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SPORTS: Cotton bests batters in unique ways, p. 6
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Along with the conclusion of the state legislative session on Thursday, several bills were introduced that could affect students and residents around Baton Rouge. LSU given permission to increase fees — HB 671, Rep. Franklin Foil, R-Baton Rouge ANGELA MAJOR / The Daily Reveille
Houston State and University of Louisiana-Lafayette in the Regional round and downing Oklahoma in the Super Regional. Following their victory Saturday, the LSU players began the celebrations. “The music was as loud as it
Of the eight bills proposed on the higher-education front, only one passed: Rep. Franklin Foil’s HB 671. The bill allows the University to implement a “building use” fee on students, which would charge tuition and fees for distance education programs where out-ofstate students can still take online classes at the University. The University’s School of Dentistry will also face fee increases as well as digital media graduate students.
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The LSU baseball team dogpiles June 8 after the TIgers’ 11-1 victory against Oklahoma in Alex Box Stadium.
Players stress importance of remaining focused while preparing for Omaha
Lawrence Barreca Staff Writer
It was a scene several Tigers dreamed about as they watched the College World Series from home as children. Player after player runs into a stacking dogpile as a squad celebrates a national title amid the crowd at TD Ameritrade Park in
Omaha, Neb. “It’s real right now,” said freshman outfielder Andrew Stevenson. “As a kid growing up and watching the College World Series, you tell yourself that’s where you want to go. You want to be there. It hasn’t quite sunk in yet, but I think it will when we pull up and see [TD Ameritrade Park].”
The 2013 LSU baseball team proved to be a force throughout the regular season, setting a program record in Southeastern Conference victories and winning 48 games prior to the start of the SEC Tournament on May 22. The squad recently had a few days to breathe after defeating the likes of Jackson State, Sam
ENVIRONMENT
Experts predict more aggressive hurricane season Amber Mason Contributing Writer
Experts are predicting aboveaverage activity this hurricane season, as Gulf Coast residents and University officials prepare for the possibility of a storm. The Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University predicted 18 named storms, of which nine are predicted to become hurricanes with four “major” storms reaching Category 3 or higher intensity. This is higher than the National Hurricane Center’s projections, which include 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three
major hurricanes. The Tropical Meteorology Project also gives a 47 percent chance of at least one major hurricane hitting the Gulf Coast. The average for the last century is 30 percent, according to its website. Barry Keim, University geography and anthropology professor and state climatologist, said there are two major indicators experts use to predict how busy a hurricane season will be: sea surface temperatures and El Niño-Southern Oscillation. “Sea surface temperatures run through a cycle called the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, or AMO, for 70 years,” Keim said.
Every 30 to 40 years, temperatures change from cool to warm. “Since 1995, we’ve been in a warm period, and as a result, most years have had hyperactive seasons or seasons above the long-term average,” Keim said. The second indicator, El Niño-Southern Oscillation, determines how easily hurricanes can form. If an El Niño takes place, upper-air circulation in the Atlantic is disrupted, making
Read one columnist’s reasons why hurricane season isn’t so bad, p. 9. HURRICANES, see page 4
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An image provided by NASA from the Terra satellite shows Tropical Storm Andrea at 12:25 p.m. EDT Wednesday as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico.
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INTERNATIONAL Turkish leader to meet protestors in effort to end occupation ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s prime minister will meet with a group of protesters occupying Istanbul’s central Taksim Square this week, the deputy prime minister said Monday, as the government sought a way out of the impasse that has led to hundreds of protests in dozens of cities. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said, however, the government would no longer tolerate “illegal acts,” and implied that the occupation of Taksim and its accompanying Gezi Park would be over by the weekend. British museum recovers rare model of German WWII bomber LONDON (AP) — A British museum on Monday successfully recovered what could be the last intact model of a famous German World War II bomber from beneath the English Channel. The aircraft, nicknamed the Luftwaffe’s “flying pencil” because of its narrow fuselage, was shot down off the coast of Kent county in southeastern England more than 70 years ago during the Battle of Britain. It is believed to be the only known complete example of the German Dornier Do 17 bomber.
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Gorkem Turan plays guitar Monday as he sings with Turkish protesters in Kugulu Park in the Turkish capital, Ankara.
