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Voting day shortened to curb frustration

Jacquelyn Masse Contributing Writer

A 24-hour voting period will determine which candidates will become president and vice president of Student Government. On Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the Live Oak Lounge of the Student Union, the results will be announced.

Commissioner of Elections Missy Wheeler said the election board changed the length of election time from a two-day voting period because it thought students were getting frustrated with extra campaigning presence on campus.

Vice presidential candidate for The Next Step Taylor Lambert said it’s more effective to have one voting day because students were bombarded by the lengthy election season last year.

Vice presidential candidate for Experience LSU Ashleigh Pichon spent most of her voting day handing out fliers and socializing with students in the Quad.

“It’s like three years of your life wrapped into one day,” Pichon said.

“It’s like watching a dream come into a reality.”

The Experience LSU ticket was handing out flier in tents, including stations by the University College Center for Freshman Year, the Journalism Building and the Business Education Complex. The Next Step tents were located in Free Speech Plaza, Cox Auditorium, Patrick F. Taylor and other locations.

There was a voting station located outside each of the two dining halls on campus. Students could go to the table and vote on a laptop provided. Wheeler said about 30 people voted at The 459 dining hall’s station around 3 p.m.

In addition to changing the length of the elections, the SG election board implemented other changes for this election season that allows tickets to spend $3,000 on their campaigns instead of the $2,500 last year’s candidates had. They also CHANGES, see page 15

SG works for inclusivity

Olivia McClure Senior Reporter

Although increasing diversity in Student Government was a focus for both tickets this election season, change may be slow to come to what seems to be an established culture of SG. SG President John Woodard said SG has undergone significant changes in the past couple of years as more people who are not traditionally part of SG become involved in the organization.

He said SG is less dominated by the Greek community than in the past, estimating between 50 and 60 percent of SG members are Greek.

That is still much higher, however, than the 20 percent of LSU students who are Greek.

Woodard also said many SG members this year are new to the organization.

“In years past, there had been a lineage of SG kids … running

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year after year, but it’s changed in the past couple of years,” Woodard said. “The makeup of SG this year is very different than many years past.”

Bringing fresh blood into SG is important, Woodard said, and some progress has been made this year, partially because of the nature of his Unite LSU ticket. Woodard pointed out that the Unite LSU ticket was the first of its kind because he and Vice President Taylor Parks were not SG insiders and the ticket “wasn’t a continuation of any past groups.”

Prior to their election, Woodard had been involved in SG for one year and Parks never had.

This year, however, both of the presidential candidates and both of the vice presidential candidates either ran on the Unite LSU ticket or helped with the campaign last year.

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Universities may see increased funds Quint Forgey Staff Writer

State Rep. Jerome Richard, an independent from Louisiana’s 55th District, is proposing a roster of bills for the current legislative session that could drastically influence higher education in Louisiana, one of which in particular University Student Government has endorsed.

R i c h a r d ’s RICHARD HB 142 could potentially redirect hundreds of millions of dollars to state higher education funding.

The legislation aims to reduce all state contracts by 10 percent, giving the tax dollars to Louisiana’s Higher Education Financing Fund instead.

Richard, a member of the House Education committee, said his bill is the same proposal state treasurer John Kennedy suggested in January, which Kennedy claimed would save $528 million for higher education.

Trey Schwartzenburg, SG speaker pro tempore, spoke highly of the legislator.

“Rep. Richard is a huge supporter of higher education and a huge ally of LSU in the legislature,” Schwartzenburg said. “This bill is a great effort to fix higher ed funding in the state of Louisiana.”

Among Richard’s other bills dealing with higher education are HB 74, HB 334 and HB 943.

HB 74 would eliminate lawmakers’ abilities to grant free tuition to Tulane students while HB 334 “prohibits a public postsecondary education management board member from awarding scholarships by virtue of his RICHARD, see page 15

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TODAY’S FORECAST

Nation & World

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

INTERNATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Ukraine orders troop pullout from China Senate backs e-cigarette restrictions The Associated Press

Sunny HIGH 66 LOW 40 sunrise: 7:02 a.m. sunset: 7:20 p.m.

Wednesday HIGH 63 LOW 51

Thursday HIGH 70 LOW 64

NOVOOZERNOE, Crimea (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister met with his Ukrainian counterpart for the first time Monday and demanded more autonomy for Ukraine’s regions, even as Ukraine under pressure ordered its troops out from Crimea after the Russian seizure of military bases there.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an unexpected move agreed to the highest level meeting yet between the Russian government and a representative of the new Ukrainian government that Moscow has opposed vociferously over the past month.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in the Hague, Netherlands.

Lavrov told Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia that Russia continues to want constitutional changes in Ukraine that would give more autonomy to all regions of Ukraine.

Russia is eager to retain its influence in Ukraine’s Russianspeaking regions and prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. It

The Associated Press

SERGEI GRITS / The Associated Press

Activists stand guard during a pro Russian rally of about 5,000 people at a central square in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine on March 23.

has pushed for the new Ukraine to become a loose federation — demands the new Ukrainian government has rejected.

Before the meeting, Deshchytsia said his government fears a Russian military buildup near Ukraine’s border. “The possibility of a military invasion is very high. We are very much worried about this concentration of troops

on our eastern border,” he said.

The concerns have been deepened in by the intense military pressure Russia has applied in Crimea since Russian President Vladimir Putin formally annexed the peninsula last week. Russian forces have commandeered ships and broke into walled military installations with armored personnel carriers.

(AP) — Electronic cigarettes couldn’t be sold to anyone under the age of 18 in Louisiana if the House agrees to a bill passed unanimously by the state Senate.

The Senate voted 37-0 Monday for the measure by Ruston Sen. Rick Gallot. It would add e-cigarettes, vaporizers and other alternative nicotine products to the list of items that, like cigarettes, cannot be sold to minors in the state.

E-cigarettes and vaporizers are battery-powered devices that provide users with aerosol puffs that typically contain nicotine, and sometimes flavorings like fruit, mint or chocolate.

Users get their nicotine without the chemicals, tar or odor of regular cigarettes.

NATIONAL

Death toll from Washington slide 14 The Associated Press OSO, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say the death toll from a massive landslide in Washington state has risen to 14.

Snohomish County sheriff’s spokeswoman Shari Ireton said Monday search and rescue crews discovered an additional six bodies. Dozens of people remained unaccounted for.

The huge wall of mud and debris swept through a small community north of Seattle late Saturday morning.

LINDSEY WASSON / The Associated Press

A house is seen destroyed in the mud on Highway 530 next to mile marker 37 on March 23, the day after a giant landslide occurred around mile marker 37 near Oso, Wash.

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University Jindal knocks Obama’s higher ed policies to manage Gov. argues proposed rules hurt, not help its own insurance Quint Forgey Staff Writer

James Richards Staff Writer

The University will save $4.6 million over the next five years after the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Friday to allow the University to manage its own insurance.

Daniel Layzell, vice president for finance and administration, said the University met performance targets under the Granting Resource and Autonomy for Diplomas Act, which allowed it to gain autonomy over its insurance program.

