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Tax-free weekend may be ineffective Aggi Ashagre

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and the feeling of something touching your skin starts to hurt, and you kind of get sore? Well, after around hour 20, 21 — just all my skin started to hurt. So the seams of these jeans and things like that started to become distracting, but my arms and my hands never really got tired. I was able to play at different volumes and with different levels of intensity throughout the

The 2013 Louisiana Annual Sales Tax Holiday will return just in time for the dreaded season of school supply shopping, but the savings may not be as large as they seem.

On Friday and Saturday, most retail purchases will be exempt from the four percent state sales tax.

While the tax holiday may seem like a great opportunity to save money, that may not actually be the case.

University Professor of economics and public policy James Richardson said the tax holiday will not make much of an impact on the economy or anyone’s bank account.

“For the most part, it’s not economic stimulation at all; it’s just altering the timing of the purchasing,” Richardson said.

“It’s a government tool, and its major impact is forcing retailers to change the cash registers for a few days.”

When asked if the tax holidays help shoppers in any

ANDREW W.K., see page 4

TAX HOLIDAY, see page 15

Andrew Fetterly Wilkes-Krier, known by his stage name Andrew W.K., performs Sunday at Culture Bar. CONNOR TARTER /

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Musician discusses drumming challenges, college advice

The renowned musician, television host, motivational speaker and god of partying Andrew W. K. played a last-minute show Sunday night at Culture Bar in Baton Rouge. Before the show, W.K. took some time to answer some questions with The Daily Reveille.

The Daily Reveille: Anything you particularly enjoy about playing in Louisiana?

Andrew W.K.: It’s just a cool vibe.

It’s unique. In all AWK: Well, it the world, there’s TAYLOR SCHOEN • Staff Writer took a long time really no other ...

— almost a full well, the South in general, but the day, actually. Well, I guess it was closer you get to Louisiana, there’s a full day. It was easier in ways a mystical quality that that’s very that I had not anticipated and more appealing, very party. challenging in ways that I had not anticipated. I thought my arms and TDR: So I know you got some my hands would get tired first, but press earlier this summer for actually it was my back. Sitting can playing the drums for 24 hours. be very challenging after a certain Can you tell me a little bit about amount of time. My clothing — that experience? you know when you have a fever

ADMINISTRATION

Sosnowsky named interim dean Sosnowsky was an associate professor of arts administration, chair of the LSU Department of Kristin Sosnowsky was named Theatre, senior associate dean for fiinterim dean of the LSU College of nance and operations and managing Music and Dramatic Arts on director of Swine Palace, the July 19, and her hope is to professional company afbe able to integrate the colfiliated with the University’s lege with a number of other theatre department. programs within the UniverShe will begin her dusity. ties Aug. 10, and will reAfter the former dean main in that role until the of the College of Music University names someone and Dramatic Arts vato fill the position for the cated his role, Sosnowsky SOSNOWSKY long term. was chosen to lead the college “Obviously, I want to conuntil a permanent replacement is tinue to promote the artistic and eventually found. scholarly work of both the faculty Lawrence Barreca Staff Writer

and the students,” Sosnowsky said. “[This includes] supporting the initiatives that faculty members have and supporting the work of students.”

Sosnowsky received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama in 1997, and she has been involved with the University for 12 years.

She said there will be a number of ways for students to get involved with both the College of Music and Dramatic Arts as well as the Department of Theatre.

“I think what students will find is there are a wide array of events SOSNOWSKY, see page 15

SUMMER IN REVIEW

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LSU senior closer Chris Cotton and junior catcher Ty Ross smile at their approaching teammates June 8 during the Tigers’ 11-1 victory against Oklahoma in Alex Box Stadium. See more photos from this summer, p. 12-13.

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INTERNATIONAL Cannes diamond heist actually nets $136 million, biggest robbery in years PARIS (AP) — Wearing a scarf to mask his face, the gunman sneaked into the posh Cannes hotel and held up a diamond show as three security guards looked on, then fled on foot about a minute later. In the end, he made off with a breathtaking $136 million worth of valuables — the biggest jewelry heist in years, maybe ever.

It was a French Riviera robbery that might make Hollywood scriptwriters smile. And it even happened at a hotel that was featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s jewel-encrusted thriller “To Catch a Thief.”

Explosions rock Christian area of Kano, at least 10 bodies found KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Multiple explosions rocked a Christian area in Nigeria’s northern Kano city Monday night, with security forces ferrying scores of wounded to hospitals.

A mortuary attendant at Murtala Mohammed Specialists Hospital said at least 10 bodies had been brought in from the scene. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.

Nigeria is fighting an Islamic uprising by extremists based mainly in the northeast.

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Police stand Sunday outside the Carlton hotel, in Cannes, southern France, the scene of a daylight raid that saw $53 million in jewels stolen.

‘Who am I to judge?’ Pope Francis says of homosexual priests ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) — A remarkably candid Pope Francis struck a conciliatory stance toward gays Monday, saying “who am I to judge” when it comes to the sexual orientation of priests.

“We shouldn’t marginalize people for this. They must be integrated into society,” Francis said during an extraordinary 82-minute exchange with reporters aboard his plane returning from his first papal trip, to celebrate World Youth Day in Brazil.

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STATE/LOCAL

Fast-food workers in NYC stage strikes, rallies for higher wages

Autopsy says radio host Kraddick had enlarged heart, blocked arteries

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s restaurants across New York walked out Monday in a oneday strike to demand better pay and the right to unionize, calling for minimum wage to more than double from $7.25 to $15 an hour and the end to what activists called “abusive labor practices.”

“It’s noisy, it’s really hot, fast, they rush you. Sometimes you don’t even get breaks. All for $7.25? It’s crazy,” said Nathalia Sepulveda, who works at a McDonald’s opposite Yankee Stadium.

Panel backs insurance-covered lung cancer screening for some smokers

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A preliminary autopsy found that David “Kidd” w, the popular host of syndicated radio and TV shows, had an enlarged heart and blocked arteries that probably led to an irregular heartbeat, a Louisiana coroner’s office said Monday.

Doctors at the nearby Ochsner Medical Center campus — a fiveminute drive from the country club where the tournament was held — “did really just a heroic effort to resuscitate him,” Morse said.

