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Smoking tax fails to gain final passage

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Surprise Move Legislature passes 2009-10 state budget; Jindal says he will strip $278 million from budget

By Kyle Bove Senior Writer

By Joy Lukachick Contributing Writer

The Louisiana Healthier Families Act that would have increased the state cigarette tax by 50 cents per pack failed after the bill was stopped in the House on Monday.

The HB 889 proposed by Rep. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, meant to increase taxes on cigars, cigarettes and tobacco, failed 55-45.

Peterson presented the bill in the House for final passage Monday with a lengthy debate from supporters on the floor.

The bill will help less children die of smoking, said Rep. Walt Leger, D-New Orleans, who supported the bill.

“Not only will it patch up a health care system that is badly underfunded ... it will decrease the amount of smoking,” Leger said.

Peterson’s bill proposed half of the revenue from the tax going to improve health care in the state including research at the SMOKING, see page 4

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LSU starting pitcher Louis Coleman works against Arkansas in the first inning on Monday in the Tigers’ College World Series game in Omaha, Neb.

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LSU System President John Lombardi told all academic, health care and research institutions to finalize their plans for deep spending cuts by the end of next week.

Unpredictable and tense — so goes the 2009 legislative session.

Thursday marked the beginning of what’s expected to be a long and drawn-out end to the state’s budget debate, as the Louisiana House voted 69-25 in favor of agreeing with amendments the state Senate tacked on to HB 1 — the state’s $28.7 billion spending proposal. The shocking move sent the bill to Gov. Bobby Jindal and a sense of urgency to LSU’s campuses.

LSU System President John Lombardi told all academic, health care and research institutions on Monday to finalize their plans for deep spending cuts, effective July 1, by the end of next week.

“These cuts are real, and we must begin now to address the consequences for our students, employees and other commitments to the state of Louisiana,” Lombardi said in a news release.

Many expected HB 1 to go into conference committee, where

a handful of lawmakers would have ironed out the details of the budget. Instead, the House passed the budget to Jindal for final approval — a move that leaves Senate funding measures included in HB 1 for higher education vulnerable.

Several funding measures for higher education and agriculture the Senate added to HB Log on to 1 are contin- read Kyle gent on House Bove’s a p p r o v a l , budget like SB 335, cuts blog, “Eye which would on the Budget.” use $118 million generated from the delay of a planned income tax break for higher education. SB 335 and other Senate “contingencies” are not expected to pass, meaning the budget will look like how the House and governor originally had it.

And Jindal said on Monday

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he Tigers were led by a pair of unlikely sources in a slugfest that helped ease their path to a possible national title.

LSU has now started off the 2009 College World Series with two straight wins, a feat that favors the Tigers’ championship chances heavily when compared to recent history.

To see how LSU beat the Razorbacks and where the 2-0 start stacks up, see

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INTERNATIONAL

Protestor killed after Iranian opposition rally TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In a massive outpouring reminiscent of the Islamic Revolution three decades ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians streamed through the capital Monday, and the fist-waving protesters denounced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s claim to victory in a disputed election.

Standing on a roof, gunmen opened fire on a group of protesters who had tried to storm a pro-government militia’s compound. One man was killed and several others were wounded in the worst violence since the disputed election Friday.

Angry men showed their bloody palms after cradling the dead and wounded who had been part of a crowd that stretched more than five miles (nearly 10 kilometers) supporting reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi. The huge rally — and smaller protests around the country — reinforced what has become increasingly clear since the elec-

tion: the opposition forces rallying behind Mousavi show no signs of backing down. Their resolve appears to have pushed Iran’s Islamic establishment into attempts to cool the tensions after days of unrest.

In his first public comment on the Iranian election, President Barack Obama said he was “deeply troubled by the violence I’ve been seeing on TV.” Although he said he had no way of knowing whether the election was valid, Obama praised protesters and Iranian youth who questioned the results. “The world is watching and is inspired by their participation, regardless of what the ultimate outcome of the election was,” he said. Police and other security forces stood by quietly — some sitting on stoops with their batons and shields resting behind them as the marchers swallowed the streets in parts of Tehran. Estimates put the turnout at hundreds of thousands overflowing the square, where crowds of 200,000 have filled the plaza in the past. Mousavi made his first public appearance since the polls closed, and he launched his claims that the vote was rigged to re-elect the hard-line president. Brief clips of the march were shown on state television in an extremely rare nod to anti-government protests.

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Letterman Judge: Holocaust Group: money may apologizes again Museum suspect color Landrieu for ‘bad’ Palin joke health care stand can’t appear WASHINGTON (AP) — A white supremacist accused of fatally shooting a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is in no condition to appear in court, a federal judge ruled Monday. James von Brunn, 88, was shot in the face by guards who returned his fire last week and is still hospitalized. FBI officials have said he is likely to survive. After a brief private conversation with prosecutors and the defense, U.S. Magistrate Judge John Facciola said at a hearing that he had determined that it would not be possible for von Brunn to have an initial appearance in the next week, either at the courthouse or in his hospital room. Von Brunn has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 39-year-old Stephen T. Johns, who was black.