Layzell said currently the University’s insurance is managed by the state and bundled with other state agencies’, resulting in higher premiums for the University. John Borne, executive director for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, said when the University is lumped in with other state agencies, the cost is spread across all departments.

The University can save money by opting out of the state insurance because the University is considered a “protected risk,” Borne said. The protected risk classification means the University is not as susceptible to certain kinds of risks other state agencies have to consider with insurance calculations, he said.

Police departments are at a higher risk than the University and thus have higher premiums, Borne said. He said other state agencies might be on the coast, leaving flood and hurricane concerns.

The University has its own set of specific concerns factoring into its insurance calculations, Borne said. Research at the University, students and faculty traveling and the presence of 28,000 students make the University’s insurance situation unlike others, he said.

The University has much to gain and little to lose from the shift, Borne said. Although the University now holds the responsibility of handling its insurance, Layzell said the shift in autonomy allows the University to “control its destiny,” giving it an incentive to become more strategic in its decisions.

Layzell said the next operation the University will likely pursue autonomy for is purchasing, which would give the University more control over how it procures office, research and construction supplies, among other things. He said the move would bring potential for even more savings and overall efficiency.

Contact James Richards at jrichards@lsureveille.com

Gov. Bobby Jindal criticized President Barack Obama’s higher education initiatives Monday in an op-ed in the Washington Examiner.

Jindal took particular issue with the Education Department’s “gainful employment” regulations in the article.

Under the proposed regulations, career programs would need to meet key requirements to establish that they sufficiently prepare students for gainful employment, according to the Education Department’s website.

The regulations would require career colleges to adhere to federal accreditation standards and to make public the costs of gainful employment programs so “students can make informed decisions.”

The regulations also propose a cap on student loan debt at career training programs.

Jindal argued the proposed rules would negatively affect low-income and minority students.

“Facing new federal mandates that could put them out of business, some institutions may respond by avoiding nontraditional students less likely to graduate — thus reducing education access to those who need quality training most,” Jindal wrote.

Hilary Scheinuk / The Associated Press

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks during the opening of the state legislature March 10 at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.

Jindal boasted of Louisiana’s education successes in the opinion piece, claiming to have reformed teacher training and tenure laws in the state.

Jindal also plugged the state’s WISE program, which allows Louisiana universities to compete for funding.

“We’ve proposed a new $40 million grant program for higher education, focused on training programs that will give Louisianians the practical skills they need to compete in the global economy,” Jindal wrote.

Contact Quint Forgey at qforgey@lsureveille.com

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EVENT CALENDAR

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TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM

Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure - Harrahs Casino

8:00 PM

Tango Tuesday - Eiffel Society Team Trivia - George's Place

8:00 PM

Marc Cohn Duo - Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts

8:00 PM

Give 'Em The Light - House of Blues New Orleans Progression - Gasa Gasa Songwriters Night/ Open Mic - Artmosphere Stanton Moore Trio - Snug Harbor-New Orleans Comedy Beast - The Howlin' Wolf Dayna Kurtz - Cafe Istanbul

8:00 PM

Stanton Moore Trio - Snug Harbor-New Orleans

Adventure Club - Hammond Public Library Charlie Miller - The Little Gem Saloon The Artist's Way Workshop - Bluebonnet - EBR Public Library

For more information on LSU events or to place your own event you can visit www.lsureveille.com/calendar

EVENTS Rockstar Racing “Student Night” Show your student ID and get $5 off go-kart races Not a student? Tag yourself @rockstar racing for a free go-kart race. Come feel like a rockstar at Baton Rouge’s premiere indoor kart racing facility, Rockstar Racing!

Pablo Martinez Monsivais / The Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on March 17.

Tiger Chapter Ducks Unlimited Spring Crawfish Boil Wednesday, March 16th: LSU Mini Farm @ 6 p.m.

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K L S U

F U N D R A I S E R

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KLSU’s annual spring fundraiser started on Monday and runs through Sunday.

The student-run radio station hopes to meet its goal of $32,000 with donations from supporters.

Listeners who donate will be given their choice of t-shirts, coffee mugs, water bottles and sunglasses, among other options.

Donate online at www.klsuradio.fm or call the station at 225-578-5578 $2,455 already donated as of Monday night

$29,545 more needed

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Casting calls will be held from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day at 4301 Grace King Place, Metairie, LA 70002.

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Officials: missing plane crashed in Indian Ocean The Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — After 17 days of desperation and doubt over the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, the country’s officials said an analysis of satellite data points to a “heartbreaking” conclusion: Flight 370 met its end in the southern reaches of the Indian Ocean, and none of those aboard survived.

The somber announcement late Monday by Prime Minister Najib Razak left unresolved many more troubling questions about what went wrong aboard the Boeing 777 to take it so far off-course.

It also unleashed a maelstrom of sorrow and anger among the families of the jet’s 239 passengers and crew.

A solemn Najib, clad in a black suit, read a brief statement about what he called an unparalleled study of the jet’s last-known signals to a satellite. That analysis showed that the missing plane, which took off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing early on March 8, veered “to a remote location, far from any possible landing sites.”

“It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean,” he said.

His carefully chosen words did not directly address the fate of those aboard. But in a separate message, sent to some of their relatives just before Najib spoke, Malaysia Airlines officials said that “we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board survived.”

Officials said they concluded that the flight had been lost in the deep waters west of Perth, Australia, based on more thorough analysis of the brief signals the plane sent every hour to a satellite belonging to Inmarsat, a British company, even after other communication systems on the jetliner shut down.

The pings did not include any location information. But Inmarsat and British aviation officials used “a type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort” to zero in on the plane’s last position, as it reached the end of its fuel, Najib said.

In a statement, Inmarsat said the company used “detailed analysis and modelling” of transmissions from the Malaysia Airlines jet and other known flights to describe “the likely direction of flight of MH370.”

Najib gave no indication of exactly where in the Indian Ocean the plane was last heard from, but

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searchers have sighted possible debris in an area about 1,240 miles southwest of Perth.

Some of the relatives who gathered to listen to Najib convulsed in grief at the news, with shrieks and uncontrolled sobs. Others collapsed into the arms of loved ones.

“My son! My son!” cried a woman in a group of about 50 gathered at a hotel near Beijing’s airport, before falling to her knees. Minutes later, medical teams carried one elderly man out of the conference room on a stretcher, his face covered by a jacket.

Selamat Omar, father of a 29-year-old aviation engineer aboard the flight, said in a telephone interview that he and other families were waiting for word about whether they would be flown to Australia, closer to where it is believed the plane went down.

“We accept the news of the tragedy. It is fate,” Selamat said.

But Sarah Bajc, the girlfriend of an American passenger, Texas-native Philip Wood, said the announcement based only on data, without any recovered wreckage, put resolution beyond reach.

After Najib’s announcement, some of the relatives of the 154 Chinese passengers went before cameras

photo courtesy of The Associated Press

A woman reads message cards Monday at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The cards are tied up for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane.

to criticize the Malaysian officials who “have concealed, delayed and hid the truth” about what happened to the plane.

“If the 154 of our loved ones lose their lives, then Malaysia Airlines, the government of Malaysia and the military are really the executors of our loved ones,” said a spokesman for the group who, like many Chinese, would only give his surname, Jiang.

