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Monday, Dec. 6, 2010

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Nation & World

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

Shark kills elderly German tourist at an Egyptian Red Sea resort

NY senator seeks bill to deter, fine body scan image misuse

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — A shark tore the arm off an elderly German tourist at an Egyptian Red Sea resort, killing her almost immediately, security and diving officials said Sunday, only days after sharks badly mauled four other European tourists in the waters.

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York senator wants to make it illegal for anyone to distribute or record images produced by full-body scanners at airports.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer introduced a bill Sunday that calls for punishing anyone who misuses full-body scan images by up to a year in prison. They could also face fines of up to $100,000. Privacy advocates say there are insufficient safeguards to ensure that the revealing images produced by the machines remain private.

Floods, mudslides force more evacuations in Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Deadly floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains prompted authorities to evacuate hundreds more Venezuelans from high-risk regions Sunday and stoked fears that voters would abstain from important elections in 11 cities and two states. Meteorologists forecast more rain in several of the states hit hardest by a weeks-long deluge. Vice President Elias Jaua announced that a dam overflowed in western Zulia state.

Democratic Texas judge to hold hearing on death penalty law HOUSTON (AP) — In the deeply Republican state that has executed more convicts than any other and the county that has sent the most to death row, an unusual legal proceeding will begin this week: A Democratic judge will hold a

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lengthy hearing on the constitutionality of the death penalty in Texas.

State District Judge Kevin Fine surprised many Texans last spring when he granted what is usually a routine and typically rejected defense motion and ruled the death penalty unconstitutional.

Republicans, Democrats move to compromise after tax fight WASHINGTON (AP) — Their political options limited, Democrats and Republicans appeared to unite Sunday behind the outlines of an economic package that would temporarily extend expiring tax rates to all taxpayers as well as jobless benefits for millions of Americans.

Differences remained over details, and some Democrats continued to object to any plan that would continue Bush-era tax rates at the highest income levels. Without action, Congress faced the prospect of letting the tax rates revert to higher pre-2001 and 2003.

Residents sit on a flooded street in Puerto Santander, on Colombia’s northeastern border with Venezuela, Saturday.

A wet rainy season has caused floods and landslides that have killed more than 170 people.

Monday, Dec. 6, 2010

STATE/LOCAL

Coast Guard rescues four after plane crash in Gulf of Mexico NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The crew of an offshore drilling unit rescued four people after the small plane they were in crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 170 miles south of New Orleans.

Rescued after Saturday’s crash were Gary Intravia of Mandeville, Kelly McHugh of Madisonville and Ken Ross and Greg Drude of Hammond.

The Coast Guard received a report at about 2:20 p.m. that a Malibu P46 aircraft had been forced to land in the Gulf of Mexico.

15-year-old girl found beaten to death in home after night alone LAPLACE (AP) — A 15-year-old LaPlace girl was found bludgeoned to death in her bedroom after spending the night home alone.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office said the girl’s mother told deputies that she found

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her daughter in her bedroom Sunday, lifeless and covered with blood after she returned from work.

Capt. Dan Clement said in a news release that Detectives who arrived at 6:30 a.m. said evidence at the scene indicated the girl had sustained blunt force trauma to the head.

Authorities suspect she was killed sometime after 1 a.m. on Sunday.

Planning for Alexandria’s future begins with summit ALEXANDRIA (AP) — Alexandria Mayor Jacques M. Roy will be the host of “A Summit on SPARC: Transforming Alexandria into a 21st Century City” on Monday and Tuesday.

SPARC is the city’s $96 million Special Planned Activity Redevelopment Corridors infrastructure initiative.

It is seen as a way of looking at urban renewal, community planning and public safety.

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Monday, Dec. 6, 2010

CRIME HIGHLIGHTS Tailgaters arrested for disturbing the peace over winner of drinking game Officers arrested three people unaffiliated with the University for fighting Oct. 16.

Officers responded to a fight on CEBA Lane and South Stadium Drive where two individuals were assaulting a third, according to Det. Kevin Scott, LSUPD spokesman.

Jaime Moore, 28, of 112 Sunflower Drive, Lafayette, claimed she won a drinking game and insulted Timothy Hoke, 36, of 105 Belle Terre Blvd., Covington, Scott said.

Moore, Hoke and third participant Colin Wallace, 30, of 733 Fontainebleau Drive, were arrested for disturbing the peace and issued misdemeanor summonses, Scott said.

Man on LSD arrested for stealing beer, public intoxication Officers arrested John Maser of 1212 South Jennings Road, Linden, Mich., for disturbing the peace by public intoxication and remaining after being forbidden.

Officers responded to complaints Sept. 25 about Maser disturbing a tailgating site near Bernie Moore Track Stadium, Scott said.

When officers arrived, Maser said he was high on LSD. Scott said Maser showed obvious signs of intoxication, and tailgaters claimed he had stolen a beer from their tailgating site.

Maser was arrested and issued a misdemeanor summons.

Man arrested for interfering with investigation, public intimidation LSU Police Department officers arrested a 28-year-old man unaffiliated with the University on Nov. 20 for interfering with investigation, public intimidation and resisting arrest.

Officers were contacted by a man who said he was driving on Skip Bertman Drive near the railroad tracks when he saw a man expose himself, according to Det. Jason Bettencourtt, LSUPD spokesman.

Officers asked people near the area if they had seen a man exposing his genitals, but no one had, Bettencourtt said.

As officers were questioning people, a white male walked by. The man was identified as the person who had mooned them earlier, Bettencourtt said.

When officers detained the man, people in a nearby tent who knew the suspect were angered and began shouting at officers, Bettencourtt said.

Officers warned one rowdy man, Jason Marshall, of 7308 Briar Place, to move back but he refused, Bettencourtt said. Marshall struggled and threatened the officers’ jobs while being handcuffed.

The alleged flasher was detained but later released because witnesses could not confirm he was the same man who had exposed himself, Bettencourtt said.

Marshall was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com

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BUDGET CUTS

Midyear cut, funding shuffles hurt LSU’s budget Cuts come despite no fiscal year cut Matthew Albright Staff Writer

Despite no initial fiscal year cut, this semester saw the University lose money from a mid-year cut and shuffled federal funds.

During the last legislative session, Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration and the Louisiana Legislature passed a budget with no initial cuts for the new fiscal year, which started in July.

But lower-than-estimated state revenues caused a $108 million gap in the state’s budget, forcing the Jindal administration to cut funds part-way through the fiscal year.

LSU administrators originally submitted a plan to cut $2.2 million from the University. But the next week the state suddenly decided to spare cuts to research institutions at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the LSU AgCenter, passing the budget burden onto teaching institutions — including LSU. The next Monday, administrators were told the cut had grown from $2.2 million to $5.1 million.

“I am glad that Pennington and the AgCenter have been helped,” said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost John Hamilton in a news release. “But I am disappointed that this cut is proportionally much higher for the LSU System — and LSU — than for other higher education institutions in the state. That is unfair to our students.”

To make the cuts, funding for the Academic Center for Student Athletes moved from the University to the Athletic Department. The University also changed the source of funding for graduate programs.

The School of Veterinary Sciences also lost money for the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab and the Arbovirus Testing Program. Those programs provide

research and diagnoses of animalrelated human diseases including West Nile virus, encephalitis and rabies.

The remaining deficit will be met using tuition money from an increased freshman class. The 5,400 new students enrolled this semester make up the secondlargest incoming class in school history, according to the Office of Budget and Planning.

Administrators said the increased tuition funds would have paid for reductions in class sizes, increased teacher support and adding counseling and tutoring hours to accommodate the increased number of students, but were instead eaten up by the cut.

The University also possibly lost money when an attempt by the Jindal administration to shuffle $146.5 million in federal education funds into next year’s higher education budget was hijacked by state legislators last month.

The money in question comes from a $26 billion “EduJobs” bill passed by Congress in August. The bill includes $10 billion for preserving education jobs.

The Jindal administration proposed using Louisiana’s entire $146.5 million share of the bill to help plug a projected $1.6 billion hole in the state budget for fiscal year 2012.

Administration officials argued the state’s primary and secondary education system has been protected from all cuts, so saving the money for the state’s coming fiscal crisis was fiscally responsible.

The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, however, axed the Jindal plan, instead routing $79 million to the state’s primary and secondary schools for this fiscal year — leaving only the minimum $68 million to go to higher education next year.

K-12 administrators argued the money was theirs and was necessary to pay for a larger-than-expected number of students.

The Legislature’s reversal

apparently surprised Jindal’s commissioner of administration, Paul Rainwater. Rainwater tried to remove the proposal once it became obvious it would fail but was told

by Rep. Jim Fannin, D-Jonesboro, that it was too late in the process.

The Legislature’s move was widely viewed as a rebuke of the administration.

Next semester will mark the most important political maneuvering that will determine just how bad future cuts to higher education will be.

The state faces a “cliff year” as it tries to fill a $1.6 billion budget hole for the next fiscal year.

The first concrete budget proposal aimed at filling that hole that affects higher education is a plan proposed by LSU System President John Lombardi at a

Dec. 1 Board of Regents meeting.

The plan includes significantly increased costs for college students in the form of tuition increases, “tuition stabilization” surcharges and removing the 12-hour full time cap on tuition costs.

The plan is only a suggestion for the Jindal administration and the state Legislature, who actually make the budget.

Gov. Jindal’s administration will propose a preliminary budget in February of next year. That budget then goes to the Legislature, who will tweak it and finally pass it in June.

Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com

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MASCOT

Many instructors to lose Mike VI gets habitat upgrade, employment in January attends all but 2 football games Julian Tate Contributing Writer

Despite October’s “jazz funeral,” that mourned state cuts to higher education, tensions over the lost jobs of the “foreign language 14” are alive and kicking as many of the fired instructors clean their offices in anticipation of their final days at the University.

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures had to cut $700,000, 14 full-time instructors and one part-time instructor to accommodate next year’s budget cuts, according to department chair Emily Batinski.

The department had to cut the Japanese, Swahili, Portuguese and Russian programs entirely. Instructors were also terminated from German, Italian and the classics, which include Latin, Greek and Hebrew.

Many of the instructors’ employment will end as of January 2011, Batinski said.

“I was told the department had to reduce its budget by $700,000, and the only place that kind of money can come from is from faculty.

And so I knew we were going to be losing a number of staff,” Batinski said.

However, Batinski said she was never told why the cuts had to come from her department and still does not understand the administrative incentive behind it.

The University sent out about 240 letters warning of layoffs in February. Of the 240 sent, only these 14 were enforced.

Beginning in October, the American Association of University Professors began addressing letters to Chancellor Michael Martin, asking for the reinstatement of the 14 foreign language instructors who are losing their jobs at the end of this semester.

The AAUP argued that the instructors, most of whom have been at the University for more than seven years, should have received more advanced notice that their contracts would not be renewed.

“We urge you to rescind the notices of termination issued to the fourteen language instructors,” AAUP Associate Secretary B. Robert Kreiser wrote in the letter. “If, however, the notices are allowed to stand, we urge that their effective date be extended to the end of the current academic year.”

University Vice Chancellor for Human Resources A.G. Monaco replied to this letter on Nov. 18, stating, “LSU has complied with all applicable state laws and regulations, and it has fully met with its obligations in regard to notification as required under the employment agreements.”

