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LSU System dealt $29M in cuts

FACULTY

University salaries fall How do other SEC systems compare? below peers’ in reports $15.8M

By Kyle Bove

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Chancellor Michael Martin discusses budget cuts Thursday. The University is dealing with $10.3 million in cuts this year and is facing possible cuts next fiscal year.

Main LSU campus to cut $10.3 million

By Kyle Bove Chief Staff Writer

A month after students received an ominous broadcast e-mail warning about mid-year budget cuts, the

University’s financial situation has proved to be a mixed bag of little victories among grim predictions.

LSU’s main campus in Baton Rouge is dealing with about $10.3 million in budget cuts for the fiscal year ending June 30 and expects more for next year. The national recession and declining state revenue have produced a $341 million shortfall in the state’s $30 billion operat-

ing budget, passing a blow to higher education throughout Louisiana.

Other Southeastern Conference public universities are going through similar mid-year budget cuts. The University of Alabama System is facing a $15.8 million cut while the University System of Georgia is dealing with a $29.7 million budget reduction in October. The University of Florida will see no mid-year

budget cuts while the University of South Carolina System is dealing with a $52 million budget cut ordered in December.

The LSU System — which includes 11 LSU institutions — faces $29 million in mid-year cuts.

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Both telling and somewhat misleading reports released by the Office of Budget and Planning in May show average faculty salaries at LSU are below those at peer universities in the South and Midwest.

One report obtained by The Daily Reveille compared average fall 2007 salaries of LSU faculty members by rank to average salaries at 11 land-grant institutions that have a Carnegie classification of “Research Universities (very high research activity)” and have no medical school. The report found that the entire LSU faculty makes an average of about $8.4 million less Log on to than these peers. see a The second comparison report obtained to

by The Daily professors’ Reveille com- salaries pared average at other LSU fall 2007 schools faculty salaries to salaries at all participating Southern Regional Education Board Four-Year 1 institutions and found that the entire LSU faculty make an average of about $7 million less than whole faculties at these peers.

Among the 11 land-grant, very high research activity institutions compared in the first report are Purdue University, Iowa State University and Kansas State University. Peer universities compared in the SREB report include the University of Florida, University of Texas at Austin and West Virginia University. Many schools, like the University of Georgia and Texas A&M University, appear on both

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As Americans toss out the old and bring in the new, millions of people set goals to achieve during the new year.

This common tradition of New Year’s resolutions is shared at the University among administrators

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Chancellor Michael Martin said his personal resolutions include losing weight, improving his golf game, spending more time with his kids and visiting his father in Minnesota. As for the University, Martin strives for its betterment during 2009 as well.

“We’re working very hard on sustainability here,” Martin said.

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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Security forces used tear gas and batons to repel anti-Israel protesters who tried to attack a U.S. consulate in Pakistan on Sunday, as tens of thousands in cities across Europe, the Middle East and Asia demonstrated against Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip. A protest in the Belgian capital that drew 30,000 turned violent as well, with demonstrators overturning cars and smashing shop windows.

And in Manila, Philippines, policemen used shields to disperse students protesting outside the U.S. Embassy.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops made their deepest advance into the Gaza Strip’s most heavily populated area on Sunday, encountering increasingly fierce resistance from Hamas fighters as they warned civilians to stay clear of the battle zone. Speaking to his Cabinet, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the country “is nearing” its goals, but that the offensive will continue despite global calls for a cease-fire, led by the U.N. Security Council.

Israel’s military said it sent reserve troops into Gaza, signaling possible preparations for a third phase of the offensive — a day after warning the strip’s 1.4 million residents that it plans to escalate the devastating air and ground assault.

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CHICAGO (AP) — The speaker of the Illinois House said Sunday he doesn’t think a bill taking away the governor’s power to appoint President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate replacement would have stopped Gov. Rod Blagojevich from making the appointment. If the Legislature had passed a bill calling for a special election to fill the seat, Blagojevich could have vetoed it and made the appointment before an override vote could be held, Speaker Michael Madigan said on WGN-AM. Soon after Blagojevich’s Dec. 9 arrest on federal corruption charges, legislative leaders said they were preparing to quickly schedule a special election. However, no bill was put forward, and Blagojevich appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to the seat on Dec. 30.

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FACULTY

Senate members optimistic about cuts

By Ryan Buxton Contributing Writer

University faculty and staff recognize obstacles created by the budget cuts imposed by the state, but remain optimistic about the University’s ability to avoid significant impact to students and programs.

The University is being forced to scale back because of mid-year budget cuts by the state government, which is facing a financial deficit. To save money, higher education institutions in Louisiana must spend less money than originally allocated.

Kevin Cope, Faculty Senate president, said he blames the government for the cuts.

“We see the cumulative effect of many years of incompetence within the state government,” Cope said.

Budget cuts at LSU are, at this point, an “unavoidable reality,” said Chad Gothreaux, Staff Senate president-elect. Gothreaux says the administration must face the cut and attempt to manage it in a way that will have the least impact on students.

To prevent academic interference, Gothreaux said a large portion of spending reduction will be cutbacks to campus maintenance. He acknowledged these projects are important, but said the administration is focusing on academics first.

Roy Dokka, member of the Faculty Senate Committee on Multidisciplinary Research and Education, agrees.

“This won’t cut into the muscle of the University,” Dokka said. “We don’t want to see students interrupted in their programs.”

While academics may not be impacted negatively this semester, faculty and staff members realize they may be affected indirectly.

Some vacant positions at the University will remain unfilled to save money.

Patricia Beste, Staff Senate president, said that strategy could create a burden for others.

“Staff members may be affected in departments where they will have to carry extra weight with open positions,” he said.

Faculty and staff feel positive about Chancellor Michael Martin’s handling of the situation.

Gothreaux said he appreciates the way Martin has been open with staff members about the circumstances.

Beste is also pleased with Martin’s availability during the budget revision process.

“Communication is the most important thing that the administration can do with regards to the faculty, and they seem to be doing a good job of that,” Dokka said.

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TECHNOLOGY

University’s switch to Gmail to begin by late Jan. Thompson: Gmail best alternative

By Steven Powell Contributing Writer

The University’s Information Technology Services recently announced it will switch the University’s e-mail service provider from Outblaze to Google’s Gmail begin-

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lists.

The annual reports are distributed to deans and department chairs. Kevin Carman, College of Basic Sciences dean, said he uses the study as a way of keeping an eye on the competition, but that the figures can be “deceptive.”

“There’s lots of variables that go into salaries,” Carman said. “If you live in Los Angeles, the cost of living is so much higher.”

An assistant professor in the department of chemistry at LSU makes an average of only $1,027 less than an assistant professor in chemistry at other SREB institutions and only an average of $1,438 less than assistant professors at land-grant institutions. Carman said that because most faculty are hired as assistant professors, it is important to keep these salaries competitive.

The College of Basic Sciences’ average assistant professor salary is competitive within every department compared to both the SREB and land-grant schools, but it is lagging in instructor salaries on both lists.

“Over the last few years, we’ve had regular pay raises for the most part, and I think that LSU has made substantial progress in terms of how our salaries compare to certainly our southern regional peers,” Carman said. “We are still behind national peers.”

LSU has offered faculty an average pay increase of 3.8 percent during the last nine years, a number comparable to universities around the country, said Bob Kuhn, associate vice chancellor of budget and planning. The main focus of LSU and the Flagship Agenda is the recruitment and retention of quality faculty, he said.

For now, the University is competitive with the average assistant professor salary, according to the report.

“I think our salaries are competitive,” Carman said. “They probably need to be more competitive.”

The total assistant professor salaries at LSU are about $890,000 behind both peer groups — comfortably close to the average. But LSU’s average of all professor salaries is about $4 million below both peer groups.

The College of Agriculture has the biggest difference in total professor salary for the college — about $1.3 million less than other SREB schools and about $1.6 million less than the land-grant institutions.

Kenneth Koonce, College

ning this semester.

ITS will send e-mails to students in alphabetical order beginning at the end of January to provide detailed instructions on the transition, said Sheri Thompson, IT communications and planning officer.

Thompson said students’ new e-mail account will be PAWSusername@tigers.lsu.edu, replacing the old PAWS e-mail user name. She said the University looked at mul-

tiple resources for e-mail and found Gmail was the most comfortable.

“Gmail is a lot more user friendly,” said Rebecca Jopling, communication disorders graduate student .

Thompson said the only cost of the service is the cost of paying personnel to make the transition from Outblaze. She said the University made the switch for multiple reasons ­— one of which was to end student tech fees toward e-mail services.

Thompson said new students starting in the spring semester will be the first to receive Gmail accounts.

Returning students will receive notifications by e-mail a week before their account will switch, she said.

“The transfer will be a group by group migration process, which we hope will run smoothly,” Thompson said.

Thompson said the notification e-mail will contain instructions

about setting up a Gmail account and how to transfer old mail to the new account.

“It will be a faster service than what we have now because messages can completely bypass the LSU system and go straight to a person’s Gmail account,” Thompson said.

of Agriculture dean, said the real challenge is trying to maintain the faculty, who often leave for better paying jobs once they are professors, he said.

“There’s not a whole lot we can do with it,” Koonce said. “To increase the salaries would require a huge influx of money, and I don’t see that happening.”

Kuhn said several factors can cause large differences in average professor salaries, including a uni-

versity’s ability to give higher and more frequent pay increases, how new a department or college is at a university and the report’s sometimes misleading numbers.

For instance, a professor who has taught at a university for 25 years makes more money than someone who was recently promoted to professor, but they will be averaged together for the study — causing the numbers to be skewed.

Chancellor Michael Martin

said private philanthropy plays a major role in raising salary averages. The Forever LSU campaign, whose goal is to raise $750 million for the University by 2010, has raised about $570 million, according to a Forever LSU news release in November.

“We’ve got to build an endowment that gives us a cushion that allows us to do what many of those institutions can do,” Martin said.

Martin said neither a tuition

increase nor state funds will be used to bring salaries to or above average.

“I still think the state has a responsibility to help us at every turn because they have a big stake in us,” Martin said. “But ... in the coming years I don’t think that’s going to be sufficient. It’s going to take private philanthropy to get us there. And the good news is, we’ve

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NATION

Quick tapping of unspent $350 million is in the works Vote could come as early as this week

By Andrew Taylor and Philip Elliott The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leaders said a vote could come as early as this week on providing a second $350 billion for the financial industry, after assurances Sunday by Presidentelect Barack Obama and one of his top economic advisers that the money would be better monitored and spent.

The Bush administration and the incoming Obama team have undertaken a tag-team effort to obtain the money from reluctant lawmakers, to have it waiting for Obama when he’s sworn in Jan. 20.

President George W. Bush would request the additional money for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, but the incoming administration would allocate it. Obama’s economic adviser, Larry Summers, briefed lawmakers Sunday on the bailout and on the incoming administration’s plan for roughly $800 billion in spending and tax breaks to spur the economy.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, DConn., said Sunday that lawmakers were assured there would be fuller accounting of the money spent on the bailout. Banks and other financial institutions have received billions from the government with few rules, and most won’t say where the money has gone.

Obama, in a taped interview aired Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” promised to see that more money goes directly to distressed homeowners. “When you look at how we have handled the home

foreclosure situation and whether we’ve done enough in terms of helping families ... we haven’t done enough,” he said.

“Larry Summers made a very strong argument for why it’s important and critical for the overall recovery,” said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. “And I think that’s an argument that most senators understand.”

Summers sought to win over Senate Democrats even as the GOP leader of the House, John Boehner of Ohio, warned that any effort to release the additional money would “be a pretty tough sell.” Boehner appeared on CBS’ “Face The Nation.”

A formal request to spend the second half of the $700 billion bailout would force a vote within days on whether to block the funding, but the deck is stacked in favor release of the money. Congress can pass a resolution disapproving the request, but the White House could veto the resolution; then, just onethird of either chamber would be needed to uphold the veto and win release of the money.

