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LSU President F. King Alexander authorized an average 3 percent merit pay increase for faculty and staff Friday, the second of its kind in two years.
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Faculty and staff at the University’s flagship campus will see their salary increase for the second year running in the 2014-15 school year, LSU President F. King Alexander announced Friday. Employees at LSU A&M, the Paul M. Hebert Law Center and the AgCenter will all see an average 3 percent merit pay raise in the upcoming school year, Alexander said in an email memorandum.
The raise is the second in two years for University employees. Last year, faculty and staff across the LSU System received a merit increase averaging 4 percent. Like last year’s raise, this year’s will be allocated to faculty and staff based on merit, as determined by deans and department heads across the University. Alexander said about $8.2 million went into funding this raise, slightly less than the cost of the 2013-14 raise. University Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell
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said the Office of Academic Affairs has spent the last few weeks ensuring that each college and department completed the process of evaluating its employees to determine where the raises would be allocated. All this, he said, was done before the administration was sure a raise was financially viable. “It wasn’t until the last few weeks that we’ve been able to say, ‘Okay, I think we’re going to be able to get something done here,’” Bell said. “It’s been a tremendous amount of work that [the Office of
Finance and Accounting Services] has accomplished over the past few weeks.” Bell said the last-minute rush was a result of the administration needing to rely on various sources of income. It had to wait until enrollment numbers were finalized, the Louisiana legislative session
Read the editorial board’s opinion on the raise, p. 5. MERIT INCREASE, see page 7
University alumnus Jacob Witz, 22, who was arrested Saturday after being accused of raping a woman he met using the dating app Tinder, was previously arrested for criminal mischief in 2010 following an incident involving his girlfriend at the time. On Nov. 7, 2010, Witz, then a 19-year-old University freshman, was arrested and was eventually issued a misdemeanor for filing a false police report. He placed a call to officers saying he was looking for his girlfriend because he feared she would commit suicide. When Witz and his girlfriend were found in his dorm room, Witz admitted that he and his girlfriend had been having a verbal dispute and that he made the incident up to get police there faster. On Sunday, The Advocate reported the alleged rape victim told authorities the two planned to meet at her apartment. When the conversation moved to the bedroom, Witz began touching the woman’s chest, legs and shorts SUSPECT, see page 7
LSU SYSTEM
Anti-discrimination Hospital privatization plan ordinance vote delayed comes in $52M under budget
Council will decide on issue in August Renee Barrow Staff Writer
At last week’s Baton Rouge Metro Council meeting, extended public comments prevented the Council from moving forward with voting on a proposed ban on gender identity and sexual orientationbased discrimination. The ban, called the Fairness
Ordinance, was created by District 7 Councilwoman C. Denise Marcelle and aims to prevent discrimination against LGBT individuals in housing, public accommodations and employment opportunities. District 12 Councilman and ordinance supporter John Delgado said there were multiple hours of public comments, followed by a half-hour extension, until the meeting ended at 8:30 p.m. “By law, we were required to end the meeting,” Delgado said. METRO COUNCIL, see page 7
Lauren Guillot Contributing Writer
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to privatize University hospitals has cost $52 million less than expected. According to the Department of Health and Hospitals, the state spent just over $1 billion on the deals to remove the hospitals from the LSU System during the fiscal year that ended June 30. The privatization deals for most of the LSU hospitals have resulted in the management
companies of nearby hospitals taking over operations at the University hospital. Three University hospitals were closed as a result. DHH Secretary Kathy Kliebert said she was pleased with the outcome of the privatization deals. “The privatized hospitals are working well for the individual and working well for the state,” Kliebert said. LSU’s Shreveport hospital, now under the management of the Biomedical Research Founda-
tion of Northwest Louisiana, had the most savings of all the hospitals, costing $42 million less than expected. The privatization deals have also attracted controversy. A lawsuit was filed to petition the closing of the Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville earlier this year, claiming lawmakers did not follow proper procedures in discussing the closure and arguing the legislation should be declared null and void. HOSPITALS, see page 7
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Signaling an escalation of Israel’s Gaza operation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis Monday to be ready for a “prolonged” war, and the military warned Palestinians in three large neighborhoods to leave their homes and head immediately for Gaza City. The warnings came on a day of heavy Hamas-Israeli fighting in which nine children were killed by a strike on a Gaza park where they were playing, according to Palestinian health officials — a tragedy that each side blamed on the other. Israeli tanks also resumed heavy shelling in border areas of Gaza, killing five people, including three children and a 70-yearold woman, and wounding 50 in the town of Jebaliya, which was among the areas warned to evacuate, the Red Crescent said. Many Jebaliya residents said they did not dare attempt an escape. Sufian Abed Rabbo said his extended family of 17 had taken refuge under the stairway in their home.