The 14 instructors who received termination letters also pursued answers regarding their situation throughout the semester.

Members of the foreign language 14 confronted Martin on Sept. 30 about the process leading to the elimination of four foreign languages.

The 14 appealed to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Interim Dean Gaines Foster, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Jane Cassidy and Martin.

After what Greek, Latin, German and classical studies instructor Johanna Sandrock called “fingerpointing” between Foster and Martin, she told The Daily Reveille on Oct. 1 she was disappointed in the message the University was sending the world — that “foreign languages are expendable.”

Sandrock said she still was not satisfied after the meeting.

“To me there really is no responsibility,” Sandrock said. “We really need to know who is making this decision.”

Two of the 14 instructors will continue to teach classes in the spring.

Portuguese instructor Vera Lazarre will continue to be a full-time Spanish instructor at the University Lab School.

Russian instructor Jean Rutherford told The Daily Reveille on Nov. 11 that she planned to teach a Russian course for free in the spring for a handful of students needing one more semester to complete their Russian minor.

However, Batinski said Rutherford had to obtain a grant to be allowed to continue to teach.

“The University would not allow someone to teach for free,” Batinksi said.

Despite chances of an instructor being hired for the spring semester at another University appearing dim, Latin instructor Ann Ostrom of the foreign language 14 found work to replace her lost job.

“Fortunately for me, a Latin teacher at a local private school had to leave his position for personal reasons, so I am starting there in January,” Ostrom said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille.

Batinksi said the department is waiting to see how the terminations will affect students.

“Right now, it looks as though the major concern hasn’t materialized, and the major concern is that students would not be able to take courses to complete their language requirement [with the firing of these instructors], but that problem may develop or become evident in the next semester or two.” Batinski said.

“Sometimes there is a delay.”

Contact Julian Tate at jtate@lsureveille.com

Nicholas Persac Contributing Writer

Mike VI, the University’s live tiger mascot, came to campus as a 2-year-old cub in 2007, and now, three years after his arrival, the Bengal-Siberian mix had an exciting semester of football game appearances, habitat improvements and charity fundraisers.

This football season, Mike VI attended all but two home games during his pregame ritual, which includes a trip around Tiger Stadium’s field in his carrying cage and being parked by the opposing team’s locker room for intimidation purposes. Mike was absent for both the Tennessee and Louisiana-Monroe games, according to Ginger Guttner, School of Veterinary Medicine spokeswoman.

Two veterinary student caretakers worked with Mike VI on his loading technique this past summer to help ensure his pregame participation. But as a young, male tiger,

he may decide to not cooperate, and the caretakers can’t force him in, Guttner said. Fans should not be worried if Mike VI decides to not attend a game.

In 2009, Mike VI made it into the stadium for all but one game, when the field was too wet for his trailer.

But in 2008, Mike VI went to only two of the eight home games, attending the first two but refusing to enter his trailer for the remainder of the season, Guttner said.

Just after Labor Day, caretakers installed a new toy for Mike VI to enjoy in his habitat. The “artificial prey” dangles from the habitat’s canopy and is a square-shaped parcel attached to a rope, allowing Mike VI to pounce and prey as he might in the wild.

In late August, Mike VI spent several days in his night house while work crews completed routine maintenance usually done every three to four years, according to Ronnie Haliburton, senior associate athletic

director for facilities and grounds.

The maintenance work included repairing stucco cracks, replacing damaged molding, recoating stucco in the viewing area and inside the habitat, replacing all sealants and applying epoxy to waterproof the cracks below the water line at the glass viewing area.

For fans wanting a closer peek at the tiger, the School of Veterinary Medicine is raising money through an auction in which 75 winning bidders get to “Spend An Evening With Mike VI.” The online bidding closes Dec. 18, and minimum bids of $2,000 benefit the Vet School’s Philanthropic Partners Fund, which serves as a dean’s excellence fund.

Mike VI celebrated his fifth birthday on July 23, and his growth at the University shows. He now weighs more than 460 pounds compared to 320 pounds when he arrived in Baton Rouge. But by his sixth Contact Nicholas Persac at npersac@lsureveille.com

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STUDENT LIFE

Students’ college experiences endangered by budget cuts Kate Mabry Contributing Writer

The effects of budget cuts on the University have been weighing on the minds of many students in recent months, and students face concerns on matters from increasing tuition to shrinking library databases.

Students list their biggest worries as increasing tuition, the availability of scholarships and grants, the reduction of University services and the firing of the “foreign language 14.”

“The elimination of the language 14 is only the tip of the iceberg as funds continue to be taken away, and state scholarships and grant offerings will be limited by size and number,” said Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope.

Student work-study jobs have suffered this year as well.

“The University is offering roughly 100 fewer work-study jobs this year compared to last year, which equates to around 450 total jobs,” Amy Marix, associate director of federal aid in the Office of

Matthew Streeter

‘I’m worried about LSU’s reputation on a state and nationwide level.’

history senior

Undergraduate Admissions, told The Daily Reveille in October.

To accommodate more students and fewer faculty, the University has combined classrooms to limit the number of instructors needed.

Jim Giammanco, physics professor, said one of his freshman introductory classes held around 325 students this year, compared to about 200 last year.

“My main concern is that students in the back of the classroom are becoming disconnected,” Giammanco said.

Giammanco said he would prefer to have the class split into

Lindsey Hopton creative writing senior

‘I had to take out more loans to pay off the additional tuition and fees.’

sections of 30 to 40 students.

“It becomes harder to engage students as well in such a large classroom,” Giammanco said.

The University’s library databases have also been subjected to budget cuts since the beginning of the semester.

Cuts have brought on the “erosion of databases,” according to Cope, who said students and faculty will both be affected by the loss of databases.

Faculty will be unable to conduct research properly and students will have a harder time completing their studies, Cope said.

BUSINESS

Food chains pop up around campus Catherine Threlkeld Contributing Writer

University students enjoyed the latest trends in dining around campus this semester from frozen yogurt to new fast food restaurants.

A new Taco Bell opened on Burbank Drive near Mellow Mushroom on Nov. 11, making it the first Taco Bell with a full menu in the campus area.

Employee Trey Gibson said a campus-adjacent Taco Bell was needed because the one on campus isn’t a full restaurant.

“We’re excited to be here, and hopefully the restaurant will be wellreceived,” said Gregory Hamer, owner of B&G Food Enterprises, a company that controls chain restaurants like Taco Bell.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries started out as a family business in Arlington, Va., but the latest one opened on Corporate Boulevard this semester.

Billy Jacob, owner of the Baton Rouge franchise, said he doesn’t want his operation to be any different from the home-style Virginia business.

Five Guys opened Monday, Sept. 27, at Towne Center on Corporate Boulevard and specializes in burgers, fries and hot dogs with more than 625 locations across North America. But it’s new to Louisiana, and Jacob thinks there’s a space for Five Guys to fill.

“It’s a step above the fast-food burger place. We’re not trying to intrude on [the burger culture] of Baton Rouge. It’s just that there’s a niche for us,” Jacob said.

Local business owners also jumped on the snack wagon this past summer to join the frozen yogurt craze, following the lead of national chains like TCBY and Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, as well as Baton

Rouge staple Counter Culture.

Marlana DiVincenti, University alumna and owner of Splendido! Frozen Yogurt Bar on Highland Road, said she became obsessed with frozen yogurt after visiting places that serve it in larger cities like Dallas.

“I love the do-it-yourself quality,” DiVincenti said. “You can get as much or as little as you want, and you can top it with just about anything.”

Menchie’s, which already has a location in the Mall of Louisiana, is one of several businesses now in the North Gate area, near Highland Road and West State Street.

The development in the North Gate area was built by

Campus Apartments and was dubbed College Row. Buffalo Wild Wings, Shanghai Tokyo Restaurant and PJ’s Coffee are some of the other establishments coming to College Row in the future.

A new CVS Pharmacy had its grand opening Aug. 22 after more than 20 years without a pharmacy in the North Gate area, and Pita Pit, a pita wrap alternative to sandwich shops, opened Sept. 3.

After a location on Acadian burned down in January, CVS saw the opportunity to open a new store closer to LSU, said James Hudgins, CVS district manager.

Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com

LOUIS, the Louisiana Library Network, has been in jeopardy since June, and the Oxford English Dictionary has been trimmed away, Cope said.

The library databases have been long underfunded, Cope said.

“The original list of databases prior to budget cuts was adequate but not extraordinary,” Cope said.

Many students have been feeling the stress as tuition and other fees have progressively increased.

Derek Miketinas, dietetics sophomore and out-of-state student, said he took on a second job and extra student loans to stay at the University.

“If tuition continues to go up, I may have to transfer to a more affordable school,” Miketinas said.

Mary Kearns, English literature

senior, said the stress of increasing tuition has forced one of her friends to take out additional student loans.

“I feel like the future of students is not being held as a top priority,” Kearns said.

Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com

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BUDGET CUTS

Students demand answers from state Fighting cuts earns national attention Sydni Dunn Staff Writer

From grassroots letter campaigns, short films, rallies and mysterious events to coalitions involving the Legislature, University student leaders have made state and national headlines in an effort to combat the higher education financial crisis.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT Student Government President J Hudson earned national attention this fall after sending a letter to a New Hampshire newspaper.

The letter, titled “Attention Gov. Jindal,” begged the question — “Where are you?”

The note pleaded with the governor to return to the state where budget cuts are crippling higher education.

“Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is spending more time in [New Hampshire] than the [state] he was elected to represent,” Hudson said in the October letter. “I read almost daily about his trips to other states, which makes me believe that he is more interested in running for president than running the state of Louisiana.”

The letter spread to four more states and numerous political blogs within the week, even landing a spot on the CNN news website.

The letter sparked response from the Governor’s Office, leading to some conversation between SG officials and Jindal.

The letter was the first of many, as SG began letter-writing campaigns to address issues to our state representatives and legislators.

In other action, Hudson joined SG presidents from around the state’s public higher education system to create a message to the state government. The Council of Student Body Presidents released a letter that posed a list of questions to the state about higher education.

WHATNOW LSU AND FLAGSHIP ADVOCATES After secretive campaigning around campus, WhatNow LSU was revealed Oct. 28 at “The Event” to be a student-run group advocating against budget cuts through a letterwriting program.

“I wrote a letter two weeks ago that gained national attention, and we need to do the same thing here,” Hudson said at the event. “One letter is not going to cut it.”

Hudson was among other speakers like SG Vice President Dani Borel and Chancellor Michael Martin, who urged students to be aware and engaged.

“This is not a blame somebody session,” Martin said. “This is a ‘Let’s find solutions’ session.”

About 350 curious University students were in attendance and contributed to the campaign by writing letters to state representatives expressing their opinions about cuts.

Students also simultaneously sent email messages to Louisiana House of Representatives Speaker Jim Tucker.

At “The Event,” another activist

group was introduced — the Flagship Advocates.

The group, founded by Hudson and Borel, is an organization whose “sole purpose is to advocate for the University.”

“The goal for the group is to get one student from every representative group in Louisiana,” Borel said.

maintain contact with other student advocate groups like Save UNO and Stand Up 4 LA and make their voices heard when the Legislative session convenes in the spring.

