The Daily Reveille - Aug. 26, 2009

TUNING UP

NEWS ‘Mock’ signs erected around campus, pages 3.

Tigers complete last scrimmage before season opener, page 7.

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BUDGET CUTS

Initiatives help identify, relieve depression Library Health Center, Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center available to students forced to make changes

By Sarah Lawson • Contributing Writer

Troubled friends have approached Tonya Aubrey all her life in search of a listening ear. Today, she mans crisis phone lines in a quiet room at the back of the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center.

The psychology senior and her fellow volunteers for the four phone lines at the center are just a piece of the puzzle in the battle against depression and anxiety among students and the Baton Rouge community.

Depression on campus has always been one of the Student Health Center’s concerns, according to Ashley Granger, Wellness Education coordinator. But the center is taking additional measures to identify its presence early on campus this semester because 2008 numbers showed the University is in line with a recent national trend of increased student depression. University percentages are slightly above the national percentages in some areas, according to the spring 2008 National College Health Assessment from the American College Health Association.

Seventeen percent of students surveyed nationwide by the ACHA-NCHA reported experiencing depression. Almost 15 percent of those surveyed reported they were diagnosed with depression. In the same spring 2008 survey given at the University, more than 18 percent of those surveyed reported depression, and nearly 14 percent reported DEPRESSION, see page 15

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Psychology senior Tonya Aubrey answers calls Monday evening on the 24-hour volunteer crisis help line at the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center.

HEALTH

H1N1 spreads through SEC Miss. State, ’Bama showing most cases

By Adam Duvernay Senior Staff Writer

Universities in the Southeastern Conference share a number of important aspects of college life — a love of athletics, a unique Southern culture, a standard of academic achievement and as of recently, the H1N1 virus.

As students return to campus

across the SEC, the number of reported cases of on-campus, non-seasonal influenza has spiked.

A recent report from the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology warned 90,000 Americans could die and another 1.8 million people could need hospitalization this year from the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu.

Though the numbers in the report are staggering, many medical professionals in the SEC said they were unconvinced such a disaster could happen.

LSU has seen at least 143 cases

of non-seasonal influenza on one of the larger SEC campuses since Aug. 10, according to Julie Hupperich, LSU Student Health Center associate director.

Student Health Center officials have been serious about educating students, but have said they do not want students to panic about an outbreak. Several broadcast e-mails have been sent outlining CDC prevention guidelines.

Jonathan Ward, biology sophomore, said the University is downH1N1, see page 14

By Adam Duvernay Senior Staff Writer

University budget cuts have forced serious on-campus changes, including 5 percent of Middleton Library’s budget and a roll-back of operating hours.

The library has moved up its closing time from 2 a.m. to midnight. to cope with extensive campus-wide budget cuts.

The hours ‘If they were extended 2 a.m. on had to until a trial basis last cut hours, fall with prothey then this visions would return to would normal hours hurt the if enough studid not least.’ dents utilize the lateNancy Colyar night hours.

When budassistant dean of get cuts came libraries down on the University, and all non-education units were forced into 5 percent total cuts, Middleton gave those extra hours the ax.

“When we knew we needed to cut some hours, we definitely tried to consider use patterns,” said Nancy Colyar, assistant dean of libraries. “Of the times when LIBRARY, see page 14

Diagnoses of Type A Influenza in the Southeastern Conference out of 209 cases 17,824 students*

out of 200 cases 27,052 students* out of 143 cases 28,194 students*

out of 20 cases 27,488 students out of 17 cases 17,323 students* out of 7 cases 41,070 students

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cases out of 26,400 students* cases out of 24,530 students

cases out of 26,054 students* cases out of 12,093 students*

The University of Florida and the University of Arkansas did not return calls about Type A Influenza cases at the respective schools. *Enrollment numbers from fall 2008 graphic by J.J. ALCANTARA / The Daily Reveille

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009

Nation & World

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

41 civilians killed in Afghan blast caused by vehicle bombs

General Petraeus: More tough fighting ahead in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A cluster of vehicle bombs detonated simultaneously Tuesday near a foreign-owned company that plans to build a road through an insurgent-held area.

At least 41 people were killed, all civilians, officials said.

LOUISVILLE (AP) — The commander of the U.S. Central Command warned Tuesday that growing numbers of American soldiers sent to Afghanistan will encounter tough fighting, but said improving civilians’ lives is as important to winning the war as defeating militants. Gen. David Petraeus, speaking to the American Legion’s national convention, said Taliban militants have expanded their influence in the war-ravaged country where U.S. forces are on track to reach 68,000 strong.

Pakistani Taliban admit leader was killed after missile strike DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — After weeks of denials, two Pakistani Taliban commanders acknowledged Tuesday that the group’s top leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was dead — claiming he died 18 days after a U.S. missile strike and disputing reports that the al-Qaida linked movement he left behind was falling apart. Pakistani officials have said the Taliban were in disarray after Mehsud was killed in a CIA missile strike earlier this month.

More red ink than ever: $9 trillion over next decade WASHINGTON (AP) — In a chilling forecast, the White House is predicting a 10-year federal deficit of $9 trillion — more than the sum of all previous deficits since America’s founding. And it says by the next decade’s end

the national debt will equal threequarters of the entire U.S. economy. But before President Obama can do much about it, he’ll have to weather recession aftershocks including unemployment that his advisers said Tuesday is still heading for 10 percent.

US seeks crackdown on drug smuggling aboard trains BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — When rail cars idle on side tracks in Mexico to be loaded with legitimate cargo and shipped to the United States, drug smugglers scan for places to hide their own loot and if no good place is apparent, they make one. Marijuana and cocaine can be concealed above rail car axles or behind false undercarriages made of plywood. Bolder smugglers sometimes weld a false wall into a car or sabotage trains to stop them and quickly stow their contraband on board before the train moves on.

STATE/LOCAL

Senate race already hot, despite lack of announced opponent

Entergy Corp. gearing up new transmission center

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Republican Sen. David Vitter doesn’t have an announced opponent yet, but it’s clear he’s expecting a challenge from Rep. Charlie Melancon, a southeast Louisiana Democrat who has said he’s considering the race. In ads critical of Democrat-backed health care plans, Vitter says Melancon supports those plans. Meanwhile, state Republicans have taken aim at Melancon for taking a taxpayer-funded trip last year that included Antarctica, Australia and Hawaii. Melancon’s camp notes that Melancon voted against the Democratic health care plan in a House committee. And it defends last year’s trip as a legitmate House Science and Technology Committee trip to study climate change issues. State Democrats, meanwhile, have launched a new Web site critical of Vitter.

JACKSON (AP) — Entergy Corp., as part of a plan to decentralize its operations from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, is opening a new transmission operations center in the Jackson area. Entergy spokesman Michael Burns said Tuesday that positions would be shifted from all of Entergy’s service areas in Louisiana and Arkansas. Some of the positions will involve transmission contractors, Burns said.

In April 2006, after locating its post-storm headquarters in Jackson, Entergy returned to New Orleans and announced a decentralization program for many of its operations. At that time, the company said it would shift some transmission functions to Jackson. In October 2007, Entergy announced a $25 million plan to build a transmission operations center in Jackson that would bring in 200 employees.

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FACILITIES

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HIGHER EDUCATION

New signs posted on campus Regents advised to Vibrant colors turn end Board of Sups off some students

By Kyle Bove Senior Staff Writer

Thirteen purple and gold “mock-up” signs were scattered throughout campus last week, stirring up conversation among University students.

The test signs — for buildings, roads and parking lots — are part of the final planning phase for the University’s Wayfinding Project, an initiative to redesign the directional and informational signs on campus.

Some students love the signs’ vibrant purple color and simple design, while others despise it.

“They look like Disney World,” said Jason Marchese, recent biology graduate.

Made from temporary material like plywood and PVC pipe, the mock-up signs on display now are there for the University community to evaluate the signs’ color, font, readability and design, said Jason Soileau, assistant director of Facility Development.

