans provides a different kind of fashion week with its culture and atmosphere.

The designers were able to be inspired by their surroundings in Louisiana.

First place went to Garg, followed by Ospina in second place and Steuart in third place.

Awards were also presented to those established in the industry, recognizing their successful careers.

Lisa McRoberts, LSU fashion school department head and business owner, was awarded the Trailblazer award. McRoberts said she’s known Dundas since before Katrina and saw how hard

Dundas has worked to get the fashion week up and running.

Albert Brown was awarded for Hair Artistry and Mignon Faget for Accessories. Bonnie Broel was awarded for Design in her business of made-to-order dresses.

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art was awarded for its educational programs, including “Fashion Camp,” and “Haute and Handmade,” its fashion show occurring every two years. Robert Hudson received the Makeup Artistry award and Harold Clarke was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Clarke has been a designer in the business for more than 30 years and is celebrating 20 years in New Orleans this year.

“My wife and myself love New Orleans; there’s no place like it. … It’s been a great ride,” Clarke said.

The gala’s model walk off awarded young models the opportunity to advance their careers.

John Robert Powers’ modeling school awarded the first place male and female model with premiere training and a scouting trip to Los Angeles.

A Saks Fifth Avenue fashion presentation and performances

by Louisiana native Antonia DeShannon were also included in the night’s entertainment.

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Models showcase collections by Saks Fifth Avenue on Saturday during the Fashion Week New Orleans Awards Gala held at the Joy Theater in New Orleans.

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DOMINANT

LSU vs. Georgia Tech

98-78 Offensive explosion keys first round victory TOMMY ROMANACH · Sports Contributor

That was not the LSU team fans have grown accustomed to.

The Lady Tigers (20-12, 7-9 Southeastern Conference) came out fast early on and never surrendered their lead, as sophomore guard Danielle Ballard led the team to a season high in points and a 98-78 victory against Georgia Tech (20-12, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) in the first round of the NCAA tournament Sunday in the PMAC. “I think today this team showed a lot of toughness,” said LSU coach VICTORY, see page 10

Ballard has career day against Georgia Tech LAWRENCE BARRECA · Sports Writer

In the three games leading into the Southeastern Conference tournament, LSU sophomore guard Danielle Ballard scored a combined 12 points against Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama.

If the past three weeks have proven anything, including the Lady Tigers’ 98-78 victory against Georgia Tech in the first round of the NCAA tournament, it’s that she was saving her offensive outburst for TAYLOR BALKOM / The Daily Reveille

LSU senior guard Jeanne Kenney (5) celebrates after a basket Sunday during the Tigers’ 98-78 win against Georgia Tech in the PMAC.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Tigers face Brown, SMU in NIT second round revitalized program he couldn’t have envisioned in this position a few years ago.

Alongside his offers from Ohio Spearheaded by Hall of Fame State, LSU, Oklahoma State and coach Larry Brown’s return to the Arkansas, Dallas native and Prime college game, the No. 1 seed MusPrep Academy forward Jordan tangs (24-9, 12-6 American Athletic Mickey had an offer from Southern Conference) were largely considMethodist University. ered the biggest snub “It wasn’t a very of the NCAA tournaNext up for well-known program,” ment field this season, the Tigers: Mickey remembered. just two years removed “A lot of people weren’t Who: LSU (20-13,9-9) from limping to a 13-18 even looking to go vs. SMU (24-9,12-6) mark. there.”

“In terms of buildCiting comfort When: 8 p.m. tonight ing program, [Brown’s] and the relationship Where: Dallas, Texas got good people, the with his brother — right kids,” said LSU former LSU wide re- Watch or listen at home: coach Johnny Jones. ceiver James Wright ESPN, 98.1 FM “He’s taken some trans— Mickey chose LSU. fers and guys that really But in tonight’s second round Na- fit into his system. I think that’s retional Invitation Tournament game ally important. He’s done a great job against SMU, Mickey gets a return with it, and they’ve competed at a home and an in-depth look at a certain level.”

Chandler Rome Sports Writer

Brown’s current Mustang club is paced by two of those transfers, sophomore guard Nic Moore and forward Markus Kennedy. The two are the only Mustangs to average double digit points and Kennedy leads the team on the glass, pulling down 6.9 rebounds per game.

Moore, who stands just 5 feet, 9 inches, matches up well with LSU’s small backcourt duo of junior Anthony Hickey and senior Andre Stringer. The duo make it a point to never rue over height, instead choosing to prove the doubters wrong.

Stringer struggled with his height disadvantage in middle and high school, but his confidence was aided while watching a Browncoached vertically challenged guard — Allen Iverson — succeed in the NBA. Stringer watched in amazement MICKEY, see page 11

TAYLOR BALKOM / The Daily Reveille

LSU freshman forward Jordan Mickey (25) dribbles around defenders March 8 during the Tigers’ 69-61 loss to Georgia in the PMAC.

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baseball

Monday, March 24, 2014

Bullpen leads, offense struggles in 13-inning tie “Davis told him ‘Go’ and [Dean] thought he said ‘No’ so he didn’t go,” Mainieri explained.

As No. 8 LSU’s series finale “It’s not supposed to be a verbal against Georgia headed for extra communication. It’s supposed to innings at Alex Box Stadium on be a visual communication, but Sunday afternoon, the Tigers’ bid Dakota Dean hasn’t played very for a sweep would be determined much so I’m sure the situation by a staring contest between two was just a little bit big for him.” bullpens.