Authorities say von Brunn shot the guard in the chest with a vintage rifle after Johns opened the door for him.

NEW YORK (AP) — David Letterman said his joke about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter was a lousy joke, no matter how you cut it, and he’s sorry. But the late-night host insisted that what’s got people really riled is the misconception over which Palin daughter the joke was about.

On Monday’s edition of “Late Show,” Letterman explained that the risque joke thought by some to have targeted Palin’s underage daughter, Willow, was actually referring to 18-year-old daughter Bristol. The name of the daughter wasn’t mentioned in the joke, which was part of Letterman’s monologue on last Monday’s show. It was “a coarse joke,” ‘’a bad joke,” Letterman told viewers. “But I never thought it was (about) anybody other than the older daughter, and before the show, I checked to make sure, in fact, that she is of legal age, 18.”

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The organization “Change MARY LANDRIEU La. Senator Congress” is attacking Landrieu for her opposition to forming a government health insurance program that would compete with private insurance companies. “Change Congress” suggests that her position is influenced by $1.6 million in campaign contributions from health and insurance interests. Landrieu spokesman Aaron Saunders says Landrieu makes policy decisions based what is best for the state’s people.

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TRANSPORTATION

Perkins Rowe installing parking meters for close spots Citations being issued since June 1

By Steven Powell Contributing Writer

Perkins Rowe customers used to free parking in front of stores are in for a rude awakening because of newly installed parking meters.

John Jones, Perkins Rowe security director, said the purpose of the parking meters is to control resident and employee parking, keeping a constant turnover of prime parking spots.

“The meters keep spots open in front of retail businesses,” he said.

“Sometimes residents will have guests who park on the street, blocking close parking spots. That’s bad for businesses.”

Security officers began issuing citations June 1, though Jones said he cannot release the number of citations issued.

Jones said the penalty for an expired meter is a $5 citation, but repeat offenders will eventually be towed, though there is no set number for repeat violations. He said management does not anticipate raising ticket prices.

“The penalties are not about impunitive action or making money off tickets,” he said. “We just want to educate people that they are in a metered spot.”

Jones said the parking meter system requires costs for man power and the citation process, though management hopes the system will pay for itself.

Parking meters run from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. seven days a week. Thirty minutes cost $0.25, and there is a two-hour time limit.

The parking meters were slowly implemented with a gradual process, Jones said.

“First we installed them but kept them covered with white bags,”

he said. “We removed the bags for four weeks before implementing the meters.”

Jones said management put fliers on cars parked in metered spots during the four-week grace period, notifying customers of the new parking meter system.

Ashlee Olivier, Sunglass Icon sales associate, said many customers don’t have coins and are constantly asking store employees to make change.

“Customers don’t like the meters,” she said. “Most customers are just coming in to grab something and don’t want to pay for the meters.”

Olivier said fewer customers park in metered spots during the week, though Sunglass Icon’s business has not changed.

Jane Cannon, Levi’s assistant manager, said customers are confused and caught off guard by the new meters. She said many customers don’t realize there is free parking in the garage.

“The main reason for the meters is to deter employee and

resident parking, which has decreased,” she said. “But it’s still a pain in the butt.”

Jenni Nguyen, Levi’s sales associate, said the meters are a disadvantage to businesses because they distract customers from shopping.

“They [customers] don’t have time to shop around and enjoy [the stores] because they are constantly keeping an eye on their cars and the meter,” she said.

Shelly Dick, Perkins Rowe customer, said she doesn’t like the meters because they are another expense that wasn’t previously there.

“It’s supposed to be a community,” she said. “They didn’t have meters before. Why have them now?”

Carlene Ortego, Perkins Rowe customer, said she has no problem with the meters and still parks in front of stores.

“I don’t mind [the meters]; they obviously need them if they put them up,” she said. “When you get older, parking closer to the store is easier, but I still park in the garage sometimes.”

Contributing Writer

While summer jobs and classes are sure to make lazy summer days more eventful, University Recreation provides students with a more enjoyable way to spend the vacation — University Student Recreational Complex’s summer leagues.

Summer leagues — which are an extension of fall and spring intramurals — include softball, sand volleyball and 3-on-3 basketball. The leagues, available to eligible UREC members for the first time this summer, could start as early as Wednesday.

“There’s still a rather large student population on campus ... and in the Baton Rouge area looking for [summer] activities,” said Melissa

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Kelly Morella, elementary education graduate student, puts quarters into one of the newly installed parking meters Saturday at Perkins Rowe.

UREC opens summer leagues

By Natalie Roy

Beth Goidel, Perkins Rowe customer, said she prefers to park in metered spots, though she feels safe parking in the garage.

“I don’t feel threatened or scared in the garage,” she said. “I have no concerns with safety, I just hate maneuvering through the garage.”

Jones said the parking meters, part of the original Perkins Rowe plans, account for 7 percent of parking spaces. Free parking is available in parking lots and garages — management does not anticipate charging for garage parking, he said.

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Games to start as early as Wednesday

In addition to parking meters, Perkins Rowe management is in the process of installing security cameras in the garage. Jones said the cameras were in the original plans and are not in response to security concerns.