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Palestinians look at a pool of blood from victims of an explosion that killed 9 children Monday in the northern Gaza Strip.
“God help us. We have nothing to do but pray,” the 27-yearold told The Associated Press by phone. Later Monday, Israeli forces fired a large numbers of flares over Gaza City, turning the night sky a bright orange. The latest bloodshed came despite mounting international calls for a cease-fire and followed
failed attempts by both sides to agree to even a lull in fighting of several hours for the start of the three-day Muslim holiday of Eid el-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have been pressing Israel to accept an immediate and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire.
Va. rules on marriage equality The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban was ruled unconstitutional on Monday in the first such decision by a federal appellate court in the South. “We recognize that same-sex marriage makes some people deeply uncomfortable. However, inertia and apprehension are not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples due process and equal protection of the laws,” Judge Henry F. Floyd wrote.
The 2-1 ruling applies throughout the circuit that also includes West Virginia, Maryland, and the Carolinas, where the attorneys general split Monday on what they’ll do next. Virginians voted 57 percent to 43 percent in 2006 to amend their constitution to ban gay marriage. Virginia laws prohibit recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states. Floyd said such measures “impermissibly infringe on its citizens’ fundamental right to marry.”
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 33-year-old New Orleans police officer is on emergency suspension without pay after being arrested for allegedly trying to run over a man with her car. Police said Monday, Officer Stephanie Caldwell got into a fight with a 47-year-old man about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Investigators say as the man ran Caldwell pursued him in her personal car, driving against traffic and hitting a parked car. She later hit a wooden post, cracking it in half and disabling her vehicle. Caldwell, who was off-duty, was booked with domestic aggravated assault, domestic simple battery, reckless operation of a vehicle, hit and run and driving against traffic.
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Women’s golf
Two football players arrested last week Nistrup finishes ninth in tourney Tommy Romanach Staff Writer
Freshman defensive tackles Trey Lealaimatafao and Davon Godchaux were arrested by campus police last week Lealaimatafao in separate incidents. Lealaimatafao was arrested July 24 for a bicycle theft that was reported July 1, said LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory
Lalonde. The San Antonio native claimed because the bicycle was not locked, he was allowed to take it. Lealaimatafao returned the bicycle after his arrest. Lealaimatafao was hospitalized last week with a severe injury to his left arm after punching through a glass window in the team’s weight room. He was released from the hospital Wednesday but is not expected to play in 2014. Godchaux was arrested for criminal mischief on July 24 for an incident that happened early
morning on July 21. Lalonde said the Plaquemine native threw a firecracker into a West Campus Apartment room, resulting in a couch inside the apartment catching fire. Godchaux said the action was meant to be a prank and Godchaux he had no intention of setting anything in the apartment on fire. Lealaimatafao was named a four-star recruit by ESPN.com
and recorded 53 tackles and seven sacks as a senior at Warren High School. He decommitted from Texas after the resignation of coach Mack Brown and chose LSU on National Signing Day. Godchaux was another fourstar recruit, despite being injured for the majority of his senior season at Plaquemine High School. He received All-State honors as a junior after totaling 60 tackles and 22 tackles for loss. Contact Tommy Romanach at tromanach@lsureveille.com
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The south endzone expansion to Tiger Stadium is near completion and is scheduled to be finished in time for the home opener on Sept. 6 against Sam Houston State. Check out more photos on page 4.