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SPRAY PRAY

PULL HITTERS 66%

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(n.) - a right-handed hitter that hits primarily to left or center field or a left-handed hitter that hits primarily to right or center field.

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.366 BA, 26 H, 3 2Bs, 2 HR, 14 RBIs

KADE SCIVICQUE right-handed hitter

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It is a craft that goes unnoticed by the casual fan, but it has proven to separate the good hitters from the elite batters at the plate.

Hitting a baseball to the opposite field is a fundamental technique taught at every level of the game. The concept has numerous benefits for a hitter in virtually any pitching match-up.

Over the past few seasons in Alex Box Stadium, fans have seen their share of hitters who mastered

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OPPOSITE FIELD HITTERS 50 %

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(n.) - a right-handed hitter that hits primarily to right or center field or a left-handed hitter that hits primarily to left or center field.

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Tigers work on hitting to opposite field

.337 BA, 30 H, 6 2Bs, 1 HR, 15 RBIs

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the art of driving pitches in the opposite direction.

Just in the past two years, former Tiger Raph Rhymes made his presence felt throughout the Southeastern Conference after posting .431 and .331 batting averages his junior and senior seasons, respectively.

LSU hitting coach Javi Sanchez has carried the lessons he HITTING, see page 8

READ INSIDE: Analysis of the Tigers’ match against Tulane tonight, p. 6

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Sports columnist says LSU needs third starter in rotation, p. 6

.353 BA, 24 H, 4 3Bs, 0 HR, 14 RBIs

left-handed hitter

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Tigers fall to SMU in NIT second-round match, 80-67 Mustangs dominate in second half Chandler Rome Sports Writer

On paper, the first half of LSU’s second round National Invitation Tournament showdown against Southern Methodist University went according to coach Johnny Jones’ script.

SMU leading scorer Nic Moore was saddled with foul trouble, all Mustang shots were being contested and LSU shredded

an American Athletic Conference defense that allowed opponents to shoot only 37.7 percent during the season.

But the success — and the scoring — was short-lived.

Moore scored the first 11 SMU points in the second half as part of a 26-9 run, LSU struggled to a 38.5 percent shooting clip in the final 20 minutes and the Tigers’ season ended with an 80-67 loss at Moody Coliseum in Dallas.

“I for one think [SMU] was a team that was very deserving of being in the NCAA tournament,” SMU LOSS, see page 8

SMU · LSU 80-67 SCORE BY HALVES 1ST 2ND 40 27 LSU MUSTANGS 35 45

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STAR PERFORMERS Nick Russel (SMU) - 16 points, 7 reb, 4 3PM Andre Stringer* (LSU) - 15 points, 5 3PM *last game of LSU career

SHARON ELLMAN / The Associated Press

LSU forward Jordan Mickey (25) and SMU forward Ben Moore (34) fight for a rebound on Monday during the Tigers’ 80-67 loss to the Mustangs in University Park, Texas.

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Tigers looking to stay refreshed against Tulane of LSU’s relievers. Person, who is unavailable for Tuesday against Tulane, tossed 71 pitches against the The LSU baseball team’s game Bulldogs in two appearances. against Georgia on Sunday was more “We work really hard on a daily like a marathon than a series finale. basis,” Person said. “We run a lot Both squads played 13 innings, and throw a lot, so I don’t think guys and the Tigers sent six pitchers to the getting two or three innings here and mound, which included 11 scoreless there is going to fatigue their arms in frames from the bullpen. Seven of the long run. We do a very good job LSU’s nine starting fielders played in between outings of running the the entire contest, soreness out, and PLAYER TO WATCH we have a great which ended in a tie. strength and condiThe Tigers Quick Hits tioning program.”

(20-4-1, 3-2-1 Mainieri said Southeastern Con· 1-1 record, 22.2 he has already innings pitched dismissed ference) only had Sunone day to recover day’s finale against · 4.37 ERA before traveling to Georgia, and the · .333 batting avg. primary Turchin Stadium focus against to play Tulane (12moving forward is 11) at 6:30 p.m. creating momenCody Glenn today. tum before headLSU coach Paul Mainieri held ing into Gainesville to play Florida a light practice to give the team a over the weekend. chance to be refreshed for Tuesday’s Junior southpaw Cody Glenn contest. will start. He has pitched 20 innings “[Monday] is just kind of a re- as a starter, allowing 10 earned runs group day,” said senior outfielder on 27 hits while striking out 10.

Sean McMullen. “We just want to Tuesday’s game will be yet ancome out and get all of our work in other opportunity for Glenn to fight and not be rusty. It’s going to be a for a starting rotation spot. Junior pretty light practice, but we’re going left-hander Kyle Bouman continues to get a lot done with our defense and to struggle with an ankle injury and hitting drills.” is currently questionable for the upThough the bullpen tossed 157 coming Florida series. pitches on Sunday against Georgia, “We’re going to let [Glenn] go,” junior southpaw Zac Person said he Mainieri said. “We’ve given him a isn’t concerned about the endurance lot of chances, and here’s another Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

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LSU senior outfielder Sean McMullen (7) takes a lead off second base Feb. 21 during the Tigers 9-0 victory against Virginia Tech at Alex Box Stadium.

one. He needs to re-establish himself as a guy that we can count on. Hopefully he’ll be on [Tuesday] night.”

LSU will look to Tulane as a game to return to its winning ways, and Turchin Stadium provides a homecoming opportunity for several Tigers.

McMullen, who went to Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, said he knows several players on the Green Wave squad, and senior reliever Nate Fury played at Tulane his freshman year.

Both are expecting family members to be in attendance, adding a little extra meaning to a nonconference midweek game.

“I’m definitely hyped up to play this game, and I expect our entire team to be because we want to get back on a winning streak,” McMullen said. “This midweek game is going to be a good atmosphere in New Orleans.”

Tulane’s pitching staff also had a long weekend, winning two of three games against Middle Tennessee, including a 2-1 11-inning victory on Saturday.

“Everything that happened [on Sunday] was flushed at midnight, and it’s a new day,” Mainieri said.

“The sun came up today, and we’re ready to go.”

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Mainieri needs to find reliable third starter — soon THE SMARTEST MORAN James Moran Sports Columnist Flip the calendar back a century or so, and LSU would have the most dominant pitching staff in the nation.

Just imagine how daunting a task facing the Tigers in a threegame series would be in an era when ace Aaron Nola could take the ball every other day.

LSU coach Paul Mainieri could send college baseball’s best pitcher to the bump every Friday and Sunday along with one midweek game per week, with reigning Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week Jared Poche filling in the gaps.

The duo flashed their potential as a formidable 1-2 punch this weekend by posting back-toback gems in wins against Georgia, combining for 15 1/3 innings of one-run ball with 14 strikeouts while allowing just five hits.

Mainieri’s job would be much easier if he could just line up his two best guys and send them out on loop all season long.

But in an era of monitored pitch counts, innings limitations and starters only pitching once a week, that is never going to

happen. Having four reliable starters is a luxury in today’s college game, but having three is an absolute necessity if a team is going to survive SEC play.

As of right now, LSU only has two.