Soileau, who has headed the project since its inception last spring, said the real signs will begin to be installed on campus in phases as funding becomes available.

He said he hopes the multimillion dollar plan will be approved by Chancellor Michael Martin in October.

Sarah Beth Maxwell, geology senior, said the new signs are an improvement compared to the ones used on campus now. “[The design] captures your eye,” she said. “Having the school colors appeals to the students.”

Maxwell said she likes the mock-up sign for Himes Hall, located in the Quad. She said its position — near a sitting area just outside Himes — makes the building easier to find.

The names of buildings in the Quad are written in small font above doors, making it hard to identify buildings, she said.

Other students like the color of the signs but don’t care for their design.

“I don’t think they blend in very well,” said Mariana Marmol, graphic design senior. “They don’t fit the ambiance of the school.”

Students will get to formally voice their opinion about the signs in a survey that will be sent to their University e-mail accounts this week, said Aaron Looney, an

editor for LSU Public Affairs.

Association in September for its The Wayfinding Project’s colorful, Creole-inspired signage faculty and community commit- project. Sasaki and Associates tee will review the results of the was one of the consultants for survey before Soileau presents the project. The signs downtown the plan to the were built to reChancellor. Soiflect Louisiana leau said the Uniculture as well as versity has needed help people find new signage for their way around, years, referring to an outcome Soiits current signs as leau hopes the “visual clutter.”

University’s signs The Wayfindwill achieve.

Mariana Marmol ing Project will Mock-up graphic design senior instill a unifying signs around design to all camcampus include pus signage and help people navi- a directional sign at the intersecgate campus better, Soileau said. tion of Highland and Dalrymple Sasaki and Associates, an ar- Roads, several building identifichitectural planning firm in Bos- cation signs and an informational ton, is designing the signs for the kiosk near Memorial Tower.

University.

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‘I don’t think they blend in very well.

They don’t fit the ambiance.’

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A new sign sits outside Himes Hall for students, faculty and staff to view. Facility Services officials said the signs are temporary.

Two groups looking to cut back budgets

By Kyle Bove Senior Staff Writer

An advisory group for a state commission looking for ways to cut government costs is suggesting all higher education systems in Louisiana fall under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents.

The four public college systems in the state are currently run by separate governing boards.

The Advisory Group on Efficiency and Benchmarking for the Commission on Streamlining Government recommended the move Monday.

Another state group, the Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission, is doing its own research on increasing efficiency in the state’s higher education system.

House Speaker Jim Tucker is running that commission, which formed after higher education endured steep budget cuts for the fiscal year that began in July. The LSU System in laying off 142 employees, eliminating 453 vacant positions and canceling merit pay increases because of these budget cuts.

State Treasurer John Kennedy supports the recommendation and is part of the advisory group.

He said a single governing board would be more efficient, rather than the separate board of supervisors for the LSU System, the University of Louisiana System, the Louisiana Community and Technical College System and the Southern University System.

The Board of Regents currently oversees all higher education in Louisiana, including the separate boards.

The move would save the state

money and increase efficiency, the group said.

To change Louisiana’s higher education system, like the group is suggesting, would require a vote by the public because it would be a constitutional amendment. The group also recommended state agencies cut a certain number of jobs each year for the next three years to help cope with budget shortfalls.

The group’s findings and recommendations will be presented to the Legislature next session, said Amber King, Public Information Officer for the Louisiana Department of the Treasury. Tucker’s Postsecondary Education Review Commission will do the same.

The Postsecondary Education Commission’s next meeting will be Sept. 28 and 29 in the Louisiana State Capitol Building at 8:30 a.m. both days.

“This whole exercise is about setting up for the next 50 years — for the future of higher education,” Tucker said in a Board of Regents news release. “It is critically important that you don’t hold back.

This commission needs to tell it like it is and hit us over the head with a two-by-four, if necessary, so that we do what’s right for our students and our state.”

Contact Kyle Bove at kbove@lsureveille.com

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

BUILDINGS

Business School submits proposal to fund complex Funds used from SEC TV rights contract

By Lindsey Meaux Senior Staff Writer

Pending the approval of the Board of Supervisors, the E.J. Ourso Business College will have funding for its planned $60 million Business Education Complex with a little help from the state of Louisiana, the Southeastern Conference TV rights contract and the LSU Foundation.

The complex will receive $30 million via the Capital Outlay funding state match, $21.9 million from the LSU Foundation and $8.1 million in internal bridge loans from revenue generated by the SEC TV rights contract, according to documents submitted for Thursday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.

Eli Jones, Dean of the Business College, was unavailable for comment.

Herb Vincent, University spokesman, said the SEC TV rights

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Eli Jones, dean of the E.J. Ourso Business College, discusses plans for the new Business Complex on January 28. The College is currently trying to raise $30 million.

contract is a contract between the SEC and CBS and ESPN to broadcast SEC sporting events. The money generated from the contract is divided among the members of the SEC.

The SEC TV rights contract generates between $5 and $6 million per year for the University, according to the proposal. The University initially received $1 million when

the contract was signed.

The loan will be paid back within 18 years with an interest rate of 4.38 percent, according to the proposal.

The Business College hoped to use New Markets Tax Credit to fund the $12.2 million of the $30 million needed by the June 30 deadline to receive the state match, Jones told The Daily Reveille in April.

Capital outlay projects typically must be approved at each level of the University and by the LSU System, the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Regents. They are then reprioritized at each level.

The projects are then voted on by the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana State Senate before being approved by the governor.

Jones said at the time that the Business College is eligible for the New Markets Tax Credit because it is located in a low-income area.

Blake Chatelain, Board of Supervisors chair elect, said the plans in the proposal seem more viable than the previously discussed option

of utilizing New Markets Tax Credit to finance the complex.

“Certainly everybody wants to get this project done, and I think that [Chancellor Michael Martin], Eli Jones and [System President John Lombardi] feel like this is a good plan,” Chatelain said. “The plan that is on the agenda appears to be a quicker way to get this project underway.”

Christopher Pietruszkiewicz, vice chancellor for business and financial affairs at the LSU Law Center, said the federal government has allocated about $23 billion for the New Markets Tax Credit, including a specific designation of $1 billion for specific types of economic developments in the Gulf Opportunity Zone.

“There is a limited amount of [funding] that is available and that’s based on the [$1 billion] that was allocated to this location initially,” Pietruszkiewicz said.

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LOCAL

Plans for rail between B.R., N.O. abandoned Project not seen as financially stable

By Lindsey Meaux Senior Staff Writer

State transportation officials have decided against plans to link Baton Rouge and New Orleans with a passenger rail service, despite the support of East Baton Rouge Parish residents.

Officials are abandoning the rail service because they did not envision it being a self-sustaining venture, according to Department of Transportation and Development Acting Communications Director Sherry Dupre, Louisiana Transportation Secretary William Ankner wrote in a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

“The Department of Transportation and Development has seriously studied the possibility of a Baton Rouge/New Orleans corridor,” Ankner said, according to a statement. “However, we recently informed the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation that we would not submit an application to receive federal stimulus money for this project.”

Rough estimates put the rail costing $18 million per year for operations, Dupre said.

The state planned to request $300 million in federal aid to launch the rail, according to Associated Press reports.

“We had submitted a pre-application, which allowed us time to analyze whether we could meet the mandatory requirements to apply for the money,” Ankner said. “Because we weren’t able to finance the operating and maintenance costs of the service, the department was ineligible to apply for the federal stimulus funds.”

One of the mandates to receive federal stimulus money is that the project be self sustainable, Dupre said.

Chester Wilmot, civil engineering professor, said the project lacks both demand and infrastructure.

“There is not sufficient demand between the two cities to justify a rail line,” Wilmot said. “In order to justify rail systems anywhere in the world, you’ve got to have really large demand.”

The majority of rail systems in the United States are heavily subsidized — including rail systems in the New York City and Boston, Massachusetts areas, Wilmot said. He said the New York City and Boston corridors are among the “most heavily

traveled corridors” in the country.