Korean peace talks may be affected by murky history SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The two Koreas will hold their highestlevel talks in years Wednesday in an effort to restore scrapped joint economic projects and ease animosity marked by recent threats of nuclear war. That in itself is progress, though there are already hints that disputes in their bloody history could thwart efforts to better ties. It’s also a political and diplomatic victory for new South Korean President Park Geun-hye who expressed her country’s interest in rebuilding trust.
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Jury selection for Zimmerman trial begins
Missing teacher’s remains found in New Orleans bayou
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — On the first day of his trial Monday, George Zimmerman got a look at the people who might decide whether he committed second-degree murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The first group of 100 potential jurors filled out questionnaires about themselves and their ability to serve on a jury. In Florida, only 12 jurors are needed for criminal trials involving capital cases, when the death penalty is being considered. Elderly women, some in 90s, survive limousine fire
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Orleans Parish coroner’s office says the body found inside a car pulled from a New Orleans bayou this weekend has been identified as missing teacher Terrilynn Monette, and that the cause of her death was drowning. Coroner’s investigator John Gagliano said Monday that dental records were used to identify Monette, who was 26 when she disappeared in early March. Toxicology tests were pending. The car was found and removed Saturday from Bayou St. John in New Orleans.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ten women — some of them in their 90s — escaped unharmed from a limousine that began smoking and caught fire in Northern California a little more than a month after five nurses were killed while trapped inside a burning limousine on a nearby bridge. The women were celebrating one of their 90th birthdays and were in the vehicle outside the birthday woman’s home — where they had gathered shortly after 11 a.m. — when white smoke began coming out of the limousine.
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George Zimmerman arrives Monday in circuit court for his trial, along with cocounsel Don West, in Sanford, Fla.
Conn. leaders debate true identity of aviation innovators HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s leading role in aviation has never been disputed, but legislators have passed a bill insisting that a Connecticut aviator flew two years before the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, N.C. The measure is the latest twist in an effort to credit the first successful airplane flight to Germanborn aviator and Bridgeport resident Gustave Whitehead. The legislation is a flight of fancy, say Wright brothers partisans.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cleanup work has ended in three of the states affected by BP PLC’s massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Monday. The London-based oil giant said the Coast Guard has concluded “active cleanup operations” in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, but the work continues along 84 miles of Louisiana’s shoreline.
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Academics
College offers Chinese study abroad program James Moran Contributing Writer
The E.J. Ourso College of Business announced a partnership with Hong Kong Polytechnic University that will allow University students to participate in a Chinese exchange program beginning spring 2014. The program will send select business students to study a semester at Hong Kong Polytechnic. The college currently sends students on short-term trips to China, India and Brazil, but Dean Richard D. White Jr. said this is the college’s first program that will allow students to spend an entire semester overseas. “It will be a life-changing opportunity for the students that go over there,” White said. “It will make them so much more marketable in the business world. They won’t have to say they took international classes here or specialized in globalization; they can say they spent an entire semester in Asia.” White said students who go will take five classes at Hong Kong Polytechnic: four business classes taught in English and one class taught in Mandarin Chinese. White said each student must have at least a 3.0 GPA to participate. “The selection process will be very competitive,” White said. “We
will look at GPAs, and we’ll interview all the students. The students go over there representing LSU, and we want them to be the best ambassadors possible.” White said he created the program to help develop the college’s globalization growth initiative. Emerging Markets Initiative Director Ye-Sho Chen and Assistant Dean for Academic Programs Ashley Junek went to Hong Kong in May to finalize details and visit the campus. “We visited their dormitories and had conversations with some of their students,” Chen said. “Every semester, they have 400 exchange students on campus.” Chen said Hong Kong Polytechnic’s large number of exchange students make it the perfect place to start the program. Participating students will pay regular LSU tuition and fees but will not pay any tuition to Hong Kong Polytechnic. They must pay for room and board, but White estimates costs will not exceed those at LSU. TOPS and other financial aid may be used to offset the costs. White said the business college plans to offer up to $4,000 in scholarships to each participant. Contact James Moran at jmoran@lsureveille.com
crime briefs