Junior college transfer Kyle Bouman pitched well as a weekend starter throughout non-conference play, but he was roughed up in his lone SEC start against Vanderbilt and missed his start against Georgia because of an ankle injury suffered last week.

Mainieri said Bouman’s status was “questionable” for this weekend’s series against Florida, and he wasn’t prepared to name a starter for Sunday’s series finale.

Bouman should be a serviceable pitcher in the long run, but as a pitcher who isn’t overpowering and pitches to contact, he’ll always need to keep his pitches low in the strike zone to survive.

Since pitchers rely on their lower body to drive off the mound and keep the ball down, he likely won’t be an effective weekend starter if the sore ankle lingers.

Senior Kurt McCune made the spot start in his place Sunday, but he’s more of a stop-gap solution. The more realistic long-term option is Cody Glenn, who will get the start tonight at Tulane.

The junior left-hander was a solid weekend starter throughout conference play last season, but

ineffectiveness this season has relegated him to midweek starts and pitching out of the bullpen.

Mainieri said he plans to let Glenn go as long as he can against Tulane, giving the game a distinct feel of an audition for a bigger role. He won’t get bigger assignments if he can’t dominate a bad Tulane team.

If neither he nor Bouman are going to be a reliable third starter, Mainieri will have to find another pitcher who will be. The bullpen has pitched brilliantly and helped mask the problem, but the more LSU leans on those relievers, the more fatigued they will get.

Five relievers combined to throw 11 1/3 shutout innings against Georgia on Sunday.

That’s great work, but with three relievers logging season-long outings that make them not available to pitch against Tulane, it’s not sustainable.

Eventually Mainieri will need to stretch out one of his effective relievers to try to be the third starter. Mainieri acknowledged the thought crossed his mind with Sunday’s starter currently up in the air.

Specifically, Mainieri said he’s considering starting lefthander Zac Person, who pitched 2 1/3 innings of one-hit ball with three strikeouts Sunday.

“I think the world of Zac Person. He is throwing the ball

great,” Mainieri said. “What he did Sunday was phenomenal.

What I have to decide is if he can be as effective as a starter as he is a reliever, and whether he is too valuable in that role to move him.”

If Person, who has been a starter his whole life, can continue to be effective as a starter, the decision should be a no-brainer.

He’s been a weapon out of the bullpen, but one effective starter can greatly reduce the strain on everyone in the bullpen.

Person said he’s unsure if his stuff would suffer by switching back to a starter and isn’t sure how long it would take him to restretch his arm out.

He tossed 71 pitches in 4 1/3 total innings of work this past weekend, so it shouldn’t take too long. Either way, Mainieri should start stretching Person out as soon as possible because he very well may be the third best starter he has.

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LSU junior left-handed pitcher Cody Glenn (24) pitches March 9 during the Tigers’ 7-3 victory against Purdue in Alex Box Stadium.

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included a share of the Big 12 regular season title and its highest seeding in the tournament in school history. The team has seen a 13-win improvement from last season after losing only one seTommy Romanach nior in the offseason.

Sports Contributor The Mountaineers are led The LSU women’s basketball by a three-pronged attack feateam kept a furious pace in its 98- turing center Asya Bussie and 78 win against Georgia Tech Sun- guards Bria Holmes and Christal day, recording 57 rebounds and Caldwell. Holmes and Bussie shooting 50 percent. have led the team for the season in Senior guard Jeanne Kenney points and rebounds respectively, admitted the victory was probably while Christal Caldwell tallied 26 the first time the team has stuck to points and five rebounds in West its game plan for the entire game. Virginia’s first round win against The question now is whethAlbany. er the Lady Tigers will In their win, the Mounrevert to their old ways taineers benefitted from NCAA or have the drive to put 11 first half Great Danes everything together and leading to a 42Women’s turnovers, make the performance a 25 advantage at halftime. trend.

But a furious comeback ke t b a l o u r n a m in the second frame cut “I think there’s a big lT difference when you’re the lead to five, and Nikki hungry versus starving,” said Caldwell said she saw things in coach Nikki Caldwell on Mon- the run that can help LSU. day. “I hope we’re starving for it “[Albany] picked up their and that the team that wants it the pressure defensively and really most will come up with the vic- tried to disrupt West Virginia,” tory tomorrow.”

Nikki Caldwell said. “They LSU (20-12, 7-9 Southeast- trapped a little bit more, which I ern Conference) will fight to keep thought that gave West Virginia a its season alive when it plays No. challenge at times.”

2 seed West Virginia in the secThe Lady Tigers’ first round ond round of the NCAA tourna- triumph confused players who ment tonight in the PMAC. LSU have followed them all season. will be looking to make its second LSU outrebounded the Yellow consecutive Sweet 16 appearance Jackets by 27 and took 70 shot atsince 2008. tempts, seven more than the team West Virginia (30-4, 16-2 had taken in any of its past six Big 12) is wrapping up one of its games. most successful seasons, which The offense also relied less s

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on stars such as Kenney and senior forward Theresa Plaisance, instead counting on a more balanced attack. Junior forward DaShawn Harden reached 17 points for the first time since early January, and four other Lady Tigers scored in double digits.

Harden said Sunday’s game was the way LSU should have been playing all year, and it was a matter of everyone showing up.

One of the key parts to LSU’s win was freshman guard Raigyne Moncrief, who injured her leg in the second half and went to the locker room immediately. After meeting with doctors Monday, the team announced she would be a game-time decision.

Of course, the game also marks the last time seniors Plaisance, Kenney and Shanece McKinney will play at the PMAC. It’s difficult for Plaisance to realize her time at LSU is reaching its conclusion, and she hopes she can delay that conclusion by at least one more week.

“LSU means the world to me, and this is a place that I wish I could stay forever,” Plaisance said. “You know, it’s pulling at my heart that one day I’m going to have to hang up my jersey, and I’m going to do whatever I can to prolong that.”

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Jones said in his postgame radio interview. “Our guys did an excellent job of controlling the tempo in the first half and kept them at bay. But the second half, [SMU] came out with a different energy level.”

LSU junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III led the Tigers with 16 points while senior guard Andre Stringer ended his LSU career with a 15-point outing coming on 5-of10 shooting from behind the 3-point line.

LSU freshman forward Jordan Mickey, a Dallas native, chipped in 14 points and four blocks in his return home.

The Tigers seemed untouchable at points in the first half, never trailing after freshman forward Jarell Martin buried a 3-pointer from the top of the key to open the game.

Stringer buried three first-half 3-pointers, his first two coming on consecutive possessions early in the half to give the Tigers a 14-10 cushion.

The teams traded baskets before Tiger freshman guard Tim Quarterman soared for a dunk in transition, missing the shot but drawing the foul on Moore.

Quarterman canned both free throws to kickstart a 14-6 run that gave LSU its only double-digit lead of the game.

Martin punctuated the run with a thunderous alley-oop from junior guard Anthony Hickey in transition with 3:35 until halftime, forcing SMU coach Larry Brown into a timeout with his team trailing 38-28.

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SMU center Cannen Cunningham (15) dunks on LSU forward Jordan Mickey (25) on Monday during the Tigers’ 80-67 loss to the Mustangs in University Park, Texas.