The logical location for a rail from New Orleans to Baton Rouge to end would be Union Station, and Wilmot said it would require work to link Union Station to either the street car system or the bus system in New Orleans.

Baton Rouge lacks a public transportation system capable of acting as a feeder for the rail, Wilmot said.

“It’s quicker and more convenient to travel by car,” Wilmot said.

While the rail would not be selfsustainable, AAA Spokesman Don Redman said it would ease traffic moving west into New Orleans.

“Certainly since Hurricane Katrina, the traffic patterns coming

from the West into New Orleans has more than doubled,” Redman said.

“There are still a number of people who are making the commute from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.”

With gas prices expected to rise as the economic recession comes to a close, Redman said demand for the rail could increase.

“Once the economy picks up,

we won’t be looking at these prices for gas,” Redman said. “We’ll be looking at prices again at $3.50 a gallon, perhaps even higher. By the end of 2010, we could be looking at $4.00 per gallon again.”

Contact Lindsey Meaux at lmeaux@lsureveille.com

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ADMINISTRATION

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ACADEMICS

Rabalais to be LSUPD chief Author to speak to Durham, other officials to retire

By Kyle Bove Senior Staff Writer

Gary Durham, executive director of public safety and interim chief of LSUPD, will retire from the University on December 31, Chancellor Michael Martin announced recently.

Maj. Lawrence Rabalais took over the job on August 17.

“It’s an honor and a privilege that the University would pick me to fill that position,” Rabalais said.

Rabalais said he wants to continue the positive relationship Durham helped build between LSUPD and other campus departments.

Durham was named chief of police in 1977 and held the post for 10 years before he was promoted to executive director of public safety and risk management.

“We appreciate the many

years of service Gary Durham has given to LSU,” Martin said in a news release. “He has played a significant role in the development and the safety of this campus, and LSU will miss his leadership.”

Two other U n i v e r s i t y Gary Durham officials an- executive director nounced their of public safety retirement recently.

J e r r y Baudin, vice chancellor for finance and administrative services, announced his retirement from Lawrence the University Rabalais on Tuesday, LSUPD major and Carolyn Collins, former dean of the University College, announced her retirement shortly after being arrested on charges of theft in

June.

Collins had been transferring money from University funds into her personal Tiger Card account, according to an LSUPD investigation.

Baudin came to the University in 1967 and is currently chief financial officer.

Eric Monday, associate vice chancellor for finance and administrative services and interim vice chancellor for student life, said the University will put together a hiring committee soon to find a new vice chancellor.

Martin said Monday will begin the position of interim vice chancellor designee for finance and administrative services Sept.

1.

University spokeswoman Kristine Calongne didn’t comment on the recent slew of retirements at the University.

Honors College Discussion includes saving La. coast

By Kristen M’lissa Rowlett Contributing Writer

Though problems of going to the moon and curing cancer can take precedence, the Honors College hopes to create the same awareness for coastal sustainability.

Author Mike Tidwell will speak at the Honors College Convocation tonight at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Cotillion Ballroom to raise awareness for coastal sustainability.

Tidwell’s book, “Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana’s Cajun Coast,” discusses the effects of coastal depletion on the Louisiana coastline.

Tidwell predicted the Hurricane Katrina disaster in his book, which was published in 2003, a University news release said.

The Honors College chose “Bayou Farewell” as its first convocation book for incoming freshmen to read, and the college offers a class on the human response for natural disasters.

“We wanted to pick a book that we would have all of our freshmen read and that would be used in their gateway class that they have coming into their honors college,” Honors College Dean Nancy Clark said.

The issue of coastal sustainability did not start or end with Hurricane Katrina, which “Bayou Farewell” illustrates, she said.

Reggie Galjour, French junior BAYOU, see page 14

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HEALTH

Type A Influenza spreads to athletes

By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

A number of LSU athletes are among the students on campus diagnosed with Type A influenza, Senior Associate Athletic Director Herb Vincent said Tuesday.

“I don’t know the number; I was told there were several [cases],” Vincent said. “I don’t think there are a lot. We’ve got to expect that we’re going to have some just like the general student population, so we have to ‘I don’t take the same know the precautions.”

LSU footnumber [of ball coach Les cases]; I Miles said no on his team was told one has tested posithere were tive for any type several.’ of influenza.

“There Herb Vincent are a couple of guys who senior associate were swabbed athletic director but don’t have the flu,” Miles said. “We understand the precautions we need to take. Our training staff is all over it. We’ve had meetings with them, and they’ve instructed us what to do and what not to do. I can only hope it stays clear.”

LSU volleyball coach Fran Flory said her players are worried about the campus flu outbreak, but they are not letting any fears consume them.

“It’s got to be a concern to everybody, but I don’t think it’s an

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DOWN PAT

Peterson prepares for leadership role

By David Helman Sports Writer

A short drop, a perfect pass, and Julio Jones had dragged Patrick Peterson nearly to the goal line – the nail in the coffin for LSU’s upset bid against No. 1 Alabama.

It’s a play, a game and a season that many LSU fans want to forget, and that’s just what Peterson plans to do.

“Last year is behind me – this is a whole other year — 2009,” he said. “I need to come in every day and work hard in order to keep my eyes on the prize.”

It’s an adage in football that defensive backs are supposed to have amnesia, though this sage advice rarely refers to an entire year.

“To play back there, you need to be able to forget about what happens on a play-by-play basis,” said secondary coach Ron Cooper.

Peterson arrived at LSU in 2008 as the nation’s top high school cornerback. He had what most would consider a good freshman season – 13 appearances, four starts, 41 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble.

PETERSON, see page 13

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Sophomore cornerback Patrick Peterson prepares to run a drill at practice Aug. 11.

FLU, see page 13

FOOTBALL

Cutrera, Dickson miss last scrimmage Shepard plays with first and second teams

By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

MAGGIE BOWLES / The Daily Reveille

LSU coach Les Miles talks with junior defensive lineman Akiem Hicks at practice Aug. 14th.

LSU senior linebacker Jacob Cutrera worked out in full pads but did not return to practice as the Tigers played their final scrimmage Tuesday.

Coach Les Miles said he expects Cutrera to be back on the field by Thursday.

“It’s just smart to hold him out,” Miles said. “He’s a veteran and doesn’t necessarily need the work.”

Miles also said senior tight end Richard Dickson missed the scrimmage, but

Miles said Jefferson grasped the ofMiles didn’t give a reason why. “[Dickson] could have gone today,” fense and understands “specific guideMiles said. “If it would have been a game, lines” to be an adequate leader.

“There’s nothing we’ve asked [Jefhe would have gone. There’s not going to ferson] to do that be any questions of what we exhe’s not comfortpect from him in his return. We able with,” Miles expect Wednesday or Thursday said. “He underat the latest.” stands the offense Miles said the offense “anLog on to see so well that he’s swered the call” as the team Miles discuss able to correct any broke camp. He said there were the final scrimmage. formation issues.” no turnovers in the scrimmage.

Freshman Sophomore quarterback quarterback RusJordan Jefferson led LSU’s four signal-callers with 150 yards on 11-of- sell Shepard played with both the first 14 passing with one 15-yard touchdown and second teams in the scrimmage and to senior wide receiver Brandon LaFell, completed 3-of-4 passes for 73 yards, who led the receiving corps with 74 yards SCRIMMAGE, see page 13 on five catches.

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FOOTBALL

Chad Jones switches from nickelback to free safety Jones still plans on playing two sports

By Rowan Kavner Sports Contributor

Chad Jones is a winner.

After all, the junior safety and his former teammate Jared Mitchell are the only two athletes in college history to have won a BCS national championship and a baseball national title.

But he’s not only a winner — he’s also a team player. On April 26, Jones moved from the outfield to the bullpen when the Tigers needed him to pitch. Fewer than two months later, he pitched a masterful 1 2/3 innings of no-hit ball in the deciding Game 3 of the Championship Series against Texas.

Jones is making a similar switch in football this year, moving from nickelback to free safety because that’s what the team and incoming defensive coordinator John Chavis needed.