Kurt McCune made the spot Through 13 innings, neither start for LSU in place of the inblinked. jured Kyle Bouman, but the seBefore the game began, it nior right-hander didn’t last long. was announced no new innings After Georgia (14-10-1, 1-4-1 could begin after 3:45 p.m. be- SEC) touched him up for two cause Georgia had a plane to runs within the game’s first four catch. So when LSU freshman batters, Mainieri lifted McCune Jake Fraley flied out to center after just 1 2/3 innings of work. field at 4:02 p.m. to leave the From that point on, Georgia bases loaded in the bottom of the wouldn’t score. Five LSU reliev13th inning, the game ended in a ers combined to throw 11 1/3 in2-2 tie. nings of shutout ball, allowing One batter just two hits along before Fraley, the way and strikSean McMullen ‘We had several chances ing out eight. flied to left field “Obviousto win the game but with the bases ly, when you’re shot ourselves in the without a starting loaded.

LSU coach Paul Mainfoot several times...’ pitcher and hold a ieri said rarelyteam to two runs used freshman in 13 innings, you Dakota Dean was Paul Mainieri expect you’re gosupposed to try to ing to win the LSU baseball coach tag from third and ballgame,” Mainscore the winning run, but due ieri said. to a miscommunication between LSU managed just two hits Dean and third-base coach Will with runners in scoring posiDavis, he stayed put. tion all day. Catcher Kade ScivBetween leaving men on icque drove in Mark Laird with a base — the Tigers stranded a to- two-out double in the fifth and tal of 17 base runners — and base shortstop Alex Bregman, who running blunders, the 13th served batted second for the first time as a microcosm of everything in his LSU career, tied the game that bothered Mainieri about in the seventh with a run-scoring the game. single to right-center field.

James Moran

Sports Contributor

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LSU sophomore infielder Alex Bregman (8) fields the ball Sunday during the Tigers’ 2-2 tie against Georgia at Alex Box Stadium.

Bregman’s single chased Laird to third base with no outs.

The next batter, designated hitter Sean McMullen, grounded to the first baseman Jared Walsh who started a double play.

Mainieri said Laird was supposed to break from third once Walsh threw the ball to second base but inexplicably froze.

“We just couldn’t take advantage of the opportunities. We had several chances to win the game but shot ourselves in the foot several times with base running mistakes and had some bad luck,” Mainieri said.

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LSU junior pitcher Henri Faucheux (33) throws a pitch Sunday during the Tigers’ 2-2 tie against Georgia at Alex Box Stadium.

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GYMNASTICS

Monday, March 24, 2014

LSU stumbles at SEC championships, finishes third David Gray Sports Contributor

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The LSU gymnastics squad entered the Southeastern Conference championships on Saturday fully expecting to compete for the league’s title, and they were in prime position after the first rotation.

But a mishap on the balance beam from the team’s anchor quickly tilted the scale against the Tigers, and they never recovered from the costly mistake.

For the second consecutive season, LSU (15-5, 5-2 SEC) placed third in the SEC championships, finishing with a score of 197.325. It was the squad’s lowest score since Feb. 7 against Arkansas.

The big winner of the evening was Alabama (17-3, 6-1 SEC). The Crimson Tide scored a 197.875 to steal the title from defending champion Florida (15-2, 6-1 SEC), who had the lead entering the final rotation.

The Tigers appeared to be in the mix with the top two teams after their performance on the uneven bars. The squad tallied a 49.350 and trailed Florida by a mere .025 heading to the balance beam.

But junior all-arounder Jessie Jordan, LSU’s beam anchor, had an uncharacteristic fall near the end of her routine, and the momentum the squad built after the first rotation quickly faded.

“Our start on bars was as good

as you would want it to be,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux. “We went to beam, and our anchor, our best person, cracked and fell, and I think that kind of set the tone a little bit.”

The Tigers ended up scoring a 49.100 on beam, their second lowest output of the season, and dropped from second to third place halfway through the meet.

And as the gap steadily kept growing, the usually confident and self-assured Tigers suddenly began to doubt themselves, and it showed in their performances. This wasn’t the same team Breaux had grown accustomed to seeing this season.

“It’s the first time [the team] kind of felt some nerves,” Breaux said. “The kids lost their competitive edge, lost their focus a little bit and cracked.”

Senior Sarie Morrison also felt the team’s overall mindset prevented them from producing the typical stellar performances that they’ve come to expect of themselves.

“I think one of the biggest things is not necessarily that we got tight with our gymnastics, but we got tight with our minds,” Morrison said.

“When things got tight, we were saying in our minds, ‘I hope I got this, I think I’ve got this,’ instead of knowing that we’ve got this. We let our minds be in doubt, and that’s what did it for us.”

LSU hit the floor exercise for the third rotation, where junior Lloimincia Hall provided one of the squad’s few highlights of the night. Her floor

routine had all the flair and power it’s renowned for, and Hall danced and flipped her way to a 9.950 to earn a share of the SEC floor title for the third consecutive year.

“That’s what [Lloimincia] wanted to do, and she didn’t let anything cloud her vision,” Breaux said.

As a team, the Tigers recorded a 49.350 on the floor exercise. But a 49.700 from Georgia on the uneven bars pushed LSU down to fourth place after the third rotation.