“They really pulled out the stops.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t get him back.”

(AP) — For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former heavy smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease.

If it becomes final as expected, the advice by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force would clear the way for insurers to cover CT scans, a type of X-ray, for those at greatest risk.

That would be people ages 55 through 79 who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 30 years.

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Demonstrators protest Monday in support of fast food workers outside a McDonald’s as they demand higher wages and the right to form a union.

Hawaii braces for rain, wind as TS Flossie approaches the islands

NBA player Daniel Gibson faces battery charge in New Orleans

HONOLULU (AP) — Forecasters monitoring a tropical storm threatening Hawaii were still warning residents and tourists on Monday to brace for possible flooding, wind gusts, mudslides and big waves, even as the storm appeared to weaken.

Tropical Storm Flossie faded through the morning, thanks to winds that broke layers of the storm apart, said Tom Evans, acting director of the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Forecasters expected it to be downgraded within 24 hours.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police say unrestricted NBA free agent Daniel Gibson has turned himself in to face a seconddegree battery charge.

Police spokeswoman Remi Braden says he’s accused of breaking another man’s jaw with a punch during an argument at a nightclub about 5:15 a.m. on July 8.

Gibson’s wife, Keyshia Cole, sang at the Essence Festival on July 6.

Gibson played seven years for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

CRIME

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BR police arrested men under invalidated law The Associated Press (AP) — An East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office task force has arrested at least 12 men since 2011 under a sodomy law invalidated in 2003 by the U.S. Supreme Court, a newspaper reported Sunday.

A July 18 arrest was the most recent for a man who merely discussed or agreed to have sex with a male undercover agent, The Advocate reported.

Although sex in public and solicitation of "unnatural carnal copulation" for money are illegal in Louisiana, neither element was part of these 12 cases, and most of the men were arrested after agreeing to have sex away from the park at a private residence, District Attorney Hillar Moore III told the newspaper.

"The Sheriff's Office's intentions are all good," Moore said. "But from what I've seen of these cases, legally, we found no criminal violation."

Metro Councilman John Delgado said Sheriff Sid Gautreaux owes an apology to the men arrested and the entire parish.

The Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that a Texas law against oral or anal sex was invalid. Louisiana was among nine states which had such laws. Richard Ieyoub, then attorney general, said the high

court's ruling made Louisiana's law unenforceable.

However, "crime against nature" remains part of Louisiana law, punishable by up to five years at hard labor and a $2,000 fine.

The criminal code accessible through the Legislature's website states, without defining what makes copulation unnatural, that "Crime against nature is the unnatural carnal copulation by a human being with another of the same sex or opposite sex or with an animal."

Gautreaux has told the Capital City Alliance, a city-wide nonprofit for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, that deputies "will no longer be enforcing this law until the courts or the legislature removes it," the organization said in an emailed statement.

The sheriff's office sent a statement Sunday to the newspaper saying it "should have taken a different approach" to worries about park safety, the newspaper reported.

"We will consult with others in the legislative and judicial branches to see what can be done to remove this law from the criminal code that each deputy receives and to also find alternative ways to deter sexual and lewd activity from our parks," it said.

The sheriff's office said it only meant to respond to calls from parents, park officials and members of the

public about safety concerns at parks.

"When we receive reports of public masturbation, sex and other lewd activity in a park where children are playing, we must take these concerns seriously," the statement says.

"Our intent was honorable. Our approach, however, is something we must evaluate and change."

In an email to the sheriff's office, Delgado wrote that its response Sunday sensationalized the matter by using terms like "lewd conduct" and "public masturbation" and suggesting that children were present during the arrests.

"The newspaper article makes it quite clear that nothing of the sort occurred in these 12 arrests," Delgado says. "These men were arrested even though they were innocent of any crime."

Delgado said he will file public records requests Monday to determine when the District Attorney's Office informed the Sheriff's Office that the men targeted had committed no crime.

"You cannot simply hide behind not knowing that the law had been changed by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2003," Delgado's email says.

"The Sheriff's actions are a violation of the civil rights of these men under the 5th and 14th amendments. Ignorance of the law is no excuse ... Doesn't your office tell people that all

Panel to discuss minorities in STEM Staff Writer

The University Office of Strategic Initiatives will be hosting a panel today discussing minorities in science, technology, engineering and math fields — also known as STEM fields.

Joel Tohline, director of the Center for Computation & Technology and moderator for the event, expressed the need for students to become interested in STEM fields at the University.

“Federal agencies that fund STEM research, such as the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy and National Institutes of Health are absolutely committed to providing strong financial support to universities that seriously involve students from under-represented groups in nationally recognized research programs,” Tohline said in an email to The Daily Reveille. “Louisiana’s reputation as a state that cares about the nation’s future can be impacted in a tremendously positive way if LSU’s diverse population of students becomes engaged

with research groups such as LASiGMA.” Heather Dylla, program coordinator for Innovation through Institutional Integration, gave some insight on how the program has been working to attract students to STEM fields. The project is funded by 50 on-going education, mentoring and research grants, which benefit students and teachers from a post-grad level to elementary school.

“The I3 project strives to attract and ultimately retain students in STEM through supporting initiatives such as these that are valuable in their pursuit of careers and developing a sense of community in the STEM disciplines,” Dylla said in an email to The Daily Revielle.

Juana Moreno, associate professor in the department of Physics and Astronomy and a faculty member at the Center for Computation and Technology, said the panel will cover topics such as their personal career paths, their insights about the importance of diversity in research groups, how the number of minorities

and women on the sciences can be increased and how to avoid unintentional biases.

Moreno said she believes minorities have different experiences in STEM fields as opposed to other fields like liberal arts.

“I think many people has [sic] pre-conceived ideas such as girls are not good in math or minorities are not smart enough,” Moreno said in an email. “That needs to be changed to get more women and minorities in math and sciences.”

The panel’s guest speakers include John Harkless, associate professor of chemistry at Howard University; Janet Ruscher, professor of psychology and associate dean for graduate programs in Tulane’s School of Science and Engineering; and Zakiya Wilson, executive director of research, education and mentoring programs at LSU. The panel will take place at 2 p.m. today in Nicholson Hall, room 130.

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the cases.