“He put me in my natural position where I feel better and that he thinks I can make plays and help the team get turnovers,” Jones said.

“Coming to college as a transition player, like a type of cornerback … that really wasn’t my type of style, but I did the best that I could for the team.”

KIM FOSTER / The Daily Reveille

LSU junior safety Chad Jones (3) lines up before a snap in LSU’s 26-21 win against Auburn on Sept. 20. Jones will likely be the starter at free safety this season.

Despite being more comfortable at free safety, the position he played as a high school star, his athleticism and versatility may not restrict him to that role.

“When it’s all said and done, you could see him at corner,” said secondary coach Ron Cooper.

The former 13th-round pick of the Houston Astros in 2007 could end up playing professional football or baseball. But baseball was the first sport Jones started playing and has always had the slight edge for him.

“The only way it would be a tough decision is if they offer the same amount of money,” Jones said. “The money situation would definitely change my mind. But I just have to make that choice, and I

don’t know what that choice would be right now. If it was just football or baseball, I would choose baseball.

But I can’t give a true answer on that right now.”

Senior defensive end Rahim Alem, Jones’ older brother, has played alongside Jones longer than any other LSU teammate.

“There are certain things you can never get used to,” Alem said.

“When he makes a play or if I make a play, your brother’s the first one there to go celebrate with you.”

Jones shares the same admiration and excitement in taking the field with family.

“I love playing with my brother,” Jones said. “He brings more intensity to me and makes me play

better. We hype each other up.”

In addition to the defensive backfield, Jones is still an option for returning punts and kicks along with senior running back Trindon Holliday.

“It’s a friendly competition,” Holliday said. “We go out there and compete with each other week in and week out.”

While football and baseball have similarities, conditioning is a completely different playing field.

Jones said he is still getting into shape after finishing baseball only a few months ago.

“I probably lost about seven to eight pounds in the last few days. I’m weighing in right now at about 228,” Jones said. “I’m getting close to my comfortable weight. Everybody gains weight in baseball. But everybody knows I was going to shed the weight really fast. My weight won’t be a problem.”

The conditioning may differ, but baseball and football aren’t entirely different to Jones.

“Being a pitcher and being a defensive back is kind of the same thing because you’re on an island,” Jones said. “It’s you one-on-one with the receiver, you one-on-one with the batter. With baseball, it’s a much more intense feeling that everybody’s waiting on you. Everybody’s got their eyes on you. It’s much more pressure.”

Jones has an opportunity to

thrive in Chavis’ new defense and is already beginning to make his presence felt.

“He’s making progress, and he’s working hard at it,” Chavis said.

“He’s a very talented athlete, and it usually doesn’t take gifted athletes that long to make the transition.”

Chavis has a knack for developing talented safeties. Tennessee safety Eric Berry is the reigning Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and if anyone can benefit from the tutelage of Chavis, it’s Jones.

LSU coach Les Miles and Chavis are stressing a defense that “cross-trains” its secondary and linebackers to play multiple positions and packages. But while Jones may eventually see time at other positions, Chavis is keeping it simple for him momentarily as free safety.

“Right now we’re going to make sure he’s comfortable and make sure he can handle all that responsibility before we ask him to do anything else,” Chavis said.

Jones plans to play baseball again in the spring after football season comes to a close.

“I’ll try to play both sports as long as possible. You never know how that’s going to work out, and I guess only time will tell.”

Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com

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FOOTBALL

Secondary plans to go back to dominant ways Chavis and Cooper cross-training players

By Jarred LeBlanc Sports Contributor

Defense wins championships.

It’s one of the oldest sayings in football, and in LSU’s 2007 National Championship season, the team proved it and were ranked No. 3 nationally in total defense.

Last season’s defensive totals, however, contrasted the championship team’s numbers. The 2008 squad ranked just No. 32 nationally in total defense and consequentially finished the season ranked outside of the top 25 with an 8-5 record.

One of the major factors in the defensive struggles was the performance of the secondary. In 2008, LSU’s secondary allowed 215.38 passing yards per game,

second-worst in the Southeastern Conference and No. 73 in the nation. The 2007 team, however, allowed 182.71 passing yards per game, fourth best in the 12-team SEC and No. 9 in the nation.

“Everybody feels like we have to redeem ourselves from last year,” said sophomore safety Ron Brooks. “The defense and the team as a whole has to re-show our dominance.”

In both 2007 and 2008, South Carolina led the SEC in pass defense and finished No. 4 and No. 2, respectively, in the nation in pass defense.

In those seasons, the Gamecocks were led by secondary coach Ron Cooper, who is now the defensive backs coach for LSU. Cooper said he thinks he can have similar success at his new position in Baton Rouge.

“I did coach a few pretty good ones there, but I think we’ve got a talented enough group to get the

job done,” Cooper said.

Former LSU safety Curtis Taylor was the only starter in the secondary to complete his eligibility in 2008 after four starters left the national championship team the year before. Now that the current Tigers have more experience under their belts, the new challenges they face are adjusting to the new defensive coaching staff and their schemes.

New LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis brings his experience from Tennessee, where the Volunteers’ defense was among the best in the league for 14 years.

Chavis’ defenses at Tennessee finished in the top four in the SEC in total defense 10 times.

Despite all the changes, the players have bought into Chavis’ new defense and have confidence in his coaching abilities.

“That’s the biggest thing — having confidence in what your coach is calling, and you feel like

BABBLING BROOKS

Ten things to expect in 2009 The college football season is finally upon us.

After months and months of waiting, the world will be treated with the pageantry and excitement that only college football can bring.

And lucky for anyone reading, I’m going to give you 10 things to look for in the 2009 college football season.

1. The Heisman Race This race is a rehashing of last year’s showdown between quarterbacks Sam Bradford of Oklahoma, Tim Tebow from Florida and Colt Mc- Johanathan Brooks Coy of Tex- Sports Columnist as.

Both Bradford and Tebow both already have trophies, and could join Ohio State’s Archie Griffin as the only two-time winners of the award.

The race this past season was exciting, so there’s no reason why this one shouldn’t be either.

2. October 10, 2009 This Saturday provides the most bang for your buck around the Southeastern Conference.

LSU plays Florida, Ole Miss plays Alabama, Georgia plays Ten-

nessee and Auburn plays Arkansas.

These are the kinds of games that separate the contenders from the pretenders.

3. LSU players competing for national awards Six Tigers are on the preseason watch lists for national awards.

Senior defensive end Rahim Alem is on the watch list for the Hendricks Award, senior tackle Ciron Black is on the Outland Award list, senior running back Charles Scott is on the Doak Walker Award list, senior receiver Brandon LaFell is on the Biletnikoff Award list, senior tight end Richard Dickson is on the Mackey Award list and sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson is on the O’Brien Award watch list.

Black, Scott and LaFell all have as good of a chance as anyone to win an award as all three of them

were projected first-day picks in the most recent NFL draft.

4. LSU getting it’s swagger back The Tigers will improve upon the 8-5 record they had last season.

The defense is poised to return to dominance under the tutelage of “The Chief” John Chavis who led the defenses at Tennessee for more than a decade finishing in the top 10 nationally in 2008, and the offense will prosper with an experienced quarterback at the helm.

Now, LSU likely won’t win any conference or national championships, but at least nine regular season wins would be a definite step in the right direction.

5. Ole Miss choking The Rebels haven’t been releTEN, see page 11

MAGGIE BOWLES / The Daily Reveille

LSU linebacker Kelvin Sheppard, left, takes down University of Alabama’s running back Glen Coffee during the Tigers’ 21-27 loss in over time on Nov. 8th.

it’s going to work every time,” said senior cornerback Chris Hawkins.

LSU coach Les Miles said Hawkins and sophomore cornerback Patrick Peterson will play

a lot at cornerback, but the secondary as a whole will be “crosstraining” at every position.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 TEN, from page 9

vant in college football since before anyone on their roster was born, and there’s no reason to think anything will change.

The Rebels start this season ranked No. 10 in the coaches poll, marking the first time this millennium Ole Miss has achieved such a rank.