Will Cotchery II Contributing Writer
Two Lady Tigers competed in the International European Ladies’ Amateur Championship at the Estonia Golf and Country Club from July 23 through 26. Sophomore Denmark native Caroline Nistrup finished ninth overall in the tournament. She opened the event with 16 pars to finish with a score of 70, tying for sixth place overall after the first round. Three days later, she closed the tournament with three birdies, 15 pars and a final round score of 69. Nistrup’s total event score was an even par 288 (70, 74, 75, 69 through four rounds), ten shots behind Spain’s Luna Sobrόn, the eventual Championship winner. Junior Nadine Dreher of Austria missed the final round cut after day three of the tournament. Dreher’s opening round score of 75 was her best at the event. In three rounds, she finished with a score of 232 and 16 over par. Nistrup enjoyed a stellar freshman season at LSU, playing all 29 rounds for the Lady Tigers. Nistrup finished with 2,133 strokes, 12 rounds at par or under and a lowest single-round score of 65. She claimed All-SEC First Team, All-SEC Freshman amateur, see page 4
Harsher punishments for domestic abuse cases needed THE ROMAN FORUM Tommy Romanach Staff Writer Ray Rice allegedly knocked a woman unconscious. Rice, Baltimore Ravens running back, hit his then-fiancée in the face. She temporarily lost all sensibility in her body and fell to the floor of a casino elevator. Rice then dragged her body out of the elevator before being confronted about what had happened allegedly. Rice pled not guilty when first charged with assault, and did not talk about the incident until months afterward. Somehow, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell only punished Rice with a two-game suspension. There are a lot of things that
can be debated about in this story. Provocation is not one of them. I’m referring to comments made by ESPN talking head Stephen A. Smith on Friday’s episode of “First Take.” Smith said that while men have no business putting their hands on a woman, there needed to be discussion about “the elements of provocation and how to address them.” It is obvious that Smith’s comments were foolish, but what is more perplexing is that he could have talked about so many other elements of the story. Smith could have talked about the need for more training sessions for rookies coming into the NFL so they can be more educated before entering the league. He could’ve compared the suspension to more strict rulings in the Goodell era, such as Jonathan Vilma’s 16-game suspension in the Saints “Bountygate” scandal.
Goodell seemed deadset on bringing down a player who tried to physically injure another player in his league, but lenient when it came to a player hitting someone in a public setting. That’s an interesting story if I ever saw one. Smith instead chose the theme of provocation, and the response was about what you would expect. He was ripped apart on Twitter, including by his own colleagues, while ESPN strategized all week how they could control the mess. They settled on having Smith release a public apology Monday, a taped two-minute long statement which actually came off sincere. After the statement, “First Take” host Cari Champion thanked Smith for the apology and spoke momentarily about the importance of word choice and RICE, see page 4
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Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was charged with assault for hitting his ex-fiancée, knocking her unconscious. He plead not guilty to the charges.
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Team and Louisiana Freshman of the Year honors in her debut campaign. Before becoming a Tiger, Nistrup was a member of the Danish National Team and currently ranks No. 3 overall in Denmark. During her freshman season, Dreher tallied 2,236 strokes, two rounds at par or under, shot a lowest single-round score of 71. In just 12 rounds a season ago, she equaled both her lowest
RICE, from page 3 personally said the NFL should have been stricter with their punishment. The funny thing is, her own network just made the same weak choice the NFL did. By not disciplining Smith, ESPN made clear how important he is to the network. Like the NFL, it also lost an opportunity to send a message that domestic violence is not tolerated. Rice and Smith can talk about how sorry they were for the “mistake” they made all they want, I don’t care. Actions like Rice’s go far beyond a simple slap on the wrist, and Smith’s comments Friday go beyond a simple apology. “First Take” is a far too simple show for that decision to be made. It is a show filled with barely-thought-out sports opinions made for fans with barely-thought-out sports opinions. To take a definite stance on
single-round score and rounds at par or under from the 2012-2013 season. Leading up to her LSU career, Dreher was member the Austrian National team, which competed in the European Girls Championship in 2011.