Jones declined to comment on whether Perkins Rowe has experienced security issues in the garage.

Casey Hicks, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office public information director, said in an e-mail that Perkins Rowe employs off-duty deputies to work night and weekend security.

“I don’t have any [security] concerns with parking in the garage during the day,” Ortego said. “Though at night, I get a little more safety conscious.”

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‘There’s still a rather large student population ... looking for summer activities.’

Melissa Longino

UREC associate director of Recreational Services

Longino, University Recreation associate director of Recreational Services. “It’s a trend at a lot of other universities, and we were definitely lacking in that area, so it was of interest for [University Recreation] ... to include summer leagues.”

Those eligible for summer leagues include full-time and parttime students, as well as family members, visiting students, faculty and staff.

“For summer, it’s a little different from normal,” said Matt Boyer, University Recreation

associate director of Leagues and Tournaments. “We are offering summer leagues to anyone eligible for a membership to UREC. They don’t necessarily have to have a membership. They just have to be eligible to attain one.”

The cost to participate in summer leagues is $150 for softball and $75 for sand volleyball and 3-on-3 basketball.

“The price is established based on the number of competitions,” Longino said. “And actually, over the summer, we have the ability to play over a lot longer span. For example, during the regular school season most of our leagues are about four weeks long. During the summer ... [players] are guaranteed a minimum of six games.”

And while University students have long requested summer intramurals, most are unaware of the opportunity University Recreation has UREC, see page 4

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Campus Crime Briefs TWO ARRESTS MADE FOR BURGLARIES AT EVANGELINE HALL LSU Police Department officers made two arrests for several burglaries made at Evangeline Hall during the summer camps at the University, said LSUPD spokesman Maj. Lawrence Rabalais.

One of the burglars was a University staff member, and the other was a construction worker, Rabalais said.

MAN ARRESTED FOR DISTURBING THE PEACE LSUPD officers arrested a man

BUDGET, from page 1

he plans to veto about $278 million in spending from the budget that is tied to separate legislation, vowing to work with lawmakers to restore some of that money. Included in the $278 million worth of contingencies — money that can only be spent if certain legislation in passed — is SB 335.

That leaves $120 million lawmakers can use to plug holes in the budget, made up of $50 million from a proposed tax amnesty program, and $70 million from an expired insurance fund.

unaffiliated with the University on June 9 at 2 a.m. for disturbing the peace and issued a misdemeanor summons.

LSUPD officers responded to a call from Lod Cook Alumni Center staff members for a man who was intoxicated in the hotel lobby, said LSUPD spokesman Capt. Russell Rogé.

Officers arrested Roy Durand, 24, of 140 Mount Vernon Drive, Lafayette, and issued a misdemeanor summons for disturbing the peace, Rogé said.

Durand was seen disturbing the peace by yelling and throwing

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‘These cuts are real, and we must begin now to address the consequences.’

John Lombardi

LSU System President

Jindal said his goal is to reduce the cuts to higher education to 10 percent or less, instead of the 15 percent proposed in the original budget. The governor has 12 days to review the budget.

“While the additional

chairs in the hotel hallway, Rogé said. When the police arrived, officers found Durand in his hotel room, he said.

Durand admitted he had been drinking, and officers let him go after warning him not to return to the Alumni Center, Rogé said.

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED LSUPD officers arrested a woman unaffiliated with the University June 11 at 2 a.m. for improper lane usage and driving while intoxicated.

LSUPD officers arrested Kirbi Hudson, 19, of 5272 Finwood Drive, Zachary, after she was spotted swerving on the road, Rogé said.

Officers stopped Hudson on Nicholson Drive after she was seen swerving between the lanes, Rogé said. She was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after blowing a .138 blood alcohol level, Rogé said.

Hudson was charged as an adult because she was above the adult legal limit, Rogé said.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com financial relief from the Legislature and the governor is much appreciated, it does not eliminate the need for significant budget adjustments,” Lombardi said. “We have to be accountable and effective in acting responsibly for today and the future even if the overall budget cut is reduced.”

Lombardi also called for the completion of the University’s massive realignment plan, which aims to reorganize and rename nearly every academic college on campus. The plan will need approval from the Board of Supervisors before changes can begin

SMOKING, from page 1

Pennington Center. She told the legislators the bill would discourage smokers and prevent more deaths in the state.

“The health of our state is in a tailspin,” Peterson said to the legislators. “If we don’t do something soon, it will only get worse.”

The Americans for Tax Reform showed online the bill would produce a 138 percent tax increase on cigarettes and increasing taxes on a source of declining revenue would not help raise state funds.

The bill had the potential to generate $250 million funds that would go immediately into improving health care, Peterson said.

“It’s about ... keeping cigarettes out of the hands of our children,” Peterson said.

Tobacco is the No. 1 preventable cause of death, and the four most common causes of death are all related to smoking, Peterson said. About 7,000 Louisianians die from smoking and 1,000 from second hand smoke a year, she said.

“This is a good policy for Louisiana,” she said.

