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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

EDUCATION

La. has surplus of four-year degrees

LSU’s contribution to public good helps put University on list of best colleges

By Kyle Bove Senior Staff Writer

for service activities with campus, city, state, national and international groups,” Shoemaker said.

Sesquicentennial organizers partnered with several service organizations to bring LSU Serves the World to life. One of those is Volunteer LSU, a student organization dedicated to improving the Baton Rouge community.

“It started in May 2006 after

The Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission met Monday to discuss the future of community and technical colleges in Louisiana.

Members heard from national and local leaders about the state’s dwindling workforce and discussed ways to improve education completion rates while cutting government costs.

Public colleges and universities endured budget cuts this summer after a rocky legislative session left institutions battling for funding. The Commission — brainchild of House Speaker Jim Tucker, R-Terrytown — is designed to evaluate the efficiency of higher education systems in Louisiana and make suggestions to the Legislature this spring.

The Commission will hear from each of the four college system presidents during the next few months and evaluate the structure of higher education.

“There are no sacred cows,” Chairman Ben Nevers declared.

Curt Eysink, executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, presented employment and workforce statistics at the meeting.

Eysink stressed the importance of balancing the amount of students attending four-year universities and those who attend two-year

SERVICE, see page 11

COMMISSION, see page 11

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Community volunteers, students from LSU’s Pi Sigma Epsilon Beta Xi Chapter and students from the LSU Flores MBA Program partnered with students from Habitat for Humanity at LSU to build a house in Port Allen on Saturday morning. The house is expected to be finished by the end of December.

The University is known for filling Baton Rouge with the electricity of LSU football. But when Tiger Stadium empties, another important facet of the University still pervades the community — its long-standing tradition of service.

The University’s service efforts were one factor which recently put it on Washington Monthly’s 2009 list of best colleges, which recognizes excellence in contribution to the public good based on categories in-

cluding research, social mobility and and service learning, said Jan Shoeservice. maker, co-chair of the site’s commitA new Web site dedicated to tee. service in the camIn addition to

By Ryan Buxton pus community is telling the service being developed in stories of members Staff Writer conjunction with of the LSU commuthe University’s sesquicentennial, or nity, the site will provide resources 150th, anniversary. to get new volunteers involved in The site, LSU Serves the World, community service. launches in January 2010. It will “In this online mechanism, visispotlight the University’s role in the tors can learn more about communicommunity through volunteerism ty engagement and find opportunities

HOLIDAY

13th Gate named best haunted house in nation

By Ryan Buxton Staff Writer

Annie Delatte gets paid to lie on a table and be mutilated by a slash murderer.

The English sophomore is an actress at the 13th Gate, a haunted house in Baton Rouge which Hauntworld Magazine recently named the No. 1 haunted attraction in the country for the second year in a row.

The attraction had its annual opening this weekend.

Dwayne Sanburn, 13th Gate owner, said his dedication to horror and top-notch employees are what make it the nation’s

spookiest Halloween haunt.

“A lot of [the crew] have extensive movie industry work,” Sanburn said. “It makes [the 13th Gate] look more like a movie set than a haunted house. It doesn’t fit the traditional mold of a haunted house because we’ve gone beyond that.”

Each room at the attraction can cost up to $100,000, Sanburn said. The funds are used to the full extent by set designers who compete with themselves each year to make sets more elaborate.

Blain Quam, 13th Gate makeup and scenic artist, said sets he builds are unique because they are full, interactive environ-

ments.

“Our cemetery is not like other haunted houses with cardboard or foam,” Quam said.

“This is an actual above-ground cemetery, and you can walk between the crypts.”

With the national acclaim it receives, the 13th Gate pulls visitors to Baton Rouge from all around the country. Many guests drive from surrounding states, Sanburn said, and the longest trip was a group who flew in from Indiana.

Though the economy may be enough fright for some people this Halloween, 13TH GATE, see page 11

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Makeup artist Bailie Lauderdale, left, works on actor Ryan LeBlanc’s makeup Saturday before The 13th Gate opened.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Nation & World

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

Iran says advanced missiles can target any threat

Meyer: Tebow improving, could be ready for LSU

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran tested its longest-range missiles Monday and warned they can reach any place that threatens the country, including Israel, parts of Europe and U.S. military bases in the Mideast.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow could be back in the huddle in time for Florida’s biggest game of the season.

Coach Urban Meyer said Monday that his star quarterback was feeling better and eating well two days after sustaining a concussion at Kentucky. Although Tebow still has “a little bit of a headache,” Meyer hopes he will be able to play when the top-ranked Gators (4-0) return to the field Oct. 10 at LSU.

140 die in Phillipine storm, toll expected to rise MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers pulled more bodies from swollen rivers Monday as residents started to dig out their homes from under carpets of mud after flooding left 140 people dead in the Philippine capital and surrounding towns.