Student booked for DWI after hitting street sweeper University student Ivan Bruno Lafayette, 21, of 12749 Parneel Avenue in Baton Rouge, was booked Wednesday for DWI after hitting a street sweeper with his SUV. LSUPD Spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said officers responded to the traffic incident at 4:09 a.m. at the intersection of Highland Road and South Campus Drive. Once officers were on the scene, they saw Lafayette’s vehicle had sustained significant damage. Lafayette denied medical treatment on the scene but exhibited signs of intoxication. The officers then put the suspect through several field intoxication exams, and the suspect was taken to LSUPD headquarters where he agreed to submit to the chemical intoxication test, which showed he had a .142 BAC. Suspects arrested in burglary case involving LSU Studio Arts Building Joel S. Vedros, 27, and Shannon K. Tyndall, 22, were arrested May 29 and 30, respectively, after admitting to burglarizing a private office in the Studio Arts building. Several items were stolen from the office, including a digital camera, a camera lens, cash and other miscellaneous items totaling more than $1,000, Lalonde said. Vedros was identified after the victim allegedly provided incriminating evidence to
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After stopping Messina, the officer detected a heavy scent of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The suspect granted the officer permission to search the car, at which time the officer discovered a plastic bag containing 8.12 ounces of marijuana. After stopping Messina, the officer detected a heavy scent of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The suspect granted the officer permission to search the car, at which time the officer discovered a plastic bag containing 8.12 ounces of marijuana. The officer also discovered the drug roxicodone — a rapid response form of oxicodone — melted in a spoon with a syringe in the vehicle. Underage drinking prominent at Bayou Country Superfest During the weekend of the popular country music festival, LSUPD booked a total of 28 people with MIPs. Nine people were booked on Saturday, while 19 people were booked on Sunday. Lalonde said those numbers come strictly from the arrests made by LSUPD officers and doesn’t include others from other agencies that were patrolling the area.
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page 4 HURRICANES, from page 1 hurricane formation difficult. However, La Niña does the opposite — creating highly favorable conditions for hurricanes to form. When a storm threatens campus, the University’s Emergency Operations Center is activated. Three teams work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, constantly communicating with news sources and weather authorities until the storm passes. Sometimes the safest thing to do is close the University, said Chair of the EOC Core Committee D’Ann Morris. “The campus has an opportunity to determine, based on the guidance of the EOC to the chancellor or president, whether or not the institution will close,” Morris said. Her best advice is to listen to EOC warnings, as emergency personnel may not be able to leave during extreme weather conditions. While the predictions may be alarming to some, others aren’t surprised at the increased activity. “That’s pretty scary,” said kinesiology junior Madeline Taylor. “But I guess being down South, we kind of have to expect that.” But even small storms can bring up bad memories. “I remember Katrina was my first hurricane,” said kinesiology junior Kristina Hickey. “We were not prepared for that hurricane.” Contact Amber Mason at amason@lsureveille.com
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Bayou Country Superfest granted $200,000 in state budget — HB 1, Rep. James R. Fannin Despite the concert’s continued success, the popular country music festival was granted $200,000, according to the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana. The concert attracts big-name country music stars and 70,000 fans annually and will celebrate its fifth anniversary in 2014. Education budget gets $69 million boost — HB 1, Rep. James R. Fannin The state’s education budget received a major boom in the form of a $69 million increase for elementary schools and high schools. Over half of the increase will go to increasing teacher salaries. The pay raises will not be dependent on Compass, an evaluation program that measures teacher effectiveness over four ratings. The increase comes after a four-year drought in education funding, which has left schools across the state desperate for more funds. No change to film tax credit program Louisiana has become known as the “Hollywood of the South,” mainly because the state provides massive tax benefits to studios who choose to film in Louisiana. The tax credits have cost Louisiana more than $1 billion in
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could be, and everyone was celebrating and having a good time,” said freshman shortstop Alex Bregman. “We know that it’s a great accomplishment that we’re going, but we also know there’s a long way to go.” Junior designated hitter Sean McMullen had a different interpretation of the team’s postgame reaction. “The locker room was just the same as every series almost,” he said. “It’s not like we were throwing stuff around. It was really pretty normal, almost as though it didn’t sink in for any of us.” That being said, McMullen noted that the idea of going to Omaha hasn’t hit him just yet. “I don’t think it will sink in until I start packing my bags,” McMullen said. “I was thinking about it today and was like, ‘Wow, I’m actually going to Omaha.’” Senior Mason Katz humbled, but not yet satisfied The Omaha-bound LSU baseball squad may have already formed its dogpile, but by no means is it ready to call the 2013 campaign a success. When the Tigers travel to Omaha for the annual College World Series, there’s only one goal in mind: win or bust, at least according to senior infielder Mason Katz. “Our goal was not just to get to Omaha and just hold that as our
revenue, according to PAR. The tax credit was left in the same form, despite a report from the Department of Economic Development recommending otherwise. Reduced sentences for marijuana possession — HB 103, Rep. Austin Badon, D-New Orleans The bill would reduce the jail time or fines imposed on someone convicted of simple marijuana possession. Speaking on the House floor Wednesday, Badon proposed the bill would save the state $2.2 million in incarceration costs in 2014 alone.
