TIGER TREATS
SPORTS LSU to pay Tulane $700K to cancel series, page 9.
Two new venues open to sell ice cream during game day, page 4.
THE DAILY REVEILLE Volume 114, Issue 19
Treasurer calls for higher ed. overhaul
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Friday, September 18, 2009
RAGIN’ ON THE BAYOU
By Kyle Bove Senior Staff Writer
State Treasurer John Kennedy called for the restructuring of Louisiana’s higher education and proposed a single board govern the state’s three systems in an opinion column published Thursday. In the piece, Kennedy compared the state’s higher education system to conflicts in Iraq. “Just as the Sunnis fight the Shiites who fight the Kurds for political power and natural resources, the three systems of higher education in Louisiana scrap over turf and scarce taxpayer dollars in a political free-for-all that plays out every year in the Louisiana Legislature,” Kennedy said. The three college systems in the state are the LSU System, Southern System and University of Louisiana System. They each have a board of supervisors and had to deal with funding cuts because of the recession and slumping state revenues this summer. Kennedy said only one board should govern all of higher education. It would be more efficient and effective, he said. “A single board would be able to make strategic decisions based on data and resources, not politics,” Kennedy said. “This will help Louisiana be better prepared to meet the
photo courtesy of ULL SPORTS INFORMATION
Louisiana-Lafayette fans cheer for the Ragin’ Cajuns on Sept. 5 at Cajun Field. LSU will play ULL for the 22nd time Saturday at 6 p.m. in Tiger Stadium.
Questions arise whether LSU-Louisiana-Lafayette matchup considered rivalry By Rob Landry Sports Contributor
The LSU football team has never lost to Louisiana-Lafayette. The Tigers have surrendered only one touchdown in 21 matchups against the Ragin’ Cajuns — 16 of those games being shutouts. LSU has a commanding lead in the all-time score as well, dominating ULL
by a total of 957-22. Despite the extreme disparity in just about every statistical category, ULL fans are still excited for the matchup between the Tigers (2-0) and the Ragin’ Cajuns (2-0) this weekend in Tiger Stadium. “Absolutely, without a doubt, 100 percent, it is a rivalry game,” said ULL kinesiology junior Jacques Leruth. “People around here feel that LSU
gets everything in the state, and we’re being looked over in this game. Plus, we’re right across the bayou from each other.” LSU fans have slightly different sentiments toward the matchup with the Ragin’ Cajuns. “I would not really consider the game a rivalry,” said LSU undecided sophomore and RIVALRY, see page 13
KENNEDY, see page 14
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‘If LSU is playing Germany in the national championship somehow, I’d probably pull for Germany.’ Jacques Leruth
ULL kinesiology junior
TRANSPORTATION
Web site to inform about bike laws Phase one master plan to be complete by spring By Mary Walker Baus Staff Writer
MEGAN J. WILLIAMS / The Daily Reveille
Brooke Hebert, elementary education sophomore, chains her bike to a tree Wednesday afternoon outside Middleton Library.
Bicycles are everywhere since Baton Rouge and the University began going “green.” To deal with the increasing number of bicyclists, map out safe routes around town and provide the rules of the road in the state and on campus, Student Government, the Environmental
Conservation Organization and the Baton Rouge Advocates for Safe Streets have partnered together to create LSU Bikes — a one-stop Web page for all bicycling information on SG’s Web site. Moshe Cohen, mathematics graduate student, said no Web site or organization for bike advocacy or collective biking information exists. Cohen said many riders do not know the state laws and University regulations about bicycles. He said the Web site will show bikers what they are allowed to do instead of telling them what they cannot do. “Helping bikers helps everyone,”
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Cohen said. “Solving this issue will solve larger traffic issues around LSU’s campus. The goal is to house bicycling information in one place ... to pair the rules with their rights.” Cohen said University rules BICYCLE, see page 14