France rushes to Polanski’s defense PARIS (AP) — Was Roman Polanski “thrown to the lions because of ancient history?” That’s what the French culture minister says — though not everyone in France agrees.

Obama to boost Chicago Olympic bid in Denmark COPENHAGEN (AP) — President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail again.

Obama is going to Copenhagen after all, joining first lady Michelle Obama to support Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics.

Obama plans to leave Washington on Thursday, senior adviser

Valerie Jarrett told The Associated Press on Monday, getting to Denmark in time to be part of his adopted hometown’s final presentation to the International Olympic Committee.

Secret Service probing Facebook poll on Obama WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating an online survey that asked whether people thought President Barack Obama should be assassinated, officials said Monday.

The poll, posted Saturday on Facebook, was taken off the popular social networking site quickly after company officials were alerted to its existence. But, like any threat against the president, Secret Service agents are taking no chances.

“We are aware of it and we will take the appropriate investigative steps,” said Darrin Blackford, a Secret Service spokesman. “We take of these things seriously.”

STATE/LOCAL

Louisiana traffic deaths take sharp drop in 2008

Jindal heads to Washington for fundraisers

(AP) — Louisiana safety officials said Monday traffic deaths and injuries in Louisiana in 2008 took the sharpest decline in 15 years.

In 2008, 913 people were killed in Louisiana traffic crashes, an 8.2 percent decline from the previous year, according to the 2008 Louisiana Traffic Records Data Report. A total of 75,883 people were injured in crashes last year, a 3.8 percent decline from 2007.

“It is encouraging to see the decline in traffic deaths and injuries in Louisiana but we still have work to do because just one death is too many,” said Col. Mike Edmonson, superintendent of Louisiana State Police. “Law enforcement must continue to embrace partnerships, share resources, be proactive in our enforcement efforts and committed to education and prevention. Together we can change the driving culture in Louisiana to one that is safety conscious and responsible.”

(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal returned Monday to the campaign fundraising trail, with three events scheduled in the Washington, D.C., area.

Jindal’s office said the governor was attending a Monday night fundraiser for Bob McDonnell, the Republican candidate for Virginia governor who is running in a tight race against Democrat R. Creigh Deeds.

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Group plans for Blasphemy Day International event promotes free speech

By Emily Holden Contributing Writer

Free Speech Alley has housed its share of religious groups through the years, but this Wednesday, it will hold a spot for a student organization promoting the freedom to criticize religion.

The organization Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics will participate in Blasphemy Day International for the first time this year.

Matthew Shepherd, AHA president, said the organization’s main goal in Wednesday’s event is to promote freedom of speech, not to offend religious groups.

“I really do not see why people get so angry at this, largely because I don’t share the same beliefs as they do,” Shepherd said.

Shepherd said Blasphemy Day commemorates the ill-received 2005 publication of 12 editorial cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper.

A Facebook group for Blasphemy Day International describes the event as a “campaign seeking to establish September 30th as a day to promote free speech and stand up in a show of solidarity for the freedom to challenge, criticize and satirize religion without fear of murder, litigation and reprisal.”

Shepherd said ‘I really do wants to AHA demnot see why onstrate secular people get students’ rights openly disso angry at to agree with rethis, largely ligion.

“You have because the right to I do not be offended,” Shepherd said. share all right.” the same “It’sShepherd beliefs as said the group they do.’ will hand out fliers about the Matthew Shepherd Jyllands-PosAPA president ten cartoons from 10 a.m. until at least 12:30 p.m., and AHA might set up a system for students to exchange Bibles for materials “promoting free thinking.”

Lyz Liddell, senior campus organizer for the national Secular Student Alliance, said she expects about 70-100 SSA affiliate groups to participate in the event.

Most groups are setting up information tables or other awareness projects, Lyndell said.

One organization is planning a blasphemous art challenge and another is encouraging students to “sell their souls” for cookies.

Shepherd said AHA has few active members and has not coordinated other large-scale projects.

“I would say the closest thing to blasphemy we’ve ever done is

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Matthew Shepherd, LSU Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics president and studio art senior, discusses plans with the group Monday for Blasphemy Day International.

just setting up tables outside and denying the Holy Spirit,” Shepherd said.

Shepherd said he expects some naysayers to approach the group Wednesday, but he thinks the overall reaction will be good.

Curtis Lipscomb, Baptist Collegiate Ministry president, said he finds the event offensive, but recognizes AHA’s right to

freedom of speech.

“The Christian faith would not be antagonized if it was ineffective in changing people’s lives and did not further the kingdom of God,” Lipscomb said.

Contact Emily Holden at eholden@lsureveille.com

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Sports

Special Plays

SPECIAL TEAMS, see page 7

GEORGIA, see page 7

Sports Contributor

photos by BENJAMIN OLIVER HICKS and MAGGIE BOWLES / The Daily Reveille

[Top left] Senior linebacker Perry Riley (56) watches as junior punter Derek Helton attempts to recover a botched snap in the first quarter of LSU’s 30-26 win against Mississippi State. [Above] Senior running back Trindon Holliday darts past an opposing player.

return for a touchdown since Trindon Holliday returned a punt 92 yards for one against North Texas. Jones’ return was also the second longest in LSU history.