The Tigers finished the night on the vault, which was their best performance of the meet. The squad tallied a 49.525, which tied Alabama for the highest vault score of the meet.

Four Tiger gymnasts scored at least a 9.900. Jordan rebounded from her earlier, costly fall on beam and led LSU with a career-high tying 9.950. Junior Rheagan Courville added a 9.925, and seniors Kaleigh Dickson and Morrison earned 9.900s.

But the Tigers’ early mistakes prevented the huge vault score from being a major factor in the final tallies. A fall from Florida gymnast Claire Boyce in the final rotation opened the door for Alabama to grab the conference title, but at that point, LSU’s fate was already sealed.

“One little mistake can cost you the meet, and we should have been in the hunt right there,” Breaux said. “We should have been taking advantage of [Boyce’s] mistake and capturing it right here because we

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LSU’s Kaleigh Dickson competes on the beam Saturday during the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics championship in Birmingham, Ala.

vaulted good enough to do that.”

But as tough as the loss was for the Tigers, their season’s not over just yet, and their dreams of a national title are still very much alive.

“I think this was a great setup for what we’re going to have at nationals,” Courville said. “But we really need to put it together. This was a wake-up call.”

LSU will be one of the hosts for the NCAA regionals, which are April 5. Breaux said the disheartening loss her squad suffered will be the

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“We’re going to be able to take this and go home and get mad, but we’re going to work harder because of it,” Breaux said. “[We’ll] take all this SEC championship stuff out of the conversation and just turn it into blue collar work. I think we’ll come back here with a vengeance.”

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SOFTBALL

Oklahoma sweeps Tigers Morgan Prewitt Sports Contributor

Missed opportunities and inconsistent defense plagued the Tigers as the reigning National Champion Sooners swept LSU in its first non-conference series of 2014.

The Tigers dropped their third straight series of the season, after losing two Southeastern Conference series to Auburn and No. 1 Florida, respectively.

LSU struggled to translate hits into runs, epitomized by the Tigers’ leaving 18 runners on base.

Failing to get hits with runners in scoring positions is something the Tigers haven’t been able to do all season.

“It’s definitely a recurring theme with our team,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “We just need to be a little gutsier, a little more clutch and find a way. We are in every ballgame—we just need to find a way to get the final hit and make the final blow.”

Despite out-hitting the Sooners 8-4, LSU (19-12, 2-4 SEC) dropped game one, 1-2, to No. 22 Oklahoma (21-8).

Freshman catcher Sahvanna Jaquish put the Tigers on the board first with her ninth home run of the season in the top of the fourth.

Freshman pitcher Baylee Corbello continued her excellent season, holding Oklahoma hitters until junior infielder Shelby Pendley hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth.

Corbello struggled after allowing the home run, eventually

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giving up two runs, leading to the Tigers’ loss.

Oklahoma added another run in the seventh after Corbello, allowed two walks and consecutive singles.

Sunday matchups have proved especially difficult for the Tigers, whose opposing pitchers have the greatest opportunity to adjust and change game plans depending on experience in the series.

The Tigers are 0-3 in series concluding games this season, and they have been outscored 4-20 in these games.

In game two, a rally started by freshman designated hitter Constance Quinn, who hit her first career home run in her collegiate start, that scored two runs for the Tigers in the fourth fell short when defensive errors led to runs. “[Quinn] had a great day for us,” Torina said. “She’s definitely a spark for us off of the bench, but she’s the emotional heart and soul of the team. So when she can step into the lineup and do that, she can really fuel us and help us in the long run.”

In the third inning, two throwing errors led to two Oklahoma runs.

A throwing error by Jaquish

hit an Oklahoma base runner’s helmet as she attempted to steal third, scoring a run for the Sooners.

One throwing error by senior pitcher Ashley Czechner scored the third run of the game after a double scored a second run for Oklahoma.

Czechner earned the loss in her first start since the Tigers’ victory against Florida on March 15.

She recorded four strikeouts, three walks and allowed six hits in six innings pitched Sunday.

“You need pitching, hitting and defense on any given day to win and I don’t think we had two of the three,” Torina said. “I don’t think we’ve played good defense as of late, and I think that’s something that we need to go back and make sure that we fix.

That is an area where I think we are capable of doing better and one of our strengths. We have to go back and make sure we’re performing there.”

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page 10 “Ballard just played like a woman possessed,” said LSU when it mattered most. coach Nikki Caldwell. “She Ballard’s final line against played like somebody who said, the Yellow Jackets told a story ‘I can’t be denied.’ When you of its own — 24 points, shoot- have your point guard playing 7-of-17 from the field and ing with that mentality, it filters 10-of-12 from the throughout our free throw line, team. She did set a career-high 17 ‘Ballard just played like the tone for us rebounds, four that we can be agassists and two a woman possessed. She gressive against steals. played like somebody their pressure, The Memtheir press and who said, ‘I can’t be their buzz dephis, Tenn., native stormed out of the fense.” denied.’’ gate in the PMAC The sophoSunday, scormore was a conNikki Caldwell ing 19 points and stant threat under LSU women’s basketball coach recording nine the rim, leaping rebounds before for rebound athalftime. tempts and making her presence She had more points than se- felt for the 35 minutes she was on niors Shanece McKinney, Jeanne the court.

Kenney and Theresa Plaisance Though Ballard only stands combined in the first half. at 5-foot-9, she proved why

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Nikki Caldwell. “They showed that they can play this game for 40 minutes.”

