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SPORTS: Student powerlifter overcomes obstacles, p. 5
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013 • Volume 118, Issue 3
Man flips vehicle into University Lake Admin. positions remain unfilled ADMINISTRATION
Gordon Brillon Staff Writer
RICHARD REDMANN / The Daily Reveille
[Left] The driver of the flipped car is carried away on a stretcher while wearing handcuffs. [Top] A white Nissan Sentra lies upside down Tuesday afternoon after the car flipped into University Lake near the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house. [Bottom] The driver struck a tree on his way into the lake.
Witnesses say driver was fleeing from police Chandler Rome Sports Editor
A pursuit that began in West Baton Rouge Parish ended in the University Lake on Tuesday afternoon as a white Nissan Sentra
skidded off the road and flipped into the lake on West Lakeshore Drive in front of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house. The unidentified male driver was rescued and transported to a hospital in handcuffs.
Construction management freshman Jacob Nici said he was riding down sorority row with a friend when the crash occurred. After his friend pulled his truck over, Nici saw police struggling to free the man and jumped into the lake
to assist. “I could tell he was going to need help,” Nici said. “Once we were in the water, the glass wouldn’t break so I tried to get CAR, see page 11
A number of University administration positions remain vacant, despite efforts to name candidates to fill them. In the past year, deans of six colleges at the University and the dean of libraries have stepped down or have announced they plan to step down during the academic year. Some have chosen to retire, others have taken positions at other schools and some have taken up different positions within the University, according to University Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell. Of these seven positions, three interim replacements have been appointed. Additionally, four other positions in the University’s administration remain empty or will be within the next two semesters.
Who’s gone? See p. 11 for the complete list. POSITIONS, see page 11
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Alexander focused on building System communication Pres. settles into System Bldg. office Gordon Brillon Staff Writer
Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series looking back at F. King Alexander’s time at California State University Long Beach and ahead at his plans as the new LSU president. While former Interim System President and Chancellor William Jenkins floated between offices in Thomas D. Boyd Hall and the Offices of the University System Building on West Lakeshore Drive,
current President F. King Alexan- LSU System. der has made his permanent office Alexander said his primary in the System Building, a move that role in reorganization is to facilitate reflects the larger scope of his po- cooperation between the different sition compared to campuses and outRead what our past presidents. sider schools in In an effort to editorial board has to say the LSU System. increase efficiency difficult part about Alexander, p. 8 The and save money of this, he said, is across the LSU System, the Univer- rebuilding trust between the chansity began the reorganization pro- cellors after they have gone long cess earlier this year. The positions periods without meeting in the past. of president and chancellor were “We’re asking, ‘How can merged and the Transition Adviso- this campus help the other ry Team — an appointed group of campuses succeed?’” Alexander 10 people in charge of making recGo to lsureveille.com/ ommendations for reorganization to the Board of Supervisors — atlsupresident for the latest tempted to outline ways to consoliAlexander news. date the resources spread throughALEXANDER, see page 11 out the various schools in the
RICHARD REDMANN / The Daily Reveille
LSU President F. King Alexander moved his permanent office from campus to the Offices of the University System Building.