The punt return helped LSU climb from fifth in the conference to third, raising the punt return average from 7.1 yards a return to 13.5 yards return.

Jones’ teammates were not

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surprised the play was so effective.

Senior running back Charles Scott said he thinks they caught the Mississippi State off-guard with the play.

The Tigers were in their punt safe defense, which meant the Tigers’ defensive starters were on

By Amos Morale

to Saturday’s victory as Jones’ first career punt return touchdown gave the Tigers the lead.

“When I came here, doing that my freshman year, I was always saying that ‘I’m going to run one back, I’m going to run one back.’” Jones said. “I never thought it was going to be 93 yards.”

It was the Tigers’ first punt

BABBLING BROOKS

Georgia has LSU’s number, and it’s been that way for five years.

This is a trend that needs to stop in a hurry.

The last time LSU beat Georgia in football was in the 2003 Southeastern Conference Championship Game, and the Bulldogs have embarrassed the Tigers every time they were on the same field together since then.

The 2003 Johanathan SEC ChampionBrooks ship was the sec- Sports Columnist ond win against the Bulldogs that season, as the two teams had faced off earlier in the season and LSU came out on top, 17-10, in an epic encounter in Tiger Stadium.

But since those two wins, Georgia has beaten LSU handily in each meeting the team has played.

Georgia rolled to a 45-16 win in 2004 in Athens in former LSU coach Nick Saban’s only visit to Sanford Stadium.

There’s a different coach at LSU nowadays, but the results against Georgia have been just about the same.

Coach Les Miles has beaten a “who’s who” of great coaches in his five-plus seasons as coach at LSU and led the Tigers to victories against almost everyone in the Southeastern Conference and many other nationally prominent programs.

Returners excel, but kickers struggle One play from Saturday’s 30-26 victory at Mississippi State was particularly enjoyable to the No. 4 LSU football team when it gathered to watch the film Monday morning.

“Everyone was joking and clowning around about it,” junior safety Chad Jones said about his 93-yard punt return for a touchdown.

Jones said he and his teammates laughed about sophomore cornerback Patrick Peterson’s role in the return as he waves Jones along the sideline and into the endzone.

“Coach said he was like a traffic man,” Jones said. “He said, ‘If he didn’t play football, he could be a good traffic man.’ [Senior defensive lineman] Charles Alexander is one of the biggest people on our defense, and he was my lead blocker. It was a good, fun thing to watch.”

The team enjoyed watching the return, not just because it was funny, but because it was a good showing from a segment of the Tigers waiting for its breakout game — special teams.

Special teams has not been LSU’s most dominant unit, but special teams play was essential

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FOOTBALL

Miles certain special teams will rebound from blunder Safety Chad Jones named team MVP

By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

LSU football coach Les Miles said he is confident the Tigers will work through their special teams snafus committed Saturday against Mississippi State — a missed extra point, missed 19-yard field goal and an errant long snap on a punt in the first quarter.

“We had 11 points given to our opponent on special teams miscues, and virtually all three

were snaps,” Miles said. “We cannot go into a big game with the opportunity to make big plays and have something so fundamental break down. We feel like we can address that, and it’s a very correctable mistake.”

Miles said junior safety Chad Jones was the team’s most valuable player of the game Saturday after returning a punt 93 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

“The return that Chad Jones puts on is a great decision on a bouncing ball that he picks up, returns with great personal effort,” Miles said. “Certainly it was very timely.”

Jones also batted down a

third-down pass from Mississippi State senior quarterback Tyson Lee and assisted on the fourthdown tackle on the Bulldogs’ final drive.

That goal-line stand sealed LSU’s 30-26 win, and Miles said the defense being on the field for more snaps is not cause for panic, as LSU leads the Southeastern Conference in turnover margin at +7.

“They found the energy in the goal-line stand,” Miles said.

“There is some concern that we’re not on the field for longer on offense. We’d like to have the time MILES, see page 7

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LSU football coach Les Miles shouts plays from the sidelines in Starkville, Miss., on Sept. 26. Miles said he has confidence the team will perform well in Georgia.

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Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

CLUB SPORTS

Bowling season in full swing Head coach adds ‘structure, order’

By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

On Monday nights from September to April, 18 LSU students work hard at Circle Bowl on Florida Blvd., to perfect their bowling skills.

The students are the LSU bowling club — a motley crew of 13 men and five women led by a coach with 19 years of experience, including two at LSU. The members are an energetic bunch trying to have fun and gain exposure on campus and across the nation. The club made strides toward those goals in March when it received an invitation to the United States Bowling Congress Sectionals tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn. — its first appearance in such a tournament since 1975.