After O’Bryant was whistled for his second foul at the 2:42 mark, the Mustangs mounted a 7-2 run to close the half. The only Tiger points during the run were courtesy of an up-and-under layup from Mickey, and LSU took a 40-35 lead to the break.

But it was Moore who asserted himself in the second half, roaring out of the locker room to outscore the Tigers 8-1 in the first two minutes of the half to give the Mustangs their first lead of the game.

Any semblance of offense was gone for the Tigers in the second half as the Mustangs were near impenetrable in a tight man-to-man scheme, taking a 61-49 lead nine

minutes into the second half after Keith Frazier nailed a 3-pointer.

LSU whittled the lead down to eight after a Mickey putback with 9:26 left, but a quick 9-2 spurt from SMU pushed the lead back to 70-55.

The game marked the end of Stringer’s four-year LSU career and senior transfer Shavon Coleman’s two-year career as a Tiger.

“Both of those guys will certainly be missed on this team,” Jones said. “I can tell you this. They left it all on the floor tonight.”

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taught Rhymes on to the current roster, and junior third baseman Conner Hale appears to be carrying the trend into 2014.

“Conner has been a pleasant surprise in our lineup,” Sanchez said. “He doesn’t strike out much, and he’s going to give you a quality at-bat every time. He’s been barreling up the baseball with a very simple approach. We like what he’s brought to the table thus far, and hopefully, he can maintain it.”

Hale has sprayed his 24 hits all over the diamond, stroking 25 percent of his hits to left and right field, respectively, while hitting 50 percent of his base hits to center.

Sophomore center fielder Andrew Stevenson has had a similar spray chart, knocking 42 percent of his base hits to center field.

It’s all a part of Sanchez’s philosophy.

“When you’re thinking backside and opposite field approach, it’s just going to give them more margin for error,” Sanchez said.

“You’re not going to be out in front of off-speed pitches, and you’re going to be able to react to the fastball, as most of our kids do.”

Sanchez said an opposite field approach allows for better pitch recognition at the plate. He encourages his hitters to get into offensive counts, meaning they can better expect what pitch they will see toward the tail-end of an at-bat.

Senior outfielder Sean McMullen said he has developed his own routine during batting practice to

help improve his ability to hit to the opposite field.

“My approach every time I take batting practice is to just hit hard ground balls to shortstop,” McMullen said. “I try to stay up the middle and to the shortstop every single time I take a cut in my batting practice. I think that helps just stay inside the baseball and hit it hard the opposite way.”

The Tigers’ lineup looks different than it has in the past. There is no Mason Katz or Blake Dean to continue the “Gorilla Ball” powerhitting mentality established by former LSU coach Skip Bertman during his reign in Baton Rouge.

Therefore, LSU hitters have taken an extra initiative to stay on top of the baseball and hit line drives for extra base hits.

Junior Kade Scivicque, who leads the team in home runs with two and pulls 66 percent of his hits to left field, said he works in the cage on driving the ball to the opposite field.

Though he is still looking to improve in that category, he stays with one idea when he approaches the batter’s box.

“Just see the ball down and hit the ball hard,” Scivicque said.

“We try to work on driving the ball through the infield and hitting low line drives. With these bats these days, the ball doesn’t travel as far as it used to, so we just try to hit hard line drives.”

Contact Lawrence Barreca at lbarreca@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @LawBarreca_TDR

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FIGHT CLUB

Silent album rewards fans

owns the Red Stick School of Fencing.

According to Chris Busceme, the club’s minister of arts and sciences, the weapons are blunted for safety, but hits only count if they would seriously cut through chainmail armor, were they safeguarded.

“A hit to the arm means you can’t use that arm, a hit to the leg means you have to kneel and a

Vulfpeck is a musical embodiment of nerdy love. For the past three years, the Los Angeles funk rock quartet has been bringing listeners instrumentals that would be best suited as background music for “Napoleon Dynamite.” Vulfpeck is all bass lines and Wurlitzers, conjuring up images of ironic shag carpets and brown paneling.

L a s t week, Vulfpeck released GERALD DUCOTE a surprise album on SpoEntertainment tify.

Many Writer excited fans were confused to find the album was 10 tracks of complete silence. The album “Sleepify” is the band’s attempt at cutting out its fans’ painful admission charges.

Each time a track is played in its entirety, Vulfpeck earns a fraction of a penny. The band is urging fans to loop “Sleepify” while they sleep, earning approximately four dollars each night.

The album’s profits go toward Vulfpeck’s tour for its latest album “My First Car.” Even though payouts are about two months from now, “Sleepify”

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Fighters of Shire of Wyrmgeist hold practice Sunday at Forest Park on South Harrells Ferry Road located within the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann.

Local group studies Middle Ages through arts, combat STORY PANYA KROUN Contributing Writer

On most days, Forest Park exists as a quiet paradise in a remote corner of the bustling city of Baton Rouge.

But on Sundays, it is occupied by an army of sword fighters, archers and bards who transform the fields behind the tennis courts into the Shire of Wyrmgeist, a portal to battlefields of the Middle Ages.

This army of historical fighters and craftsmen claims allegiance to the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann, a

Gaelic phrase meaning “river valley” that encompasses an area that includes Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas.

More specifically, they are members of the Baton Rouge chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism, a group that studies the history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by recreating historical events, crafts and practices.

Ryan O’Connor, the group’s rapier marshal, said many of the

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group’s members are drawn to the martial combat the group advocates. There are two main schools of combat practiced at the society’s events: armored and fencing combat. Heavy fighters wear helmets and full suits of torso armor made from materials like iron and leather and construct a variety of weapons from similar components. Rapier fencers wear lighter armor and participate in actual fencing matches as taught by O’Connor, who also

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Local shop keeps music of Baton Rouge alive Will Kallenborn Entertainment Writer

One place in Baton Rouge is dedicated to remembering the history of the city’s musicians, while forging the future of music in the community.

The Buddy Stewart Memorial Foundation is run by Philliper Stewart, who owns and operates the Buddy Stewart Memorial Rhythm Museum & Rock Shop.

Buddy Stewart was Philliper’s father and an accomplished saxophonist and big-band leader in the ’60s who founded The Rock Shop as a record store. It has since changed a great deal. Less record store and more record library, The Rock Shop has a huge quantity of rare and valuable records for sale.

All of the records in The Rock musicians, including instruments, Shop’s substantial collection were rare and significant records and purchased by Buddy Stewart, and memorabilia from local music despite not adding any ‘We are here to festivals. The Museum more records since his also offers drumming showcase the death 16 years ago, The workshops to local chilhistory of what dren and is looking into Rock Shop still consistently sells its wares. we do because starting workshops for a Now the main goal many people are variety of different inof The Rhythm Museum struments taught by lois to educate its com- not aware of the cal musicians. munity on its musical great musicians The Museum also legacy. that come out of holds a variety of events “We are here to this community.’ throughout the year, showcase the history the most anticipated Philliper Stewart of which is Rocktober of what we do because owner of Buddy Stewart Fest. Rocktober Fest many people are not Rock Shop aware of the great musiis a music festival the cians that come out of this commu- museum holds every October that nity,” Stewart said. showcases the musicians from the To do this, The Rhythm MuBUDDY STEWART, see page 11 seum has many relics from local

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Vintage records are displayed on a wall Saturday in Buddy Stewart Memorial Rhythm Museum & Rock Shop.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Brush with Burden exhibit showcases La. artists Bradley Willians Entertainment Writer

Louisiana’s culture and diverse landscape has inspired artists throughout the state and from afar to partake in the LSU AgCenter’s Botanic Garden at The Burden Center art exhibit.