Rep. Joseph Lopinto, R-Metairie, said raising taxes is not the best solution for fighting tobacco problems. He compared the tax to

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A bill that would have increased the state cigarette tax by 50 cents per pack failed after it was stopped in the House on Monday.

a “user fee.” Smokers know what decision they are making when they smoke, he said.

Rep. Joe Harrison, R-Labadieville, supported of the bill because he said the money was dedicated to health issues and could help break the addictive habit of smoking.

“Let’s change the way we do things in Louisiana,” Harrison told the House.

The supporters of the bill are only asking for smokers to pay their weight in the taxes, said Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans.

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made available, Boyer said.

Nick Raziano, sociology junior, said UREC’s decision to start summer leagues is a great opportunity for students.

“It’s cool that [UREC] is offering summer intramurals,” Raziano said. “I know a lot of people who are active in sports over the summer ... but they probably, like me, just haven’t heard about [summer leagues].”

While Raziano believes summer leagues will eventually grow in popularity, he said University Recreation should make sure they advertise it to the students because most of them are unaware.

“We know there are less students here during the summer,” Boyer said. “And also it’s the first year, so a lot of people aren’t going to know about it. We expect that this year ... We knew it was going to be kind of a low season.”

There were 127 teams for softball in the 2008-09 fall and spring semesters, and 32 and 31 teams for sand volleyball and basketball, respectively. The number of teams for summer leagues — 12 teams per sport — is extremely low in comparison, Boyer said. and Louisiana Board of Regents approval may also be needed.

While a “transition task force” made up of faculty and administrators was formed to address conflicts with the implementation of the plan, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Astrid Merget said no changes will be made to the plan.

Contact Kyle Bove at kbove@lsureveille.com

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‘ I think people will see the activities and get interested.’

Melissa Longino

UREC associate director of Recreational Services

“A lot of people are used to playing with set teams,” Longino said.

“Whether it’s a group of friends, a fraternity or sorority or residential life league — they’re used to playing with a specific group. So now that that group is kind of disbanded or disjointed over the summer ... The larger sized leagues are having to work a little bit harder to find enough players.”

But despite the turnout, University Recreation is optimistic for the summers to come.

“Once we get this inaugural summer started, I think people will see the activities and get interested,” Longino said. “We’re very pleased to be able to expand this service and continue to grow the program.”

Contact Natalie Roy at nroy@lsureveille.com

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Off to a Fresh Start

LSU freshmen help Tigers open College World Series 2-0 with 9-1 victory against SEC rival Arkansas

By Andy Schwehm Contributing Writer

OMAHA, Neb. — Apparently, it took the LSU’s two starting freshmen only one game to look around Rosenblatt Stadium before sending balls flying off their bats and out of the park.

LSU’s first-year duo of center fielder Mikie Mahtook and shortstop Austin Nola provided a pair of long balls to help the Tigers easily sail past Arkansas, 9-1, in front of a noticeably pro-LSU crowd of 23,417.

Mahtook’s home run came off Arkansas starter Brett Eibner, who lasted just 1 2/3 innings after giving up four runs on 59 pitches. It was a three-run, two-out, full-count blast to the purple-and-gold filled left field

bleachers that gave LSU the early 3-0 lead, from which the Tigers would not look back.

The home run was the first by an LSU freshman in the College World Series since Mike Fontenot in 2000 against Texas.

“He threw me a slider first pitch, and I chased it in the dirt,” Mahtook said. “After that ... I was sitting on a slider in case he threw it again, and he left one up, and I put a good swing on it.”

Nola’s solo home run was his third of the season and came in a five-run sixth inning that featured four two-out runs. Two of those two-out runs came on a FRESHMEN, see page 7

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[Top] LSU’s DJ LeMahieu steals second base as Arkansas shortstop Ben Tschepikow can’t come up with the ball in the first inning Monday. [Right] LSU’s Mikie Mahtook celebrates after he hit a three-run home run.

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FOOTBALL

Away game tickets available to students until June 24 Fans not planning to attend Wash. game

By David Helman Contributing Writer

It’s never too early to prepare for football season at LSU. With 80 more days until LSU’s season opener against Washington, students are clamoring for the school’s allotment of student away game tickets.

But unlike most seasons past, students seem far less interested in buying tickets to the Tigers’ season opener.

“It’s Washington — why would you pay that much to go see them?” said Trey Lewis, biology junior. “But it’s good to get that out of the way before the conference

season starts, and maybe we’ll get some exposure up there.”

Returning students have a three-week window to request tickets to the Tigers’ away tilts with Washington, Mississippi State, Georgia, Alabama and Ole Miss. Tickets became available June 8 and will be on sale until June 24.

“I requested the Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss games,” Lewis said. “It’s worth it because it only costs $1 to request a ticket.

I can see if my friends want to go before I decide to buy the tickets.”

Tim Messa, assistant ticket manager of the LSU Ticket Office, said students can use priority points, gained by attending STUDENTS, see page 6

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LSU students cheer at the Tigers’ Southeastern Conference home opener last season on Sept. 27, 2008, against Mississippi State. Tiger fans are buying less away game tickets to the 2009 season opener against Washington than to SEC road games.