Bowling club coach Blair LeBMAGGIE BOWLES / The Daily Reveille lanc said competing at sectionals at the end of the season brought the Kevin Kirzner, mechanical engineering freshman, practices Monday night with the club acclaim from other schools, LSU bowling club at Circle Bowl. even people he had never met. just whatever,” Cannella said. eighth of 22 female bowlers with “What we achieved last year “When [LeBlanc] came in, there an average of 176.75 in a Southgot us attention nationally,” LeB- was a management base for us. He west Intercollegiate Bowling Conlanc said. “I got an e-mail from the gets along with everybody.” ference tournament held earlier coach at Ohio State congratulating The club gets no funding from this year. us on the season. The only words I the LSU Athletic Department be“It was my first college spoke to him were, ‘How’s it go- cause bowling is not an NCAA tournament, so I was nervous,” ing?’ when we sport at LSU, per DeWitt said. “I bowled four games checked in in Title IX regulations, to start, and from then on I had to Atlanta.” which say a school bowl against one person head-on ...

Sophomust prove it can sus- I started off bad, but I progressed more Kevin Altain both a men’s and as I went.” barez said being LeBlanc said he hopes the women’s division in a among some word will continue to spread about sport. of the best colJunior Jacob the availability of a women’s dilegiate teams Cook said club mem- vision, which was instituted last in the nation at bers do various things school year, but he said it will sectionals was like sell concessions likely take time, even as much as Jeff Cannella rewarding. at football, baseball 10 years, for the club to join the senior, bowling club member “It made us and basketball games NCAA. feel like we acto raise money for complished something for the first travel to tournaments. time,” Albarez said.

Freshman Amanda DeWitt got Contact Rachel Whittaker at Sophomore Brian Kelley, her membership in the bowling bowling club treasurer, said par- club off with a bang. She placed rwhittaker@lsureveille.com ticipating in sectionals helped highlight the areas where the club needed to devote more focus.

“Going to sectionals last year showed us where we need to be,” Kelley said. “We saw some teams that were better than us ... we were a little frazzled when we got there.”

The bowling club has made one other major change in the last two years — the addition of LeBlanc.

LeBlanc has been bowling since age 6 and works at LSU on a volunteer basis. Senior bowling club president Troy Glorioso said adding a head coaching position added “structure and order” to the group.

“Somebody has to have separation and take control,” Glorioso said. “It lets us as bowlers focus just on the bowling and getting the job done.”

Jeff Cannella, the other senior on the 2009-2010 roster, said practices were more disorganized without LeBlanc.

“Not having a coach, it was

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‘When [LeBlanc] came in, there was a management base for us. He gets along with everybody.’

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the field instead of the punt return unit.

“I don’t know if they were just thinking, ‘Oh this is the defense. They are not really trying to get a return,’” Scott said.

“Coach is always preaching, ‘Hey, you guys, bust your butts on this defense, because they are not really expecting you to try and return the ball, and if you do,

GEORGIA, from page 5

He’s bested Saban in Tuscaloosa, showed Urban Meyer he had some super men of his own with a fourth-quarter comeback against Florida and even used a bit of trickery on the Ol’ Ball Coach in a win against South Carolina.

He’s beaten “Da’ U” in the Peach Bowl, taken it to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, wrecked Georgia Tech in the Chick–fil-A Bowl and even added to The Ohio State University’s BCS futility when his team won the 2007 BCS National Championship.

But with all those impressive wins on his resumé, Miles still hasn’t gotten the better of one school, and that’s Georgia.

Georgia trounced LSU, 3414, in the 2005 SEC Championship Game in Miles’ first meeting with the Bulldogs.

The game took place in the Georgia Dome and ended up being basically a home game for Georgia.

LSU had the home-field advantage the next time the two teams faced off.

It didn’t matter, though. Georgia came into Tiger Stadium last season and used two pick sixes by then-sophomore linebacker Darryl Gamble to take a 14-point win in a high-scoring affair in Miles’ second meeting with the Bulldogs.

With the third meeting between the two entities looming Saturday afternoon in Athens, nothing would make me happier than to see Miles get his first win against Georgia.

It would make LSU’s matchup with Florida on Oct. 10 even more epic and meaningful than it already is.

But more importantly, the game against Georgia already means something else completely to me, because I’m from Georgia, and I like that school a whole lot less than the average LSU student.

I’ve grown up around the Bulldog faithful for the bulk of my life, and I want LSU to win this game more than any other one on the schedule. It’s that serious.

The years of taunting by friends has gotten almost unbearable at this point. I need those bragging rights, and furthermore, I’d love to see the Bulldog fans realize their team is once again mediocre.

It may be spiteful on my part, but seeing a Georgia loss is almost as exciting to me as an LSU win, and them having a loss to LSU would be all the more sweet.

Not because it affects the Tigers in any way — because it usually doesn’t — but because my friends have driven me to the point where I just don’t like to see them succeed.