The last time this program was poised to do anything great, they fell on their faces — literally.

6. Florida being amazing There’s nothing worse than a bandwagon jumper, but it’s hard not to believe the Florida hype this season.

The Gators return 21 of 22 starters from last season’s squad that won the 2008 BCS National Championship.

DEFENSE, from page 9

“Cross-training” is a term Chavis has defined as exposing players to different positions along the defense to broaden their understanding of the system.

“You may take some of those corner prospects and take them back there so that they can understand what’s going on at safety,” Miles said. “I think that overall knowledge creates a very strong understanding of their responsibility.”

Senior Harry Coleman, who started at strong safety in 2008, will be cross-trained between safety and linebacker.

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That, coupled with resident deity, Tebow, playing harder than anyone you’ll ever see play the game, makes it pretty much a foregone conclusion that Florida will win the SEC.

7. Lane Kiffin getting his comeuppance No coach has made a bigger stink this offseason than the firstyear Tennessee coach.

He’s reignited the Volunteers’ feud with Florida by making accusations against Florida coach Urban Meyer and implied that athletes who chose to play at South Carolina will spend their lives doing obsolete jobs.

When teams get a hold of Kiffin’s boys, it won’t be good for Tennessee.

Florida is probably going to drop 50 on them just to teach them bit of everything,” Cooper said.

“He’s played three years of safety, so you just don’t totally eliminate everything he’s done.”

Some players said the new cross-training method is not only easy to learn but is also important to ensure everyone on the defense is on the same page at all times.

“In defense, you have to know what everybody is doing already,” said junior safety Chad Jones. “So you can’t just know one position and not the other.”

Turnover ratio and interceptions were a problem for the Tigers last season. In 2008, the Tigers were No. 6 in the SEC in turnover ratio and No. 11 in the SEC in interceptions.

a lesson about respect.

8. The BCS being wacky You could pretty much set your clocks by it.

The BCS does something wacky nearly every season and robs someone of an opportunity to compete for the national championship.

This always brings out those vocal advocates of a playoff system, which just brings out the college football purists who base their arguments on archaic notions like “tradition” and “preservation of the bowl system.”

And at the end of the day, nothing gets changed, and Utah still gets no respect.

9. Coaches who don’t deserve it being pushed out of their jobs Last season we saw Phillip Peterson said Chavis is making sure the defense will be in the right position so players can be aggressive and jump routes.

Peterson highlighted the LSU spring game April 18 when he intercepted a Jordan Jefferson pass and returned it 69 yards for a touchdown. Peterson continued his aggressive defense during the team’s first fall scrimmage on Aug. 15, where he intercepted Jefferson again and returned it 40 yards.

“I definitely have tremendous confidence that I’m going to get that ball,” Peterson said.

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Fulmer, who won the SEC East in 2007; Sylvester Croom, who was the 2007 SEC Coach of the Year; and Tommy Tuberville, who finished No. 2 in the SEC West in 2007 “resign” from their positions at their respective schools after a bad season.

Practical wisdom would dictate that a coach should be given more than one season to prove if they’ve still got it, but someone is going to lose their job for no good reason anyway.

Coaches in the SEC who should be on the lookout include Mark Richt and Steve Spurrier.

Both pretty decent coaches whose teams will have down years.

10. The conference superiority arguments This is, without a doubt, the most ludicrous of all college foot-

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It’s always a talking point of the blogosphere and the message board dwelling sect.

What does it matter whose conference is best?

Just because the SEC is supposedly “better” than say, for instance, the Pac-10, it won’t help anyone and a head-to-head matchup against USC or Oregon.

Wouldn’t our time be better spent having real arguments instead of these hypothetical pissing contests?

Follow Johanathan Brooks at Twitter @TDR_jbrooks.

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while leading all rushers with six carries for 60 yards.

Fellow freshman Rueben Randle had four catches for 34 yards, and senior R.J. Jackson hauled in two receptions for 60 yards with a long of 53 yards. Junior Terrance Toliver recorded three receptions for 38 yards in the scrimmage.

Miles said junior Richard Dugas is emerging as a reliable force at fullback after suffering a knee injury in the spring, and he is pleased with sophomore tight end DeAngelo Peterson’s blocking during camp.

“Dugas has really shown on a regular basis he is a guy who can hold the load blocking in a twoback set,” Miles said. “DeAngelo Peterson’s ability to step in there and block the defensive ends is something we’re excited about.”

Miles said the defense “had been ahead” throughout camp, and he cited the performances of senior linebacker Perry Riley, senior linebacker Harry Coleman and redshirt freshman defensive end Chase Clement. The three defenders combined for 14 tackles and four sacks.

Josh Jasper ended the scrimmage with a 44-yard field goal.

Miles said he has faith in the junior with the graduation of Colt David, the leading scorer in LSU history.

“I have great confidence in Jasper,” Miles said. “I had that confidence early last year when Colt David hurt his ankle. I felt really comfortable with the idea we had a guy right there in position to kick. He understands the game and knows when to make an adjustment. I like him with me with the game on the line.”

Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com

FLU, from page 7

over-the-top concern,” Flory said.

“We have talked about it, but it is what it is. We can’t keep ourselves or somebody else from getting it.”

Student Health Center associate director Julie Hupperich said 143 students have tested positive since Aug. 10, but she said the Health Center does not record if a student is an athlete.

“We are keeping track of the number of students who have tested positive, but we don’t break [positive tests] down into subsets with any demographic information,” Hupperich said. “We are not logging gender classification or whether or not they’re athletes.”

Vincent said athletes have not been tested for the H1N1 virus, but he said a flu spreading in this season “is presumed to be the H1N1 virus.”

Flory said the best thing her team can do is focus on staying healthy in the midst of the apprehension about the virus.

“Honestly, I won’t be surprised if it hits us at some point,” she said. “It’s going to hit groups all over, and athletes, just like sorority people, when they are together in groups. But I’m not overly concerned.”

Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com

PETERSON, from page 7

But the Pompano Beach, Fla., native was one of the LSU defense’s few bright spots. The Tigers’ secondary allowed 215 passing yards per contest last season, with Jones’ game-clinching catch just one of a series of heartbreaking moments.

“We had a lot of growing to do last year,” Peterson said. “The whole secondary in general kind of grew up as a unit, and we’re ready to get after it.”

Peterson matured in more than just football last season. He arrived in Baton Rouge last August and changed his name from Johnson, his mother’s maiden name, to Peterson, his father’s surname.

“My name should’ve been Peterson a long time ago – my mom and dad got married when I was about 12,” he said. “In my mom’s family, if you aren’t married you get your mom’s last name. That’s just how it is.”

Peterson’s father, Patrick Sr., said the change was something better left until after high school.

“He would’ve had to miss

class and go through a lot of paper his decision to attend LSU instead work, and it would’ve slowed him of local powers like Florida and down,” he said. “Me and his mom Miami at the 2008 Army Allhave been together for 23 years American Bowl. but only married for four or five “Some fans were upset — years, and he always wanted my it’s going to be like that because name. So when he got to Baton people care so much about their Rouge, it just felt teams,” Patrick like the time was Sr. said. “Patrick right.” knew that, but The secondLSU was just the ary returns with a perfect deal for wealth of experihim.” ence after being Peterson thrown into the agrees. Even after fire, and the exa 3-5 Southeastpectations are on ern Conference the 19-year-old campaign, the deChris Hawkins Peterson to fulfill cision is not one senior cornerback his five-star rankhe regrets. ings.

“I still believe I made the “It’s not a surprise, because best decision of my life,” he said. we’ve seen what he can do,” said “Things happen – they could have senior cornerback Chris Hawk- easily happened if I went to Miins. “We don’t look at him like a ami or Florida. Our team’s just freshman or a sophomore – he’s a got to bounce back and respond to veteran.” that bad season.”

Expectations are something Cooper, who was hired to Peterson is used to. He starred help repair the Tigers’ secondary, as a tailback, wide receiver, kick said Peterson has all the tools to returner and cornerback for Ely do just that.