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accomplishment,” Katz said. “We want to win the whole thing. Our goal was to go to Omaha and win a National Championship, and that will not change.” The stage has now been set at TD Ameritrade Park, as LSU takes on UCLA in its first contest Saturday. The attention of the Tigers shifted to the coming weekend immediately following their on-field jubilation. “We were very happy, but the first thing we said after we got up from the dogpile was, ‘We’re not done,’” Katz said. “That was the first mindset of everybody. It’s an accomplishment, but it’s not the accomplishment.”
McMullen’s injury not a cause for concern Junior leadoff hitter Sean McMullen has been nursing a hamstring injury since he strained it June 1 against Sam Houston State, but he’s confident that he’ll be fine for Omaha. “It’s feeling a lot better than it did this weekend,” he said. “I’m extremely excited about how I think it’s going to feel for Omaha.” McMullen has batted .317 with two home runs and 30 RBIs in 2013. “The healing process is coming along very well, and I’m getting all the best treatment for it,” he said. Contact Lawrence Barreca at lbarreca@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @lawrencebarreca
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LSU freshman infielder Alex Bregman (30) celebrates a run to second base Saturday during the Tigers’ 11-1 victory against Oklahoma in Alex Box Stadium.
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Big League Players
Tigers look to balance thoughts of future and Omaha TREY LABAT • Staff Writer
Every June, the LSU baseball team hunts for postseason glory, but some Tigers have other considerations that may hinder their search. The MLB first-year player draft is annually held during the most crucial time in the college baseball season, which is something coach Paul Mainieri wishes he could change. “I think it’s ridiculous,” Mainieri said. “Why can’t they just have it once the season is over? The kids have enough to prepare for as it is.” This year’s draft started the evening of June 6 and carried on throughout the weekend as the Tigers defeated Oklahoma in a 2-0 series at Alex Box Stadium. Luckily for Mainieri, many of his players were selected before the Super Regional ever started. Junior pitcher Ryan Eades was taken in the second round by the Minnesota Twins, junior second-bagger JaCoby Jones was selected in the third round by the Pittsburgh Pirates and senior Mason Katz was taken in the fourth round by the St. Louis Cardinals. Several former Tigers experienced the same balancing act during their time at the University, including current student-coach Blake Dean who was selected in the eighth round in 2010. “The draft is just kind of a wild animal,” Dean said. “Someone might have told you that you’re definitely going in the second round, and you end up slipping from two more rounds. It’s impossible not to think about it, but hopefully, coach has done a good enough job of preparing them for this crucial part of the season.” Contact Trey Labat at tlabat@lsureveille.com
2013 Draft Picks
Chris Cotton — LHP
HOUSTON ASTROS Ryan Eades — RHP
MINNESOTA TWINS Chad Jones — LHP
CINCINATTI REDS JaCoby Jones — CF
PITTSBURGH PIRATES Mason Katz — 2B
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Will LaMarche — RHP
DETROIT TIGERS Raph Rhymes — OF
DETROIT TIGERS Ty Ross — C
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Nick Rumbelow — RHP
NEW YORK YANKEES
What teams have selected the most Tigers? New York Yankees, 4 Minnesota Twins, 4
Former LSU stars and where they were drafted: Kevin Gausman Baltimore Orioles Mikie Mahtook Tampa Bay Rays Louis Coleman Kansas City Royals Anthony Ranaudo Boston Red Sox Jared Mitchell Chicago White Sox
GYMNASTICS
Breaux hosts camp for gymnasts Young ones learn from former stars Marcus Rodrigue Contributing Writer
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Gymnastics head coach D-D Breaux cheers on her team March 8 during the Tigers’ 197.500-197.725 loss against Alabama at the PMAC.