COLLEGE CAUCUS In preparation for the spring legislative session, another group has been created to open dialogue between students, the Legislature PROUD STUDENTS Outside of SG and SG-promot- and higher education administrative ed groups, students flocked to the boards.

The College Caucus introduced organization Proud Students, which itself, along with also aims to rally three state represtudents around the sentatives, at the University’s budget Louisiana Board of reductions.

Regents monthly Bradley Wood, meeting last week. biological sciences “We are a coand philosophy alition of concerned senior, and Claistudents and alumborne MacKnight, ni,” said Aly Neel, biological sciences founding member senior, started the and mass commugroup when the J Hudson nication senior. “We contracts for the SG president hope to generate “foreign language conversation, high14” were not renewed. Wood said one of his former light expectations of the student popprofessors was fired, and it affected ulation and drive long-term reform for student success.” him personally.

Neel said the group hopes to “That’s when we really decided grow to include communication with to do something,” Wood said.

Proud Students first stepped into the Governor’s Office, the Board of the spotlight at the Faculty Senate- Regents, business leaders and those sponsored “Jazz Funeral for Higher who are passionate about the state of Education” where Wood spoke about higher education.

The College Caucus outlined the importance of saving higher edutheir expectations, demanding the cation.

Over the next several months, board create a student success-orithe group sponsored several aware- ented higher education plan.

“A revamp system needs to be ness projects such as making a short film and collecting signatures for a “Don’t Sink LSU” banner that was presented at the Faculty Senate meeting in November.

The Residence Hall Association and Proud Students hosted a “Don’t Sink LSU” informational session to give background on the budget crisis and to promote the Rally for Higher Education held at the Capitol on Nov. 10. Hundreds of students from across the state gathered to protest budget cuts.

Proud Students plans to

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‘[Gov. Bobby Jindal] is more interested in running for president than running the state of Louisiana.’

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Biochemistry freshman Corey Nalls writes a letter to legislators Oct. 29 as a part of the SG campaign urging students to express concerns about higher education.

laid out for the Legislature and for the citizens of this state,” said Rep. John Schroder, R-Covington. “We look forward to receiving information on your plan and addressing higher education and working with

you, as the students said, to [fulfill] our role at the Legislature.”

Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com

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FACILITY SERVICES

Faculty Senate fights for Coates glory hole still in more budget cut power use, Middleton inactive Letter-writing, jazz funeral influential Grace Montgomery Contributing Writer

From organizing a New Orleans jazz funeral to changing graduation policies, the Faculty Senate was active on campus this semester.

As in many areas, budget cuts dominated the Senate’s activity.

The Senate began the semester by discussing a University faculty union chapter. A union would give faculty more power over compensation, working conditions, tenure, terminations and programming.

Such a union would be the first of its kind in the state. Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope praised the committee and said it plans to “enter dialogue with the faculty in a year.”

The University received guidance and advice from other faculty unions across the nation while beginning to plan for the effort.

The Senate also passed resolutions to combat budget cuts.

Resolution 10-16, proposed Nov. 2, aims to stop budget scenarios that “decreased morale” and called for increased leadership by higher education boards. The Resolution also suggests the Louisiana Board of Regents and the LSU Board of Supervisors “accelerate efforts as advocates of higher education.” “[The Resolution lets] everyone know that we are not fooled by this political game,” Cope said.

The resolution was adjusted from the similar policy “Just Say No” by LSU-Shreveport.

“The numerous budget cut ‘scenarios’ that have been required of college and University administrators over the past two years have not resulted in any meaningful direction or guidance to the institutions,” according to Resolution 10-16. “[Scenarios] have wasted valuable time and human resources and will likely need to be repeated.”

Final approval of the bill will take place Dec. 8.

The Senate also passed a firstread of Resolution 10-17 requesting increased leadership from Gov. Bobby Jindal on which programs and activities should be eliminated at the University.

The Resolution is reminiscent of Student Government President J Hudson’s efforts to contact Jindal concerning the higher education budget situation.

Cope said if passed, the Faculty Senate hopes to send the resolution to leadership at the state level.

“This resolution marks a salutary step forward,” Cope said. “It takes intelligence and courage [from the faculty] to criticize the leadership on campus and in the state.”

The Senate also initiated a faculty letter-writing campaign to combat budget cuts.

The campaign was launched Oct. 4 and asked faculty to write two letters — one to a legislator from their individual district and another to the Louisiana House or the Louisiana Senate Education Committee.

“There are many reasons why this is effective,” Cope said. “Attention on the crisis of higher education has been focused on the cities in which universities are located, but people live and have connections in all parts.”

Cope commended student involvement, noting the success of the Oct. 7 “jazz funeral” procession, which more than 300 students and faculty attended. Cope also praised the letter writing initiatives and said the faculty “hopes the momentum will continue and produce a greater outpour.”

The Senate also made waves in October by limiting the number of cords, stoles and ribbons worn during the main graduation ceremony.

“We don’t want [graduation] turning into a circus,” Cope said.

“The black gown is something in its own right to be treasured ... With all these other ornamentations, the bachelor’s degree becomes secondary.”

Contact Grace Montgomery at gmontgomery@lsureveille.com

Steel plate covering frequently torn off Parker Cramer Contributing Writer

Despite the University’s many efforts to rid the campus of glory holes, users continue to persevere.

The holes, carved in bathroom stall partitions, are used for anonymous oral sex.

The University recently patched the glory hole in the rear men’s restroom of Coates Hall with a piece of sheet metal. It has since been torn and is open for business again.

Paul Favaloro, director of Facility Services, said in September that blocking holes with steel plates is how Facility Services combats glory holes, which he called a “recurring” problem.

Postings on CruisingForSex. com indicate the glory hole in Coates returned to operation in July.

“The glory hole in Coates Hall is up and running again. Traffic has been steady,” July postings on the website said. “[Middleton] is completely shut down, but Coates Hall is once again like it was back in the day.”

There have been no postings about the Coates Hall glory hole since July.

This is not the first time Coates has had trouble with glory holes, said LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Russell Rogé in September. Police responding to complaints made a series of arrests in 2001 involving the same restroom in Coates.

In the past few years, Facility Services spent nearly $40,000 repairing the damaged wood partitions in Middleton Library bathrooms, according to an Oct. 1, 2008, report by The Daily Reveille.

Since July 1, Facility Services has received three Middleton glory hole calls— Sept. 1, Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 — according to Tammy

Millican, Facility Services Manager.

Every time the glory hole was reported, Facility Services had it repaired, according to Millican.

Millican also described the issue as a “recurring problem” and encouraged anyone who sees glory holes in restrooms to report them to Facility Services.

There have been no obscenity complaints concerning glory holes on campus since early 2008, LSUPD spokesman Sgt. Blake Tabor told The Daily Reveille in September.

Penalties for drilling a glory hole and exposing oneself may result in a property damage charge and a felony charge of obscenity, Tabor said.

If students are approached, they should notify police, Tabor added.

Contact Parker Cramer at pcramer@lsureveille.com

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The Coates Hall glory hole is patched by Aug. 30. Although the Middleton hole is inactive, the Coates covering has been removed multiple times.

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OBITUARIES

University mourns lost members of campus community Rachel Warren Staff Writer

ROBERT REICH Robert Reich, founder and director emeritus of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture died July 31 at the age of 97.

Reich taught in the College of Agriculture at the University before working with the American Society of Landscape Architects in the 1950s and 1960s to establish a University landscape architecture program.

Reich retired in 1983 and remained a professor emeritus, teaching enrichment seminars. The school was named in his honor in 2007.

Reich’s family requested that all donations on his behalf be made to the LSU Foundation/Helen Reich Memorial Scholarship, which funds scholarships for University landscape architecture students.

“He had undeniable success at gathering around him a dedicated and caring faculty that treated students with respect,” said Van Cox, director of the School of Landscape Architecture. “He had a nurturing attitude toward them all.”

VANCE BOURJAILY Vance Bourjaily, LSU Boyd professor emeritus, died Aug. 31 at the age of 87 in Greenbrae, Calif.

Bourjaily served as the first director of the University’s Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing in the 1980s.

JOSEPH SMILES GOTHAM Joseph Smiles Gotham, computer science graduate student, drowned at age 24 while on a Mississippi River canoe trip Sept. 5.

Sameer Bhavanibhatla, engineering graduate student, was with Gotham and others in Tylertown, Miss. He said two canoes flipped, and the group realized when they got to shore that Gotham wasn’t with them.

Shivaji Kugya, a graduate student at Southern University, said Gotham had removed his life jacket about 5 minutes before the accident.

Bhavanibhatla said Kugya and a lifeguard pulled Gotham out of the water and performed CPR. Bhavanibhatla said the Telugu Association of North America covered the $8,000 cost expected to transport Gotham’s body to India.

Donations were collected to reimburse the cost of transportation.

He was buried with military honors Oct. 15.

JORGE ARAVENA Jorge Aravena, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, died Sept. 17 at 65 years old, according to Tammy Abshire, associate director of development and communications in the department.

Aravena became a professor in 1984 and became department chair in June 2010 after serving as interim chair for two years.

Services for Aravena were held Sept. 20, and students and faculty gathered Sept. 21 to share memories.

Aravena’s family requested donations be made to the LSU Foundation for the Jorge L. Aravena Memorial Scholarship.

“His death leaves a large void in our hearts and in the engineering profession,” said College of Engineering Dean Richard Koubek.

MICHAEL CRESPO College of Art and Design professor Michael Crespo died Nov. 14 at age 63 after a battle with cancer.

Crespo had been a faculty member since 1971. He served as director of the school from 1990 to 1996 and interim director from 2002 to 2003.

He received the Distinguished Faculty Award in 1993 and an endowed Alumni Professorship in 2000.

Services were held Nov. 20.

ROGER GROOTERS Roger Grooters, former executive director of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes, died at age 66 in a bicycle accident Oct. 6.

He was riding on the shoulder of State Road 20 in Bay County, Fla., when he was struck by a truck.

Grooters was on the final leg of a cross country charity ride to raise money for victims of the Gulf Coast oil spill. He began his journey Sept. 11 in Oceanside, Calif., and was set to finish Oct. 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. Grooters’ family asked that donations be made online to assist oil spill victims and continue his efforts.

THOMAS CLARK JR. Former Dean of the E.J. Ourso College of Business and professor emeritus Thomas Clark Jr. died at age 69 on Oct. 9.

Clark served as dean of the college from 1996 to 2002. “[Clark] made tremendous progress for the Business College,” said Helmut Schneider, chair of the Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences.

At the time of his death, he was serving as president of consulting firm Strategy Associates, a director of Endeavor International and a director of Dynegy Inc.

VICTORIA ARCHANGEL Victoria Archangel, E.J. Ourso College of Business adviser, died in a car accident Nov. 15.

According to Timothy Rodrigue, assistant director of alumni and external relations in the Business College, Archangel was making her daily commute from her home in Lafayette to the University when she rear-ended a pickup truck and lost control of her SUV. She crossed over the median and her vehicle was struck by a truck.

Funeral services were held for Archangel in Monroe, and students and faculty attended a memorial

service in Archangel’s honor Nov. 29.

Business College Dean Eli Jones spoke about Archangel at the memorial.