When I’m at home and hang out with my friends, I constantly hear praise for the Bulldogs and how “this year is their year” no matter what year it is, what the schedule looks

we can make a big one.’”

Senior running back Keiland Williams said the defense worked a lot on the punt safe defense.

“It was just a matter of time before something good happened,” he said.

He also got some help from the kickoff returners who have struggled.

Trindon Holliday had some big runs which set the Tigers up with some good field position. like or who they have returning to the team.

I also hear trash talk about how badly they’ll beat LSU when the time comes.

It gets old, but there is no comeback I can make since LSU hasn’t beaten Georgia since I was in high school — and I’m working on finishing up the five-year plan.

I want Miles to get his first win against Georgia so I can get some leverage back and have more material with which to taunt my friends.

Johanathan Brooks is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Powder Springs, Ga. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_jbrooks.

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Holliday’s teammates said they expect him to have a breakout game, too.

“He’s the best kick returner in the country,” Williams said.

“We expect him to get us some good yardage.”

The returners shone Saturday, but the rest of the special teams unit walked away from Saturday with mistakes to correct.

“There’s definitely some parts of the special teams that

MILES, from page 5

of possession be an advantage for us as well ... and get that defense off the field so it can rest.”

On the offensive side, Miles said he still wants to run the ball more often as the Tigers prepare to face No. 18 Georgia, the only SEC team Miles has never beaten.

“I want [to run the ball] for Charles Scott and that offensive line and Keiland Williams, and I want to be able to come off the football,” Miles said. “But again, the defense can choose to play everybody inside, and that makes it a much more difficult position to run the football.”

Quarterback Russell Shepard entered the game for a series Saturday. Miles said he wants to get the true freshman on the field “as fast as we can.”

“First and foremost, we’d like to get Charles Scott and

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didn’t really help us out so much,” said senior offensive lineman Lyle Hitt.

A few mishandled snaps cost the Tigers field position and three points.

LSU junior punter Derek Helton missed a bad snap and was tackled trying to receive the ball deep in LSU territory in the first quarter.

Helton slightly bobbled another snap on a 19-yard field

attempt but was able to get it down.

Junior kicker Josh Jasper was not able to split the uprights missing wide left.

Keiland Williams going,” Miles said. “We’d like to see if we couldn’t get a package that’s underway with Russell Shepard ...

It’s not something we’ve gotten accomplished.”

will have an issue with going,” Miles said. “[Sophomore linebacker Ryan] Baker would work in, and there are a number of guys there like [senior linebacker] Ace Foyil that will work.”

Junior defensive end Lazarius Levingston also saw his first action since leaving the Washington game with an ankle injury.

OTHER UPDATES LSU’s Oct. 10 game against Florida will kick off at 7 p.m. on CBS, the Athletic Department announced Monday.

Senior linebacker Jacob Cutrera left Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury late in the game, but Miles said he should be healthy heading to Georgia.

“We don’t anticipate Cutrera

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FREEMAN OF SPEECH

Founders wanted Obama, me to be incomplete people Since when is talk of secession not considered treason?

With the talk of secession ramping oddly up, the source of this dismay at the federal government must be put into the proper context.

Governors Rick Perry of Texas and Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota have tried to exert their state sovereignty by positing the unconstitutionality of health care reform.

Their argument centers around the 10th Amendment, which gives the states power to exert their sovereignty, essentially declaring everything unconstitutional unless it’s specifically in the Constitution — like our highways, our police and firefighters and even our Pell Grants.

This ridiculous argument is one in a long line of challenges to the authority of the federal government, even going as far as convincing people the Founding Fathers would have hated all our amendments to their perfect Constitution, while still imploring people to do what they think our Founding Fathers would

have done.

The founders realized the document was to change along with the country, with the standards of colonial America differing vastly from contemporary society.

Let’s hop into the way-back machine and look at life 200 years ago to fully realize how far we’ve come.

The year is 1809. America is a petty 30-something who, like all others, thinks she knows everything.

Life was good, people were merry and, like the Founders of our great land would have it, some people were considered “commodities.”

I can hear the corner vendors in my head: “SLAVES! GET YOUR SLAVES HERE! WE GOT BIG ONES! SMALL ONES! TOUGH ONES! EVEN ONES WHO THINK THEY’RE HUMAN! GET YOUR SLAVES HERE!” Fast-forward to today, when elected leaders yearn for simpler times, when the true greatness and vision of our Founding Fathers is

called for, even clamored for, when 200 years of subjugation and oppression have led to an unsatisfactory world where people assume they know what the Founders meant.

The Founders wanted to give the people the freedoms of speech, religion, petition, the press, guns and some others having to do with courts, juries and quarEric Freeman Jr. tering soldiers.

But slavColumnist ery? Get a life.

We need cotton.

Women’s suffrage? Please, when did they learn to leave the kitchen?