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EVENT CALENDAR

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TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013 4:00 PM

Andy Forest - The Spotted Cat Music Club

6:00 PM

Greg Agid Quartet - The Maison Twilight Tour - Baton Rouge Zoo

7:00 PM

Zephyrs vs. Sky Sox - Zephyr Field P.O.D in Concert - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge

7:15 PM

Team Trivia - George's Place

7:30 PM

American Idol Live! - UNO Lakefront Arena P.O.D. and Flyleaf in Concert - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge

8:00 PM

Shannon Powell - Preservation Hall Kocktail Karaoke - Goodfriends Bar Scott Jackson - Old Point Bar

8:30 PM

Comedy Beast Free Show - Howlin' Wolf

9:00 PM

Magnitude - The Maison Tikioki Karaoke - The Saint Bar & Lounge John Lisi - Cafe Negril Treme Brass Band - D.B.A.

10:00 PM

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the time?"

Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks said the office has no record of being informed that the District Attorney's Office would not pursue charges in

Irony Free Karaoke - The Library at Northgate Smokin' Time Jazz Club - The Spotted Cat Music Club

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2013 10:00 AM 4:00 PM

Summer Movie Clubhouse - Cinemark Baton Rouge Ben Polcer - The Spotted Cat Music Club

6:00 PM

The Orleans 6 - The Spotted Cat Music Club New Orleans Jazz Vipers - The Maison

6:30 PM

Open Mic Night with Kim Cantwell - Old Point Bar

7:00 PM

Zephyrs vs. Sky Sox - Zephyr Field Free Comedy Wednesdays - Belle of Baton Rouge Washboard Chaz Blues Trio - D.B.A.

8:00 PM 8:30 PM

The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band - Preservation Hall Comedy Night - The Station Sports Bar and Grill

9:00 PM

Karoke in Exile - Caf Lafitte in Exile Tom Fischer and Friends - Fritzels Jazz Club Chuck Brackman and Barry Foulon - Fritzels Jazz Club Live Band Karaoke - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's Smoke 'n Bones - The Maison

9:30 PM

Drag Bingo - George's Place

10:00 PM

St. Louis Slim - The Spotted Cat Music Club Walter "Wolfman" Washington - D.B.A.

11:00 PM

Jet Lounge - House of Blues New Orleans

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WACKY NEWS Captive poisonous snakes found in blazing home in Salt Lake City SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Firefighters arrived at a Utah home to put out a blaze started by a kitchen range and discovered more than flames — 28 snakes, six of them deadly.

The man didn’t have a permit for the six venomous snakes — five rattlers and a gaboon viper — and he may face misdemeanor charges for keeping them without a permit. The viper, native to Africa, is considered one of the most dangerous in the world with potent venom.

The snakes were inside cages in a separate room and were removed as firefighters quickly put out the blaze on Friday in Clearfield, about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City.

“I don’t think firefighters were ever in danger from the snakes, except for the creep factor,” said North Davis Fire Chief Mark Becraft.

The poisonous snakes were confiscated by the Utah Division of Wildlife, where Capt. Tony Wood was trying to determine their fate — and whether to cite the owner.

“I’m just trying to wrap my head around the situation,” he said Monday.

The Daily Reveille Fire and smoke damage left the man’s duplex uninhabitable, Becraft said, but all the snakes survived.

The owner took his 22 other legal snakes for safekeeping to his father’s house, Davis County Animal Control Director Clint Thacker said.

The seized rattlers will probably be released into the wild, and the viper could be sent to someone authorized to have it, said Jim Dix of Reptile Rescue of Tooele County.

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STATE

Advocate employees face buyouts (AP) — The Advocate newspaper announced Monday that it hopes to reduce full-time employment by 5 percent through a buyout offer to employees who have 15 or more years with the newspaper.

General manager Dan Shea said the move will not affect the Baton Rouge-based newspaper's aggressive move into New Orleans, where it has added staff and is producing a daily home-delivered edition. That move began last year under the previous owners, the Manship family, as The TimesPicayune in New Orleans reduced its home-delivered print edition to three days a week.

New Orleans businessman John Georges continued the push when he purchased The Advocate earlier this year.

The Times-Picayune has since added back several days of editions for newsstand sales.

Under the buyout plan

announced Monday, Advocate employees would get one week of pay per year of service, with a maximum of 26 weeks. Employees would have full coverage of health benefits until the end of the year and accrued vacation would be paid.

The newspaper is not offering the buyouts to employees in circulation and the press room, to information technology staff, sports reporters, advertising sales managers, electrical maintenance supervisors or production superintendents.

The buyout goal is 19 employees, the newspaper says, based on fulltime employment of 380 when Georges bought the newspaper in May. If not enough employees take the offer, involuntary layoffs are possible.

Shea, one of several former Times-Picayune employees hired under Georges, said in an interview that the buyout offers come after the new management took time

to analyze each department at the newspaper. "We were just trying to catch it up slowly to the current reality of the business," he said.

"It is natural for any new owner to take a look at how and why we are doing things," said a notification posted for employees Monday.

"Our goal is to create a company that is technologically nimble, customer driven and a powerful source of news and advertising online and in print.

"We expect over the months ahead that many jobs here will be impacted. Some employees may prefer not to go through retraining or transfers," the statement to employees said.

Eligible employees have until Sept. 12 to apply for the buyout.

Those accepted would be notified

by Sept. 19.

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cheese. I like all spicy food as well.

Enjoy it, because it looks like the best thing ever.

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entire challenge. It was challenging, but I had so much help from so many people and supporters. It was in Times Square, so there’s always a crowd; even if it was just one person, there was someone to perform for, someone to help cheer you on.

I had all these amazing drummers that joined me, really world-class drummers. I’m not a world-class drummer by any stretch of it, so to have their support and their presence — that’s what gave me the adrenaline necessary to keep going.

TDR: You’re in the right place for that.

AWK: That’s true. That’s one of the great things Blake, my righthand man, my tour manager, bass player — he’ll be my singer and dancer tonight. He said, “I love it here. I love the food.” He’s right.

There’s a lot of flavor, a lot of complexity to the flavor.

TDR: So college kids enjoy partying. Do you have any advice for the college-aged crowd?