Senate leaders would prefer to win a majority vote, Dodd said.

The idea is to make the money available to the new administration shortly after Obama takes office Jan. 20. The unpopular bailout has featured unconditional infusions of money into financial institutions that have done little to reveal what they’ve done with it.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson originally promised the money would be used to buy up mortgage-related securities whose falling values have clogged up credit markets and brought many financial institutions to the brink of failure.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated Sunday that Bush and Obama officials are near

agreement on submitting notice to Congress about using the remaining $350 billion.

“We’re waiting to hear from President Bush and or Presidentelect Obama as to what, if anything, they’re going to do,” said Reid, DNev., “and that’s occurring as we speak.”

“The likelihood is that we’ll have some kind of vote on that somewhere in the course of the week,” Kerry said.

But to prevail, Obama and his team must soothe senators who feel burned by the way the Bush administration has used the TARP. “The (incoming) administration ... is going to fundamentally alter how this is being managed,” Dodd said. “The concept is still very sound and solid and it is needed. But it’s not going to pass around here unless there’s a strong commitment to foreclosure mitigation.”

Dodd said lawmakers were demanding other conditions, such as more concrete steps to limit executive compensation and make recipients of the funds be more accountable.

The Congressional Oversight Panel raised detailed questions last week about how banks are spending the first $350 billion, how the money will combat the rising tide of home foreclosures and Treasury’s overall strategy for the rescue. In instance after instance, the panel said, the Treasury Department did not offer adequate responses.

Obama, on ABC, said he has asked his economic team to develop a set of principles to ensure more openness about how the money is spent. Under consideration by Obama aides and congressional Democrats are proposals to limit executive pay at institutions that receive the money and to force such institutions to get rid of any

LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE / The Associated Press

In this photograph provided by ABC News, President-elect Barack Obama is interviewed by George Stephanopoulos during the taping of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” Saturday at the Newseum in Washington.

private aircraft they may own or lease.

Work continued through the weekend on Obama’s economic recovery plan, which features aid to cash-strapped state governments, $500-$1,000 tax cuts for most workers and working couples, and a huge spending package blending old-fashioned public works projects with aid to the poor and unemployed and a variety of other initiatives.

Advocates for using tax cuts to promote alternative energy won

concessions and the Obama team promised to make a $3,000 job creation tax credit — which has attracted considerable criticism — more workable.

Meanwhile, transition officials were resisting efforts to use the economic recovery bill to address the alternative minimum tax, which has affected more and more middle-income families.

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HEALTH

First US count finds 1 in 200 kids are vegetarian

By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press

Sam Silverman is co-captain of his high school football team — a safety accustomed to bruising collisions. But that’s nothing compared with the abuse he gets for being a vegetarian.

“I get a lot of flak for it in the locker room,” said the 16-year-old junior at Westborough High School in Massachusetts.

“All the time, my friends try to get me to eat meat and tell me how good it tastes and how much bigger I would be,” said Silverman, who is 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds. “But for me, there’s no real temptation.”

Silverman may feel like a vegetable vendor at a butchers’ convention, but about 367,000 other kids are in the same boat, according to a recent study that provides the government’s first estimate of how many children avoid meat. That’s

about 1 in 200.

Other surveys suggest the rate could be four to six times that among older teens who have more control over what they eat than young children do.

Vegetarian diets exclude meat, but the name is sometimes loosely worn. Some self-described vegetarians eat fish or poultry on occasion, while others — called vegans — cut out animal products of any kind, including eggs and dairy products.

Anecdotally, adolescent vegetarianism seems to be rising, thanks in part to YouTube animal slaughter videos that shock the developing sensibilities of many U.S. children.

But there isn’t enough long-term data to prove that, according to government researchers.

The new estimate of young vegetarians comes from a recent federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of alternative medicine based on a survey of thou-

sands of Americans in 2007. Information on children’s diet habits was gleaned from about 9,000 parents and other adults speaking on the behalf of those under 18.

“I don’t think we’ve done a good job of counting the number of vegetarian youth, but I think this is reasonable,” Amy Lanou, a nutrition scientist at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, said of the government estimate. She works with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a vegan advocacy group.

Vegetarians say it’s animal welfare, not health, that most often causes kids to stop eating meat.

“Compassion for animals is the major, major reason,” said Richard Schwartz, president of Jewish Vegetarians of North America, an organization with a newsletter mailing list of about 800. “When kids find out the things they are eating are living animals — and if they have

a pet....”

Case in point is Nicole Nightingale, 14, of Safety Harbor, Fla. In 2007, Nightingale was on the Internet to read about chicken when she came across a video on YouTube that showed the birds being slaughtered. At the end, viewers were invited to go to the Web site peta.org — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Nicole told her parents she was going vegan, prompting her mother to send an angry letter to PETA. But the vegan diet is working out, and now her mother is taking steps to become a vegetarian, too, said Nightingale, an eighth-grader.

She believes her experience was typical for a pre-adolescent vegetarian. “A lot more kids are using the Internet. They’re curious about stuff and trying to become independent and they’re trying to find out who they are,” she said.

Vegetarians are most often

female, from higher-income families and living on the East or West coasts, according to previous studies. One good place to find teen vegetarians is Agnes Scott College, a mostly white, all-women’s private school in suburban Atlanta with about 850 students. Roughly 5 to 10 percent of Agnes Scott students eat vegetarian, said Pete Miller, the college’s director of food service.

Frequently, the most popular entree at the college dining hall is a fresh mozzarella sandwich with organic greens. And the comment board (called “the Beef Board,” as in “what’s your beef?”) often contains plaudits for vegetarian dishes or requests for more. “They’re very vocal,” Miller said of his vegetarian diners.

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Not So Fast

Tigers drop SEC opener to Bama

By David Helman Sports Writer

DUSTY COMPTON / The Associated Press

LSU senior forward Quintin Thornton takes a shot in the second half against Alabama in the Tigers’ 65-59 loss in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Sunday.

WHILE YOU WERE AWAY... v. Nicholls Dec. 17 W, 68-56

@Tex A&M Dec. 20 L, 61-72

v. McNeese Dec. 22 W, 62-59

v. Wash St. Dec. 27 W, 64-52

v. ULL Dec. 31 W, 81-79

The LSU men’s basketball team’s final game of the holiday season finished much like the rest of the past month — a mixed result.

The Tigers (12-3, 0-1) achieved LSU coach Trent Johnson’s goal of outrebounding Alabama (11-4, 1-0) but fell short in a 65-59 loss to the Crimson Tide.

LSU turned the ball over 16 times, four more than its average, and gave up 24 points to Alabama guard Senario Hillman. Johnson said his team’s mental lapses in crunch time kept the Tigers from the win.

“There were crucial points in the game, especially in the second half where their physicality and their ability to get to loose balls and come up with loose balls hurt us,” Johnson said in a postgame radio interview.

“We’ve got to get to a point and understand that at crucial times in a game, as much as we talk about it as much as we drill it … you’ve got to be stronger in those situations and those positions and make big plays, and we didn’t.”

With the loss, LSU is winless on the road this season in HOOPS, see page 22

Men’s Basketball v. SLU Jan. 3 W, 90-61

@Utah Jan. 6 L, 61-91

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Sophomore guard Katherine Graham shoots a field goal in the second half against Alabama on Sunday in the PMAC. The Lady Tigers beat the Crimson Tide, 55-34.

Lady Tigers stay unbeaten in SEC

Both conference wins by 20-plus pts.

By Casey Gisclair Chief Sports Writer

With six freshmen and five new starters from last season’s Final Four team, LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor knew his team would have growing pains to begin the season.

But following consecutive 20-point wins to open Southeastern Conference play, including Sunday’s 55-34 win against Ala-

Women’s Basketball v. La. Tech Dec. 15 W, 51-41

v. SLU Dec. 18 W, 65-40

@Centenary Dec. 20 W, 74-31

v. FSU Dec. 28 L, 57-61

bama, Chancellor likes where his team is headed.

“I thought our defense tonight was outstanding,” Chancellor said. “When you give up 34 points in the SEC, that’s very good . . . When you win a game and you shoot 47 percent from the free-throw line, don’t make a 3-ball and shoot 39 percent from the floor, what does that tell you?”

The Lady Tigers (8-5, 2-0) jumped out of the gates quickly and opened an 11-2 lead in the first four minutes of the game.

LSU’s defense kept the STREAK, see page 22

v. Nebraska Jan. 1 W, 64-50

@UConn Jan. 3 L, 63-76

@Arkansas Jan. 8 W, 62-42

FOOTBALL

Defense gets coaching makeover New coordinator, two assistants hired

By Rachel Whittaker Sports Writer

LSU’s defense fell from No. 3 nationally in 2007 to No. 32 in 2008, and the fall from the top brought much speculation about coaching changes on the defensive side of the ball.

Those rumors came to fruition with the hiring of John Chavis as LSU’s defensive coordinator on Jan. 5. Chavis was defensive coordinator at Tennessee for 14 years before coach Philip Fulmer was fired this season.

Chavis is replacing co-defensive coordinators Bradley Dale

Peveto, the new head coach at Northwestern State, and Doug Mallory, who reportedly has been offered the defensive coordinator position at New Mexico.

LSU coach Les Miles said Chavis will likely be very involved with the linebacking corps after Peveto’s departure.

“John has always been a position guy, so there’s an opportunity for him to continue there,” Miles said. “I think he’s always enjoyed coaching the linebackers.”

Miles said he is excited about Chavis’ enthusiasm to be on the LSU staff.

“John’s a team guy, you can just tell when you talk to him,” Miles said. “He’s really admired LSU from afar. He saw some advantages here that he wanted to

take advantage of ... If you talk to the people that have been coached by him or have coached with him, he is a team player.”

Chavis’ defenses at Tennessee have consistently been among the best in the nation. In 2008, the Volunteers finished with just a 5-7 record, but their defense finished the season ranked No. 3 nationally.

“We appreciate the idea that he’ll come in with great experience in this conference,” Miles said. “He ran a great defense this year on a team that was not a successful team. That speaks to great morale. That speaks to the defense playing defense just to play defense. And that may be his MOMENTUM, see page 10

DAVE MARTIN / The Associated Press

Seniors defensive end Kirston Pittman [left], defensive end Tremaine Johnson [middle] and defensive tackle Marlon Favorite [right] react at the end of LSU’s 38-3 win over Georgia Tech during the Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta on Dec. 31.

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FOOTBALL

QB recruit Shepard enrolled for spring semester Impresses at Under Armour game

By Tyler Harvey Sports Contributor

The Russell Shepard era at LSU is one step closer to beginning.

Shepard, the nation’s topranked quarterback in the class of 2009 according to Rivals.com, is now officially a Tiger after receiving his final transcripts from Cypress Ridge High School in Houston.

He has enrolled in the University for the spring semester and will major in marketing.

“Yeah, I’ll be there [Jan. 9], and I officially start school today,” Shepard said.

Shepard is also excited about the new additions to the Tigers’ coaching staff. LSU announced Jan. 5 former Tennessee defensive coordinator John Chavis will join coach Les Miles’ staff this season.

LSU also announced Jan. 7 former South Carolina safeties coach Ron Cooper will join the staff as secondary coach.

“I have done the research on them, and Chavis is an amazing defensive coordinator,” Shepard said. “He’s developed a lot of NFL talent, and he is the right fit for us right now. We have the tools and the players next year to have a successful season.”

Shepard completed his high school career Jan. 4 in the Under Armour All-American game, scoring both touchdowns for the Black Team in a 27-16 losing effort.

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Head Coach D-D Breaux watches sophomore Kristie Viens rehearse a floor skill during practice Wednesday in the Carl Maddox Field House.