The 98 points scored are the most LSU has scored in an NCAA game in school history and most in any game since 2010. The scoring was well-rounded, as five different Lady Tigers reached double digits, and three scored at least 15 points.

The most astonishing aspect of the game came on the glass, as LSU outrebounded the Yellow Jackets 57-30. The Lady Tigers failed to outrebound their opponents in their last four games.

LSU scored the first 10 points of the game less than three minutes into the game. Ballard said the team saw in film it could push down the Yellow Jackets’ throats.

The Lady Tigers kept their lead though the start of the game with Georgia Tech struggling to get the ball to its all-time leading scorer, senior guard Tyaunna Marshall. Marshall only took one shot in the opening eight minutes of the game and said she wishes she had done more.

“Being a leader and someone who’s played in the NCAA tournament before, I definitely want to come out strong for my team,” Marshall said. “I wish I could have been more of a threat for my team in the opening minutes.”

The game continued its fast pace throughout the first half, with both teams combining for 74 shot attempts and the Lady Tigers taking a 51-44 lead into halftime.

Ballard was the main catalyst in the first half, recording 19 points and nine rebounds in the opening frame.

Plaisance said the main reason for the Lady Tigers’ fast pace was Ballard and her ability to constantly push the ball up the floor.

The pace didn’t slow down in the second half, but Georgia Tech’s hot shooting did. The Yellow Jackets shot 30.2 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes, 21.3 percent worse than the team shot in the first half.

After a 3-pointer from junior guard DaShawn Harden put the Lady Tigers up 12, the game would never go to single digits deficit again.

The team did receive a scare in the second half when freshman guard Raigyne Moncrief went down with a knee injury. It was the first time Moncrief had started a game

since injuring her leg in a Feb. 20 loss to Georgia.

Caldwell said she would have more information on the injury on Monday.

The Lady Tigers will play West Virginia next, who defeated Albany 76-61 Sunday afternoon in the PMAC. The game will be at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night in the PMAC. After Sunday’s game, Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph said this was not the LSU team she had seen in film the last 10 games. Ballard agrees, and she’s proud to show off a new identity.

“This team is a different team.

We’ve got a different mindset,” Ballard said. “We’re just going to look better, and we’re going to go harder and harder. We’re going to give our all win, lose or draw, and people are going to continue seeing a different team.”

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McKinney and Plaisance said they didn’t mind being outrebounded by their point guard.

“Danielle just did a great job on boards like she always does,” Plaisance said. “She comes in out of absolutely nowhere and tries to tip in. She’s not scared of big bodies in the paint or contact.

Danielle is really fearless when it comes to rebounding.”

Ballard accounted for 30 percent of the Lady Tigers’ rebounds on Sunday — Plaisance was the only other LSU player with double-digit rebounds. Ballard had seven offensive rebounds compared to 10 defensive.

Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph said containing Ballard proved to be more difficult than she anticipated.

“She was really difficult to

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guard on both ends of the floor today,” Joseph said. “She just did a tremendous job being disruptive. She showed a lot of toughness and poise for a sophomore.”

Since the start of the SEC tournament, Ballard has scored 18, 15 and 24 points against Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia Tech, respectively.

LSU’s point guard has been streaky throughout the

2013-14 season — she scored a total 10 points during a threegame stretch in early February against Mississippi State, Kentucky and Missouri before totaling 43 over the next three games against Texas A&M, South Carolina and Georgia.

It appears as though she’s hitting a hot streak at the perfect time, and LSU will need her to stay scorching when it battles West Virginia on Tuesday in the PMAC. “If I don’t get stopped, then I’ll just continue laying it up,” Ballard said. “That’s just my game. Just penetrating and getting my players open and giving them open shots. [I am] just being unselfish with the ball.”

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Monday, March 24, 2014

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Weil nabs All-American honors at NCAA meet Jack Chascin Sports Contributor

The LSU women’s swimming and diving team wrapped up its NCAA Championship meet on Saturday, finishing in 36th place with a team point total of 17.

Sophomore diver Cassie Weil’s individual performance was the highlight of the weekend for the Lady Tigers.

On the third and final day of the meet, Weil WEIL competed in the platform dive. In the preliminary round of the event, she broke her own program record with a score of 311.50, earning a spot in the final.

Weil finished seventh in the final, earning First-Team AllAmerica honors for the first time in her career, and the first time since 2007 for the LSU diving program.

“Given her performance last year and just missing the finals, it was a huge goal for her to get on

the podium and finish in the top eight,” LSU diving coach Doug Shaffer said in a news release.

“It’s so great to see her hard work and dedication pay off.”

Weil also earned her third NCAA Honorable Mention All-America honor in her career on day two with her 12th place finish on the 3-meter dive.

One of the bright spots for the Lady Tigers’ swimmers was the 800-yard freestyle relay team of freshmen Kara Kopcso and Leah Troskot and sophomores Megan Cox and Danielle Stirrat, as they set the school record with a time of 7:08.61.

The Lady Tigers brought many young competitors with them to Minneapolis, and swimming coach Dave Geyer said in a news release that for them to gain experience in this meet gives the Lady Tigers hope going into the future.

as Brown, then the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, seemingly knew exactly which buttons to push to get the most out of a sometimes volatile 6-foot Iverson.