AWK: Well, I’ve never gone to TDR: I know on Twitter, you talk college, so I’m not good at giving about food a lot. Do you have a fa- advice ... I was going to go to colvorite party food? lege, but then I decided to do this.

AWK: I mean, I’m eating these So my advice would be, “Hey, yellow corn tortilla chips with great give me some lessons that you’ve mexi-melt blend of Monterey and learned from being in college.” It cheddar. Microwave nachos are just seems like the greatest thing ever as good as it gets. They’re so easy from what I’ve seen in movies and to make, and they’re so reliable and TV shows. It’s just nothing but fun. only two ingrediThere’s just beau‘Enjoy [college], ents but satisfying. ties everywhere.

If you have jalape- because it looks like the You get to hang nos, you’re really out with all your best thing ever.’ in for a treat. I’ve friends and have always liked pizza the time of your Andrew W.K. a lot. I like tacos, life, so enjoy it. musician macaroni and That’s my advice.

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CRIME BRIEFS Man charged with two counts of obscenity after exposing self Ronnie James Cousins, 65, of 655 North St., was booked Wednesday into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison by LSUPD after being charged with two counts of obscenity.

Around 10 a.m. June 26, LSUPD was called to a parking lot off of Nicholson Extension following a call by a female student who claimed a man exposed himself to her.

According to LSUPD Spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde, the victim claimed a man driving an older model maroon car stopped his car by her and opened the door while masturbating.

LSUPD was unable to apprehend the suspect at that time, but a second incident that occurred just before 1 p.m. July 17 allowed the authorities to catch Cousins.

Investigators were able to obtain surveillance photos of the vehicle in both incidents and distributed those photos to local law enforcement.

According to Lalonde, BRPD advised LSUPD that they had been dispatched to a report of suspicious activity involving the same vehicle and same subject description in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market located at Highland Road and Lee Drive. A witness from that incident was able to provide a license plate number, which was registered to Cousins and which led to his apprehension by BRPD and LSUPD officers.

The victim from the first

incident was able to identify Cousins in a photographic lineup, and Cousins was then booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after being released from the hospital due to chest pain.

Two LSU staff members arrested for theft, possession of stolen goods Robert Lynn Sanders Jr., 44, of 650 Staring Lane, was arrested Thursday for theft, while Christopher Kevin Wall, 35, of 22707 Jacocks Road, was issued a misdemeanor summons for possession of stolen goods and released.

On May 7, LSUPD received reports of several pieces of equipment that were missing from the University’s Landscape Services. Upon further investigation, LSUPD determined that Wall may have some of the equipment.

Upon questioning Wall, investigators found Wall in possession of a backup blower, but he advised the officers that he had purchased the blower from a coworker and it was not University property.

Later that day, LSUPD investigators also spoke with Sanders, who denied selling the blower to Wall. After Sanders gave consent to investigators, they conducted a search in which they located a chainsaw believed to belong to the University.

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TDR: Are there any future plans you’d like to discuss? I know you’ve done a couple of TV shows; now you’re DJing. Any other kind of projects that you’re working on?

AWK: I mean, my main plan for the future is to stay alive and continue partying. That’s pretty much it. I don’t — at this point — really feel like I can make plans to a certain degree for better or worse.

Most of what has happened in my life, especially the really great stuff, has been completely unpredictable, even like tonight. It just comes to me, and all I have to do is just say yes. So I’ll continue on that path. I’m working on a new album, working on all kinds of stuff, but I feel like the gods, the party gods, have their own plan for me, so the best thing for me to do is to agree to it, show up and do my best with these amazing opportunities they’re presenting me. Just stay tuned to see what happens next.

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Sports

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SOCCER

On the Record The Daily Reveille’s sports staff predicts the wins and losses of the upcoming season THE DAILY REVEILLE ARCHIVES

LSU head coach Les Miles watches the replay of a Florida touchdown Oct. 6, 2012 in Gainesville. The Tigers were picked to finish third in the SEC West in a CBS Sports poll.

Prediction: 9-3

Prediction: 9-3

Prediction: 9-3

Prediction: 10-2

Losses: Georgia, Texas A&M, Ole Miss

Losses: Georgia, Texas A&M, Alabama

Losses: Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss

Losses: Georgia, Alabama

LSU will lose the two road games that everyone expects them to lose — Alabama and Georgia.

LSU will be favored in the rest of their games. They will win toss-up games against Texas A&M and Florida at home but will slip up and lose another game on the road at Ole Miss. This will leave the Tigers third in the SEC West.

Georgia’s high-powered offense will prove to be too much for the Tigers. LSU will come out flat against the Aggies, and the prospect of shutting down Johnny Football twice in two years will be difficult. Alabama is the best team in the nation, and the defense will shut down LSU for the win in Tuscaloosa.

The talent gap between LSU and Alabama will be too much for the Tigers to overcome. The Tigers got killed the last time LSU played Georgia in Athens, so don’t expect this time to be any different. Every year, Ole Miss gives LSU problems each season, and now with the influx of talent, they will beat LSU in Oxford.

The young defensive line will step up big for the Tigers after the loss to Georgia, but can only keep it close in Tuscaloosa as AJ McCarron and TJ Yeldon make Tiger fans relive the nightmare of the game in Baton Rouge last season.

Spurned by the loss to their arch rival, the Tigers will make a statement against Texas A&M at home.

James Moran, contributing writer

Tyler Nunez, contributing writer

Lawrence Barrecca, staff writer

Trey Labat, staff writer

Recruits include top players Trey Labat Staff Writer

After finishing the 2012-13 season with a losing record in the conference, the LSU soccer team was picked to finish second in the SEC West in a preseason poll of the 14 coaches in the Southeastern Conference, in part due to the influx of top-level recruits.

Texas A&M was picked almost unanimously to finish first in the SEC West, and received eight first-place votes to finish as the top-overall team in the SEC. LSU’s team was bolstered by the top-ranked recruiting class in the SEC. Summer Clarke, Megan Lee, Emma Fletcher and Rebecca Pongetti are the four freshmen who will join the Tiger roster, and all of them sport experience at the international level.

Pongetti and Fletcher both represented their native Canada at the highest level of youth soccer. Both have played for the U-17 Canadian national team, while Fletcher has also played for the New Zealand U-17 team. Both participated in the 2012 U-17 Women’s World Cup. Pongetti was also awarded a silver medal in the 2012 CONCACAF Championship.