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sporting events during the school year, to ensure they get their tickets. What day during the window a student requests tickets is irrelevant.

It’s typical for LSU to travel as far away as South Carolina or, in this upcoming season’s case, Georgia, for games. But this year the Tigers open play more than 2,500 miles away in Seattle.

And if the distance isn’t a deterrent, students may have noticed the $70 price for Washington tickets — $15 to $20 more than for the other four games.

But Messa said the host schools — not the LSU ticket office — determine the prices for away games.

“It just so happens that’s what Washington charges for football tickets,” Messa said. “We charge what we pay for the tickets. There’s nothing extra factored in.”

All these factors may combine to keep students from trekking to the season opener, as Messa said Washington is “far and away in last” for student ticket requests.

Messa said student requests generally follow public ticket requests, but that’s not the case for Washington, as quite a few public tickets have been sold.

“It’s unlogical to assume that [request numbers] won’t change completely, except in the case of Washington because of travel expenses,” Messa said.

The hundreds of miles LSU fans will travel to the Tigers’ Southeastern Conference games

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‘It’s Washington — why would you pay that much to see them?’

Trey Lewis

biology junior

doesn’t seem to bother the Tiger faithful nearly as much. Student tickets to games at Missisissippi

State, Ole Miss, Georgia and Alabama add up to cost $210.

“I’m putting up half, and my friends are putting up money too,” said Babajimi Akerele, political science senior. “This is my final semester, so I figure I should go to another city and another stadium at least once.”

Tiger fans could travel as far as 347 miles to Tuscaloosa, Ala., and 597 miles to Athens, Ga., for the Alabama and Georgia games — the team’s most-requested

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‘This is my final semester, so I figure I should go to another city.

TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009 if my dad had a ticket,” said Neal Sicard, mechanical engineering sophomore. “Now that I’m of age and have some money, I want to make it to Alabama and Athens and Oxford — those are just great places to watch a football game.”

Babajimi Akerele

political science senior

away tickets so far.

“It used to just be that when I was a kid I’d go to Tiger Stadium

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home run by junior designated hitter Blake Dean. The remaining came from a two-run double by junior right fielder Jared Mitchell, who finished the night 3-for-5 with an RBI and two doubles.

Both long balls were off Razorback relief pitcher TJ Forrest, a former Tiger under LSU coach Paul Mainieri.

“They kept driving in runs with two outs,” said Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn. “It was a disappointing game for us.”

Defensively, it was another day at the office for senior righthander Louis Coleman.

The Schlater, Miss., native went six innings, giving up one run on a sacrifice fly, while striking out seven and walking three.

Coleman (14-2) didn’t have his best outing early, despite his numbers, as he threw 106 pitches in the six innings while working himself out of a pair of two-on, one-out jams in the early going.

“He was a little rocky at the beginning,” Mainieri said. “But he just kept getting stronger as the game went on.”

Both the Razorbacks and Tigers left 11 on base, which Mainieri said after the game was the “only thing he was disappointed in.” But Arkansas left six on base in the first three innings, including leaving the bases loaded in the third inning with a chance to cut into LSU’s 4-1 lead in the third.

“If we get a hit, we cut the lead,” Van Horn said. “But give credit to Louis Coleman. He did a great job of getting out of jams.”

EXTRA BASES With the victory, LSU is now in the driver’s seat in its bracket, as they only have to win one more game to get to the championship series that starts next week. LSU is 10-3 all-time in the College World Series after winning its first two games. The Tigers have also won five national championships in the six seasons in which they won the first two games.

The only time LSU failed to capture a national championship after starting 2-0 is in 1998, when LSU lost a pair to USC. In addition, 17 of the last 19 champions have started off the tournament 2-0.

While Mahtook received much of the credit for LSU’s first inning jump start, Mainieri wanted to make sure someone else got credit for setting the situation up — left fielder Ryan Schimpf.

The junior had a 13-pitch at bat against Eibner after second baseman DJ LeMahieu singled to start off the game.

“Ryan Schimpf’s at bat was one of the best of the year,” Mainieri said.

Mainieri added Ranaudo will more than likely get the start Friday afternoon.

Ranaudo had his shortest outing of the season in LSU’s 9-5 victory against Virginia on Saturday night, lasting 3 1/3 innings while giving up two earned runs on five hits. He walked more batters (4) than he struck out (3) in the game.

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D.C. still attracts tourists, residents staying positive Washington D.C. is quite different from the Red Stick, and the gap between the two has grown even more since the change in political climate.

Franklin Jones, a middle-aged snack vendor in the National Mall, has lived in Washington his entire life and has witnessed the change in attitude since Barack Obama took office.

“Not so angry anymore,” said Jones. “They’re much more upbeat than when Bush was here.”

Jones’ claim of better moods can almost be confirmed by the merry-go-round that plays “America the Beautiful” or the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival. “[Washington D.C.] has it’s ups and downs — it’s fast-paced,” Jones said. “But I’ll never live anywhere else.”