“I’ll be honest,” Jones said. “I keep hearing her laugh in my head.”

Donations are being collected by the Student Government Business College Council to create a scholarship fund in Archangel’s name.

She was 32.

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Roller Coaster Season

LSU players celebrate after junior running back Stevan Ridley scores the game-winning touchdown to beat Tennessee, 16-14, on Oct. 2. The Tigers won 10 games this season despite several close calls.

Tigers compile 10 wins and a trip to the Cotton Bowl despite several close calls and quarterback controversy Drama, drama and more drama.

Those LSU football fans who expect anything less from a LSU coach Les Milescoached team were pleasantly surprised during the 2010 regular season.

The [No. 10] Tigers notched 10 wins this season and came a few plays away from winning 11 games for the first time since 2007.

The Tigers also earned a berth in the

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LSU defeats Mississippi State, 29-7, on Sept. 18.

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LSU loses against Auburn, 24-17, on Oct. 23.

Cotton Bowl, which was announced Sunday. get to 10 wins.

But it didn’t come without controversy.

The Tennessee game was the most LSU had near colossal meltdowns memorable as LSU appeared to lose the game against North Carolina and on a wild and frantic finish.

By Sean Isabella Tennessee, needed a last With the clock running down second touchdown catch and LSU at the Tennessee Sports Writer from senior wide receiver 2-yard line, Miles signaled Terrence Toliver against Florida and a come- to substitute from goal line formation to a from-behind win at home against Ole Miss to spread package. LSU frantically snapped the

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LSU beats West Virginia, 20-14, on Sept. 25.

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LSU defeats Alabama, 24-21, on Nov. 6.

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LSU defeats Florida, 33-29, on Oct. 9.

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LSU beats Louisiana-Monroe, 51-10, on Nov. 13.

ball while junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson wasn’t looking as time expired, giving what appeared to be a 14-10 Tennessee victory.

During LSU’s substituting mess, Tennessee inexplicably had too many men on the field, allowing the Tigers to run one more play. Junior running back Stevan Ridley FOOTBALL, see page 21

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LSU beats McNeese, 32-10, on Oct. 16.

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LSU defeats Ole Miss, 43-36, on Nov. 20.

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SOCCER

Kinneman is highlight of Tigers’ disappointing season LSU fails to make NCAA tournament Ryan Ginn Sports Contributor

Following the departure of its most successful senior class in history, the LSU soccer team signed one of the nation’s top recruiting classes.

The group LSU coach Brian Lee referred to as the most impressive freshman class in school history arrived on campus without the luxury of getting adjusted.

Before the season, Lee said he would only redshirt freshman goalkeeper Megan Kinneman. It was a logical move, given that junior goalkeeper Mo Isom played all but 23 of the 4,124 minutes that comprised her first two seasons.

As promised, nine of the 10 newcomers saw action in LSU’s season-opening win against South Alabama.

Three weeks later, with five

games played and just one win to show for it, the 10th and final freshman earned a start between the posts.

Kinneman didn’t disappoint, earning a shutout in her collegiate debut and helping LSU avert serious disaster in a sluggish 1-0 win against lowly Louisiana-Lafayette.

Isom and Kinneman alternated matches in each of the next two weekends until Isom lost her job for the season after accidentally punching a corner kick into her own net in a 1-0 loss against Georgia.

Replacing the school record holder in wins, shutouts and goals against average with a true freshman was unprecedented — but so were the results that followed.

Kinneman set a school record in allowing only 0.66 goals per game while earning six shutouts in 14 games.

Speaking after LSU’s secondround loss in the Southeastern Conference tournament, Lee expressed bright hope for the future.

“Megan was brilliant — again,” he said. “She is going to have an outstanding career.”

It was a stunning contrast from the preseason press conference in which he expressed hope that Isom would blossom into an All-American that could lead LSU to its first-ever Final Four.

Instead, for the first time in four years, the Tigers failed to win the SEC West and didn’t qualify for the NCAA tournament.

The Tigers lost three players who ranked in the career top 10 of every major offensive category, including two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Year Malorie Rutledge.

After beginning the season with an eight-goal romp against South Alabama, LSU scored just 17 goals in its last 20 games. Their 25-goal output was less than half of last season’s total and the thirdfewest goals scored in school history.

The offense was dealt an early blow when freshman forward Kaley Blades suffered a

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Freshmen guards lead LSU to 5-2 start Tigers bounce back from 11-20 season Rowan Kavner Sports Writer

The LSU men’s basketball team hit a low point last season, going 11-20 overall and 2-14 in the Southeastern Conference.

“The bottom line is we lost a level of respect,” said LSU coach Trent Johnson on Media Day. “We lost a level of confidence, and we’re in a situation right now where these guys and us as a coaching staff feel really good about fighting our way back to respectability.”

It was unclear going into the season who would lead the Tigers out of the doldrums after the squad lost former forward Tasmin Mitchell, LSU’s third-leading scorer in team history.

It didn’t take long to see the primary scorers would be a couple of young perimeter threats.

Freshman guards Andre Stringer and Ralston Turner have led the Tigers with 16.1 and 12.6 points per game, respectively, en route to LSU’s 5-2 record to start the season.

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LSU junior forward Garrett Green (3) and Houston sophomore forward Kirk Van Slyke (32) fight for a rebound Nov. 30 during the Tigers’ 73-57 win in the PMAC.

The young shooters have contributed to LSU’s 40.7 percent mark from 3-point range. The Tigers are shooting 46.2 percent from the field.

“I think without question they

are as good as advertised,” Johnson said.

The other surprise has been sophomore guard Aaron Dotson, REDEMPTION, see page 21

season-ending injury after scoring two goals in the first four games.

Without a veteran presence up front for most of the season, LSU was on the wrong end of six 1-0 games and set a school record for scoreless draws.

LSU’s defense was ultimately unable to overcome the offensive woes, as their season ended with a penalty kick loss for the third consecutive season.

“It’s always disappointing when your season ends in a shootout,” Lee said. “We now have nine months to really push ourselves and work hard in offseason conditioning to make sure our team doesn’t have this feeling again.”

Contact Ryan Ginn at rginn@lsureveille.com

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

LSU heads into winter break, 5-4 Lady Tigers deal with poor shooting Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

The 2010 women’s basketball season has involved an identity crisis of sorts for the team.

The Lady Tigers break for the semester with a 5-4 record, but it wasn’t easy, as they had to overcome losing their opening two games for the first time since the 1975 season, and they lost to in-state rival Tulane in heartbreaking fashion six days later.

It was the 54-52 Tulane defeat that stung the most. The Nov. 23 loss snapped LSU’s 33-game winning streak against in-state opponents that dated back to 1999. LSU junior forward LaSondra Barrett did not play in the game to attend her

grandmother’s funeral.

LSU junior guard Destini Hughes had a chance to tie the game with one second left after sophomore guard Adrienne Webb pulled LSU within one point, but Hughes missed both attempts and left the Lady Tigers with a sour taste in their mouths.

“Right now I’m really struggling with my team,” LSU coach Van Chancellor said after the game.

Freshman guard Jeanne Kenney, who has seen the most action of the three freshmen on the team, was disheartened after the game.

“Sometimes it’s a momentum killer, and sometimes it’s a motivation to kick some butt next time,” Kenney said. “We realize this feeling and how much it sucks, and we won’t let it happen again.”

The Lady Tigers then won three of their next four games

against Lehigh, Howard and Nicholls with an 81-51 road loss to No. 1 Connecticut sandwiched between — their largest deficit of the season after beating Howard by the same margin of 30 points the day before.

The season kicked off on the road for the first time in five years Nov. 14 when LSU took on Big Ten opponent Northwestern.

Northwestern senior center Amy Jaeschke scored a gamehigh 28 points, but Chancellor was more concerned with his team’s poor shooting performance and allowing Northwestern to make 21 of 27 free throw attempts.

“Northwestern just executed their stuff, and we did not,” Chancellor said. “You can’t let another team shoot 27 free throws and expect to win.”

The Lady Tigers began in DISAPPOINTMENT, see page 21

UREC

Facility wraps up fall intramurals Football, futsal champions crowned Hunt Palmer Sports Contributor

It’s a three-peat.

For the third time in three seasons, ACACIA A captured University Recreation’s men’s all-campus flag football championship Nov. 21.

Quarterback Chris Baer and company outscored Heman Woman Hater Club, 27-20, in a matchup of previously undefeated teams to secure the title.

ACACIA A advanced to the allcampus championship game by defeating Sig Ep A in the men’s greek A finals. Heman Woman Hater Club coasted through the men’s open A bracket, winning each of its playoff games by more than 20 points before running into ACACIA A. In the women’s bracket, Barbies won its second consecutive flag football championship in convincing fashion, knocking off Zeta Tau Alpha Left, 40-6.

The inaugural season of futsal came to an end Nov. 17. Team Kirk emerged victorious, besting Sigma Nu in the all-campus championship game, 17-11.

Futsal, the indoor five-on-five version of soccer, received overwhelmingly positive reviews from all 100 teams. UREC surveyed the players after the season was completed, and Matt Boyer, assistant director for leagues and tournaments, was pleased with the results.

“It went really well,” Boyer said. “The response rate was excellent, and we met and exceeded all expectations with futsal.”

Joey Fell, biochemistry senior and member of Team Kirk, had never played futsal before.

“Futsal was fun,” Fell said. “It was good because we scored more

goals than outdoor soccer. The seven-on-seven outdoor soccer wasn’t as fun as 11-on-11, so this was a better alternative.”

The smaller team, playing surface and ball created a different strategy compared to outdoor soccer for Team Kirk.

“We basically decided that we were just going to just kick the ball to the end of the court every time and put it in,” Fell said. “Once we got it figured out, no one could really stop us.”

Delta Zeta emerged victorious from the women’s futsal championship. After surviving a scare in the semifinals, Delta Zeta dominated the championship game against Pi Beta Phi. Another UREC event to appear on the calendar for the first time this year was the UREC Open, an

18-hole, two-man scramble golf tournament at the LSU Golf Course.

Twenty-nine golfers teed it up Nov. 12.

“The tournament was very well-received,” Boyer said. “As is the case with all of our events, we’ll evaluate the tournament and make some minor changes.”

The UREC Open will be an annual fall event, Boyer said.

As the end of the semester approaches, the UREC staff has turned its attention to the spring calendar.

UREC will offer basketball, softball, outdoor soccer, four-onfour football, ultimate frisbee, badminton, golf, racquetball, tennis, table tennis and volleyball.

Contact Hunt Palmer at hpalmer@lsureveille.com

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LSU sophomore guard Adrienne Webb attempts a jump shot Nov. 23 during the Tigers’ game against Tulane in the PMAC. The Green Wave beat LSU, 54-52.

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SCHWEHMMING AROUND

My top 5 moments of the Tigers’ 2010 football season

It’s a bit too early to have all sports for a top moments countdown, so for now I’m going to stick with football’s most memorable moments this season.

But props to the volleyball team for an- ANDY SCHWEHM other Southeast- Sports columnist ern Conference Western Division Title and both men and women’s golf for getting into the top 10 nationally in their rankings.

Now on to some football.

5. FAKE FIELD GOAL FLIP FLABBERGASTS FLORIDA It was a season of fraudulence for LSU when it came to special teams.

The main man for that job was senior kicker Josh Jasper.