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New football player safety standards raise questions As we reach the end of college football media days season, we can look back at a number of topics that were uniformly discussed by every conference such as schedTyler Nunez Contributing Writer uling concerns, possible recruiting reforms and student-athlete misconduct.

But one issue that continually dominated headlines around the country at each of these events was player safety.

As the NCAA faces a lawsuit concerning concussions, many conferences have created new rules and modified others in order to limit injury and keep players safe.

The strict nature has many fans and coaches wondering how heavily these new changes will

be enforced and at what point these rules will inhibit a player’s ability to play the game.

At the Southeastern Conference Football Media Days, SEC Coordinator of Officials Steve Shaw discussed the conference’s modified targeting rule that he described as “the most significant rule change in my tenure ever.”

In addition to including punters and quarterbacks who throw an interception on the list of defenseless players, this rule change dramatically increases the penalty for committing a targeting foul. Players caught targeting will be ejected from the game.

But to ensure players are not being taken out of games unnecessarily, officials can review the play and override the disqualification.

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South Carolina junior defensive end Jadeveon Clowney’s (7) EPSY-winning hit against Michigan in January’s Outback Bowl would have gotten him ejected from the game, according to a new NCAA rule about targeting players.

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La. makes athletes, not QBs A-Rod situation a non-stop soap opera THE SMARTEST MORAN James Moran Contributing Writer Imagine living with a two-ton piano hanging over your head, waiting for the rope to snap.

That’s the situation for the Yankees’ third baseman Alex Rodriguez. The proverbial piano is Major League Baseball’s upcoming announcement of punishments in the Biogenesis case: Reports suggest Rodriguez could be suspended for the remainder of this season as well as the entire 2014 campaign.

The possibility of a lifetime ban has even been thrown around.

So Rodriguez, who has yet to play in a major league game this season while recovering from offseason hip surgery, can do nothing but rehabilitate and wait for Commissioner Bud Selig’s decision.

Logically, Rodriguez should lay low, get healthy and try to keep his name out of the headlines. However, logic and A-Rod have never been introduced to one another.

Rodriguez has instead chosen to launch a media assault. He’s not only claimed that he’s already healthy enough to return to the Bronx, but he went on the radio with WFAN’s Mike Francesa, all but accusing the Yankees organization of purposefully trying to keep him off the field despite his good-health claims.

Rodriguez frequently used the word “trust” in the interview. He was asked if he trusted the Yankees’ handling of him, and he danced around the question.

Better question: Why would anyone trust Alex Rodriguez?

At this point, we’re talking about a guy who is more sideshow than ballplayer — a guy whose credibility and likability has been ravaged by a virtual Sharknado of links to performance-enhancing drugs and off-field incidents.

They would never admit it, but the Yankees are desperately hoping

Rodriguez gets as long a suspension as possible, with a lifetime ban being a dream scenario. Rodriguez’s contract is a disaster; the Yankees still owe him around $100 million, and it’s unclear if the 38-year-old can be productive at all, much less be worth his nearly $30 million annual salary.

If Rodriguez is suspended without pay, that financial black hole will disappear. A lifetime ban would be the greatest break that the Bronx Bombers have caught since the Red Sox sold them Babe Ruth for $125,000 in 1920.

But as much as they’d love Rodriguez to disappear, the Yankees have no reason to keep him off the field now if he’s healthy.

Regardless of what you think about Rodriguez, the Yankees would be better off with him at third base.

He’s more skilled than the combination of Brent Lillibridge, David Adams, Jayson Nix, Luis Cruz and Alberto Gonzalez that they have used this season. It’s been more than a month since a Yankee third baseman has hit a home run.

The Yankees may want Rodriguez to go away, but if he’s healthy and can help the team win right now, then there is no reason to believe they would purposefully keep him off the field.

This injury standoff situation boils down to a he-said, he-said situation, and a question of whether Rodriguez or Yankee management is more believable.

Considering Rodriguez was already outed as a steroid user, gave a heartfelt apology and is now facing a long suspension for being linked to PEDs again, it’s hard for me to believe anything that comes out of his mouth.

James Moran is a 20-year-old mass communication senior from Beacon, N.Y.

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BARRECA’S LAW

Lawrence Barreca Staff Writer There’s something about the combination of Louisiana and young quarterbacks that doesn’t seem to mix.

Since the Les Miles era of LSU football began in 2006, a number of passers have sported the purple and gold and sprinted out of the tunnel to the roar of fans in Death Valley.

Players such as JaMarcus Russell, Matt Flynn, Jarrett Lee, Jordan Jefferson and Zach Mettenberger have all arrived in Baton Rouge to be the starting signal caller for the Tigers over the past eight seasons.

In total, 12 quarterbacks have been recruited since Miles’ reign began. Only Jefferson actually originated from Louisiana — a Destrehan product.

So when Bossier City native Brandon Harris announced he will be attending LSU in 2014, it proved to be a pleasant surprise for a state that hasn’t had much homegrown quarterback talent to brag about recently.

Harris, who is a dual-threat passer from Parkway High School, is ranked by ESPN at No. 2 among dual-threat quarterbacks in the nation. Towering at 6 feet 2 inches and weighing 186 pounds, the four-star prospect should be a pleasant sight for offensive coordinator Cam Cameron when the recruit arrives next season.

It’s important to note that Miles tends to stay in the South when

recruiting his passers. Of the 12 quarterbacks he has brought into the program — not counting Harris — three have been from Texas, two from Georgia, two from Mississippi and one each from Louisiana, Alabama and Florida.

So the question is this: If Louisiana isn’t producing quarterbacks, then what is it generating?

In total, 108 recruits have come from “The Pelican State” since 2006, with Jefferson being the lone passer of the bunch.

The state has produced 14 corner backs, eight defensive ends, nine defensive tackles, 12 linebackers, 17 offensive linemen, seven running backs, 10 safeties, eight tight ends and a whopping 22 wide receivers.

That’s a lot of home-grown wideouts who apparently didn’t have LSUcaliber quarterbacks throwing to them at any point.

What’s the deal, Louisiana?

If I had to take a guess about the lack of quarterback talent in the state, I would assume it deals with the style of offense generally used down here.