Voting at 18? You’re allowed to die for democracy, not participate in it.

The nerve of some people.

Don’t you know the states hold the ultimate power? Don’t you know the states hold all the authority of

this land?

Don’t you know the states should secede?

I’m getting ahead of myself.

Let’s take this slowly.

When the Declaration of Independence was written, the colonies revolted from the oppressive King George III, who, along with the British Parliament, was responsible for nonsense taxes from which the colonies received no benefit.

The Constitution — ordained, established and ratified after years of bloody fighting — codified the basic principles of a brand new experiment called “democracy.”

But as we well know, this wasn’t good enough by itself.

Speaking of “by itself,” many today are longing for a simpler time, back when amendments to the Constitution were considered inferior to the sacred document establishing our experiment.

There was no need for a 14th Amendment, which guaranteed simple rights to anyone regardless of

“race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

This was mandated because the original wording of the Constitution designated black people as threefifths of a person — which, by the way, was a compromise.

Taking this into account, both President Obama and myself had black fathers and white mothers. Doing the math, half of us is one whole person, plus the three-fifths making up the other half.

Basic arithmetic proves myself and the Commander-in-Chief are both four-fifths of a person.

Just as the Founders intended.

Eric Freeman Jr. is a 22-year-old political science senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @ TDR_efreeman.

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La. oprys should take advantage of tax incentives

Educated young adults aren’t the only ones leaving Baton Rouge in droves.

Long before last year’s census indicated the flight of more than 2,000 skilled workers from the Baton Rouge area, country singers have been dispersing from the entire state, looking for new performance venues.

These venues, known commonly as oprys, have been cycling through their short lives all over

Louisiana, trying vainly to gain foothold but usually dying within years.

Oprys in Louisiana do not fail for want of talented singers. In fact, there is such an overabundance of talent, many singers, not wanting to wait months for their next turn to perform, often leave the state to practice their craft.

Mallory Richard, mass communication freshman, is one of many who travel outside of Louisiana to find new places to perform.

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“My sister and I usually travel out of state to perform in oprys about once a month, usually to the Liberty Opry in Texas,” she said.

The Liberty Opry, which has been in business for 13 years, has outlasted most Louisianan oprys.

Richard also supports more oprys in her home state.

“Louisiana certainly could use some more oprys if not for the sheer economic and tourist benefits, but for the cultural benefits.”

Linnie Leavines The best Columnist way to implement this would be for oprys to investigate the tax incentives offered by the Office of Live Performance Development, a subdivision of the Louisiana Entertainment Department, the latter which is known for offering tax incentives to film projects. But no oprys have explored these resources.

“I can tell you with certainty that none have applied for the incentives,” said Philip Mann, director of Live Performance Development.

This is troubling, because if an

opry were to qualify for the incentives offered by the LPD, they would likely enjoy an economic boom similar to that of Louisiana’s film industry; the film tax credits have generated more than $2 billion in new revenue during the last seven years.

Additionally, this has allowed Louisianians to carve out their creative niche without resorting to leaving the area.

Therefore, a similar break for oprys would result not only in an economic improvement, but a systematic restoration of southern culture, centered around an industry which prides itself on great family entertainment and quality live music.

Arguably, the country music niche already has providers in Louisiana’s market. But there is no reason why oprys shouldn’t be able competitors, especially considering they can afford to cut corners by not paying their performers, who are usually more than happy to put on a show free of charge.

If performers already leave the state to do just that, then it’s hardly unreasonable to assume they’ll walk across the street to do the same thing.

Furthermore, if performers

really do desire compensation, they are allowed to sell their demo CDs to fans and talent scouts who attend the show. Obviously, this does not cost the owners of the establishment anything. The burden of the recouping the cost of the CDs in the sells rests solely on the individual, and, in turn, the quality of his or her performance. This allows the opry to operate as a flexible entity, free from potential blemishes of its performers.

Essentially, a great opportunity awaits in the opry business, which has all the ingredients to be an incredible competitor.

The resources are readily available: the incentives, the surplus of performers outsourced to out-ofstate venues, and a target audience.

What is required is an individual with the desire to provide a forum for wholesome entertainment — and make a buck in the process.

Linnie Leavines is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Central City. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_lleavines.

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BURNS AFTER READING

Higher education is still stuck in the Stone Age It’s Wednesday, Sept. 29.

Saul has three more classes to go before heading to Athens, Ga., for fall break. He’ll be a free man by noon.

His first class of the day is history. The class is mind-numbingly boring. Hardly anyone bothers to attend on a regular basis, and today isn’t any different.

By 8:40 a.m., the classroom in Lockett Hall is only a third full.

Today’s topic has something to do with the Great Depression.

It’s a topic everyone should probably care about — especially in light of today’s economic climate. Unfortunately, the professor is an old curmudgeon with absolutely no technological understanding. He even takes pride in the fact he doesn’t know what the devil this “Moodle” thing is.