The biggest fake of the year went down in The Swamp down in Gainesville, Fla. On a fourth-and-three from the Florida 36-yard line, LSU coach Les Miles called for “Tiger,” the fake field goal flip.

Junior punter and holder Derek Helton took the snap and flipped the ball over his head to Jasper.

The ball took a fortuitous bounce off The Swamp’s grass into Jasper’s waiting hands, and Jasper got five yards and the first down.

Not long after, senior wide receiver Terrence Toliver grabbed a touchdown pass from junior quarterback Jarrett Lee. The touchdown sealed the deal on a 33-29 victory

against the Gators.

Jasper finished the year first on the team (for those with more than one rush) with 15 yards per carry.

He racked up 45 yards on his three carries this season.

4. CAM NEWTON RUNS OVER TIGERS’ DEFENSE It wasn’t pretty for LSU’s defense. In fact, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton made the Tigers’ defense look like a high school squad.

In all, Newton finished with 28 rushes for 217 net yards and two touchdowns in the game. He was also 10 of 16 for 86 yards.

The signature moment (and maybe Newton’s Heisman moment) came in the third quarter when Newton knifed through the Tiger defense, hit the turbo button to get past LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson and scored on a 49-yard run to put Auburn up, 17-10, en route to a 24-17 victory.

The loss was the first of the season for the then 8-0 Tigers.

3. THREE BIG PLAYS KILL TIGERS’ BCS DREAMS One month after the Auburn loss, Arkansas handed LSU its second loss of the season, shattering any hope LSU had at making a BCS game and possibly even a shot at the national title.

The Razorback offense used three big gains, including a dagger of an 80-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown at the end of the first half. LSU’s offense never could get on a roll, as Arkansas went on to win, 31-23.

2. LSU LOSES TO VOLS, BUT

NOT REALLY LSU had lost a game at home to Tennessee. But then they didn’t.

It was all thanks to another near clock blunder.

With 28 seconds left to play, junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson was stuffed at the 1-yard line.

LSU decided to try to change personnel, and Tennessee countered.

The only problem was the Vols countered with two extra players. With just three seconds left on the clock, center T-Bob Hebert snapped the ball past Jefferson, and Tennessee recovered to end the game.

The Vols celebrated only to find they had two extra men on the field. LSU scored on its second chance with no time on the clock.

The Tigers had somehow found a way to win 16-14 as a 16-point favorite.

1. LES EATS GRASS, BEATS BAMA It is a moment no LSU fan will forget for a long time. Les Miles ate grass off the turf in Tiger Stadium.

Oh, and he beat Alabama and former LSU coach Nick Saban, 2421.

Andy Schwehm is a 21-year-old English and psychology senior from New Orleans. You can follow him on Twitter @TDR_ASchwehm.

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LSU linebacker Ryan Baker (22) celebrates with his teammates after a fumble by Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy (12) on Nov. 6. The Tigers wom, 24-21.

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GOLF

Men’s and women’s teams celebrate successful fall semester Luke Johnson Sports Contributor

It was a banner semester for both LSU’s men’s and women’s golf teams, as the two teams combined to win or finish as the runner-up in six of the eight tournaments in which they competed.

Both teams finished the semester in the top 10 of the Golfweek/ Sagarin — the Tigers finished No. 8 and the Lady Tigers No. 4 — and the Lady Tigers earned some midseason recognition.

Golf Digest’s College Insider Ryan Herrington was particularly fond of the Lady Tigers’ fall season, giving standout senior Megan McChrystal and Lady Tigers coach Karen Bahnsen his votes for player of the year and coach of the year, respectively.

McChrystal carried over an outstanding performance in the final round of the NCAA Championships at the Country Club of

Landfall last season when she shot an 8-under par 64. The round set a school, course and NCAA record for a one-round championship score.

The record-setting round propelled McChrystal into this season, where she has been one of the best players in women’s college golf.

The Stuart, Fla., native fired a flurry of birdies in the final round of the season-opening NCAA Fall Preview tournament at the Traditions Golf Club in Bryan, Texas.

McChrystal’s 7-under 65 vaulted her into first place — her fourth individual tournament title.

“I wish it was as easy as she makes it look,” Bahnsen said.

“She’s a real competitor. I’m just glad to have her see some results from all the hard work because the girl has worked her tail off.”

In two other tournaments this fall, McChrystal finished fourth and second in the individual

standings. McChrystal nearly won her fifth career tournament in the Tar Heel Invitational but lost a playoff to Alabama junior Brooke Pancake after she hit a ball into the water hazard on the second playoff hole.

In four tournaments this fall, the Tigers enjoyed 10 individual top-10 finishes. LSU got a pleasant surprise from newcomer Ken Looper, who garnered three of the top-10 finishes.

Looper — who transferred to LSU after his junior season at the University of New Orleans — provided the scoring punch the Tiger lineup was lacking from its fifth golfer the majority of last season.

The addition of Looper to the already solid foursome of seniors John Peterson and Andrew Loupe and juniors Sang Yi and Austin Gutgsell has transformed LSU into a national contender, evidenced by the team’s two tournament victories this fall.

VOLLEYBALL

Team sets record with first 13 wins

Lady Tigers win SEC West, fall in NCAAs Rob Landry Sports Contributor

The 2010 season was another successful campaign for the LSU volleyball team.

The Tigers capped off the regular season by winning a share of their sixth consecutive Southeastern Conference Western Division championship.

With the SEC West crown, LSU garnered the No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament and were paired with Tulsa in the first round.

LSU one of 18 programs nationally to qualify for the last six NCAA Tournaments.

The Tigers were swept by the Golden Hurricanes (20-25, 15-25, 18-25) Friday night.

Though the invitation to the tournament is the goal of every team going into the season, the invitation is far from the highlight of the Tigers’ year.

LSU won its first 13 matches of the season — a school record — and did not lose until it faced then-No. 2 Florida on the road in Gainesville.

“We knew it was a big weekend, and we wanted to come out

strong,” said junior libero Lauren Waclawczyk following the recordbreaking win. “Our cohesiveness is flowing right now, and the wins are coming to us. It’s a great feeling for us. All the hard work we’ve put in is really paying off for us.”

But the real surprise to the season has been the emergence of freshman middle blocker Desiree Elliott.

Elliott won four SEC Freshman of the Week awards, was honored with the SEC Freshman of the Year award and was recently named to the First-Team All-SEC squad. She averaged a .337 hitting percentage in conference play while recording a team high 104 blocks.

The Cypress, Texas, native is the fifth player in LSU history to take home the SEC Freshman of the Year award.

“We knew Desiree was a special player,” said LSU coach Fran Flory. “She has already left her mark on our program and the SEC. Being named the SEC Freshman of the Year and the All-SEC First Team as a freshman is no small feat.”

The Tigers also had two more team members join Elliott on the All-SEC Team. Senior outside hitter Angela Bensend also received First Team honors and senior middle blocker Michele Williams was

named to the Second Team.

Bensend lead the team with 378 kills, averaging 3.74 per set, and racked up double-digit kills in 22 of the team’s 29 matches, including three matches in which she reached the 20-kill mark.

“Angela has truly carried our team during several key matches this season,” Flory said. “She has performed like an all-conference first-team member all season. She’s the ultimate team player, and we’re extremely proud of her.”

Williams knocked down 313 balls this season, giving her an average of 3.13 per frame. She was also second on the team in blocks with 89, hit for over a .300 percentage in 17 of 29 matches and was named the SEC Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 13.

“Michele is one of the most versatile players in the conference,” Flory said. “Her willingness to play a different role has made a tremendous impact on the success of our season. For Michele to be honored as one of the conference’s top players while playing that role is a true attribute to her athleticism and work ethic.”

Contact Rob Landry at rlandry@lsureveille.com

“We have a great group of guys that fights hard to the very end,” LSU men’s coach Chuck Winstead said after the fall season finale. “One thing you cannot question is whether someone out there with an LSU bag will give it all he’s got for the success of the team.”

The Tigers could vie for Southeastern Conference supremacy when the spring season starts at the Gator Invitational

in Gainesville, Fla. Loupe, who missed four months during the summer because of shoulder surgery, is now healthy and should be a boon to the team’s success.

“We’ll need a bit of time off as we head into the winter so we can prepare ourselves for a strong spring,” Winstead said.

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Former LSU Chancellor Sean O’Keefe recovered from a plane crash in Alaska that killed former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens while on their way to a fishing resort.

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Louisiana honored the five-year anniversary of the devastating Hurricane Katrina, which broke the New Orleans levees and killed nearly 2,000 people.

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Construction continued ahead of schedule on the Business Education Complex on Nicholson Extension. The complex is expected to be finished by December 2011.

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A University graduate student and an alumnus built an oil skimmer designed to clean up post-oil spill debris in the marshes without damaging the area.

September 2010

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LSU burst out the gate in Atlanta against Police arrested an armed suspect near the North Carolina Tar Heels, 30-24. campus wanted for quadruple homicide.

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In a rare late home opener, the LSU defense emerged as one of the best in the country in a 29-7 thumping of Mississippi State with five interceptions as the catalysts.

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LSU System President John Lombardi summoned University of New Orleans Chancellor Tim Ryan to tell him he was let go after seven years of leadership.

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LSU Chancellor Michael Martin addressed questions from students and faculty about budget cuts and tuition increases at the Faculty Senate-Chancellor Forum.

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October 2010

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Members of the “foreign language 14” confronted Martin regarding the elimination of their programs.

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LSU scored a touchdown after time had expired on an untimed down to seal a 16-14 win against the Tennessee Volunteers.

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SG President J Hudson received national LSU ran into its first roadblock of the attention for his criticisms of Gov. Bobby season in the form of Auburn QB Cam Jindal’s travels during the higher ed crisis. Newton during Auburn’s 24-17 victory.

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More than 300 students and faculty members staged a “jazz funeral” to protest the death of higher education.

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LSUPD saw a drastic increase in bike theft on campus this semester, with 19 reported cases as of the end of October.

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Muse, Ozzy Osbourne and Deadmau5 (pictured above) were among the headliners at Voodoo Experience in New Orleans.

November 2010

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After many fruitless attempts, Hudson and SG Vice President Dani Borel finally spoke with Jindal about higher education concerns at Abundant Life Church in Denham Springs.

Members of the University wizarding world gathered as Harry Potter mania struck again and students flocked to the premiere of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows­— Part 1.” The Daily Reveille responded with its own version of The Daily Prophet.

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LSU displayed arguably its strongest performance as it bounced Alabama from national title contention with a 24-21 win in Tiger Stadium.

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Hundreds of students from around the state gathered to protest cuts to higher education at the State Capitol during the Rally for Higher Education.

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University alumnus James de Brueys went missing off the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean where he was volunteering as an English teacher for young children as part of the WorldTeach program. His boat was found empty and overturned. The search was called off Dec. 3.

Former Alaska governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin greeted about 500 adoring supporters at Books-A-Million in Towne Center as part of her national book tour to promote “America

by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag.”

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SWIMMING

FOOTBALL

Team gains LSU recruiting class confidence sits at 17 commitments, for winter six expected pledges break Michael Lambert Sports Contributor

Katherine Terrell Sports Contributor

It has been a season of change for LSU’s swimming and diving teams.