High School, stockpiling a pleth“He’s got size for a corner, ora of awards before announcing and at the same time he’s got

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‘We don’t look at [Peterson] like a freshman or a sophomore — he’s a veteran.’

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“I’m pretty sure Patrick understood the game at a young age, and he’s studied it and gotten better as time goes on.”

That’s a fact not lost on Peterson’s father, himself a little league and high school football coach for the last 11 seasons. He said his son has been after advice throughout his career, always wanting “as much knowledge as he can get.”

“He wants to know how to get faster, or how the position is played,” Patrick Sr. said. “When the day comes that he goes to the next level, he’ll work on that to get to the top. He likes challenges like that.”

If that’s the case, the challenge of another season looms large. Maybe this time it will be one to remember.

“We’re ready to play. We’re ready to get out there on Sept. 5 and get on Washington,” Peterson said. “Our guys grew a lot more confidence, and we’re more hungry this year.”

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playing the severity of the virus and would like to see more directly presented information.

“When I see e-mails like these from the school, I may read the first few lines and then delete them,” Ward said. “It would have been a lot more intelligent to have someone come and talk to us about it in person.”

In the case of the University of Tennessee, the number of students who have come to the Student Health Center has overwhelmed the staff.

Jim Boyle, student health service administrator for Tennessee, said his campus had only seen about 10 cases before school began, but the health center has seen 80 cases since the start of classes on Aug.19.

However, Boyle said because the H1N1 strain is milder than seasonal flu, students shouldn’t panic.

“We’re telling students that unless you have pre-existing conditions, confusion or persistent vomiting, they should stay home and not seek medical attention,” Boyle said. “We’re getting killed over here.”

He blamed sorority rush for the medical masks were shipped out to rapid spread of H1N1 on campus and on-campus residences. said he has been telling students not Cadenhead said his team also to share food or drinks at parties. developed “flu packs” which were Tennessee fits all of its sorori- placed around campus for student ties into a single building complex, use. The kits included disposable something Boyle called “a petrie thermometers, hand sanitizes and aldish for growing cohol hand-wipes. viral cultures.”

Cadenhead “One of the also said his clinic problems with seahas instituted a “flu sonal flu is you watch campaign” don’t want to get and invented an out of bed,” Boyle acronym to help said. “But this one spread awareness. is so mild, people W. A . T . C . H Jim Boyle don’t want to miss stands for — wash Tennessee student health the next sorority your hands, avoid service administrator party.” close contact, toss Other schools have been more tissues, cough into sleeves and hiberproactive in fighting the spread, nate if you’re sick. though with questionable success.

“That’s about all you can reAccording to Robert Caden- ally do for the flu,” Cadenhead said. head, director of the Student Health “We’ve been pretty aggressive about Center at Mississippi State Universi- taking precautions but not being ty, 209 “probable H1N1” cases have alarmed.” passed through his clinic. Cadenhead After two weeks of high flu said 11 were confirmed H1N1 by numbers, Cadenhead said he expects state hospitals. this week to be the peak of the panBefore school began at demic with numbers dropping as Mississippi State two weeks ago, people become more exposed to a Cadenhead said more than 5,000 weaker virus.

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‘[H1N1] is so mild, people don’t want to miss the next sorority party.’

their days in Middleton, and even new students said they could we are open when there are not see the importance of late-night classes going on, we thought this hours. would be the least painful.”

“I can imagine in the future Colyar said she noticed the those two hours could be a lifelibrary was generally empty dur- saver,” said Nick Matchett, meing those late-night hours last chanical engineering freshman. semester and said “It’s necessary to she thought other make cuts, but the hours were more library is the heart beneficial for stuof the University; dents. it’s the essence of “If there why people go to weren’t a lot of college.” students coming Colyar said in, then keeping the library has Nick Matchett it open wouldn’t had to cut more make a lot of mechanical engineering freshman than just operatsense,” said Alicia ing hours.

Knight, communication studies The library will buy fewer junior. “If they had to cut hours, books this year and allowing acthen this would hurt the least.” cess to fewer electronic journals, Knight said she rarely uses according to Colyar. the library past 10 p.m. because Library staff were also asked she lives off campus. She said to make small changes to their the changes would not affect her work habits, such as printing on much. both sides of any paper and using Some students have been fewer supplies. No new computknown to spend many hours of ers will be available for staff this

LIBRARY, from page 1

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‘I can imagine in the future two hours could be a lifesaver.’

BAYOU, from page 5

read “Bayou Farewell” for her Honors College class during her freshman year.

“It was very informative and interesting,” she said.

“I’m sure the guy’s going to be a good speaker if he speaks anything like he writes.”

Raised in Bayou Lafourche, Galjour understands the effects of coastal depletion and hurricanes. “[‘Bayou Farewell’] definitely raises awareness for out-of-state students, and, hopefully, it will energize students that are from [Louisiana],” she said.

The School of the Coast and Environment partnered with the Honors College to promote the University’s Coastal Sustainability Agenda, which is included in the University’s Flagship Agenda, said Robert Twilley, associate vice chancellor of research and economic development.

“Our job is, as a university, how to fix [the coast] ... [and] to really understand the solution,” he said. “You have to understand the problem.”

Twilley is excited for the challenge the University faces with research and development with coastal sustainability.

“It is a hallmark that LSU has chosen to solve one of the most critical issues in Louisiana,” he said.

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year either.

Colyar said staff members seeking tenure who are expected to attend conferences across the nation will have to pay their own way this year. She said there may be grants available, but wasn’t sure for how much longer.

Though no student workers were fired because of budget cuts, Colyar said the library is trying to hire more work-study employees because its payroll comes directly from the University budget instead of the library’s.

Colyar said the increased minimum wage was another factor in changing the library’s hiring policy.

Several unfilled library positions were also eliminated to help control costs. Colyar said those funds were being used to buy new books in the past, but have now been eliminated from the budget.

Contact Adam Duvernay at aduvernay@lsureveille.com

The University of Kentucky begins classes today, and though there have been only six confirmed cases during the summer, medical officials anticipate higher numbers as the semester begins.

Glenda Foster, triage nurse for the Health Center at the Kentucky, said her clinic will give students seasonal flu shots a month early this year to help prepare for the expected wave of infections from the H1N1 virus.

Auburn University medical officials said there have been more than 50 cases of non-seasonal influenza since last week with more than 38 positively identified as the H1N1 strain.

Frederick Kam, executive medical director of Auburn medical clinic, said his university is follow-

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009 ing the general prevention guidelines from the Center for Disease Control, which include isolation for a full week after infection.

Auburn has set up a particular dormitory for students with influenza symptoms who wish to voluntarily quarantine themselves from healthy students.

Comparing the severity of the H1N1 outbreak from campus-tocampus requires looking at several factors, including the date students began to return, the size of the school’s population and the strength of the university’s reaction.

The University of Florida and the University of Arkansas could not be reached before print.

Contact Adam Duvernay at aduvernay@lsureveille.com

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being diagnosed.

More than 10 percent of students surveyed at the University reported seriously considering suicide in the last school year, and 0.7 percent considered it 11 or more times.

Aubrey said she has dealt with callers threatening suicide on the 24-hour volunteer crisis line, The Phone, encountering situations in which a caller has a weapon in hand to end their own life.

“You get nervous ... You feel like you have people’s lives in your hands,” she said.

Suicide was the second-leading cause of death among 25 to 34 year olds and the third-leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds, according to a 2008 report from the Centers for Disease Control.

An estimated 1,000 students commit suicide on college campuses every year while one in 12 college students have made a suicide plan, according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the CDC. Sixteen percent of participants in the national survey and 18 percent in the University survey reported stress inhibited their academic performance. Female percentages exceeded males’ in five of the seven depression fields in the University survey.

STUDENT HEALTH CENTER In June 2008, the University joined the National College Depression Partnership — a joint effort of 20 schools nationwide founded by New York University working to identify and eliminate depression among college students. As part of the initiative, the Health Center began implementing depression screening surveys in October 2008 and by March, expanded the scope to every patient seeking treatment at the center.