“We know a guy like Larry Brown has a lot of tricks up his sleeve,” Stringer said. “He does well with small guards as you can see with Allen Iverson. [Moore] has had a tremendous year and Brown does a good job into putting him in positions where he can flourish.”

Kennedy teams with 6-foot10 center Cannen Cunningham and his 6-foot-11 counterpart Yanick

page 11 Moreira to present one of the deepest, most physical frontcourts LSU has seen.

Mickey and LSU junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III were synonymous in their assessment of the Mustang big men, noting their diverse tendencies around the basket.

“They’re probably some of the best bigs we’re going to see,” O’Bryant said. “They’re crafty around the rim, do a lot with the ball. It’s definitely going to be a big measuring stick for our bigs and our frontcourt.”

As for Mickey, he’ll return home to Dallas to play for the first time in his college career. He

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couldn’t put an estimate on the number of family and friends that will fill Moody Coliseum to watch.

No matter the number, Mickey said he keeps the same demeanor.

“Another day at the office,” Mickey said. “I try not to get overly excited or anything like that. I just want to go out, play my game and have fun. I’ll be excited to be back home.”

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Letter to The editor

symbol were painted on it. As expected, the race is seemingly a tossup for the Republican vote. Dan Claitor is your everyday, 50-something lawyer. Paul Dietzel is a 28-year-old, passionate businessman. Articles in this very newspaper have mentioned that Paul Dietzel is too young to win the race.

Evidently focusing on providing a better future for the next generations in America must not be good enough for a spot in Congress?

This is a troubling realization.

Since many of the people that read this publication are, in fact, young college students, it is extremely senseless to downplay the importance of giving the next generation representation in Congress.

In fact, it should also be important for wise, older Louisianans to make sure their successors can be represented in Washington D.C. Why are young, student writers so quick to dismiss their own voices? Students should be fighting for their young, fresh viewpoints to be represented in the United States of America. A certain amount of passion is desperately needed from young individuals. The youth can’t just sit down and accept what they think is true.

Your lives are being changed by the people in Washington, and it’s time you think about getting some representation of your own up there.

The median age of American citizens is 36.8 years, but the

Young voices are important in elections

Most people didn’t even care about the 6th District race for Congress until Edwin Edwards controversially entered the race. Soon thereafter, people started pretending they had passionate opinions about politics because there was something juicy to talk about. People were racing to get in the paper, be acknowledged and attract attention. Why don’t we try to get a clear and consistent understanding of what’s really important? Why are students so widely uninformed about the issues that affect them on a regular basis? It isn’t intelligent to be a young, hopeful individual if you wait for something as important as the race for your next representative to gain national attention before you start caring about the outcome.

Many people have been saying that the most important candidates in the race for the 6th District are Democrat Edwin Edwards and Republicans Paul Dietzel and Dan Claitor. Obviously, Edwards will get the Democratic vote because, unfortunately, some people would vote for a rock if their party

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average age of the 113th Congress, is 57 years. Young people just sit here submissively, and refuse to be heard. Not only does Paul want to give the next generation equal representation, he is extremely vehement about it. He announced his participation in the race for Congress ambitiously early in May 2013. Claitor only officially announced his participation in the race slightly more than three months ago. It seems as though it was easier for Paul to dedicate himself to the state of Louisiana than it was for Claitor. Paul Dietzel is dead-set on working on behalf of everybody, not only the people that put money in his pocket. He has around 50 passionate interns that are students at LSU who volunteer their time to make a change happen in this country. That’s the kind of attitude and determination this country needs.

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After reading Jose Bastidas’ article on the 6th District congressional race, I have to wonder if he did any research before jotting down his opinion.

For example, he states “[the candidates] are all still the same stick-to-thestatus-quo politicians who won’t do what it takes to improve the district.” What Jose forgets to mention is they have a whopping eight months until the first ballot is cast. It is very early in this race. The candidates have plenty of time to share their distinct messages regarding how they will work to improve the district.

Jose hasn’t even given them a true shot to lay our their visions.

Next, he claims “Dietzel, 28, could be the youngest congressman in Louisiana history” and continues to reference his “youth” throughout the piece. This is another claim that is not accurate. Former U.S. Rep. John Breaux was elected in 1972 at 28 years old.

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Also, we have had two other Congressmen elected at a young age — former U.S. Sen. Russell Long and Rep. Cleo Fields. Louisiana has a history of electing some of the youngest members of the U.S. Congress. Thus, Dietzel’s age should not be made a major issue.

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Lastly, Jose uses flawed logic to deduce a win for state Sen. Dan Claitor. His argument is that “In a community where continuity is favored over change, Claitor is the perfect candidate to continue this trend.” What Jose leaves out is the redistricting of the 6th Congressional District. The district now includes Houma, Thibodaux and a few “Saint” parishes.

It is also much more conservative than in the past. This is a game changer in comparison to the pre-2010 district. Two huge areas of the district elected outsiders and long-shots like Former U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry and Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes.

Politics is not an easy subject to write about. There are a lot of dynamics at play. However, the readers of this paper deserve more than just an opinion, they deserve an informed opinion based in some realm of reality.

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Opinion

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How should we react to Fred Phelps’ death?

Celebrating death is hypocritical 600 WORDS OF SOMMERS ANNETTE SOMMERS Columnist The news of Fred Phelps’ death, the founder of Westboro Baptist Church, sent a stream of profane celebratory social media statuses into the cyber world. In the real world, people high-fived and remarked that his death was an act of God. There were endless news stories published that weren’t news at all, but instead gleeful tributes to the anticipated death of this 84-year-old man. The entire nation seemed to share a collective joy in his death.