There’s no PowerPoint. No overhead. Just little old Mr. Magoo, droning away.

Half the students are snoozing. The other half are surfing the Internet, either updating their

Facebook statuses or watching the latest Youtube hit. And, of course, there’s the creepy guy in the back corner of the room, glaring at his laptop intently. His enormous headphones are sagged around his neck, and his right hand is conspicuously submerged within his tattered corduroy pants, tugging ever so gently.

Even worse, the professor’s voice is about as flat as Paris Hilton’s chest. When Saul closes his eyes, he swears he’s listening to Ben Stein.

Personally, he’d rather start his day off with a nice waterboarding.

Evidently Saul’s history professor felt charitable today. He decides to dismiss class “early” at 9:36 a.m. Saul slowly awakens from his slumber and drags himself to his next class.

At 9:49, after making the marathon walk from Lockett to Patrick F. Taylor, Saul walks into his accounting class. The professor is a young guy — probably a

grad assistant. He’s the complete opposite of Saul’s last professor.

A total tech geek. He even attempts to make a joke about Saul showing up late and walking right in front of the PowerPoint projector.

A few brownnosers awkwardly chuckle.

For the next 30 minutes, Saul’s a c c o u n t ing profes- Scott Burns sor steamrolls Columnist through more than 59 extravagant PowerPoint slides without giving any sort of coherent explanation. Saul can tell the guy feels a bit embarrassed about his lack of teaching ability. He even tries to cover it up by making a few jokes at his own expense.

But these self-deprecating jokes start getting a little depressing after a while. The insecurity is palpable. He might as well just

ask, “Do you guys like me?”

Finally, Saul makes his way into his last class of the day — biology. His professor is a middle-aged woman with a load of personality. But her PowerPoint prowess leaves a lot to be desired. And so does her explanatory skills. It’s obvious to Saul this professor was forced by her department to utilize PowerPoint, even though it’s way out of her comfort zone.

As the last few seconds drain off the clock, Saul begins to reflect on what he’s learned today.

The answer is a bit depressing — nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Everyone in Saul’s family says he has to go to college to make it in the real world. But the very institution that’s supposed to foster growth and innovation can’t even keep up with the times.

It’s also a bit troubling to see research showing how quickly America’s higher education system is declining, even despite

massive federal grants and drastic technological advance.

I’m sure there are plenty of great faculty members, Saul thinks. But many of them are either limited by insufficient resources or simply unmotivated.

Similarly, many of his fellow students lack drive or inspiration. But it’s hard to blame them.

They’re simply a result of the antiquated system in which they’re immersed.

Unfortunately, the real world is progressing fast. And evidently his little college bubble just can’t keep up.

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

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VIEW FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL

Working out: an exercise in poor judgement

By Dan Cusak Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Ill. (UWIRE) — Believe it or not, I used to be in shape.

I played sports my entire life. I played football since fifth grade, basketball most of my life and even dabbled with rugby my senior year of high school.

I was the star third-string strong safety of my football team in high school. Trust me, teams did not want to be up by 50 points or else they would have to play me.

Now, since I was always active, my terrible diet really never had an effect on me. My diet usually consisted of Doritos, fast food dollar menus and, of course, six or seven bottles of Coke a day. Fruit and salads were never my bag.

When I got to college, I started to gain weight. Amazing. Apparently, covering sports is not the same as actually participating. I know, it doesn’t make sense to me either but that is how the berry belly under my shirt came to be.

So earlier this summer, I decided I would try and get back to my old self. For the first time since I can remember, I started to exercise.

My first thought was to start running. Plenty of people do it.

It’s easy, free and any person with the coordination of putting one foot in front of the other at a speed faster than walking can

do it.

Bad move.

For someone who has not ran in three straight years, it was a hell of a lot harder than I remember.

Maybe it’s the extra pounds on my body, maybe it was the pack of cigarettes I smoke every day or maybe it was because of global warming, but I nearly died after one mile.

I looked like Tim Tebow after the hit he took this weekend, except I had a Kool hanging out of my mouth. I am going to chalk that one up to global warming.

My next thought was to start riding a bike - I had an old one in my garage and, in theory, it was perfect. First of all, you sit down the entire time. And second, you only have to use half your body, the lazy man’s exercise.

But, wait a minute. Lance Armstrong rode a bike and he lost a testicle. On second thought, scratch that idea.

Finally, I thought, “Why don’t I start playing a team sport again?” I had success with that when I was younger, what could go wrong?

So, I joined my friends in a couple of pick-up basketball games over the summer. Once again, bad idea.

For the first time in my life, I was consistently the last pick. I had the court presence of Fat Elvis and my court IQ was consistent with a golf ball. When you are scrimmaging against freshman in high school and they are

taking the ball with ease, it is time to retire.

I thought to myself, what else could I do? So, I threw on a bunch of sweatshirts, turned the heat up in my room and let the hot air do its work.