Tigers bring home pair of victories Jackson takes home all-around title

By Andy Schwehm Sports Contributor

LSU coach D-D Breaux said the No. 7 LSU gymnastics team didn’t get exactly what it was looking for heading into Friday’s matchup with No. 1 Georgia.

The Tigers (5-0) posted a 194.175 to defeat Southeast Missouri State (191.675) and the University of Iowa (191.375) in Iowa on Friday night. The score was nearly seven-tenths below the Tigers’ score in their first meet of the season.

“It was off the mark. It was not really what we needed or what we are capable of doing,” Breaux said.

“It concerns me a lot. It puts a lot of question marks in my mind, and we will have to work a lot harder this week than I wanted to.”

Individually, the Tigers did well.

Junior Susan Jackson took home the all-around title and senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearny placed third in the meet.

On the vault, the Tigers placed the top four, with Jackson, the reigning national champion, placing first, posting a career-high 9.95.

“I took a little bitty hop,” Jack-

son said. “I didn’t scoot back any, I just came off the mat a little bit.”

The Tigers placed one-two on the uneven parallel bars, with ClareKearney taking the title with a 9.85.

LSU also won on the balance beam and the floor with sophomore Samantha Engle and Clare-Kearney winning their respective events to give the Tigers a sweep of the four apparatuses.

OVER THE BREAK AND UPCOMING The Tigers captured the title at the Cancun Classic in Cancun, Mexico, on Jan. 2 in their first meet of the season by posting a score of 194.900 to defeat No. 19 Boise State (193.700), No. 8 Michigan (192.700) and North Carolina (190.325).

“I was very pleased,” Breaux said. “We wanted to have a cohesive team experience. We wanted to do a lot of things together in a relaxed environment but take our competition very seriously. We did all of those and had a lot of success.”

Individually, Clare-Kearney captured the all-around crown with a 39.350. Junior Sabrina Franceschelli (38.775) and Jackson (38.650) finished second and third, respectively, to give LSU an all-around sweep.

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Shepard threw a 94-yard touchdown pass to Sanford, Fla., wide receiver Andre Debose and ran for a 15-yard touchdown.

“I had the opportunity to play with so many great players,” Shepard said. “To me, it prepares me for what I’m about to get into as far as the speed of the game. I think I did well.”

Shepard, who has built a reputation as LSU’s unofficial recruiter, did exactly that during the week of Under Armour practices.

Debose committed to Florida during the fourth quarter of the Under Armour game. Debose chose between Florida, Florida State, LSU, Georgia and Miami.

Shepard said the battle for the five-star wide receiver may not be done.

“We still have a shot with An-

dre Debose,” Shepard said. “He didn’t realize there was a coaching change at [Florida] after he committed.”

But Debose wasn’t the only player Shepard talked to about joining an LSU recruiting class that ranks No. 1, according to Rivals.

“We have a great shot with Sam Montgomery (Greenwood, S.C), which is the defensive end that actually had the forced fumble on me [in the Under Armour game],” Shepard said. “We have a great shot at [safety] Darren Myles (Atlanta, Ga.), who wants to play with Craig Loston as well as several other players. I think we’ll finish up with the No. 1 or No. 2 recruiting class.”

Loston, a five-star safety prospect from Aldine, Texas, committed to LSU on Jan. 2 during the Un-

der Armour Skills Competition.

Shepard said he expects LSU to finish the 2009 recruiting class with Myles, Montgomery, [linebacker] Barkevious Mingo (West Monroe) and [wide receiver] Rueben Randle (Bastrop) with a shot at landing Debose and offensive tackle Xavier Su’a Filo (Provo, Utah).

Other 2009 commits who have enrolled for the spring semester include quarterback Chris Garrett (Tupelo, Miss.), running back Dexter Pratt (Navasota, Texas), athlete Drayton Calhoun (Tucker, Ga.), linebacker Kevin Minter (Suwanee, Ga.) and transfer punter Derek Helton (Fort Scott, Kan.).

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SWIMMING & DIVING

Tigers, Lady Tigers outlast Florida State in meet Seniors provide winning moves

By Amos Morale Sports Contributor

LSU coach Adam Schmitt likened Saturday’s swimming and diving team’s meet with Florida State to a boxing match.

“We’d come up with a jab, they’d come back with a hook,” Schmitt said. “It was a back and forth meet, and I think what came off strong was a couple of our seniors doing what they needed to do.”

The team’s senior dealt decisive blows to help the Tigers and Lady Tigers defeat the Seminoles and Lady Seminoles, 159-141 and 166-134, respectively.

LSU struck first, earning victories in the 200 medley relays, then traded blows with Florida State for most of the meet.

LSU sophomore Hannes Heyl earned some key victories in the 100 backstroke and the 50 freestyle.

“I think we needed that at that time,” Heyl said.

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Junior Sean LeNeave swims the 200-meter butterfly against the Florida State University Seminoles. The swim meet was held on Saturday, Jan. 10 in the natatorium.

Schmitt praised his team for its persistence.

“When we lost that momentum in the second half they got it back and steadied the ship and re-

grouped,” he said.

LSU senior Christoph Lubenau tagged the wall first in the 100 fly to cushion the narrow lead the Tigers had built.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Golf, tennis, track athletes ready Athletes practice for spring seasons

By Jarred LeBlanc Sports Contributor

LSU’s golf, tennis and track athletes spent their winter break preparing for spring practice and the upcoming spring seasons.

Jarrod Barsamian, senior men’s golfer, said he relaxed after the team’s last fall tournament, but when he went home for the break, he got back to work.

“I worked on my game and had a couple lessons,” Barsamian said. “I worked on short game and putting, mainly.”

The No. 24 men’s golf team begins its spring season Feb. 14 at the Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. Sophomore golfer Megan McChrystal said the Lady Tigers will start practice Tuesday, but she didn’t wait until then to get on the greens.

“Over the break I pretty much played golf every day,” she said.

“I took some lessons and had my putting coach down and my swing coach down.”

The No. 13 Lady Tigers begin their spring season Feb. 16 in Parrish, Fla., at the Central District Invitational.

Senior Megan Falcon, who enters the spring ranked No. 5 nationally for the women’s tennis team, said she only practiced for about a week during the break because she took a winter session class and was sick.

Falcon said team practice started

Friday, but everyone had been practicing over the break. The women’s tennis team starts its spring season Jan. 17 against Colorado in Boulder, Colo.

Senior James Cluskey, who enters the spring season ranked No. 24 in the singles regional rankings and No. 12 in the doubles regional rankings with partner Michael Venus, said he went home to Ireland and played in the national indoors.

“I made the quarters in singles and won the doubles,” Cluskey said.

“That might help with fitness and conditioning, because as soon as we come back next week we have SEC Indoors and then we have national indoors after that.”

The men’s tennis team begins the spring season Jan. 16 at the SEC Indoor Championships in Lexington, Ky. Senior distance runner Christina

Porter said the break was helpful.

“It was good so I could get my mileage up, but I think I found my barrier because I am coming off some tender shins which was caused by running over the break,” Porter said.

Senior distance runner Jacob Simmons said he trained with the intention of avoiding injury.

“I actually made it through the holidays without getting hurt, so I’m excited about that,” Simmons said.

The men and women’s track and field teams start their indoor seasons ranked No. 8 and No. 2, respectively, Jan. 22 in Baton Rouge at the LSU Combined Events.

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“I was yelling it down the sidelines, ‘Guys, this is the meet,’” Schmitt said. “For us to get first and third and [LSU senior] Connor [Farber] almost getting in there

second — I think that was just the boost they need going into the break.”

Lubenau said he was glad about the win but gave his teammates credit for putting him in a situation where he could help the team.

“We won by [18] points,” he said. “So if we wouldn’t have won one event, it could have gone the other way.”

Senior Julius Gloeckner delivered the knockout punch with a victory in the 200 individual medley. Schmitt said he was put at ease before the event.

“That made me feel a lot better knowing that Julius was there to do a 200 IM.” Schmitt said.

Gloeckner holds the LSU record in the event.

Senior Katie Gilmore gave the women’s team a boost with a victory in the 100 fly, and senior diver Niko Dalman earned victories in both of his events.

“We counted on our divers, and they performed,” Lubenau said.

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FOOTBALL

Fans happy with Tigers’ win BCS causes heated discussions

By Jarred LeBlanc Sports Contributor

The LSU football team’s 38-3 blowout of Georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl surprised the nation, as the Tigers were five-point underdogs to the Yellow Jackets.

What might not have been as surprising was Florida’s 24-14 win against Oklahoma in the BCS National Championship game, the Southeastern Conference’s third straight national title.

LSU students had a lot to say about the Tigers’ victory and the

rest of the bowl season as they returned to campus.

“I think [LSU’s win] had a lot to do with recruiting,” said Jeremy Galasso, kinesiology junior. “The bowl game showed the recruits that we have a lot of promising players for our team.”

The Tigers struggled following their national championship campaign with a 7-5 regular season record before the win.

“I don’t know where we’ve been the whole season,” said Kathleen Johnson, kinesiology junior. “I think we played great [in the bowl game], and it showed that we really do know what we’re doing.”

True freshman quarterback Jordan Jefferson threw for 142 yards and a touchdown in the vic-

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LSU coach Les Miles (center) sings the school fight song with his players after defeating Georgia Tech, 38-3, in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31.

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greatest qualification.”

The Tigers made another defensive hire Wednesday when they named Ron Cooper as secondary coach.

Cooper was safeties coach at South Carolina last season and had been part of the Gamecocks defensive staff for five years. He has also been head coach at Alabama A&M, Eastern Michigan and Louisville.

Under Cooper’s direction, the South Carolina unit was ranked No. 1 in the SEC and No. 2 in the nation in pass defense this season.

“He’s extremely qualified, and he will do a great job of mentoring the players on our team,” Miles said. “I’ve seen up close what he can do with a secondary having played South Carolina the past two years.”

Brick Haley also joined Miles’ staff Friday as defensive line coach after two seasons as Chicago Bears defensive line coach and three as Mississippi State’s defensive line coach.

“It was very important that we hire a defensive line coach with a great background,” Miles said in a news release. “Brick has experience in both the SEC and the NFL, which speaks to his ability to coach at the highest levels of the game.”

Haley took the job after rumors that former New Orleans

Saints defensive line coach and former Ole Miss head coach Ed Orgeron would take the position.

Orgeron instead took the same job on Kiffin’s staff at Tennessee.

With these new moves on defense, LSU hopes to continue the momentum it built with its victory over then-No. 14 Georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. The underdog Tigers concluded 2008 with a 38-3 win Dec. 31 at the Georgia Dome ‘Nobody in Atlanta. gave would have greatMilescredit given us to the perforof his a chance mance defensive unit, besides our which endured team and much negacriticism the fans of tive throughout the LSU.’ season.

LSU limited the YelPerry Riley low Jackets’ junior linebacker triple option offense to only 164 yards rushing, much less than their season average of 280 yards per game.

“We told [the defense] you must tackle every play,” Miles said. “This was not going to be a game of passes and sacks. This was going to be a game of tackle and wrap-up. They played with intensity from the first to the end.”

Junior linebacker Perry Riley, the game’s Defensive Most Valuable Player, said LSU’s dominating defensive performance was a big step toward regaining respect

tory, which left some fans believing he should have been leading the Tigers for most of the season.

“I think they hung with [redshirt freshman] Jarrett Lee too long, and they should have given Jefferson a shot earlier,” said Rusty Ware, kinesiology graduate student.

“I was impressed with his maturity at the position and his willingness to step up and lead the team.”

Dakota Johnson, biological engineering freshman, said LSU’s bowl victory was the team’s best performance all year, but it didn’t redeem the Tigers’ season since it was not a BCS game.

“I wish they would have been playing like that the whole year,” Johnson said. “But it’s good to end on a positive note.”

