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THE DAILY REVEILLE Volume 114, Issue 20
304 fewer freshmen enrolled in 2009 By Mary Walker Baus Staff Writer
The economy is causing more than just cuts in the budget. The 2009 Enrollment Report released Friday by the Office of Budget and Planning showed a 1 percent decrease in total enrollment from 28,194 students in 2008 to 27,992 students. Chancellor Michael Martin said this decrease is not significant, and the University has done well in terms of enrollment after two hurricanes, an economic downturn and budget cuts. In 2008, 4,817 students were in the freshman class, but this fall, only 4,513 freshmen enrolled. Mary Parker, executive director of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, said some of the reasons for this 6 percent decrease are the number of high school students in Louisiana decreasing and the economic situation causing an increase in community college enrollment. “As an admissions director, certainly our objective is to go out and achieve [our enrollment] goal,” Parker said. “But we did not decrease the quality of our class. We stand by the students who were admitted and who enrolled. I am really happy about our freshman class that came in.” Enrollment among graduate students has increased by 4 percent from 4,428 graduate students in 2008 to 4,614 graduate students. ENROLLMENT, see page 16
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Monday, September 21, 2009
FINDING THE RHYTHM ULL held to 3 points; Tiger defense makes goal-line stand in win By Chris Branch • Sports Contributor On a day when the Associated Press No. 3 and No. 7 teams fell, along with the nation’s longest winning streak, LSU gutted out a win. LSU moved up to No. 7 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches’ polls, but its performance Saturday wasn’t pretty. The 31-3 LSU victory would seem to say otherwise, but the final score was not indicative of how the game went. “It didn’t feel like that at all,” said Louisiana-Lafayette coach Rickey Bustle. “I felt like LSU had to earn every inch they made. Offensively, we moved the ball between the 20-yard lines quite a bit and just couldn’t get the ball in the end zone.” The Ragin’ Cajun offense was indeed somewhat effective. ULL amassed 109 yards on the ground and had four possessions inside the LSU 40-yard line, but
BENJAMIN OLIVER HICKS / The Daily Reveille
LSU senior safety Danny McCray (44) sets up to tackle Louisiana-Lafayette sophomore quarterback Brad McGuire (8) on Saturday during the Tigers’ 31-3 victory over the Ragin’ Cajuns. The Tigers allowed only 109 yards rushing against ULL, the least allowed this season.
ULL, see page 16
A DEFENSIVE STANCE
3
points allowed by the Tiger defense. ULL has yet to score a touchdown against LSU since 1924.
109
rushing yards allowed by the Tigers, the least number of rushing yards allowed this season.
163
passing yards allowed by the Tigers, 75 yards more than LSU’s matchup against Vanderbilt.
0
sacks recorded by the Tigers on Saturday, despite having 3 against Vanderbilt and 1 against Washington.
2
interceptions caught by LSU junior safety Chad Jones, doubling his pick totals from last season.
FACILITIES
MDA building officially reopens By Kyle Bove Senior Staff Writer
MEGAN J. WILLIAMS / The Daily Reveille
Laurence Kaptain, Music and Dramatic Arts dean, discusses the building’s new features Sunday in the Claude L. Shaver Theater.
Carly Zimmerman said she couldn’t believe she was finally standing in the newly renovated Claude L. Shaver Theatre. She wasn’t alone — hundreds of students and interested members of the University community gathered in the art deco theatre Sunday for the rededication of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building, which just recently completed a nearly five-year, $22 million renovation. Zimmerman, president of the Music
and Dramatic Arts College Council, and other leaders spoke about the long remodeling process and what the renovations mean for the University. “It’s a symbol of our past,” Zimmerman said. The latest remodeling comes after a nearly 30-year struggle for state funding and support, said Ronald Ross, former College of Music and Dramatic Arts dean. Originally constructed in 1932 during the Great Depression, it cost about $600,000 and took a mere 18 months to complete.
The dilapidated facilities didn’t match the talent and growing national and international recognition of the school, said Gresda Doty, alumni professor emerita who taught at the University for 29 years. “Our aging facilities didn’t keep up — not even close,” Doty said. She recalled a time when two graduate students were scheduled to present their theses in the same room at the same time. One was a directorial graduate student and the other was a music student studying the MDA, see page 16