It’s easy to get swept up in the postPhelps hype that has generated such hateful remarks, but doing so isn’t getting us anywhere. Although his death is one of the more beneficial in history, picketing at his funeral is not justifiable.

I’m sure now that he is on the other side, he doesn’t need reassurance he was wrong, and there is no point in trying to do so now.

Phelps was a horrible man. He created a group responsible for the public humiliation and ridicule of countless people — there is no denying that. But his death sprouted an irony that came from our own hateful cores and lowered us to the same level of shame as Phelps.

When we bash Phelps and the Westboro church and call the devil to drag them to hell, we are no better than the intolerable nuisances that they are.

Picketing his funeral would be like screaming back at the evangelists who preach in Free Speech Plaza. Once you engage with them, all you end up with is a collective yelling match with no indistinguishable words on either part.

In their confused and brainwashed nature, they truly believe what they are doing is the right thing and while they are clearly mistaken, they posses an unexplainable ignorance to the pain they cause.

On the other hand, we know right from wrong and are consciously making the choice to mock Westboro Baptist and celebrate the death of its leader.

To be clear, I don’t think anyone outside of his family and church should be mourning his death. It’s the fact that the aftermath of his passing generated such hateful discussion toward him, his family and his church that the hypocrisy was too great to ignore.

I’m sure when Hitler died there were celebrations, and I wouldn’t blame those who were celebrating. There is nothing wrong with being happy such a terrible person is now unable to kill and torture more people. But there is a difference between happily welcoming a death and bitterly cursing a life.

Naturally, the first thing opponents of Phelps wanted to do after his death was organize a picket at his funeral. In theory, it sounds appropriate that he and his followers get a taste of their own medicine they

so commonly dealt out to the undeserving soldiers and LGBT community.

But honestly, that wouldn’t get us anywhere. Dishing out the same horrible actions we condemned them for would only make Phelps laugh in his grave.

If people truly believed the work that Phelps did was so evil, they wouldn’t turn around and do it back to him. Letting him leave this world without a picket and allowing his family a peaceful funeral is more than just being the bigger person. It’s standing your ground without submitting to the hypocrisy of the Westboro Baptist Church and its followers.

Cursing his name feels a lot like we are letting him win. Think about it. Phelps is gone now. If we still allow his poison to spread and influence our own actions, then we are the ones keeping him alive.

Leave that for the other members of the Westboro Baptist Church, who will hopefully die off as well and put an end to all the ideas he perpetuated.

His death shouldn’t be a reason for our hatred to be reawakened and dramatically voiced. It should instead reaffirm our own peace and be a pleasing incident that brightens the future for those who were scorned in his name.

Maybe I just expected more from those who righteously shuddered at his actions in the past. The way people are handling Phelps’ death makes me wonder just how different we really are.

Annette Sommers is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Dublin, Calif.

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Pain could offer Phelps’ family perspective MR. FINI JOSHUA HAJIAKBARIFINI Columnist Last week, Fred Phelps, founder of the Westboro Baptist Church and one of America’s most infamous bigots, passed away. He left behind a complicated legacy, forever clouded by his most controversial actions of picketing funerals to push for a message of religious hate and intolerance.

Although most would love to picket his funeral, a few consider the revenge picketing a sign of success in Phelps’ legacy. I disagree and have no problem with people choosing to picket his funeral.

Heck, from his church’s perspective, he is in heaven and living it well with Jesus.

If people choose to picket his funeral, maybe his church and family will feel the pain that they joyfully inflicted on others.

Whatever the case, the church robbed the public of the opportunity by declaring that there will not be a funeral. This was a clear move to avoid the inevitable protests that would have occurred.

Although Phelps is an irrelevant person who will not be remembered 30 years from now, his general beliefs define millions of people around the world. He hated gay people and women who had abortions and justified his hatred with the Bible.

It is hard to escape the viral debates and discussions online about Phelps and the people he hurt.

For those of us who decide to hate Phelps for being a bad Christian, we need to look at how he justified his beliefs.

Phelps isn’t a dark and unusual example of a Christian fundamentalist using the Bible to hurt others.

Bigots and Christian radicals in American history have used the Bible to justify slavery, segregation, not allowing interracial marriage and the current debate

of not allowing gay marriage.

People who despise Phelps generally have a good reason, but his message of hate isn’t unique — just his tactics.

Many in America have similar sentiments to Phelps in regard to their hatred of the LGBT community.

If many consider Phelps a radical Christian cultist just because he was slightly more radical and had controversial tactics, then maybe Phelps isn’t so different from the many people who hate him.

In regard to free speech, Phelps pushed the edges of freedom of speech to limits that would make diehard libertarians and liberals cringe. Phelps and his church tested us in our commitment to freedom of speech every time he entered the spotlight and picketed the funerals of famous people, gay people and soldiers.

His death should be a wake-up call about our beliefs in dogmatic tradition and religion.

Some of the greatest human beings in history were religious and had faith in a higher power but so were the worst humans. Religion is just an old intellectual tool to justify the good or bad causes people get behind.

I empathize with those who don’t want to picket his funeral. They believe that it would be hypocritical to do so and that hate creates more hate.