Contact Will Cotchery II at wcotchery@lsureveille.com something this serious, it would have to be a serious show. In a week, everything will return to the status quo. Smith will have regained all composure and begin yelling on “First Take” again, while the Rice suspension will be old news for NFL fans. Meanwhile, the subject of domestic abuse will be swept back under the rug, waiting to come back when another athlete makes an inexcusable mistake. Tommy Romanach is a 22-yearold mass communication senior from Dallas, Texas.
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The expansion to the south endzone of Tiger Stadium is close to complete. The expansion increases the stadium’s seating capacity to more than 100,000, making it the third-largest stadium in the Southeastern Conference.
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Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice walks of the field Sunday after an NFL football training camp in Owings Mills, Md. Rice pleaded not guilty to assault charges after he knocked his ex-fiancée unconscious.
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Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman: Change means growth OFF WITH HER HEAD Jana King Contributing Writer This summer was a tough one. It wasn’t record-high temperatures or being away from friends that I’d grown used to having around constantly. It was realizing I am in the middle of a massive transition from childhood to adulthood. Moving out of my mother’s house only a few days after my high school graduation meant that for the last two years, I have constantly been on the go. Working, going to school, moving in and out of apartments, getting new jobs, making new friends – it’s been
exhausting. But a gap between leases gave me the opportunity to take a six-week break from adulthood. During high school, it felt like everyone was constantly reminding us to look to the future. We were told to make good grades now so we can get into a decent college, so we can study hard and get degrees, so we can get a good job to support our families and have a modest retirement plan, so we can die happily. It was daunting because we were teenagers with limited life experience. How were we supposed to make a responsible decision about what colleges to apply to if we couldn’t be trusted to get dressed in the morning without a uniform policy?
Diving back into my hometown, I found myself constantly being asked about the last two years and my future. When my mother sent me to Walmart, I was confronted by well-meaning teachers from my past who were curious about what career path I was headed for and if I’d been thinking about marriage and family. These sorts of questions are frustrating because I don’t know who I’ll be in two years. The person I am right now is not a person who wants to have children. But I could wake up tomorrow and want a husband, 2.5 children and a house in the suburbs. And we shouldn’t deny ourselves the ability to change. In fact, we should be open for opportunities to evolve and grow
as adults, especially while we are in college. I’ll admit that I was disappointed when my eighteenth birthday didn’t include the universe revealing the secrets of adulthood. But in the two years since, I have started to understand how you become an adult. It isn’t an age you reach. It’s a transition that you’ll be in for the rest of your life. Adulthood is what happens when you’ve experienced tough situations and learned how to handle them. It’s the fifth time you’ve managed not to cry when your electric bill is more money than you have in your bank account. It’s the first time you unclog a sink without having to call your apartment complex’s maintenance to do it for you.
It happens when your experiences have changed you into a person that can handle the problems you’ll be faced with. And when it does happen, it’s a pretty cool feeling. I know that the person I am right now is not a full-fledged adult. It’ll take a while longer for me to reach the point that I can choose chicken nuggets that aren’t dinosaur shaped. But for right now, it’s okay to be a half-adult. Jana King is a nineteen-year-old communication studies junior from Ponchatoula, La. Contact Jana King at jking@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @jking_TDR
Pay raises step in right direction, but unsustainable The Daily Reveille Editorial Board LSU President F. King Alexander announced last week that faculty and staff of certain University institutions would receive a salary raise averaging 3 percent, starting immediately for some employees. This follows Alexander’s announcement last July that faculty and staff across the LSU System would receive a raise averaging 4 percent. Alexander should be commended for his willingness to move decisively on this issue. A strong faculty is vital to this University, and it is refreshing to see the administration take an active role in listening to and addressing the faculty’s concerns after a long period of inaction. For four years, the faculty and staff at this University toiled with no reward or promise of advancement. As the cost of living rose around them, professors watched their paychecks stretch less and less. Unsurprisingly, this led to a minor exodus of talent as top teachers, administrators and department heads flocked to universities who could afford to keep their paycheck rising with the cost of gasoline. Last year, University administration was forced to conduct searches for more than 10 dean positions, and still, some of those positions remain vacant. It certainly could not have been an easy situation for Alexander to step into, but for the most part, the search committees performed shrewdly, hiring promising
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LSU President F. King Alexander listens to the Board of Supervisors meeting on April 17, 2013.