Granger said nearly 280 students are in the Health Center’s registry from the NCDP screenings, which are used to check with students at four weeks, eight

About 18.3 percent of University students reported experiencing depression, which is in line with 17 percent of students nationally.

Source: National College Health Assessment Spring 2008 graphic by CAITLYN CONDON / The Daily Reveille

weeks and 12 weeks. She said treatment with medication is used as a last resort. Of the 14 percent reporting depression diagnosis in the University’s ACHA-NCHA survey, about 27 percent are currently taking medication.

In addition to existing depression and anxiety support groups, social work interns and primary care depression screenings available to students, Granger said screenings will be available online, a new clinician is on hand, and a new grief bereavement group is in the works at the center.

She said depression on campus will statistically rise as the scope of the center’s screening expands.

“The more law enforcement on your streets, the more the crime rate goes up,” she said.

“We are catching students, we are treating their symptoms, and they are getting the care they need.”

CENTER FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS Depression has also sparked a new initiative within the Center for Academic Success, including an intervention “branch” that began operations Monday.

Bill Dabney, graduate assistant and social work intern at the center, said the initiative will assess students’ mental health needs in addition to their academic needs using the Beck Depression Inventory — a quick, multiple-choice diagnostic test

for depression.

The center will be able to perform brief crisis intervention for students, and Dabney said students will be referred to the Health Center if follow-up is necessary.

“If no one helps them feel warm about the service, they’re never going to call to make the appointment,” Dabney said.

He said about one-third of students who approach him for study issues actually have other problems, such as time management, adjustment, relationship or financial crises and depression symptoms. The most common problem is freshmen and out-ofstate students having difficulty adjusting, he said.

“If you don’t have immediate success, that can lead an individual to feelings of hopelessness,” Dabney said.

THE PHONE Annemieke Henson, train-

ing coordinator at BRCIC, said suicidal callers are assessed for risk according to how likely they are to take their own lives. Lower risks are referred to external support or the Health Center and given follow-up calls. Higher risks require extra steps, and calling EMS is a last resort.

Henson said most calls to The Phone are about interpersonal issues, and many students call with personal or stress issues from school work. She also believes depression and anxiety caused by damage from hurricanes Katrina and Gustav linger among students.

Audrey has made it through her own financial and family problems, Henson said.

“I have a lot of family issues, and I’ve been able to cope with that,” she said. “I came a long way.”

Audrey said she is more relaxed now when dealing with crises, even suicide, after her year at BRCIC. She said she started at the center to see if counseling

PAGE 15 was what she wanted to do. She stayed to show people that if she can make it through bleak times, they can too.

“Somebody ... in one moment, they’re suicidal. They call The Phone, and they’re not anymore,” Audrey said.

Center volunteers are prohibited from giving advice for actions to be taken but rather help callers learn to cope with their problems.

Aubrey said crises are defined by the callers — they can be anything. The callers often lack support in their lives and would rather speak to an anonymous stranger, she said. Conversations at BRCIC are totally confidential.

Henson said volunteers are always needed. The Phone can be reached at 924-LSU1.

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OUR VIEW

Watkins must raise bar of SG presidential standards ises.

Politicians love making prom-

Student Government presidents are no exception.

Whether it was free “freezie pops” outside the Student Union or credit card access in the Tiger Lair, former SG President Colorado Robertson was never shy about boasting his accomplishments.

While Robertson did a

remarkable amount of good for the University, his achievements should be placed in the context of his predecessors.

Bottom line: He didn’t need to do much to secure his legacy as one of the more proactive SG presidents in our history.

His two predecessors, Cassie Alsfeld and Michelle Gieg, helped Robertson’s tenure by setting the

bar for the presidency so low that even a minute program could be spun into a massive success.

That said, this board implores current SG President Stuart Watkins to elevate the reputation of SG from the one currently held by an ambivalent campus body.

At this point, saying “SG doesn’t care about the needs of the student body” is a needless cliché.

This Board doesn’t question the heart or the motivation of each individual in the Watkins administration or the Student Senate. What matters is the creative and innovative use of our student fees. In the face of staggering budget cuts, SG and President Watkins have a responsibility to ensure student fees are being used effectively and not carelessly.

Robertson, whether he likes it or not, will be remembered for the SG Class Gift project.

President Watkins can do better.

He can do more.

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THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE

Incentives, previous reforms raise health care costs Once upon a metaphor, seven economics geeks went to The Chimes to discuss health care reform.

Agreeing to pay for their meals individually, each wonk only bought food if it was worth more to him than the price. If one geek valued the blackened salmon at $9, then it was worth buying at $7.50. A full rack of baby-back ribs — perhaps valued at $12 — would not be worth its $22 price tag.

In the language of economics, the costs and benefits of the decision-making were fully “internalized” — no one exported his bill, and no one stole food from others’ plates. Without these “externalities,” individuals make decisions that match their preferences.

If the waitress had adamantly refused to keep track of multiple

checks and the seven wonks decided to distribute the cost evenly, things would have been less fair.

Each geek would enjoy the benefits of each item while only having to pay for a fraction of its cost. Adding the blackened salmon would Daniel Morgan cost a little Columnist more than a dollar, but adding a full rack of ribs and the best imported beers would only cost $3 more. It would be irrational for any individual wonk to restrain himself. Before long, the group will be stumbling home drunk, bloated and broke.

Whenever people can export their costs, the result is wasteful

spending. If you want society to efficiently distribute resources, then you should support policies that minimize externalities — or at least oppose policies that encourage externalities.

America’s health care system is an all-too-real example of wasteful spending. Of our country’s medical spending, 30 percent creates no value at all, according to Michael Cannon of the CATO Institute. This means 6 percent of our gross domestic product is pure, make-work waste.

I have two worries about proposed reforms. The first is that it will lock us further into a system that encourages waste.

The goal of insurance is to spread risk. The health “insurance” most Americans have — and many can’t afford — not only pays for

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disasters, but also pays for everyday medical expenses. This creates negative externalities just like at the restaurant table.

Flood insurance only pays in catastrophes — not every time you mop the floor. If it did, you’d probably waste a lot more water.

“If the tax exemption for employer-provided medical care and Medicare and Medicaid had never been enacted, the insurance market for medical care would probably have developed as other insurance markets have,” said the late economist Milton Friedman in the winter 2001 edition of Public Interest.

“The typical form of medical insurance would have been catastrophic insurance.”

“Claims would be rare and large, as in fire insurance. Premiums would be low, as in fire insurance,” said economist Arnold Kling.

But even ignoring the allocation problem, there’s little reason to believe government reforms can reduce costs.

The last major federal involvement in health care was the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act. Originally promised to cost less than $400 billion during the course of 10 years, by early 2005 the estimate of the 10-year cost had increased to $1.2 trillion — three times as much.

While individuals shopped for the cheapest effective drugs, the federal government explicitly promised not to use its bargaining power to lower the cost of prescription medication.

There’s no reason to believe reforms under Obama will be any different.

Former Louisiana Congressman Billy Tauzin — who co-sponsored the 2003 act — has since become the President of PhRMA, the largest pharmaceutical

lobbying group. PhRMA budgeted $150 million for TV commercials supporting President Obama’s reforms, and Tauzin has been quoted in both the August 4 LA Times and the August 5 New York Times as being very enthusiastic about the deals he has struck with Obama.

To ensure health insurance is affordable, we should stay away from government programs and focus on ways to make health insurance more adaptable to consumers’ needs.

Most states have laws dictating what insurance policies must cover. These raise the average cost of premiums by 15 percent, according to Cannon.

Eleven states have community rating laws which raise the price even further.

An easy fix would be to allow insurance companies to compete across state lines. Most Americans would see an immediate decrease in cost without being taxed an additional penny.

More ambitious reforms might end tax benefits for purchasing insurance through employers. This could give an even playing field to innovative health care models — such as catastrophic health insurance or insurance for the development of pre-existing conditions.