Fans and experts alike have expressed frustration with the BCS process.

Teams like one-loss Texas and undefeated Utah had to watch at home as Florida and Oklahoma played for the national championship . Utah is the only team to finish the season undefeated twice in the BCS era, but the Utes have not played for a BCS championship.

Ware said he watched very few bowl games this season because he is so frustrated with the BCS. “Useless bowls like the New Orleans Bowl don’t mean anything,” Ware said. “The clear answer is a playoff.”

Ware argued that all other levels of college football have a playoff, and so do all other college sports.

Many fans enjoyed watching for the unit.

“I feel like the defense wanted to prove something,” Riley said after the game. “We took a beating from the media the past three weeks. Nobody would have given us a chance besides our team and the fans of LSU. That hit us hard, and we wanted to get our swagger back and be the defense we’re known for. We came out here tonight and we took a great step to getting that back.”

The Tigers dominated Georgia Tech on offense as well, scoring 35 points in the first half in true freshman quarterback Jordan Jefferson’s second career start.

Jefferson, who was named the Offensive MVP, finished 16 of 25 for 142 yards and a touchdown after starting 11-for-12.

Miles said one team meeting before the game affirmed LSU was something special.

“We found there was great commitment, great passion and great emotion,” Miles said. “There was great want to please the other guy. We went in there, and guys spoke from the heart. After we left that room, Tyson Jackson said, ‘I already know how we’re going to play.’”

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Dakota Johnson biological engineering freshman

‘I wish they would have been playing like that the whole year.’

most of the bowl games this season despite their disappointment with the BCS. “I had nothing to do during the break, so I pretty much watched football the whole time,” said economics senior Christopher Roberts.

Most fans thought the Fiesta Bowl, which pitted Texas against Ohio State, was the most exciting game of the bowl season.

“Texas had a really good finish with a few seconds left,” Johnson said. “That was probably the highlight of the bowl season.”

Fans also enjoyed watching SEC underdogs such as Ole Miss in the Cotton Bowl and Vanderbilt

Rusty Ware kinesiology graduate student

‘Useless bowls like the New Orleans Bowl don’t mean anything. The clear answer is a playoff.’

in the Music City Bowl take home a victory.

“Ole Miss was down 14 really quick, and I thought the game was over with,” Roberts said. “They fought back.”

Ware said he enjoyed watching Vanderbilt because they haven’t won a bowl since 1955.

“It was pretty exciting to watch them win,” Ware said. “It’s good for Bobby Johnson, and it’s good for the SEC.”

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TECHNOLOGY

Electronics fail to wow crowd at annual show

By Matt Hanchey Entertainment Writer

Rockin’ Replay

Local musicians cover favorite hits

By Ashley Norsworthy Entertainment Writer

Many students may not ever get to see acts like Bon Jovi or Journey play live, but they can find suitable substitutes around the Baton Rouge area.

Cover bands offer a familiar and entertaining music environment.

As opposed to original bands, cover bands such as the Chee Weez and High Harper Lane play music that people know and can enjoy.

But while entertaining crowds is a common goal, the reasons for forming a cover band varies.

Bands like the Chee Weez play full time. Others, like High Harper Lane, play for fun.

Joey Mangiapane, bassist for the Chee Weez, has been with the band for four years.

“Kris [Lacoste, the frontman],

Mark [Hebert, the drummer,] and myself were in a band in the early ’90s called Black Diamond,” Mangiapane said. “When we split up, I started an original band, and Kris started the Chee Weez.”

The band, which plays everything from hip-hop to ’80s rock, has been together for 10 years and spent their early years in the Houma area. It was voted “Best New Cover Band” in 1999 in Offbeat BANDS, see page 21

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Kris Lacoste, frontman for the Chee Weez, and Mark Hebert, drummer, perform Friday night at The Varsity Theatre.

The New Orleans-based band plays a variety of ’80s and ’90s hits.

Every year companies like Sony, Samsung and other gadget producers meet in Las Vegas to celebrate and show off their new tech trends and toys at the Consumer Electronics Show.

But this year was a little disappointing for people expecting big new breakthroughs in consumer technology, something Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recognizes.

“It feels like we’ve entered a period of reduced expectation, a time when we may be tempted to temper our optimism and scale back our ambition,” he said in an interview with Reuters.

The slumping economy is affecting the MP3 player and TV industry, but it isn’t all doom and gloom.

Popular tech blog Engadget.com was at the event all weekend, and while there were plenty of announcements at this year’s convention, there were three major standouts.

The biggest news was from Palm. The popular cell phone manufacturer unveiled its new state-ofthe-art handset, called the Palm Pre. It comes standard with Bluetooth, a multi-touch display, a three-megapixel camera and 8GB of internal storage.

Palm also showcased the phone’s unique charging station. The station, called the Touchstone, will use magnets to position the device ELECTRONICS, see page 21

FESTIVALS

Jazz Fest announces ’09 lineup Two-weekend festival begins April 24

By Ben Bourgeois Entertainment Writer

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Benjy Davis performs April 26 on the Gentilly Stage at the 2008 Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans.

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is known around the country for its yearly mix of national acts and New Orleans-style jazz and blues. And this year’s lineup continues that tradition.

Jazz Fest announced its 2009 lineup Dec. 16. Some of the names include national acts such as Aretha Franklin; Earth, Wind and Fire; Kings of Leon and Dave Matthews Band.

This year’s festival, which

begins April 24, will also feature artists who previously played at festivals in New Orleans such as Ben Harper, Common, Wilco, Spoon and Erykah Badu.

The festival features many Louisiana acts such as Dr. John, Bonerama and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

Louisiana artist Marc Broussard is also scheduled to play at the festival and said he looks forward to playing for a large crowd in New Orleans.

“Jazz Fest has always been a good time for us,” Broussard said.

“I really like the festival shows.

You usually get a one-hour set, so you get to put all your highpowered stuff in the set.”

Broussard said festival shows

are a great opportunity to make new fans because of the large crowds coming to see numerous bands.

“Typically you’ve got a built-in crowd, so you don’t have to worry about whether people show up or not,” Broussard said.

“I think we’ll be able to play for some people we wouldn’t necessarily get to play for at a smaller show.”

Though he enjoys the experience of playing for large crowds at festivals, Broussard said he likes giving his fans more intimate shows at smaller venues.

“Small clubs are still fun, and my fans really dig the small clubs,” Broussard said. “It’s a JAZZ FEST, see page 19

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Album sales fall further in ’08 Digital tracks don’t make up for CD drop

By Jack LeBlanc Entertainment Writer

National music sales continued to drop in 2008, as total album sales fell 8.5 percent compared to 2007.

The Nielsen Company’s year-end sales figures show total album sales, including album equivalents made up of single digital tracks, fell from 500.5 million units in 2007 to 428.4 million units in 2008.

Physical album sales fell 20 percent while digital album sales rose 32 percent.

The highest-selling album of 2008 was Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter III,” which sold 2.87 million copies. Taylor Swift also had a good year, with two albums “Fearless” and her self-titled album making the top 10.

Digital track sales, such as those conducted in the Apple iTunes Music Store, were up 27 percent from last year, but the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of compact discs.

The top selling digital artist was Rihanna with 9.94 million tracks sold, followed by Swift and Kayne West.

Cy Williams, owner of LaRhythms on Burbank Drive, said his album sales may have decreased slightly this year but not enough to seriously hurt his business.

LaRhythms specializes in hip-hop and local music. He said local artists such as Lil Boosie, Cee-Lo and Max Minelli are particularly popular. Williams also sells a lot of original mix tapes from artists such as Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy.

“The mix tapes increase the fans’ appetite for the artist,” Williams said. “They keep music in the fan’s ears in-between album drops.”

He said there are some things listeners just can’t get from online downloads. Williams said for some people the album is just as much about the information on the inside of the CD cover as it is about the music.

“People that really know music want that album art or those lyrics in the book. They want to know who produced the tracks they are listening to, and you can’t always get that online,” Williams said.

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As of Jan. 8, Swift, Kanye West and T.I. were the most played artists on RuckBut according to the Nielsen report, us in the LSU network.

As consumers are buying fewer CDs, more students than ever are enjoying their many old school fans are reverting back to music in its digital format.

Helene Daage, chemistry junior, said the medium of their childhood — the vinyl she prefers to download songs from iTunes album.

More vinyl albums were purchased in because she only has to buy the songs she 2008 than any other year really likes. since Nielsen SoundScan “I actually don’t even began tracking sales in remember the last time I 1991. bought a CD,” Daage said.

The top selling vinyl “It’s just so much easier to albums were Radiohead’s download and then plug in “In Rainbows,” the Beatthe iPod.” les’ “Abbey Road” and Michael Bujol, chemiGuns ‘N Roses’ “Chinese cal engineering junior, said Helene Daage Democracy.” he prefers to support his chemistry junior Williams said he has favorite artists by attending noticed the trend toward their concerts but also buys vinyl, too — more so in his online orders CDs sometimes.

“I prefer to buy music directly from than in the store. Williams said he ships a the artists’ Web sites, because they get a lot of vinyl to New York, southern Calimuch higher percentage of my money,” fornia and Canada, but the trend hasn’t Bujol said. “That way the record compa- seemed to trickle down to Baton Rouge yet. nies don’t completely rob them.”

“The way analog music is recorded, it Bujol said he sometimes uses downloads from sites like iTunes to sample can sound really good. If you have a great songs and then buys the CD directly from stereo in your house and you put that record on, you can tell the difference,” Wilthe artist’s Web site if he likes it.

Some students are also opting to use liams said. “Digital music is great, but that Ruckus, a college-only digital entertain- needle on the record really lets you hear ment service that gives students access to everything the artist has going on.” more than three million free songs from major labels and indies. Student Government signed a contract with Ruckus in Contact Jack LeBlanc at spring 2007 to give students an alternative aleblanc@lsureveille.com to illegal downloading.

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‘I actually don’t even remember the last time I bought a CD.’

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more intimate performance, and you get to play some low-powered stuff.”

Amy Wright, psychology sophomore, said she is going to try to make it to the festival.

“I’d definitely like to go,” Wright said.

“I especially want to go to see Dave Matthews.”

Other students said they like the bands playing but would not be able to make to the festival.

Matt Lousteau, mechanical engineering sophomore, said he will not be able to go.

“I’ve been to Jazz Fest like three years

ago and saw Dave Matthews, so I’d like to see him again,” Lousteau said. “But I’m really busy and tickets are really expensive, so I’m probably not going to make it.”

Single-day tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the gate, while weekend packages are available for $105 for the threeday first weekend of April 24-26 and $140 for the four-day second weekend of April 30-May 3.

A complete list of performers can be found at www.nojazzfest.com.

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correctly so it can properly charge the phone wirelessly. No cables will be plugged into the phone.

With this, Palm is in a position to give Apple some serious competition with its iPhone. But some students don’t see the Pre taking down Apple’s beauty any time soon.

Jeff Francis, electrical engineering junior, said the iPhone would reign supreme.

“At this point in time, I don’t think much has a chance against Apple right now,” he said.

He said the Apple brand is so ingrained into mainstream media, and any competitor is going to have a hard time going against them.

Smaller bits of news came from popular DVD rental company Netflix. They announced a partnership with TV makers LG and Vizio to stream movies from a customer’s Netflix DVD queue in high-def instantly onto their TV. This means consumers will no longer have to purchase a Netflixenabled device if they buy one of the new internet-enabled TVs. “Oh, I’m perfectly happy watching my instant-queue Netflix movies on my laptop, but I have to admit ...

If I were in the market for a new TV I might pause before buying the Sanyo I’ve had my eye on,” said Emily Erickson, mass communication professor.

Ryan Yates, mechanical engineering senior, wasn’t as happy about the news as Erickson.

“I think it is locking people into choices that they might regret later on after they bought the TV,” he said.