I awoke several hours later in

a daze with a giant lump on my head and red paint all over my face and dresser. Damn it, that didn’t work, the fat just transferred to a mound on my forehead.

So, I cut out the exercising idea, ate some food that was a

little better for me and switched to diet pop.

Maybe I’ll try again next year.

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institutions.

“We do a great job of producing four-year graduates,” Eysink said.

“We don’t do a good job producing two-year completers. We’re producing a work force that we cannot employ in Louisiana.”

Belle Wheelan, vice chairman and president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, said the only way to achieve this goal is if the state is able to attract more businesses.

Patrick Kelly, senior associate

13TH GATE, from page 1

Sanburn said he doesn’t expect to see a significant decrease in profits.

“The last thing that always goes is entertainment,” Sanburn said.

“People need a release from the everyday stresses of the world.”

Quam said that release is evident from the moment guests emerge from the 45-minute walkthrough.

“Probably 99 percent of people come out laughing,” Quam said.

“They are terrified, but they release a lot of inner aggression, frustration or fatigue.”

Jaclyn Rawls, graphic design sophomore, said she may scale down on visits to the 13th Gate.

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Hurricane Katrina,” said Millena Williams, student director of Volunteer LSU. “A group of about five students came together and created the organization in response to that and to have an entity where students can connect to find volunteer opportunities on campus and off.”

One of the bigger projects Volunteer LSU works on is Community Bound, a project targeted at incoming freshmen occurring before each academic year begins. This year, Volunteer LSU brought 520 registered volunteers to area elementary and high schools and performed maintenance to prepare for the school year.

Many freshmen who participate in Community Bound come back to Volunteer LSU for future projects, Williams said.

Volunteer LSU works closely on Community Bound with the Honors College, which emphasizes service to its students.

“We tell honors students, ‘You can use your talents and gifts for your own good, or you can use them for the greater good,’” said Mark Dochterman, student activities coordinator for the Honors College.

Amanda Glinky, microbiology senior and honors student, prepared a summer program for top students from low resource high schools to take art classes and learn about college preparation.

“They’re thinking about what they might do in the future,” Glinky said. “We want to spark interest in college and give them the confidence to say, ‘I can go to college, and this is how I’m going to do it.’”

Another influential University group striving for service is Greek Life. Each fraternity and sorority has philanthropy commitments to both national and local organizations, but each year they all come together with Habitat for Humanity during “Greek Week” to build homes for needy families.

Greek organizations have raised more than $100,000 for the homes

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and director of the National Center for Higher Education, presented statistics to the Commission about degree production in Louisiana. According to data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, about 23 percent of residents between the ages of 18 and 24 do not earn high school diplomas in Louisiana — compared to an average of about 18 percent in the rest of the U.S. Kelly said about 34 percent of 18- to 24-year-old residents just have a high school diploma. He said Louisiana is a state that has historically gotten people out of high school, but

not much further.

“The challenge is to get people out of high school,” Kelly said.

And while recent high enrollment rates at public colleges and universities may look good on paper, the issue is the attainment of degrees — which is low, Kelly said.

The Commission’s report is due to the Board of Regents by February 12. Its next meeting will be held in late October.

“When I was younger, we went to the 13th Gate every weekend,” Rawls said. “Now, I may only see it once. You can cut back without eliminating the experience for a year.”

Many actors at the attraction are University students. University alumnus Drew Cothern began working at the 13th Gate when he turned 18, and is now “Frankie Peacock,” the janitor who spooks guests as they wait in the lobby for their turn to be scared.

“Scaring a grown man and making him hit the floor is really fun,” Cothern said.

Cothern said he enjoys the work because it gives him a chance to improvise and try new things as an

actor.

Actors are paid by the night, Cothern said. The wage depends on how long an actor has worked with the 13th Gate and the physical demands of their role. Delatte, a second -year employee, makes about $50 a night.

“You get to say all these ridiculous things and scream at the top of your lungs, and you don’t get to do that anywhere else,” she said. “It’s therapeutic.”

during five of the last six years, said Angela Guillory, assistant dean of Greek Life.

“To watch, in seven days, nothing but a concrete foundation transform into a home is phenomenal,” Guillory said. “To know you were a part of that is amazing.”

Though Greek Week is a big part of Habitat for Humanity’s work with the University, there is also an LSU chapter of the organization building homes every Saturday.

The students build homes from the ground up for families who work with the organization to construct the home they need, said Nicole Okechukwu, vice president of Habitat for Humanity at LSU. “In addition to a down

payment and the monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor — sweat equity — into building their Habitat house and the houses of others,” Okechukwu said.

Okechukwu said organizations like Habitat for Humanity help students step back from academics and look at the bigger picture and the real world.

“Being involved with my academic plan puts me in a bubble,” she said. “Sometimes I’m only concerned about my future, but being involved with Habitat bursts my bubble.”

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