The Brush with Burden art exhibit showcases Louisiana artists and their depictions of the state’s cultural and natural resources.

The event is a multimedia exhibition with all types of art, ranging from paintings to photographs inspired by Louisiana’s natural beauty, flora and fauna.

The exhibit has more than 90 art pieces, including oils, watercolor, acrylic, stained glass and charred wood sculptures, all representing Louisiana in some way. The photography exhibit has 50 different photographs, both printed and on canvas.

The exhibit is in its fourth year, and this year’s chair, Margaret Blades, said the exhibit is continuing to grow. Blades explained the art exhibit was simple at first and has expanded into several different exhibits focused on Louisiana.

“We are excited to see how it’s growing and the interest people have in Louisiana art and the interest in The Burden Center,” Blades said.

Blades said some artists from as far as Florida and Michigan have participated in the exhibit.

The event is free to attend, all of the art is for sale and 20 percent of the proceeds will go to the Burden Horticulture Society.

“I hope when people come to see the art, they will see all there is

to offer on the beautiful 400 acre property owned by LSU,” Blades said.

The Burden exhibition recently welcomed artist and judge Billy Solitario to hold a workshop that covered landscapes and included a demonstration on his approach to illustrating clouds.

Solitario said a large group of talented artists created fantastic artwork that helps add to the beauty of the venue “People will be overwhelmed by how much beauty there is, and people will enjoy seeing Louisiana culture through the paintings,” Solitario said.

The exhibition awards artists in the categories of Best in Show,

Judges Choice, People’s Choice and Merit for artwork including paintings, 3-D work and photographs.

The winning artwork will be displayed at the Shaw Center for the Arts from April 7-30.

The Brush with Burden exhibition will be open to the public in the Steele Burden Memorial Orangerie and the Ione E. Burden Conference Center from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 buddy stewart, from page 9 community while giving local children the opportunity to learn what it feels like to play in front of a crowd.

“The kids look forward to it because the community turnout is great,” Stewart said. “Performing in front of a big crowd like that is great for them because it teaches how rewarding music can be.”

For the many years it has been open, the museum has remained a staple of the community, and Stewart plans to keep it that way for a very long time.

“People from our community come and tell us how important we are to them, and that means a lot to us,” Stewart said.

Stewart’s future plans for the museum include documenting some of the talented musicians who come to play at the museum so that future generations can remember the legacy of these musicians.

“We have had some wonderful jam sessions in here, and we look forward to the future,” Stewart said. “When we get all of these musicians playing in here, we are making history.”

The Buddy Stewart Memorial Rhythm Museum & Rock Shop is open free of admission from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

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As of this week, the “Sleepify” album hasn’t produced enough money to completely fund Vulfpeck’s tour.

However, I’m confident this alternative-funding concept will gather momentum and allow the band to deliver on its word of a free tour. If this plan does come to fruition, it could mean a new outlook on the way bands make music and fans see concerts.

Contact Will Kallenborn at wkallenborn@lsureveille.com

has already racked up a theoretical amount of more than $5,000.

That’s fast and easy money for a band putting out silence.

One of the hardest parts of being in a band is the touring. After you’ve worked for months on end to create this album you’re genuinely proud of, you have to travel all around to make sure people hear it and see you. Tours equal loads of time, money and attention.

For most big-name acts, admission charges pay all of this work back. Being in a worldfamous band is all about money and fame, two things nobody would give up if they had them.

By eliminating the hassle of admissions, Vulfpeck has shown that its members care more about getting their music to the band’s fans rather than making massive amounts of money to pay off a tour and fund a follow-up album.

It may seem a little counterintuitive, but Vulfpeck is steadfast in its perseverance of music for music’s sake. Another significant aspect of the tour is its route. The band plans to direct its tour through areas of the highest “Sleepify” streaming traffic, giving fans complete control to steer Vulfpeck all around the world.

So far, the heaviest activity is turning up in the United States and the United Kingdom, shaping up for a tour on both sides of

and talk after a long day of fighting. Lodgings are often offered in the form of campsites, and some members even use their own land to host visiting participants.

Wars are large-scale events that can last anywhere from a day to a week. These huge battles allow for both heavy and light combat and also feature mounted fights, combat archery and jousting. The premiere event of the Southeast, Gulf Wars, happened last week in Lumberton, Miss., and many of Baton Rouge’s finest were in attendance.

Despite its moniker, wars are actually friendly events that also feature activities pertinent to the society’s other primary goal, which is the study of the fine arts, crafts and sciences of the past.

Members of the society study

a myriad of historical subjects, including calligraphy, bone carving, leatherworking, blacksmithing, needlework, herbalism and medieval brewing. Busceme said many members abstain from fighting altogether and devote themselves exclusively to a hands-on approach to forgotten arts.

“A lot of recipes and methods were lost, so we use the knowledge we have to recreate them and try to fill in the blanks creatively,” O’Connor said.

Terri Henderson, one of the chapter’s newest members, purchases custom-made instruments from regional vendors and teaches herself how to play them.

As a former history teacher, Henderson found the society’s approach to learning exciting, and upon visiting one of its library

demonstrations, was immediately hooked.

“There’s just nothing else like this,” Henderson said.

One member of the society even creates replicas of historical swords and sells them to museums.

Busceme herself has sewn garb and crafts for more than 30 years.

“Some people have real Ph.D.level knowledge of this stuff,” Busceme said.

Although most of the society’s events are themed around the Middle Ages, many of the society’s more academically inclined members focus on a specific era in history, and the club is more than eager to facilitate their academic interests. One man makes garb influenced exclusively by Elizabethan traditions, while another member studies ancient Middle

Eastern practices.

According to Busceme, the society welcomes interests in many different ideas and fields of study because people are drawn to it for many different reasons.

Some members, like Henderson, joined only last week, while other members were born into a tradition of “living history.” Member ages range from 3 to 70 years old, and activities cater to a variety of interests and needs.

The Shire of Wyrmgeist meets at 3 p.m. every Sunday in the field behind the tennis courts in Forest Park. For more information, contact the Shire of Wyrmgeist through its Facebook page.

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Contact Gerald Ducote at gducote@lsureveille.com

Fighters of Shire of Wyrmgeist prepare for battle [top left], fence [top right] and fight [bottom left] Sunday at Forest Park on South Harrells Ferry Road located within the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann. The group wears handmade fighter gear [bottom right] during their weekly practices. The Shire of Wyrmgeist is the local branch for the Society for Creative Anachronism covering the Baton Rouge area.

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body or head shot means you’re dead,” she said.

Newcomers and veterans alike clash every Sunday in practice fights in preparation for larger events like tournaments and wars.

Tournaments are weekendlong events during which fighters from all over a particular region compete against each other in single- or double-elimination brackets similar to those used in basketball.