Not even two months removed from the LSU gymnastics team’s fifth-place finish at the Super Six Finals in April, head coach D-D Breaux is back in the gym. Instead of coaching national title contenders, however, the long-tenured “Dean of Coaches” will be mentoring the next
generation of gymnasts at her Flying Tiger Gymnastics Camp. The program caters to gymnasts of every level, some of whom Breaux is already recruiting. Breaux has been running the summer camp for her entire 36year stint in Baton Rouge, and the camp’s popularity has grown alongside Breaux’s influence and legacy at LSU. Attendance has ballooned as of late, causing Breaux to split this year’s event into two separate sessions held in both the PMAC and the Carl Maddox Field House. While the first session began
June 9 and ends Wednesday, the second session will begin June 23 and end June 26. Breaux said the Sunday-through-Wednesday configuration is an ideal length of time for keeping the campers healthy and engaged. Breaux and her staff have also carefully planned the rotations to allow all campers to participate in every exercise throughout each day. “In my 35 years of experience doing camps, by the time we get the kids to Wednesday evening, they’re exhausted and worn CAMP, see page 11
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Cotton dominates hitters despite slower pitches James Moran Contributing Writer
LSU senior Chris Cotton has dominated opposing batters all season long without the luxury of an overpowering fastball. Armed with a heater that tops out in the mid- to upper-80s, Cotton has put together one of the best statistical seasons a relief pitcher has ever had at LSU. In his first season as the Tigers’ closer, the soft-tossing lefty has recorded 16 saves, tying the single-season school record set by Matty Ott in 2009. With the absence of great stuff, Cotton said he relies on his composure on the mound and his command of the strike zone to get the job done. “I think my best characteristic is poise,” Cotton said. “I’m able to be out there in stressful situations with the game on the line every time I’m out there, and I’m able to keep calm and throw strikes.” In 36 games this season, Cotton has a 4-1 record with a 1.23 ERA. He has allowed just six earned runs on 24 hits in 44 innings pitched. LSU coach Paul Mainieri said Cotton is able to be so effective because he has great command of all three of his
pitches — fastball, curveball and change-up — and will throw any of them at any time in the count. “When a pitch is called, it’s like a video game,” said junior catcher Ty Ross. “Whatever pitch you call is exactly where he is going to throw it. He can put it in, out, up or down, and he is very effective with hitting his spots.” The ability to control all three of his pitches allows Cotton to change speeds and keep the hitter off balance at the plate. He said that ability is why he can record strikeouts without being able to overpower the hitter. “I’m able to mix in both my curve ball and my changeup then come back with an 89mph fastball late in the count, which looks a little harder after a 75-mph change-up,” Cotton said. The result has been dominance. Cotton has struck out 45 batters this season against only three walks, good for a team-best strikeout-towalk ratio of 15:1. For some perspective, more batters have struck out against Cotton, 45, than have safely reached base, 27. Cotton got even tougher as the season went on. He was
named the SEC Tournament MVP after tossing 5.2 perfect innings, recording three saves and getting the win in the Tigers’ 5-4 victory over Vanderbilt in the championship game. His dominance at the SEC Tournament was part of a streak of 23 consecutive batters retired that stretched from May 11 until he issued a walk in the regional game against Sam Houston State on June 1. “I might not throw the hardest, but I throw every pitch as hard as I can,” Cotton said. “I’m out there with intensity. I keep my calm, fill the strike zone up and try to get them out.” Mainieri tapped Cotton as his closer after he compiled a 7-0 record and a 1.59 ERA in 36 relief appearances as a junior last season. As a result, LSU is 46-0 when leading after 8 innings this year. “That was a major decision we made back at the beginning of the year to use him in that role, and he hasn’t disappointed anybody,” Mainieri said. “He’s been absolutely phenomenal.” ANGELA MAJOR / The Daily Reveille
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LSU senior left-handed pitcher Chris Cotton (58) winds up to pitch the ball to home plate Saturday during the Tigers’ 11-1 victory over Oklahoma in Alex Box Stadium.
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Stricter DUI laws would benefit designated drivers ROB IN THE HOOD Robert Klare Columnist As on most college campuses, the drinking culture has dominated student life outside of academics, and while no one wants to be the odd man out, nearly every group needs a designated driver for a night on the town. Picture this: You’re the designated driver. You’re out with friends at a Tigerland bar. The summer heat is oppressive, the music is loud and the party is in full swing. Everyone around you is drinking, but you’re not. Attempts at conversation with the increasingly intoxicated clientele become more and more difficult. There just isn’t much to do for sober students at bars like these. You find yourself becoming more bored by the minute — and then you hear it. “C’mon, you can have just one drink! You’ll be fine to drive by the time we leave!” Sound familiar? It’s the siren song for any DD, and as bars around campus fill up at the beginning of the semester, it’s an argument certain to be heard countless times in the next few months. The worst part is they’re legally right.