candidates both from within the University and from smaller regional schools. These most recent pay raises are a step toward making the University competitive in the talent market once again, but for now, we must recognize it has dropped a tier. Alexander may talk about fighting with the likes of Ohio State University and UCLA for faculty, but the fact that two consecutive cost-of-living wage increases feels like such a victory shows that the University is not stably funded enough to compete with
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those institutions. Alexander has done very well to “cobble together” these pay raises two years running, and the fact they have come so early in his tenure shows that his priorities match the University’s best interests. But when the state legislature can and — as it has shown — will cut funding for higher education seemingly at the drop of a hat, the University needs a concrete plan that will allow it to plan on making these pay raises years, not weeks, in advance. If it expects professors to make a com-
mitment to the University and want to stay here, it needs to show it can afford to pay them not just this year, but five years down the road. Last year, the raise was put together through tuition hikes, increases in enrollment and money saved on salaries for vacant positions. This year, the money came largely from tuition hikes, increases in enrollment and slight jump in state funding. The common denominators are clear. But the University cannot keep the same standard of education while increasing enrollment without adding
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teachers, and students can’t afford to keep paying for it all. Alexander and the administration cannot be expected to secure the financial future of the University and its faculty in the two weeks before the fall semester begins every year – they have a school to run. The responsibility lies one level higher. The Board of Supervisors, responsible for the whole of the LSU System under the leadership of Alexander, should also act as a conduit between the University and state leadership. With most members appointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal, the Board, — largely a group of influential business leaders from around the state — should hold more influence at the state level. Instead, we see a yearly precipitous drop in state funding for higher education. This year was an exception, with funding nearly returning to 2012-13 levels. While they should be the University’s voice in Jindal’s ear, they have done just the opposite, laying down on the floor while the state strips the University clean. In the coming years, we hope to see Alexander put more pressure on the Board to either donate directly to the University or to solicit the state for further funding. He, at least, seems to understand how to run a university as more than a footballdelivery machine. Contact The Daily Reveille Editorial Board at editor@lsureveille.com
Quote of the Day “Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.”