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Members of the media wear 3D glasses Wednesday at the Panasonic 3D full HD plasma theater at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Lastly, PC hardware manufacturer Nvidia is at the forefront of the renewed 3D display trend. Other movie and TV companies have tried for years to provide true 3D displays for consumers but fell flat because the products were either inconsistent or astronomically expensive.

Nvidia hopes to change things with its new 3D display glasses. Unlike previous 3D glasses made out of cardboard or cheap plastics, these new high end glasses are made with special liquid crystal (LC) lenses.

The LC shutters on and off faster than the human eye can detect and forces the user’s eyes to adjust and create a very realistic 3D image off of the screen.

The only caveat is that to get the 3D effect, the glasses also require a monitor that can output at 120Hz or higher. This is great for people that already own such a monitor, but it is a steep point of entry for anyone that

doesn’t own one and wants to try it for themselves.

While it seems likely that most of the products show in Las Vegas will find their way into the many households, some may never see the retail space.

Kathryn Traxler, former University computer science professor, said she was excited for the new potential of certain technologies. She spoke about Samsung’s new bendable Organic LED (OLED) displays and sees something special about them.

“The bendable displays seem like a good bet to buy stock in for future technology,” she said. “Not to mention — rolling up your screen and keyboard should make it a lot easier to carry a laptop.”

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magazine.

“They started in Thibodaux and Houma, and it kind of carried over to the New Orleans area,” Mangiapane said. “We’ve started playing the college market in the past few years.”

As the band’s fame has grown, so has its performances, crowds and paychecks.

“Since 2005, we’ve sold out every show at the Varsity,” Mangiapane said.

While Mangiapane didn’t disclose how much the band earns for shows, he did say they receive most of the money charged at the door.

“It’s a good way to make a living,” he said. “We want to do this full-time and for as long as we can.”

The band, known for its highenergy performances, has added new songs to the setlists. They have also incorporated dramatic body paint into performances.

“We’ve hired makeup artists that do body paint on us for the shows,” Mangiapane said.

High Harper Lane is a cover band made up of University students. Wesley Hightower, frontman and economics senior, started playing at Mellow Mushroom’s Open Mic Night his sophomore year.

“I asked my friend to play with me once because it’s much more fun to play with another person,” Hightower said. “It opens more doors when there’s more people involved.”

He was right. More members joined the duo — including Hight-

PAGE 21 ower’s Kappa Sigma pledge brothers — and were eventually asked to play at Shady’s Bar. The band doesn’t have a manager. Instead they book themselves at various bars in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

As for song choices, the band picks music that will make the biggest impression.

“We think about songs that everyone is going to like,” Hightower said. “We do have a little bit of our own stuff, but it’s a matter of pleasing the crowd. Plus, it’s more fun to play covers.”

While the Chee Weez is a career band, High Harper Lane may be more of a hobby.

“Once I graduate, I’m probably going to move back to Houston,” Hightower said.

Ryan Robert, nursing student at Our Lady of the Lake in New Orleans, attended a show at The Caterie when the cover band Monday Night Band played. The band plays every Monday at The Caterie.

“The song selection was different because they mixed in a few different genres,” Robert said. “It made them better than hearing the same songs over and over like some other bands.”

Robert said he will definitely see them again because he “likes live music.”

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three tries.

The weekend capped off what has been a wild month for the Tigers. The team has been on both sides of blowouts, narrowly dodged upset bids and notched important home victories since the fall semester ended Dec. 13.

“I like that fact that I feel comfortable where we’re at offensively,” Johnson said in an interview Jan. 8. “We need to continue to be tough and compete … that’s the next step for us, we’ve got to continue to improve.”

LSU ended its non-conference schedule Jan. 6 at Utah. The Tigers suffered their first major setback of the season in Salt Lake City. They were outscored

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Crimson Tide (12-5, 0-2) out of rhythm on offense to keep expanding its first half lead to 24-12 at halftime.

The Lady Tigers held the Alabama offense to just 23 percent shooting in the opening half and 25 percent for the game.

LSU also contested Alabama on the perimeter and limited the Crimson Tide to just 2-of-19 shooting from the 3-point line.

Alabama women’s basketball coach Wendell Hudson credited the LSU defense for keeping the Crimson Tide’s offense out of rhythm but said his team didn’t play with the poise needed to win an SEC road game.

“We depend on the 3-point shot a little more than some other teams,” he said. “LSU had a lot to do with why we didn’t make some shots. But there were times where we were open enough to make them and we just didn’t make them.”

Junior guard Allison Hightower led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 17 points and also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds.

Hightower was one of five Lady Tigers with five or more rebounds. LSU outrebounded the Crimson Tide, 48-37, for the game and outscored Alabama, 28-8, in the paint to prevent a Crimson Tide comeback.

Hightower said LSU is very confident heading toward the most difficult part of their schedule.

Four of LSU’s next five games are on the road, including a Jan. 18 game with No. 24 Vanderbilt, which beat No. 11, 74-58, on Sunday.

“We’re very confident right now,” Hightower said. “We have a lot of momentum. And we’ve come out the last couple of games and we keep coming to practice with the mindset that we’ve got to keep getting better.”

Sophomore guard Katherine Graham filled up the stat sheet for the Lady Tigers, scoring 11 points, grabbing six rebounds and getting three steals.

Sunday’s win continued a positive trend for LSU, which finished December with a 4-1 record, highlighted by a 51-41 home win against Louisiana Tech on Dec. 15.

Hightower has elevated her

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by 21 points in the second half of and the two teams that beat us a 91-61 loss to the Utes. were better basketball teams than The blowout was LSU’s sec- we are,” Johnson said. ond road loss in as many road The Tigers played five teams games — a Dec. from Louisiana 17 trip to Housduring the month ton didn’t turn off with the usual out much better. ups and downs.

The Tigers They cruised led for 30 secto an 87-41 win onds, the first 30 against Gramseconds, against bling State on Texas A&M, the last day of but the Aggies final exams and took control and crushed SouthTrent Johnson would not let go eastern, 90-61, on LSU men’s basketball coach on the way to a New Year’s Day. 72-61 win.

But games “The only thing I feel good against Nicholls State, McNeese about, and it’s really hard for me State and Louisiana-Lafayette to accept, but the bottom line is didn’t go quite as smoothly. in non-conference we’re 12-2 LSU downed Nicholls by

a comfortable 12-point margin but needed late free throws from senior forward Tasmin Mitchell to defeat McNeese, 62-59. Perhaps even more dramatic was the 81-79 win against the Ragin’ Cajuns on New Year’s Eve. “We came back and didn’t play very well at home against a team that’s 4-8,” Johnson said after Louisiana-Lafayette outscored the Tigers 17-11 in the game’s final four minutes. “We’ve got to get to where we come off emotional, hard-fought losses or wins — where we have a day off, and then we have a game — we’ve got to play. We’ve got to play well.”

Around the time many LSU students were celebrating Christmas, the Tigers had plenty to cel-

ebrate themselves.

Washington State, LSU’s most formidable non-conference home opponent, came to Baton Rouge on Dec. 27 with the nation’s best scoring defense. The Tigers greeted them with a defensive game plan and came out with a 64-52 victory against the Cougars.

The new semester has started, but the Tigers don’t stop anytime soon. LSU plays six more games in January, with three games in the next week.

game to spark the Lady Tigers’ run and scored double-digits in four of the five games LSU played in the month.

LSU continued its winning streak into 2009 with a New Year’s Day victory against Nebraska.

But the Lady Tigers had their winning streak halted two days later in the team’s first road game of the season, losing 76-63 to No. 1 Connecticut.

Arkansas on Jan. 8.

Freshman forward LaSondra Barrett led the way for LSU in the SEC opener and scored a career-high 27 points.

With traditional powerhouses LSU and Tennessee each having lost the core of their Final Four teams, Chancellor said he is optimistic his team can make a run in what he considers a “wideopen” SEC. “This is a really, really

young league,” he said. “From top to bottom, Georgia has some experience, Florida has some and then Auburn and v. That’s about it. So when all these young teams go on the road, it will be a real challenge.”

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‘You’ve got to be stronger ... and make those big plays, and we didn’t.’

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‘We’re very confident right now. We have a lot of momentum.’

Van Chancellor

LSU women’s basketball coach

LSU opened conference play with a 62-42 win against

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Monday, January 12, 2009 CUTS, from page 1

Friday by members of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, originally told public colleges and universities to expect a spending reduction of $109 million for this fiscal year — an approximate $17 million cut for the University.

Jindal instead recommended a $55 million trim in spending. Community and technical colleges and LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center will see no cuts.

“It’s easier than it would have been at 17 million, but it still isn’t easy,” Chancellor Michael Martin said.

To account for the $10.3 million in cuts, academic units on campus are being asked to reduce their operating budgets by an average of 1.5 percent and non-academic units by an average of 2.5 percent, Martin said. The

MARTIN, from page 5

got a lot of people out there from this institution who are remarkably successful, who love us.”

Others think that while private philanthropy is a part of the salary puzzle, other issues — like benefit

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ing] these buildings into compliance with 21st century needs.”

Martin said he also wants the University to win more national championships and to be a better neighbor “geographically, culturally and economically.”

LSU System President John Lombardi said all universities have

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University will not fill many faculty and staff vacancies as well.

John Lombardi, LSU System president, said students probably won’t notice the budget cuts as they return to class today.

“The campus has already spent the money to start the semester — hired the faculty, got [students] enrolled in classes,” Lombardi said.

“Most of the things that are going to be taken away are things that would’ve enhanced the semester.”

For instance, the University is cutting back on travel, renovations and acquisitions. These “one-time” changes are relatively small considering what larger, permanent budget cuts could bring — like higher student fees, reduced course offerings and layoffs.

Martin said no class cancellations this semester were specifically because of budget cuts. He said the

University is taking every measure to protect the “academic core,” protect jobs and continue progress toward the completion of the Flagship Agenda.

“If we have to do something more draconian, we will do it in such a way that the last thing we touch is the academic excellence at the core,” Martin said.

The Jindal administration estimates a $2 billion shortfall for the state next fiscal year.

“We ride with the economy — especially in the public universities that depend on state appropriations which, in turn, depend on the condition of the economy,” Lombardi said.

Awaiting the next state revenue forecast and Jindal’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year beginning July 1, Martin said he will argue two main points. The first is for the pro-

tection of the state’s flagship university.

“It’s critical to the long-term economic and social development of the state,” Martin said.

Secondly, Martin points to the state’s “rainy-day fund” as a resource for the funding.

“The state is sitting on some surplus, and they’re trying to keep it for the worst of all circumstances,” Martin said. “We may be approaching that, and I’m going to argue to the governor and others that before you do harm to institutions like ours, we ought to think carefully about how to prevent that for the longest possible time.”

Martin said he expects to know more specifics about next year’s budget by mid-February. He met with University deans and unit leaders Wednesday to go over budget cuts by department.

Martin, who has a doctorate in economics, is forecasting a recovery of the economy in the third quarter of 2009.

“If I’m right, or even close to right, then maybe this will be relatively painless in the next fiscal year,” Martin said.

But he and other University officials are still bracing for the possibility of more budget cuts for next year. “l think that while you certainly worry about this year ... we really need to keep our eye focused on the next round [of cuts] because it’s the next round that — if it’s large enough of a problem — could permanently change the character of the campus,” Lombardi said.

packages — need to be addressed first.

Kevin Cope, Faculty Senate president, said he thinks the salary situation is worse at LSU than it appears because the study doesn’t involve benefit packages — which are severely lacking in comparison

to schools nationwide, he said.

Cope said he is worried about salary compression — when a lower-level faculty member gets a pay raise, often to compete at market value, closing the gap between them and veteran professors.

The baby-boomer generation

turned 62 this January, according to Martin. As they inch closer to retirement, a huge population of faculty will be retiring across the country — meaning a tighter market and a greater need for more attractive salaries.