The ever-changing environment separates this city from Baton Rouge. There are different things to do, like visiting the live butterfly exhibit in the Smithsonian Museum of

Natural History or walking through the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

D.C. has convenient, affordable public transportation in a culutural pot Ashley Norsworthymelting with a StarColumnist bucks on every corner.

For a city of only 100-square

miles, it is jam-packed with action.

The nightlife venues in Georgetown had lines of people waiting to enter with plenty of patrons who didn’t live in the area.

Students from both Vanderbilt University and the University of Georgia gathered at Old Glory BarB-Que, a bar most similar to JL’s Place or Happy’s Pub, and drank $10 Patron shots. Other visitors wearing “New Orleans” shirts drank pints of beer and danced to Lady Gaga.

While a bill to ban smoking in

Baton Rouge bars recently died, most bars in D.C. do not allow smoking, and it’s resulted in less trash both indoors and outdoors.

Minus the occasional beggar with few visible teeth, the city’s hygiene remains overall very well maintained. While I try to visit Washington D.C. as often as I can, the grandiosity of the area continues to stun me.

Contact Ashley Norsworthy at anorsworthy@lsureveille.com

Nietzsche is Dead

University students should care about Iranians’ struggles Sometimes it can be hard to care what happens overseas.

Between the daily pressures of college life and the steady flow of news that directly affects us — the economy, budget cuts and similar gloomy headlines — it seems like students have enough to deal with by themselves.

For example, why should a college student care what’s going on in Iran?

Recently, Iran held presidential elections. The government announced a victory by hard-line fundamentalist incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinajad by a relatively wide margin.

The results are widely held in suspicion, after a massive turnout in support of the more moderate reformer candidate Hossein Moussavi led many observers to believe Ahmadinajad would be ousted.

Iran’s government is notoriously oppressive — the hard-line regime is infamous for violent suppression of dissidents in its quest to maintain a strict Islamic social order — and many believe the election was rigged.

Now, the iron-fisted regime is

facing widespread riots as Moussavi supporters take to the streets in protest. These protests consist almost entirely of young adults — college students.

It’s a fascinating story, but again, why should a college student care enough to take the time and effort to learn about it?

Why do students rioting in Tehran matter to students working summer jobs and going to summer school in Baton Rouge?

First of all, Iran matters because it affects us as Americans.

Iran is at the forefront of Middle-Eastern challenges to American power. The nation has pursued a nuclear program despite vocal opposition from the U.S. and its allies.

If this program were to result in Iran obtaining nuclear weapons, the balance of power in the Middle East would shift dramatically — in a way that is definitely bad for the U.S. Ahmadinajad is also notorious for his incendiary rhetoric against the West and is one of the most powerful figureheads for anti-American sentiment in the world. From his pedestal as Iran’s president, his words of defiance echo across the Arab world,

fueling the flames of hate.

Finally, there is overwhelming evidence that Iran funds and supports the terrorists that are killing U.S. soldiers in Iraq — so as Americans, we should care that the country is facing upheaval.

All of this is a result of the regime that currently holds power.

Moussavi and his supporters, who are far less extreme than Ahmadinajad and his cronies, are decidedly less anti-American.

Although technically Iran’s president does matthew Albright not hold much Columnist power, his symbolic power as a figurehead is undeniable.

A reformer president — such as Moussavi — would ease a great deal of tension between the U.S. and the Middle East.

Yet even if international political implications are not considered, college students should care about Iran because they care about humanity. As any student who read “Perse-

polis” as part of the University’s reading program last year knows, Iran’s government is extraordinarily oppressive.

Everyone in Iran is forced to abide by the strictest tenets of Islamic law. Women must go about with their entire bodies covered, and the slightest physical displays of romantic relationship between young couples carry severe punishment. Any criticism of the government is met with severe penalties, ranging from imprisonment to beating to death.

There is virtually no free press remaining in the country.

In the wake of the elections, Iran’s college-age citizens have apparently had enough. Despite the iron-fisted repression of political opposition, huge crowds of young people have gathered incessantly in the streets of the nation’s capital.

These protests continue to grow in the days after the election — hundreds of thousands of protestors clogged the streets and rooftops Monday, chanting Moussavi’s name.

There are some signs the protests may be working — Ayatollah Khamenei, who wields the real power in the country, has stated Moussavi

should officially take up his concerns with the government, a signal many analysts take as a positive sign. If Khamenei and the government actually deal with Moussavi with some civility — instead of entirely blocking him out — it could be a first step toward some badly needed meaningful political dis course.

To put it simply, college students should care when a nation oppresses its people. Young men and women like us are going to universities overseas to receive educations based in dogma in institutions where any semblance of individuality is crushed.

We should be thankful that we do not inhabit such an environment.

And we should care — and applaud — when those that do stand up and rebel.

Matthew Albright is a 20-year-old mass communications student from Baton Rouge.

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SNAPSHOT

Outdoor studying is a nice change, if you study I ended my last Snapshot column with the “Enchanted Forest” near Kirby Smith and the Pentagon, so I’ll start this one off just a few feet away at the Greek Amphitheatre.

If you want a quick rest when walking the forest or even a peaceful place to study, settle down in the concrete seats — they’re much more comfortable than you’d think for 84-year-old cement pews.