Dr. Seuss Author March 2, 1904 — Sept. 24, 1991
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DANCE INSTRUCTOR Position available! GREAT PAY and FUN ENVIRONMENT! Afternoon and/ or evening hours. Coincides with LSU holiday schedule. Dance training necessary but will train to teach. Additional benefits such as conventions and workshops available. Call 225-252-9257 _______________________________ HIRING early childhood afternoon teachers, hours a/b 2:00-5:30, need dependable, fun loving, patient teacher, send inquiries and/or resume to silverside@countrydayschoolbr.com ______________________________ Preschool located close to LSU campus is seeking part-time and full-time teachers for fall semester for Pre-K3 and Pre-K classrooms! Please email your resume to cdshighland@gmail. com! ______________________________ Part-time Kennel worker/ receptionist position open at small animal hospital. Please apply in person at 1302 Perkins Road _____________________________ We are now hiring for FT/PT kennel techs. We are looking for energetic, reliable, hard working individuals to add to our team. Please stop our Jefferson Hwy location to fill out an application. _______________________________
LA LPC Board of Examiners looking for a professional, organized, detail-oriented Data Entry Assistant. Individual must be a team player and self-starter with a passion for the protection of the public. Tasks include data entry, filing, and website maintenance. Please email résumé and cover letter to lpcboard@eatel.net. Anticipated start date is July 21st; 20 hours/week; $12/ hr; 10 State Holidays; Annual and Sick Leave Included; No insurance or retirement benefits. _______________________________ Students needed to work with individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Great job for COMM D, Psych, SW and KINES majors. Several shifts available. Apply in person at St. John the Baptist Human Services 622 Shadows Lane Ste. A Baton Rouge, LA 70806. 225-216-1199. Find us on Facebook _______________________________
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YMCA Before & After School Counselors Must be available to work weekdays M-F, 6:45am-8:00am and/ or 3:00pm-6:00pm. Ability to obtain CPR cert within 30-days of hire. $7.45$8.00/hr. DOE. Apply in person to A.C.Lewis YMCA, 350 S. Foster Dr., BR, LA. Ask for Sarah - 924-3606
Entry level receptionist, clerical and social networking. Afternoons, Monday-Thursday. Skills, Knowledge and Ability: proficient with Microsoft office, good telephone voice and office etiquette, excellent communication skills. Must be responsible, dependable, discreet, strong attention to detail. Ability to Multi-task. Proficient in social networking (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). Send resume to: manager@ ubc-br.org. _______________________________ CAFE AMERICAIN NOW HIRING Part/Full Time Servers Apply 7521 Jefferson Hwy after 2:pm _______________________________
After school program needs energetic, patient and flexible workers from 2:45 till 5:15pm. Email resume to MercyXday@ gmail.com.
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St. Aloysius After School Care is looking for counselors to work from 2:55 – 5:30 pm beginning August 7. $9 per hour. If interested, please e-mail resume to jkleiner@aloysius.org
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Vet asst. needed for small animal hosp. 15 min. from LSU. 225-387-2462
2bd/1ba Tot. remodel: granite counters, wood floors w/ wash/dry & pool overlooking the LSU lakes on July St. $1400/ mth 504-884-6776 No pets ________________________________
NOW HIRING SERVERS!!! FLEXIBLE WITH SCHOOL SCHEDULES. APPLY AT 100 LAFAYETTE STREET IN DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE. ___________________________ Recent graduate needed for Human Service position. Applicants must be highly organized, efficient, able to multitask, and must be professional. This position requires excellent written and oral communication skills. Applicants must be team oriented, and must possess a pleasant, outgoing and engaging personality. Degree in Human Services related field required and experience working with people with developmental disabilities is preferred. Salary TBD. Please send resumes to HumanServiceJobs@gmail.com _______________________________ EKG Technicians needed. Extensive on job training. Need hard working, responsible, energetic, medical career seeking students needing hospital experience. 18 yrs. old or older. After hours, weekends, holidays, overnights. $9 hr. Apply at www.southernmedical. com. Fax to 225-752-2614. _______________________________ Hiring part/full time position at local dog boarding facility. Looking for applicants who can keep a positive attitude while working in a fast paced environment. Please send resumes to WeLoveDogsBR@gmail.com
Preschool technology teacher. 20 hours/week. $10/hour. Resume to techstarsbr@gmail.com. Condo Lsu Bus Route 2 Bd 1.5 Ba Furnished $950.1 yr lease $600 DP. No Pets. 504-296-4006 504-914-4065