The No. 22 Tigers (1-3) and No. 22 Lady Tigers (4-1) received two new head coaches after Adam Schmitt resigned in the offseason.

The teams are now under the direction of co-head coaches David Geyer and Doug Shaffer.

The records may not show it, but swimmers said the move has been a positive one. Senior swimmer James Meyers said the teams are feeling more confident than ever heading into the winter break.

Everyone seems to be having fun this season, Meyers said. He attributed it to Geyer’s way of conducting practices, which has kept everyone interested and relaxed.

Additionally, the swimmers have gotten more feedback from the coaches this season and incorporated it into the practices.

Meyers said the coaches have held meetings with the team to make sure everyone stays on the same page.

“I feel like everyone is just really enjoying the sport and happy about their performance,” Meyers said. “The communication and the friendship with the coaches right now is really good.”

The Lady Tigers started out their season on Oct. 22 with wins against Notre Dame and Alabama.

The Tigers lost to both Auburn and Alabama that weekend, but senior Clint Hallum said the competition did a good job of knocking the rust off.

The Tigers and Lady Tigers dual meet against Florida State on Oct. 30 has been perhaps the biggest meet of the season so far.

The Seminoles beat the Tigers in a heartbreaker last season, getting by them in the last race of the meet.

Meyers said it felt good to get revenge this year, as the Tigers knocked off Florida State in the same fashion. The Lady Tigers also avenged their loss against a talented Seminoles team to get their third straight win.

Some swimmers, like senior Jane Trepp and junior Andrei Tuomola, are swimming at or above the level they set during Southeastern Conference Championships last season. Trepp broke four school records and two pool records that weekend and currently holds the nation’s top time in both the 50-yard freestyle (22.16 seconds) and the 100-yard butterfly (52.11 seconds).”

Contact Katherine Terrell at kterrell@lsureveille.com

The fall semester is often the calm before the storm in the world of college football recruiting.

Recruits are preoccupied with their high school seasons, and the search for their future destinations is put on the back burner.

The real whirlwind comes in the months leading up to one of the most anticipated days of the year for high school seniors, college coaches and recruiting pundits — National Signing Day. The fall may not be a time for many new commitments, but the period is valuable in shaping the final players of LSU’s 2011 class, which will be finalized Feb. 2.

Louisiana’s high caliber of high school talent this season has made the the Tigers’ 2011 crop one of the most anticipated classes in recent history.

So far, expectations have been met.

The foundation of LSU’s class can be found in Scout.com five-star recruits La’el Collins and Anthony Johnson. Collins, a 6-foot-4-inch, 275-pound offensive tackle, and Johnson, a 6-foot-2-inch, 296-pound defensive lineman, are the giant gems out of the Tigers’ 17 committed players.

Those in-state monsters as well as the one-two punch of Scout fourstar running backs Jeremy Hill and Kenny Hilliard have given the class high ratings from recruiting websites.

“There’s quality in this class,” said Rene Nadeau, college football analyst for ESPN and TigerVision.

“This could be one of LSU’s best classes in a while.”

LSU’s 2011 class is ranked 11th in the country by Scout, sixth by Rivals.com and seventh by

ESPN.com.

Rankings shouldn’t be the only way to judge a recruiting class, according to Derek Ponamsky, Bayou Bengals Insider recruiting analyst.

Shea Dixon, managing editor for TigerSportsDigest.com, said LSU is aiming for about 23 signees in February.

What quarterbacks will ink to the Tigers on National Signing Day has been a hot topic of conversation this semester.

The sub-par seasons of junior quarterbacks Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee led to a flurry of attention to LSU’s targets for future players under center.

Scout three-star recruit Stephen Rivers, the brother of San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, is the only gunslinger with an LSU pledge. The 6-foot-6-inch, 200-pound prospect committed in August.

The biggest news of the semester came from a name that would have been foreign to most Tiger fans before the season.

Zach Mettenberger, a high-profile prospect from Butler Community College, stole the hearts of LSU fans without even suiting up in purple and gold.

Mettenberger passed for 2,512 yards and 31 touchdowns this season with Butler, and he was competing with Georgia redshirt freshman Aaron Murray this past spring for the Bulldogs’ starting job before being released from the team.

“People are buying into him being the solution at quarterback,” Dixon said. “LSU has a little more confidence in a guy that’s been in the [Southeastern Conference] and has been successful at the junior college level.”

Contact Michael Lambert at mlambert@lsureveille.com

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Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 FOOTBALL, from page 11

plunged into the end zone to seal the game, 16-14.

Despite many near hiccups, LSU still had a chance for a possible BCS berth heading into the final regular season game against nemesis Arkansas.

“We didn’t finish like we wanted to,” a disappointed Miles said following a 31-23 loss Nov. 28 at Arkansas.

Entering the season with one of the tougher schedules in the nation, no one, including fans, knew how the season would turn out. Many predicted the Bayou Bengals to finish anywhere from 7-5 to 9-3, with the latter being a stretch.

LSU burst out of the gate, defeating then-No. 18 North Carolina and then-No. 22 West Virginia to start out the season with an unblemished 7-0 record.

Then came Cam Newton.

Auburn’s junior quarterback thwarted any national title or Southeastern Conference championship hopes Oct. 23 by singlehandedly running past LSU, 24-17. Newton galloped for 217 yards and two touchdowns, including a highlight reel run in the third quarter when he eluded five tackles and dragged LSU junior cornerback Patrick Peterson into the end zone for a 49yard touchdown run.

“He’s one of the best,” Peterson said. “He definitely came out and proved it to us today. We knew what those guys wanted to do. We knew they couldn’t beat us passing.

We knew they were just going to try to run the ball down our throat, and that’s what they did.”

LSU woke up from its Auburn hangover just in time for Alabama, knocking off the Crimson Tide in Saban Bowl IV, 24-21, which gave Miles some breathing room from the hot seat he started on in August.

Late game heroics aside, the biggest controversy came at the quarterback position the entire season. Jefferson started the first four games but strung together four straight games where he threw for less than 100 yards. The lack of production led to splitting time with junior Jarrett Lee by the fifth game of the season.

“I just hope the fans will really be realistic,” Jefferson said. “I’m a college player. I’m still working.

I’m still learning. I’m trying to do my best to help this team improve. ... I would just hope they keep faith in me and still have time. Just have time to wait for me to help the offense.”

The dual-quarterback system proved semi-effective, sporting a 5-1 record. The system was a common theme in every Miles news conference as media and fans sat on the edge of their seats, wondering who would start and who would play the most. Miles eventually went away from a time-share and gave Jefferson complete control of the reigns for the last two games against Ole Miss and Arkansas.

Jefferson finished the regular season with 1,253 passing yards, four touchdowns and nine interceptions, while Lee compiled 573 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

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REDEMPTION, from page 12

the third-leading scorer behind Stringer and Turner, who was slowed by knee problems last season. He is averaging 11.1 points per game, 7.9 more than last season, and is clearly more explosive than he was at any point last year.

Junior forward Malcolm White, who sat out last season after transferring from Ole Miss, made his first appearance in a Tiger uniform this year. He has averaged 8.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

“We’re still playing nonconference games,” White said.

DISAPPOINTMENT, from page 13

sluggish fashion, shooting 9-of36 in the first half. LSU is No. 7 in the Southeastern Conference with 40.5 percent shooting for the season and No. 11 with 63.6 points per game.

They have been solid from 3-point range at No. 3 with 35.5 percent and defensively at No. 3 with 54.8 points allowed per game. They are No. 2 in field goal percentage defense with 33.2 percent allowed per game.

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“There’s going to be teams that are smaller. You have to stay within a certain type of aggressive play. I know once SEC play starts, I’ll have to step up a little more inside.”

After an 87-78 victory against Northwestern State to open the season, the Tigers lost to Nicholls at home, 62-53. The loss snapped LSU’s 82-game home winning streak against in-state schools dating back to 1988.

“Just as we had a game plan for their team, they had a game plan for us,” Stringer said. “They took a lot of things away, and our ability to execute was changed.”

LSU’s only other loss this season was to then-No. 19 Memphis on Nov. 21, and the Tigers have rattled off three straight wins going into their 11-day break for finals.

Johnson said the Tigers have to perfect their assist-to-turnover ratio and offensive rebounding during the break. They have 21 more turnovers than assists, and opponents have six more offensive rebounds.

The break will also give the injured Tigers some much-needed rest.

Sophomore forward Dennis Harris hasn’t played all season

because of a high ankle sprain, and junior forward Storm Warren was slowed by an ankle injury early this season. Junior forward Garrett Green has also battled back problems but has been available every game.

“We have some people banged up a little bit, and they’ll have a chance to rest and take a break mentally,” Turner said.

The Tigers will begin the SEC season Jan. 8 at Auburn.

The Lady Tigers were still mired in their shooting hole in their home opener against Ohio State, their second-straight Big Ten foe.

But this game was a lot closer, as Webb tied the score at 53-all with a 3-pointer with 52 seconds left, as LSU came back from an 11-point deficit. But LSU couldn’t hold on, and its eight-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents was halted in a 59-55 loss.

“I could live with this. I don’t

like to lose, but I could live with tremendous effort and young players playing well,” Chancellor said. “Down the stretch we made some good plays. We just could not make enough of them.”

One play that changed the momentum of the game occurred after Webb tied the game at 50-all with 2:09 left. LSU thought Ohio State had called timeout, and the Buckeyes made a wide-open shot to take the lead again. LSU then drew a technical foul for having six players on the court when

Barrett tried to substitute into the game.

Webb has started all nine games so far and has shot 41.6 percent overall (47-of-113) and 41.3 percent from 3-point range (26-of-63), in leading the team with 14.1 points per game. Junior forward Taylor Turnbow leads the team with 15 blocks.

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Monday, Dec. 6, 2010

CANCEL THE APOCALYPSE

Jindal For my last act, an explanation of my series title The Count It’s been a long time coming, but, alas, my days writing for the Opinion section have come to a close.

In light of my impending absence, I’ve decided to do something I vowed never to do — get personal.

The series title for my columns has been “Cancel the Apocalypse” for the past year — a phrase coined by poetic guru Saul Williams.

Some have wittingly picked up on the religiosity in the title, yet others stare blankly as they stammer through the jargon.

In short, most of my columns, in some way or another, have sought to eradicate apocalyptic ideas of the future.

But before I get too far ahead, a brief background is needed.

My first degree was in philosophy and religious studies.

And though I started the program “knowing” everything about God, I finished actually “knowing”

nothing — funny how education works sometimes.

Everything changed during one of my many restless nights of insomnia with a startling realization — I had doubt.

Things changed when I admitted my own ignorance of God and it blossomed into a longing for knowledge. My foundation had been cracked, seemingly on every level.

Andrew I began pickRobertson ing up books Opinion Editor written by nonChristians, as my curiosity sparked a yearning for alternatives to the bearded sky-God I knew so well.

It took several years, in fact, but eventually I put aside the things I “knew” and supplanted them with genuine questions of “Why are we

here?” and “Where did we come from?”

The search for these answers has taken me across the world and back — twice, in fact.

Sadly, though, I remain ignorant of our purpose on Earth and our future — though I haven’t given up yet.