And again, I’m partial to the scenery the forest provides. If weather permits, I’d much rather hit the books out there than in any library.

Right across the street, you’ll

find an even more recognizable hangout spot — the Indian Mounds.

One day when you’re feeling frisky, go roll down those bad boys.

But you should probably set aside time to shower after. You’ll likely feel a little itchy. You know how grass is. Or you could always just relax and grab some study time on the mounds and save yourselves the itching.

And ... fun fact: Native Americans apparently built those hills more than 5,000 years ago. And you thought the amphitheatre was old!

The mounds are actually on the

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National Register of Historic Places, but my favorite part about them is more childish.

There’s a group of LSU football fans who tailgate between them every fall with a sign that says Jerit Roser something along the lines of “tailEditor gating at the cleavage.” That makes me giggle everytime I pass those things — no matter the season.

While the folks at the cleavage may be some of my favorite tailgaters, more pregame partytiming goes down on the Parade Ground.

And with all that purple and gold to hunt through for friends, you’re bound to meet someone by the flagpole one fall Saturday.

Everyone knows what you’re talking about when you say, “The flagpole on the Parade Ground.” But what they might not know is that the flagpole is the LSU War Memorial.

The flags and their surrounding circular structure honor all University alumni, faculty, staff and students

who served in World War II and every American war or conflict since.

That’s about all I have to say about three of the University’s more historic sites — I’m not much for history, I guess.

They are all pretty decent places to study. But then again, I’m not much for studying either.

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“The sinning is the best part of repentance.”

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Socially Significant

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Misleading research unfairly points finger at Deep South

Southerners are the most sinful people in the United States.

That’s right, according to a group of geographers from Kansas State University, Southerners indulge in most of the seven deadly sins more than anyone else in the United States — and I almost believed them.

But after a little bit of research, it turns out that things aren’t quite what they seem and that the old adage “You can’t believe everything you read” still applies — even when it comes to academic works.

Maybe it’s the heat that makes us cherish our days or maybe it’s the rich food and dedication to distilled spirits, but southerners do seem to enjoy their lives a little bit more than most — perhaps that’s why I almost went ahead and believed the project from the start.

Everything seemed pretty legitimate at first. The project entitled “The Spatial Distribution of the Seven Deadly Sins Within Nevada” was presented at a 2009 geography conference in Las Vegas, and the researchers’ methodology was sound, if not rigorous.

The researchers took readily available data from the U.S. Census and law enforcement

authorities and used a computer program — Geoda spatial modeling software — to map the data to geographic coordinates.

In this case, they produced a county by county map using color depth to show where the sins were most prominently displayed.

While the title indicates a focus on Nevada alone, the project actually used national data.

Lust, Gluttony, Pride and Wrath were at the highest levels in areas that were located in the Deep South according to the data.

As for the rest of the Seven Deadly Sins, Greed is apparently located almost entirely in California, Envy makes its summer home in Florida and Sloth is spread fairly evenly throughout the US. The results are presented in a clean and sophisticated manner, but like all academic presentations we often ask “what does this really mean?”

It turns out it may not really mean much of anything.

Looking a little bit further into the data we find out how the researchers went about deciding what exactly constitutes the sins.

The researcher used aggregate data that served as a proxy

for actual measurements of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Proxy measures do not actually measure a social phenomenon directly, but the measures are usually close enough that the difference is negligible.

The practice of using proxy measures is quite common in social science and really isn’t that big of a deal — if it’s done well and the proxies actually function as they should.

But the proxSkylar Gremillion ies used by the Columnist researchers in this circumstance seem sketchy at best.

Greed, for example, is computed by comparing the total income of all people living below the poverty line in a county. Lust was calculated by adding up the number of STD cases reported in each county per year and Pride was calculated as an aggregate of all the other sins.

The problem here is not technical proficiency — I’m fairly sure the authors were more than capable of plugging this information into the software and churn-

ing out the maps. The problem is that I do not for one second believe that this data is attached to any of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Of all the sins in this report, Lust is undoubtedly my favorite because it misses the mark so heavily. While the authors want you to believe they are really tapping into the parts of the country with the most Lust, they’re actually just measuring the parts that have the highest STD infection.

Incidentally those areas are also featured in the Greed category. Previous research has shown that areas with high rates of poverty also have higher STD infection rates.

All the authors have done is attach a label that is rife with religious meaning to simple data.

This actually undermines the legitimate issues involved here.

The Lust circumstance alone fails to take into account the heavy social issues involved for people living in those conditions and makes it seem like they are simply horny, poor and sinful.

In an ideal world people would see through these misleading categories and data and ask hard questions that challenge the researchers to apply their work to the real world.

Instead, local newspapers reported the information blindly and actually reported the numbers for certain counties as though they were attached to some meaningful information.

Instead of reporting the STD rates or poverty rates, The Las Vegas Sun reported about how lusty and greedy Clark County, Nev., is — I find this depressing.

Both academics and members of the news media are trained to ask these hard questions. They are trained to do work the average person can’t or won’t.