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3BR 3.5BA Townhouse by LSU, Gated, Security System, Washer&Dryer, Pool, Tennis Courts, Workout Room, $1650. 225.335.2181 ________________________________ Walk to LSU, 2/1 wd floors, Wyoming street, pets ok$595, McDaniel Properties owner/agent 388-9858 ________________________________ C H A R M I N G / V I N TA G E C O TTAGE/ walk to LSU/2BR/hd.wd. floors/marblebath/pvtcrtyard/ allappliances/$895Monthly/ 225.955.1757 _______________________________ SOUTHDOWNS AREA BTW STANFORD & LEE. Garage Apartment with frig, stove, washer/dryer. $650/month. Call (225) 274-5482. _______________________________
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____________________________ Chimes Restaurant 3357 Highland Road Accepting applications for servers. Apply in person only. 2 PM to 4PM Monday through Thursday. Experience helpful, but not required. _______________________________
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 MERIT INCREASE, from page 1
ended and the University could be sure of the funding it would receive from the state before announcing the increase. Despite this, Bell said faculty and staff can expect to see their salaries increase at the beginning of their next annual pay period. For faculty who are paid for nine-month periods, their paycheck will increase in the middle of August. Classified employees’ pay will increase Oct. 1, while 12-month staff’s period began July 1, and future paychecks will include the missed wages. Alexander said he expects around 90 percent of faculty and staff at the three campuses to receive raises, though decisions about who will receive them have not yet been made. Fair compensation for faculty and staff has been a hot-button issue at the University for several years. Before last year’s raise, University employees had not seen their pay increase for nearly five years, and faculty leaders such as Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope said stagnant wages were to blame for the number of faculty and
administrators leaving the University. Cope said he is pleased with the increase but worries that the University will not be able to continue to make these increases in the future. He said he would like to see a full-scale plan for bringing faculty compensation up to par with other schools to prevent the University from “lurching from year to year.” “We are still far behind [other universities] in compensation for faculty members,” Cope said. “On the other hand, we recognize we faced economic hardship recently. F. King Alexander and his team are to be commended for the work they have done.” Cope also said while he is happy to see raises at some of the University’s Baton Rouge campuses, he hopes to see progress at the other schools in the LSU System, where faculty and staff will not receive a raise this year. Alexander said the administration is hopeful it will be able to raise salaries at the other campuses, but each campus faces individual problems, ranging from student retention to a fiscal deficit. The flagship campus, Law Center and AgCenter
The Daily Reveille are competing with other top-tier schools with more money to offer their faculty and staff, such as Ohio State University and University of California Los Angeles, he said. The slowdown of pay increases has largely been attributed to diminishing funding from the state, forcing the University to look for alternative sources. Robert Kuhn, associate vice chancellor for budget and planning at the time of the 2013-14 raise, said the funds needed to increase salaries had been “cobbled together” from tuition from increased enrollment, refinanced bonds and unused salaries from vacant positions, among other sources. This year, Alexander used the same phrase, saying the raise had been “cobbled together again.”
Contact Gordon Brillon at managingeditor@lsureveille.com
WHO’S YOUR REP? A run-down of the candidates running for U.S. House
Lauren Guillot Contributing Writer
The U.S. House of Representatives primary elections will take place on Nov. 4, when candidates from the state’s six congressional districts are up for election or reelection. The candidates have built platforms on a wide range of issues, including national debt,
healthcare and marriage and pregnancy discussions. Although the majority of candidates are Republican, Democrats and Libertarians are running for some seats. Incumbent Rep. Vance McAllister, R-La., who was captured on video kissing a married staffer, has decided to run for re-election in the fifth congressional district, despite his earlier retirement announcement. McAllister said his wife told
him he should let the voters decide if he should retire from politics. Zach Dasher, nephew of “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson, has also announced his candidacy for the fifth congressional district. Dasher plans to run on a faith-centric platform. Contact Lauren Guillot at lguillot@lsureveille.com
CANDIDATES BY DISTRICT DISTRICT 1
Rep. Steve Scalise (R), incumbent
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Rep. Cedric Richmond (D), incumbent
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Rep. John Fleming (R), incumbent Randall Lord (L)
DISTRICT 5
