Jindal’s book blasts liberal elites, Obama and media, p. 3
Reveille Hornets fall to Mavericks 98-95, p. 10
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Blackwell returns to team after leg injury, p. 7
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Have Hudson and Borel put students first? Budget cut concerns eclipse several campaign promises Frederick Holl Staff Writer
Budget cuts have overshadowed most of SG President J Hudson and Vice President Dani Borel’s administrative goals as they near the half-way point of their tenure and the SG Senate ends its semester term this week. Hudson made national headlines after newspapers in states where Gov. Bobby Jindal was fundraising published letters Hudson wrote urging the governor to come back to his home state. “This project was not supposed to blow up,” Hudson said. “It was supposed to be to get Gov. Jindal’s attention.” Hudson and Borel used the letters as launching pads J HUDSON SG president for the SG letter-writing campaign and the “WhatNow Lsu” event. “It proves that a letter makes a difference,” Hudson said. “It becomes about having not just one letter but 30,000.” The letter eventually got Hudson and Borel a meeting with Jindal, which Hudson described as unsatisfying. All in all, Hudson and Borel have completed nine of their 32 StudentsFIRST campaign pushcard initiatives, according to Hudson.
Completed:
Add a campus Redbox Strengthen dead week violations Organize gameday parking Increase Student Union seating Decrease LSU Dining receipt printing
Unaddressed:
Extend library hours Advocate renewable energy Donate funding from unused meal plans Investigate Burbank, Nicholson traffic Make Northgate safer
In progress:
Assess fee bill format Advocate against 2011 budget cuts Extend class add/drop time frame Publish results of teacher evaluations Extend campus wireless Recycling bins in every classroom
University adviser dies in car crash Funeral service plans not yet announced Rachel Warren Staff Writer
students can see.” One initiative, reducing LSU Dining receipt printing, was completed in a different way, according to Borel. “We couldn’t decrease [the printing] but we did get little recycle bins by every cash register for LSU Dining,” Borel said. Incomplete initiatives include the extension of the initial class drop date, creating an online test bank, ensuring recycling bins are in every classroom, extending library hours and establishing covered bus stops. Hudson said he and Borel spent a lot of
An E.J. Ourso College of Business undergraduate adviser died on her way to work Monday morning in a car accident on I-10. Victoria Archangel was traveling east on I-10 when she rear-ended a pickup truck VICTORIA in front of her, acA RCHANGEL cording to LouiAdviser siana State Police spokesman Russell Graham. Graham said Archangel lost control of her SUV and crossed the median. Her vehicle was struck on the driver’s side by a large truck traveling on the opposite side of the interstate. The wreck caused heavy traffic on the interstate Monday morning. Timothy Rodrigue, assistant director of alumni and external relations in the Business College said Archangel was making her daily commute to the University from her
CAMPAIGN, see page 15
ACCIDENT, see page 15
Totals:
Completed campaign promises: 9 Unaddressed campaign promises: 11 Campaign promises in progress: 12
graphic by ERIN CHAMBERS / The Daily Reveille
Hudson said that 12 initiatives are “in progress” while 11 of them he described as “to-do.” Completed initiatives include strengthening dead week violations, spotlighting organizations on campus for achievements, reforming towing Fridays before gamedays, increasing seating in the Student Union and putting a Redbox kiosk on campus. DANI BOREL “One of my favorites is SG vice president the Redbox because it’s very visual,” Borel said. “It’s something we do that
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
ENTERTAINMENT
‘Wheel of Fortune’ visits campus Show seeks student for ‘College Week’ Kayla DuBos Contributing Writer
“Wheel of Fortune’s” Wheelmobile rolled onto campus Monday, challenging students to test their puzzle-solving skills for a chance to appear on the syndicated game show. David Strathearn, director of marketing and promotions for Sony Pictures Television, said most general public auditions are finished.
“We worked with University Relations to make this event more private and student-based,” Strathearn said. The Wheelmobile, which serves as a tour bus for recruiters, visited campus to find Tigers to represent the University in the April 2011 New Orleans filming of “College Week.” Student applications were put into a lottery machine. Strathearn hoped to call as many names as possible throughout the day. “I want to give every Tiger the chance to play the game,” Strathearn said. “We want contestants that will be energetic and enthusiastic.”
Strathearn hopes to have talented University students participate. “When you’re watching the show at home, you root for the person who has the most enthusiasm,” he said. “Your energy and attention is invested in that one person.” Recruiters collected and called applicant names in yesterday’s events. If those called were in the audience, they were invited to solve puzzles onstage. Strathearn explained Monday’s events were only the first part of the application process for the lucky contestants who got to participate. FORTUNE, see page 15
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Ryan Bonnet, mathematics freshman, dances Monday during his “Wheel of Fortune” audition in the Student Union Theater. If selected, he will compete in April 2011.