Things become problematic when the pressure to be published or gain notoriety overcomes the need to produce meaningful work.

It’s not enough to just read everything that comes out — we should always question it and ask “is this meaningful?”

Skylar Gremillion is a 26-year-old sociology graduate student from Plaucheville.

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Criminalizing marijuana use carries a high cost

By Qasim Hussaini Washington State University

PULLMAN, Wash. (U-WIRE) — If you believe a pothead could never amount to anything, think again. President Barack Obama, Michael Phelps and Bill Gates were all potheads.

While some potheads amount to nothing, others grow up to become president.

Yet still, a marijuana smoker is arrested every 43 seconds in the United States, and billions of dollars in law enforcement and correction costs are pumped into the system to enforce marijuana laws.

A complete overhaul of the current policy is required to reap the benefits of legalizing marijuana.

Marijuana has therapeutic and medicinal effects, and is much less harmful when compared to other legal drugs such as alcohol and tobacco.

The use of weed has not claimed a single life in this nation’s history. Many anti-marijuana groups will bash me for that repeated fact and inform me that marijuana use can result in dependence on the drug.

Sure it could, but so do alcohol and tobacco, the effects of which are far more pronounced for the human body and result in the combined deaths of 875,000 Americans every year.

Legalization would bring useful revenue into the government. According to the Office of

National Drug Control Policy, the US spends $12.1 billion on law enforcement and court costs and $16.9 billion in correction costs every year.

That is a lot of money the government is spending on preventing marijuana, the production of which has increased ten times over the past 10 years, and has a production profit which is more than the combined production of wheat and corn in the U.S. You might as well have Cannabis Crispies with milk every morning.

Moreover, legalizing, taxing and regulating marijuana can bring about $7.6 billion dollars for the government and free up an additional $7 billion dollars in taxpayer money. If the government implemented a tax, it could provide a $150 tax subsidy to every person in America.

The legalization of marijuana would also prevent the spread of other harmful drugs and eliminate the black market.

A recent article in the Christian Science Monitor accused the green leaf of being the “gateway” to other drugs like cocaine and heroin.

With legalization, no longer would it be required to stop by the alley and purchase a joint from a dealer who also happens to be dealing cocaine or heroin.

With the elimination of the street dealers, the spread of other illicit drugs could be decreased and one

could safely walk into Dissmore’s to purchase some marijuana.

Full legalization would also reduce the crime rate. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, marijuana production and profit supports organized crime and street gangs.

Legalization would stop such financial gains and free up police personnel as well as provide excess funds to tackle other orders of violence on the streets that re-

quire more attention.

The legalization of marijuana is in no way an excuse to earn more revenue and grow our economy. The benefits of legalization are far more encompassing than that.

People need to rid themselves of the societal stigma surrounding marijuana, educate themselves and make an informed decision on its legalization. The constraints of society and an ill-informed percep-

tion should never limit the growth and progress of the people.

During the three minutes that it took you to read this article, about five people were arrested for simple possession of marijuana, and $171,232 was spent on law enforcement and correction costs.

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Lawn care incld. in price of rent. $1275 w/ $600 deposit Drex Gomes Properties 928-2864

Personals

Calling All Cougars! Have you been looking for that dainty little thing in all the wrong places? Well, I’m just a cub looking for some love so come meet me at Louie’s by campus at 5:00pm one day during exam week. It’s a date! (this includes the Red Door girls) Still seeking sugramama Sexy 22yo s/w/m looking for an attractive, adventurous cougar 25-42 years old. Do not be shy! I will make your dreams come true. Tell me about yourself when you take me out for lunch! brokeinbr@gmail.com hey! You always seem to be walking to your car as I am walking to class. Last week you actually waved at me (I think it was at me!).

This has been going on for quite a few weeks, but we both get “surprised” looks on our faces every time we see each other.

Say “Hey!” next time we pass. looking for my match to fill the little opening in the jumbeled sock drawer of my heart. White female who is into snake charming, chainsaws & sealing envelopes with hot wax. Seeking male companion with high ACT score, high cheekbones and high self esteem. No Weirdos PLEASE! allthegoodonesweretaken666@yahoo.com I NEED A FRECKLY REDHEAD GIRL I am in love with redheads and their freckles, and I just can’t seem to find any; it’s a problem! I have a great sense of humor, and I’m pretty intelligent and caring. So if there are any freckled redhead girls out there who like to meet a muscular Italian guy, email me at TheGoon6@hotmail.com LSU Guy Looking for love in all the wrong places.

Finally decided to put this up here. I’m 22 going to graduate next May. I need a sweet girl who is content being herself. I like movies, going out to dinner, traveling, and of course LSU Football.

Tigerlovin22@gmail.com girl needed for laundry and creation of tasty ice cream treats hungrymandirtylaundry@yahoo.com Seeking charitable, outdoor loving individual. Must love animals and the occasional hiking or camping trip. Drop me a message at HighpointingForAmerica.org SEARCHING 4 SOULMATE 20yo Asian guy seeking masculine guy 18-23 to date. Races open. I’m a sweetheart! tigerboy1988@ gmail.com

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