All tournaments are co-ed, and whoever wins the tournament is dubbed the king or queen of that particular event.

Tournaments are accompanied by full courts featuring feasts, jugglers, jesters and singers. Some members of the society roleplay, but many participants simply drink

Contact Panya Kroun at pkroun@lsureveille.com

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Birth Control and Contraceptives: How it Works

WEB COMMENTS In response to Ryan McGehee’s column, “Opinion: U.S. must take more severe action against Russia,” one reader had this to say: “The problem with the United States is its way of thinking. You shouldn’t tell the opposition what assets you plan on sanctioning. It only allows for them to move or to protect those assets. To your point that the United States needs to intervene... Russia has made a very bold but minor step. This is much different than Germany and Hitler because the world’s technology was not advanced enough to allow immediate action. Realistically, Russia cannot start a World War campaign in this day and age because most countries have very advanced technologies, and travel does not take as long as it did back in WW1 and WW2. “It is clear that Putin does not hold the U.S. in very high regard....” I love being in the United States and all, but only the U.S. holds the U.S. in such high regard. Most countries don’t care for us too much because we throw our power around when it suits us. The United States loves to aid the rebels or libertarians because most people here feel like the rest of the world should have our same ideals.

However given the economy of the United States and the clear social and economic divide, is the United States’ system really one that other countries want to adopt?”

Ignorance of how birth control and emergency contraceptives work leads to claims of religious rights violations OFF WITH HER HEAD Jana King Columnist

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It’s a nightmare on Infirmary Drive – a University student goes to the Student Health Center for birth control, only to be denied by a worker who refuses to fill the prescription because of personal religious beliefs.

For now, this is merely a bad dream. But depending on the Supreme Court’s decision after hearing those who are speaking out against the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate, it could become a reality.

The Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate requires employers who offer health care to cover all FDA approved contraceptives at no extra charge. Without this mandate, employers can choose which types of birth control and contraceptives their employees have access to.

Companies whose owners claim the birth control mandate infringes on their personal religious freedoms are arguing that they should not be required to provide birth control to their female employees.

I honestly don’t believe these companies want to control their employees’ lives. I do believe there are misconceptions surrounding birth control and emergency contraceptives that lead to the belief that religious freedom belongs in the health care mandate.

Birth control pills rely on hormones and hormone manipulation to prevent pregnancies. The most popular hormones are estrogen and progestin.

These can either keep eggs from leaving the ovaries, which stops them from joining with sperm, or making the cervical mucus thicker, which keeps sperm from reaching the eggs.

Keep in mind that the pill is just one of many birth control options.

IUD (intrauterine devices), patches, diaphragms and shots are just a few options, which range in effectiveness and efficiency. There are resources available at the Student Health Center to figure out which birth control method

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Some company owners believe the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate infringes on their personal religious freedoms.

would be right for you.

Another critical misconception being heard by the Supreme Court is pills such as Plan B are abortion pills.

Drugs that lower the risk of pregnancy do so in one of three ways: killing sperm after ejaculation, preventing the fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus or preventing or delaying the release of the egg.

Levonorgestrel, the main emergency contraceptive, takes the latter route. Because pregnancy does not happen immediately after sexual intercourse, there is a window in which the pregnancy can still be prevented.

It can take up to six days for the sperm and egg to join and form a fertilized egg, and still up to 10 days after that for the fertilized egg to implant into the lining of the uterus. About two weeks after sexual intercourse, the fetus begins to develop, and the woman is considered pregnant.

There is a reason Levonorgestrel has been dubbed the “Morning After Pill.” Once the fertilized egg implants, it has no effect on the pregnant mother

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or the fetus.

In situations in which condoms break or someone forgets to take birth control pills, emergency contraceptives provide relief for those who desperately do not want a child. They are not meant to be used as a birth control method.

It’s simple — if birth control, emergency contraceptives or having sex are against your religious beliefs, then don’t participate in them.

But if a worker at a health center or an employer does not understand the basic biology of birth control and emergency contraceptives, I would advise you to seek other health care providers.

Jana King is a 19-year-old communication studies sophomore from Ponchatoula, La.

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Quote of the Day “Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.”

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GOP poised to clean House (and Senate) in November BRACE YOURSELF Ryan McGehee Columnist As we wrap up another Student Government election cycle, we need to start mentally preparing ourselves for the looming horrors of the midterm elections.

Expect attack ads, Obamacare and convicted felons to be in the mix.

The Republicans have also stumbled upon, or more accurately, zeroed in on the specific buzz word to get out the vote in November, and it’s not Obamacare. It’s Pelosi. People have a real fear of San Francisco Democrat Nancy Pelosi returning to power, as they remember that it was her supermajority Congress that rammed through the Affordable Care Act without a single bipartisan vote.

The message is simple: vote for the candidate with an (R) next to his or her name, or watch in horror as comrade Pelosivich of the People’s Republic of California comes one step closer to returning as Speaker of the House.

This fear, in tandem with disappointment and anger over both President Barack Obama’s outright lie, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. Period,” and an ineffectual Senate led by Democratic Senate Majority Leader

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Gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari (second from left) speaks with reporters at the California Republican Party 2014 Spring Convention on March 14 in Burlingame, Calif.

Harry Reid will make it a good year to be a Republican. In fact, the GOP may just secure both houses of Congress.

If early votes in swing states can indicate national trends, then the Dems are in trouble. On March 11, Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink in a special election for Florida’s 13th District. Sink’s ultimate undoing was, as expected, her unwavering support of Obamacare. Although the seat will come up for re-election again in November, I highly doubt that it will change hands,

short of nationwide amnesia regarding the ACA. More locally, early polling

by Real Clear Politics indicates that Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy has a slight edge over incumbent Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, leading her 44.7 percent to 42.3 percent. While this race will come close to the bitter end, it will be shocking if a Democrat who to this day supports Obamacare edges out Cassidy in a state so red it’s practically maroon.

In addition, Democratic

dreams of taking Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District are just that — dreams. Who do they send to run against the likes of Paul Dietzel II? None other than everyone’s favorite former governor and convicted felon, Edwin Edwards.

While the Republican vote may be split between several candidates at the moment, it will not help Edwards in the slightest.

Anyone who doesn’t vote for Edwards in the general election will most certainly not vote for him in the runoff.

To give some perspective on how conservative this district is, in 2010, Cassidy defeated Democratic challenger Merritt McDonald Sr. 65.6 percent to 34.4 percent, and he wasn’t even a convict. Edwards might as well drop out now and save the state some embarrassment.

This is all part of a growing national distrust of the Obama administration. Be it the Obamacare disaster, NSA spying, Operation Fast and Furious, Benghazi, the IRS targeting scandal or in Sen. John McCain’s words, a “feckless” foreign policy (see Russia, Ukraine, Syria, Libya and Iraq), Americans are fed up with the president, despite his personal likeability with some.

By extension, his friends in Congress are going to feel the heat come November. Maybe he is beginning to regret not following former President Bill Clinton’s example of moving to the center and cooperating after a shellacking in the midterms. Even the leadership at LSU knows that it is not a winning strategy to anger most of the people and then rub their noses in it.

Ryan McGehee is a 21-yearold political science, history and international studies senior from Zachary.