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For example, the average male college student can drink about three drinks in the first hour, and one for every hour after that, all the while being under the “legal” blood alcohol content limit of 0.08. According to LSUPD Spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde, that’s still dangerous. “Just because you’re not over the limit of 0.08 doesn’t mean you’re not a danger,” Lalonde said. The temptation to have a drink
as the DD is very real, but a new recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board could change that. It has recommended that the legal BAC be lowered to 0.05, citing significant decreases in driving ability even at such low blood alcohol contents. If the DUI limit was lowered as suggested, driving home after drinking a beer or two at dinner would be criminal. Worse, at 0.05
BAC, a party-hardened college student may still feel completely sober. According to Lalonde, an alcoholic won’t necessarily show the same signs of intoxication as a non-alcoholic or first time drinker. The threat of breaking a law as serious as driving while intoxicated — without actually knowing you are intoxicated — would quickly become a reality for many. However, that fear may be exactly what is needed. If there is
a serious risk of DUI from even a couple drinks, the incentive to have just one or two disappears. The road would be a safer place, but perhaps more importantly, those that chose to drive to the bars would have an easier decision in front of them. While the proposal hasn’t yet gained serious attention from state or federal legislators, the 0.05 BAC limit is already law in much of Canada and Western Europe and has been shown to be effective. The European Union, for example, has seen their alcohol-related driving fatalities drop by half since implementing the lower BAC limit in combination with more enforcement and other measures, according to USA Today. The last time the DUI limit in the US was lowered — from 0.10 to 0.08 — the process took more than 20 years for all states to begin enforcing it. Dropping it down to 0.05 won’t happen overnight either. Lowering the DUI limit would be a scary thing, but for designated drivers, it could be a big weight off their shoulders. Robert Klare is a 22-year-old civil engineering senior from New Orleans. Contact Robert Klare at rklare@lsureveille.com
Savor the summer despite the troubles that lie ahead LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Taylor Balkom Editor in Chief Four weeks. That’s all the time that’s passed since spring semester finals ended, and it most certainly wasn’t enough of a break. But in that seemingly short period, a lot has happened. The University lost another top-level administrator in Herb Vincent, who serves both the athletic department as an associate athletic director and University Relations as associate vice chancellor. He’s taking a similar position with the Southeastern Conference. That makes 16 — yes, you read correctly — administrators
to leave since former LSU System President John Lombardi started the trend in April 2012. Louisiana’s 2013 Legislative Session ended June 6, and with it, the feeble hope that our school’s financial situation would improve. The higher education budget is still flimsy in our state, and in order to compensate, the University can now charge its students a “building use” fee, charging tuition for distance education programs. But at least the baseball team made it to Omaha, right? It’s actually kind of nice that our athletics continue to dominate nationwide despite the dire situation of the school it’s attached to. At least we’ll have something to watch while professors continue not to get pay raises and the University struggles to get a passing mention in a national conversation
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about academics. And that’s just since the last semester ended. There’s an entire summer ahead of us. LSU President F. King Alexander officially takes his position in the coming weeks after a secretive search committee named him in March. Every move he makes will be scrutinized, and his first weeks as the University’s leader are almost as important as the remainder of his tenure. There’s also the apparently apocalyptic hurricane season happening this year, so even if things get worse, we’ll be underwater anyway. Couple that with intense heat, suffocating humidity and the stress brought on by classes, one would think this summer won’t be anything to look forward to. It is, though.
Sure, the budget situation won’t get fixed in two months. All the administrative vacancies won’t be filled, either. The baseball team might get swept out of the College World Series. But summer is about relaxation, even with school and other responsibilities. Two whole months almost entirely dedicated to recovering from a grueling regular semester. And The Daily Reveille will help with that, keeping you informed with award-winning news, sports and entertainment coverage twice a week in print and 24/7 online. There’s a reason we won Best College Newspaper from the Society of Professional Journalists — we’re good at what we do, and we love doing it. Our online presence has grown over the past few semesters,
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so keep an eye out for photo galleries, videos, interactive graphics and in-depth coverage of big events like the College World Series. But we aren’t perfect. If there’s anything you don’t like, let us know. Comment on our website, submit a letter to the editor, just talk to us any way you can. We’re your voice. And more importantly, savor this summer — we college students don’t have many left. Taylor Balkom is a 21-year-old mass communications senior from Baton Rouge.