There are currently two Louisiana “pocket passer” prospects on the ESPN Top 150 list: Quentin Gibson from Marrero and Donovan Isom, a Utah commit from Destrehan. Two Louisiana “dual-threat quarterbacks” are also on the list: Harris and Mandeville’s Glen Cuiellette.

The general style of play for high school programs in Louisiana revolves around running the option.

Want proof? When the two top teams in the state — Archbishop Rummel High School and Barbe High School — met in the 2012 5A State Championship, a plethora of quarterback runs were called.

Rummel’s Damian Williams rushed 14 times and passed on 13 plays in their 35-14 victory against Barbe. Barbe quarterback Kennon Fontenot ran 19 times for 97 yards.

Put simply, Louisiana high school quarterbacks are built for multiple positions due to their sheer athleticism, and LSU tends to grab them to play other positions.

There may be no greater example recently than 2013 recruit Jeryl Brazil, who was the star passer for Loranger High School last season.

But no member of the LSU coaching staff expects Brazil to be a signal caller any time soon. Brazil will actually be a defensive back when he gets his chance in Death Valley.

So don’t fret, Louisiana. You’re still producing a wealth of athletic talent, especially to the state institution that is LSU. But that talent won’t be throwing a football too often.

Lawrence Barreca is a 20-yearold mass communication junior from Slidell.

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[1] U.S. men’s soccer players celebrate Sunday after their 1-0 victory over Panama during the CONCACAF Gold Cup final match at Soldier Field in Chicago. [2] Fans cheer for the U.S. team during the first half of the match. [3] Panama’s Marcos Sanchez, right, battles the ball against the U.S.’s Joe Corona. [4] U.S. player Landon Donovan reacts after missing a goal.

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conferences, and there is no doubt in my mind that it will have a profound effect on the game.

There will likely be an adjustment period early in the season, as players attempt to feel out the new changes, and this will lead to a number of ejections that could potentially affect the outcome of a contest.

I am a huge advocate for player safety, but the one issue I have with this change is the amount of responsibility and power it gives officials in these scenarios.

Referees now have the ability to completely change the landscape of a game with what is essentially a judgment call. Yes, the review does give them the ability to fix something they got wrong, but it is still their opinion.

And as we all know, official reviews are not a fool-proof system — see Patrick Peterson’s no-call interception against Alabama in 2009.

I am not implying that officials will use this rule

maliciously if given the opportunity, but I do find it disconcerting that they have the ability to.

These changes force officials to use a guilty-before-proveninnocent mindset that could lead to a number of unnecessary ejections.

Big Ten Officials Coordinator Bill Carollo confirmed these fears when he revealed his officials’ policy in these situations: “When in doubt, throw him out.”

This thought process will undoubtedly lead to a number of players questionably being thrown out of games.

Also, the ambiguity concerning these changes is cause for major concern.

Atlantic Coast Conference Officiating Supervisor Doug Roads turned heads last week when he stated South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney’s earth-shattering tackle of Michigan running back Vincent Smith, which has been coined “The Hit” and widely considered one of the best defensive plays of the year,

would have been ejected under the current rules.

This sparked a debate that garnered response from players and coaches around the nation, as well as paralyzed former Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand, who defended the play on Twitter saying, “Take it from a guy who broke his neck.”

Keeping players safe from unnecessary and possibly lifealtering injuries is important and must continue to be a serious topic of discussion. But these rules cross a line when players are prevented from doing their job and ejected for plays that are not malicious or careless.

Tyler Nunez is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Lake Charles.

Contact Tyler Nunez at tnunez@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Nunez_TDR

Women’s soccer recruits

Fletcher

SOCCER, from page 5 became one of the only set-in-stone defenders on the roster, as many players shifted positions throughout last season.

Both were included in the 2013 Canadian Women’s National EXCELeration Camp, which featured the best U-20 players in the nation, but Fletcher was named British Columbia Provincial Youth Player of the Year for her performance in the 2012-13 season.

Lee is an adaptable player who could play any position on the left side for the Tigers. While she is primarily listed as a defender, Lee scored twice for the U-20 National Team after starting as a forward in a match against Australia.

“We saw that kind of versatility in Megan when scouting her during the recruiting process, before she ultimately decided to sign with LSU earlier this year,” said LSU head coach Brian Lee. “She’s really made her name at the youth level as a very talented left back,

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but she clearly has the ability to play left wing or even up top for us as needed when she joins us for preseason training in a couple of weeks.”

Lee was recently featured for New Zealand’s full national side, highlighting her status as one of the upcoming soccer talents in the women’s game.

Clarke will add attacking flair to the Tigers recruiting class. Also hailing from Canada, she recently won the 2013 Gothia World Youth Cup title in the U-19 division. She carried her team — the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite — by scoring eight goals in only seven matches, including the game-winning goal in the final.

Clarke has also featured for the full Canadian national team and holds the record for most goals scored in an international tournament with six.

Natalia Gomez-Junco rounds out the stacked class as a transfer from University of Memphis.

She was a standout performer for

Clarke Memphis last season, scoring 10 goals and picking up two assists.

She became the first Memphis player to score a hat-trick — three goals in one game — since 2007.

Gomez-Junco is also a veteran for the Mexican national team program. She participated in the U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2012 and was recently called up to the full Mexican team after being the topscorer for the side in its World Cup Qualifying Tournament.

“Playing for our full national team was both an honor and an incredible experience for me,” Gomez-Junco said. “This experience has helped me realize what I need to improve and work on to reach a world-class level. I’ve had a great experience in the youth level, and now I have to take that experience to the senior team and be an impact player at this level.”

Contact Trey Labat at tlabat@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @treylabat_TDR

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Government needs to eliminate USPS, switch to email ROB IN THE HOOD Robert Klare Columnist The United States Postal Service has operated non-stop for more than 200 years. For much of those two centuries, the post office was unrivaled in reliability, speed and efficiency.

But the advent of the digital age — specifically, the rise of email — has changed all that. The onceubiquitous post office is now in a budgetary free fall as the centuriesold establishment struggles to find its place in the digital age.

The most recent proposed cutback of the USPS’s $70 billion annual budget hopes to eliminate door-to-door delivery, the service where the postman gets out of his car to deliver mail to doorsteps.