“You look at these reports and

you say, ‘Well, we’re up to average,’” Carman said. “Is that where we want to be?”

the same resolutions: higher quality in faculty and student work.

“Our New Year’s resolution is to try to become even more efficient at supporting that high quality work of our students and our faculty,” Lombardi said, “And that may mean getting more money, it may mean getting better organized, it may mean better fund raising — whatever it takes.”

Toya Spruel, business management freshman, said her New Year’s resolution is to “dedicate more time to school work instead of partying.”

Michelle Chifici, anthropology sophomore, plans to diet, and Nadia Smith, biology senior, said her goal for 2009 is “the same as everyone else’s ... to lose weight.”

Tricia Milford-Hoyt, University Recreation assistant director of

marketing and membership, said the facility sees a spike in student attendance and membership after New Year’s Day. Joshua Hebert, member service director of Bally Total Fitness in Baton Rouge, also said he sees an increase with membership and sales at the gym as calendars flip to January.

Weight loss is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions, ac-

cording to USA.gov. As a way to help students achieve their goals, the University Recreation’s Healthy Lifestyle team offers free fitness assessments every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Opinion

Monday, January 12, 2009

Digital projects fuel The Daily Reveille’s growth

About a week ago, three Student Media workers met with members of College Media Network, The Daily Reveille’s Web publishing partner for lsureveille.com.

We left the quick, two-day stay in New York City with great feedback and, because of a hardworking staff here and the insightful team at CMN, a host of new digital ventures have been unveiled today on lsureveille.com. Here’s a quick

breakdown of the new features.

GET THE PRINT ... ONLINE Starting today you’ll be able to read the print version of The Daily Reveille online in a pdf-Flash module. You can electronically flip pages, pan and zoom. So now, wherever you are, the print version of our publication is right at your fingertips.

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Now lsureveille.com has devoted an entire page to recruiting, including more stories, blog posts, recruiting commitment lists and videos. Sports seasons — especially football Kyle Whitfield Editor — really do last

year round.

FOOD ON DEMAND The new interactive dining guide allows you to sort and search for area restaurants by location, price, cuisine and atmosphere. You can even review restaurants, find restaurant hours and get a map of where certain places are located.

Hundreds of restaurants are already in the database, and we’ll be adding more throughout the semester.

GO BACK IN TIME Electronic copies of The Daily Reveille’s content dating back to 2002 are available on the site. We apologize for the lag time in getting this archive problem fixed, but we’re happy things are up and running.

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METAIRIE’S FINEST

Technology Auto-Tunes relationships, warbles real world We’re lost.

My friend in the passenger seat pulls out a GPS system on his phone.

Suddenly we’re a dot on his screen on an animated road. So we fix our course and turn around.

For all practical purposes, speaking to another human being is almost completely unnecessary. Almost every need can be fulfilled at the click of a button save for our social need to stave off loneliness, which a recent UCLA study has found to be genetic — as biological as hunger, according to Salon.com.

Loneliness is theoretically a physical response to being alone because as we evolved we often could not be alone and still survive.

Now we can easily survive. We are isolated by the technology that supposedly warms us.

Technology has the distinct power to remove us from ourselves, and Kanye West seems to have caught onto this.

It’s debatable whether pop culture mirrors society or vice-versa, but sometimes the two dovetail.

Kanye West — and to a lesser extent, Lil’ Wayne — has become very fond of a voice modulator called Auto-Tune, which is used by artists to distort vocals.

Sometimes it’s employed by poor singers who still wish to sing, which is probably one reason why West uses it on his late 2008 release, “808s and Heartbreaks.”

The album focuses on his recent “heartbreak” after both a long relationship with actress Alexis Phifer ended, and West’s mother died receiving plastic surgery West allegedly paid for.

And using Auto-Tune, the album sounds like one of the loneliest and inhumanly human records to be released this decade. West is removed from his own voice, and his isolation became blatantly clear while he hides behind technology.

The album sold very well because everyone feels what West feels on the album.

Everyone feels what Lil’ Wayne feels when he throws on Auto-Tune during his hit single “Lollipop,” in

which he speaks coldly about emotionlessly using women.

The more we are connected, the more we are torn apart.

We have essentially created another world with technology, a world in which we live a second life, whether we admit it or not.

Take social networking, for example. Identities are easily created on Facebook. And through those identities, different personas Travis evolve, even if Andrews we don’t want Columnist them to.

If no one cared how they were viewed on the Internet, we wouldn’t waste time checking our profile photo, changing our status or finding clever anecdotes to put in the “About Me” section.

There’s a commonly-told joke that runs along the lines of “A relationship is not a relationship until it’s

on Facebook.” And every time the joke is told, everyone chuckles politely while thinking this is true for most college students.

We shop on Amazon. We gossip on Juicy Campus. We buy music at iTunes. We read news at Digg. We validate relationships on Facebook.

And then we’re confused when our pop artists suddenly sound like robots with warbling voices. AutoTune is the obvious step for pop music to take because it can connect with young adults in 2009 It can connect with kids whose stomachs have turned at least once when a faulty Internet connection gave way in the midst of a particularly important instant message conversation.

It can connect with kids who needed Gmail to install a drunken email test to prevent them from sending out embarrassing truths while intoxicated.

And soon, Auto-Tune may become the standard, just as Facebook has become the standard for college students now coming in from high

school. The generation now at the University is the last one that didn’t grow up with Facebook and MySpace, with 24-hour Internet access, with phones that can track where we are at any given moment.

These things go wholly unquestioned because they are great tools.

And it’s not like we will forget how to interact — that is human nature, and it will never leave us.

So we can listen to our AutoTuned singers, and we can dream of a time that was more difficult but seemed easier.

Or we can just do what we were probably going to do anyway — work our way through another semester of college, checking Facebook for weekend updates and continue to evolve while our social surroundings incorporate technology that is growing far faster than we are.

And if we still find ourselves lost, we can just check our phones to see where we are.

Contact Travis Andrews at tandrews@lsureveille.com

LOUISIANIMAL

Jesus told me he was pro-choice, pro-freedom

Over the holidays, I had a revelation from Jesus.

Jesus was a tall, blonde-haired and blue-eyed cowboy. Wrapped in an American flag. He sang along to “God bless the USA” on his iPod. After a lengthy chat about the meaning of life, we moved along to abortion.

“People on the left and right are both responsible,” Jesus said. “The former for fostering an environment that satiates a growing sexual appetite in society and the latter for ignoring the needs of incapable parents.”

I was especially shocked when Jesus labeled himself as “pro-choice” and emphasized the importance of the most commonly overlooked part

of the debate — choice.

“Motive plays a large role in determining whether or not a good deed is conducive to the spiritual as well as the material,” Jesus said.

Barry Goldwater said the material and spiritual were intertwined, and Daniel the state couldn’t Lumetta assume respon- Opinion Editor sibility for one without intruding on the other.

If we take away responsibility for caring for one’s material needs, Goldwater wrote, we take away the

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will and opportunity to be free.

And the most basic freedom is free will, according to Jesus.

“Eliminating the opportunity to have an abortion eliminates the potential to do good by opting out of abortion,” Jesus said.

It’s been said that every man wants his courage tested.

Jesus told me a story about a monk who came out of isolation, not to renounce his faith, but to confront temptation. Conquering temptation was a way to test his faith.

And that choice to face temptation gave his faith meaning.

Without ever having the opportunity to face temptation, he felt he was more likely to face failure in the

event of temptation.

David Frum claimed in his book “Comeback,” red and blue states have found consensus over where abortion is available and when lateterm abortions and access for teens is appropriate.

Frum also argued abortion and divorce are more common among families with low income and low educational backgrounds. Jesus said these types of environments foster abortion in the first place.

Frum claimed the gains of the anti-abortion movement in upperincome America result from better education rather than a shift in moral thinking.

Frum also claimed American

women are having fewer abortions today. From its peak in 1980 until 2001, national abortion rates decreased 33 percent, according to Frum.

“For there can be no greater moral victory for abortion opponents than making abortion available but less common,” Jesus said. “This encourages choice and life simultaneously.”

Despite the decline in abortions, public opinion has remained relatively unmoved. This means it’s time for a new approach, according to Jesus.

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“Hollywood has always been a cage ... a cage to catch our dreams. “ John Huston American film director Aug. 5, 1906 - Aug. 28, 1987

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No matter what — budget cuts cannot affect academia

Terms like budget cuts and recession are scary words no one wants to hear about, much less discuss.

But as the spring semester begins, these idioms are something University faculty and staff can’t escape.

The University is facing about $10.3 million in budget cuts for this fiscal year, which ends June 30. And the LSU System as a whole, which includes 11 LSU institutions, is facing $29 million in mid-year cuts.

And our system isn’t the only one facing such problems. The

University of Georgia System is dealing with a $29.7 million cut, and the University of South Carolina System is dealing with a $52 million cut.

There are few other efficient ways to come out of economic turmoil aside from scaling back spending, and that’s what the state has been forced to do.

But we feel it is vital to the success of the University and the entire LSU System that these cuts don’t affect LSU’s top priority — academia.

Everything possible needs to be done to ensure students don’t

feel the brunt of the cuts.

Other possible solutions need to be examined before officials take measures that would directly affect students. And it seems that’s what Chancellor Michael Martin and System President John Lombardi are doing.

Martin said the University is “taking every measure to protect the academic core.” He also said the University is doing whatever it can to protect jobs and continuing working toward the Flagship Agenda.

And Lombardi told The Daily Reveille last week that students

probably won’t notice the budget cuts right away.

The first steps being taken include cutting back on travel and renovations, but larger cuts could lead to higher student fees, fewer course offerings and even faculty layoffs.

To create a long-term solution to the problem, we suggest spending more — dipping into the state’s “rainy-day” fund as a source of lost funding to spark growth and make sure the core of the University — the state’s Flagship Agenda — is protected.

Another possible long-term

solution may simply be planning and preparation.

The next fiscal year begins July 1, and Martin said he should know more about next year’s budget by mid-February.

Knowing sacrifices and cutbacks need to be made should better prepare University and System officials for what may need to be done later.

Contact the Editorial Board at editor@lsureveille.com

GRAY MATTERS

State offers filmmakers unique opportunities Louisiana’s rich cultural heritage is a melting pot of food, music, and diverse history — and, for the more cynical, corruption.

But in recent years, the state government has been trying to develop another aspect of Louisianan culture — the movie industry.

Yes, the movie industry. Surprised?

Although the state might not exactly be legendary as a haven for the stars yet, the legislative efforts to entice more and better movie production have been surprisingly effective.

In 2002, the Louisiana legislature passed the Louisiana Motion Picture Incentive Act, which offers large tax breaks to filmmaking companies that shoot in state. The legislature intended for the incentives to lure largeproduction movie projects, which would bring increased revenue and stimulate the economy.

The most recent high-profile example is the Curious Case of Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. The film has achieved a respectable box-office showing. The movie, which borrows its core principle of a reverse-aging man from an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, is largely set and partially filmed in New Orleans.

The film was released at the end of a record-setting year for the state’s film industry. According to the Louisiana Office of Entertainment Industry Development — the division of the Department of Economic Development responsible for overseeing the industry’s growth — more than 80 major films were produced in the state, leading to $32 million in tax credits.

All told, the state has awarded approximately $443 million since the bill was passed.

On the surface of things, it

may seem frivolous for the state government to be passing up that kind of money, but apparently the strategy the legislators had envisioned is working.

LOEID estimates the production companies have spent more than $2 billion in the state since 2002, $200 million of which went directly into Matthew payroll.

Albright The monColumnist ey pouring into the state has led to a blossoming of film-related jobs, especially in the more blue-collar areas such as set and equipment transportation and technical personnel.