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Quote of the Day “If you drink, don’t drive. Don’t even putt.”
Dean Martin American singer and actor June 7, 1917 — December 25, 1995
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Xbox One a move in the right direction for Microsoft THE CON ARTIST Connor Tarter Columnist Despite the initial outrage emanating from the gaming community, Microsoft’s new entertainment system, the Xbox One, is not a bad move for the company. The One will be an entertainment system, not a gaming console, which is why this new piece of hardware has great potential to sell in a lot of markets. Traditionally, the Xbox has been a gaming console that offers a few other types of media consumption, such as video streaming or social networking. Even with these additions to the Xbox 360, the console is still primarily made to play Xbox 360 games, and gamers like it that way. As far as any devoted
gamers go, most could care less if their console streams Netflix. However, Microsoft is attempting to shake the “gaming console” label and has shifted its focus toward offering a complete entertainment system. Like any other drastically redesigned product (cough, Windows 8, cough) the One is raising a lot of eyebrows and catching a lot of flak for being different. However, the redesign of the One makes a lot of sense. While the gaming community comprises a large group of people who vary in age, it’s still a niche market for Microsoft to target with such a major piece of hardware. In the wake of the implosion that is Windows 8, Microsoft needs a product that appeals to everyone, not just gamers. The One’s ability to access a cable box and the Internet at all times, respond to voice commands and gestures and play
video games exponentially expands its marketability. To gamers, this feels like a betrayal. Old games will not play on the new system, and individual games will need to be licensed to whichever console they are downloaded onto. What these gamers are likely missing, though, is that these “backstabbing” requirements play right along with every other feature that has been added into the Xbox One — the features that truly make it an entertainment system. Because nearly everything on the Xbox One is account based, it makes sense to adjust the gaming so that it follows the same guidelines. If someone wants a product that controls the television with voice commands, the Xbox One is there. If someone wants a product to play Blu-rays, DVDs, video games and Hulu, the Xbox One is there. Gone are the days of Xbox as a
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Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Harrison speaks June 10 at the Microsoft Xbox E3 media briefing in Los Angeles.
gaming console. Xbox — the jack of all trades — is here to stay.
Dallas, Texas.
Connor Tarter is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from
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Predictable storms preferable over tornadoes THE TRADITIONALIST Chris Ortte Columnist The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season wasted no time producing a storm, sending Tropical Storm Andrea through the elbow of Florida on June 7 as it continued up the East Coast. Hopefully, this won’t be a tell tale sign of what is to come as a busy storm season. With Mother Nature’s recent lashing on Oklahoma, I’ve heard a lot of talk about how much we would rather face a hurricane than a tornado. And I could not agree more. There is only one reason that I might prefer tornadoes to hurricanes — hurricane tidal surges cause long-term and widespread erosion. But we can’t win them all, and this lingering problem of erosion in Louisiana is a whole ‘nother can of worms, which is also likely birthed from other, more man-made, happenings. There are many traits of Gulf Coast weather that folks down here tend to complain about — the heat, the inconsistency, the humidity — but these complaints are just typical means of small talk. There is an understanding that as long as it’s predictable, it can be weathered. However, it’s an apparent trend among the southern states to contest the powers that be — something I am not predisposed to agree with. When you are given the advantage of knowing what to expect, why test it by not leaving? Granted, some may not have the means to evacuate, but to the ones that do — namely the majority — why not board up and take a trip? Go visit some family that you haven’t
seen in awhile. Only fools bypass the opportunity for a head start. Ask our peers in Tornado Valley; it’s always a losing fight against Mother Nature. But something else that nags me — the apparent paradox created when a meteorologist predicts a stronger storm than what actually materializes. The general consensus is that meteorologists are not trustworthy because they are merely trying to cover their rear-ends. If persons would listen when warned, then meteorologists would not have to seemingly fabricate the strength of the storm. But it never ceases to amaze how much of a fiasco it becomes when preparing for storms. Every time another named swirl slides across that Doppler radar, it seems like it’s the first time we’ve seen such a phenomena. Now, I know it’s in human nature — at least in most — to seek a little adventure and excitement. And nothing does it better than weathering a bad storm while hunkered down on the back porch. However, we should be smart about it — because we can. We should count our losses when we can before they become too numerous to count. Board up, get out while you still have time and take advantage of your blessings no matter how ironic they are. Godspeed to all of us throughout this hurricane season.