Ralph Abraham (R) Harris Brown (R) Zach Dasher (R) Clay Grant (L) Henry Herford (L) Jamie Mayo (D) Rep. Vance McAllister (R), incumbent Ed Tarpley (R)
METRO COUNCIL, from page 1
New Orleans resident Lester Perryman feels opponents of the ordinance were shown favoritism with time allotments over the proponents. “Council member [Chandler] Loupe kept a tighter schedule for the proponents, keeping track of that 2-minute mark,” Perryman said. Perryman, who works with the Human Rights Campaign in New Orleans, said many of the opposing public comments were long-winded and claimed religious reasons for opposing the ordinance. Dr. Jere Melilli, physician and founder of Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge, connected health-related concerns to the ordinance. “When you look at that term, ‘sexual orientation,’ you have to recognize there is a behavior that goes with that orientation, and that behavior has resulted in over 25 million people dying from a disease that was a direct result of the behavior of that orientation,” Melilli said. Melilli said he has an obligation as a physician to tell the community the “truth.” In Section 9:1302, the ordinance states a religious “corporation, association or society” and universities owned primarily by individuals of religious institutions are not subject to the
HOSPITALS, from page 1
Federal officials with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rejected proposed financial arrangements for the privatization of six University hospitals earlier in 2014 because the plan did not follow federal regulations. DHH is still negotiating revised financing plans for the hospitals. According to DHH Undersecretary Jeff Reynolds, it is still unclear if the surplus will carry over to the next fiscal year. “Some programs are over budget, some programs are under budget,” Reynolds said. “The $52 million will be combined with other programs in fiscal year 2014. On Oct. 1, we will know how much of
SUSPECT, from page 1
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Rep. Charles Boustany (R), incumbent
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map courtesy of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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DISTRICT 6 (cont’d)
Bob Bell (R) Dan Claitor (R) Norman Clark (R) Rufus Holt Craig Jr. (L) Paul Dietzel (R) Edwin Edwards (D) Cassie Felder (R)
Garret Graves (R) Ryan Heck (R) Richard Lieberman (D) Craig McCulloch (R) Charles Thomas (R) Lenar Whitney (R)
despite her moving Witz’s hand each time. According to the affidavit, Witz became aggressive and pulled off the woman’s shorts. The woman claimed Witz slapped her across the face, ripped her clothing off and raped her. The woman told detectives Witz forced her to delete text messages they exchanged, and the affidavit states Witz forced her to take a bath while he watched. Reportedly, before Witz left the apartment, he said, “Pretend this did not happen. Don’t tell anybody. I did not rape you. I got to get out of here.” In the Sept. 7, 2011, issue of The Daily Reveille, the Reveille published a letter to the editor titled “Sex shouldn’t be viewed through religion-colored lenses” written
anti-discrimination items previously outlined in the ordinance. Perryman said he does not like the phrasing and believes it creates a “slippery slope” for continuing to allow forms of discrimination. “You can’t find a logical argument for not advancing civil rights for different classes of people,” Perryman said. “The only argument you can find is based off someone’s interpretation of the Bible, which is often rooted in bigotry.” Opponents of civil rights throughout history have used religious arguments against advancement, Perryman said. “There’s deep-seated bigotry that’s existed for many, many years,” Delgado said. “Just like you saw in the 1960s, people have long had bigoted beliefs.” Perryman said using religion to justify discrimination makes religion less appealing to the younger generation. “I think a lot of people look at the older generation and say, ‘What the hell, why?’” Perryman said. The next Baton Rouge Metro Council meeting is scheduled for Aug. 13. “There will be no time for public comments [at the Aug. 13 meeting] — it’s already been done,” Delgado said. Contact Renee Barrow at rbarrow@lsureveille.com the money can be carried over.” Kliebert said the DHH budget for fiscal year 2015 has been adjusted based on reported monetary reimbursements to private hospitals for care of uninsured individuals. The current budget for fiscal year 2015, signed by Jindal in June, has a $2 billion increase in government payments to private health care providers and $3 million increase in payments to public health care providers. The CMMS has scheduled a hearing for September to reconsider the decision to disapprove Louisiana’s Medicaid plan amendments. Contact Lauren Guillot at lguillot@lsureveille.com by someone using the name Jake Witz. The next day, The Daily Reveille posted a retraction after Witz reported he had not written the letter.
Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news
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