Why physical mail has lost so much ground to email is obvious: Email is faster and more secure, flexible, efficient and convenient than physical mail.

Not only does physical post fail to reach the quality of service that email provides, but its continued existence actually hurts lowerincome families.

Everyone who is able to use email already does. This includes employers, many of whom exclusively use email for applications and communication.

Families without a computer or internet are then forced to use physical mail or a public access computer. This creates a self-perpetuating class divide in which lower-income families have a harder time

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applying for jobs and being competitive in the job market.

The postal service has reached the end of its usable life, and the time to end the postal service as we know it is drawing near. Ending the USPS will free up billions of government dollars to be used more efficiently elsewhere.

Though before this happens, there are a few things that need to be changed.

First, we need to make sure that everyone can access email easily and cheaply. USPS serves the entire nation, so any replacement would have to have the same coverage. It would also need to have around the same price for the end consumer.

In order to send and receive email, a person needs four things: a computer, electricity, internet service and an email provider. Providing computers would be easy; a basic netbook can cost less than $100.

This price is comparable to that of installing a mailbox.

Electricity is also a non-issue.

Since 1956, more than 99 percent of American homes have been wired for electricity, and the cost of electricity to run an efficient netbook is negligible.

The last two requirements — internet access and email providers — are the tricky ones.

According to The Huffington Post, about 20 percent of American households have no internet access at all. Removing the postal service would essentially cut off communication to one-fifth of the country.

The only solution would be providing the entire country with internet service. This is a big step indeed, but about as feasible as running electricity to the entire country

In response to the article “Ten Threats: Tigers to take on tough faces this season,” readers wrote: “Did the author of this article review this at all before it was submitted? I was excited to finally see a football article previewing the season, but then I read it..... For starters, there is a huge picture of ‘Armari Cooper (WR)’ on the first page of the article, and the picture is clearly not Cooper. Its Eddie Lacy. Secondly, there is no Armari Cooper. Its Amari Cooper, and you misspelled his name twice. Besides that, I just have a few comments on the article as a whole. Barrow is a great LB, but he won’t be able to cover Archer at all. Tahj Jones and Kwon Alexander are much better ‘match-ups.’ Also, Damien Swan

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Dense areas like cities are already experimenting with free, citywide Wi-Fi networks. Rural areas are too spread out for Wi-Fi to be practical, so a direct line would have to be run to each household, which is no more difficult than running a power line.

The last requirement is email providers. While there are already a wide choice of free email providers, they are all linked to private corporations. Citizens should not be forced to rely upon private corporations for a basic service such as mail, so a public option would have to be supplied. Although in

light of the allegations of NSA spying, many may still opt for a private email provider over a public one.

Switching from physical mail to email would be more efficient in the long run, but there would also be other benefits.

Each person in the U.S. would have their own personal email address that does not change throughout their lifetime. This would benefit those without a physical address, such as homeless people or students living in dorms. Households would no longer have to share a physical address — each member could have their own electronic one.

Individuals who rent or move often would not have to update their

contact information every time they move. Citizens who travel frequently or for long periods of time could send and receive mail as if they were at home.

Email is objectively superior in almost every way, and the continued existence of the dinosaur that is physical mail is a detriment to the nation. The sooner we start to make the switch, the better.

will never be put on a WR operating from the slot this year. Jalen Collins is not LSU’s No. 1 corner, thats Jalen Mills. Finally, Mike Evans is not even close to being able to ‘take the top off of a defense.’”

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A chapter on education explains how to be accepted to an American university and cope with such things as a new culture, friendship process and classroom differences they will encounter. Some stay here after graduation. It has chapters that explain how US businesses operate and how to get a job, a must for those who want to work for an American firm here or overseas.

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Tarpon Rodeo proves to be Wild West on water THE TRADITIONALIST Chris Ortte Columnist Running from the top of the boot all the way down to the toes, La. Highway 1 serves as a corridor to many historic things in Louisiana, but the most infamous one may be at the southern most end.

Looking down upon Grand Isle on Google Earth may lead one to question the sanity of the man who decided it would be wise to cultivate and settle the strip of marsh land and muddy-sand beach.

I assume many people wonder how the isle still exists and how it hasn’t been wiped away by the storms that frequent its eroding banks.

Even during a common summer storm, the highway resembles more of a canal than a paved roadway.

Regardless, Grand Isle is known for one thing: fishing. It’s even home to the U.S.’s oldest fishing rodeo — the International Tarpon Rodeo.

I’ve always heard stories of the Tarpon Rodeo and seen pictures of not only the colossal fish caught in the tournament, but also the kind of vice indulgence that takes place at the dock, so I decided I’d have to see it for myself this year.

Imagining for the most part that one has to travel to foreign exotic places to catch such monsters of the sea, I soon became aware that Grand Isle during the Tarpon Rodeo is exactly that — wild and exotic.

But maybe not so foreign to a member of our traveling cohort,

Alex Guinn, who described it as Bourbon Street on a boat.

Cullen Hughes, a veteran of the rodeo, said, “It’s a no-shoes, no-shirt, no-teeth, no-problem kind of weekend.”

My conclusion was that Grand Isle during Tarpon — as regulars call it — is as wild as any corner of the Amazon jungle.

When revelers are making their way down the only route in and out of Grand Isle — unless, of course, you’re travelling via vessel — LA-1 becomes a two-lane parking lot with truckbed hot tubs and mobile dancing poles.

Jello shots are thrown like Mardi Gras beads to onlookers as they cat-call over their PA systems.

It truly is a sight to see.

This year, Grand Isle saw some nasty thunderstorms at

times, but this only intensified the show.

Dance floors become slick with summer rain, making it plausible to experiment with dance moves.

Reports of flesh-eating bacteria trolling the waters of Grand Isle did not keep people away.

Kegs were being floated as they floated alongside the jetties, giving a new meaning to “redneck yacht club.”

But just like that, as the sun rose Sunday morning and the bars finally closed, Grand Isle returned to peace.

Shrimp trawlers resumed their slow routines just off the beach and crew-boat engines cranked up to bring their roustabouts back to the rigs.

Locals began their repairs right away as camp-owners wiped up Tarpon Rodeo residue

from their cabin floors.