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Beachgoers play in Tropical Storm Andrea’s waves Friday at Folly Beach in Charleston, S.C.
Chris Ortte is a 22-year-old political science senior from Lafayette.
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A downed tree near University High School and East Campus Apartments lies on top of a fence near a childrens’ playground August 29, 2012, as Hurricane Isaac makes its way through campus.
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out,” Breaux said. “By Thursday, they’re very prone to accidents, so we try to hit them hard and fast and work as much as we can in those first couple of days, then we pace them down a little bit.” Breaux referred to the camp staff as a “village,” which includes her coaching staff, managers, current and former gymnasts and an operations office worker. Former LSU All-American Kristi Esposito was a part of that village when she coached at the camp while completing her
master’s degree. But before Esposito earned various accolades at the University of Nebraska and LSU, she attended the summer camp herself. “I remember it being fun, and there being a lot of camaraderie,” Esposito said. “It was always neat as a young gymnast to get to see the older girls, instead of seeing them from afar like at a meet, and getting to talk to them up close and interact with them. You kind of felt like you were meeting celebrities.” Esposito said the setting provided a relaxed environment for
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campers to show off their skills gymnastics and want to learn new and learn new things.” ones. For the four- ‘It’s our expressed goal The campers, time All-Ameriwho are housed to make their camp in West Camcan, returning to coach the camp experience at LSU one pus Apartments felt natural. if they choose to of the most exciting stay overnight, “I really enjoyed the overall times that they have all range in age from atmosphere,” Esseven to 17. Desummer long.’ posito said. “The spite having to girls seem so manage a diverse willing, and they age group, Breaux D-D Breaux work so hard. It’s stressed the imLSU gymnastics coach a very motivatportance of every ing and uplifting week, getting camper’s individual development. to work with girls that truly love “The management of these
CRIME
Auburn tree poisoner released John Zenor The Associated Press
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama fan who poisoned Auburn University’s landmark oak trees at Toomer’s Corner has been released from jail and cleared to leave the state. Harvey Updyke Jr., 64, left the Lee County jail in Opelika on Monday morning after serving 76 days following his guilty plea. Attorney Andrew Stanley said Updyke was on his way to Louisiana where he will live with his wife, Elva. “He’s very sincere. He wants to go back to Louisiana and never wants to be heard from ever again,” Stanley said. Updyke also was arrested last September, accused of making a threatening remark to workers at a Lowe’s store in Hammond, La. “Certainly, he’s got this case pending in Louisiana that he wants to take care of. I think that’s going to be one of the first things he does when he gets down there,” Stanley said. “He doesn’t want to have to deal with this anymore. He wants to pay his money back and be done with the five years, and never be heard from again.” Sporting a handlebar mustache, Updyke was escorted
to his bail bondsman’s pickup truck outside the Lee County Courthouse by a sheriff’s deputy. A judge banned him from talking to the media, and Updyke did not respond to a reporter’s question. Updyke pleaded guilty in March to one count of unlawful damage of an animal or crop facility. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail and credited with 104 days for time already served. Updyke will be on probation for the next five years with terms including a 7 p.m. curfew, a ban from attending any college sporting event and from stepping foot on Auburn University property. He is also banned from that Lowe’s store under the probation terms. Updyke was arrested after a man calling himself “Al from Dadeville” — Updyke’s middle name is Almorn — phoned Paul Finebaum’s radio show claiming he poured herbicide around the 130-year-old oaks after Auburn’s win over rival Alabama during the 2010 national championship season. The caller signed off by saying, “Roll Damn Tide.” Finebaum said he met with Updyke for about an hour at the jail Sunday morning, a visit he said was cleared by the district attorney, sheriff and county
attorney. He said he had a “specific reason” for the visit, but declined to elaborate. “It was not my intent to reveal this conversation,” said Finebaum, who begins work for ESPN and the SEC Network later this summer. Stanley said he didn’t learn about the meeting until Monday. “I don’t know the actual substance of the conversation,” the attorney said. “I don’t believe it was anything that I would consider an interview with the media, but no offense to the media whatsoever, I don’t want him saying hello to y’all.” Prosecutors are seeking $1 million in restitution for the trees. Stanley said he wants a full hearing on the issue and called the amount excessive. The skeletal trees were removed on April 23, days after tens of thousands of Auburn fans gathered for one final celebratory rolling following the spring game. Auburn is planning to sell framed memorabilia featuring twigs, leaves and other parts of the oak trees, jewelry, and other items.
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