It is for this reason I have taken issue with all eschatological attempts to bring about the “end of days,” a desire present in all sects of Christianity and other religions, as well.

In this region of the world, it usually means Jesus will return on a white horse to gather his followers — though the guest list is usually quite discriminatory.

In others, it represents a time when this world will cease to exist, and so too will suffering.

But in the end, it means everyone will die.

So while billboards pop up across Tennessee proclaiming the

imminent second coming on May 21, 2011, I wonder how much this will affect the lives of those who believe it.

In the end, if a sky-God appears and takes away the “faithful,” so be it.

Until that day, which I don’t foresee happening, it is our duty to protect and preserve our existence against all foes — both secular and religious.

Or, more simply, to cancel the apocalypse.

Andrew Robertson is a 23-year-old English writing and culture senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Arobertson.

Days Bobby Jindal has ignored our concerns:

52 Would the governor put pressure on the Legislature for constitutional amendments to protect higher education and allow for more “across the board” cuts?

How does the governor propose to protect higher education during budget cuts?

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THE BOTTOM LINE

Use these 5 methods to avoid scams this holiday season Well friends, it’s been a hell of a semester.

We’ve seen massive cuts to funding for the University. Plain and simple, we just don’t have the support we used to have anymore — and it’s only going to get worse.

We have an unsustainable budget and little political support.

As the funding Gov. Bobby Jindal has set from rainy day funds for “balancing” Louisiana’s budget dries up, we’re going to see health care and higher education get even harder hits to the wallet.

While we were busy taking classes this fall, President Barack Obama and Jindal both made their feelings about four-year universities clear, and it doesn’t look good for us.

Don’t worry, though. At this very moment there’s a crack team of policymakers and specialists in education working hard to save the dying education system.

Oh no, wait. It’s McDonalds and Gap. Yes, the same people who can’t take an order correctly will save us all.

Just this semester, I got my PayPal account info stolen and was contacted to collect my “large cash prize” from Publishers Clearing House (located in Jamaica now, apparently).

And as we approach the holiday season, I want all of you to watch

out for “Christmas” scams. They’re all over the place, and they’re going to be relentless trying to get your money, so you have to be relentless protecting it.

First, be skeptical when you see an offer for a $200 dollar high definition TV, or an iPad for “only $24.99.” It doesn’t happen.

Devin Graham Nobody wants to sell you anything Columnist that cheap unless it’s illegal, broken or nonexistent — even if you filled out a “quick survey.”

Second, if anyone gets in contact with you on Craigslist who just needs you to send the laptop you’re selling over to his Pastor in Africa and tries to convince you he’ll totally wire the money in a couple days, delete the trash as fast as possible.

Nobody in Nigeria wants to buy your computer. Really.

Third, don’t fall for the old switcheroo. If you decide to try a service under the guise of a free trial, check to see what the stipulations are. They frequently make it difficult to unsubscribe, then charge you outrageous fees when the “free trial” is up.

Fourth, if you get a call, e-mail, letter or any form of communication

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where you are asked to wire money or otherwise pay for your prize, it’s a scam. Always.

Nobody from a southern African country (as is usually the case), or any country for that matter, who has enough cash to throw a “lost inheritance” of several million dollars to some random American is going to need a $25 dollar loan to help get the money to you.

Fifth and last, but definitely not least, be careful of telephone scams.

You may receive a call asking seemingly innocent questions like, “Are

you either male or female?” or “Are you alive, presently?” When you answer “yes,” they re-edit the clip so that it sounds like you agreed to buy something.

Scam artists then take these clips, re-edit them, and sign you up for their service. When you, in protest of outrageous fees on your cell phone bill, call your carrier, they simply replay the edited clip.

If you suspect this has happened to you, call your cell phone provider immediately and explain the situation.

It really happens.

Be safe, my friends, and have a Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah.

Devin Graham is a 21-year-old business management senior from Prairieville. Follow him on Twitter @ TDR_Dgraham.

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Quote of the Day “Think for yourself and question authority.”

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SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE LOST

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BURNS AFTER READING

Budget cut apathy presented in poem ’Tis the season — give Throughout the semester, I’ve provided more than my fair share of commentary on the University’s budget cut situation.

But it seems all my efforts to get through to the University community have failed.

I’ve tried satire, I’ve tried earnestness — hell, I’ve tried just about every trick in the journalism bag, all to no avail.

No one seems to be paying attention. Here we are at the end of the semester, and the student outcry against budget cuts is as nonexistent as Paris Hilton’s virginity.

As a result, faithful readers, I’ve given up and joined the dark side — I’m officially a budget cut apathist.

So, in preparation for my English 2148 final on Shakespeare and a last attempt to convey my thoughts on the situation, I now present to you a bit of budget cut poetry.

Here now is a lyrical defense of student apathy toward the University’s fiscal sorrows: “The end is near,” we students cheer, in reference To finals’ soon conclusion, and our preference For leisure over scholarships expected.

But after all the tests have been collected And students leave for Christmas holiday,

stay

Our precious University must

And face the fiery fist of fiscal ruin.

Little do we care what storms are brewin’, Or what dark fates await their suff’ring school Cause, simply put, the budget cuts ain’t cool.

We’re more concerned with Lady Gaga’s dress, Despite her Cody Worsham face’s sheer reColumnist pulsiveness, And whether Cam got paid 200 grand To bring ol’ Auburn to the Promised Land.

(Hey, feds, one place you just might want to search: Check Papa Newton’s pulpit in the church).

Such talks of budget cuts can’t possibly compare To Jacob’s abs or Edward Cullen’s hair.

Who cares if our degrees aren’t worth a lick?

I just got Kanye’s album — dude is sick!

And teachers? I don’t care if they get fired, I’ll just pretend they quit or they retired.

Cause let’s be honest, as long as

I can pass, Less teachers means more reason to skip class.

And anyway, I’d rather be at Reggies Giving GDIs atomic wedgies Than spending time on boring education And the metaphorical fiscal castration Of Mike and dear Louisiana State.

So as I head for home to celebrate Not Christmas but a five-week break from hell, I have one final thing I’d like to tell: The reason that we’re all enrolled in college Has nothing in the world to do with knowledge.

A degree and some good times is all we’re after: A piece of paper and a bit of laughter.

So Jindal, cut the budgets all you can…

I’ll be long gone by then, degree in hand.

Cody Worsham is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Cworsham.

Contact Cody Worsham at cworsham@lsureveille.com

POP GOES THE CULTURE

Always question entertainment I feel like Cher this week.

No, I don’t want to randomly burst into song or dance — although my fantastic vocals and moves would’ve perfectly complemented the Opinion section’s “Ops Trio” music videos on lsureveille.com.

Instead, I’m channeling the 64-year-old diva for the other reason she’s notorious: a seemingly endless “Never Can Say Goodbye” farewell tour that lasted from 2002 to 2005.

The show lived up to its name, but Cher eventually seemed to retreat from the Hollywood scene — until a couple of weeks ago, when she and Christina Aguilera went “Burlesque.”

To understand how all this nonsense relates to me, let’s flash back to a week ago. Remember when I said Tuesday’s column was my “final review?”

I lied. My real farewell column is this week — sorry for the false alarm.

Of course, I have reason to believe some readers couldn’t care less about how many comebacks I made.

In the short-term scheme of things, it’s more important to keep up with college coursework and exams, rather than the pop culture musings of a constant “hater.”

It’s also easy to ignore or make

ad hominem attacks against people we don’t agree with, and in a newspaper’s editorial section, such disagreements are guaranteed. Opinion columnists in any beat, from politics to pop culture, are meant to be contrarian. Don’t take it personally.

However, many of you actually understood the statements I’ve tried to make. My tone often seemed derisive, but only because I want us to challenge the manufactured notions of talent and reality we’re spoon-fed by mass Kelly Hotard media. It’s part of Columnist a concept called media literacy, of which I’m a huge proponent.

We’re entitled to whatever guilty pleasure suits us, but we shouldn’t replace real-world responsibilities with leisurely pursuits.

When we juxtapose the absolute mania surrounding new entertainment with America’s widespread political and societal apathy, it fulfills author Neil Postman’s prophecy: We really are “Amusing Ourselves to Death.”

So in a way, I’ve been holding my own weekly “rally to restore

sanity” through these columns, with a unifying theme: Pop Goes the Culture.

Your preferences may not have matched my personal tastes this semester. Regardless, I hope these articles have helped establish how pop culture reflects our society’s values back to us. As such, our entertainment is worth questioning regularly.

Throughout the centuries, as ancient empires declined, community elders lamented the virtues lost between generations. Our parents still carry on this tradition, and they may have a point.

If everything in the modern age, including morality, is relative and fleeting, we as a civilization must ask: What should be our priorities?

My last words might be a helpful, if small, starting place: Get your nose out of this newspaper and study for finals.

Bobby Jindal a break Alas, the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight. The semester is drawing to a close. The holiday season has arrived at last.

All around, Christmas ornaments are being hung, TSA agents are probing grandma’s rectal cavity for hidden explosives, prosthetic reindeer are waiting to be humped and lonely old pedophiles are throwing on funny costumes and inviting young children to sit on their laps.

The holiday season and New Years are always Scott Burns Columnist a great time for relaxation and fellowship. But they also mark a great time to peer back over the highlights and lowlights of the waning year while also setting resolutions for the upcoming year.

From the University’s point of view, the main storyline this past year remained the collegecastrating budget cuts levied by our friendly state bureaucrats.

Taking the bulk of the heat for these cuts, of course, is part-time public servant and full time crosscountry traveling enthusiast, Gov. Bobby Jindal.

Putting Jindal in our crosshairs and resting a tiny red laser beam on his tan forehead might seem like the most rational (albeit stereotypical) way to respond to a crisis.

But before we roast Jindal’s chestnuts on an open fire, let’s tap in to some of that generous holiday spirit and give the guy a little break.

The story of the budget cuts crisis isn’t the tale of an evil-hearted villain trying to dash the hopes and dreams of our up and coming generation. The storyline essentially boils down to this: Our higher education system was built on an

unsustainable foundation of state funding.

The hardships students endure today aren’t exactly a direct assault from an unscrupulous governor with misplaced priorities. They’re the inevitable consequence of our University’s unsustainable dependence on public funds.

Sure, there’s probably some juicy fat that’d be easier to trim off on the state budget before higher education. But the fact remains higher education is an incredibly bloated sector — not just in Louisiana — but all over the country.

And what do most New Years resolutions involve? Cutting fat and losing weight.

Don’t blame Jindal alone for our fiscal woes. Blame the imbeciles who tied our entire generation’s education to the sinking ship of government funding.

Besides, the struggles our University faces today are just a microcosm of the financial struggles our entire nation will soon endure because of budgetary crises.

So before you hurl another stone toward Jindal, just ask yourself: “What should he do?”

Should he admit that he has made mistakes? Should he remind you he has done this before?

Should he tell you: “I am not a role model.”

Should he accept his role as a villain? Or should he be who you want him to be?

Scott Burns is a 21-year-old economics and history senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Sburns.

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CAMPUS RESIDENT ALIEN

Opinion

Monday, Dec. 6, 2010

Creativity is the sister of resilience; take your daily dose It has been my goal here at The Daily Reveille to try to give a different perspective on the subjects afflicting our minds and our budgets in the daily fairy tale of academic life.