As far as the fishing tournament went, LSU was well represented. Recent 2013 graduate and Houma native Cory Cheramie landed the only Tarpon of the weekend at 102 pounds.

The Tarpon Rodeo is the Wild West on water. “Dangerous” is a way to describe it, and “fun” just doesn’t do it justice.

If you’re from Louisiana, you should take a trip down Highway 1 during July, let your trashy side come out for a weekend and add this notch to your belt.

Chris Ortte is 22-year-old political science senior from Lafayette.

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Patience is not a virtue when it comes to Google THE CON ARTIST Connor Tarter Columnist Google is too eager to update its software, and it’s making users lose interest. In order to build serious anticipation, patience is key.

Android, the open sourcebased mobile operating system from Google, has only been around since late 2008. This may come as a shock, considering how prevalent the OS has been in the smartphone race in the past few years. On the same token, though, the iPhone has only been around since 2007, so it makes sense.

Since Android is based on open-source software, the road it took to get to the fully fleshed-out version we know today was long and very bumpy. When a company relies so heavily on user feedback to create a product, changes don’t always happen smoothly, and updates to the software have to be created at a fairly quick pace.

When Android was in its infancy, small firmware updates that fixed minor issues were released quickly, with some of them being released less than two months apart. Compared to the current pace, which clocked in at 5 months between version 4.2.2 and 4.3, the early updates’ frequency made Android seem fragile and unreliable.

The issue is that users couldn’t get excited about a major software release because they were too fixated on getting bugs fixed or trying to figure out what was new in the previous version they just downloaded. Now that

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Hugo Barra, vice president of Android product management at Google, displays the new Nexus 7 tablet Wednesday in San Francisco.

updates are coming much less frequently, Google is allowing more anticipation to build, as well as instilling confidence in the platform’s stability.

Even when Google did take its time updating Android from 4.2.2 to 4.3, very little was improved, making the update seem unnecessary. This is frequently the case with Android.

Why not wait a little longer and include a larger amount of improvements all at once?

Android 5.0, which has been heavily anticipated for nearly a year, may finally be the version

of Android that topples Apple’s regime. After all, Android is already the top operating system, it just doesn’t appear on the No. 1 phone.

The reason the iPhone continues to be the top phone in the world is simple: Apple incubates its software releases for absurdly long periods of time, so when it gets released, it’s air-tight in terms of bugs. Without bugs to fix, Apple can spend six or more months creating the next major version and building hype for it. In the meantime, iPhone users get to enjoy the fully baked

experience that Apple has provided them.

Plain and simple, Google needs to spend more time developing software updates and killing all those pesky bugs. More time between near-perfect updates will create much more anticipation and desire among diehard fans and non-Android users alike.

Android 5.0 may be the perfect thing for Google. Ever since the codename was rumored to be Key Lime Pie, people have been speculating what the software might hold in store. Maybe this

version will be what makes finicky iPhone fanboys make the switch to Android for good, maybe it won’t. All we can do is wait — which is exactly what Google wants us to do.

Connor Tarter is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from Dallas, Texas.

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[Left] LSU sophomore left-handed pitcher Cody Glenn (24) hurls the ball to home plate June 18 during LSU’s 2-4 loss to UNC at the College World Series in TD Ameritrade Park. [Above] Former LSU left-handed pitcher Chris Cotton (58) sits in the dugout with his team after the Tigers were eliminated from the College World Series. Flyouts and errors contributed to an early exit from Omaha for the team.

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LSU President F. King Alexander speaks to incoming freshman and their families June 24 during the Parents’ Dinner at the Club at LSU Union Square. Friday, King announced the first raise for University employees in four years.

[Left] Suspended LSU junior running back Jeremy Hill sprints downfield April 20 during the Spring Game. [Above] LSU head football coach Les Miles speaks July 18 at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala. At the conference, Miles was asked about Hill’s status on the team as well as how the team is preparing for next season.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013 SOSNOWSKY, from page 1

that are going on within the college,” she said. “Everything from classical and contemporary plays to ensembles, symphonies and orchestras.

We have a very large opera program, and there are four operas that will take place over the course of the next year.”

Wind ensemble, bass ensemble and a laptop orchestra are also groups with which students can get involved in the college.

As interim dean, Sosnowsky will also be working on a number of initiatives and crossovers with other colleges. Some of these initiatives involve the College of Engineering, which will combine students in the College of Dramatic Arts with those in the College of Engineering.

The Department of Theatre is

also partnering with the College of Biological Sciences to bring science and art together.

Sosnowsky said she is looking forward to the work the college will be doing over the course of the next year.

“We’ll be putting on excellent artistic productions and quality arts programming,” she said. “The Tiger Marching Band will be going to Ireland to march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin. I think what you’ll see is pretty consistent productivity from our faculty and staff and exciting programs for the whole University community as well as the Baton Rouge community.”

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The Daily Reveille TAX HOLIDAY, from page 1

significant way, Richardson simply added, “Not really. It just reduces the cost by four percent, and that’s it.”

Statute 47:305.54 of the Annual Louisiana Sales Tax Holidays Act was enacted in 2005 by the state legislature. “The sales tax holiday takes place every year as a matter of law,” said Louisiana Department of Revenue Press Secretary Byron Henderson. “It was created by the Louisiana State Legislature and the Department of Revenue simply administers the provisions of the statute.”

The tax holiday only applies to the four percent state sales tax and will not apply to all local sales taxes.

page 15 According to a news release by the Louisiana Department of Revenue, local sales taxes will still apply during the holiday, unless “the local taxing authority provides its own exemption.”

East Baton Rouge parish shoppers will still have to pay the local sales tax of five percent.

The tax holiday applies to purchases of “tangible personal property,” with a few conditions: Buyers must buy and accept delivery of an eligible item, place it on layaway or acquire it if it was previously on layaway. Also, the exemption will only be applied for the first $2,500 of the purchase.

The break will not apply to vehicles that need to be licensed and titled, food made to go, anything leased or rented, admission

to recreational events or services such as hotel occupancy, laundry and printing.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue reminds shoppers on its website to keep their receipts for school-related purchases, which may be eligible for tax deductions.

For more information about the 2013 Louisiana Annual Sales Tax Holiday, visit the Louisiana Department of Revenue website at revenue.louisiana.gov.

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