Filmmakers are still sending the unfinished products back to Hollywood for editing, sound and other post-production.

But some moviemakers are looking to start post-production facilities in Louisiana as well; NuMedia/Millennium Pictures has committed to building a $10 million studio outside of Shreveport.

It seems strange the film industry would flock to Louisiana — surely they aren’t motivated entirely by a desire to save money.

Ok, maybe they are, but that doesn’t mean Louisiana doesn’t have a lot to offer.

First, there’s the natural beauty of the Louisiana landscape. Moss-crusted swamps and thick forests provide a perfect setting for either inspiration and romance or suspense and mystery.

The unique architecture that results from a diverse cultural heritage makes great sets, especially in New Orleans.

And although the legislature

could not possibly have foreseen it when they wrote the bill that led to the growth, Hurricane Katrina has provided an unmatched source of pathos and has provided any work set in Louisiana with an inherent air of tragedy and emotional power.

Although Louisiana is definitely not going to usurp Hollywood as the Mecca of movies, the state is certainly benefitting from the funds and exposure resulting from the influx of filmmaking resources.

Maybe one day, as more and more stars find work in the state, we’ll get our own Deep South version of Beverly Hills — maybe one right outside of Baton Rouge.

Probably not. But we can dream, can’t we?

Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com

THIN PINK LINE

Gay rights protests need to affect nation, not state On Nov. 4, California voters passed Proposition 8, a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, which had been legalized months earlier by the state supreme court.

More than a week later on Nov. 11 an Internet-based movement called “Join the Impact” organized protest rallies against the amendment in every state. But many local activists preferred to sleep in.

Forgive the lack of interest, but it accomplishes nothing to march in Louisiana against a California law. These protests were lazily organized and badly conceived, and the gay and lesbian rights movement would be better off focusing on broader issues.

This is not to say protests and marches don’t have their place.

In 1978, another California ballot measure was proposed, the Briggs Initiative, which would have banned gays and lesbians

from working in the state’s public schools.

As dramatized in the recent movie Milk, activists working only with land line telephones were able to gather anti-Briggs crowds of thousands, and their efforts ultimately paid off in the defeat of the initiative.

But this revealed the time for anti-Proposition 8 rallies was before the vote, when changing minds could have changed the election. After the fact, photo-ops and self-righteous Facebook status messages are so much sound and fury.

“Join the Impact” did rally attention and organization all across the country. It would be much more productive to focus this nationwide attention on nationwide concerns.

Overturning Proposition 8 would only affect the laws of one state, but there are several steps Congress and the President could

take to protect gays and lesbians everywhere.

Passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act would make it illegal to fire gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

The Matthew Shepard Act — which Congress passed in 2007 Matthew Patterson but was ultimately defeatColumnist ed by the threat of a presidential veto — would define crimes motivated by sexual orientation and gender identity as federal hate crimes and provide federal money and law enforcement resources to investigate and prosecute them.

It is well past time to roll back the military’s ridiculous “Don’t

Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which prevents gays and lesbians from enlisting in the armed forces, and dishonorably discharges gay and lesbian servicemembers.

And finally, if we really care about protecting marriage, the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act should be on the table. This would permit the federal government to extend benefits to samesex couples nationwide and allow federal and state governments to recognize same-sex unions obtained in other jurisdictions.

This list doesn’t come out of nowhere — all four proposals are explicitly endorsed on PresidentElect Barack Obama’s transition Web page.

So instead of writing petulant Facebook messages, write an angry letter to your congressman.

Instead of assembling at the Louisiana capitol to protest some other state’s law, assemble in Washington and demand legal

protections for citizens of every state.

And instead of whining about California voters who were “supposed” to be socially liberal, hold the incoming president to his liberal promises.

There is every chance the federal government in 2009 could ensure that all gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people enjoy the same basic security in their employment and their persons that many heterosexual people take for granted.

All Americans, single and partnered, would reap the benefits. California’s marriage ban may or may not stand, but the outrage it generated has the potential to revolutionize gay rights nationwide.

That’s a movement worth getting out of bed for.

Contact Matthew Patterson at mpatterson@lsureveille.com

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BY TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION. 225.924.1353

NATION AL BENCH ADVER TISING Part time or full time Some heavy lifting involved Flexible hours Must have valid drivers license 573-3363 or 767-7535

U R G E N T - L I F E D R AW I N G M O D E L $12/ hr needed for spring semester on MW, 12:30-3:30. Substitute models needed for various time slots. Full-time students only apply at 123 Art Bldg.

ECG TECHNICIAN Attn Medical Students:: part time positions in local hospitals, after hours, weekend shifts, occasional overnight on weekends. Energetic, mature, responsible please.

Extensive training, then $9.00 hr. Apply at 12133 Industriplex Blvd., Baton Rouge or fax 225/751-3284.

EARN EXTR A MONEY Students needed ASAP Earn up to $150 per day being a mystery shopper No Experience Required Call 1-800-722-4791 P / T V E T E R I N A R Y A S S I S T ANT Armstrong Veterinary Hospital Flexible hours, great job while in school!Call 225-756-5193 EXTENDED DAY COUNSELOR: The A. C. Lewis YMCA is now hiring for (Extended Day) Before and After School Care Counselors. MondayFriday after-noons from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Pay Rate $7.25. Please e-mail resume, apply in person, or contact Eddrick Martin if interested.

225.924.3606.

ESL TEACHERS/AIDES NEEDED Mon. Tues. & Wed. evenings. Teachers earn $13-15/ hr.

Aides $7.50-10.00/ hr. email resume to mstaub@ccdiobr.org G ALLERY ATTENDANT S LSU Museum of Art, Shaw Center. $8/ hr. Monitor galleries; answer visitor questions. 3 ?- & 4-hour shifts; min. 7 hrs/ week. Tues. - Sat., Sun. afternoons.

Contact: Fran Huber, fhuber@lsu.edu, 225.389.7214 ALOHA! Looking for energetic and fun leaders to join our Ohana at Maui Wowi Hawaiian Coffees & Smoothies. Flexible part time positions open. Apply by email.

Geauxsmoothies@gmail.com 225-287-2413 225.335.4984 PARKVIEW BAPTIS T PRESCHOOL Preschool Teachers needed 3-6 p.m. flex days.

225.293.9447 DON’T MISS THIS OPPOR T U N I T Y! Now hiring for all positions at the following locations: JEFFERSON 7615 Jefferson Hwy Baton Rouge 70809 PERKINS ROWE 7707 Bluebonnet Blvd. Baton Rouge 70810 “Flexible schedules & Benefits for Full Time Associates” Please apply in person during regular restaurant hours.

Equal Opportunity Employer WE PAY UP TO $75 per online survey. www.

CashToSpend.com GREYS TONE GOLF &COUNTRY CLUB is now accepting NEW applications for bartenders, servers, cooks, and beverage cart attendants.

Please call Diane Newman 225.667.674 PAR T-TIME N ANNY Mon-Thurs. 8:30-2:00; Off Highland and I-10; Great Pay. 225.252.3946 RECORDING S TUDIO OFFICE HELP Must be able to work Mon, Wed, Fri. 4hr each day.

Hours are flexible around class schedule. For more information contact Sockit Studio 225216-0167 !BAR TENDING! Up to $300/Day. No Experience Necessary. Training Provided. Age 18+ OK 1-800-965-6520 xt127 STUDENT WORKER/RUNNER Administrative work, filing, runner. Contact Naomi at 225-364-3486 or email resume to nroundtree@htbcpa.com

G Y M N AS T I C S / T U M B L I N G I N S TRUCTOR C. G.’s Gymnastics Inc. is searching for knowledgeable, reliable, & committed staff. 225.275.5597 FRONT DESK COORDIN ATOR Hiring Full/PartTime Front Desk Coordinator - Must have great people skills and office experience a plus.

Please call (225) 769-4100.

NURSERY S TAFF - YMCA KIDS ZONE Great opportunity! Flex schedules, 20 hrs per week, afternoon/evenings 4:00-8:30 pm and 1 Sat. a month. Must be age 18, child care experience and a passion for caring for children.

FREE membership. Apply in person: Paula G. Manship YMCA, 8100 YMCA Plaza Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA (225) 767-9622.

TEACHERS NEEDED Fist Baptist Church PDO 3yr. room Days T&Th hr. 9-2pm/ Also PRN postions. call 225.767.4080 H ABL AS ESPANOL Y INGLES? Family near LSU looking for Spanish speaker to help with light housework 1 day/week (2hrs.) and sitting on Saturdays 6-9 pm. Must have car. Please call to apply 225.405.8300 C I TADEL BROADCAS TING is seeking a Program Director for WCDV Baton Rouge. AC Sunny 1033 is looking the for the all purpose PD. Can you program, do music, on-air, promotions, web and be Station Ambassador? Get MP3 and Resume to hr.batonrouge@citcomm.com ASAP. Citadel Broadcasting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AA. Females / Minorities encouraged to apply.

VARSIT Y THEATRE The Varsity Theatre is looking for security staff.

Flexible scheduling available.

Great school job.

Email chris@varsitytheatre.com, brent@varsitytheatre.com or stop by The Chimes on Highland to fill out an application. 225.383.7018 SHADOW to attend Glasgow Middle School with my 6th grade son who has Asperger’s Syndrome, T & Th 8:00-2:30, $8hr R E C E P T I O N I S T n e e d e d f o r f r i e n d l y, r e l a x e d dental of fice. Great Dr.& Staf f. Need good computer & phone skills. Experience a plus but not necessar y. M-Th 8-5:30, Fri 8-12. Send resume to resume70806@yahoo.com 225.706.1595 PICK UP/DELIVERY DRIVER Needed - Busy Dental Laboratory has position available. Must be neat in appearance and have clean driving record. Drug screening required. 225.201.0880 PHOTOGR APHERS NEEDED Love to take pictures? Work at Party Pics! Come fill out an application at 7342 Highland Rd. 225.767.2789 OFFICE HELP WANTED Small accting/consulting firm needs detail oriented part-time help.

Light acctg, errands, filing, etc. - must have car.

Flexible hrs & days starting 1/09. Near LSU email lala6658@aol.com GR APHIC DESIGN LPCA is seeking a Graphic Design student intern to design and produce materials to promote Louisiana’s Health Centers. 225.927.7662 WORK AT NEW ALEX BOX SUITES! Hosts/hostesses needed to work 2009 baseball games at new Alex Box Stadium $7.50/hour.

578-8617

SUBWAY 4250 Burbank, next to Izzos.

Fast, fun, friendly. No late nights. Day shifts available. Eat Fresh!

N TIGER NOTES We are seeking note takers for this semester.

Please send sample notes to thetigernotes@yahoo.com Great pay flexible schedule. 504.208.2249

A N I M A L H E A LT H C L I N I C NOW HIRING FOR FT/PT VETERINARY TECHNICIANS WITH A FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A PERSON WHO IS A QUICK

DENTAL L AB ASSIS TANT Part-time position available with flexible hours; 20 hours per week; sterilization, inventory and other related duties; uniforms provided; $7.50/hr.; fax

resume 293-3218. 225.292.8121 SALON CHATEAU INC. perkins road now hiring receptionist, hair stylist booth rental and comminission. 225-936-4370 FLOR AL DESIGNER(1)/DRIVER(1) positions available for 1 floral designer and 1 delivery driver. Salary BOE. Must be able to work full days. Part time ok. call Steven @ 225-9283801 225.928.3801 LIFEGUARDS WANTED! The Paula G Manship YMCA is looking for part time lifeguards. Red Cross or YMCA certification required. stop by and visit, call, or email airacki@ymcabatonrouge.org for more info. 225.767.9622 8100 YMCA Plaza dr. Baton Rouge LA 70810 AFTER SCHOOL CARE WORKERS Needed ASAP for local private school. Great for education majors. M-F 230p-6p; Some holiday care.