Contact Ryan McGehee at rmcgehee@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @JRyanMcGeehee

Younger generations must forget urban myths NO WAY, JOSE Jose Bastidas Columnist A long time ago, a bored group of housewives came up with stupid theories about why some people are different from others or why people get certain disorders.

Somehow, they managed to spread their crazy ideas into society, and now humanity believes the stupidest things for no reason.

The time for people to base their decisions on urban myths is over. As the younger generation, we must push aside these beliefs to make way for what society should really strive to achieve: Acceptance of every and all types of people.

An example of an urban myth affecting our society is the made up connection between vaccines and autism.

Celebrities like Jenny McCarthy and Kristin Cavallari speak out about their fear to get their children vaccinated because of their belief that the urban myth is true.

As the lead researcher of autism, geneticist Wendy Chung

addressed the urban myth during her TED talk in Vancouver on Wednesday.

Chung said that while there is still little known about the “spectrum of disorders” that comprise autism, one thing is certain: autism and vaccines have no relationship.

Yes, this urban myth had been corroborated by a medical study, but it was revealed to be a fraudulent study and the researcher in charge lost their medical license.

In some individuals, Chung says, autism is genetic.

This means that until scientists figure out a way to change our genetic makeup, there is nothing we can do to prevent the disorder.

Instead of focusing on ways we can prevent the disease, we as non-scientists must focus on learning how to communicate and advocate for people with autism, rather than making their lives harder by not protecting them from easily preventable diseases.

The way to fix the problems caused by these antiquated beliefs is to let go of the beliefs all together.

When a school in North Carolina banned a 9-year-old boy from carrying a My Little Pony backpack, national news channels and

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Wendy Chung of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative says that she is constantly asked the same questions by parents: ‘Why does my child have autism?’

social media outlets exploded.

This piece of news is linked to the issue of bullying-prevention in American schools.

Grayson Bruce received national media attention after his school, in an effort to prevent bullying, banned him from wearing his backpack to school.

This piece of news outraged

people from all over the country, simply for the fact that Bruce was, in a way, being punished for being himself.

The belief that people have to conform to an oppressive society to keep them from being harassed is not helping the cause.

Children are mean to one another, but it’s not because that’s

how things should be. Children are taught to act a certain way and to punish individuality and what others might consider unusual.

The way to stop this will never be by banning someone from living their truth, no matter how much society wants it to be. Which is why, following the general public’s outrage, the school lifted Bruce’s ban.

It is our responsibility, as the generation about to take over, to let go of society’s urban myths.

Teaching the generation that comes after us to rely on facts more than assumptions and to accept people for who they are rather than who we think they should be will make the world a better place for all people to coexist in.

It may be too late for us to learn these things, but we have the power to change it for the generations to come, and it is our job to do it.

Jose Bastidas is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from The Woodlands, Texas.

Contact Jose Bastidas at jbastidas@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @jabastidas

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

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

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

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

• Software & operating system installation & configuration.

• Willing & able to work independently on tasks.

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

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

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

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

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 DIVERSITY, from page 1

Further, both tickets — The Next Step and Experience LSU — feature a male presidential candidate and female vice presidential candidate. This is a trend that is at least eight years strong, according to data gathered from The Daily Reveille archives.

SG has not had a female president since Cassie Alsfeld was elected in 2007. Twenty-eight tickets have run since 2007; of those, 21 have followed the male presidentfemale vice president format.

Experience LSU vice presidential candidate Ashleigh Pichon said she thought about running for president, but decided her experience was better suited to the vice president’s duties, which include programming and working with college councils.

Pichon was University Center for Freshman Year council president last year and briefly served as SG executive director this year.

Clay Tufts, The Next Step presidential candidate, said while it would be “healthy to break the mold” of having a male president and female vice president, the duties of each office factored into their decision of who would run for what.

Rebecca DeManuelle, communication disorders freshman, said although there are no female SG presidential candidates this year, she is not worried because she feels the candidates value teamwork and are not concerned with who does what in each office.

“These [candidates] are like a team,” DeManuelle said. “It’s not a one person thing. Every time they’re portrayed, they’re portrayed together and as a team.”

Matthew Kiefer, kinesiology junior, said the gender of the SG president doesn’t matter — rather, vote choice should depend on the

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board membership.”

Richard said the latter bill would eliminate the University’s popular Board of Supervisors scholarship.

Though Richard acknowledged he attended LSU on a Board of Supervisors scholarship, he said he could not justify doing away with Tulane’s scholarship and not LSU’s.

“I’m not going to do one and not do the other,” Richard said.

“As good as it is, I don’t think I should have that perk of awarding a 40-something-thousand-dollar scholarship.”

Richard’s HB 943 provides for additional tuition charges on a per-hour basis.

Richard said universities currently charge the same price for tuition regardless of the number of hours taken by any given student.

“If you take 12 hours, you pay for 12 hours. If you take 15 hours, you still pay for 12 hours,” Richard said.

Richard said his bill, if signed into law, would amend that inconsistency.

“It’s charging students for what they actually take,” Richard said.

Contact Quint Forgey at qforgey@lsureveille.com

person and their abilities.

Still, candidates say they recognize SG represents all students at the University and want to improve diversity in the organization. Both tickets believe they can make SG more representative of the University’s diverse student body by involving more outside organizations.

Experience LSU presidential candidate Christian Coleman and Pichon want to create a diversity director position that would oversee its own subcommittee. This person would focus on connecting with all the student organizations on campus and find ways to get them involved.

“There are so many new organizations on campus that SG hasn’t connected with,” Coleman said.

“There are other good leaders on this campus, and we have to find them.”

Coleman said the Greek community, to which he and Pichon belong, is powerful in SG because it is a large group of people who want to involve their friends, who are often Greek as well. There are other large

The Daily Reveille communities on campus, however, such as the Residence Hall Association that Coleman said his administration will strive to work with more closely.

Tufts and his running mate, Taylor Lambert, are also members of Greek organizations. Tufts said he also believes the biggest issue concerning diversity is outreach to student organizations. If elected, his administration would “reach out to every type of club directly” by going to their meetings to show what SG can offer them.

“We would reach out toward them instead of relying on them to come to us with any issues they may face,” Tufts said.

Because organizations tend to concern specific issues on campus, SG can benefit by working with them when addressing those issues, Tufts said.

Contact Olivia McClure at omcclure@lsureveille.com

page 15 CHANGES, from page 1 allow Senate and College Council candidates to spend $75 instead of $50, while independents who are not on a ticket can spend $300.

The election board also decided to hold official meetings if problems arise during campaigning this year.

Wheeler said the board used to vote in a Group Me smartphone application if it could not officially meet together like it did last year.

Wheeler said candidates are allowed to campaign on social media this year. Candidates can promote themselves by posting things on

Facebook, Twitter and other sites.

Last year, students were not allowed to promote their campaign until they officially signed up for candidacy.

“I like it so much better. Last year we had to monitor social media long before the election started,” Wheeler said.

The results are calculated from Internet Technology Services and Moodle. Wheeler said next year the commissioner will have the ability to monitor votes as they happen.

Contact Jacquelyn Masse at jmasse@lsureveille.com

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