Although I agree that hate begets hate, pain does not. Pain offers perspective that someone generally doesn’t have until it affects them. This is a major value difference in the world — those who have empathy and those who do not.

We should not decide not to despise Phelps just because he passed away. We didn’t do it for Hitler, Stalin, Saddam Hussein or Osama bin Laden, so why should Phelps be any different?

A person who committed abhorrent acts shouldn’t be forgiven just because his heart stopped beating.

Phelps’ beliefs and bigotry should be ridiculed and hated by society the same way that racism, fascism and Islamic fundamentalism is.

Having hundreds of protesters picket Phelps’ funeral might offer the Westboro Baptist Church and Phelps’ family something they never had with all that faith — compassion.

Joshua Hajiakbarifini is a 24-year-old political science and economics senior from Baton Rouge.

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Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., the founder of the Kansas church known for anti-gay protests and pickets at military funerals, died late Wednesday, according to his family. He was 84.

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Student-work: IT Help Desk Technician position The successful candidate will have excellent customer service & communication skills. To be considered for this position, the candidate must be in good academic standing with LSU, an undergraduate freshman or sophomore, hold a current driver’s license, & be available to work starting Spring/Summer 2014, including summers. S/he must be willing & able to work mornings (starting at 7:45/8:00am) as allowed by class schedule, as well as occasional evening and/ or weekend shifts for classes & event support.

The candidate’s primary responsibilities will be in the area of IT help desk support, hardware troubleshooting/installation/configuration, software installation/training lab configuration, & technical support of occasional off-campus classes & conferences. Other duties as assigned.

Please specifically include in your resume your PC troubleshooting & repair experience.

Skills required: • Intermediate-to-advanced PC hardware maintenance & troubleshooting experience. Ability to confidently identify a bad RAM module is considerably more important than being able to recite the OSI model, for example.

• Software & operating system installation & configuration.

• Willing & able to work independently on tasks.

Self-starting research for solutions is crucial, especially on new and unresolved issues.

Skills preferred: • A+ or other certifications • Familiarity with Symantec Ghost • Previous Help Desk experience If interested in this position, please send resume describing troubleshooting experience & a copy of class schedule to: cehr@outreach.lsu.edu La Carreta Government is looking for team players to compliment our great staff. Hostess and servers please apply in person between the hours of 1-4 Monday thru Friday. ________________________ The Melting Pot Restaurant is now hiring servers and server assistants. Must be able to work late nights and weekends. Please apply in person: 5294 Corporate Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA Monday thru Friday 1-4pm ________________________ DENTAL OFFICE P/T assistant/receptionist needed. Great opportunity for those interested in the dental/medical field. Fax resume’ to (225)766-2122. ________________________ WORK WITH KIDS! Learning Center needs tutors. T/Th after 4pm. For more info: elinorbailey@ikumon.com ________________________

Full/Part time, flexible hours. Landscape, Construction Laborer. Call 225-202-8875 or email Caity@smithandbaker.com ________________________ Small Childcare Center off of Perkins Rd. hiring part-time preschool afternoon teacher 2:30-5:30 M-F. Email Holly.Morris@countrydayschoolbr.com ________________________ Wanted: Outgoing, personable part-time employee for local nonprofit. Must be an energetic self-starter and a quick learner. Personality and self-sufficiency are critical. Resume/letter of interest to beacon_adopt@yahoo.com. Phone number must be included to be contacted for an interview. ________________________

Counter help wanted at fast paced Downtown restaurant. No nights no weekends and flexible hours. Call Craig 225-281-1394 ________________________ Behavioral Intervention Group is looking for Line therapists to implement Applied Behavior Analysis programs one-on-one with children on the autism spectrum. Applicants must demonstrate ability to interact and play with children.

Experience with children. Salary $9-$10/hr.

Please send resume to admin@big-br.com. ________________________

SELA Aquatics is now hiring lifeguards, swim coaches, swim instructors, managers for several BR and NOLA country clubs for Summer 2014.

Apply at www.selaaquatics.com. ________________________ NOW HIRING AT NEW YORK BAGEL LEE DRIVE Now hiring for sandwich makers in the kitchen.

Looking for reliable hardworking people who can work from 11-4 M,W,F or 11-4 Tu,Th with weekend availability. Night shifts also available 4-8:30 Weeknights.

Please apply in store at 257 Lee Drive ________________________ Assistant Managers and Team Members Wanted.

Smoothie King and Jimmy John’s. Greater Baton Rouge area. Must have resume’. Email to eric@ one12.net ________________________

THE BIG SQUEEZY - NEW JUICE BAR Looking for part & full time juice consultants, food prep, dishwashers, kitchen manager & front of house manager. Please apply in person with resume to 3043 Perkins Rd (next to Jimmy Johns). ________________________ Local Top 100 Company seeks Part-time IT Support position - Must be a detailed oriented, tech savvy team player and possess troubleshooting and general maintenance skills. Email resume to jobs@wampold.com. ________________________ Preschool seeking professional, loving, & caring individuals for the 4 year old classroom. Must be nurturing and love children! PT (AM/PM) & FT positions avail. Competitive wages offered. Send resume to rayner-center@earthlink.net. ________________________ Part-Time position with Nabisco 25-30 hours in retail for Baton Rouge area. Please use the link below to apply http://global.mondelezinternational.com/Careers/Find_a_Job_With_Us/USJobs/ CareerApplication.aspx?isrc=https%3A%2F%2F mondelez.taleo.net%2Fcareersection%2Fmndlz_ careersite_hourly%2Fmoresearch. ftl%3Flang%3Den ________________________ DEREK CHANG’S KOTO: NOW HIRING SERVERS NO EXP NECESSARY APPLY IN PERSON MON-FRI 2:30PM-4:30PM 2562 CITIPLACE CT ________________________ New Year, New Fun Job! Great Starting Pay! Flexible Schedules, Scholarships and Internships available. Customer sales/service. Full training provided. All ages 17+ Apply Today! 225-803-8982 workforstudents.com ________________________ HIRING STUDENTS! *$16 STARTING PAY* Customer sales/service.