In an ideal world, individuals would purchase health care in a way that doesn’t distort behavior or increase taxes.

Obama’s plan may bring everyone to the table, but my wallet would prefer we just eat on our own.

Daniel is a 21-year-old economics senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter@TDR_dmorgan.

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“The question isn’t how we can afford to focus on heath care. The question is how we can afford not to.”

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Student Section Challenge: Use seats or lose ‘em During the last year — between labeling all governments as terrorist organizations and telling President Obama to “suck my tits” — I’ve written my share of controversial columns.

But, if my intuition is correct, this will probably be my most contentious topic ever.

So before I get started, let me clarify.

I have no burning desire or intention to see the administration reduce the student section.

But given the recent suckage displayed by part of our student section, I do want what is best for our football program.

With that said, I’ll proceed, knowing full well most of the people I’m targeting will instinctively stop reading at the halfway mark and go home.

The average number of student “no-shows” last year was roughly 2,200 per game, according to the Athletic Department.

Do the math, and you’ll

discover these empty seats are hardly as harmless as they seem.

For example, student season tickets cost $92. Regular season tickets, on the other hand, once you combine the cost of season tickets with the mandatory tradition fund fee, will be worth roughly $610 by the Scott Burns 2010 season.

Columnist Multiply these numbers by the 2,200 wasted seats, and the Athletic Department could have earned more than $1.15 million off unused student tickets alone.

None of that even considers the thousands of discounted “club/organization” seats inside the 20-yardlines, which is where the big bucks really roll in, nor does it account for the additional donations the Tiger Athletic Foundation would likely receive from new season ticket

holders.

This additional revenue could have been used for more practical purposes, such as helping to build a new band facility, improving the existing student section or even increasing the capacity of Tiger Stadium.

Some might argue it’s unfair to punish the students when the rest of Tiger Stadium also suffered from more no-shows last season. The difference, however, is an apathetic fan still generates revenue for the University, whereas apathetic students essentially squander millions.

Besides, it’s not at all fair to the passionate incoming freshmen who don’t even get a shot at student tickets.

Very simply, if part of the student section continues to hemorrhage revenue, nobody benefits, especially the little guy who has to pay extra for scalped tickets from opportunistic upperclassmen.

With that said, here’s my proposal to the Athletic Director: Next summer, simply announce

the number of student no-shows from the least attended game will be transferred to the general public in the future (barring catastrophic rain, etc.).

In this system, rather than having tickets stripped away unjustifiably, students can actually control whether they retain all their seats.

It’s fair and simple. And if students have a gripe, they can just put their ticket to use and encourage their more apathetic friends to give their tickets to someone who actually cares.

This plan would also help promote more innovative tactics.

Future ordering periods, for example, could be determined by priority points rather than classification level.

Another pragmatic change would be to start selling additional student tickets based on the amount of seats still available near kickoff.

Everyone already knows the lateshows are usually the halftime hikers anyway.

The main point of this discussion, really, is to show how real progress can be made once we open our minds to different alternatives.

In the end, my goal is the same as everyone else’s — to pack our student section every game and provide the best possible game-day environment.

And that’s something I’m sure we can do, should we accept this challenge.

Ultimately, our objective shouldn’t merely be to provide universal access, but to encourage better efficiency and optimal results so everybody benefits.

Just don’t try telling that to universal government health care proponents.

Scott Burns is a 20-year-old history and business sophomore from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter@ TDR_sburns.

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NIETZSCHE IS DEAD

Swine flu shouldn’t mean less class for students

There’s no way to get around it — swine flu is at LSU. With dozens of students currently ill, this is a reality every LSU student has to accept.

Welcome back to school.

As students, staff, faculty and administration come to grips with this harsh fact, it’s important that panic not set in. But, obviously, ignoring the situation can only make it worse.

The first step is common sense. Stopping the spread of disease doesn’t mean turning into a hypochondriac, but it does mean being more cautious than usual.

Wash your hands regularly. Cover your mouth when you sneeze. Be careful around sick people.

Basically, use all the health advice your mom gave you as a kid.

These personal preventative measures are fairly simple, but common sense tends to turn into paranoia during pandemics.

H1N1 is gathering a rather nasty reputation through widespread media coverage and rampant word-of-mouth. But the disease is actually less deadly than the standard flu that wreaks havoc on a fairly regular basis.

There’s a huge difference between caution and paranoia.

Swine flu certainly shouldn’t stress anyone out. Wiping every surface in sight with disinfectant and washing your hands every 10 minutes is probably going a little overboard — unless it gives you peace of mind.

But the simple fact is swine flu shouldn’t interrupt anybody’s life in any meaningful way.

Campus life should ­— and

probably will ­— continue as it normally does, with a minor element of additional caution.

This applies to academic life as well as simple personal interaction.

In a classroom environment, the balMatthew Albright ance between preOpinion Editor health cautions and maintaining a brisk academic environment is especially difficult to create. Classrooms often present the perfect environment for disease to spread — especially in the massive classes that crowd even lecture halls as large as the Cox Auditorium or the rooms in the basement of Lockett Hall. Hundreds of students sit in cramped quarters in close proximity to each other. And let’s not forget the lovely fact that H1N1 can survive on surfaces — such as a desk or chair in a classroom — for two to eight hours, according to the CDC. Encouraging, isn’t it?

As disconcerting as these facts may seem, the responsibility to avert widespread contamination isn’t in the hands of instructors.

As much as students would like to think swine flu is going to result in less time in class this semester, this shouldn’t and won’t be the case.

As much as I hate to sound like a professor — trust me, I enjoy finding that colored paper on the door saying class is canceled just as much as any student — it would be irresponsible for professors to use swine flu as an excuse to limit

class time.

Even students who have only been at the University for two days know the reason, because virtually every professor talks about it on the first day of class: SOMEBODY is paying for your education, so it would be just plain wrong for me (I mean them) to cancel class.

Instead, it’s the students’ responsibility to not just follow common caution in keeping themselves

healthy, but to monitor themselves to make sure they’re not getting sick. If students make it clear to a professor that they are feeling flu-like symptoms and that professor still penalizes their absence, then that professor is at fault. But, as much as some students like to whine about instructors and their fascist attendance policies, that seems unlikely.

I hate to sound like a “tool of

the administration,” but it should take a lot more than a few infected students to cut down on class time.

Matthew Albright is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter@TDR_malbright.

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Personals

Attn Serious Students Want quiet? Want space? Large 1 and 2 br apts in small complex within walking distance of LSU. reserved parking, private patio or balcony. No children or pets. 1-br, $500; 2-br, $700. 757-8175 or 924-1934. http//riverroadapartments. tripod.com.

LSU Walk to Campus. New Orleans Courtyard/ POOL 1001 Aster 1 br $495. Very Nice. No Pets.766-2115

FOR RENT In Brightside Estates 3 Bedroom/2 bath Furnished 504.782.9018

all utilities. 225.278.7638

The cute petite girl in econ 2030 with the red VW Jetta has a secret admirer :) I’m too shy to say hi, but if you are curious to find out who your admirer is email me at dc17h21o4n@yahoo.com LOOKING FOR: Non-fratstar. A guy who really knows how to use his cargo pockets. A man who can describe himself with a cute graphic T. Gelled hair preferred. You can find me onstage at Reggies. Come by and buy me a Jager shot or shoot me an email. missindependent@gmail.com No summer love? Hopeless romantic looking for a cute girl who knows what she wants and likes to be treated well. If your idea of a nice night is a movie on the big screen and a bottle of wine, let me know.

504tigerguy@gmail.com 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 girl needed for laundry and creation of tasty ice cream treats hungrymandirtylaundry@yahoo.com SEARCHING 4 SOULMATE 20yo Asian guy seeking masculine guy 18-23 to date. Races open. I’m a sweetheart! tigerboy1988@ gmail.com

Lost and Found

REWARD for LOST CAT Large gray cat w/ orange eyes, missing since Aug. 2nd. 225.302.5090

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