I have mixed feelings sometimes, but should I stop? After all, the chance to come to an American graduate school is a privilege among my fellow Brazilians.

Or, as an LSU student, do I have an obligation to be part of the main discussion of this semester and try to contribute with that outside view?

Why I choose to write (although sometimes I’d rather shut up in the face of ignorance) will need be put straight: Even with budget cuts, the University will

still be far superior to the best universities in Brazil — including the one where I took my undergrad classes — in the majority of aspects a university can offer.

This could seem like an atMarcelo Vieira tempt to diminColumnist ish the quality of Brazilian education, but it’s just a reality check and an obvious explanation of why so many international students seek these American fields.

But to be fair, even with poor incentives and budgets, not to mention annual strikes and our

own budget crisis, Brazil produces a great deal of qualitative academic knowledge and research.

That’s because you develop a sense of creativity and craftsmanship to make things happen when facing deficient conditions.

If there’s something to be proud about my people and my country, it’s their creativity.

It’s easy to understand why people born under dire circumstances will work creatively to defy the poor statistics that typically mar the reputation of such an upbringing.

Creativity is not only a pretty word evoking artistic values. It’s a tool. It’s the sister of resilience.

Being a music student is an even more foreign condition than

being an international student.

Many of the discussions about career opportunities, student-professor ratios and statistical data of applied expertise will differ significantly from the mainstream majors.

So I apologize if I have been vague sometimes. It’s my serious belief that a creative impulse followed by the right course of action will dismiss the most precise percentage estimates.

Again, I urge you to take a look on the other side of the border.

We don’t have as many opportunities, and the struggle to succeed is often drowned out by all sorts of problems. Crisis management and endurance have

been our thing for decades.

Even if you don’t care, and would rather plug in your iPod and let the University and the world implode, I can assure you there are more LSUs and worlds out there than your self-absorption can ignore.

Marcelo Vieira is a 32-year-old jazz cello graduate student from Brazil. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_MVieira.

Contact Marcelo Vieira at mvieira@lsureveille.com

PRESS X TO NOT DIE

Oh, the 12 days of budget cuts: what LSU has given to me (Read to the tune of “The 12 Days of Christmas.” Yes, you may have to stretch some of the lines to fit the tune.)

On the first day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: a worthless B.S. degree.

On the second day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: two banned chants and a worthless B.S. degree.

On the third day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: a giant Quad flashmob, two banned chants and a worthless B.S. degree.

On the fourth day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: four axed languages, a giant Quad flashmob, two banned chants and a worthless B.S. degree.

On the fifth day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: “Love

Purple, Live Gold,” four axed languages, a giant Quad flashmob, two banned chants and a worthless B.S. degree.

On the sixth day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: even less parking, “Love Purple, Live Gold,” four axed languages, a giant Quad flashmob, two banned chants and a worthless B.S. degree.

On the seventh day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: more road construction, even less parking, “Love Purple, Live Gold,” four axed languages, a giant Quad flashmob, two banned chants and a worthless B.S. degree.

On the eighth day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: inflated parking tickets, more road construction, even less parking, “Love Purple, Live Gold,” four

axed languages, a giant Quad flashmob, two banned chants and a worthless B.S. degree.

On the ninth day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: nine daily broadcast e-mails, inflated parking tickets, more road construction, even less parking, “Love Purple, Live Gold,” four axed languages, Adam Arinder a giant Quad Columnist flashmob, two banned chants and a worthless B.S. degree.

On the 10th day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: a 10-win football team, nine daily broadcast e-mails. inflated parking tickets, more road construction,

even less parking, “Love Purple, Live Gold,” four axed languages, a giant Quad flashmob, two banned chants and a worthless B.S. degree.

On the 11th day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: a grasseating head coach, a 10-win football team, nine daily broadcast e-mails, inflated parking tickets, more road construction, even less parking, “Love Purple, Live Gold,” four axed languages, a giant Quad flashmob, two banned chants and a worthless B.S. degree.

On the 12th day of budget cuts, LSU gave to me: loaded glory holes, a grass-eating head coach, a 10-win football team, nine daily broadcast e-mails, inflated parking tickets, more road construction, even less parking,

“Love Purple, Live Gold,” four axed languages, a giant Quad flashmob, two banned chants and a worthless B.S.. degree.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

Study hard, be safe and enjoy your holiday break.

Adam Arinder is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Aarinder.

Contact Adam Arinder at aarinder@lsureveille.com

FAILURE OF DIPLOMACY

Disagreement throughout semester constructive, necessary Readers, I mean this in the nicest way possible, but I hope I’ve upset you this semester.

Whether it’s because of my views, or the reasoning behind my views, I hope I angered you in one way or another. If you’re angry, then it means you have an opinion.

Even if it’s the complete opposite of mine, it’s better than the apathetic alternative.

I never deluded myself into thinking I would convince many of you to share many of my views. While there might be a student organization on campus for my minority religious views, the same cannot be said about my political views.

If more people knew what these views actually were, I

probably would have received far more hate mail simply because of those labels. Though I loved reading the attacks against me, I liked how they generally did not devolve into baseless name-calling.

Plus I doubt many of you Zachary Davis would have Columnist agreed with me on my views had my politics been well known — even if the two were completely unrelated.

Instead, my main goal for this semester was to get people thinking and acknowledging opposing views. Judging from the feedback I received, I think I was

fairly successful.

As much as I might detest certain political views, I still find them better than not caring at all or being ignorant of the topic.

Having lived here for a year and a half, I see this as one of the biggest problems the U.S. population faces.

Even though we may hate some of our politicians and their political beliefs (and believe me, I certainly do), we as a nation cannot simply ignore them as they work. As I’ve said throughout the semester, political apathy is not the way to solve the current problems with our political system.

If I was able to get just one of you to think more critically about politics, I would consider this se-

mester a personal success.

Beyond this desire to infuriate some of you, I’d like to thank you for putting up with my general ramblings. As a person extremely interested in politics, it has been a pleasure being able to write and comment on the events happening in our country.

Having grown up differently from most Americans, I believe I helped give a perspective that is not terribly common. After being exposed to foreign people, cultures and governments, I believe it gives someone a good sense of how much we are all alike.

While some people may not think so, our country is not terribly different from the rest of the world. Our country is by no means perfect, and to ignore what

other countries are doing correctly is a foolish notion.

If I can encourage more international learning and cooperation, I would be extremely happy.

Nonetheless, I encourage all of you to stay aware, get upset and want to do something about it. As cliche as it may sound, this world is ours to change.

Zachary Davis is a 19-year-old history sophomore from Warsaw, Poland. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_zdavis.

Contact Zachary Davis at zdavis@lsureveille.com

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THE C-SECTION

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English instructors treated unfairly in terms of termination

The past few months have been trying on the University.

Programs have been cut, places around campus have closed, and instructors have been let go — and more bad omens seem to be on the way.

As the semester ends, I have one last request I would like to make: Please, LSU, stop threatening the English instructors’ careers.

As many know, all English instructors were sent a letter of termination in spring 2010, setting their terminations for January 2011.

They received another letter in September deferring their terminations until August 2011.

I had the chance to sit down and talk with English professors and instructors. The mood surrounding the conversations was

unnerving.

While most guessed their terminations will be deferred again, the instructors said they aren’t being treated fairly.

The instructors are on yearto-year contracts, so telling them they don’t have a job for next year is simply a huge slap in the face from the University administration.

If you know you’re going Chris Grillot to be fired in a Columnist month, what’s the incentive to do a good job?

Many of these instructors have master’s and doctorate degrees and have made their careers out of teaching college students basic yet necessary courses in

writing.

When I spoke with Renee Major, English instructor and associate director of University Writing, she told some of the instructors were already off looking for jobs elsewhere, where they can find job security.

Even if their terminations are continually delayed, the lack of job security could easily cost the University many of its indispensable instructors.

Assuming the worst — that the University does fire many of these instructors — the students’ education will quickly depreciate.

The craft of writing is one of the most basic forms of education a person receives, yet also one of the most important. If instructors are gone, professors will be left to teach the writing courses. I

was told numerous times during interviews that professors are not trained to teach writing courses — they teach upper level classes.

And if professors were forced to teach the lower level writing courses, they would have to neglect one of their main duties — conducting research.

A university that does not conduct research is not a university. We may as well be a community college.

In the end, there’s not much we can do.

If the University continues to delay the English instructors’ terminations, we’re screwed.

If the University fires the English instructors, we’re screwed.

If they let the professors teach the writing classes, we’re still screwed — and we’re a

community college.

The administration needs to look elsewhere to make cuts or at least figure out a way to notify instructors that won’t kill morale.

We need the instructors here, or otherwise writing, the most powerful skill the University teaches, will suffer greatly.

As Rudyard Kipling said, “Words are the most powerful drug used by mankind.”

Chris Grillot is a 19-year-old mass communication and English sophomore from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Cgrillot.

Contact Chris Grillot at cgrillot@lsureveille.com

SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE

Introductory biology misses the whole point of education If there’s one thing I’ve learned during my time at the University it’s this: College-level introductory biology classes are fundamentally flawed and a waste of time and money for students and the University.

Introductory science classes serve to give students a general overview of an area of science before focusing on specific areas in subsequent classes. At first, this rationale appears perfectly reasonable. Students should be gradually exposed to scientific concepts before choosing a few

they want to pursue.

However, a number of issues arise upon closer inspection.

Students should have the option of skipping these introductory classes if they feel their background is sufficient to make their choice of specialty without taking an additional class. Also, the broad scope of these classes encourages instructors to rush through important material, compared to taking an entire course devoted to just one subject.

Finally, exams and grades in these classes encourage

memorization and cheating rather than genuine learning and understanding.

I believe students would be much better served by substituting these introductory classes with additional Andrew Shockey h i g h e r - l e v e l biology elecColumnist tives.

Introductory biology classes are almost always taught in

massive lecture halls full of hundreds of students. Tests in these classes are almost always scantron or computer based. Most students follow a simple formula to pass these classes: memorize for the test, forget, rememorize for the final, forget forever.

Despite high quality instructors, the educational potential of these classes is completely undercut by their format. The rapid pace, large class sizes and test structure are not conducive to learning.

Students are so worried

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about memorizing minutiae as quickly as possible that they miss out on understanding and retaining underlying concepts. Instituting exams designed to test actual understanding, like essay or short answer questions, in these massive classes would be a logistical nightmare. But replacing these classes with a greater volume of smaller, specialized biology courses would allow professors to interact on a personal level with their students, encouraging understanding and passion for the material.

I understand the University is limited by accreditation requirements. But if those requirements force students to waste their time memorizing random facts rather than learning, it’s time for those requirements to change.

Most students who choose science-based majors come to college with a decent background in the basic sciences, so they already know most of what they’ll actually retain from these introductory courses.

I know some students prefer taking generic classes and predictable tests, but I would much rather spend my time and money in college actually learning rather than memorizing and forgetting pages of notes every semester.

Andrew Shockey is a 20-yearold biological engineering sophomore from Baton Rouge.

Follow him on Twitter @TDR_ Ashockey.

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Contact Andrew Shockey at ashockey@lsureveille.com

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