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________________________ FT home-school tutor/caregiver for 14 year-old girl with autism. Includes ABA training & supervision towards BCaBA / BCBA. Contact brstmd@bellsouth.net ________________________

Our hotel sets the standard in business travel, day after day. We are looking for energetic individuals who are passionate about customer service to join our team.

We are seeking out dedicated individuals for the following positions: FRONT DESK AGENT must exceed our guest’s expectations and ensure revenue optimization through check in/out while assuring to the attentive coordination of hotel services for our guests.

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.

If you want to join our dynamic team you will enjoy competitive salary, benefits, paid time off and a 401 (k) plan e-mail your résumé to jobs@ wampold.com Flexible hours, weekends and nights are required

Accepting Deposits for Summer/Fall Move Ins Lake Beau Pre Townhomes, Arlington Trace & Summer Grove Condos 2 & 3 Bedrooms Dean & Company Real Estate 225-767-2227 www.deanrealestate.net ________________________ $AVE $$ WALK TO LSU. LARGE 1 BR APT. $600 / MO. AVAL. JUNE 1ST. 225 769-7757 / 225 266-8666 / 225 278-6392 ________________________ Midcity Garage 1bedroom apartment washer/dryer, sewer included $600/mo/deposit 2252059820 ________________________ One block from LSU lakes. Efficiency with separate kitchen and bath. All utilities, internet, cable, washer, dryer included. 225-921-3222 ________________________ LSU area $475-$495/mo 1 bed/bath flats. Water, sewer trash included, wood/tile floor. Call 225615-8521 ________________________ 1 bedroom condo avail. now on LSU bus route,

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Woodard said campaigns are “naturally going to be idealistic and candidates are going to be focusing on things that sound pretty.” Woodard believes this year’s candidates are capable people whose initiatives are feasible, but he said being president or vice president requires more work than candidates may realize.

“There’s so many responsibilities once you get to office,” Woodard said. “There’s lots of events and

relationships to build.”

Once elected, those day-to-day responsibilities often take up time that candidates originally planned to spend on implementing their campaign promises, Woodard said.

“It’s difficult when there’s so much transition going on between administrations to accomplish goals, and you only have a year to do it,” Woodard said.

Woodard said there is little candidates can do to prepare for the realities of office, however, because it is largely a hands-on

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Nevertheless, The Next Step presidential candidate Clay Tufts is optimistic and believes he can successfully implement his ticket’s initiatives. Tufts is currently SG director of external affairs, a position he said has allowed him to learn a lot from Woodard and Vice President Taylor Parks. Woodard and Parks are role models, Tufts said, because they have done well fulfilling campaign promises.

Some of The Next Step’s initiatives include developing an app

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Christian Coleman, Experience LSU presidential candidate, said he and running mate Ashleigh Pichon have met with administrators to ensure the feasibility of their initiatives, which include an antilittering campaign, making UREC equipment available on the Parade

Ground and creating a 24-hour study space.

Coleman said while all of his initiatives may not be realized while he is in office, it is still worth pursuing them “to try to get them in the plans that administrators are making now.”

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cut Pell Grant and other federal funding because of the cost of these programs to the federal government, but he said the group intends to ensure colleges remain affordable and accessible in the face of rising tuition.

Woodard said the group also backs a program that would match states’ investment into higher education with the levels of federal funding it receives. He said this would put more pressure on states to fund higher education.

“We want to make sure that whatever reform is done or whatever moves are made that students are prioritized first and that it’s in the best interest of the students,” Woodard said.

The group will meet with representatives Tuesday from the offices of congressmen Charles Boustany, Bill Cassidy and Steve Scalise as well as senators Mary Landrieu and David Vitter.

Joining Woodard in Washington are vice president Taylor Parks, speaker of the SG senate Alex Grashoff, speaker pro tempore Trey Schwartzenburg, executive director and chief of staff for internal affairs Rachel Rhodes and chief of staff for external affairs Gerard Zimmerman.

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BUKU, from page 1 As the sun set on Mardi Gras World, Phantogram delivered its first Louisiana show with songs from the band’s recent album as well as past records.

The Flaming Lips performed its Power Plant set with a physically blinding laser light show. On the other side of the BUKU grounds, Baauer and RL Grime almost shook the Float Den to rubble from the bass of their combined set.

The late night lineup of day two featured performances from Schoolboy Q, Glitch Mob and Tyler the Creator. Tyler’s show appeared to be the best-received of the night thanks to his interaction with those in attendance. He spoke to the crowd after every song and cracked jokes at the expense of everyone in sight.

Rapper Danny Brown closed the festival to a weak crowd. It didn’t help Brown that the crowd could rarely understand him because of the multiple voices he uses while performing.

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