Send resume to lindsayv29@gmail.com EXTENDED DAY AREA SUPERVISOR The Before and After School Care Area Supervisor will be responsible for daily visits to various area school sites. The supervisor will also assist other counselors and provide care and supervision of students enrolled in the YMCA extended

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009 day program. Must be available evenings Monday-Friday from 3pm-7pm. Pay Rate $8.00$9.00/ hr. Please e-mail resume, apply in person, or contact Eddrick Martin if interested. emartin@ymcabatonrouge.org 225.924.3606 P A R R A I N ’ S S E A F O O D R E S T AU R A N T Now Hiring Waitstaff Apply in Person Mon - Fri 3225 Perkins Road 225-381-9922 P A R R A I N ’ S S E A F O O D R E S T AU R A N T Now Hiring Line Cooks Apply in Person Mon - Fri 3225 Perkins Road 225-381-9922 PERFECT PAR T TIME POSITION Afternoon Preschool Teacher needed for child care center near LSU.2:30-5:30 M-F 225-766-1159 INTERNS WANTED P/ T interns with interest in political science or international relations. Interns will participate in political/ economic/ military simulation of formation of government and establishment of

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MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009 infrastructure from scratch 225.922.7109 SITTER /EDUCATION MAJOR NEEDED Soph or junior elementary ed major preferred. School nights to help mom with children’s homework & evening activities. Highland near CCL. 225.202.1471 or 225.753.4533 TJ RIBS - A CADIAN IS CURRENTLY SEEKING SERVERS, BARTENDERS, & HOSTS. APPLY IN PERSON AT 2324 S. ACADIAN THRUWAY, BATON ROUGE, LA. **EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER** LIFEGUARDS & SWIM INS TRUCTORS WANTED ASAP! Certified Lifeguards and Swim Instructors. Great opportunity! Flex schedules.

Apply in person to: Paula G. Manship YMCA, 8100 YMCA Plaza Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70810. (225) 767-9622 ask for Anthony DENTAL OFFICE P/T dental assistant/receptionist needed for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Great opportunity for those interested in medical/dental field. Please fax resume to 225.766.2122 BABYSITTER NEEDED Babysitter needed for children ages 3&5. Hours T, Th 1:30-6:30.

Reliable transportation needed. $10/hr. E-mail availability and resume to lchoate@lsu.edu

FOR SALE QUEEN PILLOWTOP MATTRESS Brand name queen pillowtop mattress set new in plastic $150. 225-924-5336 T I G E R M A N O R C O N D O M I N I U M S . U N I T S READY F O R S P R I N G & F ALL 2009!! Brand new 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units for sale star t i n g a t $124,900. Ask about our Guaranteed Buy Back Program!! 3000 July St. 225-346-5055 www.tigermanor.com 99 CHRYSLER 300M FOR S ALE Gold, chrome wheels. Fully loaded. Sold as is. E-mail with inquiries to:klwilson@lsu.edu. $2,200 or best offer.

CHERRY BED WITH MATTRESS SET Both NEW in boxes with warranty $395 225.924.5336 CLEAR UMBRELL A “Rare”, “1960’s” “See thru umbrella!!” www . M y C l e a r U m b r e l l a . c o m G ARDEN HOME FOR S ALE 3 bedroom, 2 bath near LSU. 1,272 living area, $165,000. Call Julie Daboval. ReMax REG 225.572.0228

FOR RENT 2BR TOWNHOUSE sharlo area. W/D, covered parking, courtyard, new carpet. 225.648.3115 FANTAS T I C T I G E R L AND REMODEL Since Gustav Everything new! Sheetrock, paint, carpet, tile, tubs, sinks, cabinets, granite! Avail 1/1/09. Highly screened- responsible students only. Ref.req’d. 1BR $600, 2BR $850. Email inquiry to julie.tatum@verizonbusiness.com.

NICE, QUIET 1 br. apt. for rent in the garden district, hardwood floors, water, cable and int. included. $600,.00 225.603.2532 CONDO FOR RENT University View, 2 bed 2 bath, $1000 a month, $1000 deposit. Available Jan. ’09. Contact Patti 337-988-1409 CONDO FOR RENT 3BR-2B-Remodeled -Patio garden-Off Perkins-near bluebonnet-Mature Students only-$1200/ Mo-761-8702 CONDO FOR RENT 2 b e d r o o m / 2 b a t h g a t e d condo on Dalr ymple dr. Washer, dr yer, cable, internet, and water included. $1250.

225.266.4076 1 BR ON BURBANK - RENT $525 Available February 1st. or sooner. The Willows Apartments. www.lsubr.com for pictures/ floorplan. 4243 Burbank. $300 deposit. No pets, not even visiting. Leave a message. 978-1649

T I G E R M A N O R C O N D O M I N I U M S . U N I T S READY F O R S P R I N G & F ALL 2009! Brand new 1, 2, & 3 bedrooms available. Reserve your unit today! W a l k t o c l a s s ! 3 0 0 0 J u l y S t . 2 2 5 - 3 4 6 5055. www.tigermanor.com 1 ROOMATE NEEDED to share new 4 bedroom house at Nicholson Lakes. Washer/ dryer. $420/ month + 1/4 utilities. 5 miles to campus. 805.551.0471 or 225.405.0918 3BR/2BA CONDO Like New. Free Cable.

Community Pool. Extra Parking. Great Location at LSU. $1650/mo. 225.202.1148 ROOM IN CAMPUS crossings brightside. 1bedroom/1bathroom. 3 lsu male attending roomates. $465. on bus route/1mile from lsu. for info/pics, email amill93@lsu.edu 2259384486 1 & 2 BD RM CONDO FR REN JUST OUTSIDE THE SOUTH GATES OF LSU. FRIG, WSHR/ DRYR, MICRO, STOVE, 4264, 4278 oxford 1 & 2 bed rm., 595.00 695.00 & 995.00. 323.691.3129 1 & 2 BD RM CONDO FR REN JUST OUTSIDE THE SOUTH GATES OF LSU. FRIG, WSHR/ DRYR, MICRO, STOVE, DECK. 4264, 4278 595.00 695.00 & 995.00. 323.691.3129 L SU: TIGERL AND TOTALLY REMODELED Studio, 1br, & 2br wood floors, wtr/ swg paid, pool, laundry, Quiet. *Students Move In By 12/20/08 & Receive $100.00 off 1st month rent $465-$700 225-766-7224 1 BDR/1BA G ATED condo behind Chimes.

W/D etc. Avail Jan. $800 monthly. 1 yr. lease & sec. dep. req. 225.223.9700 APAR TMENT FOR RENT Sublease 3br/3ba apt with two females. $530/ mth includes cable/ internet/ water. Gated/ on bus route 318.974.0977 F E M A L E S N E E D R O O M M ATE! Lake Beau Pre Townhomes! $525 a month!

Available immediately! Call now!

318.729.2886 FEMALES NEED ROOMMATE for 3bd/2ba house in Nicholson Lakes LSU $495 +1/3util

225-933-3477 FOR RENT Garage Apt $550/mo with $550 deposit. 4746 Perkins Road Call 287-1193 mon-fri 8-5.

N FOR RENT: 2BR, 2.5BA $1300, LAKE BEAU PRE TOWNHOUSE, READY ASAP! CONTACT PAIGE AT 985.246.9204 2 BR CONDO Walk to LSU. Beautifully remodeled. All new floors, appliances, fixtures. Lovely view of lake. $900 225.769.6368 1-BED APT. in Tigerland near LSU $450/month. Hot water included. W/D in complex. Call Wang. 225.278.6622

ROOMMATES

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interested feel free to reach me before or after finals Selena_millieux@yahoo.com.

ROOM IN GOOD house. W&D, alarm, etc. No lease needed. $260 + shared utilities. $250 dep. 225.921.1209

COFFEE AFTER FIN AL S? Single, outgoing, very pretty, dazzling brown Creole LSU Senior gal looking to date interracially an equally mature, outgoing, nice looking male student or Grad/ or non student (26-38) for coffee museum dates, enjoyment of the Arts and music. If interested feel free to reach me before or after finals Selena_millieux@yahoo.com..

MALE GR AD Needs roommate to share 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath Lake Beau Pre Townhouse minutes from class.

Gated, Workout Room, Pool, Tennis Court $625 ALL UTILITIES UNCLUDED! Grad or Vet student preferred. 225.247.0567 $395 ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED!!! ROOMMATES-WANTED TO SHARE HUGE-3BR-3BATHHOUSE WITH MALE. EXCLUSIVE AREA-CONGRESS-PERKINS. HIGHSPEED-NET-CABLEALARM-WASHER-DRYER-LARGE-YARD-GATED. GREAT FOR ENTERTAINMENTLSU.225.772.2506

R O O M M ATE WANTED TO Roommate wanted to share 3 BR, 2 BA. house with 2 males. Close to LSU. $350. mo. Call 225-907-3456 or 985-209-7349.

985.688.2757

$500 INCLUDES EVERYTHING Roommate to share 2 bed 1 bath house in Capital Heights. 6 month lease. 225.810.2729

R O O M M ATE NEEDED!! Large bedroom and separate bath in 3 bedroom apt. Rent $395.

Utilities not included. 337.739.2660

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R O O M M ATE NEEDED to share 3 bedroom 31/2 bath in Lake Beau Pre’ Townhomes.

550/month + 1/3 utilities. 318.452.4751 318.346.6406 R O O M M ATE NEEDED 4BD, 2 bath, Garden Dist. home w/ alarm, wash/ dryer, near LSU, $500 split utilites 985.630.1956 ROOMATE WANTED! Wanted: Roomie to live w i t h t h r e e L SU girls, own bedroom, bathroom shared with one other, large living room and kitchen, full laundr y. Burbank Commons, with pool, fitness center and tanning facilities included. We ’ r e v e r y clean and chill! $435/ m o n t h . To m o v e i n A S A P ! E m a i l f o r p i c s lcahil2@lsu.edu. Or call 802.373.5191 ROOM IN UNIVERSIT Y hills Nice house/neighborhood. 3 christian roomates. $500w/utilities

COFFEE FOR THE NEW YEAR? Single, outgoing, very attractive, brown Creole LSU Senior gal looking to date interracially a mature, outgoing, nice looking male student or Grad/ or non student (26-38) for coffee, museum dates, enjoyment of the Arts. If interested email me Selena_millieux@yahoo.com..

I WANT TO BE YOUR DERIVATIVE so I can lie tangent to your curves. Nerdy ndn chick seeking an intelligent and attractive conversationalist. Ladies only, please—I’m tired of natural logs approaching the asymptote. sheenyinabottle@hotmail.com COFFEE FOR A NEW YEAR Single, outgoing, very pretty, dazzling brown Creole LSU Senior gal looking to date interracially an equally mature, outgoing, nice looking male student or Grad/ or non student (26-38) for coffee museum dates, enjoyment of the Arts and music. If

S U M M A C U M L AUDE male student seeking hot sorority blonde to take me out for a good night on the town. I’ll even help you study!!

Contact me at: summacumlaude09@yahoo.com OMG I AM SO DESPER ATE! Just kidding...?

Ok seriously tho, I’m a single brown female (lol) looking for someone hilarious but very down-toearth and classy in the streets. Freak in the sheets not necessary. I’m mainly looking for a cuddle buddy for this cold weather. Ladies only please! sheenyinabottle@hotmail.com LOOKING FOR MY SOULMATE I am a Business Major here at LSU. Looking for guys ages 4560. If you are interested send me an email. c.mumford@yahoo.com SEARCHING 4 SOULMATE 20yo Asian guy seeking masculine guy 18-23 to date. Races open. I’m a sweetheart! tigerboy1988@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS HELP WANTED: Somebody to go back in time with me. This is NOT a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons.

Safety not guaranteed. I have only done this once before. Call 337-280-7836

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